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Just today I goto Load Outlook Express (version 6) and only the left folder view and the very top menu appears. No messages are visible. It checks for email as I hear the new mail sound. The program will not do anything (clicking on anything doesnt make anything happen). I …

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Anyone experience hang-up while installing windows XP? The keyboard just blink and lights were off and on the screen it stop on the [Enter] to continue [R] Repair and so on.... Please help what should I do? I repeated the same process almost 9x already.

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Hi, Could anyone please help me to understand what's involved when moving a hard drive (Windows and documents in three partitions) to a new PC? I have an XP SP3 setup that I've tweaked to perfection (for me at least) and would like to maintain those files and settings when …

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[COLOR="Red"]Hi Friends, Need your Help !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Last month, i took assembled pc .....which contain processor "pentium D", 2.8 GHZ processor speed, 1 gb ram, 160 GB SATA HDD... First of all, i want to clear, in my pc there is no heavy application like visual studio ,oracle kind of software …

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I have a laptop that has wireless internet connection. It says Wireless Internet Connection Not Connected. Does anyone know how to fix this problem?

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I try or tried various programs to burn MP4 to DVD...Basically I get to the stage of Burn DVD. I have NEW Memorex DCD-R... The programs indicate the fact that it cant be burned and the trays on the drive open up.. Might you know what I am missing or …

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Several years ago I installed Windows XP and since then I have faithfully used Auto Update to install all the updates recommended by Microsoft, including SP2 and SP3. My PC has now developed problems, one of which is the inability to run some programs, including Internet Explorer. This in itself …

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When Windows XP tries to load, I get the following message: "We apologize for the inconvenience, but Windows did not start successfully. A recent hardware or software change might have caused this." My options are: Start in safe mode. Safe mode with networking. Safe mode with command prompt. Last known …

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I have Windows XP Home, and yesterday after turning my computer on, automatic update prompted me to install SP2. I clicked through until it began installing, then left. Upon returning, I found that my computer had frozen, so I did a hard reboot. After chdsk ran, my computer simply stopped …

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Operating System: windows xp hey guys, i was playing around in the command prompt of my computer and started playing with the net user command and found the user support_388945a0 and saw how it was used by microsoft and was wondering, is there anyway that i can use this account …

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I have created a form in which there are various values such as Name, Address, Date of Birth etc. The user is also allowed to select an image in a picture box. I want to insert these values along with the Image into database in appropriate columns. Any help is …

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Hello I am glad to find this site. I have been searching for help with learning C++, to no avil. So my question, which is multi-fold: I have a book from 10 years back or so, ansi compliant, should it work with dev-cpp. Second, I learned the difference between char …

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Hello there everyone, I need your immediate help. My relative's laptop just got infected by a rootkit in my opinion. He told me he was on a website and then the page just changed by itself and it took him to another page. Now here are the symptoms that I …

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Ok i only found this out earlier today and it does work as I tried it. this is how to remove a boot string that does not work (Ibased on the fact you have a dualboot os and want it to be single boot again as the other os dont …

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Hi everyone, this is my problem: I have Windows xp, a router, adsl modem, I can connect to the internet, but I can't find a way to disable the router firewall. My isp gives me dynamic ip's so everytime my router restarts I have a new ip address for my …

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Hello all. I'm rather new to "Posting threads", but here it goes... I built a system for my office. I installed Windows XP Pro, all the necessary software, applied the Group Policy, and installed SP2. When all was said and done, I ran SYSPREP so I could create an Image …

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Hi!, I have a bit of a problem here. I am looking into a few options. First of all, I have a program that was written in GWBASIC and it runs great on a DOS machine. It will even run in Windows 2000 under QBasic if you run it from …

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I have not long recently changed my windows password for XP. I went to log on the other day but forgot my password. This account has admin privileges. Luckily I created another account called guest which has basic privileges so I can still use the internet and stuff. But i …

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. My XP MicroSoft-generic ScreenSaver starts OK - but - after a couple of minutes it reverts back to a normal screen. . This has been the case since I re-installed XP-Pro. . I want ScreenSaver to stay activated until I decide to use the computer again .

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I have replaced a Windows XP PC (SP2) on my office network with an new pc running Windows XP SP3. The network is connected via a NetGear 16 port GB Switch with each pc assigned a static IP address. The new PC connects to all my printers , the internet …

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I have been using a dual boot system for several months with no problems...Windows XP PRO on drive 0, and Ubutu on drive 1. Use GRUB to choose which OS. One day, about 2 weeks ago, for no apparent reason, I can't get into Windows. When I choose Windows from …

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Please help -- I have tried every solution I could find on the Internet and nothing has worked. I get no audio from YouTube or any Flash video, but regular audio (videos, games, anything outside the browser) works fine. The proper audio devices are selected in the Control Panel and …

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windows logo key shortcurts are very tricky if you find the use of it. [COLOR="#ff0000"][URL="http://digitdiary.blogspot.com/2010/03/windows-logo-key-shortcuts-in-xp-vista.html"]Click here for the original source page[/URL][/COLOR] [COLOR="#ff0000"]and complete list [/COLOR] Windows: Display the Start menu Windows + D: Minimize or restore all windows Windows + E: Display Windows Explorer Windows + F: Display Search for …

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hey guys. so, suddenly, my Network Controller is unknown. When I go to devices manager and double click it, it comes up as an unknown manufacturer etc. Unknown Device and Vender, PNPID: VEN_168C&DEV_002B&SUBSYS_E8111113&REV_01 That's what the unknown driver's PNPID is. It's a Toshiba Netbook - NB205-N311/W Thanks

