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- Windows XP Hardware >> Disk boot failure insert system disk and press enterI am running Windows XP. My computer and hard drive are about 2.5
years old. Recently, I have not made any software or hardware changes.
Yesterday, after booting correctly and using it for a couple of hours,
my computer hung (this has not happened in months). Turning it off
from Start button was not possible. When I tried the manual reboot
button it gave the message
"Disk boot failure insert system disk and press enter"
I turned it off manually with the on/off switch and on again and it
was OK for a while before it hung again. After this happened for abut
five times, it worked well. I was able to reboot from the Star button
or by pushing the reboot button. I turned it off last night and on
this morning and it is fine.
I ran CHKDSK and it gave no errors.
Is this an indication that the hard drive should be replaced?
Txs, Carlos
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- Windows XP Setup >> Transfer Windows XP to New HarddriveI purchased a new harddrive and used Norton Ghost to clone
my XP system to the new disk. When I try to boot the new
disk XP starts to load, but stops at a blue screen with
the XP logo and stays there. The mouse works but the
desktop never loads. Any ideas?? I have tried three times
to transfer the system with the same results.
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- Windows XP Network >> Javascript issues after SP2I have two computers, both with XP professional. Within
the last week I updated with SP2 on both. Now both have
the identical problem of having javascript errors in
every major browser. One machine only has internet
explorer and it always gives errors, such as when trying
to open a hotmail msg (unable to). The other machine has
IE and Opera and Foxfire, and the latter two simply sit
when I click a hotmail link.
I have searched far and wide and experimented on machine
#2 (with the multiple browsers) going so far as to
uninstall SP2, unfortunately to no avail in fixing this
problem.
The computers also both have Norton Antivirus 2003,
updated to whatever is the latest version. This and SP2
are the only similarities shared between them.
It is crucial for me to be able to get javascript to work
at I do my schoolwork over an online interface that
requires it!
thanks
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- Windows XP Security >> Access denied filesAfter having my pc upgraded to XP Home, I tried to create
shortcuts to progs and files on my desktop in the same way
as in windows 98 - ie: click on file, select shortcut;
shortcut appears in file/prog list with (2) after it; drag
it from list to desktop - job done.
However, I find now I have a desktop with 10 or so
unworkable shortcuts, can't delete - "Access denied",
can't rename, can't clean desktop.
I understand this is a security safeguard, but these are
MY files and I am the Administrator. How can I delete
these faulty shortcuts. I realise now, that the method
required to place shortcuts is different in XP.
Advice welcome
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- Windows XP Setup >> lost file in xp proI have lost a file in XP Pro. The file is <windows
Root>\system32\hal.dll. I can not get the computer to
boot. How do I get this file back in? Will I have to
reformat my hard drive to get back in? Thanks for the
help.
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- customize >> how do i restore the advanced option Display propertiesI had changed the advanced option on the appearance tab
under display properties in the control panel to settings
that i believed were more pleasing to the eye. I would
now like to change these settings back to default, but
cannot find an easy way to do so. Any help would be
greatly appreciated.
START > SETTINGS > CONTROL PANNEL >
DISPLAY > APPEARANCE > ADVANCED
I need to change these values back to original
Thanks again
Chris
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- Windows XP Support >> HELP: Video Player keeps on "restoring" window size from "maximise"My Windows XP SP2 has been annoying me a lot recently. Basically everytime
when I watch a movie with "maximised" Windows Media Player 10, or RealPlayer
10, or Media Player Classic 6.4 then at random times the player would
"restore" the window size, as if some other program spawned or received a
notification. But guess what, there is no other apparent window or program
to be seen. I make sure my MSN, Virus Scanner, etc are all switched off. But
every so often (regularly), my maximised video player would "restore"
itself. Is it Windows Update in background? I don't know, but what would be
handy would be a "forced" maximise mode. And what gives a program privilege
to "restore" some other window program?
Has anyone experienced this too?
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- Windows XP Setup >> System RestoreAt wits end I have lost the system restore application
I have the box appear but without anything at all inside
so I have no way of using the System Restore facility
Can anyone tell me how to get this back without having to
reload my whole XP please please help me
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- Windows XP Hardware >> Scandisk/Chkdisk with multiple harddrives on win XPIn my computer I have a RAID with 2 Western Digital 10k
RPM drives on the onboard ICH5 Controller and then two
Seagate 160GB SATA drives on the onboard Promise SATA
controller. The problem is that every time I start up my
computer (Windows XP Home) The chkdisk utility tries to
run on both of the Seagate drives. I have let it run many
times and it has never found any problems. I would like
to know if there is anything I can do to stop this.
