Windows XP
Windows XP help and discussions.
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error loading operating system
by Guest Dave- 10 replies
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Started up winxp sp2 and got message "error loading operating system". It was previously shut down automatically while I wasn't there. Used bartpe and found nothing on the c (system) drive. File system shows raw with no space and nothing used. The other partition on the same physical drive is fine. The only thing I can see to do is error check the C drive but I doubt this will do anything. Any ideas? Thanks.
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Non-System Disk
by Guest Ugly Trick- 21 replies
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"Non-System disk or disk error. Replace and strike any key when ready". Has any one encountered this problem and knows how to solve it? If you have, Please help. Ugly Trick
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lost Internet on PC but wireless still on
by Guest Xm@n- 1 reply
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I have desktop computer with WIN XP Home conected wirelessly to Siemens 555 wireless router for ADSL connection. As protection I had WEP/WAP (or similar) pasword protection and MAC filter turned on. Everything was fine. Both computers connect wirelessly to Internet separatly and at the same time if needed. Then I recently baught a laptop (T61 with WIN XP Professional) and try to connect it wirelessly to Siemens 555 for Internet. Could not do it until turned off WEP/WAP protection so now there is only MAC filter turned on as protection. The problem is that few days ago I completly lost Internet on desktop PC. Firefox, IE, Outlook express and other programs …
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themes
by Guest rasta4eva- 1 reply
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I saw on a laptop with Windows XP a blue dragon theme that had features like a MAC...There were live blue flames behind everything and if you click on the "start tab, it would raise and a blue dragon would be sitting on top of the menu. Also, the tabs were on the top and only visible when you put the mouse towards the top of the screen. Does anyone know what theme this is?
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CD burner question
by Guest SSJ04 Mewtwo- 2 replies
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I have an older HP CD writer which was purchased back when I was running ME back in 2001. Question, I see in device manager that the device is working properly, but I want to know if I've got just a second CD-ROM or if I can still burn. I've tried going to HP's site, but for some reason you have to buy that driver instead of downloading it like I did for my printer and scanner. Even went as far as to calling them, but they had wanted us to purchase it through the website.
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Problems for using SubInAcl.
by Guest hill- 0 replies
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Hi everyone, I have some problems about using SubInAcl. 1. I use SubInAcl to modify DACL of registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\1. Before I begin to use SubInAcl, there has existed a ACE for user Everyone has full control permission. After I run the command line: subinacl /regkey HKEY_CURRENT_USER\1 /deny=everyone=c I found the behavior of SubInAcl is that delete the old ACL for user everyone and create a new ACE for everyone with Create SubKey pemission. Is it possible to let SubInAcl not to delete the old ACE. In addition, is it possible to specify inheritance flags and propagation flags for ACE by SubInAcl? Thanks. 2. I play SubIn…
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Reformating my pc quick question...
by Guest ExplicitYourSelf- 5 replies
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First of all im following this step by step tutorial at http://helpdesk.its.uiowa.edu/windows/instructions/reformat.htm and im concerned where it says to delete any existing partitions. Do i delete all of them or what do i do. I pretty much just want to re-install my pc and have it as if i just bought it. Thanks.
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Deleting sub folders & files to be written on for read only.
by Guest Sharon- 11 replies
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Hi Everyone, Can some one please help me. I am in the process of saving all my photos on CD-RW disk, and now when I put in a blank CD it comes up with the folder that needs to be written but I don't want this file and I can't delete it. I have accidently made 17 subfolders and cannot delete any of them. I just need a blank disk without this file. I have tried erasing the whole disk but that doesn't work either.Help me very frustrated. Sharon x
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How to move user profile from one domain to another
by Guest Mike- 5 replies
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Hi Is it possible to move user profile from one domain to another? Our company users have WindowsXP workstations joined into Win2000 domain. Since we're in a plan of impelemnting new Win2008 domain environment (new DC servers with new user/computer accounts) I'm wondering what is the simpliest way to re-join computer from old domain to a new one so that users will still have their profiles. Yes I know we can simply put computer out of a domain and join them to a new one and log-on with a new user account, but then we need to move all settings and data from old user profile to a new one. Can this be done more automatically? Thank you in advance. Regards…
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Problem "Un-cloning" HD
by Guest Dave- 19 replies
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Wanted to replace my full primary HD with a larger one. Cloned a new drive as an external, replaced original internal with the new drive. Had some problems (more on this later), decided to go back and reclone newer drive. Removed new cloned drive, replace with original. Now when I boot with the original, I get, after a VERY long pause, "Primary drive not found - Strike F1 to continue, F2 to run Setup Utility" If I hit F1, the system continues to load just fine. Explorer shows everything as it should be, Device Manager shows no problems, this device working properly, etc., etc. The original HD was jumpered as cable select. Also tried jumpering as …
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XP Home SP1 to SP3
by Guest John Q. Smith- 10 replies
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I know that there were MANY problems upgrading Windows XP from SP1 to SP2. My dad has a Dell desktop computer that is still running XP Home with SP1 and needs to update his Service Pack for software needs. How does XP do when going directly from SP1 to SP3?? Does it have the same problems as going from SP1 to SP2?
