Windows XP
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I386 folder in the wrong location
by Guest rsl18@sbcglobal.net- 2 replies
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I have no idea whatsoever how it happened, or when, except that it has been at least a year, that the system folder I386 got located under a subdirectory that I created to store certain text documents. C:\Documents and Settings\Lynn&Kathy\My Documents\Cecil\Discharge 31 Dec 1959\I386 I haphazardly selected a couple of files/folders located in this specific I386 folder; WINNTUPG and FSFILTER.DLL. I did a search for them, and determined that they existed nowhere but in this subdirectory that I created in My Documents. Other folders, such as those named SYSTEM32, seem to be located many places. Where should the I386 folder that contains such files/…
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XP Pro PC Has slowed Considerably
by Guest Tom- 6 replies
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Hi, my PC has slowed down quite abit. The only change i can remember to the configuration is installing SP3. Did SP3 slow it down? Tom
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cd dvd drives not working
by Guest audra- 8 replies
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my cd and dvd drives are present in the device manager and open and close properly, but when I put a music cd in, it wont play. Also, when i try to burn a cd through musicmatch it says "no cd/dvd drives detected. please hook up a compatable drive and try again"
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ACPI BIOS Errors
by Guest Macdad69- 13 replies
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This is the error message that I get: AMLI: ACPI BIOS is attempting to create an illegal memory OpRegion, starting at address oxffff0000, with a length of 0x10000. This region lies in the Operating system's protected memory address range (0x100000000 - 0x130000000). This could lead to system instability. Geez, you think??? Maybe that's why those BSOD's keep happening. Backstory... Replaced Intel dual- core processor and mobo with DG31PR mobo and Core 2Duo Quad Q6700. Put 4gb RAM on the board, dual channel, nothing but probs. Running XP Pro sp3. Flashed the BIOS on the first board, no change. Second board is already at newest BIOS rev. All suggestions I se…
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PC Self Reboots on ScreenSaver Activation
by Guest BCITStudent- 2 replies
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Hello: Have a Windows XP SP3 PC which automatically restarts when the screensaver activates after 10 minutes. If the PC is locked manually, the PC doesn't restart. Details include: 1) Win XP Professional SP3 2) Manufactured by Lenovo 3) 2660 MHz Processor 4) BIOS: Lenovo 2RKT44AUS 4/29/08 5) Total Physical Memory 2,048 MB 6) Available Physical Memory 1.48 GB 7) Available Virtual Memory 2 GB 8) Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB 9) Page File Space 2.57 GB 10) PC is joined to a domain 11) PC is brand new TROUBLESHOOTING STEPS 1) I unchecked "Automatically restart" option in startup and recovery. After screensaver activates, now receive blue scr…
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Copying Folders with No Files
by Guest mcp6453- 4 replies
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I'm trying to make a copy of a folder on my XP SP3 data drive by dragging it and dropping it onto a USB drive connected to the same computer. For some reason that I don't understand, when Windows Explorer encounters a folder with no files in it, it throws up an error and then stops. If I kill the folder and try again, WE throws up on the next folder with no files. Sure, there is no downside in deleting all folders with no files in them, but there are many, many folders on the drive. Please help me understand why WE would choke on copying and folder with no files and whether there is a solution for copying all of the folders (including the zero-byte on…
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System Restore ~ Administrator Account
by Guest Bea- 7 replies
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How can I do a System Restore when I can not access my administrator profile? When I log on using my Administrator user profile, windows message: "Windows cannot load the user profile but has logged you on with the default profile for the system. I appreciate any help anyone can give. -- Thanks
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Resoring XP Boot Ability?
by Guest Ross M. Greenberg- 1 reply
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I had a dual boot system: XP Pro/Vista Ultimate. Then I ran some buggy partitioning software. Fortunately I had full backups on an external USB drive. I restored the Vista partition without a problem. The data files on the XP Pro partition were restored as well. But the bootable portion of XP Pro didn't make it. When the system boots I get the choice of booting from Windows Vista (the default) or the "Earlier Version of Windows" which is not bootable. What do I need to restore the dual-boot capabilities? Thanks! Ross
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The Windows Installer Service could not be accessed.
