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• Update XP kb977165
  • Hello, my automatic updates keeps saying I need to download and install the Security Update XP kb977165. Problem is that I have clicked OK and it has download and also installed this update now 6 times on my laptop running XP sp3 and after each time it still says the same update needs downloading. Been getting updates for years now with no issue ? Is anybody else having this issue ?
• Dual Boot problem after latest Windows update
  • I dual boot Win XP Pro SP3 with Win 7 RC1. Had no problems until yesterday 2-9-10. I downloaded the malitious software removal tool which went OK. I went back and downloaded the first 5 items in the list. I don't like to download to many at one time. Since a reboot was required I did that. I chose early version of Windows from boot up menu and was taken to safe mode screen. Chose normal startup, Win XP startup screen briefly appears and then reboots. If I choose Win7 from boot menu, Win 7 starts normally. No matter what I try to get into Win XP it goes into reboot and Safe Mode. How do I get back into XP? frajul2
• IE Pic Save Problem
  • I have IE 8.06. When I right click and try to save a picture It allways tries to save it in "MY PICTURES". Is there any way to make it permanentley go to the folder of my choice??? Frank
• Device Manager gone??
  • When I right click on "My Computer"& left click on "Properties" I get a "My Computer Properties" window with only a "General" tab & "Shortcut" tab (no "Hardware" tab)?? Is there another way to bring up the Device Manager and a fix for "My Computer Properties"??
• Font Installation automation
  • We have an installer for our software which copies our custom font into c:\windows\fonts\. It seems that Word 2003 (perhaps others) doesn't see the font right away. Opening the font file by browsing to the file in windows explorer and right click->open, seems to trigger word to see the font. I guess my question, is there something the install application or an install script (in some cases) has to run to register the font?
• chkdsk boot loop
  • Working on an XP Pro computer and this has got me stumped. Computer boots to chkdsk, chkdsk completes, the system reboots before displaying the welcome screen. This process just repeats, sometimes in between it will ask to boot into safe mode, etc, but not every time. When I attempt to boot into safe mode (any type) it hangs after loading mup.sys and just cranks the hard drive. I booted into the recovery console and ran chkdsk /r from there and it completed fine with no errors, rebooted and that didn't help. I've repaired the mbr and the boot config. Does anyone have any ideas on how to get chkdsk to complete, so the "dirty bit" gets set and I can get out of this loop? I cant manually set query the status of the dirty bit because fsutil doesn't seem to work from the recovery console at all. Any help would be appreciated, I REALLY REALLY don't want to have to format this machine. Thanks, ::CORY::
• IE6 scrooling help;
  • Have XP home running on an old 5 yr old Compaq presario 5000, no problems --- just a big annoyance. I open IE6 to a web site and every time I try scrolling, it does the fading in and out of about 2-3 clicks... very annoying. Help!!!
• Cranky folders on external hard drive
  • I believe this problem is related to Windows (or my fingers), not to anything inherent in the external HD mentioned below. Hopefully, this is the correct group for this question: I have two computers running Windows XP Pro w/SP3, and a Seagate external HD which normally resides on the desktop machine. Beginning a month ago, I needed to work remotely, so I'd copy a couple of data folders from desktop to the external HD, and then plug that into the laptop to transfer the files. This worked for 3 weeks.* But this past weekend, I used the laptop to create a new folder on the external HD, added some files, and when I moved the external HD to the desktop to grab the files, I was greeted with a msg saying "E:\foldername is not accessible. Access is denied.". I was curious, so I did the reverse: Working on the desktop, created a new folder on the external HD, added a few files, and then plugged the external HD into the laptop. Same problem. Any clues would be appreciated. I *think* I found one at the Microsoft web site, but I'm not sure. It suggests that I turn OFF simple file sharing on the desktop and take ownership of the stubborn folder. There are two reasons I haven't tried this yet: First, downtime on the desktop is not an option - it's used for work, and I don't know the other ramifications of disabling simple file sharing. Second, simple file sharing is already OFF at the laptop, and it's having the same problem with folders created by the desktop. So, why would it help on the desktop? Help! * The laptop was nowhere near the desktop machine, or I would've networked the two rather than use the external HD as the intermediary. They've since been networked (through my Linksys router), but that won't always be the case, so I need to solve this problem.
