Windows XP
Windows XP help and discussions.
26818 topics in this forum
-
"Optimize for quick removal" option under user account
by Guest lesha.akulinin@gmail.com- 1 reply
- 151 views
I can choose between "Optimize for quick removal" and "Optimize for performance" for my external USB flash drive when I logged as administrator, but it is always set to "Optimize for performance" when I work under user account. Is there a way to let a user work with "Optimize for quick removal" option switched on? Thanks in advance.
-
DST Patch for Pakistan according to new change in Aug-2008
by Guest Amir Saleem (Pakistan)- 7 replies
- 294 views
Dear All, As you already aware that in Pakistan GMT time change to +1 hour & it was planed to revert it back in the Aug-2008 but now government announces that this will remain same for another two months. but microsoft still not released any patch for this change could anybody help me because my all clients time is revert back to GMT +5:00 . Actuall time in watches are 9:30Am But computers shows 8:30AM Please let me know the link from where I can download the patch for DST for pakistan according to this new change Thanks
-
change user name in documents and settings
by Guest dana- 2 replies
- 158 views
How do i change the name or profile in documents and settings,i.e. c:/programfiles/documentsandsetting/username/ -- Dana
-
"Open with" window reappears without the program
by Guest Jack B- 17 replies
- 571 views
When using Explore, I went to a folder with animations and right clicked on a gif file and chose "Open with", but it didn't show the program I wanted to use (Ulead GIF Animator). So I used Browse and found the executable & chose it; but, when I did that, all that happened was that the "Open with" window reappeared without the Ulead GIF Animator as a choice. What gives? Jack
-
duplicate listing of files in search results window
by Guest jdevola- 3 replies
- 217 views
This I find rather peculiar: When searching for files (e.g., *.*), search results window displays duplicate listing of same file (name, size, all attributes the same; location exactly the same!) Each file is apparently the same file (if open both, one opens; if delete one, both get deleted; if recover from recycle bin, both reappear in search window) listed twice in search window. I just noticed this recently, so it may be related to programs I've recently installed. What is going on here? Can this be fixed somehow? Anybody ever seen this before? Thanks in advance. -jd
-
Optical Drives
by Guest NJITGS- 10 replies
- 375 views
Greetings All- When I use the "Eject" button when right clicking on an optical drive in my computer it only opens the drive but does not close it. Would anyone happen to know of a fix for this or how I could change my settings to make it both open and close when clicking the eject button? Thank you in advance. Elaine Beauxrauxgard-Weiderhoff
-
USB RNDIS Device Speed
by Guest Neeti- 0 replies
- 121 views
Hi, I have a USB RNDIS network device, which when connected to windows machine shows a network connection. The windows RNDIS driver queries OID_GEN_LINK_SPEED from device, what speed shall device return? I am asking this question because:- My device is a high speed device which means link speed is 480 Mbps. But since my device implements BULK endpoint, the bandwidth allocated to it will be 10% i.e Maximum 48 Mbps. Now If I say the speed is 480 Mbps what will windows use it for? Will the data transfers from window happen at speed of 480 Mbps or this OID property is just to show the link speed in network connection status window. If windows use this va…
-
Activating XP in Microsoft VPC
by Guest raj- 1 reply
- 156 views
I created a virtual image of a machine using Acronis. I'm trying to run the image on a different laptop. Both laptops are of same model (Dell latitude D630). When I start the virtual machine, the machine starts and when I try to login, I get this message: "This copy of windows must be activated with Microsoft before you can log on. Do you want to activate Windows now?" Only a windows xp screen comes up when I click 'Yes' or 'No'. I could not activate Windows XP. How do I active Windows XP in this virtual machine? Thanks
-
Found New hardware-Runn DLL as an APP failure
by Guest Mark XPMC needs help- 0 replies
- 135 views
Running windows XP MCE, SP3, Ihave runa a malware check and virus check to no avail. I am trying to install a USB printer (happens to ANY usb plugged in) as soon as the "Found New hardware" bubble appears on the in the lower right, I get an error message Run a DLL as an App has encoutnered a problem and needs to close. The technical info I have: App name rundll32.exe; Modversion 5.1.2600.5512; ModName newdev.dll. I tried to copy in a new rundll32 and re regsiter it I continue to have this issue. Any assistance is greatly appreciated. Thank you. Mark
-
Fragmentation of large video file
by Guest Stan Hilliard- 13 replies
- 443 views
OS=Windows XP Pro SP2 I downloaded a 1 hour video, file dn008.0318.mp4 from democracynow.com using the video player Miro.exe. The 451,294 KB, file had 6,264 fragments. When I use this process I typically get this degree of high fragmentation. Q1 - Is such high fragmentation to be expected with video files? Or does this indicate that I have a problem? Windows defrag couldn't defrag it (or several other video files.) Piniform defraggler showed 3 fragments after Defragging it. Information will be appreciated, Stan Hilliard
-
Getting new system
by Guest Jim Brown- 2 replies
- 180 views
I am getting a new system with Windows Vista Home 64 bit. My old system is Windows XP Home. How do I get programs and data to my new system from the old system?
-
good backup/imaging software?
by Guest Dan- 12 replies
- 438 views
Looking to do a one-time hard-drive image for back-up. Not something that continually monitors changes, but something I can run whenever I feel the need to perform a backup to save to a DVD and load in the event of a system crash. Preferably free (if anything is available). I've bought a computer with three recovery CDs I can use to restore the computer to the state in which I bought it, but I have made so many changes since then, I would like to make a new recovery disc (DVD preferably). The CDs I have load Norton Ghost in a DOS environment. From there, I can choose to load from image to disc (I think is the option). Can I use this same app to bac…
-
Hard Drive activity
by Guest the K- 5 replies
- 273 views
Is it normal for the hard drive to be constantly active? While looking at a web page, without clicking any links, I notice that the hard drive light is continually flashing. I also noticed that the CPU usage went as high as 50% when I was simply viewing a web page. What might be the cause of this? I ran a virus scan with NOD 32 and it came up empty.
