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In Windows XP Regedit, I can see a property called “Capabilities” - but what do the values mean?
I want to enable/disable a device, but cannot find anywhere in the registry that is actually flagging a device as "disabled."
But there is an entry called Capabilities, which for the RAID drive has a ...
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How to force windows XP to stay more time on welcome screen during logon?
Does anybody know how I can force Windows XP to wait longer than normal on the welcome screen during login process until my application initialization end up?
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Windows XP won't boot, not even in Safe Mode
If I try to start it normally, it will restart without even showing the boot logo.
But in safe mode, it stucks while loading the System32\Config\SYSTEM registry hive.
I know that usually this means ...
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Refresh needed each time after changing default desktop location [closed]
I changed the default location of my desktop to another directory in other partition. The directory changed successfully but when I create, rename or delete a file or directory from desktop, the ...
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Import backup registry on windows startup
Is there a way to import a backed up registry into windows if it does not start after using a registry cleanup service?
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How to run AutoCAD LT 2002 as a non-Administrator user?
When I launch AutoCAD LT 2002 as a non-Administrator user, it displays the error message You do not have sufficient rights to run AutoCAD LT and then quits.
I also tried running it as Administrator ...
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Disable XP SP2+’s FQP Requirement?
I finally gave in and decided to update XP to SP3. One of the things that bothers me about SP2+ and which caused me to put it off for so long is that it requires fully-qualified paths for file-types ...
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Restore Windows Registry
I have two copies of windows xp pro installed on two different drives. I backed up the registry from one copy and accidentally merged it with other copy. Half my programs are gone. The install ...
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Remote Access to Windows XP Registry using Different Credentials
I am trying to query a specific path in remote Windows XP Machines.
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
"DefaultUserName"="$USERNAME$"
The problem I have is ...
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Turn Windows feature on or off is missing, Windows XP
I'm an administrator on the machine but the option under Control Panel -> Add Or Remove Programs is missing. Does anyone know where the registry key is to enable this?
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how to set MTU value in windows xp
I wish to change the MTU value on my pc (XP)
i tried some registry mathods- added some values in several places:
(this one is a windows tutorial)
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Disabling all write (cd burning) permissions for a specific group of users on all CD/DVD drives mounted in Windows XP Pro SP3
I want all users within 'Restricted' user group (Windows XP Professional SP3) to be able to read from CDs/DVDs they insert. I don't want these users to be able to burn any CDs/DVDs using CDRW/DVDRW ...
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Unmountable boot volume blue screen, what should I do?
I was trying to install an update from NVIDIA for my GTX 560, but while it was installing, my computer shut off. After a few minutes, I turned it back on. It got to the Windows boot screen and then ...
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Unable to deactivate windows xp by modifying the license in the registry
I need to deactivate Windows XP so I can set it up with a new license. Every tutorial I've visited followed the same steps. (Example from eHow)
The tutorials state that the 00BE timer file located in ...
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CHM files not opening from an executable on a network share
I have an application that resides on a network share that all the users in my office use. They have shortcuts on their desktops pointing to this software and all is honky-dory. When you want to open ...
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The Registry Key For 'Notify Me When (adapter) Has Limited Or No Connectivity
I'm trying to script some configuration parameters for network adapters and would like to enable the 'Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity' option. (On the connection ...
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Windows XP Corrupted Partitions
I have a Windows XP desktop system that has two partitions. The first one has all the windows related files and my documents and the second one has some big files that i use on my work.
After a power ...
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Windows XP SP3 Reboots automatically every 1.5 -2 hours
I had a problem with ALURERON virus and I was trying to fix it and I deleted some registry enries for services in current control settings by mistake and now Windows XP restarts by itself every 1.5 -2 ...
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How to Change Application's Default Execution Priority
Is there a way to change an application's default execution priority in Windows XP? I've heard that an application's installer usually sets its priority, so I'm thinking that there must be a registry ...
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Windows Registry Tweaks [closed]
We all have heard about them but do they really work or just myth? Does running registry modifications of certain kinds really improve windows performance?
Like ones that remove Access Time and other ...
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Where are default actions for file types stored in the registry?
I recently tried to add an option to the Windows Explorer context menu so that I could open a command prompt in a given directory more easily. I did this (in Windows XP) by opening a Windows Explorer ...
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Product keeps trying to install on every startup after a fail
Product: Pervasive.SQL V8 Workgroup (v8.6) -- Error 1706.No valid
source could be found for product Pervasive.SQL V8 Workgroup (v8.6).
The Windows Installer cannot continue.
I've looked in ...
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How to repair xp corrupt registry file?
I have an instalation of windows xp. It has corrupt registry hive (SOFTWARE). I am able to access system32\config folder but I have no registry backup. System Volume Information folder contains only ...
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How to fix corrupt registry
my registry seems to have gone corrupt missing certian permisions and wont let me edit certian strings. Can you recommend some freeware that fixes the registry
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Esc key not working anymore on Windows XP
The escape key on my work notebook (with Windows XP SP3) stopped working some days ago.
It is not a hardware problem, because:
It happens both with the internal keyboard and an external USB ...
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IIS Server on XP Machine with tweaked registry and services
I have been trying for some time now to setup a webapp on my XP machine at home.
