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Slow performance immediately after XP boot
Posted on April 8th, 2008 | 4 Comments

Glad I just found this! Having almost the same issue. No problem starting up...i.e. get as far as the desktop picture. Then the trouble begins. Nothing else appears. No icons, no task bar, no...

optimum partion size
Posted on April 8th, 2008 | 4 Comments

"Reza beglari" <Reza beglari@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:59B4B51D-0036-448B-88A5-9FB2DF02DE39@microsoft.com... All things being equal, the search function is dependent on the...

defragmenting
Posted on April 7th, 2008 | 4 Comments

you need 15% of free space on your disk before running a defrag, you could also try a chkdsk to locate any bad sectors on the disc. "Gerry" wrote:

Hiding Taskbar
Posted on April 7th, 2008 | 1 Comments

Someone can point em to a good documentation about performance analisys? I have special problems understanding some perfmon counters and how to troublehsoot Paged/NonPaged issues. I really would...

Slow startup on WinXP Home
Posted on April 7th, 2008 | 7 Comments

Glad I was able to help. -- Regards. Gerry ~~~~ FCA Stourport, England Enquire, plan and execute

IS 47 C too hot for GEForce 8500GT?
Posted on April 7th, 2008 | 1 Comments

Apparently not. See Google results below: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=8500gt+temperature JS "Ritter 197" <Ritter197@comcast.net> wrote in...

HP 9130 OJ Printer causes slow access to 'My Computer'
Posted on April 6th, 2008 | 0 Comments

There is a delay in opening 'My Computer' (and save as 'browser' - I don't know the name for these interactive windows). It is a t60 laptop running xp+sp2. It happens after installing an HP...

Restoring Problem
Posted on April 6th, 2008 | 2 Comments

Switch off your PC and then switch on again. As soon as you get the black screen keep repeatedly pressing F5. This gives the oppoertunity to start in "Safe Mode". Choose "Safe Mode" by pressing...

Transfer settings after rejoining computer to domain
Posted on April 6th, 2008 | 0 Comments

We replaced our domain controller and need to rejoin workstations to the domain. When doing so, the previous local user profile is not accessed, as joining the domain creates a new profile under...

Screen Freezes CPU Overheating?
Posted on April 6th, 2008 | 1 Comments

You received a "fatal CPU temprature message in BIOS" and you "thought nothing of it". That's your problem. Now your system is fried. --- Leonard Grey Errare humanum est rootj4m13 wrote:

XP Pro with 4GHz DDR3 fails to boot at Mup.sys
Posted on April 6th, 2008 | 1 Comments

Frank What are CD3X1024-1800C7D mem sticks? Why did you not obtain memory to match what is already installed. Memory - maximum supported 8 GB Memory frequency (refer to TPS for configuration...

Windows XP Pro My Computer issue
Posted on April 6th, 2008 | 4 Comments

Richard Is your computer standalone or part of a network. The first Event Viewer report is a Warning and not an Information Report so the information on the Event ID site and the corresponding...

XP slow to boot
Posted on April 5th, 2008 | 4 Comments

start -run-"defrag c: -b"-enter -- Defne J: undocumented, no solution "Ylojkt" <Ylojkt@discussions.microsoft.com>, haber iletisinde...

Computer diagnostics other than PCPitstop?
Posted on April 4th, 2008 | 8 Comments

Ritter 197 wrote: apps will steal CPU time and perturb the reported results. My old version works on my older PCs, but probably won't recognize newer PCs.

automatic download failes
Posted on April 4th, 2008 | 1 Comments

How to view the Update log in Windows:- Click Start, and then click Run. In the Open box, type: %windir%\windowsupdate.log and then click OK. Scroll down towards the bottom for the latest entries...

Windows installer runs constantly
Posted on April 3rd, 2008 | 4 Comments

On Mar 26, 5:51*am, "Touch Base" <nospam@no_spam.com> wrote: Thank you Thank you Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have been searching for a fix to this error as describe in this post for a...

Formating drives
Posted on April 3rd, 2008 | 5 Comments

ok i get u dont like registry cleaners and am aware to not overuse them I use AVG (liicensed) and i keep startup progs to a minimum. This is what i want to do. I have some degree of confidance as...

Drive Order
Posted on April 3rd, 2008 | 0 Comments

Windows XP Pro Service PK 2 I Don't know hoe this happen but my drive order changed to My Desktop 31/2 Floppy (B:) DVD-RAM Drive (D:) Removable Disk (E:) Removable Disk (f:) Removable Disk...

Drive Order
Posted on April 3rd, 2008 | 2 Comments

Search Google groups for "default folder order". many versions of the same answer on first page. -- Cheers, DrT ** Stress - the condition brought about by having to ** resist the temptation to...

XP & Vista swapfiles on separate disc
Posted on April 3rd, 2008 | 6 Comments

On Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:07:07 +0100, DrTeeth <no-email@tardis.com> wrote: You're welcome. Glad to help. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience Please Reply to the Newsgroup