Forum: General XP issues or comments
December 20th 08, 03:03 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 2
Views: 159
Windows updates don't "take"
I have Windows set for automatic updates, which has worked fine until
now. Recently I was notified there were updates, and I chose Express
Install as usual. The process completed without errors and...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
October 2nd 08, 04:06 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 0
Views: 104
Options when inserting flash drive
When I insert a flash drive into a USB port, I get a dialog box with
various options for what to do. Recently, the option to open Windows
Explorer has vanished from this list, and that's what I...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
August 10th 08, 04:39 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 1
Views: 243
Script for logging onto network drive
My home network includes a LaCie 500GB ethernet drive. All the computers
successfully map the drive at boot, but the first time after a boot that
any user tries to access the drive, they are...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
June 4th 08, 02:34 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 20
Views: 432
cloning, imaging, and backing up
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I use Windows XP, SP3, on a 5-year-old Dell desktop computer with USB2 ports
and a 60GB hard drive. I'm about to...
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Forum: Printing and Faxing with Windows XP
June 1st 08, 07:54 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_fax
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Replies: 1
Views: 520
Can't set printer as default
I installed a Brother network printer on my network (Ethernet
connection). It prints fine, but I cannot set it as the default printer
in Windows - when I right-click the printer name in Printers...
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Forum: Printing and Faxing with Windows XP
May 21st 08, 01:32 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_fax
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,525
Connect to network printer
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Is the printer shared from another machine?
\\machine\printersharename would be the format but you will...
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Forum: Printing and Faxing with Windows XP
May 20th 08, 01:17 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_fax
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,525
Connect to network printer
I have a Brother HL-5250DN on my home network and it works fine. Now I
want to use that printer from a laptop provided by my employer. Because
this is a company laptop it is not part of my home...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
April 19th 08, 10:31 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 1
Views: 81
NTLDR is missing
When I boot Win XP I get the message NTLDR is missing-press any key to
restart. When I restart, Windows loads as usual and everything seems to
work fine. So, the message is just an annoyance but...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
October 17th 07, 05:13 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 1
Views: 96
"Action" dialog box with flash drive
When I plug a flash drive into my computer, I get a dialog box offering
me various options. Suddenly this dialog box offers me only 2 options,
one of which is "do nothing." How can I get back the...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
September 5th 07, 02:01 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 1
Views: 106
Program icons missing on Desktop, Start Menu
I have suddenly lost the program icons on the "most frequently used"
part of the Start menu and also a few program icons on the Desktop. The
shortcuts are still there but they display the generic...
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Forum: Customizing Windows XP
April 11th 07, 11:14 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
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Replies: 1
Views: 177
Slow MS Image and Fax viewer
In article ,
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Hi
I have an XP SP2 workstations that is very slow to view an image with
Windows Image and...
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Forum: Customizing Windows XP
April 9th 07, 04:17 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
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Replies: 0
Views: 192
Previewing email photo attachments
When I right-click an image file in Explorer I have the option of
previewing it with the Windows Picture and FAX Viewer, which is very
fast. How can I add the Preview command to the popup menu that...
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