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    - SP2 Question My system currently has SP1 and I have had bad luck installing SP2. A while ago I tried to install SP2 and the installation failed. I have put off installing SP2, but now I need to get it done. I just tried to install SP2 again. It is currently at the "Running processes after install" and it has been apparently stuck at this half way point for over an hour. Should I wait or did it not install correctly again? What am I doing wrong? -- Thanks, Rick Tag: XP Service Pack 3. Windows Updates. Tag: 228779
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    - xpantivirus 2008 Dear all, I noticed some of symtomps of xpantivirus 2008 adware. 1. popup of xp/vista antivirus 2008. 2. automatic updates are disabled and not starting. 3. icon of xpantivirus 2008 in control center like security center. I am able to block those popups but not able to start automatic update service even after trying smithfraud fix, spybot, norton 360, rouge fix etc. I followed all microsoft article related to windows updating service. Windows update giving 1058 error and not able to start. Thanks & regards Nitin Soni nitinsoni@live.com Tag: XP Service Pack 3. Windows Updates. Tag: 228778
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    - How to change the line display color with the echo batch command? My target is having a .cmd file using echo commands where I can setup for each individual echo command the foreground/background colors. I am not interested in changing the foreground/background colors for the whole window but only to individual lines. Under Windows XP (SP3) it is not possible to use the ANSI.SYS neither the ANSI.COM. I would like to know how I can change the line display color with the echo batch command under Windows XP. I am confident it is still possible. How remains the big question :-) Best regards and thanks for the help. Tag: XP Service Pack 3. Windows Updates. Tag: 228775
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    - WinXP tcp ignores window size setting Hello, Network XP Prof FTP Server ---- 1 Mbit/s wireless -------- XP Prof, FTP client The Round Trip Time (RTT) is about 125ms, i.e. the tcp window size should be at least 1Mbps * 125ms = 15,6kB Problem - tcp window size is correctly negotiated (e.g. 128kB) in the tcp syn messages at the beginning of e.g. a FTP session. - During the data transfer, tcp only uses up to ca. 6kB and waits until the accks are received from the FTP client. Below is a typical trace extracted from a WireShark trace on the FTP server. Frame 31760, 31761 an 31762 are send with high speed and than tcp waits 124 ms until the acks are received. Due to these pauses, only about 20% of the available bandwidth is used. (UDP uses 100% of the available bandwidth.) 31760 214.542589: Send, 64395 31761 214.542591: Send, 65537 31762 214.542921: Send, 66947 31763 214.656427: Ack, winSize = 66947 - 64395 = 2552 Bytes, AckDelay = 000.113838 31766 214.659753: Send, 68357 31767 214.676404: Ack, winSize = 68357 - 66947 = 1410 Bytes, AckDelay = 000.133483 31771 214.681036: Send, 69633 31772 214.681306: Send, 71043 31773 214.796140: Ack, winSize = 71043 - 69633 = 1410 Bytes, AckDelay = 000.115104 31778 214.802790: Send, 72453 31779 214.802791: Send, 73729 31780 214.802792: Send, 75139 31781 214.926274: Ack, winSize = 75139 - 72453 = 2686 Bytes, AckDelay = 000.123484 31785 214.931598: Send, 76549 31786 214.931600: Send, 77825 31787 214.956236: Ack, winSize = 77825 - 75139 = 2686 Bytes, AckDelay = 000.153444 31791 214.961553: Send, 79235 31792 214.961885: Send, 80645 31793 215.056412: Ack, winSize = 80645 - 76549 = 4096 Bytes, AckDelay = 000.124814 31796 215.059407: Send, 81921 31797 215.076382: Ack, winSize = 81921 - 79235 = 2686 Bytes, AckDelay = 000.114829 31802 215.083040: Send, 83331 31803 215.083042: Send, 84741 31804 215.083043: Send, 86017 31805 215.166581: Ack, winSize = 86017 - 81921 = 4096 Bytes, AckDelay = 000.107174 31809 215.171910: Send, 87427 31810 215.172243: Send, 88837 In Microsoft TechNet: http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/823ca085-8b46-4870-a83e-8032637a87c81033.mspx?mfr=true I have found "TcpWindowSize .... The stack also tunes itself based on the media speed: - Below 1 Mbps: 8 KB - 1 Mbps 100 Mbps: 17 KB - Greater than 100 Mbps: 64 KB" - Is this true for a WinXP professional? The tcp window size depends on the RTT and media speed - not only media speed. - If true, the theoretical max bandwidth is 8kB * 8 bit / 125ms = 512kbps - never 100% of the vailable bandwidth! (In my case less because of packet loss) - Is it possible to disable this "tuning"? Regards, Mats Tag: XP Service Pack 3. Windows Updates. Tag: 228772
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    - Internet Options does not start! HELP! I am having problems with Internet Options. Whenever I click it to use, it comes on and then goes off again.......so what is up? I cannot access it via Control Panel either..... Tag: XP Service Pack 3. Windows Updates. Tag: 228760
