Windows XP
Windows XP help and discussions.
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JPEG comment software search
by Guest Peter in New Zealand- 1 reply
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It seems that jpeg comments, captions, labels, tags, and so on, are often called different things in different programs, and there's not much standardisation between them. After working with a variety of different programs, including Microsoft Digital Image Library, Faststone, Irfanciew, Picasa, XnView, and Windows Photo Gallery, I have settled on the EXIF field usually called "JPEG comment" to add, well, comments to my pics. Faststone and Irfanview both call it the same thing and both can read and edit it, which will do for me as I am comfortable with both programs. The thing is, now I am looking for some program that can show me thumbnails with the JPEG comme…
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need suggestions for operating system change issues
by Guest deb- 11 replies
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I have read many posts about changing from Vista to XP-Pro on different Toshiba laptops, however I've tried most suggestions to no avail. I'm looking to see if anyone can point me in the right direction so I can get back the use of my USB flashdrive? Most of the drivers came back once I went to Driver Detective but I still have several that unidentified. I've been to Tohiba's website and downloaded an earlier version for the USB driverer and it will not install on my system. The items not working properly is 1) power management settings to let the computer hibernate or sleep 2) USB connection to see a flashdrive 3) the good clear display settings. …
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Batch run to open several application
by Guest Man T- 2 replies
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This is my batch file: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\excel.exe" "C:\windows\notepad.exe" I got 2 problems: 1) If I run this batch from Windows Explorer by double_clicking the batch file, the Excel will be triggered and the DOS prompt appear. Only if I close the Excel, the Notepad will come out. 2) If I run this batch file from Installation program (I am using InstallShield), Excel comes up and also the DOS prompt. Even I close the Excel, the Notepad will NOT come up. Anything I can do in the batch file contents? Any switch at the end of the string?
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lost file "fdncfvgg.dll"
by Guest Doug- 2 replies
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My dell laptop lost a file and I don't have a clue what it's for.
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service pack 3...help
by Guest aandj- 2 replies
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I need to uninstall. It's in add/remove, but has not install date or size. I click remove and it can find it, yet it tells me it is not uninstalled. I have followed directions from Microsoft and done all but system restore and don't want to do that. Please help. It's freezing everything, because it never installed correctly and I do not want it at all at this point.
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IE7 Desktop Icon
by Guest BW- 6 replies
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Hello, I am having an IE icon issue. Before you lambast me for posting in the incorrect forum, please note that I was unable to navigate to the IE community. I was told it was not available. My issue is this: I have no "official" IE7 icon on my desktop. All avenues of pursuit that I know, including modifying the "HideDesktopIcons" (or something like that) method. There is no checkbox in desktop properties that I can check. Please help BW
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DOS box at startup
by Guest John- 4 replies
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Hi How can I get win xp to open a DOS box at start-up just after the login is complete? How can I run control panel from command line? Many Thanks Regards
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windows xp service pack 3
by Guest perky- 9 replies
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I have noticed in add/remove programmes i have windows xp service pack 3. I thought it was not available until later as an update. in my update history, this servce pack was installed as an update on 7th may, 2008. also in add/remove list there is no mention of service pack 2. could someone clarify what service pack i do have and should I do anything to alter this situation. my machine is running fine but lately has shut down without warning . after this shutdown, it does not reboot but i can boot up as normal. i have checked for malware and done a full virus scan. all come up clean.any advice would be appreciated perky
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Login Problem
by Guest Bob Speck- 4 replies
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During the boot procedure I get a message that says, "The system could not log you on. Make sure your user name and domain are correct. Then type your password again." This message appears in front of the log on to windows with my user name and password filled in. I click on OK and then get a screen showing my user name and a picture. I am told to click on my user name and then get a message saying my personal settings are being loaded. How can I avoid getting the message that says the system could not log me on. I do not want any interruptions in the boot procedure. Bob Speck
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Chipmunck spoken word in Windows Media 11`
by Guest Lee Brewer- 4 replies
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Hi - ater a recent wondows update - I found that my MP3 download technical seminars sound like the chipmunks speaking. Any help? This just started - they have always been normal. 1) XP Pro SP3 2) Pentium 4 - 3Ghz 3) WMedia 11 thanks much
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Desktop Shortcuts not opening
by Guest Sue- 2 replies
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I was cleaning out old files and I must have removed something critical. I have to open up my files through start/allprograms instead of being able to open shortcuts on desktop. Any suggestions? Thanks, Sue
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Deleting History
by Guest gr8scott- 1 reply
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All of a sudden, I am not able to delete my history, cookies, passwords, etc. I've restored and compacted files and everything else I can think of. Is this a XP problem or am I not doing someting right?
