Forum: Windows XP Help and Support
November 7th 09, 05:04 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
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Replies: 1
Views: 341
Reinstalling XP
My 2002 gateway desktop had a hard drive failure. I purchased and inserted a
new hard drive. I used the gateway operating disks and now am asked for the
Windows XP disk. I can not find it anywhere....
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Forum: Windows XP Help and Support
November 7th 09, 03:41 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
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Replies: 9
Views: 383
Question about reinstalling XP
I need help along this subject. My 2002 gateway desktop had hard drive
meltdown. I bought new hard drive and installed the gateway operating disks.
Now I am asked for the Windows 98 Home Edition...
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Forum: Windows XP Help and Support
July 27th 09, 04:55 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
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Replies: 2
Views: 278
How do you turn off the write cache?
I have a problem with the cache storing information and not writting to the
server. I would like to know how to turn off the cache to force the write to
the server's hard drive.
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Forum: Windows XP Help and Support
July 19th 09, 09:33 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
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Replies: 3
Views: 287
dowloading xp sp1a
Help I have to have sp1a or I can not finnish my installs. Any idea where to
get it from?
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Forum: Performance and Maintainance of XP
May 2nd 09, 05:55 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain
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Replies: 6
Views: 361
Odd long directory names associated with Updates
Thank you ... I am a tidy person!
I go back to the Atari and Commodore days so I have always organized by work
by C: directories -- the untidy directory names appear at the top of the
listing so...
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Forum: Performance and Maintainance of XP
May 2nd 09, 05:55 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain
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Replies: 6
Views: 361
Odd long directory names associated with Updates
Thank you ... I am a tidy person!
I go back to the Atari and Commodore days so I have always organized by work
by C: directories -- the untidy directory names appear at the top of the
listing so...
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Forum: Performance and Maintainance of XP
May 2nd 09, 04:42 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain
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Replies: 6
Views: 361
Odd long directory names associated with Updates
I have a half dozen directories appearing on my c drive with long file names
like "shdif6smdlfici6sdbsh". In the directory is a file called update log
and that file has the following text: ...
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Forum: Performance and Maintainance of XP
May 2nd 09, 04:42 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain
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Replies: 0
Views: 152
Odd long directory names associated with Updates
I have a half dozen directories appearing on my c drive with long file names
like "shdif6smdlfici6sdbsh". In the directory is a file called update log
and that file has the following text: ...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
April 29th 09, 05:17 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 6
Views: 207
Extra Directories
Apparently from updates or program installs I have seven off directories
added to my C drive with meaningless long names such as chtgs8uelumsksks.
Inside these directories are typically a...
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Forum: Windows XP Help and Support
February 3rd 09, 07:09 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
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Replies: 4
Views: 203
XP home installation
Hi Pete,
My laptop was riddled with spyware and adware to the point of I just needed
a complete fresh start! I believe i do need specialised drivers but was
hoping to download them. i have...
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Forum: Windows XP Help and Support
February 2nd 09, 09:49 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
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Replies: 4
Views: 203
XP home instalation
Hi, I have just clean resinstalled XP home and and seem to have lost all
Drivers and cant access the internet. Is there a way round this?
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
December 24th 08, 08:02 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 2
Views: 172
Baulk Renaming Files
"Big_Al" wrote:
Charles said this on 12/22/2008 8:52 PM:
I have a list of files which are numbered 1to200 in front of their individual
file name eg
1- File Name
2- File...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
December 23rd 08, 01:52 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 2
Views: 172
Baulk Renaming Files
I have a list of files which are numbered 1to200 in front of their individual
file name eg
1- File Name
2- File Name
3- File Name
etc
Is there a way of removing the number from each file but keep...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
August 28th 08, 11:09 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 6
Views: 144
Deleting files in Explorer
Hi Kelly
Thanks for the detailed reply, I first followed the MS link and that worked.
Great!
Best wishes
Charles
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
August 27th 08, 04:46 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 6
Views: 144
Deleting files in Explorer
I have found that if I have files on my Desktop and drag them to the Recycle
Bin, they are not stored in the Recycle Bin. I have checked that the "Do not
move files..." box in unchecked in the...
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Forum: Windows XP Help and Support
August 19th 08, 07:11 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
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Replies: 5
Views: 192
File and Printer Sharing
I have a XP computer (wireless) connected to a printer directly via USB and
this printer shared out. The workgroup was done for all the networked
computer. The vista computer is wireless. The...
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Forum: Networking and the Internet with Windows XP
August 6th 08, 02:01 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web
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Replies: 1
Views: 309
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Forum: Windows XP Help and Support
July 14th 08, 01:23 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
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Replies: 1
Views: 333
help: drwtsn32.exe error with 0xc0000142
Dear all,
My computer couldnt start.
Every time it failed with the message:
application error application failed to initialize properly (0Xc0000142)
click ok to terminate the application.
I...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
July 14th 08, 05:25 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 1
Views: 201
drwtsn32.exe error: (0xc0000142)
Dear all,
My computer couldnt start.
Every time it failed with the message:
application error application failed to initialize properly (0Xc0000142)
click ok to terminate the application.
I...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
April 14th 08, 07:25 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 3
Views: 183
Window XP update
Hi, I have a problem now for update my window XP.
I re-installed window XP with the SP2 streamlined software. Now, the problem
I have is that the system cannot update anymore from window automatic...
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Forum: Security and Administration with Windows XP
April 5th 08, 05:20 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin
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Replies: 1
Views: 587
Intrusion & Malware harassment
I've tried everything with my XP professional laptop, even complete CD
reinstallation won't do because it's a false reinstall. All previous problems
are still here after every reinstallation.
This...
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Forum: Hardware and Windows XP
March 12th 08, 01:02 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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Replies: 5
Views: 245
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Forum: Windows XP Help and Support
December 19th 07, 03:16 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
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Replies: 0
Views: 149
Ofline files and folders
All my laptop users go offline several times a week. You are able to browse
the internet and ping the server but unable to connect to resources on the
server (printers, shared drives, etc). The...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
December 19th 07, 02:52 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 0
Views: 103
Offline files and folders
All my laptop users go offline several times a week. You are able to browse
the internet and ping the server but unable to connect to resources on the
server (printers, shared drives, etc). The...
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Forum: Windows XP Help and Support
December 12th 07, 10:11 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
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Replies: 2
Views: 203
XP SP3 Public Beta
Is there a forum established for reporting bugs in SP3?
I downloaded it this morning and have noticed three changes that interest or
concern me, and I'd like to start providing feedback.
The first...
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