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- Windows XP Setup >> Changing a user nameI had Windows XP installed on a new machine. The supplier entered my name as "Micahel" as the Administrator. So in the Documents and Settings folder I have "All Users" - "Default Users" and "Micahel". If I try to change "Micahel" to "Michael" I get the message "Micahel is a Windows system folder & is required for Windows to run properly. It can't be renamed or moved"
I can change my name in the User Accounts through Control Panel but Micahel remains in the Explorer page.
Any way it can be changed?
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- Windows XP Hardware >> Can't install Windows XPHi,
I am trying to install Windows XP on my machine running Windows 2000. I
wanted the computer to boot from CD ROM as I wanted to install it this way
so I could wipe the current partition. Unfortunateley the BIOS wouldnt let
me alter the boot settings - all drives were stuck on auto??? So I tried
running the Windows XP setup CD from Windows 2000 and the pc rebooted but
when I selected the option to install Windows XP I was informed that I was
missing hal.dll. So i can get back into Windows 2000 but I can't run the
Windows XP CD when I restart. Any ideas?
Thanks for your help
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- Windows XP MovieMaker >> which format is best for saving for DVDHello
I have tried a few different save settings that I thought would be high
resolution when saving so that I can then burn to DVD, but they all seem to
be too "pixely".
Can anyone please suggest the best setting to use to save my movies so that
I can then burn them to DVD and have them looking nice and clear like the
original project file?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
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- Windows XP >> UninstallI HATE Windows XP home edition and would like to install
Windows ME on my computer. XP came installed on my HP.
Can anyone tell me the best way to uninstall XP and load
ME???
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- Windows XP Setup >> Windows XP Home, Setup failure, Error MessageI have a lot of crashes and application freezes, which occasionally free
themselves, but more often not. I decided to renew my Setup, hoping to find a
Repair facility on my legal Windows XP / SP2 Upgrade (from Windows 98) CD.
Each time I get into "copying installation files" the setup stops and I get
this message, for which I cannot find an explanation, or a cure, anywhere!
Quote -
"Windows Setup"
Setup was unable to read from or write to Drive C. If a virus scanner is
running, disable it and restart Setup."
End quote.
During this process I don't have any virus scanner or other programs
running. Virus-wise, my computer is "clean".
Can anyone help me get around this, please, and how do I activate a "Repair"?
Thanks.
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Robin Oram
Portugal
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Robin Oram
Portugal
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- Windows XP Support >> XP reboot problemI have a laptop with XP OS. Last night, it would not start correctly. It
would not start on safe mode, either. I tried all 5 safe mode options, and it
just keeps coming back to the screen for me to choose safe mode to start.
What's my problem and how can I fix it. Thanks.
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- Windows XP Support >> Microsoft XML Parser Setup Wizard ended prematurelyI'm trying to run the msxml3.msi on my machine and it gives me an error of
"Microsoft XML Parser Setup Wizard ended prematurely" every time I try to run
it. I have administrative privilages on the pc. I need to install this so
that I can finish installing Symantecs SAVCE 10 client on this machine. In a
help document it says that I need "msxlmx.inf" in the folder
"<drive>:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\SFPCA Cache\" and it is
not there. That is why I need to run the msxml3.msi.
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- customize >> CPU is always 100 percent, why??When I open the Windows task manager it reads that my
computer is constantly using 100% of the CPU. So i looked
under the processes tab to see what was running all the
CPU
and it says SVCHOST.EXE is using about 70 percent and
system is using 30 percent. Is this normal or is it making
my computer work much harder than it needs to?
There are also 7 listings of SVCHOST.EXE in the process
tab
for the image name, only one it running 70 percent of the
CPU
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- Windows XP Support >> Briefcase - replacement software or app somewhere?I have been using the Briefcase function for about 2 years now. It has the
type of functionality I need.
The problem is that the sowftare is so unstable and non-user friendly and
then sometimes a really unattractive problem pops up which waste all the time
that the function used to save.
Does anyone know a replacement app that I can buy which is more robust?
thx
fyi: I have had not many problems with Briefcase in the last 2 years - but
when it happens it is just maddening.
The latest one is - and why this started I don't know - any file name with
an Umlaut (the two dots above a letter) - are considered changed on both
computers. Since 2 years this was never an issue. Now it tells me that about
200 files are not going to synchronise becos Briefcase considers them changed
on both computers. It makes me want to throw things around the room. But I
will stay calm and feel better once someone has a replacement.
