Windows XP
Windows XP help and discussions.
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Add or Remove programs
by Guest McWayne- 4 replies
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Hi i have recently installed Windows Xp sp2 version 2002 on my Dell Precision 390. But i am having problems with the add or remove programs. when i go to control panel, add or remove programs i get nuthin in my list it is totally empty. Een though i have installed Java, Yahoo, Msn, Gmail, Limewire, and many oder softwares. can sum1 help me on how i can get the list??? -- McWayne
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How to perform backup for XP?
by Guest Eric- 8 replies
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Does anyone have any suggestions on how to perform backup for XP? For example, I would like to make a copy of the whole directory from C:\Source to D:\Backup. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to do it for XP? Thanks in advance for any suggestions Eric
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Can't Install Windows XP....... Registry Error
by Guest romac- 4 replies
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Please help! I'm trying to do a XP re-install and when I come to the Setup screen I press ENTER to setup Windows XP, I then press F8 to agree, I immediately get a blue screen that says "A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to computer REGISTRY ERROR" How do I get around this? I want to re-install Windows XP but this is as far as I can get. Thanks to all replies in advance
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Can anyone tell me if I can transfer files from vista home premium to xp using a usb flash drive. I have some school files I would like to take with me on a trip and use my moms computer instead of taking my computer and her computer is running windows xp, mine is vista. Could this also be done using an external hard drive as well.
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Service pack 2
by Guest Stu- 2 replies
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I recently had a catastrophic computer failure due to a power surge during a storm. I now have a new motherboard, new processor and new hard drive. I installed XP pro on the new unit and tried to update with Service pack 2 and I keep failing the validation. Is there a site I can download SP2 without going through the validation process? Actually all I really need at this point is a high speed USB driver. Thanks
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Disable 2 Windows keys.
by Guest Ying Tong- 6 replies
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Info please on how to disable the two Windows keyboard keys - thanks. Mr. Tong
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Error on startup
by Guest tshad- 0 replies
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I am getting an error on startup after doing windows update. Never saw this before. The ordinal 49 could not be located in the dynamic link library MAPI32.dll Looking on the Web, it seems that if you run Fixmapi.exe, this should fix it. It doesn't on my machine. Doesn't seem to do anything - just goes right back to a command prompt. I have 3 Mapi files: MAPI32.000 that is 110KB MAPI32.DLL that is 145K MAPI.DLL that is 81K What happened here? How can I fix this? Thanks, Tom
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Command prompt..line
by Guest Natka- 5 replies
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hi... when i open c/p...i have line c:\documents and settings\boss my question is: what command should i type in to get to C:\ skipping this "documents and setting" thank you natka i try 2dots (..) didtnt works
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Error constantly showing on start up
by Guest MICK P- 12 replies
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Hi. New to all this so excuse me if I have done something wrong ! I constantly get the following message and do not understand it. Can someone help please. C\WINDOWS\TEMP\LUProdRg.exe cannot be found. Thanks
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Need to automate changing of File Titles
by Guest RLN- 6 replies
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Re: Windows XP SP2/ Windows Explorer I would like to know how I can automate the changing of some mp3 file titles. Here are my steps I am doing manually via Windows Explorer: -I right-click an .mp3 file and chose Properties -Copy the text from the text box in the 'General' tab (CTRL-C) -Paste the text in the 'Title' field on the 'Summary' tab. (CTRL-V) -Click 'Apply' and 'ok'. (...on to the next file....and repeat the sequence) Is there a way to do this via a VBScript file or simple DOS batch file? If someone has a code sample, I would appreciate it. Thanks.
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application windows and screen resolution
by Guest John- 4 replies
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i have a high resolution CRT monitor, and am wondering how to achieve the highest resolution upon the first time windows runs after installing, and before using control panel. when installing windows xp service pack 1 on a new machine and hard drive, at the point that the windows desktop first displays, and after chipset and graphics card drivers installation, how do i first utilize resolutions of 1280x1024 and higher, so that when i work with application windows, they are not all scrunched up small, as if i had first opened them in a very low resolution, like 800x600 or 640x480? i have noticed quite often, that after reinstalling windows and drivers, a…
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Error window after installing XP SP3.
by Guest Mike- 1 reply
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I get a dos window that pops up c:\windows\system32\ in the title bar and a couple errors that say "Error: Access is denied" then another window that scrolls through a bunch of messages saying "Error: The Parameter is incorrect". The Windows disappear and the Windows Scripting Host window says Done then goes away. This happens after installing SP3 and logging in with the administrator account. Has anyone seen this before?
