Windows XP
Windows XP help and discussions.
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How to uninstall within safe mode?
by Guest Don Gollahon- 3 replies
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After installation of an app (vmware server 2), I can no longer get to the boot screen. I have to boot into safe mode without networking. In safe mode, I cannot uninstall anything. I get Fatal error cx000021a. Yes, I've read and tried the KB on this issue many times to no avail. If I could just uninstall vmware from within safe mode all would be well. -- Don Gollahon
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audio device
by Guest lesio- 3 replies
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I have win XP I can not play any sound when I go to control panel/sounds and audio devices/audio tab - it says " no playback devices" I did not change any hardware in my PC; probably I've deleted something accidentally how can I fix it thnx
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Service Pack 3 Problem
by Guest Joe- 7 replies
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So I get access denied when trying to install sp3. I tried downloading it directly to the my pc and run it still no luck. I have tried disabling my anti-virus & spyware doctor, still no luck. Went to modify the registry but can't back it up because system restore is missing from system properties, and it won't run on its own using the command line from run. I went to rename System Volume Information and reboot to try then. But I can't rename it I get a message saying it's in use or the drive is write protected. Anyone have any suggestions?
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Uninstalling Windows Desktop Search 4.0?
by Guest Larc- 2 replies
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How can I uninstall this annoying program and go back to the old WinXP search? WDS 4.0 does NOT appear in Add or Remove Programs. There's got to be a method for uninstalling since I thought I may have inadvertently deleted the KB940157 file from Add or Remove Programs and installed WDS again to see if it would show up. It didn't. However, KB940157 uninstalled the original instance before installing the new. This is on an older XP laptop, and I have no intention of turning on indexing and slowing it down even more. Thanks for any help. Larc
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ftp in Windows command window
by Guest Howard - JC Publishing- 14 replies
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I need to run ftp through the Windows CMD window. That works fine except I need to change to PASV [passive] mode. How di I change to that setting? Thank you.
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MsConfig Start tab
by Guest Jorge Bravo- 13 replies
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I have a few unchecked entries in the Start-up tab of MsConfig of programmes I disabled long ago and later uninstalled. How do I get rid of these entries in Regedit? I have doe it before. I just need confirmation of the exact locations before I forget something. Thank you very much
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Donwload Accelerator in Win XP SP3 ?
by Guest Winnie W- 2 replies
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How do I know if I have a "Download Accelerator Utility" on my Win XP (Sp3).? Have to update driver for Nvidia GeForce FX 5200, and on their website, they recommend that any "Download Accelerator Utility" must be disabled before installing driver update, or driver will not configure correctly .
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STOP message too quick to see and reboot
by Guest Man T- 3 replies
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How do I make the STOP blue screen message stay on the screen before reboot so that I can see what is the error message?
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device driver verifier
by Guest Tony Batchelor- 6 replies
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I have a small problem with my main (new) PC so went looking for possible things to try. One I found was to run the device driver verifier. As I am wary of using new programmes on my main PC, I did what I usually do, and ran verifier as instructed in Help and Support, BUT, on my old backup PC. Disaster!!! Some way through the process the PC suddenly started running extremely slowly - less than 10% of its correct speed. Once nothing seemed to be happening, I restarted and got the same problem. The PC is practically unusable. BUT, it works fine when starting in either of the Safe Modes. How can I get back my system so it will run again in Start Normal…
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Clean Or Delete "index.dat" Files
by Guest ColTom2- 15 replies
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Hi: What is the best way to clean or delete "index.dat" files and how important is it to do so? Thanks, ColTom2\
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Boot to OS fails, sometimes!
by Guest Tony Batchelor- 5 replies
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I have an odd fault that I can't understand. I have XP Pro sp3/IE7 When I start my computer after switching on the power, usually, but not always, it gets as far as the XP "3 blue dots travelling from left to right" loading bar. and then freezes. Sometimes without any blue dots appearing, but also with the blue dots stuck halfway across. Now for the strange thing - if I press the power reset button on the PC itself, it starts again, but completes the XP boot and I can use the PC for the rest of the day. Where do I start looking? I have checked Event Viewer, but I suppose that is no use as for the first failure the event log has not yet started. To…
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Downloaded Program Files
by Guest Jorge Bravo- 3 replies
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I have just noticed that I have Java Runtime Environment 1.6 (with no size) repeated 5 times. Can I delete the icons? In fact, I have some more from programs I no longer have like Symantec. Is it safe to delete these? Thank you
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HELP! CONTINOUS REBOOT AFTER UN-INSTALLING SP3
by Guest JHB- 7 replies
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My desktop machine is about 4 years old, has Win XP Home Edition that came pre-installed, P4 HT with 1.5 GB of ram, ever since I updated to SP3 a couple of month ago, I've had nothing but problems. I decided to un-install it, and did a clean un-install using add remove programs from the control panel to completely remove SP3, and I did reboot the system. However, the machine now goes into a continous and endless reboot. I get as far as the WinXP logo, and then it reboots again. I tried starting the system in safe mode, but that did not work. I disabled the auto restart, and received the following error message: "Stop: C0000221 bad image checksum. The imag…
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Lost cd key
by Guest Ron- 13 replies
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I lost the packaging for my XP Professional OEM cd that came with my computer. I have the original cd, but I don't have the computer (my wife took it after smashing the harddrive) Do I need to pay $59 to call MS about this? I am not working right now. Isn't there a phone number I can call for free?
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error message on startup
by Guest Jessie the flower of Dunblane- 3 replies
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System Dell Dimesion 2350 Running ms x/p sp3 Received error message on startup after installing att dsl internet line Mrssage follows Webworks .exec unable to locate component app failed endec.dll not found reinstalling application may fix problem. I close the message and system goes ahead and loads everything evevrything is running o.k. as far as i know no other errors show Can anyone tell me what application i need to install or where i can find webworks so i can maybe delete it if i dont seem to have any problems with system and have checked for spyware and all is good Any help will be much appreciated Jessie