Windows XP
Windows XP help and discussions.
26,818 topics in this forum
-
Tweak toys for XP......?
by Guest justagirl- 12 replies
- 453 views
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.
-
XP Pro network card speed
by Guest Tester- 5 replies
- 282 views
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
-
Is there a way to reset windows?
by Guest Box 317- 4 replies
- 268 views
I want to reset windows on my laptop. i just want all my stuff deleted besides windows. any way to do that?
-
Help with Minimized windows in IE
by Guest hamsatuk- 3 replies
- 238 views
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
-
Password Restrict Access to IE7
by Guest DerFlieger- 6 replies
- 308 views
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.
-
- 4 replies
- 245 views
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.
-
PROBLEMS with virus riddled laptop
by Guest Richard- 13 replies
- 542 views
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…
-
cd drive
by Guest Kyle- 2 replies
- 224 views
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.
-
back up data to external hard drive
by Guest qcanpc18- 9 replies
- 403 views
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 .
-
Hackers are here. Where are you???
by Guest Neuerung Technologies- 0 replies
- 179 views
Hi Greetings!!! Hackers are on move stop them before they enter your network. Beat hackers at their own game attend our training and excel in hacking and its counter measures. If you want to stop hackers from invading your network, first you've got to invade their minds. Computers around the world are systematically being victimized by rampant hacking. This hacking is not only widespread, but is being executed so flawlessly that the attackers compromise a system, steal everything of value and completely erase their tracks within 20 minutes. The goal of the ethical hacker is to help the organization take preemptive measures against malicious attacks b…
-
computer shut down
by Guest linda- 0 replies
- 172 views
[No message]
-
Keyboard Mystery
by Guest Blake Kaos- 23 replies
- 791 views
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 …
-
Granting IIS Rights to Power Users?
by Guest Jason Heydasch- 1 reply
- 192 views
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?
-
Shortcut to a UNC path or network drive letter over WAN connection
by Guest MattNeedsHelpPlease- 1 reply
- 195 views
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?
-
MSDTC issues
by Guest Amunike- 3 replies
- 249 views
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