Windows XP
Windows XP help and discussions.
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Email
by Guest Joan and Alan- 11 replies
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Hi, How can copy all my emails to a CD? Thanks, Joan
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windows xp professional retail
by Guest gulliverap- 15 replies
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I bought recently a boxed retail version of xp pro. However on the lid it said that the country of origin was the USA. Is it legal to install and use this on my computer in the UK?
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Reinstall XP Home from Hardrive
by Guest xpusrca- 7 replies
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The CDROM in my notebook has died and I desperately want to reinstall my XP Home installation. Luckily, I had copied the installation CDs that came with my notebook on the hard drive some time ago. What I would like to know if it's possible, and safe, to reinstall Windows from the Hard drive using the copied files from the CD?
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How to completely clean hard drive so that no virus or malware is
by Guest annonymous- 11 replies
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I have problem with my computer running windows xp home. I have reinstalled windows many times in last 2 weeks and during this I also opted for the complete format (not the quick one) of Hard drive but after a day or two computer again stops working showing a blue screen and telling that windows have shut down to prevent some damage and from here it doesn't boot anymore. Some body told me that I would have to format Hard drive by DOS. Can anybody please tell me how. Remember that currently computer is not in bootable stage. thanks.
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Re: Using two computers on the same Cable or DSL line.
by Guest Phil- 1 reply
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Re: Using two computers on the same Cable or DSL line. I am writing this letter to ALL Wireless Router manufacturers. I have a Linksys Wireless Router Model:BEFW11S4. It is 7 years (yes, count them, all of seven little years) old. I have visited the Linksys website numerous times trying to set up the WEP/WPA security on that wireless router (as all responsible wireless router owners should!). I found that there are no links to any wireless router setting websites that are congruent with the screen shots from Linksys' own self help technical support site. I have had to call Linksys several times to resolve this issue only to be placed on hold for le…
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Driver IRQL Not Less Than Equal
by Guest Ridge Runner- 3 replies
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Problem: over the last few weeks and even after reformatting and installing XP with drivers that came with the motherboard and graphics card and soundcard and have caused no problems until about three weeks ago, I keep getting Driver IRQL Not Less Or Equal and a Stop error. STOP 0X000000D1 0X0000000000000000, 0X0000000000000002, 0X0000000000000008, 0X0000000000000000 Have not changed an hardware, have not changed any drivers and same software as when there were no blue screens. It is like it happens after the pc has been on from early morning to around early evening. Ram was Crucial Ballistix 2GB kit(PC2 6400) PC is overclocked from 2.6 GHz to 2.8 …
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CD Burner problems
by Guest Ross- 4 replies
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I have 2 CD drives on my PC. Both are cd burners. I am trying to copy an entire disk. The burner software copies the source info OK, but when it tries to burn to the target I get an "error" message. I have tried burning using both drives, and I have used 2 different burner softwares. Not sure what to try now - all help and suggestions appreciated.
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Re: A new hijacking
by Guest roland5575- 2 replies
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Re: A new hijacking What a absolute MORON you are!! "kurttrail" wrote: > floresrikitic@hotmail.com wrote: > > Asher_N wrote: > > > >> Most people in the western world do not have computers. Most people > >> in the Western world that have access to computers do so at work, > >> where professional IT staff shields them from the complexity of > >> security. > > > > Our little impudent brat known as "kurttrail" would probably be > > surprised > > to learn that many high-level professionals rarely, if ever, surf > > the Web. > > LOL! The higher you are, the more you g…
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RE: Using two computers on the same Cable or DSL line.
by Guest Phil- 6 replies
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RE: Using two computers on the same Cable or DSL line. I am writing this letter to ALL Wireless Router manufacturers. I have a Linksys Wireless Router Model:BEFW11S4. It is 7 years (yes, count them, all of seven little years) old. I have visited the Linksys website numerous times trying to set up the WEP/WPA security on that wireless router (as all responsible wireless router owners should!). I found that there are no links to any wireless router setting websites that are congruent with the screen shots from Linksys' own self help technical support site. I have had to call Linksys several times to resolve this issue only to be placed on hold for le…
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Can't find mouse pointer. Command to return mouse to center screen
by Guest mcambrose- 4 replies
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Sometimes I am in a program and it is hard to find the mouse pointer on the screen. Is there anyway to return the mouse pointer to center screen, so it can be easily found? Thanks.
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window xp not starting from recovery cd
by Guest Zsuzsa- 5 replies
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My window XP failed to boot and the black screen with the choises came up: window will start normaly in 30 sec or you can start safe mode, command, last good running window etc. Doesn't matter which key I am hitting the next widow will be the list of Partition)1) drivers 32 ...etc. window will start for a sec one beep and than again the choises. Safe mode wont start. Same thing if recovery CD is in. When I hit F10 key it gave me 2 choise: 1. normal 2. check hard drive integrity. I chech hard drive and that comes up the error: unmountable _boot_volume. Tech info: STOP: 0x000000ED(0x8A054030) 0x0000006, 0x00000000, 0x00000000. I lokked it up at support b…
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XP hibernate, can I select the HD to save hibernate?
by Guest mttc- 1 reply
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can I select the HD to save hibernate?
