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- Windows XP >> Minor "graphic" annoyanceI'm not sure if this would qualify as a graphic annoyance, but it is a
annoying and ugly (or at least not neat).
I'm running Windows XP Pro SP2
When I start my computer and log into my account, the My Computer icon is
the first icon on my desktop. It has a dotted outline around the text "My
Computer". If I click the desktop anywhere and then the taskbar (in that
order) the dotted line vanishes and does not re-appear. However, the dotted
outline does appear in some programs like WMP11, for example.
The dotted outline is like that of the Windows 98 dotted outline. I think
it's ugly and I never used to have it with XP. I can't remember when this
started, but it seems to me not that long ago. I also don't remember if I
made any system changes that might have caused this annoyance. I did play
with MSCONFIG a long time ago and unchecked almost everything in the startup
list except for about 4 or 5 items.
I would like to get rid of this little dotted border once and for all! Does
anyone know how I can? Registry edit? Or perhaps through the Windows
Interface? Thanks in advance!
P.S. When I check the "Notify me of replies" box in this window (post a
comment window, that is) I get that ugly border around the text also. Okay,
now it's gone...but it'll be back!
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- Windows XP Network >> Internet Connection Icon (connectoid)I have an ADSL router/firewall which connects to my ISP. This occasionally
goes down. Up to now I had an Internet Connection Icon in "Network
Connections" which I could click on to reconnect the ADSL router. This has
vanished and all attempts to get it back have failed. I also note that out of
three XP boxes on the same network only one ever had this icon.
I have tried all "825826" fixes which bring back the annoying dissapearances
of Network Connections but they don't fix the Internet Connection.
The machine is quite happy to connect to the internet but now I have to
power cycle the router when external the connection goes down. This isn't
very clever. Can anyone help please.
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- Windows XP >> Isass.exe won't let my computer bootfirst of all, I will be using my computer then without
warning it will suddenly turn off. when i restart, during
the boot process, a box pops up saying that there has
been an error with isass.exe. I will restart and the same
thing happens and it just cycles on and on. i think it is
a virus, but i have not been able to find any info on the
problem. any suggestions?
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- Windows XP Update >> missing updates fail to display after restoring system from backupJust restored a system with Stompsoft PC Backup from a backup made in late
12/05. Had to use with "overwrite all files" option due to an incomplete
software uninstall when System Restore failed to restore the prior
configuration. Running XP Pro SP2 with all patches up to and including
recent WMF patch installed prior to the restore.
Restored from DVD (standard backup, not a disaster recovery backup),
rebooted, then ran Microsoft Update expecting to have all of the interval
updates since the backup display as available. However, none did. "Review
Your Update History" lists all updates that had been installed prior to the
backup, with the last updates dated 12/13/05.
No errors were listed, but I tried recreating the update database, and still
have nothing show as available
Thanks,
David P. Lurie
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- Windows XP Support >> Need help with Memory LeakI am experiencing a memory leak, and I need help with figuring out what
to do. Is there something I can run to try and identify the culprit?
Once of the svchost.exe processes generally starts at around 29,256K.
The longer I leave my PC up, the more it just keeps growing. I went
away on vacation for a week, and the process had grown to 300,000+K.
Using TaskList /svc, this is what shows
Image Name: svchost.exe
Services:
AudioSrv, CryptSvc, Dhcp, dmserver,
EventSystem, helpsvc, lanmanserver,
lanmanworkstation, Netman, Nla, RasMan,
seclogon, SENS, ShellHWDetection, srservice,
TapiSrv, Themes, uploadmgr, W32Time,
winmgmt, wuauserv, WZCSVC
Is there anything obvious?
Can anyone help me or suggest how to locate the problem?
Thanks
Cyberdude
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- Windows XP Network >> What causes Windows Sockets to get corrupt?This happened to one workstation back in Aug. 2005. This morning I'm
working and the next thing I know the internet connectivity is gone and
the phone software became disabled. Performing a Ping makes the
workstation beep and an extended character was listed (Pinging ä with 32
bytes of data:) but the ping completed. After swapping out the net card
with no change, I booted into W2K and everything worked fine. I realized
it was an XP issue so I booted back into XP and at a command prompt
typed "netsh winsock reset", which cleared the problem up.
