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I am using XP and yesterday my computer stated opening up on its own and would not close down. Today, outlook started up on its own and can't be got rid of, and now, my computer is randomly opening up as well! I have Norton which shows no virus and otherwise healthy PC, but yesterday I unwittingly opened a scam email and now this is happening. Any help woould be appreciated.

This has happened several times, when it does, I've run spyware scans and finally did a system restore for a few days back. That seems to fix it for the time being. At the time it happens, I can't get onlnine. When it starts to dial, it makes a funny noise, like stuttering (stuck) and the blue screen comes up. This has also happened when I've been going over my saved photo DVDs (in he DVD drive) Looking for pictures and taking some off onto the computer. Today it did it while I was writing in Word 2007, and decided to put it online, while Word was still open. But, after it happens, it then won't let it dialup and go online without coming up again. Windows will co…

I'm trying to format and load xp on my computer but when I select install winxp, it says set up was unable to find hd. I loaded 98 and vista with no problems, but i want xp. Help!!

Any way/workaround to run sfc /scannow at safe mode? Error message is: "Error 1084: This service cannot be started in safe mode" Thanks.

Hi all, At the office we are getting a little confused with CAL's. Basically we have bought a new site and are creating a trust between our domain and theirs. Will our CAL's allow us to access not only our servers here, but the servers we are creating a trust with. Will they also be classed as our servers? (We own both servers) Regards

I keep getting "Dd Entry 1 in GDI32.dll" when I try to install a game. I've updated all my drivers because it also gives me a message about that, repeatedly. I know I have the requirements because I had the same game on here before. Now what? Thx, Ambhr --------------= Posted using GrabIt =---------------- ------= Binary Usenet downloading made easy =--------- -= Get GrabIt for free from http://www.shemes.com/ =-

Hello, I have an USB REV35 IOMEGA connected to a 2003 SP1 Standard server. I use it for Backup purpose. Every day of the week are the disks swapped. It was working without problems about 2 years. Now I have the situation where each time the eject button is pressed, the server startet immediately a reboot with error codes: 0x0000000a (0x00000000, 0x0000001b, 0x00000001, 0x8082947b) And this, since I have updated to the newest driver and firmware (before reboot was sporadic). I don't know where I could begin to look for... Perhaps has someone an idea? More generally, I am wondering now whether this backup method is the right one. Removing a disk …

I was having some difficulties booting up Windows so I was looking thru the options on the screen. I accidentally pressed to REPAIR Windows, and it started the process. I aborted about 30 seconds later. I never did fix the Win XP issue, instead I hooked up that hard drive to another computer so I can get to my files, but I can only open SOME of my files. The other files are not accessible. Does anyone know if that partial Repair damaged them ?? Does anyone know how to make these files accessible again ?? They are photo and video files. Thank you so very …

Hello, can I audit when an user copies a file from the fileserver? I'm using Windows 2003. Thanks! JD

Hello, I am experiencing this problem on a Windows 2003 R2 SP2 server, the file/folder character length are less than 255. The clients OS vary from Windows XP to Vista, if I am on my domain controller and i try to move a big file to my storage server (the one experiencing the problem) I get this error. This is happening every time and to everyone, files can vary from 30MB onward. Any idea why guys?

Machine is part of domain. We are testing a application with an old license key. We attempt to change the time backwards, but it revert back to today's time. Windows 2003 can do that, why not 2008 ?

Any video freeware to convert from .rmvb to .avi running on XP?

In my looking around online today, I came across instructions for using sfc/scannow to check Windows files. I thought I'd try it, so printed out the directions. First, it wouldn't open using RUN and putting in sfc/scannow (said it couldn't find the path to it) I'd dabbled in dos a bit with WIN 98 but didn't think XP was the same, and had never tried it. I put comd.prompt in RUN and to my amazement a black dos box came up I put sfc/scannow in, it started then a box came up saying to put in the WIN XP installation disc. I never got one of those with my Dell XPS 400. It said the files are built in and can be restored that way without a disk. In the directions a…

My company is cutting cost. We want to setup a dial-up server. We have a maximum of 5 concurrent users. If I install 5 internal modems on Windows 2003 server, will 5 users be able to dial in at the same time? Do I need 5 different phone numbers or one phone number? Do I configure RAS on Windows 2003 server? Do you have any suggestions? Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Not only that,they will expose your private information,and then add more false information to US companies trying to find exporters in China.Just go to http://www.worldbydata.com and you will see the plethora of viruses your AV detects.

