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One beep - then frozen
by Guest Tony Meloche- 4 replies
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I take care of tech issues with my wife's computer as well as my own, and generally do her updates, defrag, etc. on Fridays. Her computer is a Dell, nine months old, has always operated flawlessly, and is fully updated. I booted her machine this morning, left the room and returned five minutes later to find the hourglass still up (desktop looked normal). I moved the mouse arrow over to a small text file on the desktop and experimentally double-clicked on it - it didn't open, and then I got one short "beep". Absolutely nothing would budge after that - frozen solid. I shut it down, waited two minutes and rebooted - everything right as rain. Interes…
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16bit programs suddenly don't work anymore
by Guest DustWolf- 4 replies
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Hello, I have a weird problem where on one of our Windows XP SP2 computers suddenly won't run 16bit programs anymore. The same 16-bit software that worked fine last week and works fine on all the other computers (including computers with identical software, hardware and settings) just won't budge. I doubleclick the icon and nothing happens. We have of course tried reinstalling it, and uninstalling, deleting all files and registry settings and reinstalling it to no avail. I can see Wowexec gets loaded in task manager but there is no trace of the application. I assume a temporary virus infection, which is no longer evident or software installation overwrote o…
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problems after intalling service pack 3
by Guest Candice- 1 reply
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I was having so many problems after installing Service Pack 3 that I restored my computer to an earlier date. But the problem with my device driver is still hapenning, "Attention 23K/0HZ frequency out of range". I've used the update wizard and fould 1 update for the "Plug and Play Monitor Properties". I also tryed to adjust the harware accelerator and the screen refresh rate (to the next lowest rate..it is set at 60 Hertz) but this did not help. Do I need to try a driver update from the Misrosoft Cataloge if so which one? Also I'm now getting these new error messages on the Advanced systems error log: Wed, Sept 17, 2008 Service Control Manager…
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RunDll32.ese - Entry Point Not Found
by Guest Jeff Pruitt- 1 reply
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After a Windows XP auto update, I started experiencing the following errors at startup: RunDll32.exe - Entry Point Not Found The procedure entry point_except_handler4_common could not be located in the dynamic link library MSVCRT.dll. A second dialog box comes up and says RUNDLL ERROR loading P17RUNE.DLL The specific procedure could not be found. The auto update from Microsoft included an intel motherboard update, NVIDIA update, etc. I can't seem to get rid of this error and it was all caused by Windows auto update feature. Please help me to get rid of these frustrating errors...thanks!
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Optimizing Windows
by Guest Eric- 14 replies
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Hi all, I am looking for a software to optimize windows xp. Such as software that can clean up the registry and fix windows errors amongst other things.I know of a software by pc tools and a software called Speed Up My PC are any of these software recommened. Any response is greatly appreciated. Regards, Eric
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Looking for a recovery software
by Guest Eric- 1 reply
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Hi All, I am looking for bootable recovery software that can restore a bootable partition that got corrupted. Any recommendations are appreciated. I checked with Acronics and it does not a corrupted partition. Thanks, Eric
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Unsuccessful in activating Supplemental Language Services
by Guest JMGill- 1 reply
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I'm trying to activate the Supplemental Language Services option to use right-to-left typing, but it asks me to put in the Windows XP disc so it can retrieve setup files. I do not have the Windows XP disc, and I was wondering if there is any other way to get the necessary files to activate this feature.
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icon cache in a folder
by Guest 1776- 4 replies
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I have a folder on my desktop that I keep about 25 files in, each with a unique icon. When I open the folder the systems takes nearly 10 seconds to display these files, but only the first time I open it. This discovery or caching does not persist across a reboot. I do not notice this behavior on any other folder on the computer, nor does the computer behave oddly or slowly in any other way. Is there a way that I can eliminate or reduce this icon discovery time, or is this expected behavior? The machine is a Dell B120 with 1.4GHz/1G running Windows XP SP3. Thank you. W.
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drivers
by Guest john d- 2 replies
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hello , can anyone tell me how to locate and update my video driver on my comp
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XPS Document - hotfix 946411 Tswpfwrp.exe
by Guest Joel- 1 reply
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I am experiencing the problems outlined in this kb article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/946411/ However, the article does not provide a download but instead provides a link that is supposed to send me to a support site. That site is not helpful. Can anyone give me direction on how I can get the hotfix I need? -- Data Integration Engineer for Manufacturing Engineering Systems
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Registry Maxed Out for System
by Guest dickf- 6 replies
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I restored my Win XP system from an image backup. This backup was of SP 2. After restoring, MS Update installed SP3. Thereafter I sometimes get the following message during boot: "The system has reached the maximum size allowed for the system part of the registry. Additional storage requests will be ignored". Can anybody tell me if they have ever heard of this message and what might be causing it? I have fewer programs on my machine now, when i am getting the message than I did before the restore, before the message appeared.
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OT: Where to get Windows Live Spaces support
by Guest smlunatick- 3 replies
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I have a problem accessing Windows Live Spaces from my home PC. I am using Norton 360 v2 and it is blocking the web site. Where / how can I find details on unblocking this access?
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Nothin is auto starting
by Guest Jay- 1 reply
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What eve media I install, CD, DVD, Flash Cards, USB drives etc. nothing auto starts. Even though I have a check mark in "prompt me each time to choose an action". What's going on?
