Windows XP
Windows XP help and discussions.
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Startup Programs
by Guest Bob Speck- 8 replies
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The programs that start up automatically are listed in the Startup Tab of the System Configuration Utility which is invoked by keying in msconfig under Start Run. I want to add a program to this list so it will automatically start up when I boot. How do I do this? Bob Speck
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Best way to rotate a WPA key on a bunch of laptops?
by Guest Doug D- 0 replies
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Hello. I have a need to rotate (replace) the WPA encryption key on about 50 laptops. Is there an easier way than logging into each machine remotely and replacing the WPA key? I currently do not use a radius server for wireless access. I noticed somone linked to this utility in another message. http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/wireless_key.html Will this work for replacing keys? Thank for any info. Doug D
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How to fix drivers problem after ghost image restored
by Guest Patrick- 9 replies
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I would like to clone a XP ghost image to another set of hardware. Of course, there is bsod after the image restored. I would like to know how to fix the drivers for it, eg. making a script similar to fixscsi script for VM. Thanks!
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Stange behaviour
by Guest Trevor Lawrence- 1 reply
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Can someone please explain I have a pictures folder which I minimised with the box second from top right. When I reduced the width, instead of all the pictures remaining visible with a scroll bar, some pictures went off the screen The normal behaviour is this Maximised |--------------------Visible on screen------------------| | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 |11 12 13 14 15 etc Minimise |--Visible on screen--|-Scroll bar-| | 1 2 3 4 5|---------------| | 6 7 8 9 10|---------------| |11 12 13 14 15|---------------| etc What happened was this |-Visible on scre…
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My computer is possessed - a real story
by Guest bill@love.ranch- 8 replies
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I have a laptop - actually 2 and a desktop, but this story is about Averatec. I decided to replace my 60GB drive with a 160GB drive. Since there were a few wierd things happening with the old system I chose to clean install the new one. --- XP SP3 Everything went fine, system is installed, let me test this sleep function. It would not go to sleep. Well, that was a simple solution, it can't go to sleep if the video driver is not installed. So I installed it and the rest of the drivers. Great, now it sleeps -- IT JUST DOESN'T WAKE UP. After MANY DAYS of reinstalls and searching, and running Seagate's tools, I ran SpinRite. Seems like the new drive has a s…
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Bluetooth driver for XP - how to re-install
by Guest Michele- 0 replies
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I have a microsoft wireless transceiver for bluetooth 2.o that controls my mouse and keyboard. It plugs into my USB port. I can only assume the ms XP driver has been corupted. I have removed and loaded the software several times, but it will not install the wireless radio for bluetooth. Everything I have read says that it is included in the xp sp2. I have sp3, so it will not re-install the sp2 pack, which includes this driver. Any clue as to how and where to get this driver for re-installation? I have tried a new transciever 3rd party, but it does not install the microsoft ones I need for my original ms transceiver, and it "goes to sleep" …
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Log in window appeared
by Guest Abel MacAdam- 1 reply
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Hi, I recently got a new PC, with XP (SP3) pre-installed. After changing the configuration using TweakUI I have a slight problem. The PC shop had my system installed so if I turn it on no login screen or window is shown. That is broken now. The first time I started XP after messing with TweakUI I had a window where I was instructed to choose an account to log in with. But no account was shown! I solved that, but now I have a window where I need to enter a password. But that is not necessary. How do I solve this (In TweakUI? I'm at work, and I see that if you start TweakUI you can change the Logon. If you open Logon you have an Autologon where you can…
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Skipping the logon screen on start up for a user
by Guest Bob Day- 0 replies
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Using latest Windows XP Pro SP3 with all latest updates... If there is a better forum for this question, please advise. I use the PowerToy Tweak UI to skip the logon screen when you start windows (it is a simple checkbox). It has worked fine in the past, but now the check box unchecks it self every now and then, causing the logon screen to reappear, and I cannot figure out why. I reinstalled the PowerToy, but that did not correct the problem. The PowerToy URL is: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx Any idea what the problem is? Is there another more dependable way to set windows to skip the logon screen for a p…
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account name problems
by Guest IJsje- 10 replies
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In xp pro it seams that the computernamen en account name changed place, first comu name than accout name. I can not start any program then by changing from actual user to this user. Can anybody give a solution how to overcome this sudden pprblem? Thanks
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Windows Memory Diagnostic
by Guest Peter- 15 replies
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I downloaded the Diagnostic to a diskette but nothing happens! All I get is a black screen and nothing moving. Is this meant for XP SP3? http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp Thank you JB
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restore points
by Guest aag- 2 replies
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Every time I try to restore to an earlier date, I get a message that it was unable to restorew to the chosen date (point). I removed all existing points and created one for the installation of AOL - I typed in "AOL" since the date didn't work. It still was unable to restore to the selected date (point). Is there a way to set a restore point that will work? -- aag
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Search Companion results view lists folder names instead of file n
by Guest Jennifer- 0 replies
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I have Windows XP SP2. When I do a search for a phrase, my results show the folder name that I am searching under the 'Name' column istead of the file name that is found. I just type in the word and do a browse to a specific folder... nothing special. I have checked some other PCs here and it works fine on others. Any help would be appreciated. Jennifer
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have this problem under xp pro and sp3. I have run virus scans, spyware scans and done this in safe mode and normal. The error information is below and I have SP3 on my Dell notebook szAppName:svchost.ext szAppVer5.1.2600.5512 szModName:rpcess.dll C:\Docum~1\LannyR~1\Locals~1\Temp4268.dir00\svchost.exe.mdmp C:\Docum~1\......................................................\appcompat.txt Any ideas on what to do? The problem occurs when coming out of hibernation on a docking station all the time. It sometimes occurs coming out of hibernation during the day coming out of hibernation. I don't remember whether this problem occured with SP2 but wa…
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Setting folders and programs to maximize by default.
by Guest Jennifer Ward- 3 replies
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Hi, Is there anyway to set up Windows to open programs and folders to their maximum size by default ? I use Outlook Express and if I open a mail it always come up not-maximized. Same with Internet Explorer and some Windows Explorer folders. I'm sure there's a way to do it but I don't know where to look. Thanks, Jennifer.
