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- Windows XP >> Sound ProblemHi:
I have a friend who has a Dell desktop and he cannot play .wav files for
some reason. Here is the website that has a .wav file that he cannot play:
http://www.minibite.com/oldies/boogiewoogie.htm. I am assuming the sound
file applicable this website is a .wav file. When you click on this website
it automatically plays sound without launching Windows Media Player. All
.mp3 files and also individual selected .wav files played launch Windows
Media Player when they are played. I really do not know why when you click
on this website and the song is played that it does not launch Media Player.
In addition, I had him test other .wav files, none of which could he get
sound. He has Windows Media Player and it is default for all File Types. I
have checked this and all files are checked, including .wav files. He can
get sound on all other sound files except .wav files. Also I checked IE
Tools>Internet Options>Advanced> and under Multimedia he as it checked to
"play sound in web pages".
I spent about an hour with him last night checking and rechecking his
settings, but still no sound from .wav files. If anyone has any suggestions
about what his problem might be, I would be most appreciative if you would
share them with me.
Thanks
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- Windows XP Network >> Rejoining the domainI have several computers running off a Microsoft Exchange 2003 server.
One of the computers was connected to the domain incorrectly and now it
crashes and crashes the server due to security problems. The server thinks
the computer is trying to illegally log onto the server so it shuts down that
computer and then the server crashes.
When I unhook the computer from the server, all is fine. In other words, I
have isolated the problem.
I have heard that I cannot rename this computer and correctly rejoin it to
the domain unless I format the hard drive on the affected computer and
reinstall everything. Not a pleasant option.
I know NOTHING about networks so if I have not given you enough information,
please let me know.
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- Windows XP Support >> XP does not start anymoreHi,
I have a XP client (XP SP1a) with a strange behaviour:
When I start WIN XP, on the logon screen I can enter name and password.
The PC start loading profile (domain environment with roaming profiles) and
stops loading after a while
A message appears telling that explorer.exe encountered a fatal error and
needed to be closed.
A blue desktop appears - no START Button, Icons, nothing.
The same situation comes up when I run the PC in Safe mode.
I have access to the harddisk of the pc through the network.
For soon help thanks in advance,
Markus
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- Windows XP >> Add counters WindowIn the Add Counters Window and under the Performance Objects, "memory" is no
longer listed. What should I do? I am no longer using the Restore System.
This same problem has happened before. Any suggestions.
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- Windows XP Network >> ICS with Dual NICsHow can you share a DSL connection with both wired
ethernet and wireless ? Can this be resolved with a WAP
attached to a switch or with a domain (SBS2000)
environment instead ?
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- Windows XP Network >> Repeated signing inWhen I sign in...say on ebay for instance...i can look at one item then try
to look at another item and i have to sign in again...then if i go to another
item and..say...try to save it...i have to sign in again...and so on...i am
having to sign in sometimes in excess of 20 times a vist. I have set Cookies
to low. Now what do i do? I am on BT Broadband with a 2 wire unit. If you can
help please make as simple as possible as I am not an expert! Thanks.
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- Windows XP >> DownloadsI don't know what I did, but now, every download that I
choose to do comes up as a "Word File". It opens in Word as
various characters and numbers. How do I correct this. I
can't download any files/programs now. I am running XP.
Thanks in advance.
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- Windows XP Setup >> DVD DriveIn a laptop, is it acceptable to leave a DVD in the drive all the
time? Does it stop spinning after awhile, or does it keep running?
Thanks!
Scott
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- Windows XP >> Programs converted to.lnk ext, registry errorWhile doing a norton update my machine froze when I rebooted everything was
converted to a .lnk file and as such nothing works. XP home comes up but
nothing runs and I can not execute an commands under RUN. I did an XP
repair. This did not help or change anything. I then tried to do the XP file
association fix. We I tried to load the XP reg file under regedit. I got the
following error message.
Registry Editor
Cannot import M;\XP regfile.reg Not all data was successfully written to
the registry. Some keys are openby the system or other processes.
Not sure where to go from here. Need help.
Paul
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- Windows XP Security >> Unable to access a XP workstation on the workgroupHello:
I have couple of PCs on the same workgroup. One is an XP and the other is a
Windows 2003 Server.
I shared some of the folders and the printer on the XP.
When I browse the network from the Windows 2003 server machine, I see the XP
as a node on the workroup but when I click on it, I get an error message that
says it is unable to connect.
What am I doing wrong?
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- Windows XP Security >> ICMP Ping constantly ticked--risk or not?Hello,
I have Xp Home, SP2, and have tried security check with Gibson's
Research Website, which shows that I fail on the "ping" check, but am
secure for all other checks. (grc.com)
When I do to Windows firewall, I notice that ICMP tab has "allow ping"
checked, and I cannot un check this. I have a computer on a wireless
network downstairs, which is (hopefully secure) on a password enabled
network.
