Windows XP
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....so that I don't have to disconnect ssytem box, and remove a memory module to actualy look at it ? I can remember seeing current actual CAS latency timing reported in a utility once, but, can't remember what it was. TIA, regards, Richard
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XP Home: How to know my upgraded RAM are up and running ?
by Guest Mr. Low- 16 replies
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XP Home: How to know my upgraded RAM are up and running ? Dear Sir, I have just installed 2 X 512 MB of RAM in additional to the existing 2 x 235 MB that are already on the slots. I turn on my PC, It is running, but I hardly notice any difference, also the System Info under the Control Panel still shows the old information. May I know how to carry out a test to confirm the new RAMs status ? Thanks Low -- A36B58K641
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Dymo Labelwriter application error
by Guest goplayoutside- 2 replies
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I'm getting an Application Error with my Dymo Labelwriter. "Exception EPrinter in module LABELS.DLL at 00072F9B. I searched DYMO's website and found my error message but none of their suggestions worked, including removing the labelwriter and reinstalling the driver. I did a system restore to a date prior to when the error occured, and that fixed it, but the next morning, the error message returned. I'm at a loss as to what to do next and am hoping I'll find some help here. Thank you.
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Address Bar After Sp3?
by Guest N_Laplaca- 12 replies
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Has anyone that has installed the final release of sp3 been able to confirm whether or not sp3 removes the address bar from the task bar? I know it did in the previous releases. I'm holding off on installing it until I know for sure. I am just too used to using this function. Nick
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Windows Explorer Crashes after SP3 install
by Guest RKen- 9 replies
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Installed SP3 today, shuuld have waited, windows explorer and IE7 crashes when I try to change to another directory level to either download or upload a file.
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why cant boot normally
by Guest christine- 13 replies
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My xp, dont seems to be able to boot normally. So I did a chkdsk /r in the Recovery Console, but this does not help. I can F8>Advance boot menu>safe mode and clear temp files,defragmentation etc but when I try to boot normally, it will boot to the stage where it will show xp logo and then disappears and appears again with the led light moving lef to right. (its seems to be restarting itself) At Safe Mode, I run the AVG7.5 (free edition) it says Boot sector of disk Reading error C: Autorun.inf Virus identified Worm/Autorun.BD C:\autorun.inf and Instop and AVG and it says it fix an infec…
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USB device malfunctioning
by Guest ah- 0 replies
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I am running Windows XP Pro SP2. I have the message: USB device malfunctioning but when I click on the message, the window that opens is always empty, except once where I had USB root hub (2 ports):unknown USB device and unused port. I keep hearing the sound of an USB device connecting-disconnecting. My laptop keeps trying to connect to WiFi, sometimes I have the message: no network available (but my other laptop can connect), sometimes it connects, but not for long. This problem could be linked to Activesync. When I put my laptop on, I have an Activesync message: cannot connect to the com port. If I reconnect, the PPC is recognized by the machin…
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ridiculoulsy long file opening
by Guest BorisS- 13 replies
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I have recently started having issues where opening a file from a program (Outlook, explorer) takes literally about 5 minutes to complete. If I go from within the operating program (XL, Word), it is instantaneous. But from outside, it takes forever. Any ideas? -- Boris
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screensaver
by Guest pentium- 2 replies
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hello there...i have a winXP computer and sometimes the screensaver won't run at all...i tried to run it after 1minute, 2 minutes, 3 minutes but still nothing. i tried using different screensavers and it still has the same problem. but most of the time, it works fine..about 60 percent of the time..how can i fix this? pls help. TIA
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Address bar disappears after SP3 install
by Guest Hofendis- 1 reply
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Looks like MS in its infinite wisdom decided to remove the address toolbar from the taskbar. IF the change is documented at all, it's buried. Oversight? Or just another MS whim? The fix is this: replace the new browseui.dll file with the one from SP2. There are already a number of web posts with instructions and even automated ..bat files to do this. -sd
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Current (today) SP3 Issue
by Guest stosti- 7 replies
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I rebuilt a new machine using an XP SP2 CD. The install was 100% successful. Using Microsoft update I downloaded and installed SP3. Once complete again using windows update and selecting custom I selected the following software optional updates: Windows Media Player 11 Remote Desktop Update Silver Light Update ..net 2.0 Root Certificate Update They all downloaded correctly. Windows tried to install them one by one. All 5 failed to install. I searched on the Expert Exchange for this issue. The answer is in KB943114. Registering wups2.dll corrects the issue. What is going on at Microsoft? I have tried this on at least 6 different branded sy…
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XP changed!
by Guest Rope2win- 11 replies
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Last night my computer was fine, no problems. This morning everything changed. turn on and get a new XP screen like it had just been install or a new user was added. Can not do a system restore, "states system restore turned off" which it never was. My docs, outlook express, etc. is empty to. Also, can not run safe mode, stops loading at an agp file. When I go to start/explore, there is a new file under users - GT2POK377F80. Does anyone have any idea what the heck happened? Thanks!
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Query.exe query
by Guest Synapse Syndrome- 2 replies
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According to this page... http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/2955fe3f-747e-46a6-8825-eb9eb7baacae1033.mspx?mfr=true ....query.exe should be included in all copied of XP, but it doesn't seem to be on the XP laptop I am using right now. It seems to be a very handy command. Where is query.exe, or is there are alternative to view all connected sessions? ss.
