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i have two windows xp installed in my hard disk how do i uninstall one of them without affecting the other......one of them is not activated so i cant enter it in any way i know :sad:

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can anyone tell me how to tell if a pc that i bought with windows xp home already installed, is a real xp home or a copy

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Wondering if anyone could assist me on this, I have a HP 3740 printer, there is a TEST document in the printer folder. When I look at it it indicates DELETING, yet it does not do that.. HOW DO I PURGE THIS???????? Thanks for your assistance...

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I have p-4 system with 40 gb hdd intel original board and 512 mb of ram. It had 4 parititions, Win 2000 professional was loaded in with norton antivirus 2004. The OS was totally corrupted so i had to format C: and reinstall everything, now the problem was i completed …

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Hi, Got new computer but I can't read my old .doc files. (w98). On starting up, it "configured" , or let me select language, etc. Nothing works, messed up text then readable further down the page. Any ideas? Thanks, L-D

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Ok so I rebuilt my FTP server this weekend and im having a little problem this time. As far as I can see I set it up the same way I did last time. But I can only FTP in with WS FTP. I cant get in with anyother program …

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Back in May 2003 I got a new computer with these specs: Pentium IV 2.4GHz 512 PC 2700 DDR-RAM ATI Radeon 9500 Pro Video card MSI 648 Max Motherboard w/ integrated sound card 40 GB Hard Drive (Brand Unknown) 16x DVD ROM Drive (Brand Unknown) Windows XP Pro Ever since …

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I am using Xp in my system for last one year and now i am facing a problem. I am able to enter in to the control panel but not able to open the users acounts, sound options, and etc., the problem is reporting that windows/system32/rundll32.exe is not found pls …

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I have Win XP SP2, with McAfee 2005, everything was fine until i installed "Acronis True Image" software. After installation it asked for restart, i restarted, ran fine till bootmenu, Win XP logo, and the password section, but after typing password and press enter it stays their 4 about 15 …

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My computer has developed a very wierd problem over the past few weeks. It started with my previous power supply going to hell. It lasted for about 4 years, and I've made several upgrades to my computer since. The power supply was 250 volts, and I just figured, about time, …

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[IMG]http://img473.imageshack.us/img473/3658/untitled1bu.jpg[/IMG] why can't i change it?

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Is there a way to remove access to a program for a user within the shared folder? Example: would like to remove the aol program for a specific user - can't just block the website since it is a program for the aol messanger. Parental controls can only do so …

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is there any way to make an active desktop play sound? i was thinking more on the lines of only when i click on it too. but if sound were always on icould always just activate or disactivate it. [URL=http://fgateam.ytmnd.com/]http://fgateam.ytmnd.com/[/URL] i was thinking maby i could do something like that …

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I have some issues while playing video games on my computer. The games would be Soldier of fortune, call of duty, starcraft just to name a few. I have researched informatoin regarding outdated drivers, which i have updated. Outdated BIOS (which i never figured out), and quite possibly conflicting ram …

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can someone please give me a run through of installing windows from msdos. everytime i do i get an error for finishing install. what i am looking for is an order of how to do it...like delpart, format, fdisk...etc. thanks!

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there are a lot of software that I use that I wish there was some sort of way that I could just right click on the taskbar icon and specify to always keep it on top. Do you know if there is anything like this out there for win xp?

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sorry, this is a 98 question, but a lot more people are in here then the windows 98 forum....i just installed windows 98, except the graphics are piss. i can barely make out the screen on windows explorer. are there any graphics drivers or something i can download to make …

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what cuases a mouse on a laptop to act eratically at times? its an ibm where the scroll is a little red ball in the center of the keyboard?

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Hi all. Okay I'm having something of an annoying problem at the moment. As you can see in this screenshot, Windows is not assigning the correct icon to my C:/ Drive, even though all settings are correct and the icon is in the right place. [url=http://www.jonreid.co.uk/images/jonsballsedupdriveicon.jpg ][Screenshot][/url] (I am using …

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run the task manager through the run program? like command runs the command prompt....what runs the task manager?

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I just replaced my hardrive in my XP box and put my old drive in a external case. Now I can't get to my Documents and Settings\user name it says is not Accessible, Access Denied when trying to access file on old drive. The old drive was XP Pro SP1 …

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Rite now my com is in the state where it continue to loop at DOS....when i entered the bios mode it shows that the primary IDE doesnt detect my hard disk....So how do i go on about in fixing this problem.....and could anyone tell what the real problem is? please …

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i wiped my harddrive using delpart, then created a parition using fdisk, then formatted the C drive...i copy all the files from any OS(ive tried xp home, xp pro, 98, 2000 pro)..the files copy then it says restart to finish installing...it restarts and when it says "running windows" on the …

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I just realized that I had Cookies, History, & Temp. Internet folders within the Temp folder (C:\DOCUME~1\XXX\LOCALS~1\Temp). This seems a bit strange, since these folders are currently present outside the Temp folder as well in their otherwise "normal" location. So I rebooted into Safe mode & deleted the folders in …

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Hey i have windows xp on my laptop and this is wat happens... when i start up the system the first thing that shows is.. the sony logo .. then it tells me if i wanna start it on normal mode, safe mode, last configure mode.. and 2 others.. i …

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why is it that when i use delpart and wipe the hdd, then i put in any boot disk its says "Starting Windows 98"? do i have improper boot disks? if so, where can i get a xp boot disk that would say "Starting Windows XP"?