• stop error defeating me
  • Hi, XP Pro PC. When I start the computer I can start in safe mode but when I try to start in normal mode it loads to the log on screen. I type the username and password in then it starts to load but stops after a few moments with a blue screen. The error is Stop: c000021a (fatal system error) The windows subsystem system process terminated unexpectedly with a status of 0xc0000005 (0x7c9106c3 0x0055f36c). Begininning dump of physical memory. I have uninstalled AVG, also taken out the graphics card and uninstalled all the drivers for it. I have also changed the RAM. I have also done a chkdsk. Earlier on it wouldn't even get to the startup screen before I got a blue screen so I have done a repair install of windows using the original disk.
• Wireless networked xp does not autoconnect at startup
  • Hi I have just added an Advent computer running Xp to my Home computer wireless network but it will not autoconnect to internet when I start up the XP computer. My wireless router is Belkin & needs the WEP security code. I had to reformat this XP computer & after doing this & setting up XP on it and connecting it to my Vista home network it will not autoconnect at startup. At start up IE browser says 'cannot connect to the internet- you appear to be connected to the internet but may have to reconnect'! I have used the setup wizard and checked the box on wireless properties to allow Windows to control the wireless network (so disabling Belkin control) and on the Belkin software to allow Windows control. This XP machine was my main computer 2 years ago until it crashed and I bought a new Acer computer running Vista Home Premium. Now I have 'revived' my old Advent computer by reformatting & adding it to my Vista network but I am frustrated that when I turn on the Advent XP machine I have to manually connect to the wireless internet! I have followed all sorts of guides on the internet & remember that 2 years ago when I had the wireless network on thevAdvent XP computer before it crashed I had this same issue & I fixed it with some advice from an internet guide which I no longer have. None of the advice I have followed has worked and I do not understand why this is not working correctly! This small problem is quite frustrating & annoying. Can someone please patiently help & guide me to get this wireless network correctly set up? I am most grateful for helpful advice, and look forward to replies, many thanks -- RPD
• Adding UserId in desktop shortcut
  • Hello. I have an application that requires user and password to enter. It's a web based app. What i'm looking for is a way to add the user Id to the shortcut, so that i only need to enter the password. Is this possible? Thanks. Luis
• Can't load OS, machine keeps rebooting
  • I am having problems load XP Home following a power cut - Windows tries to load (initial splash screen comes up) but then the machine reboots and goes round in a circle after that. Any way to correct this? May be the hard disk has been damaged? JP
• Opaque rectangles behind desktop icons
  • Searching on this issue brings up many mentions of it, but often-offered solution isn't working for us. The labels on one of my user's desktop icons have acquired a white rectangular background. Tried unchecking 'Lock Web Items...' in Arrange Icons, and unchecking 'Use Drop Shadows' in System Performance Visual Effects. No change. What could be the cause? Any clues appreciated. This is a WinXP system with SP3, nothing recently installed or removed. MT
• How to circumvent Access Denied?
  • We have a small home network with, at present, 4 Win XP computers and 1 Vista computer (although the Vista machine can be ignored for this query). I've had to do quite a bit of rearranging of folders/files recently, and I'm getting increasingly frustrated with Microsoft's insistence on denying access to some Documents and Settings subfolders and some Windows subfolders. Each computer has one user only and that user is the Owner. What can be done to provide EACH user with full access to ALL folders and files on ALL computers, using My Computer or Windows Explorer or ZTreeWin or whatever? I know MS thinks it is protecting us from ourselves, but there must be some people (like me) who have legitimate reasons for needing access and are prepared to accept any risks involved. Lindsay Graham Canberra, Australia
• network icon
  • after having to replace the motherboard and cpu and reinstall windows, I seem to have lost the network icon in the systray. how do I get it back?
• Shut down - Install update and shut down - forever
  • My machine recently cannot be shut down if I choose 'Install update and shut down'. The screen just keep saying: Install 1 of 1 ... then Don't turn off the power, it will shut down itself then repeat the above I had been waiting for few hours still saying the same thing.
• Hard disk backups
  • Is there any difference between using, say, Macrium for a backup versus DriveImage XML? Are the backup formats different? Is either one or the other preferred/recommended? TIA
• File Synchronization - Synchronizes UNCHANGED Files
  • So that I have my documents with me at all times and so that "My Documents" are the same on both my home desktop and my laptop, I set my "My Documents" address on my laptop to my "My Documents" folder on the desktop and set the files to be made available offline. As with all offline shared file synchronization processes, when I synchronize my files, the system scans all files of both computers for any changes or new files, and if and only if there are any, it synchronizes those changes or new files. For some odd reason, I have a handful or so of media files that go through a full synchronization process if Windows Media Player is ever used while the two computers are not connected. It doesn't matter if I have played or made changes to that particular file or not; just if Windows Media Player was used on either computer while the laptop was offline. So, somehow, Windows Media Player makes minor changes to these particular media files when it is opened Why does this happen and how can I stop it from continuing? -- -Zakhary
• Updates
  • I just installed the most recent XP updates. It said to restart the computer. Now my computer will not reboot. It just goes in circles, asking me to "restart normally". How do I stop this recycling?
