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- Windows XP >> drop down menusDoes anyone know how to delete the history of addresses
on the drop down menu in windows? I cant seem to delete
about a half dozen addresses no matter what I clear or
delete. thanks
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following "Found new hardware wizard" windows :
1) PCI Input Device
2) Multimedia Audio Controller
I don't know where these device drivers are in order to browse for the
installation wizard to search for the right set up programs. Does anyone
know where I can find these set up programs or the name of these programs?
Thank you very much,
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larger drive that I want to make the master & use the
orginal drive as a slave (backup) drive. I was planing
on using Ghost 2002 to clone the original drive to the
new larger drive, but have had no success. The Ghost
program will not allow me to go any further after making
a startup floppy disk.
I understand the licensing problem of having 2 copies of
XP on the same computer, but how do I accomplish what I
want to do?
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settings due to Windows Messenger on my home machine. Are
they all really neccassary? Is there any way to prevent
them from dynamically getting created? I have another
machine at work with a static IP address that is
configured exactly the same that only has 2 opened MSMSGS
ports constantly. The number of opened MSMSGS ports on my
home machine always vary. Can anyone tell me why one
machine constantly has only 2 opened ports and one has
more than 20 opened ports at a given time?
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- Windows XP Network >> why is network so confusing?please unconfuse me on my XP home network (2 computers)
1) what is the difference between Network
Connections window and My Network Places window?
2) Why do I get different items in My Network Places
than I do when I click View workgroup computers
a. I can go up from my workgroup computers thru the
workgroup thru MS Windows Network, thru Entire Network to
the My Network Places list
b. BUT I can't go down thru the same steps from any
item in the My Netwk Places list. I often can't find a
link to my workgroup.
3) This is so counterintuitive, especially after
fifteen years of going up and down thru the same
directories/folders on a hard drive. Why are network
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secondary drive under cable select. The drive had been working fine
until one day it could not be accessed from my computer in windows xp.
I am not sure what happened and I was hoping that someone could tell me
why it is not working and how to fix it.
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- Windows XP Update >> 80070005everytime i try to install service pack 2 i always get acces denied and i
have tried alot of solutuions to fix this problems i added bits that dint
help. i tried something with the microsoft root auhority certificate and
still nothing and i have tried alot of things using command promp and still
nothing at all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! so can someone help its really Effin
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- customize >> shutdownwhen i want to shutdown my window(xp) . computer
restart .. why ? .. how to fix ....
need some help ...
thnks
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- Windows XP Hardware >> last atempt to restart from previou location failed...My computer has started to freez and then when I reboot I
get the message "The last attempt to restart the system
from its previous location failed. Attampt to restart
again?
Sometimes I get two choices:
1. Delete the restoration data and proceed to system boot
menu.
2. continue with sytem restart.
Most of the time I only get choice number 1. Any ideas?
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- Windows XP Setup >> service pack 2 install problemI've cleaned my drive and installed windows XP. First
thing I did was go to install service pack 2. Got an
error that says the install (for the service pack) cant
find the file pinc.exe I try to cancel and it unistalls
the service pack and explains that windows may not
function correctly. Even did a find on the drive to find
no file with that name, and also did a google in groups
to find nothing. Anyone seen this same error?
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senn-sury
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 Posted: Thu Sep 28 23:18:02 CDT 2006 |
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Windows XP >> I can't re-install a corrupt file
I have a corrupt windows file that is preventing my laptop from booting. it
says: <Windows root>\system32\hal.dll. is either missing or corrupt and asks
me to re-install a copy of the file.
When I insert my Windows XP disk into the drive the laptop does not open it.
What can I possibly do now? I purchased a brand new copy of XP!
Windows XP1015
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ToOldTo
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| Posted: Thu Sep 28 23:18:02 CDT 2006 |
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Windows XP >> I can't re-install a corrupt file
First you need to go into the bios and set you boot order
The next step to do when the CD boots it will come to a screen and one of
the options is repair. Take that choice.
What this does is boot you into a console, select your boot drive i.e.
select the number next to the listing.
Then it will ask you to login, normally the Administrator password is blank,
hit enter.
Then you will need to run chkdsk /r
Let the OS repair the corrupt file for you. HAL isn't the only problem you
will have. This will fix it. When it is done, type exit and it should boot
into windows
"marthab" wrote:
> I have a corrupt windows file that is preventing my laptop from booting. it
> says: <Windows root>\system32\hal.dll. is either missing or corrupt and asks
> me to re-install a copy of the file.
> When I insert my Windows XP disk into the drive the laptop does not open it.
> What can I possibly do now? I purchased a brand new copy of XP!
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Ramesh,
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| Posted: Thu Sep 28 23:21:16 CDT 2006 |
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Windows XP >> I can't re-install a corrupt file
Hi Marthab,
See this note from MVP Alex Nichol:
<quote>
That message is rather misleading. It happens because the boot.ini file
that tells the boot where to look for 'Windows' is damaged, so it is looking
for files in the wrong place - hal.dll just happens to be the first one it
looks for.
