Windows XP
Windows XP help and discussions.
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Maybe off-topic ? Video Games cause monitor to "go black"
by Guest Ch33zst34k- 2 replies
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I recently upgraded my Nvidia drivers for my home-built rig running XP, SR3. Video card is NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS (640 MB) . All my games used to run fine before SR3 and driver update and simply restoring system doesn't see to help. My amateur guess is that the issue is related to either monitor resolution and/or frame rate since games work okay on CRT monitor, however my Viewsonic LCD flat panel goes black upon game start - I can verify that games are booting because i do get load screen initially, but then screen goes black but audio is clearly playing. I am forced to reboot to get back into Windows since I can't ctrl-alt-del in the blackness. Any help…
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Installation CD
by Guest Daave- 5 replies
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I'm working on a friend's Dell Latitude D610 (Windows XP Pro, SP2 is on the machine and that is what the license is for). There is no installation disk for it handy as far as I know. If I need to perform a repair install (or a clean install for that matter), would I be able to use the Reinstallation CD that came with a Vostro 200? It is a Dell OEM CD for Windows XP Pro w/ SP2.
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Major Windows XP Problem
by Guest husky86- 4 replies
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This morning I went to turn on my laptop -- Windows XP, Service Pack 3 -- and all I got out of my laptop was 4 loud distinct beeps and then it attempted to restart. It got to the Windows XP screen and then went black. Then nothing. Forcing a restart, I once again get the 4 loud and distinct beeps, but after that all I get is a black screen and it doesn't even proceed to the Windows XP screen. I have never encountered anything like this before. There doesn't seem to be any way that I can start it up in Safe Mode...... is there? Any ideas on what might be going on or how I can even begin to approach this very new situation. All ideas/input would be …
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Window XP errors
by Guest VJones- 1 reply
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I'll try to explain whats going on. When I turn on my computer my log in comes up it just started that yesterday. I press okay then my computer comes up but it does not have the taskbar, it just white, so I can't press start to get to my control panel. I have to use the windows key on the keyboard. When I try to run Windows Live, Norton Antivirus, Disk Fragements and other programs it always say configuration is incorrect. I am lost please help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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What do you guys think of these powertoys?
by Guest Danger_Duck- 3 replies
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I've never used powertoys before and have in fact just heard about them. Before I even try something though(software-wise), I like to hear others' experiences. So: 1. Any known bugs/difficulties using them? 2. Have they been useful to you? Thanks! Tweak UI This PowerToy gives you access to system settings that are not exposed in the Windows XP default user interface, including mouse settings, Explorer settings, taskbar settings, and more. Version 2.10 requires Windows XP Service Pack 1 or Windows Server 2003. Power Calculator With this PowerToy you can graph and evaluate functions as well as perform many different types of conversions. Ima…
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Hibernate and SP3
by Guest franktee- 4 replies
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Have lost Hibernate icon in "turn off computer" and have read some of the N.G. advices that it would return by completely installing SP3. After installing SP3, hibernate icon did not return. Did I do something wrong? Thanks for any helpful advice. franktee
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How to increase Command Prompt's Buffer?
by Guest pg- 7 replies
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The other day I was playing with my friends computer running WinXP and was astonished that the Command Prompt on his machine has the buffer that can list up to 3000 lines of past command/message I asked my friend how come his command prompt is so amazing and he said that he downloaded a "patch" or something, some kind of registry tweak, quite a long while ago, and boosted the buffers that the command prompt is using. Unfortunately, he didn't have the "patch" anymore, nor remember where he downloaded that "patch" from. To all the gurus: If you know of such patch (and/or registry tweak), would you kindly share it with me, please? Thank you !!
