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  • Hyperterm
    • I need to use hyperterm at 7e1 and it keeps reverting to 8n1 as soon as it dials. Why? Apparently coretel fine transfer needs 7e1. It only works with a different dialup software from DOS. - = - Vasos Panagiotopoulos, Columbia'81+, Reagan, Mozart, Pindus, BioStrategist http://www.panix.com/~vjp2/vasos.htm http://www.facebook.com/vasjpan2 ---{Nothing herein constitutes advice. Everything fully disclaimed.}--- [Homeland Security means private firearms not lazy obstructive guards] [Urb sprawl confounds terror] [Phooey on GUI: Windows for subprime Bimbos]

Mon Feb 22 14:10:33 CST 2010 		0 Mon Feb 22 14:10:33 CST 2010
by vjp2

Mon Feb 22 11:55:43 CST 2010 		6 Mon Feb 22 11:55:43 CST 2010
by cypy
  • Windows XP and New Computer Questions
    • I wanted to ask a couple questions and ask for your opinions here. My computer is 7 years old. The processor is slow and the memory has been upgraded to the limit. I'm considering purchasing a new computer. I'm using Windows XP Home Edition on this computer. I have heard that it's hard or impossible to upgrade XP to the new Windows 7. Is that correct? Also, I have some older programs I use frequently that I'm afraid won't work on Windows 7. So I'm looking into buying a computer (used if I have to) that has Windows XP. This is probably a dumb question. Is there a way to move all my present computer's information to a new (or newer) one? My hard drive is an IDE, which I've been told is a different type than the newer hard drives, so I probably couldn't just swap out the hard drive. Is there software that can move programs and not just data? If I were to sign up for an online backup service, could I download their backup to a new computer? I appreciate any replies very much before I proceed. Thank you so much.

Mon Feb 22 11:26:01 CST 2010 		24 Mon Feb 22 11:26:01 CST 2010
by MtnLadyinBlackHills1986
  • XP repeatedly installing updates
    • Hi I have a problem with Windows XP Home Edition. Every time I shut down it installs updates. I am pretty sure it is installing the same updates over and over. I have noticed that whenever I shut down there is an updates icon attached to the red Turn-off button. In the Liveupdates box, available from control panel, I have unticked automatic and chosen the 'inform me when updates are available' but it doesn't. It still downloads them regardless. I would be grateful for any help or advice. -- Many Thanks Tony Roake E-mail tony.roake@roakemail.co.uk

Mon Feb 22 04:55:00 CST 2010 		5 Mon Feb 22 04:55:00 CST 2010
by Tony
  • Cannot save Passwords problem
    • Hello. Having problems with saved passwords. Outlook 2003 and IE8 wouldn't save passwords. I have tried the following without success: kb en us 290684 Reverting to IE7 I loaded Google Chrome and it wont save either. Any further ideas? Would creating a new user be an option? Thanks

Mon Feb 22 00:13:01 CST 2010 		0 Mon Feb 22 00:13:01 CST 2010
by ALT255
  • Win.XP -Win.7 dual boot
    • I installed 7, now trying to install xp as a dual boot. I need to install SATA drivers via F6 during the XP install through Floopy Drive A. The problem is - I have no floppy drive. Do I have to go buy and install one? Is there a way around this? Now here is a weird side note....My Win 7 device manager says I DO have a floppy drive and its working properly, also "my Computer" shows I have one also. Whats up with that?? Thanks, Pat

Sun Feb 21 18:50:52 CST 2010 		16 Sun Feb 21 18:50:52 CST 2010
by Pat
  • Device Location
    • I'm running XPHome, SP3, on an IDE machine, cable select. I've got (I opened the case to be sure, and Windows Explorer reports all four drive letters/size/type correctly as): Primary IDE 1) hard drive C, master (end of cable) 2) hard drive D, slave Secondary IDE 3) DVD-ROM E, master (end of cable) 4) DVD-RW F, slave In Device Manager, the Primary IDE Channel, Advanced Settings tab shows: Device 0 (running UDMA 5) Device 1 (running UDMA 5) and the Secondary IDE Channel shows: Device 0 (running UDMA 2) Device 1 (running UDMA 4) Here's what I don't understand. Also in Device Manager, if I look at the properties of each Disk Drive and each DVD/CD-ROM Drive, I see: 1) C is listed as location 0 (0) 2) D is listed as location 1 (1) 3) E is listed as location 0 (0) 4) F is listed as location 1 (1) What does 0 (0), or 1 (1) designate? Is it simply where the device is located on the bus (master/slave), without regard to primary or secondary IDE Channel? If so, why repeat the location, i.e. 1 (1)? Thanks.

