Windows XP
Windows XP help and discussions.
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Autoruns
by Guest FLYNNE- 8 replies
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I wish to try out the microsoft sysinternals program called Autoruns. This will give a list of programs at startup. I am told to that I can remove the programs I do not want at startup . How do I know what not to remove and not what to remove ? Canb anyone offer any guidance on this matter ? Regards -- FLYNNE
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Application Error Message
by Guest Bede- 4 replies
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Every time I boot up my computer I am getting an Application Error message concerning winsys32.exe. Application error Oxc0000005. It tells me the application failed to initialize and to click ok to terminate the application. I have to do this twice in fact because the message re-appears. How do I get rid of this inconvenience and the assurance that am important application is not being truncated? -- Bede
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divxsm.exe
by Guest Travis King- 2 replies
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Lately when running Bryce 5.5 and WMP11 at the same time, we see the divxsm.exe icon show up in the notification area for just a second. It keeps flickering like that on and off. When we close Bryce and WMP, a few minutes later, it will stop. I've noticed that I have not seen divxsm.exe on systems that do not have Bryce installed. Should I try reinstalling Bryce? Is this a glitch, a virus, spyware, or something? Avast is up-to-date, and scanned for spyware with Ad-Aware 2007 and Windows Defender. Thanks. Specs: AMD Athlon 64 3800+ X2 Dual-Core CPU 1GB PC-3200 DDR dual-channel WD 200GB 8MB Cache SATA HD DVD-RW drive CD-ROM drive Floppy drive N…
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On boot - wallpaper only, no taskbar no icons
by Guest Gus Zernial- 1 reply
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I did a fresh install of WinXP SP2 on a new computer. Subsequently installed hardware drivers, AVG free and SpyBot S&D. At that point everything worked fine. Then I downloaded and installed all updates (81 of them) from Microsoft Update, and rebooted. Now on boot I get "Windows Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close", and I get desktop wallpaper, no taskbar, no icons. When I try to start windows explorer I get the same message "Windows Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close". I tried booting "last known good configuration - same result. Web search suggests this may be due to a bad patch - is that possible and if so which o…
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How to attach a file to Startup?
by Guest Barney- 5 replies
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I would like to attach a file, Reminder.wps, to the Startup Menu. I had it for years but after a reformat, forgot how to do it. I tried to "Move" the file to Startup but it's another program that shows up similar to Window Explorer, PowerDesk. I guess it was the wrong way. Thank you
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invalid color profile "Is there a solution"
by Guest p.mc- 13 replies
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Hi Posted earlier but got no takers. I researched google and it seems a few peeps have had this problem when trying to install a printer, obviously my research was fruitless, so as a last ditch attemp i'm hoping someone may have had the same problem and fixed it, hopefully they could help me. Excuse the muti and Xposts, I'm at mt wits end with this one. -- Regards p.mc
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USB File Transfer
by Guest Pete- 5 replies
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Hello, was wondering if someone could help me. I have a USB hard drive that I plug into my computer and when I transfer files, it disconnects and reconnects. I have also noticed that my mouse and keyboard will be nonresponsive for a quick moment when I try to use them at certain points. I searched the Help and Support and they said there is a hotfix for this issue to call. I do not however, want to be charged for the call. Can anyone help me or does anyone have the fix? Thanks!
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Cannot delete folder in Explorer
by Guest Jack Lake- 4 replies
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When I try to delete a particular folder in Windows Explorer it gives me the error message "Cannot delete file: Cannot read from the source file or disk". I have two of these Folder/files that refuse to be erased. Both were created as leftovers after I used a program called clit.exe which is used to convert an ebook .lit file to an ebook HTML file. The program does in fact work as promised, but somehow erases the original file on the disk without telling Explorer about it, or at least that's what I think is happening since Scandisk says there are no disk errors. How can I erase this folder/file that thinks it is a file (but isn't) in the Explorer interface? …
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How does TweakUI populate My Computer Icons tab?
by Guest bdd- 4 replies
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How does TweakUI populate My Computer Icons tab? I have different users with different sets of availible icons on that tab....Might be able to fix another problem.... One user displays: Control Panel & Files Stored on This Computer Another user displays: Control Panel (only!) TIA
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AutoLogin And AutoBlock user account
by Guest Gonzalo- 1 reply
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Hello everybody! I have a question about the auto-login. I have three password protected user accounts. It is possible to establish one user account to autologin automatically everytime the PC is turned on but at the same time automatically be blocked so that the account si running (all programs are running) but if the password is not introduced the PC will remain at the Log-in welcome screen. Thnaks in advance!!!! Gonzalo
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Last plea for help before I attempt a reinstall.. Windows XP Home, SP2 Appears to boot normally, AVG and ZoneAlarm connect to the internet and update. But I have no access to any application. Error reads: "Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item." But I am the administrator! Can open explorer and navigate through the file system and even delete files. Can access it from my other networked machines (so I have been able to backup my files). Have googled for a solution but the IE7 problem shouldn't affect me, I use Firefox. Any and all help appreciated. Chee…
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Re: SFC/scannow
by Guest Lillian2611- 0 replies
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Re: SFC/scannow I am experiencing an identical situation to the one originally described in this thread (scannow wants XP and XP Service Pack CDs, no dllcache in the system32 folder ... it's in the LastGood folder described by the original poster). I'm thrilled to find that someone else has experienced it, not so thrilled that it has never been updated with a reply from the original poster, giving the answers to the questions from Darrell! MY answers are: I'm running a Toshiba laptop and it arrived 'as is', with the O/S and any service pack files already installed. I've got recovery CDs but no retail copy of Windows XP (it's supposed to be Media Center…
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Latest scuttlebutt on relesase of SP3?
by Guest gardenerstouch- 2 replies
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Has MS released any further hints as to when they plan to issue Service Pack 3?
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External USB hard drive, drive letters
by Guest Vic Abrahamian- 2 replies
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Hi We have 5 editing workstations with Windows XP SP2 and about 15 users who use these 5 workstations. Each user has an External USB drive. Is there a way to force one drive letter for all users that plug in their External USB drives into these 5 computers? For example when a user plugs in their hard drive to PC 1 or PC 2 or PC 3 or PC 4 or PC 5, they should see the same drive letter "O" as their external drive. Currently it seems to be changing on us and it's out of our control. Thank you
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Easy cleaner +guest
by Guest JohnH- 5 replies
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I treid to use easy cleaner http://www.toniarts.com as guest and it came up with307 invalid entries which it wouldn't delete (fortunately?). As owner I used it and deleted 4 entries. Any comments? John