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  • Uninstall, or start from scratch
    • On the 6th of January I took delivery of a new, pre-configured PC from my employer. In the following 4 days I installed about 20 addition programs, things like the Opera Browser, Thuderbird, Windows Live Messenger and Lifecam. Mostly widely used stuff, but a few obscure tools useful for a website developer. On the 10th of January I ended up with exactly the same problem as I'd had on my previous PC; the symptoms of a desktop heap problem, but no desktop heap problem. I never solved it on the old PC, and I'm no nearer solving it on the new one. I have to reboot every day. I seem to have two choices: 1. Re-image the system as it was initially, install the same software, but leave days between each update, to make it easier to spot when the problem comes back, and to determine the likely cause. 2. Uninstall the programs that I'd added between the 6th and the 10th, one at a time until the problem goes away. It might not go away though. Is there ang good reason to chose one over the other? I'm tending towards #2, as it is less disruptive. I uninstall one program; if the problem persists, it is not caused by that program, so re-install it, and move on to the next program. If I uninstall everything that I've added (other than the stuff I've added *since* the problem occurred) and the problem still happens, then I can switch to choice #1. Comments? -- Steve Swift http://www.swiftys.org.uk/swifty.html http://www.ringers.org.uk

Thu Jan 21 07:27:11 CST 2010 		11 Thu Jan 21 07:27:11 CST 2010
by Steve
  • subst command no longer recognized in XP
    • Does anyone know why the subst command no longer works with XP? This used to work: (subst q: c:\data\) I think it is no longer recognized by XP since the latest update.

Thu Jan 21 04:05:42 CST 2010 		13 Thu Jan 21 04:05:42 CST 2010
by AN
  • Can not login due to error 0x80090019 - Validation Issue
    • Hi! I got a severe virus infection on an old pc at home, which ofc contains some cherished family photos and other docs which are important to me.. Now, I've got rid of the virus, I hope, but during testing and finding solutions to my problem, I had to put the C: drive in another computer for back-up, as I feared the master disk was about to collapse.. anyway, I can now access the old system in Safe-mode, but when I try any other configuration Windows reject login, stating error 0x80090019 - Windows is unable to validate your copy.. or something.. Is it a simple solution to my problem? I bought and built the computer myself in 2004 or 2005(?), and I have the original XP-CD, so I know it's a genuine version. If anyone answer, pls keep to a basic level, I'm no Wizard.. Brgds

Thu Jan 21 03:58:01 CST 2010 		1 Thu Jan 21 03:58:01 CST 2010
by repberry
  • Slow Microsoft Word 2003
    • Frequently, when I am using my Word 2003 on my Windows XP system, the application is slow to respond. For instance, when I go to delete a paragraph from my text, it may take up to 10 seconds for the paragraph to disappear. Other times, when I want to get out of Word 2003, it may take the same amount of time to get back to my desktop. This condition has not always been that way; it's only within the last several months that this began to happen. I have plenty of memory on my XPS system so that is not the problem. Any ideas what may be causing this slowness? Thanks in advance.

Wed Jan 20 21:56:18 CST 2010 		3 Wed Jan 20 21:56:18 CST 2010
by Jack
  • How do I upgrade from XP Home edition to XP Professional
    • Hello folks... Happy new year to everyone! We are still a XP shop and XP will be our standard for a while longer and I can't change that. But now I need to upgrade four Dell notebook Computers from XP Home edition to XP PROFESSIONAL. I read somewhere that I can buy licensing for Windows 7 and then call Microsoft to obtain Media and product keys for XP Professional after I receive the Windows 7 media. Is that true? In any case, I need to get XP Professional for 4 Dell notebook computers. What is the best way to proceed and is this even possible? What phone number do I call at Microsoft to obtain this information perhaps even obtaining part numbers and get a clearly written document that says I can get this done? Please advise.... -- Bikini Browser of San Juan Puerto Rico Small Business Office Automation Small Business Document Imaging Solutions Networking Solutions using Linksys & Cisco Products http://www.daleallen.com (787) 637-9100 www.daleallen.com

Wed Jan 20 17:51:30 CST 2010 		21 Wed Jan 20 17:51:30 CST 2010
by Bikini
  • Win 7...to..... Win XP??
    • Blank Is it possible to install Win XP over Win 7 in a laptop w/o causing any problems?? Thanxxxxx...Rudy////////

Wed Jan 20 14:38:23 CST 2010 		3 Wed Jan 20 14:38:23 CST 2010
by Rudy
  • Windows XP media center 2005 video card
    • I had media center up and running using my television as the computer monitor and watching tv through media center. During a move I disconnected the computer and television and when I reconnected them and launched media center it says my graphics card is not compatable and won't play live television or any videos. Nothing has changed on the pc or the television so I don't know why I am now getting this message.

