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Hi My dad has formatted and replaced windows xp on his computer but it will not pick up his second hard drive, it will only pick up the first one, the system was working fine untill he reformmated it . Any ideas warmly welcome

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I have formatted a PC today, Its a windows XP Pro PC with Zone Alarm Antivirus and Firewall installed, also iNorton Goback system restore installed. When i shutdown PC, it says.. Saving setttings.. Logging off... Shutting down... and atlast it just hangs in the Final Blue screen instead of shutdown... …

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Hi People, Does anybody know how to auto start a program when starting Windows XP? I would like to start my computer with Windows XP, leave the room and when I get back Internet Explorer 5.X is up and running. I was able to automacally connect to my ISP. But …

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Hi there I am providing internet and LAN services to Independent computers. I am using WindowsXP SP2, kero firwall and Squid cache. I want the info that how i can enforce each user to enter User name and Password before entering (connecting) LAN and using Internet. 2ndly band width qouta …

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I am a moron and forgot my xp password for my admin. account (only account on the computer) and now it wants me to change the password that I can't remember. I tried logging into to safe mode, but it seems to stop/freeze after the following message: multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS\System32\Drivers\agp440.sys I had …

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Okay, I have (what I think is) a serious error on my system. Every once and awhile I get an error with no title in the title bar and it says "Windows cannot access the specified device, path or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to acces the …

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hi all, my computer is not downloading anything ive googled it and followed some advice but it doesnt work. i have no idea why it wont download. i managed to download 1 thing and thought it was fixed but it stopped again. also when i press 1 key im getting …

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Not sure what cause this, but definitely a problem! I have been having problems installing programs that use .msi After doing some research, I have found that the rights in my Registry don't seem to be correct. I can look at the rights in some keys and even the Administrator …

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How exactly does running a program as the current user help anything? I really don't see what security benefit it could/should provide.

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OK, basically, when I logon (either via windows XP welcome screen or business logon window) I immediatly logoff. It persists in safe mode. I had to reformat last time, and now it's doing it again. I swallowed my geeky pride and asked on this forum. HELP APPRECIATED. I found no …

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Last night I moved my old Dell 2400's innards into a new larger case. The computer booted immediately (XP SP2) and ran fine, no problems at all, for several hours. This morning when I started it up, I noticed it was running slow. I checked the Task Manager and I …

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I just reinstalled Windows XP pro and i can't connect to the internet... the is a live cable plugged into the nic but the computer doesn't even have the LAN connection up in the network connection settings. I did the same thing to my laptop the same day and it …

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:mrgreen: OK - my first post - took 12 hours but tenacity and refusal to"reformat an re-install" (per dell support) wins. I hope this saves someone a lot of pain and frustration. I figured there are a million posts on the problem - why not start a new post with …

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On some web pages, where there should be a graphic, there is a box with a red x in it, or sometimes three coloured triangles. What is this? Why does the graphics not appear? I am on XP 2. Thanks in advance for any help, Tez

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and how do I fix [url=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v396/siggy90/problem.jpg] this [/url]

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So I think that I have picked up a nasty virus which has crashed my laptop. It is in an endless loop of trying to reboot. I have read many of the previous posts on this site and I am still stuck. Basically I load in my XP CD. I …

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When using programs on my computer the commit charge raises, then when I close down these programs it returns to same commit charge it starts out with after I start up the computer. 353/3430M When I run Zonealarm Security suite and scan for viruses the commit charge raises to 560/3430M …

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hello all this is my very first post! ok so my problem is is that i restarted my computer bcoz itgo so laggy so slow. after restarting it,the screen goes blue for a split second (i think it was that intel inside thing) then the screen goes blank nothing happens. …

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Heool There, I am new to DaniWeb and it looks like a great place. I worked for a major Internet/VOIP provider in the NY area. I am 43 and have 2 daughters, one just turned 8 and has been battleing Cancer for the last 11 months but we are starting …

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[B][COLOR=green][COLOR=green]Shew..now that this page has finally loaded, I can explain my problem and hope you wonderful people here can help me. [/COLOR][/COLOR][/B] [COLOR=green][/COLOR] [B][COLOR=green][COLOR=green]This has been going on since about Saturday. I can connect with my DSL. I have already called the DSL place and they said they don't see …

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I am getting this on start up: exception processing message c0000013 parameters 75b6bf9c 4 75b6bf9c 75b6bf9c and with a few clicks it goes away till next start up

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I have 3 computers running XP SP2. 3 days ago, the keyboard on one died. Luckily I had an extra keyboard, installed it and now it is working. Yesterday, the keyboard on the second computer quit working. At first the mouse quit also, but in safe mode, the mouse will …

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Hi There all Annoying XP Home takes just under 2 minutes to boot to Desktop anybody help ceiber27

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when i press f10 on my pc when it is booting up it displays the following: [I]Stop c000021a {Fatal System Error} The session Manager Initialization process terminated unexpectedly with status of 0xc000003a (0x00000000 0x00000000) The system has been shutdown[/I] does anyone know how i can resolve this problem thanks to …

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I have a bluetooth mouse and keyboard (MS intellimouse explorer for bluetooth) I want to use on a windows 2003 system. After scouring the Internet, I have been able to get basic functions working. The standard mouse buttons work, but the wheel and side buttons to not. Also, the keyboard …

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The box is an Averatec laptop 711 series OEM XP Media Center. When I boot the message is windows\system32\config\system is missing or corrupt. Here's the kicker - I have ghost 10 and it seems to be working well enough, it sees my USB drive and I can locate files, but …

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hi , i recently had the missfortune of receving a virus , which ment i had to clear my laptop, the only problem is that a few of the drivers that i need to restore are not included on my windows xp operating disk(ie my modem driver and multimedia driver) …