Sun Feb 21 17:58:14 CST 2010 		6 Sun Feb 21 17:58:14 CST 2010
by Boris
  • Unable to get the volume Icon onto the Taskbar
    • Hi all I am unable to get the volume Icon onto the Taskbar. The box in "Sounds and Audio DevicesProperties" "Volume" "Device Volume" "Place volume icon in taskbar" is ticked When Rebooted all that is on the Right Hand side is th Time nothing else All the other icons on the Left Hand side are there Did loose mmdriver,inf at one stage but it has been reinstalled Any help please Mike from Africa South Africa

Sun Feb 21 12:13:48 CST 2010 		1 Sun Feb 21 12:13:48 CST 2010
by Mike
  • How can I speed up loading user settings on login?
    • My Win XP SP3 PC is showing signs of its age and is slowing down. I have improved things to some extent using msconfig to sort out start-up programmes and processes etc, and have tweaked things further with Process Explorer. However things are still extremely slow once the user has logged on, it's a family PC with 4 accounts. How can I tell what is going on after I have logged into my account? There's lots of chatter from the drive, but it takes and age before I see my desktop in full and am able to do anything. TIA. Chris.

Sun Feb 21 01:51:32 CST 2010 		11 Sun Feb 21 01:51:32 CST 2010
by Chris
  • Can't delete "virus" program from Temp Folders
    • Hi! I have 3 remaining "virus" programs in temp folders: * c:\windows|temp * c:\Doc & Sett\name\local settings\Temp When delete or move to desktop, get error: "Cannnot move........being used by another program..." Tried Safe Mode, but "virus" programs not there...... Any way I can delete or move to trash? MUCH THANKS! Gene:)

Sat Feb 20 22:29:01 CST 2010 		5 Sat Feb 20 22:29:01 CST 2010
by GeneMoirao
  • Sharing between XP & Win7: workgroups vs. homegroups?
    • Okay basic question here, are what were known as "workgroups" in XP and earlier, now known as "homegroups" in Vista and later? Why do you need to set passwords when creating a homegroup, when there was none needed with workgroups? If you want to connect to an XP machine with workgroups, do you need to disable or enable homegroups? Will a password-enabled homegroup work with a non-passworded workgroup? Yousuf Khan

Sat Feb 20 17:55:27 CST 2010 		24 Sat Feb 20 17:55:27 CST 2010
by Yousuf
  • Error launching programs in Program Files or shortcuts
    • So my computer didn't shut down properly one night and I got an error message. When I rebooted my computer all seemed fine except when I tried to launch a program via a shortcut or use the shortcut icons under the "Start" button, I'd get a weird result. Instead of launching the program I would get a new folder saying "Open with....." with a bunch of other programs to launch it like Photoshop, Word, etc. instead of recognizing the programs own launcher. I can browse the folders and finally find the right .exe file but some programs are still not running properly even when I select it through this "Open with....." method. Something is obviously corrupted but the computer still works. I'd rather not reinstall everything unless I have to. Any ideas on what to fix?

Sat Feb 20 16:46:01 CST 2010 		4 Sat Feb 20 16:46:01 CST 2010
by Brill
  • E-mail attachments
    • I have Windows XP Media Center Edition Internet Explorer 8 McAfee with MSN (note McAfee scans e-mail messages and attachments I cannot attach a folder to an e-mail using either MSN or AOL mail. I can only attach individual files.I know that in the past I was able to attach folders. I may have been using an earlier version of IE. I get a message above the e-mail (in yellow yellow bar)- Viruses or unsafe files were detected in one or more attached files. The following attachments were removed or cleared then it gives the name of the document and says lnk (removed) and I get messages on my desktop from MSN - Access to the following potentially unsafe attachments has been blocked then it gives the mame of the folder then . Lnk (removed). I'm not sure what is going on here. Do I have to turn of the McAfee e-mail scan. I never had to do this before.

Sat Feb 20 14:59:06 CST 2010 		10 Sat Feb 20 14:59:06 CST 2010
by Joni
  • net
    • I am running XPHome, SP3, with all important security updates. I'm also running IE6 and FFox 3.5.7. The following has just appeared in my Automatic Updates window: "Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 and .NET Framework 3.5 Family Update for .NET versions 2.0 through 3.5 (KB951847) x86" If I go to Add/Remove programs, I see I have Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0. When I go to the Microsoft KB to see what this update fixes, I really don't understand it. It also shows that this update has two known issues, both of which have fixes. I use my pc for general use, i.e. email, Word, Excel, browsing, OExpress 6, and some photo/video applications. Do I really need to install this update? Thanks.

