Windows XP
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Start menu
by Guest Mahlon- 5 replies
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When I add a folder and name it to the programs in start menu it stays there for a few days then it disappears. What is deleting it and what is the fix? Thank you. Mahlon
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Re: Ditto
by Guest KGlennC- 0 replies
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Re: Ditto Thank you... worked!!!! (I have AutoCAD installed.) "Yves Leclerc" wrote: > Okay! Do you have AutoCAD installed? > > If so, do the following: > > Go here: > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_a.htm#ws > And click the autocad fix link. > > > "bhcarney" <bhcarney@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:90A21551-821D-48D6-8AAB-B1E41620A200@microsoft.com... > > Me too..same question!! > > > > "Mike" wrote: > > > >> Ditto.... want to get a response as well. > >> > >> "mmac" wrote: > >> > >> > I have a HUGE blank s…
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iexplore
by Guest didee58- 3 replies
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Thanks for last info on sp3, have another delemia and since i am such a notknownik this is best place for me. when I go to task manager, cause sometimes even when i log off iexplore is still running and I have to shut it down manually, ? is when it is on it is taking 64,248k last time i checked and i know that is to much memory. Can you tell me if that is so and how i can fix it. Thanks
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Do I need all these? 1 2
by Guest tapyeno- 45 replies
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I have recently upgraded to full AVG Internet Security. I also have Spyware Doctor and Max Registry Cleaner. Do I need all these? Thanks.
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How to stop MP Upgrade Notification
by Guest Andrew- 2 replies
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How can one stop the irksome Media Player Upgrade Notifications appearing? Thanks - RAH
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System restore
by Guest crapit- 2 replies
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Every time I mount a NDAS drive (SATA), the windows system restore automatically turn on the monitoring. How to prevent it from doing so as Im unable to dismount the drive ?
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Computer boot problem
by Guest Markkk- 6 replies
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I have a problem getting the computer to boot properly when I first turn it on in the morning. (If I turn it off and then on later in the day it works fine.) What happens is it goes through all the motions of booting up, including playing the warm-up theme music, but the screen remains dark. If I turn the monitor off and on, I can see the desktop for an instant when it comes back on, before the screen again goes dark. The Windows loading screen (with the moving bar) also flashes by momentarily during bootup. If I leave the computer on for half an hour or so after the bootup, I can push the spacebar to make the desktop appear (just like when the computer is…
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User Account
by Guest petec- 3 replies
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I have Windows XP with 4 users, I want to delete one of the user accounts but when I open "User Account" up in Control panel it is empty. Any ideas?
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Hi, I'm running a Dell Latitude D830, 3gb ram, 2.6Ghz Centrino, and Windows XP SP3. The machine usually boots, and logs on to the point where you can begine to run programs, in under 2 minutes. Friday I decided to upgrade to Media PLayer 11, (because I was fed up with it nagging me to upgrade). I performed the upgrade, and rebooted. However, since the upgrade, bootup now takes about 5 minutes, with Windows hanging at the 'running startup scripts' screen, then once you've entered your username/password, login takes another 5 minutes, with Windows just displaying the standard background, and nothing else. You can't even ctrl+alt+del to bring up task manager to…
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Skype crashing Windows XP when I click green call button
by Guest Margy- 4 replies
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When I click green call button on Skype, Windows XP crashes immediately. Done Skype installation and setup so many times on XP and this has never happened. Any suggestions would be most appreciated. -- Margy South Africa
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Can't format
by Guest Jorge E. Jaramillo- 9 replies
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I have a Dell computer that I bought about 3 years ago. With time it became obsolete for the use I wanted to give it and I bought a brand new one but I consider that my old machine is a good equipment and that my nephews could still use it and I wanted to give it to them but without the burden of so many old programs that make its start up to take too long. So I thought of formating it and reinstalling the whole XP but I haven't been able to do it. I changed the boot sequence to start with the CD and I also enabled the Installing OS (or something like that) option but still when i turn on the computer with the cd labeled as "Operating System" and having…
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SP3 changing OE Newsreader settings?
