Windows XP
Windows XP help and discussions.
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End Program message when shutting down
by Guest Wish I was diving- 0 replies
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Out of the blue I get a 'End Program' message when I try to shut down Windows XP2. If I end the program the computer shuts down and no harm seems to be done. The message is regarding the rundll32.exe. If I click cancel I get another non-responsive program GDI+ Windows (no idea if that's supposed to be so after not ending rundll by force). What can be done?
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language changed after virus
by Guest kim- 2 replies
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Hi, I`m fowarding this on for a friend that asked if I could help with this problem. Few days ago I had a problem in my PC I am writing the details of my problem. My PC XP home sp2 was infected with a trojen, `Astry` and `Rok brontok` now clean. But my problem is that in My computer under "Tools" menu when I open "folder options" & then select "View" option & under this option all the menu items are written in some Chinese/Korean like language not in English language I know the spy did this. I`ve been into the Control Panel Then set Regional And language Options but this made no difference Any ideas on how to fix this? Kim
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desktop and screensaver tab
by Guest rakesh- 2 replies
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sir, in my laptop the desktop and screensaver tab is not appearing in the display properties. please help.
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Bluetooth Notification Area Icon Disappearing...
by Guest lupo666- 0 replies
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Hi, I have a Trust Bluetooth dongle, which works perfectly. I use it to connect a Logitech Laser Mouse and an LG L600V, the latter thru its own software. Never had a problem. Lately, the bluetooth icon which used to sit in the system tray (notification area) is gone. I have checked the registry and the relative key is set to 1. If I open bluetooth thru the control panel, I uncheck > apply > check > apply, the icon reappears and works perfectly, until the next restart, where it's gone again... Considering: - SSPD Discovery Service is Disabled - UPNP Service is Disabled - Registry Key is set to 1 Any suggestions? Regards, Lupo
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Re: USB Port Failure
by Guest techy in need- 1 reply
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Re: USB Port Failure who is the manufacturer or your comp? If it is toshiba, you can try any of the following or all of the: go to toshiba website and install to toshia common modules,flash latest bios and intel chipset drivers. "smlunatick" wrote: > When you changed the motherboard, was the replacement unit exactly the > same as the old one??? > > You may want to do a repair reinstall of XP on top of the currently > installed one. This should replace the "bad" files/drivers. However, > you will need to re-activate your Windows and do all the Windows > Updates again, after you complete the reinstall. > > > swells wr…
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Starting MS mouse Magnify function via keyboard
by Guest skydiver- 4 replies
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Hello folks, I have a MS optical mouse 2000 and use the MS Intelipoint software. My favorite function is the magnify function, and I have assigned the middle button click to invoke it. I'm pretty happy with this feature, but I wish I could in some way start this functionality using a keyboard shortcut, so I could be able to use the middle button click for something else. I use AutoHotKey to create some scripts here and if I could find a way to start this functionality in a command-line way, so I could write a script to bring it up every time I used CTRL + middle click. I found out that when the Magnify function is active it show up the Magnify.ex…
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DVD causes BSOD
by Guest cmachill via WindowsKB.com- 2 replies
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Hi Every Friday I back up all our company info to DVDs. About half the time I get the BSOD with several different explanation from MS. I am using XP pro SP2. Some of the Event IDs I get are ID 8003 51 7036 4321 1003. I research each and apply the recommended fix and yet it still happens. It only happens when I am burning DVDs. Any suggestions besides throwing it out the window? Thanks very much. -- Message posted via WindowsKB.com http://www.windowskb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx/windowsxp/200806/1
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HDD password removal
by Guest techy in need- 1 reply
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does anyone out there have andy idea on how I can remove Hdd password? All I know is that you got to raplace the hdd. Heeellllllllllppppppppppppppp.
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Drive issues, Reinstall XP on second drive, " Access Denied" NTSF
by Guest GregCost- 10 replies
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Unfortunately, a major thunderstorm passed thru my area and my computer was shut down hard (I do have a Surge protector - not sure why it was not effective) and when I brought it up Windows was trashed, Missing system files, some noise about disk-drive errors, blue screen of death after windows logo screen loads A bunch of stuff, etc. So I had to install Windows on another drive on the system. Accessing the Drive with issues: I can copy files from anywhere on the drive to the new windows drive except for "my documents" WEHRE OF COURSE Visual Studio Projects, Word documents, IPod, etc, all my important stuff is being kept being kept. When I try this…
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mapped drives don't stay connected
by Guest mcnews- 0 replies
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my mapped drives to my server do not stay connected. and some kind of synchronization tool pops up asking me if i want to resync. only folders that i have opened with windows explorer stay connected if i leave explorer open. what's up with this? tia, mcnewsxp
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Warning Message
by Guest Victor- 2 replies
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Is there any way to turn off the warning message when I delete files?
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Can any type of cleanup be done after installing Windows XP SP3?
by Guest Richard A. Landkamer- 10 replies
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I installed Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) back on May 10, 2008. I was hoping that this installation process would automatically remove all of the "C:\WINDOWS\$NtUninstallKB------$" and a few other Uninstall Folders that were applied during the life of the previous Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), and which have now become obsolete with Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3). Unfortunately, this did not happen. I vaguely recall that when I installed Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) back in August, 2004, all of the then previous Uninstall Folders were automatically deleted. As an extreme example, I did a search for urlmon.dll, which has been frequently updated with Microsof…
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Keeping background process in the Background - why is this so hard
by Guest bpotratz- 1 reply
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My single biggest frustration with MS product is the inability of XP to keep minimized processes (particularly IE) minimized. If I have another application on top - say, Outlook - that its the application I want to see, I don't want another application that I sent to the task bar interrupting my work. I gave it a task to do and I want it to do it and wait for ME to check on it - not mop up and inerupt what I am doing. I thought that was what multitasking was all about. How do I keep minimized programs from reasserting themselves?
