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- Windows XP >> Real Player and QuicktimeIs it possible to setup Real Player and Quicktime so that they dont
automatically load their update programmes in the back of windows on bootup?
I can turn them off with AceUtilities but they always just return
automatically ........
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- Windows XP Support >> Computer restarts when I try to shut down.Sometimes when I click to turn off the PC it will go through the motions and
then power off. Moments later it turns back on as if by magic! I have no
idea when this started but I have only noticed it for a week or so I guess.
Any theories would be teriffic.
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- Windows XP Support >> No access to drive E: (CD Burner) in Win XPReceived this from a friend who is having trouble "saving"
to his cd burner drive E:
He is using Windows XP build 2600 (etc) SP2
We worked out from me asking him dates etc that the problem
was, with most probability, there before SP2 would have
downloaded automatically.
All his updates are done automatically
When I asked him what program he was using to burn
the file to the CD he doesnt appear to be using anything
else but Win XP.
I use Roxio so dont know whether XP does this or not.
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HIs situation as he writes it:-
"When trying to save to a CD, I get the following message -
You do not have access to the folder 'E:\'
See your administrator for access to this folder."
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Can anyone tell me how he gets access to his CD burner Drive E:.
He says he only has the one account ,
so I assume it is an adminstrator level account.
His CD in Device Manager reads.
DVD/CD=ROM drives COMBI RW16 x 10/DVD
regards
Freda
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- Windows XP >> Differences between XP Home Edition and Pro Edition?I just purchased a new laptop computer and thought that
the salesman said it included Microsoft Windows XP Pro
Edition, but I see now that it comes with the Home
Edition. I don't really see this being a problem. And to
tell you the truth, its probably my mistake. But, just
wondering now, what are the differences between the two
operating systems for windows?
I know it came with Microsoft Works, I used to have Works
on my old (we say old, meaning 2 year old computer now a
days) and loved it. Then I started using Word, and became
familiar with Word. Now I see that I'll have to start
using Works again?
Please respond via email.
Thanks in advance to anyone for helping me clear my
confusion.
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- Windows XP >> Media players - "corrupted" files...NOTA few days ago I played a couple of MP3s that have been sitting on my hard
drive for a long time--files I know are of pretty good quality. They
sounded like absolute crap. Skipping, clicking noises every couple of
seconds...just unbearable. I had backups on CDs, so I did a comparison
using WinDiff--they turned out to be identical, so I figured there was no
point in re-copying them over to my hard drive. I played the backups--they
also sounded like crap, which was puzzling, because I *know* I've played
them all before and they all sounded fine.
For the hell of it just tried playing them again today (the files on my hard
drive, that is)...it's been a couple of reboots since last time. The same
files sounded fine. Windiff says they're still identical to my backups (not
that I was expecting any differently, TBH).
What's the verdict in a case like this? It's not the media players
themselves, 'cuz they (MP11 and Winamp) gave the same results. Corrupted
audio driver state, which a reboot took care of?
It's not the first time I get this...anybody else has had this intermittent
problem?
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- Windows XP >> tweakui xp/autologonSuddenly (after the last windows update?), tweakui will not apply and keep
autologon. Downloaded v2.10 and some problem. check the box, click on apply
and next boot logon window comes up first. I am the only user, and tweakui
shows my account name. I do not have any password set for my account.
I couldn't find anything by searching Google either.
Any ideas?
Thanks
Bob
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- Windows XP Security >> domain/passwordi believe the domain was changed in win xp pro, and now i
cant login to any user, including admin is there anything
i can do to change the domain? plaes help
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- Windows XP Setup >> xp printer driversHi
I've just been to Lexmarks site to D/L printer drivers and it shows 2
drivers,
CJXP35LE.exe (custom driver for winxp)
and
CJXP35SE.exe (system driver for winxp)
I'm confused wether or not to install both drivers or do I pick one to
install? if so which one??
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p.mc
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- Windows XP Setup >> What is the MS Realtek AC'97 Audio update????This "update" downloaded automatically and can't install for some reason. I
tried several times. Now I can't get rid of the update thing next to the
clock. How do I ether install the damn thing or get rid of it? It's 8.7MB.
What does this thing do? It doesn't look like any security update to me.
Thanks
FS~
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- Windows XP Hardware >> Ramhello there,
i am a multimedia student, and im looking to upgrade my
RAM. But i need to know a bit more about how it all
works. i built my computer, so i know my way around, but
im just not sure what is and isnt compatable. i have
512mb of PC2700 ram, does the upgrade have to be the same
size and bus speed, or can it vary, such as mine + 256mb
PC2(pick a number)?
thankyou for your time :-)
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- Windows XP Perform Maintain >> help! Massive home edition crash!I've just turned on my computer to find it wont start and it seems I've corrupted the registry. This is the error I'm getting at boot up:
"Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM
You can attempt to repair this file by starting the Windows Setup using the original Setup CD-ROM.