Wed Jan 20 12:15:01 CST 2010 		0 Wed Jan 20 12:15:01 CST 2010
by lindalu

Wed Jan 20 12:09:57 CST 2010 		3 Wed Jan 20 12:09:57 CST 2010
by nospam

Wed Jan 20 09:01:03 CST 2010 		8 Wed Jan 20 09:01:03 CST 2010
by sarahandus
  • Realtek HD sound problem with XP
    • Hi, I have a problem on my PC now which I cannot solve. I am running XP Pro x64 on my ASrock/AMD rig with Realtek HD 5.1 sound. All was working OK, I had just solved how to get the mic working on the front panel so my old 5.1 speaker system worked fully from the rear 3 sockets. A few days later it booted with three error messages for Realtek system programs that load at startup. ALCMTR.EXE, RTHDCPL.EXE, and ALCWZRD.EXE. All have a message 'Failed to initialise properley (0x0000005)' I have de installed Realtek, re installed the latest copy from their site etc but I cannot get rid of this error so the Realtek sound manager will not run. I cannot find a solution on any other forums and I have mailed Realtek but so far no reply. Any ideas greatfully welcome. Regards, Dave

Wed Jan 20 07:38:31 CST 2010 		3 Wed Jan 20 07:38:31 CST 2010
by Squeezy99
  • XP intermittant boot on portable
    • Hi, I am trying to helps a friend get her portable running reliably. She has XP home on a portable and runs without the battery installed (it dies a few years ago). I cleaned up the machine the other day and it seemed to run OK. From time to time she starts up the machine and after the manufactures welcome screen (in BIOS?) it just stops booting at a black screen. I suppose it is not even starting the boot process so it could be hardware or software, but it only happens occasionaly. After turning off and re starting she gets the usual balck screen saying it did was not shut down correctly and offering safe mode etc. But upon re starting she gets no problems or corruption. ( I am living in France so it is a french PC with XP in French - great fun) Ideas please. Cheers, Dave.

Wed Jan 20 02:00:19 CST 2010 		4 Wed Jan 20 02:00:19 CST 2010
by Squeezy99
  • How to downgrade Vista to XP
    • Hi Everyone, Here's what we have been doing to deploy XP Prof. PC's. Setup a new PC with all the required apps and settings, sysprep it and take the image using ghost. The image would be copied to all new PC's and during the Mini Setup you would be prompted for the XP license key. I would have purchased OEM XP licenses and a new key would be inserted at this point. All worked just fine. Until, I can no longer buy anymore XP OEM Licenses. I'm told by MS I can purchase Vista Business OEM Licenses and downgrade them to XP Professional. Given the way we are presently deploying our XP machines what are the steps required to use our existing XP images and to have the Vista OEM Licenses downgraded? I'm sure it's just not a matter of using the Vista OEM License key in place of the XP OEM License key during the Mini Setup, or is it? TIA Greg

Tue Jan 19 22:00:55 CST 2010 		6 Tue Jan 19 22:00:55 CST 2010
by Greg
  • Virus infection on a T60 ==> how best to reinstall WindowsXP? Can I
    • Hi My T60 (WindowsXP Pro) has been infected with several viruses. Is it safe to re-install from the WindowsXP partition? Or should I kill absolutely everything on the disk (eg. by running KillDisk off a CD)? And if I do the latter, how on earth to I register it with Microsoft because the laptop did not come with any CDs. (I can borrow a Windows XP Pro CD from work - but I presume that there will be problems with the Product Key and License number etc) Any thoughts? With thanks Ship

