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- Windows XP >> installingWhen i install new software I always get the message new
programs installed ... is there a way to shut that off??
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- Windows XP Network >> Renoving IPX causes the following issue...We have XP Pro, SP1 (we are a corp network that has reasons not to be on
XP2). We have removed the IPX protocol from out network adapters, but find
upon reboot the PC does not get it's mapped Win2000/2003 server drives. The
pc will see the novell mapped drives, but not any microsoft mapped drives. We
use the novell login client, and all of our mapped drives are mapped via
login script. The users themselves don't have the ability to create a mapped
drive.
Why can we no longer see the MS mapped drives but can see the Novell drives?
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- Windows XP Setup >> i'm listen...><^#@i have downloaded a picture from internet and save as
background.on the skrin,the picture does not clear..blur!!
how if i change screen resolution to the left or right??
any effect to the screen or file??...how to do with my
dekstop or background so the picture can be a "good
pict"??
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- Windows XP Basic >> Starting Up Windows XP Media Center 2005I have had this XPpro machine wsince January of this year and turned
off the MCE screen, somehow.
Now I would like to take another look at the MCE features, including a
recent update that addresses DVD burning.
How do I startup MCE 2005 ed ? Would like to have a shortcut on my
desktop if I continue to use MCE.
Where can I get details and install file about the recent Rollup
edition ?
Thanks.
~ Vince ~
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- Windows XP Hardware >> Remove device using DEVCON.EXE?When I try to remove a device using DEVCON.EXE it seems to break up the
command in to several independent commands whenever there is a &-sign.
F.ex. I have a USB device with device instance ID:
USB\VID_0529&PID_0001\5&3A341374&0&2
But when I try to remove it this happens:
H:\wsh>devcon hwids USB\VID_0529*
USB\VID_0529&PID_0001\5&3A341374&0&2
Name: Hardlock USB 1.02
Hardware ID's:
USB\Vid_0529&Pid_0001&Rev_0100
USB\Vid_0529&Pid_0001
Compatible ID's:
USB\Class_ff&SubClass_00&Prot_00
USB\Class_ff&SubClass_00
USB\Class_ff
1 matching device(s) found.
H:\wsh>devcon remove USB\VID_0529&PID_0001\5&3A341374&0&2
No devices removed.
The system cannot find the path specified.
'3A341374' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
'0' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
'2' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
So how do I tell DEVCON.EXE that the &-sign is part of the ID and should
be used to identify and remove the device?
/Robert
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- Windows XP Security >> Trouble when shutting down Windows XPI am getting the message - The instruction
at "0x77e7a67a" referenced memory at 0x0032500c". The
memory could not be written. Click on OK to terminate the
application. This is happening when I shut down the
computer. It will still shut down even if I do not click
on the OK button. What is wrong with the system?
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- Windows XP Security >> welcome screen default useri'm just wondering if there's a way to change the default
user on the windows xp welcome screen. i want to change
the account it highlights by default whenever the welcome
screen appears. i found the registry keys
hklm\software\microsoft\windowsnt\currentversion\winlogon\
defaultusername & altdefaultusername and i've changed
those entries to match the username i want to be
hilighted by default, but it changes back every time i
log off, so it never works. is there a way to change the
hilighted account name on the welcome screen? thanks.
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- Windows XP MovieMaker >> why is my captured video chopped into segments?hello,
I downloaded a 2 minute continuous video and when I bring it in movie player
it is cut into pieces, not one long continuous piece. some segments are 2-3
seconds long and some are more like 10 seconds or more.
it plays ok, but trying to figure out where to edit is a drag with so many
little bits.
any way to get it in one continuous video?
Msongs
www.msongs.com
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- Windows XP Network >> Deterministic Network EnhancerRecently I started having odd and inconsistant network
problems. I travel and use a lot of different
connections. The network always connects and status
shows packets coming and going. I tried unloading and
reloading (along with everything else I could think of)
the network services. When I started to reload DNE the
first dialoge box says it is digitally signed. But when
I go ahead and load it I get the "not digitally signed"
dialoge. I suspect somewhere the right version got
overwritten. But I do not know the file name or where to
look. Any ideas.
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- Windows XP Hardware >> Installing Windows XP on AMD Athlon 64 FX systemI am looking to purchase an AMD Athlon 64 FX processor
and compatable motherboard and RAM to install into my
computer. I also will be replacing the hard drive and
reinstalling Windows XP. Now, I've read in the following
article:
http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/article/1651/ ,
that installing the original Windows XP straight from the
CD on an Athlon 64 FX system will result in a crash, that
I need to install Windows XP with the SP1a. And
unfortunately for me, the copy of Windows XP that I own
is the original one before the service pack was released.
