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- Windows XP Support >> Shutdown always says installing 1 updateThe topic says most of the story, Have a new laptop that exibits the
following behavior:
1) The updates available icon in the taskbar is NOT being displayed
constantly.
2) At shutdown, it always displays the install updates and shut down option,
indicates that it is installing 1 update, and we repeat the process every
time i turn the machine off.
Norton Internet security is what it has on it for A/V and such ... not that
Norton would EVER cause an issue like this one ... LOL!
Thanks in advance for any ideas. I'm not afraid of working in the registry,
but I don't have clue one where to start looking, and blindly poking around
in the registry is not a good strategy
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- Windows XP Setup >> rsvpsp.dll - how to reattach?Hi,
I was messing around with lspfix and accidentally removed "rsvpsp.dll
(protocol handler)". My internet connection still works without any
side effects whatsoever, however I would like to restore that entry
nonetheless, unless it turns out that it was there for absolutely no reason.
Can someone tell me what rsvpsp.dll does, and how I can restore it to my
LSP stack. It would be especially good if you could cut and paste the
pertinent reg keys.
Thanks for helping me out
Peter L.
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- Windows XP Support >> Should I do this deletion??I have XP Home.
I remember a suggestion to go to START/RUN/%TEMP% and then to delete all
files found in there.
I have about 800 files there (almost all .tmp files but some other folders
as well -- ADOBE, VBE, and a couple of others).
Can I safely delete these files??
(Perhaps I should first empty the recycle bin, then delete the files, and I
can then restore them from the recycle bin if there is a problem).
Also, is this a large number of files and is my computer likely to be more
"perky" after such a deletion?
Mel
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- Windows XP Security >> secure while surfing domainsHi,
When using windows xp I do not need to specify the domain name when I
search for data on another domain. As long as username and password are the
same I get easy access.
Can I prevent this?
Greetings,
Roland Wolters
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- Windows XP Support >> USB Exterior HDD questions?Hi,
Just bought a Coolmax 310 USB Exterior HDD Enclosure. (Probably won't
be shipped unitl next week)
Thinking of installing one of two spare HDD's into the Enclosure.
a: Would the HDD require Windows if I use it exclusively for program
storage and file backups?
b: Without Windows , will I be able to exec a program or simply
transfer it from exterior to interior drive? And if so, won't that mess
up the registry? I'm so confuuuuuused!
c: If the HDD has ONLY Windows XP loaded, I'd like it to be an
emergency replacement HDD, (in case the interior drive goes south), in
the meanwhile using the remainder of the space for storage and
backups. That I believe (hope?) would be OK?
ThanX and truest wishes for a great Thanksgiving Holiday!
Mike
Picture Rocks, AZ
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- Windows XP >> File name of the registry base ?Somehow registry key was deleted and I have lost the keyboard and mouse. I would like to use a previous restore but without keyboard and mouse I can not go anywhere. How can I restore to a previous restore point
I have though of renaming the registry base but I don't know the name of it
Thanks for any help
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- Windows XP Security >> Tough question - get your thinking caps onI need to remotely edit the HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft key, in order to
add the Security subkey and the CheckAdminSettings dword value required for
use with Outlook Security Templates.
Unfortunately, this is a "restricted" key, and only the Administrators have
full access. I've tried using SMS Installer to create the entry
progammatically, and have also tried using "regini.exe" from the Resource Kit
to change the ACL on the key prior to performing the edit. The result is
that, apparently due to the need to run with administrator permissions, the
current user key is bypassed and the entry is made in the Default User
context.
Does anyone have a reliable method for getting around this behavior? The
machines targeted are not necessarily single-user machines, so it's not as
simple as just making the users administrators on a temporary basis. I would
also like to avoid having to use multiple reboots to change the ACL on the
key, make the edit, and then restore the ACL on the key.
Thanks for your assistance!
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Jeff
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- Windows XP Security >> FTP and Service Pack 2I just installed Service Pack 2 for XP Pro.
And now I can not connect to my FTP sites?
Other computers in our network can, and I could this morning, but now it's a
no-go.
I did turn off the firewall that came with SP2.
Any suggestions would be helpful.
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- Windows XP >> unwanted desktop iconsunwanted desktop icons have appeared i presume from a website. how can i get rid of them? tried deleting their files but everytime i restart the system they reappear. they have also changed my home pape to their site, which again keeps coming back after i try to get rid of it.please help. thanks
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- Windows XP >> Missing xp functionsIn the process of trying to recover from a failed installation of a new
software program I had to use system restore. It has worked in the past but
this time got hung up. When I rebooted many of the functions, such as Help &
Support and System info. will not run. Some programs also will not run. What
can I do short of aWin reinstall to correct this. If I counld get to System
restore I think i would be ok. Thanks.
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- Windows XP Support >> Error MessageI am new to all this and would like any help. I have two files on my desktop.
