Windows XP
Windows XP help and discussions.
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dual-booting Windows with Linux on separate drives?
by Guest ocicat- 6 replies
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Searching reveals that boot.ini can be configured to boot different versions of Windows on separate drives: [boot loader] timeout=30 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS [operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows XP" /fastdetect multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1) \WINDOWS="Windows 2000" /fastdetect Is it possible to have Windows XP on one drive & Linux on another? I understand the need for copying the Partition Boot Record of whatever other OS I multiboot (I've done this with XP & the *BSD's on a single drive...), but so far I have unsuccessfully been able to accomplish multibooting on multiple dr…
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Mapping network drives
by Guest -1- 3 replies
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If you right click on my computer, there is an option there to map a network drive. I have a website that I ftp data to all the time. Is there a way that I can map a drive letter to this ftp site (eg ftp://domain.com) using my username and password so that I can copy files to a drive letter to upload rather then using ftp? thx
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Front audio not working properly
by Guest mr grae- 2 replies
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hi i have a ga-vm800pmc pentium 4 mother board and i was wondering why my front audio doesnt work properly it seem conneted inside but the strappers on pins 5 and 6 and 9 and 10 are still connected. The speakers work but the mic doesnt. Is this the problem? Thanks Mr Grae
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Batch file - to search ?
by Guest Ekka- 3 replies
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How would i create a batch file to search for a file/folder in XP? I am soing an exercise where the search function is not working in XP. -- Ekka@DeeWhy
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Print speed is too slow
by Guest REDCOLEMAN316- 3 replies
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I am using a Brother MFC-3360C printer. Printer prints slow, how do I speed up printing?
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Shrinking AVI Files for E-mail
by Guest frank1492- 7 replies
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Are there any free programs that will do this? I do not care if the quality is significantly diminished but I do not want the recipients to require fancy codecs. Can anyone help? Thanks. Frank
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unknown video card
by Guest Stone Cold- 6 replies
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I have lost my tv tuner card driver. I have installed it about 2 years ago and dont remember which one it was?? Is there any way I can find out what TV tuner card I have? Cheers
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tabs on task manager
by Guest Ssyphusss- 3 replies
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Have disappeared from view. How do I get them back?
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had a dual boot, but now vista is missing
by Guest disciple- 2 replies
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i had a dual boot with vista and xp which was fine, then xp got corrupted and I repaired it but now vista is missing from the os loader menu, help!
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Outbound Connections
by Guest Sid- 1 reply
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I have XP SP2. It appears that every time I load a game or applications software, my firewall (McAfee) alerts me to the attempt by the software to connect to the internet. Is there a log or method of viewing all internet outbound connections whether initiated by me or the computer?
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Thanks to Bert Kinney - MVP
by Guest Randy- 1 reply
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Bert - Many thanks to particularly you, and the others, who responded to my XP Home Ed. "Restore" crash post. I closed the post without responding with a "thank you" by accident. I followed your advice, reinstalled SR, and everything worked great. Again, thanks and Kudos! -- RMC
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windows live toolbar back up
by Guest andi- 0 replies
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Can anyone tell me where the info I enter through Windows Live Toolbar is saved on my computer (for back up purposes)? Thanks!
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System Restore
by Guest Stan- 3 replies
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When opening System Restore there are System Checkpoints and Software Distribution Service 3.0 entries. I know what Checkpoints are but can someone please explain what the other entries mean? TIA Stan
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What replacement HD do I need?
by Guest Trevor- 4 replies
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Just taken 2 faulty HD's out of a fairly old PC. HD 1 is Maxtor Diamond Max 10 Model: 6L080P0 80 GB PATA133 HDD HD2 is 40Gb AT Maxtor D540X-4K What typo should I be looking for (e.g. on EBuyer site)?
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Validating windows
by Guest DrGaryG- 2 replies
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I cannot validate my version of Windows XP. The ActiveX window does not open. The diagnostic tests do not resolve this. I have tried many things. I do have the orginal disk that came with my laptop. But will I lose everything if I reinstall it?