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- Windows XP Security >> please helpi cannot update windows security. everytime i try to use
windows update, it begins to install the updates, then
says failed. also, as soon as i tried to update, windows
started scanning the hard drive whenever i started it up
and now aol instant messenger doesn't work. it just says
program needs to shut down, sorry for inconvenience. what
should i do?
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- Windows XP Support >> chkdsk and large HDDHi,
I started running chkdsk on a large hard drive (120 Gb). I crossed both disk
checking options. Chkdsk has locked the drive and it has been running already
two days.
Is this unusual? Is it harmful to shut down computer while chkdsk is
running? How long can it take?
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peklam
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- Windows XP Network >> Windows XP receives wrong DNS value via DHCPHi Folks,
I am having a problem with a couple of clients not receiving the correct DNS
Servers.
We exist in our own domain but on a WAN that has it's own domain configured.
The Clients get their IP settings via DHCP. However when I do a fresh start
of the workstation (ie on logon) the DNS servers IP's are not what is set via
DHCP but rather the DNS servers of the bigger group. In addition the
Connection-specific DNS suffix is incorrect.
To correct the problem I do the standard ipconfig /renew and it then receive
the correct information. Manually configuration of the suffix does not help.
If the workstation is left on overnight then one finds that the settings
have reverted to the incorrect ones.
Systems are XP one running SP2. The problem first occured when running an
update from Windowsupdate (prior to loading SP2 on the one workstation) but
due to the fact that a number of patches were loaded at the same time (22) we
are not sure which has patch may have caused it.
Thoughts and comments would be greatly appreciated.
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- customize >> battery icon in system trayCan someone please tell me how to get the battery icon in
my system tray? I have tried clicking on always show icon
in both the customize icons and the advanced power
options areas of the control panel. It never appears. I
would appreciate any info. Thanks.
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- Windows XP Support >> Screen goes momentarily black when deleting or renaming files. IdeHi guys.
Okay, weird problem - sometimes when I delete or rename a file on my
desktop, my screen flicks off for half a second or so, then comes back to
life with no apparent ill effects. Any idea what could be causing this? It
doesn't always occur, and my system seems to behave more often than not.
I've trawled the web for ages trying to find a solution, without any luck. I
would welcome any suggestions...
Many thanks!
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- Windows XP Security >> dumb group policy mistakeI created a very restrictive group policy for my XP Pro machine, for my kids
use.
I assumed it would not affect the administrator account, but it did (why?)
Now I cant shutdown the machine myself, or do even run the gpedt.msc to
change the profiles. I even tried Safe Mode boots but policies even work
there...
1. How can I turn group policies off (using my admin account)?
2. can policies be applied only to members of the Users group?
thank you!!!
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~colin
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- Windows XP Support >> All user accounts are missingWe are discussing Win-XP Home with Sp2
The computer was working, when the user shut down. The machine was rebooted
the next day, it no longer accepted the assigned password. In addition to
that other user names including administrator, user, a test account and
previous account with no passwords also would not login. I used a boot disk
(CD Ultimate boot disk) that has a utility to change/replace a lost password.
During the process of using this program, it revealed none of the accounts
were present to apply a new password. I ran this disk on another machine to
verify it was working properly.
I used Bart PE (boot disk) and was able to recover the users PST file and
the few documents in that profile, the other profiles were not present. I
copied the files to another computer with remote terminal (from the Bart PE).
Unfortunately the utility on the Ultimate disk does not have the ability to
create a new account. This account was not running AdAware, but was running
Symantec Corporate AV.
Is there a way to create an account, booting from the Bart Pe shell. I have
seen similar problems with icons etc missing.
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- Windows XP Network >> I would like to connect my work XP Pro laptop to my home computerI have a stand alone XP Pro desktop with multiple users
and I would like to
connect my XP Pro laptop to it.
The laptop at work is part of a domain.
When I go to Net work ID and change it into a workgroup
computer I loose the
password and the domain.
Can I have a domain and a workgroup?
If so how?
I want to access files and Internet on my laptop using a
small network
(Swiching hub)
Regards
Barry
Regards
Barry
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- Windows XP Security >> Remote Procedure Call Virus/WomI recently reinstalled windows XP, while installing my
programs again, This window came up showing something
about a Remote Procedure Call error... not knowing what
it was, I searched online for it. I found a fix for it.
So i downloaded the fix and it searched for the worm.
And apperently it is not on my computer. So I install
the updates for XP and the one that should help fix this
problem won't run.
What should I do?
thank you anyone for your help.
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- Windows XP Support >> Why doesn't my system read chinese?I am using Windows XP professional 2002 and my system cannot read chinese. I
was using XP home on another computer and it supported all my applications.
