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- Windows XP Support >> Volume shadow problemsI am trying to backup with open file options.
The Event Viewer- Application shows the following two errors:
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Event Type: Error
Event Source: VSS
Event Category: None
Event ID: 12302
Date: 1/11/2007
Time: 3:44:35 AM
User: N/A
Computer: RANDY-PC
Description:
Volume Shadow Copy Service error: An internal inconsistency was detected
in trying to contact shadow copy service writers. Please check to see
that the Event Service and Volume Shadow Copy Service are operating
properly.
For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Data:
0000: 42 55 45 43 58 4d 4c 43 BUECXMLC
0008: 33 36 33 37 00 00 00 00 3637....
0010: 42 55 45 43 58 4d 4c 43 BUECXMLC
0018: 33 36 30 37 00 00 00 00 3607....
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2)
Event Type: Error
Event Source: VSS
Event Category: None
Event ID: 5013
Date: 1/11/2007
Time: 3:44:32 AM
User: N/A
Computer: RANDY-PC
Description:
Volume Shadow Copy Service error: Shadow Copy writer
ContentIndexingService called routine RegQueryValueExW which failed with
status 0x80070002 (converted to 0x800423f4).
For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Data:
0000: 57 53 48 43 4f 4d 4e 43 WSHCOMNC
0008: 32 32 39 32 00 00 00 00 2292....
0010: 57 53 48 43 49 43 00 00 WSHCIC..
0018: 32 38 37 00 00 00 00 00 287.....
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The only thing this information tells me is that my backup program isn't
working properly because of this stuff.
This information does not tell "ME" much!!! I was hoping someone could
help me in the correction of this problem.
If I am posting in the wrong place, would you be so kind as to point me
in the correct direction?
Thank you in advance for the help
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- Windows XP Hardware >> Assistance with RAID 1 SetupI am interested in using RAID 1 (Mirroring) on a Windows XP Pro system for
fault redundancy.
I have two identical 120 GB IDE Hard Drives installed on the PC and
connected to the secondary channel of a High Point HPT372 onboard controller.
The controller is functioning properly and the drives are visible from
Windows Explorer and the Drive Mgmt. applet as NTFS Formatted Basic Disks.
Neither of these drives is used for booting, data storage only.
At this point there seems to be two methods of creating a RAID array with
these disks.
The first is to use the Windows Drive Mgmt. applet to create the array. This
appears to require that both drives be converted first to Dynamic disks. When
setup using this method, if I wish to delete the array, it first requires
that each of the volumes be deleted, the drives converted back to basic and
then repartitioned and reformatted, thus removing all data from both drives.
No option to â??break the mirrorâ?? is found in the Drive Mgmt. utility, in spite
of seeing reference to that option in many of the help files.
The second appears to be to use the High Pointâ??s own BIOS to create the
array. This can be done by hitting Ctrl-H on bootup and stepping thru the
process. After creation, neither drive is visible to Windows until the
primary is â??initializedâ?? thru the Drive Mgmt. utility. After doing so, the
primary (only) is visible, still as a basic drive. When deleting the array,
again thru the High Point Utility, and rebooting to Windows, the drives again
have to be reinitialized, repartitioned, and reformatted to be visible again,
which also deletes all of the data.
Where is the benefit of having the redundant collection of data?
Is the benefit only if one drive of the array fails on its own, then
allowing the software to switch over to the second? I donâ??t like that because
there is no way to verify that the data is being properly duped onto the
second drive until you have a failure. Then if it was not configured properly
or something happened along the way, itâ??s too late.
Is there no way to, in effect, retain two automatically created copies of
the data on two separate drives and retain independent access to each?
Donâ??t say, Use MS Backup. I find that equally useless, when the copy of my
data is unreadable and thereby unverifiable unless I go thru a restore
process.
Am I missing something in the process? I would appreciate some advise.
Thanks. Chuck Mueller, ChuckM@optonline.net
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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 Basic >> Slide Show OrganizationI have a folder in My Pictures that I would like to run as a slide show. I
have used Windows Pictures & Fax Viewer, which is fine, but the photos do not
show in the order that they are in the folder. I'm kind of doing a movie here
and would like them to slide show in the order that they are in the folder.
Any help? Thanks!
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- Windows XP Support >> Can't log into Windows XP HomeI have four accounts (five if you include guest account) on my home computer.
They all work perfectly well, except for if I make them limited accounts
they refuse to log in. Whereas if I keep them all as administrative accounts
they are able to. For obvious reason I don't want people in my family that
are less experienced with computers the oppotunity to muddle up the settings
for printers etc.
