Forum: Hardware and Windows XP
December 11th 06, 05:23 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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Replies: 10
Views: 189
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Forum: Hardware and Windows XP
December 10th 06, 11:30 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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Replies: 3
Views: 154
DVDs won't burn
The drive's firmware tells your computer the drive is writeable. Nothing
more you need to do.
Perhaps you're thinking of a setting in XP where you can enable and
disable writing for a given drive....
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Forum: Customizing Windows XP
December 10th 06, 10:55 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
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Replies: 4
Views: 189
Two drives to One ?
Sure - but you need third-party software to do it.
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Ted Zieglar
"Backup is a computer user's best friend."
Berra wrote:
I just got this question from a friend:
If I have Drive C and drive D:...
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Forum: Performance and Maintainance of XP
December 10th 06, 07:44 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain
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Replies: 5
Views: 133
Just reinstalled Windows, but....
"Windows XP Clean Install"
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sg_clean.asp
"Clean Install Windows XP"
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
For additional help, search...
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Forum: Hardware and Windows XP
December 10th 06, 07:08 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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Replies: 3
Views: 154
DVDs won't burn
If it's the case that "all my software either crashes or chugs forever
with no effect" then you have serious problems that you need to deal with.
If you're not able to determine the cause(s) for...
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Forum: Hardware and Windows XP
December 10th 06, 05:58 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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Replies: 6
Views: 146
Black Screen with memory upgrade
Remove the stick and reinsert - same problem?
Remove both sticks and switch slots - same problem?
Remove the new stick and run only with the old one - problem solved?
The above will tell you if...
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Forum: Performance and Maintainance of XP
December 10th 06, 05:28 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain
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Replies: 2
Views: 225
System Restore
Once a restore point gets corrupted, usually by malware (but not
always), all restore points are corrupted. All you can do is to delete
them all and start fresh. To do this, turn off system restore...
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Forum: Performance and Maintainance of XP
December 10th 06, 05:25 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain
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Replies: 3
Views: 144
Booting from the CD ROM Drive
Glad to help, but I can't take the credit. Dell has an extensive library
of technical help articles called the Dell Knowledge Base.
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Ted Zieglar
"Backup is a computer user's best friend."
HAL...
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Forum: Hardware and Windows XP
December 10th 06, 05:23 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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Replies: 6
Views: 146
Black Screen with memory upgrade
Did you use the exact type of RAM specified for your computer?
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Ted Zieglar
"Backup is a computer user's best friend."
Paul wrote:
Hi everyone,
I just upgraded my 1 1/2 year old Compaq...
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Forum: Performance and Maintainance of XP
December 10th 06, 03:35 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain
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Replies: 3
Views: 144
Booting from the CD ROM Drive
Dell Knowledge Base Article 295074
"How do I configure my Dell Inspiron series portable computer to boot to
the CD or DVD drive?"
http://tinyurl.com/yf9mnz
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Ted Zieglar
"Backup is a computer...
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Forum: Hardware and Windows XP
December 10th 06, 12:32 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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Replies: 3
Views: 169
Will not boot
Microsoft Knowledge Base articles
http://tinyurl.com/y8o2f6
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Ted Zieglar
"Backup is a computer user's best friend."
Tilt wrote:
When I try to boot my computer. I get message NTLDR missing.I...
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Forum: Performance and Maintainance of XP
December 9th 06, 11:19 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain
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Replies: 10
Views: 166
Page fault error
Lol...good one.
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Ted Zieglar
"Backup is a computer user's best friend."
Gerry Cornell wrote:
Ted
So what odds are you offering on McAfee and what on Norton?
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Forum: Performance and Maintainance of XP
December 9th 06, 05:38 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain
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Replies: 10
Views: 166
Page fault error
Wouldn't surprise me.
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Ted Zieglar
"Backup is a computer user's best friend."
Gerry Cornell wrote:
Ted
It would be interesting to know what anti-virus programme
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Forum: Performance and Maintainance of XP
December 9th 06, 01:51 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain
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Replies: 10
Views: 166
Page fault error
STOP error 0x50: PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA
http://www.aumha.org/win5/kbestop.php#0x50
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Ted Zieglar
"Backup is a computer user's best friend."
Jason wrote:
everytime I run a virus scan my...
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Forum: Customizing Windows XP
December 9th 06, 12:31 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
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Replies: 3
Views: 186
desktop backgroung color
If everything has a greenish cast, no matter what you're looking at,
either your monitor or your video cable is going bad.
Unplag and re-plug your video cable (both ends). While you're doing that...
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Forum: Security and Administration with Windows XP
December 8th 06, 07:17 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin
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Replies: 11
Views: 232
Virus signatures..
For instructions on renewing your subscription, see he
http://cs.mcafeehelp.com/displaydoc.asp?frames=1&docid=1321&CategoryId=72569
Or simply go to a store and buy the latest version of the...
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Forum: Security and Administration with Windows XP
December 8th 06, 04:38 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin
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Replies: 11
Views: 232
Virus signatures..
That may mean that your subscription for virus signatures has expired. A
subscription is usually good for one year. You choices are to buy
another year of virus signatures from McAfee - they're...
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Forum: Security and Administration with Windows XP
December 8th 06, 03:03 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin
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Replies: 3
Views: 186
Firewall doesn't fireup
Glad you got it worked out. Thanks for letting us know.
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Ted Zieglar
"Backup is a computer user's best friend."
Babloo wrote:
Hi Ted Zieglar
Now, my Firewall rose again, like the Phoenix,...
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Forum: Security and Administration with Windows XP
December 8th 06, 03:02 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin
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Replies: 11
Views: 232
Virus signatures..
And when you open the program...you don't see a Help menu? Something as
important as virus signatures will be covered in more detail than can be
described in a simple news post.
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Ted...
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Forum: Security and Administration with Windows XP
December 8th 06, 06:03 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin
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Replies: 3
Views: 186
Firewall doesn't fireup
""Windows cannot display Windows Firewall settings" error while
accessing Firewall settings in Windows XP Service Pack 2"
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/sharedaccess.htm
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Ted Zieglar
"Backup is a...
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Forum: Security and Administration with Windows XP
December 8th 06, 04:37 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin
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Replies: 11
Views: 232
Virus signatures..
Did your program come with a user manual or a Help file?
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Ted Zieglar
"Backup is a computer user's best friend."
ashes21 wrote:
How and where do i go to update my virus signatures? This is for...
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Forum: Performance and Maintainance of XP
December 7th 06, 11:48 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain
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Replies: 4
Views: 214
copying a file which is larger than one cd.
Pdfedit995 is a program that creates PDF files. You need a file
compression program. Search the internet with the term file compression
program and you'll get more hits than you ever imagined. The...
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Forum: Performance and Maintainance of XP
December 7th 06, 10:42 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain
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Replies: 4
Views: 214
copying a file which is larger than one cd.
What program are you using to zip the file?
XP's built in CD burning software does not span CDs.
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Ted Zieglar
"Backup is a computer user's best friend."
Gramps wrote:
I am trying to copy a...
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Forum: Security and Administration with Windows XP
December 7th 06, 10:40 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin
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Replies: 10
Views: 417
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Forum: Performance and Maintainance of XP
December 7th 06, 10:04 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain
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Replies: 8
Views: 156
Reverting system to an earlier date
Correct. I can't honestly say what the likelihood is of a "too old"
restore point. Too many variables.
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Ted Zieglar
"Backup is a computer user's best friend."
Gerry Cornell wrote:
Ted
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