• Running Windows XP on a MacBook
  • Hello, I will soon be getting my Refurbished MacBook which will be able to run Windows XP. I plan to buy the home version on ebay for a low cost. How much do you recommend I allocate to Windows XP? I was planning on giving XP 30GB's but not sure if that can be changed once allocated. I do not have much to run in Windows, however most apps work only on Windows, and some job websites or online applications will not work in a mac browser so it would be helpful to have Windows. (Although I have a job, I would like a higher paying job and it frustrates me going to company job applications that work only in Windows). For most of my day to day work I will be using Snow Leopard. Also another advantage of XP is the much superior BlackBerry desktop Manager. For the time being I will be booting into Windows and eventually may run them side by side, but this will require more RAM and I think Windows may not work as well in such an environment, although I do not know. Also can someone tell me if Windows hardware will work on my MacBook? I may want to get a USB to serial adaptor for some hardware and eventually dump my old 1999 Compaq Windows 98 laptop, but may keep it for the old hardware. I have a GPS and a Jornada 720 which I use to connect t the Compaq via Serial. Will it work in Windows XP on the Macbook? Also where will the XP files be stored? Can I use XP to access the Mac files and vice versa in the boot camp mode? May install Office 2003 on MacBook (as its much nicer than the Macs Office and Outlook beats Entourage for most uses. Thanks for your help. John -- Are there errors in the Bible? How should a church conduct its worship services? Is drinking Alcohol a sin? If you want to learn, get answers, and be able to defend the faith, CERM is your place. http://www.cerm.info
• User Account Administrator no sound
  • I wanted to eliminate the welcome screen to save time logging in. I unchecked the Welcome Screen box under User Accounts. I only remember 2 accounts. Then I lost all sound. I tried to restore, but that failed. So, I went back to enable welcome screen. It did not display, but did allow me to log off and switch users. When I go back to one of the 2 original user accounts, the sound works fine. I reboot or switch back to administrator (I assume is where it was going when I unchecked) and there is no sound. How do I get sound on the administrator user account? XP SP2
• Latest security XP updates fail , each patch=0 Kb
  • Running XP-Home Latest security updates (2/10/2010) failed to install and all of them (when expanded locally) read "0 Kb" file size. i tried re-downloading and got same failed installation message almost instantly, and again 0 KB file sizes (presumably to do with each patch somehow reset to zero Kb?? ) KB975713 KB978037 KB977165 KB078251 KB975560 ActiveX Killbits for Windows XP KB978262 KB977914 KB971468 KB979706 Mal Soft Removal tool (feb 10) KB890830 All of the above were of file size 0 Kilobytes. Other symptoms (XP Home) >> slower shut down++ IE 8.06001.18702 >> Tools\ Internet Options \ Browsing history \delete button >> i note in the list that the "FORM" radio button is now repeatedly being unchecked. This has happened several times in recent days, and I defeinitley had form data set to be deleted. It's somehow being unchecked in the background, maybe either prior, during, or after using IE8, or ? during shut down or start up. Other Windows updates (set to auto) have been installing fine up until now. Recently have updated Flash Player from Adobe.com Any help would be appreciated!! thanx in advance for any help to resolve this! Thanx again
• Upgrading from XP-SP3 to Windows 7??
  • Are we supposed to get some kind of low cost upgrade to Win7?? Thanks
• USB troubles
  • If I leave anything USB connected to one of our computers running XP for longer than a few minutes, the computer locks hard, requiring a hardware restart. The USB devices work fine in other computers. Googling the problem returns lots of hits, but no answers. Anybody else have this?
• XP-SP3 How can I be sure to keep it.
