Windows XP
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Remeber username when unlocking computer (SP3)
by Guest BossTom- 3 replies
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Hi, Before installing SP3 when i came to unlock a computer it used to remember my username so all i had to do is enter the password. Now after installing SP3 the user name is blank and has to be entered each time. So now when a computer is locked I can't easily tell who locked it. Is it possible to set it so the username is remembered with SP3 Tom
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I have a Lenovo notebook and the windows key is on the sticker on the bottom. I want to no a fresh build but I can not find the windows XP install disk. I do however have other windows XP CDs from other computers. Can I use one of these other CDs but the key off the lenovo copy to rebuild the laptop?
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Can't delete directory
by Guest KahmSahmNeeDah- 6 replies
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In Win XP I can not delete an empty direction. I have taken off Read only attributes as well. Won't work in cmd.exe either. Any ideas ? Thanks.
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Folder Size
by Guest Fran99- 4 replies
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I open a folder and it is large so I size it the next time I open the same folder it is large again, when I open new folders they also are to large. How can I make the folder stay the size I size them to. Thank
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Windows cannot open file
by Guest G,Koulis- 2 replies
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Hello i am facing a problem When i am trying to open a file comes a message "windows cannot open file"http://ebay.com...."Make sure you typed the name correctly and then try again " When i click to OK the file opens correctly It comes in various files I am using win xp ,ie 6 I run different antivarious ,the problem still exists Any help will be very appreciated g. koulis
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for loop variable insanity
by Guest emrefan- 8 replies
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I wanted to write a batch file for comparing files in the current directory with those in another directory in terms of file size. And the following is what I have so far: @echo off rem compare files in the current directory with those in another directory rem in terms of file size. rem parameter to this batch ("the other directory") should include the path separator rem (backslash) if it is a proper directory spec rather than say "<drive letter>:" if "%1"=="" ( echo Usage %0 the-other-dir goto :end ) for %%f in (*.*) do ( set fn=%%f echo %fn% set fn2=%1%fn% echo %fn% for %%G in (%fn%) do set fz1=%%~zG for %%H in…
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Windows Explorer crashes on drag and drop
by Guest Dennis- 6 replies
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I have win xp with ie7; every time I'm in explorer and drag and drop, I get the windows protection fault error, then another, then dr watson and then explorer restarts. does anyone know how to fix this? thanks, dennis
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xp/pro -System restore
by Guest JMKELL- 4 replies
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When Endeavouring to Restore.Am advised that restoration failed.Have used it Fruitfully for yonks too.Has anyone some advive please. jim
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chk only
by Guest jim- 1 reply
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Configuring Fax
by Guest scGram- 3 replies
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We recently changed our phone service to Broadband with our cable company (who also supplies the broadband cable connection for our computer) I can no longer send a fax. Tech Support told me that I need to configure the fax program to send as "DATA" for sending instead of sending as a phone fax. I can't find where to do this. I am using the fax utility that is installed with Windows XP Home .... Can someone tell me where to change this information? Thanks -- Dori ... -----------------------------------------------
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Auto Logon
by Guest D.Duck- 3 replies
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Recently I noticed that the Auto Logon feature in Power Toys, Tweak UI does not stick. Every time I reboot I have to re-enable this feature. System is WinXP Pro SP2 with all latest updates. and Tweak UI is v2.10.0.0. Has MS intentional broken this feature and if so is there away to make it work again? Thanks.
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RE: Activation Key Question
by Guest Andrew E.- 1 reply
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RE: Activation Key Question No,the product key for media edition will not work for XP.Also,simply reformating the hd doesnt qualify for "repair bad sectors",if xp is still to be installed,boot to xp cd,press r For recovery,in recovery,type:DiskPart In DiskPart,delete the partition,create one,press ESC key,type:CHKDSK C: /R Once thru,type:EXIT Reboot to xp cd,install xp. "Freddy Flares" wrote: > I have a friend who's machine refuses to reboot past the Windows XP logo > screen, it freezes there, safe mode works fine, but a full bootup freezes > even when all startup items are disabled so atm I'm assuming it's a hard > disc corruption pro…
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test only
by Guest jiml- 0 replies
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Font problem - Chinese won't display properly in some txt files
by Guest Zerosum- 6 replies
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I was having problems viewing separately downloaded Chinese subtitles in avi files. I finally managed to solve that problem using BSPlayer. But that's not what I'm asking for help with here. There's something I don't understand. I downloaded the Chinese subtitles from a Chinese website. The subtitle filetype is .srt. However, when I open the subtitle file in Notepad, all I see are lines of nonsense characters that look like this: ÕâÊÇÄãÃÇÄܼ¯ºÏµÄ°®ºÃ But when I open the same srt subtitle file in Word, I get a File Conversion options window asking me to choose one of the following: 1 Windows (Default) 2 MS-DOS 3 Other encoding (choose…
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test onlt
by Guest Jim- 0 replies
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