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- Windows XP Network >> XP to XP slow opening folder over the networkI have a client with simply 2 brand new Compaq Presario
desktop PC's -- both identical -- running Windows XP Pro
(upgraded from XP Home) with 512 MB RAM, Pentium 4 - 2.4
Ghz, and 120 GB hard drives. They also have Realtek NICs
and I've updated the NIC drivers already. I also installed
new NetGear NICs and disabled the onboard RealTeks.
The client has a brand new NetGear 10/100 Mbps switch, all
cabling is CAT 5. Whenever they go to access a folder
over the network that contains 1,000 or 2,000 files, it
takes between ten and twenty seconds for those objects to
appear using My Computer or Windows Explorer. It seems to
take even longer when accessing those folders over the
network from MS Word, using File, Open. Does not matter
what VIEW we use either. This happens even if we connect
both PCs via a crossover cable.
However, if we hook up a Windows 2000 PC, a Windows Server
2003 PC, or even an OLD Windows 98 PC, it opens those
folders over the network instantly! And, on the local
machine, access is super fast. Also, we installed a
different hard drive with Windows XP on it (just for
kicks) that is fast on another computer, and still
performance over the network is slow. It seems that
either the NIC or the motherboard is part of the problem,
but we don't know for sure. A new Dell notebook running
XP is also slow opening those same folders over the
network!
Nothing that we've tried has worked. Here's what we've
tried:
1) The first thing I would check is if netbios over
tcp/ip is enabled on both machines. Many will argue that
it is no longer needed but that is not what my testing has
revealed.
2) Turn off simple file sharing, to allow classic file
sharing based on username other than Guest and password,
go to Start, Control Panel, Folder Options, View, and
uncheck "Use Simple File Sharing (Recommended)". Click on
OK. Then reboot.
3) What Virus scanning software is installed on the
systems? Has it been reinstalled since the "upgrade" to XP
pro? I would recommend uninstalling it and reinstalling it
with a reboot in between. Please be sure it is then
updated with all the recommended virus definitions and
engine upgrade the vendor recommends (there are a few
particularly bad bugs going around right now)
4) On the XP operating system a unique "feature" I have
seen cause problems it the c:\windows\prefetch folder I
would delete all the items in that folder. They will
dynamically recreate any required files and I have seen
this "clean up" resolve several explorer performance
issues.
5) Make sure you install the latest service pack for
Windows XP and for Office XP.
6) You had mentioned that performance is worse on the
network. The following command will reset the TCP/IP stack
to the original configuration as far as all performance
settings (in Windows 2000 the equivalent would be
reinstalling TCP/IP, which cannot be done in XP). type the
following from a command prompt
netsh int ip reset c:\resetlog.txt
8) As a last resort you could try disabling the indexing
service, ironically on very large file structures it slows
down performance. The downside is you will not be able to
perform searches of the file system on the machine it is
disabled on.
9) Run adaware, it can e obtained from
http://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware/ The standard
version is a free download, you never know what it might
find.
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- Windows XP >> Screensaver protected by password - I really need to know thisI know how to make my screensaver so it's password protected on resume. The
problem is that when the screensaver is disturbed, it shows my wallpaper in
the background before the password is put in instead of whatever the top
window is. Since my wallpapers aren't always family friendly, this can be a
problem if and when the screensaver is disturbed when some easily offended
person is within view of my screen. This has already happened once. How do
I make it so that when the screensaver is disturbed, the background shows
whatever window is on top instead of my wallpaper?
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- Windows XP Security >> What is wfdtez.exe?I have this process called wfdtez.exe running on my
machine. It tries to hit the internet but I have
ZoneAlarm configured to deny it.
I have scoured the web for info on this process,
including Microsoft's site and Google, but I get no
matches. I am wondering if I have a worm/virus and am
pondering just deleting/disabling it, but I worry about
what might happen if it is, in fact, a necessary
component of windows.
Any help anyone could provide would be greatly
appreciated. Please email me at the address above,
removing the obvious part of course.
Thanks
Mike
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- Windows XP Support >> no active desktop messagei recently had a problem with a virus in wich I had to edit my registry so I
could change my background(the values it added would not allow it). After I
Restarted windows I got the " no active desktop" message.I think I may have
removed more than I needed. Now there is a grey column covering the left side
of my screen that wont go away. Any way to fix this?
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E.L. Indiana
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- Windows XP Perform Maintain >> Update on slowdowns and SP1 installI allowed the installation of SP1 express to sit for over
and hour, and eventually it did install fully, despite
the "page file" error that many seem to be experiencing.
