Windows XP
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Catch 22 - Activation vs Blue Screen
by Guest Chris White- 7 replies
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I posted on my problem a few days ago, but I've started a new thread since the circumstanses have changed a bit. If I find a solution I will post it to both threads. I put a new motherboard/CPU/memory/OnboardGPU in an Emachines computer. When I booted it Blue Screened. I went to Safe Mode and installed the new drivers(I did not remove the old drivers first and I think this was my problem). I've done a Repair, but still Blue Screening. And when I try to boot to Safe Mode, it tells me I have to Activate and I cannot do that in Safe Mode. There are no BIOS updates. Is there something I can do with the Recovery Console to try and get rid of the ol…
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how to drag to dvd with XP?
by Guest plumber2- 7 replies
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I would like to backup 10's of 100's ... of personal pictures to dvd to create one source for pics instead of 7 or 8 cds. How can I write these to a dvd? Using; Philips dvd + - RW dvd 8701as the source for files. Windows XP SP3 explorer for the program... What programs, whether third party or ..., can I use being a novice computer user with some knowledge,minimal. Any help is greatful! plumber2
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unknown program UiPopupHidden
by Guest M Weiss- 5 replies
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Whenever I restart my computer it tries to end the program "UiPopupHiden", which does not respond. Any idea what this program is all about and how to get rid of it if it is no good? thanks, Mo
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Winxs SP3 creating boot error
by Guest jktan99- 2 replies
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Ever since I upgraded my xp to SP3, I often got problem logging in. It starts okay, key in the password, the desktop looks okay (wallpaper is there, desktop icons are pretty much okay (some not properly shown), but the status bar is blue and it's frozen. I waited for a while, nothing happens. So, I have to press the reset button. The strange thing, when it restarts, it doesn't say "windows not properly closed". It just went to a normal boot screen. Now, it may take 1 reset, but it could also take as many as 6 - 7 resets, to finally make it work. Sometimes, I just gave up, turn off the PC and waited for 15-30 minutes before I turn it back on. This is…
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HWAPI.exe using excessive cpu.
by Guest snerdly- 14 replies
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Can someone help me understand what HWAPI.exe is? Sometimes when I come out of standby this bugger takes up around 80% of my processor for 5 to 10 mins. I thought I had a link for a site that explained what all Programs under XP were but the link must not be there any more. Is there a site that has a list of XP programs, what they do & if they can be removed? -- Regards snerdly
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XP Loops
by Guest news.central.cox.net- 0 replies
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My XP Pro on startup this morning started looping. It looks normal until the desktop screen comes up and the it starts to loop. I started in safe mode and run chkdsk and no help and now I can't get to safe mode. Help!
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PCI Adapter
by Guest Violet- 1 reply
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Hi: I was told that PCI Adapter on one of PCs with XP got bad when I was NOT able to get Ingernet Connection. When I looked at the back of the PC, however the light of Ethernet was bright yellow which indicating the PCI Adapter is working? Wonder whether I need to purchase a brand new PCI Adapter in order to get Wired-Connection? In the meantime, I've been using 'Wireless' connection to get Internet Connection. Thanks for your help in advance
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XP Product ID Query (013?)
by Guest Neilo- 10 replies
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Hi Guys, Hope someone here can help as I'm unable to find any useful info on the internet. I would like to know what part of the product ID means. I know that different parts of the product ID indicate different things but have come across one that is confusing me. For example, I know that xxxxx-011-xxxxxxx-xxxxx is an upgrade, and if 011 is replaced with OEM its an OEM licence, and 270 would mean volume licence. What I dont know is what 013 means. Can anybody shed any light on this? Thanks guys.
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Always restart in Safe Mode
by Guest Racey- 3 replies
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This xp when boot up always goes to Safe mode and what ever option I choose, before XP can finished loading, it will restart and goes back to Safe mode. Its the same when I boot to Advance Boot Menu>Safe mode and it will restart before XPX can finish loading and goes to Safe mode. When the problem happen initially, Ican see there is a blue screen of death which it disappeared to fast to read the message I have done in Recovery console do chkdsk /r and it does not help. I ahve alsodone fixboot, the same senario exist. Any idea whats wrong with this desktop? Thanks
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Can I Update to XP3 and still keep IE6 and Accessibility?
by Guest BillyW- 4 replies
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I am thinking about updating my computer with SP3 update, but am worried that it could mess up some things. A few months ago I tried IE7 but hated it, so went back to IE6. Would the SP3 update require a switch to IE7? Also, because of poor vision, I need to use accessibility high contrast mode. Would the SP3 update affect this? finally, would it be possible to use System Restore the uninstall SP3 update and revert back to what I had before? Thank you
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Mic Boost problem
by Guest Hades- 1 reply
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Hi folkeys, bit of an annoyance with my mic boost, when i'm chatting online i can only be heard with the mic boost clicked on, which isnt a problem. However the ridiculous thing keeps popping off again. How do i make the silly thing stay turned on?
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Internet Connections
by Guest Laura2008- 9 replies
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I am seeing that I have 2 internet connections enabled at the same time...why is this and do I need to delete one? I have broadband connection through my local phone sevice but I do not understand why I have 2 connections? Help anyone???
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by Guest Bala- 1 reply
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by Guest Bala- 0 replies
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XP menu settings
by Guest xtophsr- 1 reply
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My computer use to roll my Favorites menu list over to a second column when it went to long for then screen. Now I have arrows at the top and bottom of a single column and have to scroll up and down. How do I put it back to how it was? -- Thanks, xtophsr