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File Comparison
by Guest Maurice- 0 replies
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After Burning a number of files to a CD I find that the capacity has been reached. I write to inquire about the remaining files. Is there a way to use the operating system to 'compare' what has been copied and highlight what remains to be copied. Similarly, Is there some way to 'span' the files over a number of CDs through though XP professiona? Much thanks for any guidance
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secure guest account
by Guest Johnfli- 1 reply
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I have XP Pro not attached to a domain. I have a regualr user account that has admin rights. I want to be able to setup teh guest account NOT to be able to install programs, or download anythign from teh Internet. or at least not install anythign from teh Internet. how can I do that?
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srsG.exe
by Guest Uncle Ben- 3 replies
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Would anyone know, by any chance, what this file is? My F-Secure software gave me a security alert on this application which supposedly was trying to take control of my computer, which I denied of course. I Google it and came up with nothing. TIA for your help.
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can't connect a mobile phone to XP
by Guest lenny- 1 reply
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Hi, Not sure this is the correct group but i am sure someone has had the same problem as me. I just can't get a Nokia 6310i to be recognised by my XP Pro machine. I have loaded the software from Nokia and tried every USB port on the computer but the computer will not recognise the phone. Because of this I am unable to get my contacts off to transfer them to my new Iphone.
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Can I delete SP1 & SP2 and just use SP3 by itself?
by Guest Carlson- 6 replies
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I don't have enough money to buy a bigger hard-drive and I'm almost out of disk space, is there a way to delete/remove SP1 & SP2 and just use SP3? Can someone please explain the process to do this? Thank you.
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Remote Desktop - display connection bar
by Guest Eric- 1 reply
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I used to be able to start Remote Desktop in a mode where the connection bar at the top of the screen disappeared, except when I put the mouse point at the top of the screen, when it would reappear. But I did something yesterday which messed that up. Now the connection bar disappears as soon as I log on, and I can't get it back. When I start Remote Desktop, I go into Options/Display and I un-check the box labeled "Display the connection bar when in full screen mode". Any suggestions.
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HOW DO I GET MY SCREEN SIZE BACK TO NORMAL? PLEASE HELP!
by Guest barb124- 4 replies
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Somehow without knowing it, I've enlarged my screen size so that when I'm on any websites, they are enlarged and don't fit on the viewing screen ... I have to scroll over to see the right margin, etc. I have tried fixing font size in the control panel, but it doesn't help. I also tried using the zoom feature on the tools drop down menu, but it is a temporary fix at best. Could anyone please help with this? Thanks! -- Barb
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16 bit software problems
by Guest brant- 4 replies
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When i try to install a 16 bit software on my xp pro based machines (2 different computers) I get an error message that there is insufficient memory to install. Any help woudl be appreciated
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Windows XP Home with Service Pack 3 OEM English Part No.???
by Guest EgorZ- 2 replies
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I need to know Part No. for the next iso-image: Windows XP Home with Service Pack 3 OEM English Filename: en_winxp_home_with_sp3_oem.iso Volume Label: GRTMHOEM_EN Size: 592,150,528 байт SFV: FFFFFFFF MD5: 0F707417150C0AEE4E91C9919D86B4A7 SHA-1: 7F395B9EC84CFFCC43C855BF89AB91EF3BFAD612 for example Part No. for GRTMPOEM_EN is X14-72249
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Micrsoft Virtual PC backup image of my C: hard drive
by Guest Steve Miller- 10 replies
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Hello NG! I haven't found an other more specific NG on the question I want to ask. That's why I'm going to ask my question here. Can I restore an image of my pc with Microsoft Virtual PC so I'll find everything as I left it? I know it's said to function but I hardly can think it's true. I have reinstalled Window several times after hard drive failures or on new computers as well. I made backups of my files and I'm also familiar with restoring these files. Only thing are program settings I had to restore manually, which was getting tiring today ( due to the number of programs installed ). Steve
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boot.ini
by Guest boot.ini settings- 5 replies
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i changed the boot.ini to start in safe mode and restarted machine. I dont see windows logo loading instead its asking me whether it needs to start in safe mode or safe mode with command prompt or start with last good configuration. If i select either one.. i am getting blank page.... its not showing windows start menu.. nothing.. its just blank.... can one of you please help? i have windows xp home edition...
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Folder moves between drives rather than copies
by Guest Paul- 11 replies
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I dragged a folder from my D-drive to a memstick drive. Like all other Microsoft Windows systems I used, I expected this drag to copy the folder. Instead, it moved the folder. How can I get the copying behaviour that I'm more use to? I know that Ctrl-drag performs the copying that I want, but I consider it unsafe to have move behaviour in response to an action that normally performs a copy.
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How do I copy the folder structure?
by Guest Frank Martin- 11 replies
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When I archive photos downloaded material to DVD, I need the folder structure in Windows Explorer printed on the surface of the DVD. Is there any way to copy and paste the exploded folder structure from Explorer to a printer so as to print this on a DVD? This would save a lot of labelling. Please help, Frank