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    - wmiprvse sucking up cpu at startup I am running XP Home and wmiprvse.exe is sucking up a lot of cpu resourses at startup, making startup pretty slow. Seems to quiet down after several minutes. Any suggestions on what to do? i have goolgled wmiprvse, and get info like it is malware (which it's not), it may be related to an HP device (I do have an Oficejet printer installed), and lastly that it may be realted to faulty network card (potentially on any machine in my wireless network at home). Any ideas on what the REAL problem is? Thnx Tag: XP Service Pack 3. Windows Updates. Tag: 228745
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    - Device-Manager Window Blank A couple weeks ago the Device Manager was able to list all my hardware. I went to it today and the window is blank. System seems to be running fine with no unusual problems. Is there some other function that is off for some reason. What do I have to do to get back a list of my hardware devices on my system? -John L. Muskego, WI. Tag: XP Service Pack 3. Windows Updates. Tag: 228743
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    - Backing up files I have instaled and configured a portableUSB hard drive, however, I do not know how to actually back up my files. The only help I have found on the Windows help site is for the Vista version. Any help would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks. Tag: XP Service Pack 3. Windows Updates. Tag: 228742
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    - DFRAG PAUSES FOR VOLUME SHADOW COPY I cannot defrag my hard drive due to the fact that it pauses for volume shadow copy. I have not a clue how to fix this, or what a volume shadow copy is. Can anyone please assist ? I am using XP SP2. Thanks. Tag: XP Service Pack 3. Windows Updates. Tag: 228726
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    - Error-Check Tool I recently aquired a computer that needed a little cleaning. To free up some of the memory I ran the disk clean up tool...then I deleted some unwanted programs...then I ran the defrag tool and up to that point everything seemed to be working "Okay." When I ran the error-check tool it found some errors. After running it again and asking it to fix the errors it deleted something like four indexes (not sure of numbers at the moment, will need to look at log if necessary). Anyway, System will not start up normally anymore, I get an unexpected shut down and it takes me the prompt to start in Safe Mode etc. It will only start in Safe Mode and System Restore has no effect? What have I done and how do I recover from this mistake? Tag: XP Service Pack 3. Windows Updates. Tag: 228723
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    - How to partition C in with MS-DOS commands? Hello I was having some trouble (please see here): http://www11.brinkster.com/stevehigham/partition.html trying to partition my C drive using Disk Management (I have Win XP Home), so attempted to use the command line DISKPART. These are the results: C:\>diskpart Microsoft DiskPart version 5.1.3565 Copyright (C) 1999-2003 Microsoft Corporation. On computer: STM DISKPART> list disk Disk ### Status Size Free Dyn Gpt -------- ---------- ------- ------- --- --- Disk 0 Online 114 GB 0 B DISKPART> select disk 0 Disk 0 is now the selected disk. DISKPART> detail disk Maxtor 6Y120L0 Disk ID: DEB2DEB2 Type : IDE Bus : 0 Target : 0 LUN ID : 0 Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info ---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- -------- Volume 2 C NTFS Partition 114 GB Healthy System DISKPART> select volume 2 Volume 2 is the selected volume. DISKPART> detail volume Disk ### Status Size Free Dyn Gpt -------- ---------- ------- ------- --- --- * Disk 0 Online 114 GB 0 B DISKPART> create partition volume 2 size=5000 Microsoft DiskPart version 5.1.3565 EFI - Create an EFI system partition. EXTENDED - Create an extended partition. LOGICAL - Create a logical drive. MSR - Create a Microsoft reserved partition. PRIMARY - Create a primary partition. DISKPART> At this point I decided I had done something wrong and thought it best to post a 'help' message here. Just one thing: Under 'list disk' (above) it appears that I have no free space on my C drive, but in fact if I right-click on my C drive and go to Properties, it shows 100GB as free. What I am trying to do is keep my C drive for my Win XP Home, but partition, say, 5GB so that I can install into that portion of my C drive a 120-day evaluation of Win XP Professional. Thanks for any advice. Steve Tag: XP Service Pack 3. Windows Updates. Tag: 228718
