Windows XP
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Startup Programs
by Guest Bob Speck- 8 replies
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The programs that start up automatically are listed in the Startup Tab of the System Configuration Utility which is invoked by keying in msconfig under Start Run. I want to add a program to this list so it will automatically start up when I boot. How do I do this? Bob Speck
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Best way to rotate a WPA key on a bunch of laptops?
by Guest Doug D- 0 replies
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Hello. I have a need to rotate (replace) the WPA encryption key on about 50 laptops. Is there an easier way than logging into each machine remotely and replacing the WPA key? I currently do not use a radius server for wireless access. I noticed somone linked to this utility in another message. http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/wireless_key.html Will this work for replacing keys? Thank for any info. Doug D
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How to fix drivers problem after ghost image restored
by Guest Patrick- 9 replies
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I would like to clone a XP ghost image to another set of hardware. Of course, there is bsod after the image restored. I would like to know how to fix the drivers for it, eg. making a script similar to fixscsi script for VM. Thanks!
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Stange behaviour
by Guest Trevor Lawrence- 1 reply
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Can someone please explain I have a pictures folder which I minimised with the box second from top right. When I reduced the width, instead of all the pictures remaining visible with a scroll bar, some pictures went off the screen The normal behaviour is this Maximised |--------------------Visible on screen------------------| | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 |11 12 13 14 15 etc Minimise |--Visible on screen--|-Scroll bar-| | 1 2 3 4 5|---------------| | 6 7 8 9 10|---------------| |11 12 13 14 15|---------------| etc What happened was this |-Visible on scre…
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My computer is possessed - a real story
by Guest bill@love.ranch- 8 replies
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I have a laptop - actually 2 and a desktop, but this story is about Averatec. I decided to replace my 60GB drive with a 160GB drive. Since there were a few wierd things happening with the old system I chose to clean install the new one. --- XP SP3 Everything went fine, system is installed, let me test this sleep function. It would not go to sleep. Well, that was a simple solution, it can't go to sleep if the video driver is not installed. So I installed it and the rest of the drivers. Great, now it sleeps -- IT JUST DOESN'T WAKE UP. After MANY DAYS of reinstalls and searching, and running Seagate's tools, I ran SpinRite. Seems like the new drive has a s…
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Bluetooth driver for XP - how to re-install
by Guest Michele- 0 replies
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I have a microsoft wireless transceiver for bluetooth 2.o that controls my mouse and keyboard. It plugs into my USB port. I can only assume the ms XP driver has been corupted. I have removed and loaded the software several times, but it will not install the wireless radio for bluetooth. Everything I have read says that it is included in the xp sp2. I have sp3, so it will not re-install the sp2 pack, which includes this driver. Any clue as to how and where to get this driver for re-installation? I have tried a new transciever 3rd party, but it does not install the microsoft ones I need for my original ms transceiver, and it "goes to sleep" …
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Log in window appeared
by Guest Abel MacAdam- 1 reply
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Hi, I recently got a new PC, with XP (SP3) pre-installed. After changing the configuration using TweakUI I have a slight problem. The PC shop had my system installed so if I turn it on no login screen or window is shown. That is broken now. The first time I started XP after messing with TweakUI I had a window where I was instructed to choose an account to log in with. But no account was shown! I solved that, but now I have a window where I need to enter a password. But that is not necessary. How do I solve this (In TweakUI? I'm at work, and I see that if you start TweakUI you can change the Logon. If you open Logon you have an Autologon where you can…
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Skipping the logon screen on start up for a user
by Guest Bob Day- 0 replies
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Using latest Windows XP Pro SP3 with all latest updates... If there is a better forum for this question, please advise. I use the PowerToy Tweak UI to skip the logon screen when you start windows (it is a simple checkbox). It has worked fine in the past, but now the check box unchecks it self every now and then, causing the logon screen to reappear, and I cannot figure out why. I reinstalled the PowerToy, but that did not correct the problem. The PowerToy URL is: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx Any idea what the problem is? Is there another more dependable way to set windows to skip the logon screen for a p…
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account name problems
by Guest IJsje- 10 replies
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In xp pro it seams that the computernamen en account name changed place, first comu name than accout name. I can not start any program then by changing from actual user to this user. Can anybody give a solution how to overcome this sudden pprblem? Thanks
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Windows Memory Diagnostic
by Guest Peter- 15 replies
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I downloaded the Diagnostic to a diskette but nothing happens! All I get is a black screen and nothing moving. Is this meant for XP SP3? http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp Thank you JB
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restore points
by Guest aag- 2 replies
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Every time I try to restore to an earlier date, I get a message that it was unable to restorew to the chosen date (point). I removed all existing points and created one for the installation of AOL - I typed in "AOL" since the date didn't work. It still was unable to restore to the selected date (point). Is there a way to set a restore point that will work? -- aag
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Search Companion results view lists folder names instead of file n
by Guest Jennifer- 0 replies
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I have Windows XP SP2. When I do a search for a phrase, my results show the folder name that I am searching under the 'Name' column istead of the file name that is found. I just type in the word and do a browse to a specific folder... nothing special. I have checked some other PCs here and it works fine on others. Any help would be appreciated. Jennifer
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have this problem under xp pro and sp3. I have run virus scans, spyware scans and done this in safe mode and normal. The error information is below and I have SP3 on my Dell notebook szAppName:svchost.ext szAppVer5.1.2600.5512 szModName:rpcess.dll C:\Docum~1\LannyR~1\Locals~1\Temp4268.dir00\svchost.exe.mdmp C:\Docum~1\......................................................\appcompat.txt Any ideas on what to do? The problem occurs when coming out of hibernation on a docking station all the time. It sometimes occurs coming out of hibernation during the day coming out of hibernation. I don't remember whether this problem occured with SP2 but wa…
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Setting folders and programs to maximize by default.
by Guest Jennifer Ward- 3 replies
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Hi, Is there anyway to set up Windows to open programs and folders to their maximum size by default ? I use Outlook Express and if I open a mail it always come up not-maximized. Same with Internet Explorer and some Windows Explorer folders. I'm sure there's a way to do it but I don't know where to look. Thanks, Jennifer.
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SP3 and CCleaner
by Guest AliceZ- 23 replies
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I just installed SP3 on my notebook and desktop. When I run CCleaner Registry section, I notice many entries there. Can they ALL be deleted? (Most of the are: Problem: Uninstaller reference issue KB931784 (many different KBs mentioned. Register Key: HKLM\Software\MicrosoftWindows\CurrentVersion\App Management\App Management\ARpCache\KB931784....)