Windows XP
Windows XP help and discussions.
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Quick Launch shortcut opens window in mid-maximized state
by Guest Paula- 8 replies
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If you open a web site (i.e., http://www.wfsb.com) for example, and you add that page to the Quick Launch toolbar as a shortcut, and then you click on that shortcut on the Quick Launch toolbar, the window does not open full screen (maximized). It always opens in a mid-maximized state even though the button on the window title bar is the maximize button. Since the shortcut does not have properties to change how the shortcut runs, we cannot get the windows to open full screen. I have checked TechNet and the Web for info on this but cannot locate info on how to do this. I did, however, find a CNET forum that indicates others are having this same issue.…
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specify a letter for a usb key
by Guest nicolas29- 11 replies
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hello is it possible (by example with a registry modification) that a usb key take a specific letter when i plug it in thanks nicolas
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How does Windows XP choose the most optimal domain controller?
by Guest John Hossbach- 6 replies
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I have been reading http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/314861. There is a sentence that says "If the client is communicating with a domain controller that is not in the closest (most optimal) site, the domain controller returns the name of the client's site." I am looking for a technical explanation of that process. -- John
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Setting default image in Paint?
by Guest Abel MacAdam- 0 replies
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Hi, I'm someone who uses Paint a lot. But each time I want to save an Image I'm working with, I need to set it to a JPG (instead of the default Bitmap). Is it possible to instruct Paint to always use JPG as the default image? TIA, Abel
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How to give files a Mouse-over description
by Guest Primoz Bradac- 5 replies
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Hi all! I know how to give folders a customized mouse-over description: - I create a text file named Desktop.ini with the following contents: [.ShellClassInfo] InfoTip=<text of the tip> - I set the attribute of the folder with: attrib +s <path-to-folder> So whenever I point the mouse over the folder in Explorer a small tag opens with data about <text of the tip>, size, subfolders, files of the folder. I'd like to have the same "feature" for files. If I mouse over a file in Explorer I get a similar tag with e.g. Type, Date of change, Size. How can my own description be added? TIA, Primoz
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cells.item(...) is null or not an object
by Guest Isak Badenhorst- 0 replies
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When I start Win XP SP2 I get to the welcome screen with no user names displayed. I then press Alt+Ctrl+Del twice and type in the username and then is able to login to Windows. When I go to user accounts in Control Panel I get the error message cells.item(...) is null or not an object. When I go to computer administration and then local users and groups there is no users listed un der users but the groups is listed. I did a windows repair with no luck. Please help?
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My little XP laptop needs some disk space housecleaning. There is a C:\Windows\Downloaded installations\ has 3 cryptivally named folders in it that add up to 70MB. Is there any way I can delete them? -- Al Dykes News is something someone wants to suppress, everything else is advertising. - Lord Northcliffe, publisher of the Daily Mail
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Turn Off Computer problem
by Guest P & H Macguire- 2 replies
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Recently, when selecting Turn Off Computer, there is a delay of about 10-15 seconds before the dialog box appears and during which the HDD light stays on. This used to be almost instantaneous. Any ideas? Regards and thanks in advance Pat Macguire
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XP quick launch icons missing
by Guest William and Teresa- 0 replies
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I'll explain this as best I can. When I boot up my machine, XP is loaded automatically. I can immediately see that a few quick launch icons are missing. When I click on 'Start' -----> "Log off", I am presented with a Log in screen which provides my name and the opportunity to enter a password. If I just click on "OK" Windows is then run, but THIS TIME, all the missing quick launch icons are present, unlike booting up Windows automatically. Could someone please tell me what is happening and if possible, how to change my settings so that when I boot up, the missing icons are all present. Merv
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Get "remember passwords" back
by Guest Daniel- 2 replies
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Hi I have XP Home, when I got a dialogue box asking if I wanted Windows to remember passwords I checked "never ask again" and "no". How do I get the dialogue back? thanks Daniel
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Synchronizing clocks
by Guest Mandy- 4 replies
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I have 3 XP PC's inside a LAN. How can I synchronize their clocks? Regards Mandy
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services.exe hogging CPU on wake
by Guest George Neuner- 0 replies
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Hi all, I've suddenly got a weird problem with a Sony Vaio laptop running XP Home SP2. After waking from sleep or hibernation, the services.exe program runs steadily whenever its Netgear PCMCIA NIC is inserted. This does not happen following a cold start or reboot. Although Process Explorer shows abnormal activity (12%) only for services.exe with all other items in normal ranges, the drain on the system seems to be much greater - it subjectively feels more like 90% .... everything works but doing anything takes forever. I'm sure there are no viruses or other malware - the problem abruptly when the laptop's battery suddenly died. Thinking it might hav…
