Windows XP
Windows XP help and discussions.
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I've noticed recently that Windows seems to arbitrarily decide which files/folders get their names truncated and an ellipsis added when viewing them in icon/tile mode. This also affects my desktop, and it's really annoying. Windows has chosen to abbreviate "TmSunrise" to "TmSunri..." when the shortcut right beside it says "Play Rogue Squadron". In short, does anyone know the rule Windows uses to assign abbreviations and ellipses within folders, and if so, if it is changeable?
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Losing control of the cursor
by Guest John Pollard- 3 replies
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I have a Dell Inspiron 8500 laptop. Recently had a Symantec tech-support person "fix" a NAV problem on the laptop using one of those remote login pieces of software. The original problem seems to be fixed, but now I can not keep control of the cursor. At random times, the cursor becomes disengaged from the touchpad (or usb mouse), and drifts off the screen. Nothing done with the touchpad or mouse will get control of the cursor. Sometimes the cursor can be moved partway back in view on the screen, but it then quickly moves off the screen again. Left clicking usually displays the Start menu, left clicking again closes the Start menu. Right clickin…
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VirusRemover2008 - PersonalAntiSpy
by Guest Fernand Thill- 11 replies
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Since about 2 weeks, once IE7 (under XP) is started, about one minute later there is an automatic opening of a new window asking for download of VirusRemover2008, because XP infection and so on. The window is hard to close as there are several pop-ups insisting for download. Once closed there is another new window opening for PersonalAntiSpy, once closed, followed by a third one for Antispyware. I really don't know how to get rid of this and I ask for help Thanks Fernand PS: did a post in the right forum?
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XP Sleep Mode (Shut Down)
by Guest Kevin W.- 3 replies
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I have a Gateway GT5252 that is running Windows XP. Weeks ago it went into sleep mode and never came out. The monitor says "No Signal", the wireless keyboard and mouse do not work, and the CD drive will not open. Is there anything I can do to get this darn thing working? I don't need anything off the hard drive, so if I could only do some "major" re-start to sense everything I'll start all over. The system is only a year and a half old, so I can not imagine it's junk already? Thanks Everyone
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Entered Password then computer restarts - never get logged on
by Guest klafert- 5 replies
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I am logging on to my domain and as soon as I put in my password said applying setting - the computer restart and the same thing happens when I log into the local profile. I can log onto another computer in the domain with no problem. Assume i need to get to system restore or their is something in the registry. Should I reload Windows XP and do a repair. I don't know if i need to but forgot the command to make a rescue disk?
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msconfig vs. Autoruns 1 2
by Guest Jo-Anne- 27 replies
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Several people kindly informed me that the stuttering sound at Windows opening on my WinXP SP3 notebook computer was probably caused by too many programs running at Startup. In the back-and-forthing about that issue, I was told that I could stop some programs from running when the computer starts. Some said they could be deleted from Autoruns and some talked about unchecking them in msconfig. Questions: If all I want to do is keep them from running, am I best off just unchecking them in msconfig? Is there a point where they should be deleted from Autoruns? In both cases, I'm guessing that the programs still exist on the computer; they just don't run auto…
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RoboCopy XP026 Return Code
by Guest Alain- 0 replies
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With RoboCopy version XP026 the Return Code is always 0 (even with a fatal error) instead of what it should be according to the documentation. Is anyone know a workaround to this problem or if there is an update that fix it? I was also wondering why the version XP026 is 3 times bigger than XP010 for the only few extra features, was there major flaws to address in version XP010? Is there any features and flaws comparaison table of the different versions? Thanks!
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Manage & secure computing
by Guest 2Sweet- 2 replies
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Anyone aware of any product that does protect C: drive. User can make changes to C: drive but after restart the PC, the changes made earlier will revert back.
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Options when inserting flash drive
by Guest Peter A- 0 replies
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When I insert a flash drive into a USB port, I get a dialog box with various options for what to do. Recently, the option to open Windows Explorer has vanished from this list, and that's what I usually want to do. Does anyone know how to get this back? TIA -- Peter
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Installing XP-It Reads the CD but ...
by Guest wtw- 4 replies
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This is odd. I'm trying to install XP Pro on a new drive. It was going along fine, but asked me to insert a CD. It gives me a choice of Win OS products. Why do I need to do this? It's already there. I just took it out, put it back in and got the same results? Is it looking for some prior install CD to verify I purchased an earlier OS?
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how?
by Guest pentium- 5 replies
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Hi I have winxp sp2. I just wanted to know how i can reactivate my sound card. TIA! God bless!