I can't log into the guest account once I've enabled it either.
When the accounts were set to LIMITED, I am able to set access rights for
people that are administrators and those that are limited. I can't
unfortunately set it up for some administrators and not others.
Anyone got any ideas. It would be much appreciated.
Thank you for your time in advance
Danielwalters6
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- Windows XP Network >> Workgroup is not accessible under XP Prof.When I try to access my workgroup using explore, I got
this msg
"Workgroup is not accessible. You might not have
permission to use this network resource. Contact the
administrator of this server to find outif you have access
permissions.
The server is not configured for transactions."
I have 3 computers (2 Xp and 1 w2000 same workgroup name)
from my W2000 i can see both(xp's) and i was able to see
those folders/files.
Also from XP I can map a drive to my W2000 but I can not
do it between XP'S
All pc's can ping each other (good reply) and access the
Internet.
XP Professional Version 2002 Service Pack 1
Thanks
Jose
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- Windows XP >> constant shutdown/restartPosted this a few days ago. Got some good advice from Will Denny
(thanks!) but wasn't able to solve problem, so I'll try again.
Running xp. At start up, I will get a 'windows installer' window, that
is supplanted with a Norton window stating it 'doesn't
recognize-uninstall & reinstall.' After ~30 seconds, XP goes to restart
and this cycle continues as long as I continue to log in with password.
Went to safe mode, disabled automatic shut-down. Restarted again and
got blue screen with the following:
***STOP 0x0000007E (0xC0000005, 0x855D56B3, 0xA8B07C7C, 0xA8B07978)
***HSFHWBS2,sys -AddressF6C1A0E9 base at F6BFE000, Datestamp 40d22194
Anybody heard of similar problem(s)? Any ideas how I can fix this
problem? Not very savvy when it comes to these issues.......Thanks in
advance
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- Windows XP >> LockupsMy dad has a Dell that is acting up. It has WINXP and
suddenly he is unable to type into any boxes or even
click to forward email. Once the curser is in a type box
and he goes to enter info the system locks up...no mouse,
no keyboard...not even CTRL-ALT-DEL will close, he has to
do a restart. Any thoughts, tips, or ideas? Thanks in
advance.
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- Windows XP Hardware >> Free program to resize partitionI have a 250GB hard disk (232GB to be accurate) with a 38.16GB partition
containing Windows XP and an empty partition of 194.7 GB. I would like to
install Windows 2000 on the other partition but would also like to increase
the Windows XP's partition to 200GB without losing my data and install
Windows 2000 on the remaining 32 GB. I know of programs like Norton
Partition Magic and Acronis Disk Director but I do not want to pay for the
software for using it only one time. Is there any free program that can be
used and recommended a usable and functional trial would also be fine.
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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 Network >> logon script on NT 4.0Hi.
We have a NT 4.0 domain. I have begun putting Windows XP
on new computers. I have begun to notice that randomly
some XP computers will just not run the logon script OR
map their home drive. Sometimes this just starts
happening after the person has had their new computer for
3-4 weeks. Sometimes rebooting helps. Putting the logon
script in their startup folder does not help. When they
have this problem a set command shows the logon server
correctly, but their user home path is pointing to their
C: drive.
I'm starting to think it may be a CAL issue. Does
Windows XP handle CAL licensing different than previous
operating systems?
Thanks!
Betsey
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- Windows XP Setup >> new HD and xp2 hav DSL but intrnl modem now only faxfinally put in a larger HD (80g) that came with XP OEM (from JDR.Com)
installed xp but now I want to download an answering machine program for my
house phone but now all the programs show that modem (usrobotix winfax ) not
voice capable. was OK in win98 same hardware except I did add a USB2.0
card????? Also How can I install old drive ( 6g ) that still has win98 on it
so I can retrieve files to put on the new drive?
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jmoffat
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 Posted: Mon Nov 10 13:41:09 CST 2003 |
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Windows XP >> Virtual Device Driver failed
I do machine embroidery and have several CD's that I am
trying to install on my computer. Every time I try to
install I get a message 16 Bit MS-Dos sbsystem error The
Virtual Device Driver failed DLL initialization. I have a
HP computer with XP. I have contacted HP and they have
recommend an article at Microsoft that is related to my
problem. I have done what it said and still having the
problem. My design install but I can't browse the CD.
This is a real mess, because there are patterns on these
CD's that I need to print on Printer Fabic. The same
thing happened on my new Dell laptop. I have not ever
experienced these problems before.????