On this computer, I can read chinese in documents and on the internet, but
not with any applications.
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- Windows XP Hardware >> Application Error when installing softwareHi, I have a constant error when trying to install
software and programs. An example of such an error
message is when I am trying to install a scanner driver:
"Mustek 1200 III EP: ntvdm.exe - Application Error
The instruction at "0x7ffe0304" referenced memory
at "0x6572435b". The memory could not be "read".
Click on OK to terminate the program
Click on CANCEL to debug the program"
However, if I click ok or cancel, nothing happens.
Any ideas?
thanks very much
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- Windows XP Network >> Networking Win XP and Win 2kI'm having trouble networking (file sharing) a desktop
running Win XP and a laptop running Win 2k. The laptop
is from work so I can't change any major settings on it.
I'm trying to network over a WiFi connection.
I have a user acct on both machines that is the same and
they belong to the same workgroup and NetBios is enabled
on both machines.
My Win2k laptop can see all of the shared folders on the
WinXP system and can copy from them to the laptop
But the Win2k laptop cannot copy TO the WinXP system, nor
can I access the laptop icon from the WinXP system. I can
see the laptop from the XP system in Network Neighborhood.
I keep getting error messages like:
"The specified server cannot perform the requested
operation"
or
"Access is denied. The source file may be in use" (It
isn't)
What am I doing wrong?
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- Windows XP Network >> networking musicive read in multiple places that you can access music
across a home network. i want to be able to play music
from one computer, where the file is actually on a
different one. any help? thx
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- Windows XP Setup >> Please recommend a good newsreader?I read and post to newsgroups daily.
Sometimes I subscribe to a variety of different newsgroups and post in
different newsgroups.
Sometimes in sci.math, sometimes in programming related, sometimes in sports
related, sometimes move on to another nntp server, for example, Micorsoft
News server to ask techinical questions... , etc.
Is there a software can collect what I have post and what other people
replied and present them in front me in an efficient and uniform way, and
with new replies arrival pop-up/notification feature?
Currently I am using Outlook Express. It is not convinient at all.
I post on different groups. Then I have to go back and click on each groups
to see if there are replies to my postings... And a lot of times they don't
get reply. And maybe after 15 days they got reply. I tend to forgot myself.
And some newsgroups are so hot that my postings got washed away in half a
day... then I have to scroll down many message headers to find my own
postings... and a lot of times such searching takes much time. Then I reply
to other people's replies and they reply too and then such tedious procedure
repeats.
If some discussion is meaningful. We'd like to save. But Outlook Express
does not save conversations in a nice-looking way. Maybe I want to save as
PDF. But the layout should be neat and easy to read.
Outlook Express also does not have auto-filling feature. So specify a list
of newsgroups to post is also painful.
Google groups web-based newsreader is a lot better. But still has
shortcomings. The worst shortcoming is it does not allow subscription to MS
newsservers.
Please recommend a good newsreader, thank you so much!
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- Windows XP Network >> Discover network shortcuts on PC'sWhen we move shared data from an old server to a new server, we need a method
to discover shortcuts on a network. This is with the aim in mind of providing
seamless transition for a customer when we move their data. Itâ??s easy enough
to remap known drives in logon scripts but to avoid problems weâ??ve recently
had when weâ??ve done this kind of work we need a method to discover user based
shortcuts that have direct unc paths to shares (rather than mapped drive
based shortcuts, which should still work).
The ability to search a userâ??s profile (but not temporary internet files and
temp locations) for .LNK files may be the way to go but if you can find some
information out â?? maybe a product â?? that can satisfy that requirement that
would be great thanks.
Ideally customers should be using DFS but not many have it setup.
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SMurder
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Windows XP Perform Maintain >> Windows not responding
When I go to open a file in owrd or insert a file in
Outlook or save as in powerpoint and I click on teh drop
down to select the appropriate folder teh computer stops
responding??? Any ideas
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Windows XP Perform Maintain >> Windows not responding
Try using File Restore and Restoring 'explorer.exe'
it is a Temp Fix.... you may have a Trojan or an Incompatible Driver .....
Its a pain but Check your Certification of your Drivers.....(Uncertified
Drivers can Fail and Cause Freezes and Unexpected Quitting, Updating these
drivers when ever possible is a good Idea. However keep in mind the Newer
Driver my not Fully support the Device and may Cause Win32 to Fail.)
If you have a Bad Device or Driver Remove it and reinstall it my be
corrupted.
Use the Help Files too they may be able to solve your problem too........
