Windows XP
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EVENT LOG - Security
by Guest Dan DeCoursey- 2 replies
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Hello , Is the security event log just refelcting login/logout auiting on the local PC? I went into a computer here and I see both succes and failure notices and all the failures are from people that dont use this computer(starts to make me think someone is hacking) ...... where does this secuirty auidting get setup ?? locally or via GP?
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by Guest anish- 0 replies
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by Guest anish- 0 replies
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How to rename large numbers of XP systems
by Guest Sandy Wood- 6 replies
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Our network has over 900 XP systems that we need to rename. We're looking for a way to script or otherwise automate the process. We need to change a single character in the computer name to remove an underscore and replace it with a dash. We believe we can vbscript a search and replace script but beyond that have only begun to look into the process. Has anyone done anything like this before without physically visiting each system? -- Sandy Wood Orange County District Attorney
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Autoplay opens CD in small folder, make open maximized
by Guest ju.c- 0 replies
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Sometimes Autoplay opens a CD in a small folder, in non-explorer mode. (no folder tree) Is there a way to make it open maximized, and in explorer mode? Thank you. ju.c
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Can't stop USB mass storage device
by Guest simonc- 5 replies
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I have a portable USB drive plugged in to the computer and I want to remove it. Despite having no applications open, when I go to the Safely Remove Hardware icon and select this drive a warning box comes up saying The device 'Generic volume' cannot be stopped right now. Try stopping the device again later. Can anyone suggest what background programmes might be using the USB drive and preventing it being stopped? I already tried exiting a spyware filter but it didn't help. Grateful for ideas.
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windows explorer start folder
by Guest adonis888- 5 replies
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How do I set where windows explorer starts?
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Merging Partitons
by Guest ColTom2- 18 replies
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Hi: I have a friend who has a Sony desktop running Windows Home XP SP2. He has 20GB of HD space on C:\ and 60GB on D:\ and his problem is C:\ is almost full and D:\ has practically nothing. I purchased Norton Partition Magic 8.05 in an effort to merge the D:\ drive with the C:\ drive, as this was the most recommended software. Has anyone used this to merge partitions successfully? What concerns me is that I read a posting about the prior version 8.01 with someone trying to merge partitions and they lost everything in the process. Any comments and/or suggestions will be appreciated. Thanks
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memory card multi reader USB
by Guest toronado455- 6 replies
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I have one of these multi card readers in a 3.5" bay and connected directly to the motherboard (ASUS P4PE) via internal USB header: http://www.opti-ups.com/UCR54IN1B.htm It shows up in Windows XP (SP2 Home) as four separate drives (F, G, H, I) even when there are no memory cards in the reader. If I insert a card into one of the four slots (SD slot) then the "drive" (H) mounts the "volume" that is the SD card. The problem is when I do a "safely remove", it removes ALL of the the "drives" and it will not see any cards that are inserted after that until the next reboot. This happens regardless of which method of "safely remove" I use - the single left click…
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Running a .bat file without window
by Guest Tyler Durden- 17 replies
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Is possible to run a .bat file on Windows XP without showing its window? Thanks to everyone!
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USB behavior in Windows XP / Admin rights
by Guest Sandy Wood- 5 replies
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We've run across an issue with non-admin users on Windows XP and USB devices. We've found that when we plug in, say a USB camera, install the software as an admin and then have the non-admin user login, the device works fine. We're getting calls now from users that after they power down and backup, they are being asked to install the software again. I'm wondering if anyone is seeing this behavoir. I've seen some posts out there that may offer some clues. Once post mentioned that maybe the non-admin user rebooted and then plugged the USB device into another USB port where it would be required to have the software installed again. It is inferred that is …
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Ken Blake java script error
by Guest Gregory- 1 reply
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Hello Mr. Blake, in my 8/19/08 thread "IE7 Ready for Prime Time", I got a blank screen and error warning: Java Script: Void (0). Did you respond with anything that could be causing this error? I have had this come up a few other times and I am at a loss as to what to make of it. Any clues would be appreciated. Thanks, -- Gregory
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"pipe" won't work ...
by Guest RJK- 8 replies
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....in a CMD box I type:- ipconfig /all > c:\documents and Settings\Richard\ipconfig.txt ....and it never arrives there ! any clues ? TIA regards, Richard
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Command Line shutdown with other people logged on
by Guest Todd- 3 replies
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Hi All, I need help shutting down a virtual machine running under virtual box. I am only including the Linux code as it might be of some help understanding what is going on. (And I know a lot of you are conversant in both, like I am.) If you don't understand the Linux stuff, please keep reading until you hit the XP stuff. Host: CentOS 5.2 Guest: XP-Pro-SP3 From a Crontab command, I am trying to turn off an XP virtual machine. I use this command: kdesu -u todd -c "/usr/bin/VBoxManage controlvm VirtualXP acpipowerbutton" It works, except, I get a prompt on the xp virtual machine stating "other people are logged onto this computer. Shutting do…
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Re: Lost Desktop Background option due to Trojan.Desktophijack vir
by Guest western hunter- 2 replies
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Re: Lost Desktop Background option due to Trojan.Desktophijack vir how do you update the registry file withn the file on 285 it is a reg file?? "Nepatsfan" wrote: > Go to this web site: > > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm > > Download and run the registry edit on line 285, right hand side, > "Restore all display tabs". > > Once you've got the Desktop tab restored, click on the "Customize > Desktop" button. Click on the Web tab. Delete any entries other > than "My Current Home Page". > > -- > Nepatsfan > "Dave Beeze" <DaveBeeze@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in > message &g…
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Is a virus scanner/firewall really necessary?
