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Internet Connection Sharing problem
by Guest Theslaz- 3 replies
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I'm trying to set up a AD-HOC connection between 2 laptops. Have a connection; just can't get them to share the internet. When I go into the Wireless Network Connection properties and attempt to check the box to allow other network users to connect to the internet I get this error "ICS can not be enabled due to an IP address conflict on the network" It appears that the address "192.168.0.1" is already in use. How can I check what/who is using this address? My desktop computer is connected to a wireless router that is using that address. If this is the problem; is it possible to change that address so that it becomes available for my AD-HOC connection. …
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Force use of offline files
by Guest Patricia D- 0 replies
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We use offline files to allow travelling users to access their data. However, when they connect to network to pick up email, Windows insists on connecting them to network version of offline files. This is too slow! They need to stay on Offline version of files, even when network connection is made. Is it possible to prevent synchronisation and auto connection of Offiline files? -- Patricia D
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Operation cancelled due to restrictions in Excel 2003
by Guest Gerry V.- 10 replies
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XP Home edition Excel 2003 I recently downloaded a program which is based on Excel. However when I click on a link in the home page to another page in the program, I get the message "This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer, Please contact your administrator." As the sole user of my lap top, I have contacted myself but don’t know what to do. Any help will by warmly welcomed.
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update installation failed..
by Guest lifesuckedme- 6 replies
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Installing Security Update for Windows XP (KB839645) in my windows XP sp0 failed for 15days..i directly tried from website also ...
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SP3 and WinFAX
by Guest Bettie Claxton- 7 replies
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We just discoverd the hard way that SP3 is incompatible with WinFAX. Does anyone know of a fax program that is compatible with SP3? -- Bettie
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Relationship of net framework updates
by Guest Lil' Dave- 0 replies
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Round and round I go. It was broke essentially, but stuck with it. DriveImage 7.0 and its net framework that came with it, MS version 1.0. The imaging worked fine, its the verification that failed in many occasions. Usually, it was an onboard hard drive I was saving an image to where the verification failed. USB and Firewire connected hard drives, no problems. Yes, I checked the onboard hard drive with both 3rd party software, chkdsk, and disk scan. Many times, I thought I tracked down the problem, but shortly reoccurred again. Basically, the problem as it turns out is the updates to net framework 1.0, 2 updates so far. The fix, despite MS mislead…
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XP Install Catch-22
by Guest littlenemo- 2 replies
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I'm ;not exactly a newbie, but I'm kind of stupid regarding some things, so please bear with me. I'm planning to install WindowsXP SP2 on some new hardware with clean (unformatted, SATA) drives. The motherboard is an Abit AB9 Quad GT which will have an Intel Core2 quad processor. The logistics have me a little puzzled. I'm not sure if I have what I need to get through the installation without problems. My hard drive will be a SATA drive. At this point, I don't have any floppy drive (not sure if I need one). I have only an LG SATA DVD ROM optical drive. I know the motherboard supports SATA drives, but I'm pretty sure I need some software drivers as …
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XP shortcuts to folders and shares to My Network Places
by Guest Tester- 1 reply
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Hi there, Is there a possible slowdown of an XP Pro machine by adding shortcuts to folders and adding shares of recently opened documents to My Network Places? If yes, then it is applicable for shortcuts to folders/ shares for both LAN reachable servers [100 Mbps] or only WAN servers through speeds less then 10 Mbps? Should I set up mapped drives instead? Thank you, T
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cd drive freezes up along with computer
by Guest Kyle- 11 replies
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My aunt's computer keeps freezing up when she uses her cd drive only certian music or other types do this we're not sure why Please help us figure out the problem.
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Print spool error
by Guest DrGaryG- 8 replies
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All of a sudden my printer has disappeared from my computer. I can't reinstall it. All I get is an error message: "Print spooler service is not running."
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Reinstalled XP-Home/SP2... a Q
by Guest G. Katts- 8 replies
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I reformatted the HD and reinstalled XPHome/Sp2 this morning. How do I remove the MS-Messenger thing that refuses to die? I can't even exit it. Unchecking it in msconfig doesn't work. PLEASE... how do I remove it from my PC?
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XP pro diskpart
by Guest Frodo- 2 replies
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Hi all, Anyone use diskpart to create another partition? Thank you.
