Legacy Operating Systems

What registry settings could be effected to cause Windows XP Professional to hang at "Saving Your Settings" when Windows is shutting down only after AutoCAD 2008 has been installed? This has happened to every computer at my job that has had AutoCAD 2008 installed.

Hi, I have a SBS2003 on a location A. There is RRAS activated and fully functional. With VPN I can connect to location A from a location B with a Windows XP Client. Everything works fine - too fine for me... my Problem is, that the XP-Client on location B has also access to the Internetconnection of location A! cause of my bad english i will explain it clearly with IPs: On location B the XP Client has the IP 192.168.0.10 There is a Router with IP 192.168.0.1 The Router is the Gateway for that XP-Client The SBS on location A has the IP 10.0.0.2 There is also a Router with IP 10.0.0.1 The Router is the Gateway for this Network When i make a t…

Hi, i have Server it is Dual Core, means it contains 2 processors, i want stop one processor , how to to this. i want run server in single processor only, how????? Thanks Ramana

I use Windows XP and Photoshop CS. I recently launched Photoshop CS and received an error message that the NUVTwain.dll was missing and that reinstalling the software might resolve the problem. I did, and it didn't. However, once I manage to get rid of the message I seem to be able to use Photoshop as normal. Then I reinstalled my scanner software and drivers and received the same error message. When I try to scan, the message pops up again. And again when I get rid of the message I can scan a document into Photoshop. Can anyone tell me why I lost this dll, what it does and how I can reinstall it? Thanks -- Millie

Hi, I have a shortcut to a file folder at the top of my start menu. It used to "expand" the folder content, when the mouse pointer was hovered over it (same as I have for Control panel under "settings" After a re-install etc. I can't remember how I did it, and would be thankful if I can be put on the right track. TIA

The file types of media files on my PC have got mixed up. Most media files on my PC now have the Winamp filetype as their icon in Windows Explorer, even though they do not open in Winamp when you double click on them by default. In addition, in the 'File Type' section of Explorer, all of these files are listed as 'Winamp Media File', even though they are associated with other programs, such as WMP9 and flvPlayer. How can I put this right? Thanks

I am Running Windows XP Pro on 3 Computers I am tring to File share the Desktop I have turned on file sharing on the C Drive I can get at all Files except the Desktop C:\Documents and Settings\Home Computer\Desktop Why would this Be I understand that you can't share any system file like windows or program Files But why the decktop I was able to share in under windows XP Home. Pleas Help Thanks

Hello! I want to have two identical Acer AL1917 LCD displays set up as their own views, and not just a clone. I bought an AGP card with one DVI and one VGA connector, and when I hook up the displays, the one connected to the VGA output is FAR less bright than the DVI one, even at max contrast and brightness. Backgrounds are grey, menu bars are brown instead of grey, etc. I now want to hook up both to DVI, and I have Googled a little bit and found references to DVI splitter cables to use with dual monitors. Which is better, using one DVI output split into two DVI, or buy a dual-DVI card? Can a dual-display setup work off of one DVI that is split, and s…

My XP laptop has suddenly developed a problem whereby it cannot connect either to an active Wi-Fi hotspot or to a LAN internet connection. The Network Connections window shows "Limited or No Connectivity" although other computers work just fine when connected to the same LAN cable and in the same room with Wi-Fi enabled. Do you have any suggestions as to what I can do to fix the problem? Also, the computer has become very sluggish and takes a long time to start and shut down of late. I ran CCleaner, but that did not seem to help. Any other ideas besides defragging? Thanks

hello there I've a certificate issued and installed for my TS gateway common name, https://tswebsite/ts is working perfectly and the certificate is installed on the client machines. But when i open remote desktop connecting using RDP 6.1 i got a certification warning about the remote server can't be identified, and asking for configuring the server to support server authentication, how can i do that??

I have around 8 windows 2003 servers and want to monitor the CPU usage, processes and free disk space on all servers. Is there any way to monitor the same without going for a third party tool. Since we always want to be in safe with microsoft certified products. Also, we want to know, if any tool that is certified by microsoft. Thanks Shanthi

Dell Inspiron B130 - 1.5 Ghz Celeron - Windows xp Pro (all updates applied) I have a SanDisk Imagemate CFII card reader. EVERYTIME I connect to the USB port Windows launches intothe "Found New Hardware" routine. It tells me it is copying the driver to Windows/System32 folder. Yet, if I disconnect and re-connect the unit the "Found Neew Hardware" wizard launches again. What's the problem/fix? Thanks

