Windows XP
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Remember previous window size?
by Guest Abel MacAdam- 5 replies
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Hi, At work my Word (2003) window at one moment has the size of an Outlook mail message. When I enlarge the Word window to fill the size of my screen, my Outlook messages will be filling the screen. Is there a way where the size of Window is independent of the size of my Outlook mail message? Abel
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HOSTS file does nothing?
by Guest Alex Clark- 14 replies
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Hi all, I edited my hosts file recently to block out a couple of ad-server domains and noticed it didn't do anything. Curious to test whether my hosts file worked at all, I directed http://www.google.com to 127.0.0.1 and ran IE. It promptly loaded http://www.google.com without any bother at all. I rebooted and still had the same issue. It seems the HOSTS file is being totally ignored. I've Googled for information on it but as far as I can tell, Windows XP still makes use of this file? I'm on XP Pro 64bit if that makes any difference? TIA, Alex
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windows locks up upon exiting everytime
by Guest brian- 0 replies
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everytime i open a window, while exiting out of that window that screen will lock up. you can open a new window but that window remains blank and if you try to close it again it brings up the "non responding" window and eventually it will close but then brings up the "send" "dont send" error message to try and find a fix. i have read this is a spyware issue and have run adware multiple times and have norton 360 running but brings up nothing. can anyone advise on this situation or a fix for this issue. running windows xp service pack 2 thanks
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strange cursor issue
by Guest bill@love.ranch- 0 replies
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I have a dell laptop running XP sp3 it has a touchpad and I had a USB mouse connected. the cursor sometimes took on a mind of its own and starts drifting across the screen. At first I thought it was the mouse moving on the desk. when it didn't want to stop I unplugged the mouse and it kept going. I can't tell if it is an issue with the pad or s/w. and I don't know where to start looking. has anyone run into something like this? thx
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Note Pad Message
by Guest Robinafix- 2 replies
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When i start up my computer, i get a Note Pad message that says: [.ShellClassInfo] LocalizedResourceName=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-21787 Can you please tell me how to get rid of this message. Thanks
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Diskeeper Lite vs Disk Management
by Guest Word Painter- 3 replies
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hello, i wanted to format and partition a new drive, but couldn't seem to find the disk admin panel anywhere (XP pro). MS' website said to run "compmgmt.msc" from the command line. oddly enough, this brings up an "install dialog", preparing to install Diskeeper Lite, which I already installed some time ago. I have to click many times to cancel the install process, and am considering nuking DK lite because of this headache and other screen nags, etc. my questions, how did DK lite "hijack" the Disk Managment console? can i get it back? any other place that I can run disk mgmt from rather than the arcane command prompt? thanks for any help ... …
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Program "hangs" and shutdown and logoff XP sp3
by Guest GW- 2 replies
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My machine is running WinXPsp3. Everytime I logoff or shutdown, my antivirus programs "hangs". A menu appears-Symantec Antivirus-End Now and a progress bar runs across about half way before it logs off or begins shutdown. Not sure is this is a windows issue or service or software? Any suggestions?
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whats ARP (address resolution protocol)?
by Guest KellyWayper@gmail.com- 1 reply
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Whats address resolution protocol for? is it similar to DNS, why we cant just use dns instead of arp?
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What could be a good rate of memory
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sound distorted after destructive reformat
by Guest kable71- 1 reply
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after my reformat, i had no sound. i have downloaded drivers for the realek ac'97 and av rack. however, the sound is not normal, also the windows volume control will not control volume. i can only control volume through ac'97.
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Toolbar Calendar's
by Guest Joco- 10 replies
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Hi, I currently have the Google toolbar installed, which includes a calendar button, which I use frequently. Due to some conflicts I have to remove my Google toolbar, and wondered if anyone new of a different or alternative toolbar calendar. Thank you Joco (London)
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Flash Player
by Guest Doug Mc- 6 replies
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I've not been able to download and install Flash Player. It downloads ok and starts the install then I get a message that the "Install Failed." I go to their website and follow troubleshooting, etc. and it still won't install. They suggest reloading Internet Explorer (I have 7). Did that and still wouldn't install. Any suggestions? ps. I haven't changed a thing to cause this that I know of. It tries to use Flash Player on YouTube and now it won't work. Thanks for any help. Doug
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'Safely Remove Hardware' of flash drive disconnects my broadband
by Guest cuyocksol- 4 replies
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From the Safely Remove Hardware icon on the taskbar I select to remove my USB flashdrive (Buffalo brand). I get the proper 'now safe' pop-up, but I then find that my broadband connection has also invariably been disconnected. (This is the other option in Safely Remove Hardware: "SpeedTouch USB ADSL PPP" - but I do not select it.) I then have to manually reconnect to the internet, and sometimes it won't even do this till after restart. (Windows XP home edition with SP3)
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Upgrade WinXP Home to XP Pro
by Guest ausglaze- 2 replies
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Having Win XP Home with SP2 and SP3, may I do an upgrade with Win XP Pro with SP2 ?