Naturally, I dont want to have to spend $200 on an OS
that I already have just to get it to work with my new
CPU. Does anyone know any more information about this
situation, or is there a way I can get around this
problem without buying another copy of XP?
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- Windows XP Setup >> De-activating read-only in Microsoft productsI had a IT person come and set up my new Dell Laptop Precision. Set-up went
well. For some reason, I overlooked purchasing Office with my order, and
had to go out and buy Office Profesional Edition 2003 and had it installed.
My files were all transferred from my old machine, also a Dell on Microsoft
Office. Now I can open and read my files, but I can not save them. When I
do, I get a message says there have been changes that will affect the normal
global template and that the file is read only and permission is needed to
save the changes from the system administrator (me). The instructions for
changing it tell me to go the the "prompt to save Normal Template" box under
Tools/Options/Save, and uncheck that box but that box is unchecked. I have
searched for the set-up box that alows me to change the settings, but have
not located it (after working with it for 6 hours). Is there anyone who has
anu ideas of how to troubleshoot this situation. At this point, I am unable
to work any files because the system will not allow me to save them as word
documents, and when I save them as in the normal template, the changes are
not intact.
Ray Rife
rayrife@verizon.net
rwrifejr@yahoo.com
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Windows XP Update >> download successful, installation hangs
Hi There
I am running xp pro sp2. Various updates have downloaded but when I try to
install any of them, I get a "Initialising Updates" screen which then just
hangs.
When I try to cancel out of it, the screen updates to "Canceling Updates"
but then hangs again. The only way to get out of it is via the Windows Task
Manager.
The last entries in the windows update log read as follows:
2005-09-15 19:51:31 1152 134 AU AU received install approval from client for
1 updates
2005-09-15 19:51:31 1152 134 AU #############
2005-09-15 19:51:31 1152 134 AU ## START ## AU: Install updates
2005-09-15 19:51:31 1152 134 AU #########
2005-09-15 19:51:31 1152 134 AU # Initiating manual install
2005-09-15 19:51:31 1152 134 AU # Approved updates = 1
2005-09-15 19:51:31 1152 134 AU <<## SUBMITTED ## AU: Install updates /
installing updates [CallId = {811EE061-2985-407D-BEC9-CE9905C009E7}]
2005-09-15 19:51:31 1152 490 Agent *************
2005-09-15 19:51:31 1152 490 Agent ** START ** Agent: Installing updates
[CallerId = AutomaticUpdates]
2005-09-15 19:51:31 1152 490 Agent *********
2005-09-15 19:51:31 1152 490 Agent * Updates to install = 1
2005-09-15 19:51:31 1152 490 Agent * Title = <NULL>
2005-09-15 19:51:31 1152 490 Agent * UpdateId =
{E5F21832-ED23-4339-BA4C-F63089DD1AE8}.103
2005-09-15 19:51:31 1152 490 Agent * Bundles 1 updates:
2005-09-15 19:51:31 1152 490 Agent *
{2C915E53-F7B1-4246-A8FC-E67D599934A0}.103
2005-09-15 20:17:36 1152 134 AU AU setting client response for sessionId 0x0
to 'Active'
2005-09-15 20:22:39 1152 5e4 AU AU setting client response for sessionId 0x0
to 'Active'
2005-09-15 20:22:39 1152 dc4 AU AU setting client response for sessionId 0x0
to 'Active'
How can I install the updates?
Thanks
Sarah
Windows XP788
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Windows XP Update >> download successful, installation hangs
Sarah here again!
Actually, Windows Task Mgr didn't cancel the update, I had to reset the PC
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- Windows XP Setup >> White box with red XMy son is signing up for an internet game. We can't view some important
pages/forms. For example, to change his password a screen with a small white
box in the upper left corner with a red X in it is all I get. Is there
something that can remedy this???
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- Windows XP Support >> Lost WinXP in dual boot after playing msconfigHere's my problem: my old (5 years) ibm laptop originally runs well. It
has 2 boot options: winxp and win2k. Yesterday I played around with
msconfig because I found it takes too long to restart the compuater
(entering the XP after I installed acrobat 7.0). I clearly remember
that I disabled a process called: tp2mon.exe, which comes with this ibm
laptop ( i didn't know until I googled). Then after I restart the
computer, I tried to enable it again, then I found I could not close
the msconfig window (clicking the 'close' button does not have any
response). Then I shut down the computer. After that I restarted the
computer and found I lost winXP in the boot screen. Win2k still works,
but since I usually work under winXP, I would appreciate it if somebody
can give me any hints on how to restore XP. I try to re-boot it from XP
cd, but it always automatically start from c: drive (where win2k is
located).
