Windows XP
Windows XP help and discussions.
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Restore points not saved
by Guest JHL- 4 replies
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I recently had a HD failure and had installed a new 320 GB SATA drive and reinstalled XP Home SP3. I created several restore points on day one as I slowly rebuild what I had. However today, 3 days later I do not have a previous restore point? I have enabled restore points to C drive only, but at it's maximum it's only showing 36629 MB. My HD has 290 GB free. Help is appreciated.
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How to build XP Embedded?
by Guest Hogweed- 0 replies
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Hi – we build gaming machines here, many of which contain ruggedised PC’s running XP Embedded. We’re now upgrading our hardware, and my employer is willing to let me have several unused motherboards for very little. The boards have XP Embedded licences and COA with them, and I’d like to build them into PC’s, but the Embedded build we use is pretty minimal, so I’d like to put full XP Pro on them. If this is legit (my very limited understanding is that XPe can be built pretty much any way you like, up to a full XP Pro build), any tips as to how I might go about preparing an image or install CD? More of a hobby, ie for learning, than anything else really.…
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ereg32.exe
by Guest Joy- 7 replies
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After a recent hard drive formatting and reinstalling my programs, the last couple of days I'm getting some sort of message about Program Change ereg32.exe, apparently located at: D:\EREG\ereg32.exe It's giving me 3 choices: Keep Settings Delete Settings Block Program The last one being if I don't know what to do, so I've been choosing that one for now. But each time I turn on the computer I get the message again. I googled the ereg32.exe, but the only definitive answer I got was one where someone had it on the E drive (someone's CD rom, I think) and they were told to delete , and since my D is my CD rom, I'm wondering if that's the advi…
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PROBLEM WITH THE KEYBOARD AND LANGUAGES
by Guest Pavlos- 0 replies
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I have an ACER portable computer. I very recently upgraded to XP home service pack 3. The default language is Greek. Since then, most of the time I cannot switch from one language to the other (Greek and English), neither from the keyboard nor by using the tool bar menu. Some times the languages do change but this is not reflected on the tool bar. Is it possible for someone to help me on this?
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how can i disable the shut down command for the Guest user?
by Guest i am a ramone- 4 replies
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hi all: Now I try to disable the shut down command for the Guest user?
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Screen Recorder to support .NET ..
by Guest Nimantha- 0 replies
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Hi does anyone know any screen recorder which can be integrated with .Net ????? or else how to pass parameters to open the particular recording application when the .Net application opens ?????? Pls let me know if any of ul have any idea about this..... Rgds Nimantha
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ACPI S1 / S3 etc. expert plz :-)
by Guest RJK- 1 reply
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My "other" PC, (XP Home ed. SP3, Asrock AliveNF6G/VSTA/M/ASR|x2 6000 cpu | 2x1gb OCZ PC2 200mhz 4-4-4-12), ....I chose Standby, and, (unlike putting my "main" PC in standby, where hd's power down but, psu and fans keep running), after just a couple of seconds it powered almost right down ! ...much like "hibernate" but, without the hiberfil.sys progress bar as the RAM snapshot is written to hard disk. Obviously RAM contents are maintained in this "Standby" state... It would only awake from that 'Standby' state by a mouse left-click, (which is fine), but, LAN connection to router would not recover until a reboot. I checked to make sure that "Allow thi…
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Display not coming
by Guest Amar- 1 reply
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Hi All, Am having Windows XP SP3 system..not able to get display on that ..checked by changing the RAM also..there is no beep sound coming..i doubt that the problem with the Motherboard only..what you all are suggesting me..need assistance
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Uninstall Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007.
by Guest Yvonne York- 18 replies
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I tried to uninstall Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007 in: 'Add or Remove Programs' panel and by inserting the disk and activated the radio button next to 'Remove'. Both attempts to uninstall were unsuccessful. Message:
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I recently noticed that remote desktop no longer works on a machine of mine. I had not changed the configuration. All machines on the lan operate fine with the exception of this one. The ports are listening: TCP 0.0.0.0:135 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING TCP 0.0.0.0:445 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING TCP 0.0.0.0:3389 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING but I cannot telnet to them or ping the machine any longer. Where should I being troubleshooting?
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Remote connection
by Guest Miha- 5 replies
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Hi Is there any 3rd party applications that will allow me to remotely connect to WindowsXP machine via HTTPS (SSL) like TS Gateway in Win2k8? I have a WindowsXP machine behind SOHO firewall that has blocked VPN (PPTP,IPSec) ports, so the only way to connect to this computer is via HTTPS? I'm looking for some kind of service that will be installed on this WinXP box, so that I could connect via HTTPS to it from outside anytime? Any ideas how to do this? Regards,Miha
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XP Memory Issue
by Guest deutscher4@hotmail.com- 2 replies
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I have a problem with XP that at first I thought was a memory issue but now I'm not sure. What happens is after using XP for a while I can't open any new programs or new tabs in a browser or even right click on the desktop. Attempting these things will give no response. If I close one or two programs then things return to normal for a short while, until the issue returns and I need to close more programs. This continues until the only option left is to restart, which fixes the problem for a few hours. At first I though XP was failing to clear its memory which become full over time. However, the system resources are mostly free and I tried using a shortcut to …
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External USB drive looses connection during transfer
by Guest Graaben- 8 replies
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I have win XP SP3 and a Verbatim external hard disk (1TB). During backup to the drive or transfering of many files it "hangs" and say "Can't find the file...". I can then still see the drive in explorer but the volume name is gone and the size reporting 0 Byte. And it is unaccessible. When I restart it it works again. Single file transfers is generally ok, but not many. ....and...it works quite alright in a Vista laptop so the drive itself is ok. Solutions?
