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XP Recovery by OldGuy Laptop with XP Pro latest updates. Trying to install most recent updates and system hung. Not sure if it was the Windows updates or what. I tried to shut down... ( 1 2)	July 28th 13 04:24 PM by J. P. Gilliver (John)	27	1,072
Power Save does not work by Beyond X[_7_] In order to save power and monitor, I set up Power Option Properties/Power scheme/Turn off Monitor to "After 1 hour". But my monitor turns off every 10...	July 27th 13 08:56 AM by Ben Myers[_8_]	4	389
XP OE email causing IE to lock up by RJK Hi At my aunts this morning she told me that she'd received her TalkTalk online email bill, and when she clicks on the hyperlink in it, to "View my bill"...	July 26th 13 07:59 PM by RJK	2	314
OT : Windows 8 by RJK I've just had a read up on Windows 8 vs Windows 8 Pro / ARM processors / how to swipe this, and swipe that, (if you have a touchscreen). What a hideously... ( 1 2)	July 26th 13 07:11 PM by Bill in Co	25	886
any quick way to get rid of autoplay? by Linea Recta[_2_] Somehow my settings for auto play, auto run (or whatever. These supposedly not the same) got changed, probably by a trash program. It seems complicated to...	July 26th 13 06:58 AM by Charlie+	3	355
Malware site by Andy[_16_] In looking for a driver for a AuthenTec AES2810 finger print reader, I had so cleanup to do from crap from this site. I consider this site malware. Maybe...	July 26th 13 05:08 AM by Nil[_2_]	14	917
Windows XP-3 "Human Interface Device" by Barry Bruyea[_2_] In System Manager I have the following problem: Human Interface Device HID-Compliant Device USB Human Interface Device USB Human Interface Device If...	July 25th 13 07:21 AM by VanguardLH[_2_]	3	378
Mystery hardware by Andy[_16_] On each bootup, Windows tells me that it found new hardware and wants to reboot. I have a few disabled drivers. How do I find out what Windows is...	July 24th 13 11:05 PM by Andy[_16_]	7	649
forced to alternative OS by Linea Recta[_2_] Support for security updates will end march next year I believe. What alternatives would you suggest for my old PC (below), if I don't want to buy new... ( 1 2)	July 24th 13 09:34 PM by Linea Recta[_2_]	22	1,372
FIle Deleter Needed by BeeJ I recently had a problem with files being left in the %TEMP% (and subs) folder. I uses CCleaner (ran twice) to clean up; however, CCleaner did not delete all...	July 24th 13 04:41 AM by Nil[_2_]	3	419
Desktop icons all have blue text background. by Richard Ferryman My puppy jumped up at my laptop with paws on the keyboard and started I know not what. I had a very brief message about active x controls not running and...	July 24th 13 12:39 AM by J. P. Gilliver (John)	2	347
OT, sort of - Malware scanning by KenK I use XP Home though it's likely not relevant to my question. I use Kaspersky Internet Security. I DL malware data every day - today it was 950K. Over time... ( 1 2)	July 23rd 13 12:56 PM by Zaphod Beeblebrox	17	1,960
32 bit XP Pro on 64 bit machine (Possibly OT) ? by scbs29[_2_] Hello all Possibly not 100% on topic for this newsgroup but seems the best place to start. I am considering changing my pc, Pentium 4 dual core at 3 GHz, 2Gb...	July 19th 13 06:08 PM by Zaphod Beeblebrox	11	827
4 Gb Ram in XP by Andy[_16_] I currently have 3 Gb of Ram with 32 bit XP Pro. Will it recognize and use another Gb of Ram ? Thanks.	July 18th 13 01:45 PM by Tim Slattery	7	614
dumb question by Norvin Gordon OK, my age is showing, how do I know if my system is 32 or 64 bit? ( 1 2)	July 17th 13 04:13 PM by Ken Blake, MVP[_4_]	25	1,677
LAN connection to adsl/router/wifi slooooow! by RJK hi, I think it's since the last batch of Windows updates to my XP Home edition, that after system tray has populated, there is a long delay (30 seconds or...	July 17th 13 01:19 PM by RJK	5	419
Gather Documentation by TooOld MS has some great webpage HTML documents that they do not provide any other way and the technology presented has been discontinued. So I expect that in the...	July 17th 13 11:57 AM by G.F.	4	302
why did my files move to another folder by Gordon Hi, I've run the subject heading through Google and only got "how can I" and other similar hits. For years I've had a number of files (now 264) in...	July 15th 13 07:26 AM by Gordon	2	282
(OT for some:) backup scheme that restores without user input? by J. P. Gilliver (John) (Achtung: cross-posted. So that I'm not accused of doing it underhand.) All you backup enthusiasts: I'm looking for a backup mechanism which backs up the C:...	July 15th 13 12:17 AM by John Doe	11	1,028
Windows XP Explorer.exe by AAH[_3_] C:\Windows\Explorer.exe cannot be loaded. No movement at all. I have been loading from the Desktop shortcut for the last 3 years. Now nothing happens? I...	July 14th 13 01:21 PM by David H. Lipman	8	476

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