Please, I need help
Windows XP942
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Malke
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| Posted: Mon Nov 10 13:41:09 CST 2003 |
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Windows XP >> Virtual Device Driver failed
EMail@HideDomain.com wrote:
> I do machine embroidery and have several CD's that I am
> trying to install on my computer. Every time I try to
> install I get a message 16 Bit MS-Dos sbsystem error The
> Virtual Device Driver failed DLL initialization. I have a
> HP computer with XP. I have contacted HP and they have
> recommend an article at Microsoft that is related to my
> problem. I have done what it said and still having the
> problem. My design install but I can't browse the CD.
> This is a real mess, because there are patterns on these
> CD's that I need to print on Printer Fabic. The same
> thing happened on my new Dell laptop. I have not ever
> experienced these problems before.????
>
Probably what is happening is that the program you are trying to install
is too old for XP. I have a client who also does machine embroidery and
she had to get a patch from the embroidery program mftr. to enable it
to work under XP. Contact the maker of your software for updates and
tech support.
Malke
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Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic"
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- Windows XP >> convert to NTFSSomeone else built the pc and installed xp pro then handed it over to me to
continue the set up. I installed 2 programs, some data files copied from
backup. Internet dialup setup. Many setting have been tweaked. As: services
deactivated, view settings, adm and user groups.
Then I noticed that it is FAT32, not NTFS. I want NTFS. I read help about
converting, and it said that this could be done after the os is installed.
Kinda sounded like directly after, without actually saying that.
1-Can I convert to FTFS now with out messing with everything that I have
already done??
2-if yes, what are these command line convert arguments for??
/V is for Verbose mode, what is that??
/CutArea:filename specifies contiguous file in root dir place holder for
NTFS sys files, what is this??
/NoSecurity specifies the converted files and dirs security settings for
everyone, what is this??
/X forces volume dismount first if needed. All opened handles to volume
would be invalid, what is this??
Note that all these parameters are optional.
thanks much,
Paul
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- Windows XP Hardware >> Duplicate USB Floppy Drive LetterI recently purchased a Imation USB 3.5 Floppy Drive.
After rebooting, Win XP assignes a duplicate Drive
letter "A". If you use the Win XP Icon to remove
hardware, when you plug the drive back in, it either
fixes the problem or creates a driver letter "B".
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- Windows XP >> XP accessI would like to allow my son to only access three or four programs from the
desktop only--limit his ability to do anything else from anywhere else. How
do I do this--including allowing access to the items in the start menu
(except logging on and off of course) HOW TO?
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- Windows XP >> udfrdr cdrw miss files??I miss two files from my cdrw discette when I was playing slide show
from that location and make rotation these files. Where could these
files miss?
I cant locate these files any... but all other files are fine.
Filesystem was UDFRDR.
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- Windows XP Hardware >> missing my d:drive for extra space c:is maxedoutHad an upgrade done at compusa. now have a system with
my same hard drives. windows XP runs OK,but wont show
d:drive Xp is ntfs d:drive is still Fat32. XP won't let
me convert d:drive to ntfs, don;t have the doe to replace
d:drive as the new pc cost $600 plus labor. This is hard
to deal with I' have chronic health problems Pain and an
ulcer. please give me a fix for d:drive,not CD drive
I had two drives for extra space. SMFD
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- Windows XP Hardware >> Graphics Card --Bad Performance :(Hey all.
My graps card is really performing whileplaying
games,even low end games like IGI..or NOLf2..IT LAGS !!!
But CS and Q3 run fine even at 1280 res without any
problem.. All my drivers r upto date.What cud be the
problem ?The card is clean of dust and all !
HaaalP
I have a ge4 ti4200 128 ddr 8x (MSI made) grap card.
My coms specs are
p4 2.4 Ghz ,Asus Mobo 4x.
512 DDr ram. 80 Gb hd drive .Creative 4.1
17 in mon.
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- Windows XP Support >> Word 2000 SR1 Won't Open!?!I'm befuddled. This began about a wk ago w/Word Pgm not opening due to
encountering a problem & having to close. I've done system restore, removed
Word & then re-installed it from the Works Ste '01, tried to remove
normal.dot but there were none. Can someone PLEASE lead me in the right
direction to clear this up. I really need to open some documents!
