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When a directory or program is being used by another program
by Guest Kester Teague- 1 reply
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There are times when I am unable to delete a directory or program because the situation described in the subject line arises. Is there a way to determine exactly which program is using the said program?
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Get Next 300 Headers in Outlook Express 6
by Guest Barry Karas- 7 replies
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8/2/2007 A most recent message with a date of 11-06-2006 in a major newsgroup? This is obviously wrong. I click on "get next 300 headers..." but the most recent message remains with a date of 11-06-2006. How would I fix this problem? Thank you, Barry Karas
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Run Wireless repair as non-admin
by Guest ddamico- 0 replies
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Does anyone know of a way to allow non-admins to select and run the Wireless repair option? Every now and then the wireless network connection drops and the only way the customer can reconnect is to restart the system. We would like them to use the repair option. The repair option is grayed out if you do not have admin rights.
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locking XP from the little brats
by Guest Ike- 13 replies
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I help an elemantry school K-5 with the computer lab they have which has 32 XP Home computers that are part of workgroup. They do not have enough money for full time administrator or administrative software or even central domain administration. so I have to work with whatever free time I have to help. some kid(s) keep rotating the screen, change the wallpaper, install programs, and change settings. I added a guest account, the onlyway they can login is thrue the guest account, administrator accounts are locked with password changed frequently. I disabled right click. locked the control panel, and no display settings. the little creeps still manage…
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Terminal Services for XP home
by Guest mgm- 6 replies
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Can anyone tell me if Terminal Services is available for XP home and if Win Vista all versions includes Terminal Services. My new laptop has Vista and I want to access my home desktop (xp home) during my vacation. Any ideas on how to do this would be appreciated.
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Laptop/Notebook Computer Clicks Off On Its Own!
by Guest Sparkheimer- 2 replies
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My hp pavilion ze5185 (Windows XP SvcPk 2) will just make a clicking/popping noise then turn off on its own. It used to do it once in a while when I was using it (was told that laptops sometimes have that problem but I never close mine up thus creating 'stress' on the wiring). But now it does the same thing after remaining inactive for about 15 minutes. No - I don't have a virus/trojan. Yes - I have my settings at NEVER - to never turn off, hibernate, etc. Yes - I have the latest updates. Perhaps there are conflicts in a driver? Haven't installed anything new in a long time. The computer is about six years old. Any ideas?
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Switch User and Login another user
by Guest filmbakra@gmail.com- 2 replies
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Hi, I would like to switch from user A to user B in windows XP automatically. I searched and found out that "%windir% \system32\rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation" will automatically switch user A. But, how to automatically login user B? Any help is appreciated. Thanks. Vishnu.
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Program startup prior to Logon
by Guest gary.hampson@gmail.com- 2 replies
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Hello, I would like to start my broadband wireless and my VPN software prior to entering my windows logon so that I can connect to my corporate network and have all my network settings applied (drive mappings, etc.). I tried entering the path to those programs in HKLM\Software \Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run and it doesn't seem to work. I even tried creating a scheduled task to start on system startup but that didn't work either. Any suggestions would be welcomed. Cheers, Gary Hampson
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Unable to use the search assistant
by Guest Alex M- 1 reply
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Hi, my name is Alex and i have a problem when i try to use the search assistant either from the start menu or from the standard button in "my computer". When i select it, it displays the bar from the search assistant but instead of showing all the options, it only displays a grey space and in the section where it´s supposed to show the title of the window, it shows the text "Search Companion". Can anybody help me, i would appreciate that a lot. Thanks.
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problem with msicuu2.exe
by Guest Ed Stevens- 1 reply
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Just purchased an HP DV6405 laptop with Vista Home Premium and have entered software removal hell. Trying to remove pre-installed Vongo. Lot's of 'net traffic about it, with suggestions to use the Windows Installation Cleanup Utility, pointing to msicuu2.exe. Downloaded it and when I try to execute it I get "permission denied" - "Microsoft VBScript runtime error." What's up with that?
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New Monitor Resolution
by Guest Christine- 8 replies
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I have always used a 19" monitor and my daughter just bought me a 22" wide flat screen monitor. My question is: what is the best resolution for this size. When I go to MSN.com there is so much space on both sides of the screen and all the information is in the center. Any and all help is greatly appreicated.
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MCP VS MCDST
by Guest Matt320- 5 replies
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hello everyone, i just was after a bit of advice really... i currently am a self employed IT Technician and hold the A+ essentials and technician qualifications. I have been studying for the MCDST 70-271 exam which im taking at the end of this month. does anyone know where the MCP qualification stands? is it a lesser or higher qualificaion than the MCDST and does anyone advise taking that? i want to get an MCSE but dont want to jump in the deep end and go straight for it. thanks, matt320
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Windows XP is a slowdown.
by Guest John- 3 replies
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Windows XP is a slowdown. However, what do you want more of in an Operating System? Feel free to reply.
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Stop 0x000000C5 Blue Screen + analysis
by Guest Dan McGarigle- 7 replies
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When my XP SP2 with all updates system goes through shutdown the I now get a Stop 0X0000C5 blue screen andthen the system always restarts, even tho I want it to shut down. I used the Debugging tools and examined the mini dump. It says ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Built by: 2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.070227-2254 Kernel base = 0x804d7000 PsLoadedModuleList = 0x8055a620 Debug session time: Mon Aug 6 03:15:40.125 2007 (GMT-7) System Uptime: 0 days 9:10:16.192 Loading Kernel Symbols ....................................................................................................................................…
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Re: Windows crashes when I connect a usb drive
by Guest herbzee- 1 reply
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Re: Windows crashes when I connect a usb drive qwerty wrote: > When I connect my mp3 player windows crashes, I get no movement > from the mouse pointer, nothing. All I can do is a cold restart. > > Tried resetting the drive, still the same. > > Tried booting into linux, linux doesn't see the drive at all. > > Tried on my brother's pc under linux, it works fine. > > Any ideas? Is that U Rob?