Windows XP
Windows XP help and discussions.
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Boot Options
by Guest JohnD- 3 replies
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I have a number of networked XP machines. They all boot automatically all the way to the desktop without stopping for passwords or welcome screens. Except one. This one I recently ran Windows Update on and, perhaps foolishly, decided to include the optional software updates. Perhaps this is the root of my peoblem? This machine is set identically to the others in Control Panel/User Accounts/Change how users log on. Both "Use Welcome Screen" and "Enable fast user switching" are checked in all cases. However, this one stops at the Welcome Screen and I seem to have a choice of clicking on my name, which is irritating, or entering a password, which i…
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Windows XP shell commands?
by Guest John Doe- 1 reply
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Thanks to Ken Blake, I have this much for showing the desktop. [shell] Command=2 IconFile=explorer.exe,3 [Taskbar] Command=ToggleDesktop That is made using a text editor and then saved as "filename.scf" I'd like to make a shortcut like that for tiling windows. Are there Taskbar commands in addition to "ToggleDesktop"? I do know that right clicking on the taskbar brings up a menu, but I need portable. Thanks. -- The first big front wheel rollerblades. http://www.flickr.com/photos/27532210@N04/2565924423/
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RE: System sound problem
by Guest dheeraj jatwani- 0 replies
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RE: System sound problem Hi Am not able to install High defination audio drivers after installing XP.System displaying message that" Should have minimum of Service pack 1" to install sound drivers. Is this necessary to have Service pack install??? "Santi" wrote: > Hi!, my problem is that the Windows XP sound don't run. The music or wav files sound properly using for example Media Player but sound of the system, for example the messenger sounds don't play. On the system sounds configuration I can play one by one pressing the play button but not autorun with the avent. > If I create a new user all the sounds work properly. > > I think that the…
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windows update
by Guest suzieque935- 2 replies
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i keep getting this message from windows, the following updates were not installed.....Via Technologies Inc Networking-Via RhineII Fast Ethernet Adapter i've tried several times but it won't update it, but yet windows keeps popping up for me to do it, why won't it install, am i missing something? any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks
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Error code 80240016
by Guest 5hulses- 1 reply
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I was trying to download updates for my computer & I got error code 80240016. What is it & how can I fix it?? I already googled it, but that didn't help. TIA
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Re: Active x Controls
by Guest Gramma- 0 replies
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Re: Active x Controls but msg then reads "OCXShockwave Flash File is missing." (Am trying to install Adobe Flash Player on WIN XP, SP2, Home Ed" "dr_ahmed" wrote: > i dont think it so simple,but by defult when site requires activex ,a yellow > pop-up toolbar appears below addres bar asking u to install it,just > right-click on this pop-up message and choose "install activex control". > after ithas been downloaded and installed the page will be refreshed and > displayed properly > > "Dennis Lazo" wrote: > > > the active x controls are downloaded along with the webpage that you open. > > > > problems may s…
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Deleting User Accounts
by Guest sam- 8 replies
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In troubleshooting a neighbors computer I found some strange stuff running after logging into one of the User Accounts. I went into ControlPanel/UserAccounts and tried to delete that account. It did in fact save desktop and files for that account on the desktop, but when it gets to actually deleting the account I get an error 80070402. What means this?? Is there some place in the registry where I can manually delete a user account?? thanks
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Remote Desktop, Windows XP SP3 Desktop on Windows Vista Ultimate
by Guest Graeme Storey- 1 reply
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Hi, I'm trying to use Remote Desktop, to view a XP SP3 Desktop on Vista Ultimate which has no service pack 1 on it. XP will access the Vista machine via RD but not the other way round, Is this possible. If there is another thread about this i've not seen it as I am Registered Blind, But have Magnification Software, but still I do miss things.
