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  1. Guest SoxFanInVA

    System Sounds Don't Play

    by Guest SoxFanInVA
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    Today I noticed my system sounds no longer play. However I can go into the Windows\Media folder and play any of the system sounds directly in Media Player. I can also play mp3's with no problem and my tv tuner card has sound playback. I've tried manually setting up a couple sounds with their events and that does not work. I have tried the default scheme, Ultimate Extra Glass scheme, Ultimate Extras Pearl scheme and none of them work. No conflicts in device manager. Computer is a Dell XPS 410, sound card is "High Def Audio Device". Would appreciate any help. Thanks, Tom

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  2. Guest CATHY0097

    system restore

    by Guest CATHY0097
    • 8 replies
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    My son changed things on my computer. I tried going to system restore and system restore has no bold dates other than todays date--it will not let me go to a previous month or date. I am using windows xp.

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  3. Guest Fred

    Windows update notification icon disappears

    by Guest Fred
    • 3 replies
    • 181 views

    Hello everybody. I re-installed my PC : - XP - mother board drivers - XP SP2 - ATI Radeon 9250 graphic card driver - Winzip, Adobe reader, Windows live mail, live messenger, ... And then, when the Windows Update notification icon appears, it disappears when I click on it. Any body as an idea about this subject ? Thank you for advance. Sincerely. Fred.

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  4. Guest Troy Dot Net

    Quick Launch icon shows properties but doesn't launch app

    by Guest Troy Dot Net
    • 1 reply
    • 135 views

    My system unexpectedly rebooted (apparently a device driver problem) and now clicking a Quick Launch icon causes Windows to display the icon's properties instead of launching the related application. This happens for all 12 Quick Launch icons I have. I know rebooting again will likely (I hope) fix the problem but does anybody know why this is happening? Thanks for your time. Troy

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  5. Guest Claudio

    SP3 WGA

    by Guest Claudio
    • 6 replies
    • 279 views

    Hi, in http://download.microsoft.com/download/6/8/7/687484ed-8174-496d-8db9-f02b40c12982/Overview%20of%20Windows%20XP%20Service%20Pack%203.pdf is written that new Windows XP Service Pack 3 contains WGA (windows genuine advantage) I recently installed sp3 but I don't see WGA. Where is? thanks

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  6. Guest Fred

    Can't rotate display after installing XP SP3

    by Guest Fred
    • 3 replies
    • 200 views

    Hello everybody. I re-installed my PC : - XP - mother board drivers - XP SP3 - ATI Radeon 9250 graphic card driver and then I can't rotate (put in portrait mode) my display, as I could berfore with XP & SP2. So, I re-re-installed my PC : - XP - mother board drivers - XP SP2 - ATI Radeon 9250 graphic card driver and then I can rotate (put in portrait mode) again my display. Any body as an idea about this subject ? Thank you for advance. Sincerely. Fred.

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  7. Guest RLBobH

    RE: Can't Stop the Error Messages!!!

    by Guest RLBobH
    • 1 reply
    • 130 views

    RE: Can't Stop the Error Messages!!! I, too, keep getting an error message pop up that I cannot get rid of. It is "PrintServer connect fail". I run XP, and got this message when I had not started my remote printer. Afterwards, I started the printer, printed many messages, but continur to get this pop-up. Any thoughts? "Shawnlevy" wrote: > Installed SP2 last week and since then have been bombared with little Error > Message windows. > > There were a few settings that needed adjusting, which I've seen to. > > Now, I still get 'em in waves of 20 or 30 each time. > > And there is no record of a problem in eventvwr.msc. …

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  8. Guest BBaetens

    Briefcase issue after changing fileserver

    by Guest BBaetens
    • 0 replies
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    All our user home folders have been moved from one fileserver "server-x" to a new fileserver "server-y" which creates a Briefcase issue. The drive letter mapping is kept the same. The synchornized folder still has a reference to server-x in the Briefcase. How can I update this easily to point to server-y I want to avoid setting up new briefcases for +/- 500 end-users. Thanks in advance for this technical challenge.

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  9. Guest Dukey

    USB Ports Not Working

    by Guest Dukey
    • 2 replies
    • 158 views

    All my USB ports and the USB slots adapter on my computer have stop working. I am using Win XP. Everything else on my computer is working ok. Do i need to turn something on? Thanks Dukey

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  10. Guest Helen Schaars

    Windows Update

    by Guest Helen Schaars
    • 5 replies
    • 240 views

    Hasn't there been any updates since SP3? Everytime I manually go to the site, I get "No high-priority updates for your computer are available". Helen Schaars

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  11. Guest A Gunslinger

    Post XP3, Office updates fail to install

    by Guest A Gunslinger
    • 3 replies
    • 190 views

    I followed the Agent reinstalls and re-registerign of DLLs from: http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?query=update+fail&dg=microsoft.public.windowsxp.general&cat=en_US_91a15a1e-b269-4291-b6b4-dc2d504ce9ef&lang=en&cr=US&pt=&catlist=&dglist=&ptlist=&exp=&sloc=en-us Any nee info on this maladay?

