Windows XP
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lots of HDD activity after reboot, can't find source
by Guest Brad- 3 replies
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I have an XPproSp2(nowSp3) w/all updates, that was locking up for no apparent reason. It started with SP2, so I updated all critical updates w/Sp3 and I still have the issues. I've shut down all programs in 'msconfig' startup and services (non-msoft) and I get a lot of HDD activity after rebooting, for about an hour or so (I haven't really been able to time it). When I go into 'task manager' the performance tab says cpu is using 30% +/- 3 or 4, but the processes tab doesn't reflect the cpu usage as to what's causeing the activity. I also don't see any obscure items in the processes tab. Any suggestion on how I can find out what's causing the HDD acitivity and w…
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Quick question regarding CACLS
by Guest Synapse Syndrome- 2 replies
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I want to find any folders on a drive that the Administrator account may not be able to access. What CACLS command should I use for this? Cheers ss.
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Unattended remote assistance
by Guest quizzy- 2 replies
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I want to access a computer that has no user attached to control some functions on it. I have modified two .htm files buried deep in the C:\Windows folder to enable automatic Allowing of ORAS connections and take-control requests. When I disconnect there is a dialog box that comes up on the remote computer that say I disconnected. Is there any way I can disable that dialog box?
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Java jre-6u10
by Guest Yvonne York- 10 replies
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OS: Win XP Pro SP3 Browser: IE7 Just downloaded and installed Java jre-6u10-windows-i586-p-s.exe The installation was successful. 1. In 'Add or Remove Program' panel are two (2) Java items listed viz: Java 6 Update 10 (Size 96.89MB) and Java 6 Update 7 (size 114.00MB) Is it okay to remove Java 6 Update 7 from the 'Add or Remove Program' panel? 2. In C:\Program Files\Java are two (2) folders listed viz: jre 1.6.0_07 and jre6 Is it okay to delete folder jre 1.6.0_07 ? 3. In 'Add-ons that have been used by Internet Explorer' are four (4) Java ActiveX Control items listed viz: a) Java Plug-in 1.6.0_07 File: jp2iexp.dll b) Java Plug-in 1.6.0_1…
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Cannot restore before August
by Guest E. T.- 3 replies
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On June 15th, my ZAP log mentions some: OSFW,2008/06/15,11:04:32 -7:00 GMT,UNKNOWN(0),Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool,C:\WINDOWS\system32\MRT.exe,PROCESS,OPENPROCESS,DST,\SystemRoot\System32\smss.exe I realise it now, looking into my ZAP logs file. Later in the summer this line multiplied dozens of times in the log and I realize that too now, but before, I started having ZAP alerts, the violet ones saying Generic Host Program for win32 services is trying to act as a server and red alerts saying LSA Shell Export Version is trying to communicate with C:\Windows\system32\Zonelabs\UpdClient.exe by opening its process, application Isass…
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Windows live mail vs Hotmail
by Guest Dawn- 3 replies
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i am currently using Windows live hotmail and i am having problems with it....it is not sending me my messages and sending them back to the sender saying my box is full (i am currently at 1% of 5GB). I also noticed Windows live mail...i think this is a newer version of windows live hotmail. anyone have any input on this? -- Dawn
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WXP SP2 is not installed - False error?
by Guest churin- 4 replies
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When I attempted to uninstall an application software(Pinnacle Studio), the following error message is displayed and uninstallation process was aborted: --------------------------- Warning: Windows XP Service Pack 2 is not installed on your PC. This service pack is required. Please install Service Pack 2 as soon as possible. Service Packs may be obtained via Windows Update. --------------------------- The service pack 3 has been installed. What could be wrong?
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automatic update programmers HELP!!!!
by Guest marino- 1 reply
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Problem Description: Error number: 0x8DDD0018 I installed windows one care, now i don't have the programs on my computer for automatic updates, when i try to activate it, it says Could automatic updates on local computer: error 1058: the services could not start because either because it is disabled or because it has no enabled devices associated with it. now I keep getting trojans. how do I reinstall the device that was removed? my computer is for home office use only Operating System: WindowsXP
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XP won't shut down cleanly
by Guest Robert S- 5 replies
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Our XP (Pro) machine frequently hangs when shutting down or rebooting. After the shutting down dialogs ("closing network connections", "saving user data" etc, the screen goes blue and nothing happens.\ Its a big problem because we often access it remotely. Could somebody give me some pointers as to how to fix this?
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Create folder problem
by Guest Luca Rossi- 1 reply
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Hi to all, on a pc (win XP Pro SP3) i have this problem: when i right-click on desktop or in explorer, and the i have to click "new" to create a new folder, the system freezes for almost a minute, on every attempt to do the same operation i have the same problem (only the "new folder" task....other task on right click like "open with".."search"..etc has no problems) Thanks to all bye Luca
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log on a warning appears
by Guest Lily2009- 2 replies
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problem with an user profile: Is there any way to restore it? When I try to log on a warning appears: 'It is impossible to load the user profile' [my error is in Italian]. In User Profiles under Status for profile with problem I read 'Backup' and not 'Local' like others. -- Lily2009
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Installing printers for non-admins
by Guest Gis Bun- 0 replies
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Hi. Our Win XP PCs print to the IP [address] port of our network printers, but in order to create a new port locally and add a printer, the user requires admin rights [which most don't have]. Therefore we have to log them out and then we log in. Is there such thing as a MSC applet for printers? This way I can either go in remotely (as most MSC applets allow) or at the PC changing the MMC authority to the local admin. Thanks
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Outlook error with "RSS Feed"
by Guest cj47- 1 reply
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Whenevery I send/recieve in Outlook i get the following error. Task 'RSS Feeds' reported error (0xE3004005) : 'Synchronization to RSS Feed:"http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=121315" has failed. Outlook cannot process the RSS content from http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=121315. The link may not point to a valid RSS source.' What can I do?