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Installing Sound Card Drivers on Win XP
by Guest David- 5 replies
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Hi, I have Win XP Professional Edition. The model of my motherboard is FOXCONN N15235. However, the sound card driver has not been installed. I am just wondering where can I find the drivers please? Many thanks, David
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Removing McAfee Security Centre files
by Guest Smirnoff- 2 replies
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My friend is running XP Pro on an HP Compaq and am trying to help him solve a problem. It appears he has attempted to remove McAfee but still has firewall prompts etc. Have checked in Add/Remove but it wont let me uninstall. Is it best to reinstall the program and then to uninstall it correctly or is there a free utility to do this online?
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Change multiple icons
by Guest z00- 0 replies
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Just a quickie. Is it possible to change several folder icons at the same time (all icons will be the same) instead of changing each icon individually?
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VSS Problem
by Guest Michael Q- 3 replies
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I am experiencing problems with VSS while running NovaStor Backup software. It has been suggested that the VSS is corupted and I have used http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/940032/en-us to fix the problem. However I am getting an error message in RegSvr32 "LoadLibrary("vssui.dll") failed - The specified module could not be found. I have seen that there are downloads of this file when I have done a search in Google. Can I download the file and if so will it cause problems? -- Michael Q
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Third party email client as default mail client
by Guest rouke.bakker@paradise.net.nz- 3 replies
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Hello, How can I register my preferred email client (Pegasus Mail) as the default Windows email client so that Pegasus opens when I select send to from e.g. Word? Regards,
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Restore point problem... help
by Guest ropa- 1 reply
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my pc with windows xp porfessional SP2 not create and go to an old restore point! there is a microsoft patch or hofix to resolve this problem to have NOW the restore point ?
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changing "opens with" settings does not apply to "open" or "print"commands
by Guest Anne Rensonnet- 1 reply
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changing "opens with" settings does not apply to "open" or "print"commands I've come accross a seeming odity with printing/opening files from a browser window. If I go and select properties and make sure the "opens with" setting is correct (including "always use the selected program for this kind of file" box is checked) I end up with the file opening in the correct application (in this case a png file with Acrobat) when I double-click on it. However, if I right click and try to use the open or print command, it goes back to the original default program (MS Photo Editor) and fails. I don't get it. (I'm in Windows XP) Note that when I go to select the "Opens…
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lost dvd drive
by Guest dream5695- 1 reply
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I am running windows XP on a Acer Aspire 3630 laptop - one minute the dvd is working the next is has disappeared - I can not find it in explore but it is in the device manager - it is a Toshiba MK6034GAX and in the properties window it says it is working properly. So why can I not use it. If I try to use any software for the cd player it says cd drive not found. Is this a driver issue, I have tried re-installing the driver but no change. Acer say its a problem with the Registry and Mircosoft has a fix for it but I can not find the fix anywhere. They also say I should do a full system restore but I did this 4 weeks ago for another problem and lost everyth…
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SP3 and beethov9 silliness
by Guest Joe from LV- 6 replies
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I installed SP3 on My Dimension 8400 with only one minor glitch. It froze on the restart shutdown and required a power down restart. Everything came up as advertised and the machine shows no ill effects. Then I attempted to update a Dimension 4600. While copying files it couldn't find beethov9.wm_ and gave the option of retry or skip. Retry didn't work so I clicked skip and it proceeded to about three quarters of the way through the installing files section and choked again on the same file. This time the only options were retry or cancel. Retry didn't work so I canceled. Unfortunately this canceled the whole installation resulting in an uninstall of th…
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Slow file deletion
by Guest Anthony R. Gold- 6 replies
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I've just started with a new laptop - much like others except a bit more memory (2GB) and faster HDD (7.2k SATA) under XP and one behaviour is mystifying me - deleting very large files is very slow. By very large I mean over 10GB(*) and by slow I mean over 15 minutes. No error messages, nothing locked AFAICT, just mysteriously very very slow. BTW the same type of deletion is instantaneous when done in safe mode. And also I get the same behaviours (fast under safe mode and slow under normal XP) whether deleting large files from the local SATA drive or from USB attached drives. * I need to do this as I make successive backups using PQ DriveImage or Ghost 10 a…
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Hard Drive Space missing when reinstalling XP
by Guest Tan- 1 reply
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Ok I recently brought a Dell computer that comes with a 250 GB hard drive and is loaded with Windows Vista. I dislike vista, so I decided to delete it and install XP Pro. This is what I did. I put the Win XP Pro CD into my computer and booted from the CD. In the Win XP pro installation, I deleted the partition that contained the Vista OS (There was 2, one that has vista and the other is recovery info, which is about 10 GB). When I told it to delete the vista partition, the XP installation did stated it was about 240 GB, but after I deleted the Vista partition and create a new partition for my XP OS, it stated the max is 117 GB. So what happened to the …
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tool tray removal
by Guest rb- 1 reply
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I have a problem with something removing my tool tray at bottom of Desktop screen. Desktop is fine, but the tray suddenly disappears. The only thing I can do is switch the pc off, and start over. I don't link it to any particular problem. Is there some workaround for this? What is likely cause?