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Re: Display resolution problems (by Sprinter13 on 3 Jun 2004, no replies)
Ya I have the exact same problem and I've got new drivers too. Did you find a solution? ... (more)

Win 16 Subsystem? (by Ron Patterson on 03 Jun 2004, no replies)
Occasionally and unpredictably when I Start/Turn Off Computer/Turn Off I get the following message; "The request to exit the selected 16 bit task has timed out. The Win 16 ... (more)

please help (by Johnathan Smith on 03 Jun 2004, no replies)
I installed a new hard drive on my computer today and I reinstalled XP. Everything is working great but I install me old master drive as a 2nd drive on my computer. Where on the 2nd drive can I find all my old outlook express data/files so I dont have to lose all of my address and email that I ... (more)

AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH!!!! (by Heed on 03 Jun 2004, 2 replies)
I stupidly upgraded to IE6, then to compound the stupidity I attempted to upgrade my good ol' Win98 to Win98SE with the ultimate goal of then upgrading to WinXP. Now I'm sure you'll agree that's a lot of upgrading. ... (more)

Windows Installer triggering at bootup (by N J Jelley on 03 Jun 2004, 2 replies)
Hi, I have manually had to uninstall a product after an evaluation period expired. ... (more)

Re: Formatting diskette (1.44MB) = blue screen!! (by Black Baptist on 03 Jun 2004, no replies)
does it happen at a dos prompt if you type format a: ... (more)

Re: updates will not download (by roger on 03 Jun 2004, no replies)
Hi, - From Start > Run > msconfig disable third-party utilities, such as Download Accelerator. ... (more)

Camera/Scanner wizard not working (by Edw. Peach on 03 Jun 2004, 1 reply)
I apologize if I am unable to identify what I'm trying to describe with the proper names. I am using Windows XP Pro. When I insert a CD in my D-drive, or a zip drive into my F drive, or ... (more)

Windows UPdate won't connect. (by mart on 03 Jun 2004, 1 reply)
I am problems all of a sudden connecting to Windows Update. I get the screen saying Connecting......... but it just sits there without connecting. I have turned off the firewall, disabled anti-virus and made sure the internet connection is working, but still nothing ... (more)

sfc /scannow errors (by The Dude on 03 Jun 2004, 2 replies)
If I run this windows file checker I get a message asking for XP SP1 CD to be inserted into the CD drive but subsequently a following message telling me it's the wrong disc. I didn't install the SP from CD anyway(though I do possess a disc with ... (more)

Problem saving passwords in WINXP Pro (by David Ralston on 3 Jun 2004, 2 replies)
Hi, I've recently upgraded to Windows XP Pro from WIN98SE. Under Win98SE I used to be able to save the password to my password list when visiting a site that needed Windows password authentication. Under Windows XP Pro I have to ... (more)

Autoplay Blank Media (by Nik on 3 Jun 2004, 1 reply)
Hi I wonder if someone could clarify something for me. ... (more)

Problem shutting down non-responding apps in XP SP1 (by Observer on 3 Jun 2004, 1 reply)
One of the touted features of XP is the ability to shut down frozen apps and continue to use the computer. However, I must be doing something wrong, because when this happens, I usually can't shut down the frozen app using Task Manager, and as long as the app is not responding, the computer is ... (more)

Re: how do i stop everything starting up ? (by Shenan Stanley on 3 Jun 2004, 1 reply)
Wow - you mentioned Kazaa. No wonder you have posted twice. I send you my advice again with the focus being on that you follow ALL of it and not just the spyware section! I do tell you (near the bottom) how to handle startup applications/services. ... (more)

Re: may17_loader.exe (by Gordon on 3 Jun 2004, 1 reply)
As well as all the other advice you might want to change your Clock and date. You are posting from the future. ... (more)

Lavan .. I need more help please (by Michael Mauzey on 3 Jun 2004, 3 replies)
I ran Analog X's DLL archive program ... it came up with hundreds to archive .. I figured it would be safe to archive cuz' it had a restore button. When I hit "archive" I got all kinds of error message from Microsoft, so i told Analog X to "Restore". My computer seems to work ... (more)