The Zune software will not let me create or rename any playlist. Regardless of what the name is, "bob" for example, the software tells me it's an invalid playlist name and to try something else. I uninstalled and then reinstalled the software but the outcome was the same. I just installed the Zune 3.0 update but a saw on a blog that someone else experienced the same problem last Christmas so I doubt the update is the specific issue. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Hello, I have a Windows 2003 R2 SP2 server which is stand alone on our network, I want to use something like a robocopy to automate the process of moving files from that server to our file server which is on the domain. I create a share on the file server and specfiy that only the domain admins can access this share. I then go to the server which is stand alone and map a network drive z to the share, I specfiy to connect with the domain cretionals and I save the user/pass. The share connects and maps fine the first time but everytime I restart I have to constantly keep puttign in the domain user/pass even tho I have it set to save it. Why is this…

I am having to install XP for about the 5th time in a couple of months. The last install I was installing the 'patches' and 'updates' and after each reboot XP would continually crash. So this time I'm going to install XP SP1a then SP2 off the CD. Then anti virus and firewall then do a virus scan. Looks like I'm going to have to go back to XP on 2 drives! Thanks, J.

ok now this seems pretty simple but it doesn't work!! In ADU&C, I can select an AD user, properties, profile and enter a home folder. Z: \\SERVERNAME\HOME$\%USERNAME% Now on the shared server I created a share directory named HOME, then shared named home$, in there I created the users home folder. user boots up his/her XP Pro which is on the domain and can see his/her home folder but can't freaken create or drop any folders/documents in there. User gets: access denied, you need proper permissions on the folder. User has full control on their folder! Tried everything with permissions and google. Still can't get it to work.

Hi all, I am running a TS2003 w/SP2. I have many remote users who log in from home that have multiple printers connected to their home machines. I would like to only have their default printer map to the session. Is this possible? I have noticed that multiples printers per user per session get mapped and then do not get deleted on exit. This is slowing down the logoff process considerably. Thanks TR

I tried to format the disk. It says something is mounted and cannot fromat. I cannot run anything that will take XP. I have a copy of Linux. would Linux Xandros remove it? I really want it out. I tried the disc and reloading Windows XP, but the same results happen. Mauybe I may need to get a new hard drive. Thanks again teak

Dear all, HP Pavilion Elite m9060la Desktop PC G33 chipset Windows XP Pro SP2 Downgrading from Vista to XP A problem on your computer is preventing updates from being downloaded or installed. I am having this Problem each time I WU How do I fix it? I found there is a cure at http://www.technipages.com/error-a-problem-on-your-computer-is-preventing-updates-from-being-downloaded.html But as the post number 194, I do not like typing commands when I am not sure what they do what do you think, will it work? TIA Regards Antonio Macias

I would like to ask two questions. I had to do a reinstall of windows xp. About two years some one helped me get rid of the windows splash screen. It just showed drivers and different files loading very fast in black and white. I thought I did something to the registry but I cant remember. I tried MSCONFIG bootini sos this works but not correctly, Question 2 I have changed my windows xp to the classic windows style and use the classic start window. I get a log on screen when windows is starting up. I am the only one using the computer and only the administrator account is turned on. I tried tweak windows and checked the auto logon but it only works one…

I have a problem with Windows XP x64 where if I access the ShellNew menu from a 32-bit application, it shows only Shortcut and Folder. If I try to access it again, it then displays the full menu. If I then attempt to access the same menu from a 64-bit application, the same issue occurs. Does this occur for everyone using XP x64? Is there any way to fix it? Thanks.

I just upgraded to windows 2003 server standard edition and need to put the users logon scripts (batch files) into the system32\repl\imports folder, but it isn't there. Do the script files go somewhere else in this new version? WB