Windows XP
Windows XP help and discussions.
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When and how to partition drives
by Guest Danger_Duck- 6 replies
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Hi, A few friends of mine have talked about partitioning a hardrive in two so that the operating system takes one part and all other data takes the other. They say that this way, if anything ever goes wrong with the operating system, you can just reformat that partition and reinstall the operating system without affecting the data. Is this a true statement (or could someone alert me if I misinterpreted what they were saying), and if so, how would I do this when I already have an unpartitioned C:\ drive with half the hard disk space already used up? I must say that I am also not entirely sure which directories the operating system occupies. Thanks i…
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Which news group can help with making bootable ISO cd?
by Guest Dr. Dos- 24 replies
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Which news group can help with making bootable ISO cd?
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DWMAPI.DLL
by Guest Smirnoff- 4 replies
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I'm trying to install Windows Install Cleanup Utility. I save it to the desktop but get error message: Windows Script Host: Script: c:\Documents~1\Admin~1\locals\temp\IXP000.tmp\StartMsi.vbs. Line: 1 Char: 1 Error: ActiveX component can't create object: ScriptingFileSystemObject. Code: 8000A01AD. Source: Microsoft VBScript runtime error. I downloaded Dependency Walker and it informs me that DWMAPI.DLL is missing. I did some searching and noticed that Windows Desktop Manager was also missing. Is there a way I can repair WDM or do I just have to search for and download DWMAPI.DLL?
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New install of Winxp and it has open ports
by Guest john doe- 6 replies
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I just got done with a new install of Winxp and installed the software that came with the Dell Laptop which was PowerDVD and Sonic Record Now and I installed a wireless pcmcia card [belkin]. I used LanSpy to check for open ports. Lanspy said that these ports are open: 21 ftp 25 smtp 110 pop3 119 nntp 143 imap4 Can someone advise to why these ports are open on my laptop? Thanks
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Print document list
by Guest TKOFaith- 4 replies
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Is there a way to print a list of the document titles that are in a given folder? Thanks! Tim
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Num locks
by Guest computerkiller- 3 replies
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I have read the article on num locks and did what it said, but it does not work. After boot the num locks come on then off. What else can I do?
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Old Product Key
by Guest Dozer0715- 6 replies
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Here at work we have an old Micronpc with XP Pro on it, sticker reads: Windows XP Professional 1-2CPU. The laptop is fried so trying to salvage the product code from it. Have another laptop with XP Home installed, but it needs to be XP Pro to log into network. Is this product code for XP Pro service pack 1? I can not get it to accept the new code when trying to upgrade the newer laptop to XP Pro. Thank you in advanve.
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Running xp pro with all updates except SP3. Using Nero 7.2 to take a video and create a DVD so I can watch it on TV. Computer Blue Screens every time with the following message: Message: Page_Fault_In_Nonpage_Area Module: Win32K.sys I tried to uninstall Nero then reinstalled it, thinking that it was a corruption in the Registry. This did not help. After several Blue Screens, part of my system (software wise) must of gotten damaged because I would then Blue Screen after 30 minutes. So I recovered from an Image create one month ago. So I'm okay now and I have an image to recover from but want to know how to fix the issue. I do not use the Nero applic…
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setup.exe won't run
by Guest wbeyea- 3 replies
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Clean install of xp home (have also tried xp professional). When I insert a cd it won't autoplay. If I open the cd in explorer and then double click on setup.exe a hourglasss apears for a brief moment and then nothing happens. Other exe files in my system32 directory run fine. I ran the autofix utility and it reported problems but it doesn't say what they are. There are two dvd drives and the same thing happens with both. If I copy the setup files to my hard drive nothing happens also. I don't have much hair and I'm about to pull some out. How can I resolve this issue?
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Who moderate this newsgroup site ?
by Guest Clarenceharvey@gmail.com- 11 replies
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Is there a moderator ? Who keep this site open on the internet ? Thanks
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Windows Home Edition & Windows Pro
by Guest Daddy Groovy- 3 replies
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I have both operating systems on my computer. When i boot up, it gives me a choice on which one to boot in. My question, i usually boot up with pro so is there a way to have the computer automatically boot with it instead of asking me for a choice?
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Wallpaper is blank
by Guest osu9400- 5 replies
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During boot, my wallpaper is present, however, when the desktop loads, the wallpaper is gone and my icons sit on a blank desktop. Any ideas why my wallpaper doesn't show? I've tried changing it several times and the same behavior occurs. XPSP2 Pro
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CD-DVD logs
by Guest SinanUgurel- 2 replies
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Does windows XP keep a log if a specific CD or DVD is opened? I need to learn if someone can learn by searching my laptop if I opened a CD/DVD??
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Keyboard does not work after logout
by Guest Robert S- 1 reply
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I am running XP with 5 user accounts. I use the login screen with the icons. At times when somebody logs out, the keyboard does not work when trying to log in again. I am not able to enter a password or tab around options - nothing happens. The only way to fix this is to reboot, or to click on a user account that does not use a password to log in, and log out immediately from that account - it works OK then. Any ideas on how to fix this?