One is CAHO8JP9. The other one is CAGN2RUJ. I don't really know how they got
there. What I would like to know is how to get rid of them. When I delete, I
get an error message stating error deleting file or folder. Cannot delete
file : Cannot read from the source file or disk... Does anyone have any
ideas? Thanks
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- Windows XP Setup >> RiprepI'm getting an error during the running of riprep on the master workstation.
It says 'network location could not be reached' while trying to copy the
startrom, ristndrd.sif and a few other files.
Anyone know what would cause this?
Thanks
-=/>Thom
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Jack
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 Posted: Thu Jun 17 13:07:06 CDT 2004 |
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Windows XP Security >> Automation and user rights
Is there any way to configure a particular program to
always run with administrative rights, wihtout the user
needing an administrator password?
One of the users in our network need sadministrative
rights to properly run a particular program. However, we
do not want the user to have admin rights in any other
case...only for the running of this program. We could use
runas...but I can't find anyway to automate runas so the
user doesn't have to enter the password. Anyone have any
ideas?
Windows XP869
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Windows XP Security >> Automation and user rights
Thad Brister wrote:
> Is there any way to configure a particular program to
> always run with administrative rights, wihtout the user
> needing an administrator password?
>
> One of the users in our network need sadministrative
> rights to properly run a particular program. However, we
> do not want the user to have admin rights in any other
> case...only for the running of this program. We could use
> runas...but I can't find anyway to automate runas so the
> user doesn't have to enter the password. Anyone have any
> ideas?
Hi
Using the /savecred switch (only for WinXP Pro, not Home) is
maybe an option:
http://groups.google.com/groups?as_q=runas%20savecred&safe=images&ie=ISO-8859-1&as_ugroup=microsoft.public.windowsxp.*&lr=lang_en&hl=en
and from "runas /?":
/savecred to use credentials previously saved by the user.
This option is not available on Windows XP Home Edition
and will be ignored.
Note that this is not a very safe solution, because the user
can then run any program using the /savecred switch later on.
Some better solutions:
You might get something to work using a Runas wrapper utility or
similar, take a look here:
http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=3FE0B42C.773CA875%40hydro.com
You may also want to check NeoExec ( http://www.neovalens.com ), the
main difference is that it does not require the use of a second account,
as all RunAs derivative require.
--
torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/scriptcenter/default.mspx
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- Windows XP Perform Maintain >> desperate, help needed!!!!!I don't know what is going on with my computers???
My old computer was restarting on its own, I turned off
auto restart. Then it started going to the blue screen.
This happened several times until I could no longer get
windows to boot. I had the computer "repaired" at a
reputable computer chain. They say that everything
checked out ok. When I got it back the same thing
started happened again.
I decided to cut my losses and buy a new pc. Now the
same thing is happening to the new pc and it is brand new.
What is going on here??? I thought maybe someone
embedded a virus in my cable modem, but found out that
isn't possible. I am running mcafee internet security
6.0 which has a firewall. When I test the firewall it
checks out. Both computers are running with windows xp
and both have a pentium 4.
Please help me out..
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- Windows XP >> False Folder Expansion (+) in Windows ExplorerI moved about 50 files from a folder to a subfolder.
Then I moved about 50 more and a plus sign appeared even
though no folder was moved into it. (Not even a hidden
system folder - I set them to be visible.) The plus goes
away with reload or overlaying and returning from another
window. Trivial but odd.
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- Windows XP Support >> Desktop shortcut IconsPlease Help,
I'm new to XP and I've been setting up a new computer with XP Home, and I
had saved many website icons to my desktop as shortcuts. Then, after running
the XP
"program compatibility wizard" to configure an older HP printer for my new XP
computer, all my shortcut icons have now changed to a generic looking
Internet Explorer icon letter "e". Now my desktop looks terrible, looks like
I've stored a bunch of files on my desktop.
For example, if you go to the MSN website, and then in Internet Explorer go
to File/send/shortcut to desktop, you are supposed to get the MSN butterfly
icon on your desktop that you can use as a link to the MSN website, right?
But now, no matter what I do, no matter what website I go to, I can only get
the letter "e" icon saved to my desktop. It looks terrible, and you can only
identify the website icon by the text printed below it......Help
How do I get the icons I'm suppoesed to get instead of the generic internet
explorer letter "e" icon? ? ?
Thank you for any support with this.
Robert
06/02/05
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- Windows XP Support >> sms.napster.com intruderAll of a sudden yesterday I am getting this full-screen invitation, from
sms.napster.com, to sign up for a free trial with Napster when I try to
run MS Media Player as a tuner to listen to the BBC. This happens when
MP does its 'Contacting On-Line Store' thing. Can I stop MP from doing
this maybe? The Automatic update option doesn't have an Off choice, just
daily, weekly, monthly. I can't get rid of this Napster screen and go on
to the media player. There's no exit button. The back arrow just gets
the screen back again. Escape key does nothing. I Googled
sms.napster.com but didn't see a mention of my problem. I just looked at
the first screen so far. I ran Ad-Aware - no help. Evidently I have to
sign up to Napster or never listen to the BBC again.
I see this smiley cat face icon on the top right of the MP screen;
evidently Napster installed this somehow. I don't recall seeing it
before.