-
Change Windows Splash Screen - Legal?
by Guest רמי- 8 replies
- 325 views
Hey, My company developes an enterprise application for close companies. As part of our product, we replace the winlogon shell from explorer to our application main entry, And the windows splash screen to our logo. My question is - is it legal? If not, is there a legal way of doing it - by asking permission from Microsoft or adding a small icon of Microsoft in our logo as well? Thanks alot --sternr
-
Macromedia Flash
by Guest someone- 2 replies
- 215 views
After some inactivity on my Windows XP Pro, instead of the screen saver, I get a dark screen, with the message: "Could not find Macromedia Flash." OK. For some reason, I didn't have it any more. Maybe SP3. So I downloaded it, but I still get the same message.
-
Win.ini
by Guest Mist- 5 replies
- 264 views
Discovered an application's (PMI) tails left over from long ago when supposedly it had been deleted. I'm hesitant to play here because they aren't concise yet I'm fairly certain they're all together. Know what happens with "assume" also. Originally, the application was geared to start on boot up. If I wanted to gamble, how would I edit the ini file? Only reason to is if it's being read. If it's being ignored, eh, so what. Thinking it might be part of other ills here I'm hunting. Windows XP SP2
-
Problem creating User account
by Guest Jackpine- 7 replies
- 309 views
As the computer administrator on my PC, I created a new limited User account. However, when I tried to open up this new account, I got a small window saying Personal Settings. Setting up Internet settings. (Or words to that effect.) An hourglass appeared. This continued for about 5 minutes with no change. I then rebooted the PC and tried to open the new account again, with the same result. Can someone explain why the new account will not set up properly? Thank you. --
-
KB936929
by Guest Sam spade- 3 replies
- 234 views
I have the shield by my clock which says "updates are ready for your computer". Clicked on it and eventually it said it was for SP3. I canceled out all the panels and now I still have the shield saying I have updates. I'd rather not have SP3 (had d/ld a few months ago and was lucky in that it found errors and didn't take), so how can I get rid of this shield?
-
trojan.blusod knocked out screensaver
by Guest cicero1- 7 replies
- 314 views
Norton removed trojan but not before screensaver destroyed. No screensaver tab left in Display. Windows XP keeps searching for screensaver and crashes with multiple blue screen stops. Can avoid by manually sending system into standby and avoiding screensaver mechanism. But how to repair? -- cicero1
-
snipping app
by Guest Snowman- 1 reply
- 150 views
Hi group Dumped Vista for various reasons..... but I'm really missing the SnippingTool on my XP box...(got the vista sidebar to work on xp) Is it possible to get this app running on XP ?
-
I can view my thumbnails but windows can't find the actual file thatholds the pic
by Guest ImahSecret@gmail.com- 0 replies
- 137 views
when I do a search for *.jpg, explorer brings up all my thumbnails... but when I click on a thumbnail and error stating that " windows cannot find C:documents and settings.. blah blah \my documents \029484765.jpg" make sure you typed the filename... blah blah... You guys know the drill... I'm trying to recover files because my computer was infected with antivixp2009.. any help you can offer would be great.
-
How do I change drive letters?
by Guest Moonbarker Osbourne- 3 replies
- 199 views
This mornin', I made a mistake that caused my system to see my usual USB connected external hard drive as the same letter as when I have my camera's SD card plugged into my printer. I've already gone through the pain in the tail of chagin' ev'rything so that all my programs look for "G" instead of "F" when they look for somethin' on the external HD. For future reference, if the external drive letter gets changed by my system again, how do I change it back to what I want it to be?
-
ipconfig error: unable to query host name
by Guest avat- 1 reply
- 172 views
I am working through a router with one main computer, a wireless laptop, and a second desktop computer. When everything is plugged in, the second desktop computer (which runs Windows XP Home Edition) shows it is connected to the Internet, but when running a browser (in this case Internet Explorer) I get the "The page cannot be displayed" error. I've tried to run an "ipconfig" through the command prompt and I get this error: Windows IP Configuration An internal error occurred: the request is not supported. Please contact Microsoft Product Support Services for further help. Additional information: Unable to query host name. I followed the instructions i…
-
Re: Lost "current date" from taskbar
by Guest Petrus- 16 replies
- 499 views
Re: Lost "current date" from taskbar Hi, got the same problem. Advice below does not help. In addition to the clock, I also have the name of the day in the taskbar - can't get rid of it. I don't need it, but I NEED the date! I have no third party software for this task, just basic XP Pro. "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote: > Bob, > > Right-click the Taskbar and uncheck Lock the Taskbar option. Now, resize the > Taskbar using the top handle (when you see the double-headed arrow mark) and > increase the Taskbar height (two lines). The date and time would be > displayed. Then, lock the taskbar. > > -- > Regards, > > Rames…
-
Unable to apply file extension
by Guest Teds Web- 2 replies
- 188 views
I have reloaded Windows XP home eidtion aftger having virus's. All loaded ok and computer working well. Loaded IE 7 and service packs. Have Powerpoint viewer and went to change the file extension (in folder options) so that all powerpoints would open with this. made the change but was unable to click on the apply button, it is greyed out. While in outlook express unable to open an attachment that is a powerpoint presentation, but if I save it to the desktop and then open it there is no problem. What am I missing and why can't I open powerpoint presentations with the viewer? Viewer will open from '97 to 2003. Many thanks Yvonne