Windows XP
Windows XP help and discussions.
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programming
by Guest mc- 4 replies
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does any one know of a use group that would know how to create a program when using windows explorer to re-name filenames? I would like to rename multiple files in a folder by adding a number and letter to the beginning of the current file names... thanks mc
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how oh how
by Guest pentium- 10 replies
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hi i have winXP SP 2 PC and my sister installed something for my desktop. it's some pictures with moving glitters on it and i can't seem to remove it. i've tried to remove it from add/remove programs, deleted the offline contents, did a system restore, went to the c:\ and deleted the files, deleted cookies and files and ran CCleaner and it's still there on my desktop. i just want to remove it. does anybody here who can guide me? TIA!
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Schedule Printer Power Off from XP?
by Guest Harry Thompson- 7 replies
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Is there a way to use XP's Scheduler to turn off a HP Laserjet 4plus?
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Reloading windows XP
by Guest Wornomad123- 6 replies
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I've just spent some time re-loading Windows XP on my 3 year old Evesham desktop PC, having decided to replace it with a Dell. I really only want it to act as a backup for things like scanning etc, as my broadband access is in a different part of the house. Having succeeded (largely), it now tells me I need to activate this in 28 days, and I'm assuming that this would need to be done over the internet. I haven't succeeded in setting up brroadband access on the PC - is there any other way of activating without having to bring the whole package downstairs, work out how to get on the net and go through it that way? I did look on the Microsoft website, b…
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add remove program
by Guest name2000- 3 replies
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I try to remove a program by using the “add remove program” it give me error, asking me tio install the software, I try to install by using the CD, then i recieve requesting to uninstall it first. the software is missing a "dll" i think if i have the "dll" would solve the problem it is "graffiti5.dll" -- jack
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Cloned hard drive difficulties
by Guest Moxieman- 4 replies
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I bought a used Dell Inspiron 1000 laptop running XP home edition, SP3. I do NOT have either installation CD or rescue CD for it. The hard drive has 3 partitions, a 16-meg (I assume it is boot), a C: drive, and a G: drive, which has the Dell rescue files. The C: drive is marked Healthy (system). The hard drive is dying, so I bought a new hard drive and used Norton Ghost 2003 to clone it onto a new one. I could not assign the equivalent partition on the new hard disc the C: letter because the old, cloned partition's C: drive had that letter. Also, I could make that equivalent partition “Healthy” but not “system.” I understand that I cannot have two partiti…
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How good is SP3? 1 2
by Guest Ben Stevenson- 26 replies
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My automatic updates have downloaded SP3 and asking me to install. I am afraid to do that as I have been hearing that it causes problems to the computer in many cases. I would appreciate some expert advise. TIA
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HTTPAUTHWNDCLASS
by Guest Ollie B- 1 reply
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Hi, since a while I am getting the following error message when I'm closing my XP home. End Program- HttpAuthWndClass This program is not reponding, to return to windows and check blablabla To end program now click end now. What kind of program is it and how do i make it go away Any help is appriciated Ollie B
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XP - Opening Folders In New Window
by Guest mississippimills- 2 replies
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I would like to be able to open a new window for a folder, only on occasion. In other words, I want to open new folders in the same window most of the time, but there are times when viewing two windows would be more convenient. However, I want to do this without going through START, My Computer, etc. a second time. Can I add an "Open in new window" choice to the drop-down menu that opens with a right click?
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Folder Opening Corrupted.
by Guest Kardon Coupé- 2 replies
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Dear All, I recenlty wanted to print a directory to a file, a website pointed me to creating a script, changing Folder Options, etc, etc... So, ok, the Context menu right click worked, so I went to double click a folder to go into it.... Hmmmm, why is VLC player trying to play the contents of the folder, not opening it? So, a bit of research later, tells me (apparantly) if I go into those options to look, and cancel not ok it, it can mess around with it... Anyways, I found Doug Knox's, folder_open.vbs, which I hoped would fix it, it sort of does, but now when I double click a folder, it opens in a new window, I don't want that, I wanted it to open …
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Stop Editing Batch files...
by Guest sunny.it- 2 replies
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Hello, Can we stop the batch files being edited by any one else, like if there is a batch file, we can simply right click and by selecting edit, it will open and any one can see the text in it. Can we put a password on this thing so that before opening, any one should be prompted for password if he opens the file .... Or is there any other way we can stop this thing. Bye.
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the cross posting idiot moron loser wrote:
by Guest Frank- 15 replies
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the cross posting idiot moron loser wrote: ---------------------------------------------- Try and get some help for your mental condition. Mention to the good Doctor(s) that you have been captured and tortured by Vista and that they took your little brain and fried it up for a snack (not that much to eat!)!...Hahahaha...LOL!
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email in outlook express
by Guest Missionary- 4 replies
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I set up outlook express. Why did I lose all my mail that was in my cableone inbox? Is there anyway I can retrieve it?
