Windows XP
Windows XP help and discussions.
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OK finnally :)
by Guest Korea92- 12 replies
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Hey guys,, its me again i need help again T.T so i finally finished installing my windows xp with SP3 with the knowledge that my harddrive MIGHT be damaged or my computer not being able to support sp3..either way the new reformatted computer is still kinda laggy, but not as SLOW SLOW SLOW as before i reformatted. so i am asking what i should do next to finish off this slowness.. are there any drivers i should download to help support the sp3 or should i take to a computer repair guy and have him check it out? Computer information: Windows XP proffesinal with sp3(used to be sp2 before reformat) 448 mb of ram hmm im not too much of a computer expert so i do…
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Quick Launch Task Bar won't undock
by Guest bikemrh- 13 replies
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I am trying to drag and drop the quick launch task bar from the main task bar so it is undocked. I want to place this on the left side of the screen by itself. It used to be there and somehow my 4 year old daughter made it disappear. When I show the quick launch from the toolbar window I cannot get it to drop on the desktop. Please advise.
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BSOD 0x00000024 - PLEASE HELP!
by Guest kulamonster- 1 reply
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Ok here is my dilemma, Went to turn on my computer last night and it booted to windows just fine. I was in the middle of a virus scan and spyware scan when the entire computer locked up. Could not get out of it by any means except hitting the power button for 8 sec. (Which I really hate to do!!!) Upon reboot, I received the lovely BSOD 0x00000024...Corrupt NTFS file system. So I was like oh great, just what I need!! Not panicking, I pulled out my trusty WinXP disk, booted to Recovery Console.....tried running a Chkdsk /r and it says that there are 1 or more unrecoverable errors with the drive. (now some concern) So I tried booting into BARTPE and it w…
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What type of network to setup?
by Guest k0103707- 6 replies
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Hi, I'm not sure what type of network to setup... Got 2 pc's with xp pro, connection is wired, to router, sharing an internet connection through the router. I'd like to use it to backup too and to view/use files from such as videos/music. I would need a very stable & reliable network that would handle this. What are my options? -- Man oh man!
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NTLDR missing
by Guest Talib- 12 replies
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Hi All, I have a problem booting my windows xp pro sp2 OS. It shows NTLDR missing. Is there a way to restore this file or I'll have to reinstall or repair the OS?
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How to find application that is calling for a missing file?
by Guest otcmx- 2 replies
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My problem started when my antivirus detected a trojan virus on a file gdcyxydi.dll located in system32 folder. I tried to heal the file but wasn't successful. I quarantined the file and deleted it. Now everytime I started my computer, I received an error missing file gdcyxydi.dll. So somewhere in my computer, an application is calling for this file on Windows startup. My question is, how do I find out which application is calling for this file? So that I can remove this application or re-install it. I'm currently using Windows XP professional. Any help would be very much appreciated. Thank you.
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Windows XP Hangs After Logon "Personalizing Internet Explorer" (Custom Shell) I work for an OEM that uses a Windows XP system to control a piece of manufacturing equipment. During system setup we change the default system shell (HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Shell) to our user interface application (A .NET 2.0 Application) When customers logon to the system with a new account (i.e. a new user, one that has never been used), 1 out of about 10 times the "Personalized Settings" window appears (upper left corner of the screen) and stops at Internet Explorer. In some cases we've waited upto 2 hours, and the shell never starts. …
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I've started a high-level inventory of my PC laptop. I used add/remove programs as the starting point to list the applications. The other part is an inventory of C:drive files/folders. One objective for the work is to get a better understand of where things are and how they're used for backup and recovery purposes. Using Outlook as an example, it would be nice to know where all the components are stored that have some sort of settings or user data. I know about the .pst files, what they contain, and where they're located but don't know where settings (accounts, etc.) are stored. I'll get the knowledge about individual applications via posts specifi…
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New motherboard causes Blue Screen
by Guest Chris White- 7 replies
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I installed a new motherboard in a computer running XP Home w all updates. The computer Blue Screened with a 0x0000007E. I booted into Safe Mode and installed all of the drivers for the new motherboard(USB/Video etc) Reboot and get the same Blue Screen Reboot into Safe Mode and it says I have to Activate and that I cannot do it in Safe Mode. I guess I should have tracked down the offending drivers/hardware before installing all of the new ones, but what do I do now?
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Downloading SP2
by Guest RN1- 5 replies
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I have been trying to download WinXP Pro SP2 since last 3 hours or so but it's just refusing to download. I am using IE6 to download SP2 (by navigating to the Tools-->Windows Update menu) & when I click a button to download SP2, a modal window having a status bar (which shows the progress of the download) comes up but the status bar doesn't indicate the progress at all. As a result, I am not sure whether anything is being downloaded or not in the first place. Can someone please give me some idea on what could be going on? This is the 4th time I am trying to download SP2 in my WinXP Pro m/c. BTW, IE says that it will take me about 2.5 hours to download SP…
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Is activation of XP still tracked by Microsoft. 1 2
by Guest Reds- 27 replies
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I would like to know if Microsft still tracks activation of copies of Windows XP. Do they still care if more than one computer is using the same copy. I'm assuming that since Vista is now available, they may relax the rules for using XP.
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right click and send
by Guest fishtasy- 1 reply
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Is there a setting for right clicking and send pics or text to mail recipient? When I right click on a pic and hit send to mail recipient nothing happens just goes back to desktop. This is on my toshiba laptop, win xp, sp3. My office pc has all the same programs and updates and works fine at sending.
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SERVICE PACK 3 - Updated Help Needed...
by Guest Stephen Blakley- 17 replies
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I am having a problem with service pack 3. Here is some background: I am running Windows XP Home edition. I have Microsoft Office Pro 2000 installed. I also have a software package that uses Microsoft Excel called “Handicap Manager”, which is a golf program to keep my handicap. Normally I just click on the desktop icon and my Handicap Manager works just fine. In addition, when I am sent a Power Point presentation in an email, I just double click on the power point presentation and it opens with my Microsoft Office Pro 2000 Power Point. The problem began the moment the Microsoft Service Pack 3 was installed. The moment it was installed I could …
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shutdown issue
by Guest Tester- 3 replies
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Hello there, I use a Latitude Dell D630 with XP Pro. Sometimes my machine does not shut down, it stays in the blue screen previous to shutting down. Is there anything I could check, besides having all programs and windows closed when I click start, shutdown? Thank you, T
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Program Access and Defaults Settings Displayed Incorrectly
by Guest Dick K- 0 replies
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My XP MCE SP3 system has developed a problem - Program Access and Default settings are displayed incorrectly. Changes still seem to work and are reflected in, for example, Firefox's and Mozilla's initial checks to determine whether they have default program status. However, on returning to Program Access and Defaults, whatever the real settings are, the configuration is displayed as "Custom" and the program defaults as "Use my current...." (Web browser, e-mail program, etc, etc). Any ideas on how to correct the problem please? -- Thanks for any suggestions. Dick K