by Guest Marcel Cox- 2 replies
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This is a Windows XP professional SP3 workstation. Since about 2 weeks, I'm no longer able to install new problems that use the msi installer. When I try to install a new program, the following message gets displayed: The Windows Installer Service could not be accessed. This can occur if you are running Windows in safe mode, or if the Windows installer is not correctly installed. Contact your support personnel for assitance. I have tried an install of an MSI with logging enabled, and the log shows the following (just one line): MSI © (44:2C) [20:47:52:390]: Failed to connect to server. Error: 0x80040154 At the same time as the windows installer, windows…
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Command problem?
by Guest Vanessa- 2 replies
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When pressing a key, it has to be pressed 2-3 seconds before it displays in the document. This is in at least two different programs. It is possible that the shift key was pressed before the problem began. So I am thinking it may be a command, but not sure since it was someone else's computer who is encountering the problem. Thank you for any help.
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Ok, while listening to audio on my Windows Media player, V 11.0, my audio on the WMP AND my system is completely muted immediatly after arriving at websites such as weatherchannel.com, atlantafalcons.com, or any website that appears to be running some type of Java or extraneous video or graphics....Now, sometimes it will happen and sometimes it won't. But when it does happen, it ALWAYS occurs after I have just arrived at an "offending" site and usually just after IE has just blocked a pop-up. The audio never returns unless I restart my system...Now, sometimes the audio returns after I close IE but it is very rare...I have checked all my connections, cord…
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Can not Print from Outlook Express
by Guest ~~Alan~~- 2 replies
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I can not print from Outlook Express. It doesn't matter if I click the print button or select print from the File menu or press Crtl\P, I get a message Internet Explorer Script Error Message stating an unknown error the the offending URL is res://ieframe.dll/preview.dlg I'm asked if I want to continue running scripts and if I answer yes, nothing happens, no print out. This happens from POP Accounts, IMAP Accounts, and News Groups Any ideas? ~alan
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email notification when someone responds to your post in a newsgroup?
by Guest thanatoid- 19 replies
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"Spin" <Spin@invalid.com> wrote in news:6jo2jsF49lhnU1@mid.individual.net: > Gurus, > > Is there a way to configure a newsreader to send you an > email notification when someone responds to your post in a > newsgroup? No. You can provide a real email address in Reply-to and ask to be replied to via email but such requests are usually rejected. If you use a REAL newsreader like XNews, any replies to your posts are highlighted and "jumped to" when you update the group headers. You can't ask for much more than that. -- Those who cast the votes decide nothing. Those who count the votes decide everything. - Josef Stalin
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Can't uninstall Microsoft Student 2006!!
by Guest Luvrsmel- 20 replies
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Add/Remove programs shows the program but just gives me how much use it has...There are NO remove options. So I tried to reinstall it using the original cd and it says its already installed and that if I want it removed, to go to Add/Remove in control panel to perform that function. I'm really frustrated because its a huge program taking up a lot of Hard Drive Space and the worst is MS doesn't support the 2006 version anymore and there are no updates. Could someone please tell me how to get this forsaken program off my computer? Should I manually start deleting MS Student 2006 folders? TIA
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RE: microsoft visual c++ runtime library runtime error c:\windows\ "dandur805" wrote: > Did you find out how to rectify the problem. I am having the same one. Ken > > "Alex" wrote: > > > I have similar error. But I get it when I logged in with second user (one is > > already running and I do switch user and connect with another one), Than when > > I try to open internet explorer or my computer I get this error: > > > > microsoft visual c++ runtime library > > runtime error c:\windows\explorer.exe > > This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unisusal way. > > >…