What causes this corruption? It there any known issues?
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- customize >> Power OptionsI think this is probably finger trouble but I seem to have zapped my Power
Options. I added two new schemes and deleted all the default schemes but
when I rebooted there were no schemes at all and I now can't enter a new
one. All boxes are greyed out and I can't enter a name to Save-As. How can I
restore the defaults so I can have another go at creating the power options
I want?
Many thanks
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- Windows XP Setup >> Windows UpdateI have been attempting to check for updates on Microsoft's Windows Update
site. I keep getting a server error. this has been going on for over 24
hours. Have they taken it down because of the latest round of viruses?
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- Windows XP >> can't move filesLately I am unable to move newly created Drive Image
backup files. I get the following error message: "The
volume for a file has been externally altered so that the
opened file is no longer valid." I can, however, delete
these files, and I can move other files on my backup
drive. Any idea what's causing this problem and how to fix
it? Please send me an email, as I may never be able to
navigate back to the right place in this newsgroup. Thanks.
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- Windows XP Setup >> Windows XP SP2I believe I have found a small problem after updating three
computers to SP2. Each computer was updated from the MS
update site via a broadband connection.
After the update I noted on my desktop that I could not
change the home page in Internet Explorer. On the desktop
and my laptop I had been using Google News as a home page.
Wanting to make a change I used the Tools Menu in IE to
select a new home page.
Much to my surprise IE would not change and kept going back
to Google News. I looked for and found a Knowledge Base
Article, back up the registry and did the changes the hard
way by editing the registry. The didn't work. (I am not an
expert on this.)
Read messages for same problems on the internet news groups
and everyone said you had a virus or spyware. All three of
our computers run Adware and Norton's virus programs and are
up to date. Ran Adware again on my desktop to make sure.
Nothing.
Went to Kelly's Korner for a possible registry script. He
had two, but were to lock or unlock the home page after it
has been set by the user. I ran the unlock. No go. I ran
the lock and it did blank out so that you could not make any
changes. Ran the unlock again and it allowed changes which
would not work.
After working with the desktop I started on the laptop which
used the same home page and found that I couldn't change it.
Went to my wife's computer which used a different home page
and again I could not change it.
So all three computers that were updated via MS update site
would not allow a user to change the home page in IE. It
is no big deal as one can create a shortcut to the site you
want to use as a home page, however I still can't figure out
why they could not be changed.
Any recommendations or help will be appreciated.
Bquinn
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- Windows XP >> Windows explorerI cannot get a particular site to open, (iammoving.com). tried all my
security settings even phoned the site direct. Someone else can access it on
a different PC. Any ideas or help would be appreciated
Timbo12
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- Windows XP Network >> Mapped drive name doesn't appear.Whenever I map a drive by the "Map Network Drive" option
something goes wrong. The name of this drive appears in
blank, and the window with its folders is not opened. There
are, also, problems if I try to copy something to / from
this mapped drive.
This problem is over when the windows explorer is re-opened.
I know this is a old problem, but I still didn't found the
solution. The MSDN article doesn't work (KB817861). Anybody
can help me?
Thakns,
Moises.
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 Posted: Sun Apr 11 18:49:35 CDT 2004 |
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Windows XP >> Cannot Log On To Windows XP
I removed a "user" from my computer and rebooted. The
screen asks me to choose an account o log on with, but
there are no choices. If I hit ctrl+alt+del I am prompted
with a username and password. I don't know what to put in
since the only two accounts are the administrator's and
the guest's....neither are password enabled.
Thanks
Windows XP1082
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| Posted: Sun Apr 11 18:49:35 CDT 2004 |
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Windows XP >> Cannot Log On To Windows XP
Hi marc,
Put in administrator and no password.
--
Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Windows
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
"Marc" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in message
news:1b28a01c4201c$137da130$EMail@HideDomain.com...