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encryption
by Guest colton- 5 replies
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I am trying to encrypt a file and or document, but when I get to the "Advnaced Attribues" box to check "encrypt contents to secure data" it is not avaialbile (lilght grey instead of black)..............I know this may seem very minor to experts on computers but I simply can't figure it out and have to send a document encrypted via email............................any help is appreciated. thanks -- colton
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Typed words appear backwards
by Guest KateKelly- 6 replies
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When typing on my laptop, whatever I type started appearing backwards. For instance, if I typed "katekelly", it would appear "ylleketak". If I typed a sentence, the entire sentence would appear backwards. I recently loaded a bunch of music into the media center. It loaded my entire documents file. I started deleting stuff that wasn't music related when I noticed it was asking if I wanted to delete it from my "PC". I thought it was just deleting from the media center. I'm new with computers and not really sure what I'm doing. -- Thanks, Kate
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How bad is IE 7 let alone Vista
by Guest GTT- 2 replies
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...the IE7 view is changed so I cannot find stuff, the ergonomics... the placement of the home page icon is giving me carpal tunnel. And I have yet to find my Outlook Express icon on the IE 7 Homepage. Again, Microsoft's evolution incorporating change for the sake of change, has negatively affected my quality of life. As to XP and Vista? 2K was working fine but MagicJack decided to collude with Microsoft and designed their unit to only work on registered, legal MS XP and newer. If only I was techie enough to partition my HD and dual boot with Linux ....pushing applicatins toward Linux We owe MS nothing for their evolution. In the past I booted Wi…
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IE tweak for more speed
by Guest James Finch- 12 replies
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Dear Ross, I cannot really suggest any programs that will speed up Internet Explorer. From my experience, programs that claim to speed up your Internet connection simply don't. I can, however, suggest the following: * Delete your temporary Internet files every couple of days. A full Temporary Internet Files folder will significantly reduce your browsing speed, as well as causing a few other problems * On the Advanced tab of Internet Explorer's Options dialog, in the Multimedia section, uncheck anything you don't need IE to load on a Web page. For example, if you uncheck 'Play sounds in webpages', IE won't bother downloading them. This will speed thing…
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Windows XP SP3 and 2003 Server handles DST incorrectly
by Guest jhTommy- 11 replies
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Last Sunday (10/26/2008) all my Windows XP SP3 and Windows 2003 Server SP2 got their date changed back one hour. Any idea why? How do I repair this problem? I've already read and gone through the following thread and it's not working for me. http://www.windowskb.com/Uwe/Forum.aspx/windowsxp/264794/Windows-XP-SP3-handles-Daylight-Savings-Time-end-incorrectly When I apply the patch to both 2003 sever or XP SP3, I got the following error: Update cannot be installed as a newer or same timezone update has already been installed on the system Any help is much appreciated.
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PCI twinhan dtv
by Guest Graham- 3 replies
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I have a pci tv card , twinhan, but ive never mamanged to run any software except the original install disk ... now .. when i view sky news on ch82 , the pog locks and shuts down , sending a error report as well If I download the latest drivers etc from the web site .. everything installs and works .. but the audio and video are slow , juddery , and prone to periods of lock up .... Any one any ideas . appart from ditch the card .. ?? the system is a intel P4 3.2 Ghz , pf21-ext m-board - 250 mb pci-ext navidia video card ... 2 ghz ram ... not sure if its dual core .. shows as 2 cpus on the device driver list ... winxp-pro all the other prog's run fi…
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Mouse pointer in safe mode
by Guest John- 7 replies
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I have WinXP Media center with SP3 installed. When I go to safe mode, the mouse pointer does not work or move.What do you think the problem can be? -- John N
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Re: MCCWSA Windows
by Guest Win- 4 replies
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Re: MCCWSA Windows What is BT? Thanks. "expat" wrote: > I have the same problem exactly and have been looking for a solution for > several weeks. Thanks so much for your information. I too have now reported > it to BT. > -- > expat > > > "Smirnoff" wrote: > > > Bt Support have asked people to give the start of their primary e-mail > > address (the bit before @btinternet.com and a description of the > > problem. > > Send info to btnewsgroups@btinternet.com > > As the update is being released in stages, it needs at least 10 people > > to report it before it can be escalated. &…
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Hide Inactive Icons arrow...
by Guest ME- 1 reply
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My hide-inactive-icons arrow seems to want to come and go as it pleases. And yes, at any given time I have inactive icons to be hid. And, yes it is set to hide. But I suppose depending on its mood, it'll be there or not. Strange. Clues? -- ME
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Tabs
by Guest Pete hodge- 2 replies
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I have a google and facebook tab which appear automaticaly when I open explorer. However, when I then create a third tab a second facebook tab also appears. How do I stop this? Thanks Pete
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.bat file to copy files using current date as part of name?
by Guest +Bob+- 5 replies
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I need to set up a bat file that will use xcopy to copy a directory from one drive to another. The resulting directory needs to incorporate the date that it is copied into the name. Something like this: xcopy c:\bigdir\*.*/s/e d:\bigdir-10-oct-2008\*.* I need to do this on a regular basis, so how can I pull the date within the bat file into a variable? Also, assuming I can get the date into a variable named something like "DateIn" will a command like this work: xcopy c:\bigdir\*.*/s/e d:\bigdir-%DateIn%\*.* Thanks,
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Windows XP Pro automatically logs me out
by Guest husky86- 2 replies
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If I leave my Windows XP Pro desktop unattended for a period of 10-15 minutes (estimate), the operating system logs me out automatically. I have to log back in each time I leave the computer unattended. Where can I change these settings?