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Left Half of Start Menu disappears/goes black
by Guest Woo- 1 reply
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Hi - I am using XP SP 2 Home Edition. After using my computer for a little while, the left half of the start menu will go black. When I press the Start button, the top legend with my user name, the bottom legend with log off/turn off computer and the right side with My Documents down through Run in a blue background are all there, but the left side between the top and bottom legends is black - this is the area where commonly used programs are normally listed with a white background. In addition, the "All Programs" button does nothing when clicked, and most other things like My Documents will give "shortcut can't be created here, create on desktop" inst…
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License & Multiple Installs Over Time
by Guest Jorge Chihuahua- 6 replies
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I have three legit licenses for XP. I'm the type of PC user that 1) tends to need to re-install Windows every 6-12 months, 2) adds new hard drives, graphic cards, etc. fairly often, and 3) runs multiple bootable partitions. As a result, not surprisingly, none of my three product keys works any more -- they all tell me that they've been used the max number of times. But I don't think I've "overextended" my license for any: I only have one PC, I'm not pirating Windows, etc. How can I get my product keys "reset" so I can install Windows again? And, by the way, is installing it on multiple bootable partitions on one PC against my XP home licensing? TIA...
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Closing folders
by Guest cleo_cat- 1 reply
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Windows XP: Is it possible to have the folder's file automatically close once I open the document that I want?
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Uninstall for Adobe Reader Update KB403742
by Guest Gramma- 4 replies
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Want to uninstall Adobe Reader 8.0 but Control Panel Add/Remove also shows "cannot uninstall" Adobe Reader Update.
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Remote Desktop Connection
by Guest Carlos Sosa Albert- 1 reply
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Hi guys, I'm trying to use the remote desktop connection client in a computer and it says "The pre-release version of Remote Desktop Connection has expired. To download the full version of Remote Desktop Connection, go to Windows Update or contact your system administrator." But when I try to install WindowsXP-KB925876-x86-ENU.exe it syas that "Setup has detected that the Service Pack vesion of this system is newer than the update you are applying." So I'm stuck with this and I cannot make it work. My gues it this Windows has installed SP3... some release candidate (v.3264). Is there a way to force the client installation? Thanks! -- __________…
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Extend my desktop -- gimme back my app window!
by Guest lbb- 3 replies
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Last week, I so cleverly set up extended desktop with a new shiny external monitor that they gave me at work (primary is my laptop screen). All was cool until now, I'm working at home with just my laptop, and I have an application that "remembers" it's supposed to be on the second window. Going into Control Panel -> Display settings and unchcking the "extend my windows desktop onto this monitor" checkbox on the second monitor (which was the external monitor) does nothing. How can I get my app window back onto the laptop screen? TIA,
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MyPicturesSlideshow ScreenSaver Settings
by Guest Danger_Duck- 1 reply
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So, for my screensaver, I have "Use Picture in this Folder" as My Pictures. Unfortunately, this includes not only the pictures pointed to in the directory I specify (My Pictures), but also subfolders. Is there any way to have the screensaver not look inside subdirectories, or do I have to move any pictures I want displayed into a single directory without subdirectories? Also, where can I suggest to Microsoft that it should add the checkbox "include pictures in subdirectories" to the settings? Thanks
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Laptop Won't Go To Sleep
by Guest pestocat- 5 replies
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I have a Dell 600M laptop with WinXP Pro and with SP3. I can't get it to go to sleep. I think this problem started after installing SP3. Any ideas?
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"End Program" Shut down issue
by Guest Smile4me- 0 replies
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Everytime I shut down windows, I get a message "End Program f14". Also each time I do shut down, the "f14" changes to another hexadecimal number. The other issue that is occurring is with Cut/Paste, especially in Office 2007... it takes 1-15 seconds for the "Cut" to occur. Any suggestions?