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    - Windows Explorer keeps shutting down. Whenever I try to search within Windows Explorer or add a new folder, I get the following message: "Windows Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience." Can anyone give me a step by step solution, so I can use Windows Explorer again? Dirk Tag: XP Service Pack 3. Windows Updates. Tag: 228714
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    - tracert times out I want to do a tracert on comcast.net (my ISP) and it always times out, yet I can get e-mail and see newsgroups. What does it mean then and what to do to do a tracert? Tag: XP Service Pack 3. Windows Updates. Tag: 228711
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    - After XP SP3 update, many DLL Fail to initalize errors upon reboot After I updated to XP SP3, whenever I reboot I get many many DLL Fail to initalize errors...i ran virus scan, reg cleaner, etc. but no use (it's a brand new laptop! Dell Latitude D830)... Anyone have any idea what the problem might be? Tag: XP Service Pack 3. Windows Updates. Tag: 228701
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    - CHKDSK errors - I'm confused! Hi Folks, I have run chkdsk several times over the last 24 hours using no switch and /f and /r switches. Each time, errors are found, which are then corrected by using the appropriate switch. All the errors I have seen are index-related. I don't appear to have any bad sectors. An error that has cropped up on more than one occasion is "Deleting an index entry from index $0 of file 25". On the same run, I got "Detected minor inconsistencies on the drive. This is not a corruption". To my surprise, these errors were flagged up when doing a read-only chkdsk. If it's read-only, why does it proceed to delete index entries? The first time I ran chkdsk and saw errors, I thought it was a one-off. But, having corrected the errors and run chkdsk again in read-only mode, again there were errors. I cannot run chkdsk without some errors coming to light. Could anyone explain why this is happening? FYI, I'm running Win XP Pro SP3. Thanks. JPC Tag: XP Service Pack 3. Windows Updates. Tag: 228699
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    - XP SP3: File Read operation is extremely slow Laptop Compaq nc6220, 512MB mem., 60GB hdd NTFS formatted, Windows XP SP3 I'm tired looking for solution... please help me somebody! When I copy any file from hdd to usb, network or to the same hdd another folder the transfer rate is about 200kbp/s!!! For 100MB file it takes hours. But write operation is ok - about 15-20 Mbp/s. So first I replaced hdd with a new one - no help. Then I deleted IDE controller from Device Manager and reboot twice - no help. I stopped unnecessary services and unload antivirus - no help. I setup 3rd party cache manager software - no help. I reinstalled Windows from scratch. Problem disappeared and...... appeared again after two weeks! HELP ME! Tag: XP Service Pack 3. Windows Updates. Tag: 228682
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    - 64 bit xp I am having a problem getting xp to see all 4 gigs of ram on windows xp 64 bit.... I still am not finding the right answer after much research... I even did the old boot tab on msconfig but still nothing Tag: XP Service Pack 3. Windows Updates. Tag: 228675
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    - "Memory Transfer" I Partitioned my hard drive into "G" Operating system=6 GB, "C" Programs=20.9 GB, "D" Data=11.4GB. Me being a numpty thought that the operating system would not need more than 6GB to operate? It now tells me after a year of use that the system is short of memory! I've deleted Folders such as $NtUninstallKB42773$ etc, but still no joy. Is there any way I can allocate more memory to the "G" partition from the "D" or "C" partition? Or will I have to Format again? -- Queensryche Tag: XP Service Pack 3. Windows Updates. Tag: 228672
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    - XP Updates I've got a laptop that has problems when trying to auto-update or manually update via the MS Web site. Is there any way to provide a Word doc with the screens prints to help clarify the isse? Thanks, jwkh Tag: XP Service Pack 3. Windows Updates. Tag: 228671
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    - Open documents under Excel or File Explorer takes to long... I install a new NB (clean installation !), after update the Windows XP Prof UK all documents take to long to open under Windows. Under Excel I take notice that this will take to long, a small file can take up to 40 seconds to open Pedro Sousa Tag: XP Service Pack 3. Windows Updates. Tag: 228667
