Windows XP
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Relationship of net framework updates
by Guest Lil' Dave- 0 replies
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Round and round I go. It was broke essentially, but stuck with it. DriveImage 7.0 and its net framework that came with it, MS version 1.0. The imaging worked fine, its the verification that failed in many occasions. Usually, it was an onboard hard drive I was saving an image to where the verification failed. USB and Firewire connected hard drives, no problems. Yes, I checked the onboard hard drive with both 3rd party software, chkdsk, and disk scan. Many times, I thought I tracked down the problem, but shortly reoccurred again. Basically, the problem as it turns out is the updates to net framework 1.0, 2 updates so far. The fix, despite MS mislead…
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XP Install Catch-22
by Guest littlenemo- 2 replies
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I'm ;not exactly a newbie, but I'm kind of stupid regarding some things, so please bear with me. I'm planning to install WindowsXP SP2 on some new hardware with clean (unformatted, SATA) drives. The motherboard is an Abit AB9 Quad GT which will have an Intel Core2 quad processor. The logistics have me a little puzzled. I'm not sure if I have what I need to get through the installation without problems. My hard drive will be a SATA drive. At this point, I don't have any floppy drive (not sure if I need one). I have only an LG SATA DVD ROM optical drive. I know the motherboard supports SATA drives, but I'm pretty sure I need some software drivers as …
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XP shortcuts to folders and shares to My Network Places
by Guest Tester- 1 reply
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Hi there, Is there a possible slowdown of an XP Pro machine by adding shortcuts to folders and adding shares of recently opened documents to My Network Places? If yes, then it is applicable for shortcuts to folders/ shares for both LAN reachable servers [100 Mbps] or only WAN servers through speeds less then 10 Mbps? Should I set up mapped drives instead? Thank you, T
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cd drive freezes up along with computer
by Guest Kyle- 11 replies
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My aunt's computer keeps freezing up when she uses her cd drive only certian music or other types do this we're not sure why Please help us figure out the problem.
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Print spool error
by Guest DrGaryG- 8 replies
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All of a sudden my printer has disappeared from my computer. I can't reinstall it. All I get is an error message: "Print spooler service is not running."
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Reinstalled XP-Home/SP2... a Q
by Guest G. Katts- 8 replies
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I reformatted the HD and reinstalled XPHome/Sp2 this morning. How do I remove the MS-Messenger thing that refuses to die? I can't even exit it. Unchecking it in msconfig doesn't work. PLEASE... how do I remove it from my PC?
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XP pro diskpart
by Guest Frodo- 2 replies
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Hi all, Anyone use diskpart to create another partition? Thank you.
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xp slow to open a file in explorer
by Guest jcsquish- 4 replies
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this is on a XP system using office 2007 : : > I have an issue with one of our new computers. It is a Dell P4 1gb ram, 2.8 : > ghz and is on a network. For the last couple weeks the client is complaining : > that it takes a long time to open windws explorer, once in it is then slow : > for the first few folders clicked and then seems ok. It actually takes about : > 40-60 seconds to open explorer. As i mentioned it is a new machine so : > shouldnt have much crap on it to bog it down. I have 2 other machines : > exactly the same that dont seem to have this issue. Any ideas on how to fix : > this or what to look for? : >
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Need to Clone Laptop HDD 1 2
by Guest Kerneldebugger- 37 replies
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Is there a cloning program, such as Acronis True Image or Norton Ghost, that will clone a laptop hard drive to a USB hard drive using a CD disk, or do they require a floppy drive? I'm very familiar with Drive Image, which runs in Caldera DOS, but I don't know how to make a USB drive visible in DOS. I've ordered a Lenovo r61 for a college student, with XP Pro, and after I decrapify it, add SP-3, Avast and ZA, etc, I'd like to make a clone. TIA
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DVD-Rom Region not set
by Guest josh- 1 reply
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I have a PC with a dvd-rom, which the dvd region has never been set in. Whenever I attempt to actually set it to Region 1 (USA), It tells me I don't have the privileges, I am in the administrator group. Also, I have attempted with and without the movie present in the drive. Can anybody here help me with this issue?
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Logo Key+E - Administrator Error
by Guest Roscoe P. Coltrane- 3 replies
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Hello...in XP Home SP2, when I try to use the Windows key+E to bring up Windows Explorer, I get the following error message: "This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact your system administrator." Other logo key combos seem to work ok, like the +R for run. Is there a registry adjustment I can make that will resolve this? TIA for any assistance that can be offered!
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Why O Why doesn't reg change stick
by Guest bill@love.ranch- 4 replies
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I change my logon pref using TweakUI to allow auto logon to my account. It seems to work once or twice then when I reboot it is gone and I am back to clicking me on the logon screen. it is doing that on two computers. same OS (XP Pro) and other s/w.
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User Settings get changed when another user logons
by Guest Sanjay Mehta- 2 replies
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Hi, We are using roaming profiles, win xp on clients and windows 2003 on the server. I have a user who complains that the user's settings are not retained - when somebody else uses their computer. For example the resolution is affected. Is their anyway to lock down those settings so a default is used.
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System Tray Arrow Missing
by Guest Keith W- 6 replies
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This is a minor but irritating little fault that has cropped up on my wife's PC. I reinstalled Windows XP on the machine about a month ago to give it a larger hard drive and tidy up the crud. All has been well and it updated to SP3 satisfactorily some three weeks ago. Now, it has suddenly lost the little left pointing chevron at the left side of the system tray that allows you to open the tray wider to display the inactive icons. Any ideas how to get the chevron back please? -- Keith Willcocks (If you can't laugh at life, it ain't worth living)
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Cannot access removable media.
by Guest Bobby28- 6 replies
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XP SP2 machine that cannot access removable media (cd/dvd, usb, etc..). The user is a member of the local admin's group, and the admin group when logging onto the domain. There are no default domain causing the issue (other users are fine) and nothing I find in the local secuirty policy causing this behavior. When inserting a cd, it says "Administrator has .....access denied" something along those lines. When I click run > e:\ I get an access denied error. Please help...thank you!