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"bad pool headers"
by Guest Kahless- 2 replies
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ThsnksMy son is getting the blue screen of death with the error message "bad pool headers". He is in the Air Force and left me a voicemail about his pc. The cause appears to be that he click on one of those scams to have your pc scanned by AntivirusXP. After the 2300 viruses it found, that his Kaspersky did not, it wanted a credit card to continue. He clicked cancel and the BSOD cycle started. When the pc reboots, he is already logged in as the same user. Where can I find information to fix the "bad pool headers" error?
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File associations
by Guest Trevor Smith- 2 replies
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Hi All, I've rebuilt my pc and now have trouble with two file types, when double clicking files in explorer. The files have .sch and .pcb extensions, from my printed circuit board design program. I've changed the "OPEN WITH" to show the correct program but in explorer it still thinks they are "Microsoft Schedule+ Application" files. If I right click on the files and check the properties, it shows the correct program. When I double click, the correct program opens OK, but no file is present. I can use "open" from the program OK, but I'd prefer to work from explorer normally. Any ideas please ? -- Trevor Smith
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list all custom key stroke shortcuts
by Guest Frank- 4 replies
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where can I get a list of all custom keystrokes (in *.lnk files) short cuts in use? regards roga
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Hidden file and folders are not displayed
by Guest Talib- 21 replies
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Hi All, I've faced this problem many times wherein I am unable to view hidden files and folders instead of enabling the 'Show hidden files and folers' option in folder options on tools menu. I even tried editing the registry settings but it reverts back to the 'Do not show hidden files and folders' settings. I know this situation is caused by a virus. But even after a complete anti virus scan it didn't work. My main concern to view hidden files is that I want to delete Autorun.inf file on the C drive which does not allow me to open C drive simply by double clicking on it. Whenever I double click on the C drive an "open with" dialog box appears whi…
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Another Quickie ? 1 2
by Guest ManyBeers- 42 replies
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Without going into the how or why-I have managed to lose most of My C:\windows\system32\dllcache. It was app. 500megs in size and is now about 50 megs. Could i just copy a friends dllcache from his Gateway computer and and restore it to my Sony? Both are laptops My laptop is WindowsXP SP3 his is probably SP1 maybe 2. Definitely not SP3.
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Advanced file lock will erase your files
by Guest len47811@gmail.com- 3 replies
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I tried to rate this product on cnet.com but it would not let me give it a bad rating.Well I was using it to keep my sensitive data secret.I had a file i had worked on for hours on ened for my business.I locked the file,but when i unlocked it several of the most impotant folders had vanished.Might be a ploy to pay them to get your dtata back I dont know.All i know is the program works gainst you,not for you..and everyone should know these as well ..AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!!!!
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Shortcut Icon arrow... way to remove / change it?
by Guest MatthewS- 7 replies
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When creating a shortcut, the icon will then include a small arrow in the left side bottom corner. Is it possible to control this, and either remove it or change it somehow or anything along those lines?
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Reformating my PC quik Question
by Guest ExplicitYourSelf via WindowsKB.com- 4 replies
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I want to reformat my pc. Do i delete any of the existing portitions or do i just reinstall on local disk D?? -- Message posted via WindowsKB.com http://www.windowskb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx/windowsxp/200808/1
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What must run in startup.
by Guest helmsman- 7 replies
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Win XP Is there a site that tells you which programs MUST run in msconfig startup? TIA
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Windows Explorer has encounter a problem and needs to close....
by Guest SoxCubsFan- 3 replies
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I'm running XP SP2 and have just started getting the above error message. Am attaching a diagnostic report. Help please. Diagnostic Report (1.7.0095.0): ----------------------------------------- WGA Data--> Validation Status: Genuine Validation Code: 0 Online Validation Code: N/A Cached Validation Code: N/A Windows Product Key: *****-*****-BRVBB-38MQ9-3PMFT Windows Product Key Hash: 2V2VyxlfhiaCt/JkDzYQfiNOHMA= Windows Product ID: 55277-OEM-2111907-00106 Windows Product ID Type: 2 Windows License Type: OEM SLP Windows OS version: 5.1.2600.2.00010300.2.0.hom CSVLK Server: N/A CSVLK PID: N/A ID: {B1D48107-8F74-4A95-9BA3-D9F33F6A44E0}(1) Is Admin: …
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XP Boot Problem
by Guest rick s- 22 replies
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I have a problem where I can not boot my PC. It keeps coming up with the screen that shows how you want to boot. Normal, Safe mode, Last good,etc. Done of those options work. I took the hard drive out and put it in my other PC as a slave. When I boot my other PC it wants to run chkdsk on the other hard drive. When I let it run it gets thru the first section ok then it starts the second it comes out with the following message over and over again. Inserting an index entry into index $0 of file 32. It never stops. Any ideas? Thanks, Rick
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Desktop
by Guest doc-l- 2 replies
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I was attempting to place a single photo on my desktop and somehow wound up with 32 of the photos tiled across desktop in four rows of eight images each as a background. I am unable to change the desktop or delete the background. Please help me!!
