Windows XP
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Susceptibility to crashing - Explorer
by Guest Lester Stiefel- 0 replies
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Have been using explorer to launch videos. This works fine for most purposes, however, On shutdown DEP comes online, and says It is shutting down Explorer. When I change setting to allow, or just have DEP stop explorer, the environment resets and I have to wait, then shut down windows a second time. I believe a good way to avoid this is to discontinue explorer launch of audio and video files and let the user manually launch the player they will use to play the files. The player associated or assigned to the file types can still be listed in a special control panel, but, again, the file would need to be played from the player instead of the explore…
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by Guest kim- 10 replies
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Hi All
by Guest Abhi- 3 replies
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I have a question on Scheduled Tasks. I have a scheduled tasks configured on a particular system which is running under the local administrator context. But there are other users who are not local administrator on that machines and when they login to this machine they are not able to execute these tasks if they want. Is there a way to delegate or give permission to a normal user (not a local admin or domain admin) to execute a scheduled task. This is machine is part of the Domain. Any pointers or help is higly appreciated.
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Font size problem
by Guest Dan- 0 replies
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I had a problem with some Adobe Photoshop documents that wouldn't open. What eventually made the problem go away was that I copied all the files in C:\Windows\Fonts to a temporary folder and then deleted them all from C:\Windows\Fonts. There were a few that the system would not allow to be deleted, but almost all went away, including Arial. I then copied all the font files back to C:\Windows\Fonts and my Photoshop file opened without giving me the error message as previously. Now I have a new situation that is a little annoying. Some of the dialog boxes in some programs display with a bolder, larger font than before. For example, in Adobe FrameMaker, in…
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security
by Guest to jimmy s- 2 replies
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Hi all how can I put a password on my new PC so the kids can not fire it up ? is it possible ? Regards Wills
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Username and Password fields grayed out
by Guest Pete, MCP- 0 replies
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I read the thread on this forum addressing this issue. It had no solutions. I have searched Technet and MS Knowledge Base and found nothing. I Googled the problem and found no more than what has been offered on this forum (i.e. nothing). Some users on our network (about 10) are experiencing this. They start the computer from power-off. Windows loads normally and the Windows Login screen is displayed. The User name and Password fields are unavailable (grayed out). Rebooting the computer will normally fix the problem. No other solutions as of yet. We are running Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2 installed. All updates and security pa…
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No sleep button
by Guest chilly- 1 reply
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I just had to replace my keyboard/mouse combo but my logitech keyboard has no sleep button. I used to have the kids use it all the time to hibernate the pc. Now I can't put my pc into hibernate mode. Any help would be much appreciated
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Can't Copy CDs
by Guest JoeSpareBedroom- 2 replies
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Running XP Pro sp2 Trying to copy the 3 CDs that came with my son's new Dell laptop, because the disks are guaranteed to be lost in the dustballs in his dorm room, and one day, he'll need them. I have no trouble making copies of any other CDs, but Nero simply refuses to recognize the presence of these particular disks in the CD drawer. I can understand that MS might copy protect the Vista CD, but it seems I should be able to copy the Dell driver & utility CD. What happens: - Upon inserting the CD, I get a "wanna continue?" dialog of one kind or another. I cancel this. - Start Nero, tell it "copy CD". The menu screen vanishes, and the CD copying…
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Advanced section of folder properties blank
by Guest stuck- 0 replies
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I am running a corporate install into program files and when the process completes the basic folder permissions are set to everyone full control and not inherited from the parent however when I click on the advanced tab, this dialog box is blank. Is this normal and does it affect the basic permissions set on that account? When should the users or groups populate the special permissions window? Thank you in advance. Stuck.
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Windows Does not Boot
by Guest Rasjahshout- 0 replies
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I have a problem ... my windows XP system does not boot ..... neither in safe mode .... last known good configuration .... none if that sort works .......... i tried to using the windows XP disk to do a system repair .... repaired the boot .... and I also tried repairin the Master Boot Records...... still nothing works ....... Windows boot screen flashes for about 1 second and then the PC restarts ... does anyone know how to fix this ????
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highlighting in search page disappeared
by Guest johngood_____- 0 replies
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When I used to do a search, the particular name I was looking for would appear 'highlighted' on pages, which meant finding any references much easier. Since i have done a re-install that feature has disappeared. How can i bring back that highlighting please? thanks.
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Can't burn files to CD
by Guest SFM- 1 reply
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I have, in the past, successfully burned files to a CD as backups. I have used both writable and re-writable disks. After several "something's wrong with the CD" messages, I changed brands of CDs. Now, I'm getting a message that Windows is not allowing me to copy files. I have not upgraded or changed from Windows XP since the first successful backup. Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong?
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thanks to be here...need help
by Guest luishugo- 2 replies
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Hello took me a lot of time in try to reach here because I have a real problem and I know sopemone can help me out ; for about 3 days in a row I have this issue ; My pc is really slow and it is impossible to reach the internet and do some work .. I thought was some kind of spyware but wasn't so I look in my windows task manager and I find out to my CPU it is at 100% and specially an area " ehrecvr.exe =system ...?????....what I need to do to fix this and what in a world cause this ....please help is apreciate...
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Customizing programs in Windows XP
by Guest Raymond Williams- 1 reply
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I want to be able to start yahoo messenger, but after say one hour of use, that it will automatically shut down and not be able to open it for 24 hours, is there a program or a regestry setting which can achieve this?
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internet connection with router.
by Guest Kevin- 7 replies
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hello. today I just changed my internet service from DSL to Cable, ISP named Time warner cable. I have 2 windows XP professional service pack 2s, a cale modem, and a Netgear router. when I used DSL, and connected 2 computers on the netgear router, it worked perfectly fine, but low speed, so we switched to cable, hoping it will be faster.. and soon as the guy from time warner cable connects the new cable modem to our router, he says it doesnt work and told me to try and just left. well I went to netgear homepage, searched in google, and I did everything I could but could not do it. If I connect the modem directly to one computer(this one), it works. pleas…