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volume of win xp
Posted on October 27th, 2005 | 2 Comments

i use windows update to update my windows.my windows folder on c: is about 3.5 G now and cause some problem. is it normal?how can i decrease it?

Windows Explorer Crashes
Posted on October 27th, 2005 | 0 Comments

I have several machines that keep crashing when you try do a search. All the machines are XP Pro with SP2 and have been fully patched and all of the machines are part of a domain. Search fails...

MSRedist
Posted on October 27th, 2005 | 4 Comments

For some reason unknown to myself when i boot up Windows XP I get a message box that tells me to Please Wait while Windows configures MSRdist and then another box opens called Setup and tells me that...

Managing a background
Posted on October 27th, 2005 | 7 Comments

I currently have about 400 2k and XP workstations that are heavily managed using GPOs. We have a few backgrounds that we use and all seams to be working well. What I need to do is put certain...

Re: Mutilple patch install.........
Posted on October 27th, 2005 | 7 Comments

What about the warning in the cited KB article: "Note The procedure that is described in this article does not work for product updates that do not use Hotfix.exe or Update.exe as the...

XP SP2 Installation
Posted on October 27th, 2005 | 2 Comments

Is it possible to wipe out just the Windows directory and reinstall XP SP2 back on the hard drive with out wiping out the other programs on the C drive. I have tried the repair process several times...

how do i monitor my internet useage?
Posted on October 27th, 2005 | 18 Comments

please could someone point me in the right direction i am using broadband and my provider contacted me and told me i was using too much useage,so they upt my package to the highest one.i was...

Re: Incredimail Not Working in Windows XP Home
Posted on October 27th, 2005 | 0 Comments

I know it's late in the day to add to this thread, but thought I'd point out that the original Incrediforum mentioned above is now long gone. I've just created a new website at...

Cannot Access Safe Mode
Posted on October 27th, 2005 | 7 Comments

Have tried to access Safe Mode using both the F8 key during start-up and the system configuration utility method (ie, run MSCONFIG etc.). In both cases I get a screen that is completely black except...

Blue Screen of Death
Posted on October 27th, 2005 | 4 Comments

Good day, I am running a optiplex GX50 running Windows XP Pro SP2 with all updates. Of late I started getting a BSOD out of the blue. Win32k.sys The driver is attempting to access memory beyond the...

Profiles
Posted on October 27th, 2005 | 0 Comments

Again, I am rebuilding my daughter-in-laws computer. This time I am going to set up profiles for her children. I am unable to connect to the internet until I take the system back to her house and...

KB890582 & KB903242
Posted on October 27th, 2005 | 4 Comments

Question: Does anyone have or can anyone request: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/890582/EN-US/ CPU utilization reaches 100 percent when you run programs after you install Windows XP Service Pack...

database
Posted on October 27th, 2005 | 3 Comments

hi i can down load sp2 ok no problem,it starts to install then it gets to a point where it says unable to install can not readto and from data base then it all stops i have all over microsoft but can...

Copying large number of files too slow
Posted on October 27th, 2005 | 2 Comments

When I copy a whole folder with large number files from one WinXP computer to the other having shared folder over a fast LAN, the copying is painfully slow. Task manager shows explorer.exe process...

Dell Backup Offer
Posted on October 27th, 2005 | 2 Comments

Talk about late to the party - http://www.theregister.com/2005/10/26/dell_back_up/

System reboot accessing Word, Excel documents
Posted on October 27th, 2005 | 2 Comments

I'm working on a system that's rebooting itself. Windows XP Home. Runs fine until one opens a Word document from inside Word. Then, immdediate black screen and reboot. The system has been scanned...

Please Help with this ERROR
Posted on October 27th, 2005 | 14 Comments

I'm running Win XP Home. Recently, the last couple of weeks I am getting a strange error message at start up: <SPRINGFLD_ADV_DAEMON: WksCal.exe - Entry Point not found. The procedure entry point Get...

Internet Time tab greyed out - services?
Posted on October 27th, 2005 | 2 Comments

I recently disabled/changed to manual several WinXP services in order to make the system run smoother. When making those changes I closely followed Blackviper's recommendations on XP services, but I...

does anyone know about isp Euro1Net
Posted on October 27th, 2005 | 2 Comments

can anyone help,i am a broadband user and at the moment i am with wanadoo paying £27.99 a month for 30Gb,at a speed of 1 mbps i have been told there are other isp with unlimited useage for cheaper...

clearing web search box
Posted on October 27th, 2005 | 4 Comments

I click once on the search box in IE, Yahoo, or Canoe etc to activate it and a second time to get the dropdown list of previous sites in 'search'. I want to delete these site but nothing under...