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Partition Software
by Guest Eric Goldberg- 9 replies
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Hi all, I am looking for a software that can create partitions. I used to use the windows cd to create the partitions but it's not very efficient for me to do that. I am referring to partitons I make after installing windows for whatever reason. Any recommendations? Any response is appreciated. Regards, Eric
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Re: CD/DVD Recorder rejects all attempts to mount CDs/DVDs if a Windows Explorer window is open
by Guest coming@last.com- 0 replies
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Re: CD/DVD Recorder rejects all attempts to mount CDs/DVDs if a Windows Explorer window is open On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 02:19:28 -0300, coming@last.com wrote: >WinXP SP2 >Sony CD/DVD Recorder > >Everything is OK until SUDDENLY, for no apparent reason, the Sony >rejects ANY attempt to mount a CD or DVD - virgem, audio, movie, dados >- doesn't make any difference. >This only happens if I have a Windows Explorer window open. >I close the W.Explorer window - the problem disappears - all discs are >accepted. Hit the "SEND" button before time :-( Anyone got any ideas? TIA -- c@l.c
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win32/adware.virtumonde and win32.privacyremover.m64
by Guest I don''t know anything- 7 replies
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Hi My computer is infected by this: win32/adware.virtumonde and win32.privacyremover.m64 On my screen it says in big letters that your computer is effected. I tried to do system restore to a previous point but the only point available now is the one whe re the virus was effected. I did it and nothing happened and the virus is still there My McAfee Antivirus has expired but even then I did a Scan in safe mode and it didnt find anything. I downloaded AVG Antivirus (free) from download.com and tried to insgtall it but it wont run the installation process. I am able to connect to internet with my effected computer. But it won't OPEN any anti-virus sit…
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Uninstall SP3
by Guest hrvgds- 4 replies
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After the posts I just read, I want to uninstall SP3 until I have a new external hard drive, and have done more research on the update--I've alreadly learned the hard way to NOT trust Microsoft blindly when my files got deleted. Autumn
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Replaced (cloned) my HD, booted up (almost) first try. Everything seems to work except SR is not working. I reviewed several of the posts on this subject, and they suggest a couple of methods of rebuilding the sr file that require you to insert the SP2 CD. I believe they are looking for the sr.sys file. I do have the Windows SP2 disc, however, I keep getting the error message "file not found" Agent Ransack can't find sr.sys on the CD either. What to do? Dave
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Lost XP Home SP2 OEM License Key
by Guest Mark- 4 replies
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I recently purchased XP Home SP2 OEM Version to install on an older machine and sell to a neighbor. I cannot find the license key. Any chance I can obtain another one... without paying? I still have the receipt showing proof of purchase. Thanks, Mark
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Sound Cards, Configurations and Headaches, Oh My!!!
by Guest MissLady91- 1 reply
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Here's the situation. I purchased a PC game which requires direct X 9.0c. Went online with tech support for over an hour who was very patient with me, but to no avail the game still won't work. The game that I bought is The Sims 2: Double Deluxe Expansion pack. Tech support helped me download DirectX and NViDIA Ge Force 2 and the game still won't play. I have Windows XP home edition. What do I need to do to get this game going? I'm ready to go and get my money back!!
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Question about "Delete Browsing History..."
by Guest programmernovice@yahoo.com- 4 replies
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Is there some way to automate this operation under XP Tools menu, that is to get it to automatically execute upon startup or shutdown? If so, I would appreciate a detailed explanation of how to do it. Thanks in advance
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Taskbar "misgrouping" Outlook items
by Guest JMTP- 1 reply
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For several months now, a number of my users have reported that Outlook items, particularly draft emails, are being grouped on their Taskbars as Word Documents rather than as Outlook files. Does anyone know why this is happening or how to fix it? We're using Windows XP, SP2 with MS Office 2003. Thanks.
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cannot write to desktop
by Guest graham- 7 replies
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Hi When I download a .exe file from net it wont write to desktop, i get message :\Documents and Settings\graham\Desktop\bbo_setup.exe could not be saved, because you cannot change the contents of that folder. Change the folder properties and try again, or try saving in a different location. I tried changing the properties of the folder in my computer and explorer to delete the read only tag box and apply. When I look again it has been re enabled Hope someone can help Graham
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Problem copying a directory to the CD-ROM Drive
by Guest John Morley- 0 replies
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Hi All, I am having trouble copying directories to my CD-R/W Drive for archival purposes. For example, if I right-click on a particular directory and select 'Send To' the CD-ROM Drive, the copy starts, but the time estimate for the process is many HOURS. The directory in question is 300MB in size. During the copy, which eventually finishes, the computer is essentially non-responsive. After the temporary files are created, the actual CD burn process is fairly quick. This is Windows XP-SP2. Any ideas why this process is Sooooooooooo Slow??? Thanks, John
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XP SP3 required for any further updates?
by Guest Doc- 13 replies
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When I got to Windows updates, it tells me I need to install SP3 and gives no other options for updates. I've heard of a lot of problems with SP3. Am I not going to be able to do any further updates to SP2? Is it SP3 or no further updates?
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remove fedora grub boot loader
by Guest tevia- 1 reply
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I've installed windows xp home onto a laptop that previously had fedora installed. I repartioned and reformatted it with BING, but the grub boot loader still starts and offers a choice between xp and an unknown os. How do I get rid of this boot loader so that the machine boots straight into xp? -- tevia
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Registry Startup folder
by Guest Alex Levi- 7 replies
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Can anyone tell me what is the following line that I found in my registry HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run Key: BM3b6d974d Value: Rundll32.exe "C:\WINDOWS\system32\xqfulqgt.dll",s When using Registry monitor I found that my Explorer.exe is writing this key (almost every second) Is this normal? I tried to scan my PC with NAV, Spybot, online scanners and found nothing. Thanks.