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I currently installed windows xp home onto my laptop, and every time I start windows, after i log in and the desktop, the ALL USERS folder shows up. Anyone have any idea how to disable this? Thanks!

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Hi! I'm using a high desktop resolution of 1680x1050 on my widescreen notebook, so I changed the system font size to "large" under "Control panel\Display properties\Appearance\Font size" (I hope that's correct, I don't use English Windows). Everything's fine, the font size is perfect until I restart the computer and the …

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I have a program that I want to run, but it will only run in the adminstrator account, is there a way I can create a shortcut by entering the admin password into it somehow to run? This is what I've tried and it didn't work: I created a regular …

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Hi, I'm guessing I recieved some malware on my computer when a friend of mine decided to download stuff on to my computer and now I'm unable to get rid of popups that occur when ever I use my browser. I used CCleaner and smitfraud, which helped alittle, but am …

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ok so i boot and it always comes up with two os's but now i want one of them deleted. one version of xp i have installed has only service pack 1 and the other has service pack 2. i use the one with 2. i would like to delete …

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Hi, i hope there is somebody that can help. I'm having a lot of trouble with a Vundo Trojan. Symantec catches it when i log into Windows, but it doesn't seem to remove it. I've tried running full scan, 10 layers deep, in safe mode to no avail. I also …

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Hi, I am having a problem with my customizing my computer's background. You see, I can not use pictures as wallpapers for my computers background. Also, under display properties, under the desktop tab, the background section is colored gray and I can not click on any of them! I have …

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I have been trying to remove "my way search assistant" from my computer for weeks now!! I have failed. I followed the directions from dlh6213 (thank you) and now I have a [I]hijackthislog[/I] that Im not too sure what to do with. (posted below) I would greatly appreciate any help …

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I have been reading around Vista being even more restrictive with all its DRM. While I tried to ignore most of them, I argued against it on this one to prove my point: [url]https://www2.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7401549597294341409&postID=4939383374645829893[/url] But it seems like they have proven a point... I don't know... is there anything that …

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This post may be a little long but bear with me as it is a very strange problem. OK. I actually think I had the exact same problem... [b][Moderator's edit- Just for reference, this was split from the following thread: [url]http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/post81871.html#post81871][/url][/b] my system stats: AMD Athlon XP 2400+ Gigabyte GA7VAXP …

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Hey friends.. Today i installed McAfee 2007...my comp was infeted wid some small viruses.After i installed McAfee then it asked for restart.After restarting...i am still waiting to see my desktop.I donno wat happened...but i cant see my desktop.I have to use Task Manager to access anything.It sucks.Helpme

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Has anyone here used nLites program? If so I've a few questions about it. Like, could it be usede to get rite of the computer id placed on oem recovery disc?

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I have Windows XP SP2 and I can't open Outlook Express. I keep getting an error message - (0x800C012E,5) Outlook could not start because MSOE.DLL could not initialize. Can someone please tell me what I need to do for Outlook to open?

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I have windows XP. I've bought 2GB of RAM recently (2x1GB RAM DDR Dual Channel). Ever since: Macromedia Extreme 3D (E3D) can't render scenes (says "Out of memory"), or computer can't even load the application (says "Insufficient memory to run the application" or something like that)... What is the deal …

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Hi, I want to create a dual boot system with XP Pro and Windows 2003, with XP already being installed on my primary drive and I want to install Win 2003 to my second. I'd like to have the option to pick which one at boot, but for XP to …

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What did Microsoft do to my system? Before the last batch of security patches, I use to be able to go from power-up to password entry in about 30 seconds. After installing the security patches from earlier this week (Tuesday), it now takes [B]5 minutes [/B]from power-up to password entry. …

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I am using Windows XP Home Edition SP2 and have been attempting to download the Vista upgrade advisor. My computer will not open an .msi file, and I can't find a download to fix the problem for my version of Windows, because apparently I shouldn't have a problem. Can anyone …

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I think my mom has gotten a virus or spyware of some kind on her computer. You know how when you are typing in a web address for a page that you have gone to before, it will automatically pop up after you type in the first couple of letters? …

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[B]While surfing web, I suddenly found pmkhg.dll & mljgggg.dll installed on my computer. How do I get rid of these [/B]

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Browsed these forums often and now I have a post of my own. Let me start off with the specs of my machine. Compaq Presario V2000 Turion 64 ML-34 1.8ghz 895mb RAM Radeon Xpress 200M 80gb harddrive etc WEll my problem started a week ago when my computer started taking …

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I just went to Intel's site and I can't even find the driver updates!!!! Does anyone have a link to them?? I have an Intel pentium 4 2.6 GHZ, and I don't know how to find out more info, If you tell me how I'll find It.............

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Hi All, I had to re-install Windows XP and now when i shutdown it doesn;t do it automatically. It shuts down and says its safe to turn off your computer. How can i get it to switch it off its self when i click shutdown. Thank you misschillout

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Hello all, I am having problems with printer/file sharing in Vista. I have a desktop with XP installed and connected to two shared printers. I upgraded my laptop to Vista and now I can't get it to recognze anything else on the network. A couple of basic guidelines: 1) Yes, …

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Lost my os on a HP palivion 752n two weeks ago. HDD was toast, Had a 20GB HDD that had been formatted, so I poped that one in and started win.xp w\sp2 install. Every thing went along great until windows started to boot, black screen with error message, c0000221(bad image …

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I have a pc upgraded to windows xp pro from millinium and a laptop with windows 2000 pro. I want to transfer pictures from the pc to the laptop. Can I connect them using a usb cable or must I use a serial connection? How is this done? :rolleyes:

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HI ALL.NEED A LITTLE HELP HAVE A PROG THAT TRYS TO ACCESS THE NET FROM MY PC.. DONT KNOW WHAT IT IS SO IVE BLOCKED IT. THIS IS WHERE MCAFEE SAYS IT IS...C:WINDOWS\system32\sys32\EOMD.EXE BUT WHEN ITRY TO FIND IT IN SYSTEM32 ITS NOT THERE....TASK MANAGER SAYS ITS RUNNING. VIRUS SCAN …

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Hi my Mcafee has been detecting a virus and giving me popups about it every 5 minutes which is the NEW POLY WIN32 VIRUS and it is always located in "C:\Windows\exefld" as a numbered .exe files..but i always quarantine the files and delete the folder manually but it keeps popping …

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Hello, I just got the HP Officejet 6120, when I try to install it I got error %1 is not a valid win32 apps. I think it was caused by spyware problem I currently have wit IE. Here's my HJ log. Please help.. Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at …

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I keep getting this annoying system alert pop -up say ([EMAIL="trojan-spy.win32@mx"]trojan-spy.win32@mx[/EMAIL]). I ran hijack this and the results are below. How do I get rid of this pop - up? I'm using Windows XP SP2. I'm also, getting a message stating" Malware Threats" your computer is infected with a backdoor …

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