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inventory tool
by Guest mmark751969- 1 reply
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I am looking for a tool that will allow me to do a workstation/server inventory. Something a little more sophisticated than a ping sweep. Something that will not be dependent on the workstation being online at time of inventory. Something that will interrogate dhcp or maybe the netbios table. Something that leaves a longer footprint than just a ping sweep. Thanks
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Wmp11 doesn't let me burn a cd?
by Guest ExplicitYourSelf- 8 replies
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The CPU is a compact wiondows xp home edition. This is the first time that i am trying to burn a dvd-r cd as data? Im pretty much trying to back up my music just incase anything was to happen. I added all the songs to the burn list, I switched the type from audio cd to data cd since I wanted to make a data cd. WMP reads that the disk is blank and then i go ahead and click "burn" and as soon as i click on burn the cd gets ejected from the tower, Would anyone have any idea as far as whats wrong with my computer. I dont have any problems burning audio cd's or data cd's using CD-R, so i'm not sure whats going on ?If you need more info about my computer just let me kn…
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Remote access
by Guest Man T- 0 replies
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I got home and office pc are both XP SP3. Any suggestion how do I access my work PC from home?
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Windows XP Media Center Upgrade
by Guest Art- 9 replies
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Can XP Media Center be upgraded to XP Professional? If 'yes', can it be done using 'XP Professional Upgrade', similarly to upgrading from 'XP Home', or do I have to use 'XP Professional Full'? ('XP Media Center' has some quirks that I would like to be done with.)
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Cleaning a mess
by Guest You Know Who ~- 5 replies
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our 11 year old has his own computer and frankly it is a mess. Lots of games and stuff which he installed and which have slowed the system to a crawl. I would like to fix it by either re-installing windows or repairing it. The computer came originally with windows 95 (yeah, i know, but he's only eleven) and then was upgraded to windows xp. We have the original win 95 retail disc and the win xp upgrade disc. What would you recommend? Thanks in advance. b
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info:windows prompt
by Guest Andre De Clercq- 1 reply
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I installed SP3 without problems, but everytime I start-up my computer I get a window about Windows info, showing the version number, to whom it has been licenced,etc. Is there a way to get rid of this prompt on my desktop at startup?
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Menu Option shows in Arabic text
by Guest Keith Rossi- 3 replies
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I've got a Pc that is showing the menu option "Set Program Access and Defaults" in Arabic lettering. No Language packs have been installed on this PC other than the standard XP install provides. Is there a way, aside from reinstalling the OS to get this back? This PC has been running the latest Symantec Corporate AV and we've detected no threats. Any input would be helpful.
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Security Updates fail to install.
by Guest Ed Wood- 5 replies
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I posted the following message on the microsoft.public.internetexplorer.security website on 8/1/08. That seems to be the wrong website for the post. Here is the original post. ____________________________________________________________________ For several months now, I get a toolbar notice to install some updates to Windows XP & IE. I am running Windows XP Professional SP3, and IE 7. The following security undates fail to install: Cumulative Security update for Activex Killbits for Windows XP (KB950760) Security Update ofr Windows XP (KB950762) Cumulative Security Update for IE 7 for Windows XP (KB950759) Security Update for Windows XP…
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USB device getting disconnected?
by Guest Pheasant Plucker®- 0 replies
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Hi there, I have a HDD music player for my car that connects to my PC via USB. However whenever I connect it to a particular port (the only one I have free:-) it disconnects and I get a message along the lines of 'Something has disconnected your device' It works in a different port but that got me thinking - I have had a lot of devices connected via USB at one time or another to the point where my single scanner is now Scanner #3, my printer is #2 etc. etc. Is there a way to see what has been connected to a particular USB port and uninstall or dis-associate that particular device from that particular port? And if I can do that when I plug my scann…
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Recovery Console
by Guest txgeek- 2 replies
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my XP cd kinda scratchy, RC not bringing HDD back to life. Is there a way to push RC onto a HDD as a slave drive in a good PC? thanx
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Disappearing Desktop Icon
by Guest Don- 6 replies
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I am running Windows XP Home Edition with SP3. An icon for my online banking website disappeared leaving me only the shortcut arrow. I have tried: 1. Dragging the icon for the website from the address bar - doesn't work. 2. Right-clicked on the shortcut, selected the Web Document tab, then clicked on Change Icon and selected a new icon - clicked Apply and OK. The icon selected appeared on the desktop as desired; however, it disappears after I click on the icon and go to that website, then close the website. How do I get an icon for that website other than just the shortcut arrow? -- Don
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XP clean install RAID no built in floppy
by Guest totoro- 6 replies
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trying to set up XP Pro on a big notebook with an Intel RAID controller and 2 SATA drives. using f6 to point to drivers in USB floppy drive, and able to format disk. cannot as a floppy its a notebook. at this point it wants the diskette again but it will not see the usb disk, so install cannot proceed past this point. trying to install slipstreamed SP3. any input is appreciated. thanks
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prefetch
by Guest Ronald E. Foltz- 6 replies
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i have been told that to help fix a "slow" computer to delete temporary internet files, cookies and prefetch. I've also been told never to delete the prefetch files. . .what are "prefetch files", where are they and what do they do??? thanks