Windows XP
Windows XP help and discussions.
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boot disk failure
by Guest meamjw- 1 reply
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-- meamjw I am using XP Home/SP3 and it had been running well until about a week ago when I was trying to set up a LAN and hooked up an Iogear KVM. The next time I tried to boot it got to the end of the PCI devices section and presented me with the "Disk boot failure, insert system disk and press enter" I have since found I can get it to boot with an emergency floppy and everything works fine after that. In fact I have just been leaving the floppy inserted and have no problems. I just want to fix it so it boots like it's supposed to and have tried many things that have not helped one bit: 1. ran the most complete check disk=no errors. Ran a disk diagnos…
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Hourglass Flashes every few seconds...
by Guest anthony77- 6 replies
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The Hourglass icon flashes about every other second on my computer. I've restarted many times, I have very little running when I start my computer. I've deleted a few useless things off of my computer lately to increase the hard disk space, so that might have something to do with it. It must be trying to run somthing in the background. How do I stop it, it's driving me crazy!??
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XP Error Msg
by Guest KenP- 1 reply
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My Dell laptop was acting sluggish so I ran a disk check to fix errors, if any, and defragged the system. On restart, I now get the following: 0x000000F4 0x00000003 0x8A53F680 0x8A53F7F4 0x805FB02E I tried to run the XP repair option from the CD but the repair option did not come up as an option. That is after entering ENTER on the first setup screen. It only came to the 2nd SETUP screen w/no REPAIR option. Does anyone have a clue as to what I can do to fix this problem? Thanksin advance. KenP
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Desktop
by Guest SinSoul- 12 replies
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Hello, I have this weird question, but I find it rather actual. I was wondering, if it's possible to change desktop folder, I mean so that all information with which I work on desktop would be stored not in C:\Documents and set....\Desktop, but so that I could change the location of it. I need it because it annoys me, each time to backup desktop, when I'm about to format C disk to reinstall windows. Thank you in advance.
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Problem with mic volume; settings fine but no sound. Why?
by Guest mdsdaddy- 1 reply
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I have downloaded Skype (several times). When I receive calls, speakers work fine but caller cannot hear me. I've run trouble shooter via Skype and verified all settings required. I've done sound check via Windows and verified all settings. I've replaced my microphone to insure working hardware. I'm using Realtec AC'97 audio driver. Please, I'd appreciate any helpful thoughts to correct mic sound issue?
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Keyboard Problems
by Guest BigE- 1 reply
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I installed Windows XP Japanese SP3 on my girlfriend's computer. During the installation, I chose the English 101/102 keyboard option (press the space bar), because she has an English 101 keyboard attached to it. Windows had no problem with the keyboard, and she was able to type all her text in Japanese using the English keyboard. Somehow that changed tonight. When she was using Japanese IME to type, Windows somehow switches her keyboard layout to Japanese. Because some of the keys are different on Japanese keyboards, she is unable to find them. She has to press every SHIFT+ combination to find some of the characters. For example, on Japanese keybo…
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Keyboard failure
by Guest Sunny- 1 reply
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When I reboot the computer it comes up with "keyboard failure" which it thinks about for a while, then finally boots up. But, once it is up, there is no problem with the keyboard at all. However, it makes booting up take about 20 minutes. Keyboard is Microsoft Ergonomic Keyboard 4000. OS is XP Office standard.
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profile
by Guest Bill43- 1 reply
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I know this is not the proper group, but could someone please advise me on my profile. I have changed my email and verified it with microsoft, (several months ago)however, this site does not recognize it, and I had to log in with my old email address. Please advise
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PROGRAMS popup on startup
by Guest Russ M- 6 replies
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When rebooting I get a window titled PROGRAMS that pops up. I have stopped all loading programs, one at a time, but it still comes up. It would be nice to know where it is coming from and how to stop it.