Sat Feb 20 13:16:50 CST 2010 		4 Sat Feb 20 13:16:50 CST 2010
by Boris
  • System Restore and registry saving
    • Hello After some bad computer troubles lately I was advised to daily use the tool called "System restore" So I made sure to set a new point of System restore each evening before I shut the machine for the day, and I could see those points highlighted on the system restore page. BUT, when I tried today to restore the machine to a selected point, after much screen flashes and other acrobatics it comes back and tell me that the system can NOT restore the machine to the selected point. So much for this lovely tool. Then I was told that "Registry save" and restore later is a better choice but I need some info about doing it. I know how to get to the registry page. Without touching anything I browsed the registry for some two hours and saw how immense is this marvel, and I also noticed that a given program can be found in almost all the keys and in dozens of folders, sometimes under cover-up of a different name. (Probably the maker of this program doesn't want you to delete it). However, on the registry main page, 1) If I highlight the tag "My computer" at the top and order it to save, does it mean it will save the registry of the entire computer? And: 2) Later if I want to restore it to that date, is it enough to click the relevant icon and the entire registry goes back to that date? Is there any thing you can add to help or warn me about my actions? Thank you Drora

Sat Feb 20 11:04:33 CST 2010 		16 Sat Feb 20 11:04:33 CST 2010
by Drora
  • PC Dead, XP HD to new box - BUT USB Keyboard??
    • My XP PC died. I bought a new PC, Exchanged HD's, but XP will not complete boot up, It gets to recognizing there is new hardware and asks: "New hardware found, do you want to Install??" And " Do you want broadband or Dial-up?" The Old XP PC had PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 mouse. New has USB Keyboard & mouse. I would suspect that is at least the 'new hardware' found. I can't answer the question as the new PC does not pass the input from USB input to the old XP system. IS THERE, a way to use the new PC's Windows 7 64bit home system to "Fix" the XP system?? I.E. I have all the recovery files, but if I run the recovery DISCs, It will kill my exitin Registry. >>> Is there a way to place the USB drivers AND have the XP system 'find' them as it is coming up (rather than ask me)? & if you know which drivers? I have access to all the XP files, but - Windows 7 doesl not run many of my older softweare products, or allow me to install drivers for my hardware!! - I will need to dual boot to XP when I want those items. All I need is to have XP accept the USB Keyboard & mouse to have it work. Thanks

Fri Feb 19 21:51:01 CST 2010 		2 Fri Feb 19 21:51:01 CST 2010
by Bob
  • Newly installed SDRAM is only partially showing up.
    • Hi, Sorry if this isn't precisely Windows related, I just added two 1-GB sticks of SDRAM into my Dell computer to bring it up to 4 GB, but it's only showing up under System as 3.25. Which is interesting. My tower has four RAM slots. When I bought the computer it had four 256 MB sticks (1 GB), two of which I replaced with two 1 GB sticks a while back (2.5) and today I replaced the remaining two 256 MB sticks with two 1 GB sticks to bring it up to 4 GB. When I turned my computer back on, I was notified that my computer's memory had changed, giving me the choice to continue or run setup. I chose to continue. I am aware that RAM has to be installed in a certain order and as far as I know I did so, but 3.25 is a strange number. My specs are: Dell Dimension E510, Pentium 4 3.0 ghz, Windows XP Pro. I bought the RAM off of the Dell website. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks! D

Fri Feb 19 14:53:02 CST 2010 		2 Fri Feb 19 14:53:02 CST 2010
by Damon
  • Newly installed SDRAM is only partially showing up.
    • Hi, I just added two 1-GB sticks of SDRAM into my Dell computer to bring 2.5 GB up to 4 GB, but it's only showing up under System as 3.25. Which is interesting. My tower has four RAM slots. When I bought the computer it had four 256 MB sticks, two of which I replaced with two 1 GB sticks a while back (2.5) and today I replaced the remaining two 256 MB sticks with two 1 GB sticks to bring it up to 4 GB. When I turned my computer back on, I was notified that my computer's memory had changed, giving me the choice to continue or enter setup. I chose "continue". Everything seems to be running smoothly but it only shows up as 3.25 GB in System. Is this because I accidentally skipped setup when prompted? Did I perhaps install wrong? I am aware that RAM but be installed in a certain way and as far as I can tell I made no mistakes. 3.25 is a strange number. Any advice? My specs: Dell Dimension E510, Pentium 4 3.0 ghz, Windows XP Professional, and I bought the new RAM off of the Dell website as per my system specs, don't know the precise name. Any help would be appreciated.