  • I currently have a Dell Reinstallation CD for XP Pro - SP2. I recently had to use it and was able to reinstall Windows without any problems. After installation I used the Windows Update site to get all the current updates. I believe I've read here that after July, 2010 SP2 will no longer be supported. If I have use my OEM disk after July will I still be able to download Service Pack 3 from Windows Update? or should I go ahead and download the iso file from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=2FCDE6CE-B5FB-4488-8C50-FE22559D164E&displaylang=en and copy it to a CD. I assume if I do this then I would be able to use the copied iso file to update directly to SP3 without going thru the Windows Update site - correct? -- Allen Hardy "Old age and treachery always wins over youth and skill!" Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings
• Hidden folder problem
  • I have 1 hidden folder. All the others seem visible. My folder is C:\Documents and Settings\HP_Administrator\Favorite\Links I want to add some bookmarks to Links. It is visible in CMD mode I have "Show hidden files & folders" checked in tools Any ideas? Bob
• New file management software
  • Hello: Over the years Windows Explorer has been a great file management software for me. But there are some important features that are missing. * Can anyone recommend a great file management software with more features ? Thanks.
• FLV Player
  • Folks: I am looking for suggestions about the best (or your favorite) FLV player out there for a windows XP platform. Frequently I have to watch lots of YouTube video. I am interested in both shareware & freeware. Thanks, JoJo.
• Re-enable Welcome Screen after disabling
  • I hated waiting, so changed my User Accounts and unchecked the Welcome Screen (& switch user) boxes. Now when I boot up, it loads fast....but I've completely lost my sound. I've tried troubleshooting which shows all working, but it doesn't. So I tried to re-do the welcome. Changed user accounts back to checked boxes. I still do not get welcome screen, but now I can logoff and switch user and when I switch user, I get all my sound again, windows noises, music, skype. How do I fix, either way....a)get the sound on the administrator page or b)get my welcome screen back. I've tried to restore, but when that restarts it says it could not restore.
• Explorer Bar-Folders
  • I'm using WinXP SP3 fully updated. When I open Windows Explorer through a desktop shortcut, I have the folders displayed (View | Explorer Bar | check Folders). I've also created desktop shortcuts for Program Files and for my datafiles--but they don't display folders on opening. I can click on Folders to display them, but the setting doesn't hold once I exit. I tried unlocking the toolbars and going through View | Explorer Bar | check Folders and then relocking, but that didn't work either. Is there a way to get the setting to hold? Thank you! Jo-Anne
• Routing With 2 NICs
  • Hi, I have a problem with a slightly old set up, but I want to find a solution....have an XP Pro box, SP3, with two network cards. Card 1: this is my internet bound connection and has a public address on a 255.255.255.248 subnect. The gateway is a Cisco router and this connected to the internet without issues. Card 2: this is an internal private address and is connect to another internal network - just configured with IP address and subnet - no gateway. I have installed nating on the NICs, card 1 being public (full) and 2 being private. My network connecting on card 2 can get out on the internet by specifying the card 1 address as the DNS server and gateway (have a DNS service running). Nating was configured using the netsh command. My problem is that I need to add a second address to the first card, this will be a 192.168.0.0 /24 address. Doing this cuts the connection from the network on card 2. Is this possible? I want to add this second 192.168.0.0 network on that switch on that card 1. I am thinking that maybe this is not going to work and I need a third NIC in this box. I know this sounds a bit backward....there is a reason for it though. Thanks Jim
• Laptop, charging battery
  • When power on the new laptop the first time, should I completely charge the battery? Should i leave the laptop powered in all night while the battery be fully charged? I got new laptop, and the battery has already been inserted. That's strange, as usually battery packed separately. How to make sure that the battery is OK?
• Turn on went into system recovery
  • I have XP home edition and a HP pc a350n, I know nothing and won't prtend to. My wife turned on the computer, I don't know what she did but it went into System recovery. It wouldn't allow me to go into safe mode only f-1 or f-10. I ran the recovery, it look like alot of our downloads are still here but sysetm isn't running correct. My question is there is a box " hardware installation acpi multiprocessor pc, The sofware you are about to install has not passed windows logo testing to verify its campatilibilty with windows xp, and more warnigs. It has 2 buttons continue anyway or stop installation. Which do I click on? also any ino on what else I'll need to do after system recovery I would surely appreciate. I tried to do a restore point but no luck except to point after system recovery. Man what a stinking mess. Thanks for any and all help.