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    - Defrag stopped working after Steadystate install I had the a problem (windows hanging at restart after enabling disk protection) with Steady State. Then I stopped (power off) and started the system. From then on I cannot get the windows Defragmenter to work. I uninstalled SS, but the same problem persists. I think since I stopped and started the machine I am not able to fully uninstall SS. Is there anyway to 1. Uninstall SS fully 2. Get Defragmentor to work I also tried to install SS again and then uninstalled it. Still the problem with deframent is not solved. Please help!!! I am using windows XP pro. I posted in the steadystate forum and was told I should post it here since it is a System Issue. Tag: XP Service Pack 3. Windows Updates. Tag: 228665
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    - Connection Interrupted I lately ( for a few weeks) get this message when I click on some hyperlinks (but by far not all hyperlinks, but many) "Connection Interrupted The connection to the server was reset while the page was loading The network link was interrupted while negotiating a connection. Please retry" I am using Windows XP, Mozilla Firefox most recent version, a HP 4200+Ghz CPU, and 3 GB RAM. The server is Comcast.net in the MD. area. Any ideas? Tag: XP Service Pack 3. Windows Updates. Tag: 228661
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    - Windows XP: FilesNotToBackup and KeysNotToRestore Hi, I have a specific need to not have System Restore restore certain registry keys and files. I find that FilesNotToBackup (and therefore restore) is honored, but the registry keys mentioned in KeysNotToRestore get changed. I have been specifying the keys in HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\BackupRestore. Is this the right place? I noticed in one of the web pages from the System Restore program manager, theres a reference to CurrentControlSet001. I thought it to be a typo. Am I wrong? Also on Windows Vista, FilesNotToBackup is now advisory only and should I be setting the value in FilesNotToSnapShot? Regards, Sunil Tag: XP Service Pack 3. Windows Updates. Tag: 228657
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    - Fixing up the window's registry Hi I have windows Xp installed on my PC. I had a very slow system and decided to do a fresh install. Two days later I am stuck in the same situation.... When googling the performance of machine it was suggested that I purchase either a program called "reg cure" or "pc mechanic". Both sites guarentee to fix the windows registry (which I know Jack about) and boost the sytem performance and and and. problem is... I don't know which program to buy firstly, and second is this the solution to sorting out my windows issue. Any advise or suggestions Tag: XP Service Pack 3. Windows Updates. Tag: 228644
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    - Windows Explorer has encounter a problem needs to be close,how to When my Windows XP home starts a message appears saying "windows explorer has encounter a problem needs to be close.we're sorry for the inconvenience...................." windows explorer also know as explorer.exe please help me i can't use my computer because every time it's starting that message appears and my PC freezes thanks Tag: XP Service Pack 3. Windows Updates. Tag: 228626
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    - delayed file open A problem has recently developed. If I right click on an desktop icon, the file/app opens but only after a delay of about 30. I've checked for viruses, adware/spyware, and defrag with McAfee, Defender and Spyware Doctor and fixed all other problems. Any suggestions about what the issue could be and the easiest way to fix it without reformatting the disk. thx., ep. Tag: XP Service Pack 3. Windows Updates. Tag: 228616
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    - Annoying file and web access delays after replacing file server Hi, I replaced my old file server (Windows 2000 Pro Desktop!) by a SBS2003 R2. I moved all data to the new SBS2003 server and created identical shares, removed shares from old Win2K file serer and turned it off. Now, on a WinXP Pro desktop when starting Windows Explorer or IE6, I get annoying delays. The network tray icon reveils a delay of several seconds before network traffic takes place. Then files / sites show up quickly rightafter. When the old file server is powered up (still connected to network), the delays are gone. I suspect the WinXP desktop still uses links to the old file server but have no clue where to look. Q1. What can I do to get rid of these delays ? Q2. Is there a (MS or 3rd party) tool to get rid of these old file links and/or track delays in file / web acces. Please help ! Thank you. John7 Tag: XP Service Pack 3. Windows Updates. Tag: 228608
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    - user accounts I intend to clean my pc (win XP SP3) and find several general user accounts which all house local settings : Administrator, All Users, Default User, {my user name}, LocalService, NetworkService, Owner. I am the admin and have a single account , {my user name}. Do I need a user account if I am the user ? Can I, should I try to integrate all the user accounts, i.e. All Users, Default User, {my user name}, Owner, into a common one ? Does this accelerate the PC ? Does it save space ? Thanks Frank Owner only Tag: XP Service Pack 3. Windows Updates. Tag: 228604
