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Which ActiveX controls are used by an application?
Is there an easy way to figure out which ActiveX controls are used by an application on a Windows XP box?
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Windows XP recovery console locks CD drive, even after restart!
Whenever I use my Windows XP SP2 installation CD that came with my Dell computer to use the recovery console, I have a problem.
I understand that it's a bad idea to remove the CD while the recovery ...
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Can't access JPG, nor copy, nor open, nor change permissions
A few JPGs are giving me some grief. Viewing in File Explorer I can see the picture (in the thumbnail but not in "preview"). However, I can't do anything with it. I cannot open it in any program, I ...
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chkdsk doesn't repair the file system problem I have, now what
Operating system is Windows XP w/SP3. While running Paragon Disk Wiper, to clean the unused portion of my system partition of garbage, it belches and comes up with this error "Incorrect dir structure ...
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How to uninstall linux in dual boot installed with windows xp
I have Windows XP installed in dualboot with Ubuntu, how can i remove the ubuntu installation and go back to only XP
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Trimming Carbonite log files
I have a Windows XP machine that I need to last for just a little bit longer. 75 GB doesn't go as far as it used to and I'm trying to recover some disk space. (Adding a drive to this thing is not an ...
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Is there a tool to list the memory allocation of all PCI drivers (WinXP)?
Windows XP is just using 2.5GB of the 3.5GB installed. Is there a simple way to see which PCI driver allocates how much of memory? I'm looking for something that shows me this data on a single screen ...
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What could be limiting me from adjusting my monitor's resolution to its highest setting in Windows XP?
I'm currently running Windows XP on a machine with dual monitors. Until recently, those two monitors were identical 24" Dells with native resolutions of 1920x1200. I just replaced one of the 24" ...
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XP Remove Lexmark printer driver
I recently switched my child's XP Home computer from a Lexmark 25 (yard sale, $5) to a Brother printer, because a pair of ink cartridges for the Lexmark are $70 ($60 for refills) versus $2.99/ea for ...
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Windows XP equivalent of “tail -f”?
Is there way have windows XP show me updates to a log file as they happen? I'm thinking of something similar to tail -f <file path> in the linux realm.
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Stop windows from activating themselves
I play poker online. When a decision is required, the relevant window activates and brings itself in front of all other windows, so that I can act in time. However, I can pay attention to all opened ...
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How can I make Windows XP use more than 2.5GB of RAM?
At work, I have four system with Windows XP SP 3 with 4GB RAM installed. When I start a lot of apps, I see that Windows gets unstable when more than 2.5GB of RAM is in use with the usual effects: ...
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Can not set Windows XP Keyboard configuration
A friend of mine came to me with a french Windows XP where windows had decided that keyboard would now be english-US keyboard instead of french keyboard.
After a few attempts, I came to the strange ...
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What does a red icon in XP's “Unlock Computer” dialog mean?
A user was working from home and had a colleague turn on her computer so she could remote desktop to it. All worked fine, but when she came into the office and used her computer for a while then ...
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Install Windows XP to USB Hard Drive and Run from It
I wanted to know if there was a way (that worked!) to both Install and Run Windows XP Pro from a USB 2.0 connected Hard Drive. My system does allow to boot from external usb hard drive, but when I ...
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Extra Volumes appearing after using MyDefrag
After using MyDefrag, when I start the defrag again, two new drives have appeared - with very odd names.
They are both named the same thing:
\\?\Volume{WhatLooksLikeAGUID}
Note the Guid (and hence ...
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Reset windows XP machine dates [closed]
What steps would you take to make a windows xp machine appear that it hasn't been logged on to since some past date. Not to a forensic level here, just to a casual inspection.
Fyi this is not ...
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Finding encrypted files and folders under Windows XP
I have a number of folders on my hard disk drive that have been encrypted using the built-in Windows XP folder encryption.
How can I get a list of all of the locations that have been encrypted? ...
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My computer reboots very frequently
I have a problem with one computer.
It restarts very frequently after some time of being powered up, even being idle sometimes.
Moreover, (only in some occasions) when i push the power button it ...
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Windows XP: Slow start menu 'All Programs' response
When I click start, and then 'All Programs' (or select a sub menu of all programs) I get a grey menu which does not respond for about 5 seconds - after this it is ok.
Any idea what is causing the ...
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Dual IP problem in PPP adapter in Windows XP
I am running my ATM machine with a Telco's CDMA network. They are using PPP to get the IP. But some times I get Dual IP in the same PPP adapter. In this scenario I can't get my Server from the ...
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Cannot install VMWare Tools in VMWare Fusion
I have a Macbook Pro running VMWare Fusion 2 which I use to run Windows XP Pro. For several weeks, the small VMWare Tools icon in the tasktray of the VM had a yellow exclamation point and in the menu, ...
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Windows XP installation problem with Dell laptop
AFter the first part of the Windows XP setup on my Dell laptop, it does not respond to the Enter button (i.e. Press enter to install Windows XP does not work). The Enter button works well in BIOS but ...
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Use Wireless and Wired connections at the same time
My laptop is running on Windows XP Professional and I have both a Wired and a wireless connection. There are two intranets, one in each connection and I need to be able to access both of them. Is it ...
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How to connect a xp laptop with a vista laptop wirelessly?
How can I connect a xp laptop with a vista laptop wirelessly.
