Windows XP
Windows XP help and discussions.
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Internet doesn't work.
by Guest can''''t re-install my computer please h- 2 replies
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I recently re-installed a sony vaio computer to windows media center edition 2005(that's the computer's original version) When I plug in the ethernet cable into the network card, and open up my browser, it tells me that there is no internet connected. I try the cable with my laptop, works fine, with my other computer, it works fine as well. What do I need to do for the internet to work? It's not a problem with the internet for sure its something with the computer. I tried to set up a network, made a couple too. What am I doing wrong? thanks
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Cannot boot problem
by Guest Michael- 3 replies
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Hello: I am using Windows XP Home Edition Service Pak 2. What I try to boot, the black screen with the Windows log appears then the laptop keeps rebooting. I have been able to boot in Safe Mode, but not in the Last Known Good Config. When I selected Disable automatic restart on system failure, it gave an error message of 00000 Yours in hope
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Hotmail / Live help
by Guest Dawn- 2 replies
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All of the emails that have been sent to me i am told they get an error message that "mailbox is full: retry timeout exceeded" Why would this error message come up, i am only at 1% f 5 GB of mailbox room... -- Dawn
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Internet Explorer Script Error with all fields empty
by Guest ARHangel- 1 reply
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I have XP SP3 and IE7 When I try to log-in to any site I can not. If I try to view the error a window appears: Internet Explorer Script Error with Line, Char,Error, Code, URL all empty. Also when i tried to view Services.msc the same error appers. Any suggestion to a solution or what seems to be the problem?
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Ekiga & other programs throw exception - Patch Tuesday?
by Guest mjc001- 1 reply
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Ekiga used to work, but now gets stopped at an echo test with: Visual Studio Just-In-Time-Debugger An unhandled win32 exception occurred in ekiga.exe[5484]............. I've had the same problems, that have suddenly emerged, with MingSweeper, VirtualBox. I got rid of the JIT trap by deleting: Delete the following registry keys: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE \Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AeDebug\Debugger HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\.NETFramework \DbgManagedDebugger Now it throws a generic Windows error: ekiga.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close........ windows exception code 0xc0000005 The problem may be actually with my Logitech Qu…
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Temporary Internet Files Cookie Loacation
by Guest Tony P.- 1 reply
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I have a question concerning the Temporary Internet Files folder. It seems, for some reason, this location is used to store many of the cookies which are planted on my PC. For most of these cookies, I don't care if they get deleted. But for some of the cookies, it is important that they remain all the time. My question is, when running MS Disk Cleanup, one of the locations that is made available for cleanup is the Temporary Internet Files folder. If I select this location for cleanup, what actually get deleted from this folder? -- Thanks, Tony For replies, please correct my email address.
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xp vs vista
by Guest liz- 11 replies
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can i keep xp when my new computer arrives
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Add Remove Programs
by Guest RB- 3 replies
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Why does my Add/Remove Programs only show a few of my applications "unless" I choose the "Frequency of Use" then I can see all of them (even the ones I don't frequently use) I would think that if the default "Name" listed was selected that I should able to see "all" but it doesn't ?? It does this on my home machine and at work.
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Can no longer search by "a word or phrase in the file"
by Guest PJM Windsor- 1 reply
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I used to use "search" regularly to find files that had been saved on my hard drive. I would search "all files or folders", type in the name that I wanted to find, ask for the in which I had stored the file, select the date range within which I had created it, click search, and I would be shown a list of the files containing that name, and then I could open the appropriate file. I recently uninstalled Norton Security, ran defragment and checkdisk, then installed Mcafee security. Since then I cannot search by word in a file. I keep getting an answer that there are no files, even if I look in a file or folder in which I know that a file containing that w…
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How to hide Command window when batch file runs
by Guest v2win- 4 replies
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On WinXPSP3, fully patched. I would like to execute a small batch file by executing a quicklaunch toolbar shortcut whose target is a .cmd file on the C:\ drive. Everything works as intended, but I don't want the command window appearing on the desktop and remaining open until the launched app. closes. Is there something that I can add to the script to allow this to execute in the background, without the command window launching on the desktop? The content of the file is something like this: echo off (net start service 1)&&(net start service 2)&&(net start service 3) "C:\Program Files\Product Directory\exec\app.exe" -- V2
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How to remap 1 key combination?
by Guest Paul- 2 replies
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XP: For one program I use on my system I want to remap a key combination. I want the space bar to send shift-f10. I have no control over this in the program, it will have be some other utility that controls this. Someone here might know of a way to do this. (Freeware preferred.)
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Cannot change my IP settings
by Guest Sam- 4 replies
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Hi, I need help I have xp media center, I'm working in place which is using domain control but my machine is not connected to the domain, from one month I install sp3 after that every time I'm trying to change my gateway address it ask for restart and after restart it comes back without changing any thing.... Can some one help me plz..... I have Zone alarm too as firewall.
