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I'm asking this question in 'Networking' because ultimately I think those with networking expertise will have the best handle on the answer. We have a business-critical application which runs with a MSSQL backend and generates a lot of documents (letters, etc., in Word and PDF format). At...

i have dual boot on two HD, both XP Pro SP2 suddenly one of them (drive C:) can not boot.... "Missing or corrupt HAL.DLL" i have google & see Microsoft Knowledge and try some advice but still no work. example: * boot into recovery console, del boot.ini then bootcfg /rebuild, fixboot * copy &...

Ok for some reason the clock in the lower right hand corner of Win XP is off by ONE HOUR!!!! I have tried to change the time to the correct one only to have it reset to the incorrect time when I reboot. Is there a fix for this??? I mean what the hell is going on here??? I even went to my...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?) I used to run a utility called ScanDisk to see if there were any bad blocks on my disk. I can't find this utility in XP. What should I be doing to find bad blocks?

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain (More info?) I've done eveything from spyware and virus scans, to defragmentation, to deleting internet files. I've notice my computer has been running extremely slow the past few months. About 5x slower, actually. I still have...

Hey there, Is there a software (file manager or something like it) that could copy/move files from different folders into just one folder ? Thanks, Udi

when i format it stops and the error is seen.ie the disk is damage unable to format. what to do please help me

Hi Im getting a new laptop - somthing like a dell 6000 - centrino 2.13 It comes with bg wireless & maybe bluetooth. I would like windows media centre on it so i can play films/shows on my tv through my xbox 360 (as you can only do this via media centre edition) My question is, What makes a...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?) I have been coding in dBase since 1982. Upgrading to Win95, 98 and ME was no problem. But now that I have upgraded to XP on a 3.2 ghz Intel machine with a gig of ram, I am having two serious performance problems. I am using...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?) Some how my speaker volume control has dropped from my system trey. I have been messing with Startup in msconfig could that be the problem?

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?) How can I disable the print notification balloon in XP. I did a knowledge base search but it linked to a page that is no longer there. Thanks in advance. Kaytee

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?) Hello, When trying to connect to the windows updat site I get these messages: Thank you for your interest in obtaining updates from our site. To use this site, you must be running Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 or...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_fax (More info?) Hi, I run WinXP Pro SP2 and all updates on a DFI Lanparty UT nF3 Ultra - D motherboard, AMD Athlon64 3800+ CPU, 1GB Corsair memory. Recently, I newly set up my system, and installed my USB Epson C70 printer. I have had...

Hey guys! For a while I have been getting an odd problem, when I am downloading a large file, usually a steam game, the internet connection drops across my whole house, and then comes back up within a minute or two. This is very annoying when i am trying to download a game and do something...

i have a Acer Travelmate 2000 laptop but the keyboard does not work so am using an external keyboard. I need to run the Bootable CD and the Recovery CD using the external keyboard.

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?) can someone help everytime I start my pc i get the "Windows Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience." message. So ive checked to see the cause of the problem and...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?) This problem occurs on a laptop, running Windows XP Pro, SP2 with latest updates: when a limited user tries to run a programme as Administrator, using RunAs from a desktop shortcut, the programme window opens, but the...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?) In Windows XP, USB drive takes the drive letter E: automatically. 1) If the mapped network drive already took the drive letter E:, the USB drive cannot show up in Windows Explorer. However, it can be seen in Device...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?) when i plug in mr digital camera the new hardware icon comes up and i follow the options to download the required software however the cd that came with my camera doesnt seem to have the software on it. is there anywhere...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?) I have accidentally disabled my video driver then restarted my computer. Using XP home on a 2.4 dell, 256 RAM. On startup I have a blank screen. What can I do to enable this video driver? Thanks, Phil

i have emailed a document to a client using windowsxp and have received a request back to convert the document to word 95 format. Is there an easy way to do this. I am not very computer savvy. Please help

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?) I have a problem that was solved last fall by Wes Vogel.for Mari-Anne. Lately when I startup my computer (Windows XP Home SP2), I get a msg that there was a problem in trying to start and it gave choices on...

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Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?) I have an XP pro machine that takes forever to release memory. I have several applications that when they need over 100 MB seem to hang the system, when I open task manager I can...

What the title says, anything for keeping an eye on system/cpu temp?

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers (More info?) Under C:\Documents and Settings, there are two administrator accounts: administrator and Administrator.DEFAULT. (along with the All Users and normal user accounts) Is this normal for Windows XP ? TIA MD

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?) ok when i reboot instead of getting a desktop and a taskbar, i get a windows explorer window with the my documents folder opened. the shell is set correctly in the registry to explorer.exe in...

I have Aol and Firewall Alert keeps popping up every 30 seconds pertaining to "parent control". I am 70 and do not have any kids. HOW DO I GET RID OF IT? Joankeys@aol.com

a friend bought an empty harddrive for her gateway laptop, she had to install OS, XP Pro - but now she wants me to install all the drivers and does not have a drver installation cd. Any suggestions - i trid connecting laptop to internet by way of crossover cable thru router, (but my knowledge of...

Hello, i have 1 pc hp dx7300,after this pc format ...i can't to install audio driver..so, until now i can't play my music...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.video (More info?) Hi there Is Nvidia the name of a video card? milly :confused: -- beanie2blue

Hello, I had stored some videos which are in MPEG-4 Movie format in my PC. When I tried to find it, windows search does not detect them. Can anybody help?

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.games (More info?) I just installed Rallisport Challenge on my new computer running XP Pro SP2. My Sidewinder Precision Racing Wheel is recognized and it appears to work when I configure it in the game controller section of the control panel...

My hard drive is broken, and I need a new one, however, I have lost my XP install disks, and would like to avoid buying a new one, as well as a new hard drive. Is it possible to image my current hard drive onto an external hard drive, replace my faulty internal hard drive, then put that image...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?) I was finally able to track down the cause of this error. The file clusapi.dll was somehow deleted from the C:\windows\system32 directory. I found copies in several different locations in my various subfolders in...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?) I clicked on the wrong answer whn it asked me if i want win to remember my typing and now i would like to have it back with old places i visit on the net and when i type to remember my old typing . How to chage that> thanks.

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.messenger (More info?) I recently read that one can delete all entries in the Prefetch folder to improve general performance. Is this correct? Other than app launch delays, is there a downside of deleting all entries. John jcorbett@sympatico.ca