Forum: General XP issues or comments
June 17th 10, 10:46 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general
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Replies: 40
Views: 1,225
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
June 17th 10, 10:46 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general
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Replies: 40
Views: 1,225
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
June 13th 10, 09:13 PM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 59
Views: 1,316
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
June 13th 10, 09:13 PM Posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 59
Views: 1,316
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Forum: Security and Administration with Windows XP
June 13th 10, 01:18 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,654
Is Norton Internet Security 2010 enough?
NIS is junk. But then, a lot of antivirus software falls into this category.
A general rule is that the more silly gimmicks (safe surf, firewalls,
phishing detectors etc) it installs the more...
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Forum: Networking and the Internet with Windows XP
June 1st 10, 08:58 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,365
Ubuntu 8.10
You don't seem to say what means you use to connect to the Internet. Linux
generally expects to see an Ethernet router connected to the LAN port. If
this has DHCP you may not need to do anything...
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Forum: Networking and the Internet with Windows XP
June 1st 10, 08:50 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,971
Dialup BEFORE Logon
You could take a look at MyLogon and see if it will do what you need. The VPN
option, although not intended for that purpose, can be made to launch a
dialup connection before...
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Forum: Networking and the Internet with Windows XP
June 1st 10, 08:50 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,971
Dialup BEFORE Logon
You could take a look at MyLogon and see if it will do what you need. The VPN
option, although not intended for that purpose, can be made to launch a
dialup connection before...
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Forum: Customizing Windows XP
May 24th 10, 08:12 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,056
Password reset time
If a hacker has already had my password for 30 days I don't think changing
it would do a lot of good.
Therefore, what is the purpose of this? I can't see how it contributes to
security in any way....
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Forum: Customizing Windows XP
May 24th 10, 08:12 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,056
Password reset time
If a hacker has already had my password for 30 days I don't think changing
it would do a lot of good.
Therefore, what is the purpose of this? I can't see how it contributes to
security in any way....
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Forum: Customizing Windows XP
May 24th 10, 08:03 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,852
Should I upgrade to IE7 or IE8
No.
I find it messes-up running of apps from server shares.
Seems to change the OS in such a way that any app not in C: is regarded as
being downloaded from the Internet.
"Russell Ashenberg"...
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Forum: Customizing Windows XP
May 24th 10, 08:03 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,852
Should I upgrade to IE7 or IE8
No.
I find it messes-up running of apps from server shares.
Seems to change the OS in such a way that any app not in C: is regarded as
being downloaded from the Internet.
"Russell Ashenberg"...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
May 14th 10, 09:22 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 37
Views: 806
Returning to Windows 7
Before going anywhere with this I would quiz the client as to WHY he/she
wants to change to 7.
Windows 7 works. Vista did not work, at least not properly. That said, XP
works, and for most users...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
May 14th 10, 07:55 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 1
Views: 233
Shared folder goes offline
Most common two reasons are detailed he
http://mylogon.net/support/psave/
"Herzl Regev" wrote:
I have a shared folder on a laptop and I'm trying to access it from a
desktop. Sometimes this...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
May 14th 10, 07:50 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 6
Views: 242
Internet Security measures in XP/SP3
DEP has nothing to do with online transaction security. Its role is to
(attempt to) prevent the execution of data in memory as if it were a program.
This typically arises when a buffer-overrun...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
April 26th 10, 08:21 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 3
Views: 378
Computer name
In general it's best to try to avoid the personalization of hardware -or
software. Remember that users change, and female users change their names.
Having to rename equipment raises all kinds of...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
April 26th 10, 08:10 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 7
Views: 504
IE8 or IE6 which is better?
Anyone using IE6 is simply asking, nay begging, for a malware infection.
IE8, OTOH modifies a lot of system components, and causes trouble with some
aspects of LAN access, for example launching...
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Forum: Networking and the Internet with Windows XP
April 24th 10, 07:22 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,899
Check if computer is turned on
http://autoitscript.com
sleep, ping and msgbox are the commands you want.
"Remush via WindowsKB.com" wrote:
Hi all :)
Need some advice on this procedure.
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Forum: Networking and the Internet with Windows XP
April 24th 10, 07:22 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,899
Check if computer is turned on
http://autoitscript.com
sleep, ping and msgbox are the commands you want.
"Remush via WindowsKB.com" wrote:
Hi all :)
Need some advice on this procedure.
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Forum: Security and Administration with Windows XP
April 21st 10, 08:13 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,752
GPO Screen Saver Impacting PowerPoint Slide Show
One possibility is a script which simulates small mouse movements or
keystrokes (obviously ones which do not affect Powerpoint) so as to prevent
the screensaver engaging. The script would be...
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Forum: Security and Administration with Windows XP
April 17th 10, 12:52 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,804
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
April 15th 10, 08:14 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 7
Views: 398
Windows ME won't recognize slave drive
Don't be tempted to experiment with jumper settings. Make sure they are
correct. If you inadvertently set both drives as the same unit, a write to
one will over-write the data on the other as...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
April 13th 10, 07:25 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 5
Views: 292
Windows Server 2008 CD ISOs
If this is a production server as opposed to a test machine, do you have a
disaster-recovery plan? Just asking, as if you have no DVD drive, how do you
plan to reinstall if it suddenly pops its...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
April 13th 10, 07:16 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 2
Views: 320
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
April 13th 10, 07:03 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 8
Views: 427
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