Windows XP
Windows XP help and discussions.
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I ruined my Word CD...
by Guest Adela- 11 replies
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[MS WinXP Home SP2; OE 6; IE 6; Dell Dimension XPS T450MHz Pentium III; 385MB RAM; AVG Free Version 7.5.503; spybot S&D; ad-aware; cable modem; WordPerfect8; Lexmark Laser printer "Optra E310"; Windows Media Player]. I hope this is the correct forum for my question? I accidentally ruined my Word CD and miraculously Microsoft had consented to send me another one for free...except they discontinued it and didn't have any left to send me. I don't mind being without Word since I have WordPerfect8 as word processor; but I seriously worry about losing what I have in Word. Any suggestions? Thanks ever so much! Adela
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File transfer speed - Partition to partition
by Guest churin- 6 replies
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I measured time to transfer 1048MB file between partitions in a same physical drive. It took about 6.66 seconds. The physical dirve is SATA-150 and CPUs are Opteron 244x2(1.8GHz). The machine is about 4 years old. Is this speed normal?
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WindowsXP SP 3 Just a couple of minutes ago I attempted to use fixmbr command from a Recovery Console cd(a burned cd image file of recovery console) everything went fine. I saw the command prompt window flash and it even gave me the warning aboutm proceeding. But whrn I rebooted grub(linux bootloader) was still there. There is nothing wrong with my computer mind you, I can boot in to either system. The only reason I am doing this is to make ntldr my bootloader. Why didn't fixmbr work?
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redo deleted partition
by Guest Tester- 2 replies
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Hi there, By mistake on my XP home PC I deleted a 250 GB drive NTFS partition during XP set up, have not formatted it yet. It is not the system drive, is the data drive D:, with personal data on it. I remember there was one big partition and 1 MB ununsed space at the end. What tools do you recommend for recovery? Thank you very much, T
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Read/write folder access question
by Guest kmaclean- 3 replies
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I am unable to access a program I just downloaded because I lack read/write access (apparently). I am an administrator and when I right click on the folder I do not have the Security Tab appear to ensure I have the correct permissions on this folder. Any ideas how I can check the security settings on this program??
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3 questions regarding my hbds sony vaio laptop help please ty :
by Guest Sony Vaio laptop help- 4 replies
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Hi there,... My husband owns a sony vaio laptop for roughly a year now he loves it , i get frusterated with it haha.. i own the desktop version of dell windows xp home edition.. my question is simmiliar to the 2005 sony vaio not so nice lady.. but however i didnt see were itwas going all i know from that strange convo is you cant place a dell windows xp cd onto a sony vaio that much i learnt from that thread. was painful reading it lol so the question remains were is the sony vaio lap top windows xp home edition full cd and how much etc etc... were looking to purchase it because he has some threats on his compute…
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Updating computer with no internet connection/Remove IE7 from SP3?
by Guest Paul Chow- 9 replies
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I have a situation where I have a WinXP SP2 computer (Compaq) with no internet connection. I would like to apply all of the missing updates & patches to it. I have a SP3 CD that would probably be the easiest way to update the computer but I dont want IE7. Can IE7 be removed or de-selected from the install? I also have another XP SP2 computer at different location (Dell) that has an internet connection and is up to date via Windows update (no IES7). The computer is set to download, but not install updates. Can I copy the Windows\SoftwareDistribution folder to the first computer (it is completely different hardware)?
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Error on Start Up
by Guest John G.- 4 replies
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removed trojan and malware virus with Spybot and AVG. Everything is fine except a one time start up error message. Module cannot be found. C/Windows/System32/sqtwcwnc.dll How do I get rid of it? -- John G.
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'Files waiting to be written to CD' message
by Guest Holly Kubick- 5 replies
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Is there a way to remove or reset the message stating that I have 'files waiting to be written to the CD' Every time I turn on my laptop or insert a new CD into the drive. This started, I believe with a Windows update or the update to VS. 3 Holly
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Reinstalling Windows XP - C0000221 \SystemRoot\System\ntdll.dll
by Guest Kgolfer- 1 reply
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Hello, I am reinstalling Windows XP and went through the complete setup process and when it reboots and initiates windows XP I get a blue screen with the following error: TOP: C0000221 Unknown Hard Error \SystemRoot\System\ntdll.dll Please Help!!!! Thanks, -- Thanks, Ken
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moved to larger hd on thinkpad, but getting flashing cursor?