Fri Feb 19 14:49:01 CST 2010 		3 Fri Feb 19 14:49:01 CST 2010
by Damon
  • Search Companion missing file
    • I'm helping a friend whose laptop was infected with a virus/trojan. We disinfected using MalwareBytes anti-malware app. She now has a functioning pc again...but... When I try to use the search feature in Windows XP, I get an error message that reads "A file that is required to run Search Companion cannot be found. You may need to run Setup." I tried to reinstall via the srchasst.inf file in the Windows\inf folder (right-click - install) but it said 'The file "msgr3en.dll" on the Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 3 CD is needed. The problem is that I can't reinstall it because Windows XP came preinstalled on her laptop, and she was not given a CD. I tried to download a version off the internet, but when I point to that file when installing via the srchasst.inf file, I get a an error window that says Installation failed. The system is running XP home edition with sp3. Can anyone suggest another avenue to get the search companion running again? tia, Mitch

Fri Feb 19 12:09:01 CST 2010 		1 Fri Feb 19 12:09:01 CST 2010
by mitch8
  • blue screen
    • hi... I have thenext problem... every time when I turn on my cpu it works properly for about 5-7 min and blue screen appears and the system reboots... after this everything is ok... this happens absolutelly every time when I turn on my cpu... also the sys is freezing when I try to defragment disk... the reinstall of windows xp professional did not help.... please help me.. my email is stefan_lyonnais@yahoo.com best regards...

Fri Feb 19 08:29:02 CST 2010 		3 Fri Feb 19 08:29:02 CST 2010
by stevan
  • Outlook Express problem receiving
    • Able to send emails and even receive some spam emails in Outlook Express, but mysteriously unable to receive emails from family members. [Note: Recently reformatted hard drive and reinstalled Windows XP, SP3, Outlook express 6.0, Internet Explorer 8 and installing various types of software. Internet connection and other email services work OK] TEST 1 Outlook Express sent to two other e-mail services in my name; succesful TEST 2 Reply from same other e-mail services in my name to Outlook Express ; also succesful TEST 3 Sent out various e-mails to family. They claimed to have pressed SEND on replies, but none arrived. (None of them are blocked messages so cannot think why) What have I missed or done wrong? Please advise Thanks - Ian 19th February 14:13 P.S. I posted this earlier but it seems to have gone

Fri Feb 19 08:14:01 CST 2010 		13 Fri Feb 19 08:14:01 CST 2010
by Ian
  • Outlook Express problem receiving emails
    • Able to send emails and even receive some spam emails in Outlook Express, but mysteriously unable to receive emails from family members. [Note: Recently reformatted hard drive and reinstalled Windows XP, SP3, Outlook express 6.0, Internet Explorer 8 and installing various types of software. Internet connection and other email services work OK] TEST 1 Outlook Express sent to two other e-mail services in my name; succesful TEST 2 Reply from same other e-mail services in my name to Outlook Express ; also succesful TEST 3 Sent out various e-mails to family. They claimed to have pressed SEND on replies, but none arrived. (None of them are blocked messages so cannot think why) What have I missed or done wrong? Please advise Thanks - Ian

Fri Feb 19 07:08:01 CST 2010 		2 Fri Feb 19 07:08:01 CST 2010
by Ian
  • icons refresh to much when close folders
    • When i close my windows exploer or any folder pc keep refreshing icons & slows pc down, i herd there fix for this? using win xp sp3, i have my folder set to list mode so i see the text & windows classic mode not the current xp style. thanks

Thu Feb 18 22:07:06 CST 2010 		2 Thu Feb 18 22:07:06 CST 2010
by Doc
  • System keep rebooting and safe mode is not working
    • hello. i run xp and in trying to boot up, the system shuts down and restarts again and again. I have tried "last good config," but it makes no difference. I try to access safe mode, but it won't let me get further than trying - it too returns me to constant rebooting. i chose 'no reboot on failure,' and got the following stop error: 0x0000007B (0x79BB528, 0xc0000000034, 0x00000000, 0x00000000) i ran a scan disk and it revealed no disc problems and i installed the drive as a slave and ran malware bytes and super antispy - they found nothing. i am afraid my hd might have contracted a boot-sector virus. i do not know. any ideas hoe to continue? thanks.

