Forum: Windows XP Help and Support
May 23rd 08, 03:40 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
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Replies: 1
Views: 386
Live ID password stopped working
I did nothing between yesterday and today, but now my main LIVE ID password
is no longer valid. I only asks me one challenge question, which I forgot the
answer to. Is there some way to get another...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
June 10th 07, 11:58 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 4
Views: 109
Clicking drive shortcut opens COMMAND window
Thank you!
But now I'm wondering what happened. All I loaded today was the
'commandhere' toy and then run the 'autorunfix' vbs from Kelly's Korner. What
could have overwritten the shell32 reg...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
June 10th 07, 11:52 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 4
Views: 109
Clicking drive shortcut opens COMMAND window
GREAT! Thanx. That did it. But now I want to know why? I tried running System
Restore (which would not restore). So then I reloaded a backup of my registry
-- and STILL the problem persisted.
What...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
June 10th 07, 10:44 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 4
Views: 109
Clicking drive shortcut opens COMMAND window
This is something I've never seen before -- or heard of. Whenever I
double-click on a shortcut (i.e. drive K:\), it opens a COMMAND window at
that location. This happens whether from a Desktop...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
June 10th 07, 03:09 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 2
Views: 110
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
June 9th 07, 10:06 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 2
Views: 110
Printing hard drive contents
I have several hundred mp3 and DVD titles on my external HDD. Is there a way
to print the contents of the drives to obtain a list of file/folders?
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
June 5th 07, 10:18 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 5
Views: 103
Cannot retain Recycle Bin Settings
Thanx,
I have KK bookmarked and have used it often, but now I'm leary. There are
some 'tweaks' that are not meant for Windows XP -- which is why I wound up
reformatting my HDD. Trouble is, they...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
June 5th 07, 04:21 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 5
Views: 103
Cannot retain Recycle Bin Settings
I have multiple hard drives (both internal and external). I set Recycle Bin
to different settings for each drive (specifically, turn OFF Recycle Bin on
the two external drives).
However, every...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
June 5th 07, 12:26 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 14
Views: 366
IE7 stability -- lose it or use it?
Cool.
Thanks for all the responses. Ken, you said it best.
"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
On Mon, 4 Jun 2007 12:40:01 -0700, GEVan
wrote:
Is IE7 stable
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
June 4th 07, 09:31 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 14
Views: 366
IE7 stability -- lose it or use it?
Would I gain any Windows XP performance if I went to IE6 or dumped IE
altogether and jumped to FireFox?
The question really comes down to: how much does the browser affect the
Windows XP...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
June 4th 07, 08:40 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 14
Views: 366
IE7 stability -- lose it or use it?
Is IE7 stable or does it contribute to the sluggishness of Windows XP Pro?
I'm hearing things that suggest I switch to FireFox or Ace Explorer. What
should I do?
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
May 29th 07, 12:48 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 0
Views: 86
Internet bookmark icons
I cannot figure out why my icons in my favorites folder are constantly
changing as I surf the web. It particularly happens with the web does live
accounts/shortcuts. Anyone have a clue?
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
May 27th 07, 01:46 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 10
Views: 114
Is a memory manager worth the effort?
i have an Intel 4 3.2 GHz, 250MB cache, and 2 GB of RAM. Page File is set to
'suggested' size of ~ 3 GB.
Question: Would purchasing a memory manager be worth my time and money?
Seems like just...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
May 12th 07, 12:27 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 1
Views: 78
XP SP2 hang time
My Windows XP MCE 2005 has started to hang at odd times for about 2-5
seconds. i've run anti-virus, anti-spyware, reg cleaners, and disk
defragmenters but nothing impacts the problem.
Example:...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
May 12th 07, 12:22 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 3
Views: 79
CPU Usage history color identification
thanx.
What is kernel mode?
"Rock" wrote:
"GEVan" wrote
What does the red line indicate in the Task Manager CPU Usage History? At
very low CPU usage, there are always a RED line and a...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
May 11th 07, 11:57 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 3
Views: 79
CPU Usage history color identification
What does the red line indicate in the Task Manager CPU Usage History? At
very low CPU usage, there are always a RED line and a Yellow line. What do
they mean?
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
March 28th 07, 11:00 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 1
Views: 76
XP Pro Backup Utility not working
My Backup Utility has stopped working. I can get as far as setting up the
backup (like I have hundreds of times), but then it stops due to an "error".
Here is the report:
"Backup...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
March 12th 07, 10:40 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 4
Views: 91
Scanning System Files
MAP
I have no errors in any of my Event logs.
To "sgopus"
Hello? This is planet Earth calling. RTQ next time!
Rock
Thanks, you're the only one who addressed my question. If there is no other...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
March 12th 07, 10:25 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 7
Views: 145
Missing Windows System Files
I have no errors in any of my Event logs.
Drop it. OK? This isn't worth our time. I'm the type of guy that something
in my PC that isn't right just bugs me -- like a problem I can't solve. I'll...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
March 12th 07, 12:10 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 4
Views: 91
Scanning System Files
Does anyone know of a program that can check the integrity of my system files
OTHER THAN SFC (System File Checker)? SFC cannot find the files it needs even
though I pointed it at the FULL I386...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
March 12th 07, 12:04 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 7
Views: 145
Missing Windows System Files
Thanx, but I've seen this website. For Windows XP there is another registry
entry to change under WindowsNT/current version. I've tried various places to
put the full I386 folder (unhidden,...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
March 9th 07, 03:07 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 7
Views: 145
Missing Windows System Files
Last line "Complicating matters, SFC isn't telling me What files are
missing/corrupted."
Is there any other utility out 'there' that can perform an integrity check
other than SFC?
"Will Denny"...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
March 8th 07, 10:43 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 7
Views: 145
Missing Windows System Files
I've run SFC and it reports I'm missing vital system files and/or files been
corrupted. As I don't have a XP disc (mine came OEM), I copied the I386
folder off the Recovery partition with -r -h -s...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
February 22nd 07, 11:20 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 7
Views: 93
CD/DVD drive won't refresh -- final solution
Thanks for all your help, the both of you.You put me on the right direction.
Actually it was 'Nightowl' who gave me the best response (in Windows XP
Hardware.)
Nightowl:
"Note AutoRun is *not* the...
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Forum: Hardware and Windows XP
February 21st 07, 10:04 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,443
CD drive won't refresh
Uwe Sieber
1. Where is the registry setting for CD/DVD notification?
2. What is CD/DVD drive notification? I'm familiar with autoplay. What would
a PC do without autoplay but enabed...
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