Windows XP
Windows XP help and discussions.
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Tweak toys for XP......?
by Guest justagirl- 12 replies
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Hi, I googled for Tweak ui and went to an m/s site where it described the toys available under the Tweak utility...... but the one I really wanted wasnt there. The one I want is the toy/app/tweak that gets rid of Shortcut-Arrows on the desktop. I have it on my win98 comp and it works just fine,,, Q: does the Tweak ui for xp offer this? does anyone know where I can get a utility to do this on XP? thanks.
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XP Pro network card speed
by Guest Tester- 5 replies
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Hi there, I have an XP Pro machine, recently new Dell Optiplex 745, I connect to a switch and my network speed is only 10 Mbps, speed and duplex set to auto in network card properties. What can I check? Thanks, T
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Is there a way to reset windows?
by Guest Box 317- 4 replies
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I want to reset windows on my laptop. i just want all my stuff deleted besides windows. any way to do that?
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Help with Minimized windows in IE
by Guest hamsatuk- 3 replies
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Hi Whenever I open another window in IE by clicking on a link the new window always opens half of its normal size as opposed to full size. How can I rectify this problem please. TIA
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Password Restrict Access to IE7
by Guest DerFlieger- 6 replies
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We have a rather adventurous teen. We'd like to limit the number of applications on her desktop and password restrict IE7. When I set up a new desktop account it randomly included a number of applications, including IE7, and it wouldn't let me delete any.
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Without creating a shortcut or copying the exe from to program folder to my desktop. I don't want a shortcut nor do I want the IE7 icon with the file name (iexplore.exe) because I can't get rid od the .exe extension. thanks.
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PROBLEMS with virus riddled laptop
by Guest Richard- 13 replies
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A colleague of mine made the mistake of letting his secretary stick her memory stick into his laptop's USB port. Totally shagged! So I managed to get it to connect to the internet again, installed the latest version of AVG Internet Security, BUT ..... some major problems remain. Please do NOT answer, unless you have a known solution .... I do NOT want "have you tried...." or "I think this may help...." type responses. Many thanks in advance for your understanding this. FYI, the lapton is running XP sp 2. The problems left are:- 1. Clicking on drive name (or even right clicking) does not open/explore the drive . Instead I get the "Open with" wind…
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cd drive
by Guest Kyle- 2 replies
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my cd drive is actiong funny it will not read certain cd's such as my cd that has a copy of my mother board and ect I went to properties to see if I could od anything thing but the programs to do so are gone don't know where they went I have them but it wont show up on the properties tab on the cd drive.
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back up data to external hard drive
by Guest qcanpc18- 9 replies
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I have a external hard drive, 500 gb- It came installed with a software program called memeo- It is ok on the documents, pictures and such, however if I want to make a complete back up I was told to do it with windows xp backup. I looked . at it and I got confused on what way to select where it goes after it is completed. Can someone guide me through the tech stuff so after I make back up where and how to get it on my external hard drive. I was also told by Dell that I really do not need a complete back up, I am confused. I just want to be safe, that is why Iought an external hard drive .
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Hackers are here. Where are you???
by Guest Neuerung Technologies- 0 replies
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computer shut down
by Guest linda- 0 replies
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Keyboard Mystery
by Guest Blake Kaos- 23 replies
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I have an IBM laptop running XP Pro, where the keyboard does not seem to work (in regular windows mode) - no key works at all. However, when I go to Device Manager, the keyboard does not report any errors; when I run PC-Doctor (which is a part of the supplied IBM diagnostics) it reports no errors and indeed the keyboard works just fine for navigation and option selection. In fact, when the laptop boots up, it requires a log-in password and the keyboard works perfectly to enter the password. This leads me to think that keyboard per se is not defective. Once it has booted however, the keyboard becomes totally non-responsive. What could be wrong and how …
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Granting IIS Rights to Power Users?
by Guest Jason Heydasch- 1 reply
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Is there a way to enable "Power Users" in Windows XP to be able to view the default Web site properties in IIS? I can login, as "administrator," to my Webmaster's IIS console on his PC and view the default Web site properties just fine. However, when he logs in as himself, he can open IIS but he can't even see the default Web site's properties. Is there a way to enable him to view this without making him an administrator on the computer?
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Shortcut to a UNC path or network drive letter over WAN connection
by Guest MattNeedsHelpPlease- 1 reply
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So, we have a number of remote offices that currently map a drive back to the main office server over slower WAN links (2-3Mbit or less). It is a fact that the CIFS protocol does not work well over a WAN connection and mapping drives uses network overhead. So we could use a shortcut on the users desktop to the UNC path i.e. \\servername\share. My question is: Is it better for network purposes to use a shortcut to a UNC path or a mapped drive?
