Windows XP
Windows XP help and discussions.
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SP3
by Guest AliceZ- 2 replies
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I downloaded and installed SP3 on my notebook and when it had finished, I got a small black screen (looked like DOS screen) stating some files (I believe) were installed (I think it said that).everything appears to have gone fine. After I did the download and install on my desktop, I noticved at the final moment, the small black screen came up (and a few white text lines appeared stating "access denied.") I don't know what that was all about. I am using the desktop now and it appears to be okay. Should I worry about that "access denied" white text I saw?
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trouble with jpg files
by Guest Swissy- 8 replies
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Hi Recently, when I receive .jpg attachments from people and I try to open them, I get an error message that says there is no association for the file type It shows the file type as WER. I've never seen this before and I never had this problem in the past. The file extension of the attachment is ..jpg. When I save the files to my folder, it also shows the description under the type as WER. What is this type of file and any idea how to get my computer settings to treat these files as jpg's the way it did before?
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XP Activating and Update problem
by Guest CC- 1 reply
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I integrated the Service Pack 3 to a Windows XP with SP2, but problems occured when I was logging, sometimes when I started the PC and typed the password on the Welcome screen, it says that "A problem has prevented the activating...error code xxxxx", I forgot the details. So I must reboot the computer then F8 to boot the Safe Mode, then reboot the computer again to normal mode, that message disappears.What is this??? And there's another problem. I attempt to install the Cumulative Security Update for IE7(KB950759), it says successfully installed in the automatic updates, but when I reboot the machine, it prompts this again, I download the KB950759 and tri…
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How do I check if this fix for IE 6 is installed?
by Guest dougfish- 3 replies
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I want to verify that XP machines running IE 6 have this fix installed: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929874/ How do I check this?
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New Profile created on every startup
by Guest fog1- 3 replies
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Every time I boot up my laptop, which is running Windows XP Home Edition, after a shut down, a new profile is created. How do I stop this and have the system use just one?
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Multiple installations of XP Pro
by Guest Doonie- 3 replies
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I have done about 9+ installations of XP pro over the years. I am prone to radical solutions to otherwise simple problems. In any case, the last few times I had to activate over the phone with some nice people in India. Is there a limit to how many times I can do this? I have my hologram key sticker. Thanks Doonie -- ~ every 100 years, all new people ~
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Re-installing XP without the original CD
by Guest Doonie- 3 replies
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I want to install XP Pro over an existing XP Media version. I have my hologram sticker with the key for Pro but only a cd copy of the OS with SP2. What is the process to boot, reformat c: and install XP Pro? Thanks Doonie -- ~ every 100 years, all new people ~
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Why did "Home" and "Professional" get removed?
by Guest Spiral- 8 replies
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Following SP2, the bootscreen removed home and pro from the screen. Anyone know the philosophy behind this?
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Partitions on Dell Computer 1 2
by Guest Earl Partridge- 31 replies
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Trying to help a friend with her Dell Dimension 3000 machine. It would not boot. I installed that hard drive into another machine as a Slave and it was recognized. XP's Disk Management showed the drive to be partitioned (or at least split) into 3 sections. The first simply shows 39 Meg Healthy, the second shows (C:) 70 GB (System) Healthy. I don't recall exactly what the third section showed but it did (and does) show 4.17 GB. I did delete that third section. Now with that HD back in the original machine, it will boot after being prompted to press F1 - Primary Drive 1 not found. I tried several things with that 3rd section, but nothing eliminates that prom…
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How can I change `User' to `Trish'?
by Guest Trish- 6 replies
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Hi All, My office PC's username I changed to `Trish' but still the c:\Documents and settings\user\ is not changed to c:\Documents and settings\Trish\. Because of this problem `Briefcase' could not synchronize. Any solution of this? Thanks for any replies. Trish
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What is Binaries/SoapVDir all about?