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Request: A compression program
by Guest Ragab- 21 replies
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Is there a compression program that can compress files to a very small size? I mean I need a program that can make a 100MB file --> 50MB or less if possible. I tried WinRar, WinZip, and KGB Archiver. But they r not effective. Thanks for help -- Ragab
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Is RAID 1 enough?
by Guest Sternkreuzer- 5 replies
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I am considering putting RAID 1 on the new machine I am building, with XP Pro. Reading the documentation on the Intel motherboard it seems one needs to do the <F6> tinkering with the BIOS at the very beginning of the installation of XP Pro. I like the RAID 1 concept, but what happens if the motherboard fails? Is there a danger of losing all the data on the mirrored disks after replacing the motherboard? It seems one would have to go through the <F6> procedure again so the motherboard accepts a RAID configuration. Does that force a Clean Install??
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Inserting carriage returns in text file
by Guest GKW in GA- 3 replies
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I have a text file that 8 numbers per row separated by a space with a carriage return after the last number in the row. How can I insert a carriage return after each number in the text file so I only have 1 number per row. In other words I want to change: 123456 123456 123456 123456 123456 123456 123456123456 To 123456 123456 123456 123456 If there is an other way to do this besides replacing the blank with a carriage return, I am open to it
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TXT trouble
by Guest Pimpedoutgeese- 5 replies
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I recovered some files recently from a drive I couldn't access after a recent upgrade to XP SP3 and when I open the txt file, which I originally wrote in Notepad, the text itself is, well, messed up. Is there anyway to recover the text from these files? A different setting? Maybe a program? Any help is appreciated... thanks!
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windows can not run 16 bit programs
by Guest imimiam- 4 replies
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my system crashed system with a blue screen. I paid to have my data recovered. I replaced my hard drive and started from scratch. Now I can not install an old drawing program which I had running on the old hard drive. (same xp disc) The message reads windows can not run 16 bit applications. Insuficient memory available please quit one or more apps and try again. Any suggestions?
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Any way past the "Disk Read Error"?
by Guest heath allyn- 2 replies
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SO I think I know what I did to cause this problem (using a third party defragger with a SATA HD without having a hotfix that I didn't know about until I had the problem...see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/941715/en) but now every time I try to boot it just says "disk read error" and "press ctrl-alt-del to reboot" The weird thing is that I can mount the HD in an external enclosure and browse all the files. I can get into the recovery console and it sees the installation. I can run chkdsk. I can run a repair install. Nonw of this has worked though, still "disk read error". As a last resort I tried fixboot and fixmbr, but still nothing. I've run severa…
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Disk Defragmenter
by Guest Jim- 9 replies
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When trying to perform a defrag I get the following message: Disk Defragmenter has detected that Chkdsk is sceduled to run on the volume (C:). From previuos info Chkdsk is suppossed to start itself upon a re-boot. But it does not. I downloaded a third party 30 day trial Disk Defragmenter to try ( Diskeeper 2008) but it gives me a meesage that it cannot run until the Chkdsk has run. I have Windows XP........any suggestions?
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I need HELP with a problem - see below... Sorry I'm long winded!!
by Guest stainless45- 2 replies
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Windows XP Pro - SP 2 Windows successfully loaded the device driver for this hardware but cannot find the hardware device. (Code 41) This is the code error that I get when I look at the properties of my newly installed DVD burner / reader. This is an USB wired external unit. I got the same message when I purchased an internal model. I took that one back and purchased the USB one - since ALL my USB items work! I've installed / un-installed multiple times, the PC fires up and plug & play "sees" the DVD player using USB, but then it dissapears! The DVD player is powered up, and will except a CD - but just sits there. Windows successfully loaded …
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Outlook 98 Upgrade keeps failing on XP
by Guest Jim H.- 6 replies
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Money's tight and anyway, I've always been completely satisfied with my Office 97 and the upgrade to Outlook 98 but I just have to get off this Pentium II (running 98SE). So I purchased a 3G P4 (Asus) machine for a very low price and have loaded my Office 97 onto XP Pro. (I've read elsewhere in this forum that this will work fine.) Now, when I attempt to do the upgrade from Outlook 97 to Outlook 98, I get the following error message: "Setup has encountered a problem which makes it necessary for you to reboot your machine before setup can continue. Please reboot your machine and then rerun setup" However, rebooting has no effect. I still get the same…
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Packet scheduler miniport 4.