Prior to doing this, I had tweaked the registry settings, fiddled with disabling and enabling servies, without ...
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Show computer name on Windows desktop computer icon
I know how to do this in Windows XP, as explained in this answer, but it seems that LocalizedString in HKLM\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D} is locked in Windows 7. Every time I try to ...
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What are the potential problems with importing registry settings from an admin account to a standard account in windows xp?
I have an application that does not work properly under a standard XP user account, with missing buttons and such. It does work properly under an admin account. I exported the Admin current user ...
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Track all registry changes XP Pro
Using any program - commercial or free - I want to have every change to the registry recorded and reversable. Even if I use regedit and (usually) mess it up myself. I want this to be automatic and ...
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Are these crazy values in Windows Registry?
While trying to fix a bizzare error message from a software package, I was poking around in the registry, and noticed that some values looked 'crazy'.
For example:
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How do I hide explorer bar (Folders) when opening it with Windows+E
I'm sure that's a little piece of setting hidden somewhere, but still can't get rid of it for real.
(Just to ensure that we are talking about the same thing, I am not looking for a way to hide the ...
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Xp repair won't start setup wizard [closed]
I ran a repair on my xp system and it will not get to the xp setup wizard. I have important data that is intact on the system so I do not want to format it if I can help it. Here is what iplan to ...
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What is the windows XP equivalent of 'User Choice' in the registry?
What would the windows xp equivalent be of deleting the key 'User Choice' in windows7/vista registry (to restore default program to be used to open a partcular file extension).
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How can I remotely pass cmd commands which require admin privileges via psexec to a limited account user?
C:\PSEXEC \\mechaflash -u admin -p admin cmd.exe /C "REG ADD HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate /v WUServer /t REG_SZ /d http://WSUS_Server:8530 /f && REG ADD ...
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“shortcut” same type as MY COMPUTER where is it located?
Shortcuts such as My Computer or Outlook are generated by the system automatically. When we right-click on it and go properties, it usually opens a .cpl file(control panel extension)
When you open ...
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What do LowerFilters and UpperFilters CD/DVD driver registry settings do?
I am having trouble with a NEC ND-6650A DVD/CD drive not being recognized on Windows XP. The Device Manager gives me:
Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware. The driver may be ...
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Windows xp registry permission problems
this one has me banging my head against a brick wall.
Basically the computer in question has had it's problems but we have done a windows xp repair and got all the windows updates in and done got a ...
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is there any way to lock few Windows Registry enteries
I have seen that most of virus , spyware etc changes few registry files which are linked to boot process or which starts when window loads user settings.
Is there any way to lock those files which ...
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List Mapped Drives of All Users
I often have to replicate the mapping of drives of one machine to another. While I know how to easily output the data for the CURRENT user I have not found a way of doing this for others who are not ...
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Setting Windows Explorer to Details view by default (script or registry - winXP)
We are often deploying a bunch of laptops for trainings and exams, and the need sometimes arises for the default windows explorer view to be "details" as opposed to the icon view. I have tried using ...
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How to recover WEP network key in WinXP?
I want to add another computer to my wireless network, but I do not remember the WEP encryption key. Windows XP has this key stored, I know this because it reconnects to the network each time I want, ...
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Syncing Windows registry between several computers
There's a certain folder in my Windows XP registry that I would like to be synchronized between my 2 computers, Dropbox-style. The way I want it to be is that every time I make a registry change in ...
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Set Windows XP power button action to “Do nothing” with script or registry setting
How do I set the "When I press the power button on my computer:" option in Windows XP to "Do nothing" with a registry key or script?
I found this example in searching, however it is supposed to be ...
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Two hotspots don't appear anymore with a specific Wi-Fi adapter?
Three days ago I accessed two Wi-Fi hotspots I regularly use. The next day I couldn't see/connect to those, but I saw other hotspots listed on available networks, and I could connect to other ...
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Uninstall Java from registry/system after manually deleting folder
When I go to 'Add or Remove Programs' in Windows XP, I see entries for some old JDK installations such as 'Java SE Development Kit 6 Update 16'. When I click the Remove button I get the message 'Fatal ...
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How to restore Windows XP registry after massive erroneous changes?
On my 32-bit Windows XP machine I accidentially imported a .reg file that contained the whole HKCR branch of a 64-bit Windows 2003, now I have my HKCR with lots of redundant and maybe even erroneous ...
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How do Shareware apps expire on Windows? [closed]
I have some sharewares that are time bound. When I used to run these on XP, probably due to registry access thing, the time never incremented. I mean, a 15 day trial app would be stuck at "1 day ...
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Change tilde key to “j” key using Scancode Map
From time to time I have to use a backup laptop (typically when I forget my power cable like today) but it has a broken "j" key.
What I'd like to do is remap my tilde key to "j" using the scancode ...
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How to delete the Entry of a program in “Start Up programs” (msconfig)
There are some entries in "msconfig / StartUp programs /" which I have actually disabled and I don't need them anymore in the start up list.
I would like to delete them off from the entries list so ...
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How to find and replace on regedit?
I use win_xp_sp3 inside my virtualbox i was mapped all the xp folder destination into my host machine in regedit. and now i need to change the my username and i don't remember all files i changed. is ...
