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Run program at resume or exit from hibernation
by Guest MikeB- 0 replies
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I have a little program that I run at start-up (to remind me of the important things I have to do that day). Is there a way that I can run this program when the PC resumes from standby or when I exit hibernation? Thanks?
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No USB icons appear in 'MY COMPUTER'??
by Guest TNorris- 1 reply
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Hi, when I plug any USB devices into my PC ( it happened with old motherboard and this new one!) my PC makes the 'connected ok' sound but no icon is created in 'My Computer or 'explorer' and no usb devices show under the 'send to' list. Can anybody PLEASE help? Thanks in anticipation.
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Outlook Express thinks I'm in France
by Guest Ed in Seattle- 4 replies
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OE, I've discovered, checks my spelling using a French dictionary. When I looked under Tools>Options, that was the only language that was offered as a choice. How can I get Outlook Express to use an English dictionary for spell checking? Ed Presson
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WinXP sometimes does not turn off it's screen
by Guest Levlg- 0 replies
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I have WinXP+SP2, it works stable for many days (24/7) without rebooting and turning off. But sometimes it stops to turn on it's screen saver and does not turn off it's screen. Repetitive inputs the settings through Control Panel do not fix the problem. This could be fix by rebooting or sometimes this is fixing by itself. I could not catch what is the source. Prompt me please, what can be cause and how I can fix it without rebooting. Thank you Lev
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Start->"Help and Support" doesn't work anymore
by Guest Susan Rice- 1 reply
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When I go to Start -> Help and Support, the Help and Support Center window comes up, but whenever I do a search in that window, I never get any results. The left side says, "Search Results Tips" and the right side says, "Browse the search results", but there never are any search results. Placing the mouse pointer in the left side and it turns to an hour glass. But no search results ever appear. It used to work... Not sure what I did to break it...
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Log in screen error
by Guest mr grae- 1 reply
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Hi again, well on the log in screen it says i have programs running which is usually correct but it still says i have unread e-mails which is wrong. Is there anyway to fix or refresh this. Kind regards Graham
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Want to resolve 928366 the right way?
by Guest Luisoc- 0 replies
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Go to: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/824643/ (link included for .net framework 1.1 download) dont forget to download .net framework 1.1 sp1..... http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=A8F5654F-088E-40B2-BBDB-A83353618B38&displaylang=en and then the hot fix for sp1... http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=281FB2CD-C715-4F05-A01F-0455D2D9EBFB&displaylang=en Good luck!!!!
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Product code
by Guest nvduffer@gmail.com- 1 reply
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I am trying to automatically uninstall certain applications using the DOS command line. For MSN Messenger 5.0 I can use the following command: msiexec /x {ABEB838C-A1A7-4C5D-B7E1-8B4314B10138} /quiet /passive / norestart I am looking for the "product code" (the "ABEB838C-A1A7-4C5D- B7E1-8B4314B10138" value) for other applications, specifically: - Outlook Express - MSN Messenger 4.7 - NetMeeting .... with other apps perhaps in the future. I know there are other ways to remove these apps using RunDll32 but I would like to try using only msiexec. Is there a list of these "product codes" available somewhere?
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PC refuses to boot from cd
by Guest Bee1749- 2 replies
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PC refuses to boot from cd. Can confirm it's not a keyboard problem.. because I am able to enter BIOS setup.. unless in this individual case usb/port connectivity is an issue. PC recognizes disc is in CD drive, but refuses to let me press any key during the 5 sec wait.. I've disconnected/reconnected HD cables, no difference. any suggestions?
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computer keeps restarting at start up
by Guest sunlead- 1 reply
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alright I'm at a lost, the computer keeps restarting at startup, it gets to the part about how it didn't start up right and to pick between starting normally or with safe mode on. For some reason I can't switch from the different modes, and when the timer runs down it just restarts! The keyboard works cause I can go into the setup screen and such.
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Computer will not start in Safe mode
by Guest Peterjon- 0 replies
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Recently I beleive some files were deleted, by mistake, from my PC and now I cannot restart in safe mode or install anti virus software. I have contacted the AV program and they have tried everything to install and suggested running AV program in DOS but I cannot start in safe mode to do this? I suspect missing files? Can anyone PLEASE help?
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How to get rid of spuious directrories?
by Guest Don J- 1 reply
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I've got a partition that has three directories with names like "UKD4FGDLWD5FPSSIK8EWRT1LOAS9U" that have suddenly appeared from nowhere and cannot be deleted. I am using a program called "Unlocker 1.8.5" that has in the past been very successful in performing the delete, but it doesn't work now. Ive got multiple Windows XP systems installed on my machine, but trying to delete from a different directory doesn't work either. How can I get rid of the directories? Don J ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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rbf files in folder Config.Msi
by Guest Maestro Mysterieux- 1 reply
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I have a folder C:/Config.Msi created on 26 February 2006. I don't know where it came from. It has 6 *.rbf files, all with names like 2fc60a21.rbf, and an 4c68fb.rbs file. Most of the sizes are just under 500 kb. They are not text files. Where did they (or the folder) come from? Are they important? Can I delete them?
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Pictures
by Guest Ray92873 via WindowsKB.com- 3 replies
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My son used my computer a while back (XP PRO). He must have deleted the Windows XP default pictures (the pictures that come with XP) and I want them back, how do I do that. He must have cleared the recycle bin as well, because I checked there. Is there any way that I can get them back? -- Message posted via http://www.windowskb.com
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Stop errors
by Guest BlastOButter42- 12 replies
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Hi. I'm running Windows XP SP2 on a Dell laptop with 504 MB RAM and a 1.5 GHz processor. For the past, oh, week or two, I've been getting Stop errors. I'd had a similar problem a while ago that went away, so I haven't done anything about this for a little while, but it's starting to piss me off a lot. I haven't written down any of the codes at the bottom (I will when it happens again), but the message at the top is usually "BAD_POOL_HEADER", "BAD_POOL_CALLER" or "PAGED_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA". I downloaded a Windows Update today that mentioned Stop errors (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936357/en- us), but it seems to have done nothing for my computer. Can anyon…