• Admin's Documents are blocked for change on level 1 on my server
  • I have a 500GB disk in a DNS-313 (D-link) NAS. 2 levels below root I have all my private files in the folder "Admin's Documents" instead of in the system partition---Docs and settings. (The user account is Admin) This NAS is on my private Ethernet. I can access and read all docs and folders OK. But when I try to delete or create folders direct under Admin's Documents I get message " Unable to delete/ create the folder Access denied". The same if I try to change any doc:s there. But if I go to the level 2 (and 3,4---)under Admin's Doc. there is no problems to work normal. If I now detach the server from my network and connect the built i disk directly with USB everything works OK. I have looked in folders properties the Read-only box is half filled (not ticked), to clear it doesn't work. If anyone has a hint on what is wrong I would be grateful. Regards / Bjolen
• windows search problem....
  • Hello! I have strange problem with windows search engine... i have 100000 txt files and im looking for special phrase in few txt files i know that phrase exist but windows search give me no information - can`t find. But on the other computer on the same phrase and same files works good. I have reinstall windows search ... but problem still exist... how can i resolve it? regards - HE
• Which video codec is being used for replay?
  • I watch movie clips on my PC using several media players. How can I tell which video codec (filter?) is being used when I watch a movie using a particular player.
• Please help with Win XP recovery!!!
  • Hi I would really appreciate any help with this My antivirus found that a .dll file was infected and so I told it t delete the file. Didn't know this would be a mistake.. Now the pc won't load into windows. It just hangs half way through boo up I do have data on the drive I want to try to recover if possible so i anyone can give me some ideas about what I should try to get it up an running again that would be amazing The file was ws2_32.dl PC is running WinXP Pro SP I have one hard drive partitioned into C: (Win install) and D: (app and files THANKS!! -- captain_69uk
• Power Supply
  • Hi, I would like to change my power supply but don't know what to get. Is there any software that will tell me about my current power supply and recommend a new one. thanks.
• Plugged in USB 2.0 HD Not recoginized in Windows XP
  • I have a USB 2.0 HD enclosure with a 100 GB HD. I can plug the HD into a Windows 7 machine and the HD is displayed properly in windows explorer. However in windows XP the device is recognized and listed by the hardware manager, but windows XP can not see the HD. What should I check in WinXP SP3 to see why the USB HD is not being mounted in windows? BTW, the HD is formatted in NTFS format. TIA -- Best Regards, Keith http://home.comcast.net/~kilowattradio/ Tired of Google Groups? http://home.comcast.net/~kilowattradio/usenet.html
• windows xp scanner theme
  • why do you think Microsoft windows XP scanner theme look like German( in style)?
• Vista-origin DVD unreadable with XP
  • I was given a DVD(+RW) made for us that we watched using a hardware DVD player, and we're unable to open the DVD in Windows XP. Explorer is very slow to respond, and eventually (after several minutes) shows only a blank window. The person that recorded the DVD from a digital camera download says that he used Windows Vista to create the DVD. What kind of filesystem might this be? UDF? Compressed UDF? ISO9660? Might the owner have accidentally included some sort of copy protection that precludes viewing the directory structure? The DVD won't even play in XP, although it plays on a normal hardware DVD player with output to a television screen. Maybe the DVD+RW wasn't "closed" after writing, or some such thing?
• Desktop shortcut arrow
  • Something is causing the arrow on some of the shortcuts to change to ">>", with a blue background. XP Pro & OF2K2 with all updates. This is a recent install with only software for scanner, Adobe reader 9, and anti virus. I've had far more software prior to the clean install, which this time is NTFS. The AR9 and antivirus are newer than previous install. I've tried setting the icon cache, deleted iconcache.db for user, without success. I'd appreciate some help. Thanks. Norman
• Moving tabs in IE 8
  • In IE 7 my tabs can be moved sideways, is that original or cause of my IE7 Pro? Can tabs be placed in IE 8's bottom also, as in Avant? (Cant find any IE 8 group)
• Help identifying virus
  • I get an email. Almost instantly another email "arrives" with the same subject but containing the following text: --- begin quote Hello How are you doing recently? I would like to introduce you a very good company which i knew. Their website is www.ebakm.com They can offer you all kinds of electronical products which you need,like Laptops ,GPS ,TV LCD,Cell Phones,PS3,MP3/4,Watch etc........ Please take some time to have a check ,there must be something you 'd like to purchase . Hope you have a good mood in shopping from their company ! Best Regards!!! --- end quote I suspect it's a virus existing locally because the headers make no sense and SpamCop agrees that the header is incomplete/missing. Resident Avast has never complained and online scanning by both McCaffee and another found nothing. It's a mystery. Thanks for your help.
• Help. My DVD drive will not recognize DVDs, but plays CD-Rs fine.
