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I've got a WinXP Pro SP2 computer that has not been hooked up to the internet, and so has not run Windows Update, for at least two years (maybe three). The computer is stable. Is there a recommended practice for installing all the updates that I will see when I finally hook it up and run Windows Update? Any there updates recommended to install first? Thanks! Pat

I am trying to set up my win2k pro machine as an IPP print server but I can't get the printer web page to load,. instead, I get an http error # 500 "page cannot be displayed". When I browse to http://printserver/printers I get the prompt to enter the user name and the password and then I get the above described error. I get this error when browsing from both the client (an xp machine) and the server (the win2k machine). Note that in my router setup I have forwarded TCP port # 631 to the win2k machine. Other web pages on this IIS server work fine. I can access them without any problems so there is nothing wrong with my IIS setup.(or so I think). If anyon…

I am trying to set up my win2k pro machine as an IPP print server but I can't get the printer web page to load,. instead, I get an http error # 500 "page cannot be displayed". When I browse to http://printserver/printers I get the prompt to enter the user name and the password and then I get the above described error. I get this error when browsing from both the client (an xp machine) and the server (the win2k machine). Note that in my router setup I have forwarded TCP port # 631 to the win2k machine. Other web pages on this IIS server work fine. I can access them without any problems so there is nothing wrong with my IIS setup.(or so I think). If anyon…

I have been using RIS to deploy desktops and notebooks. My problem is that while RIS works for 90% of the machines - some stop and hang at a blue screen after the image is selected. On a restart of that machine, if you try to image it again - you receive an OS Chooser v5.0 message on a black screen. At that point, the machine can not be imaged using RIS. I would like a way around it, so that I can image the machine. My "problem" machines, I end up installing XP from scratch which is time consuming. The machines that do NOT work have the same configuration as the other 90% of the machines that work flawlessly. I am running RIS on a Server 2000 SP4 ma…

Hi, (Im dutch so if my english isnt all that good im sorry) Usually when you download something...for example a trial version of a program...you get 3 options: 1. Open 2. Save and 3. Decline? (= "annuleren" in dutch) When I want to download, I get "search" instead of "open" in option 1. Does anyone know why?...and how to fix that?

When opening Sports in Yahoo, or any of its related categories, the pages come up, but with errors. The message is: "Error on page", w/o. quotation marks. How does this happen and is there a way to fix this? Supposedly it is a registry problem, but in order to avoid disaster, I need to know the exact nature and procedure to eliminate the culprit(s). Doe Win98 and WinME respond in the same way? <H>.

One of my XP computers has developed a problem that appears to be DNS related. Initially I was unable to see the Workgroup computers in My Network Places (clicking on "View workgroup computers." After going through the "Set up a home or office network" wizard again, I can see the networked computers, but clicking on the icons gives an "U\\computer is not accessible" error. If I browse to the networked computer with the IP address (Start | Run \\192.168.1.xx), everything works fine. The problem is not just reaching the one computer, it is with all networked computers.) Therefore, it seems to me that something in connection with DNS is hosed on the comp…

I am looking for advice on transferring an existing WinME system to another (preferrably NEW) set of hardware. I have an older WInME pc (which I was planning to retire and "convert" to Linux) but I feel that the whole pc needs serious replacement. Particularly, the video subsystem is showing age (at boot up the characters are jumbled(1), and sometime the screen boots to BLANK(2)). I can fix (1) with a simple ctrl-alt-del at bootup. But when (2) happens, it's the most annoying since the next boot is only possible in SafeMode and 16 colours! The latter happend recently; I ended up re-installing the older WinME drivers for the video card - and it wasn't easy! (o…

Is there a way so that I can turn on my computer, Automatically logging in my account and then locking itself? The idea is that I can use Remote Desktop even if Waken up from LAN Thanks

Had a computer die on me yesterday (only processor fan working on plug in, nothing whatsoever else and on/off switch lights up but doesn't do anything) so I pulled out a box I hadn't used in some months It logs in in a peculiar way, with the need to CAD and then type in ADMINISTRATOR (and no password) before it will start windows. Never figured out why though it calls it some type of 'security policy'. There are two names in the lower part of the screen, DOMAIN1 and some past user. Neither of which will log on. I assume someone in a past life had this on some network but I certainly don't need this any more. On start, I used it for a few hours succ…

Can anyone help? Cannot get Cryptographic Services to Start, Get error 126: The specified module cannot be found Thanks

I run Zonealarm which has been cleaning a few viruses lately. Checking out from some e-store the other day, ZoneAlarm detected a dialup connection being added. Long story short, I had to pull the plug to get the computer to shut down. Since then, when I boot and reach the point where the wallpaper and icons should appear on my monitor, my monitor goes blank but I can hear the startups being loaded. Can a virus take over the monitor and blank it out (and maybe use the mouse in secrecy)? The only ZoneAlarm info I still have is this ... TROJAN.DOWNLOADER.JAVA, TROJAN.IS.AGENTB, TROJAN=SPY HTML.ANAL, WIN32.ISBAR.450, WIN32.TROJAN.PSW.G... These have bee…

It's way past time for me to get a faster computer than my P2 running 98SE. So, I got this ASUS P4 machine from a friend but it has a bogus copy of XP on it and I'm unwilling to do that. For my purposes, 98SE is just fine so I'd like to retire my P2 machine and put legal copy of 98SE on the P4 and then reload my Office 97. Can I do that? How would it go? What I have is a full copy of Win 95 and an upgrade CD to Win 98. Do I have to reformat the hard drive and start all over or can I upgrade directly from XP Pro to Win 98 and then download the SE upgrade from microsoft? Now I know someone out there is going to suggest I'm not too bright doing this downg…

I am having a problem receiving a fax. I have a DSL connection to my computer along with standard phone plugged into the fax modem. I am able to send a fax without any problem. I even have a seperate number for the fax within the same line (a Qwest product called custon ringing). The computer is recognizing the telephone ring, and attempts to answer on the designated ring, but doe not. Therefore, it locks up the line. I have even had a friend attempt to send a fax to me and their machine continues to auto redial. But yet, I can call via my cell phone and get a ring, to which the computer will see, and it will say it is answering, but no answer on my cell p…

i think i accidentally deleted the administrator account Now I cannot install any programs. A check of the Control Panel under "User Accounts" indicates there are no users. When i typed in "control userpasswords2" in the "Run", i received a message as follows: "You must be a member of the Administrators Group on this computer to open User Accounts. You are logged on as [computername]\user, and this account is not a member of the Administrators Group. To continue, type the user name and password of an administrator on this computer....." To change the password without opening the User Account, press CTRL-Alt-Del and click "Change Password" ==&…