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Winupdate asking for saving before?
by Guest Adela- 6 replies
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Hello, I'm surprised that my windows pops up offering to update but, it says to save everything first. Because I'm having a little problem saving right now, I wonder if I could go myself to update when I'm ready? If so, would it be in the regular site for windows updating? Thanks so much! Adela
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XP Pro -SP 3 restore unsuccessful
by Guest Miker163- 2 replies
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Repeatedly get 'unsuccessful ' message to select another date. Have tried 30 some dates. Looking at previous posts-- ie: 073108 System restore not Working-- Can someone confirm if this is a wise path to follow--- Thanks, Michael
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search indexer just.. will.. not.. STOP
by Guest Argh!- 2 replies
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It keeps popping up in my process list after I manually end it. Yes, I've disabled it with services.msc and no, it won't STAY disabled. And no, there's no "Windows Search" or similar entry in the Add/Remove list -- or the Installer Clean Up utility or anywhere else on the HD that I can find -- in order to uninstall it. I'm sure someone will ask me WHY I would even want it gone, so let me head u off. First, it's a resource hog -- it sits there, does nothing for me, yet eats up, on average, 25MB of memory. Second, I never use it. Third, because of reasons 1 & 2, it annoys me that it refuses to stay down. So, the $64,000 is... how do I get RID of…
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Tracking down registry startup..
by Guest carlos- 2 replies
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Dear All, Every time the computer boots something in the registry causes a "My Computer" window to pop up It's not in win.ini system startup etc as I disabled all in msconfig.exe and still the "My Computer" window pops up It's not in the usual places like Run, RunServices as I searched with nothing to find. I want to track down in a log file what activity takes place in the registry as the computer is turned on so that I may find what is causing the "My Computer" window to pop up. Thanking you in advance, Carlos.
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Non-System Disk, Press Any Key
by Guest JCO- 4 replies
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One of my computers gets this error when trying to boot: Non-System Disk, Press Any Key When I press any key, it boots up okay most of the time but sometimes it blue screens. The harddrive is in a removable tray. I've taken the HD out and put in another drive. I get the same issue, therefore, I don't think it's HD controller (I think?). What else would give this error? Also, this seem to happen on with IDE2 only. When I boot using IDE1.... no issues. Does this mean I have an issue with the motherboard's IDE2 Socket. Thanks.
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Unreadable/unchangeable fonts
by Guest kenw- 2 replies
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I've found many threads which are oh-so-close to describing my problem -- but no solutions. The displayed font for dialogs, etc are a in tiny little font which in nearly unreadable. An example is the "Turn off computer" dialog: The font on the title bar looks to be courier (but other dialog title bars have a different font). It says "Turn off compu" before the text get clipped. The yellow, red, and green icons are not squares but rectangles. The "cancel" font is in a tiny font. I cannot affect any of these fonts through the Display Properties: Appearance: Advanced tab even though the preview indicates the change. I don't know if this has any bearing,…
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new system files?
by Guest Sue J Thomas- 1 reply
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After the most recent windows update d/l, I am notified by both DiskCleanup and sfc /scannow that system files have changed. Does anyone know what or which has changed? (originally posted to windowsupdate ng). I d/l the following from MU a few days ago and now: when I am trying both DiskCleanup and sfc /scannow I am >>>> told that some original files are not the same as those on the >>>> orignally for >>>> Winxp Pro (ihave sp2) >>>> Pro Sp2....IE 7..0.5730.13 >>>> Here are the d/l updates >>>> KB957095 >>>> kb954211 >>>> kb953155 >>>> kb956391 …
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Unable to print to network printer with limited user accounts
by Guest Jbarber- 0 replies
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I have a small home network where I share files and a printer. The PC sharing files and the printer is a Windows 98 PC. Everything was working fine until recently. I can not longer print with users with limited account to the network printer. These user accounts can see and share file in the PC sharing the files and printer, but these accounts can not print. The admin account can print ok. The PC that connects to the other PC is running windows XP Professional version 2002, service pack 3. I have Norton 360 running in the XP PC. I uninstalled Norton 360 to see if Norton was causing the problem, but the outcome was the same… I could still not print to the …
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Restricting Some websites...
by Guest sunny.it- 2 replies
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Hello to all, Is there any way I can block some of the websites by using any batch file or script. I want to restrict some of the websites. I'm using Windows Xp Service Pack 2 & my IE version is 6.0. I'm not joined to any domain. Or is there is any other way I can restrict the some of the websites so that users can't be allowed to use them. Have a Nice Day, Bye.
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Sytem startup time
by Guest John Perry- 0 replies
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The time the system starts out of hibernation must be logged somewhere. Does anyone know what log file holds the time stamp? Thank You for any help. John
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Desktop Background..?
by Guest Andrew- 4 replies
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Is there a way to stop every single picture on your drive being displayed, when Display Properties, Desktop..Background. Got pictures of Kids xmas presents etc. in a hidden folder..! And They Keep appearing. Do I need to ZIP with a PWD to Hide these. btw. Windows ZIP-Folders Function (New Compressed(Zipped) Folder) has vanished, But I'll Post this another Time/place) TIA