  • Hi, I have a Sony Vaio PCV-RZ 34G desktop. I'm running Windows XP Home Edition SP3, with automatic updates turned on. Sony DVD RW DW-U12Aa drive. I have Corel Video Studio DVD burning software installed. Everything was runnig fine in early December (last time i used the DVD drive, I thnk). My DVD drive is not reading DVD discs. The drive plays CDs fine. When I put a DVD in the drive and use file explorer the F:/ comes up, but shows no files. This does show files when a CD is in the Drive. CDs play fine in windows media player, but when I try to play a DVD, windows media player shows 'drive F: busyâ?? and the menu is grayed out so I can not select it from the Play menu. Device manager shows the device working properly. The trouble shooting wizard did not help. I have reset the bios to default. I have run the Windows Mr.Fixit (KB314060) and it could not resolve the problem. It said a working DVD is â??not readable mediaâ?? and â??install CD/DVD writerâ??. Can you provide any assistance/suggestions? Thank you
• reinstall xp no cds
  • The hd died on my Dell D600. I'm buying another hd. I don't have the reinstallation cd for the D600 but I have them for my Dell Dimension 2400 desktop unit. Can I use the Dimension 2400 xp reinstall cd & enter the xp key found on the D600? John Mc
• chkdsk - what the heck
  • I wanted to check an external USB harddisk. Via Windows Explorer - Properties - Extra, I get the message that it can't be done because exclusive access is needed. OK, I try another way: In Windows: 'Start' - 'Run" I enter: chkdsk I: /f /r OK, this seems to work... It looks like it is going to take a looong time, but at least I can monitor what's happening in a DOS box. When I came back after about 10 minutes the screemsaver was active, so I woke it up with a mouse move. Now the DOS box has disappeared altogether, not on the task bar or anything. I can see the drive is still running, but from now on I have no idea what's going on (if anything) and how long I have to wait! Why is it so hard to accomplish a simple operation?? What am I doing wrong? I just want to see what's happening and when it's ready :-( -- regards, |\ /| | \/ |@rk \../ \/os
• The "undo" function occurs randomly on various MS products
  • The "undo" function occurs randomly while I am using any SW application, like MS Word, Excel, Outlook, IE, etc. I am running XP Pro, SP3 and am current with all updates for XP and Office 2007 on a Dell D420 laptop. I have run virus scans, RegCure, and Adware. In fact it happened twice while typing in this message as this is the third time I typed in this last sentence. Any help is greatly apreciated.
• ASP.NET
  • In the registry under HKLM\Services, I have entries for ASP.NET, ASP.NET_1.1.4322, and ASP.NET_2.0.50727. Do I need all 3 of these or should I delete two of these entries and just kept the latest version which apparently is ASP.NET_2.0.50727? -- DaffyD® ( : []= If I knew where I was I'd be there now.
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• very slow computer
  • HELP. my computer is an absolute mess. it takes forever to start up. i have media center but can't listen to music or watch videos because the computer is so slow that the sound skips. i ran superantispyware and avg and that did not help one bit. i removed norton prior to installing avg and removed windows defender (was told windows defender is spyware?) it seems as though it was after playing a game on facebook that my computer slowed down significantly. when i open task manager i end up with 5 little green boxes in the bottom right hand corner of computer screen. superantispyware icons showed up 4 times at the bottom right hand corner, i guess they are opening multiple times?. i checked msconfig and it doesn't appear as though i have anything unusual running at start up. could installing itunes and then removing it and then reinstalling it cause problems? I followed instructions that i found online, used windows cleanup, i think that was what it was called, and removed all the necessary components (Bonjour, etc.) I do my banking online and installed a program called Rapport console, it is supposed to help so that key strokes can't be logged? I have disabled it to see if that made a difference (possible conflict with firewall )and it did not. i'm using avg for antivirus and windows firewall.
• Transfer of XP to another pc
  • I have just been given a pc with a better spec than my present one (Pentium 4 dual core 3GHz instead of Athlon 2800XP, GeForce 7895 GT instead of GeForce 7600 GS) and want to transfer my XP Pro (Full version, not OEM, not upgrade) to the new one. From the Microsoft website I gather that I can transfer as long as I format the hard disk on the old machine. I thought that I could create an image with Acronis True Image, copy this to a usb hdd, connect this to the new machine (after installing just a 'bare bones' XP and then install this image onto the new machine as the OS. Then uninstall the sound driver, motherboard drivers and graphics driver and install the new ones. Is this reasonable ? Am I likely to have any problems reactivating XP ? TIA remove fred before emailing Registered Linux User 490858