Thu Feb 18 18:40:04 CST 2010 		12 Thu Feb 18 18:40:04 CST 2010
by kipg
  • Message at Shutdown regit.exe dllinitization failed
    • Received this messsage at shutdown regit.exe dll initalization failed the application failed to initalize window station is shutting down Does any one have any ideas ? Scaned with Norton and Spyware doctor nothing found Thanks Bob

Thu Feb 18 18:17:53 CST 2010 		2 Thu Feb 18 18:17:53 CST 2010
by rmcevoy
  • All services shown on Taskbar
    • Hi! 18 Feb On one machine (WinXP SP2), sometimes, for some reason all running services get shown as windows (consoles?). This appears to happen when the 'Show Desktop' icon on Taskbar QuickLaunch is clicked. But not always. We then have to restart the machine to clear this. I do not know what caused this, or when. I have never seen this problem anywhere, nor could I get any information on the net. Any advice? Mohan -- Message posted via WindowsKB.com http://www.windowskb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx/windows-xp-support/201002/1

Thu Feb 18 05:05:52 CST 2010 		0 Thu Feb 18 05:05:52 CST 2010
by bnmohan
  • All services shown on Taskbar
    • Hi! 18 Feb On one machine (WinXP SP2), sometimes, for some reason all running services get shown as windows (consoles?). This appears to happen when the 'Show Desktop' icon on Taskbar QuickLaunch is clicked. But not always. We then have to restart the machine to clear this. I do not know what caused this, or when. I have never seen this problem anywhere, nor could I get any information on the net. Any advice? Mohan -- Message posted via WindowsKB.com http://www.windowskb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx/windows-xp-support/201002/1

Thu Feb 18 05:05:42 CST 2010 		0 Thu Feb 18 05:05:42 CST 2010
by bnmohan
  • Utility needed to Verify ISO image with burned disc
    • Dear Gurus, I understand that there are some CD-burning softwares which have built- in verifying routines to verify the burned disc with the ISO image file. However, I am looking for a stand-alone utility that can do the same thing. Which is, taking an ISO-image file on the hard disk, and verify it with a CD (or DVD) that is inside a CD/DVD drive. Is there such a utility available? All suggestions are most welcome ! Thank you for reading.

Wed Feb 17 22:22:56 CST 2010 		19 Wed Feb 17 22:22:56 CST 2010
by Penang
  • uninstall from command line using alternate credentials
    • WinXP SP3. Is there a way to do this? I am trying to find a way for a power user to uninstall a program using the msiexec + uninstall string from the registry using admin account credentials. Alternativly, I have tried to get the user to do a "run as" on the appwiz.cpl file but I get an error.

Wed Feb 17 22:07:04 CST 2010 		1 Wed Feb 17 22:07:04 CST 2010
by big
  • Automatic Updates
    • KB955706 I can not install this; It has been trying for months Do I need this or can I delete it?? Or what Can I Do

Wed Feb 17 20:45:01 CST 2010 		1 Wed Feb 17 20:45:01 CST 2010
by stett
  • cannot continue installing WINXP, SP3 files needed
    • Problems, problem, and dilemmas and soforth.................PLEAS HELP! I'm running XP and I had SP3 before I attempted to do a repair of Windows. During install it asked for the 'ASMS ON WIN PRO SERVICE SP3' NEEDED. It ask to (type the path to where the file is located). I have an XP Home Edition disk and my XP PRO install disk does not have the files for SP3. Now I cannot perform any other function but install. question 1: Since I had SP3 on the system already. Shouldn't the operating system have the SP3 files stored in the C:\ drive? Why can't I just type the path to where the SP3 files are located? question 2: Is there a place where I can download in Microsoft whatever I need on to a CD. insert and restart the system then type the drive letter when asked to where the disk is and continue installation from there? -- Thanks, Phil

Wed Feb 17 16:13:01 CST 2010 		3 Wed Feb 17 16:13:01 CST 2010
by phil56_
  • Stuck in Advanced Start-up Options Reboot Loop
    • WinXP MCE When I booted my computer, I got an abbreviated Advanced Start-up menu: Safe Mode, SM with Networking, Last Known Good Config, and Start Windows Normally. None of these options work, and the computer just reboots right back into this menu. I've removed the hard drive and connected it to another working WinXP computer. I then ran chkdsk: r, AVG 9.0, Malwarebytes and everything is clean. Is there something else I can try, short of a reformat, to get this back up and running? All feedback is appreciated. Thanks!