>I removed a "user" from my computer and rebooted. The
> screen asks me to choose an account o log on with, but
> there are no choices. If I hit ctrl+alt+del I am prompted
> with a username and password. I don't know what to put in
> since the only two accounts are the administrator's and
> the guest's....neither are password enabled.
>
> Thanks
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Marc
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| Posted: Sun Apr 11 19:24:40 CDT 2004 |
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Windows XP >> Cannot Log On To Windows XP
Thanks Rick but the message box I get is "unable to log
on due to restricition policy on this account". I am 100%
sure I didnt set a password either...any other
suggestions?
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi marc,
>
>Put in administrator and no password.
>
>--
>Best of Luck,
>
>Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Windows
>Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
>http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
>www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
>
>"Marc" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in
message
>news:1b28a01c4201c$137da130$EMail@HideDomain.com...
>>I removed a "user" from my computer and rebooted. The
>> screen asks me to choose an account o log on with, but
>> there are no choices. If I hit ctrl+alt+del I am
prompted
>> with a username and password. I don't know what to put
in
>> since the only two accounts are the administrator's and
>> the guest's....neither are password enabled.
>>
>> Thanks
>
>
>.
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| Posted: Sun Apr 11 19:35:52 CDT 2004 |
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Windows XP >> Cannot Log On To Windows XP
Hi,
Tried in safe mode yet?
--
Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Windows
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
"Marc" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in message
news:16a4001c42024$8b8d20d0$EMail@HideDomain.com...
> Thanks Rick but the message box I get is "unable to log
> on due to restricition policy on this account". I am 100%
> sure I didnt set a password either...any other
> suggestions?
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Hi marc,
>>
>>Put in administrator and no password.
>>
>>--
>>Best of Luck,
>>
>>Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Windows
>>Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
>>http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>>Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
>>www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
>>
>>"Marc" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in
> message
>>news:1b28a01c4201c$137da130$EMail@HideDomain.com...
>>>I removed a "user" from my computer and rebooted. The
>>> screen asks me to choose an account o log on with, but
>>> there are no choices. If I hit ctrl+alt+del I am
> prompted
>>> with a username and password. I don't know what to put
> in
>>> since the only two accounts are the administrator's and
>>> the guest's....neither are password enabled.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>
>>
>>.
>>
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- Windows XP Update >> Dumb Me !I clicked on the Microsoft Update symbol on my taskbar. When the window came
up I clicked the wrong button. Now my Windows Update is set for automatic
updates. I want to change it back to manual updates so that I can choose for
myself. Please dumb help me ! LoL !
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- Windows XP Network >> XP box Access Denied on 2K networkTrying to add a Windows XP box to the office network.
For some reason, even though I renamed the Owner account on the XP box, the
Windows 2000 network still sees the account as "Owner." Since Owner is not
registered on the server, Windows 2000 logs it in as a guest, which has no
privledges. That is why I get the access denied errors.
Can anyone tell me how I can change the user name that windows XP is
broadcasting?
Thanks!
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tbj@automateddesign.com
Automated Design Corporation
P: (630) 783-1150 F: (630) 783-1159
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- Windows XP Support >> RE: boot ini erroron a fresh install win xp proSP2 I get a error of inf filetxtsetup.sif is
corrupt or missing what's the fix do I need a cd boot disk
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- Windows XP Hardware >> Okay, it's the PCI slotsI've posted a few times here recently regarding difficulties I'm having
with XP not detecting a newly-installed sound card; but I think I've
made enough tests to say it's neither the card or the OS that's giving
me the problem. Here's the sequence of events:
I installed a Firewire card (Adaptec AFW-4300), but it was not
detected. Took the whole PC to the local tech shop, who declared the
card DOA because their shop machine wouldn't detect it either. $25
Returned the Adaptec card & bought a sound card w/ a Firewire port
(Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS) and installed that. It was not detected.
Thanks to a few helpful folks here, I exhausted all of the proper
installation steps & tricks to get the card to show up. No luck.
So I borrowed an "extra" Ethernet PCI card from a techie here at the
office & plugged that in. Not detected, on either slot (of two).
Given the unknowns of the true health of this card, though, the jury
was still out.
