Windows XP
Windows XP help and discussions.
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screen goes blank!
by Guest Jim Echols- 6 replies
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dell 1.8 GHz 1024 mg ram I've done an install of xp pro. Initially the comp. had win2000 but I'm fairly certain I followed the instructions to erase and set up a new partition for the install. I had xp running but couldn't get any video size larger than the 640 X ?. Can't remember exactly what the other number was! At that point somewhere, somehow I changed a setting in the display properties. I think I unchecked the box in display properties that says - use this devise as the primary monitor - thus after the initial start up screen where it shows windows starting up, and should then go to your desktop I get a blank screen. I've tried to f8 and get to sa…
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xp media center wont start
by Guest oldmanlat- 1 reply
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Hi. XP media center 2005 wont start from statr menu I get the following error message Process id=0xb60 (2912), Thread id=0x3d0 (976) Thanks in advance oldmanlat
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Defrag no longer works!
by Guest Andrew- 3 replies
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After installing update SP3 on my XP Home system, MSN Explorer took about 5 minutes to open because Windows Installer took its time! As MSN Explorer was needed to access my Hotmail accounts, I decided enough was enough and uninstalled SP3. It's back to normal now and opens on the click! However, the disc defragmenter no longer works and shows the following message: MCC cannot open the file C:\WINDOWS\system32\dfrg.msc. This may be because the file does not exist, is not an MMC console, or was created by a later version of MMC. This may also be because you do not have sufficient rights to the file. Have searched for dgfrg.msc. and only found four dfrgf file…
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ps2.exe error
by Guest RRSPS- 1 reply
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Greeting friends, I'm using Windows xp media center pro w/sp2. For quite awhile now about every other time I open IE7 I get an error "ps2.exe has encountered a problem and must close"... I'm given the option of debugging or sending an error report to microsoft. Also, the same error message occurs at the damndest times when I'm using my Realplayer Plus subscription. I think it is what has been causing that program's files to become corrupted which has made me loose all my saved playlists, etc. This is very frustrating since noone at real seems to care much about focusing …
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Windows Installer box keeps appearing
by Guest kernow- 11 replies
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Just recently a Windows Installer box appears when installing new programs and when I log out. The box appears for just a second and I hear the hard drive run with a couple of "clicks". I thinks that the problem started after a recent Windows Update automatic download. I have searched this discussion group for this problem but without finding the exact same problem. I'm sorry if this is not the correct group for my question.
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missing hibernate and stand by options in win xp
by Guest soccer- 2 replies
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in my pc stand by and hibernatte opations have lost . if anybody know how to bring them please tel
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IE7 help: How do I get my File/Edit toolbar line back???
by Guest Al Dykes- 2 replies
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My IE has gone into a minimal mode and I can't figure out how to get it back. The File/Tools... line is mising. help! Thanks -- Al Dykes News is something someone wants to suppress, everything else is advertising. - Lord Northcliffe, publisher of the Daily Mail
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Bring dcomcnfg property window back
by Guest lurchot- 3 replies
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Hi all, From Start => Run... => dcomcnfg, normally it will bring a property window, Distributed COM Configuration. But on my laptop, the same operation pompts out Component Services window, I need that property window to do configuration, how should I do? lurchot
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How do you remove virus from restore point on USB backup drive?
by Guest tcruise- 4 replies
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A friend has a USB backup drive that has a virus in a restore point. I guess that he removed the virus from his C drive, but has backed up infected restore points on his USB backup drive. I know how to remove restore points with disk cleanup on the C drive, but how can one do it on his USB (maybe firewire) H:/ backup drive?. If I understand correctly one cannot boot into safe mode and have USB drives work? T.C.
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Sudden Failure of Windows Installer
by Guest John McGaw- 2 replies
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Background: I was trying to install a new upgrade to Perfect Disk 8 using its standard built-in upgrade process which uses Windows Installer along the way. I got a consistent series of failures each culminating in a "The Windows Installer Service could not be accessed" - type error message. After a few rounds I tried the upgrade on my two other XP SP3 systems (Pro and MCE) and a W2K system and it worked fine on each. I researched everything I could find online about installer failures and found that the promoted fixes were few and far between but I think that I eventually tried every one of them, all to no avail. Then, following the axiom of "undo what …
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Windows Update - Bogus SIte or What.
by Guest MJ- 6 replies
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I clicked on Windows Update from the Tools menu option in IE6, I got this message: Thank you for your interest in obtaining updates from our site. This website is designed to work with Microsoft Windows operating systems only. To find updates for Microsoft products that are designed for Macintosh operating systems, please visit http://www.microsoft.com/mac/. Hmmm, the last time I checked eMachines doesn't run Mac OS (never has, never will). My machine says Windows XP when I start up, when I log on, when I click the start menu yada yada yada. Has ever since I've had this machine - about 1 year. Didn't know that Mac OS could be installed on Windo…
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I am a new member. Whats "upgrading" and "updating"?
by Guest Dave- 6 replies
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Hi everyone. I just registered as a new member in this forum. Happy to join you. I acquired a labtop about three months ago. Please, I need to understand, what actually is meant by the terms “upgrade” and “update”. Does “upgrading” and “updating” mean the same thing? What is the effect of upgrading and updating through the internet on the system files of a computer? Can a computer that has some damage system files or program files be restored or repaired by upgrading or updating via internet?
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.bat / Dos Script Issues.
by Guest Kardon Coupé- 3 replies
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Dear All, I'm having a bit of a problem with a .bat script and I can't find a newsgroup specific to this and was wondering if anybody can help.... I've got a regular issue of having to right click on a custom file and rar'ing it up, then copying the file to a location (which doesn't change) on a networked drive... I tried to make a .bat script that says... "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\rar.exe" %1.rar a -ad %1 >output.txt {output.txt was just to see if there are any errors) xcopy [newfilecreated] [networkdrivelocation] /Y Then, setup a 'Right Click' option for the context menu that says, 'Rar 'n' Copy' then I right click on the file, choose it and…
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Downloading SP3?
by Guest Victor- 3 replies
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I need to update to SP3 a WinXP computer that is not connected to the internet. Is there a download for SP3? Despite the warnings, is this the right download link for my situation? http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=5B33B5A8-5E76-401F-BE08-1E1555D4F3D4&displaylang=en Thanks!!! Vic
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Windows XP reinstall problem
by Guest asdenning- 2 replies
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I recently reinstalled Windows XP from the recovery disks provided when I purchased my HP laptop due to a major Windows crash. While going through the install a number of notice came up saying that Windows was unable to find/install certain files (I'd say approximately 50-100 files). Windows now runs and is able to access the internet, run office, etc., but certain things remain out of whack. For example, the computer is unable to install my sound card due to missing files; also, the battery no longer communicates with the computer correctly and I am forced to run the laptop plugged-in. When I tried to do the whole "reinstall windows from recovery disk" th…