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I have a laptop. I used AOE 2 on it, which automatically resizes the window. It even boots up small so it seems to affect the BIOS settings possibly. I can't get it back to how it was. I have connected the lappy to my LCD and it shows smaller screen with black border, ruling out the lappy monitor. I am convinced there is a really easy setting somewhere but can't see it for the life of me. Any help appreciated. Thanks.

Windows xp Pro (SP-3 and all updates applied) Dell Inspiron B130 Celeron 1.5 GHz w/ Samsung SN-S082D CD/DVD-RW Nero 7 How can I reset xp to use DMA for the drive? Previously, Nero burned at the true rate (8x) now, even though Nero says it will use 8x it is actually 1.2x Obviously, 53-minutes to burn a data or video DVD is crap. IDE controller Advanced Tab...... Device 0 says Ultra DMA Mode 5 Device 1 says DMA * if available* (current mode - PIO Mode) Thanks

Hello My XP Prof was jamned and it didnt work anymore so I installed a new XP Prof, but the problem was I coded my documents so I cant open them anymore...... Does anyone knows a solution to decode the files? It was decoded through Windows. Thank you

Hi All, We have approx 30 terminal servers where I work, and we are having some issues with users trying to use command prompt. We have disabled cmd.exe, however the users are still able to create a shortcut/batch file to access command.com. Was wondering if there is a way to disable this through group policy, as I would like to apply the same restriction to the pc's that we have as well. I have tested changing the permissions on command.com, and it seems to work well, however, am not entirely keen on having to visit each computer/login to each server separately. Thanks, Gavin

First of all, Norma, do all of us and yourself a favor by answering some questions: 1. Do I want or need to upgrade and why? 2. Do I really need an upgrade or do I want a new machine with new hardware so I can run cool new games, run Itunes and other stuff? Suggestions:Why not just keep your old Windows 98 machine and if you don't want it then donate it and or recycle it because I think Norma you are the user who wants to run the latest stuff. 3. Do you want someone like Falcon Northwest, Dell, Toshiba, etc. to build your machine, or do you want to build it or a friend ie. system engineer to help you build it, etc. Please correct me …

After replacing my laptop I reloaded MS Office (Home) 2003 and am missing some fonts. I just uninstalled the SW and reinstalled it again (requesting the complete install this time) and still some fonts are missing. Any ideas? HELP!!

Old timers here will know that I simply love Dave's Quick Search Deskbar - http://www.dqsd.net. And that there was a semi-custom solution to running it in 64-bit that I used. Well, with a lot of hard work and persistence, we now have 64-bit support built into the mainstream of DQSD. Whenever we build a new version, we'll be building a 64bit version side by side. YIPPEE! The installer is still a batch file that has my hands all over it, though with a lot of excellent suggestions from Kim Grasman it is cleaner and a bit smarter. But it works, and appears to be smart enough for general use. So please - go download it and check it out. It's one of those littl…

Re: Another Quickie ? errata: Whoops, that NEVER such read EVER. - "Doug W." <stand@attention> wrote in message news:... > Yes, all or most dlls relative to Windows will be re-created > if Windows is working well enough to install the Service Pack, > and I presume that it is. Any OLD dlls are copied to a backup > folder in case you want to uninstall XP SP3 which in this case > I would not NEVER do once it is installed. Since you seem to > have L O S T some of the old dlls, what have you got to lose? > If all else fails and XP does not work well or fails entirely, > then you may have to re-install Window and all the heada…

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From: "Dave" <davefrick@newsgroup.nospam> | How can I tell what apps/services are running at startup? | When my Windows XP SP3 system boots up, the CPU usage is pegged at 100% for | about 3-5 minutes. | When I look under Processes in Task Mnanager, I see the process svchost.exe | but it is my understanding this is just a process shell for some DLL that it | does not specifically identify. | I checked the startup folder for all users (C:\Documents and | Settings\dave\Start Menu\Programs\Startup) and the only file in this folder | is desktop.ini. | How can I tell what app or service is actually chewing up my CPU at startup? AutoRuns at Sysinte…

This is taking up two lines and I can't find any way to remove the full version of the clock and date. I only need the time, so how do I remove the day and/or date whilst leaving the time showing?

