Windows XP
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Windows Registry Cleaner - Download Free Registry Software
by Guest voujnbwuotkd@yahoo.com- 18 replies
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I'm sure that most people don't have any idea as to what a computer registry is unless you are a computer technician or expert. It is basically a database which stores various different settings and options utilised by your computer. The information consists of the various software programs which are installed on your computer, hardware, operating system information and various other user preferences. So basically any time you add, remove or make changes to your software you change or edit an entry in your registry. Having said this you can understand why it is so easy to get registry problems. The average pc user will continuously add and remove software applic…
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Desktop gone...
by Guest Carl- 3 replies
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Hi, When I start my computer the desktop has gone, instead an error message is displayed. The error is displayed throughout the whole desktop as if it was a big desktop image. Error title in big orange letters: Active Desktop Recovery Error message: "Microsoft Windows has experienced an unexpected error. As a precaution, your Active Desktop has been turned off. To restore the Active Desktop, use the following troubleshooting tips: Did your browser stop working, or did you restart your computer without shutting it down first? If so, click: Resote my active desktop (button) Did you recently change your background to a web page? If so: 1. Ri…
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Defrag help needed
by Guest franktee- 4 replies
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Hi all Am only able to access defragmentation feature from computer management in administrative tools. Appreciate if anyone can advise me if a shortcut can be created from there. I have not been able to find a way. Have just completed a supposedly, successful repair install. Thanks for any helpful advice. franktee Dell Insp. 9300, Winxp Pro.
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4 huge archives in C:\Windows directory
by Guest SantistaS- 2 replies
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Hi, My XP C:\Windows directory has 4 huge archives named E, O, S, and Y, without any extensions. Each of them is 1,6 Gb big. I tried to move them to another drive, but the system doesn't allow. What are they for? Can I safely delete them? How to do it? Thanks, SantistaS
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sp3 download
by Guest survivor- 5 replies
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Just downloaded the sp3 pack with my windows xp pro and now when I log on I try to use my help and support nothing happens I have lost that function somehow.Is there any way to get this back? If I do a restore will that remove Sp 3 which is what I would like to do.
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Open Home Folder Automatically
by Guest blinton25- 3 replies
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I mapped a Home Folder using a network drive for a user profile using server 2003 R2. The mapped drive shows up ok in My Computer when the user logs in. How do I allow the Home folder to open automatically when the user logs in?
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Chkdsk Runs at Startup
by Guest EricG- 4 replies
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Hi Chkdks runs on startup on my son's PC. I have searched this forum and cannot find anything relevant to this problem. I have scanned with NIS2007 and TrendMicro Housecall (online scan) and found no problems. What other reasons might chkdsk run that I could investigate? EricG
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Re: Problem with taskbar
by Guest Hopie- 1 reply
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Re: Problem with taskbar "Rock" wrote: > xafiian wrote: > > > Here is the problem: > > > > The taskbar in Windows, the one at the bottom of the screen where you > > access the start menu, the system tray and the tabs to open windows, is > > missing some functions. I mean it's there, I can see the clock, the start > > menu and all the programs in the tray, and it hides automatically, which is > > all fine, but the problem is that, the tabs for the open windows (the ones > > which allow you to switch from one window to another), just not there, so the > > only way to get from one prog…
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FTP Problem
by Guest Olen R. Pearson- 1 reply
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Hi, I am encountering a strange FTP problem. Everything was fine when I last used FTP several months ago, but this week when I tried, I always get a message something "Error reading response from server - Port failed" (WS_FTP Pro) or "Failed to establish data socket" (CuteFTP Pro0, but both probrams report a connection is made. As mentioned, I have tried more than one FTP client and receive the same result no matter what FTP site I attempt to log in to. A copy of the WS_FTP session log is included below. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks, Olen ####################################### WINSOCK.DLL: WinSock 2.0 WS_FTP Pro, Version …
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best settings for uTorrent, help
by Guest miracle- 3 replies
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What is the best settings for uTorrent at 750kbps connection on Windows XP? Need help optimize uTorrent settings for best performance. Real download/upload speed vary, depends from speed meters/locations, 500-900kbps.
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Right-click has gone awry
by Guest JHL- 5 replies
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Hi, Running XP Home SP3 Firefox 2.0.0.16 (primary browser) IE 7.0.5730.11 ZAlarm 7.0.483.000 AVG Free 8.0.138 I started to run CCleaner which I do periodically, and was notified of an upgrade which I downloaded and installed. I set a Restore point before the install. Everything seemed okay with the install and I ran clean ups on Windows, Applications and the Registry. I have done all three in the past many times with no problems. I also saved the registry entry backup to my desktop before the final deletion of the registry changes. I have two such entries on my desktop now. Once all the cleanup was done, I right-clicked on a text file I have on…
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RE: Suddenly no free space (Resolved)
by Guest Lyn- 0 replies
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RE: Suddenly no free space (Resolved) Thanks for your help Guys. Armed with WinDirStat I visited my friend and ran it on his full drive. It immediately showed up the problem. My friend is not very computer wise and he unknowingly dumped the contents of a data CD into the C\. Funny, it was about the time he first noticed that his drive was full. Thanks for WinDirStat, a great little utility. Lyn. My first post. This is a WIN98 question but I suppose it could apply to XP. My friend has an old WIN98 computer that his wife uses only for her Email. The active partition is 6GB and has always been about 2GB used. Suddenly it reports that it has only a few M…
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Activating my self-built PC with XP Pro?
by Guest Sternkreuzer- 10 replies
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I want to build my own PC and install XP Pro. Two Questions regarding doing this so Microsoft will Activate my installation: 1) Can I buy the components along with XP Pro OEM and do this? 2) Can I do this after April, 2009 when Microsoft terminates its Mainstream Support?
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Laptop with windows XP won't start up. Need help for fix/save.
by Guest John Davis- 10 replies
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Hello: First, the batery indicator light and the two adjacent lights (one for power, the other, the processor) were flashing on and off. Then, my computer cut off while I was using it. The screen didn't go black; rather, I heard a whistle noise of sorts, whereupon a blue screen came up (a screen that looked something like the screen you see when you start Windows in safe mode, but not exactly that screen). I think I just shut down at that point by holding the power button down. Next, I tried to turn the computer on without its being plugged in. Absolutely no power from the battery. So I removed the battery. Then I started it again, plugged in of course…
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Disable boot logging: ntbtlog.txt
by Guest ju.c- 0 replies
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I enabled boot logging using F8 at boot time. I am done with the logging, but I notice that the ntbtlog.txt file is still being written to. I checked boot.ini but there is no /bootlog switch. How do I disable boot logging, or is it normal for this ntbtlog.txt file to always be there? Thanks. ju.c