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XP Home : Unable to go into Hibernation or Standby Mode
by Guest Mr. Low- 4 replies
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Dear Sir, I have upgraded by PC with SP3 two days ago. Now I am unable to enter into hibernation or standby mode. The error message is: “ The device driver for the ‘Communication Port (COM1) devices is preventing the machine from hibernation. Please close all application and try again. If problem persist, you may need to update the driver.” I have checked and confirmed that all the desktop application inclusive of the internet connection are off, but this error message keep coming when I want to go into hibernation. May I know how to overcome this problem? If I am going to update the driver, I do not know where to get it, appreciate very muc…
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Spell checker problem
by Guest Antares 531- 17 replies
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I just went through the experience of a hard drive failure and when I got a new hard drive installed and my system back alive I found that Outlook Express won't do a spell check. The spell check function limits me to French only, and since I don't know or use French this is of no benefit to me. When I open Tools > Options then click on the Spelling tab I see the slot at the bottom with the words French (France) in it. The drop-down for this slot has no other languages listed. The spell checker works okay in all my Office 2007 applicaitons, and it goes through the process of doing a spell check in Outlook Express, but calls every word misspelled beca…
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SP3 and Windows Defender
by Guest Simon- 9 replies
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I updated from XP SP2 to SP3 about a week ago. I also run IE7 and AVG 8.0 and Windows Defender. Not sure whether this is coincidence but Defender is now doing a daily quick scan shortly after PC startup. This is not scheduled by me - the schedule setting is for a once a week quick scan on a Friday evening. PC is also running slower than before SP£ update. Does SP3 override Defender in some way?
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License Management
by Guest sam024- 3 replies
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Hi I looked in Windows XP Help and Support regarding "License Management" for my computer. It indicated to go to the "Tools" and Click "License Management". I feel I am in the wrong area of my computer because "License Management" was not there. I just want to make a list of the License's I have on my computer. Any help I receive will be most helpful. Thank You -- SRM
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I loaded SP3 through MS updates and now I am getting a message that says " Windows cannot connect you to the network" Everything seems to be working fine and I can connect to the internet as well as the server and other places on my network but the toolbar on the bottom has the network connection icon with a yellow excalamtion point on it. When I go to the icon it says "Local Area Connection Speed 100 Mbps Authentication failed" any idea on how to resolve this? Asking it to repair itself does not help.
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follow up to post of 16th.re.unrecognised usb device
by Guest perky- 0 replies
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i posted a querry on the 16th about an unrecognised external hard drive. i solved the problem thanks to this link and i would like to thank the people who tried to help.http://www.andybrain.com/archive/mb/format-unrecognized-drives.htm. could anyone tell me is this problem common with external drives or is it just Seagate.once again thanks to one and all all the best from n.w. england
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French And CERN Build Massive Particle Accelerator (Black Hole Generator) Unknown Planetary Risk To Create BIG BANG
by Guest Doomsday Machine- 18 replies
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French And CERN Build Massive Particle Accelerator (Black Hole Generator) Unknown Planetary Risk To Create BIG BANG French And CERN Build Massive Particle Accelerator (Black Hole Generator) Unknown Planetary Risk To Create BIG BANG French Build Massive Particle Accelerator (Black Hole Generator) Old Dying Physicists want to go out with a BIG BANG What are we talking about? Many helpful Links and Video links at end of post. http://lhcconcerns.com/ In May of 2008 the largest, most expensive scientific experiment, The Large Hadron Collider will be completed. This mechanical behemoth located along the French and Swiss border with a total estimated circum…
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add/remove programs
by Guest Barry Karas- 15 replies
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13/May/2008 8:00 Under the 'add/remove programs' of the control panel, most of the programs listed have indications on how often programs are used. There are programs that I know I use frequently, yet the listing reports that I use the programs infrequently -- or I used them over a month ago. Why? Is this important? If so, how would I make corrections? Barry Karas
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Update installation: on the fly or at shutdown
by Guest Levlg- 2 replies
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I have WinXP with automatic updates. My system sometimes suggests to install the updates directly on the fly. But sometimes my system installs the updates at shutdown of the computer. Why this is done in such a way? Is this because updates of different type? Is this because updates of varying urgency? Is this depends on the work being done on the computer at the time of updates come? Thanks Lev
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no audio
by Guest Andrew- 3 replies
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My laptop has no audio, except for a beeping sound it emits when I start up the OS. I read on another forum and it said to delete the WMM.... driver and reboot. I deleted on the "Sounds and Audio Devices">Hardward in Control Panel, coz when I highlighted "Device Status" it says "not working properly". Then I rebooted. Nothing happened, still no audio. Where can I download tis file ? It's probably a windows xp audio driver coz i hv got no specific audio card in my quite basic laptop. I can't remember the whole name already. cheers Andrew
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Software Distribution Service 3.0
by Guest Humpty Dumpty- 1 reply
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My computer creates Restore Points labelled: Software Distribution Service 3.0 Is it safe to performe a System Restore to any of such Restore Points? And, what does it mean? TIA Humpty
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apoint
by Guest Patrick- 4 replies
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The apoint.exe starts in the taskbar after every reboot.