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xp slow to open a file in explorer
by Guest jcsquish- 4 replies
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this is on a XP system using office 2007 : : > I have an issue with one of our new computers. It is a Dell P4 1gb ram, 2.8 : > ghz and is on a network. For the last couple weeks the client is complaining : > that it takes a long time to open windws explorer, once in it is then slow : > for the first few folders clicked and then seems ok. It actually takes about : > 40-60 seconds to open explorer. As i mentioned it is a new machine so : > shouldnt have much crap on it to bog it down. I have 2 other machines : > exactly the same that dont seem to have this issue. Any ideas on how to fix : > this or what to look for? : >
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Need to Clone Laptop HDD 1 2
by Guest Kerneldebugger- 37 replies
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Is there a cloning program, such as Acronis True Image or Norton Ghost, that will clone a laptop hard drive to a USB hard drive using a CD disk, or do they require a floppy drive? I'm very familiar with Drive Image, which runs in Caldera DOS, but I don't know how to make a USB drive visible in DOS. I've ordered a Lenovo r61 for a college student, with XP Pro, and after I decrapify it, add SP-3, Avast and ZA, etc, I'd like to make a clone. TIA
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DVD-Rom Region not set
by Guest josh- 1 reply
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I have a PC with a dvd-rom, which the dvd region has never been set in. Whenever I attempt to actually set it to Region 1 (USA), It tells me I don't have the privileges, I am in the administrator group. Also, I have attempted with and without the movie present in the drive. Can anybody here help me with this issue?
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Logo Key+E - Administrator Error
by Guest Roscoe P. Coltrane- 3 replies
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Hello...in XP Home SP2, when I try to use the Windows key+E to bring up Windows Explorer, I get the following error message: "This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact your system administrator." Other logo key combos seem to work ok, like the +R for run. Is there a registry adjustment I can make that will resolve this? TIA for any assistance that can be offered!
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Why O Why doesn't reg change stick
by Guest bill@love.ranch- 4 replies
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I change my logon pref using TweakUI to allow auto logon to my account. It seems to work once or twice then when I reboot it is gone and I am back to clicking me on the logon screen. it is doing that on two computers. same OS (XP Pro) and other s/w.
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User Settings get changed when another user logons
by Guest Sanjay Mehta- 2 replies
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Hi, We are using roaming profiles, win xp on clients and windows 2003 on the server. I have a user who complains that the user's settings are not retained - when somebody else uses their computer. For example the resolution is affected. Is their anyway to lock down those settings so a default is used.
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System Tray Arrow Missing
by Guest Keith W- 6 replies
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This is a minor but irritating little fault that has cropped up on my wife's PC. I reinstalled Windows XP on the machine about a month ago to give it a larger hard drive and tidy up the crud. All has been well and it updated to SP3 satisfactorily some three weeks ago. Now, it has suddenly lost the little left pointing chevron at the left side of the system tray that allows you to open the tray wider to display the inactive icons. Any ideas how to get the chevron back please? -- Keith Willcocks (If you can't laugh at life, it ain't worth living)
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Cannot access removable media.
by Guest Bobby28- 6 replies
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XP SP2 machine that cannot access removable media (cd/dvd, usb, etc..). The user is a member of the local admin's group, and the admin group when logging onto the domain. There are no default domain causing the issue (other users are fine) and nothing I find in the local secuirty policy causing this behavior. When inserting a cd, it says "Administrator has .....access denied" something along those lines. When I click run > e:\ I get an access denied error. Please help...thank you!
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DVD-Rom Region not set
by Guest josh- 0 replies
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I have a PC and I finally tried to play a DVD in it but the region isn't set. I am an administrator, but each time I try to set the region (with or without the movie in the drive) it says I don't have the privileges. I also have full 5 changes left. Can anybody help with with this.
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SFC /scannow
by Guest Jorge Bravo- 5 replies
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I lost (temporarily) IE, so I decided to do sfc /scannow. Soon after it started it asked for the disk for XP Professional SP3. Problem is that my system is XP Home and not Porfessional. Wen I inserted the Toshiba Recovery Disk in he drive, SFC told me it was the wrong one... Anyone knows what is going on? Is this a common problem? Thank you
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KB950762 cashes boot crash
by Guest Jason- 4 replies
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After installing update computer just kept rebooting at at start-up. Removed patch and working again!
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strange SendTo and Recent folder issue
by Guest Tim.T- 1 reply
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1)I'm the only user on this PC, the Administrator. I'm running XP Home Edition. When I go to the 'C:\Documents and Settings\Me\SendTo' folder there is only two items in it: 'Desktop (create shortcut)', and 'Mail Recipient'. But if I actually right-click an item and choose 'SendTo', I find there are 13 location shortcuts listed, including the defaults - all the others are partitions in my drive. I remember putting them there, but why do they show up on the right-click menu, and not in the actual 'SendTo' folder itself? The shortcuts are not hidden; I've checked (folder just says two items, none hidden), and they do work! They just seem to be absent from the folder.…
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XP Boot Issue, Strange Problem.
by Guest Jeff- 12 replies
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Hello everyone, I am having a very strange XP reboot issue...I have XP SP3 and now whenever I need to reboot (I usually keep my machine on all the time) it starts back up...gets to the normal XP screen (with the moving bar) and then goes to a black screen and just stops. No error, no beeps, nothing. However, every so often it will actually boot up and then continue to work fine...until I need to reboot again. There's nothing in the Event Log and no other noticeable error....all data is good and all applications seem to work fine on boot up (when I can finally get it going again). If I hit F8 when booting, it seems to always be able to get into Safe M…