Windows XP
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Re: Creating a LAN on GateWay Laptop?
by Guest W. eWatson- 7 replies
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Re: Creating a LAN on GateWay Laptop? I have a device, essentially like a camera, that needs a ethernet port and address, 10:0:0:0. I've created a port on W2000, and can successfully use it there. I did it years ago by assigning the device to a LAN. How do I do this in XP Pro? I tried something like Network Connections via the Control Panel, but it seems intent on having me deal with a printer or files. On my desktop with XP Pro, it looks like using the CP will get me to a LAN. Using Help gets me to two icons, one of which is for a LAN. However, this is not the machine I need to have the device. -- W. eWatson …
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Computer Turning OF and ON
by Guest nikki- 4 replies
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Hi for the past 2 days my comp has been turning itself of and on, barely getting to start up and if it does it goes of again. Im not having enough time to run a virus check so ive tried to system restore but no matter what date i choose it want restore. anyhelp would be gladly appreciated many thanks Nikki
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Error code 0x800704b8
by Guest overthehill lady- 1 reply
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I have been getting this error each time I have scaned my desk top computer. What does this mean. Here is the full code: 0x800704b8 decomposing "Workgroup". should I be worried? if so what can I do about this? I have tried to find this file or what ever it is but can't. Please can some one help me!
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System Properties question: RAM
by Guest K. Stonefield- 12 replies
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When I click Start > right-click My Computer > choose Properties, I see my computer's properties. My question is regarding the information at the bottom of the General tab. For the amount of RAM, is the amount shown the amount of RAM I have left or the amount installed? I ask because I thought it was the amount installed but a computer technician told me it's how much I have left. -- Thanks, K. In the field of stones...
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Date Format Changes Back
by Guest ErnieNet- 7 replies
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Recently, my Windows XP (SP2) date format keeps changing back to MM/dd/yy format after I set it to dddd, MMMM dd, yyyy format. I see it after a day or two in my Outlook (2003) calendar view. When I go back to Control Panel -> Regional Settings, etc. to change it back, everything is fine for an indeterminate amount of time (a few days or more), then it defaults back to the MM/dd/yy format. I usually keep the computer running continuously, so it's not related to rebooting, and I don't do the "sleep mode" thing. I only reboot when the computer isn't running optimally.
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Sent box says emails a go, recipients say no
by Guest wonkywidget- 4 replies
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I'm running Windows XP Pro SP2 with Outlook 2002 being used for email. When I try to send emails, they go to the sent box like they've been succesfully sent, but the people I'm sending them to say they never received the message. This happens with OE also; I even tried Thunderbird and got the same thing, which seems to indicate a Windows problem of some kind. Messages sent through the isp's webmail portal have no problems. This happens whether the message is addressed to one recipient or one hundred. I ran a virus scan on the hard drive and cleaned off several infections, maybe some unwanted modification was left behind that needs to be corrected? AVG was ins…
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Since upgrading my laptop from 1GB to 2GB, I now sometimes receive the following error whenever I try to hibernate. Windows - System Error Insufficient system resources exists to complete the API. Once this error pops up in the system tray, hibernation option isn't available again until a system reboot. Seems to happen about 50% of the time when you try to hibernate. Any ideas? I'm thinking about downgrading the memory to 1.5GB. LOL -- Bill Gateway Celeron M 370 (1.5GHZ) MX6124 (laptop) w/2GB Windows XP Home SP2 (120GB HD) Intel® 910GML (64MB shared)
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Profile corrupted
by Guest Andy Baker- 6 replies
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A friend of mine has a persistent problem with his XP machine in that every so often when booting up he gets an error message to the effect that windows is unable to load the default profile and is instead logging him on with a temporary profile. The error message also says a registry file it has tried to load is not in registry format. It then logs on with the default startup wallpaper and sets up default settings for Internet Explorer, Outlook Express etc We can get it going again by doing a system restore, and it seems to work for a few days, then the same thing happens again. If he leaves the PC on, it works fine, then at the weekend, it presumably …
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Hidden LAN connection
by Guest BBran- 1 reply
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Hello, I am using XPSP2, and DO NOT have any connection problems with my LAN that I use to connect to the Internet over DSL. However, some hidden LAN connections are keeping me from being able to see the status of an active LAN connection. I can see the status when I am in safe mode with networking, but not in full mode. I know I have some hidden LAN's because when I set up a new LAN to try to fix the problem I get a message something like "if I use the same DNS, etc., as the hidden LAN, and then reconnect it, I will have problems". I will not be reconnecting any hidden LAN's because I only have one card. I have deleted the old LAN's from my Netw…
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SYSTEM ADMIDISTRATOR
by Guest survivor48- 1 reply
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I recently added an additional e-mail address and accidently made it my system admidistrotor e-mail and i have been unable to change it back ,,,,i think i masde a whole new account on same computer like if someone else came on this computer but that is not the case i'm alone, disabled and noone else uses this computer !!,,,,help!!!!!! thanks scott scottgbp@msn.com or sieleman6673@msn.com
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Backup
by Guest Glenn- 1 reply
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I try to launch the backup program. I get the hour glass for a few seconds and then just get the cursor back. Any ideas?