Wed Feb 17 15:46:00 CST 2010 		5 Wed Feb 17 15:46:00 CST 2010
by Dell

Wed Feb 17 15:16:01 CST 2010 		3 Wed Feb 17 15:16:01 CST 2010
by phil56_
  • OEM versions of Windows XP
    • I bought a version on Ebay that I know learn is not validated. I cannot play DVD's as I do not have a DVD encoder or whatever that means. However I was able to install Windows XP and have just recently bought MS Office 2003 Professional. I sure hope that it installs. What can be done? 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

Wed Feb 17 05:04:48 CST 2010 		4 Wed Feb 17 05:04:48 CST 2010
by John
  • Windows Patch Leaves XP Users With Blue Screen of Death
    • Windows Patch Leaves XP Users With Blue Screen of Death Gregg Keizer, Computerworld Feb 11, 2010 9:01 am http://www.pcworld.com/article/189110/windows_patch_leaves_xp_users_with_blue_screen_of_death.html?tk=nl_dnx_h_crawl Tuesday's security updates from Microsoft have crippled Windows XP PCs with the notorious Blue Screen of Death (BSOD), users have reported on the company's support forum. Complaints began early yesterday, and gained momentum throughout the day. "I updated 11 Windows XP updates today and restarted my PC like it asked me to," said a user identified as "tansenroy" who kicked off a growing support thread . "From then on, Windows cannot restart again! It is stopping at the blue screen with the following message: 'A problem has been detected and Windows has been shutdown to prevent damage to your computer.'" Others joined in with similar reports. "There is something seriously wrong with the update. I can't even open in safe mode," said "Ghellow," referring to Windows diagnostic mode that's often a last- chance way to boot a PC. "I am not very happy with Microsoft as I got to work this morning to find my helpdesk flooded with messages that the PC has the famous Blue Screen," said "brawfab." "I had to go to work and use my Mac to get online to find out what is going on with the XP updates last night," complained "moosewalk" on the same thread. "I am this much closer to switching over to a Mac for good." The support thread, which was first noticed by security blogger Brian Krebs , contained more than 120 messages as of early Thursday, making it the third-longest on the Windows Update support forum. The thread had been viewed more than 2,800 times since its inception. Several users posted solutions, but the one laid out by "maxyimus" was marked by a Microsoft support engineer as the way out of the perpetual blue screens. To regain control of their PCs, users were told to boot from their Windows XP installation disc, launch the Recovery Console and enter a series of commands. Unfortunately, that left netbook users out of luck, since most of the lightweight, inexpensive laptops lack an optical drive, and so can't boot from an XP installation disc. "Are there any fixes for netbooks, or am I essentially screwed for the time being?" asked "HimDen." Several users tentatively identified the MS10-015 update as the one which triggered the BSOD, and claimed that uninstalling that security fix -- which was labeled as KB977165 -- returned their PC to working condition. MS10-015 , one of 13 security updates Microsoft issued Tuesday, patched a 17-year-old kernel bug in all 32-bit versions of Windows. The vulnerability went public three weeks ago when a Google engineer disclosed the bug and posted proof-of-concept attack code. This was not the first time that a Microsoft update has incapacitated Windows PCs. Two years ago, a set of updates for Vista sent an unknown number of machines into an endless series of reboots . Similar problems stymied users who tried to upgrade to Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) in May 2008, and others attempting to upgrade from Vista to Windows 7 last October. Microsoft was not immediately available for comment early Thursday. Gregg Keizer covers Microsoft, security issues, Apple, Web browsers and general technology breaking news for Computerworld . Follow Gregg on Twitter at @gkeizer , send e-mail to gkeizer@ix.netcom.com or subscribe to Gregg's RSS feed . Read more about windows and linux pcs in Computerworld's Windows and Linux PCs Knowledge Center.