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    - Defrag - Can you prove it I have users that frequently request defrags on their XP pc's. What I want to know is how do you prove that it helps in performance or in my opinion dose snot help unless the drive is badly defragmented. Like a ps that is 2 years old or a drive that is over 60% full. Is there a way to provide proof that it helps in performance. Tag: XP Service Pack 3. Windows Updates. Tag: 228603
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    - Infected files I have isolated two infected files as a result of running the virus program. They are: 1. A0053961.exe, location - C:\System Volume Information\_restore, Virus-Win 32: Adware-g... 2. kmd133_en.exe, location - C:\Program Files\KaZaA\My Shared Folder, Virus - Win 32: Adware-g... Can you advise me if these files can be removed or is it wise to wait for some time to ensure this causes no problem? I have not noticed any difference but do not have the expertise to actually know if their absence has caused a problem. I have a Dell Dimension 4100 Desktop computer with Windows XP - Home Edition - Operating System - Service Pack 2, Pentium 111 with 930 MHZ, 20 GB Hard Drive and 512 MB of RAM. The file system is FAT 32. Many thanks for your co-operation and advice. -- Stewart Fluney Tag: XP Service Pack 3. Windows Updates. Tag: 228600
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    - This Page Cannot be Displayed Errors & Additional Questions Hello: Recently, I have been getting "This page cannot be displayed" when browsing. I get this message mainly when I am on a site and clink on a link within the site. My overall browsing experience has been slower recently. My habits: Ran Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool today--no infections found. Run Disk clean up once a week. Defragment once a week. Run Avast Anti-virus at least once a week. Automatic Updates on. Run "check for updates" manually on occasion. Use Windows firewall. Pop-up blocker on. Phishing filter on. Do not game. Occasionaly view video, webcasts, and other media. Recent Downloads: Haute Secure--in beta stage. Questions: 1. What could be causing page display errors? Suggestions? 2. Should I update to SP3 if system was up-to-date prior to its release? 3. Please recommend plain English reading material on how to optimize processes running in background and at start-up. Clueless, but think this area may be causing my slower performance issue. 4. Driver updates? Unfortunately, I got into a nasty discussion in the Dell forum and would like to know your opinion on updating drivers if they are not broken, even if urgent updates are recommended. 5. How do I know if I have an external router? Is this something I would/could have ordered with my original purchase? I apologize if I have asked too many questions or violated posting protocol. I hope my questions are related to this forum. Thank you for your assistance. I look forward to your replies. Sincerely, Toes Tag: XP Service Pack 3. Windows Updates. Tag: 228588
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    - Tablet and Pen Settings - Control Panel In my laptop(windows XP), i cant find the icon for Tablet and Pen Settings in Control Panel. Now how do i adjust the brightness of monitor display? -- --Lenin-- --New To Microsoft-- Tag: XP Service Pack 3. Windows Updates. Tag: 228581
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    - Missing .dll files I have been getting 2 "RUNDLL" error messages on my PC. They read "Error loading c:\windows\system32\obcpmhbs.dll" and Error loading c:\windows\system32\ssvcctda.dll. The specified module cannot be found." Where and how do I get and reinstall these 2 dll files, pls? -- paa collie Tag: XP Service Pack 3. Windows Updates. Tag: 228578
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    - Number Lock not auto-locked in windows after installed sp3 Last week, I updated to sp3 via windows update and the process during updating was smooth and easy. However, the number lock of my Microsoft Internet Keyboard didn't light up in windows automatically. I'm now need to press the number lock key every time when I started to load windows. Pls help me to fix this annoying problem. OS: XP Pro SP3 Intel 915 chipset The number lock lighted during POST and turned off when started to load windows. TIA -- Peter Tag: XP Service Pack 3. Windows Updates. Tag: 228575