.ini files location (by Dave on 3 Jun 2004, no replies)
I hope someone can help with this problem : We're using an application under XP that creates an ini file to record user preferences for subsequent use. Due to security restrictions, regular users do not have write access to c:\windows, and so the application fails to create the ini file and have to ... (more)

Re: media player (by dev on 03 Jun 2004, no replies)
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windowsmedia.player Windows Media Player FAQ http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/9series/player/faq.aspx ... (more)

5 instantances of svchost.exe hogging up my ram (by D Botsford on 3 Jun 2004, 6 replies)
I have Windows XP Professional with all patches in place - or at least according to the Windows Update site. I have Norton Antivirus 2004, fully updated. I run Pest Patrol constantly. ... (more)

Re: updates will not download (by Carey Frisch [MVP] on 3 Jun 2004, no replies)
You Cannot Install Some Updates or Programs http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=822798 Windows Update Troubleshooter ... (more)

Re: how do i stop everything starting up ? (by Bruce Chambers on 3 Jun 2004, no replies)
Greetings -- In most cases, with "well-mannered" applications, it's usually as simple as opening the undesired program and deselecting the option to ... (more)

New processes blocked after connecting via dial-up (by David Michael Paxton on 3 Jun 2004, no replies)
On two very different computers, both armed with a full array of up-to-date over a 56K modem, Windows XP refuses to allow any new processes to initiate for up to ten minutes. Even task manager (via CTRL+ALT+DEL) refuses to start until the process block clears. ... (more)

Re: New DVD-Writer, now AutoRun doesn't work (by John Thomas Smith on 03 Jun 2004, no replies)
Have you tried TWEAKUI from this page? http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp John Thomas Smith ... (more)

system 32 corrupt (by Daniel Paperd on 03 Jun 2004, no replies)
i receive a "system 32 corrupt" message upon start up, it says to run a check disk, but when i try the check disk says its unable to read volume any help? ... (more)

Epson Printer Driver Can't allocate memory Please Help!! (by Dash on 03 Jun 2004, no replies)
Help..When I try to load the drivers for my Epson Photo 820 I get the message "Setup can not allocate working memory. Close all applications, exit Windows and try again. I have tried everything! Has anyone else had this problem, and has any one solved it? Please help, this is unbeleivably frustrating. ... (more)

Outlook Express Mail Filter help (by GumbyLives on 03 Jun 2004, no replies)
Hi, Is there any way I can set up my Outlook Express Mail Filter so that all email that is not addressed to me will go to my deleted items folder and not include 3 mailing lists that I belong to. At the moment it is sending those ... (more)

CHKDSK cannot run, system startup terribly slow (by Denis Wong on 03 Jun 2004, 2 replies)
Somehow I was screwing around in Diskeeper Pro- I set the program to run CHKDSK and defragment my hard disks once before startup. From that point on, CHKDSK would start at startup, but then read an error message "Cannot open volume for direct access" (or something like that) and startup takes ... (more)

Re: xp pro won't boot (by hustedj on 3 Jun 2004, no replies)
Try booting up in safe mode and see if you can remove the patch. OR ... (more)

Re: New DVD-Writer, now AutoRun doesn't work (by roger on 03 Jun 2004, 5 replies)
Hi Walt, You can use the Autoplay Repair Wizard de Microsoft... http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c680a7b6-e8fa-45c4-a171-1b389cfacdad&displaylang=en ... (more)

Re: computer shuts down without error or warning (by roger on 03 Jun 2004, 2 replies)
HI Sandra, If you have the XP CD you can get to the recovery console (pressing R, then selecting windows instalation, when asked for the password, use ... (more)

What key to hit..... (by M1lkman on 3 Jun 2004, 2 replies)
What key do I hit during boot-up to show what files are loading rather than watch that silly Windows XP graphic screen. I would rather see what my computer is doing since I am having some problems with it. ... (more)

