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Convert Menus to French Canada
by Guest MP- 3 replies
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I have windows XP Pro English version installed and now need to provide French (Canada) as an option to all my user. Is it possible for me to make all the necessary changes so everything appears in French IE Menu Bar and Login and switch back and forth from the english version?
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I have old KB articles which tell you how to add ShellEx registry keys in order to view thumbnails as images instead of as icons in Windows Explorer for formats other than the ususal jpgs and tifs. It worked well on my old Windows 2000, where I added thumbnail views for psd's and pdf's and etc. I hesitate using this technique on my present system (XP Pro), because it DOES show images for the formats mentioned above, but nevertheless does NOT have the added ShellEX file in the registry entries for those formats, whereas they DID appear in my old 2KPRO....The old articles are not meant for XP, except for one which dealt with getting image thumbnails "after …
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Issues after infection cleanup...
by Guest Steven Sinclair- 4 replies
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Well, I was working on a buddy's computer, cleaned up a whole lot of trojans and viruses and worms (oh, my), but now the PC is having some interesting problems. - unable to access the taskbar/system tray area; it is "hidden" - unable to utilize most control panel features; they start to load, then freeze - unable to choose a theme; they've all disappeared - the processes view within task manager shows no users for any processes - adapter shows in device manager, but no connections in network connections Needless to say, there are many, many other issues. In the end, I've nuked all the bad stuff, but apparently some necessary stuff as well. Is there an…
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HD rpm 'load' fluctuation
by Guest KenM- 2 replies
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Hi, My PC (DELL 3G dual core w/4G ram) seems to spend alot more time revving hard than it used to. When I chk. using Task Mgr. I find Helpsvc.exe and Mspeng.exe as big 'users', but I understand that's common. Typically I have the same 37 processes running that I always have had. I have set 'priority' to be given performance, over background services, (for online gaming). I'm only using 20G of 160 HD, would partitioning away 100G or so make a difference? Windows OneCare runs on schedule, and I've never experienced any more than 3% fragmentation. How can I reduce the 'load' to HD ? Thnx for any tips / tweaks that may help. KenM -- KenM
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Odd boot problem; requires slave device
by Guest djarvinen- 2 replies
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I have an odd boot problem. I can only connect two IDE devices to my PC, so I often physically swap my CD/ROM with my 2nd hard drive, depending upon which one I need. If I have the 2nd hard drive or the CD/ROM attatched, no problem. But if leave the 2nd IDE slot 'empty', I get an error on boot, something like 'NTOS kernel corrupted' (sorry, don't remember exactly; I will get exact message if necessary), and the PC will not boot to Windows. But if I plug in a 2nd device (even if it is the CD/ROM drive WITHOUT a CD in it), the system boots fine. How weird is that? PS This happened when I had Win2K installed as well as with my new WinXP Pro system.
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programming
by Guest mc- 4 replies
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does any one know of a use group that would know how to create a program when using windows explorer to re-name filenames? I would like to rename multiple files in a folder by adding a number and letter to the beginning of the current file names... thanks mc
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how oh how
by Guest pentium- 10 replies
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hi i have winXP SP 2 PC and my sister installed something for my desktop. it's some pictures with moving glitters on it and i can't seem to remove it. i've tried to remove it from add/remove programs, deleted the offline contents, did a system restore, went to the c:\ and deleted the files, deleted cookies and files and ran CCleaner and it's still there on my desktop. i just want to remove it. does anybody here who can guide me? TIA!
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Schedule Printer Power Off from XP?
by Guest Harry Thompson- 7 replies
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Is there a way to use XP's Scheduler to turn off a HP Laserjet 4plus?
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Reloading windows XP
by Guest Wornomad123- 6 replies
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I've just spent some time re-loading Windows XP on my 3 year old Evesham desktop PC, having decided to replace it with a Dell. I really only want it to act as a backup for things like scanning etc, as my broadband access is in a different part of the house. Having succeeded (largely), it now tells me I need to activate this in 28 days, and I'm assuming that this would need to be done over the internet. I haven't succeeded in setting up brroadband access on the PC - is there any other way of activating without having to bring the whole package downstairs, work out how to get on the net and go through it that way? I did look on the Microsoft website, b…
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add remove program
by Guest name2000- 3 replies
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I try to remove a program by using the “add remove program” it give me error, asking me tio install the software, I try to install by using the CD, then i recieve requesting to uninstall it first. the software is missing a "dll" i think if i have the "dll" would solve the problem it is "graffiti5.dll" -- jack
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Cloned hard drive difficulties
by Guest Moxieman- 4 replies
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I bought a used Dell Inspiron 1000 laptop running XP home edition, SP3. I do NOT have either installation CD or rescue CD for it. The hard drive has 3 partitions, a 16-meg (I assume it is boot), a C: drive, and a G: drive, which has the Dell rescue files. The C: drive is marked Healthy (system). The hard drive is dying, so I bought a new hard drive and used Norton Ghost 2003 to clone it onto a new one. I could not assign the equivalent partition on the new hard disc the C: letter because the old, cloned partition's C: drive had that letter. Also, I could make that equivalent partition “Healthy” but not “system.” I understand that I cannot have two partiti…
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How good is SP3? 1 2
by Guest Ben Stevenson- 26 replies
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My automatic updates have downloaded SP3 and asking me to install. I am afraid to do that as I have been hearing that it causes problems to the computer in many cases. I would appreciate some expert advise. TIA
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HTTPAUTHWNDCLASS
by Guest Ollie B- 1 reply
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Hi, since a while I am getting the following error message when I'm closing my XP home. End Program- HttpAuthWndClass This program is not reponding, to return to windows and check blablabla To end program now click end now. What kind of program is it and how do i make it go away Any help is appriciated Ollie B
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XP - Opening Folders In New Window
by Guest mississippimills- 2 replies
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I would like to be able to open a new window for a folder, only on occasion. In other words, I want to open new folders in the same window most of the time, but there are times when viewing two windows would be more convenient. However, I want to do this without going through START, My Computer, etc. a second time. Can I add an "Open in new window" choice to the drop-down menu that opens with a right click?
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Folder Opening Corrupted.
by Guest Kardon Coupé- 2 replies
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Dear All, I recenlty wanted to print a directory to a file, a website pointed me to creating a script, changing Folder Options, etc, etc... So, ok, the Context menu right click worked, so I went to double click a folder to go into it.... Hmmmm, why is VLC player trying to play the contents of the folder, not opening it? So, a bit of research later, tells me (apparantly) if I go into those options to look, and cancel not ok it, it can mess around with it... Anyways, I found Doug Knox's, folder_open.vbs, which I hoped would fix it, it sort of does, but now when I double click a folder, it opens in a new window, I don't want that, I wanted it to open …