Tue Jan 19 17:16:40 CST 2010 		8 Tue Jan 19 17:16:40 CST 2010
by ship
  • My Account Settings, Icons, Files are "Missing"
    • Recently, I booted up and discovered that my personalized icons (under my account) had disappeared from the desktop. The Account Name is "Gilxxx" but my data is under "Curxxx" When I looked closer, I was able to see the directory structure in my "Documents and Settings" folders, but none of the files. The files are there, however, as I can play MP3s in Windows Media Player (and they are in my My Music directory). And, when I tried to add new desktop icons to "re-create" my old desktop, Windows tells me that a shortcut with that name already exists (but I can't see it). I have done a System Restore to a date / time before this was an issue, and there is no change. Any ideas? -- cgilker ------------------------------------------------------------------------ cgilker's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/members/175968.htm View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/windows-xp-support/1294458.htm http://forums.techarena.in

Tue Jan 19 16:08:21 CST 2010 		3 Tue Jan 19 16:08:21 CST 2010
by cgilker
  • The system file cannot be specified
    • I don't know if this is the right group but I hope someone can help. I have XP Home with Service Pack 3. I have a file on my NTFS slave drive with following entry in one of its directories: 01 - O 'twas a joyful sound to hear (Colchester) _Tansus/mq3 Obviously there's an invalid character in the name but I can't delete it. Every time I do, it says: "The system file cannot be specified." It has a file length of 0 bytes. I have tried many ways to delete this, but nothing works. Here are just two of the many things I've tried: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315226/ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/320081 I've also tried to create a directory/file with the same name, then delete that. It actually DOES remove it, but then when I reboot, the entry has magically reappeared. Obviously it was never deleted in the first place. My guess is that there's really no file or directory on the drive but just an entry in the MFT. I could sure use some help to remove this. tia. jc

Tue Jan 19 15:40:41 CST 2010 		25 Tue Jan 19 15:40:41 CST 2010
by jc
  • What does the red triangle mean over drive maps in preferances server 2008?
    • Hello... I have a customer with SBS 2008 Standard. I have setup DRIVE MAPS in the Group Policy Mangement Editor under User Preferances. My question is, what does the red triangle mean over drive maps in preferances server 2008? There is a little red triangle over the Drive ICON to the left of the Drive Letter I setup. Anyone have any ideas what that means? I am concerned because it is RED like warning or an error...? Please advise -- Bikini Browser of San Juan Puerto Rico Small Business Office Automation Small Business Document Imaging Solutions Networking Solutions using Linksys & Cisco Products http://www.daleallen.com (787) 637-9100

Tue Jan 19 09:26:56 CST 2010 		2 Tue Jan 19 09:26:56 CST 2010
by Bikini
  • Bad Sectors
    • What does it usually mean when I run a disk scan for bad sectors on c drive and the result is "Windows was unable to complete the disk scan" The symptom is a blue screen saying that there is most likely a bad piece of hardware. Gary

Tue Jan 19 05:47:05 CST 2010 		49 Tue Jan 19 05:47:05 CST 2010
by Gary
  • Installing retail version over oem okay?
    • Can I install retail version of xp over top of an existing oem version of XP without losing my data, documents and programs okay? If so will I encounter any problems at all? I assume that I don't select the initial 'r' for repair option but chose to install and then select the repair option when it's found the existing install? I'm doing the over-install because I cannot resolve the boot-up loop its got into (I get the safe mode and last good..options but selecting any of them just leads to a reboot to the same screen) by using various commands under the recovery console. TIA

Tue Jan 19 03:56:44 CST 2010 		2 Tue Jan 19 03:56:44 CST 2010
by george
  • Backing Up
    • How do I back up w/out backing up my back up? I want to back up my entire system and I thought it would be smart to back it up to my external hard drive F. But when I click through the utility includes F as part of the back up. I just want to back up C and I would like to do the entire system so I get the system restore disk option at the end. Any thoughts? I guess I can back it up to C (w/ F drive off) and then move that file to the F drive. Does that create any restore issues to anyone? Thanks in advance. (Using XP Professional) (I am not sure if this posted the first time so I apologize if so.)

Mon Jan 18 20:28:01 CST 2010 		8 Mon Jan 18 20:28:01 CST 2010
by JonnyS
  • Problem with remote assistance
    • Hello, Trying to connect to my mother's computer and I receive the following message when trying to connect: "A Remote Assistance connection could not be established because the DNS name of the remote computer could not be resolved." Both computers run Windows XP SP3 with McAfee anti-virus/firewall. Everything appears to be set-up correctly on both computers including having Remote Assistance enabled in the firewall. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Rick J.

