Forum: General XP issues or comments
October 3rd 07, 02:14 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 5
Views: 165
Auto open programs upon restart?
Hi Dave:
I agree with M.I.5¾. I use Hibernate on desktops and laptops, but I
always save any important changes in open applications first, just
in case! (Hibernate is at least as foolproof as...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
October 2nd 07, 06:27 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 5
Views: 163
File Association Lost for Screen Savers
Issue resolved. Thanks!
This laptop runs with all sorts of new, weird behavior. I'm
considering the need to fix this deteriorating installation of XP
with a fresh install.
~ Mark
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
October 1st 07, 10:44 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 5
Views: 163
File Association Lost for Screen Savers
Hi Ramesh:
Thanks for your post. The link that you provided led to the
download of a file named xp_scr_fix.REG.
This filename extension is new to me, but I assumed that the Merge
command...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
October 1st 07, 06:52 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 2
Views: 131
Issue with Recent Programs List on Start Menu
Hi Newbie Coder:
Are we discussing the same issue?
On this computer, the Start menu contains the item titled, 'My
Recent Documents'. When I hover the mouse pointer over that item, a
sub-menu...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
September 30th 07, 07:16 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 5
Views: 163
File Association Lost for Screen Savers
WindowsXP Home SP2
The file extension .SCR somehow became associated with Notepad on
one of my laptops. I cannot correct this in Windows Explorer
because I do not know which application to choose...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
September 30th 07, 07:11 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 2
Views: 131
Issue with Recent Programs List on Start Menu
WindowsXP Home SP2 laptop.
Start menu no longer displays any recently-used applications. I
checked the properties; the settings are correct to display up to 16
applications.
I tried turning this...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
May 13th 07, 11:46 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 11
Views: 140
who's loggin on when?
Hi Edwin:
I do not know the answer to your question. The phrase, "screen
name", is associated with more than one type of Internet-related
application. It seems to me that daffy2000's issue is...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
May 13th 07, 11:04 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 11
Views: 140
who's loggin on when?
Hi Edwin:
How can you tell about what daffy2000 is asking? I cannot figure
out into what others might be logging when on XP using daffy2000's
computer.
~ Mark
Edwin wrote, in part:
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Forum: New Users to Windows XP
May 11th 07, 09:37 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers,microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 5
Views: 479
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Forum: Windows XP Help and Support
May 11th 07, 09:37 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers,microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 6
Views: 203
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
May 11th 07, 09:37 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers,microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 6
Views: 86
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
May 11th 07, 08:56 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support,microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers
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Replies: 6
Views: 86
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Forum: Windows XP Help and Support
May 11th 07, 08:56 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support,microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers
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Replies: 6
Views: 203
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Forum: New Users to Windows XP
May 11th 07, 08:56 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support,microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers
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Replies: 5
Views: 479
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
April 30th 07, 09:08 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers,microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 6
Views: 86
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Forum: Windows XP Help and Support
April 30th 07, 09:08 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers,microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 6
Views: 203
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Forum: New Users to Windows XP
April 30th 07, 09:08 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers,microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 5
Views: 479
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
April 5th 07, 10:45 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 10
Views: 119
Xp freezes even when idle
Hi wraith:
One thing you might check if your system seems to freeze for short
intervals regularly is whether or not the CPU is a slave to one
particular process (i.e., some software might be...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
April 5th 07, 10:18 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 9
Views: 228
ASSIGN KEYSTROKES TO A HOTKEY COMBINATION
Hi Alabastar:
It may be easier to change your password.
Do you know any technical jargon? Do you speak another language?
EG: If you have emergency-medical training, then you might set your...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
March 31st 07, 05:52 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 3
Views: 127
Question About Search Locations
Hi Kelly:
Thanks for your response. If I right-click the drive's icon, that
just puts the drive's letter into the 'Look in:' field in XP's
search dialog box. That's the same result that I...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
March 30th 07, 12:32 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 3
Views: 127
Question About Search Locations
Hi:
When I use Windows XP's search dialog box, the drop-down list for
the 'Look in:' field includes the following.
Local Hard Drives (C:;E:)
TOSHIBA 60GB (C:)
SEAGATE 500GB (E:)
When I...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
March 30th 07, 12:25 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 1
Views: 89
Unknown System Sound Source
Hi:
When I unplug or turn off a USB device, Windows XP plays the wave
file 'Windows XP Hardware Remove.WAV'.
Sometimes, it also plays when no USB device is attached to the
computer. I've also...
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Forum: New Users to Windows XP
March 28th 07, 03:10 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,874
Standby vs hibernate?
Hi Noncompliant:
Actually, you can bypass the start menu. If the focus is on the
desktop, then hit [Alt]+[F4]. (If the desktop does not have the
focus, then click it first.)
Your point about MS...
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Forum: New Users to Windows XP
March 26th 07, 10:57 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,874
Standby vs hibernate?
I don't turn off my computers at night.* (Sometimes, _I_ don't shut
down at night.) Windows XP does maintenance-type stuff and some
chores at night, if I'm recharging.
I happen to use both...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
March 23rd 07, 06:04 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 4
Views: 128
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