Windows XP
Windows XP help and discussions.
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Windows Media Player 9 issue
by Guest Zilbandy- 8 replies
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Couldn't find a Media Player group, so I'm asking here. I enabled visualizations in WMP9 just to see what's available, and now I can't find a setting to turn them off. I restored my registry with ERUNT's recovery program and "fixed" it that way. Is there a way to disable the visualizations from within WMP? -- Zilbandy
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Task bar wingdings/webdings
by Guest Gussy- 1 reply
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My Internet windows in my task bar are reading in all squares. If im not on the net they are fine. Could someone help?
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Hard Drive Space Missing
by Guest melvin.soh@gmail.com- 7 replies
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Windows XP Norton XP Antivirus 2006 70 GB hard drive Problem: My Computer shows: Total Hard Drive Size = 70 GB; Free Space = 21.6GB Clicking on Properties of ALL files on C: (include hidden, system files etc.) yields = 15.9GB Remedies tried: I have tried running: Chkdsk Defrag Antivirus Ad-Aware moved the system restore file size down to 700MB Emptied Trash Can Reading up on various posts on Google Groups All to no avail. I keep a very simple computer with no partitions whatsoever. This problem is a little unlike others that have been posted, i'm losing more than HALF my hard drive. Please help.
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Autocomplete on Files dialog boxes
by Guest Pete- 1 reply
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I had to reinstall XP Pro recently and now when I save a file using Save As I am given a dropdown list of files to select from based on what I have typed so far but does not autocomplete to the first file in the list - it used to do this in my previous installation and all I had to do was either press enter to select the autocompleted file or click on one in the dropdown list. Is there a setting somewhere which needs to be activated?
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My Pictures folder says is empty but really it's not - weird
by Guest winmalee- 2 replies
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My Pictures folder has just recently become empty - where have all my pictures gone? I did not delete them, the recycle bin is empty and searches even for *.jpg etc come up nil. However If I open the My Folders folder and type in a subfolder name in the address bar e.g. add to c:\Documents and Settings\Default\My Documents\My Pictures\ "Animals" or "Cars", or "Boats" or any other name I can remember Abracadabra the pictures suddenly appear. If i use DOS and try the same I get no such folder even a DIR will get a nil result. So I now know that the pictures are there but My Pictures folder does not show any of them. I have reset the defaults on the folde…
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Microsoft Update Again:
by Guest Robert- 2 replies
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I posted this topic awhile ago after setting up my sister's computer and the Microsoft update site still continues to stop at the point of checking her computer every time I try and use it. I've tried on my computer at home with no problems whatsoever so it can't be Microsoft as some pointed out. I've checked her settings and they all 'seem' to be fine although they are set a medium-high default. In addition A-Squared won't scan for updates either saying that either she doesn't have a computer connection or proxy settings set. How do I set those or do I need to? Her computer connection is up and running by the way as all other programs function fine, e.g. Spybot…
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Need Help With File Shareing On XP Home
by Guest KillerDeath- 5 replies
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Ok this is what going on ive ran the net work wizard many of times and still none of the other computer cant acess my shared files i can get in to the other compter shared files on the router but no one cant get in mine its saying //OEM is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource.Contact the adminstrator of this server to find out if you have the access permissions. Logon failure : the user has not granted the requested logon type at this computer Now is thier somehting i might over looked or somehting that isnt installed on my computer now this isnt a factory built computer ive had this problem from day 1 i g…
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IE7 no longer accesses the Internet?
by Guest Cast-it Admin- 4 replies
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I'm running XP Home SP2 and all updates installed, no virus activity or malware (according to Norton AV, Spyware Doctor, or Spybot). Ican get usenetnet and emails but..... All of a sudden, yesterday when I launched Internet Explorer 7 - nothing! the little circle just keeps wizzing round on the tab that is trying to open my homepage (google). I can't get any web page, nor can I get Windows update. I also tried going into advanced options and clicking reset, but again, nothing it tries to loaded the runonce page but never get anyware. I use Zonealarm for a firewall but there's no problem with that it permits IE, I even disable ZA just to make sure. A…
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Window XP(Home) : How to fix unresponsive programs ?
by Guest Mr. Low- 3 replies
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Dear Sir, After using Window XP (Home Edition) with SP2 for the last 3 years, I find that the following problem always happen. After booting or in the midst of using MS Outlook Express and Internet Explorer 7, the program becomes unresponsive and need to send error messages to Microsoft. I always hope that in someday after certain MS Window updates this problem could be fix. So far it did not happen. At time I sent up to 25-30 error messages as I could not end the program. During this situation I always have to off my PC manually. May I know if there is a way to overcome this problem ? Kind Regards Low Seng Kuang Malaysia -- A36…
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p2p programs
by Guest perrera- 5 replies
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i would like to know if having and or running two file share programs is harmful to my cpu. also, is there a way to get rid of these programs completely without loose files and lost needed files. last question. what is a safe number of programs/windows a basic win xp system can run smooth on? -- managing in modesto
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Partition a small FAT drive
by Guest Jack- 4 replies
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Hi, I am running DOSBox, it runs fine on my NTFS partition but it causes windows xp to check harddisks everytime the computer boots again after I run windows 3.1 So I decide to partition a small FAT area for my windows 3.1 Without resorting to 3rd party tool like system commander, is it possible to create a small FAT drive when all of my other drives are already partitioned.. Thanks for any hints Jack
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error
by Guest bba- 2 replies
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during use on pc there is a blue screen that appears that states a error was found and the result for this is the dumping of files.after a number of times i have problems getting the pc to run.internet security,spamblocker,antiviruses i have them all and are very good .CAN ANY ONE HELP
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Has anyone found a way to prevent WDS from causing an endless popup with outlook express? I know closing OE will stop the issue or I can kill WDS before opening OE, but I'd really like to be able to just open OE without having to kill any process etc. I'm hoping there is some way around the issue short of removing WDS. Thanks
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0x80040d03
by Guest Robert Hirschel- 1 reply
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good afternoon, I have a problem with outlook: it stops dead. This happens erratically, and often. I can see that this seems to be a windows search service error The registry value cannot be read because the configuration is invalid.Recreate the content index configuration by removing the content index (0x80040d03) Now it should be simple, except that I have no idea what file should be removed, just to be born again in proper shape... How can I reach it? Even if it is not the fundamental cause of my problem, I would like to correct it. thank you Robert hirschel
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skype uninstall
by Guest JJ- 2 replies
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I need to uninstall skype. I go to control panel>add/remove programs>gdskype>uninstall. It starts to uninstall then stops and gives an 2753 error. Registry fix does not solve the problem. Any suggestions? Thanks JJ -- jj