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Re: Lost HD space after uninstalling a program
by Guest FaTMollY- 1 reply
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Re: Lost HD space after uninstalling a program At me such questionI can not change the menu in Windows, it looks on new why that....Help to adjust... At me of a Window 98
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shmedia.dll and windows explorer closes!!!
by Guest NBK- 3 replies
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Hi I have Windows XP Pro SP3. I have a folder full of large *.avi's in thumbnail mode. Everytime i mouse over one of the avi's Windows Explorer closes and restarts. I checked Event Viewer and it appears that shmedia.dll is causing this. Is there a fix? Please help NBK
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windows XP Key(Compaq COA) not working
by Guest Vaz- 4 replies
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Hi, I recently purchased old Compaq PC with COA key(professional) from ebay, I have the windows xp pro sp3 installer cd, When I enter the product key(compaq xp pro coa) during installation it says invalid key,, Please let me know how to solve this problem, what is causing the key to be invalid? Thanks.
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Newly installed programs not highlighted on the Start menu
by Guest Steven Tan- 4 replies
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Im using Windows XP SP3.After reformat the HD recently,those newly installed programs are not highlighted and prompted on the Start>All programs menu.I have tried to customize the start menu by checking "highlight newly installed programs"button under advance tag but it does not function at all. please assist.Thank you. Regards, Steven Tan
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How to force a reboot?
by Guest ShadowTek- 12 replies
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I have an application that hangs occationally, and I need to script a forced reboot. I tried to manually use "shutdown -r -f", but it didn't work. I then manualy closed all open applications with thier GUI close program buttons and that worked just fine. I thought that the whole purpose of the "-f" switch was to deal with stuck applications?
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Unwanted Menu Items in Start Menu and Explore Popup Menu
by Guest Possum- 2 replies
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Hi Some of the programs I have installed like Winamp have added menu Items to the Start Menu (right click) and the Popup Menu (right click) in Explore. How can I get rid of them I know about MMM http://hace-software.com/mmm.shtml I just want to get rid of them without installing another Application. cheers Peter Skiner
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startup display corruption
by Guest Flummoxed07- 9 replies
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I was playing (Fear-Extraction Point) when it froze with red patterns. Every time I restart PC, I get patterns of red dots on the very first black screen, and green dots on windows welcome. Then screen goes blank. I tried safe mode but got same kind of result. Tried safe -VGA and that did get me to desktop, but with bands of colours corrupting desktop. Tried a restore from there but no difference after restart. I booted from Acronis disk image CD, and once that was going, the Acronis program loaded up with no visual corruption. How can Acronis look OK, but even the very first bootup screen (presumably with windows display drivers (?)) be corrupt? Any sugg…
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Newsgroup Searching
by Guest Dave- 5 replies
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I don't know how to search through all of the newsgroup messages to find a particular subject of interest. Can someone walk me through the process? I would like to be able to find answers without posting a new message on the same subject. -- Dave
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WinXP Microsoft Office 2007
by Guest WaIIy- 2 replies
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Hi, What is the main Office 2007 newsgroup? My ribbon icons are fuzzy, yet Word, etc works fine and all other programs on my computer are fine. I'm not sure of the main Office newsgroup to ask some questions. If you'd point me in the right direction, I'd appreciate it. Thanks
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Updates
by Guest Barry Karas- 9 replies
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23/Oct/2008 23:20 I have Windows XP with SP3. I have my windows updates set to automatic. However when the updates are done I get a CONSTANT reminder to restart my computer so that the updates can take effect. (Now I've been running personal computers for about 15 years, and rebooting for changes to take effect was one of the first things I learned. The constant reminder is pain in the butt.) The reminder message appears every 05 to 10 minutes. When the (annoying) reminder message is not appearing on screen, it sits next to the clock as a small yellow shield icon. The icon does not have a delete option, so I cannot delete it the normal way. Is there…
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white boxes around menu items in some programs
by Guest Robert M Jones- 3 replies
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WinXP Home - with all latest updates installed In my user account (but not in my Admin account) I see little white boxes around the text of the main items in the menu bar of some programs (but not all - not in MSOffice for example but I do see it in Notepad Plus, and Mailwasher). I do NOT see these white boxes if I open the same programs in my Admin account. I am not aware of any program that is open in the user account that is not also in the Admin account. I use ZoneAlrm free as a firewall, Skype, Mailwasher Pro 6.3, Winzip Quickpick, Counterspy VIPRE, RealPopup, - these are all present in both admin and user accounts. Anyone any ideas please?…
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Screen saver slideshow problem
by Guest Annice- 3 replies
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On both my laptop and desktop computers, I have the screen saver set to display a slide show of the My Pictures folder. It works fine on the laptop, but on the desktop about a third of the pictures display sideways, not even all in the same direction. The folder contains the same pictures on both computers. How can I get the pictures to always display in the correct alignment on the desktop computer?
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no cookies folder
by Guest franktee- 9 replies
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Hi all Am unable locate my cookies folder icon. Have tried - "mycomputer/documents & settings/username" - but said file no longer shows up as it previously did. I might have inadvertantly deleted it. Thanks in advance. Winxp pro.
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Photo preview very slow
by Guest Siegfried Reichmann- 0 replies
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Hello all, About 3 month ago I made a new installation of WinXP SP2 on this computer. Pentium III 1.6 GHz, 768 MB RAM. All worked well until a collegue installed google desktop on this computer. I think it was since then, photo previes is extremely slow. Does not matter what program is used to view the pictures. She normally uses xnview, latest version. But als with the windows explorer the preview of picture are very slow. About same speed on local or network drives. I removed google desktop, but the speed did not change. All other seem to work with normal speed. Have anyone an idea what I could do? Thanks in advance, Siegfried