Re: HELP!! Error in Outlook Express 6 (by Kaylene aka Taurarian on 3 Jun 2004, 1 reply)
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;208814 OLEXP: Outlook Express Error Codes ... (more)

howmicrosoft passthebuck (by Peter Codner on 3 Jun 2004, no replies)
-iam struck byhowkindpeople are---itdsseemsto mewickedthatavastcoprporation should passthesupportbuckto kind peopleandduckprovidinganyrealsupportfortheir verexpensiveproducts ... (more)

No Folder Options menu choice (by Phil Pereira on 03 Jun 2004, no replies)
The Folder Options menu item is missing in Windows Explorer. I am running Windows XP Home on a new HP Pavilion PC. My account shows as "computer administrator", so I should have rights to do everything, but Folder Options is missing from the Tools menu in Explorer, and from the ... (more)

Re: Windows woun't load (new problem not on here) (by Shenan Stanley on 3 Jun 2004, 1 reply)
Ick. That sounds like the SOFTWARE portion of your registry has become corrupted. To be truthful, I have ran across this only twice - I could not recover. I ... (more)

Limited user account problem (by Jo Celestial on 3 Jun 2004, no replies)
Hello. I have XP Pro and I am the administrator, I created a limited user account, and when the PC starts, the microphone loads, and the language settings, how can I stop it to load on start up?, Please help. Thanks in advance. ... (more)

Re: DOS (by Shenan Stanley on 3 Jun 2004, no replies)
Boot from a DOS floppy diskette. Or you can open the Command Prompt (DOS emulator.) ... (more)

USB Electronic Hard Disk (by Matt on 3 Jun 2004, 2 replies)
I have an Easy Disk USB portable storage stick which is supposed to be plug and play. It plugs straight into my laptop and is recognised allowing me to save work etc. However, it does not get recognised on my home PC which is Windows XP pro. I keep on getting the message, "The drivers for this device ... (more)

Re: RAM Problem (by Shenan Stanley on 3 Jun 2004, no replies)
My GOD man - Learn to crosspost! This multiple posting is getting old FAST! Did you make sure (manuals) that your computer (hardware) could handle that much RAM? ... (more)

XP freeze after broadband connection (by Weber Ress on 3 Jun 2004, 1 reply)
Hi, I have a Sony VAIO GRX550 w/ Windows XP Pro SP1. When I dial a broadband connection, my Windows freeze! I click in many programs (notepad, IE, ... (more)

Help - Error 5: Access is denied ; Remote Access Mngr and SP1 (by Harvey Rothenberg on 3 Jun 2004, no replies)
I am looking for assistance with a situation that has occurred due to a College's tech Support instance on my daughter to run their update CD that included SP1 last September. They did not inform my daughter that this Service Pack was included on their supplied CD, and thus I had executed ... (more)

Re: problem with lockups (by Willie on 4 Jun 2004, no replies)
Check the event viewer for errors. Willie <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message ... (more)

CD Backup (by joseph musolino on 4 Jun 2004, 2 replies)
I just upgraded to Quicken 2004 Deluxe (Release 3). I'm trying to backup a data file to my CD/RW using quicken's backup command. It will not back up directly to the CD according to the Quicken support site. I was able to do this regularly with the 2003 (Release 3 also) version. I have an IBM ... (more)

ethernet connectivity problem (by Mark\(\(0o0\)\) on 4 Jun 2004, 1 reply)
Hi, I have a westell modem that is connected to my computer through the ethernet cable. The problem is that lately I cannot connect to the internet, all the lights are green on the modem so they are working ok..but even when I try to connect to the internet I get the error page, site not found. The ... (more)

Re: Help recovering from several crashes.... Disk cleanup (by Kelly on 4 Jun 2004, no replies)
Hi Bruce, Having many drives and partitions myself, I hear what you are saying. "Over" saving can be a very complicated issue as I have run across this many ... (more)

whatprevents anexefrorunning? (by Peter Codner on 4 Jun 2004, no replies)
onmycdrive no exes will runatall ---- can anyonethink why this might be? peter ... (more)

