Forum: General XP issues or comments
April 11th 14, 03:04 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 7
Views: 523
XP Pro Laptop Turned to Slug
OldGuy wrote:
No changes that I can remember.
1) screen saver comes on as expected but it takes all kinds of
fiddling around to get back to the desktop. Same screensaver as
always.
2)...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
August 17th 12, 04:18 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,498
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
August 16th 12, 01:39 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,498
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Forum: Windows 7 Forum
September 28th 11, 02:58 AM Posted to alt.sys.pc-clone.dell,alt.windows7.general
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Replies: 18
Views: 400
Searching for Basic PC Recommendation
A little old lady I know has a PC that's about nine years old (it has XP
Home). She basically uses it for general Web browsing and occasional
word processing. She would like a more modern PC. She...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
August 14th 11, 11:17 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 25
Views: 351
Limitations on OEM usage?
David wrote:
However, with this install I keep getting
messages to the effect, "Windows File Protection ... unrecognized
versions of files required for stability ... please insert your CD
...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
August 13th 11, 05:07 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 25
Views: 351
Limitations on OEM usage?
David wrote:
Daave, to respond to your question: My PC is/was literally an OEM
build, so no make and model
Sounds custom-built. Whoever built this for you is legally bound to
provide you with...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
August 13th 11, 06:06 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 25
Views: 351
Limitations on OEM usage?
David wrote:
An XP Pro w/SP3, OEM version, costs about $100. For someone who
doesn't do this sort of thing every day, that is a pretty inexpensive
price compared with the time and effort to...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
May 5th 11, 03:35 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 19
Views: 341
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
March 3rd 11, 03:56 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 31
Views: 462
Dell Dim 4700: Can't Boot to CD
VanguardLH wrote:
NOTE: Quoting fixed in my reply. Chris needs to do his own quoting
(prefix char and indentation) since he is now using v15 of WLM which
is well known as defective. v14 had...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
March 3rd 11, 03:54 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 31
Views: 462
Dell Dim 4700: Can't Boot to CD
Paul wrote:
Dell Christopher wrote:
Many thanks for all the suggestions. Unfortunately, I was still not
able to resolve the problem, so I will do my best to work with the
computer as is....
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
January 25th 11, 12:48 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 15
Views: 295
System restore always fails
Do you have Norton?
Tom Barkas wrote:
Thanks for the reply.
Have now tried almost everything on the link you gave me with no
success.
Uninstalled Zonealarm and ran safe mode with no...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
January 18th 11, 03:29 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 15
Views: 295
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
January 16th 11, 04:26 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 15
Views: 295
System restore always fails
SC Tom wrote:
"Tom Barkas" wrote in message
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In XP home, I have system restore points from most days, but, every
time I...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
January 16th 11, 02:37 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 15
Views: 295
System restore always fails
Tom Barkas wrote:
In XP home, I have system restore points from most days, but, every
time I try to go back to one, it goes through the whole process then
says it can't restore to that...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
January 1st 11, 03:27 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 39
Views: 397
Upgrade to user-unfriendly IE8
Jason wrote:
IE even has allow cookies for session and uses a proxy server
properly. The above line is actually a lie.
This is Usenet. It would be courteous to include the line you are...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
December 14th 10, 05:46 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 8
Views: 179
Mouse problem:
Navyguy wrote:
I have a Dell Dimension 8200 with XP, SP3 running Windows Firewall,
Avira antivirus,
Spywareblaster, Spybot (only for updates) and Hive Cleanup and all the
programs work well...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
December 12th 10, 06:16 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 58
Views: 529
WXP/SP3 + Registry Patrol
glee wrote:
Humorous.... unfortunately, if you are serious, you are certainly no
audiophile. It's got nothing to do with the items about which you
made the funny comments...the musical quality...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
December 11th 10, 03:40 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 58
Views: 529
WXP/SP3 + Registry Patrol
choro wrote:
I've read a lot of claims that all registry cleaners are nothing more
than "snake oil" and I nearly came to believe it.
But this is usually the case, personal annecdotes...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
December 4th 10, 02:29 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 20
Views: 453
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
December 2nd 10, 01:55 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 20
Views: 453
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
December 2nd 10, 06:04 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 20
Views: 453
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
October 11th 10, 01:21 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 5
Views: 257
Software question (OT)
Daave wrote:
Menno Hershberger wrote:
I really have no idea what newsgroup a software question should go,
but since I'm a loyal Windows XP user, some one here may be able to
help.
I...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
October 11th 10, 01:18 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 5
Views: 257
Software question (OT)
Menno Hershberger wrote:
I really have no idea what newsgroup a software question should go,
but since I'm a loyal Windows XP user, some one here may be able to
help.
I have a lawyer who...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
October 10th 10, 12:22 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 18
Views: 283
Backing Up and Restoring C drive or Cloning it
John Doe wrote:
"choro" choro tvco.net wrote:
Trying Macrium Reflect free version tonight and my initial
reaction seems to be very favorable indeed. The setup is
extremely logical and...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
October 7th 10, 06:07 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 21
Views: 177
XP Pro OEM Activation
John Doe wrote:
"Kernel" wrote:
"John Doe" wrote in message
"Daave" daave example.com wrote:
And create other images while...
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