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Keyboards and mice
Posted on November 20th, 2005 | 3 Comments

I was wondering if anyone knew if it was possible to configure Windows so that it does not require a mouse and keyboard to be plugged in and if so, how would this be done? Cheers

How do I tell which version of USB I have.
Posted on November 20th, 2005 | 11 Comments

A program I just obtained requires USB 2.0 How do I find out which version of USB I have on my computer. I can't seem to find it in the System Hardware module? please and thank...

XP Media to XP Pro
Posted on November 20th, 2005 | 9 Comments

I had a customer go out and buy 5 new PCs after a few with Windows Media Center edition....is it possible to 'upgrade' to XP Pro without having to do a complete new install????

What does "Shell Extensions\Approved" registry key do?
Posted on November 20th, 2005 | 6 Comments

What does the following key in the rgeistry do? It has a list of entries. HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions \Approved Some shell extensions in other parts of the...

quicktime .mov previe win explorer
Posted on November 20th, 2005 | 3 Comments

Is it possible to preview a thumbnail of a .mov file in explorer, just like it is possible to preview an mpeg file ? Cheers

sending the result of a search operation to a flat file
Posted on November 20th, 2005 | 7 Comments

Hello I have a need where the result of a search operation for all files with a particular extension on a particular drive need to be saved to a file. I can do this by screen capture but that does...

ANother keyboard Question
Posted on November 20th, 2005 | 6 Comments

Hi again. Is there anywqay to disable the windows keys, "Start Menu" and ther "COntext Menu" buttons on the keyboard? We have a few applications, older do ones which 'just worl' but fail when either...

Having AutoPlay execute a VBScript on every disc
Posted on November 20th, 2005 | 5 Comments

Hello, What I know: 1) how to setup a handler (TweakUI) 2) how to set the handler on drives and "types" When I execute AutoPlay on the drive, I get the error that "F:/ is not a valid WIN32...

context menu
Posted on November 20th, 2005 | 4 Comments

When I Right click on a shortcut in the Start/All Programmes menu the context menu takes a long time to come up and containd a number of duplicates ( for Virus check and winzip0 which I suspect is...

Common Task Folder (other places)
Posted on November 20th, 2005 | 7 Comments

Is there a way to add other folders to the "Other Places" folder in the common task pane? This would be very helpful. thanks, techguy99

windows notepad File Save As Warning
Posted on November 20th, 2005 | 3 Comments

I use Windows XP HOme Edition SP2 Whenever I save a test with notepad for the very first time, it always shows a warning: "There is a read only restriction on this file. Would you like to...

UNREAD MAIL
Posted on November 20th, 2005 | 6 Comments

hey, its Mary again im sure im doing everything perfectly and i went through the procedure several times. but after i come to "windows currentversion" im stuck i jjus cant find "unread mail" please...

disabling services forces re-activation
Posted on November 20th, 2005 | 13 Comments

anyone know which services can be safely disabled (and which cannot) without triggerring windows reactivation? bob mentioned (a few threads ago) about the black viper site, but this is down (and...

XP User Accounts - Scheduled tasks
Posted on November 20th, 2005 | 4 Comments

I'm running a computer with four user accounts (and four different passwords). I also run Norton Anti Virus 2004 as a scheduled task. The task won't run unless I put in the user name and password....

WExplorer won't delete folder
Posted on November 20th, 2005 | 3 Comments

Windows Explorer wont't delete folder located on my desktop. i can delete this folder from other users, but appear again!! Computer runing Norton antivirus 2005 and ms anti-spyware

SP2 troubles
Posted on November 20th, 2005 | 3 Comments

When installing SP2 in get a access denied error?

Java flashing issues
Posted on November 20th, 2005 | 2 Comments

I play this java game on mozilla firefox called yahoo pool, and frequently, the whole game would flash causing my desktop icons to refresh around the game. Is there anything I could do to resolve...

Crash upon accessing View menu in Windows Explorer
Posted on November 20th, 2005 | 5 Comments

I currently display my files as "Tiles" in Windows Explorer. When I click on the View Menu to change the display to "Details," my computer shuts down. What is the problem? I am running Windows XP...

OS Product Key; Extent of Compatibility
Posted on November 20th, 2005 | 23 Comments

Hi there. I'm in the process of formatting and reinstalling Windows on an HP laptop. It was delivered new without a Windows install CD and also without a recovery/HD-image disk, so I have not yet...

Home or Professional version
Posted on November 20th, 2005 | 13 Comments

Have 15 old computers with Win2000 that are connected via 2 hubs so they share 1 printer and DSL Internet access. Planning to buy some new XP computers. Will "home" version be enough or must we...