Mon Jan 18 19:26:01 CST 2010 		1 Mon Jan 18 19:26:01 CST 2010
by RickJ
  • old dos s/w problem
    • I have proved insufficient in finding web solution, so please tell me: how to get my old DOS database program running on XP? The error message is that it is trying to access the hard drive?? That's true! As far as I know there is no firewall, the AVG is out on this inherited system Thanks oren

Mon Jan 18 16:56:43 CST 2010 		8 Mon Jan 18 16:56:43 CST 2010
by eleaticus
  • BOOTMGR is missing
    • Hi, I've searched through the forum, but I can't seem to find the answer need (or one I can understand....),so I need to pick your brains -m friend has a Hi-Grade Notino ML100 Netbook, and as of this morning whe you turn it on, you are met with the following message: "BOOTMGR is missing Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart" Restarting just takes it back to this screen. I understand that puttin in a XP recovery disc would allow me to fix it, but it doesn't have a C drive... So, I thought there might be a way to download the appropriate file from somewhere onto a USB stick? Does anyone know if this is possible? I would be grateful for any input, thanks -- stumpygangst ----------------------------------------------------------------------- stumpygangsta's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/members/175556.ht View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/windows-xp-support/1294101.ht http://forums.techarena.i

Mon Jan 18 13:01:59 CST 2010 		3 Mon Jan 18 13:01:59 CST 2010
by stumpygangsta
  • windows 7
    • Hi I am just installing Windows seven and have been sitting waiting for something to happen for the past hour and a half, and the line telling you how much progress you have made has not moved on bit. jc

Mon Jan 18 13:07:27 CST 2010 		7 Mon Jan 18 13:07:27 CST 2010
by Jonathan
  • Global Warming and what you can do to against it
    • Dear All, As you know global warming is endangering the future of life on the planet. It will also affect us; rising sea levels, dwindling water supplies, mass deaths due to heat waves, stoppage of the gulfstream, which brings milder climate to north of Europe, super hurricanes, less food due to droughts are some of the effects. As you also know global warming is produced due to CO2 emissions coming from burning of fossil fuels. So what can every single person do to reduce global warming ? 1) Insulation: Do you know that you can save 50% of heating energy (and money) by insulation ? Especially in the times the financial crisis, you can make the insulation cheaper and save the money when oil, natural gas and coal prices are higher due to higher demand. What needs to be insulated ? Firstly the Roof, since warmer air goes up, then the windows (tripple glass or at least dual glass and shutters for additional insulation at night, and in summer time), then the outer walls. Also small cracks, leaks in weatherstrips etc should be eliminated. An infrared inspection of your house for heat losses would be the best way to find out what else can be done. A wintergarden will help heating your house additionally in winter time. 2) Using rechargable batteries instead of alkaline batteries, and charge them during less demand ours like at night will also save a lot of energy and money. 3) Lightning; the use of Compact fluorescent lamps instead of traditioanl light bulbs will save 80% of energy, the use of very new LED lamps will save even more. 4) Buying local. Most of the energy is spent for transportation of imported goods, especially food. By buying local made food you not only save a lot of energy, but also create more jobs at home. 5) Heating; there are several way to save energy and money by changing the heating method; you can use the free heat of the nature by adding a solar thermal equipment to heat the water for taking showers and also to heat your home. Additionally you can use a heating pump, which funtions like a reverse fridge; it takes the heat of the outside and transfers it to your home. You use much much less energy to do this (electricity to pump a liquid). 6) Your car; by buying a hybrid car you save 30% of fuel, by converting your car to CNG (compressed natural gas) you can save a lot of CO2, since CNG has much less carbon but more hydrogen, which will result in water (CH4 instead of C8H18). CNG will also result in much more energy output per mass. The conversion is not very expensive. It is totally save, since the storage has to resist a certain pressure. Of course there are also other smaller things you have to consider: - Each 60 pounds increases fuel consumption by 10%. - Aggressive driving (speeding, rapid acceleration, and hard braking) wastes gas. It can lower your highway gas mileage 33% and city mileage 5%. - Drive at lowest and constant rpms; 2000 rpm are enough; you can save up to 30%. Even a Porsche can be driven at the 4th gear at 20 mph and at the 6th gear at 50 mph with 2.5 times less fuel consumption. - Avoid high speeds. Driving 75 mph, rather than 65 mph, could cut your fuel economy by 15%. - Use air conditioning only when necessary - Keep tires properly inflated and aligned to improve your gasoline mileage by around 3.3%. - Replace clogged air filters to improve gas mileage by as much as 10% and protect your engine - Combine errands into one trip. Several short trips, each one taken from a cold start, can use twice as much fuel as one trip covering the same distance when the engine is warm. Do not forget that in the first mile your car uses 8 times more fuel, in the second mile 4 times and only after the fourth mile it becomes normal 7) Buying A++ or A+++ equipments. The extra money you pay for this will be back in 1-2 years. It will save a lot of CO2. 8) Try to save also energy at your job; you can do it by insulation, more efficient processes, heat recovery, more efficient pumps/engines, low temperature processses, material saving, water savings, optimization, automatic turning off of unnecessary energy using processes, control if some processes are really necessary (the change of some processes makes other processes sometimes unnecesarry on which nobody has thought about). 9) Solar cells for your own home; at the moment solar cells are very cheap since there is an overproduction. These cells can operate a fridge for example. Regards.

