Windows XP is an operating system from Microsoft first released in August 2001. The name "XP" is short for "eXPerience." During development, the project was codenamed "Whistler", after Whistler, British Columbia, as many Microsoft employees skied at the Whistler-Blackcomb ski resort. Popular ...
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Advanced text services - ink correction
Out of blue it appeared two new keyboards in my language panel as you can see on this screenshot:
My operating system is Windows XP SP3. Whats weird this keyboard have been installed under all ...
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Is there a tool that can Unlock and Delete a file? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I delete a 'locked' file?
I'm looking for a tool that can help me Force unlock a file and then be able to delete it.
Any suggestions?
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Disabling at application level a nic (network interface) on Windows
How can I disable at application level a network interface?
The main question is this:
If I disable the nic trough wmic (win7) or devcon (XP), the "plug and play" of a wired nic doesn't work any ...
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How do I force excel (and other office products) to stop opening files in the same application?
Whenever I "double click" on an Excel file and another Excel file is open, the newly opened file automatically opens in the same application window as the previously opened Excel file. This isn't ...
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Installation of Windows XP on Dell Inspiron fails due to BSOD
I have a Dell Inspiron with an i3 processor and I need to install Windows XP. When I try to install it, I get this blue screen:
Why is that? What can I do to install Windows?
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in the bios, ...
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Dell 790 Optiplex Windows XP
I am having difficulty installing Windows XP on a Dell 790 Optiplex. The version of Windows XP I have is a volume licensed version which has SP1 on it. When I boot from this CD, I get a blue screen ...
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site loads in Ubuntu but not in any browser in XP
I'm volunteering for an organization which uses shiftboard.com to schedule shifts.
I have a dual-boot setup with WinXP and Ubuntu on my laptop.
When I'm in XP, shiftboard.com (or any variations of ...
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Sharing Internet over Wireless Router
I have a very strange question today - how do I share my dial up internet (yeah I know you are gonna say that is slow but broadband internet isn't available in my area), so dial up and 3G connection ...
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Recovery Windows XP Active Desktop for Restricted Users
We have public accounts out on our manufacturing floor so that people without Active Directory accounts can use some basic functions.
These public accounts are locked down pretty good through our ...
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Short code keys for special language characters
So I am on Windows XP 64-bit and I don't know what I did at install but it's pretty nice.
I can do:
~n ~a ~o for ñ ã õ
'o for ó
"o for ö
`o for ò
^o for ô
etcetc. But how did this feature get ...
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How can I install Visual Studio 2010 on Windows XP SP3?
I'm trying to install Ms visual studio 2010 on windows Xp sp3 and I get the following error:
Error installing the following components: VC RunTime 9.0 (x86)
Please Help
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Windows add\remove programs repair button won't work after temp folder clean
Hi all.
I have a problem with windows xp and programs repair.
Repair won't work from "click here for support information"->Repair after user temp clean.
As you can see on screenshot, windows ...
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Start RDP as Shell
I have a WinXP installation that only purpose is to connect to another PC with RDP.
A dummy user account gets login automated and the user then must click on a link to the RDP with predefined ...
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Non-destructive reinstallation of Windows XP Media Center Edition
I have a laptop that came preloaded with Media Center 2006. A virus has deleted some Windows files. It boots to a black screen, safe mode is not possible.
The OEM recovery disc will wipe the disc ...
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What can cause the move command to return “0 files?”
I have a batch file which uses a move command to pull files from another computer:
move \\otherpc\source\directory\*.bin c:\destination\
Normally, if there are indeed no files which match the ...
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How can I type in Hangul Korean?
I use Windows XP and my default languages when I bought this laptop were English and Persian.
Recently I've been learning Hangul Korean. I don't have a Hangul layout, but I really need to type in ...
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I recently invoked the “MIX” option to record off the net. How can i disable it?
XPPro.
I recently invoked the "MIX" option to record off the net. (See: How can I record a podcast?).
However, I only need the Mix option on selectively, but it comes up enabled every boot. I would ...
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Can not delete emails in Outlook Express
I've got over 10000 something e-mails in my sent and some other inboxes which need to be deleted and removed. However, everytime I try and go in and delete them all I can't. I just get an error. Any ...
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Batch script for creating tasks?
Is there a way to create a batch script to add tasks to the Windows Task system? I need to setup 2-3 tasks per system but I want to be able to run a script to do it.
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I cant install OS on new DELL laptop [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
How to setup Windows XP on Dell Latitude E6400?
I have a brand new DELL lap top and it says that there is not OS installed on it, so I though I am going to try to ...
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Windows desktop apps sometimes not showing images
My work PC in the last couple of weeks has started exhibiting some odd behaviour involving images not being shown in desktop applications. Essentially, many images display just white space rather than ...
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Can I rename a file that is open on Windows XP?
I want to programatically rename a file and it could be open. It's a log file. When I was testing my code the rename part didn't work because the log file TestPro.log was open by the TAF (Test ...
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Broadband gets disconnected after some service fails
I have Windows XP installed on my computer which has some issues due to which "DHCP Client" service often fails, earlier I could rectify this just by starting the service, however recently I switched ...
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Where does Google Chrome store search engine settings?
I want to know where Google Chrome stores its search engine settings for the Windows XP platform. The reason being; my search engine keeps being changed to SpeedBit and I've thought of just locking up ...
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Windows XP scheduled task not running at appointed time and triggering on login
I have a scheduled defrag task on my Windows XP machine to wake up the computer and run at 3:00am every day. Then I have two other scheduled tasks, one to reboot the machine after the Defrag at ...