Hello, I am looking for a way to record and play RDP sessions. I wonder of someone knows methods of rendering RDP protocol stream into the screen. For example, in Vista Microsoft provides the RDPViewer COM Object (used by Windows Desktop Sharing API) which renders RDP into the screen, however it requires actual TCP connection to the server and it does not accepts RDP packet streams. I know that there are some products that do so (like RecordTS), but I wonder if a simple functionality can be provided by Microsoft SDKs. Regards, momo

When booting up, I receive the following error message "file System32\DRIVERS\pci.sys is missing or corrupted; reload XP CD-ROM and type 'r' at que when booting your Windows XP based computer". Since I don't have an XP CD-ROM, and I got my computer second hand, is there a way I can fix this problem without having to purchase a second Windows XP. sem

Hi, At work my Word (2003) window at one moment has the size of an Outlook mail message. When I enlarge the Word window to fill the size of my screen, my Outlook messages will be filling the screen. Is there a way where the size of Window is independent of the size of my Outlook mail message? Abel

When I started up Win2000 sp4 today I got a message saying my password was going to expire in 14 days, and did I want to change it? I changed it to the same password and went on. But I'd like to know who has set this time limit on my Win2000 password, and how I can get rid of the time limit (or the need for a password for that matter). Can someone help with this? jc

Hi all, I edited my hosts file recently to block out a couple of ad-server domains and noticed it didn't do anything. Curious to test whether my hosts file worked at all, I directed http://www.google.com to 127.0.0.1 and ran IE. It promptly loaded http://www.google.com without any bother at all. I rebooted and still had the same issue. It seems the HOSTS file is being totally ignored. I've Googled for information on it but as far as I can tell, Windows XP still makes use of this file? I'm on XP Pro 64bit if that makes any difference? TIA, Alex

Re: network When posting the same question to more than one group, please use proper cross-posting techniques. http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=cross-posting I have properly cross-posted this to the Win98.Gen_Discussion group. hat are your real-world needs? Because in order to view and access shares on the Win98 machine from the Vista machine, nothing much in particular should need to be done. Just your "basic" network setup should take care of everything. But if you want to access shares on the Vista machine from the 98 machine, it's a royal mess with several likely issues to deal with, the first…

Can you use a Win98 PC with dedicated printer attached as a print server for Vista laptop ? I can set up my printer to share over network and Vista laptop sees printer on network but Vista won't connect. Do I have to declare this legacy print server a Win 98SE machine somehow ? Probably more a Vista question and I have posted but thought someone must have experience in trying this.

HELP!!! I have an old Windows 98 Second Edition. Do I have to buy a newer version, like Vista, to be able to download Livewire Messenger? My browser says it can't connect to the internet. I just don't understand this anymore. Any suggestions other than buying a newer computer? Thanks for any help I can get! -- Been gone too long!

everytime i open a window, while exiting out of that window that screen will lock up. you can open a new window but that window remains blank and if you try to close it again it brings up the "non responding" window and eventually it will close but then brings up the "send" "dont send" error message to try and find a fix. i have read this is a spyware issue and have run adware multiple times and have norton 360 running but brings up nothing. can anyone advise on this situation or a fix for this issue. running windows xp service pack 2 thanks

Hi, Here is an urgent requirement with one of our direct customer for Sr.Windows Server Administrator.Client is an Financial Services company looking for Senior Consultants for this position. Let me know your inetrest and available for the same and also convenient time and contact details to discuss further. We appreacite your references for this position also. Location:San Francisco,CA Job Title: Windows Server Administrator Duties: Work with team members in implementing, securing, maintaining and supporting Windows based services, including AD, WINS, DHCP, DNS, SQL, ISA, IIS, and Exchange. Work with team members in implementing proactive server monito…

I have win2k server and 10 win2k workstations. I want to install a windows automatic shutdown program on the workstations. Can I bulk install this program to all the workstations? Or could I install this program on the server and have it run the functionality on all the workstations?

I have a new Server 2008 server that is provided user file services. After a few hours the user shares slowly stop working user by user until no users can access the shares. There are no errors in the Event Log. The only fix is to restart the server. But, the problem returns after a few hours. Does anyone know what the problem is? This is a brand new Dell 2950 III Server. Server 2008 was installed at Dell.

I have a dell laptop running XP sp3 it has a touchpad and I had a USB mouse connected. the cursor sometimes took on a mind of its own and starts drifting across the screen. At first I thought it was the mouse moving on the desk. when it didn't want to stop I unplugged the mouse and it kept going. I can't tell if it is an issue with the pad or s/w. and I don't know where to start looking. has anyone run into something like this? thx