Mon Jan 18 12:40:00 CST 2010 		2 Mon Jan 18 12:40:00 CST 2010
by sustainable
  • How to Create Internet Network Place Problem
    • I am trying to create an internet network place connection to an existing secure folder. I can browse to the secure folder and see that it exists, which automatically brings up the login screen. The properties of the folder do not allow browser logins, rather you must create a network place in order to use the login. *My problem is that Windows XP (all updates current) will not let me put in the secure URL indicating it is a bad link.* It does allow me to create a network place to a nonsecure web folder. Anyone know a work around? Thanks -- mikeline ------------------------------------------------------------------------ mikeline's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/members/175486.htm View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/windows-xp-support/1294040.htm http://forums.techarena.in

Mon Jan 18 08:20:48 CST 2010 		0 Mon Jan 18 08:20:48 CST 2010
by mikeline
  • updates
    • i am suppose to be receiving auto updates. last one is dated in july of 09. i don't if a drivers needs to be downloaded as i had restored computer in april. i feel i am missing important updates

Mon Jan 18 09:06:02 CST 2010 		2 Mon Jan 18 09:06:02 CST 2010
by alice
  • Desktop vanishes
    • I have a similar problem (vanishing desktop) I use Windows XP Professional SP3 on a Dell PC. A) Since Friday 15 January when I launch a program via any icon on my desktop, all icons disappear from the desktop. Also I can no longer right-click on the desktop to get Arrange Icons by/Show desktop icons. When I press Show Desktop on the Taskbar my icons reappear. When I go to the Guest account I do not experience the above problems. Everything works normally there. But when I return to my own desktop there is no longer any way that I can get my icons back. Only the wallpaper is still there. As far as I can check I do not have a virus or malware on my PC. I reinstalled an image I regularly make of drive C: trusting that this would solve the problem, but surprisingly this did not help (but computer returns to the state described in paragraph A). Also running PaulM script did not help. Grateful for any suggestions.

Mon Jan 18 07:39:49 CST 2010 		4 Mon Jan 18 07:39:49 CST 2010
by Engel
  • Can I delete this file ?
    • After resize harddisk by Norton Partition magic Now there are three partitions C , D , F But I find a empty file named D in D Drive . It cannot be deleted , renamed or hidden . Can I delete the file ? If yes , how can I delete it ? Do it in safe mode or use software such as unlocker ? Thanks ! *(Sorry For My Poor English )* -- kwanami ------------------------------------------------------------------------ kwanami's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/members/168181.htm View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/windows-xp-support/1293971.htm http://forums.techarena.in

Mon Jan 18 01:07:04 CST 2010 		9 Mon Jan 18 01:07:04 CST 2010
by kwanami
  • Bluescreen- STOP 0x000000B8
    • Hi, I'm having problems with a bluescreen... it used to be that whenever I logged in to my profile, about ten seconds after a blue screen would pop up saying a "wait operation, *something something something* DPC". Now occasionally i can get connected on line and the computer would work somewhat normally for about half an hour and then BLUESCREEN. I have Dell demension E520, Windows XP, SP3. Thanks!