Thanks for any information.
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- Windows XP Setup >> Unable to set Location (GeoID) correctly when deploying Windows XPHi,
I have a rather simple problem (i assume) but that is very annoying for me
at the moment. I'm not able to set specific user locations (Geograhic ID)
correctly, which is located under the Region Options tab of the Regional and
Language Options applet in control panel, when I'm performing
LTI-deployments (scripted through boot image) of an english Windows XP SP2.
We use the MS Deployment Toolkit (v.4) to deploy the omputers with Windows
XP through WDS PXE boot.
We get all the other settings set all fine such as input locales, system
locales, user locales - but the Location setting won't be set as we want it
to. We have tried different settings in Task Sequences and Deployment Points
such as in customsettings.ini, sysprep.inf and the unattend.txt with no
further success.
We only use LTI-boot images when deploying windows XP and then script the
rest of the installation through TS and customsettings.ini.
What's the correct step to enter this setting in customsetttings.ini or
unattend/sysprep, or can we only set this variable through a script in TS??
Please can anyone give me an idea what I might do wrong?
Regards,
Richard
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- Windows XP Security >> Administrator and ProfileWhen I go into another site and try to send a link, a
profile box comes up and I don't know how to fix it. I
never used to have a problem. I don't understand
what "postoffice" and the other boxes mean. I found
something in the info that says you can copy your profile
by going into Control Panel/System/etc. but then it says
you have to be signed in as "Administrator" and I don't
know how to do that either! I feel like a total idiot.
Then besides that, I have been told that I have parasites
and know there are free sites but am afraid to trust any
of them, I want to get the parasites off my computer.
Please help this poor soul!!!! Thank you.
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- Windows XP Perform Maintain >> DOSNET.INFsir my computer says that I am missing the DOSNET.INF
file. Tried to download it from Microsoft update and it
said all my updates were up to date.. Where can I go to
download this file? Also how do I install it?
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- Windows XP >> task schedu;er not workingCan I download a fix?
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- Windows XP MovieMaker >> FAQ: #20050804 Crashes & HangsMovie Maker FAQ 1 Last updated 6th January 2005
Crashing and Hanging
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1) What is a Codec?
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A Codec is software that was first created to deal with the transposition of data from one form into another. One of the first important Codecs was a procedure still used today called Soundex. I believe the first proper use of Soundex was by the Mormons. Most of us use Soundex or its equivalent every time we use a spell checker. The Mormons use it in their vast database of all persons baptised by them. It enables very fast data searches on similar sounding words that are not necessarily spelled the same way. Soundex though is a one way procedure. Its a CODER The other part of the word Codec is derived from the word DECODER. Joining the two parts together we get the word CODEC...Codec.
With regard to Codecs and any Video or Audio playing software. MP3 or WMA audio files have been compressed using CODER routines. When you play those files on your computer you are using the DECODER routines to produce a sound or video signal that can be seen/heard on your machine.
With regard to Audio/Video editing software. A Codec is used to compress the data so that it occupies as small a space as possible usually on a hard drive. But in the case of editing a file the Codec must first expand the compressed data before the edit can occur and afterwards compress it again when the data is saved to a new file.
The problems with Codecs arise from "Calls" A call is the expression used to define the way one software module talks to another so that information can be passed between the two. The problem occurs when the Call is not properly formatted, or the reply is not understood. This becomes a problem that the calling software must handle. When the calling software fails to handle the error it can do one of a number of things....the correct way is to contain the error and respond with an alternative approach and possibly inform the user that the error occurred, the other approach we are all to familiar with, either the software or the machine crashes and probably taking all of your hard work with it.
2) Movie Maker crashes, what can I do?
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From item one above there is a good chance that your problem arises from a problem with a Codec. Movie Maker version 2.1 was supposed to address this issue by giving you the user the ability to disable one or more of the Codecs on your machine. The problem however is not fully addressed and results in some Codecs not being exposed to the disable option. If its that particular Codec that is causing the problem you are stuck.
You need to know which Codec it is, where it is, possibly what other software installed it and what other dependencies exist. In other words you need to know a LOT of things. The proper way of dealing with the issue would be to remove the offending Codec but that's not very practical as you may really need the other software that depends on it.
There is a temporary solution available in the form of a program called "Rename Codecs" It has been in use for perhaps a year now by many hundreds of people and with great success. There have been a total of 6 times that the program did not solve the users problem (At the time of writing this) You can obtain your FREE copy of the program from www.the-kellys.org The basics of the program are that it will offer you the option of temporarily renaming Codecs that are known to be a problem for Movie Maker. You would do that before using Movie Maker. Once you are finished using the program you again run Movie Maker and use the RESTORE option to put those Codecs back into operation...its very easy to use.