However, I'm STILL getting the massive slowdowns that are
caused by the page file system. It automatically loads the
entire page file system with a ton of stuff (I don't know
what), and causes the computer to become virtually
useless. Who can I complain to to fix this? What's their
email? Thanks.
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- Windows XP >> Interesting question...I know this is a newsgroup concerning computers, but I would like it if some
one might know something about why my TV has an issue of changing the
channel on it's own to which station some one was watching the last time it
was on... if it was on channel 59 and you turn it on to channel 4 this
morning, in about 2-3 minutes, it will return to channel 59...
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- Windows XP Network >> Possible DNS problem with user ID?I'm moving computers from a server in a workgroup to a new server in a
recently created domain. 28 out of the 30 computers have been joined to the
new domain without any problem. I upgraded one of the users (already
successfully joined to the domain) to a new computer. To do so, I used Norton
Ghost to copy the old hard drive, ran a repair using Windows XP Pro w/ SP1,
updated to SP2, and downloaded all the updates from Microsoft Update. I can
no longer connect the user of the new computer to the workgroup server unless
I do so by using the IP address of the workgroup server.
If I ping the workgroup server by name, I get the error â??Ping request could
not find host <server name>. Please check the name and try again.â?? If I ping
the server by IP address, I get responses every time. Iâ??ve tried using
â??ipconfig /flushdnsâ?? and then using â??ipconfig /releaseâ??, but I get the error
â??The operation failed as no adapter is in the state permissible for this
operation. If I try to run â??ipconfig /renewâ?? I get the same error message.
It seems like it has to be machine related because I can sign onto other
computers with the userâ??s ID and I have no problems connecting with the old
server. Any suggestions would be appreciated!
Thank you!
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- Windows XP Hardware >> Mouse problemI had an MS Intellimouse ps/2 usb plugged into the PS/2 port that i thought
had seen better days, it started being very unresponsive so i went out and
bought a new one this time i went for an Packard Bell optical mouse again
optional PS/2-Usb again i am using the PS/2 port.
The problem is that the pointer maybe sat idle on screen or i might even be
using it in an application and then all of a sudden the poiter has jumped to
a random place on the screen.
Even though i installed the software that came on the disk it still appears
to be using the MS one!
Can some one shed any light on this Rodents annoying habbit please.
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- Windows XP Support >> error message usp10.dll Help!when i'm trying to play theme park world it goes so far in the game then wont
let you do any more and a message comes up
the procedure point LpkPresent could not be located in the dynamic link
library USP10.dll
any idea what this is and how i can solve it?
thanks
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- Windows XP Perform Maintain >> Office 2000 apps running very slow under win XPI have several Pentium 4 3.2 pcs running win xp pro and Office 2k pro that I
have deployed to replace win 2k pcs running Office 2000 pro. We are also
moving from Mcafee to Sophos. Some of the new pcs have the Sophos. A number
of my people are complaining that Office is running really slow for them on
the XP computers. When I rehook them back to their win2k pcs they are fine.
Why are the newer and more powerful pcs running slower? Any suggestions would
be most appreciated
Ken Larson
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- Windows XP Support >> Video ProblemI'm having a problem playing videos. They will play in WMP but when I try to
play a trailer in Yahoo movies, I get a message that says "WMP cannot play
this file. If the file is located on the internet, connect to the internet.
If the file is located on a removable storage card, insert the card." I used
to be able to play trailers. I thought it might be my video card but if so
wouldn't I have problems playing videos in WMP?
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- Windows XP Hardware >> bluetooth mouse help!!!Hello,
I have Microsoft "Wireless Intellimouse Explorere for Bluetooth". I am
doing a fresh install and no longer have the driver cd that came with the
mouse. Does anybody know how to get this working again?
Thanks!
Marc.
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- Windows XP Network >> Re: How to for EthernetSee my previous message on this topic dated 2/5/04 if necessary.
The 85' cat 5 cable does not have any crossed pairs. I tested the cable ends
of the RJ45 plugs with an ohmmeter and all are correct. They are the same on
both ends. Any other thoughts as to why this cable won't transmit the signal
from the D-Link DI 614+ wireless router but WILL work with the signal from
the Ethernet port of the cable modem? A 10' ethernet cable will work with
the router.
I am trying to get my wife off my back about her internet connection not
working consistently with the current HPNA 2.0 connection. I wrote about
this previously in a message but got no replies. This message is copied
below.
I have a home network set up all with XP machines. The main machine, on a
cable modem, is connected with the other two with a HPNA net that has worked
well for several years. In the past few months the laptop which is connected
as a client machine has begun to intermittently come up with the message
that the network cable is disconnected and of course does not work at that
time. Sometimes it comes and goes a very few seconds or minutes and other
times it will work for longer periods. I thought it was the HPNA adapter so
I changed it to a new one a USB Netgear. It essentially does the same thing.
