Windows XP
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Remote Desktop printing
by Guest Rose Jenkins- 0 replies
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I have a new Brother DCP7020 multi-function machine. When using Remote Desktop the remote computer does not recognize this as a printer. I have never had any problem with HP printers; the remote computer always recognizes them without any special intervention on my part. I have been unable to find any suggestions from Brother. Any suggestions from this community will be greatly appreciated.
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Internet Explorer 7 not launching
by Guest Vernon D.- 7 replies
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Sorry for posting here, I didn't see an IE7 group, only IE6. Anyway my problem is recently my IE7 has not been launching when I double click on it, and I'm not sure what is causing the problem. This started a few days ago, and I think it may have started when I installed a game. When I tried to register to play this game, it tried to open IE7, at which point the browser would open, but it would not connect to anything, and the program would stop responding. Now this problem is only with IE, I also have Mozilla Firefox, and it is working just fine, so it's not a connection problem, I'm just not sure what it is, it's weird. Any help would be appreciated, tha…
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Default NTFS Permissions?
by Guest Ron- 5 replies
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Is there a KB article that explains the default Windows XP NTFS permissions? I need to reset them. Thanks
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Windows Advanced Options Menu Upon Startup
by Guest Alex- 2 replies
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When starting Windows XP Home, the "Windows Advanced Options Menu" comes up every time...as if the F8 key is stuck. It is not. I just want to "Start Windows Normally" ...not in "Safe Mode"....However, when I click on "Start Normally"..the system will not budge. So, I go to the "Start from the last known good configuration" and the system starts up and all is fine. Next time I restart the system , the "Menu" comes up again...every time. How can I get rid of this 'detour' to the "Advanced Options Menu' every time? many THANKS! Alex
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why can't these jerk people be nice?
by Guest Brad- 5 replies
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i am sick of these people being mean, stupid. why can't they be nice? its just to stupid to post where there are JERKS everywhere! why can't even all posters here be nice???? be nice be nice be nice be nice!!! -- Brad12345
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wallpaper changer on desktops without admin rights
by Guest Richard Herb- 0 replies
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We have around 3000 beautiful, politically correct, awe inspiring, uplifting wallpapers, that we'd like to cycle through each desktop in the company, randomly. We dont need all PC's synchronized on the same wallpaper. the wallpaper powertoy is perfect, but doesnt work when you take away the users administrative rights. we keep all the wallpapers on a mapped drive ( the T drive) that everyone has mapped. there must be a simple batch file that would copy a random wallpaper from T:\walp to C:\walp\approved.jpg. Once a day. Then I can just set the wallpaper to C:\walp\approved.jpg for everyone. any batch file gurus out there? thanks.. the GUI kid
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error code 0x0000005
by Guest wellgang- 4 replies
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wrote a message earlier but can't find it know.this is the error code & i have more info writen down.tried deleting cookies,files,ect...but that didn't work.thanks again for any feedback.
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Windows won't maximize by clicking on the Taskbar icon
by Guest David S- 7 replies
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We have a user who is having problems maximizing. When he minimizes any window or app, then tries to click on the corresponding icon on the taskbar to maximize it, it won't maximize. What he ends up doing is minimizing everything until he can get to the app he wants. We're running XPsp2. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated as this user is my boss. Thanks!
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power managements clashing
by Guest peter- 5 replies
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If I dont use my toshiba laptop for 15 mins I get locked up on a blue screen because the toshiba power management sais dont standby or hibernate but the microsoft p.m. sais do.How do switch off microsoft p.m. when it wont let me select microsoft p.m. to switch it off. -- c.c.
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Windows Lock-ups.
by Guest joytym- 7 replies
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Having problems with Windows locking-up and Programs "Not Responding". Computer is a Sony with Windows XP pre installed ( prior to SP2 being included ). Have recently ran the Recovery, from a partition on the hard drive, used automatic install of the updates recommended from Microsoft ( this included the SP2 ). Recall having a very similar problem when the computer was new and received advise from Sony as to how to resolve, seems to me that the process was quite straight forward but do not recall how it was done. Corresponding with Sony at this time is not providing a resolution. Any assistance would be appreciated. Thank You.
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VPN Error 619 Only at the Office - Home OK
by Guest rwright142- 0 replies
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In the office when I try to connect to a remote client's VPN I connect then get the "Verifying username and password..." dialog window then I get an error box: --- Error 619: A connection to the remote computer could not be established, so the port used for this connection was closed... --- At home (or off of the network) I can connect successfully. I have XP Pro SP2, and am local admin. Our client sent their VPN settings and my settings are the same with the exception of ICS. On the screenshot they sent, it as the last 2 boxes checked: 1. "Establish a dial-up connection whenever a computer on my network attempts to access the Internet" 2. "Allow…
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COM port (in use)
by Guest H. Edgar- 0 replies
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The modem advanced settings shows a list of ports as "(in use)". But nothing is using this ports. Is it possible to reserve ports? How can i free a port. I a port actually "(in use)" in order to assign it to another driver, which does not allow to use other ports as the specific one? ed.
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Windows XP Home, Slave Hard Drive
by Guest michael_fett@hotmail.com- 2 replies
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Windows XP Home. I had a hard drive go bad,(bad sector). Bought a new hard drive and reinstalled the operating system on the new one. I keep the old hard drive as a slave. When I try and access the files on the old hard drive (C:\documents and Setting\USER ACCOUNT) I get an access denied prompt. There is no security tab to change the permissions. How does one accomplish this?
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Services.exe terminates with -1 status code
by Guest Bill Green- 0 replies
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All~ I have an XP box that I manage remotely. I just put the box in about two weeks ago, but I have been getting an error when I log in that says "The system process 'C:\WINNT\system32\services.exe' terminated unexpectedly with status code -1. The system will now shut down and restart." How long its been sitting there in that state by the time I login I cannot tell. Often times when it restarts, I have trouble remoteing into the system. It appears to connect but the login dialog never appears even though I see a background. Having to drive out to this office daily is not an option. I cannot find anything on the Microsoft site (or a general goog…
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Robocopy repeatedly updates files on remote server
by Guest Michael- 2 replies
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Can anyone explain to me why robocopy always tries to copy some files everytime it syncs the source and destination even though the files haven't been modified in some cases for days, months or years? The options I used are: Source : \\xyz\abc Dest : \\def\jkl Files : * Options : /TEE /S /E /COPY:DAT /PURGE /MIR /R:1000000 /W:30 The files that do get modified are always changed on the source and the destination serves as a backup repository. The sync would only go the other way to restore the lost source system. The files get updated by both PCs and Sun workstations and the source is also an NFS server using Hummingbird 2007. Thank you…