Windows XP
Windows XP help and discussions.
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Outlook Quicklaunch Icon
by Guest BW- 8 replies
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Having this trouble again, but link to old post expired/post no longer found. I have a duplicate Outlook icon that keeps reappearing after I delete it. It is the all too familiar /recycle icon that Windows loves to toss out about once every five reboots. Please help (again - sorry!)! BW
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Error-checking
by Guest Dan- 1 reply
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Upon right-clicking on a drive in "My Computer" and selecting Properties, we are presented with a box with four tabs..."General" "Tools" "Hardware" and "Security". In the Tools tab, we have the option to check the disk for errors. I do this about once a month. In the check disk options, I do not select anything and then hit Start. It only takes a few minutes and then a dialogue box pops up simply indicating the the task is completed. Does this mean there were no errors found? I find no way of viewing a report.
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Calling Card w/Fax Console problem
by Guest blkdmd- 0 replies
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I have Windows XP home with fax console--love it. Problem: No long distance service on my land line--I use calling cards. I need to send a long distance fax using my calling card and can't figure out how to set a dialing rule (or manual dial would be my goal) which allows for the "prompts", i.e., enter "2" to speak English and then pause to enter my calling card pin number. Any clues? I'm fine with local faxes but any long distance ones, I'm at a loss.
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Help - Windows cannot find MSCONFIG
by Guest Cazzythom- 8 replies
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Hello All, I've been trying to run MSCONFIG but it comes up with a error message which states that 'Windows cannot find msconfig....'. How do I get it back on my system ? My system is Windows XP Home Edition 2002 Service Pack 3. Please help me. I would really appreciate it. Regards, Caroline x -- Don''t Worry, Be Happy !!!
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.NET Framework
by Guest SherriR- 2 replies
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I need some help. I was getting a photo gallery install error everytime I logged onto my computer. This started happening after I was trying to fix an install error I kept getting from Microsoft updates for .NET Framework. I went and downloaded the latest for .NET Framework. Today I was trying to fix things so I thoght if I could just uninstall all the .NET Framework and then reinstall from windows. So I went into control panel and uninstalled them. Then windows tries to download .NET Framework VS 2.0 again and gets an error, that says Security update for microsoft .NETFramework Version 2.0 KB928365 failed to install. So now I thnk its because I don…
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Google Chrome.
by Guest DEFENDER01- 11 replies
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Anyone tried the new web browser from Google.? { Google Chrome. } seems good nice and fast and easily imports from Firefox. front page is nice with the most visited sites having their own window. lacks the add ons which Firefox has but better than I E which i know many people have problems with. -- DEFENDER01
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Can't run Adobe Shockwave Player
by Guest PT- 6 replies
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I have recently downloaded some videos with a .FLV extension, calling for Adobe Shockwave Player. But when I try to run them, Windows XP Home can't locate the appropriate program. But I HAVE installed it. The installer claimed it was done And when I click Settings | Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs, Adobe Shockwave appears (although curiously with no size data). And when in IE7 I click Tools | Folder Options, and attempt to create an association with .FLV and Adobe Shockwave Player, the program doesn't show up in the list. Finally, per the Adobe website, the program should be installed into a folder Windows | System32 | Adobe. But that folder does…
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Time Synchronization
by Guest pjm- 1 reply
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I am running Windows Server 2003 on my server and Windows XP on 7 desktops that are networked. The time on the desktops synchronize with the server since they are members of the domain. I have a non-Microsoft program that occasionally requires me to change the date on the desktops. Is there anyway I can change the date on a domain desktop and not have it automatically synch with the server?
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RE: CHKNTSF results
by Guest aligatrjoe- 3 replies
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RE: CHKNTSF results I ran CMD. Then issued command: CHKNTSF C: Result: The type of file system is raw. What does this mean and is it normal? Seems that I cannot run CHKDSK /F because of this result. I am suspicious of the Disk Drive and don't know what to try next. Any help would be greatly appreciated I am running Windows XP Pro -- Bill W
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copy photo file or folder to cd
by Guest shaun- 0 replies
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In "my pictures" when I try to "copy to cd" the cd writing wizard begins and tells me the process takes about 8-9 minutes. Near the end the last 2-3 minutes takes closer to 5 then it kicks out my cd and tells me there is an "error in the writng process". I copied some photos once before so I know my cd-rw drive is enabled. I've also tried right clicking on the photo file and using the Select Send To..CD drive option . It tells me there is no cd in the drive. I've tried numerous cd and cd-rw disks. Am I missing a step or do I have a bug? Thanks for any help.
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Help on "Missing Profile Windows XP"
by Guest David- 3 replies
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I started XP pro today and received the msg. "Windows cannot load your profile because it may be corrupted" error logging in Now when I log into my account, the system thinks all of my user files are in "c:\Documents and Settings\TEMP\" rather than the "c:\Documents and Settings\david" directory. I know how to repair this issue, but I am wondering if this is an indication of a larger problem. Eg. is a repair of the profile sufficient or should I reinstall XP before more issues surface. Thanks
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Sound Problems
by Guest ColTom2- 4 replies
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Hi: I have a Sony desktop VGC-RA716G with Windows XP MCE2005 SP3 and all updates installed. Have a Sound Max Integrated Digital Audio. I don't know it this is integrated with motherboard or is a separate sound card? Sounds as if it possibly is integrated with MB? I have lost all abilities to play any sound files from either internal or external source. However, I am getting a bleed through on my speakers with sorta cracking or bumping sounds. I have checked all speaker connections etc, but still no sound from sound files. If I recall I think that I heard the noise that I now hear previously to some degree when playing sound files recently. …
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uninstalling
by Guest Grant- 17 replies
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I can't uninstall programs. does not give me the option
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Read only folder, changing attribute
by Guest Bruce Leavitt- 3 replies
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I use netscape composer for ftp stuff, having a problem. Because it needs to write to a temp folder. I think I found the problem in that the netscape folder has read only clicked. I tried unclicking and applying but it does not stay? I tried safe mode in admin mode with no luck tried doing individual folders with no luck when I click the apply, doesn't so anything I know in previous versions it would sift the files and folders and unlock them? thanks Bruce
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If I reboot, I am fine for a few hours, then no page opens again. Firefox opens pages fine, as well as e-mail (Outlook) works fine. Started with IE7 I upgraded to IE8 Beta, still the same thing. I can open local pages on my PC, but not on the web. If I go to Tools-->Connections-->LAN settings IE locks up and must be closed with Task Manager. I have uninstalled IE7 and re-installed, same issue. Working within a home LAN, all other PCs work fine. All security settings at default levels. What is my 1394 Connection? Windows seems to have added it as some virtual connection, I tried disabling it, but same issues, it is back on now, but why??