Set the BIOS to boot CD before Hard Disk. Boot the XP CD and, instead of
Setup, take the immediate R for Repair. Assume any password requested is
blank, and TAB over.
Use
Attrib -H -R -S C:\boot.ini
DEL C:\boot.ini
to delete the bad one
BootCfg /Rebuild
to search for Windows installations and make a new one
</quote>
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Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
"marthab" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in message
news:EMail@HideDomain.com...
I have a corrupt windows file that is preventing my laptop from booting. it
says: <Windows root>\system32\hal.dll. is either missing or corrupt and asks
me to re-install a copy of the file.
When I insert my Windows XP disk into the drive the laptop does not open it.
What can I possibly do now? I purchased a brand new copy of XP!
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Rock
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| Posted: Thu Sep 28 23:42:22 CDT 2006 |
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Windows XP >> I can't re-install a corrupt file
"marthab" wrote
>I have a corrupt windows file that is preventing my laptop from booting. it
> says: <Windows root>\system32\hal.dll. is either missing or corrupt and
> asks
> me to re-install a copy of the file.
> When I insert my Windows XP disk into the drive the laptop does not open
> it.
> What can I possibly do now? I purchased a brand new copy of XP!
Follow the suggestion by Ramesh first. If you ever need to run chkdsk, make
sure you have a full and complete backup of all important data before doing
so. It can destroy data.
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Rock [ MVP User/Shell]
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marthab
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| Posted: Thu Sep 28 23:44:01 CDT 2006 |
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Windows XP >> I can't re-install a corrupt file
Thanks to both of you... I have gotten it to open with the disk, but- i
really don't understand exactly what to do after I press repair, sorry
"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:
> Hi Marthab,
>
> See this note from MVP Alex Nichol:
>
> <quote>
> That message is rather misleading. It happens because the boot.ini file
> that tells the boot where to look for 'Windows' is damaged, so it is looking
> for files in the wrong place - hal.dll just happens to be the first one it
> looks for.
>
> Set the BIOS to boot CD before Hard Disk. Boot the XP CD and, instead of
> Setup, take the immediate R for Repair. Assume any password requested is
> blank, and TAB over.
>
> Use
> Attrib -H -R -S C:\boot.ini
> DEL C:\boot.ini
> to delete the bad one
> BootCfg /Rebuild
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> to search for Windows installations and make a new one
>
> </quote>
>
> --
> Regards,
>
>
> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
> Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
>
>
> "marthab" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in message
> news:EMail@HideDomain.com...
> I have a corrupt windows file that is preventing my laptop from booting. it
> says: <Windows root>\system32\hal.dll. is either missing or corrupt and asks
> me to re-install a copy of the file.
> When I insert my Windows XP disk into the drive the laptop does not open it.
> What can I possibly do now? I purchased a brand new copy of XP!
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marthab
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| Posted: Thu Sep 28 23:54:01 CDT 2006 |
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Windows XP >> I can't re-install a corrupt file
I'm working on it here Rock. It keeps asking me for an Adminstrator
password, i have none... and in the BIOS screen I made sure that it was
disabled... so any suggestions on how to proceed?
"Rock" wrote:
> "marthab" wrote
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> >I have a corrupt windows file that is preventing my laptop from booting. it
> > says: <Windows root>\system32\hal.dll. is either missing or corrupt and
> > asks
> > me to re-install a copy of the file.
> > When I insert my Windows XP disk into the drive the laptop does not open
> > it.
> > What can I possibly do now? I purchased a brand new copy of XP!
>
>
> Follow the suggestion by Ramesh first. If you ever need to run chkdsk, make
> sure you have a full and complete backup of all important data before doing
> so. It can destroy data.
>
> --
>
> Rock [ MVP User/Shell]
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marthab
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| Posted: Fri Sep 29 00:10:02 CDT 2006 |
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Windows XP >> I can't re-install a corrupt file
I'm pretty lame about this stuff, but I'm trying to avoid having my machine
in a shop for a week, so I thank all MVPs for the help-
the machine keeps asking for an admin password, i have none. What next? It
keeps rebooting after I type enter a few times to the passwork request
"marthab" wrote:
> I'm working on it here Rock. It keeps asking me for an Adminstrator
> password, i have none... and in the BIOS screen I made sure that it was
> disabled... so any suggestions on how to proceed?
>
> "Rock" wrote:
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> > "marthab" wrote
> >
> > >I have a corrupt windows file that is preventing my laptop from booting. it
> > > says: <Windows root>\system32\hal.dll. is either missing or corrupt and
> > > asks
> > > me to re-install a copy of the file.
> > > When I insert my Windows XP disk into the drive the laptop does not open
> > > it.
