Windows XP
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Desktop Background showing through wallpaper
by Guest jamesGuntenaar- 2 replies
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I am seeing the colour of the desktop show around the icons on the desktop, even though I have a wallpaper on the screen. You can still see the wallpaper, however the colour of the desktop is showing through.
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loop problems
by Guest Maggie- 0 replies
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try to look at credit card online and the company is telling me that I have a loop problem. Never had this problem with any other accounts. They want me to download this for my computer. This is the link the sent me--How to download the Microsoft Patch (KB831167)..it looks like it is for internet explorer 6. I tried and it didn't work. Now they tell me to call microsoft. I just thought I would put this question out here to see if someone could help me. Thank you
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MS Word and Outlook problem
by Guest John- 1 reply
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I had this problem with one of my computers now it’s on the other. Looking for some help. When I try to start up word or send a message in outlook I get a box that looks like something is being uploaded and a message that says “Word is currently recovering your documents” then another message says “Word failed to start correctly last time….” Then “Do you want to start in safe mode?” Is this a Bug, Worm, Virus or something you can help me with? Any help would be appreciated. Already tried the following; Open Word:- 1]On the Help menu, click Detect and Repair. To restore the program shortcuts to the Windows Start menu, make sure the Restore my shortc…
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offline files indicator and shortcut indicator
by Guest Robert Premuž- 1 reply
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Hi! If the offline files feature is enabled in Windows XP, Windows Explorer puts a two-blue-arrows mark on icons of the files that are available offline. The mark is placed in the left bottom corner of the icon. (The two-blue-arrows overlay is contained in "%SystemRoot%\system32\cscui.dll".) On the other hand shortcuts are marked in Windows Explorer with a shortcut-arrow mark, also in the left bottom corner of the icon. (The shortcut-arrow overlay is contained in "%SystemRoot%\system32\SHELL32.DLL".) If you have a shortcut that is available offline, the two-blue-arrows mark is shown on the icon while the shortcut-arrow mark is not shown. So you have to l…
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Re: Is Win XP disk now messed up???
by Guest R_ACE1- 0 replies
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Re: Is Win XP disk now messed up??? Thank you Davy. Windows XP was the OS that was on the computer prior to the format. My friend would like to keep the same OS as well (besides his comp is too old to run Vista). My best bet is to slave in a new CD drive and try that. Just in case could the RAM pose as a problem?? I hope it's not the mobo.
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clean installation
by Guest shah- 0 replies
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Just did a clean installation of xp home (3 times) and encountered a 'problem' along the way at the same spot. During the installation process where we are suppose to enter a name/cd key, there is a flury of blinking and it will stop when I click the mouse to enter the cd key or user name. In a way the installation completes. Updated the window. Copy back my old data and it seems to be infected and clean/quaratine it with AVG. Its backdoor trojan and gabot. NowI lost my internet connection (wireless) and thre is no ip/subnet mask and gateway. When I try to uninstall the linksys wireless adapter, I was unable to installed as it gives this message "" The…
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Destop.ini Opens with Each Reboot?
by Guest Mortimer Schnerd, RN- 3 replies
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I'm visiting my father and naturally I've been enlisted to straighten out his machine. This one has me stumped. Every time he reboots, a text file called desktop.ini opens with Notepad. Here's the content of the file: [.ShellClassInfo] LocalizedResourceName=@%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll,-21787 Does anybody have a clue how to stop this behavior? The file closes easily enough but I don't want to see it at all. Ideas? -- Mortimer Schnerd, RN Mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com
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Chat today: '..,how Offline Files has changed since XP'
by Guest Mark L. Ferguson- 0 replies
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http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsXP/expertzone/chats/default.mspx -- Mark L. Ferguson
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coa failure
by Guest cp- 3 replies
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After 7-8 months I got the message "that I'm a victim of software counterfeiting" (the blue star) and that my xp professional is not real. How can this be possible, I've done numerous downloads from Microsoft and it checked ok before. -- cp
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Unable to Uninstall .NET Framework vers. 2 and 3
by Guest Ed Court- 0 replies
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My "Add/Remove Programs" function in the Control Panel does not remove .NET Framework 2 and 3, for some reason. I made the mistake of installing these versions (don't ask me why, please). I can't do a restore because I will lose data that was added since the installation of the unwanted .NET Framework versions. Maybe I need to do a manual uninstall, but don't know how to go about it. I am afraid of deleting files (including registry entries) needed by other programs. Anybody know where I can find some detailed instructions? I am running Windows XP Professional, sp 2.
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Log on problem
by Guest Rajiv K Khandelwal- 3 replies
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Since morning the one XP node on SBS domain is behaving funny. When I try to log on as X or Y profile or Administrator (local), one is able to log on and the wallpaper appears. No other icon is seen. The cursor can be moved and on pressing Alt+Ctr+Del the Window Security window opens by which the Task Manager can be seen or the computer can be shut down. Kindly suggest a remedy. Thanking you in advance. Rajiv K. Khandelwal
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Menu autoplay
by Guest Eleonora- 2 replies
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Since a fiew days the menu that appears when you insert a cd/dvd on the player (these where there are the utilities to use the cd: play with a software, open the cd directory, none action) disappeared. What's going on my pc? Can i fix this problem? Tanks Eleonora
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Need help with remote logon
by Guest KCav- 3 replies
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I need to log-on to server in home office from branch. How should I configured Windows XP used ine the branch? I know the user ID and password use on the server. How do I setup VPN? -- KC
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no warning sounds
by Guest franky- 1 reply
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dear all, i dont hear any warning sounds only sounds from my music cd's, i have uninstalled the sound card and reinstalled it but still no luck, volume control does not show up on the task bar also. i think it might be the audio codecs, but dont know, please advice.
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Noisy Computer 1 2
by Guest Stanley- 28 replies
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Hello I want to ask you why when I turn on the computer it makes so much noise (like the fan at the stove) when I want to watch video or play music its really hard to hear. Computer Information -Intel Pentium 4 2.66GHz 2.66 GHz -504 MB Ram -bought for $399 form 123 computer warehouse -Asrock Motherboard