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File Format*
by Guest John Q. Smith- 12 replies
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I realize that this is slightly off topic, but does anyone know what type of format Windows uses when using a TV Tuner card while connecting to normal cable TV via coaxial cable? I am looking at buying a TV Tuner card, but it states that it only supports NTSC video format only.
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Anti-Virus thoughts and opinions
by Guest ~~Alan~~- 12 replies
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I'm probably going to start some heated discussions (I may want to talk about politics instead) but I'm interested to read about anyone's experiences with enterprise (not stand-alone please) anti-virus solutions from Norton, Sophos, Mcaffee, etc. Thanks, ~alan
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Registry
by Guest Sammy Castagna- 1 reply
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Thanks Alan. Sammy
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Registry Cleaners
by Guest Sammy Castagna- 1 reply
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Thanks JS and Mike. Sammy
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Bit Defender 9 cannot remove
by Guest thewiz- 8 replies
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I have Windows xp home. My internet provider will provide me with another vendors antispyware.First I have to remove Bit Defender 9 Antispyware. I went to the control panel and add or remove programs. When I tried to remove Bit Defender I get an error message #2753 cannot remove program. I didn't know where to post this question but I thought Windows XP user might have run into this problem before and solved it. Help! Thank you. John
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Sorting the list of "all programs." How do I do it?
by Guest rsl18@sbcglobal.net- 5 replies
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I hit the "Windows key" There is an "All Programs" green arrowhead. The displayed list does not seem to me to be in any sequence that I can discern. Partially by date of installation, perhaps, as the most recently installed programs seem to be at the end of the list. I do want to have the listing in alphabetical order. How do I sort this listing>
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Setup does not continue after XP preinstall and reboot
by Guest mugentuner- 8 replies
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I was trying to do a clean install of xp pro with a new HD and I let XP setup format the disc and copy all of its setup files e.t.c. When rebooting the pc, the Hard drive does not boot up to continue with the install. I've checked the boot order of the BIOS e.t.c., but it is just stuck on initial startup and will not boot. Any ideas? I've used fdisk and checked the Hard drive and the file structure looks to be in place and set as the active partition. Any help appreciated.
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help installing XP on compaq laptop
by Guest mando- 6 replies
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i tried to install XP Professional on my dads old compaq laptop that had windows 2000 professional. it started to install it, i followed the instructions but the comptuer went black at about what said 58% or so. now when i tried to reinstall it it says set up did not find any hard disk drives installed in your computer. make sure any hard dik drives are powered on and properly connected to your computer and that any disk-related hardware configuration is correct. this may involve running a manufacturer--supplied diagnostic or setup program. set up cannont continue. to quit setup, press F3. what I want ti know is what do I do. if any one could help i wo…
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Lost outlook express
by Guest phal- 7 replies
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My IE7 was corrupted and getting the "cannot find (null)" error. I uninstalled and downloaded/installed again. When I restarted the computer there was a new outlook exp. icon which when I clicked on it, would only open internet properties. I found a thread on how to restore the icon (msimn.exe) , but when I use the restored icon I get this error: "Outlook Express cannot be started. The application was unable to create the font cash object (0x8007000E, 127)" Can anyone help me find the original program link, or were the files lost with the IE install? Thanks...gary
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Parallel printing affected by security updates?
by Guest JohnT- 1 reply
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A few days ago I installed the following updates on my HP D530 running Windows XP Home SP2: KB956803, KB956391, KB957095, KB956390-IE7, KB954211, KB956841, KB958644. Today I found that the HP 932C parallel printer would not work, as it had before the update. I verified that the printer worked using my old 98 machine, and verified that the port worked using another device. Uninstalling and reinstalling the driver had no effect. I found that LPT1 was set to Never Use Interrupts. I thought this an odd setting for background printing; I suppose it could use DMA, but that seems like overkill. At any rate, I set it to Use Any Interrupt and printing starte…
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Hard Drive Information Needed
by Guest Frog- 6 replies
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I have an external USB 2.0 High Speed hard drive case. The hardware currently installed in this case is a 10GB Western Digital hard drive. I would like to replace that hard drive with a 500GB Western Digital drive... --one that would be used for backing up my internal hard drive, and --one that could be removed from the USB connected case (without loosing the backup data copied on that hard drive) and installing it internally on my computer (if that ever became necessary). I know the 10GB hard drive currently in the USB box was taken from an old computer, and it seems to work without any problems. Are there things I need to know before purchasing …
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Lost Connection to Workgroup
by Guest TPG- 0 replies
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I have a local network running among four computers. On one of these, I have lost my ability to connect with other computers in its workgroup. This had been working for ages and I'm not sure what could have caused it. I can connect to the router and have access to the internet. My "network places" shows the workgroup, but when I click on it to connect I get an error message that the workgroup is not accessible and I might not have permission to use this resource. I've checked that the workgroup name is correct and even went through the process of re-entering the name - to no avail. I appreciate any advice.