Is this why I cannot uncheck the IMCP ping box? Is it a risk please? I
don't recall having this problem before?
Thanks for any advice.
CJ--
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- customize >> multi-languagingHi people,
Is it atall possible to set-up windows XP on a multi Language interface?
i'm English, but have a Russian person use my laptop alot, and wanted to
know if its atall possible to set it so that she can have everything in
Russian when she uses it without buying a russian version, or would i have
to purchase a full copy of the RU base XP and dual boot the system?
Thanks in advanced,
Jason
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 Posted: Sat Nov 08 10:22:02 CST 2003 |
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Windows XP Setup >> xp home or pro
my computer came with xp home and an used true copy of xp
pro was given to me, should i upgrade to the pro edition
or just stay with the home?
Windows XP1260
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Windows XP Setup >> xp home or pro
Hello,
This maube can help you:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/whichxp.asp
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Kristofer Gafvert
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"Jeff" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in message
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> my computer came with xp home and an used true copy of xp
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Windows XP Setup >> xp home or pro
Greetings --
Do you need/want the additional networking and security
functionality that WinXP Pro provides?
The two versions are identical when it comes to performance,
stability, and device driver and software application compatibility,
but are intended to meet different functionality, networking,
security, and ease-of-use needs, in different environments. The most
significant differences are that WinXP Pro allows up to 10
simultaneous inbound network connections while WinXP Home only allows
only 5, WinXP Pro is designed to join a Microsoft domain while WinXP
Home cannot, and only WinXP Pro supports file encryption and IIS.
Windows XP Comparison Guide
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/howtobuy/choosing2.asp
Which Edition Is Right for You
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/whichxp.asp
Windows XP Home Edition vs. Professional Edition
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_home_pro.asp
"Which is better?" That depends entirely upon the uses to which
you put your computer, the network environment in which you'll operate
it, your specific security needs, and your level of computer
knowledge.
Bruce Chambers
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> my computer came with xp home and an used true copy of xp
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Windows XP Setup >> xp home or pro
Jeff;
If your computer is running fine and there are no desired features
that Pro can provide stay with Home.
When/if the time comes to reload, then install Pro since you already
have it.
Windows XP Home and Pro are identical in performance and stability.
The differences are mostly added security and additional networking
capabilities.
See this link for more about the differences:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/howtobuy/choosing.asp
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Windows XP Setup >> xp home or pro
Don't know. If you need, or will need to join a domain, or if you need IIS,
load the Pro Edition. Is it the full edition or the upgrade. Since you
mentioned that your computer came with XP Home, that infers that the OS you
currently have is an OEM version, so you'll need the full retail version of
XP Pro, as OEM's cannot be upgraded.
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- Windows XP Support >> Restricting user rights on Windows Xp ProHi folks,
I do some volunatary work for a local youth group. As you can imagine
they are prone to messing about with the settings on the computers, as
a result I am constantly trying to get them back into working order.
I've been looking into the possibility of restricting their access to
such things as drives, task mgr (they disable net nanny etc), desktop
settings, ability to save to the C: drive, and download permissions. Is
there a way in which I can cofigure these settings for the youth users?
(Without having to edit the registry) By the way they all log on as the
one user : Youth User:
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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- Windows XP Security >> W2k logons fail after XP upgradeI have two computers on a workgroup LAN behind a cable
modem.
Each has a shared printer and several shared folders.
I upgraded one computer to Win XP Pro earlier today.
The second computer is running W2k and can no longer
access any of the shared folders on the XP machine, nor
can the W2k system print to the shared laserjet on
the XP machine.
Error messages are "logon failed: user account
restriction" or "access denied"
The XP machine can access all shared folders and the
epson printer on the W2k machine, so one way is working.
I've been all over the knowledgebase and newsgroups
because I am sure this is something simple!
Thanks for your help.
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- Windows XP Security >> Firewall and Anti Virus problemI have to have Symantec Client Security Firewall/anti-virus on my PC since it
is the same as what is on our PCs at work. Don't know what happened but the
Windows firewall and AV came back on and I can't turn them off. I am an
Adminuser on the system and even logged on using the "ADMIN" user ID. I can
get into the Security Center fine but when I select the firewall the options
are "greyed out", I can't select to turn it off, or on for that matter. It
tells me taht I have 2 firewalls running but the recommendations are not
there either. Tried disabling stuff using the Sercives.msc option, but that
didn't help.
Can anyone advise me what to try next. System performance is suffering.
Thanks
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- Windows XP >> RCP failure, help?!?Cheers,
I have a serious problem. My computer, running XP,
crashes consistently citing a failure of the RCP (Remote
Call Procedure). Does anyone have a clue what this is or
means.
Please send replies to my e-mail address as I won't be
checking back here very often.
Sincerely,
Ronny S. Mo
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- Windows XP >> Windows XP is entirely a pile excrementSlow bloated and full of annoying bugs.