Select 'r' at the first screen to start repair."
I have been searching the Knowledge base and have found that I need to be using the Recovery Console to try to fis this problem but the XP h.e disks are have are supplied by HP thus I cannot access r at the startup screen and have only one choice but to format c:!! I have no floppy drive on my computer just a cd drive. The following link seems to be close to what I need but the link on the page is broken!:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q310994.
I seem to need to use a PXE boot method as I have only a cd drive!!! can anyone please help me with this awful problem??? I have so much work on my computer and i cannot face formatting my c: drive as I am a student and dont want to lose that 8000 word essay i had ready for next year!! please someone help me!
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- Windows XP Perform Maintain >> I have a question on Windows XP boot problemI cannot get into Winddows XP on my "C" drive. I have a
notebook (HP) and the recovery disk wants to format that
darn think. Can I use fdisk and make a partition and
install windows 95 or 98 and use that to recover some data
files. If so do I make that a primary partition. I
believe you can only have one boot partition??? Once I
retrieve the couple of files and a few pictures I will
then format the whole thing using my recovery CD from HP
that came with the notebook.
Thanks for your time,
Pete
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Wesley
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 Posted: Sat Jun 26 00:29:31 CDT 2004 |
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Windows XP Setup >> Xp Home Installation - BSOD or other fatal error
Once I'm well into the setup of XP Home, I get one of two
errors:
If I install Win98 first, and run setup from CD while in
98, I get this fatal error:
"syssetup.inf layout is missing or corrupted".
Note: there is no syssetup.inf on either the c: drive or
on the installation CD.
If I install XP onto a clean disk, I get a BSOD
New Asus MB + Intel P-4 2.4gHz CPU, 256 or 512 DDR 2700.
I've tried swapping memory (yes, the memory matches Asus'
specs) and video cards
I can install Win 98 successfully.
Windows XP258
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Rich
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| Posted: Sat Jun 26 00:29:31 CDT 2004 |
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Windows XP Setup >> Xp Home Installation - BSOD or other fatal error
Carl, try deleting and creating a new partition and formatting with the
WinXP CD.
"Carl" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in message
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> Once I'm well into the setup of XP Home, I get one of two
> errors:
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> If I install Win98 first, and run setup from CD while in
> 98, I get this fatal error:
> "syssetup.inf layout is missing or corrupted".
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> Note: there is no syssetup.inf on either the c: drive or
> on the installation CD.
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> If I install XP onto a clean disk, I get a BSOD
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> New Asus MB + Intel P-4 2.4gHz CPU, 256 or 512 DDR 2700.
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> I've tried swapping memory (yes, the memory matches Asus'
> specs) and video cards
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> I can install Win 98 successfully.
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Carl
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| Posted: Sat Jun 26 14:48:29 CDT 2004 |
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Windows XP Setup >> Xp Home Installation - BSOD or other fatal error
Oh, I've done that several times.
FWIW, I have now successfully installed Win98SE and Win2K
Pro.
>-----Original Message-----
> Carl, try deleting and creating a new partition and
formatting with the
>WinXP CD.
>"Carl" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in
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>news:21d3301c45af4$585daa30$EMail@HideDomain.com...
>> Once I'm well into the setup of XP Home, I get one of
two
>> errors:
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>> If I install Win98 first, and run setup from CD while in
>> 98, I get this fatal error:
>> "syssetup.inf layout is missing or corrupted".
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>> Note: there is no syssetup.inf on either the c: drive or
>> on the installation CD.
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>> If I install XP onto a clean disk, I get a BSOD
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>> New Asus MB + Intel P-4 2.4gHz CPU, 256 or 512 DDR 2700.
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>> I've tried swapping memory (yes, the memory matches
Asus'
>> specs) and video cards
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>> I can install Win 98 successfully.
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Rich
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| Posted: Sat Jun 26 16:42:41 CDT 2004 |
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Windows XP Setup >> Xp Home Installation - BSOD or other fatal error
Carl, what's the Specs on the Power Supply?
"Carl" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in message
news:21d3301c45af4$585daa30$EMail@HideDomain.com...
> Once I'm well into the setup of XP Home, I get one of two
> errors:
>
> If I install Win98 first, and run setup from CD while in
> 98, I get this fatal error:
> "syssetup.inf layout is missing or corrupted".
>
> Note: there is no syssetup.inf on either the c: drive or
> on the installation CD.
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> If I install XP onto a clean disk, I get a BSOD
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> New Asus MB + Intel P-4 2.4gHz CPU, 256 or 512 DDR 2700.
>
> I've tried swapping memory (yes, the memory matches Asus'
> specs) and video cards
>
> I can install Win 98 successfully.