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WinXP Pro keeps restarting after showing WinXP loading screen
Sometimes it boots up successfully, but sometimes it doesn't. I suspect it may be a display driver (the screen is lagging as it scrolls), and I've already upgraded it to the most recent driver ...
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How to disable a McAfee service?
I am trying to disable a McAfee Real-Time Protection service, but if I go into Services/Properties, then try to set it to Manual or Disable - it says that
unable to open service McShield for
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Dell Latitude 531 with Windows XP hangs and then emits a continuous loud beep
I have been trying to troubleshoot this laptop for a couple of days now.
It has hung about 8 times in the last two days. It will become completely unresponsive except for CAD. CAD will show the ...
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How to share drive on windows XP?
I want to share my one drive on one computer with another computer connected to first computer through LAN so that I can install softwares from one computer to other computer.
How can I do that?
One ...
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Can we Hibernate a Virtual PC, and then take that image and use it for “Super Fast Boot up (Wake up)”?
Since if we hibernate a PC, and "wake it up", it will be a super fast process (compared to Booting up XP from start, for example), so, can we Hibernate a Virtual PC, and then keep that image.vhd and ...
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Connect my computer to a Reliance Netconnect device [closed]
I have a Reliance Netconnect modem. How do I use it to connect my PC to the internet?
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Is it possible to put a 'new folder' in with the standard toolbar buttons?
I suspect the short answer is 'no', but here goes anyway..
For context - under Windows XP, when looking at a folder window, choosing view;toolbars;customize, brings up the 'customize toolbar' dialog. ...
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I have a VirtualBox image of win-xp, need to let it connect to the internet. How?
I have a VirtualBox image of win-xp, need to let it connect to the internet.
The host is Ubuntu 64bit.
What are the necessary steps I should take?
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Why does my XP system lose TCP/IP connectivity every night around 3 AM?
Every night around 3 AM from the eventlog (Outlook complains it can't get to the exchange server) I lose all TCP/IP connectivity from my desktop. Other systems on the network still function, as well ...
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iTunes play automatically on startup?
Is there a way to tell iTunes to start playing music when it opens? I already have the shortcut added to the Start Up folder in the start menu, and that is working fine and dandy. This machine (a ...
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How do I compare hardware on two machines?
I am trying to compare the hardware performance on two machines. One of those machines is Windows 7 and for that I can get the Windows Experience Index. The other machine is XP. Is there a way to ...
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How to recover the data from the crashed (external) hard disk drive (NTFS)?
The 300 GB harddisk has 2 partitions,90 GB and 200 GB! I can see the drives in windows(XP) but unable to access them, the file system is shown as RAW, 0 used space and 0 free space!..chkdsk returns ...
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favourite/most used folder launcher for xp?
I am regularly driven round the bend keeping track of folders (file system)
Either I have to have a ton of windows open, each with a different location, or I have to renavigate each and every time ...
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How to check whether the USB ports still work in Windows
I got an Benq Joybook 5100G to take care of:
All at once, the USB devices (mouse and printer) stopped working. A few days later, Windows didn't boot anymore. After a fresh installation, Windows is ok ...
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Windows spanning 2 monitors resize themselves onto 1 after screen saver is started (Win XP)
I have a dual monitor setup with an ATI Radeon HD 3450 driving 2 Dell 1907FPs in Extended mode. The video driver is ATI's 8.561-081201a1-073177C-Dell.
Onscreen, I have a couple of non-maximised ...
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Symbolic Linking On WinXP
I'm running Windows XP and Cygwin. Is there a way to create some kind of symbolic link so that, if a non-Cygwin program is passed /cygdrive/c as a command line argument, it looks in c:\ for whatever ...
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\windows\system32\config\system is corrupt or missing
I had a server pc with the following error.
\windows\system32\config\system is corrupt or missing
As to fix it i replaced the files instructed here http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545. Problem ...
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Per-application volume control in windows XP?
Is there a way either built-in (don't think there is) or via a third-party to specify the volume on a per application basis in Windows XP? For example, right now I am listening to some music on fairly ...
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how to log process activity cpu usage
I see my machine freezing and struggling for cpu resouce very often and its so annoying every few mins when I am working. I see the process thats eating up CPU is always System Idle process.
There ...
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Can't copy file with green filename, access denied
Using Windows Explorer under XP I see some of my files have green filenames. When I try and copy one of these files I get an error reporting Access denied. The My pictures folder also appears with ...
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Taskbar on secondary monitor in XP?
I am looking for a free virtual-desktop program that will allow me to put a different virtual desktop on each of my two monitors (one on laptop and the other external)
How I would like to use it: I ...
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Slow internet on XP pc, but not always
Since a few weeks my pc at home is suffering from slow internet speeds, but not always. 2 out of 7 days the speed is normal, the other days it's very slow (reminds me of my old 56k modem). I'm running ...
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nVidia Driver - Laptop is forced as one of my monitors
I am trying to get my nVidia Driver to correctly configure my multi-monitor setup. I have my laptop in a docking station and two monitors hooked up to it.
I had an old driver that this worked ...
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WinXP: Difference between Log Off and Restart
Other than the obvious..
What's happening behind the scenes when you log off?
Why is it necessary to restart the computer for certain configurations to take effect?
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Corrupt restoration image on laptop
My Windows XP laptop went to start up and it gives me this message:
The system could not be restarted from
its previous location because the
restoration image is corrupt.
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