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Scheduled Task
Posted on October 5th, 2005 | 5 Comments

I have installed one pc with 40gb of hard drive on my network so I can take automatic backup of my server every night. I created a batch file which copies certain folders to my pc then I schedule a...

lock1.exe?
Posted on October 5th, 2005 | 2 Comments

Recently my friend sent me a link that said something like "how's my new pic?" After I clicked on it, I asked him about it and he said it was a virus on his computer and it sent that link to everyone...

desktop problems
Posted on October 5th, 2005 | 2 Comments

My desktop is acting like a folder. This is driving me crazy how to I get it to go back to a normal desktop? to one side it has folder options,other places and details. PLEASE HELP!

Repeatative prompt to activate windows xp home edition
Posted on October 5th, 2005 | 1 Comments

Turned computer off one night. Then the next day I power the system up. Was prompted to activate windows xp, immediately after logging on so I clicked on yes, my other option was to click on NO,...

Computer very slow when printing
Posted on October 5th, 2005 | 3 Comments

I have a problem with 2 Dell laptops in that they are very slow to respond when printing. The first laptop has windows XP Home and prints to an Epson via the parrell port. The second, has windows...

Is Office XP Speech Recognition Worth Pressing On With
Posted on October 5th, 2005 | 5 Comments

Years ago I tried speech recognition under win98 and gave up. I am now trying it with XP Prof and XP Office using a Plantronics Audio45 USB (1.1). Under set-up/training it works fine but dictating...

Windows XP Home
Posted on October 5th, 2005 | 1 Comments

When i have one or more programs open. When I click on the X at the right top of the sceren to close a program, sometime it will close everythin and I am back to the desktop. It doesn't happen...

Stop Error
Posted on October 5th, 2005 | 2 Comments

Turned on my computer after my sister has been on it, she said that she didn't cuase the problem but know when i turn it on, it loads us to the welcome screen then after a few seconds it gives me...

Re: Can I use 4GB of physical RAM with Windows XP Pro SP2
Posted on October 5th, 2005 | 1 Comments

Marshall, There was a change in Windows XP SP@ that causes it to show less than 4GB of memory See the following KB article: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;888137 The...

Problem with Barton based XP machine
Posted on October 5th, 2005 | 3 Comments

Hi Everyone I wonder if anyone can shed any light on a problem I have been experiencing with my PC please? I have the following setup; Barton XP 2800+ (running at 2.13GHz) Windows XP Home...

Internet Explorer Favorites List
Posted on October 5th, 2005 | 2 Comments

How can I show and use the Favorites List by placing it on the Start Menu.

user account deletion
Posted on October 5th, 2005 | 1 Comments

hi, I created an account for my brother beside the admin account. Then I deleted his account so we can use only one account which is the Admin. When I restart the PC, his account still there, and...

HELP: Picture in MS Word 2003 under Win XP doesn't print out!
Posted on October 5th, 2005 | 1 Comments

Greetings, I have word document in MS Word 2003 that has a picture in it. I clicked on the properties, but it doesn't say whether it is bitmap or jpg, etc. The word document was sent to me by another...

"take control" button is now functional
Posted on October 5th, 2005 | 1 Comments

I posted a query about the nonfunctional "take control" button in remote assistance on September 23rd. I don't know if anyone answered or not - I cannot find the original post. HOWEVER - I do want...

XP SP2 Boot Hangs For Several Minutes
Posted on October 5th, 2005 | 2 Comments

Hi there, all. I posted this message yesterday and have recently realized that my problem may not stem from what I originally thought, so I'm re-posting and asking in a diferent manner. When I boot...

direct x
Posted on October 5th, 2005 | 2 Comments

what is the latest version for WinXP?

Reinstalling/Repairing WinXP
Posted on October 5th, 2005 | 3 Comments

Can I reinstall Windows XP without losing the other programs I have installed, or do I have to reinstall all other software after doing a reinstall of Windows XP? If I can reinstall XP without...

Windows XP Home activation
Posted on October 5th, 2005 | 10 Comments

I have a copy of Windows XP Home that was pre-installed on my desktop computer when I bought it. It has also been activated. They also included the Windows XP Home disk. I have now decided to upgrade...

RE: Autostart Program Order
Posted on October 5th, 2005 | 3 Comments

One more method would be to move the entries out of your Registry & into the Startup folder, at which point you can apppend the name the shortcuts with alphabetical entries; 1 winword.exe 2...

Question about 'new document' context menu
Posted on October 5th, 2005 | 3 Comments

Just to be clear, this concerns the 'New -> document' (where document is really the name of some file type) menu that you get when you click on an empty area of an explorer window. Normally getting...