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- Windows XP Setup >> can't turn off cleartypeI cannot turn off clear type, although inside
Ctrl Pannel> Display> Apearance> Effects I have unchecked
"Use the following methods to smooth the edges of screen fonts"
So this should not be a problem but it is as you can see in th
screenshot attached. I recently got a new graphics card, a 9200 Radeo
but am unsure if the problem existed before or after since I als
re-installed XP two days prior.
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- Windows XP Support >> home page on internet explorersomehow someone has done something to my home page on internet explorer.
my home page has been changed to a porn page. We can't seem to be able to
change our home page back to msn. How do we get rid of that porn page. We
had someone staying with us and I guess they did something.
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- Windows XP Security >> impersonate problemHi Friends
i webApplication that provide Access to files in another virual Directory.
to prevent direct Access to files by for example i.e i used ACL Security .
the user that has permission to use resource is different from Users that
login to
Application and they should impesonate to that user.
the problem is that impersonate don't work an again window Dialouge box
appear for username and password how i could solve it.
thanks for any guides
Regards
A.Doroudian
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- Windows XP >> XP Home to Pro Upgrade IssueCannot create dial-up or PPPoE connection in Control
Panel > Network Tasks > Create New Connection.
Options for these are greyed out. I'm thinking it's a
security policy or network setup that changed in upgrade.
Thanks for any help.
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- Windows XP Hardware >> finding filesi typed my cv in microsoft works and put a copy onto a
floppy disc. my husband restored our computer to factory
settings and when i went to open my cv from the floppy
disc it wont let me as it says it corrupted. Is there
anyway of retrieving it from the hard drive or is there
any way i can sort out the floppy disc.
Thanks
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- Windows XP >> Can not run a downloaded zipped file.Hi, I'd really apreciate any help; just today i downloaded a file with .exe extension (zipped file?). I tryed to "unzipped" it with winzip ( my file is in my shared folder ) and after I press "unzip" on the winzip window, I got the message "21 files were succesfully unzipped" and then I close the winzip window and try to run my program and all I get is the same window "winzip self extractor" to unzip this file press the unzip button". I do not know much about computers, Can anyone help me?
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- Windows XP Setup >> PC won't shut off when promptedMy PC will not shut off. I go to START, then TURN OFF
COMPUTER, then TURN OFF. I click TURN OFF and nothing
happens. The computer stays on. I have checked on your
site and it instructs me to go to POWER OPTIONS then
choose the APM tab but I do not have this tab. What can
I do to correct this problem? Right now I am manually
shutting off the PC right from Windows but I fear this
may damage some of my programs and/or files.
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- Windows XP Support >> Error: The Service Has Not Been StartedI have been receiving the error set out in the subject line recently when I
boot the computer. I looked in the Event Viewer, which stated that the Source
was "DCOM" and the ID was 10005. The description stated the following:
DCOM got error "The service database is locked. " attempting to start the
service netman with arguments "" in order to run the server:
{BA126AE5-2166-11D1-B1D0-00805FC1270E}
I followed the help instructions and determined that the problem has
something to do with rpcss.dll in the System32 folder.
Does anyone have any idea about what the problem might be. This seems fairly
advanced and I do not know where to begin.
Thanks,
Jeff
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- Windows XP Support >> Cannot run Windows XP updateI did a NON Destructive System Recovery on a friend's HP pavillion. Now when
I go to Windows Update, it installs the Automatic Updater and I set it to
automatic download and install. The problem is, automatic updates starts the
system scan for needed updates and hangs. SP 2 is not on the system and I
know there has to be a gob of updates that need to be installed. It is set
for automatic update at the default time of 3AM, however, nothing seems to
have happened last night. Still no SP2 installed. Does anyone have an answer
for this situation? This is my first time doing such on an HP computer. I've
never had a problem running an XP repair using an XP disc on other computers.
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- Windows XP Hardware >> Illegal What??'C:\WINDOWS\sysytem32\cmd.com
The NTVDM CPU has encountered an illegal instruction.
CS:05039 IP:ffe4 OP:fe ff 1d 09 21 Choose 'Close' to terminate the
application.'
i got this message when i clicked on 'run' and typed 'cmd'
when the message appears there is a beep
the message is titled '16 bit MS-DOS Subysystem'
what's goin on ??
