Windows XP
Windows XP help and discussions.
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OCR, scanning, Omnipage
by Guest Uncle Bill- 0 replies
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Hello, Nuance (Scansoft) doesn't seem to support Omnipage 16 well. The initial install worked OK until six months ago. Since then I have failed to get one good OCR of a document. The program Omnipage 16 crashes in msvcr80 and msvcp80. I've tried putting the latest versions of those programs in the c:\windows\system32 directory, but that does not work
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Slightly Off-topic but not way off?
by Guest ManyBeers- 4 replies
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I have a Sony Vaio PCGFXA 47 notebook with WindowsXP sp3. The computer came with Recovery cds and not a WindowsXP cd. So there was no Recovery Console originally with my computer. However about 6 months ago I was at this website http://www.aumha.org/ and there was a procedure in a thread outlining the steps to installing the Recovery Console on any WindowsXP computer. I followed the procedure and I now have the Recovery Console listed as a boot option on my Boot.ini file. A few weeks ago i deleted Screenblast Sounforge&Acid; Photoshop Elements; and WinDVD from their default install locations on my C:\drive so I could make a smaller …
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Had to remove an extra AOL program, but the Add/Remove stalls and says that there was an error and had to close (says something about app conflict in info sent to Microsoft). I believe that the program I wanted to uninstall is the problem, but not sure. Then I went to RESTORE my computer state to a previous time that was good, but it goes through all the steps to restore only to state that it is unable to restore to any previous date. What is going on? How can I fix these issues?
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Can't modify folder details (XP 64-bit)
by Guest leeisme- 0 replies
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When I have detail veiw selected, I go to View> Choose Details and select the details I want to be able to see, but no matter what I select (such as album title, artist, year, track number, etc) and click OK, it makes no difference. On the main folder at least the detail titles show up, but the details themselves don't, and for any subfolders, even the detail titles don't show up. All I'm able to see is Name, Type, Size and Date Modified. Thanks in advance for your help.
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RE: Files and Settings Transfer Wizard
by Guest mike- 0 replies
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RE: Files and Settings Transfer Wizard I had the same problem attempting to install from another drive. I transfered the file to my desktop and it worked from there. "shelleyanne" wrote: > I cannot get my files and settings transfered. It keeps telling me that the > file specified for transfer does not contain any information. I can clearly > see that it does but it's all .dat so I can't read it. Can anybody help? > Thanks
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Starting applications on a maximized window
by Guest Tyler Durden- 2 replies
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Some applications can't be started with its windows maximized, requiring a mouse click or keyboard shortcut (that is not always the same, since it changes with the language of the OS). Someone knows of a method, like a small portable freeware application, to create a command line that starts an application maximized? Try to start the Microsoft Computer Management Console maximized (compmgmt.msc). Thanks to everyone!
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Re: taskbar and desktop
by Guest Robert Aldwinckle- 2 replies
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Re: taskbar and desktop (cross-post added to XP General) "wHiTeBoY" <wHiTeBoY@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:7351DB55-4D7F-4512-B8A5-E06CE34E75C0@microsoft.com... >i got a virus now my taskbar and desktop disapear One cause of that symptom is not having explorer.exe running. Check with Task Manager's Processes tab. E.g. press Ctrl-Alt-Delete to enter TM. You can use TM to start a new copy of explorer.exe too. > i think i got rid of the > virus but dont understand why i still have no taskbar. error log says service > contrtol manager: The Application Management service terminated with the > following er…
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inordinate defrag time...
by Guest RJK- 2 replies
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2nd PC - Asrock AliveNF6G|dual core x6000|2x512PC2-5300 XP Home boot hd SATA 80gb ...C:\ ....and a IDE 80gb on IDE0 for storage, and Ghost backups. ...D:\ 1536mb pagefile was on the default size and located boot drive C:\ An hour ago I set 128mb fixed swapfile on C:\ and a 1404mb fixed swapfile on D:\ ....and set Perfectdisk to offline defrag meta and paging file/s, on those two drives on reboot - and rebooted. It whistled through C:\ in no time at all, and has gone into slow motion for the offline defrag of drive D:\ cuurently at 34% and looks like it's going to take the all the rest of the afternoon. D:\ was not heavily fragmented and has over 50gb …
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Disk Scanning & Defragmentation
by Guest Penorama- 15 replies
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I've been told during Windows 98 days that it's good to run Scandisk and Defragmentation regularly to keep the computer spick and span. Does it still apply to these days of Windows XP and Vista? As a matter of fact I carry out these maintenance measures every week, but would like to know their relevance in the present day software environment. Thanks.
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Install and uninstall of beta/new software - a tip
by Guest Rubicon- 3 replies
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Sometimes there are issues involved in the install and uninstall of beta and new software. I bypass all such issues simply by creating an image of my system with Acronis before installing, say, IE 8 Beta 2. If I decide to go back to IE6 on this particular PC, I'd then restore the machine itself to that stored image. Thereby avoiding all uninstall hassles altogether. I run SmartSyncPro everyday to back up Outlook, OutlookExpress, My Documents, Firefox profile and certain other folders. An Acronis image is created every other day besides. I generally keep in store the last three images. Plus the fall-back ones like that mentioned here. I cannot count the …
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UNABLE TO CONNECT WIRELESSLY TO INTERNET
by Guest LOLL- 4 replies
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When I try to connect my XP laptop wirelessly to the internet using a belkin router. I get a message saying "windows was unable to find a certificate to allow you to connect to the network". What do I need to do here. I can connect ok using a wired connection.
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Windows Messenger link under IE 6
by Guest Ivan- 2 replies
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Hi there, Does anyone know that why there is a sudden Windows Messenger link in my Internet Explorer 6 Tools menu. I have not installed Windows Messenger in that machine. Does it related to Windows XP SP3 or hotfix? And how to hide this? Please advise? Thanks Ivan
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Microsoft Optional Hardware (Optional) Update
by Guest ulysses hardy- 5 replies
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Recently, I selected the update, "SIS-Display-SIS 741", from the subject site and restarted my computer, running WindowsXP Home. At the end of the reboot, a pop-up titled "keyhook.exe - Entry Point Not Found". The enclosed text read: RealKeySting@CSISReg@SAHPAD0H0PAUHKEY__@@K@Z could not be located in the dynamic link library SISBase.dll. Microsoft's Download History indicated the update completed, I found "SIS-Display-SIS 741 in the Device Manager and diabled it. The pop-up error message repeated for several reboots. Finally, I enabled, SIS-Display-SIS 741. A search indicated Keyhook.exe" was located at C:\WINDOWS\system32. It was not readily av…
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Can Mail be used with Winxp? 1 2
by Guest Panic- 37 replies
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I have a friend who "heard" you can use the new Windows Vista email program "Mail" with a WinXP OS. Is that true?
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SP 3's Warning: "The server you are connected to is uding a security certificate that cannot be verified"
by Guest EagleOne@discussions.microsoft.com- 10 replies
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SP 3's Warning: "The server you are connected to is uding a security certificate that cannot be verified" XP Pro SP3 With SP3 came this new warning: "The server you are connected to is using a security certificate that cannot be verified" How can I stop this warning! The server is an ATT IP server over which I have no control. Now every time I get email this appears. It is annoying. TIA for any or all thoughts and fixes. EagleOne