Windows XP
Windows XP help and discussions.
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XP Login Issue with Shared Drive
by Guest DavidS- 7 replies
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Have workstation with XP SP2 installed. When a non-admin users power's up the machine from cold-start and attempts to login, the file share is not accessible - getting "\\FileServ\Users\<username>\<folder> is not accessible. You may not have permission to use this network resource. Access is denied. Network path was not found." Basically, person has permission on the \\FileServ\ server. From the \\FileServ\Users\<username>\PCDesktop - there is a subfolder that is used to populate the desktop icons for user. It's way we handle this for agency and has no issue for over 200 users. I can login this person on another workstation without …
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Backup Entire System using the XP Professional backup tool
by Guest burrowsva- 2 replies
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When trying to backup my entire system using the XP backup tool, I continue to get these two errors: Error: Could not access portions of directory System State\COM+ Class Registration Database. You may not have permission to open the file, or the directory may be missing or damaged. Please contact the owner or administrator. Error: Could not access portions of directory System State\Registry. You may not have permission to open the file, or the directory may be missing or damaged. Please contact the owner or administrator. How can I run a full system backup and not get this error?
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editing registry
by Guest Ronald E. Foltz- 4 replies
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just installed a new printer but have information for two previous printers on the computer. . no "uninstall" file files found for either and nothing in "add and remove programs". . .can i just delete the "keys" in the registry to take them off my computer??? thanks for any help . . i have WinXP home -- Life happens, ready or not. . . live it
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Re: "DWWin.exe failed" when shutting down
by Guest erol- 0 replies
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Re: "DWWin.exe failed" when shutting down "Li'l Roberto" wrote: > Run Help and Support, enter doctor watson in the search field > > rgds > Li'l Roberto > > > "tonpal" <tonpal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:C954AABF-DFCC-404C-B83F-BEF273A03BB7@microsoft.com... > > For no obvious reason, I started getting an error message when I shut > > down > > WinXP. The message is only on-screen for less than a second so I've > > been > > unable to catch it all, but (probably paraphrased) it says that > > "DWWin.exe > > failed to initialise because Windows is shutti…
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Chip fan stop or too slow 1 2
by Guest Man T- 30 replies
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Recently when I boot up the XP, just before the POSE, I got the warning the chip fan speed is slow or stop and ask me to press F1 or goto setup. I just goto BIOS setup and stop the warning. How do I get the details of the problem? My CPU is AMD Athlon 3200+.
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Dell doesn't want people to get XP pro as downgrade rights from Vista Business... I have a friend on the phone and she is in tears.. she hates vista (and with very good reason) and I told her that if she gets vista business and ultimate dell can install XP pro on her computer as downgrade rights. Apparently the dell employee insists that dell cannot do that UNLESS someone buys one of a couple of computers from them that they have included this option... the models are: Dell systems that are part of the downgrade rights program are: Latitude laptops, OptiPlex desktops and Dell Precision workstations Dell Vostro laptops and desktops Dell Gaming sy…
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Windows is not saving any of my settings.
by Guest Jay- 4 replies
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Example: I turn up the "Device Volume" in Sounds and Audio Devices Properties and next time I start the computer it's back all the way down. I put my computer on Standby (start>turn off computer>standby) and it won't come out fo the Standby. Even though it Power Options Properties I have Turn off monitor: Never, Turn off hard disk: Never, System stanby: Never. Before I just hit the powerbutton and there it was, a few seconds later, ready to go. The only way to make it come back is to hard boot it by holding down the power button for a few seconds. IE is not remembering any settings at all it almost always defaults to its default factory settings…
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Desktop settings tabs disappear after virus attack.
