Forum: General XP issues or comments
January 25th 08, 12:40 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 5
Views: 159
Partition - how to expand
Partition magic 7.0 Pro has expanded my 40GB partition to 250GB although it
states that it only supports 80GB. It got through somehow.
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Forum: Performance and Maintainance of XP
January 20th 08, 05:45 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain
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Replies: 1
Views: 457
dumprep.exe has high CPU usage
When I turn on the computer, I sometimes get this process "dumprep.exe"
which has about 50% CPU usage. The problem is usually solved when I restart
my computer and do not see "dumprep.exe". May I...
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Forum: Windows XP Help and Support
January 16th 08, 03:45 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
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Replies: 11
Views: 185
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Forum: Hardware and Windows XP
January 13th 08, 10:54 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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Replies: 5
Views: 539
getting 1440 x 900 native resolution
The drivers found on Intel's website are for Windows 9x and Windows 2000 and
the drivers I am using are already the ones found on Intel's website just
that these were included on the Windows XP...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
January 13th 08, 09:13 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 3
Views: 204
Startup and Log Off Screen
Softwares like TuneUp Styler 2 (included in TuneUp Utilities and available
alone) and Stardock's Logon Studio can help you change the welcome screen
safely.
"Script"...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
January 13th 08, 08:36 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 32
Views: 639
Ad-Aware not updated for two weeks
Your can update Ad-aware SE manually by downloading the update file on
Lavasoft's website. That's how I update my Ad-aware SE.
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Forum: Hardware and Windows XP
January 9th 08, 02:07 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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Replies: 5
Views: 539
getting 1440 x 900 native resolution
My dad's computer is attached to a LG 194WT widescreen LCD with a native
resolution of 1440 x 900 and the highest resolution he can get is 1280 x 720
with "Intel 740 Compatible graphics adapter"...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
December 27th 07, 10:43 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 4
Views: 248
Choice of Disk Defragmenters
Many people recommend JKDefrag but I have not tried it so I don't know how
good is that.
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
December 26th 07, 03:06 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 2
Views: 155
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Forum: Customizing Windows XP
December 26th 07, 02:44 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
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Replies: 1
Views: 367
External Monitor Resolution Problem
The external monitor's native resolution is 1680x1050 so using a 1280x800
resolution will cause the image on the external monitor to be fuzzy.
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
December 15th 07, 03:30 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 9
Views: 220
Windows Vista Ultimate
You may need to upgrade your graphics adapter for the Aero and transparency
effects and I recommend at least 2GB of RAM for Windows Vista Ultimate.
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Forum: Customizing Windows XP
December 14th 07, 06:30 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
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Replies: 2
Views: 346
Lock the Desktop
If you are using XP Pro, you can disable changing of desktop wallpaper and
screensaver in the Group Policy Editor. To start the Group Policy Editor,
click start run gpedit.msc and press ok....
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
December 14th 07, 06:24 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 5
Views: 161
Preventing software installation in Admin account?
Do note that a password protected account can be easily broken into by using
the default administrator account in safe mode or by doing something in the
command prompt. (If your kids know how to do...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
December 13th 07, 04:57 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 11
Views: 183
XP SP3 upgrade
He may be an official beta tester.
"PA Bear" wrote in message
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And where, pray tell, did you get WinXP SP3?
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
December 10th 07, 04:51 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 7
Views: 181
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
December 9th 07, 05:00 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 15
Views: 296
Safe Mode
I don't know if there is a way to physically remove the F8 key on the
keyboard but you can try to plug it out.
"Disable Safe Mode in winXP, How ??" Disable Safe Mode in winXP, How...
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Forum: Hardware and Windows XP
December 9th 07, 04:46 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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Replies: 4
Views: 309
About my system
I actually have 2 x 512MB of Kingston PC3200, not one.
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I am on a PC with Pentium 4 3GHz with HT...
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Forum: Hardware and Windows XP
December 9th 07, 04:24 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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Replies: 4
Views: 309
About my system
Also, my SATA hard drive is recognized as a IDE hard drive. Do I need to
install SATA drivers or adjust my settings?
Field Value
ATA Device PropertiesModel ID ...
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Forum: Hardware and Windows XP
December 9th 07, 04:09 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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Replies: 4
Views: 309
About my system
I am on a PC with Pentium 4 3GHz with HT technology, 512MB of Kingston
PC3200 (400MHz). When I look at the Front Side Bus (FSB), Memory bus
properties and the chipset bus properties, I notice that...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
December 6th 07, 06:42 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 6
Views: 104
Lack of PS2 port prevents installation of XP
It seems that only OEM motherboards will have the problem of not having a
PS/2 port at least for the keyboard. I wonder how much cost they can cut by
excluding the PS/2 port.
"Lil' Dave"...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
December 6th 07, 06:28 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 6
Views: 120
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
December 5th 07, 01:25 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 8
Views: 136
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Forum: Windows XP Help and Support
December 3rd 07, 06:04 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
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Replies: 3
Views: 280
Crashed xp windows
Try booting into safe mode by pressing F8 before you see the Windows XP boot
screen and try doing a system restore in safe mode. If you can't boot into
safe mode, you will most probably need the...
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Forum: Security and Administration with Windows XP
December 2nd 07, 03:42 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin
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Replies: 2
Views: 316
Dis-infecting Trojan
If you do not have any anti-virus software or have expired licenses, I
recommend that you get AVG Anti-virus free edition. Although it is freeware,
it cleans out almost all kinds of viruses...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
November 30th 07, 12:48 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 7
Views: 135
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