Windows XP
Windows XP help and discussions.
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defender.
by Guest cyrano- 1 reply
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running, xp home. with windows defender in situ, though I have not scheduled a scan from the above, as I prefer to do it manually. when I boot up first thing it tells me I have not scanned for: 5/10 days and to scan now. this is even though I may of scanned the day before. suggestions please. Cyrano.
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OPENING OF xp
by Guest berguy- 2 replies
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Hello everyone, Until a few nimutes ago, I would start my computer and I would have my desk right there, nothing to do but start working. Now, I have to click on a Icon to be able to log on. How can I get rid of this? I much prefer not having to log on as such. Thank you for your help Guy -- Berguy
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Speed Disk vs Defrag 1 2
by Guest JCO- 37 replies
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These do different things as far as keeping your harddrive tuned up. Defrag removes all the pointers by putting entire programs or data together on the harddrive (in sequence instead of scattered allover the HD). Speed Disk (Norton) is suppose to reorder the data and stack it up front (sort of speak) so that all the empty space is together. If I understand this correctly (or close enough), it seems that you should use both tools. My question is this: Which tool is better to use first? Does it matter? Can one tool undermine the other? Thanks
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Reccerts.exe KB number
by Guest CWestwater- 0 replies
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Hi, I really need reccerts.exe from Microsoft to recover some files. I called support to raise a case (paid for, or using one of my two free TechNet support incidents - don't care) but they won't help until I give them a KB article that references this tool. I found out about it on various forums including MS ones. http://www.beginningtoseethelight.org/efsrecovery/ Does anyone know which KB article will help? Thanks Colin
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Should I install XP or not?
by Guest Eric- 9 replies
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My boss requests privately to fix her notebook for herself, I think it will be no problem at all. Her notebook is mainly personal use at home. When I request her to bring all related software and notebook to me, so I can format and install every application for her, she assumes I will use office software to install for her. As a IT manager, should I install office copy software for her notebook for personal usage? Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks in advance for any suggestions Eric
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Windows XP wim image
by Guest SANG- 0 replies
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Can I install Windows XP .wim image usind Windows 2k3 RIS server ??? SANG
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USB Portable Drive - NTFS
by Guest JG- 3 replies
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Hello all, I have a Freecom Toughdrive 160Gb which I want to use as "travel disk". A part will be public and another part will be private. Since i'll have some files that exceed 4GB, i converted the FAT tot NTFS. All is fine as long as i work on the same computer/same user at home. When I plug it in to another workstation, i can read, but can't alter, delete the data. What should i do to make this fully accessable, on any Windows XP machine? Thanks. jg
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XP 64-bit versus 32-bit
by Guest Ken- 3 replies
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Is there any advantage/disadvantage to using the 64-bit version of XP even though I have no apps that would use it? I am wondering if there is a pure speed advantage if the 64-bit version is used because of the ability to address more than 3+GB of RAM. Also, which cpu's would be best to use with the 64-bit version: quad core? Thanks, Ken K
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"new program installed" - as shows on start menu....
by Guest neutrino- 0 replies
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Where is the control for setting new installations to show up when you press the Start button? I installed a new program a little while back - but it seems to be "stuck"! by that I mean it shows "new program installed" - but these normally stop displaying themselves after a while.. this one isn't ~ just a minor annoyance.. but an annoyance never the less!! thanks. Cancel that! but if this is any use to anyone else ~ it's right click start menu, select properties, select customise, select Advanced... and there it is on the top section! phewww solved! even before posting! :) ha~ good ol'e Google Search! , an answer for most anything!
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Smallest Portable That Will Run XP?
by Guest (PeteCresswell)- 3 replies
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Anybody know what the smallest device is that will run "real" Windows XP? I'm probably going to supplement my Palm Pilot with a Windows Mobile device sometime this year.... more for amusement than any practical value. But it occurred to me that maybe by now there are devices available that run full-blown Windows yet are aren't more than, say, three times larger than a PDA. -- PeteCresswell
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mircosoft visual C++
by Guest Sonny- 1 reply
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What does this mean? Mircosoft Visual C+ + Runtime Library Runtime error! abnormal program termination
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Automatic updates
by Guest Sanford Aranoff- 1 reply
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XP Pro, SP2. I have auto updates on, and it did not update to SP3. Good. How do I make sure it does not? HP computer, XP home. Update to latest. It tried to install SP3. What is the difference?
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Replacing hard drive
by Guest Gerald Ross- 3 replies
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I wanted to replace the 40 GB HD in my XP SP3 notebook. Booting from the Acronis CD I backed up both partitions (separately) to a USB hard drive. Then with power off I replaced the hard drive with a 120 GB one. Then booting on a Partition Commander CD I partitioned the new drive and formatted both to NTFS (not sure if this was necessary). Then Booted on Acronis CD and restored both partitions. When I restarted, windows came up and everything works just like it did before--no glitches or problems of any kind. Total restore time after starting removal of the old drive was 2 hr 15 min. Acronis True Image rules! -- Gerald Ross Cochran, GA The problem…
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install .prc
by Guest Sonny- 0 replies
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I'm trying to install a .prc application to my palm. But it keeps saying access denied. Even old applications which previously worked does not work anymore. I must have unwittingly changed some setting in XP. Does anyone knows how to get it back. Thanks
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I have a installed a Medion digital drawing tablet (from Aldi) I'm now getting a message when I close my lid saying WTService is preventing your computer from going into standby. When I do a search there is no record of WTService in my computer. I'm using Windows XP home edition.