Forum: Windows XP Help and Support
November 1st 09, 03:13 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
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Replies: 5
Views: 433
how to restore an image from a usb hard drive ?
First, XP will not boot from from an external drive. That is a feature of
XP. An excpetion might be an eSATA drive, which appears to XP as if it were
an internal drive of type SCSI.
As for...
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Forum: Windows XP Help and Support
October 31st 09, 08:35 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
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Replies: 4
Views: 455
New MOBO - Cyclic Reboot
The AGP drive is not likely the problem, since safe mode uses plain VGA
drivers that should be compatible with almost any video card (or built-in
video). That is the beauty of safe mode, it can be...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
October 23rd 09, 04:53 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 12
Views: 210
how to get a file out of win zip?
I am running WINZIP version 10, but the following applies to the last
several versions. Use the "extract" operation. Within WINZIP, highlight
one or more file, then press the "extract" button at...
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Forum: The Basics
October 4th 09, 02:08 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
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Replies: 14
Views: 438
Display at 75hz?
Use safe mode, whenever the video is doing something strange. If that also
fails to work, then you most likely have a hardware problem.
When in doubt, set graphics to VGA (or default), then play...
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Forum: The Basics
October 4th 09, 02:08 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
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Replies: 14
Views: 438
Display at 75hz?
Use safe mode, whenever the video is doing something strange. If that also
fails to work, then you most likely have a hardware problem.
When in doubt, set graphics to VGA (or default), then play...
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Forum: Security and Administration with Windows XP
October 3rd 09, 09:53 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin
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Replies: 7
Views: 682
data recovery
If the files are encrypted by XP, you probably have little hope, unless you
deal with a professional ($$$) file recovery firm.
The fact that you were able to get some files via Vista leads me to...
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Forum: Hardware and Windows XP
September 13th 09, 06:37 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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Replies: 22
Views: 520
hard drive
Do you really have a disk image on CDs (or DVDs), or is it possible that
what you are calling a recovery disk is really just bootable CD with a
program that restores an image form a hidden...
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Forum: Hardware and Windows XP
September 13th 09, 06:37 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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Replies: 22
Views: 520
hard drive
Do you really have a disk image on CDs (or DVDs), or is it possible that
what you are calling a recovery disk is really just bootable CD with a
program that restores an image form a hidden...
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Forum: The Basics
August 31st 09, 09:53 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
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Replies: 10
Views: 480
how to back up drivers
Consider getting some partition imaging software. This will backup a lot
more than just drivers, but then a lot more can go wrong than just drivers.
I like Acronis True Image; others prefer Norton...
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Forum: The Basics
August 31st 09, 09:53 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
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Replies: 10
Views: 480
how to back up drivers
Consider getting some partition imaging software. This will backup a lot
more than just drivers, but then a lot more can go wrong than just drivers.
I like Acronis True Image; others prefer Norton...
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Forum: Hardware and Windows XP
August 30th 09, 02:34 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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Replies: 14
Views: 426
Memory Leak developed in XP SP3
Your fundamental problem is using a Microsoft operating system.
Although XP is better about managing RAM than ME, 98, and 95, it is not
prefect.
In fact the last relatively stable Microsoft...
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Forum: Hardware and Windows XP
August 30th 09, 02:34 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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Replies: 14
Views: 426
Memory Leak developed in XP SP3
Your fundamental problem is using a Microsoft operating system.
Although XP is better about managing RAM than ME, 98, and 95, it is not
prefect.
In fact the last relatively stable Microsoft...
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Forum: Windows XP Help and Support
August 24th 09, 07:29 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
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Replies: 2
Views: 447
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Forum: The Basics
August 16th 09, 01:34 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
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Replies: 8
Views: 365
Copying files to CD ROM
Reading from CDs and data DVDs is intrinsic in XP.
But, writing to CDs and DVDs usually requires a third-party program, such as
Nero or Easy Media Creator. A decent free alternative is called...
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Forum: The Basics
August 16th 09, 01:34 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
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Replies: 8
Views: 365
Copying files to CD ROM
Reading from CDs and data DVDs is intrinsic in XP.
But, writing to CDs and DVDs usually requires a third-party program, such as
Nero or Easy Media Creator. A decent free alternative is called...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
August 9th 09, 03:36 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 4
Views: 180
DVD Format using Sonic DLA
Your best hope for recovery on the DVD is a program called ISOBUSTER.
It has several ways to read optical media, some that XP can not do by
itself.
If it can read something, copy (not move) it...
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Forum: Hardware and Windows XP
August 8th 09, 07:52 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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Replies: 20
Views: 643
Fixmbr doesn't fix mbr
Many disk manufacturer provide tools to do lower level testing and repairs
to their disks.
For example, Hatachi offer a "Drive Fitness Test" tool that can, among other
things, erase the master...
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Forum: Hardware and Windows XP
August 8th 09, 07:52 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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Replies: 20
Views: 643
Fixmbr doesn't fix mbr
Many disk manufacturer provide tools to do lower level testing and repairs
to their disks.
For example, Hatachi offer a "Drive Fitness Test" tool that can, among other
things, erase the master...
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Forum: Hardware and Windows XP
August 4th 09, 02:42 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics,microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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Replies: 12
Views: 424
Recover Data From Bad HD
You might still have a chance of recovering some data, but at a price.
There are professional recovery services that can remove the magnetic
platters from a hard drive and install them in a new...
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Forum: Hardware and Windows XP
August 4th 09, 02:42 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics,microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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Replies: 12
Views: 424
Recover Data From Bad HD
You might still have a chance of recovering some data, but at a price.
There are professional recovery services that can remove the magnetic
platters from a hard drive and install them in a new...
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Forum: The Basics
August 4th 09, 02:42 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics,microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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Replies: 12
Views: 474
Recover Data From Bad HD
You might still have a chance of recovering some data, but at a price.
There are professional recovery services that can remove the magnetic
platters from a hard drive and install them in a new...
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Forum: The Basics
August 4th 09, 02:42 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics,microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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Replies: 12
Views: 474
Recover Data From Bad HD
You might still have a chance of recovering some data, but at a price.
There are professional recovery services that can remove the magnetic
platters from a hard drive and install them in a new...
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Forum: The Basics
July 23rd 09, 12:53 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
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Replies: 6
Views: 200
Blurry fonts
Microsoft also offers a free tool to do this:
http://www.microsoft.com/typography/cleartype/tuner/Step1.aspx
"Ray" wrote in message...
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Forum: The Basics
July 23rd 09, 12:53 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
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Replies: 6
Views: 200
Blurry fonts
Microsoft also offers a free tool to do this:
http://www.microsoft.com/typography/cleartype/tuner/Step1.aspx
"Ray" wrote in message...
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Forum: The Basics
July 23rd 09, 12:51 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
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Replies: 6
Views: 200
Blurry fonts
I have had good luck using a free program called "ClearTweak" for font
smoothing:
http://www.ioisland.com/cleartweak/
"Ray" wrote in message...
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