No amount of fiddling will make it work consistently. All this time the
other client on the HPNA net works without any problem. I have also run an
telephone extension from another room just to check it and it does work but
is also at longer intervals seems to stop working and the network LED on the
adapter goes out while the USB light stays on. Here is a really strange
finding. If at this point I connect a telephone to the HPNA adapter in the
provided jack for a phone and lift the handset and get a dialtone the
network immediately starts working again. When it eventually stops working
and the network cable is disconnected message comes on I can again lift the
phone handset and immediately the whole thing works again. I have decided
the problem must be in the computer itself and am considering reformatting
and doing a clean install of XP to see if that corrects the problem,but I
thought I would seek advice before I did it. This same laptop works ok on a
wireless network but I don't want to use it because of portable telephone
interference. It also works on an ethernet cable but not on an 85' cable
that it would take to reach that room if permanently hardwired. I would need
some kind of ethernet booster?? Any thoughts? Thanks.
Thanks. Paul
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- Windows XP >> Preconfigured Office 2003Does anyone know how to create an install of Office 2003 that is unattended
and is has preconfigured settings such as the location of the "Save as"
location and the Exchange server settings. I did this once before awhile
back, but do not remember where I got the information.
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Rehan
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 Posted: Wed Jul 02 18:23:33 CDT 2003 |
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Windows XP Security >> Disable F8 and Safe mode at Windows XP boot up
Do anyone know how to disable F8 and Safe Mode at windows
xp boot up?
Thanks in advance.
Helium
Windows XP745
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Mike
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| Posted: Wed Jul 02 18:23:33 CDT 2003 |
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Windows XP Security >> Disable F8 and Safe mode at Windows XP boot up
"Helium" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in message
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> Do anyone know how to disable F8 and Safe Mode at windows
> xp boot up?
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> Thanks in advance.
I'm not entirely sure you can.
Why would you want to?
It is you last door to repair a damaged system
It is protected by a password you set.
What are you trying to do ?
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Regards,
Mike
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"Helium" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in message
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> Do anyone know how to disable F8 and Safe Mode at windows
> xp boot up?
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> Thanks in advance.
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> Helium
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Indigo
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| Posted: Thu Jul 03 03:30:52 CDT 2003 |
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Windows XP Security >> Disable F8 and Safe mode at Windows XP boot up
The only reason I can see to want to disable the F8
option is to prevent tampering with a public access
system, such as those used at internet kiosks, or as
display models in stores.
Pax,
Indigo
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Jeff
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| Posted: Fri Jul 04 16:56:35 CDT 2003 |
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Windows XP Security >> Disable F8 and Safe mode at Windows XP boot up
An inelegant (but effective) method of preventing F8
access in this scenario is to modify the keyboard so that
F8 is not usable. You can do this either by placing it
within an enclosure that prevents someone from getting to
the key or, you can pull the keycap and clip the lead for
that key then replace the keycap. Assuming that someone
of ill-intent doesn't hook up a different keyboard you
are good to go and you don't eliminate your ability to
administer the system.
It is very difficult to completely secure a system to
which you cannot prevent physical access.
>-----Original Message-----
>The only reason I can see to want to disable the F8
>option is to prevent tampering with a public access
>system, such as those used at internet kiosks, or as
>display models in stores.
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>Pax,
>Indigo
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- Windows XP Hardware >> Windows slow to show contents of USB 2 Hard Disk.I have an external USB 2 Hard Disk and when I click on it
Windows Explorer takes an inordinate amount of time to
show the contents. This occurred after applying Windows XP
Service Pack 1. Prior to this it worked fine opening
immediately. I could not find a fix for this in the
knowledge base articles. Does anyone know of a fix for
this problem?
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- Windows XP Update >> error code 80072F78I'm having trouble downloading updates. Every time I get error code
80072F78. I've made sure my time/date and internet time are correct. I
really need to get these updates so I can install the software for my new
Zune!
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- Windows XP Hardware >> floppy drivesevery time I insert a floppy disk into the drive it informs me that the disk
is not formated and when trying to format it informs me disk cannot be
formated. is this the disk or the drive I have probs with.
I am running windows XP home edition. on my laptop and desk top comp
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- Windows XP >> Win32 ApplicationI am trying to install a program from a CD. The CD from which I tried
to install the program is just a copy of the original CD.
Now when I try to install the program by running the program's
'SETUP.EXE', Windows throws the following error:
Setup.exe is not a valid Win32 application.
What does this error mean? Is there any way by which I can overcome
this error?