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Standby & Hibernate are gone
by Guest Pensionada- 18 replies
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System is XP Pro-SP3 The standby and hibernate functions are gone on this system; the precise moment is not clear but quite some time ago (it is not my own system) but somewhere between SP2 and SP3 installation. Symptoms: - when switching off, the leftmost button (standby) is grey - in energycontrol, neither option is available - I checked with powercfg but all energy schemes are normally available Please advise -- Rob
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Windows Explorer - some properties in details view show blank
by Guest Jazzer- 0 replies
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I use the Choose Details menu in Windows Exploer detail view to add extra columns showing information held in the File Properties fields of individual files. Most work as expected, however there are a few that don't: eg Keywords, Company. They show blank, even if there is some content in the field (using Word documents as an example). Some fields in the Summary and in Custom Properties don't appear in the Chooser list: eg Manager, and even if you create a custom property to match these or any of the other options in the Chooser, they still appear blank. Is this just a "feature" of Windows / Office? Perhaps someone has some tricks to make this wo…
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Training on documentum/java/j2ee
by Guest ruby- 2 replies
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FAILURE TO RECOGNIZE HARD DRIVE
by Guest HARRISON50- 3 replies
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MY COMPUTER IS SET UP WITH A 20GB MAXTOR HD AS MY MAIN HD WITH WINDOWS XP PRO INSTALLED THERE, A 160GB MAXTOR SLAVE INTERNALLY, A 160GB MAXTOR EXTERNAL HD, AND A 1TB SEAGATE EXTERNAL HD. TONIGHT I DECIDED TO WIPE THE INTERNAL MAXTOR 160GB. IT WAS MY C DRIVE AT ONE TIME. IT STILL HAD REMNANTS OF XP ON IT. I USED WIPE DRIVE TO WIPE IT. 1 OVERWRITE. WHEN I REBOOTED 2 STRANGE EVENTS OCCURRED. I WAS INFORMED BY POPUP THAT MY COMPUTER HAD UNDERGONE A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE SINCE WINDOWS WAS ACTIVATED AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REACTIVATE IN 3 DAYS. AND THE 160GB INTERNAL HD WAS NOT RECOGNIZED IN "MY COMPUTER" I WENT THROUGH THE TROUBLE SHOOTER 10 TIMES USING ALL…
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Content Advisor Problem
by Guest Dave- 1 reply
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I was experimenting with the Content Advisor on I.E 6., but wound up putting all settings back to minimum. Now I can't turn it off. Any suggestions on how to do that? Thx Dave Win XP SP2 IE6 OE6
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Is Being Used By
by Guest Earl Partridge- 3 replies
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I know this is not the correct group for this question but could not find a good WORD group I felt appropriate. I use XP, and Word 97. Recently started getting this pop up message every time I opened an existing Word Document... "c:\....\filename.doc is being used by Earl Partridge. Do you want to make a copy" Maybe someone can point me to the correct source for an answer. Earl
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USB Mass Storage Issue
by Guest ib_redbeard- 0 replies
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Hi all, Here is a summary of what is teh probelm and what I have done so far. When a user plugs in any USB flash drive, the "Found New Hardware" Wizard pops up. If you follow it through, it eventually asks for the USBNTMAP.sys file which is a file associated with USB mass storage on Windows Me. I am definately on a Windows XP SP2 machine. These USB flash drives work perfectly on other Windows XP machines. What I have done: I have downloaded and installed the chipset drivers for the laptop. I have removed all USB devices in the Device manager and then rebooted the laptop. I had to reinstall all the USB devices manually by the way. I ran chkds…
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USB problems with SP3
by Guest Andrew S.- 9 replies
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I recently installed SP3 on my laptop and desktop computers. Since then, I can not plug my iPod into either computer. I receive a "power surge on USB port" error message. Any ideas? Do I need new USB drivers? Should I go back to SP2 (my iPod worked fine with SP2)? Thank you.
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locked up
by Guest linda- 1 reply
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notebook is hp pavilion,4 yrs old, 3.0 ghz,512 mb, 60 gb hard drive. windows xp 2002. locked up and shut down while checking mail, now can not get past blue start up screen. verizon high speed internet in use,also spysweeper in place.any help apreciated
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Control Panel Freezes
by Guest natlo- 2 replies
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Iam trying to remove a program from my computrt, but each time I click on it in Control Panel , all freezes and I cannot get any response by clicking on anything. Please advise. I am using Windows XP Pro. -- nanacopa
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Blue Screen when starting internet
by Guest anoop- 1 reply
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hello, I have the following error as Blue Screen on Win XP SP2, whenever I enable my NIC card or enable internet through netgear wireless adapter. IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL Error code : 0000000a , parameter1 elc07094 , parameter2 00000002, parameter3 00000000 , parameter4 804dc25d. Is it a driver problem? Please help Thank you
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USB storage device not in explorer
by Guest Cees- 2 replies
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Hi, I've been looking for a long time to solve this problem that has started in march 2008. Problem: when i connect an USB stick it is regonized and it's getting a letter. Then when I want to use the stick, it is not possible, because the stick is not shown in the explorer. But it is shown in "portable media devices" (configuration screen) and it has a device letter.(this is normal) But from this place you can't use any folder on the stick. To do that, I must make a copy and paste it on the harddisc to have this possibility. But thats not the way it should work. I have 3 USB stick that all works fine on my other 3 computer with the same OS, so the …
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memory paging
by Guest Tester- 10 replies
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Hello there, What is a reliable indicator to see if my machine is paging excessivelly and I need more memory? How does the paging work? I use XP Pro. Thanks, T
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Re-installing XP
by Guest jjrrss- 6 replies
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How do you go about re-installing XP on the same machine that its currently on, without Microsoft questioning the copyright. I know I would have to register it again also using the same product key codes. -- Don''t have the time to go though all the help web sites