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    - Slow boot after reinstall I had to do a fresh install of XP Pro. I've added SP 2 & 3. There is a 27 sec delay between the bios info screens, and the XP splash screen. My other boxes are about 5 seconds. Googling got me a hint to check the boot order, and it's HD, CD then floppy. Most of the stuff I found applied to a delay after Windows starts. Any suggestions? Mike Tag: XP Service Pack 3. Windows Updates. Tag: 228572
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    - C:\Windows:Remote-Controller.com Recently everytime I reboot my Computer this C:\Windows:Remote-Controller.com starts up but I can't find any info on what it is. I googled it and came up with 1 reference. It said to open a notebook page and copy the following code @ECHO OFF if exist zoek.txt del /q zoek1.txt DIR "C:\Remote-Controller.com" /S/B/A:H > zoek1.txt start zoek1.txt After doing they said to double click on the text file and when a new notebook page came up to post it to their site BUT their site is in Dutch. I did what it said and this is what the notebook page said "OFF if exist zoek.txt del /q zoek1.txt DIR "C:\Remote-Controller.com" /S/B/A:H start zoek1.txt @ ECHO OFF exist if zoek.txt del / q zoek1.txt DIR "C: \ Remote Controller.com" / S / B / A: H start zoek1.txt " I still don't know if this is spyware or a virus so any help you can give me I would appreciate. I am running XP Home with 512mb memory Tag: XP Service Pack 3. Windows Updates. Tag: 228569
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    - All Updates Failing after SP3 I've recently (as like last night) intsalled XP and updated to SP2, and then SP3. After updating, I can no longer use Microsoft Update (or windows Update) to install updates. They all download, the problem is during install, it fails miserably. I get no error codes, and nothing in Windows Update.log. Anyone have any idea as to why they fail? Should I just put Vista on this machine? Tag: XP Service Pack 3. Windows Updates. Tag: 228555
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    - 16 bit ms dos subsystem i have just started getting this error message(similar to earlier post)c:\progra-1\vdotool\ui\biosctl.exe c:progra-1|symantec\s32evnt1.dll. an installablevirtual devicedriver faileddll initialization. choose close or ignore 1 can anyone offer a way to remove this error code 2 what is vdo and what does it do? do i need it on my pc? thanx in advance Tag: XP Service Pack 3. Windows Updates. Tag: 228554
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    - Can't defrag C: or EX HD Hi too all: When I attempt to defragment my C; or EX HD I get this message: MMC cannot open the file C:\windows\system32\dfrg.msc Can anyone shed some light on what I need to do. Thanks, Vince Tag: XP Service Pack 3. Windows Updates. Tag: 228551
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    - Defrag problem When I defrag it stops at the analize part 22% and states vb.ini problem or engine lost connection any help please Tag: XP Service Pack 3. Windows Updates. Tag: 228544
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    - Achieving a FAT32/NTFS partition? Hello A friend of mine has a Win XP laptop and recently bought an external hard-drive which is Windows and Apple compatible. He wants to store Apple compatible music files on the external drive and to be able to listen to those files on his laptop. The laptop does not appear to 'see' the external hard drive, so he was advised to format the laptop hard drive so that while he has Win XP in a NTFS-formatted partition, he ought to have FAT32 for his Apple files/external drive on another. Whether this initial advice was correct or not I am unsure, but it seems a lot of trouble just to listen to Amy Whitehouse. However, if I go to Computer Management and then Disk Management to do this, it does not offer an option - only NTFS is available from the one-item drop down menu. I am not sure if he has tried to format the hard drive previously and that this has made NTFS the only item available in the drop down menu. Is there anything he can do to resolve his problem? Thanks. Steve Tag: XP Service Pack 3. Windows Updates. Tag: 228542
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    - Swap file xp use more than 400m virtual memory shown in task manager however, the swap file is still 300m as manually set before. No signal in change of swap size. am i wrong in understanding virtual memory? thanks. tony Tag: XP Service Pack 3. Windows Updates. Tag: 228527
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    - User Profile Folder Found but Profile Not shown in System Properti There's a user profile folder - Documents and Settings > UserName > Application Data etc etc, the whole 100 yards. This profile belongs to a user who no longer works for us. His profile is about 6GB in size. I want to get remove his profile from this system. But I can't see his profile listed under System Properties > User Profiles. Even DELPROF.EXE did not find it. What is the best way in this case to remove this unused profile? I have admin rights to the machine in question. Thank you all. Tag: XP Service Pack 3. Windows Updates. Tag: 228526
