Windows XP
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maximum command length in Windows Scheduler
by Guest rpremuz@yahoo.com- 3 replies
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Hello, I have a question for a MS MVP. What is the maximum length of a command that you can put in a Windows scheduled task (its run field)? E.g. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/830473/en-us gives command-line string limitations for various versions of MS Windows but does not tell anything about the Windows Scheduler. -- rpr. /Robert Premuz/
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Setting Program Access and Defaults
by Guest SJB- 2 replies
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Hi, In Setting Program Access and Defaults' custom section the option is not there anymore for my second browser. How do I restore the second option? Thanks SJB
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Deleted Partition on Accident, Can I Get My Files?
by Guest Monty- 13 replies
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Ok I rushed into this and was not thinking straight. I was reformatting my computer and reinstalling the OS. When the listed partitions were listed I deleted all of them thinking I was going to repartition it. Well I accidentally deleted the partition for my external hard drive which I did not mean to. I didn't format the drive yet but of course I plugged my external hard drive into another computer and it is recognized but of course the volume is not listed. How do I get to the files that were on the external hard drive? I'm really stressed out here. Trying to install Windows XP Pro and the external hard drive is NTFS. Please help I was not sure where to po…
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Want to play VCD od DVD on home DVD player not PC
by Guest - Bobb -- 19 replies
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I've been looking online for a basic intro and overwhelmed with details. What I'm trying to do: I have jpg,avi's from my digital camera that I'd like to send to family to watch on a store-bought DVD player. I've been wasting a few days trying to make this happen with moviemaker and Nero. I've created +R, - R , VCDs - ok on PC and then I bring into my living room - insert the CD/DVD and get an error. It won't load. I have Nero 7 and thought it had ability to do this - when I choose Make DVD and browse, it's looking for vob files ( isn't that DVD stuff already?), so I tried Data - DVD - browse - still avi, wmv is not "good". Nero Express - same thing.…
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No Start/Search Results
by Guest Judy- 8 replies
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All of a sudden the Start/Search has stopped finding anything. It hasn't been all that long since I've used it. Now it always says “Search is complete. There are no results to display.” I usually use the “All or part of a file name”, i.e. *.dll or “microsoft”, etc. and it has always found *something*, even in the cache. I haven’t used “A word or phrase in the file” that I recall. If I did it found something. I did try that though and it found nothing. No matter what I search for-- a folder name, part of a file name, a program name, with or without a wildcard, a file extension (i.e., .exe, or *.exe), there are no results. I have a Dell and it doe…
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upgrade
by Guest Mike- 5 replies
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I am trying to upgrade from XP home to Vista. I get a message that says "Windows has encountered an internal error while trying to initialize COM." I have the option of OK and it will go no further
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How do I get past XP Pro User Login
by Guest DP- 10 replies
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I have got a laptop second hand & cannot get past the login as I do not know the password. I have read some recent tips from others which direct you to download an ISO file. The problem is I cannot get the files out of the ISO to copy to a CD. Can anbody help with another methos or how can I extract the files. I have managed to get another OS on so I do have access to the drive but when I did this I didnt seem to get any drivers. I know the PC has sound, wireless etc but none of these work with the second OS. Would it be better for me to get these working instead. If so I need help with this. Cheers
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domain login problem in windowsXP
by Guest kirankumar.net@gmail.com- 2 replies
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we have windows2003 Enterprise server Domain controller having 50 doamin users from past few day from some WindowsXP clients domain users are not able to login but still domain adiministrator is able to login from those machines , can any onde help me regarding this.. thanks in advance , kiran
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How safe is the "convert" command?
by Guest Robert S- 7 replies
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I'd like to convert a 300G Maxtor OneTouch drive from FAT32 to NTFS. Because of the amount of data that I've got it would be very inconvenient to have to back this drive up. Is it reasonably safe to use the "convert" command on this disk? I've done a practice run on another drive on my PC without any problems. BTW I don't have any life-or-death commercial data on this drive.
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windows xp pro 1 1-2 cpu?
by Guest tolentinopol- 6 replies
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hello! i have a friend who have bought a Compaq desktop with a OEM sticker and i just wanna ask if i can install the product key to another cpu? one that is generic cpu? is it possible? will windows accept the product key since it says 1-2 cpu? tnx
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Computer Certifications
by Guest Chuck159- 1 reply
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I have been to this site before and have received a lot of helpful advice on various computer issues. I don't have a problem this time, but do have a question about computer certifications. I was wondering who/what is the best source to obtain study material/practice exams from. I have looked at PrepLogic and MeasureUp just to name a couple. I am just starting out and have just the A+ certificatios so far. I'm looking to study for Net + first, and move up from there. Any advice would be appreciated. I don't want to waste my money on sites that might not be of any help to me in passing the exams. Thanks -- Chuck159
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Windows Defender: needed??
by Guest shun0123- 1 reply
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Windows Update shows that my PC needs Windows defender (Definition Update for Windows Defender - KB915597 (Definition 1.20.2825.10)). I am worried that installing this program may bring down the speed. Is this really needed?
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Annoying start up screen
by Guest Alex- 15 replies
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I just installed a new hard drive and did a complete file transfer from the old one to the new one. Everything works fine except when Windows starts up I get this screen: Please Select Operating System To Start: Windows (Default) Windows (Default) Showing the same option twice, 30 second timer, etc. I don't know where it came from, I only have Windows XP home. It doesn't matter which option I select or wait for the timer, it still boots to my desktop just fine, but it is annoying. I know it's a line in the msdos.sys file but I don't know which one to edit and correct to get rid of it. Thanks for anyone that can help. A.
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?????
by Guest Brad- 12 replies
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Hi I had a problem, And I'm new to posting here. So here is the problem I had: Every Time I closed a folder it says: Windows explorer has encourtered a problem and needs to close we're sorry for the interference. And I think I didn't spell it right. Can someone tell me why I had the problem? And I did a system recovery on my computer to restore the computer to the time when this computer was bought. I did that instead of system restore cause System Restore does not work, -- ?????
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Browser changing
by Guest attilathehun1- 6 replies
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How do I change my brower back to Internet Exploxer? Where do I go to change Firefox back to my default? Right now I'm getting error messages on my Dell Inspiron 9400 with Firefox. I want to change it back to the default. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, attilathehun1 -- attilathehun1