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Interesting article on BetaNews (see link below). Funny, I have not had a problem finding 64-bit drivers at all. http://www.betanews.com/article/Microsoft_claims_a_consumer_shift_to_64bit_Vista_but_where_are_the_drivers/1217520942

On my onoly Domain controller I am getting the error event in my application event log every few minites.... The description of event is: The Group Policy client-side extension Security failed to log RSOP (Resultant Set of Policy) data. Please look for any errors reported earlier by that extension. If I look at my gptext.log file it says: GPTEXT(e8.175c) 13:04:55:830 CPolicyComponentData::AddTemplates: Failed to copy <C:\WINDOWS\inf\wuau.adm> to <\\Computername\SysVol\hd-design.local\Policies\{0B47BD76-DCF0-420A-97D4-F75EE5BF2EEE}\Adm> with 7. GPTEXT(cc0.1060) 15:31:11:671 CPolicyComponentData::EnumerateScopePane: ADM event has been …

Can someone explain what this performance counter is all about and what values should I be concerned with? Ian McCulloch Sydney, NS

Hi I'd like to know how to show the extension of the file without using console window. Thank you in advance. Mike

Can someone recommend a third party application spell checker that would work with text in any edit text of any application? The user interaction I want is to have my user highlight text in any application edit text box, hit some special key sequence, and to have the spell check text then transported into the spell checker GUI. Once done, the user would hit a button to terminate the spell checker, and the modified text would be pasted to replace the highlighted text in the edit text window. This is such an obvious and useful idea I guess there must be dozens of these around, but I would like to know which are the best ones. My users strongly obje…

I clicked on My Computer and then right clicked on C: / Properties / Tools. Then Error Checking / Check Now. I clicked Start - Then got Disk Check Complete (No results) I then ran Automatically fix file system errors - it did it thing and once again (no results). I then ran Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors. Once again it did it's thing and once again - no results. Am I supposed to be seeing any results? Or am I using wrong procedure? One article said to check Start/Control Panel/Adm Tools/Event Viewer/Log (I didn't see Log; so i looked in Application and to look for Autochk, which I could not find. What am I doing wrong? How can I get results? …

Thanks, Jim don't know of any product called Office 2002, but Office 2003 installs just fine. I'm running it, lots of others are running it. You'll need to be more specific about how you're trying to install it and what the error message is for us to help, but I don't know of any significant issues. There's one printer-type driver that doesn't work, if I remember correctly, but certainly nothing major. -- Charlie. http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64 http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel Wasn't Office 2002, actually labeled Office XP? That is what I had, I did not bother trying to install in my Vista Ultimate 64 bit though, I found t…

Hi, Can anyone help? I just purchased a 64 bit Windows Vista Home Premium machine and I can't install Microsoft Office 2002 or 2003. Is this normal and is there a workaround? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Jim

XP home error when trying to send mail using live mail - outgoing virus scan turned off "The connection to the server has failed. Subject 'testtt' Server: 'smtp.earthlink.net' Windows Live Mail Error ID: 0x800CCC0E Protocol: SMTP Port: 25 Secure(SSL): No Socket Error: 10060"

I am having an issue where as it sits the machines on the network are running xp pro with SP2. We use the GPO setting "Windows Settings/Security settings/system services.Windows firewall/ICS start up mode: disabled" to turn off Windows firewall when someone logs in. The problem is that when I install SP3, the machine that now has SP3 installed can no longer be accessed using remote desktop. Along with that, an error is recieved if I try to manually turn on the firewall/internet connection sharing (ICS) service. The error is a s follows: Could not start the Windows Firwall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) service on Local Computer. Error 0x80004015: The…

My computer is getting a download everyday of the same update. I checked my download history and it says I'm getting the following: Security Update for Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 Service Pack 2 (KB936181) Is there a way I can (1) Turn off the automatic downloads, (2) stop receiving this particular download.

We are looking to move our shared fax over to a Windows 2008 server and would first like to know if the number of allowed fax devices is increased in 2008. In Windows 2003 Standard there is a limit of 4 devices allowed per server. Does anyone know if this has changed in 2008? Thanks, Dana

Recently, my computer has suddenly been experiencing the dreaded blue screen of death with the message: " An exception 0E has occurred at 0028:ff049e14 in VXD This was called from 0028:c000ABA4 in VXD " How can I find out which application or driver is located at these addresses? Thanks in advance for your help.