Procedure for Reinstalling Hotfix Safely? (by Dick K on 4 Jun 2004, 3 replies)
Hi, According to Qfecheck.exe I need to reinstall Hotfix Q322011. My first thought was to uninstall in Control panel then run Windows Update. However ... (more)

Re: unable to open folders. MS installer freezes the system (by Gary on 4 Jun 2004, 1 reply)
If your opening a file which uses a program (I guess something to do with solidwork) and you experience the installer pop up, I would repair or re-install the program. I have seen this with Microsoft Word, when I repaired the program using add ... (more)

.net Framework Service (by Sabo, Eric on 4 Jun 2004, no replies)
My .NET Framework service will not start on my Windows XP machine. How does one reinstall this service? ... (more)

IE 6 and XP (by Mike Montgomery on 4 Jun 2004, no replies)
Whenever one of my users goes to a website that contains a link to a PDF file and clicks ONCE the file should display in Acrobat Reader, instead he only gets the dreaded box with the 'X' (red). ... (more)

print spooler refuses to enable (by =?Utf-8?B?cGF0cmljaw==?= on 4 Jun 2004, no replies)
Print spooler suddenly refused to activate. Have found it in Admin Tools/System and I change it to start and it changes back to stop. It is on automatic. The box saying "apply" is dead and I can only press OK. Can anyone advise ... (more)

internet explorer (by =?Utf-8?B?aXZpbGxh?= on 4 Jun 2004, 1 reply)
iam having problems with internet explorer it keeps loging me off with a error message ... (more)

Unhandled Exception Error (by =?Utf-8?B?UFJMNTE4?= on 4 Jun 2004, no replies)
When I open a user I get a an error: Unhandled Exception: C0000005 At Address: 100016b8 What do I need to do to fix this? ... (more)

Can't Ren or Del wmplayer.exe (by Gery on 04 Jun 2004, no replies)
Hi to all, An online scanner found the file wmplayer.exe to be infected but could not disinfect it. ... (more)

Dual Boot Windows NT (by =?Utf-8?B?a3A=?= on 4 Jun 2004, no replies)
I'm converting an old server to a work station, the system currently is running windows NT4.0 Server. I would like to continue running NT, but also would like to install XP. Does anyone know if there is a possibility to have a dual boot between XP and NT 4.0 Server. Or do I need to eliminate NT. ... (more)

RE: can't find wireless zero configuration in services (by =?Utf-8?B?TGF2YW4=?= on 4 Jun 2004, 1 reply)
Hi, Link below is to the driver's section of the linksys site. http://www.linksys.com/download/ ... (more)

Windowx explorer (by rgh156@aol.com on 4 Jun 2004, 1 reply)
( It is impossible for me to find microsoft support or to contact them ))) Help every time i turn on my computer and it boots up ... (more)

(RPC) Remote Procedure Call Unexpected Termination (by Tommy Vercetti on 4 Jun 2004, 5 replies)
As you all know Microsoft's Windows XP Professional has this virus that shuts down your computer in several seconds when you connect to the internet caused by the termination of your computer's (RPC) or Remote Procedure ... (more)

printing from a ms-dos program in Windows XP Pro (by =?Utf-8?B?dG9ta2F0?= on 4 Jun 2004, no replies)

In Windows 98 I had no problem printing from my ms-dos programs. Recently I got a new computer with Windows XP Professional and I installed my ms-dos programs. These programs are working the way they should except when I try to print data from the program nothing happens. I have no problem printing from my windows based programs. This printer is not a network shared printer. Any suggestions? I am new to these newsgroups so can you please reply by email. Thanks ... (more)

windows updates dont install (by neil on 4 Jun 2004, 2 replies)
please help me , after the updates have downloaded and started to install part way through instalation a message pops up and tells me that the software i am installing has not been tested and then carries on but it dosnt ... (more)