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 | [i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i] [font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]How to Customize ClearType [/color][/size][size=2][color=#000000]You can adjust the contrast setting for ClearType for your personal preference. Although there are no tools or settings in Windows XP for doing this, the following Microsoft Web site includes … |
| | [i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i] [font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]Use ClearType to Enhance Screen Fonts in Windows XP [/color][/size][size=2][color=#000000]This step-by-step article describes how to enable ClearType to sharpen fonts on your Windows XP display. ClearType enhances your display by smoothing the edges of screen … |
| | [i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i] [font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]Prevent a User From Running or Stopping a Scheduled Process in Windows XP [/color][/size][/font][size=2][color=#000000][font=Arial]This step-by-step article describes how to prevent a user from running or stopping a scheduled process in Windows XP. There are occasions … |
| | [i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i] [font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]View the Storage Devices That Are Displayed As "USB SCSI Storage Device" in Windows XP[/color][/size][/font] [font=Arial][size=2][color=#000000]USB devices that are using an SCSI-to-USB adapter are displayed as "USB SCSI Storage Device" in the Safely Remove Hardware … |
| | [i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i] [font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]Automatically Log On a User Account in Windows XP [/color][/size][/font][size=2][font=Arial]This article describes how to automatically log on a user account during the Window[/font][font=Arial][color=#000000]s startup process. Note: This process only works if the computer is not … |
| | [i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i] [font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]Restore Icons That Have Been Removed from the Desktop in Windows XP[/color][/size][/font] [font=Arial][size=2]This article describes how to restore the My Computer, My Documents, and My Network Places icons after they have been removed from the … |
| | [i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i] [font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]How to Rename Multiple Files with Windows Explorer[/color][/size][/font] [list] [*][font=Arial][size=2][color=#000000]Click Start > All Programs > Accessories > Windows Explorer.[/color][/size][/font] [*][font=Arial][size=2][color=#000000]Press and hold down the Ctrl-key while you are clicking files.[/color][/size][/font] [*][font=Arial][size=2][color=#000000]After you select the files, … |
| | [i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i] [font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]Restore the Operating System to a Previous State in Windows XP[/color][/size][/font] [font=Arial][size=2]This article describes how to use the System Restore tool to return your computer to a previous working state. System Restore takes a "snapshot" … |
| | [i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i] [font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]Cannot Use MSN EXPLORER or AOL To Send a Remote Assistance Invitation via Email Option[/color][/size][/font] [font=Arial][size=2]When you use Remote Assistance to invite someone to help you and try to choose the option to use e-mail, … |
| | [i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i] [font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]Obtain Remote Assistance Using Windows Messenger in Windows XP [/color][/size][/font][font=Arial][size=2]This step-by-step article describes how to use Windows Messenger to obtain help using the Remote Assistance feature in Windows XP. Remote Assistance enables you to allow … |
| | [i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i] [font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]Install or Remove a Font in Windows XP[/color][/size][/font] [font=Arial][size=2]This step-by-step article describes how to add and remove fonts in Windows XP. The following fonts are included with Windows XP and are installed on every computer:[/size][/font] … |
| | [i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i] [font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]How to Enable Internet Connection Sharing on a Home or Small Office Network Connection in Windows XP [/color][/size][size=2]This article describes how to share one Internet connection on your home network or your small-office network. [/size][/font] … |
| | [i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i] [font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]Turn Off, Display, and Select an Animated Character in Search Companion in Windows XP [/color][/size][size=2]This article describes how to turn off, display, and select a different animated screen character in Search Companion.[/size][/font] [font=Arial][size=3][color=#0000ff]How to Turn … |