Hi, I am running XPhome with auto updates and got the notice that SP3 was waiting for me to install. I started the installation, then thought STOP I should read about it before installing!! Now the advice was, as I am operating with Explorer V7 that I shld uninstall ExpV7 before installing the SP3. I have done that but now cannot find where the install files for SP3 are sitting on my PC - can anyone please advise? I have spent too many hours browsing via Firefox on the MS help sites but just cannot find any way to start the installation again. If I try to check updates at MS Home site, it tells me I am not using Explorer. I tried using the search …

I have one PC with X64, XP and Vista beta 32/64 on it that currently uses "Vistaboot Pro". Since Vista beta no longer needed/wanted, any way to remove those beta partitions/boot info and have XP and X64 'go back to using old ( non Vista) boot loader info' ? I DID copy the boot info from C (X64) into another folder prior to installing Vista, but it's been so long since I messed with loader I've forgotten what to do (BCDEDIT etc) ! ( I could wipe/reinstall X64 and XP but would like to avoid if possible)

I have one PC with X64, XP and Vista beta 32/64 on it that currently uses "Vistaboot Pro". Since Vista beta no longer needed/wanted, any way to remove those beta partitions/boot info and have XP and X64 'go back to using old ( non Vista) boot loader info' ? I DID copy the boot info from C (X64) into another folder prior to installing Vista, but it's been so long since I messed with loader I've forgotten what to do (BCDEDIT etc) ! ( I could wipe/reinstall X64 and XP but would like to avoid if possible)

I keep getting a "Windows Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close" error. After pressing send or don't send it just comes back up. Here is the info---- Appname:explorer.exe AppVer:6.-.2900.5512 ModName:user32.dll ModVer: 5.1.2600.5512 Offset:00009de9 I have tried cleanup- CCleaner, Spybot, Norton 2008

Here's what we have: 5user SBS2003 domain running sqlsvr with 5 attached PCs We would like to add 5 external users via TS. We have licenses for the additional 3rd party software that we want to run. Here are the questions: Can I have 5 internal users and 5 external (TS) users simultaneously connected to the domain server; internals running software on their machines and the externals running in individual instances on the server? I ask because it appears (casually among TS resources ) that I may require an additional machine or ‘TS server’ just for the TS/App server. I know I can connect via TS to the domain server and run a second instance of my software on…

I've just started getting the message: "Please Wait While Windows Configures Fax". Then it tells me something about a disk. This appears to have started after I installed Windows XP SP3. I also have been getting - for a long time - a message are Windows Installer. Am I asking about too many things in the thread? Any suggestions? Remove SP3? The Fax came with a HP 4-in-one printer (2410xi photosmart) Thanks. Janice

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Hi, I recently installed TM Internet Security 2008 and some time during that process shutdown improperly. When I restarted some type of diagnostic screen came up and seemed to be checking the hard drive for failure. Anyway here's what I've been getting now: on startup the Win XP progress bar/screen is on as it always has. Now before it gets to the user logins, the screen goes black momentarily and flashes the "energy blue" background, which none of the users are utilizing, before settling on the login screen. Also the same happens when switching between users: black screen, "energy blue", then user login. Occasionally I get the "windows cannot lo…

My original Windows XP Home edition became corrupt and the blue screen kept coming up due to bad video drivers. If I disable the blue screen, the machine would just reboot itself over and over. I tried removing the bad drivers, safe mode, command prompt, various Windows repair utilities... Finally I just used the included OEM Windows repair CD and it let me install a second instance of Windows on the same file system - I installed it to c:\windows2. All my files and programs are physically on the disk, but I can't run Office, for example, nor can I seem to access my old user profiles, settings, etc. I don't want to go through the hassle of reinstalling…

Hi, I have windows XP and sometimes when I place a DVD or CD (either containing a game, or just various media files), the disc will start spinning and keep spinning, even when it's not in use. This only happens with some disc's, but always with them. Any advice? Thanks.

is it possible to install windows xp in external hard drive and make works normally as it was install in internal hard drive please help i am new at this