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| | i want to hibernate the system.but hibernate option is not displayed in power options in control panel.how can i enable the hibernate.i m using windows xp professional sp2. |
| | Hi! To connect over L2TP VPN (without IPSec ) in Windows XP ProhibitIpSec value must be changed [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Rasman\Parameters] "ProhibitIpSec"=dword:00000001 How can I do the same configuration in Windows 2003 Server? There is no ProhibitIpSec in Parameters.. TIA |
| | Hi, If anyone has any ideas about this I'd love to hear them... Recently i've had to turn off and re-boot my laptop 5 or 6 times before it completes its boot sequence. I boot up, go through the windows user account password, my desktop appears, all the icons, all …  |
| | I dont have EXACT duplication of what is mentioned however, I am wondering if anyone can shed light on these 2 things .. 1) AT times some of my system may freeze ., upon doing shift ctl break, I bring up task manager & get an error to the effect … |
| | i have a dell dimension 4550 WINXP PRO w/ a single DVD-RW tray. now when i put a CD that someone has burned for me, it reads it as a blank CD. any advice? thanks! chuck |
| | Hi All new to this so please be bear with me, i have had a problem now for about a week where i can only access my internet in safe mode with command prompt. I think the problem all started when i downloaded detonator XP drive. I cannot get the … |
| | I have a laptop that I took off the domain today and made it a work station. I like an idiot do not know what any of the user names or passwords were before i did that. Is there anything I can do? I have xp and a dell precision …  |
 | Is there a way to password protect file share permissions, mainly the properties, and or sharing and security tabs. We have someone here that caused a problem playing with those settings. Thanks. |
| | Hi, I was wondering if anyone could tell me why I can't start windows in safe mode? Thanks  |
| | Hi, im not sure if this problem has already been solved in another thread but basically my computer has been infected by several viruses and i don't have a clue on how to remove them all. firstly, there is [B]kamsoft[/B], then there is [B]vamsoft[/B] then theres another one called [B]cdoosoft[/B] …  |
| | I while back, I went to "Add or Remove Programs" and got rid of some things that I wasn't using and I suspected were slowing things down on my computer. Since that time, whenever I shutdown, it goes right to the end of the shutdown process and then a blue … |
| | hey, i have an Asus F3J laptop thats giving some form of memory problem.. i cleaned the RAM modules and sometimes, when it does boot, the screen has glitches, sometimes it works properly for a while then locks up, other times u just hear the startup sound but no display. … |
| | Hi Guys Probably the most hectic one Ive experienced so far. I have a Terminal Server witch the majority of my staff connects to. It started very recently that atleast twice a day I get the error [B][I]RPC Error Unavailable[/I][/B] when some of my users try to log onto the … |
| | My windows XP starts-up very slow, its takes bout 10mins before I can eventually put it to use. Is this normal after 4 years use? I've ran all types of malware and virus checks and the system is clean. I do run norton 360, so thats perhaps one reason for … |
 | Hi, I'm not sure if this is in the right forum, I apologize If its not. I have the GRUB boot loader installed on my computer, and its interfering with me installing windows from cd. I insert the windows install CD, and it says "Setup will now check your computers … |
| | I have a zebra lp2844 printer connected directly to my computer, and a networked laser jet printer also hooked up. Two days ago, everything worked fine. CAme in the next day and now I cannot print to my zebra printer unless I change my system default to that printer. The … |
| | Hi All This is my first post to the forum. I'm not a noobie but not an expert either :) . My problem is that after some problems with a video driver going bad and doing a reinstall of XP Home now my broadband (cable modem) internet connection seems to … |
 | I have a client who came to me with: "I lost my icons and start menu all I see is the backround image on my desktop". Anyone have this problem? |
| | Hi All, This is the first time i am using this forum.I have a issue discussed as below. I have Acer Aspire 4270 laptop (pre-installed with Linux), bought a year back. I got Windows Xp (SP 2) installed onto that by the shopkeeper. Now that I am installing Windows XP … |
| | After few of window load, blue screen "Autochk program not found skipp autocheck. Thank you for read |
| | guys..I just would like to ask for your help with this minor problem I have. I just recently upgraded my graphics card and installed the drivers included in it. But every time I open my pc a window opens that tells me that I have to install the driver for … |
| | Is there "any" way to change the workgroup name "after" the CA service has been installed? If not, would it be possible if the CA service was removed? We are not using AD and never have. I just simply need to change the workgroup name. Thanks, Tim |
| | When I type [CODE]c:\windows\system32\taskkill.exe /im somename.exe /t[/CODE] in the run box of the scheduled tasks wizard,the job completes successfully,but if I used the windows command prompt instead and I typed the following: [CODE]schtasks /create /sc once /sd 01/01/2009 /st 16:16:16 /ru confused /rp bigheadache /tn sametask /tr c:\windows\system32\taskkill.exe /im somename.exe … |
| | When I start up the computer, the Desktop and taskbar go away after 20 secs and do not come back. I can access things through task manager (which is how I got here). I've swept with Trend Micro and it quarantined some files but to no avail. I've looked up … |
| | Hello Guys, I have a problem when I'm using Safari browser every-time I try to to exit or enter it , a window pops up and says "except_handler4_common....." any ideas? |
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 | Hello everyone, I have a simple question. If I ghost a hard drive ( make an image of it ) can I then boot from it ( the image ) on another computer and then use it as usual ? And also if I ghost the hard drive and lets … |