There is an additional option. You can use the options within XP to turn off the various levels of video acceleration that your graphics card has. Doing this is not a good idea but if you do you must understand that every program that relies on those abilities will either run badly or not at all. To turn the acceleration down right click your desktop and select PROPERTIES, then SETTINGS then ADVANCED and then TROUBLERSHOOT. You will then see a slider bar which should normally be positioned on the far right. You can move it one step at a time and then close the dialog down and re-try Movie Maker. You can repeat those steps until (and if) Movie Maker works properly.
A lot of video programs give you the opportunity of taking a snap shot of the video displayed, Intervideo WinDVD 5 does a good job of this. Movie Maker also has this option. BUT, if you turn the acceleration down as above, you will no longer be able to take those snapshots. This is not a great problem of course as you can change the acceleration back. But it is rather tedious.
3) How do I make my system perform better and stop Movie Maker crashing
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This is by far the best way of doing things. Whilst the Rename Codec program is a MUST when you really do need to keep "other" software on your system, the following approach will ensure that your system runs at its best speed and will be less likely to crash at all from Video or Audio problems.
You need to download the latest versions of DirectX and the Windows Codecs pack together with the latest version of Windows Media Player. You should NOT try to install these packages via the Internet, you should get the standalone versions. The reason is obvious once you know it. Suppose those updates you did some time back are not working properly...it may be that they were not installed properly or it may be that a file is either corrupt or simply missing. How would you know??? The more experienced may spot the problem but the average user will not. So why download the full package??? That's easy. When you unzip a package several checks are made to ensure the integrity of the files inside the zip. If there is a problem you will be told there and then...the file is corrupt or damaged in some other way....you do not need to trust an install over the Internet and the possibility of data being missed....
You can get the packages via these links...
Codec Pack
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http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/format/codecdownload.aspx
DirectX
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http://go.microsoft.com/?LinkID=1081813
Windows Media Player
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http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=b446ae53-3759-40cf-80d5-cde4bbe07999&displaylang=en
Movie Maker for XP
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http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.aspx
The link for Movie Maker is actually a link to SP2 (Service Pack 2). This a large download. Its not to bad if you have a reasonably fast broadband connection, but if the download fails its a long way back to the start!!! Personally I would recommend you obtain A CD version of SP2...its available on the Windows Magazine and from Microsoft directly
Drivers for your graphics card
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I have discovered that most people are confused on the issue of drivers for their graphics card in that when advised to acquire the latest driver they go straight to the Microsoft website and get one from them. Their is a problem with that in that the drivers supplied by Microsoft are Generic.
I made the mistake of going direct to Microsoft some time back and the result was that I could only run the machine in the basic "Safe Mode" the driver was the most up to date and was definitely more recent than the existing driver. It took some time to understand what was going on I must admit......
The graphics card was an NVidia GForce 4 etc and was manufactured by Gainward. After several attempts at getting the Microsoft driver to install I decided that the download MUST BE corrupted in some way, So I went to the NVidia website and downloaded their driver (Same version number as the one from Microsoft) I had the exact same problems!!! In the end I went to the Gainward website and downloaded the most up to date driver they had.....once installed the graphics card performed better than ever and with more configuration options than I would ever need.
So why did an older driver work better than the most recent from NVidia ??? Its simple when you know why .... Gainward produce high capability cards and in order to achieve some of their aims they change the way the NVidia chipset works. This requires a modified driver....and they produce their own. The card is still based on the NVidia and conforms to the basic design....but it runs very much faster because of code optimisation, and that optimisation is missing from the Microsoft or NVidia drivers.
The result of all this is that you should ALWAYS go to the website of the MANUFACTURER of the card and not the manufacturer of the chipset (in my case NVidia)
The Method
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Reboot your computer and install SP2. After the install has completed you should reboot your computer twice...yes boring but desirable
After the reboot you should now install the DirectX pack and reboot again.
After that reboot install the Codec Pack and reboot yet again.
After that install Windows Media Player and reboot again
Finally install the latest driver for your graphics card.
Rebooting the machine does perform an important task. It completes installation process's and ensures that previously existing file locks are removed. Under certain conditions XP will not overwrite a file if it has been locked. Note that this is not the same as marking a file as Read Only.
Windows XP Video Decoder Checkup Utility
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This utility can be obtained here...
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/portablemediacenter/decoder.mspx
A very useful program but with a problem. It reports that I have the MGI MPEG-2 Video Decoder on one of my machines...I have NO MGI software on my system!!