Brought in the new sound card & had it installed in an office machine.
Walla! It was detected.
I have to conclude, therefore, that both PCI slots on my PC are belly
up for some reason. I've scanned the BIOS settings & made certain all
of the obvious things were correct (e.g. PNP enabled, Onboard Audio
disabled, etc.), but I am at a loss.
It's looking as though I have a trip to the tech shop in my future (and
maybe a new motherboard?); but if anyone here has a tip for where else
I might look first, I'd certainly love to hear it.
TIA,
Joe
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- Windows XP >> 1G RAM reported as 512My BIOS reports 1G installed. SANDRA reports two banks
each of 512 memory installed. I've swapped out each stick
of memory and both work, and they each work in either
bank and physical memory is reported by XP system
information as 512. But, when both are installed, system
information only sees one bank of 512 memory. Prior to
installing XP, Win98SE saw the whole 1G.
Any advice?
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- Windows XP Security >> Disable third party extensionsIn a previous posting I was advised to disable 3rd party extensions and to deny permission to change settings back to allow them within Internet Explorer to stop users from downloading. This works along with some registry tweaks but I am finding that users can change this setting back.
How do I set it so they cant change the settings back?
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- customize >> roaming profileHi,
I have created a roaming profile for my user account, but there is one small
problem. How do I stop it from copying the entire roaming profile to the
local profile.
For example, my roaming profile is on D:\profile. When i log on, it loads
and copies all the contents in d:\profile to c:\documents and
settings\username. How do I stop this?
Thanks,
Tim.
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- Windows XP Setup >> unreadable fontsIn various appls with fancy fonts, (games, etc) the fonts are garbled and
vitually unreadable (not in XP dialogs or menus in general--they're ok). The
same fonts read clearly on my other comp. What can I do to fine tune custom
fonts other than resizing (doesn't work)?
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...if you give a pig and a boy anything they want you'll have a good pig and
a bad boy!
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- Windows XP Network >> Standalone network printer doesn't appear in network placesHi,
Windows XP Pro, SP2. OKI C7300N printer.
I've installed a standalone network printer (i.e. not connected to a
particular computer). Its IP address (assigned by DHCP on my router) is
192.168.0.7.
I've put it in the same MSHOME workgroup as the 3 computers on the network.
I can ping it by IP address and by name fine from all 3 PCs.
I've also run the Add Printer wizard by specifying a network printer and the
URL http://192.168.0.7/ipp (the printer supports IPP - Internet Printing
Protocol) and the printer now appears in Printers and Faxes as 'OKI C7300N
on http://192.168.0.7.'
I can print to it with no problem, however I have several questions:
1. Despite it being in the MSHOME workgroup, it doesn't appear in My Network
Places - Entire Network - Microsoft Windows Network - MSHOME. Any ideas
why?
2. What if DHCP assigns a different IP address the next time the printer is
switched on? Will its current internet port http://192.168.0.7/ipp then be
incorrect and printing therefore fail?
3. On the printer's Network Summary web page, the NetBEUI Status is shown
as:
Computer Name : OKI
Workgroup Name : MSHOME
Master Browser : ?????
Is Master Browser being '?????' the problem?
My aim, if at all possible, is to get the printer to appear in the MSHOME
workgroup so I could then run the Add Printer wizard and browse for it by
name instead of using the URL IPP method.
Hope someone can help - thanks for any info or tips.
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- Windows XP Hardware >> DV camcorder not recognized IEEE FirewireThis seems to be very common. My Sony camcorder no longer works with my computer. It use to work. I have upgraded to XP and still it won't work. I have downloaded hot fixes but nothing. I have tried new cards but still nothing. My PCI OHI complian IEEE firewire card is working properly accourding to my computer. I have tried new cables and everything else. Sony does not supply DV drivers so I am out of luck. I have been working in the board http://www.dvboard.com/index.php?act=ST&f=13&t=21&s=06a96b2f3da5601e1e6a16647934f820 for a solution but have found none. Microsoft has been no help at all. They just tell me to download the dv driver from SONY who does not supply a dv driver.
Has anybody found a fix for this yet?
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