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MSDTC issues
by Guest Amunike- 3 replies
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Hi All, I have a class that uses MSDTC distributed transaction service. The code worked perfectly until the server was reboot. At that point I started getting the following error code:0x8004D01B. It means that the MSDTC service is not started. Is there a way to configure the service so that it starts anytime the server does? Thank you for any help on this issue
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shares and incoming connections on XP pro
by Guest Tester- 4 replies
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HI there, I have a windows XP Pro machine with 4 shares and 8 PCs with windows 2000 Pro having the shares mapped to them, using 4 windows login accounts on a LAN and domain. These machines are on a remote subnet with lower speed links to where the domain controllers reside. 1. I am getting "No more connections can be made to this remote computer at this time because there are already as many connections as this computer can accept" on XP sharing machine. 2. On the Windows 2000 Pro client machines I am getting Microsoft Windows network: The local device name is already in use. This connection has not been restored" when trying to access a share of the XP machine…
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can't find items listed in a search
by Guest timandjanet- 1 reply
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I am using XP SP3.0 and I performed a Search, but then could not find in Windows Explorer all of the items listed in the Search. I already "Show hidden files and folders" in all folders. I am the Owner and Administrator of this computer. How can I find and delete these files? In addition, I cannot delete some files from a program I no longer subscribe to/use. I get the error, "Access is denied. Make sure the disk is not full or write-protected and that the file is not currently in use." How can I delete these?
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Looking for a password recovery software
by Guest Eric- 6 replies
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Hi All, Anybody can recommend of a password recovery software? Thanks, Eric
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Can't use Flash with IE
by Guest the K- 5 replies
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I have IE 6 and whenever I go to Adobe's site to install flash, I run the installer and get no messages that something went wrong. However, when I try to view videos, I get the message that I have Javascript turned off or I don't have the latest flash player. I went to tools/internet options/advanced but didn't notice anything about Javascript. This doesn't make sense, because I can view flash videos in Firefox fine.
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monotor does not turn off after 9/9/08 updates
by Guest sjcinnamond- 4 replies
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I have Windows XP Home SP3 on a P4 1.7GHz, 1GB RAM computer. Graphics card is a legacy ATI Rage 128 PRO AGP 4X TMDS with the drivers provided by Windows. I did not download anything from ATI's site when XP was clean-installed. All has worked smoothly since the installation of SP3. After the latest Microsoft updates, however, my monitor no longer turns off despite me settings for it to do so. All was well with power management before the updates. Has anyone else had this trouble after the updates? Any ideas how to remedy this?
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FILE DOWNLOAD
by Guest Paul Koukos- 1 reply
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Using IE6 when I download a file, a window pops up and asks me if I want to Open or Save or Cancel. Now for some reason it just opens and runs the file for me. Is there some setting I can go back to the original. Thanks.
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Vista Downgrading - Pulling Hair Out
by Guest danieltrent0@aol.com- 4 replies
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I was hoping someone could help me with this whole process. I tried using nLite software to place drivers on with winxp install CD and I keep getting same "Cannot Find Hard Disk Error". This is to due to the fact that Xp does not load SATA RAID Drivers during Windows Installation. -No I dont Have a floppy drive or even a blank floppy!- I have a Sony Vaio Model: PCG-384L Series: VGN-FZ140E I found the right SATA Drivers for my HD. I guess what I'm asking is if there is any other software or boot utility that I can use that will successfully load the SATA drivers or emulate an "A" floppy drive. I'm open to other alternatives. -Daniel
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Folders views keep changing
by Guest SunshineDi- 17 replies
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Folders do not keep the viewing options we'd like. They keep resetting to "Detailed" and keep resetting the size of the window to 3/4 the page rectangular. So say for instance, we have one folder on our desktop that has 5 files in it. When it comes up I'd like for it to view "Icons" and to be a long rectangular box at the bottom of my monitor screen. It used to do this, but now it views as "Detailed" and a bigger window in the middle of my monitor. I can reset it and it will keep that setting (mostly) until we reboot (which every night we turn off the computer). I think I remember a long time ago having this problem on our other computer and som…
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Cannot open some links in IE6
by Guest Walter R.- 2 replies
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Running Win XP SP2 Most URL links open fine when I click on them. Other links will only open if I right-click them and then select 'Open" from the drop down menu. Did I mess up a setting? Thanks -- Walter http://www.rationality.net -
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Display problem - Screen is 13" instead of 17"
by Guest rav- 4 replies
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Hi , I have both the edges cut off and in black on my screen remaining screen is ok as per desktop background settings. It was ok until yesterday , today in the morning wheni switched on the display is changed. I have checked my display settings and is as follows. Screen resolution is 1024 x 768 Please let me know what need to be done to get the full screen. Thanks in advance