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switch to open folder without navigation pane
by Guest donwb- 0 replies
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I have 3 desktop folders which open in the Windows Explorer default style - ie with a navigation pane on the left and a menu bar at the top. I would like them to open without these - ie just a plain window. I believe this can be done by applying suitable switches, perhaps to the root directory, but don't know how. Can anyone help please donwb
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error message 0002:9A57
by Guest ilver belletti- 0 replies
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Trying to run an old Windows program, written only for the resolution 640x480 8, bit in Windows XP I get the error message 0002:9A57. Can some explain me what is the problem ? Have I to get a video card with the resolution 640x480 256 color available? it is strange because running the program with the XP available compatibilities it is possible to see the skecht that shows the input geometry, but when I try to see the result graphics I get the error message 0002:9A57. With the previous Windows operating systems, untill to Windows 2000, the program ran. Best Regards Ilver Belletti
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Re-install of Xp,won't detect wireless network?
by Guest Tony- 4 replies
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So I re-installed xp after my brother got a very bad worm from downloading bad programs. The problem is that Xp hardly has any features. I cant even enter into stand by mode. My priority is to get the internet up and running so I can download the latest drivers and updates. But I cant get xp to detect any wireless networks. It has a built in wireless network card. but it isn't detecting anything. I even hoked up my linksys usb adaptor with the linksys drivers ad software. And the system still won't pick up on any available networks. There are at least 2 free wireless networks that are always running in my neighborhood. My labtop picks up these networks fine. But…
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Folder Access Restriction
by Guest Shrikant- 6 replies
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Folder Guard I want to restrict access to my folders. I am using stand alone PC with Windows XP Professional and with different users. When I right click on any folder ->Properties->Sharing, I see the option of “to make this folder and sub-folders private so that only you have access to it” with a check box of “make this folder private”. Unfortunately, this check box is greyed out and therefore not available. It also has a tick mark in it. All my folders are accessible to all the users (which I do not want). I do not want to store my folders on C Drive for better space management. Please guide. -- Shrikant
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music won't play
by Guest bummed out- 2 replies
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has anyone had a problem playing music from internet sites , such as yahoo radio ,myspace ,ect... it will only play about 20 to 30 sec. and shut off,,, any help will be delightful!!!
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New Disk
by Guest PC's Plus- 2 replies
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I don't know if this is the right Dis.Group or not but here goes. I have a computer that the motherboard died on. I built a new one. my question is can I take the hard drive from the system that died (AMD cpu, with Compaq motherboard, 512MB memory) and put it in the new system (intel duel core, with Asus MB, 2GB memory). The hard drive has xp home on it, and is working ok. I've tryed swaping HD's before and it asked a question about saving changes and I don't remember the answer. Can any help me. Thank You -- Thomas G.
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Excessive Disk I/O on lsass.exe
by Guest ~~Alan~~- 3 replies
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My daughter's laptop has been running a bit slow based on similar machines I have. I've noticed constant and excessive (this term is relative) disk I/O against the lsass.exe process in the task manager. I do not feel my system is infected with any virus since AVG, Avast, Norton, and Trend all report nothing. Any suggestions? WinXP Pro SP3 ~alan
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window size
by Guest Sammy Castagna- 4 replies
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When you click on a link or type in a password and a new window opens is there a way to control the size of that window. Most of the time it is small and I would make them full size. Or is that something that can not be controlled? Sammy
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double clikcing to open drives
by Guest Donnell Kennerly- 5 replies
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I recently reinstalled my xp proffessional due to numerous errors. I completed this, but now i can't double click to open my hard drive or I can't double click on flash drives to open them. I have searched this site, and I have searched help. I was just wondering if anyone new how to fix this. I appreciate any assistance.
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I did mean meg, sorry - mind is foggy lately
by Guest giddyup- 7 replies
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I am sorry you had to take flak for your response, thanks
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IE 7 and saving images
by Guest AliceZ- 3 replies
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When I had IE 6 and I would move the cursor over an image, I would be asked if I wanted to save that image (not sure of wording). I do not notice that feature in IE 7. Is it part of IE 7 (if yes, how do I activate it), or is it not a part of IE 7? (I just donwloaded IE 7 and now I see MS is coming out with IE 8. Wow, I am just getting accustomed to IE 7 and now IE 8 in getting ready to come out.)
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Photos larger than 6 mb are not viewable in Picture It
by Guest Tracy- 3 replies
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When I attempt to download a flolder of photos with individual photos having 6mb or greater, instead of the thumbnail showing the picture, it says, "Unable to download picture due to insufficent memory. I have 1012mb of ram, and 130gb of memory. What is the cure for this? thanks Tracy -- Tracy
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recycle bin icon
by Guest floridatwigs- 1 reply
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I used to have a treasure chest as an icon for the recycle bin. Don't know what happened to it.... where can I get it again to change it?