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Microsoft's decision not to support Windows XP users with the next version of its browser, IE9, will raise a few eyebrows. I can't speak for the position in the US, but over here in the UK very few corporates migrated to Vista, and it's the corporate engine that drives IT …

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I have a HP Pavilion Desktop a1210n and use Windows XP. In the last two months I have been unable to get Windows to recognize my CD/DVD drive. Previously I could do a system restore and it would work for a day or 2 but now my system restores are …

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I like to have a sleep or delay function in javascript. The Prototype library 1.6.1 has a delay function. It is working well in Firefox or Chrome but not IE 7 on windows XP. Please help (I cannot use newer version of windows). [CODE]function sleep() { } sleep.delay(0.1);[/CODE]

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Hey guys, I have Windows XP Pro installed on a SATA drive and have now added a IDE drive containing Windows Server 2003 . Now the problem is, depending on the boot order of the disk drives, I can only load either XP or 2003. I do not get a …

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I have Windows XP, sp-2 installed in my laptop. I have stored personal file as hidden file and set the properties 'do not show hidden files and folders' on as anyone else can't see the files. But when I tried to disable this feature and enable the feature 'show hidden …

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I can't figure this out for the life of me... I have a network of computers here (all macs) except for one sole windows XP client. The server is OSX as well. I can connect to the network, and the internet when I assign an IP statically, however the DHCP …

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Hi guys, I've searched my @ss off for a solution but not even google has something on this. (two or three useless pages) One of our customers rebooted their machine and all of a sudden their usernames at the logon screen is gone, and instead there is three new ones …

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I'm running Windows XP SP2 on a Sony VAIO 530J that came a pre-installed internal ITU V.90 56k modem.. I looked at it, it plugs into a PCI slot and it's all in there correctly as far as I know, and it had some numbers on it: 4491A-D1156A1A and Model: …

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hey, im new here and i need help in installing vb.net express edition 2008 in windows virtual pc - win xp, i use win7ultimate anyway. When install, it goes like this. please help i badly need to run it. I have installed MSsql 2000 and 2005 in virtual xp w/ …

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For some unknown reason my DVD-RW drive is now invisible in My Computer, and the Device Manager tells me that the drivers are either corrupted or damaged. I have searched for about the last 30 minutes looking for the drivers I need, but I can't frickin' find 'em! lol Here …

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i've done a of couple searches on this board and i haven't really found any answer to this. so- how can i get graphics into my c++ programs. From the books i've been looking through there aren't many, if any graphic commands, in the .net and visual c++ versions of …

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1 Win 7 unit , 1 XP unit connect via a workgruop LAN. All works fine then the Windows 7 losses access with the XP unit. (XP unit still see's Win7 unit). Win7 unit can still access the XP unit via a remote control program i.e. It can access the …

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I have been trying to reformat my drive on my computer, not a "windows XP reinstallation" but just straight out format the disk. after it gives me the warning of erasing everything on the disk, a window pops up after I click format saying, "windows cannot format this drive. quit …

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I have a Presario V6000 laptop and after driving 600 miles it decided to not boot up. It would get hung up when I tried booting it in any mode. I tried to repair xp with the installation disk, but it said that there was no hard drive detected. I …

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I have a computer with win xp 32 bit that I have in a network with a computer with a Canon ip4200 printer that is on the windows 7 home 64 bit computer. I can see the shared files on both of the computers, but I can not get the …

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I am not sure if i am posting this in the right place but here goes... How do i ghost an image of xp so that i can use it in different system with different kind of hard disk(brand), motherboard, cpu and ram. The program i am familiar with to …

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Hi all I've just had a mammoth "session" getting Windows XP to install onto an HP DV5-1209ax. And it worked! Yeeha! So the reason for this post is to let you know that it is doable, even though MS and HP have made it very hard to do so. If …

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Windows XP freezes at the welcome screen. I have tried safe mode, but it freezes there also. Here is what started it. dummy me downloaded a file and checked it for virus. I ran the exe and started getting virus messages. I think what happened is the program was infecting …

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[COLOR=#555555] Hi all,[/COLOR] [COLOR=#555555] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#555555]Just to make sure everyone is aware of the new update of Microsoft that checks for the authenticity of the OS installed, once updated can't be removed.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#555555] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#555555]Batter look out if you are using a pirated one.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#555555] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#555555]You always can choose …

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I have encountered a serious problem accessing my hard drive and booting up Windows XP. I am running windows XP on a Dell 8400 dimension workstation. I am getting the infamous blue screen of death with the error message 0x0000007B. I suspect that I am a victim of a virus …

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Hi All: Is anyone else having trouble with the new Hotmail format? On two different computers (one with WIndows XP, the other Windows 98), both my husband and I cannot reply to, compose or forward messages. The new message page comes up on the screen (without the toolbar), but the …

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In Windows XP Pro, in addition to an administrator account, I also have a limited account for going online. (Yes, I also take virtually all of the other recommended precautions against malware.) I want my administrator and limited accounts to be able to share all my documents (as well as …

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I'm completely clueless about most things techy but would really appreciate some help if anyone is feeling particularly patient... I have been experiencing a load of issues with my pc, but the final straw has been the cd drive refusing to acknowledge discs, which I put down to it dying, …

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I have Dell and have Windows XP installed. This month (February 2010) I have had my Xp crash this being the 2nd time. I can only go into safe mode. I have done the repair before but it always takes forever. What could be the problem?? I have Norton internet …

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I was able to obtain a Dell OEM disk of Win XP Media Center Edition, do a repair and get back on my PC. I have run Malwarebytes in both Safe Mode and regular mode. It cleaned out approx 34 virus/malware files. I also ran my McAfee which is not …

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