Sun Jan 17 22:51:37 CST 2010 		2 Sun Jan 17 22:51:37 CST 2010
by RLH
  • JAVA Control Panel
    • With Java installed on your computer you have a link to the Java Control Panel at Start/Control Panel/Java. While uninstalling some older versions of Java I somehow removed this link. As a matter of fact I have no access to Java at all as there is also no shortcut on the start menu. I listed all the old versions of Java before they were uninstalled. I was able to get archived versions of the ones I uninstalled from Java.com. Even after reinstalling everything I had removed I still have no access to the application either through Windows Control Panel nor the Start Menu. Now is the time to ask the help of the experts. How do I enable the link fom Windows Control Panel or At least be able to create a shortcut to the Java Control Panel?

Sun Jan 17 19:02:01 CST 2010 		4 Sun Jan 17 19:02:01 CST 2010
by WillS

Sun Jan 17 13:31:57 CST 2010 		5 Sun Jan 17 13:31:57 CST 2010
by nospam
  • Cannot start up in normal mode
    • I was attacked by "Trojan:WinNT.D" several days ago. At first it didn't do much (locked my wallpaper, disabled my task manager), but a few days later, my computer had a system failure and since then I haven't been able to start up in normal mode. I believe the trojan is removed along with all the spy-ware as McAfee, Ad-aware, malware bytes, windows malicious removal tool, and McAfee sting no longer detect anything. However I am still unable to start up in normal mode. Does this mean that my computer is still infected? Or is this just remaining damage done by the trojan? I'm not very computer literate, and I hardly know what I'm doing, so I detailed walkthrough of what i can do to fix this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance :)

Sun Jan 17 12:44:01 CST 2010 		1 Sun Jan 17 12:44:01 CST 2010
by zach
  • Ping "VanguardLH" please
    • IE6 - re-enable "About to view over a secure connection" message I have tried three times to reply to you in the above thread on microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general but my posts are not getting through (not even showing on eggheadcafe). I didn`t want you to think that I was ignoring your response so decided to post here. Firstly, many thanks for the suggestions. My original query was re the warning message when moving between secure and insecure sites. In the early hours of this morning I had a sudden rush of blood to the brain and remembered where I had seen mention of this, so I was able to go to IE/Internet Options/Advanced and check the relevant box under "Security". Thanks again for taking the trouble to reply. Kate

Sun Jan 17 09:05:19 CST 2010 		3 Sun Jan 17 09:05:19 CST 2010
by Kate
  • winXP drag and drop malfunction
    • I find that my ability to drag a webpage address icon to my desktop from internet explorer no longer works as I now get a message that states the file cannot be opened. Only when I right clilck and specifically select internet explorer does the program/webpage open. I have never had this problem prior to inadvertanly shutting down my computer manually and it is making me crazy. HELP ME IF YOU CAN.

Sat Jan 16 23:06:01 CST 2010 		1 Sat Jan 16 23:06:01 CST 2010
by indepthnovice
  • windows xp pro with home ed coa ?
    • 2 PART QUESTION (just realized large cap was on half way into posting) #1... i HAVE A COMPAQ COMPUTER WITH XP HOME. The restore discs have a ton of extra software that i'm not wanting. OK... i have a dell install disc with xp pro. Can i use the coa from the xp home edition? #2.... If the coa from a xp home edition won't work, can a coa from another xp pro computer work? -- x

Sat Jan 16 19:15:02 CST 2010 		3 Sat Jan 16 19:15:02 CST 2010
by specialk
  • 2 questions - Missing 'Windows Key' - SP3 / IE8
    • 1.) My R51 ThinkPad - XP Pro SP2 - does not have a 'Windows Key'. Is there a way to map an unused key to give it the functionality of the a 'Windows Key'? If so, is there a 'how-to' posted someplace? 2.) I recall reading a while back that IE8 had to be uninstalled prior to applying SP3. Have not seen that requirement in any of the SP3 upgrade cookbooks. Is that still a requirement / concern? Thanks.