Performance is dismal and so frustrating
I will end up putting 98 or me on because xp is utterly crap.....and on a
2.4GHZ P4 with 256GB ram running service pack 1.
Hopeless piece of crap from microsoft and I cannot believe HP sold me a
combo like this. It is a disgrace.
Have tried every performance tweak available on the net and have made some
small improvements but I am so jacked off with XP and its shitty bugs and
hold-ups and plain in your face annoyance value.
Am I the ONLY one to have found this ???
Why do you all carry on as if XP was actually worth the trouble???
Please comment
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- Windows XP >> 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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- Windows XP Hardware >> USB Flash Drive doesn't list in My ComputerHello there
My USB flash drive doesn't get listed in My Computer with the hard drives
and CD Rom drives. Windows XP recorgnized the flash drive model and loaded
correct driver, the message said the device is installed and ready to use but
when I check My Computer drive list it is not there. What else I need to set
or change to see my flash drive to access the files on it ? Please help.
Thanks
VT
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- Windows XP Network >> losing mapped drives with wirelessI am having problem in my new school lab keeping mapped
drives over a wireless network with the clients running XP
pro. The drives I am mapping to are on a w2k server that
is not wireless. This is a simple network with no domain.
The access point is in the same room and the signal is
strong. Even though I get an error message from the
clients at startup that says the client is unable to
connect to the mapped drive, I have found that this is not
100% true. I am still able to run some programs on the
client that require the use of the mapped drive. However,
one of the programs, that perhaps is requiring more
network usage, often fails. The access point
(Proxim/Orinoco AP600) is connected to the same switch
that the server is connected to, so it isn't a problem
with too many hops. I have upgraded the firmware on the
access point and I have downloaded XP pro updates as well.
If I hardwire a client to the network, the problem is
solved instantly. I am to the point now that I am
considering hardwiring the entire lab, or donwgrading the
clients to Win98, neither of which I am too enthused
about. The desktops are using Orinoco PCI wireless network
cards. The CPU is a Celeron 2Ghz. There is 256 MB RAM.
The machines are not logging on to a domain. Encryption
is off. Here are the results of the ping test to the
server from a workstation. Packets Sent:105,
Received:105, Lost:0, Min Time:1ms, Max:3ms, Avg:1ms. A
ping test to the access point gave similar results.
I tried changing the access point and the server to 10mbs
half duplex, but there was no improvement. I have also
disabled the built in ethernet cards on the clients. Any
thoughts?
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- Windows XP >> Task Manager behaving stranglyIf I start the Task Manager from a limited access account, it
only shows the Cpu Usage and the Cpu Usage History windows.
The Title Bar, the Menu Bar, the tabs, the Cpu Usage,
the Cpu Usage History, thePf Usage, the Page File Usage History,
the Totals, the Physical memory, the Commit Charge,
the Kernel Memory windows and the Status bar can not be seen.
And of course I can not change tab.
If I start the Task Manager from my Administrator account, it runs
just OK.
I have done a full scan for malware with Kaspersky Anti-Virus
without finding anything.
What can I do?
Thanks for any answer
Anders
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- Windows XP >> I have had enough of this CRAP! I reformat and still have the same trouble!!!!!!My previous posts were about a problem with Windows Explorer, and not
being able to use the directory tree in the left pane, after it's been
open for a while.
After getting some ideas about what the problem might be, I
reformatted the HD today and started to reinstall things. Would you
believe that in the midst of some of the preliminary installs, from
files on a DVD.............. I GOT THE SAME FREAKING PROBLEM WITH
WINDOWS EXPLORER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
When I click on the folders in the directory tree, they won't open, I
get a message saying the path statement is wrong and the files aren't
available. When I close Explorer and start a new instance of it, it
works for a while then does the same damned thing.
I would sure appreciate anyone's help at this point. I don't intend to
waste any more time installing apps until this thing is fixed once and
for all.
The OS is XP Pro, the machine is a Gateway, with a 120GB HD, 1GB RAM,
Soundblaster Audigy card, NVIDIA ti 4600 graphics card, Sony DRU 500
DVD burner, Lite On CD burner.
Thank you ..... I am about to go back to my old Athlon 1.8 Ghz machine
that never gave me any of this crap.
JJ
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- customize >> Shutdown IconI want to change the shutdown and log off button icons in
the start menu... Turns out its not as easy as searching
for a shutdown.ico in the windows file... little help?
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- Windows XP Hardware >> ad-removal errors with kazaaAny Kazaa users out there? Any of you get this message
saying kazaa will shut down because of an ad-removal
program. Well I do. The thing is I am unaware of any ad-
removal programs that I have enabled. How can I check to
see if I have any ad-removal programs? I've reinstalled
kazaa several times and downloaded fixkazaa.exe but I
still get the error and it still won't run. Any idea how
I can get kazaa to work again? It never use to give any
ad-removal messages before and it always had ads.
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