Windows XP
Windows XP help and discussions.
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Will reformating HD get rid of a virius
by Guest Loanshark- 14 replies
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I have a nasty virius and cannot access the c drive, task manager, registry, or run. Will reformatting the drive and reinstalling windows remove the virius?
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XP PRO Recovery consold "default " Password
by Guest krazykat- 5 replies
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I am in a “catch 22” situation with the WIN XP recovery console password. I have a laptop with WIN XP PRO and received a blue screen “Stop: c0000218 {Registry File Failure} The registry cannot load the hive (file): \SystemRoot\System32\Config\SOFTWARE or its log or alternate “ error. I am trying to follow KB307545 “How to recover from a corrupted registry that prevents Windows XP from starting” The Problem: I am trying to start the Recovery console from my WIN XP install disk. I can get all the way to hitting “R” to start the recovery console and select 1 for C:\Windows. Then I am asked for the administrator’s password. I hit “enter” and I get …
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CHKDSk?
by Guest ManyBeers- 2 replies
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I ran CHKDSK on my Fat 32 D:\drive and it left a file fragment in a folder on the drive. I ran CHKDSK by right clicking the drive selecting Properties and then Tools tab and selecting Error Checking. Which notified me that in order to run it will do so after the next reboot. The file is File0000.chk RecoveredFileFragment 4kb. What do I do with this file fragment? And is this a bad thing that it was found?
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bad pool caller
by Guest Tim_S- 8 replies
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I have a friend who is need to get a system to boot. system won't boot in normal or safe mode, Error: BAD_POOL_CALLER STOP:0x000000C2 (0x00000043, 0xD24B0000, 0x00000000, 0x00000000) I need to find out what is causing this error? How do you decipher what the 0x00000043 strings mean? There is no other clues as to why this is happeing ... Tried drive in another identical PC but still no bootie... Slaved the drive into another system and did a full virus scan and checkdisk with no errors. thanks Tim_S
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My UPS has hijacked Com port 1 and I need it for other thi
by Guest Voiceman777- 2 replies
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I have XP Home with SP3. My UPS has hijacked the only serial port I have (com port 1?) and I need to use it for other things. I once was able to disable the UPS on this port but have forgotten how and have been unable to figure it out through trial and error. Any suggestions? Thanks. -- Hometown Voiceman
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Wallpaper grayed out
by Guest ToddAndMargo- 10 replies
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Hi All, I have a customer who can not change his wallpaper. In Display Properties, Desktop, all the wallpapers and the browse button are grayed out. Is there a .reg or a policy setting to change this? Many thanks, -T
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Help with IE8 beta
by Guest LMO- 9 replies
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Aloha all. I installed IE8 beta, and now something odd happens on some of my pages (ABC News, for instances). When there is a photo with a caption, the caption at first appears correctly, then moves up over the photo and I cannot read the caption. I cannot find a switch in the options that might control this. I was able to remove IE8 Beta in the Control Panel, but now cannot reinstall IE7. Can anyone help me either fix the text problem, of reinstall IE7? Thanks!
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Startup failed with appmain.sdb
by Guest Stan Hilliard- 7 replies
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At startup of XP Pro SP2 I got the following message: ==== "When I boot up my PC get an error message 'Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt Windows\AppPatch\drvmain.sdb You can attempt to repair this file by starting windows set up using original set up CD-ROM. Select r on the first screen to start repair." ==== If I shutdown and restart the computer it often starts but startup takes a long time. Before the slow startup or the failure-with-message there is a large band across the bottom of the screen that looks kind of like barcode and like a progress bar. I recently tried to install SP3 and got an access denied err…
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Any tool monitoring the motherboard temperature
by Guest Man T- 2 replies
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I got the tools called 'Core Temp' it shows the CPU temperature but does not show the motherboard chip temperature. Any tools is available? And what is the normal/maximum CPU temperature?
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'Search Companion' Problem
by Guest Jim- 4 replies
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Have somewhat of a problem and need help. After a recent update, I no longer have dialog when I select 'Search' from the 'Start' menu (Start > Search ). The animated character appears, but there is no dialog (options for searches or to change preferences). 'Google is my friend' but have not found anything to tell me how to get the dialog back. Depressing F3 closes or opens the dialog window, but NO dialog appears along with the animated character. How can I get this functionality back? Responses are greatly appreciated. -- Jim "What we know is minuscule to what we don't know..."
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XP loading taskbar items
by Guest RDT- 2 replies
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First the accolades. The guys on this site have been great, staying with my many questions and working through what I thought was unsolvable. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Now the next question. I have XP pro, 2.8g processor, 1g of memory and quicktime, volume control, usb removal, realtek audio manager, norton, and a logitech itouch program loading on the task bar. When it boots up sometimes all of these show up, sometimes some of them, sometimes none of them. What's happening? Thanks again.
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File Downloads
by Guest Dennis- 2 replies
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Whenever I download files, zip, wmv, mp3, etc. I can only download 2 at a time. Is this a function of my computer memory or processor capacity or is it a setting win windows? tia dennis
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system restore
by Guest SQL Programmer- 3 replies
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Hello: An end user reported something regarding the XP System Restore feature that I am surprised at. He had installed a program on his laptop. Beforehand, he created a Restore Point to use just in case the program created issues. It did. It was "messing up" some other programs of his, so he decided to use that Restore Point in order to get himself back to square one. He claims that, when he restored, it restored his laptop to the previous day rather than simply to the previous point from before installing the program. That does not sound right. I have used System Restore in the past to restore my laptop to a point from just before I installed…
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windows xp boot problem
by Guest gnawe- 2 replies
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Hi, I am trying to figure a problem on start up of windows. When I boot up after o'night close of system next day my sysytems locks up half way through windows boot, if I then switch off and reboot it works fine from then on and allows reboot all day. Next day after overnight close, boot up freezes again half way through ? Anybody any ideas whats wrong and what I can do to fix. Thanks Note I have already done a complete system xp re install has no effect still same problem. Do not have xp home cds as system came with already installed.
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Viewing hidden files
by Guest Theslaz- 5 replies
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Still having problems with my system restore files. Trying to view them to see when they were created/modified. Windows won't let me as they are all greyed out and I get an error message when I double click. Under "Tools"; "Folder Options"; "View"; I have checked "Show Hidden Files and Folders" and I have unchecked "Hide Protected operating System Files". What else can I do to view these files?