Tue Feb 16 23:50:32 CST 2010 		2 Tue Feb 16 23:50:32 CST 2010
by Ablang
  • Stand by option gone
    • When you click on "Turn off computer" you get a menu with three things: "Stand by" "Turn off" "Restart" My "stand by" option is gone, grayed out. Any one knows how I can restore it? Thanks Drora

Tue Feb 16 22:45:16 CST 2010 		25 Tue Feb 16 22:45:16 CST 2010
by Drora
  • Questions regarding the IE Critical Patch
    • Dear Gurus, I learned of the need to patch IE (version 6, 7 and 8) and need help. There are two versions of patches -- A. MS09-072 http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS09-072.mspx B. MS10-002 http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS10-002.mspx Both deal with IE 6, 7 and 8. Question: 1. Do I apply *BOTH* patches or just one of them? 2. If only need apply only one patch, do I apply A (MS09-072) or B (MS10-002)? Please help ! Much oblige !!

Tue Feb 16 19:24:39 CST 2010 		2 Tue Feb 16 19:24:39 CST 2010
by Penang
  • Windows XP 64 - Blue Screen of Death - no event logging?
    • Hi all, So I have set Event logging with small memory dump in XP 64 bit, in the System Properties/Startup & Recovery, in order to diagnose a BSOD in win32k.sys, page_fault_in_nonpaged_area. Unfortunately, when my PC blue screens, no event is written, and no minidump appears in the minidump folder. I have tried this both with letting the PC reboot automatically, and without. How do I ensure a minidump appears, and a system log entry is written? Cheers Vandervecken PS Crossposted purposely in XP 64 bit discussion, and accidentally in XP Media Center.

Tue Feb 16 12:20:02 CST 2010 		7 Tue Feb 16 12:20:02 CST 2010
by Vandervecken
  • Mbr error
    • Hello, My win xp sp 3 computer hung up during a defragmentation. Upon trying to restart, I got an MBR error. It is an old dell, but I have a sata controller and 2 sata drives Plus the original 80 meg drive. I can boot from the 2nd SATA drive (1yr old backup). I can not access the 1st drive to repair the mbr. Can anyone help? Thanks, Russell

Tue Feb 16 11:51:08 CST 2010 		5 Tue Feb 16 11:51:08 CST 2010
by Russell
  • Windows Updates of Late - KB977165 and More
    • I am posting this thread because of the problems reported in this Newsgroup about KB977165 and possibly others, released appx 2/10/2010. Most reported by professionals about "clients" getting the BSoD. Note the thread... http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support/browse_thread/thread/cc25c907ca9538cc/6b76aef1e5eb087c?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=help+network#6b76aef1e5eb087c ...about NOT being able to "Disable Network Connection," which occurred after the 2/10/2010 updates. A quote from one post on KB977165: "I had a problem with the downloads, also. I checked the ISC.SANS.ORG website and found the suggestion to remove the atapi.sys and replace it with the one in the SP3 download. I did that and things are back to normal, including the KB977165 file and the rest of the updates. Hope it helps you." One has to wonder, as another post stated, "what's going on at Microsoft." Especially after reading the above quote. Just how well DOES Microsoft test updates? As evidenced by what has happened, NOT will. All software engineers/departments need to take into account that WORLD-WIDE legacy hardware is the rule. Not everyone in the world has updated hardware. I would bet the majority do not. Therefore any software like Microsoft updates NEED to be test against legacy hardware. For example, the "Disable Network Connection" problem I suspect is due to the VIA Rhine II Network Adapter (on-board) on my home system. That is, did Microsoft test updates on systems using old VIA Chipsets? Especially considering that VIA is prevalent in Europe.

Tue Feb 16 09:50:26 CST 2010 		5 Tue Feb 16 09:50:26 CST 2010
by MageMaster
  • Autoplay for Pictures Not Populated
    • I inserted my XD card in to my card reader today and the autoplay pop up window asking what I wanted Windows to do was blank. For Video, Music and Mixed content the options are there but not for Pictures - it is just blank. I have tried running autofix.exe but this has not fixed it. Any ideas? Is this a Microsoft problem or has something else caused this? It worked fine until today. Thanks.

Tue Feb 16 09:35:01 CST 2010 		3 Tue Feb 16 09:35:01 CST 2010
by Peachypumpkin
  • message at Shutdown -Regedit.dll initalization failed
    • message at Shutdown - Regedit.dll initalization failed comes up followed by application failed to initalize because windows station is shutting down Does any one have an idea on how to fix it I did all my scans no viruses some times it does not come up and when it does the system shutdows with no problem. I do not use the function Regedit Thanks Bob