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System Volume Information
by Guest rfdjr1@optonline.net- 3 replies
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I have a question about this folder. From what I've researched, it has to do with system restore functionality. All well and good. But curiosity go the better of me and I delved into the folder and find it take up an incredible amount of disk space. Also, when I run a defrag, which I do about once a week, using a program which is very fast and I can actually sit there and watch the disks defrag, when it comes to this folder, it takes forever. When I looked into the folder, I see threre sub-folders, each starting with _restore. One is 5Gb in size and has 8,879 files and 96 folders and says the date modified is 9-14-08 One is 4.89Gb in size with 20,364 fi…
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dell dimension problem?
by Guest zirath- 2 replies
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We've got a dell dimension xps_r, (intel se440bx mainboard). We shut down the computer from windows xp - shoft shut down. The computer is plugged into a surge protecter power strip which we also turn off at night. When we turn the power strip back on, the computer starts without pushing the "on" button. This had been happening for several months (since we upgraded to windows xp from windows 98). Now it has begun to print out an almost blank page from our hp laserjet 4L printer at boot as well. (The page has one letter, a "U" on it). Our virus program isn't finding any problems (avira antivir). I had alot of problems getting the printer to function…
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Shared Document folder vs Document folder
by Guest Twayne- 4 replies
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Crossposted to .general and .customize. Hi, Have a strange XP Pro SP2+ non-problem but an annoyance I'd like to ask about. In essence, Win Explorer is changing folder names. I know it'll do that with user accounts and depending on who's logged onto what account, but this is different and it recently caused a little more than simply annoyance in looking for a folder I not only knew existed, but even had the path for. It's hard to explain so I'll do it a few different ways<g>. If that fails, I can put it up on a web site for the asking to show what I mean. Emphasis added by me: In windows Exporer, the TITLE bar shows the file path a: C:\…
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Windows XP Scheduled Backup Fails
by Guest Doug B- 9 replies
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I have searched the forum and can't find a post on this topic. When scheduling a backup, same time every day, it fails to run. There is no error, just does not run. When checking the backup log it shows nothing. Can run manual backups with no problem so it seems to be a scheduling issue. User rights are ok for this operation so am unsure why it fails. Any help appreciated. This o/s is updated to sp/2. Thanks. -- Doug B
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No thumbnails for AVI files
by Guest Terry Pinnell- 0 replies
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I have AVI types associated with VirtualDub 1.8.1. But I've just noticed that if I view a folder as Thumbnails the AVI files just get a default VirtualDub thumb, not a small image. Anyone have any suggestions what might have changed to cause that please? -- Terry, East Grinstead, UK
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Mouse and Keyboard stopped working
by Guest NEO50- 3 replies
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Running XP SP2. The mouse and keyboard stopped working. Keyboard is PS2 and Mouse is USB. I tried different USB ports with no success. The computer starts and is running but I can not see the XP log on screen because the flat screen is in energy save mode and says move mouse or touch keyboard to return to normal mode. I plugged the flat screen into my lap top in it is working ok so the problem is not the flat screen. The keyboard lights for about 1 to 2 seconds when I cut on the computer but then the lights go out and keyboard is not working. Any suggestions on how to fix. Thanks for all replies.
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Use a variable to call a variable preiously set.
by Guest Richhall- 8 replies
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Hi I want to be able to use a user defined variable to then call a previously set variable based on the value entered by the user. Is this possible? e.g I have variables set IP0 xxx.xx.xx.xxx set IP1 xxx.xx.xx.xxx set IP2 xxx.xx.xx.xxx set IP3 xxx.xx.xx.xxx set IP4 xxx.xx.xx.xxx If the user is prompted for a number set /p NO=Enter Workstation Number: - user enters 4 set TEMP=IP%NO% - so this is now IP4 How do I now get it to use variable IP4? i.e copy \\%IP4%\\logs ......... As if I do copy \\%temp%\\logs it goes to IP4 not the IP address. Cheers Rich
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what does it mean?
by Guest pentium- 2 replies
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hi i have winXP pro SP 2 and i went to system and it gave me this: intel r pentium r dual cpu e2140 at 1. my question is, can i play or install some games on it? just some simple games. and do i have pentium 1, 2, 3 or 4? thanks very much in advance.
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Where are startup/shutdown files ?
by Guest Frank F- 4 replies
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Where are the files that windows run at startup (beyond the startup folder) and the files it runs at shutdown ? I'm asking because just cleaned up a virus but one thing remaining. Every time upon shutdown/startup, some items in registry get corrupted with a hijack of IE home page pointing to a bad web site (its 3929.cn DON'T go there) Please help. Frank
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Searching for recent files?
by Guest Terry Pinnell- 2 replies
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I'm doing some maintenance on my backup routines. I thought I'd search \Program Files to find any recent files that have changed, such as INI and CONFIG and LOG file etc, so that I could include these in my list of backups. Using the 'Specify Dates' box, I got what seemed a useful list of folders and filenames. But on closer examination of the folders (in the top part of the list) I found several that although their Date Modified was 17/09/2008 they did *not* contain any files of that date. I also found several files (in the lower part of the list) like xyz.ini, for which there was no folder called xyz. How can either of these things happen please? I assumed …
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AirGCFG.exe-Entry Point not found after SP3 Upgrade
by Guest Andrea- 9 replies
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No problems experienced during upgrade from Windows XP SP2 to SP3. However, when the computer is booted now an error message appears; AirGCGFG.exe - Entry Point Not Found. The procedure entry point apsGetInterfacecount could not be located in the dynamic link library wlanapi.dll. Has anyone else experienced this problem, if so have you found a solution? Andrea
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hard drive specs program
by Guest Tester- 10 replies
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Hi there, Is there any windows program to give me the hard drive specs, in good old days would be cylinders, heads, sectors and now is the LBA #? I would need both numbers in order to attempt a partition recovery. Thank you very much, T