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Rich
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| Posted: Sun Jun 27 14:09:12 CDT 2004 |
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Windows XP Setup >> Xp Home Installation - BSOD or other fatal error
Carl, is the XP CD a retail version? If it's a OEM version it won't
work.
"Carl" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in message
news:21d3301c45af4$585daa30$EMail@HideDomain.com...
> Once I'm well into the setup of XP Home, I get one of two
> errors:
>
> If I install Win98 first, and run setup from CD while in
> 98, I get this fatal error:
> "syssetup.inf layout is missing or corrupted".
>
> Note: there is no syssetup.inf on either the c: drive or
> on the installation CD.
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> If I install XP onto a clean disk, I get a BSOD
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> New Asus MB + Intel P-4 2.4gHz CPU, 256 or 512 DDR 2700.
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> I've tried swapping memory (yes, the memory matches Asus'
> specs) and video cards
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> I can install Win 98 successfully.
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Carl
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| Posted: Mon Jun 28 12:15:17 CDT 2004 |
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Windows XP Setup >> Xp Home Installation - BSOD or other fatal error
Rich -
The power supply is 300W.
The XP Home is OEM. You mentioned that OEM "won't work"?
Please explain.
I have now successfully loaded Win98SE and Win2K Pro.
I also tried to load XP Pro from 2 different known-good
CDs (site licensed). They also BSOD.
I've reformatted the drive several times - as both NTFS
and as FAT32.
Depending on the variables described above, XP BSODs at
different places.
>-----Original Message-----
> Carl, what's the Specs on the Power Supply?
>"Carl" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in
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>news:21d3301c45af4$585daa30$EMail@HideDomain.com...
>> Once I'm well into the setup of XP Home, I get one of
two
>> errors:
>>
>> If I install Win98 first, and run setup from CD while in
>> 98, I get this fatal error:
>> "syssetup.inf layout is missing or corrupted".
>>
>> Note: there is no syssetup.inf on either the c: drive or
>> on the installation CD.
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>> If I install XP onto a clean disk, I get a BSOD
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>> New Asus MB + Intel P-4 2.4gHz CPU, 256 or 512 DDR 2700.
>>
>> I've tried swapping memory (yes, the memory matches
Asus'
>> specs) and video cards
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>> I can install Win 98 successfully.
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- Windows XP Perform Maintain >> Power Scheme - Turn Off Monitor works intermitentlyHello,
I am running XP Pro. I set the pwer scheme to turn off the monitor after 10
minutes (or any other interval) and it works only intermittently and I have
been unable to determine what causes it to stop working. If I reboot the
computer that sometimes works but even if it works it still stops again
later on.
Does anyone have any ideas?
Thanks.
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- Windows XP Update >> Windows Update KB896424 - Breaks IE Security Zones!!!!http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?kbid=896424
I had a weird problem this morning. I have been working on an IE
application, and this application opens windows (using window.open())
without a status bar, but this morning these windows opened with status
bars.
After a bit of testing and head scratching, I realised that my intranet
based website was being shown as in the Internet zone according to the
status bar.
Off to Tools, Options, Security, Local Intranet, Sites, Advanced I go,
and my list is empty.
Humm, the security update wiped all my zones (I thought). So I added
my intranet URL back, OK'd everything... but the browser still shows it
as in the internet zone. So I go back into the sites dialog, and the
URL I had added is not there. I try and add it again, but I get a
message saying it is already in another zone.
As I knew there had been a windows update last night, I went to
add-remove programs and removed update KB896424, rebooted.
I can now add URL's back into my Local Intranet zone, and my
application is now working again. The *ONLY* thing I did to get this
working again is uninstall this update and it only started happend
after this update arrived, so it is almost certainly the culprit.
It auto-updated again over the weekend, and it broke IE in exactly the
same way. Uninstalling the update again fixes the problem.
How can I stop this update from installing? I have for now disabled
automatic installs.
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- Windows XP MovieMaker >> Still durationNow, this is not really a still it is single frame split from an otherwise
blurry clip. To save this precious picture and to give it enough display
duration I dragged it to the time line a number of times. Is there a better
way to do this?
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- Windows XP Perform Maintain >> WinMedia10I downloaded Windows Media Player 10 and followed the
installation process but at the end receive the
message "unable to complete installation, try again". I
have retried 6 times and same result every time. Any
ideas ? Thanks for your expertise !
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- Windows XP Security >> Login to AdminI'm new to Windows XP and especially to Media Center.
I have a laptop that came with norton installed and when I try to change the
settings, it tells me I do not have access.
I checked my user ID and it has admin priv.
How do I get logged into Admin?
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- Windows XP Setup >> DVD malfunctionsTo Newsgroup, I have a DVD player, using Power DVD and
the disc no longer plays. A box comes up that says i
have to lower the screen resolution and colour, and
depth...to 800 x 600 with 256 colours, or adjust to
refresh frequency to 75 Hz... which i did through
options/tools/ properties... no change. i turned on and
off the computer to see if that would change. nothing.