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  12. Guest Swano06

    Desktop and SceenSaver tab missing

    by Guest Swano06
    • 4 replies
    • 245 views

    Last night I dowloaded a program then I deleted it. It changed my background to blue with a message saying "Warning! Spyware detected on your computer! Install a antivirus or spyware remover to clean your computer". It wouldnt allow me to change my background and Screen saver because the tabs were missing. I tried to remove it by Start Run 'regedit' >HKEY_CURRENT_USER >Software >Microsoft >Windows >Current Version >Policies >System Then it has NoDispScrSavPage and NoDispBackgroundPage I have then tried to delete both and set the value to 0 but that didnt work After I exit, they reappear. I managed to get the Background …

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  13. Guest rmp236

    Authorization Required

    by Guest rmp236
    • 1 reply
    • 134 views

    I sent a query through the newsgroups and got a reply via email. When I clicked on the link to get the response to my query all I got was a blank page. I have tried unsucessfully to find the answer in the newsgroups without success. Two problems, why did the page come up blank? and if the person who replied to my question is out there just to let you know I took your advice and it resolved the problem. Cheers

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  14. Guest phal

    kill "changed MSCONFIG post reboot warning"

    by Guest phal
    • 7 replies
    • 253 views

    I want to either kill "changed MSCONFIG post reboot warning" or forever stop all automatic changes to my startup menu in XP. I am using Spybot S&D's Tea Timer which does a good job of preventing the registry changes, but everytime I reboot, it get the post boot confirmation pop up. I check the box to "do not show this warning again" but still get the warning every time I reboot. Can I completely block all non user startup changes somehow and do away with teatimer or is there a way to modify the registry to kill the post boot confirmation? I tried another fix in a previous post on this subject, but it made no difference to the startup message or t…

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  15. Guest Paulo Roberto

    Can I record?

    by Guest Paulo Roberto
    • 2 replies
    • 167 views

    Hi, can I record some audio coming from the speaker to some file type like mp3? Because there's a site wich I would like to record the song coming from it. Do I need some program? Win Media player can do it? Thank you very much!

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  16. Guest --Ivan--

    Upgrade of memory question

    by Guest --Ivan--
    • 18 replies
    • 141 views

    Hi, ive got a computer thats about 3 years old right now its got 1gb DDR PC3200 im not sure whats the max i can put in it is it 2 gig or?? Ive got 512mb DDR and not sure if its ok if i put it in or not.. any suggestions?? Thanks very much for your help

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  23. Guest Talal Itani

    Can I Transfer License to New PC ?

    by Guest Talal Itani
    • 18 replies
    • 438 views

    Hello, I have an old PC with XP Pro. I am building a new PC and would like to know if I can use the XP Pro I already have. I have the license number, yet I do not have the disk. My friend told me that he can give me an XP Pro disk, and all I have to do is install and plug-in the license number. Is this true, is this a good idea? Will Microsoft disable XP on the old PC? (The license number does not say OEM.) Thanks. T.I.

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  24. Guest Mike

    repeatedly defrag

    by Guest Mike
    • 15 replies
    • 952 views

    Hi I've defraged C hard-disk. Then I found the disk still contains some discontinuity. So I analyze it and it suggests defrag again. I've repeatedly analyzed and defrag many times. Why? Thank you in advance. Mike

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  25. Guest Sean

    Remote Desktop/RDP (MSTSC.exe) won't start

    by Guest Sean
    • 4 replies
    • 209 views

    I have windows XP Home, when I try to run MSTSC.exe, nothing happens - computer pauses for a moment and then nothing loads. If I look in task manager MSTSC.exe is running under processes (in fact usually multiple copies of MSTSC.exe as I have usually clicked on Remote Desktop several times in frustration). Now the strange part if I delete MSTSC.exe and mstscax.dll from the system 32 folder -- Remote desktop reverts back to an earlier version which loads fine. However as soon as I do windows update or try to reinstall RDP 6 from file (WindowsXP-KB925876-x86-ENU.exe) I get the same problem. I have tried reinstalling windows (repair - not full reinstall…

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