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USMT and the Recycle Bin
Posted on February 6th, 2006 | 2 Comments

I have a business requirement to migrate the data in the Recycle Bin. I cannot seem to find a way to include the Recycle Bin in the migration in any way. I can do it by means other than USMT, but we...

WinPE from RIServer and WMI
Posted on February 6th, 2006 | 0 Comments

Hello, WinPE (with WMI,ADO and VBS support added) via RIS, which i have got working fine. The problem comes when i try to run a script from 2 machines logon on to the RIS. The script fails on...

DOS and NTFS
Posted on February 5th, 2006 | 3 Comments

Can I run my DOS application on computers with Windows XP using the NTFS file system? My DOS application was written in Clipper. For the past several years I've been running this application on a 5...

Auto-install Windows XP
Posted on February 5th, 2006 | 1 Comments

I was wondering what i would have to do if i wanted to let a windows install itself(without user intervention) Probably make my own inf file or something but a guide would be great. Thx

Windows did not start successfully
Posted on February 5th, 2006 | 0 Comments

I receive the following message when I try to start Windows XP: "We apologize for the inconvenience, but Windows did not start successfully. A recent hardware or software change might have caused...

Windows XP Home hangup on it's first boot up
Posted on February 5th, 2006 | 6 Comments

Just few hours ago I determined to re-installed my XP Home (originally installed under C:\WINDOWS) from CD. I instructed the program to re-install XP Home anew under C:\WINDOWS again & delete files...

XP 32 bit on an Athlon 64
Posted on February 5th, 2006 | 1 Comments

Hi, I recently installed XP home on an AMD Athlon 64, and everytime I shut the computer down, it wants me to re-activate Windows- stating there was a hardware change. alll the device's drivers are...

IIS 5.1 FTP services XP Pro SP2 firewall problem
Posted on February 5th, 2006 | 1 Comments

I'm trying to install FTP services on a XP Pro system. Everything works OK as long as the firewall on the server is disabled. If the firewall is enabled, then the client will either time-out a...

WinXP Sysprep
Posted on February 5th, 2006 | 2 Comments

Hi: How do I reset windows 30 days grace period before I sysprep the machine? I usually get the message that the grace period will not be reset. Thank you Mario

How to swap or transferring O/S from drive H: to drvie C:
Posted on February 5th, 2006 | 1 Comments

Hi, Can i possibly tranfer my O/S and other program installed from my drive H: to drive C: With many thanks.

restarting windows xp pro
Posted on February 4th, 2006 | 1 Comments

Hi, Can someone help me determine how to restarting my O/S without having to choice which version i should use, and possibly delete them so i will only have one O/S default.

Windows XP setup with multiple partitions
Posted on February 4th, 2006 | 2 Comments

I'm going to be setting up a new computer next week and would like to partition the hard disk with 2 or 3 boot partitions. Some of the software I'm needing to use is less than 100% stable, and I've...

Windows Activation Key
Posted on February 4th, 2006 | 1 Comments

I downloaded a copy of windows xp from our MSDN subscription and I was installing it on a newly formated disk and I was asked to input the activation key. Upon entering the key, I was notified that...

Thunderbird
Posted on February 4th, 2006 | 1 Comments

I installed Thunderbird for 3 pop accounts on a Dell running XP SP2. I can send email but while I see a download notificiation, no mail shows up in the in box. I had a similar problem with Eudora, so...

Clean install of XP Pro Setups Errors
Posted on February 4th, 2006 | 2 Comments

I just built a new computer and installed XP pro onto it. Everything was working perfectly until I used a USB connector to attach my laptop harddrive to it in order to transfer files. An error came...

2 hard drives
Posted on February 4th, 2006 | 1 Comments

how do i transffer stuff from my old hard drive on my broken computer to my new one wiht out hurting it cause it broke my last one.....E-machines

XP Repair
Posted on February 4th, 2006 | 2 Comments

I'm working on an old hp laptop that has Windows XP Home installed. It stopped booting at the light blue Windows splash screen with the small windows logo (not the black screen with the larger...

Reinstall Windows XP w/ dead hard drive & no install disk?
Posted on February 4th, 2006 | 1 Comments

Hi: The hard drive on my Toshiba laptop just died completely and unexpectedly. I bought another drive but now I can't find the Windows XP install disk(s) that came with the original. What can I do?...

Files and Setting Transfer Wizard
Posted on February 4th, 2006 | 4 Comments

I have two PCs (old and new) networked together. The old machine is running Windows 98 and the new machine is running windows XP. I try to run the Files and Settings transfer wizard on the new...

How do I change the COA?
Posted on February 4th, 2006 | 3 Comments

I have a valid XP pro COA on the bottom of my Dell laptop, but when I have to validate to install the beta IE 7.0, I am rejected and told that I have a VLK that has been blocked. Does anyone know...