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3.5 .net framework
by Guest Joel Pettigrew- 2 replies
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I have about 50 machines I am downloading the 3.5 framework on to. Half the machines work fine, the others give me an error: "The Windows Installer service is unavailable. Another application may be running setup. Finish any instaltions in progress, or restart yur computer, and then re-run setup." I have shut down the computer, installed windows services pack 3, followed the instructions to reinstall the windows installer, checked active applications running... and still I get the error. Please help. Thanks, Joel Pettigrew
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Win XP sp2 searching PDF's on a UNIX box
by Guest Steve_A- 12 replies
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I have access to a UNIX server over a network and it stores thousands of PDF files. When I use Win Explorer to search sometimes it works and other times it does not find anything, not even *.pdf even when viewing where the files are they dont always comeup in sequence either asending or decending even if you click the file name column.
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Re: Can't delete registry entry !! (suspected virus / trojan attack!)
by Guest §ñühw¤£f- 2 replies
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Re: Can't delete registry entry !! (suspected virus / trojan attack!) Damian wrote: > gregg wrote: >> Sorry, I am running Linux > > I'm so sorry. I must be pathetic. > > I fixed your pronoun problem for you: no charge :) -- Last night while sitting in my chair I pinged a host that wasn't there It wasn't there again today The host resolved to NSA.
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\systemroot\system32\config\DEFAULT
by Guest mayfriday- 1 reply
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Using XP Home and out of the blue, I get this blue screen saying quote " \systemroot\system32\config\DEFAULT " How can I resolve this issue? Does this means my hdd is spolit? Please advice, thanks
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MP3 player and USB
by Guest Bill Again- 7 replies
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My MP3 player is not recognised by my PC when I plug it into a USB port. My PC recognises and operates all the other USB devices that I use. When I plug in the MP3 player a helpful window pops up called "MTP Media Player" that asks me what I want Windows to do. Despite sounding so helpful, the window is empty of suggestions. In System Properties, Hardware, Device Manager, an MP3 player is shown. It shows up with a new entry, "Windows Portable Devices - MTP Device". It alleges that everything is working. But it is not. There is nothing wrong with the MP3 player, it works fine on my laptop. On the laptop Device Manager window it appears under "Storage …
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Favourites Import / Export
by Guest Joco- 2 replies
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Hi, My current favourites folder is empty, I am not sure what deleted the entries, although I did receive an error message from "NoAdware" which dissapered. Luckily I have export my favourites reguallarly to a file. When trying to import the favourites back from these files, I get a frozen page. Add to favourites > import and export > next > import favourites > import from a file > browse > highlite file > next > import favourites destination folder > select the folder where the imported favourites will be placed, no folders are shown. I have deleted and reinstalled IE7, this did not resolve the problem, my OS is XP ho…
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Hi there. When I click on the icon to play the game my computer shuts down and restarts. I have downloaded 2 different games to see if it did it on both and it does. Any ideas as to why this could be happening
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Second hand hard drive with COA and product key for Windows XP
by Guest james.goetz- 4 replies
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I have a second hand hard drive with COA and product key for Windows XP Home Edition OEM Software. I plan to reformat and reload the hard drive. Will this product key work for me as the second owner and allow me to get all Windows updates?
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Installation of XP on HP dv5 1102tu
by Guest Fayaz- 3 replies
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Hello, Few days back I bought HP dv5 1102tu. It has come with Vista preinstalled. However, I want to use XP, as I m comfortable with it, moreover, some of my previous softwares are not working in Vista. But, when I tried installing XP, it gave some error in blue screen. Please, anyone tell me how to install XP in my notebook. Thank in advance
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programs report wrong OS
by Guest sheds_1- 1 reply
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I am currently running XP home edition sp2 but when I download certain programs like IE 8, ITunes, etc...the software program terminates installation and tells me that the program is not compatible with my OS. Some of these programs report that I am using Windows 2000, which I am not. When I check my OS version on my computer it says I am using XP which was installed when I bought the computer. Any suggestions as to why this is happening? How do I fix it? Thank-you!
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Recovery tools in event of Windows XP blue screen of death
by Guest falcios- 1 reply
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What recovery tools.are needed in the event of a software failure and I need to boot to Windows and/or rebuild system. To be able to test hard drive for hardware problems To boot into Windows from a CD to do a system restore when F8 doesn't work Thanks.
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PC turns itself on while hibernating
by Guest Joe- 14 replies
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I have a Compaq Presario sr2044nx PC with XP MCE2005, Service pack 2, 2.8ghz Pentium D, 2GB ram, 180GB HDD, 90 GB free, that turns itself on while it's supposed to be hibernating. Some days it stays off, sometimes it is only off for an hour. I have to turn off the power strip if I want to be certain it will stay off. The Microsoft hibernate patch KB909095 is installed, and automatic updates are turned on. In Device Manager, there are four devices - network card, modem, keyboard, mouse - with a "power management" tab which have a checkbox for "allow this device to bring computer out of standby," which are all unchecked. There are no options in the …
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Preview pane
by Guest M. Janmaat- 0 replies
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Van: "M. Janmaat" <m.janmaat@hiensch.nl> Onderwerp: preview pane Datum: donderdag 9 oktober 2008 21:54 Hi, Does anyone know if there is a good add-on or something for MS Windows Explorer to be able to display a preview of the document selected like in MS Outlook 2007? Kind regards, M