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SP3 and CCleaner
by Guest AliceZ- 23 replies
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I just installed SP3 on my notebook and desktop. When I run CCleaner Registry section, I notice many entries there. Can they ALL be deleted? (Most of the are: Problem: Uninstaller reference issue KB931784 (many different KBs mentioned. Register Key: HKLM\Software\MicrosoftWindows\CurrentVersion\App Management\App Management\ARpCache\KB931784....)
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This cuts it 1 2
by Guest Mist- 25 replies
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Windows XP SP2 Picked up the remote control, turned on the TV, computer shut down totally dumping a screen full of spreadsheets. Gotta love that. Previously, the monitor has just flickered and reset itself. It is sporadic. I haven't been able to discern a specific item that I'm doing when it happens. I had thought that it might be the scanner so removed it. Obviously it wasn't. I've asked the IT folk at work, electrician, my computer guru - all are lost. HALP! (an upgraded "help"). Suggestions, thoughts, updated Ouija boards.... Mist --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 080728-0, 07/28/2008 Tested on…
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While using wordpad
by Guest b11_- 9 replies
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While using wordpad, I can access the font menue and select a different font or font size but when I look into the wordpad window or look at a print-out from the printer, the font and font size is always the default. Your suggestions please.
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Installing XP on SATA drive
by Guest Tony.Makhlouf@gmail.com- 6 replies
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I have a Gateway FX7024 (came with Vista), that won't boot anymore (says cannot find boot device). Thinking it may the hard drive, I removed it and replaced with a new WD Caviar 320GB. I am trying to install XP on it, but I get BSOD. After some web searches, I figured I need the drivers for SATA and I tried to slip-stream them with nLite and with Driver Packs without success (still BSOD). I tried setting the BIOS to legacy IDE instead of SATA , still gets the same BSOD. THe computer seems to work as an Ubuntu Linux live CD works fine, and recognizes the new drive. When I launch the partitioning software in Ubuntu (GParted) the new drive appears as unallocat…
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Allowing a iser to run a program !!!
by Guest Steve- 1 reply
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I am operating a laptop that also has another users account on it. The other user is a fiddler and plays with things that he shouldn't play with on computers, so I have given him a limited account. The problem is I need him to be able to run and operate Autocad. This program needs to be able to write to the Registry. but because this users acount is limited it will not write to the registry, therefore causing an error and not allowing autocad to run correctly. Is there a way to allow this program to write to the registry so the user can run the program correctly, without him becoming an administrator on the laptop. or is there a program somewhere tha…
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Hard disc access problem
by Guest Sleepless In Jakarta- 15 replies
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I lost my C drive and had to install a new one. I have a large amount of data on an existing E drive that windows does not see and allow me access. It is recognised in the BIOS as a slave, and a Western Digital diagnostic program says it is there and working perfectly. However, in the diagnostic program it calls the C drive a physical and logical drive but the E drive only as a physical drive. Am I doing something wrong? Is ther a way to access this drive? Thanks for any help
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SP3 and now no internet
by Guest Kerker- 1 reply
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After installing the SP3, I no longer have internet connection. I am wireless( Belkin) with the usb adapter. It does show i am connected...
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windows XP
by Guest roballan- 1 reply
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all of a sudden my screen saver has disappeared, and when I go to control panel, display the icon for screen saver has disappeared. The only options that appear are Themes, Appearance and settings. Does anybody know how to fix this as repairing the installation with the installation disk di ot help
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administrator user not seen on log-in screen
by Guest michael- 10 replies
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From the "computer management" utility I can see there are 2 users from the administrators group (the default administrator account and "mike"). The only accounts that appear on the log-in screen are "mike" and "guest". If I want to delete "mike" I need to do it from the "administrator" account but I can't access it. How do I make this account visible? OS: winxp pro service pack 2
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Spy Sweeper vs. Spybot Search and Destroy
by Guest Allen- 15 replies
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I have both of the programs mentioned in the subject and have doubts that there may be conflicts between the two. I have two questions: first, are my doubts well founded; second, if so, which should I choose to continue. I am posting in this ng although I'm trying to use Vista, as a result of my XP machine suffering a hardware meltdown; the equivalent Vista ng is populated with a huge number of crackpots, weirdos and plain old lunatics; it makes it hard to ask a question there and get an answer that can be trusted. On the other hand, this ng is full of very helpful people. Thanks for any help. Allen
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Software to view vista files using windows xp
by Guest Lindsey- 10 replies
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Is there a download available for Windows XP that will allow me to see files that were created using Vista? I have some people using XP and others using Vista and when a file from Vista is sent to the person using XP, rthey are unable to open it. I know that you can save the vista file in compatibility mode, but I was trying to eliminate that step. Any help would be great!