| | [i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i] [font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]Set Accessibility Features for People Who Are Blind or Who Have Low Vision in Windows XP [/color][/size][/font][font=Arial][size=2]Windows XP offers several features to make it easier for users with low vision to operate their computers. You … |
| | [i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i] [font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]Change Drive Letters in Windows XP [/color][/size][size=2]When you add drives to your computer, such as an extra hard drive, a CD drive, or a storage device that corresponds to a drive, Windows automatically assigns letters … |
| | [i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i] [font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]Turn Off Autoplay for Program CDs [/color][/size][size=2]How can you stop Windows XP from launching program CDs?[/size][/font] [list] [*][font=Arial][size=2]Click Start, click Run, type GPEDIT.MSC to open Group Policy in the Microsoft Management Console.[/size][/font] [*][font=Arial][size=2]Double-click Computer Configuration, … |
| | [i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i] [font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]DMA Mode on IDE Devices [/color][/size][size=2]Just like Windows 2000, Windows XP still fails to set the DMA mode correctly for the IDE device designated as the slaves on the primary IDE and secondary IDE channels. … |
| | [i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i] [font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]Easy Way to Adjust LargeSystemCache [/color][/size][/font][font=Arial][size=2]Normally, the tweak I've seen asks you to go into HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management and change the value to either O or 1 to the adjustment the LargeSystemCache. However, in Windows … |
| | [i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i] [font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]Speeding Up Your Pentium 2 by 50% [/color][/size][/font][font=Arial][size=2]We all know that you really shouldn't try to run Windows XP on anything less that about a Pentium 3 of some sort if you are out for … |
| | [i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i] [font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]Shutdown XP Faster [/color][/size][size=2][color=#000000]Like previous versions of windows, it takes long time to restart or shutdown windows XP when the "Exit Windows" sound is enabled. To solve this problem you must disable this useless sound. … |
| | [i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i] [font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]Use the Desktop Cleanup Wizard in Windows XP [/color][/size][size=2]To start the Desktop Cleanup Wizard:[/size][/font] [list] [*][font=Arial][size=2][color=#000000]Click Start , and then click Control Panel. [/color][/size][/font] [*][font=Arial][size=2][color=#000000]In Control Panel, click Appearance and Themes under Pick a category. … |
| | My Config: Win 2k, service pack 4, 40GB hd, 256 Ram, 2.0Ghz. Problem: I have on my C:> drive 40 GB allocated out of which only 8G is used. I tried to load a s/w application from my d:> cd drive and it took me to a default path in … |
| | Ok, I just built this machine for my birthday. It is: AMD XP 3000 w/ 400 FSB. ABIT KV-7 mobo. Seagate baracuda 120 gig Sata HD. ATI 9600 pro 128 mb. And a Modem Blaster modem. I also have a Sony 16x dvd-rom and a sony dvd-burner. 450 w dual …  |
 | Recently I've been checked my programs on my C: file in "WINDOWS XP (C:)" and as I started scrolling down, at the bottom of the page I see this hideously long folder name, some random letters for the name. d9458 blah blah. Now i'm thinking damn it this must be … |
| | i haf a geforce 2 gts pro, currently using the newest NVIDIA drivers. current monitor setting is 1024x768 @ 85Hz @ 32 bit. I recently reinstalled my windows xp pro. My problem is that while i'm browsing the net with a fully updated IE6 the colours seem like its 8 … |
| | [b]A user forgot their password on their computer that has Windows 2000 installed. [/b] [b]Does anyone have any tips on how to get into this operating system so their machine can be used?[/b] :cry: |
| | hi, my windows 2000 is almost in hang state 1.I installed MSDE on windows 2000 2.when i restarted CPU becomes 100% busy 3.i uninstalled it. 4.when I restarted CPU is still 100% busy. when i saw task manager svchost.exe is having more than one instance,one of them usin 89% of …  |
| | i need a new virus program, i have Mcafee which came with my computer but i cant get any updates for it unless i pay 30$ or something, whats a free virus program that works good |
| | I recently bought a new memory stick for my windows xp home. I have a 1.9 gHz processor and two hds both 80 GBs. When I purchased my computer it came with two 256 MB PC2100 RAM chips, and I went to my local best buy and asked a tech … |
 | Hello, My problem is with Corel WP8 Sp7 or 8. I have win XP and it's supposed to be for a client, but it's full of errors. The first one is that it can't find the language dll (Unable to load language resource DLL). I know it's the files shellwp.dll … |