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THis morning, my PC just kept rebooting itself, I could see a BSOD but it flashed up and disappeared far too quickly to read. Is there any way of doing something so it can be read? I have got past that after running SpinRite, and that picked up an unrecoverable …

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Hi, I keep getting a problem that occurs randomly on start-ups and close-down's. My computer just freezes requiring me to force a restart or a power down (if i trying to turn it off). Looking in event viewer it says that the problem is caused by a W32Time error. I …

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Hi this is the first time im posting on this website i dont even know if this is the right place to post, but anyway Lately a wire for my D: drive came lose so i put it back in. I tried to burn a disc and it didn't work. …

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people every time i try to open my computer in safe mode it gets jammed or it works but all black i can't see anything and it says something about the safe mode settings :S and when i try to activate the adminstrator through the normal mode the account users …

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I have an hp computer that has "Media Center" xp on it. I collected [U]MY[/U] actual CD key from my computers registry using a program called "Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder." Now my question is, can I use this key on another computer I'm thinking of building? The HP computer will …

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I'm having computer problems - more specifically - browser problems. I have no problems loading my Outlook or any of my chat modules (Aim, Yahoo, etc), but my problem is this - it is taking forever to connect to a website. ONCE I connect, I can navigate no problem, and …

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i'v got a hp lightscribe super-multi drive but a little while after i bought it it doesn't read CD-R or some DVD's any suggestions how 2 fix it

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i'm the admin of our domain and i want to schedule the yahoo messenger for domain users only.. i got 2 group policy, the domain admins and the domain user gp... how can i schedule the yahoo messenger with only enable it by a specific time only, for example beaktime, …

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people my pc finally started getting slower cause of u jbennet i uninstalled windownsliveonecare and installed avast but it seems that it doesn't protect my pc from spywares :'( i have a svchost plenty of them takin the whole pc memory i need help faast pronto wut sort o programs …

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I cannot get Windows Explorer, My computer, Control Panel, etc. to open. I have run every virus scan I know of, as well as updated versions of Ad-ware and Spybot. I have also tried restore system to an earlier date. Now what do I do? My tech support for my …

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Hi, I'm having big problems with my comp... recently (over the past 2 or 3 days) it has been slowing down considerably, taking twice the time to load some programs. The cpu doesn't seem to run noticably higher than normal either. Forgive my noobishness... it's had a rapid slowdown and …

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My computer is turning itself off at different times, the Manufacturer said there is a DLL virus in circulation that causes this ?. My AVG and Stinger has not found a virus, is anyone aware of this please and what is the fix, Thanks, Roy

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Hey guuys MY gateway pc crashed after i was running aim, now when i tried to reboot it, it wont go pass the windows loading screen. Ive also gotten an error msg where it doesnt detect the hard drive but thats gone now. Ive tried hitting F8 and going into …

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[URL="http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/7782/assertfailedjt0.jpg"]http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/7782/assertfailedjt0.jpg[/URL] ASSERT Failed !IsConnected () At line 628 of d:\builds\nt32_chk\multimedia\dshow\filters\mpeg2\mp2demux\pin_out.cpp Continue? (Cancel to debug) Yes|No|Cancel i am using Pinnacle TVCenter 4 to watch telly on my laptop and when i close it or try and record something this popup comes up and i don't really understand what it means, because …

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Hi all, ive got a problem with my USB Harddisk. When i connect it to my desktop the hardware detector says that a new external device USB is found. But i can't find my USB drives? Its a 80GB Segate USB harddisk. You guys have any idea what the problem …

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IMJPMIG command: "C:windows\system32\IME\imjp8_1\IMJPMIG_1.exe" /spoil/RemAdvDef/Migration32 ImScInst command: "C:windows\system32\IME\ImScInst.exe /SYNC TNTSETP command: "C:windows\system32\IME\TINTLGT\TNTSETP.exe /SYNC TNTSETP command: "C:windows\system32\IME\TINTLGT\TNTSETP.exe /IMEName i was just browsing through the msconfig and those are the only ones i can't put a name to. I looked through the folder on the C: drive and it's all japenese :-O .... …

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I have a 40G I use as a secondary drive to store all my files.. I was hoping that segregating my data from my OS drive would afford myself a certain degree of safety, alas - after a power failure, XP reports the drive as a 4G "CDFS" partition, so …

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Hi. I am having trouble loading xp after an update to sp2. Several weeks ago, I did a system recovery to a pre sp2 state. My hard is partitioned with a recovery program. I had updated sucessfully before to sp2 and kept it updated for some time. Now when install …

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HI everybody! I have an almost brand new HP with dc and it has slowed down quite a bit during a month ago. It was very swift in the beginning, but as I installed more and more new software it became "sluggish". Slow booting goes always with W, but could …

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After playing around in Properties on the desktop I have managed a few changes however It seems these changes are somewhat "random." What works on XP pro doesn't work the same on XP home. Where do you change the quicklaunch icon sizes on home and pro? Where do you change …

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A couple of days ago I turned my laptop on but turned it off as it was still loading things up at the start. Since then when I turn it on it comes straight up with the screen which lets me choose safe mode etc. I have tryed safe mode, …

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I recently used the Computer Management tool to create a new account of my computer and after creating it I deleted my previous one. But now in windows text does not appear in certain places in programs, see the image below. As well certain text in flash files on the …

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Hi there, Iv been working on computers for a few years now and i really wish i would have found this website alot sooner, anyways heres my Problem. I have a older dell Dimension 4500S, Windows xp Professional SP2. That version of windows has been on this computer for 3 …

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