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How to Hibernate my PC
by Guest Shrikant- 3 replies
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I am using Windows XP Professional. How to 'hinernate' my PC ? I was doing it for my laptop. It had the advantage of quick restarting my computer after doing complete power off. The standby mode needs the computer to be kept ON. -- Shrikant
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IE 8 and problem viewing websites that use .php
by Guest Krush- 5 replies
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First time poster, so not sure where this goes. A couple of problems to get advice on what to do. First, after installing IE 8 beta, it hangs if it using the java application. If you open several browsers that use java on it's web pages, it hangs up and you can't close it. Only way for me to close it, is to use task manager and chose end application. Question is, is there a fix for this not to happen? Second question is, some websites use .PHP on them. I thought maybe it had to do with IE 8 beta causing the problem. But i also notice the same problem in firefox, but not as bad as using IE. Could the problem be tied to the service pack 3 that was rele…
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Unattended of XP Pro
by Guest JohnSmith1- 0 replies
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I would like to perform unattended installation of XP. My question is that: Do I copy the WINNT.SIF onto I386 folder if I want to perform unattended with cd rather than floppy? Do I need to copy anything else apart from WINNT.SIF? How about unattended.txt file? Do I need to insert that too? I read on some forums that I need to copy WINNT.bat file onto I386 folder? is that case? thanks.
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Scheduled tasks run key?
by Guest ManyBeers- 1 reply
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Is there a key in the registry scheduled tasks are run from?
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Every dialog, prompt, button is illegible
by Guest Charles Lavin- 3 replies
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Hi -- I have a Windows XP Pro SP3 box that recently installed some automatic updates, and now I can't get a legible screen out of it. When the computer boots, it displays the Windows XP splash screen just fine. The subsequent dialog it displays with the status of the startup is not. For starters, it's a fraction of the width it's supposed to be. The Windows XP graphic across the top of the dialog displays OK, except that it's cropped after the "Wi" in "Windows". All the status messages displayed below show up in a scrunched, compressed type that's impossible to read. The login dialog has the same problem. The dialog is a fraction of the width it's s…
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Script editor appearing in favourite website
by Guest chrissyd- 2 replies
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Hi, I'm looking for advice on an issue that's just started happening. I frequently use the moneysupermarket.com website without problems but, earlier on, after I'd gone to this site's forum page, I had an error message saying that these scripts weren't supported and asking me if I wanted to debug. I clicked yes and went through a few more screens that ended in a page with what looked like programme language. When I tried to close, it asked if I was sure that I wanted to stop debugging. I closed the internet browser before clicking 'yes' to close the debug session. When I logged into the website again, the same thing happened. I'm concerned that this might …
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chkdsk continues to find errors
by Guest Juerg Reimann- 3 replies
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I ran into a mystery with chkdsk that I could verify with a dozen different Windows XP systems. Chkdsk seems to always find some errors on the C: drive that need to be fixed with the /F switch while rebooting. During the reboot chkdsk usually finds nothing but as soon as the system is up and chkdsk is run against die C: drive again, the game starts from new. I bet if someone tries this on a system with all the recent updates, it will result in the same. But I know it used not to be so, usually if chkdsk would find errors, after repair it should report a clean file system. Does anybody know why chkdsk all over sudden behaves like this? Thanks, Juer…
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Downgrading from Vista to XP Pro
by Guest Wally Wombat- 8 replies
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Hi All I know this might sound odd, but a computer club to which I belong have been offered new laptops with vista. This is great, unfortunately most members have systems with XP. As they are all beginners and in their mature years this can be very confusing. They can obtain a very cheap XP Pro upgrade through Donortec. Can they use this on Vista? Wombat -- Eats, roots and leaves.
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restoring programs from a xp backup
by Guest Jim D- 3 replies
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Hi, can anyone help me with a backup problem. XP pro, portable hard drive, full backup, can I restore a program from a backup file. I don't have the original installation cd's for the programs any longer only a backup file. Thanks -- jim
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Changing device designation
by Guest speedy_mike- 6 replies
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I have XP. I want to change a DVD drive designation from F: to Z:. How can I do that? Thank you in advance. Mike
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Free "Publisher" type prog available?
by Guest John- 3 replies
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My friend doesn't have Publisher but her daughter is using Publisher for a school project. Is any similar programme available for a free download that will enable her to tweak her project at home?
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Very slow scrolling in explorer - 30k+ .htm files
by Guest TMCO Admin- 2 replies
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Hello all, I have a problem with opening files in Front Page, but it seems to be connected to Explorer. When opeing a network directory with 30k+ .htm files, scrolling thru the directory is page-at-a-time, and each page takes 10-15 seconds to "find". The file names show up immediately, as well as all the details, but the icons are the standard unknown file type icon for 10-15 seconds, then turns into the correct icon for the file association, and you can scroll to the next page. Hoping someone can suggest something to cure this. I'm running mix of SP2 and SP3 machines, not all have Front Page loaded, all act the same. A software vendor had Vist…