Windows XP
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help installing XP on compaq laptop
by Guest mando- 6 replies
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i tried to install XP Professional on my dads old compaq laptop that had windows 2000 professional. it started to install it, i followed the instructions but the comptuer went black at about what said 58% or so. now when i tried to reinstall it it says set up did not find any hard disk drives installed in your computer. make sure any hard dik drives are powered on and properly connected to your computer and that any disk-related hardware configuration is correct. this may involve running a manufacturer--supplied diagnostic or setup program. set up cannont continue. to quit setup, press F3. what I want ti know is what do I do. if any one could help i wo…
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Lost outlook express
by Guest phal- 7 replies
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My IE7 was corrupted and getting the "cannot find (null)" error. I uninstalled and downloaded/installed again. When I restarted the computer there was a new outlook exp. icon which when I clicked on it, would only open internet properties. I found a thread on how to restore the icon (msimn.exe) , but when I use the restored icon I get this error: "Outlook Express cannot be started. The application was unable to create the font cash object (0x8007000E, 127)" Can anyone help me find the original program link, or were the files lost with the IE install? Thanks...gary
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Parallel printing affected by security updates?
by Guest JohnT- 1 reply
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A few days ago I installed the following updates on my HP D530 running Windows XP Home SP2: KB956803, KB956391, KB957095, KB956390-IE7, KB954211, KB956841, KB958644. Today I found that the HP 932C parallel printer would not work, as it had before the update. I verified that the printer worked using my old 98 machine, and verified that the port worked using another device. Uninstalling and reinstalling the driver had no effect. I found that LPT1 was set to Never Use Interrupts. I thought this an odd setting for background printing; I suppose it could use DMA, but that seems like overkill. At any rate, I set it to Use Any Interrupt and printing starte…
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Hard Drive Information Needed
by Guest Frog- 6 replies
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I have an external USB 2.0 High Speed hard drive case. The hardware currently installed in this case is a 10GB Western Digital hard drive. I would like to replace that hard drive with a 500GB Western Digital drive... --one that would be used for backing up my internal hard drive, and --one that could be removed from the USB connected case (without loosing the backup data copied on that hard drive) and installing it internally on my computer (if that ever became necessary). I know the 10GB hard drive currently in the USB box was taken from an old computer, and it seems to work without any problems. Are there things I need to know before purchasing …
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Lost Connection to Workgroup
by Guest TPG- 0 replies
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I have a local network running among four computers. On one of these, I have lost my ability to connect with other computers in its workgroup. This had been working for ages and I'm not sure what could have caused it. I can connect to the router and have access to the internet. My "network places" shows the workgroup, but when I click on it to connect I get an error message that the workgroup is not accessible and I might not have permission to use this resource. I've checked that the workgroup name is correct and even went through the process of re-entering the name - to no avail. I appreciate any advice.
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Can I Logon Automatically in Windows XP
by Guest patetc- 5 replies
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I had to reinstall Windows XP and SP3. Now when I start Windows, I have to click on my user name to logon. Previously Windows started automatically. I can't find an option to change this as administrator. Since I'm the only user on my computer, I don't want this extra step before Windows starts. Can anyone tell me how to fix this? Thanks. Pat
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Lost MS Money
by Guest Malke- 5 replies
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tooh wrote: > Using XP Home Edition I recently reinstalled (Windows XP) and now cannot > locate and run the MS Money application that was there prior to the > reinstall. Suggestions to locate. MS Money has never been part of the XP operating system. If you had it before, it either came preinstalled by the computer mftr. (Dell, HP, etc.) or someone (you?) bought and installed it. Look through the CDs that came with your computer. If you can't find the installation CD for Money, you can purchase the latest version from your favorite online or brick&mortar store. Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! FAQ - http://www.elephant…
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Computer won't stay off until unplugged
by Guest RetiredBob- 3 replies
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When I "Shut down" my Toshiba Satellite laptop running XP/SP3, it will power off and then immediately power back on. To get it to stay off, I have to interrupt the AC power by unplugging it. When I plug it back in, it will stay off. This started about about two months ago, but I can't think of anything I might have done at that time to start the problem. Thanks for any assistance.
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Echo speech
by Guest Hilary Lewis- 2 replies
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I have a Realtek AC97 sound card which has a test facility that enables me to speek into a microphone and and hear on the speakers. However, I have not found how to do this without using the test facility. Does anyone know if speech into a microphone can be echoed on the speakers? Lewish
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Dell Dim 8300 Freezes in Standby Mode
by Guest Charliec- 4 replies
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I have a bit of a problem. I have my Dell Dim 8300 set to go into Standby Mode when idle for 30 minutes. Most of the time, it wakes up fine when I click the mouse or hit a key on the keyboard. Lately, sometimes it will not wake up and I have to do a hard boot to get it back up. I'm running WinXP SP3 with all the latest updates. Anyone has experienced this have a possible solution to it. Would appreciate any advice to heal this. If you need more information, please let me know. I'm also going to post a message in the Dell Computer Newsgroup, but wanted to try here as well. Thanks Charliec ****************************************************** Char…
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Creating a Data CD
by Guest Big_Mack1- 6 replies
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I'm posting this in the XP forum because most of the people who will be getting my CD are still using XP, and I want the Data CD to be able to open and play on most of their machines. Setup for my question: I created a Data CD which contains: (1)400 wedding photos, (2)a Powerpoint 2007 slideshow of the wedding, reception, and honeymoon, (3)and 3 mp3 files that were played during the ceremony, which are also used in my Powerpoint slideshow. My question: How do I get my Powerpoint 2007 creator to use the ->user's<- CD-rom as the "default" disk when searching for a music file which is embedded in the slideshow? The problem I'm having is that the…
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update KB958644 has caused problem with my computer screen
by Guest aviramof- 19 replies
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i have just installed this update and reseted the computer and all of a sudden my secondery screen was turned on as if he's the main screen i tried activating my main screen from the drivers options (catalyst) but with no luck it seem to be that the driver is no longer recognizing the fact that my main screen is the main the best i could do was to extend my secondery screen in order to activate the main any way i did a system restore to the restore point before installing this update and the problem was solved my screen is mag xj810 19 inch and my screen card is hd6350 sappire 512MB ati agp so please fix it and thanks in advance.:)
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"Use DDE" box keeps getting checked for all file types
by Guest scptech- 0 replies
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I am trying to resolve issues with Word and Excel files loading slowly, and in File type associations Advanced properties for .DOC and .XLS I unchecked the 'Use DDE' checkbox. However, this checkbox always seems to be checked automatically after saving and exiting the dialog. Any ideas how to keep it unchecked?
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Delete Obsolete Windows Update Files
by Guest RG- 1 reply
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When we went from sp1 to sp2, all of the security, software, etc.. updates for the periods between sp1 and sp2 are included in sp2. How can I delete the files associated with these updates and just leave that of sp2? Thanks in advance
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Options have vanished without a trace....
by Guest Stoker- 4 replies
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I had recently noticed that my screensaver, and desktop background options were missing. I can choose a picture and assign it to background however the tab in the properties section is missing as well is the screensaver one.......anyone have any ideas? -- stoker