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Alright, here's the problem: Just a few days ago, my computer would just idle at the screen that displays the processor/company name for a good 2 to 4 minutes. I havn't altered a single thing on the computer, so I have no idea what it could be. Also, when it …

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So I was hoping to get some suggestions on what software to use to monitor my server. The server hosts a FTP and a small website. What I want todo is setup my second monitor on my server to have the app up all the time. Is there something that …

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I have a small network set up in my home. I have three computers with XP Pro and they are all problem free. My two laptops which are connected through a Linksys wireless router are the problem. One laptop is XP Home, the other XP Media Edition. I am unable …

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This is the message I get when burning a CD, after I try copying more then 90MB on a 700MB CD. [B][COLOR=Red]"Sorry. Cannot transfer additional songs. The memory of your External Device/Media is full." :rolleyes: Please assist.[/COLOR][/B]

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Ive been trying to get this to work for over a week now.. After setting up the bios to boot the CD-ROM drive first I pop in the Windows XP disk. It goes to this blue screen where it starts loading all the files on the disk. But, like a …

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Hey I just installed a copy of Server 2003. One thing I noticed, there's no Welcome Screen in Server (the one called logonui.exe). However, the file exists in the system32 directory. What can I do to enable the XP style login? I'm pretty bored with the Server 2003 style of …

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i always get this dialog when i am browsing the web. line error:100 Do you wish to debug it? this dialog make me crazy.... if i am not wrong...this happen since i remove windows xp SP2. can somebody help me to solve it? THANKS!

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Hello, I,ve been adviced by Hewlett Packard to do a total reinstallment of my XP home edition. My computer is just 9 months old and has 80 GB and 512 MB RAM. I've got a "recoverydisc" which doesn't help at all. My questions: 1) In which box/slide shall I put …

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:cry: hi i have a problem with my windows media player.When i try to play any video files wmp screen goes black and then nothing happens except computer slows right down i can not close wmp quick as another windows take minuttes then after closing the window computer still slow.I …

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Hi, Previously I had Canon S200spx BJ Printer, which i dont use it now, so i removed the printer and its driver. This printer had created a folder in C: BJPrinter, which i removed but it comes back again, the moment i restart the computer this folder appears in the …

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im sure people are tired of me posting the same problem over and over, but i finally found my driver updates...but when i go to install, i get the notice "INF ERROR: Drivers not found" there could have been a mistake on my part, so i pulled out my recovery …

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Hi, I have Windows media player 10 and want to play DVDs on it. About a week ago I was able to play them without any problem at all, but now when I play them I hear no sound. I have tried many different DVDs and i have tried many …

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I can't communicate with a Win 2003 Server. I have a Win 2000 machine on the same minihub but there has been no way for one to see the other. I have tried Telnet and the Remote Admin screens to no avail. Anybody have any ideas?

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Im having a hard time trying to keep track of all my passwords. I dont want to use just one becuse its not safe. I was thinking about using a program to keep track, one that will go on my jump drive. But I want to know what all the …

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i am trying to back up all my music. some of its mine some from other people and some from the net. i cannot burn a thing. i have tried both media player 10 and and roxio cd creator. it wont let me burn anything says i dont have the …

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The orginal problem was that the computer would shut down whenever a cd (software) was inserted into the CD-ROM. The system was wiped, 2000 reinstalled, updates, MS Office, Word Perfect, Onstream (back-up) and then NAV 05 with updates and a scan. A CD was inserted, and it rebooted. It almost …

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hey all...please help....i have a laptop...ibm. i used fdisk to clear the hdd, then i formatted the drive...it said .16M were bad sectors. i dont know if that has anything to do wit the problem though. i ran my 2000 cd....it copied all the files fine then restarted. when it …

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Hi everyone, I have an older computer that used to run windows 98 on it. Right now, it has no operating system on it and I have been having a heck of a time trying to get an OS on there. I have tried and failed numerous times to get …

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I am trying to install an XPpro on my PowerEdge server, I am aware that this is not supported by Dell but I get the feel on diffrent forums that this has been done. There are a couple of obsticels along the way and I´ve gone 3/4 of the way …

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Hi everyone, I just repartitioned my hard drive and then i installed windows xp again, but it is saying that i have two versions of Windows XP Home Edition on my computer and it prompts me to select which one i would like to run? Is there any way I …

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After attempting to fix a crash issue with some software, I was advised to uninstall the Hotfix KB824141, however, the uninstaller froze part way through, and now XP will not boot back up. I don't have Xp discs as the OS came pre-installed, and the recovery discs I do have …

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Hi, I just registered to this forum. I bought a new laptop 10 days ago (Toshiba Tecra A4) and i use Windows XP Professional. Since the last three days, there has been a problem with my keyboard. Some keys dont type symbols or number as they should write. For instance, …

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I don't know if this thread belongs here, I wasn't sure where to put it, sorry. I'll start off by explaining my set up. I have 2 machines. 1 desktop and 1 laptop. Both have identical copies of XP SP2. Laptop plays DivX and any other media files perfectly (yay!). …

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I dont know if this is the right place to post, but just yesterday i found out photoshop wont work i click the icon and it shows that little window and says initializing and it says loading and all but when it gets to the end it just stops and …

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