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RonH
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- Windows XP >> Windows startup problemHi Guys,
I'll get straight into it:
System - Athlon AMD64, Windows XP, service pack 2
Background:
I was away at work one day when my dad recently installed a new DVD burner
on my PC. After installation he was having problems with burning DVDs so he
jumped on the net and downloaded a trial version of Nero 8 and installed it
as he believed our version of Nero (v6) wasn't compatible. The computer was
still working fine at this stage. I don't know which site he used to download
Nero 8 and he doesn't remember either. But after he installed it i noticed
that my PC was running slowly. I remarked on that and was concerned that he
may have downloaded a corrupted / compromised version of Nero 8. I ran AVG
Anti-virus scan which turned up some results which were cleaned up fine. I
then installed a new version of SpyBot and also a new version of Ad-Aware
2007 (both downloaded from www.cnet.com). During the setup of SpyBot it asked
me if i wanted to create a new system backup. I said yes. During the
installation of Ad-Aware it asked me to make an edit to my registry which i
declined. I installed and ran Spybot with no problems and it cleaned up any
issues i had. I then tried to run Ad-Aware which kept stalling when it came
time to check cookies. I thought it may have been because i hadn't rebooted
since installation so i rebooted. Upon reboot i was again asked to make an
edit to my system registry. This time i clicked Ok. Things were still working
fine on my PC at this stage though Ad-Aware was still freezing mid-scan. I
searched for a solution on the web and found some users on a forum who
recommended going to settings and turning off the option to scan for cookies
and MRUs. I did that and started scanning and things appeared to be running
fine.
Problem:
A little while after that i got an error message that a file in MSN
Messenger was corrupted and that i should run chkdsk. I also got the same
error message from iTunes. I decided to reboot rather than run chkdsk as i
thought this might solve the problem. I rebooted but found myself at a screen
after startup saying my PC had experienced problems and Windows had not been
shutdown properly etc and gave me a variety of options for loading my OS:
safe mode, safe mode with networking, safe mode with command prompt, last
known good configuration, start windows normally. I've tried every single one
of those options and each time my PC keeps rebooting never even reaching
Windows. I searched for a solution on the web and found someone suggesting
that i hit F8 during startup and choose from the various options there. I've
tried that and tried every option available and it still keeps rebooting.
This is extremely frustrating and i'm at my wit's end trying to fix it
particularly as i have several important professional and personal documents
on that PC which are not backed-up -- many of them with sentimental
importance.
I'd really appreciate any help i can get.
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- Windows XP Perform Maintain >> Error - Memory could not be writtenHi
In my machine i find that whenever i open IE6.0 this is the following error
which i get.
The instruction at "0x01acb382" referenced memory at " 0xb5730805". The
memory could not be "written".
Click OK to terminate the program.
Click cancel to debug the program.
I have Win XP Prof and the latest SP downloaded in it. What could be the
possible reasons for the same.
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- Windows XP >> UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUMEHad a power failure yesterday and when I rebooted I got the "sorry you
have a problem" screen followed by the UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME screen.
I could not go anywhere!
I called DELL tech support and did the following which resolved the
problem:
1) Installed Windows XP istallation disk into cd drive
2) Started computer and pressed F12 during startup
3) Select option #4 IDE.... followed imediately by hitting any key
4)Push key "R" at next command
5) At "C" prompt Type: CHKDSK /R (space between K and front
slash)
6) This test/repair take approx 45 minutes
7) upon completion, type "exit"
My computer rebooted and all was repaired, no files/data lost.
Bob
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- Windows XP >> annoying pop up messagei keep getting a pop up message saying ' urgent system message:virus!' tells
me my pc is infected with trojan iworm_attk_v122.02a
used my anti virus software,spybot search destroy and ad aware se but
nothing is detected and its still there after running anti spyware
programs,also occassionally getting pop up ads.got firefox to block pop ups
but doesnt work
also followed advice on web to do this 1. Type about:config into the
Firefox location bar.
2. Right-click on the page and select New and then Integer.
3. Name it privacy.popups.disable_from_plugins
4. Set the value to 2.
did all that and still its flashing away in system tray.
can someone help me get rid of this annoying pop up please?
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- Windows XP Network >> XP home - tcp/ip not activeHome lan "mshome" has 3 boxes on Linksys router. Lan
configured and connects to DSL internet ok. Then got
message on gameroom computer that "TCP/IP not running"
and "TCP/IP not installed". LAN status box shows connected
but no packets sent/received and support tab shows "not
available" on all. Repair button greyed out. Ping
gets "unable to init win sockets intf, error code 0".
Reinstalled XP, no help. Ipconfig commands no help.
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