Tue Feb 16 08:27:48 CST 2010 		2 Tue Feb 16 08:27:48 CST 2010
by rmcevoy
  • extracting data from an old to new hard drive - no data appearing.
    • there are several (and better) ways to do this, but here is the reality: i recently installed a new hard drive after my previous one got locked into an endless reboot cycle. i found no solution to help with this, so i decided to start from scratch. i installed a REAL version of xp onto my new hd to get a way from the oem version that was installed on my old hd. so now my new hd is doing fine, BUT i wish to take data off of my old hd and transfer it to the new one. i installed my old drive as a slave on my pc and tried to open it, but to know avail. i will mention that this drive still has my oem xp o/s on it - which is probably why it no data is visible - it is encrypted from a different copy of xp (the oem one). and i think that this results in all my data files mostly showing as empty. however one doc folder pops up a 'access denied' window. going back to the issue of my old hd locking up in a rebooting cycle, i am aware that viruses or malware can cause this to happen. my hope was to transfer over my data and then scan the old hd for anything that might be causing the rebooting to happen. but this is a separate issue from the data extraction effort i need to focus on. any ideas how to 'de-cloak' my data from the previous hd, so i can transfer my data to the new one? thanks in advance for your suggestions.

Tue Feb 16 01:11:01 CST 2010 		2 Tue Feb 16 01:11:01 CST 2010
by kipg
  • Access Denied
    • My WinXP computer is stuck in a reboot loop from the Advanced Start-up options menu (Safe Mode, Safe Mode with Networking, Last Known Good Config, etc). I removed my hard drive and connected it to another WinXP machine with a USB/IDE adapter kit. When I try to access my User Account, which is password protected, I get an Access Denied pop-up. I want to save my data before reformatting the hard drive. Is there any around this Access Denied problem? Any feedback is greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Tue Feb 16 00:07:28 CST 2010 		3 Tue Feb 16 00:07:28 CST 2010
by Dell
  • HP Pavillion a1632x
    • I had a HP Pavillion a1632x running WinXP64 media ed which was hit by a virus. I could not recover via the recovery mode. I made the mistake of installing Vsta (updating was unavailable). Is there a way to access the old registy using the remote registy call call it WinXP1.reg ? If I were to install XP from scratch, export my registry into a file WinXP2.reg, import WinXP1.reg, and then overwrite the latest from WinXP2.reg, would I get a useable system

Mon Feb 15 23:16:31 CST 2010 		1 Mon Feb 15 23:16:31 CST 2010
by walter
  • Video Capture Software
    • Hi, I'm looking for a recommendation for a reliable, inexpense software to record videos of my desktop. I have tried some of the free applications but they proved to be unreliable in that the recording will not play back tia for any help dennis d

Mon Feb 15 22:21:24 CST 2010 		2 Mon Feb 15 22:21:24 CST 2010
by dennisd
  • virus win32/nuqel.e
    • I am running Windows XP w/AVG antivirus. I somehow got a virus that shows up through security warnings telling me my computer is infected. I can not navigate to any programs such as spybot or malwarebytes' anti-malware w/o a pop up box telling me "the application cannot be executed. the file mbam.exe is infected. do you want to activate your antivirus software now?". I also can not run my task manager or registry to try to remove this virus. the threat is called WIN32/NUQEL.E -- any help would be very much appreciated. Sissy Sniffen

Mon Feb 15 20:39:01 CST 2010 		19 Mon Feb 15 20:39:01 CST 2010
by Sissy
  • FAT(32) media sometimes accessible, sometimes not -- strange solution
    • I wrote earlier of a problem on one machine with XP Home SP3. It would not read floppies of FAT32-formatted thumb drives that were readable on other machines. I could format a floppy on this machine, but DIR claimed that it did not have a recognizable file system. RMB -> Properties showed the file system as RAW. Now I find that this happens only if the machine is booted with no FAT32-formatted media attached. If I boot up with a FAT32-formatted external drive or thumb drive in place, it can read them and will continue to be able to read FAT(32) media even when the one(s) present at boot time has/have been detached. Is this behavior normal? If not, how do I remedy it? Perce

Mon Feb 15 18:29:22 CST 2010 		1 Mon Feb 15 18:29:22 CST 2010
by Percival
  • I've gained an operating system !
    • I ran my XP CD to repair an Explorer problem and now I've gained an operating system. When I switch on it now gives me the choice of selecting (1) 'Microsoft Windows XP Professional' or (2) 'Microsoft Windows XP Professional Setup' Unfortunatly it defaults to the (2) unless I select (1). How can I remove (2) so I go back to going straight into XP please? Thanks Rod

Mon Feb 15 18:05:01 CST 2010 		5 Mon Feb 15 18:05:01 CST 2010
by RodA
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