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URL gets reset after a while in IE7.
by Guest Skybuck Flying- 1 reply
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That's kinda strange. Like: Modify URL... then minimize window... then later come back... after a few minutes ? Modified URL information will be gone ? ^^^ Bad place to store any information ! ;) Bye, Skybuck.
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windows xp update!
by Guest michael- 5 replies
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I up dated windows xp and got service sp3, now my address bar is gone along with all my web addresses. do I just do a system restore?
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at cmd prompt: netstat just blinks on then off
by Guest 5tulips- 2 replies
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I occasionally check at netstat with a particular syntax or two. Today, the command prompt window opens but closes immediately so that no information can be read. What would be the problem?
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Taskbar shows multiple instances of same application
by Guest Wolfgang- 2 replies
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Hi, Cecked the forums and could not ind a response - therefore I am posting my question. I am running XP and just upgraded to IE 8 Beta. After rebooting my taskbar is doubling the application portion. Is there a way to delete one of these sections? Right clicking and selecting the toolbars is not working. Appreciate your thoughts W
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Internet Explorer stalls after a half hour?
by Guest Imageman- 1 reply
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Windows XP SP2 / Microsoft Internet Explorer v6 / Norton Internet Security 2008 My friend can use IE for a half hour, either all at once, or cumulatively. After a half hour of use, IE quits allowing Internet access. There is no error message, and closing and reopening the browser doesn't help, nor doing a 'restart'. The only way to temporarily fix the problem is to shut down the PC, and restart - Help appreciated - Imageman
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Can't access desktop of client pc
by Guest John- 11 replies
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Hi sbs 2003 premium. I have a peculiar problem with one win xp client pc. After booting the pc logs in fine then says things like loading settings and creating network connections etc but as soon as it is about to display the desktop, icons and task bar; it stops and all we are left is with the standard blue windows xp desktop background i.e. no icons or task bar or anything else besides background. Booting in 'Safe Mode with Networking' also gives the same result and so does login in remotely via RWW. I can open the computer management for the pc from sbs server and also browse pc's drive from the server's network places. This leads me to believe th…
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re-update problem
by Guest Barry- 5 replies
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Dear All I think IE7 was installed prior to SP3 and we have AVG Anti Virus running, Spybot and Windows firewall. I am reluctant to turn these off unless absolutely necessary as we are not sure what is causing this security patch to install. Thank you Barry
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Open/Save as... dialog defaults
by Guest zoulou83- 0 replies
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Several weeks ago my system spontaneously changed from displaying files sorted by name in open and save as... dialog boxes to displaying by, what I think is, sorted by date modified. Is there any explanation for this and is there any way I can revert to a sort by name display?
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dual mon not working
by Guest fred- 0 replies
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Here's an interesting scenario. I've got this issue on two XP SP3s. We got dual monitor AGP cards in both. Two LCD monitors have been working on both machine just fine until one Microsoft update later and one monitor is not working anymore on each computer. I have swapped monitors and cables with known good ones, and that is not an issue. The Display applet in Windows shows both monitors but when you click on number 2 and put a check in the box to extend your display and click Apply, the screens go blank for a second and come back with only the first display with the box unchecked. These two machines are in different buildings. Uninstalling and reinstallin…
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Error in Microsoft Update - Administrators Only
by Guest Hemanth- 5 replies
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Hi I get the following error on Windows XP x64 Professional when I try to do a Microsoft update. I tried to run Microsoft update by right clicking on the update program. Here I selected 'Run as', and unchecked 'Run this program with restricted access. -Start- Administrators Only To install items from Windows Update, you must be logged on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators group. If your computer is connected to a network, network policy settings may also prevent you from completing this procedure. Note If you are running a Windows 2000 (except DataCenter), Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003 operating system, you can run th…
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Telnet.exe missing
by Guest denise- 4 replies
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I recieved a computer that came with the Vista OPS and was replaced with XP for whatever reason I have no telnet capabilities. When I try to telnet I recieve an error on the IE7 page stating that the device or protocol is not on my system. I do have Telnet on the system just no .exe file. Any suggestions? Thank you if you can help me. -- Denise
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floppy drives accessed on boot up
by Guest Virgilijus- 8 replies
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I just upgraded to xp from 2000 and now when I boot up, the floppy drive is accessed after xp has finished booting up. Any ideas as to what could be causing this??
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Windows XP System Restore
by Guest ggalv- 17 replies
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Right now, I am thinking of "maybe" doing a system restore to August 15, which is before I got this: Trojan Horse Dropper.Agent.JOC in AVG Anti-Virus. I have been doing some research and I am not sure if its a "false positve" and restore the file OR if its an actual virus and delelte the file from the vault. If I do a system restore to August 15 (which is pre SP3) do you know approximately how long would it take? THANKS.