goto control panel system hardware device manager and install a driver for each yellow question mark

I don't think this is a terminal server error, are there more users on the domain then licenses on the domain controller not TS licenses but regular cal seats.

Kaspersky will work you may need to play around with the silent install command. The .key file must be in the same directory as the .msi. If you use kaspersky. Create a .cmd file with this
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Does the laptop have a Ethernet lan connection that you can try a cable and see if that works. You say you can ping the gateway can you ping 4.2.2.2 or google.com?

Not sure if it will work the users will need administrator privileges on their account for the program to install and they would at least have to pres the next next next stuff during the install...

Is this an inhouse exchange server or the end users outlook client?

I wonder if it's your mousing surface. Optical mice don't like shinny, mettalic,or see through glass desk tops. Do you have a mouse pad? If not try a magazine or piece of paper.

A bad disk wouldn't make a computer turn off

To disable balloon tips in the notification area, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then press ENTER.
2. Locate the following subkey:
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Is the cpu fan working?

Wow that sucks been there done that, unfortunately is was only around 40 mailboxes so I just imported the .pst in each persons outlook. Have you looked into exmerge I could never get it to work, and...

Go into outlook -> file -> import -> import from another program or file -> personal folder file .pst -> select the .pst for that user from the mobile backup import it to the exchange account hit...

I've never seen software cause a mouse problem

What happens when it crashes whats the error message

start -> run -> msconfig to disable any startup programs

The backup and restore options are usually hidden on a different partition so that should not be taking up the space unless you have software that is doing a backup and storing it on your hard drive....

Won't let you get past the install without a pro key and a home key will not work with pro

Well as soon as he does an update windows it's going to fail or shut him out of the operating system if he does not have an xp pro key.

Seen this before and forget what I did, Try going into printers and faxes uninstall the print drivers you are not using. Right click the white space in printers and fax's goto server properties to...

Why does he want XP Pro there's no difference unless he is joining it to a domain. If you have the serial key for xp pro then yes it's legal

Thanks

I setup 2 email addresses for 1 user @example1.com and @example2.com. there is no way for that user to select which email domain they send out from is there?

I think windows briefcase can, folder redirect with file sync. Is it on a domain?

can you ping the host pc? Can you ping the ip of the vm machine. I have an xp vm setup in a domain environment and I can't ping the machine name either, I just use the ip for everything been working...

What if you uncheck leave messages on server let one outlook download all the email off the server so the server is clear then re-check leave messages on server so you are kinda starting from a fresh...

Are others in your family marking them as unread? Since it sounds like you have more then 1 individual access this email may be hard to diagnose.

sounds like a bad hard drive boot to recovery console and run chkdsk /f

Cool, I just download the sp2 and the command line works you still have a typo in yours you are missing a : That's prob why it didn't it work it should be
integrate:c:\xp not integrate:c\xp

You need a space between the .exe and /integrate

It should work are you typing in the path correctly to where you copied the install cd?

I've never tried installing it without dns what happens if you run dcpromo does it give you the option for dns I forget? But you do need An operational DNS server for active directory to work

So is the system hung up on the install now? if ntfs.sys is missing try this

ntfs.sys missing or corrupt error message
To resolve this problem do the followings:-
1] Boot computer with the...

You have me very confused so by your description of the cables hard drive 1 is plugged in hard drive 2 is not? but in bios the raid is turned on to 0 with no 2nd drive? If that's the case and the...

That error usually points to a memory problem I would spend the 40 bucks on new memory and see if that fix's it. When I say points to memory problem it can also be the memory on the video card. So if...

Uncheck enable anonymous access in iis go into windows explorer right click the directory, goto security tab, click advance uncheck allow inheritable permission ... click add add the user names that...

Why was raid 0 setup on a xp machine? It sounds like the raid was broken or a drive dropped offline, and with a raid 0 data is spread over the 2 drives. So basically half a file can exist on 1 and...

Did you apply windows updates I've seen this on old service pack 1, Windows updates used to fix it

What is the error code on the blue screen?

Myspace may have a java or flash app that is causeing the browser to crash. Yes Easy to load windows insert cd boot from cd click next 100 different times

it sounds like your not installing the right driver