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Volume Mute All Registry Key
by Guest SCC- 1 reply
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How can you set master volume to unmute with a registry change? I need to modify several computers and would like to do it remotely.
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Lost Administrator Privileges !!!
by Guest Bill- 4 replies
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Windows XP Media Center service pack 2 system. Somehow or other I'm locked out of Control Panel and all it's functions. I have no idea how this happened and wonder if I can restore this very important feature. No matter how I log on, none of my logon names can address these features. When openingExplorer, and double clicking Windows\system32\control.exe, it brings up the same window declaring "This operation has been cacelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact your system administrator" Frustrating....... Anyone with the knowledge to hack what ever is necessary to clear these restrictions would be greatly appreciated. I am …
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Taskbar Jumps
by Guest pjg- 1 reply
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This is the second pc running windows xp professional I've come across where any minimized windows in the task bar flicker or jump and can't be maximized. Also, the expansion arrow for system tray icons continuosly jumps left and right or up and down depending on horizontal or verticle placement of the task bar. Only thing that seems to temporarily fix this is to reboot the pc rebooting. Any ideas on the cause? One was a brand new pc and the other was an older tablet pc. Both computers were clean of malware. Any ideas on the cause? pjg
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Reinstall of WinXP fails @ 60% (copying files)
by Guest E-Double- 3 replies
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After replacing a SATA hard drive in a machine and during the reinstall process for WinXP, the install process fails at around 59-60% every time with a general blue screen error that says something to the effect of: 'Error copying file, press R to retry or ESC to ignore or F3 to exit.' Its always a different file name or names (if pressing ESC), but always happens around 59-60% of the copy file process. The WinXP install process will recognize the hard disk and even format it okay, but for some reason it fails to completely reinstall Windows XP. We have even tried different SATA drives and different CD & DVD drives for the install disk, as well as t…
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Small network question
by Guest Sal- 1 reply
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I recently networked two computers together as a workgroup through a wireless router using the network setup wizard. Both computers are running XP-SP3. Everything seems to work fine, but in My Network Places on one computer it shows both computers as a Local Network, and on the other computer one is on the Local Network and the other is under the label "The Internet". As I said, everything seems to be working fine now, but will this cause problems in the future? I'm curious about this. Why aren't they under Local Network on both computers?
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Service Pack 3
by Guest Bob Holiday- 3 replies
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I'm using XP Home. I recently installed Service Pack 3. Now, when my computer starts, it gets to a certain point and then reboots--thus I can't get it to start at all, except in Safe Mode. I installed a Microsoft-supplied patch for this problem, but it didn't help. I've called Microsoft tech support, and that didn't help. The only way I can get my computer to start is to uninstall Service Pack 3 first. Does anyone have any suggestions as to how I can install Service Pack 3 without this problem? Thanks!
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Two problems with XP SP3
by Guest Bob Taylor- 1 reply
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Two problems with XP SP3 I started with Win XP 32bit sp2 everything running fine, installed sp3 and ran into two problems: First - windows explorer was very slow in displaying file names - this occurred in explorer itself, but also in any file dialog. This problem has cleared up - I am not sure which of the various things did it - I changed the display options, but have set them all back - I increased the page space from the system managed, installed net framework 2.00. In any case, the problem seems to have completely gone away and everything is running fine except: Second problem - Quickbooks 2003 AND 2005 (the only versions I have tried) BO…
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Desktop Graphics
by Guest CJ- 0 replies
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My desktop wallpaper disappeared ... I had a picture up for several days and the desktop just turned black ... all icons are still there, just the picture is gone ... when I go to Display Properties/Desktop, it shows the picture that used to be there ... I tried changing to a different picture, and nothing happened ... About twelve hours later, the picture reappeared ... but only for an hour or so ... now the desktop is black again ... Does anyone know how I can troubleshoot/fix this ...?? Thanks much ... CJ
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VBS script with spaces in executable path
by Guest Tyler Durden- 3 replies
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I'm trying to write a vbs to run vncviewer on a relative path. The following code works, except when the path has spaces: Dim LaunchDir, FSO, WSHShell Set FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") Set WSHShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell") LaunchDir = FSO.GetFolder(".") wSHShell.Run LaunchDir & "\vncviewer.exe -notoolbar -autoscaling myhost.dyndns.org" Where's the error? Any help would be appreciated.
