Windows XP
Windows XP help and discussions.
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XP's search parameters
by Guest bateman- 0 replies
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I have a huge problem with XP lately. When i used to do a file/folder search in XP, i could get some great results, just by clicking on the top of the search page, where it says "name", or "size", or "in folder". Clicking on "name", i could have the filenames be alphabetized, from A to Z, or clicking again would make it Z-A. Clicking on the "size" would list the files from the smallest 1 byte file, to a monstrous 4gb file. Clicking on "in folder" would list the files, from folder/drive A-Z, or Z-A. For some reason, it stopped doing that. Now the files/sizes/folders are NOT being displayed correctly. Does anyone have a solution? It's making it very hard to…
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This is driving me crazy...And I don't know where this would go he
by Guest Master Jedi- 0 replies
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OK. I just recently did a fresh install of Windows. What has been happening lately is that when I right click and select properites on a hard drive. (One in particular) The One Which Windows is installed on. I had a bunch of apps installed but uninstalled every one to return it to its original state. What annoys me is in the properities dialog on my main drive. The amount of used space is reported at 12.5GB when all the files on my main drive only total 2GB. It correctly reports that there are 99GB FREE. And If I look in the left plane in the details area before I right click its normal. How do I fix this for all drives?
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MB upgrade requires XP reinstall?
by Guest shegeek72- 6 replies
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I will be installing a new motherboard/CPU (upgrading from gigabyte GA- K8NS/AMD 3000 to Biostar 6100 M9 939/AMD 4200 X2) on my XP HE box. MS says to reinstall WinXP after the new MB is installed. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;824125 I just did an in XP repair, reinstalled SP2 and all the updates, which required the reinstall of several of my programs and hours of work, as well as some XP tweaks (from "Windows XP Tips & Tricks, Stuart Yarnnold). When I upgraded to the gigabyte GA-K8NS/AMD 3000 from an Intel- compatible MB and 2.7 ghz CPU the computer started and ran fine without any reinstallation/repair of XP. Is the procedu…
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windows xp x64
by Guest B Bell- 2 replies
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HELP!!!!!! Could someone please tell me how to access "system restore" on xp pro x 64 i've searched for it and can't find it Many Thanks
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Re: Corrupted files
by Guest tewkes- 1 reply
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Re: Corrupted files I have the same problem now with JPG files. Doesn't matter what program and even old files are corrupt - about 20-30% of them. No pattern on which ones - ie. time, camera, SD card, etc. Very frustrated with this issue - no support from HP or Windows so far. I have this figured to be a Vista problem. Please let me know if you got it resolved on your computer. Thanks. "tawjr1" wrote: > > > Thanks for your help. I'll let you know how it goes. > > Tom > > "Kerry Brown" wrote: > > > It sounds like the files somehow got corrupted. Make a copy of them then > > check out the following se…
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"Restore My Active Desktop" not working
by Guest Farhan- 0 replies
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Whenever Active Desktop window appears, it remains even after i press "Restore My Active Desktop" button. I have to change wallpaper or color setting in desktop properties to restore my desktop. Sometimes a message window also appears saying something like; Internet Explorer not set for..........(some sort of setting). I have XP pro SP2 What do i do? Farhan
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explorer.exe is damned
by Guest Kento- 13 replies
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explorer.exe doesn't start with windows. Thus I have no desktop icons, nor taskbar upon manually starting the explorer process manually via the Taskmanager, it either doesn't appear at all, or flashes into and out of existance repeatedly for about 30 seconds, the kills itself permanently once again. I have tried system restore, last known good config and booting into safemode. Safemode didn't work. I didn't have a taskbar or icons.. well I had the start ICON, but it didn't work. i reinstalled SP2 to no avail.. I have done a repair installation of XP Home. Still is broken. loosing my data and applications is not an option, nor is it possible to back the…
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What Are They = ~DF tmp Files
by Guest Tecknomage- 4 replies
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OK, this came up in some other groups I monitor. Just what are the ~DFnnnn.tmp files you your profiles \Local Settings\Temp folder for? I note that at least one is in-use each logon and the accumulate. Only the older dated of these files can be deleted.
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access to program files folder
by Guest tc- 12 replies
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hi, i am unable to access the 'program files' folder located on a windows xp machine via the lan. When on th Win Xp machine, if i try right-clicking on the 'program files' folder, and attempt to give shared access, i am unable to make this change because the option to tick has been disabled. Is there any security policies or registry entries which i can modify on the Win Xp machine so as to enable this option?
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monitor shutdown
by Guest kevin- 14 replies
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when i shutdown,is there a place where my monitor can shutdown automaticly instead of me pressing the button on the moniror itsellf.
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SATA HD and Dual Core Processor
by Guest Janet- 6 replies
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I am contemplating upgrading my system with a SATA HD (250 GB) and Motherboard that supports dual core Processor. I will continue using XP Professional SP2. The question is: Would XP support my upgrades or do I need to download drivers from Intel's website? If so, when are these drivers installed: Are they installed at the time of installation of the Operating system or can they be installed after the OS has already been installed once. Thanks.
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When I turn on my computer certain programs just auto start and I just want to know if anyone knows how I can change it so they do not start up when my computer is turned on Thank!
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Viewing all cookies
by Guest john- 2 replies
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I have IE7. I would like to view/edit ALL my cookies. When I go to view cookies all I can view/edit is around the first 100 or so. That is about the letter "E" . All cookies after that I can not view/edit. It is as if the program (IE) will not allow me to see or edit those. Is there a limit? Is there a work around? I have been runing a spyware program that loaded, during installation. It loaded 2,000+ blocked cookies into the system. Should I just delete all? If, so that would get rid of all my blocked ones. Why can I not see all?
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i mistake to have built a shade user in my windows system,
by Guest michaelangel- 1 reply
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could anybody know anything about it,
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Half my hard drive disappeared while installing XP
by Guest benp84@gmail.com- 3 replies
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I started installing Windows XP last night. I let the installer format my new 250 GB hard drive overnight. In the morning I find it is installing and has had an error copying some file. I tell it to continue anyway and when it finishes, it restarts and tells me it can't boot from the hard disk. I decide to reboot from the CD and install again but now it says my hard drive is only 131 GB (down from 233 GB binary). Anyone know where all that space went? Thanks.