by Guest Maurice- 6 replies
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One of my users managed to open a spoof email supposedly from UPS which unleashed a trojan - some sort of fake virus warning. I managed to remove the virus which has installed a .bmp file as the desktop image but then managed to turn off a couple of the tabs on desktop properties. When you fire up desk.cpl in Control Panel there are only three tabs: Themes Appearance Settings two missing ones: Desktop ScreenSaver So now I can't reset desktop images or set screensaver properties. I looked in Local Security Policies but couldn't find anything obvious there and can't seem to find a config file for desk.cpl which could have been altered. If any…
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We're saved! Plus demise of this newsgroup
by Guest HeyBub- 2 replies
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"Walmart will soon be launching its own version of the Geek Squad as pilot program in 15 stores in the Dallas area. The new "Solution Stations" will supposedly help customers with such tasks as flat panel TV installation and computer repair and will be managed with Dell Inc." http://consumerist.com/5026600/walmart-to-unleash-its-own-geek-squad-in-dallas Plus, check out the chick who stripped to her undies in order to ENTER Wal-Mart http://consumerist.com/5029679/disagree-with-walmarts-bike-policy-take-off-your-clothes-in-protest
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Internet Explorer folders and files
by Guest Bobbi- 3 replies
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I'd like IE6 to display the details view of any folder so that all sub-folders are listed first and then files. Is there a way to achieve that? Bobbi
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NTbackup SystemState
by Guest Jack B. Pollack- 2 replies
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Hi, I just want to confirm that when I use NTbackup and check the tree option for SystemState (BU set is on tape or another hard drive), that the system state is included in the actual backup and not just backed up (copied) to the local system32/config folder. I am pretty sure the answer is yes, but I dont want to assume and find out that I am wrong when I need it! Thanks
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Robocopy log (find failures)
by Guest Jordan- 1 reply
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Just did a massive copy from one drive to another with RoboCopy. 250 GB total. I copied and logged and at the end of the 40 MB log file I see that I had 3 files fail out of the 750,000+ files. Every file is listed in the log where it seems all of them show "new file". I tried to do a seach on the file for "Fail" but I only find fail if it is in the file name or the summary at the end. What are some things I can search for to find what file has failed. Normally I would just stick this in Excel and sort, but I can't put in 3/4 of a million rows into Excel.
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XP Pro OEM recent re-activation failures
by Guest David B.- 24 replies
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We have a few hundred identical PC's we built for many clients back in 2004, on various occasions due to malware or general corruption we format and reload them. Up until a month ago they were reactivating just fine, now every one of them is requiring that I call in to get them activated. Almost all of them have been running for years since their last activation. These are XP Pro OEM licenses being reinstalled with a genuine OEM SP2 CD onto the original PC. Any ideas? Did MS change something in the activation scheme? -- ---- Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/5…
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Missing Icons from the desktop. E.g. Recycling Bin
by Guest dareys- 4 replies
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Greetings, Amazingly, today, a simple operation like organizing the icons on the desktop seems to have wiped out the recycling bin... Don´t want to point fingers, but really, I did not do anything else.... Can anyone tell me how to re-add the icon to my desktop? I would appreciate it. Regards, Jean-Pierre
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Any ideas on sthda.sys? Trying to fix audio driver
by Guest benwong- 2 replies
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I am trying to install a hotfix from Microsoft to fix my 'no audio' problem. The file is KB888111 and while installing a message says I need to find a file 'sthda'sys' to continue installation. Any MS people here know where I can get this file or if there is a way around it?
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Batch files acting erratically?
by Guest Ross- 5 replies
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If I go into the command prompt and type "defrag C:" (without quotes) everything works fine. However, if I run that exact same command from a batch file the command constantly repeats itself over and over like it's stuck in some kind of loop. If I write start defrag c: then about 250 cmd windows open and do nothing. I've checked DOSKEY /macros and they are empty (as they should be) Although it doesn't seem like a big deal it has me rather agitated. Anybody have any idea what is going on? Any help would be much appreciated.