Actually I myself have got the original CD with me but copied the
contents of the original CD in a blank CD (just as a back-up) in case
the original CD gets corrupted in the future. In order to ensure that
the blank CD has been written properly, I tried to install the program
using the newly copied CD but Windows generated the above error!
Note that I can very well install the program using the original CD
without any problems.
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- Windows XP Setup >> Phantom Device?Hello all,
I am working on creating a "universal" image via sysprep. I am using
the sysprep driver scanner from vernalex.com to point to my various
drivers.
I am creating my image on a Toshiba Tecra S3 and testing it on a Tecra
S2. The interesting thing is that all the device drivers are
installed but when the system reboots and I log in I am met with the
new hardware wizard for an "unknown" device.
I check device manager and there are no unknown devices listed and
everything that should be in the list is there. The only "off" thing
I see is that the modem is listed as "Toshiba software modem #2" when
there is only the one modem. If I uninstall it and scan for hardware
it finds the modem and installs the drivers again which removes the #2
from the name.
Can anyone shed some light as to what device Windows is sensing is
there when everything already looks installed.
Thanks!
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- Windows XP Setup >> files & setting transfer wizzardI just bought a new computer (Dell Inspiron 6000) w. Windows XP home edition
preloaded, I want to transfer files etc. from my old computer. The old
computer cannot burn cd's, the new cannot read floppies. Since XP came
preloaded on my computer I don't have the windows XP CD and the files &
settings transfer wizzard will not let me select the "burn a wizzard disc"
option, why? I called Dell who claims it is a 3rd party software proplem and
they want to charge to provide help. Can I get windows XP CD from someplace?
Or what can I do, I am getting totally frustrated!
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MBE
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- Windows XP Support >> Line-outThis is really dumb..last week my computer muted the line-out ..I am running
windows xp. After an hour of searching why I had no sound I found line-out
and unmuted it...it works now..
My question is how to I go back and find the line-out again in case it ever
does this again. I've looked for an hour and can't find line out..
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Debbie
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- Windows XP Network >> close ping?I went to Steve Gibson's website ( https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0ciyl2 )
checking my internet connection, etc.. It states that:
Ping Reply: RECEIVED (FAILED) - Your system REPLIED to our Ping (ICMP Echo)
requests, making it visible on the Internet. Most personal firewalls can be
configured to block, drop, and ignore such ping requests in order to better
hide systems from hackers. This is highly recommended since "Ping" is among
the oldest and most common methods used to locate systems prior to further
exploitation.
How do I fix this issue?
Windows XP SP2
Networking 2 pc's
befsr41 Linksys Router
Westell 6100 DSL modem ( Zoomtown )
Zone Alarm 6.5.737.000
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- Windows XP Security >> CorruptionI have been attacked and am trying to clean up things. Now on the desktop
there is an icon for MsDos called 'sisetup.exe'. Is this a threat?
Thanks,
Joe
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Joe in Tigard Oregon
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- Windows XP Hardware >> Orange Livebox substituteAnyone know if there is a substitute for the Orange Livebox ? ...that will
let my old Dreamweaver 4 connect to my free (Freeserve/Wanadoo ...now
Orange), webspace. Orange knows about the problem with the Livebox being
unable to acces the Orange free webspace but, no fix / firmware update, or
fix at their end has yet materalised.
i.e. Is there combined adsl/2+ modem / router with wireless g ...with the
little rj11 socket into which one plugs an ordinary telephone to get the
free 01* and 02* telephone calls, ( some sort of VOIP I understand across
the 0845 network in UK )
TIA regards, Richard
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- Windows XP >> What does this mean?G'day group, every now and again when I shut down a box comes up with a
yellow triangle with an exclamation mark in it saying "Windows is currently
in the middle of a long operation. Either wait for the operation to finish,
or cancel it before you quit Windows"
What "long operation"? It could take at least 5-10 mins before it eventually
shuts down.
Running XP Pro SP2 / GA M59SLI-S5 / 2GB GEIL 6400 / Gainward 7900GS / 320GB
HDD
Thanks for your help
God Bless... :-)
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- Windows XP Network >> Remote Web ConnectionI have a pc running winxp pro sp2 and a laptop connected to a netgear WGT624
router, and the router to a cable modem. I have no problem connecting
remotly from my laptop to my pc, but when I try connecting from an outside
computer to my home pc, I am not able to connect. I disable windows
firewall and mcafee firewall, and I opened port forwarding 3389 and 80. When
I try to log on from another computer to my home pc by opening internet
explorer and typing http://xx.xx.xx.xx/tsweb which is not my lan address, I
type my ip address and then connect, after a few seconds I get an error
"remote connection time out" What can I do to solve this problem?
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