Hello All, i recently deleted the partitions on my 2 installed hard drives and reformatted and reinstalled Windows XP home, It only installed on one of the 2 drives. the other did not show up on "MY COMPUTER". So I did a reinstall and only picked that drive to add a partition and install. Windows then reformatted the first install then installed XP home on both drives. Now when my computer starts it shows 2 Windows XP home loads and asks which one I want to start. I have reinstalled before and never had this problem. Is there a way to fix this without reinstalling? I believe it is using up memory this way or am I wrong? Please HELLLLLLLLLLLLP. -- t…

OK I'm not experienced in admin - my background is software development - but I run a small business and do my own admin. I say this because a few times some quirky things happened a week ago (can't remember the details) but yesterday I had to install NTBACKUP utility twice (this is the special one from MS to allow restoration of NTBACKUPed files from W2003) as after the first time I installed it it would not run due to a missing DLL. Similarly over the last 3 days I have been trying to register MSSOAP30.DLL without success. I have tried everything - I posted a thread on this forum - a thread on Experts-Exchange - everything. I am going on holidays …

My laptop running WindowsXP SP 3 had one harddrive divided into 2 partitions... C:(system) and D:\drives. Ok ,so i recently decided to wipe my D: and split it up into two parts. First part would be a new smaller D:\ drive and the second half would be left as Free space to eventually put a Linux distro on. Anyways now in Windows Explorer it shows D:\New Volume and not D:\local disk. How come? ps If you are wondering why the drive letter shows first it is a registry change i made several years ago. I prefer the drive letter first.

As a result of perpetual blue screens, I needed to re-install Windows XP on my 3-year-old Dell from the manufacturer's installation CD. Previously, I had kept everything up to date with Windows updates. However, the re-installation caused Windows and Internet Explorer to revert to their old versions (IE 6 and SP2, without any of the security updates of the last three years). After installation, I tried to update to SP3; it downloaded the update successfully, but the installation failed. Therefore, I tried "Custom updates." It downloaded 96 updates successfully, including the IE7 installer, but none of them successfully installed. I uninstalled a bunc…

Has anyone used ZeroBank Security Software (xB Browser, xB Mail, xB VPN)? Apparently it does everything what IE8 is supposed to do when it comes out later this year. http://xerobank.com/software.php

Hello, Is there any way to copy or decrypt encrypted files if I've got the encryption key and can access the HD contents but I'm not the designated decryption agent and can't log on to the account that owns the encrypted files? I can't log on to windows in normal or safe mode because of a corrupt boot volume. running chkdsk, fixboot and fixmbr in the recovery console did not fix the problem, so no way to log in to my account. I can access my hard disk contents by running ubuntu live cd. I have even set up a network between the faulty machine running ubuntu, as server, and another machine running XP. But I can't access or copy the encrypted files e…

Hi Guys, I am running Win XP Pro - fully updated. I usually let my system hibernate. Lately, when I come out of hibernation I get a black screen. The mouse pointer is available but when I press the buttons I get a beef. I have power off/on the system to to get back in. What is causing this issue and what is the solution? Thanks.

I have Realtek AC 97 sound card. There have been no changes to my computer except what update does BUT my sound mas disappeared. When I check it in the Realtek Audio Control Panel, I have sound. In XP control panel it says my sound card and my drivers are working fine, but no audio device. I run DXDiag and it says no sound card. But when test direct music through the Realtek Audio button I have music. I checked my hardware and the sound card is there. I searched the Microsoft Knowledge base and it offered a patch for an issue with a security update and Realtek which I ran to no avail. I am lost--does anyone have any ideas?

Hi, AVG is telling me I have a missing .bin file, and so would accept updates. I've tried downloading avg again. This doesn't fix it. What could this .bin file be? How would I get it back. Thanks. -- remotelearner

I was trying to run a defrag with Diskeeper and I get an error message saying that MMC has detected an error in a snap-in and recommends that I shut down and restart MMC. Can someone tell me how to do this? I am running XP Pro SP3.

I need help. I was advised by an HP tech to reload my XP home program on my laptop to correct some error issues I encountered I started the process, and found my self inthemiddleof havintwo different xp programs. I did not find any indications on how to uninstall the original system prior to installing the new one. Is there any information available on a how to reinstall xp step by step? thank you -- JOHNGVINDIOLA

My Win XP SP3 insists on booting in the 'Quick Boot' mode, regardless of how I adjust the boot command in the BIOS 'SetUp' menu. Is this normal with XP and/or XP SP3 or is there some way to get back to the old 'slow boot' mode with XP SP3? Thanks, in advance, for any assistance.

On Windows 2003 sp 2 server. 1. how to do that on a local server? We use KVM switch. Can I do it via RDP connection? Or need to connect a keyboard? I heard there is a hotfix for usb keyboard for this? Is it before for sp1 or sp2? 2. I heard there is a sequence of key stoke. What is it? And I also heard there is a 3rd party tool will do that for you. Thanks.

Hi, I keep getting the follwing Blue Screen dump. This is an intermittent problem. It may happen after a few hous of use or after several days. Each time I am doing something different. Running XP Sp3 on MacBook Pro 17 using BoorCamp. Used to crash also on Sp2. Can anyone provide advice? Event Type: Error Event Source: System Error Event Category: (102) Event ID: 1003 Date: 8/21/2008 Time: 5:07:36 PM User: N/A Computer: SPATIAL-IT-MAC1 Description: Error code 000000b8, parameter1 00000000, parameter2 00000000, parameter3 00000000, parameter4 00000000. For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.as…