I am afraid to try the free-trial button to see if there is a decline
button there. I doubt it.
Anyone else see this?
Maybe reinstall? I still have the install icons from when I upgraded to
MP 10. Go back to MP 9?
Back to look at Google again.
There ought to be a law!
HELP!
Anyone know of another media program I can use to listen to BBC news on
the net?
TIA
--
Untie the two knots to email me
Every silver lining has a cloud.
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- Windows XP Hardware >> scanner problemsI've had my computer for about a year and a half. Over
this time period my scanner periodically decides not to
work. It goes thru the process of scanning, but all I get
is a white screen when it's done. I've tried un/ri the
drivers, un/ri the sw for the scanner. I've tried using
win xp sw to scan it, all gives me the same results. I've
fixed it before, just by unplugging/replugging the usb
port in. It is an Umax Astra 3400, it came with my Dell
computer. I would so appreciate if someone could help, I
use my scanner a lot for school purposes- majoring in
Elementary Education- doing lots on the computer!
Thanks in advance-
Jennifer
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- Windows XP Hardware >> My mouseMy mouse keeps, jumping all over my desktop, and when it
ry to click on an icon the mouse jups to the other side of
the desktop. please contact me on my email address please.
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- Windows XP Setup >> Slipstreaming: custom install files required for updates?I know when an administrative install is used to deploy Office 2k3 the administrative install set is required for any future upgrades which require an install set: i.e. the original Office 2k3 CD used in making the administrative install will not suffice; it MUST be THE administrative install set
Is slipstreaming WinXP the same, or if at some point in the future my new and improved install set is obliterated, can I still utilize my old, reliable OE Windows CD to upgrade my existing systems
Links to helpful articles I've yet to read and related personal experiece welcome
TI
Jus
Anothe
strugglin
Techie
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- Windows XP Support >> System Volume InformationI have 3 harddrives. 2 on ide1 and one on raid 1.
Why does XP put system volume information on all three drives? Isn't this
restore points for system restore? Why is it needed on all three drives?
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- Windows XP Support >> PartitionsI sent my computer to be repaired and somehow he split my harddrive. Now I
have a C drive that I can't install anything on.like sp2 and a D drive that I
need to install on and microsoft only istalls to C drive. How can I fix it
right without loosing anythig?
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Dale Mattison
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- Windows XP Hardware >> PRinter Problemhi,
every time that i print a document or any kind of file. the printer print
just the first page.
if the doc. has 3 pages, and i give print command. i'll have just 1 page
printed....
why...
thanks
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- Windows XP Security >> Windows Firewall UPnP exception bug?I have a strange problem with Windows Firewall (I think). I set my Xbox 360
to connect to my Windows XP SP2 PC running Windows Media Connect 2.0 and all
works fine... except when I turn my Xbox 360 off and then on again, it can't
see my PC unless I uncheck the UPnP exception in Windows Firewall, save that
setting, then check it again and save. Suddenly, my PC is visible to the
Xbox 360 - the second I hit the OK button after re-enabling the UPnP
exception.
What's going on?
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- Windows XP >> XP SUX'sIt isn't it amazing how XP well act, you just never know
when it will take a crap. It's been working so good,
Thought now would be a great time to do a back-up, deleted
all my temp files, got the USB back-up drive out all ready
to go, Reboot. BOOM big crash, won't boot. Now I have to
do a restore instead of a back-up. You got to love it.
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- Windows XP Hardware >> Can not boot once USB 2.0 external hard drive installed on Windows XPHi all,
I installed an external Western Digital in an external USB
2.0 case to
my Compaq computer yesterday. The hard drive (once
formatted) works
fine once I plug it into the system and I can use it as an
extra drive
which is great.
However if I "REBOOT" the Windows XP machine, it hangs
after memory
test and will not continue to boot. If I unplug or
poweroff the
external USB 2.0 hard drive, booting continues fine.
The guy below had exactly the same problem as me back in
2002 but I
did not see any replies.
Any ideas ?
Thank you,
Rudy
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From: Anthony Bertorelli (shadowman2001@earthlink.net)
Subject: Maxtor USB hard drive problem
This is the only article in this thread
View: Original Format
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
Date: 2002-01-11 18:40:11 PST
I recently purchased an external USB hard drive for
backup purposes.
The USB drive is actually USB2, but it is backward
compatable with
the
older standard. I'm not really concerned about speed, as
this is
a
backup drive.
The problem is, if the USB hard drive is connected to the
computer,
the computer will not boot. It will hang at the end of
the memory
test. I have tried several different USB ports, I've
looked
through
various settings in my BIOS, and have even formatted the
drive with
NTFS (I'm using Windows XP).
The hard drive *does* work, I just have to disconnect it
from the
computer whenever I have to reboot. Then when the computer
boots,
reconnect the external drive. Is this normal? I'd like to
leave it
connected to the computer if I can.
I can't find anything on Maxtor's Knowledge Base, and
nothing remotely
coming close on Google's archive. Any insights will be
appreciated.
Thanks.
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