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Message re 'recovered from serious error' (by =?Utf-8?B?VEpI?= on 7 Jun 2004, 3 replies)
This message is associated with "system recovered after serious error" that appears after boot-up. I have checked device manager as suggested in Knowledge Base articles but all devices show as okay. Can anybody enlighten me about what this message is referring to? The message only seems to appear after the system has been turned off for awhile. Doesn't appear after restarts. ... (more)

spelling check out look express (by =?Utf-8?B?ZnJhbmt5?= on 7 Jun 2004, 1 reply)
if i send an e mail through outlook express as soon as i try to send it a window will open it is trying to find picture it publisking 2001 and will ask for me to put in disk then i get error 1706 once i close every thing it will send it with out spell check how can i fix this thank you ... (more)

E mail reply (by =?Utf-8?B?QmFyYmFyYQ==?= on 7 Jun 2004, 6 replies)
I sent an email to someone asking a lot of questions. She replied using MY email with her answers next to my questions but in a different colour font. How did she do this? I would be most grateful for help. ... (more)

XP home edition (by =?Utf-8?B?TGFycnkgU3VuZGF5?= on 7 Jun 2004, 2 replies)
I have a new HP system that had XP Home preinstalled. Since, using XP verus 2000, I have been very disappointed in the reliability. I leave my system on continuously, and many times Outlook Express freezes up and will not terminate, which requires a reboot, and on 2 occussions, all inbox emails were erased. Also, when I naviate to Windows Explorer, it does not list the compltete directory tree. This also requires a reboot to get it to work again. These are the main two areas, however i have had other applications freeze and XP will or cannot end their task, a hard reboot is required. ... (more)

XP home edition (by =?Utf-8?B?TGFycnkgU3VuZGF5?= on 7 Jun 2004, 2 replies)

I have a new HP system that had XP Home preinstalled. Since, using XP verus 2000, I have been very disappointed in the
reliability. I leave my system on continuously, and many times Outlook Express freezes up and will not terminate, which requires a reboot, and on 2 occussions, all inbox emails were erased. Also, when I naviate to Windows Explorer,
it does not list the compltete directory tree. This also requires a reboot to get it to work again. These are the main two
areas, however i have had other applications freeze and XP will or cannot end their task, a hard reboot is required. ... (more)

0X800705AA ERROR MESSAGE (by =?Utf-8?B?S0s=?= on 7 Jun 2004, no replies)
I KEEP GETTING THIS ERROR MESSAGE WHEN TRYING TO LOG ONTO XP UNDER ANY NAME ANY IDEA'S ON HOW TO FIX THIS? ... (more)

So I stumped all of you, eh? (by =?Utf-8?B?TGFDaGluY2hvbg==?= on 7 Jun 2004, 2 replies)
Although it worked fine for a month (it's a new machine), now when I try to switch between users, absolutely nothing happens. Neither the switch user nor log off buttons work. Ctrl-alt-delete does not work either. Yes, terminal service is enabled. All I can do is a hard restart. Any ideas? I found the knowledge base article addressing a somewhat similar problem for XP media edition, but I am using XP pro. ... (more)

So I stumped all of you, eh? (by =?Utf-8?B?TGFDaGluY2hvbg==?= on 7 Jun 2004, 2 replies)

Although it worked fine for a month (it's a new machine), now when I try to switch between users, absolutely nothing happens. Neither the switch user nor log off buttons work. Ctrl-alt-delete does not work either. Yes, terminal service is enabled. All I can do is a hard restart. Any ideas? I found the knowledge base article addressing a somewhat similar problem for XP media edition, but I am using XP pro. ... (more)

RE: RUnner Error (by =?Utf-8?B?SmFjaw==?= on 7 Jun 2004, no replies)
Were you ever able to resolve this problem I get the same message ... (more)

please help (by =?Utf-8?B?VEo=?= on 7 Jun 2004, 5 replies)
I know I am not in the right post but cannot find the one for windows 95 if there is one. Just a small question if you please. Does windows 95 have a msconfig program? I am trying to have a friend with start up items and msconfig can not be found. Thank again in advance! ... (more)

Ping an address (by =?Utf-8?B?bXNLZWRybw==?= on 7 Jun 2004, no replies)
If in command prompt, I can not ping any websites which has my MSN inoperatable. MSN told my there is something wrong in the software. This happened when they were shutting me down on dial up during the last worm. According to them when they checked for certain files for the worm or virus act on, none showed up. ... (more)

RE: how do i alter the XP log on? (by =?Utf-8?B?U2x5bQ==?= on 7 Jun 2004, no replies)
My exact question! I was doing just fine til I downloaded something from windows update...then it started giving me a logon screen. It's a home comp and I dont want or need that...just boot to desktop. ... (more)

