Windows XP
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Outlook 98 Upgrade keeps failing on XP
by Guest Jim H.- 6 replies
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Money's tight and anyway, I've always been completely satisfied with my Office 97 and the upgrade to Outlook 98 but I just have to get off this Pentium II (running 98SE). So I purchased a 3G P4 (Asus) machine for a very low price and have loaded my Office 97 onto XP Pro. (I've read elsewhere in this forum that this will work fine.) Now, when I attempt to do the upgrade from Outlook 97 to Outlook 98, I get the following error message: "Setup has encountered a problem which makes it necessary for you to reboot your machine before setup can continue. Please reboot your machine and then rerun setup" However, rebooting has no effect. I still get the same…
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Packet scheduler miniport 4.
by Guest Joe T- 1 reply
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XP Pro, SP2. Have disk. Retail version. Not OEM. I have a exclaimation mark in my network adapters on the "Packet scheduler miniport 4". It says "This device is not working properly because Windows cannot load the drivers required for this device. (Code 31)". I have tried to uninstall and reinstall but the error message says "Unable to uninstall. This device may be required to boot the computer". Clicked properties and I tried to update driver but I cannot seem to find the path when I insert my XP disk. Does anyone have the path I can look in on my cd so it reloads the driver or whatever it needs. Thanks
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explorer.exe 1 2
by Guest naguaramipana- 33 replies
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hi gurus can anyone here give a step by step on how to replace a corrupted explore.exe file with a good one. Thanks a bunch
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Dear Microsoft 1 2
by Guest Draggonfodder- 26 replies
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I think you have overthought all your problems and have come to the assuption that your customers are bad people. So you have all these security measures implemented that do nothing but screw up your operating system and alienate your customers. People aren't stealling your operating system, they are trying to get the cost down to a level so they can afford it. Most buy the software then try to put it on more than one machine to justify the cost. You have so many security measures in place that if you just replace your video card or upgrade your memory, you have to ask permission from microsoft or they shut down your computer. Thanks big brother. M…
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from vista to xp problem.
by Guest naukki- 4 replies
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i have windows vista in my computer but i would like to change it to xp we have xp in our second computer. i have the xp cd but i don't have another product key. so my question is: were can i get new product key to the xp cd and is it free?
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Windows Desktop Search.
by Guest fwall4- 3 replies
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Hello: Ever since I downloaded (via Windows Update) WDS version 5.1, I noticed in the Event Viewer under "Security" up to 100 Event ID's 528 and 576. This happens everytime that WDS indexes. With the older version of Windows Search this never happened. I don't like the idea of "Security" getting hammered with this many events because it could hide a "real" security problem in the clutter. Other than removing the new WDS what can I do to stop these entries? I appreciate any info on this matter. Thanks, Fred
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SBS CDs
by Guest SP_1- 8 replies
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Hi The list below shows the CDs that I received after ordering Windows SBS 2003 R2 Premium Edition. CDs 8, 9, & 10 are pretty self-explanatory. I need help on finding out information on CDs 1 through 7. -With which CD do I start the installation ? -It looks like there are 2 sets of CDs (1 to 2, and 3 to 6). What is the significance of CD1 vs. CD3 ? -Do I use one set over the other ? Or, do I use both ? -What exactly does CD7 do ? When do I need it ? Can someone help explain these ? Thank you Steve CD Part No. End Item Part No. Label 1. X12-97168 T75-01360 Small Business Server 2003 R2 Premium Edition Premium Technologies - Di…
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Mouse Problem
by Guest trvlnmny- 0 replies
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I have an 8 button mouse. I like to use button 3 for 'double clicking'. For some reason unknown to me this button no longer performs this function when I start W XP. I then go to Start > Control Panel > Mouse > Buttons > Button 3 Double Click > Modify > OK > Apply > OK. After doing the previous I get a message " to protect your computer Windows has closed this program, Name: Run a DLL as an App". I close this message and get a second message asking if I want to send an error report to MS. I close this message and my mouse button 3 is now able to do double - clicking. This will now work fine untin I close down W XP and then restart it. A…
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pointer - hourglass, activity icon
by Guest RobF- 3 replies
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Mouse pointer often shows the hourglass icon, signifying something, like system waiting for some action to fulfill. This when nothing is in process. Why does this happen, how to correct? Suggestions much appreciated.
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Software Distribution Service 3.0
by Guest redpen22- 10 replies
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Window update is installing this software after which the internet explorer stops working . The software can not be removed as it is not visible . I have used Restore option but when I restore my computer the next day the software download and install itself . I have turned off the Auto download with no result . I have googled and lots of people have the same problem and no solution. hopefully some one here has a solution or a tech rep from Microsoft is reading these post and can tell me what to do Thanks
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SP3
by Guest AliceZ- 2 replies
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I downloaded and installed SP3 on my notebook and when it had finished, I got a small black screen (looked like DOS screen) stating some files (I believe) were installed (I think it said that).everything appears to have gone fine. After I did the download and install on my desktop, I noticved at the final moment, the small black screen came up (and a few white text lines appeared stating "access denied.") I don't know what that was all about. I am using the desktop now and it appears to be okay. Should I worry about that "access denied" white text I saw?
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trouble with jpg files
by Guest Swissy- 8 replies
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Hi Recently, when I receive .jpg attachments from people and I try to open them, I get an error message that says there is no association for the file type It shows the file type as WER. I've never seen this before and I never had this problem in the past. The file extension of the attachment is ..jpg. When I save the files to my folder, it also shows the description under the type as WER. What is this type of file and any idea how to get my computer settings to treat these files as jpg's the way it did before?
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XP Activating and Update problem
by Guest CC- 1 reply
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I integrated the Service Pack 3 to a Windows XP with SP2, but problems occured when I was logging, sometimes when I started the PC and typed the password on the Welcome screen, it says that "A problem has prevented the activating...error code xxxxx", I forgot the details. So I must reboot the computer then F8 to boot the Safe Mode, then reboot the computer again to normal mode, that message disappears.What is this??? And there's another problem. I attempt to install the Cumulative Security Update for IE7(KB950759), it says successfully installed in the automatic updates, but when I reboot the machine, it prompts this again, I download the KB950759 and tri…
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How do I check if this fix for IE 6 is installed?
by Guest dougfish- 3 replies
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I want to verify that XP machines running IE 6 have this fix installed: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929874/ How do I check this?
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New Profile created on every startup
by Guest fog1- 3 replies
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Every time I boot up my laptop, which is running Windows XP Home Edition, after a shut down, a new profile is created. How do I stop this and have the system use just one?