- XP looking for long gone printer
- Posted on July 6th, 2008 | 2 Comments
Under what do I find it in Device Manager? Booting up in regular mode, I do not see any printers at all in Device Manager (even the currently installed one that I am using). -- Thanks for any...
- Need a DVD backup program recommendation
- Posted on July 6th, 2008 | 14 Comments
On Sun, 6 Jul 2008 10:14:51 -0700, "Anthony Buckland" <anthonybucklandnospam@telus.net> wrote: Yes, I too often recommend Acronis True Image for backups. But he specifically stated that he didn't...
- Automatic Updates
- Posted on July 6th, 2008 | 1 Comments
Sychman wrote: Not enough information to get focused help. See the "How to Post" links below. In the meantime: The First Question Of Troubleshooting: what changed between the time things worked...
- IE 7 Frame too large
- Posted on July 6th, 2008 | 5 Comments
Thanks, Garry and Don, for your suggestions. I tinkered a bit with the window and now it's about full, maybe a few pixels short on the left side. Guess I can live with it. Ilya "Don Phillipson"...
- defragmenting question
- Posted on July 6th, 2008 | 5 Comments
As others have said, first cleanup files, move files to CD or external USB disk, etc. Then worry about defragmenting. Note that XP requires a large amount of scratch (temporary) disk...
- Use CD or DVD for Backing up and Copying data, pictures, et
- Posted on July 6th, 2008 | 4 Comments
On Sat, 5 Jul 2008 22:59:01 -0700, Dan <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: You can do it on either. A DVD holds much more than a CD. The choice is up to you. You can choose more CDs or fewer...
- Lost settings and emails
- Posted on July 6th, 2008 | 4 Comments
Have a look under "Documents and settings" for a duplicate profile-folder. You may find your files and settings in here. Chances are the OS has been unable to load your profile for some reason, and...
- dll errors - MSCTF.dll missing suddenly
- Posted on July 6th, 2008 | 7 Comments
On Jul 5, 9:58 pm, Laurie <Lau...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: Good for you, Laurie. Glad to see you are back on track now. It could be handy to buy a WindowsXP Home edition cd. (if that is...
- BSOD!!!
- Posted on July 6th, 2008 | 2 Comments
Gooner wrote: Use a camera to take a screenshot and post a screenshot. That would help.
- security pop up
- Posted on July 6th, 2008 | 3 Comments
Thanks both of you. I have now sorted it using the pchel -- Gren "Nepatsfan" wrote:
- Seeking ways to free up disc space. Please help
- Posted on July 6th, 2008 | 16 Comments
attillathehun@mongol.com wrote: I suggest you use CCleaner, to clean out extra disk space.
- Newbie Wireless Question
- Posted on July 6th, 2008 | 5 Comments
PT wrote: <snipped> Shenan Stanley wrote: <snipped> nicnat wrote:
- I'm curious
- Posted on July 6th, 2008 | 6 Comments
OK, then the answer is, it's building an index, based on that little bit of additional information.
- Want to Buy Computer with XP
- Posted on July 5th, 2008 | 9 Comments
"gjmarks" <gjmarks@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:6CE49237-B5F3-4021-9745-9B54977EAD41@microsoft.com... Vista is the world today!. Or just get a new motherboard and you will...
- dvd/cd burner
- Posted on July 5th, 2008 | 8 Comments
None of these errors are associated with your DVD\CD burner. See if the below KB's will...
- Wireless connection bubble appears
- Posted on July 5th, 2008 | 2 Comments
"Rocky" wrote: Click Control Panel >> Network Connections - right-click on the connection, select Properties and then uncheck these check boxes: Show icon in notification area when connected ...
- Cannot install monitor drivers
- Posted on July 5th, 2008 | 2 Comments
"The Apprentice" <nospam-mam@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:g4o1ln$10d$1@news-01.bur.connect.com.au... Quick fix: 1. Locate or download drivers to a known folder. 2. In / Control Panel /...
- Windows cannot open this file
- Posted on July 5th, 2008 | 1 Comments
Find and remove the startup item, or go in the Works Calendar and remove this item from the reminders list. It appears to be a reminder for a scheduled disk cleanup that can't be launched. Quite...
- Startup listings
- Posted on July 5th, 2008 | 4 Comments
On Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:21:45 -0400, inkleput@isp.com wrote: You're welcome. Glad to help. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience Please Reply to the Newsgroup
- How to reformat hard drive Windows XP Home?
- Posted on July 5th, 2008 | 7 Comments
On Sat, 5 Jul 2008 10:29:35 +1000, "The Apprentice" <nospam-mam@hotmail.com> wrote: It's not quite that simple. To boot from the CD drive, your BIOS boot order has to be set to CD first (or at...