| | Hi Folks, Today I accidentally installed the Netware client services and would like to uninstall it. I cannot figure out how to do this. I can no longer change how a user logs on or off using my XP Pro User Account tool. I receive an error message that states: … |
| | I just joined this forum because I find it informative to it's users. I want to learn as mch as I can about troubleshooting my computers. At present I am having great difficulty with my desktop as I am getting an error message to say " lsass.exe-Application Error The instructions … |
| | hi all, I have a problem. I have added a PC running W2000 which I was updating for a customer to my network. This way I could access it from my own desktop. Part of this installation is that the PC needed CTRL-ALT-DEL + user/password to access the network. This … |
| | I tried doing this: Press Start > Run Type in: cmd Press enter Type in: ipconfig /release Press enter. (your net connection will die for now, but this next command fixes it) Then type in: ipconfig /renew Press enter. Then type in: ipconfig /flushdns but it says the required operation … |
| | Our server has several roles at the moment. 1. Web server so offsite employees can use a Flash application. 2. A few folks remote in using RDP (admin mode, so it's not a TS server). 3. SQL server. Some offsite employees use a Windows client to connect to the database. … |
| | Mine is amd sempron 2500+ processor, 256mb ram and i am using win xp,sp2. whenvever i install any antivirus the operation of the system slows down by huge amount. [COLOR="Red"]That too just after the booting i would not be able to perform any operations for 2-5 minutes.[/COLOR]. [B]Is it because … |
| | I tried the steps from the Microsoft support link but I cannot, or it will not let me, get past the first line- copy c:\windows\system32\config\system c:\windows\tmp\system.bak, I get a message saying it cannot be copied, does this mean a reformat and total re-installation, or have I missed something. CHECK LIST: … |
| | When she disconnects from the internet, the computer automatically restarts itself, any suggestions would be greatful thank you Connection: Dialup 56k pci motorola internal modem OS: XP Pro (SP2) |
| | I'm quite desperate. My explorer.exe on my computer doesn't work (Windows XP home edition service pack 3). That's bad enough but my DVD/CD - Rom driver doesn't work as well, so I can't reboot with XP cd/dvd stocked. It all started when I told a friend of mine that I … |
| | Hi fellow techies and others : ) As a member of this site, I am requesting some information on how to: You see I have a friend with windows 2000 and they want to regularly use Utube and heres the problem: The pc in question does meet system requirements basically … |
| | I've installed many a DVD Drive with nary a problem. However, I am now installing a typical DVD drive an XP box (Sony Vaio). The OS sees the drive, but tells me there was trouble installing the hardware. When I check in Device manager it shows the correct drive with … |
| | Hi, I was wondering if you could help me with a problem ive been having with my PC lately, whenever i enter My Music file it seems to completely freeze up and shut down, then asks to send an error report, ive tried to enter the folder with my PC … |
| | I posted this originally at the [URL="http://forums.msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/vssetup/thread/99ff6079-04b1-4504-92ba-0845f398dd8d"]MSDN[/URL] forums, but wasn't able to get any help. Visual Studio FTP doesn't work on my desktop (which has XP), but the problem is only on my desktop. I can create and delete folders and files via FTP but I can't open files. Trying … |
| | My computer is really slow starting up. I downloaded a registry cleaner called easy clean but I'm not sure what I should erase from the start up menu. If I delete items from the start up menu--will it completely remove them from my computer? |
| | I'm working on a dell XP Home that will not get past the welcome screen, there is one user, when you first boot up it is all norm it goes straight into the desktop background (no icons) then it logs off and goes to the welcome screen, when you click … |
| | This post describe how to install VGA controller when you Forcing Windows to Use the Standard VGA Mode Drivers Without Having to Use Safe Mode [B]Follow the step to Forcing Windows to Use the Standard VGA Mode Drivers Without Having to Use Safe Mode[/B] 1. When you install an OEM … |
| | Gotta keep the kids off the computer. Have run several virus scans and spyware, anything found has been removed, but still can't open My Computer etc., from desktop, nor control panel through Start. When I boot and press F8, nothing happens, just boots normally. When I boot with the Windows … |
| | My laptop won't let me start it from the docking station. Anytime I try it freezes and won't perform any functions. Now all of a sudden Mozilla won't work. I have tried the microsoft help site and nothing seems to work. Please help |
| | Woke up this morning to my computer acting funny - typical spyware/virus behavior. Decided, ok, fuck it, spybots are missing something, lets get antivirus. Downloaded a 90 day trial of Norton 360. While setting it up it prompted me to scan before it installed. Sounded like a decent enough idea, … |
| | My task is to backup system state and some folders every day in target time. When I configure the scheduled task and try to click "aplay" window send me message AS IN Attachmet. Do I have to mark option "Run only if I logged on" that it works and why … |
| | I'm working a person's eMachine t6524. The printer is a Lexmark x3470 all in one. I believe that the OS is WinXPsp2. When I try to print from either Word or Notepad the I get a "Communication Failure." The scanner communicates with the computer over the same USB port, I … |
| | I'm trying to do a repair install of XP to fix some issues created when a hard drive started going bad. The install comes up with trying to load an Intel USB driver, if you say YES, you lose the keyboard & mouse which are USB. If you say NO, … |
| | Is there anyway to backup the Terminal server cal's and user cal's on a 2003 server in case of failure? |
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