I would not let that put you off using it as it does have a useful purpose even though the same objective can be achieved via other already existing routes within XP. I am in favour of this program as it does give good advice on which Codec you should select as the preferred Codec
4) What files does Movie Maker NOT like?
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Any MPEG based file will cause Movie Maker problems even though they seldom cause problems for Media Player. There are a number of reasons...Media Player does not need the CODER part of the Codec and there are many methods/procedures/algothims used to Code an MPeg file and its that wide range of methods that Movie Maker can not address. Its not really a bug but the method of dealing with the issue, well there is no method...Movie Maker gives an error and crashes or it just crashes. The particular file extensions are Mpeg, MPG and MP3.
JPeg still images can also be a problem and for similar reasons to MPeg files. There are a number of formats for a JPeg and it seems that the older formats are not properly dealt with. To work around the issue you can reduce the compression used in creating the JPeg and NOT use the progressive format method
The best solution for these problems is to convert the file into a more acceptable format, and as it happens a format that is more easily worked on by Movie Maker...the conversion you should employ are
MPeg, MPG convert to AVI, MP3 convert to WAV and JPeg, JPG convert to a standard bitmap BMP
NOTES
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There are several other approaches you can take to solving a Codec issue. I have seen several other methods of solving the problem, and basically they don't. Instead they treat the symptom and not the problem itself. Several other methods involve damaging the picture of your computers layout (that's a bad pun by the way) and simply doing that involves the risk of permanent damage to that picture.
The program Rename Codecs also damages that picture of your system but it does at least provide a user friendly way of restoring your system and that method requires no prior knowledge on your part about where, which and how to make those changes.
All efforts are made to ensure that the information is accurate. As no one is perfect I would be happy to hear of any errors found in this document (send an e-mail to webmaster@the-kellys.org). If you have any doubts at all over following the advice given here you should NOT attempt it.
The contents of this FAQ are liable to change with out prior notification.
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- Windows XP Network >> password problems when sharing network resourcesI have a home network consisting of two computers. One running win98 and the
other XP PRO. I want to share a printer installed on the XP PRO machine so I
set the "Share this printer" option and named the printer in the space
provided.
Next I used the "Add Printer" wizard on the win98 machine and then selected
"Network printer." When I browse for a printer my XP PRO machine shows up in
the "Network Neighborhood" no problem. I click on the XP PRO machine and I
get a box titled "Enter Network Password." Inside the box it says:
You must supply a pasword to make this connection
Resource: \\XP PRO machine\IPC$
Password:
I don't think I ever set a password for the XP PRO machine. Even if I did,
how do I change it or set it so I can get past this step?
Thanks in advance
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- Windows XP Update >> Updates were unable to be successfully installedHi everyone, I have Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Version 2002, SP1 on
my comp.
I have been trying to use windows update for a long time now. Here is the
problem - everytime, i go to windows update website, i get the options of
Express or custom updates. I choose Express. after some time, i get the
message - "Software Upgrade for Some Windows Components Required", and i get
the option to download & install the updates.
After that, I get the intallation window on the screen & within few seconds,
I get the error message - The following updates were not installed:
Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Tool (KB892130)
I have been through the same process millions & milltions of time for no
success. I have tried doing updates after disabling Symantec file system real
time application - still same results. As I have no firewall on this
computer, I see no reason why this update is not getting installed on the
comp.
The sad part is, without this one update I can not move on to the
upgradation to SP2 from SP1 through windows updates.
Hence, I would really appreciate any help in this regard.
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- Windows XP >> Finding the high speed USB portEvery time I connect to one og the two USB ports in my IBM T40 I get the
message "This devise can perform faster..." It then tells me I have to change
port.
Looking in my Device Manager it states that the Iomega optical DVD burner is
connected to a USB 2.0 port - which I thought is the fastest.
What gives?
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- Windows XP Security >> problems with Security Access settingsHi,
I'm installing software on 16 PC's in a lab that will give them access to a
library card catalogue (mla solutions by Mandarin )The PC's are all on SP2
of XP Pro. The software works finds as admin. The students, however, can
only log on as limited user. At that point I get :The application failed to
initialize properly (0xc0000022). Click OK to terminate the application. I
went in through Safe Mode and gave full control to the folder that the
software is installed in. Now certain computers work fine, while others
still give the same error message, i.e. all PCs of one brand will work but
none of another brand work. The OS and software set-up on all pC's is
identical, only MB, memory...are different - but definitely sufficent for
XP. Any ideas what permissions need to still be changed on the other PCs?
The software needs access through a port. Could there be some restrictions
there?
TIA
Michael
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