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Access Denied Suddenly on Shared Folders
by Guest Zakhary- 0 replies
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I admit that everything was working and that -I- messed it up. To allow "My Documents" to be shared between two computers, I set one of the computers' (\\zm01) "My Documents" folder to be shared on the Workgroup. I then redefine the other computer's (\\zm02) "My Documents" target to the share name of the "My Documents" folder on \\zm01. It recently came to me that I may wat to restict access since a few people share this home network. So, I tried by disabling "simple sharing" and setting permissions, but realized that \\zm02\username could not be given permissions since a common domain doesn't exist. I then changed the share name to include a doll…
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BartPE NIC Drivers
by Guest Chris- 1 reply
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We have BartPE set up to run from the Windows Remote Installation Services PXE interface, but I am having trouble adding NIC drivers to the BartPE image. If I am correct, all NIC drivers should go in the "...\i386\system32\drivers\Net" folder. When I add drivers to that folder for some of our newer model PCs, BartPE still errors out saying that it cannot find an appropriate network adapter. Is there a different way to add NIC drivers after the image has been created? Thanks in advance.
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Administrative account is no longer visible when login
by Guest Barbara- 3 replies
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Last Friday I was browsing through the Internet to look for a way to do backup for MS Access and I came across this article: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/learnmore/bott_03july14.mspx i follow the instruction for XP Professional. The backup was fine and it did what it says; however, this morning when i came in and turn on my computer, i got an error msg - saying that "administrative" cannot login to my computer. when I click ok from the pop-up menu; it continue to process as usual except my "administrative user" (which is the one i usually work on) is gone. i only have 1 user left. what I did different Friday was when i created the …
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File share permissions
by Guest Braheem- 2 replies
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I'm having a problem. I have a public and restriced folder on a share drive. Some one is moving the public folder into the restricted folder. Is there any way for me to prevent this folder from being moved, without taking away the modify permissions? -- Thanks v/r Braheem
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VERCLSID.EXE and Amazon.com
by Guest Toni- 0 replies
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Since installing security update 908531 on Win XP Pro a few days ago from windows update, I'm seeing some strange behavior. This update installs a new program, VERCLSID.EXE I've got SysInternals Process Explorer running, and occasionally I see VERCLSID.EXE start, then stop. It lasts about a second. The behavior is consistent when I visit Amazon.com. After being on a page for more than a minute, if I click a link on Amazon.com, as the new Amazon page loads, VERCLSID.EXE starts then stops. And, I'm not sure, but it appears that VERCLSID.EXE runs as a System process (despite the fact that I'm logged in as Administrator). I've read KB918165. I don't have HP's h…
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Windows Explorer Folders Scroll Slowly
by Guest Thomas M.- 0 replies
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XP SP3 My computer has recently developed a problem where the folder list in Windows Explorer scrolls extremely slowly. Only two things have recently changed on my computer. 1) I replaced one of my two monitors with a larger model (I have the correct driver installed), and 2) I installed SP3. I seem to remember that there is an option somewhere that turns off scrolling, but I can't seem to find that option. I already cleared the "Scroll Programs" option in the Start Menu properties, and indeed this is not a problem with the Start Menu--it only happens in Windows Explorer. How can I change the behavior in Windows Explorer so that I don't need to e…
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Password Protect box shows a missing text field
by Guest 357mag- 0 replies
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Sometimes when I wake up my computer from Standby and I'm looking at the Password Protect box, the text box that you enter your password in is completely missing. I mean the box is gone. I can still type in characters to enter my password to log on, but for some strange reason, the text box itself does not show. At first I thought it was due to an outdated video driver, but I just updated the driver and it still happens on occasion. Anyone know why this could be happening?
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File & Setting Transfer Wizard
by Guest PC's Plus- 4 replies
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Hi there my question is. Can you use the files and settings transfer wizard to transfer files from one disk too another disk on the same computer. I had a system with a 40GB drive on it. I added a 500Gb dive. I made the 500gb drive the master and installed xp home on it then I made the 40gb drive the slave. i would like to transfer all the files, settings and programs from the 40gb drive to the 500gb drive. Will the wizard do it, or do I have to use another methode. -- Thomas G.