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Windows XP Physical Memory Limitations
by Guest MPH-101- 7 replies
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I have an HP system running Windows XP Media Center Edition 2002 (SP2) that I recently upgraded the RAM on since many of my applications and simple Internet activities where thrashing the harddrive to death (I only had 512MB of RAM before the upgrade). I now have 4GB of DDR2 RAM and the HP system software recognizes all 4GBs of physical memory, so the installation is OK. However, Windows only recognizes 3.11 GB. My system has a 3.06 GHz Pentium 4 CPU, for what that's worth. Many years ago when I used to really get into operating system design, and the like, I used to have to create workarounds with the memory limitations of MS-DOS and early versions of…
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I have been searching for weeks now to find the exact thing to do about this problem. I type this into the search here: http://support.microsoft.com/ph/6794 and get a multitude of items to read. I can not understand most of this and wonder why there is not a more specific solution to this problem. I was hoping someone that has solved this problem can direct me to an easier fix. Thanks. Dave
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Cannot Burn on CD drive
by Guest Hank Laskin- 4 replies
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Using Windows XP with SP3 I have two CD drives. E:\ is DVD-RW NEC DVD_RW ND-1300A F:\ is DVD HL-DT-ST DVD-ROM GDR8162B Neither one of these drives allow me to burn a CD I have attempted to use Windows XP Roxio method as well as Nero Under Nero, I receive the following errors: Session Fixation error NEC DVD-RW ND 1300A could not preform fixation Burn process failed@16X (2400KB/s) Power calibration error invalid write state could not perform end track Is it possible that there could be wrong information in my registry under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CD Burning\Drives? I read the info from Microsoft Su…
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Internet explorer error.
by Guest Cipri- 4 replies
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I receive this error continously- The instruction at "0x004f45e0" referenced memory at "0xf45c894a". The memory could not be "read" . Windows xp home with all update. Please help me.
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Hidden files???
by Guest Jen- 1 reply
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Hello! I have a big problem that I'm hoping someone can help me with. I did a defragment the other day and now I can't find some of my files. I did a search for one and it came up "hidden". How can I get these files back to where they should be? I also can't see "My Pictures" in the "My Documents" folder...it doesn't appear anymore, but when you look at my picture it says that is where they are? Does any of this make sence? Please help!!! I'm clueless. Thanks a million in advance! Jen
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RW DVD/CD
by Guest kofc.1- 5 replies
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Hi, My laptop has a DVD/CD problem. It will play music and movies on CD but It does not recognise DVDs at all anymore. Not from Media player, DVD programs or Nero. How do I reinstall or repair the driver or tell me what settings I need to change. Thank you -- kofc.1
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how to create a restore disk
by Guest RomanHastati- 15 replies
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I wanted to know if anyone knows how to create a windows xp restore disk with driers like the ones from dell and alienware so i dont have to reinstall windows the long way if anyone can help me with creating a restore disk thanks so much
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How can this happen!
by Guest Bob- 13 replies
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3 months ago I took my computer in to my Tecko Store and asked them to put a new and bigger drive in and to load WindowsXp on it They dropped my original C drive to D, Added a larger drive to C and reformatted the disk and loaded a New WinXP 2 days ago my computer wont boot up just stops and shows 4 symbols in Dos, so I take my computer in, they opened up BIOS setting telling me some how my computer was trying to load up from D drive where my old disk is, So they changed the boot up to my bigger Drive in C. I get home Boot up , which it does now, but funnily enough all my old files and shortcuts from my last drive are on desktop, then I open Windows explo…
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SATA backup for XP
by Guest Z-Man- 1 reply
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Is there any software that will clone a SATA drive that uses a SATA driver from a floppy under XP to DVD's? It seems that all I've tried back up everything but the SATA driver.
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mscorsvw calling home
by Guest paulmd@efn.org- 1 reply
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Well, I got an alert on Zone alarm. The usual "Program X is trying to access the internet, that ok?" kind. Anyway, my question: why does mscorsvw.exe want to access 131.107.115.28? and what is the nature of the communication? Instant research says that the IP address belongs to Microsof, mscorsvw belongs to the .NET Framework. But that still leaves oven the question as to what exactly is happening.
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to ye
by Guest Laughingstar~*- 10 replies
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-- Er·in go bragh!
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same Pop-up over and over
by Guest Tracy- 6 replies
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I have excite.com as my start up page. When ever I click on a news item, it comes on the then as quickly the same pop up appears. Cannot delete without going out of Internet Exployer altogether. Any clues as what to do to prevent. Thanks -- Tracy