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Windows SFR
by Guest Computer Questions- 1 reply
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Hi All, I use a program called Movie Magic to edit my home video clips. Yesterday I noticed when I clip on it, a window opens with a title of SFR. The window tells me that Windows is configuring SFR and a progress bar appeas. This happens several times in rapid sucession, as if several different elemets are being installed. There is a cancel button, whch after clicking several times closes the window. I have tried to look up SFR on the web, but have had no luck. Does anyone know if that is an actual Windows process being done? I'm running WinXP with SP# installed. Thanks for any advice.
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Memory: best performance of system cache
by Guest Tyler Durden- 3 replies
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In some XP installations, I've noticed that setting the Performance, Memory usage, Adjust for best performance of System cache results in a non bootable system, taking longer time to load profile then unloading it, in a endless loop. Anyone else experienced this and have a solution to this issue? In some cases, the hardware and software is identical, cloned. As always, any help would be appreciated.
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Keyboards/Mice
by Guest exec@chicagorsvp.com- 2 replies
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Hi, We have 1 PC with 2 cloned monitors. The monitors are in seperate offices, about 30 feet apart. What we need to do is to be able to have each monitor have it's own keyboard & mouse to control the screen. We are running XP. My questions are: 1) Can you do thing with Windows configuration, or some type of inexpensive software or hardware. 2) Since the monitors are cloned, I assume that what happens on one happens on the other. 3) If we wanted 2 seperate monitors on the same PC, what is involved in that? If I could get some help, it would really be appreciated. Thanks!
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Can I rely on "copy" command?
by Guest Walter R.- 15 replies
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I often have occasion to copy or move large blocks of files from one partition to another. Win XP SP2 has never told me yet that it has lost a byte here or a byte there. Can I assume that all transfers are done flawlessly and with zero data loss? Will Windows let me know if it accidentally loses or mangles a few bytes while transferring data? -- Walter http://www.rationality.net -
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Re: WinXP 32 or 64 with Adobe and other gfx software?
by Guest Arny Krueger- 0 replies
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Re: WinXP 32 or 64 with Adobe and other gfx software? "Liam" <news@celticbear.com> wrote in message news:eb8d2262-9bc7-4b11-8842-511c4db85819@i24g2000prf.googlegroups.com > As I understand, XP 32bit doesn't handle 4GB RAM very > well (or at all). It's only partially a software or XP problem, as hardware (mainly the motherboard) determines how efficiently > 3 GB of RAM is used. There is a 64 bit version of XP. I've seen systems that exploit up to 3.6 GB of the installed 4 GB of RAM. While any loss represents less than ideal operation, losing only 10% is pretty easy to excuse. > But I also understand if we use XP 64 > bit we'd…
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Unmountable Boot Volume error when shutting down
by Guest Anonymous- 0 replies
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When I shut down my computer, the machine goes through its regular procedures, but right before it normally turns off, a blue screen appears saying something to the effect of "Unmountable Boot Volume". I ran chkdsk /r as I have read elsewhere on the internet, but the problem occurs so intermittently that I can't tell if that really does anything.