> > > What can I possibly do now? I purchased a brand new copy of XP!
> >
> >
> > Follow the suggestion by Ramesh first. If you ever need to run chkdsk, make
> > sure you have a full and complete backup of all important data before doing
> > so. It can destroy data.
> >
> > --
> >
> > Rock [ MVP User/Shell]
> >
> >
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Rock
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| Posted: Fri Sep 29 00:20:50 CDT 2006 |
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Windows XP >> I can't re-install a corrupt file
"marthab" wrote
> I'm working on it here Rock. It keeps asking me for an Adminstrator
> password, i have none... and in the BIOS screen I made sure that it was
> disabled... so any suggestions on how to proceed?
>
> "Rock" wrote:
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>> "marthab" wrote
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>> >I have a corrupt windows file that is preventing my laptop from booting.
>> >it
>> > says: <Windows root>\system32\hal.dll. is either missing or corrupt and
>> > asks
>> > me to re-install a copy of the file.
>> > When I insert my Windows XP disk into the drive the laptop does not
>> > open
>> > it.
>> > What can I possibly do now? I purchased a brand new copy of XP!
>>
>>
>> Follow the suggestion by Ramesh first. If you ever need to run chkdsk,
>> make
>> sure you have a full and complete backup of all important data before
>> doing
>> so. It can destroy data.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Rock [ MVP User/Shell]
Is this XP Home? If so assume the password is blank and just hit enter. If
XP Pro you have to enter the password assigned to that built in
administrator account when XP was installed.
--
Rock [ MVP User/Shell]
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marthab
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| Posted: Fri Sep 29 01:04:02 CDT 2006 |
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Windows XP >> I can't re-install a corrupt file
Thanks Rock. That is the problem. I bought this computer from my husband's
past company when they were upgrading. No admin password is available to me
now. I bought a new copy of XP Home to fix whatever was wrong by installing a
new copy.
"Rock" wrote:
> "marthab" wrote
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> > I'm working on it here Rock. It keeps asking me for an Adminstrator
> > password, i have none... and in the BIOS screen I made sure that it was
> > disabled... so any suggestions on how to proceed?
> >
> > "Rock" wrote:
> >
> >> "marthab" wrote
> >>
> >> >I have a corrupt windows file that is preventing my laptop from booting.
> >> >it
> >> > says: <Windows root>\system32\hal.dll. is either missing or corrupt and
> >> > asks
> >> > me to re-install a copy of the file.
> >> > When I insert my Windows XP disk into the drive the laptop does not
> >> > open
> >> > it.
> >> > What can I possibly do now? I purchased a brand new copy of XP!
> >>
> >>
> >> Follow the suggestion by Ramesh first. If you ever need to run chkdsk,
> >> make
> >> sure you have a full and complete backup of all important data before
> >> doing
> >> so. It can destroy data.
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> Rock [ MVP User/Shell]
>
>
> Is this XP Home? If so assume the password is blank and just hit enter. If
> XP Pro you have to enter the password assigned to that built in
> administrator account when XP was installed.
>
> --
>
> Rock [ MVP User/Shell]
>
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Rock
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| Posted: Fri Sep 29 04:53:23 CDT 2006 |
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Windows XP >> I can't re-install a corrupt file
"marthab" wrote
> Thanks Rock. That is the problem. I bought this computer from my husband's
> past company when they were upgrading. No admin password is available to
> me
> now. I bought a new copy of XP Home to fix whatever was wrong by
> installing a
> new copy.
>
> "Rock" wrote:
>
>> "marthab" wrote
>>
>> > I'm working on it here Rock. It keeps asking me for an Adminstrator
>> > password, i have none... and in the BIOS screen I made sure that it was
>> > disabled... so any suggestions on how to proceed?
>> >
>> > "Rock" wrote:
>> >
>> >> "marthab" wrote
>> >>
>> >> >I have a corrupt windows file that is preventing my laptop from
>> >> >booting.
>> >> >it
>> >> > says: <Windows root>\system32\hal.dll. is either missing or corrupt
>> >> > and
>> >> > asks
>> >> > me to re-install a copy of the file.
>> >> > When I insert my Windows XP disk into the drive the laptop does not
>> >> > open
>> >> > it.
>> >> > What can I possibly do now? I purchased a brand new copy of XP!
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Follow the suggestion by Ramesh first. If you ever need to run
>> >> chkdsk,
>> >> make
>> >> sure you have a full and complete backup of all important data before
>> >> doing
>> >> so. It can destroy data.
>> Is this XP Home? If so assume the password is blank and just hit enter.
>> If
>> XP Pro you have to enter the password assigned to that built in
>> administrator account when XP was installed.
You don't need to do that. Here is a link to a utility that will reset the
password on the built in Administrator account.
http://home.eunet.no/pnordahl/ntpasswd/
--
Rock [ MVP User/Shell]
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