RE: pls help..."Windows Explorer" disappears regularly... (by =?Utf-8?B?cmljaw==?= on 7 Jun 2004, no replies)
I'm having the same problem, FREQUENTLY! I haven't narrowed it down to any specific program or action, it happens OFTEN. It often happens while actively using Explorer. (This is Explorer, not IE.) Any help would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks. ... (more)

cpu usage (by =?Utf-8?B?TWlubmllTQ==?= on 7 Jun 2004, 1 reply)
Why would cpu usage under task manager permanently run at 100% even when no programs are running - slowing down any programs that are run???? ... (more)

Microsoft Outlook Express 6..won't come up, stuck on screen 2x3" (by =?Utf-8?B?cGFyYWt0aW5naUBjZW50dXJ5dGVsLm5ldA==?= on 7 Jun 2004, 1 reply)
Hi. I need help. I have a Sony VAIO Lapto. and Windows XP. I can't get into my email. It only comes up a little on the screen and won't open up. HELP in LA CROSSE.WI. 608-785-7076//Frustrated Pat paraktingi@centurytel.net ... (more)

Accessing help crashes programs (by =?Utf-8?B?SGVkbGV5?= on 7 Jun 2004, no replies)
Attempting to access HTML Help files for ANY application via the Help menu causes the the following message to appear: "Microsoft® HTML Help Executable has encountered a problem". Frequently, the application crashes after displaying a "ThisCrapApp has encountered a problem" message. Double-clicking on the relevant *.CHM file also causes help to crash with the "Microsoft® HTML Help Executable has encountered a problem" message. If I search for a topic in Microsoft Help and Support Center and then click a link in the Search Results pane, I again get "Microsoft Help and Support Center has encountered a problem". Searching Microsoft's web site only returned one hit relating to help crashing in the Scribble application, part of Visual Studio .NET, which was caused by the # (hash) character being in a filepath. This cause does not apply to my situation. ... (more)

Accessing help crashes programs (by =?Utf-8?B?SGVkbGV5?= on 7 Jun 2004, no replies)

Attempting to access HTML Help files for ANY application via the Help menu causes the the following message to appear: "Microsoft® HTML Help Executable has encountered a problem". Frequently, the application crashes after displaying a "ThisCrapApp has encountered a problem" message. Double-clicking on the relevant *.CHM file also causes help to crash with the "Microsoft® HTML Help Executable has encountered a problem" message. If I search for a topic in Microsoft Help and Support Center and then click a link in the Search Results pane, I again get "Microsoft Help and Support Center has encountered a problem".

Searching Microsoft's web site only returned one hit relating to help crashing in the Scribble application, part of Visual Studio .NET, which was caused by the # (hash) character being in a filepath. This cause does not apply to my situation. ... (more)

Windows XP Home Reboots (by =?Utf-8?B?VGVpcA==?= on 7 Jun 2004, 2 replies)
Hey, For the past several days my computer has been rebooting itself for no apparent reason. Here are all the steps I have followed to date in no particular order. 1. Installed Norton Firewall and Norton Anti-Virus. Ran Updates on both. ... (more)

2 Computers 1 Printer (by =?Utf-8?B?VGFtYXJh?= on 7 Jun 2004, 4 replies)
I have 2 computers at home both run XP I would like to have them work from one printer. The computers do have a wireless connection with a cable modem. Not sure how to get started. ... (more)

windows' contents disappearing! (by =?Utf-8?B?QWxwaGE=?= on 7 Jun 2004, 2 replies)
Everytime I try to go to a site, I get an empty window or am directed to the NTsearch.com! Sometimes the site opens for a coupel of seconds than the contents disappeared completly. Unfortunatly my restoring system was off so I'm unable to return to a restoring point. I'm just a home user with no much skills of computer. Please let me know what to do! ... (more)

160GB HDD not seen in WinXP Explorer (by Voitec on 07 Jun 2004, 3 replies)
Hi, OS = Win XP SP1 HDD = 160GB Seagate 8MB ... (more)

Re: Networks Problems (by joust in jest on 7 Jun 2004, no replies)
For step-by-step instructions for creating a network, visit http://www.practicallynetworked.com ... (more)

Re: scandisk executes on every startup (by dev on 07 Jun 2004, no replies)
There is no Scandisk in XP. Chkdsk is the utility. There may be more for you at Kelly's site, below. Click on "C" and scroll down to... "Check Disk - Disk Checking Runs Upon Boot" ... (more)

Bad Text (by Anonymous on 7 Jun 2004, no replies)
Sometimes, especially in Registry Editor, the text on my computer w/ XP Home starts to look HORRIBLE as shown on http://members.cox.net/scottywz/jpegs/badtext.JPG. Right now, I am stuck with restarting my system to resolve this problem. Any help would be ... (more)