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I have read many posts about changing from Vista to XP-Pro on different Toshiba laptops, however I've tried most suggestions to no avail. I'm looking to see if anyone can point me in the right direction so I can get back the use of my USB flashdrive? Most of the drivers came back once I went to Driver Detective but I still have several that unidentified. I've been to Tohiba's website and downloaded an earlier version for the USB driverer and it will not install on my system. The items not working properly is 1) power management settings to let the computer hibernate or sleep 2) USB connection to see a flashdrive 3) the good clear display settings. …
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Re: XP disable services
by Guest jhtrice- 0 replies
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Re: XP disable services I thought I was in msconfig startup when I used disable all and when I pressed the botton, to my horror, I was in services. When I tried to stop or cancel I turned the computer off and when It rebooted IO lost many programs as well as the internet. I tried to go back to restore but no other restore was availiable to me but this last date. "Fuzzy Logic" wrote: > "=?Utf-8?B?QnJpYW4=?=" <Brian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in > news:5FAB4C5E-76BF-4D39-84D2-FDA2B63E5E69@microsoft.com: > > > I want to disable as many services as possible within XP. Can anyone > > provide advice what services can safel…
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Re: XP disable services
by Guest jhtrice- 0 replies
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Re: XP disable services "Fuzzy Logic" wrote: > "=?Utf-8?B?QnJpYW4=?=" <Brian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in > news:5FAB4C5E-76BF-4D39-84D2-FDA2B63E5E69@microsoft.com: > > > I want to disable as many services as possible within XP. Can anyone > > provide advice what services can safely disabled. What would the minimal > > set of service that I can runn with? > > > > The PC I am using will not be connected to a network, It will have a CD > > drive an IrDA interface and keyboard/mouse connected over USB. > > > > TiA, > > B > > http://www.beemerworld.com/tips/servicesxp.ht…
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Cannot uninstall my RCA cable modem adapter
by Guest Joe T- 3 replies
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I no longer have Comcast as my internet provider. In my device manager under Network adapters I have 2 instances of the RCA USB Cable Modem - Packet scheduler Miniport with exclaimation marks on them. I tried to uninstall them but I get the message-"Failed to uninstall the device- The device may be required to boot up the computer". Comcast is no help on this problem. They say to contact Microsoft. Microsoft say's " Sorry, not our program" and want to charge me. My point to Comcast is that their cable modem and program installed the device so they can jolly well help me uninstall it, but I'm met with a brick wall. "We don't do registry stuff. We just help…
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Newsgroup List
by Guest crapit- 5 replies
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How to export the list of newsgroups in my current PC for msnews,microsoft.com to another PC?
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How can I stop "My Pictures" from being listed in avail. wallpapers?
by Guest John Corliss- 11 replies
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First off, I'm running XP Home SP3. I've installed no screen saver or wallpaper manager programs. For some reason, my computer has started listing all of the hundreds of images in the "My Pictures" folder whenever I try to select a new wallpaper. It seems that this tendency started after I installed SP3. I *abhore* this new way of Windows doing things. Not only that, but whenever I click on "Browse" to select another folder to select wallpaper from, the default folder location is.... "My Pictures". GAAACK!! I'm already aware of the registry hack for changing the default wallpaper folder; supposedly you should be able to go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFT…
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Offline File Synchronization
by Guest MDom1977- 6 replies
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I have a user that had Offline files synch set up for his home drive. We switched server location of the home drives. Obviuosly this broke the synch for him. When we turn offline file synch off, it does sych again until a reboot occurs. It will remap him to the old drive and break the synch. Is there a way to clear the cache somehow to correct this?
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Favorites Icons
by Guest Colon Terminus- 0 replies
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I just recently upgraded my wife's computer from Windows 2000 Professional to Windows XP Professional. When she had 2K she could change the icons lister under "Favorites" to the icons of her choice. Under XP, when she changes a "Favorites" icon it immediately reverts back. Is there a way to change this behaviour? Right now she's hating XP due to LOTS of little annoyances such as this. -- Posted via NewsDemon.com - Premium Uncensored Newsgroup Service ------->>>>>>http://www.NewsDemon.com<<<<<<------ Unlimited Access, Anonymous Accounts, Uncensored Broadband Access
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Deploying .NET 2.0 SP1 via Group Policy
by Guest Ben- 3 replies
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Hi, I'm trying to deploy .NET 2.0 SP1 via group policy software installs, along with .NET 3.5. For .NET 3.5 to install successfully .NET 2.0 _SP1_ must be installed first. I have been able to deploy .NET 1.1 SP1, .NET 2.0 (non SP1) & .NET 3.0 (non SP1) via Group Policy without any problem. However, if I try and do the same for .NET 2.0 SP1, the install fails, the trouble is, I can't tell why. Usually an event log for 'Application Management' is created under the Application event log. However for this deploy, you can see it tries to get applied, on machine start up, but quickly disappears, and nothing appears in the event log to suggest why. I have do…
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How do I change print-preview size default?
by Guest Markkk- 1 reply
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In the print-preview option of Windows Explorer, the default print size is “Shrink to Fit,” which often makes the print too small to read. How can I change the default size to “100%,” rather than having to do it manually all the time?
