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Hi, I have a windows server 2003 machiene but when i try to log on i get the error This copy of Windows must be activated with Microsoft. You cannot log on until you activate windows. Do you want to activate now? I click yes and the activation appears but …

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I noticed about 3 weeks ago that a bunch (not all) of my picture and video files are gone!! The folders I had them arranged in are still there, but there is nothing in them. I have been loosing my mind trying to figure out the problem. I have requested …

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I have a friend who is trying to copy a pdf file witch is written in Greek to microsoft world and the Greek fond changed to something i don't know how to explain it, :) not language anyway i hope you guys understand. :) Thank you

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I have some questions regarding System Restore. When should we use System Restore? Any idea? Regards,

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I have a Dell Dimension 3000 with Windows XP, and Service Pack 3 was just installed. When I start up I just get the Windows screen XP. When I reboot and press F8 and try to start in Safe Mode with Command Prompt, I don't get the prompt but get …

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Hello, I have a Citrix Metaframe Presentation Server 3.0 Enterprise server and I can connect perfectly with there software, I want to be able to turn on the computer and it will auto have the citrix logon nothing else I have seen this done at my school. Turn On > …

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Hi, Recently I I'm getting the error messages for the following actions: -When I want to check for volume from the Windows Tool I get: Windows was unable to compllete the Disk Check. And when I use the CHKDSK command from the Start>Run, I get:Can't open volume for direct access. …

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I'm Newbie here and don't even know where do i post my problem . There's so many threads. So just let me post here. I want to restrict that some users don't change stuff in internet options. I use AD for my Client/sever network . I know i can restrict …

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We are using Server 2003, SP1 I have a Scheduled Task set to run at 4am, problem is it's not running. The files that the task is supposed to delete, never get deleted.. If I start the task manually, they do get deleted. When I read the sched log (SchedLgu.txt) …

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Ok here goes, I have been working with this computer for like 2 weeks now, every time i go to install windows it will go through formatting then when it goes to the installing the files needed at the boot screen sometimes it will go thought the whole process and …

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On windows XP you can change the login screen to show something else. Well I tried that and now when I boot up my splash screen comes on and then after it loads my screen goes black. You can't see anything nowhere to put your password in at.This is what …

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I have 2 satta drive .prmary has 3 parts with win 2003 standerd in C:.other hard disk is single partition .Primary disk is with win 2003.second disk is with windows Xp.After loading xp in second disk my win 2003 on c drive wont boot.When ever i select it just restarts …

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I can't start up my computer at all. I got a new SATA 500gb HD and installed it, BIOS detects it. I am trying to install windows XP on it but it keeps freezing when its loading everything, although sometimes i can get to where you press S to load …

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Ok, so I've gone to multiple tech forums and asked this same question, lets see who answers first. Fairly simple to explain a little harder to fix (so far). When I try to log in on my computer (Windows xp) I get an error with the title "Explorer.EXE" message stating: …

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hello! Is there any way to connect automatically to a wireless network on my windows xp? thanks. :)

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Hi, whenever I try to load any javascript link I get an error. I have reinstalled javascript and that didn't help. I don't no what else to do. Please help!!!

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I need help in Outlook, some of my user’s connection to Outlook while they are connected to Exchange server will receive a message saying that connection to server has been disconnected and then few seconds later user will receive that connection to server has been restored. Please help

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Hi, Last week I started up my computer and noticed the the start bar did not appear, and when I go to right click on the desktop nothing comes up. What should i do? Please advise. Thanks.

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hello im having a very annoying problem. This is my setup. i am on wireless lan on ADSL. i am unable to view machines which are in the same workgroup. the thing is, it fluctuates. sometimes i can view them and smtimes i can not. i can leave my machine …

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Hello-- I have a problem in that my younger son's laptop (dell inspiron 1525, shipped with Vista, I "upgraded" to Xp sp3) shows an excellent wireless connection at his mom's house, but Google's front page barely loads. To complicate matters, his older brother's laptop (older Dell, Xp sp3) connects and …

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I have been having tons of problems with my HP Compaq Business Desktop lately so I copied everything from HD and decided to reformat completely. I used the "HP Restore Plus" CD to erase everything, followed the instructions to put in the "MS Windows XP Pro" CD when prompted, and …

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hi everyone, I have recently started having a lot of problems with my computer. I guess if I make a list it would be easiest =/ 1. When I search something in google, it works alright in firefox, but if I click on any link it doesn't take me to …

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hi, this is siriyal, i have a doubt when my flash player that animation is not appearing please solve this problem advanced thanks ..................