Sat Jan 16 18:38:57 CST 2010 		7 Sat Jan 16 18:38:57 CST 2010
by Teflon
  • dual boot windows7 64 and xp32
    • I have w7 64 installed one physical drive and have xp32 installed on another. Currently I just disconnect one drive and connect the other to change OS. As I get more familiar with W7 I'd like to set up a dual boot so tat both drives are in the system. How do I do this? Thanx, Vic -- There are 10 kinds of people - those who understand binary and those who don't

Sat Jan 16 16:47:12 CST 2010 		5 Sat Jan 16 16:47:12 CST 2010
by Vic
  • Can't get to Windows XP at all
    • Yesterday my wife was online and said that Acrobat tried to open withou her prompting it to. Immediately after that Firefox crashed and the McAfee warned her about "something" and she chose to block. She said sh had to do this numerous times before it would go away. She swears sh was only sending an email at the time and hadn't opened anythin suspicious. After she got past McAfee she left the room and when sh came back our wallpaper had disappeared though all the icons remained So she rebooted. When the machine booted back up she started getting blue screens s just turned it off and called me. Now, when I try to start up windows normally I get a blue screen with: IRQL NOT LESS OR EQUAL 0x0000000A (0x00000000, 0x0000001c, 0x0000001, 0x804FB03C) When I try to boot in Safe Mode I get a blue screen with: PAGE FAULT IN NONPAGED AREA 0x00000050, (0xC47678cc, 0x00000001, 0x80537009, 0x00000000) I've tried booting off the WinXP cd but this is a Dell that came loade with WinXP and I have zero clue what the Administrator password i (There is indeed a pw, leaving the field blank didn't work) I ran memtest86 3.5 off a boot disk and it came back with zer problems. Please help :( Sa -- bigsammy ----------------------------------------------------------------------- bigsammyk's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/members/174821.ht View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/windows-xp-support/1293734.ht http://forums.techarena.i

Sat Jan 16 10:44:58 CST 2010 		3 Sat Jan 16 10:44:58 CST 2010
by bigsammyk
  • Unused Icons balloon
    • I had the "Unused icons on your desktop" alert today. I opened it and it was telling me that every icon had "never" been used. Any idea what might have caused this?

Sat Jan 16 03:34:38 CST 2010 		1 Sat Jan 16 03:34:38 CST 2010
by John
  • Windows could not load the installer for volume.
    • Everytime I start my computer I get the message... Windows could not load the installer for volume. Contact your hardware vendor for assistance. Now, when I plug a device into my usb outlet, it does not connect. I can't download music to my mp3, upload pics from my camera, etc. Can you please help?

Sat Jan 16 00:52:01 CST 2010 		1 Sat Jan 16 00:52:01 CST 2010
by denehe65
  • XP SP 2 slows down Interbase and screwed up some Crystal Report functions.
    • Hi: Had XP running fine on IBM S-50. Believe SP 1 (Maybe 2). App/interbase worked like a rocket as it did on win2k. XP crashed (blue screen - no recovery) so had to reinstall XP SP2 and all apps. Immediate problems with Interbase horribly slow. Disabled recovery etc. no change. ADODB.Stream disabled. This had created problems with the app on the original installation so that is not the problem. Can't understand what has happened. Second issue: With the new SP 2 installation of XP am getting weird errors with Crystal. Most reports print fine but a few reports not finding dll with call to PEStartPrintJob. All the printing is done through the same module by loading different reports. Reports are exactly what is used on the win2k where they run perfectly. I have run dependency walker looking for differences called by my app and other than newer version of dll's in XP, same dll's called. Does not make any sense to me. Any wild suggestions appreciated.

Fri Jan 15 20:55:43 CST 2010 		0 Fri Jan 15 20:55:43 CST 2010
by MrT
  • Desktop Heap problem
    • I'm getting symptoms that I'm overflowing the size of the desktop heap (3072KB). I have dheapmon.exe running every 5 minutes so I can watch the numbers to see if any approach 100%. If it turns out that one is reaching 100% used, is there some mechanism I can use to determine which process has the lions share? I can extract a list of processes, and then stop using them, one at a time, until the problem goes away, but with dozens of "things" running, and the fact that the problem only happens about once a week, this could keep me busy for a few months. Does killing a process leave its share of the heap orphaned, or does the kill mechanism take care of this? -- Steve Swift http://www.swiftys.org.uk/swifty.html http://www.ringers.org.uk

Fri Jan 15 14:40:15 CST 2010 		5 Fri Jan 15 14:40:15 CST 2010
by Steve
  • WinXP restarts to the Welcome screen... Help, PLEASE!!!
    • Hi, Everyone: It was a virus that came into a mail and installed a "InternetSecurity 2010" program. I deleted the installed program and other suspicious files (added today) in the System32 folder. But one fail I could not delete: "helper.dll". Then I restart the computer and selected start in Safe Mode; however, after I put the password Windows closed and returns to the Welcome screen... I trayed it several times. Then I shuted down Windows and restart "normally", but after write the password Windows closed again and returns to the Welcome screen. Again I traid to do that several times. Can Anyone of you, PLEASE, help me to solve this problem?... I will be very grateful to you. Ceolintzin.

