Windows XP
Windows XP help and discussions.
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Stopping auto-detect of printers?
by Guest Yobbo- 1 reply
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Hi Is there anyway to stop the auto-detection of the printers that I install, as I only want my shared printers to be available to certain machines? Thanks
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FIXING BIOS...POSIBLE?
by Guest Justin- 23 replies
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Is it possible to fix the BIOS if something goes wrong after you've made a manual BIOS change?
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Windows XP SP2/WMP
by Guest RobertyBob- 1 reply
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Received a paperback from J. Ballew.(Thanks J.),having problems with Windows XP SP2& WMP 11. Could it just be as simple as using WMP 10 with Windows XP? I'm new at this so don't laugh too much! Thank You, RobertyBob.
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Freezing up on shutdown
by Guest History Fan- 4 replies
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I have a desktop PC running Windows XP SP2. DSL connection. Pentium D processor at 3.0GHz, 2GB of RAM. I'd say about 2-3 times a month, my computer will freeze up at shutdown. The 'Windows is shutting down' screen will appear, and then stay there. The only way to unlock the computer is to turn off the power to the surge protector. Can anything be done about this? Or is it just a common glitch with most Windows-based computers?
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Chkdsk returns "Unable to determine volume version and state"
by Guest DRS.Usenet@sengsational.com- 0 replies
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I don't think there's any silver bullet out there, but I thought I'd ask.... My WD2500 gets a "pass" on the quick data lifeguard diagnostics, reports as healthy by the OS (XP), has the correct size, but it's blank where it should say "NTFS". And chkdsk returns the "unable to determine volume..." message. I'm trying not to reformat and loose the data. After reading quite a few usenet posts like mine, I see a few "you might try software X", but no one is saying "software X worked for me", which is why I think I might be hosed. But if someone has an approach to get the data back, I'd like to hear it. Thanks. --Dale-- PS: Here are the symptoms I saw th…
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monitor - thin green line down side
by Guest Andy- 1 reply
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Hi, When I have a picture on my desktop and when I play video I get a thin green line on the right hand side going down my monitor. If I change my desktop to a white screen it disappears. If I open My computer and drag it over to the right the line disappears over the white bit but still shows on the blue bar at the top. These are my details if that helps:- Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator Driver for Mobile Report Report Date: 09/02/2007 Report Time[hr:mm:ss]: 13:26:59 Driver Version: 6.14.10.4764 Operating System: Windows XP* Home Edition, Service Pack 2 (5.1.2600) Default Language: English DirectX* Version: 9.0 Physical Memory: 502 MB…
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Blue screen error PFN_LIST_CORRUPT
by Guest 40chevyrod- 9 replies
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I am running win XP SP2 on a dell dimension 4700 4 gig ram. I have had numerous problems with norton internet security 2007 in the past but loaded the latest version yesterday and it seems to have solved all norton problems I had. Now though, this morning I have had 3 blue screen errors appear while in email that refer to PFN_LIST_CORRUPT. I don't have a clue what the problem is. Has anyone else experienced a problem like this and if so did you find a resolution for the problem. Thanks in advance for any assistance...don't have much more hair to pull out!
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100% CPU while burning DVD's
by Guest chatts99- 4 replies
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Hi I hope I am posting this in the correct forum as this is really a general question for which the answer may well be because "it is....". I am running XP home SP2 Celeron® 2.4 GHz 512 MB Ram and my burning software is Nero version7. I appreciate that burning DVD's does take a lot of the CPU but is there something I can do ; upgrade RAM,CPU, download specific software or use another burning software that will subatantially reduce CPU usage and allow me to do other things on my PC. Or is it a case of tough beacause it is because it is.... ? Cheers chatts99
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microphone still not working on test
by Guest mr grae- 3 replies
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I did what you said but it still doesn't work on test for some reason any other ideas? thanks for your help regards graham p.s i can still hear myself through the speakers but it doesnt work on test as i said
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Microphone not working on test
by Guest mr grae- 2 replies
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Hi well i tried to use my microphone on msn with my headset but it doesnt work now. I tried to test them but it doesn't recognise my voice now. I can hear that they are working through my headphones but on test is says they are not working. I reacently plugged in some altec lansing speakers and now the mic doesnt work. what am i doing wrong please help
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Hidden File Extensions problem
by Guest ramki.v- 2 replies
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Hi, I am not able to see the file extension of the files in my system. Once my system is affected by virus. I have removed with anti-virus software, after that I am not seeing the file extensions. I have removed the "NeverShowExt" values from registry as the steps given below: http://www.cert.org/incident_notes/IN-2000-07.html but know use. Can any body please help me in this. Thanks in advance Ramki
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boot.ini issues in XP
by Guest nikmark- 3 replies
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To get rid of a virus on my XP system, I used the system configuration utility to boot into safe mode (alternate). How do I get the system to boot back into normal mode? I had gone into the system configuration utility and set the computer to boot up in safe mode, minimal devices. Now my computer won't boot in safe mode or normal mode. I tried using F8 to choose the method of booting up. But it always takes me back to the black options screen (boot in safe mode, normal mode, last known working config. etc...) no matter what I choose. How do I get the computer to boot up normally again?
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Tun Miniport Adapter #2 #3 etc
by Guest M1C007- 0 replies
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I have a Microsoft Tun Minipot Adapter in Device Manager I have no idea how it goto there and I have no idea how to remove it. When I uninstall it says the device is needed to reboot??? please help thanks
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background tasks,windows xp
by Guest michelle- 0 replies
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im tring to download and install the sims 2 deluxe but it tells me i have to remove backgound tasks.i did ctrl,alt and tap delete but it doesnt show up.i just upgraded my computer also.someone help me please.
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Codec
by Guest DrGaryG- 4 replies
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I need a codec to operate my windows media. I can't download. this. I have been around and around with Microsoft people on this and they sent me MGADiag.exe with i caCn't open. I get this message: "Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file. You mayk not have appropriate permissions to access the item." But Microsoft sent it to me. They say my problem is not with them, but with Dell. My warranty with Dell has expired.