Windows XP
Windows XP help and discussions.
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Caps lock and Num Lock
by Guest jewellui@googlemail.com- 4 replies
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Is there a way to disable caps lock and num lock? I just don't want caps lock turning on and num lock turning off.
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Ms. Office become error after runing system restore
by Guest heri- 5 replies
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hi... after i used the system restore to restore my system to previous condition, my Ms. Office become error, it alwasy ask for reinstall and reconfigure every time I start using it (i.e when trying to open a document, it would go trough installation first) and when i try to remove and reinstall it , it doesn't work. please some one help me, what should i do?
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DVD/CD drive read games, but not music/pictures CDs?
by Guest David Simpson- 0 replies
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Friend of mine is having a wierd problem with his CD drive. 1. If he puts a game CD or DVD in, the game starts. 2. If he puts a movie DVD, the movie plays. 3. If he inserts a music (Bought, not made) CD or a picture (made) CD in and when he explores the disk, it brings up blank explorer window. Also, the drive lable never changes from "DVD-RAM Drive (D:)". 4. If he inserts his Recovery Disk in, it comes up blank, also. He has already replaced his drive, and it is doing the same thing. I've tried everything I know (updating drivers, un-installing drivers, etc) with no luck. He really doesn't want to re-install windows. Any other suggestions out…
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cant get internet options to pop up.
by Guest bob- 1 reply
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Running Internet explorer 7, on internet tools i click internet options and wont pop open, same happens off my desktop when i right click it and click on internet options . Please Help thanks bob
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When loading sidewinder precision pro on my new XP computer, software 3.0 contains incompatable drivers. Going into control panel then game controller and selecting the sidewinder autodetect option, the popup "your gameport or gameport drivers are not properly configured. Please contact the device manager" appears. I understand that software 4.0 is needed but do not know how to get it. Suggestions? Thanks. Ash
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net framework
by Guest Jim- 5 replies
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why do I need net framework?/
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double xp trouble
by Guest beach girl- 4 replies
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my laptop was working fine, a client computer on a home wireless router. Out of nowhere it won't connect to the internet and there is an error message saying limited or no connectivity. We hadn't done anything new or different so I don't know what happened. I checked in device manager and there was a yellow alert symbol by the PCI modem. It said there wasn't a driver installed. I tried to reinstall it, repair it, update it but nothing worked. As a last resort I uninstalled it and rebooted but that didn't work either. Next day, the screen is blank. I reboot, the initial windows xp logo comes up with the blue bars underneath then it goes blank. The compute…
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Not everything in startup loads (random)
by Guest Roy- 4 replies
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Hi all, Several things set to run at startup randomly fail. Usually Nod Antivirus, Comodo Firewall, Ad-watch 2007 or the volume icon. Is there a registry or other fix for this problem or is it more complex? I have scanned for viruses & spyware but found nothing. Look forward to you ideas. Roy. -- http://www.btinternet.com/~godalming/index.htm
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SFC and Windows update
by Guest Stephen- 1 reply
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As I understand it, if the system file checker discovers a missing file, it is replaced from the original installation CD. However, this may be out of date. If I subsequently run Windows update, will the out of date file be detected and updated? What is confusing me is that if Windows update can detect an individual file being out of date, why can't it detect the missing file in the first place and replace it? In other words, why is SFC needed? I shall be grateful if anyone can put me right on this. Stephen
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Safe mode - cannot login
by Guest Alan T- 8 replies
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I tried to login to the safe mode with the password that I used in normal mode but failed. Is there any special password to login safe mode?
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Malware ?
by Guest Alan T- 10 replies
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I got sometimes pop up a screen really saying that your computer is infected, do you want to install XXXXXXXX, I clicked cancel but still opening up IE with the address of a anti-spyware company website. It seems this company had invaded my computer and install a program in my machine want to sell his anti-virus/anti-spyware product.
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Keyboards do not work on new install of XP
by Guest Richard- 2 replies
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I have a brand new Dell M90 laptop, it came with Vista loaded but Vista is not allowed on our work network so I partitioned/formatted/installed XP Pro. Everything works on this pc except any external keyboards I connect. I have connected a mouse, hard drive, flash drive and all are recognized and drivers loaded. When I connect any keyboard or USB num pad the found new hardware wizard comes up. The wizard goes through the motions and at the end says The hardware is not installed, can not find the software. The laptop keyboard works fine. I have downloaded and installed MS intellipoint 6.1 software and still get no where. The keyboard is a MS digi…
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InstallShield update agent
by Guest Alan T- 0 replies
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Sometimes when I start up XP I got the pop up box with the box title: "InstallShield Updat Service Agent" Saying: InstallShield Update Service Agent has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry to the inconvenience. It happens sometimes but not always. How do I know which program is going to get itself update?
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OT - Acronis 10 trueimage question
by Guest Gordon- 6 replies
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Before I lash out on this oft-recommended application, can someone tell me - if I create an image of my hard drive with this application, what is the process for restoring the image in the event of a system crash? thanks
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internet hangs
by Guest b_iceman- 2 replies
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I have a windows xp computer on a wireless network. I have had this setup for a couple of years now. Last night I opened internet explorer and it would not load any pages. I went through unplugging the router and cable modem and plugging them back in. I still had no connection to the internet. I opened the router configuration page in internet explorer and confirmed that I had the correct settings from the cable company. I even released and renewed the ip addresses. Everything looks like it should be working fine, but internet explorer 7 and firefox 2 will not load any pages. I am currently on another computer with the same configuration which is …