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- Windows XP >> sloooooow computerI have a Durand processor running win xp. I am hooked to the internet by a
hub in my building, (DSL I think). There are 2 other computers hooked into
the same hub and they are running fine. My problem is the computer at my
desk, for some reason it reboots several times before actually letting me on
and then to wait for something to open, be it a program or the internet, I am
taking a nap it is so slow. I have defragged, disk checked, ran numerous
virus scans, and even bought a registry clean up tool and ran that. Nothing
seems to work to get this computer working like it should. It originally ran
great. Any suggestions as to how to go about fixing this problem? It is
really frustrating. Would installing more memory help?? Not really sure how
much I have now but I can't think of anything else to do.
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- Windows XP Basic >> I need a substantial keyboardI need a "well made" keyboard, I am thinking waterproof or at least spill proof,
and aluminum keys and shell, and light weight. I don't care about massive amounts
of 'feature buttons' or dynamic looks or natural style for typing, something well
built that will last. Any company known for such a product?
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Giant_Alex
cravdraa_at-yahoo_dot-com
not my site: http://www.e-sword.net/
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- Windows XP >> Chkdsk/r/f after installing the latest patchesWhen I ran chkdsk /f/r after installing the latest pathces, it gave me BSoD
with the error message "session5_initialize_erro".
I tried on other computers in my office.
Especially computer that are not in used, so they haven't been updated yet
with the latest patches.
It's working ok.
Then I updated them with the latest Microsoft pathces.
And the result is the same errror.
You may want to test chkdsk /f/r to see whether you got this problem.
Thank you
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Windows XP Security >> program accessibility
How can I set up my XP so that other users (with limited
accounts) on the same computer can run programs that run
ok in users with administrative account.
Windows XP588
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- Windows XP Perform Maintain >> What the... serious explorer bug???Allright, I think this is new, I wonder if somebody else can confirm
this:
If you attempt to start an executable that was downloaded from the web,
by double-clicking in Windows Explorer, Explorer displays a warning
dialog. So far, so good...
Now, while that dialog is open, try to click on the explorer window,
and watch what happens. I tried this on four different machines (all
different hardware and configuration), and in each of those cases, the
dialog starts flickering wildly, depending on the sound card I hear a
series of bloops, or some wild screeching, and winlogon starts chewing
up some serious CPU time. At least on a fast machine, this stops after
a while, but on an old P3 I tested it on, this might ultimately end in
a system crash.
I went back and tried this on a near-virgin install of XP SP2, fully
patched, and the same thing happened. Any comments anybody?
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- Windows XP Support >> Why is "Combine" not possible in MovieMaker ?Ok, I loaded a wmv movie into MovieMaker and put the marker (=blue vertical line in the timeline)
somewhere in the mid of the movie. Then I did a first "split" and just a second one afterwards on
another position with success.
Now I have 3 independent parts. I marked the middle part and deleted successfully.
Finally I wanted to paste the remaining two parts. For that I hold down the CTRL key and selected
with mouse clicks at first the left then the right part.
When I go now to the "clip" menu in order to make a "Combine" operation it is NOT possible.
The menu entry "Combine" is greyed out/disabled.
Why ?
The same occurs if I press the SHIFT key instead of the CTRL key
Jeff
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- Windows XP >> I/O performance is twice slower than beforeHi,
I've a Windows XP Home Edition PC with following specs.
-Dell 2GHZ CPU
-512MB SDRAM
-80GB HDD on 1st controller
-NEC DV_5800 DVD-ROM on 2nd separate controller as master
-Acer DVD+RW DVD drive on 2nd separate controller as slave
-Windows XP SP1
Normally, I was copying a large 7GB data from my NEC dvd-
rom drive to harddrive at 33 Minutes completion, and now
it is taking twice as long at 56 Minutes completion.
Something has slowdown my bootup time and I/O speed
reduction. I have had tried defragment, msconfig, stop
few unneccessary services, drivers digitally signed, hot
patches, and so on. But I still got slowness and no event
viewer error other than DCOM+ in system.
I need help to speedup my I/O transfer speed between my
DVD devices and HDD. And I want to avoid re-install XP OS.
Please send me your recommendations to my e-mail and
thanks alot for your help!
Anthony,
Nov. 14, 2003
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- Windows XP Setup >> User AccountsI accidently made our only account a limited account. Now I have no way of
doing any of the administrative stuff. I also have no way of making new users
for my family. How do I switch it to an administrative account?