by Guest Pheasant Plucker®- 5 replies
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Hi there, Having held off SP3 for a while until the dust settled I thought I would update all my computers. All seemed to go well apart from my main machine (isn't it always the way:-) where I rebooted and I saw the 'Setting up Outlook Express Preferences' or something similar. Why would SP3 want to do that? I see now my customised toolbar has defaulted back to something else and I don't know what else may have changed. So...why did SP3 decide to change my OE Settings and more importantly what exactly did it change apart from the toolbar that I can see? -- Thanks & regards, -=pp=-
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New XP Disc still crashes
by Guest Mike B- 3 replies
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I submitted a question about two weeks ago I was getting blue screen errors bad pool header windows has revcovered from a serious error CHDSK errors were appearing I reinstalled windows XP and receved the same errors. I then ordered new recovery disks and installed them last week. For days the system worked fine. Today I am getting the same error messages, constant shut downs, blue screen errors, system hanging up. Hour glass freezing, internet explorer shutting down every 3 minutes. bad pool header messages etc. Also the wireless network cannot be found at tmes and says no networks in range while another laptop in the same room works. when…
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Pirinting a black article in color
by Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]- 4 replies
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ifrizzy <frizzy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > How can I print an article that is all originally in black in color > on an Epson printer? Think about it...it's black and white. So, unless this is a document you can edit, and therefore change the text to the colors of your choice, you can print it in...black and white. Epson, HP, Canon, Dell, or whatever printer.
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MS Elite 1011 keyboard.
by Guest stumpwater- 3 replies
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WinXP Pro SP 3 Latest Intellitype app. My 'favorites' keys will not bring up their assigned web sites while I'm using IE7. When I attempt to use them my computer freezes and I must reboot. When applying one of the four assigned keys from a cold boot all is well - I get to the sites I have selected. What must I do to eliminate this annoying situation? -- none
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Remove buttons gone?
by Guest Peter- 8 replies
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In the Controlpanel > Add or remove programs all the Remove buttons are gone. I use SP3. I have tried several restorepoint with no avail. What can I do except reinstall? -- Regards Peter
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Outlook Express problems
by Guest Bren- 11 replies
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Using Windows XP, SP3 recently installed but I don't think this is the cause. 1. I cannot get OE to block Spam. I've tried setting it to delete it from the server, put it in my Deleted Items folder, delete it etc. but it still turns up in my Inbox?? I'm pretty sure I followed the instructions correctly. 2. I discovered that there is is a newer version of OE (OE7). I was previously using OE6. I downloaded and installed OE7 and restarted the computer when prompted. However, when I open Outlook Express and go to Help - About Microsoft Outlook Express, I'm told that I am still using Outlook Express 6 !! What is going on?????
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speed
by Guest gitman- 2 replies
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since installing sp3, my computer is really slow. is there a connection? is there anything to do?
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by Guest nike paypal- 0 replies
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Command Line command for Start>Run and Regional Settings
by Guest Richhall- 2 replies
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Hi, on some workstations we have a lock down for certain users as to what access they can have for applications. When I go with an admin to change settings it only applies to my profile, and is difficult to keep having to logoff a user and logon again. I have created a batch script to get to a command line, is there an exe command for control panel>region settings and start>run that I can run from a command line? Cheers, Rich
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Question for RAMISH MVP or anyone else (incorrect htm icons on vista)
by Guest David H. Lipman- 4 replies
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From: "leap frog vista" <leapfrog@vizztal.com> | there is a known solution to the incorrect display of htm, html, mht icons | on XP with the IE7- and office 2003 combo... | its here: http://windowsxp.mvps.org/htmicon.htm | However when I try to run this FIX under vista, the exe says that's its made | only for XP!!! | I am running vista now.. and the icons are changed to the blue IE icon. | I am sure the fix works since it did the trick for XP many times.. but it | wont run with vista. | Is there another version of this fix for vista or what is the work around to | make it work? | I tried running it in compatibility mode and admin, but no go.…
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Hi, When I plugged the drive in "Verbatim Store n Go 1GB" after adding some files to it from another computer, as I have done many times, XP went and installed the drive as something else using different drivers! Now I have uninstalled it, rebooted, inserted the drive again and same result! It now see's it as a "USBest USB2FlashStorage USB Device". Whats going on?? How do I get it back to normal? It shows up in my computer, but when I try to open it, it says "please insert a disk in drive f:". Drive shows up as zero size. Thanks for reading, any info would be great!
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prevent change of network options
by Guest Raymond Chiu- 1 reply
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Dear all, How can I disallow user changing the "File Share and printer share " Options in the network or any IP address setting? Thanks, Raymond
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Media Player 11 and CD Player Volume Control
by Guest Mark- 2 replies
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How can I get Media Player 11 to output sound to the CD Player volume control rather than Wave volume control, especially whilst listening to CDs and Internet radio. The old Win2K CD Player can do this and it's great for separating the audio CD sound from that of Wave Windows sound effects (opening windows etc.) so that the latter don't blast out whilst listening to CDs etc. Thanks Mark
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On my home PC when I startup XP, right before the desktop loads and the icons populate my computer just sits there for over a minute on a blank desktop background. There is little to no HD activity while it's sitting there. I've found that if I press ESC while it's sitting there, it continues immediately and loads windows normally. I cannot even bring up the task mgr with Ctrl+Shift+ESC while it's hanging there. I have not noticed any unusual startup programs. Any idea what could be causing this or how I can troubleshoot it?