Windows XP
Windows XP help and discussions.
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Backup
by Guest Ed- 2 replies
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I successfully backed up the files i wish to protect using Start>All Programs>Accessories>System Tools>Backup>Wizard>Chose my own.... Is there a way to "save" this configuration so I don't have tro go through the same selection process every time I want to back up? I didn't see such an option. Thanks.
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When given for shut down command its restarting
by Guest Srikanth- 2 replies
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When given the shut down command the system going for shutdown and after its aslo restarting, can any one suggest the answer please
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"programs" folder in "all programs"
by Guest fme008 via WindowsKB.com- 1 reply
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hi there, i have vista home premium. Recently i installed magic video converter. after i installed the program, i went to "start" -> "all programs, " i see this "programs" folder. I clicked on that, all it shows is the list of softwares/programs installed in this computer (same list of stuff from "all programs" ) Is there anyway to get rid of this? i like the video program but hate "programs" folder inside "all programs" i think it has something to do with pcoffin.sys (not exact spelling) or something. -- Message posted via http://www.windowskb.com
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Firefox????
by Guest Jesusjacquez@gmail.com- 11 replies
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Can I have IE and Firefox installed at the same time? Using them at different times, of course. And... is Firefox better than IE? Just curious... thanks for your help Botti
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Keep cleaning XP or Clean install
by Guest Ed H- 7 replies
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Hey: I've had this copy of XP going for about 4 years now. It runs sluggish as compared to the beginning and sometimes seems busy. I'm extremely careful regarding spyware, viruses etc. Run many checks to keep my machine clean. I can't seem to do enough however to get things up to speed again. Is there a point we need to format/re-install? Is slowing down just an acceptable consequence of an aging and growing system? Thank you, Ed -- Ed H Dell Dimension 4550, WinXP Home SP2 60 Gig. HD, 512 DDR, Pentium IV 2.40 GHz.
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Unable to log on
by Guest Jim Pletcher- 6 replies
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In normal mode, or safe mode, when any user apttempts tp log on they get the "loading your settings" message then are immediately logged off. Chkdsk /f (from Ultimate Boot Disk) fixed some errors, but did not improve the situation. Using Fixmbr (from Windows CD) indicates a non-standard configuration and warns of deleting partitions - so I didn't try it. Any ideas?
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XP messed up - help!
by Guest Phisherman- 7 replies
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An install crashed in the middle and now my PC is messed up. When I attempt to run certain programs like deleting Internet history I get "This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer, Please contact your administrator. " Also, several icons in the Control Panel are missing. One is Add/Remove Programs. I tried to "Switch Users" to Administration but it doesn't recognize the administration password. When I attempted to play an mp3 file, it downloaded a Codex before playing. Media Player 11 won't play an original DVD movie anymore, but it will play an non copy-protected movie. Webroot Spysweeper reported "Specto…
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Freezing at loading screen during windows XP Installation
by Guest Dustin- 0 replies
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Hey there... I have a rather annoying problem... I'm trying to install windows XP with service Pack 2... Had some virus issues and had to format... But whenever I try to install it it begind the installation but freezes after all the files have copied and starts loading windows to begin the installation... The Screen with the windows logo and the blue bar at the bottom... My hardware configueration is as follows... CPU: Intel Pentium 4 3.2GHz (2 CPUs) ~ 2.8GHz RAM: 1022MB Corsair (single stick) Graphics card: Radeon 9800Pro 256MB
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Screen rotation
by Guest Smirnoff- 6 replies
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A friend of mine had the classic problem of his screen rotating 90 degrees. I explained that he needed to hit Ctrl+Alt+Up Arrow. I went to show him on my machine - and nothing happened! Checked Graphic Properties and Rotation is enabled. Also, the Hot Keys are enabled as well. Not that I want the irritation of having the screen rotate, in fact I never use rotation but I am intrigued as to why it doesn't work. It works if I select it in Graphic Properties>Rotation. My Ctrl+Alt keys work OK as I often call up Task Manager.
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restoring the registry problem
by Guest kim- 8 replies
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The pc is running windows xp sp2 Windows stopped seeing D: but is seen in the BIOS. so I tried this fix http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314060/EN-US/ I had to manualy delete these registy entrys Step 1: Start Registry Editor Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK. Registry Editor starts. Step 2: Delete the UpperFilters registry entry 1. In Registry Editor, expand My Computer, and then expand HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. 2. Expand SYSTEM, and then expand CurrentControlSet. 3. Expand Control, and then expand Class. 4. Under Class, click {4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}. 5. In the right pane (topic area), click Upper…
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repair install resulting eventually in problems...
by Guest RJK- 0 replies
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During the small hours of this morning I repair installed XP Home ed. then installed SP3 - and all was lovely. Including the IE7 problem that I've given up chasing down whereby an ebay auction "large photo's" wouldn't completely load. Reboots were much faster - as I said - all was lovely. This mornng boot up is taking AGES, and several icons are missing from system tray ! including the "Power options" icon, which - lastt boot up - I switched off then on to make it appear - and rebooted and it's gone again. Any idea why several hours would make a BIG difference to what was wonderful, and is now awful ? TIA regards, Richard
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Windows Desktop Search 4 to index web pages (intranet etc)?
by Guest ola.theander@otsystem.com- 0 replies
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Dear subscribers I would like to know if it’s possible to configure Windows Desktop Search, in my case version 4, to index web pages as well as drives. The idea is to get a unified search view for most of my company’s documentation which is both as Word documents and web pages (wiki etc)? Thanks, Ola
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Windows XP SP3 and missing "Address" field option
by Guest Lasse- 13 replies
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Hi I have always added the "Address" field to my taskbar so that I could type in a folder or command etc. directly. After updating my computer with SP3 it totally defaulted my taskbar and now, to my big disappointment, I can see that I can't add the "Address" field to the taskbar anymore. I can understand why MS would create a SP3 with new security settings etc. but why the need for removing a simple thing as this? Does anyone have a solution? /Lasse
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Could not start the Server service on Local Computer. Error 5:
by Guest Arthur Priver- 4 replies
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I am trying to map a network drive to another computer. I cannot see any computers in the workgroup. I have run the network wizard. Could not start the Server service on Local Computer. Error 5: Access is denied. Any suggestions? Thank you.
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worm/virus crash, now cannot get to repair console-keyboard freezes
by Guest Pamela G- 2 replies
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My DH was reading his comics on comic.com, when the website closed unexpectedly and a Windows box came up with a message similar to "Your connection was lost, Do you want to restore?" and a Yes and No box. sigh. He clicked on "yes" and all the fun began. The computer started to reboot itself, and couldn't finish the job. What I observed: on boot up sequence when it went to the "Scanning IDE Drives" page, a message pops up that "No drive attached to the Fast Track controller. The bios is not installed", then it goes to the screen to choose a boot option. No matter which option I choose, an error message pops up stating that the System32\Drivers\NTFS.sys f…