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Paint colours
by Guest Clare- 5 replies
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The colours used in Paint carry numbers identifying the hue, saturation and luminescence. Is it possible to find out what these numbers are for any particular colour? I don't mean the colours given in the colour box but a colour, say, in a jpeg image imported into or saved in Paint. -- Clare
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RE: Starting Up Computer (Programs that load automatically)
by Guest Tracey- 1 reply
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RE: Starting Up Computer (Programs that load automatically) Hi, Normally when getting rid of startup menu items I just remove them from MSConfig, through Start/Run, but when I execute the command it is returning nothing. It looks like I do not HAVE MsConfig on this PC. I do have a MSconfig file in the C:\i386 folder, but it appears to be called msconfig._ex so I am not sure whether this file is corrupt or what. It is a Dell Windows XP Home Edition. Any idea's? Tracey
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Double clicking Network Drive opens My Documents instead
by Guest Bruce R- 3 replies
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Hello... I have a user running Win XP sp2. Whenever she double clicks My Computer (or accesses it from Start - My Computer) all drives are displayed properly. Then when she double clicks the Shared Network drive, her My Documents folder is displayed instead. The only work around is for her to display the folders on the left, and then navigate to the shared drive. I right-clicked on it and chose Properties. It says that it's the I: drive (out network share). I was going to do System Restore, but she told me "it's always been like that." I'm wondering if its a Registry entry or what I could do to fix it other than using recovery disks. Any help is gre…
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Start Menu - Recent Opened Programs Will NOT Appear
by Guest Rot1- 3 replies
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This issue has been always happened to me after using a Tweak/Optimization program, this is something that i cannot solve, something that i have never encountered, if i could just talk to bill gates about this issue (lol joking :D) or some one, i would appreciate it :) Here's a picture of what happens - http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff56/KisKAs/wtf-1.jpg -- I Like Windows XP (lol)
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Deleting Account
by Guest jsch10463- 1 reply
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My son created an account in XP. I want to eliminate it. I do not know the password he used and do not want to wait until he gives it to me. How can I eliminate a user account without the pass word
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External devices and Autoplay does not work
by Guest K Stonefield- 1 reply
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Hello, When I connect a Flash Drive or an SD card into my computer, the AutoPlay feature does not work anymore. I right-click on each device in "My Computer" and choose "Properties" and then "Autoplay" tab. Somehow it's always set to Music files but I choose Mixed Content and choose to always prompt me for action (which I've always done anyway). But when I exit, insert an external device, and check Properties again, it's set back to Music and the Autoplay feature still doesn't work. The only external device that works with Autoplay is my external hard drive connected via USB. Any advice or suggestions on how to fix it? Thanks! -K -- In t…
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Re: Starting Up Computer (Programs that load automatically)
by Guest Tracey- 0 replies
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Re: Starting Up Computer (Programs that load automatically) Hi, Normally when getting rid of startup menu items I just remove them from MSConfig, through Start/Run, but when I execute the command it is returning nothing. It looks like I do not HAVE MsConfig on this PC. I do have a MSconfig file in the C:\i386 folder, but it appears to be called msconfig._ex so I am not sure whether this file is corrupt or what. It is a Dell Windows XP Home Edition. Any idea's? Tracey
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Re: Starting Up Computer (Programs that load automatically)
by Guest Tracey- 0 replies
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Re: Starting Up Computer (Programs that load automatically) Hi, Normally when getting rid of startup menu items I just remove them from MSConfig, through Start/Run, but when I execute the command it is returning nothing. It looks like I do not HAVE MsConfig on this PC. I do have a MSconfig file in the C:\i386 folder, but it appears to be called msconfig._ex so I am not sure whether this file is corrupt or what. It is a Dell Windows XP Home Edition. Any idea's? Tracey
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xpsp3 and Office 2000
by Guest Greg- 1 reply
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I am thinking of installing xpsp3. I have read most of this forum. Is it compatable with Office 2000? I use Microsoft Office 2000, IE6 and currently xpsp2/ Thanks