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- Windows XP Security >> ** READ THIS BEFORE POSTING - answers to frequently asked questions 2003.09.17Before you post a question to a Microsoft.public.*.security newsgroup, note
that your question may already be answered below:
Answers to Top Frequently Asked Questions:
http://securityadmin.info
My question is not mentioned below. How do I get an answer immediately,
with no waiting?
http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#moreinfo
See also: http://www.google.com/groups?as_ugroup=microsoft.public.*
See also: http://www.google.com/advanced_group_search
See also: http://www.google.com
I want to post a problem or question to the newsgroup. What info do I need
to post in order to get a correct answer quickly?
http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#netiquette
I have the RPC Blaster worm "virus," what do I do?
http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/blast.asp
ALSO NOTE: www.grisoft.com is free antivirus, USE IT.
My computer is giving RPC Remote Procedure Call messages.
There is a TFTP message or file on my computer.
My computer keeps locking up, and/or rebooting, or telling me that it will
reboot in 1 minute.
http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/blast.asp
ALSO NOTE: www.grisoft.com is free antivirus, USE IT.
Where can I download the Blaster worm / RPC DCOM patch?
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com OR
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/current.asp
I just heard about a new Microsoft security patch update. Where can I get
the patch?
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com OR
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/current.asp
I just installed a Microsoft security patch update, and now my computer is
having problems.
http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#patchbroke
I received an email from Microsoft / Microsoft Support / Microsoft Internet
Security Center claiming to be a security patch [or comprehensive Internet
Explorer update]. Is this a virus?
http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#microsoftemail
ALSO NOTE: www.grisoft.com is free antivirus, USE IT.
I received a virus email from a Microsoft email address. Who do I report
this to?
http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#microsoftemail
I'm having a problem caused by the JDBGMGR.EXE Teddy Bear "virus" hoax, or I
want to replace this file.
http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#jdbgmgr
I forgot my Windows logon password and can't log in. How do I reset it?
http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#password
I have a problem or a question with a virus or with antivirus.
http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#virus
NOTE: www.grisoft.com is free antivirus, USE IT.
Why is Outlook Express blocking my attachments as "unsafe"?
http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#attachments
How do I stop getting pop-up messages? Or adware? Or spyware?
http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#pop-ups
How do I block people from viewing adult or objectionable content on a
computer?
http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#contentfilter
How do I block spam emails?
http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#spam
There is a Content Advisor password blocking me from certain web sites.
http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#contentadvisor
How do I delete an FTP folder that a hacker put on my computer and I cannot
delete?
http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#ftpfolder
Have I been hacked? What do I do if I've been hacked?
http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#hacked
How do I re-secure a computer that has been hacked?
http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#re-secure
How do I test or improve the security on my computer to avoid being hacked?
http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#harden
How do I investigate a suspicious IP address that may be trying to hack me?
http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#trace
How do I report a hacker?
http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#reporthacker
How do I use a port scanner or vulnerability scanner to test my security?
http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#portscanner
How do I encrypt my files and/or hard drive?
http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#encryption
How do I get a firewall? IDS?
http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#firewall
I want to use the IPSec filtering or IP filtering feature of Windows to
block certain ports and have a problem or question.
http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#ipsec
I have a problem or question with the XP ICF firewall.
http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#icf
I have a problem or question with the IIS URLScan tool.
http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#urlscan
How do I change the banner on my computer or server to hide what software
version I'm using?
http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#banner
How do I enable Windows Auditing to tell who logged into Windows or who
accessed a file?
http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#auditing
How do I inspect and disable programs that start up when Windows starts?
http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#startup
How do I use RUNAS or let someone use RUNAS to run commands as administrator
without having to type the password?
http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#runas
How do I let non-administrator users run Defrag or change their IP address?
http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#runas
My question is not mentioned above. How do I get an answer immediately,
with no waiting?
http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#moreinfo
See also: http://www.google.com/groups?as_ugroup=microsoft.public.*
See also: http://www.google.com/advanced_group_search
See also: http://www.google.com
I want to post a problem or question to the newsgroup. What info do I need
to post in order to get a correct answer quickly?
http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#netiquette
Note that this is NOT a full list of all the questions answered in the FAQ.
Chances are, your question has probably already been answered. The complete
FAQ is at:
http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#contents
I hope this is helpful. Feedback, suggestions and criticism regarding the
FAQ are welcome and may be emailed to me.
kind regards,
Karl Levinson, CISSP, MCSE, MVP
email: levinson_k@despammed.com
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- Windows XP Setup >> Because of the Network Card: Dell Poweredge400SC cannot standby?Hi all,
My dell poweredge 400sc is using Intel Pro 1000MT Network card.