 | i was told that myway.com is a web browser highjacker.but when iam on the web site my spyware app doesnt pick up eny spyware and after iam off of the site and i scan for spyware there is nothing.the web site has no ad's no banners no popups :rolleyes:  |
| | Recent changes, installed a new video card and some RAM a couple days ago. Today I wake up start browsin the web some then all of a sudden all the print on my computer changes to really wierd jargon so I restart the computer. Now it won't start up all … |
| | hi there, i've been hijacked... i read other posts, downloaded HijackThis, ran it and produced a log, i didn't want to delete anything until someone had a look at the log for me, the hijacking is quite agressive, every time a browser window opens you get pop-ups a plenty... anyway, … |
| | I ran adware, spybot, and antivirus but none of them remove it. what can I do? here is my hijack this log Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7 Scan saved at 3:32:53 PM, on 3/10/2004 Platform: Windows 2000 SP2 (WinNT 5.00.2195) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106) Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe … |
| | I have a network a just 2 machines, one running XP and the other 2000, both connect to the internet via a Dlink 604+ ADSL router using AOL as the ISP. My problem is that I can not use IE on the XP machine, IE times-out. Any suggestions? |
| | i have compaq mid size tower with windows xp full size home ed with 120 and 200 gig hrd drvs and cdrw and dvd cd drives with voice , data, fax modem and Norton Anti_Virus 2004 , WIRELESS 4 BUTTON MEMOREX MOUSE AND HP V 40 , ALL PURPOSE PRINTER. … |
| | Dont where this came from or what the problem is now but i kept getting the WUPDATER data1. is missing. i have since DLd Spybot,Hijack this,A-Ware 6.0 and Spyblaster. Im not sure what this Wupdater is and if i have gotten rid of it as it has caused problems now … |
 | Hi all: I'm running Windows and Office XP Pro on a pretty quick machine and in the last couple of weeks I've noticed that it's taking longer and longer for some apps to load. Specifically, it takes forever to load PDFs and it's killing me waiting for some Word documents … |
| | here are my computer specifications Motherboard: ASUS CPU: AMD 2000+ 1.666 GHZ CPU Fan: Vantec Aeroflow Memory: Samsung 768MB Video Card: Nvidia 5200 128MB Soundcard: Creative SB LIVE Operating System: Windows 2000 SP4 DirectX: Version 9.0 I have problems with computer freeze up and auto restart when I play games … |
| | i just built a pc with win XP and every time i try to install win xp it stops about 20 min. while installing and says hardware malfuntion and i am at a loss so if anyone can help me please do. Thanks |
| | I'm sure a clean install of XP and everything will fix this, but I don't have the things I need to do that, so I have to find an alternative solution. Windows XP boots average speed, but right when I click on the profile I want to sign on to, … |
| | Hi All, I have to implement CA Etrust Audit Software Implementation in a network environment and network consists many PDC (located in different domains). I have installed the software in the testing environment and now looking the configuration which i have to do at hosts (domain clients). Do anyone knows … |
| | I was curious why my computer as of late has been going into offline mode while i'm on it? Is their anything I can do to keep it working online? I have Windows XP and run with a cable modem. Thanks  |
| | [font=Times New Roman][size=3]Hello,[/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]My computer won |
| | I have a Dell Inspiron 4000 laptop with Windows ME installed. ME has been nothing but trouble all along. I won't go into that, I would have to write an entire book. LET ME FIRST SAY I A NOVICE SO NEED SIMPLE INSTRUCTIONS. I want to one of the following … |
| | New poster, couldn't find this in the archives; sorry if this has been posted. Have had my computer for last 6 months. When I first brought it home & started it up, I'd turn on the computer, and it would go right to the main screen (with start menu, etc.). … |
 | [size=2]This has come into my inbox today from my ISP and I thought I would share it with you. Hopefully it will prevent anyone having any problems. [quote] Dear Customer, Microsoft have contacted us to tell us about a weakness in their Messenger application, which they supply with Windows 2000 … |
| | [size=2][b]Ask The Computer Geek By: Jeff Johnston (jeff@domynoes.net)[/b] [i]Q: [i]I get a lot of email from advertisers, how do I get rid of them? - [/i]Stephen in Brantford Ontario [/i]A: What you are receiving is generally called Spam. Spam is any unsolicited email and it is the bane of the … |
| | I have a dell 2350 computer with windowsxp I am trying to install microsoft works suite, it installs ok, but only goes into my add/remove and not my programs.???I hope someone can help me. also could not install mcafee or norton virus protection ??? getting something re; activex ???:sad: |
| | yesterday i bought a new fan for my processor. i installed it as it said on the instructions and when i turned my computer on nothing comes on the screen, i can hear the computer on....after about 5 seconds i get a long loud beep...and this repeats every 10ish seconds... … |
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