Re: download.trojan virus (by Jerry on 7 Jun 2004, no replies)
To stop PopUp - www.panicware.com for free stopper. causing mass amounts of popup porn. How can I fix this?? ... (more)

INCD problems (by William Babcock on 7 Jun 2004, 4 replies)
I have been using INCD 4 from Ahead Nero. The biggest problem is that I have to reformat the CD-RW very often because something won't write or get errors message. Sometimes it will only last two weeks and have to reformat the CD-RW again. This gets very frustrating because I have to spend so much time ... (more)

How to get rid of LILO Bootloader!?! (by Kenny on 7 Jun 2004, 5 replies)
I installed mandrake 10 on the second partition of my hard drive, and it added the lilo bootloader that enables me to choose between linux and windows. However I want to get rid of linux and get rid of the lilo bootloader. ... (more)

Re: How to create bootable cd for Win XP..... (by Will Denny on 7 Jun 2004, no replies)
Hi The XP CD is bootable. You may have to change the settings in the BIOS to allow the CD drive to be the first bootable. ... (more)

RE: can explorer.exe be manually added to startup processees (by Anonymous on 7 Jun 2004, 1 reply)
Try, once you have Explorer up, going to Start>Run, typing %WINDIR% into the box, and clicking OK. Then, right-click on Explorer.exe and click Copy. Then, click on Start>Programs and right-click on Startup. Click on Open All Users or Explore All Users (it doesn't matter which). Then in the new ... (more)

Re: chm in folder named 'c#' can't display pages (by Mike Brannigan [MSFT] on 7 Jun 2004, no replies)
Maik , This is known issue, due to the way the hash/pound symbol (#) is interpreted in HTML. ... (more)

Setting Processor priority (by The Old Timer on 7 Jun 2004, 1 reply)
I have just been told that somewhere in XP you can set the amount of processing power assigned to any one task. If this is the case does this mean that I can tell XP to run labor intensive jobs like video rendering or encoding video in the background? If you set the figure down to a lower ... (more)

Re: error (by Tom on 7 Jun 2004, no replies)
Please give more details when you post, this will get you more, and better help, anyway go here, and read down. http://forum.java.sun.com/thread.jsp?forum=37&thread=518815&tstart=0&trange=15 ... (more)

Re: Lost Windows XP (by Mike Brannigan [MSFT] on 7 Jun 2004, no replies)
Tammy, If this is "a new Dell" - have you considered contacting Dell for support ? They may be able to better assist you. ... (more)

icon size (by aSussertown on 7 Jun 2004, 1 reply)
I opened the accessability wizard just so that I could add sounds to the keyboard. I don't remember changing anything else. Now, the icons on the taskbar are too large. I've look at my display settings and can't find anything out of the ordinary. ... (more)

Re: test do not read (by Fred on 07 Jun 2004, no replies)
Try placing your test posts at: microsoft.public.test ... (more)

java.exe (by Peter Morris on 07 Jun 2004, no replies)
Hello, my computer has developed a problem. A message box keeps popping up saying "java.exe has encountered a problem and needed to close" ... (more)

"open with" - can't use unlisted apps (by Ally on 7 Jun 2004, 3 replies)
I select "open with" from some file's context menu in order to change that filetype's default application, or "open" if the extension hasn't been associated with anything yet. ... (more)

Java Virtual Machine Launcher error (by Steve Lynch on 07 Jun 2004, no replies)
I've had my Dell Inspiron 8600 with Windows XP Home since the middle of April. Approximately 2-3 weeks ago I started getting the following Java Virtual Machine Launcher error: "Could not find main class... Program will now exit." This happens with either a reboot or a cold boot. When I click ... (more)

Re: Windows corrupted, need to rebuild the whole system? (by roger on 07 Jun 2004, no replies)
If you have the XP CD, you can try to do a repair install. Detailed instructions here: http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm ... (more)

Re: Windows Fails to Boot (by roger on 07 Jun 2004, no replies)
Hi Dave, Check this post: http://www.mcse.ms/message616432.html ... (more)

Can't log into either user Windows XP home edition at all (by Jay on 7 Jun 2004, 1 reply)
I have a friend who I am trying to help out. She is running XP on an E-Machine and has problems with kids going to x-rated sites. Basically I installed Ad-Aware and updated her Norton subscription. I found a Trojan virus on there and Norton quarenteened it. Everythng was fine ... (more)

Windows Explorer Window closes (by Rhonda Kelsey on 7 Jun 2004, no replies)
I formatted one of my CDr's using Direct CD, (UDF) so I could drag and copy files to it. Whenever I click on one of the files on the CD, the Windows Explorer window always closes. It only happens with that one particular file. Any ideas as to why this would happen. Using Windows XP, P4 Thanks in ... (more)