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REMOVE Outlook Express completely?
by Guest Greegor- 5 replies
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Win XP Pro, SP3 Is it possible to remove Outlook Express completely? I removed it with the control panel add/remove function and found that I was still getting this message every few days: -------------------------------------------------------------- Outlook Express: To Free-UP disk space, Outlook Express can compact messages This may take up to a few minutes OK Cancel -------------------------------------------------------------- I found the "Compact Check Count" registry item and set it to decimal 0 which should make the above function cease, but I'm annoyed that I had to of course. Is there a way to COMPLETELY remove the Contents of the p…
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ntbackup problem with Outlook Express dbx files after XP SP3 1 2
by Guest prubin@equilter.com- 37 replies
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Hello all. I've noticed that right after upgrading XP to SP3, ntbackup has stopped backing up my scheduled task for Outlook Express' dbx files, even though the task exits with the success code 0x0. Upon closer examination with some test files, it appears that ntbackup will NOT load the 'Load Selections' if they are BELOW the path: C:\Documents and Settings\Username\Local Settings\Application Data \Identities\Registry Stuff\ Any files loaded and 'Save Selections' in the path: C:\Documents and Settings\Username\Local Settings\Application Data \Identities\Registry Stuff\Microsoft\Outlook Express\ does NOT load when you reload the selections using 'Load Se…
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Disc Activity
by Guest Jeff Stanton- 2 replies
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Lately I've noticed a lot of hard disk activity on my HP laptop running XP Pro SP2. Looking at the process list shows something called System Idle Process running with a CPU value of from 83 to 94. Any idea what's going on here? Jeff
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Suppressing USB 2.0 Port Warnings
by Guest Toni- 4 replies
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I've got a Win XP Pro laptop with USB 1.1 ports. But every time I plug in a USB Flash key, I get the "This device can perform faster if you connect it to a high speed USB 2.0 port" balloon tip. How do I suppress this particular balloon tip? Thanks!!!
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transferring license. Sticker??
by Guest joester- 6 replies
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I know I can transfer my copy of XP Home to another computer If I uninstall from the first. No problem. But what about the self distructing sticker? Legally, it needs to be transfered too, right?
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Migration from Admin to Limited account
by Guest Nick- 0 replies
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I've been logging in to XP Home most of the time as an administrator. How big a security risk is this? If I start using a limited account, is there a way to copy the documents and settings and maybe the Outlook Express mail and address book from the Admin account? Thanks
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Victim??
by Guest barney- 9 replies
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I started to get a little star today on my task bar saying "You may be a victim of software counterfeiting". My operating system and all MS programs were legally installed when I bought the Sony computer in January, 2006. Does anyone know how to fix this problem. Any help would be appreciated. TIA, barney
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XP Hotfixes & Security Updates
by Guest Fred- 3 replies
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If a hotfix or Security update is remove in Add/Remove will Windows Update display those again and allow you to install it again ? Fred
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Re: Invalid Boot.ini file
by Guest holden- 1 reply
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Re: Invalid Boot.ini file i do this and i gat an error that it has failed because of the corrupt file system which prevents bootcfg from successfully scaning. can anyone help me please "Alex Nichol" wrote: > "Mike C." <Mike C.@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > > >When I startup my computer, I get an error message saying invalid Boot.ini > >file, booting from C:\Windows. > > > >I went looking for the Boot.ini file, but there isn't one! > > Which makes it very invalid indeed! The boot is falling back on a best > guess of where the Windows folder is, and getting it right. Set the > BIOS to boot CD b…