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Recently I have found an odd memory problem in Windows XP. Several day's ago whenever I checked the usage in task manager it would show as around 190mb, increasing when opening programs and shrinking back when they were closed. I was going through some XP tweak sites to try and …

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Alright, I keep getting this little popup deal from my toolbar coming from a little red circle with a white X in the middle of it, that changes to a little earth with the Windows sign over it. It just goes back and forth to that. It also has a …

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I have two computers, one desktop and one laptop. both have identical copies of XP Pro SP2. I have successfully set up file and print sharing, and it has worked flawlessly for almost a year, BUT all of a sudden as of last week, my laptop will not even see …

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Hi: I'm hoping someone can help me. I have an account on an Exchange 5.5 server, using Outlook 2003 locally. The user is complaining of an intermittent issue where all the contacts which are stored under the Global Address Listing seemingly disappear. The user does not have the Cached Exchange …

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I've been having problems with my computer now, randomly shuts down. Sometimes it shuts down a few times in a row. I ran antivirus scans, i ran spyware and nothing. It's hard to tell why it shuts down?. Im clueless? :( what can i do to try and find the …

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Hi so sorry that my fist post on this forum is asking for a solution but I am a little desperate for an answer! I have changed the resolution to 1024 x 768 because I prefere fitting more on my screen. Normally this flicks to blank and then shows the …

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I was reasearching on how to customize your desktop and came across this place [url]www.themexp.org[/url] there you can download already made or make your own xp theme I spent today fully customizng my pc from the log on screen, the the welcoming music,my folders and my desktop were also fully …

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Hi guys im new so please be patiant. Okay Firstly my system Amd Athlon 64 3400+ 512 ddr ram 266 Asus k8vx motherbored Maxtor 200 gigg sata Geforce 6200 256 ram My computer was working fine. i was busy on the internet and my system crashed so when it restarted …

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so i recently had to reboot my windows xp laptop and i have been trying VERY hard to set up the internet my brothers computer has a modem and is connected and everything, and the wireless connction is turned on. I just dont know how to get my laptop to …

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Why under the name of the icon on desktop there is always a white rectangle? i mean this [IMG]http://img489.imageshack.us/img489/3138/untitled5pv.jpg[/IMG] not like this [img]http://img489.imageshack.us/img489/6950/desktop4ry.jpg[/img] ANd how can i get out of it?i know it doesn't matter but it makes the wallpaper and the desktop looks so ugly. thanks and Merry Xmas

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Box1 (Running Web and FTP servers, as well as various shared network folders) Windows 2000 (all current updates) 250 gig HDD 3 partitions 733 mhz CPU 384 mhz RAM NIC Box2 (Main system, requires access to the shared network folders on Box1) Windows XP (all current updates) 20 gig HDD …

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Hi, all! My name is Kaydee and I'm new to this forum, but a veteran to this problem. I'm nearly bald from pulling my hair out. Please help me. I am trying to set up the faxing feature in xp pro. I understand the hidden driver thing and was originally …

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Hi all, I have recently installed Windows 2003 server on my laptop(HP dv1355) and I'm using it as a desktop. However , I seem to have problems getting any sort of wireless conectivity, I have tried it in a few wireless internet cafes etc.. no luck ...Is there a configuration …

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I've read 6 different articles regarding the size of the page file on Windows XP, and all have given me vastly different opinions on the matter. I was hoping that one of DaniWeb's fine experts could finally put this debate to rest! I have 1 gigabyte of RAM (2 x …

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Hey there everyone. I was wondering if there is an external wireless card I can get that is supported by Windows XP Professional x64 edition. Thanks!

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Back in Oct I got a worm and the cure for it corrupted all file associations. [url]http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread33603.html[/url] I got many of them restored but many still have major problems. I need to reformat. But even by closely reading the prior instructions, I can't do it. I think that the reason …

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I just reinstall my WINXP... I found my IE windows...the bar at top..the chinese character display look weird. The web content can display chinese character...but the title of window cannot? anybody experience this??? Is my Windows coding problem? How to solve it? Below is the screen shot..the red arrow point …

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I have it plugged in the front, I believe usb, but when I go to my computer, I cannot see it., CAN ONE OF YOU tell me how to view this device, in Win XP.. Thanks & Merry Christmas Dave

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Hi All, I am facing a new problem, just out of nowhere, I noticed that the sound which comes when you click a link in any website or open a folder, is now no more coming from my computer. The laptop speaker is working fine, I can listen to music, …

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I have Windows XP and I can't seem to be able to get this device to work. I downloaded the driver p-228 but its been said thats its only comptable with WIN 95/98. And when I try to install that driver I get this message "install program cannot select propad …

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hello all of you, i need a serious helping hand: since about two weeks now, three of the four users on my computer have corrupted startup files: their theme has been modified into some grayish thing :twisted: and the access to ms office and outlook have been cut off. Their …

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Hi all. A friend sent me a short video as an attachment in a email, it's only 2.5 MB, and I would like to transfer it to a DVD so I can share it with other friends who don't have a computer. Can someone please explain how I can do …

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I had a invali boot ini file, allthough windows booted up ok I used RECOVERY CONSOLE to fix it. unfortunatley i now have two boot files, and i want to remove one. how to i delete one of them? :sad:

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Well I just wanted to know why when I try to uninstall Quicktime it gives me an error that says "ERROR 1402. Could not open key:HKEY LOCAL MACHINE\CLASSES\QUICKTIME.QUICKTIME\CLSID. Verify that you have sufficient access to the key, or contact your support personnel." Anybody know what this error means and how …

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All my files lost their program associations (all have generic windows icon) and I can't open anything, even the command prompt. I'm getting a "The file doesn't have a program associated with it . . ." errors. Then after clicking the ok button sometimes I also get, "Access to the …

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When i go to change my desktop wallpaper, rightclick desktop going to properties then desktop how do i stop it showng my pictures in there? i only want the default images.

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How can you list ALL the files on your computer in a single list that you can sort and/or edit using Excel and that includes file size and location, etc.? (This was easy in the old MS DOS days, but a way to do this in Windows eludes me. I …

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Ok so here's the deal, any help is greatly appriciated as my computer in other room is unusable right now. Yesterday I changed the resolution under the display and it said please restart. So I did. Once the computer had restarted a black screen came up after the first few …

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Hi!!! I am on Win 2000 pro. Recently, my programms hangs up quite unexpectedly, for example, when i play my music files , and after sometime it recovers. Similarly, Zone Alarm hangs up only when I try to access [B]product info .[/B] panel . Non-microsoft programs don't recover whereas programs …

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Well, you guys are going to hate me. I've got two computers that need repairs (I'm the tech guy home from college and family expects it to be done). One is an HP, almost-legacy age (5-6) years and on boot-up, does not recognize the hard-drive, I'm not sure if master …

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