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MS Backup Program
by Guest Bob- 5 replies
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Hi there, I am running Windows XP Home and have the backup program loaded from the CD. I try to run the program and would like to have it backup the system every night. I have tried numerous times to use the backup wizard to do this and each time I am asked for the user name and password. I have never used a user name or password in the past but added a password to the string of letters and numbers they gave as a user name and seemed to get through it. However, everytime it should run I have a message on the scheduled tasks that says, "could not start." I would apprecate some help in learning what I am doing wrong. Thanks for your time and knowledge…
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When EFS goes bad
by Guest David H. Lipman- 12 replies
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We are on an Active Directory Domain. Recently, through Group Policy enforcement, EFS has been pushed to our users on notebooks. Generally speaking things have gone well. However one of my users has run into a negative consequence. One of my users complained that he could no longer access one of his MS Outlook Archive folders. Examination found the 1.38GB to exist and Outlook was properly pointing to it. At first it was thought that it was damaged so I ran the InBox Repair Tool. It indicated the PST was Read-Only. When I examined the PST it did not have the Read-Only attribute but it was encrypted. Under the end-user's account I tried to decrypt…
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Is XP Pro still scheduled to meet its fate today?
by Guest Howard Kaikow- 9 replies
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Hmmm, if we can get paramedics, or better yet, Gregg House out to Redmond today, I wonder if that could prevent the assisted suicide of Win XP Pro expected today?
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I'm contiinuosly downloading the same thing!
by Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]- 10 replies
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And if you close all browser windows or reboot? Don J wrote: > I've just been using google to download some material from the internet. > All of a sudden what is downloaded is the same thing no matter what the > request is. Can't fugure out what is going on. > > I am continuing to download a sales pitch for a specific type of software. > I'd say that somebody has found a way to keep pounding their message home. > > Any help would be appreciated. > > Don J > > ----------------------------------------------------------
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Add or Remove Programs / Show Updates
by Guest neilsolent- 5 replies
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Does anyone know what "recipe" is used to determine the list of installed software components in the "Add or Remove Programs" applet, with "Show Updates" un-ticked ? It is obviously looking at the keys under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft \Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall, but I can't determine how it decides which ones to list when "Show Updates" is un-ticked. Thanks!
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Dualboot problem (2 times XP Pro), second version only goes to justbefore login screen
by Guest Alex Schugman- 12 replies
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Dualboot problem (2 times XP Pro), second version only goes to justbefore login screen Hello, I have four partition, the first is the original XP installation, on the second partition I copied a fresh install from another drive using Acronis. Now, when I try to boot to the second partition (XP bootmanager), it boots and does its thing, the start screen appears and just before one would expect the login box to appear, there appears a small xp logo (with the words "welcome" under it, if I remember correctly). I assume there are issues with the drive lettters but I have no idea how to fix it. can anyone help? thanks, Alex
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Start Button Applications
by Guest dhstein- 4 replies
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Just out of curiosity, where is the list of applications that appear on the start button kept? Is it a file? Is it a specific folder? Some of the applications are above the line and some are below the line. Is that 2 separate folders or something else? It doesn't seem to be in Documents and Settings\all users\start menu. Thanks for your help.
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re: unexpected task bar change
by Guest Bondpwk- 2 replies
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re: unexpected task bar change Has anyone encountered a change in the color of the taskbar, it has always been blue and now is a shade of gray. I have checked the task bar and start menu properties dialoge box to see if someone change settings and I do not see any option to change the taskbar color in general. How do I get it back to it's original state ?
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display property and themes change?
by Guest joran- 1 reply
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after every reboot display property and themes change? I want to know how to set them permanently like they used to be two weeks ago? it changes from classic to win xp small text and Icons.
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Cannot clear print que
by Guest Joseph- 1 reply
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Hello, I have a shared print driver from a Windows 2000 Server. This workstation is XP professional and has the shared print driver on this workstation. The local workstation print folder continously shows that this shared print driver has a number "1" in residing in the print que. I have tried to go to the "Delete all documents command" and execute but there are no print jobs existing to delete. I tried going into the %systemroot%>system32>spool>printers and remove any files that would hang the print spool up yet there are no files to delete. I tried restarting the print spool service and rebooting but still did not remove the "1" from print q…
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Re: Need to disable offer from Outlook Express "to free up disk space, outlook express can compact messages"
by Guest wwemerson- 1 reply
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Re: Need to disable offer from Outlook Express "to free up disk space, outlook express can compact messages" My frustration is related, but somewhat different than many here in this post ... hope someone has encountered it and has a 'fix'. Specifically, at random , even from a clear Desktop, one of my machines will 'launch' this 'compacting' message, and continue posting that annoying message as many as 20 or 30 times, all at once. The 'message' windows will fill up 3 rows in the task tray. None of my other machines have this problem (except when I reach my set '99' 'compact check count' limit, which is fine). Has anyone else seen this problem and know …