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cormaira
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- Windows XP >> Windows XP Startup ProblemI start up my computer as normal, and the XP freezes on
the welcome screen. I've tried starting in safe mode,
with command prompt, last known good config--everything.
Nothing works. Do I need to start with a fresh install of
XP? Or is there some way I can back-door this problem?
My manufacturer is no help--they have refused to even send
me a restore (which was supposed to come with the
computer. So much for customer service.) Anyway, anyone
have any tips? I'd be greatful for any help.
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bigbennospam
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 Posted: Tue Aug 19 20:02:33 CDT 2003 |
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Windows XP >> can i delete my prefetch?
Can anyone tell me definitively that it's ok to delete
all items in C:/Windows/Prefetch
Please help cause i don't want to delete something
important.
Thanks
Windows XP518
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Wesley
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| Posted: Tue Aug 19 20:02:33 CDT 2003 |
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Windows XP >> can i delete my prefetch?
mark;
Yes. It will reload whatever it thinks it needs. I have had XP
installed for about a week and I have cleaned out prefetch three times.
Don't delete the folder, just it's contents.
Windows XP monitors the files that are used when the computer starts and
when you start applications. By monitoring these files, Windows XP can
prefetch them. Prefetching data is the process whereby data that is expected
to be requested is read ahead into the cache. Prefetching boot files and
applications decreases the time needed to start Windows XP and start
applications. This information is logged and stored on your hard drive
taking up space and requiring a process to be kept running monitoring which
applications are being run. This has a performance impact on your PC.
Like temporary files it can get too full. Hope this helps.
Let us know,
Wes
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> Can anyone tell me definitively that it's ok to delete
> all items in C:/Windows/Prefetch
> Please help cause i don't want to delete something
> important.
> Thanks
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rudy
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| Posted: Wed Aug 20 00:36:04 CDT 2003 |
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Windows XP >> can i delete my prefetch?
>-----Original Message-----
>Can anyone tell me definitively that it's ok to delete
>all items in C:/Windows/Prefetch
>Please help cause i don't want to delete something
>important.
>Thanks
>.
>
Yes, once in a while it will just get too much stuff in
there and just delete it. It will accumulate again. It
is a feature to speed up the loading of programs that you
use often. But after a while too much is in there and
acually will slow you down.
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Kelly
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| Posted: Wed Aug 20 00:52:46 CDT 2003 |
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Windows XP >> can i delete my prefetch?
Hi,
The Prefetcher component in Windows XP is part of the Memory Manager, and
helps to shorten the amount of time it takes to start Windows and programs.
Windows XP "monitors" itself and notices which applications are launched
frequently. It gathers information about these applications and what they
access with the launch and stores this information in the prefetch folder.
It then uses this information to "optimize" access to these files so that
they launch faster.
Once every three days, by default, Windows XP will perform a partial
defragmentation and adjust the layout of the disk based upon current use.
The files to be moved are written in the file Layout.ini (found in the
Prefetch directory under the System Root directory).
More information here on the Prefetch Folder in Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_p.htm#xp_prefetch
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"rudy" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in message
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> >-----Original Message-----
> >Can anyone tell me definitively that it's ok to delete
> >all items in C:/Windows/Prefetch
> >Please help cause i don't want to delete something
> >important.
> >Thanks
> >.
> >
> Yes, once in a while it will just get too much stuff in
> there and just delete it. It will accumulate again. It
> is a feature to speed up the loading of programs that you
> use often. But after a while too much is in there and
> acually will slow you down.
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| Posted: Wed Aug 20 12:12:38 CDT 2003 |
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Windows XP >> can i delete my prefetch?
mark wrote:
>Can anyone tell me definitively that it's ok to delete=20
>all items in C:/Windows/Prefetch
>Please help cause i don't want to delete something=20
>important.
The Prefetch folder contains records of the load pattern of each
program load made. It records files accessed and their timing. Then
every three days, when the system has an idle period, a rearrangement
of files is made, to bring ones used consecutively together and
optimise layout, so that a set of files that are seen to be needed for
a program to start up can all be accessed in a single sequence (hence
'prefetched'). This speeds up load times .
Things drop out of it after a week of non-use, and there is no real
point in trying to tidy it manually
--=20
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K. EMail@HideDomain.com
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