Windows XP
Windows XP help and discussions.
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Offline Files Folder Encrypted Files
by Guest NC Beach Bum- 1 reply
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I have an Win XP Pro user who uses network offline files. The files will not synchronize properly and I have setup and removed the offline files several times. When I checked her offline files it appears that the changed files are ENCRYPTED but I don't have offline files encryption turned on and I checked the files/offline files folder setup check mark for Encryption and the local group policy object and the global group policy object. Do you have an idea to help me?!? I am out of ideas and this is driving my user crazy. -- NC Beach Bum
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Color print quality
by Guest stinger1- 4 replies
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The HP OfficeJet G85xi won't print the full spectrum of colors that my monitor is displaying. Have done the following: 1. Changed printers 2. Changed printer ink cartridges 3. Installed new printer driver from HP How do I get the printer to printer colors other than black or pinkish red? Thank you
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Duplicating Files
by Guest Skippybox- 6 replies
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How would someone duplicate some or all of the contents of several folders, within those same folders all at once. What kind of program could I use for this, preferrably freeware? As an example, say I have three folders named 1, 2, and 3. Folder 1 contains files A, B and Z, folder 2 contains files C, D and Z, and folder 3 contains files E, F and Z: 1> A, B, Z 2> C, D, Z 3> E, F, Z How would you select all at once, the six files A through F, in the three folders 1 through 3, and end up with the following: 1> A, B, Copy of A, Copy of B, Z 2> C, D, Copy of C, Copy of D, Z 3> E, F, Copy of E, Copy of F, Z I'm looking for so…
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Re-installing XP Professional
by Guest Jim- 3 replies
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I have given up on Vista and have tried to re-install Win XP Prof but, after a clean installation I lost my Internet Web all together does Vista leave a foot print in the mother-board? and if it does how can I erased it? Jim
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Processes won't end. Help!
by Guest baxterdown- 7 replies
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Program processes are not closing when I close a program. When I try to launch the program again later, it will not launch until I kill the process that never closed. This is happening with: - Outlook 2007 - Word 2007 - Excel 2007 - Photoshop CS3 - InDesign CS3 - Yahoo Widget Engine Sometimes when I go back to kill a process for a program above, I find two and three instances of them running. I'm on XP SP3. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Cannot get java launched on IE 7 /XP
by Guest steve- 1 reply
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Hi, I am trying to use the "Annotate" feature on http://stockcharts.com charts, and cannot get java launched. I have followed help on that site to no avail. It works fine in FF. Can you help please. Thanks, steve -- Posted at author's request, using moderated http://www.WinForumz.com interface Thread archive: http://www.WinForumz.com/windows/java-launched-XP-ftopict662393.html
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missing HAL.DLL - but that's not it - more issues pls help!
by Guest daviddschool- 24 replies
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I have done the research to try and fix the missing hal.dll (google and have seen a lot of fixes). Here is the issue : when I boot, it stops before XP comes up and gives me the error that the hal.dll is corrupt or missing, please reboot. I have tried to reboot several times. 1) I put the hard drive on another computer, but it wouldn't read it properly (using an USB 2.0 external bay) 2) I have tried the windows recovery CD (booted with the XP CD) and did the bootcfg /rebuild but I get an error and it won't let me - and tells me I must do a chkdsk. So I am trying that, but it is taking forever (on an 80 gig drive). I am hoping this fixes the issue ,but I c…
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gray out
by Guest cindkysandie- 0 replies
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In my xp home when I try to change the way we login, it was gray out. How can I get this function working again? When I go to the Advance Boot Menu>Safe mode and at CP>User acc>User (as Computer Administrator and another account Guest exist only. It appears that the default Administration hasbeen change as User. Thanks
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download error
by Guest Bill- 1 reply
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I am unable to download a specific file, http://www.logmein.com/logmein.msi. This is the install file for the LogMeIn remote control software. I am using IE7 and it gives me an error "data area passed to a system call is too small." it happens as soon as the download begins, so I never get the file. I know enough about programming to know what this means -its a win32 buffer error, but I dont know what to do about it. I am on xp pro sp2, just got the latest IE7, defragged harddrive. I am able to download much larger files from all kinds of web sites with no problems at all. Vendor's tech support staff has no idea what the problem is but seems convinced it is w…
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Funny menu
by Guest Peter in New Zealand- 4 replies
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I have a curious thing that happens from time to time with my start menu, and I cannot figure out what is causing it. Every so often, when I click on the Start button, the menu pops up, but is doubled. What I mean is, it's like it's there twice, one in the normal position, and an exact copy above it on the screen. Both appear equally "solid", and the shortcuts on both seem to work the same. I have checked the actual menus in Windows Explorer, and everything there is OK. If I reboot, or set the menu to "Classic" and then back to the XP style, it all comes right again. I've used XP for several years, and never seen anything like this. Everything works OK, th…
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Install updates and Restart
by Guest ~~Alan~~- 1 reply
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When I receive Automatice Windows XP updates, the icon in the system tray will sometimes dissappear and sometime later when I want to reboot, I will see and option to install the updates and shutdown. Is it possible to change this to install the updates and restart? Thanks ~alan
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Fonts and icons too small in larger screen resolution
by Guest Paul- 6 replies
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My wife has always preferred our desktop monitor's resolution to be set low, at 800 x 600. Getting her ready for a nice new 19-inch LCD (1440 x900), I decided to raise the old monitor's resolution (the highest it can support is something like 2000x1600). It put it at 1280x1024 and the icons and fonts on webpages look incredibly small. I went into the start menu properties and told it to use large icons; and the settings in the desktop properties--I change the font size to large. But as you can see, everything looks incredibly small. http://img242.imageshack.us/my.php?image=resolutionvz4.jpg This monitor is an old Sony Trinitron, on its last legs. I…
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sp3 update problems
by Guest DennisF- 13 replies
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Windows XP automatically installed sp3 for me. I restarted the computer, and it wouldn't reload again. I can only load using debugging mode. After about ten minutes everything freezes and I have to start all over again. No safe mode. No system restore. Can anyone help please?
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Help with windows readability ...............ts
by Guest ted scherbel- 6 replies
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My eyesight is getting to be no match for site designers using ever smaller fonts. Is there some procedure to force larger fonts? Also, in the acessability area, I see mention of a "style" sheet that sounds hopeful, but I can not find any detailed help for creating and using style sheets in IE-7 Help or tips appreciated. Thanks
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Desktop not working - no icons, start button, etc.
by Guest jaredean- 14 replies
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Friday before I left for the day programs just suddenly started erroring out and then i got a BSOD. I had to go home, so i just let it reboot itself and left for the day. Came in this morning and it looks like it was trying to do a scandisk over the weekend (which only takes a few minutes) and was stopped on part 2 of 3... so, i shut it down, started it up and let it go through it again (which it accomplished)...but, once it started up again I could login, but had no desktop icons, no start bar, nothing. I can do a CRTL + ALT + DEL to bring of the task manager, but that is it. I can also login using safe mode, but I can't see anything in there either. It…