Windows XP
Windows XP help and discussions.
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This keeps happening to this computer. Sound stops. Device manager shows yellow ! and the device error states: Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware. The driver may be corrupted or missing. (Code 39). I cannot stop this problem. Please help... I have lost all sound twice now in the last two months. I did the fix below both times and it worked. Does anyone know why I have to keep doing this? Thanks On the System Properties panel, Advanced tab, Environment Variables button, under the User variables click New and create a variable named devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices with the value of 1. Open the Device Manager and select Show h…
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Upgrading PC hardware
by Guest Linx- 12 replies
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Im in the process of upgrading my winXP PC (custom made PC - I installed windows from the fancy holgraphic covered CD). I've read the knowledge base article dealing with replacing the motherboard. What I want to know is the legalities dealing with replacing the PC case - what with the CoA sticker still being attached to the old case. Given that these days the WGA thing will show that my copy of XP is the genuine article, do I need to bother trying to remove it?
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Frames And Headings, No Color In Emai
by Guest Mel- 0 replies
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In Yahoo Finance, I have no frames or headings at the top. I can hold my mouse on the spot where they are suppose to be and get the information. I also don't have any frames in my rental program reports. When I send a message in yahoo messenger, it types in color but doesn't appear when I send it. When I type and email, it doesn't send anything in color either. I had none of these problems in an eairler comuter that I had running the same things I do now. I purchased a new windows home edition. Has anyone had this situation?
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how to get s video to work from pc to tv?
by Guest laceyae- 3 replies
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cord is hooked up, what do i do next? i cant find the video im playing anywhere on my tv. do i need to do a download, mess with the settings, can somebody quickly help or tell me what to do or lead to to a link please. thank you
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SP2 Installation
by Guest cessna12@hotmail.com- 4 replies
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I get an error telling me that my version of XP Prof is no longer secure...I need to upgrade to SP2. When I go to the Microsoft update site, I am told that I am currently running SP2. I then try to upgrade to IE 7.0 and am told taht I need to download SP2. I downloaded SP2 and tried to install it. About half the way through the installation process I was told "access denied" and the computer rolled back out of the installation process. Any Ideas?
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How do I hook up an external modem for Internet use
by Guest Joan- 4 replies
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My external modem for Internet use does not show any lights blinking except for the orange light at the bottom. I can no longer send documents I have filled out on a website. Please walk me through how the external modem should be connected. Thanks, Joan
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WDS Causes excessive disk activity after startup
by Guest Steve- 0 replies
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Every time I start up the computer Windows Desktop Search has to re-"scan" 30000-50000 items. This can keep the disk active for 20 to 30 minutes. Is this normal? It makes me question whether WDS is worth it or not. I tried researching the problem but couldn't find anything. I did find that I am unable to determine the version of WDS that I have installed. I thought that maybe a later version might improve things. Anybody know how to find the version? I have Google's answer to WDS (or was it the other way around) installed on my laptop (also XP). It gives just as good results without the excess disk activity.
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taskbar buttons missing
by Guest silverluna- 4 replies
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this might be a stupid question. but my taskbar buttons are not showing when I open a program. I want them back! what should I do?
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Logon unsuccessful
by Guest JIRI- 0 replies
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Dears, some time when I connect to a corporate network via VPN and need access to a shares I'm asked for an authorisation. After the authorisation recieve this message "Logon unsuccessful: The user name you typed is the same as the user name you logged in with. That user name has already bee tried. A domain controller cannot be found to verify that user name." Some time I could access without any problem. Could someone advice what could make the problem. It concerns only file shares. Other communication like mail is working withou any problem. Thanks Jiri
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FYI-Are your system patches up-to-date?
by Guest Curt Christianson- 0 replies
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This is a follow-up article about system patches and Secunia Software Inspector results. I found it interesting. So FYI: http://windowssecrets.com/comp/070906 -- HTH, Curt Windows Support Center http://www.aumha.org Practically Nerded,... http://dundats.mvps.org/Index.htm
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local disc drives
by Guest al.b- 3 replies
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had my computer updated to xp pro i now seem to have two local drives my main one has a small memory left but the other is not useing any or very little of what it can if i delete the second local drive will all the memery go back to my main drive . if so how do i do this please be gental as im no proffesor in computing> thanks
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Missing Option in the Folder Options
by Guest bch- 3 replies
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Hi, The option "Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)" is disappeared from the Folder Options => View -> Files and Folders. How can I restore it back? Thanks!
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No Open/Run Option When Downloading
by Guest chrisb01@hotmail.com- 4 replies
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When downloading an EXE file in IE, there is no longer an option to open or run the EXE file. The only option is to Save or Cancel. This seems to happen in both IE 6 and IE 7, so it is probably related to a security setting. I would like to be prompted to Open/Run like before. What setting/option controls this?
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Update BIOS
by Guest Alan T- 14 replies
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Anyone knows how to update BIOS? Do I put the floppy disk with the ROM file when I restart the machine?
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help with crash
by Guest ss- 4 replies
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My screen just froze,I am not aware of dowloading anything to cause this. I am using windos xp pro. When it froze it was like picture of micro chips with writing underneath (it was distorted),i has just finished watching bbc news. the pictures of the microchips were not clear but could just make out underneath "Attack history graph". I have rebooted and get message.... "windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt \Windows\system32\config\system" "you can attempt to repair by using original set up CD-ROM" Not sure what all this means or indeed if I have the original CD as had no reason to use for last 3 years (but will try and…