Thanks
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- Windows XP Support >> IE 7 problemsClear DayOn 10/22 I was prompted by MS Updates to DL new version of IE 7. It
was to replace the Beta, already installed. It did not go smoothly. My PC is
now running on fumes as I cannot access the Internet via IE 7 which is
somehow being blocked from functioning properly. I am using a circa 2002
Dell Dimension 4400, 40GB hard drive with 512RAM. Had been running a little
slow but was otherwise serviceable. Now every time I try using IE I get the
generic error message & report it to MS. On start up or when trying to get
to my AOL I get a small window with a yellow triangle containing (!) and the
word "topic". Also get stuff like (HTTP ERROR 500-INTERNAL SERVER ERROR) and
(Windows cannot find....) followed by what looks like some kind of registry
address. Looks like the only thing still working net wise is Outlook Express
(can't do Internet file attachments).
I am an intermediate at best on this stuff but for the first time I'm at a
loss as I have been unable to resolve any of this on my own.
Is there anything I can do or is it time for Rent-a-Geek?
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- Windows XP Hardware >> XP recognition of FAT32 slave drive dataXP recognizes the slave(2nd)HD, and can populate it (HD
properties), but will no longer recognize the data. It is
f'matted w/ FAT32. I can access data with a w98 startup
disk. Installing it in other w98 machines, I can
manipulate the data on the drive. Even a fresh install of
XP didn't rectify the situation.
Master drive is NTFS, slave is FAT32.
Why won't XP recognize the FAT32 data?
Thanks for any ideas...
PK
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- Windows XP >> Why won't Windows Messenger start?A little while ago, I got annoyed that WM would keep starting up when not
wanted, so I took the advice of some tech site and made some registry
changes to prevent it from opening, automatically.
The problem is now it won't open at all, even if I directly attempt to open
it. So, I uninstalled it though the Windows components option of the
Add/Remove Programs control panel and downloaded the install program from
Microsoft.
But even after re-installing, Messenger still won't open.
What can I do?
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- Windows XP >> No wireless connectivity at hotspotsHi there. How do I configure the wireless settings on my computer such that
I will pick up wireless signals when I visit various hotspots? When I go to
the Wireless Network Connection dialog and refresh the network list, I get
the message that windows cannot configure this wireless connection and that
if I have enabled another program to manage this wireless connection, to use
that software. Yes, I used to connect to the internet wirelessly through my
mom's desktop by virtue of a 2 Wire modem that was sent to me by SBC Yahoo.
However, I think I disabled abled it somehow when I moved and got a new
broadband internet connection. I really have absolutely no idea where to
begin here. Please could I have some pointers. Thank you.
John
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- Windows XP Network >> xp pro remote desktop address through router?I've setup remote desktop, but want to be able to access my computer through
my linksys firewall(at home) from work.
I have the ip address for my router, and internal ip address, and dns
address, and mac address. - can I put some form of those into the ip address
to address my home computer? I don't have a static ip address, or a name
service, but think I should be able to put the addresses together to have it
work.
Thanks for your help.
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Neuromacer
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 Posted: Fri Sep 26 22:20:58 CDT 2003 |
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Windows XP >> Problem Installing updates to XP
I keep try to install the update for MicroSoft.net Fram
critical update and it downloads, but won't install.
Today I downloaded an update for NVIDA display software
and it wouldn't install. They go through the download,
but not the install portion. Any ideas?
Windows XP616
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james
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| Posted: Fri Sep 26 22:20:58 CDT 2003 |
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Windows XP >> Problem Installing updates to XP
i use the help and support window to do updates. it
downloads and installs at same time. auto restart after
the update. by this time i am back from getting a cold
beer and restroom visit.
>-----Original Message-----
>I keep try to install the update for MicroSoft.net Fram
>critical update and it downloads, but won't install.
>Today I downloaded an update for NVIDA display software
>and it wouldn't install. They go through the download,
>but not the install portion. Any ideas?
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| Posted: Fri Sep 26 23:49:36 CDT 2003 |
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Windows XP >> Problem Installing updates to XP
Hi!
The updates will download with any of the other accounts
that are logged on at the time, but I have to log on as
an administrator for the updates to install. Maybe this
is the problem you are having.
>-----Original Message-----
>I keep try to install the update for MicroSoft.net Fram
>critical update and it downloads, but won't install.
>Today I downloaded an update for NVIDA display software
>and it wouldn't install. They go through the download,
>but not the install portion. Any ideas?
>.