by Guest Les Caudle- 2 replies
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I used Acronis to backup a 40GB drive and then restored to a 70GB drive. I verified that the new partition is the active partition. However, I'm just getting a flashing cursor. What trick am I missing to perform a simple task like this. IBM is of no help, of course. -- Thanks in advance, Les Caudle
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Error after Repair
by Guest CNN- 11 replies
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Good day, I'm using a Dell Inspirion E1505 with Windows XP Media Center 2005 installed on it. After a number of viruses and trojans attacked my system, I decided to repair it using the CD that came with the system. However, during the repair, I got the following error messages: - shmgrate.exe: The procedure entry point Get RequestedRuntimeVersion could not be located in the dynamic link library WININET.dll - ngen.exe: The procedure entry point InternetGetSecurityInfoByURLW could not be located in the dynamic link library mscoree.dll - .NET Framework Initialization Error: C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\mscorwks.dll could not be loaded Now ea…
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Word opens a 2nd doc with error
by Guest oldmanlat- 7 replies
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Hi. I'm using MS Office Home and Student 2007 with XP SP3. Sometimes, not always, when I close a Word doc I get the following error pop-up. "Microsoft Office Word has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the Inconvenience. The information you were working on may be lost. Microsoft Office Word can try to recover it for you." "Recover my work and restart Microsoft Office Word." "Send Error Report - Don't Send" I select "Don't Send: and it then opens a blank Word doc. Help would be appreciated. Thanks. oldmanlat NJ
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New Hard drive
by Guest KJ123- 10 replies
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I have a Sony Vaio Model PCG-K15 notebook Running Windows XP That the hard drive crashed on. I can not get into the system at all. I have purchased a new western digital drive that will arrive in the next few days. The Vaio did not come with any discs and when I spoke to them the other day they said there are no startup up discs available for this machine. How can I get my XP back into the machine? Can I download a boot disc on my other computer from microsoft and then put it in my notebook to get the system started? Really at a loss here an Sony is no help. Thanks -- aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
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Drrivers
by Guest teak- 4 replies
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I get my system to download. It boots, yet I get no USB Drivers, Sound, DVD Rom, and I cannot load system disc. Something comes up to prevet this. What can I do? will a windows xp repair disc help? In Unity teak
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Windows XP repair
by Guest KEN- 3 replies
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Can someone please tell me the EXACT steps using the Windows Home Edition CD how to run a Windows repair install. Thanks. If you were to include instructions about how to avoid having to enter a password in order to use my PC every day, I'd appreciate that, too. Thanks, again.
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Hi: I have one computer on my network. Every Sunday evening it automatically installs Windows Updates, after it installs the update it restarts the computer automatically. One of the computer, everytime it installs the updates and restarts the computer when the user logs on he gets a brand new profile. So I have to retstart the computer again then he gets his old profile back. Is their a permanent fix for this issue? Thank You
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Issues with XP SP3
by Guest GW- 5 replies
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I have just upgraded to SP3, but met up with some problems associated with keys. First, I have Chinese and Japanese input method installed. But after the upgrade, the ctrl + space and alt + shift key for swiching between input methods no longer work in some (not all) programs, e.g. Microsoft Word, Internet Explorer. But they do work with Notepad. Second, the Google Desktop search bar (the bar that appears when hitting "ctrl" twice") no longer appears after hitting "ctrl" twice. I am sure this is with SP3 since no similar problem occurs until I installed it on my HP laptop. I have successfully replicated it with another HP laptop, btw.
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Remote Assistance not working
by Guest bcags7- 6 replies
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Hello everyone...I'm trying to use Remote Assistance to fix some things on my girlfriend's computer. Getting the error message: "A Remote Assistance connection could not be established because the DNS name of the remote computer could not be resolved." I've read through some previous threads on this topic and tried everything but can't get it to work. We are using Windows Live Messenger to establish the connection and both computers have Windows Messenger installed (the one that comes with XP). Both of us are using a wireless router connected to the internet with a cable modem (me) and DSL modem (her). Both routers have UPnP enabled. We are both able to …
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i company faced the problem recently. Some of the computer with the problem after the computer start. user can login their account but explorer no function. safe mode also same. then i try run explorer.exe under new task in the task manager. but it came out a error. but finally i got the solution from other forum. i make some changed in the registry then the problem solved. i delete the following registry. the registry is not available in my other computer. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Option\explorer everything solve after i restart the computer. but i wan to know what is the real problem? why…
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Word filename in Chinese font
by Guest Mike- 1 reply
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Hi Usually when people email to me Word file in Chinese font, I can read the context but the filename is usually a series of random codes. Does anybody know what happen? thank you in advance. Mike
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Cannot install OpenTyp fonts in Windows XP
by Guest ZikO- 2 replies
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Hello. I have installed a new fresh version of windows XP and I found I cannot install my own set of OpenType fonts into the system (from katalog). Does anyone encounter such problem like mine? I have tried everything. Corel's Font Navigator (says it cannot load fonts) then as I though it faulty program, i tried Font Expert but it says exactly the same. After cheking Extensis Suitcase Font Manager, I thought I have faulty set of fonts but my friend gave me a well working OpenType font which works perfectly and it happens exactly the same with those fonst. Where is the problem that I can't install any OpenType fonts into the system? TrueType fonts…
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LJ1100A Scanner tbl in Wndows XP Home 5.1.2600
by Guest Jackmar- 2 replies
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When new Dell E520 was installed with Win XP, the older HP LaserJet 1100A all-in-one (copy,fax,scan) would not operate in scan mode. HP doc asst was lost also ,but recovered using orig HP disk. Now, when scan is tried sys says scanner not connected. HP tst page says "scanner installed-YES". All other print functions seem OK. Any advice appreciated....Thanks
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PICTURE IT 2002
by Guest Global- 9 replies
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Hi My problem is that when I highlight my photo and push the open button at the bottom of the page. The picture image is not transferring to my project to modify and print. I noticed this was not happening after I had ran a program to clean my computer of registry errors and unwanted files. I don't know if this is the problem. So I uninstalled MSPI2002 and reinstalled it, but with the same result. Any help would be appreciated since this critical to my business thanks, Global
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XP Pro won't boot after Windows Update
by Guest 3 Cats- 6 replies
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Life was good until 2 days ago. Then Windows Update downloaded 5 new updates. Now Win XP Pro 32 won't boot. "Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupted:" \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM. I used my XP Installation Disk to load Recovery Console and typed "r" to initiate repair. The system then just sits at the C:WINNT> prompt. How do I continue with the repair to get the system to boot? Do you think the Windows Update is unrelated? My C drive is a RAID array with 2 SATA disks in RAID 0. Do Raid drivers need to be loaded before Recovery Console can do it's job? Thank you very much for your help.