Incidentally do you have a Cracked Version of XP Home? or a Crack of MS
Office?
<EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in message
news:2e24101c46c49$7055a550$EMail@HideDomain.com...
> When I go to open a file in owrd or insert a file in
> Outlook or save as in powerpoint and I click on teh drop
> down to select the appropriate folder teh computer stops
> responding??? Any ideas
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- Windows XP Support >> Windows stays at the loading (boot) screenMy computer seems to be working fine, no visible problems, all updates
done, all virus scanning done regular, but what happens is after I shut
down the computer & go to turn it back on it will not go past the
windows xp loading screen, I then have to reboot, go into safe mode, do
a system restore & then it works fine again, sometimes this will work
for a few days, sometimes if I shut down right away again this will
happen.
Can anyone please help me with this problem, this computer is fairly
new & I cant figure out why this is happening
thx
Jen!
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- Windows XP >> Can't extend desktop.Recently I just finished a build with XP Pro. The graphics card is the XFX
Nvidia 8600GTS with 512MB memory and 2 x DVI outputs.
However, I can't extend my desktop to the second monitor. I have two
monitors plugged in yet windows is only detecting the one output. On my
laptop it shows 2 black squares with 1 and 2 representing the two monitors,
here I only have a picture showing a monitor with the desktop blue background.
Why is it not finding the other output?
The drivers are the latest ones from the Nvidia website?
Thanks!
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- Windows XP >> drop down menusDoes anyone know how to delete the history of addresses
on the drop down menu in windows? I cant seem to delete
about a half dozen addresses no matter what I clear or
delete. thanks
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- Windows XP Hardware >> last atempt to restart from previou location failed...My computer has started to freez and then when I reboot I
get the message "The last attempt to restart the system
from its previous location failed. Attampt to restart
again?
Sometimes I get two choices:
1. Delete the restoration data and proceed to system boot
menu.
2. continue with sytem restart.
Most of the time I only get choice number 1. Any ideas?
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- Windows XP Support >> HARD DRIVE NOT WORKINGI had purchased a Seagate hard drive (250 GB) and installed it as a
secondary drive under cable select. The drive had been working fine
until one day it could not be accessed from my computer in windows xp.
I am not sure what happened and I was hoping that someone could tell me
why it is not working and how to fix it.
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- Windows XP MovieMaker >> Odd Freezing Pt. 2Papa John--
Your www.papajohn.org is not really much of a help to me. Even when =
telling a small clip to fade in/out, the program just slowly =
freezes--it's extremely odd because this didn't used to happen. Please =
instruct me instead of sending me the URL. Anyone else can help too, =
please.
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- Windows XP Update >> 80070005everytime i try to install service pack 2 i always get acces denied and i
have tried alot of solutuions to fix this problems i added bits that dint
help. i tried something with the microsoft root auhority certificate and
still nothing and i have tried alot of things using command promp and still
nothing at all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! so can someone help its really Effin
frustrating trying to fix this little problem.......................
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- Windows XP >> Cloning a driveI ran out of space on my existing drive & installed a
larger drive that I want to make the master & use the
orginal drive as a slave (backup) drive. I was planing
on using Ghost 2002 to clone the original drive to the
new larger drive, but have had no success. The Ghost
program will not allow me to go any further after making
a startup floppy disk.
I understand the licensing problem of having 2 copies of
XP on the same computer, but how do I accomplish what I
want to do?
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- Windows XP >> outlook express 6.0hello, i am interested in using outlook express on my computer but i can't
figure out how to set it up. i go through the wizard and i get theo section
where it asks for incoming mail server and outgoing mail server. i have no
idea where to get these or what i should put there. i am not on a network. it
is just my laptop with comcast cable modem. does anyone know what i should
put there to get this to work. i can't send or receive email. is it possible
to link hotmail, yahoo, and gmail so i can get them all in outlook express.
any info would be appreciated. thanks
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- Windows XP Security >> Windows MessengerI have more than 40 MSMSGS opened ports in my XP Firewall
settings due to Windows Messenger on my home machine. Are
they all really neccassary? Is there any way to prevent
them from dynamically getting created? I have another
machine at work with a static IP address that is
configured exactly the same that only has 2 opened MSMSGS
ports constantly. The number of opened MSMSGS ports on my
home machine always vary. Can anyone tell me why one
machine constantly has only 2 opened ports and one has
more than 20 opened ports at a given time?
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- Windows XP >> Windows Explorer Error MessageThe windows mesggage saying Windows Explorer must close
is constantly on screen. It won't respond to either
option "Send Report" or "Don't Send" and my task bar is
inaccessable.
I'm using XP Home
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
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