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i have a very strange problem, XP sp2 doest allow to logon to my laptop, i have tried to different methods such as 1) going through SAFE MODE....not possible same msg 2) Tried to repair through the windows cd....not possible 3) tried to replace userinit.exe, wsaupdater.exe( didnt find wsaupdater.exe) and …

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Hi All -- At some point we will be purchasing Ghost and utilizing it for our Win XP Pro machines (which will have a standard image with MS Office 2003, Adobe Reader, etc). My question is this: What validation processes should be done after the image is created? I know …

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My computer is running very slow i have over 1gb of memory in it i've done a de-frag , deleted temp internet files and so on but it still runs very slow . The hour glass shows up and just keeps turning over and over for ahwile what do i …

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HI PC Guru's, I've got a stack of old Dell Optiplex GX1's (I hate the antiques but they seem to work with a program we have running here) that I'm swapping a good hard drive through each of them. Some have easy fixes, but I ran across 1 of them …

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Yes my problem started when I tried to download a new login screen. Well I did just that and then installed it then I had to reboot perfect so far. Now comes the moment of truth to see if the login screen will work nope nothing just a black screen …

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I have a Dell Dimension 8100 running Windows XP, SP3. I have 512 MB RAM. When I click the button to analyze or defrag my C drive, nothing happens. When I check Task Manager it indicates that it is running. What can I do. I have run Chkdsk and found …

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Hi all, While burning MPEG files on the VCD , i am getting an error : Invalid field in parameter, Could not perform start of Disc-at-once. How can i change this to track-at-once ??? I have Nero Express6 and Nero vission express3. I cannot find the place where i can …

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I've done a system restore due to my p.c running very slow as of late. I then wanted to get rid of some program and games that I didn't want. I've gone through the control panel etc. I get to the point where nothing will uninstall, each one is saying …

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Recently, I have had to remove multiple worm virus's and infections from this xp system. I have downloaded the latest ms updates until update history told me service pak 3 invlalid installation. Biggest problem Internet OPtions gone from control panel and system menu and tools on ie7 toolbar also gone. …

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hi, in our organisation have 2 server running windows 2003 service pack 1 with primary and secondary domain controller, and folder sharing for winxp client computer. recently primary server was shutdown and i was discovery that the client computer login to network and try to access secondary server folder ask …

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[B][U]external hard disk as operating system[/U][/B] is thr any process thru which i can install windows XP in my external 80 gb usb hard disk,, i want to use my hard disk as my personal computer .... on any external machine........ do help me........... thanx! regards..

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Dear all, I am using windows 2003 enterprise edition.in IBM server but i am getting event log's frequently for every minute. Becoz of this i am not able to take the back up. ERROR ID :333 Source : Application pop-up. Description : An I/O operation initiated by registry failed unrecoverably.The …

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hi. i was wondering if enabling upnp will interfere with web browsing. i had to enable it for torrents, but my web browsing has significantly slowed or even stopped. even though i've limited my downloads to half of what i'm capable of i'm still having problems web browsing. what am …

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Good day Please can someone tell me what is exactly CSRSS.EXE and what it is doing. Can I do without. And so how can I delete it. Right now it is installed in a directory: c:\windows\softwaredistribution I even changed the name ones in save mode to softwaredistribution.old Because I receive …

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Morning everyone, I'm hoping that someone can help me with a problem we've been having for over a month now. I'll keep it short but I can supply proc mon logs etc if required. In a nutshell, we have around 50 users (on Windows XP machines) accessing an application (on …

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Hi Everyone My computer keeps locking up ( occasionally - not every day ) since I had a new MB/Chip installed. One solution I have seen is to boot up in safe mode and check out and delete any duplicates in the device manager. I've had a look in device …

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I've gotten the BSOD twice now, I was sleeping when it happened so I don't know what the computer was attempting to do that caused it. I haven't installed any new hardware for at least a year. full msg string was Driver_IRQL_not_less_or_equal 0x000000D1 (0x00000008, 0x00000002, 0x00000000, 0xF7847BEF) NDIS.sys - F7847BEF …

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I am having trouble logging in to my Windows. It asks for my password then says loading your personal settings but it only brings up my desktop background and that is as far as it will go. I am able to login in safemode but that is it. Any help …

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My XP setup has been working OK but now it doesn't start with my proper desktop display settings. I have Windows Classic theme selected for the display properties but lately when I start Windows I get a desktop that is Windows Classic but with XP "windows and buttons" (Appearance tab). …

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First let me apologize if this is the stupidest question of all time. Next let me introduce myself, my name is Craig and I teach in a school in Resolute Bay, Nunavut, Canada... 600 miles above the Arctic Circle. There are no techs up here to help me with my …

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In the last couple of weeks I've noticed that my computer is crashing during startup after loading the desktop (XP/SP3). There is momentarily a blue DOS screen with text, including the error message, but too brief to read or record, then the computer restarts. Sometimes this cycle happens once, more …

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I have been trying to fix my computer for a couple of days now because I have a Fatal System Error problem. I have been searching everywhere online as to how to fix this dilemma, and majority of the answers consists of me opening 'run' and searching for 'msconfig'. Now …

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Is there a way to find the size of an icon in bytes..? The file with the extension .ico stores the icons and it has a directory field which tells the bytes occupied by the icon's data. But the question is that how can we extraxt the information? is there …

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i have a windows 2000 an i am getting the messege operating system not found can you help me fix it an tell me how to download it to a cd. i am using another computer to ask my question. thanks

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running XP with plenty of RAM but printing from word takes up to 3min for the printer to connect etc. PDF and Excel seems a lot faster. Is there a fix for this?

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