Forum: General XP issues or comments
February 4th 10, 01:18 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 2
Views: 325
XP Undelete Utilities
The power flickered and a folder on an XP SP3 machine literally
disappeared. NTFS Undelete restored the files by copying them to another
folder, but all of the creation and modification dates were...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
January 12th 10, 02:16 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 3
Views: 263
The MVP Program
Some posts by an MVP around here prompted me to take a look at the
requirements for becoming an MVP:
"The MVP Award recognizes exceptional technical community leaders from
around the world who...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
January 12th 10, 01:17 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 3
Views: 248
My Network Places
On 1/9/2010 6:30 PM, Daave wrote:
msnews.microsoft.com wrote:
What happens when you make your Browse window larger?
My Network Places automagically appears. Duh. I wonder why it did it on...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
November 27th 09, 07:49 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 1
Views: 281
Powering Down Data Drive
A computer has two drives, C: and D:. Is it possible with XP SP3 to cause the
data drive (D:) to power down independently of Drive C: when it has not been
accessed in a while? I thought I did this...
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Forum: Printing and Faxing with Windows XP
November 25th 09, 03:22 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_fax
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,551
Default Printer Font
mcp6453 wrote:
For years, I used Windows 2000 to print to my old reliable HP LaserJet
5. A report I print is sent from Notepad as a text document, so there
are no printer properties or...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
November 25th 09, 03:22 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 2
Views: 333
Default Printer Font
mcp6453 wrote:
This message was posted in another newsgroup, but the traffic there is
very low, so I repeat it here in hopes of obtaining a timely response.
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For years, I used...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
November 25th 09, 03:18 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 2
Views: 333
Default Printer Font
This message was posted in another newsgroup, but the traffic there is very low,
so I repeat it here in hopes of obtaining a timely response.
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For years, I used Windows 2000 to print to my...
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Forum: Printing and Faxing with Windows XP
November 25th 09, 02:13 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_fax
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,551
Default Printer Font
For years, I used Windows 2000 to print to my old reliable HP LaserJet 5. A
report I print is sent from Notepad as a text document, so there are no printer
properties or commands sent with the...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
October 16th 09, 08:59 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 3
Views: 273
Changing Computer Name
Pegasus [MVP] wrote:
"mcp6453" wrote in message
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Are there any negative effects from changing a computer name in a
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
October 16th 09, 08:15 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 3
Views: 273
Changing Computer Name
Are there any negative effects from changing a computer name in a peer-to-peer
network? A computer on the small network is named "Server". "Computer1" has a
spare drive. If I take "Server"...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
October 7th 09, 07:24 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
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Replies: 4
Views: 373
Problem Opening Attachments
Since I don't know the source of this problem, I'll start here. When a user
receives an email in Outlook Express with a Word or Excel 2003 attachment, it
takes a minute or more to open the...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
September 26th 09, 07:59 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 15
Views: 543
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
September 25th 09, 10:34 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 5
Views: 467
Folder Redirection - Peer network
Server is a file server in a small, peer-to-peer network. Computer1
accesses files on Server by \\Server\Folder\file.doc. Server is not used
a lot, so I want to take the data files off of Server...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
September 6th 09, 10:19 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 5
Views: 231
Windows Product Key Update Tool
SPAMCOP User wrote:
If you have a Vista Business licence then you can downgrade to XP Pro
SP3 without any problems & yes you can use a VLK for this. I do this day
in, day out
How? What...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
September 6th 09, 03:07 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 5
Views: 231
Windows Product Key Update Tool
I purchased several IBM computers from a corporation. The IT Department must
have used a VLK version of XP to restore the operating system. There is a valid
license tag for XP on the side of each...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
August 27th 09, 04:12 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 4
Views: 243
Problem Opening Program with RDP
Terry R. wrote:
The date and time was Tuesday, August 25, 2009 11:40:27 AM , and on a
whim, mcp6453 pounded out on the keyboard:
Terry R. wrote:
The date and time was Monday, August...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
August 25th 09, 07:40 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 4
Views: 243
Problem Opening Program with RDP
Terry R. wrote:
The date and time was Monday, August 24, 2009 4:16:52 PM , and on a
whim, mcp6453 pounded out on the keyboard:
We have a number of XP SP3 computers running a...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
August 25th 09, 12:16 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 4
Views: 243
Problem Opening Program with RDP
We have a number of XP SP3 computers running a Pervasive-based
application. The problem we're having is that if a user tries to start
and use the program from home using remote desktop, the...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
March 20th 09, 05:49 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 13
Views: 271
Administrator Password Questions
John wrote:
On Fri, 20 Mar 2009 09:54:14 -0400, mcp6453 wrote:
24 hours and no response. Do I need to start a new thread?
I came into this tread a little late.
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
March 20th 09, 05:13 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 13
Views: 271
Administrator Password Questions
John wrote:
On Fri, 20 Mar 2009 09:54:14 -0400, mcp6453 wrote:
24 hours and no response. Do I need to start a new thread?
I came into this tread a little late.
...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
March 20th 09, 01:54 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 13
Views: 271
Administrator Password Questions
24 hours and no response. Do I need to start a new thread?
mcp6453 wrote:
I have already read and been through MOST of the suggestions below. What
is not clear to me is the difference between...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
March 19th 09, 01:01 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 13
Views: 271
Administrator Password Questions
I have already read and been through MOST of the suggestions below. What
is not clear to me is the difference between the administrator password
and the administrator password. The administrator...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
March 19th 09, 03:02 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 13
Views: 271
Administrator Password Questions
There are two accounts on this computer: The administrator account with
a blank password and a user account with a password. Both accounts have
administrative privileges. When I booted with an XP...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
March 19th 09, 01:16 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 13
Views: 271
Administrator Password Questions
Never heard that before. I'll give it a try before bed time tonight. Two
questions, though. Why doesn't blank work since that's the password for
the administrator account? Also, is there a way to...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
March 18th 09, 09:32 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 13
Views: 271
Administrator Password Questions
This worked, but I would love to know how to fix the problem, if possible.
Thanks!
ju.c wrote:
If there is no password then the password is just the enter key.
Create then merge this...
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