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    - FULL INTERNET UPGRADE WEB 2.0 THEY ARE GIVING AWAY ONE MILLION Hi, Friend. Stephen O here... You have got to see this - WOW! I found this new FULL INTERNET UPGRADE technology that is about to upgrade THE ENTIRE INTERNET to Web 2.0 standards and IT'S FREE! FULL Social Networking functionality on EVERY WEBSITE on the internet with a click of a button. This is going to change the entire Internet OVERNIGHT. Plus, they are giving away ONE MILLION DOLLARS to spread the word about it - and you can get a share for helping - NO COST! Check it out at: http://www.www2upgrade.com/coolkdn247 Let me know what you think or if you have any questions. Thanks, Stephen O Tag: XP Service Pack 3. Windows Updates. Tag: 228525
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    - Auto Run Disk Clean up Any tips on how I can set up Disk Clean to autorun. I've tried using the scheduled tasks. It will open the disk clean up utility but then you have to select a number of options. I would like to set it up to run completely automated with out any user interaction. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Tag: XP Service Pack 3. Windows Updates. Tag: 228518
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    - Windows XP performance issue I have a Dell 5150 box that used to have Windows 2000 on it. I recently upgraded to Windows XP and noticed that downloading files from our server is extremly slow. a 2MB file takes about 5 minutes to download to the computer. However, if we upload the 2MB file to the server, it works great. What could be going wrong. When the computer was Windows 2000 we had no speed problems. As soon as we switched the OS, it's very slow. I tried changing the speed and duplex settings on the computer and switch but no combination worked. I even replace the network card and nothing. Any ideas? Thanks, Jasper Tag: XP Service Pack 3. Windows Updates. Tag: 228512
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    - System File check - brain block I have searched all my notes and just cannot find the actual command that allows checking system files from the command line. The one that may or may not pull files down from the CD. The parameter was /now, but I simply cannot remember the command. Any help? GP Tag: XP Service Pack 3. Windows Updates. Tag: 228506
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    - save backup on removable media The Backup utility can create very large files...too large to fit on a DVD. Is there a way to save these backup files to DVDs so I don't have to take up space on an external hard drive? Tag: XP Service Pack 3. Windows Updates. Tag: 228499
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    - optical drive failure after xp maintenance I did several of the XP Performance and Maintenance items and next time I started my Dell XPS400 running XP I had no D or E drive, no IE, no Player 365, and other TBD. Could not do System Restore or reinstall the optical drives. Anyone know anything about this? Thanks. Tag: XP Service Pack 3. Windows Updates. Tag: 228498
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    - SYSTEMINFO command Hi, I am trying to export system info using Systeminfo command but i am facing some issues .I tried creating CSV with C:\>SYSTEMINFO /FO CSV >>c:/sysinfo.csv command , but its not formatted so very difficult to see all data. Then i tried exporting directly using C:\>SYSTEMINFO >>c:/ sysinfo.nfo . Whenever i am trying to open it says its corrrupted but after that it opens up and has all the info. Why its popping that error any idea ?? Also can anyone help me with commands for getting eventlog, systemlog and process list ? Thanks, Hitesh Tag: XP Service Pack 3. Windows Updates. Tag: 228494

I've not received any Windows Updates since 28th May. That's 6 days and no
updates. Is that right? Cheers CZ

Re: XP Service Pack 3. Windows Updates. by TaurArian

TaurArian
Wed Jun 04 03:20:18 PDT 2008

http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins/default.mspx
"When necessary, Microsoft provides a new security update on the second Tuesday of each
month and publishes a bulletin to announce the update. Occasionally, updates are released
more often. "

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| updates. Is that right? Cheers CZ

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Re: XP Service Pack 3. Windows Updates. by Shenan

Shenan
Wed Jun 04 21:14:33 PDT 2008

CZ wrote:
> I've not received any Windows Updates since 28th May. That's 6
> days and no updates. Is that right? Cheers CZ

How often do *you* expect to receive updates? ;-)

I expect them the second tuesday of each month.

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