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WFV3.tmp in temp
by Guest Raymo- 1 reply
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Hi, A file 'WFV3.tmp' always appears in my Windows/Temp dir. Can't delete it, scanned with McAfee AV/Firewall doesn't see it, seems to get bigger each time I start up (about 28 megs now). Any ideas what it is? I am using Windows XP Pro SP2 updated. Thanks. Raymo.
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Can't seem to delete fonts
by Guest chowchow- 1 reply
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I did something weird because I was in a hurry and now I can't get rid of these specific fonts. I tried the basic way which was to select the fonts in the Fonts folder in Control Panel and I selected 'Delete' but it kept giving me this message: "Cannot delete file. Cannot read from the source file or disk." A strange thing is that the file size of each of these fonts is 0. What does it mean?? I tried to reinstall the same fonts hoping it would just replace the previous ones but it's not working. What should I do?
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Bizarre problem with Explorer
by Guest KevinQ- 6 replies
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Since the installation of SP3, Windows Explorer has started acting strangely. I'm not sure what triggers it, but it seems to be network-related, possible when the system is accessed rather than when it goes looking. The symptoms are the appearance of multiple dektop entities in the folder pane (an example: http://Quitt.net/ExplorerBug/TooManyDesktops.png ), and explorer not being able to find or access some subdirectories. Close the explorer window and open a new one, and everything's fine for a while. Sometimes days, sometimes minutes. This has happened on every one of my XP systems, includeing XP 64-bit. Yes, I have scanned for malware with numer…
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date format
by Guest Tommy- 4 replies
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How do I change the date format in my toolbar from yyyy-mm-dd to mm-dd-yyyy? -- Tommy
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wmiprvse.exe application error ???
by Guest Jessica- 1 reply
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For the past week when I turn on on my computer I get the following Application Error: wmiprvse.exe Instruction at 0x03b19020 memory could not be written 0x0000000 click ok to debug or cancel to terminate the program I have no idea what "program" it is referencing and I do not know how to fix it. Help! Thanks...
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Keyboard Problem
by Guest RN1- 2 replies
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I have WinXP Pro installed in C: as well as D: i.e. when I switch on my PC, I can select which OS to log into (dual boot). I had to recently change my motherboard after which I find that though Windows gives me the dual boot option, I can't move between the OS using the Up/Down arrow key on the keyboard. This forces me to log into the OS that is selected by default. Please note that I didn't re-install Windows after changing the motherboard. Also when my PC starts, pressing the Del key on the keyboard takes me to the BIOS but pressing F8 to go to the Advanced Startup Options doesn't work. In other words, the keyboard stops working after the first screen when t…
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SP3 and DSL
by Guest Gary S. Terhune- 12 replies
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Just checking to see what problems, if anything, people using DSL might be having. I don't have any, but a client across town does. She should be getting close to 3Gbps and is only getting maybe 400 to 100 Mbps. Instead of 300 KB/s downloads, she's getting anything from under 10 up to 50. While I'm still working on t-shooting the problem (need to get a laptop over there to test with, check wiring, etc.), but the timing of the issue coincides more or less with when SP3 was installed and I've heard of a lot of complaints around town over the last few months about speeds. So, any helpful hints, any anecdotes, any links that discuss the issue would be grea…
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Keyboard problems
by Guest Dsquared- 17 replies
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I am working on a friend’s computer. His problem is his keyboard stopped responding. Here are the basics of the machine: White Box Tower ECS K7S5A MoBo w/ AMI BIOS Athlon XP Processor, 1.25 GHz 1.024 GB PC3200 Ram (I just upgraded this from 512 MB SDRAM) Windows XP Pro, SP 2 Logitech Easy Internet USB Keyboard (Connected via P/S 2 adapter) Generic 2-button Scroll Optical Mouse (P/S 2) Playing around with it, this is what I observed: 1. I tried a different P/S 2 keyboard,; same problem. 2. I plugged his keyboard straight into USB port; same problem. 3. I switched to another USB keyboard; same problem. I put his keyboard back to the original config…
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Connect to Domain Controller Error
by Guest netadmin07- 0 replies
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Please help, we are attempting to connect a workstation to an NT domain controller, our domain is "glvsr" Thanks. Mike we recieve the following error message: The domain name glvsr might be a NetBIOS domain name. If this is the case, verify that the domain name is properly registered with WINS. If you are certain that the name is not a NetBIOS domain name, then the following information can help you troubleshoot your DNS configuration. The following error occurred when DNS was queried for the service location (SRV) resource record used to locate a domain controller for domain glvsr: The error was: "DNS name does not exist." (error co…