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Want to know more about ACL.
by Guest hill- 1 reply
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Hi all, What ACL setting cause a registry key fail to be written. I needed some information authoritative and in detail. Some articles refer to me are welcome. Thanks.
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Everything Hangs When Accessing Tracking.log in System Volume Information Folder
by Guest Charles Law- 0 replies
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I have Googled extensively for help on this, but although there are many, many reports of this problem, none of the solutions work for me, and no one has offered an explanation for the problem. All was well with my recently re-installed Windows XP SP3 set-up. I used Acronis Disk Director 10 to move some partitions around and resize them. Later, when I rebooted, all seemed fine, but when I started Disk Director again it hung on one drive. I left it for a while (10 minutes) and noticed that it had moved to another drive and hung there. Eventually, having left it for an hour or more, it showed the GUI, but doing anything with the problem drives caused another hang…
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Ox7E error on XP Repair
by Guest barrowhill- 2 replies
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Globetrooting friend left me his Sony VAIO VGN-S4XP/B to look at. Original problem was virus infection obtained whislt in USA Whislt there he used an online "fixit" service (ctrlcentre ?) to help him remove virus but in doing so this "messed" up his laptop. I don't know full story but I received PC in condition whereby XP (Pro) would load with various windows open (CP etc) but no touchpad mouse nor USB port functionality. Also had great difficulty navigatiing with Keyboard to effect any repair. Friend had no software (recovery or otherwise) with him so bit stumped. Decided in the end to try and repair using my own copy of XP Pro No real issue…
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Windows Logon Help
by Guest Wayne- 3 replies
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Ok, so i ran the windows installation disc on a new hard drive. I installed a new version of windows XP pro and go to where it asks to create user accounts. I clicked 'skip this step'. Upon bootup, it went to the windows logon screen asking for a password for windows with the Administrator account. I figured leaving it blank would work, no. Nor does any other possible default password I could think of. Come to find out, there is no default password for windows? Isn't this a catch-22? How am I supposed to log onto windows when I didn't even create user accounts? I don't have an option for boot in safe mode either. There is only F1 option for setup. …
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Update to WGA Notifications for Windows XP Professional (FYI)
by Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]- 2 replies
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Update to WGA Notifications for Windows XP Professional http://blogs.msdn.com/wga/archive/2008/08/26/update-to-wga-notifications-for-windows-xp-professional.aspx Description of the Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications application http://support.microsoft.com/kb/905474 NB: Installing WGA Notifications tool remains *optional*. Let the FUDfight begin... <eg> -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002 AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
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High RAM Consumption :-(
by Guest Jake- 3 replies
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hi im using a laptop with a processor (2GHz) and (2Gb) of RAM system: Windows Xp pro SP2, 2002 edition, updated to SP3 >>> MY PROBLEM is: I need to work on many programs that need memory, such as MS-Office Word ( with a document over 40 pages with pictures), Autocad-2009, MATLAB-R2007a(mathematical program), ANSYS11 (for finite elements analysis for engineering). those programs eat the RAM, and sometimes i need to work on more than 3 programs at once. BUT AFTER I FINISH AND CLOSE THEM ALL i find that the RAM consumption is still SUPER-high :-( over 1.4Gb although all hungry-programs are shut down. i find that by using task manneger. Also,…
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SQL Dumper
by Guest sajames- 0 replies
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Recently I was unstalling some programs from my computer and I accidently deleted the SQL Dumper. Is there any way to reinstall without completely reinstalling the entire disk?