by Guest Danger_Duck- 24 replies
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Here's my perspective: I use the internet almost exclusively to: 1. Check e-mail 2. Check facebook 3. Read/post in newsgroups 4. Browse info in trusted sites (wsj.com, wikipedia) 5. Watch youtube videos. 6. Occasionally download files. I figure firefox and gmail both have filters and warnings about "fake" sites and spam/phishing e-mails (1), I've not heard of any facebook attacks (2), newsgroups are simply http requests (3), I only click on links whose url make sense(4), and never heard of virus/trojan/spyware on youtube(5). As for (6), this is one place where I see a vulnerability. But most of my downloads are things like Eclipse plug-ins or files …
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How to set password to your folder
by Guest Irshad Alam- 3 replies
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I want to make a folder and set a password to view. So that the other people of the same network who want to view the contents of folder should have to provide a password to view/open the files I tried but failed. Please advise Regards Irshad
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Re: Lost Desktop Background option due to Trojan.Desktophijack vir
by Guest western hunter- 0 replies
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Re: Lost Desktop Background option due to Trojan.Desktophijack vir "Nepatsfan" wrote: > Go to this web site: > > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm > > Download and run the registry edit on line 285, right hand side, > "Restore all display tabs". > > Once you've got the Desktop tab restored, click on the "Customize > Desktop" button. Click on the Web tab. Delete any entries other > than "My Current Home Page". > > -- > Nepatsfan > "Dave Beeze" <DaveBeeze@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in > message > news:8963D543-23B5-4BC5-A576-5ECD9A0E2EE1@microsoft.com... > > My syste…
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ASR without full backup in XP
by Guest Tony- 6 replies
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I want to create an ASR in case of problems when installing SP3. But it seems that ASR insists on copying pretty well the whole contents of my C drive. It certainly does all of "My Documents" and "Shared Documents", so I would need media capable of holding 50+ GB. This is fine if you have a tape drive or a spare HD installed, which I don't. But I already have full backups of my own data on DVD and USB drive. All I need from ASR is the system files. So, can I stop the ASR wizard backing up "My Documents" and "Shared Documents"? Or is there another way to be able to get the system working again if all goes wrong? What do other folks do? Personal d…
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Antivirus XP 2008
by Guest Allyson- 18 replies
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I REALLY hope someone can help me! I keep getting these error messages saying my "Computer is infected. Get an antivirus or spyware remover to clean it". And then I get redirected to a window advising me to purchase "Antivirus XP 2008". Has anyone else received these messages? Is this a genuine Microsoft product? I have Nod32 Antivirus. And I had been using Spybot regularly which was working really well but it has suddenly stopped working. Can anyone help me to get rid of these messages?
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folders view
by Guest JJ- 2 replies
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When I open a folder the the far left hand folders column no longer opens automatically. I have to click the folders icon on the task bar. How do I set it to default with the folders column upon openning? -- jj
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Unable to execute some DOS Commands after XP Reinstall
by Guest Jim Grimes- 5 replies
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After I did a clean re-install of XP, I found that I could no longer see any ICON for MS-DOS (I can still get to DOS thru the Run command); and the computer does not recognize some DOS commands (I can't format a floppy disk, for example). Can anyone point me in the right direction for an answer to this problem? As far as I can tell, the reinstall has shown no other problems. The missing Icon is not a huge problem, but I suspect its absence is related to the inability to run certain DOS command.
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SP3 - pc hangs on startup
by Guest sherri- 11 replies
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pc is freezing when booting up after sp3 installed went in safe mode and removed it - ok then manually installed SP3 and same thing again pc is freezing up don't have norton installed any suggestions? thanks
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windows won't load
by Guest youshouldseemyrumbabox- 3 replies
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hi all firstly,need to say that i am okay but not overly tech savvy. windows has crashed and won't even boot in safe mode. am gettiing a load of errors that all begin with: multi(0)disk(0(rdisk(0)partition(1)\windows\system32\drivers think a trojan has skipped through windows defender and avg that i have loaded. will i have to reload windows to rectify the problem or is there another way around it? am assuming if i have to reload that all data will be lost??? thanks in advance, kylie x
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2x windowa on hard disk
by Guest Richard- 3 replies
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hi all, i have a major problem, a few weeks ago i had to install windows xp again on my HD, i did something wrong en now i have 2 partitions (c: and d:) and on both partitions is windows installed,..i want to remove one of them, but then i have to make sure that the windows i remove must be the one that isn't in use at all,...my question is: how can i see what windows on which partition is running on my pc