It also said that the "current display mode is not
supported"... and a code number (can provide if needed
for troubleshooting) It also recommended switching to D-
Draw Overlay Display... which i don't know where to
find. i found one area that said "display", but nothing
with overlay display... and cannot be adjusted. if
anyone can help, i'd be very happy. thank you. wezjeb.
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- Windows XP >> A Strange Ghost vs. Acronis QuestionI'm a bit uncomfortable posting this in windowsxp.general, but the group has
received similar categories of question in the past and I don't see any more
appopriate group. So apologies if warranted!
I backup my computer daily to a Maxtor external drive using the Retrospect
Express product. It had been working fine for well over a year, but had
suddenly started having software failures, making it unusable. Similar
reports are trickling into the appropriate Retrospect web site's forum, and
there is anecdotal evidence that it has to do with changes introduced to the
Windows environment by the installation of IE 7. That's just background info,
not relevant to the query to follow:
Therefore, I've started using Acronis v. 8 (I realize it's not the latest;
it's what I have) to backup the entire partition to another homebrew external
drive on demand. That's a 7200 RPM Hitachi drive via USB2, of course, and for
what it's worth the machine in question is fairly high-powered - striped Raid,
dual processor, etc, etc. It is taking roughly an hour to back up the
partition at max compression - I'm only using about 25 gigs of my 600 gig
disks. I realize that the max compression is costing me some time.
I just was chatting with a coworker about backup, and he showed me his Western
Digital external drive connected to his Dell laptop (D610) that he uses as his
main machine at work. He has a 40 gig disk which is just about full, so he
actually has more data than my 25 gigs on the home desktop.
He uses Ghost 10 to backup his partition. You should have seen my jaw drop
when he said that he does it automatically every hour, because it only takes
four minutes!
So here is this rather ordinary laptop, far less powerful and fast than my
home desktop, backing up roughly 50% more data via similar USB2 interface in
roughly 1/15th the time that it's taking me.
Both products are well-regarded, I'd opine.
Can anyone pound some sense into my head as to what's going on here. I am
unable to fathom this huge apparent discrepancy in backup times for the two
similar products.
Art
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- Windows XP Perform Maintain >> Windows Explorer QuitsWhen I right-click on any BMP file listed in Windows
Explorer, it quits with an error. I can open BMP files in
my BMP editor by double-clicking from WE, it's just right-
clicking that causes the problem. Right-clicking on a JPG
file (for example) works fine and double-clicking opens it
up in the same graphic editor as the BMP files. Any ideas?
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- Windows XP Setup >> reinstalling XPWe have to reformat the hard drive and reinstall XP to
fix a few problems. Our problem with our computer seems
to be running slow and the DVD does not work. The
hardware supplier feels it is a software problem and
clear the computer and reinstall all software.
We are running Windows XP home ed. We have tried going
into safe mode but are unable to find XP to remove in the
Add/remove programs. Then tried safe mode with C: prompt.
Tried as per instructions cd\windows\system32 ..
osunist.exe
This did not work and end up with an error with the
registration. We have activated windows and it is
registered.
We have also tried repair Windows XP etc. Now get error
GetIUMS not located in dynamic library MSDART.DLL
How do we reformat the hard drive and reinstall windows
XP?
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- Windows XP >> minimize closes browser / X doesn'tWhen I open a web page and then try to close it the page
>will not close. I can only close the page by clicking on
>the minimize box. Also all of my system restore points
>are gone, my date and time are mysteriously in the
future.
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>HELP !!!!!
>
>Thanks, Greg
Greg,
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- Windows XP Update >> Where are updates stored after download?Can anyone tell me where Windows Updates are stored on my computer after I
download and install them? They used to be easily findable in Temporary
Internet Files, but since the Update Software was changed, I
can't find them on my computer. Do you know where they are?
Thanks.
-Eagle
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- Windows XP Update >> Update for Windows XP (KB920872)Last night automatic update applied this new update to my home XP system.
It apparently is supposed to fix a stability issue caused by audio drivers.
Unfortunately after the system was rebooted the system no longer had sound.
The problem was fixed quickly enough by uninstalling the update.
Is there an official place Microsoft provides to report such issues?
Thanks.
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- Windows XP Network >> networkingI recently ran McAfee diagnostics and had the program fix
a couple of potential problems; I don't remember the
names and can not duplicate them. Since this time I have
been unable connect to this computer via my network. When
I run network diagnostics I receive a failed notice for
default gateway, DHCP server and DNS server. I do receive
a message that my IP passed. I need some help resolviing
this matter. I can not find any assistance on the
Microsoft site. Thanks, Chuck
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