Fri Jan 15 13:53:01 CST 2010 		3 Fri Jan 15 13:53:01 CST 2010
by Ceolintzin
  • PC took 30 mins before usable because of service.exe, why?
    • Windows XP Pro Version 2002 SP3 on Dell Optiplex GX280 with 3GB RAM, 80 GB hard drive, tons of free space. This has been happening to me too frequently but I'll report the latest. On 13 Jan 2010 when I signed off, I got "Install Updates and Shut Down" which I selected and then left. Came back the next morning, turned my PC on, it booted but it was incredibly slow. In Task Manager, My Computer (the one thing I attempted) was not responding so I did a cold boot. Same thing happened again. I opened just Task Manager and sorted the columns based on CPU usage. Service.exe was using 98-99% of my CPU. It took about a half an hour for service.exe to finish and for me to have a PC I could use. Does anyone know what service.exe is, what it does, is it necessary? Can this problem be fixed? Thanks.

Fri Jan 15 10:38:01 CST 2010 		7 Fri Jan 15 10:38:01 CST 2010
by SueA
  • SP3 Network version vs. non-network version
    • Just tried updating machine that needs SP3 unsuccessfully. update.Microsoft.com was crapping out, but found the 300+mb version for network deployment. Any problem with running that executable on this one notebook that needs SP3? The MS message was "don't do it - we have a smaller download!" but, it's already downloaded so.... I could wait another day and try and let the machine automatically try and do it again, but, was wondering who if anyone knew the answer. Just wondering is all (new work PC/notebook, took it in a rush, looks like still could use some patching and stuff). I have admin rights but work remotely so an "on-site" visit is nary impossible.

Fri Jan 15 09:38:14 CST 2010 		3 Fri Jan 15 09:38:14 CST 2010
by ng_reader
  • Window "look" keeps reverting
    • I'm having an issue that started apparently out of the blue. (i.e. - I can't tie it into any particular event.) I keep the "Windows and Buttons" look and color scheme set to Windows Classic look, however, every time I reboot, it reverts to the Windows XP look. It's a simple matter to go back into the Control Panel/Display/Appearance and change it each time, but it's getting tiresome and I'm looking for the root of the problem and the fix. Any suggestions?

Fri Jan 15 09:30:21 CST 2010 		3 Fri Jan 15 09:30:21 CST 2010
by Rod
  • No task manager and can't change wallpaper after spyware
    • Well I got attacked my some spyware. It did the usual, changing my background to some ridiculous message about how my computer is infected and needs protection, and gave me a "spyware removal" icon that i wasn't dumb enough to click. So I ran McAfee and i think that got rid of the virus but i still can't change my wallpaper and I just now realized that my task manager has been disabled as well. Any help? P.s. I'm fairly computer illiterate. -- zachattack ------------------------------------------------------------------------ zachattack's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/members/174327.htm View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/windows-xp-support/1293323.htm http://forums.techarena.in

Thu Jan 14 22:19:19 CST 2010 		13 Thu Jan 14 22:19:19 CST 2010
by zachattack
  • windows xp screen saver
    • I had a virus in my xp screen saver and deleted my screen saver exe file.how do i get another one in my display window.sure could use some help on this one.thanks,woody

Thu Jan 14 20:51:01 CST 2010 		1 Thu Jan 14 20:51:01 CST 2010
by bmwusn
  • User interface failure
    • Can't get to my welcome screen at start-up. Reads: User interface failure. The file bcm logon failed to load. contact sys. admin. etc. Only gives the option to restart. Same thing occurs every time. I can start in safe mode. Any solutions? -- djd9668 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ djd9668's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/members/174281.htm View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/windows-xp-support/1293299.htm http://forums.techarena.in

Thu Jan 14 20:00:31 CST 2010 		2 Thu Jan 14 20:00:31 CST 2010
by djd9668
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