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INSTALLING SP 2
by Guest Maurice- 4 replies
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I have recently installed Windows XP home edition. When I first started to update to SP1 I after the download and the computer go the blue screen. I got the disc for SP1 and installed with no problem. Now I'm trying to install SP 2 and again I get the blue screen. My question is why can't I download from the website and not get the blue screen. Or should I just purchase the disc for SP 2 and SP 3. Thanks!!!
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Savedump.exe error at log-off
by Guest Zippy- 1 reply
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On log off I repeatedly get the following error: Savedump.exe This application failed to star because dbdeng.dll was not found. Re-installing application may fix this problem. Can anyone suggest how to do this without re-installing Windows?
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apc main
by Guest gingerred- 1 reply
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i have a pop up at start on pc, it says please re-install apc main what is it how do i do this is it nessasary? ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/list/en-us/default.aspx?mid=345b5643-e3d8-4b83-81c7-eb20ed666250&dg=microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Blue screen of death with Cruzer Titanium Plus
by Guest coopfab- 2 replies
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On 2 of our office workstations running XP sp2 we are getting the blue screen referencing STOP: OX000000D1, iastor.sys. All issues I have found regarding this screen and referencescrelate to RAID controllers which we don't have. There are no driver updates on the Scandisk website for my memory stick, Cruzer Titanium Plus. Thanks for your interest. -- M. Cooper
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User Initiated Activity Ended..Hibernation?
by Guest gin- 0 replies
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(WinXP) Can anyone tell me what this comment, "user initiated activity ended", means: Did the computer go into hibernation or did a human being end their activity? Please & thanks.........
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data loss
by Guest bighyp- 4 replies
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I accidently did a system recovery instead of a system restore and wiped out my hard drive/ is there any way a dummy like me can retrieve the data that was on the drive bighyp
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Automated system recovery
by Guest John Eppley- 12 replies
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Greetings...I am stumped. I just purchased a WD external HD for "backup" purposes. I am using XP Professional which came installed on my HP. I used the XP BACKUP and selected that a recovery disk be created. The backup went smoothly. Unfortunately XP asked me to use a "floppy" disk to create the backup media. Not possible. It booted me out. There must be a workaround. BTW, I believe I checked every knowledgebase article. Can I use a CD or DVD to make the backup media, and how??? John
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How do I remove network drives
by Guest mystified- 11 replies
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I've been given the boot but allowed to keep my company laptop as a lovely parting gift. There are 4 network drives that remain. They were part of the office network that I can no longer access. The drive letters & icons are a painful reminder of gainful employment. How do I get rid of them? Clicking on any of the drive letters yields the error message "x: refers to a location that is not available..." Right click options include everything except delete. Suggestions?
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Safe Mode lost
by Guest Mike De Petris- 0 replies
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XP x64, it's years that my "Safe Mode" boot does not work, it goes to BSOD. I can't even remember how I lost it, maybe installing graphic drivers. I didn't bother up to know, as I am not able to reinstall a new HaupPauge HVR 4000 tv card (other thread). I wanted to access devices in safe mode to remove them, any other attempt failed, digital tuners are no more available as they was at first installation, I tryed moving the board to different pci slot, uninstall etc. but can't get the digital tuners back, analog tuners work fine, with the initial problem that analog audio is very bad. Which way do you suggest to attempt to "repair" the system? Backup and rein…
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File Replication service in Windows XP Pro?
by Guest David Walker- 0 replies
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I am getting some events in the Application event log, and some searching leads me to the File Replication Service. I am running Windows XP Pro, with SP3, and I don't even HAVE the File Replication Service. Is this normal? The service doesn't exist. I don't NEED the FRS on my XP Pro system, if that matters. It's not normally logged in to a domain, either. (Occasionally it is, but usually not.) The events are 1085 from Userenv, and 1202 from SceCli, with 0x5 Access Is Denied. I'm mostly wondering about the lack of the FRS, since the troubleshooting steps for the 1202 and the 1085 want me to look at the NTFRS key in the Registry (which is not th…
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Run VBS on a Remote?
by Guest RayportingMonkey- 14 replies
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My basic scenario is that I have a laptop that I do "light work" from and a power-house desktop that I develop and run automated reports on. Currently, I have a series of VBS files that download source data from a web location to a local/working directory on my Desktop. Some of these files can get pretty large. The problem is that I receive notification on my laptop via Outlook that the data is available and had set a rule in Outlook to run the applicable script, which reside on my desktop. I want to run the script from the (remote) desktop and not from my laptop. Do I need to setup a service on the desktop in Windows XP or something to do this? O…