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Windows 7 and Windows XP on an SSD+HDD setup?
I'm about to build a new gaming PC for the first time in seven years, and I'm a bit rusty, so I thought I'd ask the community here some advice on the OS side of things before committing some cardinal ...
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Is uTorrent warning for nothing?
The newest uTorrent version has a feature which warns me if the file is malicious.
I noticed that it was right at least once or twice, but after testing 4 different torrents I couldn't find any ...
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When I restart or turn off the computer all new installed programs disappear. Why?
When I restart or turn off the computer all new installed programs disappear as I never installed them before. What should I change in my settings, and where, so that the computer saves the programs?
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How to skip archives internals in Windows search (by string in a filename)?
Using (Microsoft) Windows Search (Chtrl+F), I am trying to find a file by a string in filename.
Oops, it seems never-ending process because it is perusing all archives (zip, et al) internals.
While I ...
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Windows XP Backup [closed]
How does the Windows XP Backup Utility work?
Does it just backup files? Does it backup the entire system?
How does restore work? Do you restore the file and it restores the entire system settings and ...
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Windows XP desktop freezes on trying to connect to internet
My Windows XP desktop runs fine as long as you don't open a browser or try to connect to internet. As and when I try to connect to Internet or open a browser. It freezes and I manually need to ...
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Is there a timeout setting for resolving Windows shortcuts to executable files?
If you right-click or press Alt+Enter on a shortcut, Windows normally displays the context menu or Properties dialog right away, even if the shortcut is broken and points to a file or directory that ...
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Port COM Setting & Configuration
I have a Lenovo Thinkpad T61 laptop. I had to wipe my hard drive clean and re-loaded window xp.
Under "My device manager" I can see Ports (COM & LPT), under this the printer LPT3 port is fine, ...
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How to resolve #NAME? error in Excel?
I'm use Excel 2003. There is numeric information in Cell AI in my Spreadsheet. The cell is formatted as numeric with 4 decimal places. In Cell AK, which is also formatted as numeric, I type =AI and ...
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Sharing multiple internet connections though a single server
I'm having a 3 separate Internet connections which are connected through through the router for each PC.
I would like to know is it possible to combine all these connections and share the connection ...
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How can I make Windows XP bootable again?
Some time ago, I replaced my hard drive. Foolishly, I imaged the individual partitions, not the entire drive. That meant that my system was unbootable. For my primary OS (Linux), that was no problem ...
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How can I create a desktop shortcut from a logon script?
Using Active Directory with Windows 2003 and Windows XP boxes as clients, is it possible to run a script on start up so no matter where a user logs in at the script will create a desktop short cut ...
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Windows XP System Has Limited Connectivity With Multiple Routers
My folks have a Windows XP system (fully patched) that recently stopped communicating with the local router.
Wired connectivity is as follows: Computer >> Router (Netgear WGR614v6) >> DSL Modem >> ...
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Multiple Remote Desktop Sessions with Windows
I'm using Active Directory with Windows XP clients and Server 2003 as the AD. Is there a way to allow a local user to be logged in and allow an admin to login as well without one of the sessions being ...
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Removing a spare HDD from Windows XP causes User Profile to reset
I have 5 internal HDD's installed;
HDD 1 IDE partitioned into C (OS) [Pri], I [Logic]
HDD 2 IDE partitioned into F (Programs) Pri, G (Games) [Logic]
HDD 3 SATA partition H (Empty) [Pri]
HDD 4 SATA ...
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How can I restrict a user to only run specific applications?
I am using Windows XP Professional and would like to know if there is a way to allow a user access to only a specific set of applications.
How can I achieve that?
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Cannot open Device Manager in Windows XP
When I try to open Device Manager in Windows XP, the following error message appears:
MMC cannot open the file C:\WINDOWS\system32\devmgmt.msc.
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Free antivirus that is controllable by user (can be stopped/exited etc.) [closed]
There is an ongoing trend of software, especially antivirus, to be less and less controllable by user, probably supposing that the users' intelligence is lower than that of the software. For example, ...
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How do I fix MBR on Windows XP? (no such partition after removing Linux)
I need some basic help with fixing partitions.
I have installed Linux on a partition but then I had to reclaim the space.
I used diskmgmt to erase partition and then easeus partition tool - to ...
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Where do I get a generic driver for a USB flash drive for Windows XP? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Where do I get a generic driver for a USB flash drive for Windows 7?
Nope, my Windows 7's "c:[OS folder]\system32\drivers" folder doesn't have it. The technical guys ...
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Firefox 12 on Windows XP can't print, black screens with Page Setup, no improvement with Safe Mode
A computer running Firefox 12 on Windows XP is unable to print. When I open the Print Preview dialog box, no preview is displayed. Attempting to print results in a blank page or no output at all. ...
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How to see output from a hidden cmd.exe?
Whilst running an installer of our own product, a cmd.exe running a batch file has got stuck for some unknown reason - probably asking a prompt about overwriting a file, or similar. This cmd.exe is ...
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Two harddrives, Win7 on one and WinXP on the other
I currently have a PC with a single drive, with WinXP installed. I will soon be adding in another drive to this PC, which had Win7 installed on it (while it was in another machine).
When the PC ...
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Security Warning prompt when using a service to launch an unsigned program from local HDD
I have a remote Windows Embedded box (basically a limited-feature copy of WinXPSP3), on which I have a Windows service whose only purpose in life is to make sure that a copy of a particular ...
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Backing up Windows XP Files
Scenario system crash. I've decided it's going to just be easier to run and restore from a system disk then trying to reload backups should say a disk failure(after all the system backups are stored ...