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errors on chkdsk : impossible to fix. What do ?
by Guest MoiMeme- 3 replies
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Hi, XP SP2 fully updated except SP3 Trying O1O Defrag pro Says on chkdsk that "errors occur" and interrupts process. Have done 3-4 times chkdsk ( in nomrla mode and reboot, and 2 in safe mode) No change : O&O defrag state on errors, so does partition magic How shoudl I proceed to correct these errors ? Other related question: - if I do a format and restore an image of that partition ( Acronis TrueImage), will that restore the errors at the same time ? - if so how can I do without having to reinstall XP and progs ? Drive itself is OK ( from SMART data, nothing stating failure(s) ) TIA for help !!
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Office Online - Clip Art - Screen does not show search results
by Guest Shrikant- 0 replies
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I am using Office 2007 and Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 In Office Online -> Clip Art, When I give search for any name say Cat, after 3 seconds of search, the computer only returns the message 'Searched for "cat". It does not show the clips. This happens even if I give search for any other name. On the other hand if there are far larger number of clips for any given name, it gives the message "Your search returned more than 1200 items. To narrow the results, type a more specific keyword into the search box. " below the main message 'Searched for xxx'. When I narrow down my search, again only the main message comes without any clips. These clips …
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XP File Sharing Help
by Guest davidl@pobox.com- 5 replies
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I'm trying to create file shares on a couple of XP PCs so that I can use Microsoft Synctoy. This should be easy, but I must be missing something. Both are XP SP2 Home PCs. I already have documents and settings/all users/my documents shared on the network with a network name Shared Documents. That works fine, no problem. But, now with wanting to use synctoy, I want to share some individual user my documents files. So, I went into documents and settings/user1/my documents and set it to share this folder on the network and I allowed network users to change my files. That folder now shows up in the My Network Places on the other PC (right next to th…
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Video clips, pics crashing Video/Picture player
by Guest Sahir- 2 replies
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There is some adult content pics, videos in a folder. Whenever trying to open the foler, explorer crashing and automatically closing the folder and refreshing the desktop. Also, if starts the videos, the video player crash and close automatically. And asking to send an error report to microsoft (VLC Media player, Windows media player etc..)
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Article: Trouble Ahead for Microsoft's Windows OS
by Guest Ubuntista Vistuntu- 2 replies
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My commentrary: Exactly as I predicted! Gesh I should become a TECH PROPHET or something! lol What will happen is that the current model of huge bloated power-hungry OS's like Vista (the best example of a FAT PIG WITH LIPSTICK) will NOT survive. New technologies that can work on small and cheap processors and with small solid state hard drives and little ram will be needed. All these machines will use the CLOUD more and more. When I was talking all about this a year ago, the microsoft dork fanbois had absolutely NO IDEA what the heck I was talking about. But you see they don't have a broad understanding of events going on. This is not MAGIC or PSYCHIC a…
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Lenovo laptop
by Guest nitinbatra- 4 replies
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I am trying to install XP SP2 in my latest lenovo laptop. But i can not be installing XP SP2 genuine series. I have used XP SP2 in my previous Desktop without any problem. -- nitinbatra
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Sound turned into scratchy noises
by Guest Ryuu- 2 replies
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The sound of my laptop turn scratchy as in when a noise is suppose to play a scratch noise plays instead.this happened after rebooting from a system error from a game.
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Under My Network Places I have not only the expandable Entire Network choice, but 17 other listings, including references to the drives on the same computer, as well as other drives and random folders on other computers in the network. (e.g., Thunderbird on Computer x, F drive on computer y, E drive on computer x, etc.) Is there some way to clean off these entries? Thanks Ken K
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Microsoft Office XP Professional with FrontPage
by Guest Big Poppa- 5 replies
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Somehow I lost the abilty to use my excel program. When I try to open a spreadsheat I get a pop up window w/ Microsoft Office XP Professional with FrontPage trying to install. Then it tells me to use the cd rom and use the windows cd to install the program. I don't know why all of a sudden this is happening nor do I have the cd to re-install the program. Is there a way to do this w/out the cd?
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Boot Up Problems
by Guest JohnK- 8 replies
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I have an older IBM NetVista 682311U (desktop) running XP SP3. When I turn the unit on I can only get F1 and F12 on the screen. When I click on either key the key disappears from the screen and nothing happens. I tried using the Boot Discs I created when I got the machine but nothing happens. Someone suggested the hard drive was bad. Next I removed the hard drive and put in a new hard drive and tried the Boot Discs again. Now, messages recycle on the screen but the net of it is it can't find an operating system. Suggestions please? I've already replaced the PC but I'd like to get this machine working again so I can donate it to a nonprofit I work …
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zip file help
by Guest Ed Mc- 2 replies
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I compressed some music files using right click> send to> compressed folder. Now when I migrate to the files and click extract all, I get 'error reading file' message. Or, one time I got a msg saying the file was password protected. (Which it never was). Is there a trick I'm unaware of to extract the songs? TIA. -- Semper Fi
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Explorer freezes or hangs on startup
by Guest _Muadib_- 3 replies
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Hi everybody! Here's my problem: My taskbar stops responding every time widows XP Home Edition SP3 startup, it freezes or hangs. only ctrl+alt+del works. I formatted my system twic. Checking for processes in Task Manager but nothing that spikes during the activity. I tried to end the explorer process and nothing, but if i start a new process of explorer the windows work ok. I have a Intel core 2duo 3.00Ghz / 2Gb ram Help please. Thanks