I amusing Windows XP Pro.
Here is my sad story. Is there a way that I can avoid changing my NIC card
to fix the problem?
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I feel this is annoying. After being sent to standby and the fan rest for 2
seconds, the Poweredge400sc automatically restart(reboot to logon screen):
everything else is
working, only the monitor was shutdown.
By moving the mouse a little bit or hit a key on the keyboard, the monitor
can be turned on, and it shows a log-on-enter-user-password screen...
That's on!
It only sleeps for 2 seconds then everything was back on: fan, CPU,
harddisk, etc.
What is the problem?
FYI, I have done the following debugging:
1. I downloaded a dumppro.exe, and did in command line:
dumppro admin minsleep=s3
2. I downloaded ATI Rage XL new drivers, so it does not prevent me from
going standby now...
3. I updated the Flash BIOS to version A09, I think it is the newest...
4. I set the NIC to be allowing remote wake-up on LAN.
5. I set in the BIOS the suspend mode to be S3, and the low power mode to be
off(so I can remotely wake it up on LAN from hibernation or off, but that's
another issue. I now want standby first,... sleep first, wakeup that's a
later issue...)
6. I set in the BIOS WAKE-UP-REMOTELY to be ON.
That's all I've tried...
Still not able to go standby fully...
What's wrong?
I began my plug and unplug experiemnts.
And finally pinpointed out that when the LAN cable is connected,
it is always woken up after 2 seconds;
when the LAN cable is off,
it is OK with no problem.
So now the problem is the LAN adaptor card...
"Disconnecting" LAN is not a good choice because I rely on being able to do
Wake-UP-on-Lan
later on remotely...
Where does this mysterious wake-up signal come from?
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- Windows XP Network >> Internet Connection ProblemI am having a problem using a completely setup and active
internet connection because my system defauts to a dial-up
connection that I used to use and deleted awhile back.
The dial-up was to MSN, but was deleted a few months ago.
The problem just popped up when I tried to install a
temporary dial-up connection (FYI, my Intenrt connection
options are set to 'never dial a connection.' Now that I
have my broadband back and set it up and made it active I
can't access the internet (or mail).
Please let me know if you have any ideas or know what
registry settings I'd need to edit. Thanks
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- Windows XP Setup >> How to get sound via headphones from CD-ROMDumb question, but how do I hook up a very simple headphone set to my
computer in order to listen to an audio CD without it coming through the
desk speakers? Have tried plugging the jack(?) into the CD-ROM, and have
checked all the sound settings to make sure nothing is muted. The sound
still comes through the desk speakers. Any suggestions?
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- Windows XP Support >> C drive volume lockedRunning Windows XP Home Edition SP1 and when using the error checking tool,
after double clicking my computer, then right clicking the C drive, then
clicking properties, clicking tools and under clicking the check boxes.
Rebooting the computer a message appears, the volume is locked and error
checking cannot be run. The computer then proceeds to reboot my settings.
How can the volume be unlocked? With it's various problems, Windows XP
Service Pack 2 is not allowed on my computer. Can you help me please?
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- Windows XP Setup >> cannot read my cd driveunder win xp sp2 i cannot read from my cd drive, i get the message "please
insert a disk into drive e:" as if there is no disk inside. if i boot the
computer with some disk in the drive i can read from it and i can change the
disks and work with other disks too. this is the same with any disk i try to
work with.
i had a similar problem with w2k and i changed the name of
c:\windows\system32\pstorec.dll to pstorec0.dll and it solved it.
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- Windows XP Setup >> OK need help more infoOK I have ADAWARE SE PERSONAL and now I also have OmegaKillerSM, ran both of
them but the same problem is still there. I get this toolbar on top of my
taskbar. It is wide and goes across the entire bottom. It also block web
pages and such. SO does anyone out there know gow to get rid of this? I also
went into ADD/REMOVE Programs and there is an icon there but I can't remove
it. It says that the SEARCHNOW cannot be found. PLEASE HELP
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*~~Jennifer~~*
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- Windows XP Support >> Distorted jpeg images after Firefox installYesterday, I signed onto my PC and found all of my jpeg images on websites
are distorted. I also found an install of Firefox on my desktop. This was
part of some toolbar, probably from Google.
When I looked up the problem on Google, the message came up to use Firefox
instead of Explorer. Firefox does display the jpegs, but why wont Explorer.
I ended up completely reformattting my hard drive and still have the problem
with Explorer.
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