by Guest Joe T- 1 reply
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XP Pro, SP2. Have disk. Retail version. Not OEM. I have a exclaimation mark in my network adapters on the "Packet scheduler miniport 4". It says "This device is not working properly because Windows cannot load the drivers required for this device. (Code 31)". I have tried to uninstall and reinstall but the error message says "Unable to uninstall. This device may be required to boot the computer". Clicked properties and I tried to update driver but I cannot seem to find the path when I insert my XP disk. Does anyone have the path I can look in on my cd so it reloads the driver or whatever it needs. Thanks
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explorer.exe 1 2
by Guest naguaramipana- 33 replies
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hi gurus can anyone here give a step by step on how to replace a corrupted explore.exe file with a good one. Thanks a bunch
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Dear Microsoft 1 2
by Guest Draggonfodder- 26 replies
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I think you have overthought all your problems and have come to the assuption that your customers are bad people. So you have all these security measures implemented that do nothing but screw up your operating system and alienate your customers. People aren't stealling your operating system, they are trying to get the cost down to a level so they can afford it. Most buy the software then try to put it on more than one machine to justify the cost. You have so many security measures in place that if you just replace your video card or upgrade your memory, you have to ask permission from microsoft or they shut down your computer. Thanks big brother. M…
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from vista to xp problem.
by Guest naukki- 4 replies
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i have windows vista in my computer but i would like to change it to xp we have xp in our second computer. i have the xp cd but i don't have another product key. so my question is: were can i get new product key to the xp cd and is it free?
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Windows Desktop Search.
by Guest fwall4- 3 replies
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Hello: Ever since I downloaded (via Windows Update) WDS version 5.1, I noticed in the Event Viewer under "Security" up to 100 Event ID's 528 and 576. This happens everytime that WDS indexes. With the older version of Windows Search this never happened. I don't like the idea of "Security" getting hammered with this many events because it could hide a "real" security problem in the clutter. Other than removing the new WDS what can I do to stop these entries? I appreciate any info on this matter. Thanks, Fred
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SBS CDs
by Guest SP_1- 8 replies
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Hi The list below shows the CDs that I received after ordering Windows SBS 2003 R2 Premium Edition. CDs 8, 9, & 10 are pretty self-explanatory. I need help on finding out information on CDs 1 through 7. -With which CD do I start the installation ? -It looks like there are 2 sets of CDs (1 to 2, and 3 to 6). What is the significance of CD1 vs. CD3 ? -Do I use one set over the other ? Or, do I use both ? -What exactly does CD7 do ? When do I need it ? Can someone help explain these ? Thank you Steve CD Part No. End Item Part No. Label 1. X12-97168 T75-01360 Small Business Server 2003 R2 Premium Edition Premium Technologies - Di…
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Mouse Problem
by Guest trvlnmny- 0 replies
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I have an 8 button mouse. I like to use button 3 for 'double clicking'. For some reason unknown to me this button no longer performs this function when I start W XP. I then go to Start > Control Panel > Mouse > Buttons > Button 3 Double Click > Modify > OK > Apply > OK. After doing the previous I get a message " to protect your computer Windows has closed this program, Name: Run a DLL as an App". I close this message and get a second message asking if I want to send an error report to MS. I close this message and my mouse button 3 is now able to do double - clicking. This will now work fine untin I close down W XP and then restart it. A…
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pointer - hourglass, activity icon
by Guest RobF- 3 replies
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Mouse pointer often shows the hourglass icon, signifying something, like system waiting for some action to fulfill. This when nothing is in process. Why does this happen, how to correct? Suggestions much appreciated.
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Software Distribution Service 3.0
by Guest redpen22- 10 replies
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Window update is installing this software after which the internet explorer stops working . The software can not be removed as it is not visible . I have used Restore option but when I restore my computer the next day the software download and install itself . I have turned off the Auto download with no result . I have googled and lots of people have the same problem and no solution. hopefully some one here has a solution or a tech rep from Microsoft is reading these post and can tell me what to do Thanks