Changing the location of "Documents and Settings" Folder (by i-ball on 7 Jun 2004, 6 replies)
Hi everyone, I have just installed Win XP and I have 3 Partitions. I would like to store all, if not most, of the user information to D:\ drive and all Apps and ... (more)

PB NET.PASSPORT (by Daniel on 7 Jun 2004, no replies)
comment supprimer le programme net.passport sous winXP Merci ... (more)

IIS is going crazy (by Kenny on 7 Jun 2004, 1 reply)
When I try to open my main website on my XP IIS it says at first "could not find a webserver at "kenny-xp" I tried reinstalling the IIS on XP but I still get the same errors. The second time I try openeing me site I get " the server cannot complete ... (more)

Re: Order programs directory (by David Candy on 7 Jun 2004, 9 replies)
As you can't speak english at all, post in your own language groups. I = don't post in italian. Or in English to Italian groups. news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.it.windowsxp ... (more)

Re: Hourglass won't stop running (by roger on 07 Jun 2004, no replies)
Hi, Go to Start > Run > msconfig startup tab ... (more)

Re: xp bootup defaulting to a dos screen to select xp or microsoft Windows? (by Carey Frisch [MVP] on 7 Jun 2004, no replies)
How to Make a Good Newsgroup Post http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm ... (more)

Re: adding a router (by Phillip Windell on 7 Jun 2004, no replies)
The DSL has nothing to do with it. What kind of OS is it? Win98 doesn't show up at all unless Sharing is turned on and something is actually shared. XP machines won't see each other if the Personal Firewall that is packaged with it is enabled. ... (more)

Re: How to create bootable cd for Win XP..... (by Carey Frisch [MVP] on 7 Jun 2004, 2 replies)
The Windows XP CD is bootable and contains all the tools necessary NOTE: It would be best to physically disconnect all your peripheral hardware devices, except the monitor, mouse and keyboard, before installing XP. ... (more)

nbdonotaska question on this boar-ifyousufferfrom anydisabiliyty atall (by Peter Codner on 7 Jun 2004, 7 replies)
notaska question on this boar-ifyousufferfrom anydisabiliyty atall---youwillonlygetsnidy replies from perfect typists-whowillgooutoftheirway -to makeyou feel badaboutyourdisability -with enormous smug self satisfaction ... (more)

WIN XP PRO WIN EXPLORER (by spaghetti on 7 Jun 2004, no replies)
Win explorer works for few clicks and then freeze, any help? ... (more)

Re: help!!! Remote Prucedure Call.... (by roger on 07 Jun 2004, no replies)
Hi Mario, Enable your firewall to keep your system online: HOW TO: Enable or Disable Internet Connection Firewall in Windows XP ... (more)

MUST Recover "ALL" Data on Disk2 (by sen on 7 Jun 2004, 5 replies)
MUST Recover "ALL" Data on Disk2 DISK 2 PARTITION TABLE ... (more)

Re: Word 2000 (by Mary Sauer on 7 Jun 2004, no replies)
Sounds as though your cache is full, in IE, tools, Internet Options, delete files. ... (more)

Re: error with image.dll (by dev on 07 Jun 2004, no replies)
http://www.aumha.org/a/parasite.htm http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsXP/expertzone/columns/northrup/restoreperf.asp ... (more)

Re: Hourglass won't stop running (by Will Denny on 7 Jun 2004, no replies)
Hi Try a System Restore back to an earlier checkpoint. ... (more)

LCD Monitor Drivers (by ross on 07 Jun 2004, no replies)
Hi to all. My friend has an LG 1810B LCD Monitor which WinXP Pro recognises as "default monitor" When we try to update drivers the properties window is greyed out. ... (more)

helpctr.exe (by Dan on 7 Jun 2004, 2 replies)
Help and support has stopped functioning on my Windows XP Pro. helpctr.exe is present and located c:\winnt\pchealth\helpctr\binaries. However, the help and support service is not running and I cannot start it. When I try to start the service it returns the following error. ... (more)

Re: USB mass storage device (by roger on 07 Jun 2004, no replies)
Hi, Open regedit (start > run > regedit) browse to this key ... (more)

can explorer.exe be manually added to startup processees (by godfather on 07 Jun 2004, 2 replies)
For about 2 weeks I am only able to boot to a blank screen; I can complete the boot up to my desktop by adding the new task Explorer via task manager. ... (more)

Re: help!!! Remote Prucedure Call.... (by Bruce Chambers on 7 Jun 2004, no replies)
Greetings -- Why do you say that you have no networking, at all? The Internet is the world's biggest single network. ... (more)

session3_initialization_failure - XP Home installation problems (by Bob on 7 Jun 2004, 2 replies)
When installing XP-home edition; after the copy of setup files, and the message in the status bar stats that Windows is about to start, i get a blue screen error message stating "session3_initialization_failure". The message goes on to state that if this is a new installation i should check out the ... (more)