by Guest ICU- 6 replies
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Apparently about 3 months ago somehow a folder called Binaries appeared was installed or appeared on C:/, with two files inside, one is called SoapVDir.exe, the other is a VB script file. The question is, what is their function, what or who installed it and can it be uninstalled without causing problems? BTW when I say who I mean what piece of software?(G) TIA ICU
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all attached printers stopped working
by Guest Branimir- 0 replies
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I'm trying to solve one simple problem. On my WXP partition all printers stopped working (even PDF writer). I have HP local printer working fine on WIN98se, while the same printer on WXP won’t print although system detects it. When I perform the Print test page WXP tells me: “System cannot find the path specified”. Any suggestions? -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/
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lost downloaded archive
by Guest Michel- 1 reply
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I received a Word archive through my hotmail account. I opened it without saving it to my hard disk. During the six hours that I was working on the document I did save it several times but never as 'save as'. When I finished I save the document again and closed it. Now I can't find it anymore. I opened the archive again from my hotmail to see where it was saving it to which is 'temporary files' but there is no register of the document that I have worked on. I have done a search on the whole hard disk for the name of the file that was sent to me but that didn't find anything either. Does anybody know if and how I can find the document again so I don't have …
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Monitor display changed after installing Service Pack 3
by Guest pepystar- 1 reply
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Hello, I have a Dell Latitude laptop and I installed Service Pack 3 last night. This morning I turned the computer on and the display is messed up. The desktop image is small and centered on the monitor. I checked the display settings and everything seems to be as it was before the install. I tried decreasing screen resoulution but no luck. Any help is appreciated! Thanks
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Shutdown hanging on PML
by Guest Clang- 5 replies
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When I shut down something named PML seems to hang for 3-5 minutes. The only indication of what is hanging when I close down is that "PML" appears in the blue title bar of a transparent window that remains on the screen until the computer shuts down. The window appears as a large dialog box in the upper left corner, the title bar and border lines of the box appear but you can see the desktop behind the box. I am assuming it is a driver or something that is trying to close. If anyone knows what is causing this or how to fix it I would appreciate the help.
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Java error message when try to open website
by Guest Faram- 1 reply
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Hi all, When I try to open a website, reciving this error: Warning: Unable to detect the correct version of Java Run-Time Environment(JRE) on your system. I have Java 2 Runtime Environment installed on my PC, what else could cause this error? Thanks in advance. Faram
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This file came from another computer.......
by Guest Smirnoff- 4 replies
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When looking at "Properties" of some installation files, at the bottom (under Attributes) there is additional information: Security: This file came from another computer and may be blocked to protect this computer. There is also an "unblock" button. For the life of me, I don't remember seeing this until recently. The installation program seems to work OK without clicking the "Unblock" button. However, I am wondering which program/feature is generating this info. Logic says that it is Windows firewall (which I have recently reverted back to from Comodo) but no warning dialogue appears when trying to run the program. Also, have recently installed SP…
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Don't Want Password at Boot
by Guest Bob Speck- 4 replies
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When I boot up in XP, I am always asked for a password. I don't want that. How can I keep XP from asking me for a password? Bob Speck
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Help: no Explorer Navigation buttons or menus at top of My Documentsin Windows XP x64
by Guest wrreisen2- 3 replies
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Hi, Please help when I open "My Documents" no Explorer Navigation buttons (back, forward, up a folder, search, folders, etc) or menus (file, edit, view etc) at top of My Documents in Windows XP x64. The same if I download something and then say open folder. I find it most inconvenient for navigation. Is there any setting to make them have these controls. If I start explorer.exe it has these controls. Up until recently I had these controls on all the windows I wanted them on. I don't know if I've changed a setting to make the disappear or if it's one of the many updates that I've downloaded that has caused this. Thanks for any advice.
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My Pictures folder
by Guest Koger34- 7 replies
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Hello, My OS is XP Home/SP3; The "My Pictures" folder was deleted. Please tell me how to get it back.? The recycling bin has been emptied and system restore did not bring it back. Will appreciate any help. -- George
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Create a RamDrive?
by Guest jp2msft- 1 reply
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How can I create a RamDrive? Microsoft does this whenever it is installing Windows, so hopefully everyone knows what I'm talking about. I don't need something as low level as what Microsoft uses, but I'd like to know how to create a virtual drive through Visual Studio (C++, C#, VB). Is it possible? Who cares why - can it be done?
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XP toolbar questions
by Guest Al Dykes- 2 replies
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How to I set the XP taskbar so I can drag applications onto it? ALso, hot to I get the "minimize desktop" icon to show up. I've screwed around with the properties I'm reinstalling XP for the first time in years and I used to know this stuff. Thanks -- Al Dykes News is something someone wants to suppress, everything else is advertising. - Lord Northcliffe, publisher of the Daily Mail
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RE: ceswxfst.sys
by Guest gizzmo- 1 reply
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RE: ceswxfst.sys yea i have it, and i cant seem to get rid of it "Doug" wrote: > Has any one seen this on a system. > It is listed as a process in the Task Manager. > It will start + stop audio on its own. There is not much on the web. > I think it is very new. Like a few days old. > > Doug
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Desktop / icons very slow to refresh ...
by Guest RJK- 4 replies
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(I've been Googling but, today is not my Google day !) ....after working in Adobe Photoshop and sometimes other programs. Even after a fresh restart, then using Adobe to work on a photo or two, ...when I quit Adobe, it exits fast enough but, Desktop takes ages to refresh, i.e. 10 or 15 icons takes ages to turn from like a plain postage stamp to their proper little graphic. Any idea where I can rummage to tweak this, or is it just the norm. ? regards, Richard
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IE will not open with Desktop Icon, but will when URL in my comput
by Guest Harold K- 7 replies
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IE will not open with Desktop Icon, but will when URL in my computer is open or when I use a faverite, it works.