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- Windows XP >> Install shield not allowing removelI have had some problems with a particular programme and
wish to uninstall/reinstall.When I go to add/remove
programs and try,I get the message "install shield (R)
set up has encountered a problem and needs to close" How
can I get around this and remove my program...Thanks, Paul
ps..I am using xp pro and the particular program is Ulead
DVD Player .
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- Windows XP Security >> Dial-in tab missingHi,
I reinstalled my laptop in xp.
I added the admin pack for 2003.
When I open active directory users and computers and I
take the properties of a user I'm missing the dial-in tab.
I found several post where people have the same problem,
but I can't find any solution.
Anyone an idea?
Txs,
Greg
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- Windows XP Security >> XP activationI have XP Prof. server one license which was activated, but now my PC got crashed so I had to reinstall it again. Now again when I'm going to reactivate the license its not allowing me to do. Do i need to buy another license or is there any other way to reactivate? Please respond at the earliest
Thanks in advance
Makaran
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- Windows XP Support >> How do you rate McAfee?I have had multiple troubles with McAfee. The latest was with their recent
download. After downloading their new "format" I lost all of my restore
points. And now I have to click "fix it" everytime I log on to to activate my
windows firewall. Personally, I will not renew my subscription when it
expires.
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Thanks
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- Windows XP Hardware >> Floppy help...My floppy is an "unknown device" in my Device manager.
Since it it an "unknown device" the floppy icon is
missing from "my computers". I know that the unkown
device is my floppy cuz it says that its location is in
the floppy dist controller. Can anyone help me with this
problem? How do i get Windows Xp to recognize my floppy
again?
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- Windows XP Perform Maintain >> Internal ErrorPlease help, it seems like the system is trying to install something and
during startup it gives an internal error, code 0001.00000002..
Does anyone know what this is and how to make it stop?
Everything else seems to run fine, just after the 1st login attempt is when
the error appears.
Thanks
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- Windows XP >> Integrating SP1 and puting it on a bootable cdOK people here is what i need help with. I want to
integrate service pack 1a in windows xp pro and reburn it
to another cd which i want to be bootable.
the reason i want to do this is because i am on a limited
internet connection and it is capped can only download 50
meg in a certain amount of time so i have to take my
computer to a friends house to do the updates and
everything. I have a LEGIT copy of XP Pro which i paid
over 200 dallors for. So if someone can point me in the
right place i'd be greatful. Oh I'm using Nero 6 ultra to
burn the cd.
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- Windows XP Security >> Automatic updatei have a small network on a slow internet connection and
doin a win update takes forever, so is there a way i can
download the win upadte files and run them on the other
comps instead of running win update on them all, coz i
hate playin the watin game
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- Windows XP Network >> Registry settings at logonWe manage networks in 5 schools, with about 1800 users
and 380 PCs and laptops.
I am trying to adjust the users' registry settings during
login. The users are on XP Pro workstations logging on
to an NT4 domain. The users are in a group which is a
member of the workstation Power users' group.
The users' login script runs a Kix script to make the
registry changes to the existing keys, but the script
returns an Access denied error for some of the changes.
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Restrictions
are the main problem. NT4server doesn't have enough
facilities to restrict these in group policy editor.
Does anyone have any ideas for fixing this?
Am I in the right newsgroup?
Thanks in advance,
Mike
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- Windows XP >> Is inetsrv.exe a legi Win file?Hi,
I recently found this file inetsrv.exe is attempting to access Internet and
did a search on the net with mixed results.
Some articles referred it as a worm and some said it is a legit Win service
program.
I understand that some malware could fake themselves as a legit file, but my
question is, is there such a file belong to XP Pro?
Thanks.
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- Windows XP Support >> hard drive labelingim having some problems after upgrading cpu and hard drive and installing
windows xp home. on my computer tower i have many extra drives such as a sd
pro reader and a cf/microdrive. After the reinstall of windows it has
asigned a drive label of i: to my hard drive and a c: to my usb drive on the
front panel. I have tried to change the label letter in disk management
because i want the hard drive set to c: drive but it wont let me. Can anyone
help me PLS. It would be greatly appreciated
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- Windows XP >> Power OptionsI am using a Home/Office Desk Power Option, in order for my PC to
Hibernate.As far as I can see all the relevant boxes are ticked, and the
times input in the right boxes. The problem is that as soon as the computer
goes into hibernation, it switches itself on again! Does anybody have any
ideas as to why this might happen?
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- Windows XP Security >> locked out of content advisorhow do you get around the password needed in Content Advisor? It's become
enabled with noone having done it....
Where would the registry key for that be, so the current could be removed
and a known word be substituted in it's place?
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