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    - typing is slow to appear on screen This happens in WORD, emails, etc., When I type, the words do not appear on the screen immediately. There is like a delayed reaction. I can get several words typed, before they appear. I have contacted Dell and they were no help. I ran a diagnostic on the computer as they told me to, and no errors came up. They said it may be something in the software. Anyone have this issue or know how to fix it? Thanks!! Tag: USB ports not working Tag: 227845
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    - Unable to Unstall Trial Version of Home and Student Any help from anyone would be great! Tag: USB ports not working Tag: 227842
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    - Not accept to invite to chat with other I know the gtalk user name . but i have not accept invite. how can i do in gtalk? however, who know that pls told me yes or no. Tag: USB ports not working Tag: 227833
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    - Install / Reinstall / Recovery Console causes shut down having a problem with XP Pro installation... Issue history / attempted resolutions Laptop was/is running fine... XP Pro Boots up, shuts down, all software operates as should. attempted to admin the computer by running a defrag.. defrag runs for a while, then whole computer shuts off, no warning, no blue screen, nothing in the event log.. shut down like power cable is pulled. system reboots fine, no error reporting that windows encountered a serious error etc. run chkdsk /r from command prompt.. no problem. thinking.. hmm problem with the windows file structure maybe !! run sfc /scannow ... runs for a while.. to about 70-80% computer shuts off again.. try booting into recovery console... asks for admin password (???) - computer shuts off again. reboot is fine.. try a repair install.. startup process begins to load.. computer shuts off again Flashed Bios.. run though all the above.. same results. thinking oh well.. just reinstall everything... start the install process.. starts to load the install process.. computer shuts off again.. computer restarts fine, but loosing graphics drivers. let windows find and install drivers.. restart.. computer runs as it was.. back to start... from trouble shooting, it is apparant that the hardware itself is running without issue, if a hardware problem existed it would not allow the OS to run, all programs and functions without issue. it seems that a problem exists somewhere in the windows file structure and that every time something of an admin nature reaches that file (or lost file perhaps) the o/s just shuts off. so at the moment, can't repair install, reinstall, defrag, run sfc /scannow, or enter the recovery console !! Tag: USB ports not working Tag: 227825
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    - kernal_data_inpage_error I got this message. Help? Tag: USB ports not working Tag: 227822
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    - Backup asking for floppy disk for ACF file I have attempted to back up my hard drive on an external hard drive. I have been performing a full back up. It works fine except at the end it says I will not be able to restore my hard drive because I have no floppy drive for an "ACF" file. I was going to use a USB thumb drive but it was not connected when the "ACF" file warning came up. Is the "ACF" file necessary for restoring a damaged hard drive ? Is there a work around ? It takes about an hour on USB 2.0. Thanks. Tag: USB ports not working Tag: 227818
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    - computer freezes after inactivity I use Windows XP home version with service pak2. I can no longer get up and fold a load of laundry without returning to find that the computer screen is froze. Nothing works, not even ctrl,alt,delete so I have to shut off the computer to reboot. I have used all the maintenance tools that Windows provides and ran McAfee scans and still the problem exists. I have removed all unwanted programs. Now this started after I installed my new SyncMaster220wm monitor that I received at Christmas. I did find an update in Windows Update for this hardware and installed it but that didn't solve the problem either. I had to turn off my energy saving scheme also because there was no response when I touched the mouse. Sometimes it comes on after standby and sometimes not. I don't know if turning off the computer constantly to reboot is harmful but it is aggravating. Please help if you can Tag: USB ports not working Tag: 227815
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    - InstallShield Scripting Runtime Error 1607 Greeting, assembled multitudes: My attempts to upgrade my Palm desktop has created a cascade of problems. The most recent is that InstallShield is not running properly on my WinXP desktop. (Possibly as a result of running MSofts windows cleanup utility). When I inserted my CD Installation disk, I got a 1607 Error: "Unable to install InstallShield Scripting Runtime." I had understand that MSoft's article 888019 tellshow to fix this. However: -- The Reinstall the InstallScript engine solution asks me to open the folder: "C:\Program Files\InstallShield\Developer\Redist\Language Independent\i386, and double-click Isscrpt.msi." However, I do not see this folder. The closest I can find under C:\ProgramFiles is "InstallShield Installation Information" folder, but it doesn't have the right subfiles.(I have set to view both hidden and protected files). -- Changing Permissions asks me to check the properties under C: \Windows\Installer. But there is no Security tab, which I am told to look for. Is it right that I need to be in Safe Mode to see this? --I haven't tried to register Idriver and Msiexec, but my experience with the other two solutions doesn't make me hopeful. Please excuse the intrusion if this has been addressed, but advice from someone who has trod the path would be moswt appreciated. Hopefully, Brian Tag: USB ports not working Tag: 227813
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    - Screen fault I am not very technical and currently from startup my computor screen has a series of lines filling the screen. Ocaisionally the colour changes from normal to a greenish, then after a while it reverts to normal. Any ideas please. Tag: USB ports not working Tag: 227808
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    - usb external h.d. I shut down my computer. When I turn it back on the next time it did not recognize my usb drive. I went to device manager and opened the usb port that the drive is assigned to. It say there was a code 10 device will not start. I'm using windows xp home. Can anyone help? Tag: USB ports not working Tag: 227805
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    - error messages I went to itunes and got this message. registry setting used by itunes drivers for importing and burning cds and dvds are missing. I haven't any other cd burning software, and when I tried to install the latest version of itunes I got this error message: error 1327 invalid drive :F/. What is this and how do I fix it? I'm a novice, so I need step by step instructions. Thanks! Tag: USB ports not working Tag: 227803
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    - Microsoft Money 2005 I've been using this program for years and all of a sudden every time I try to enter something new, it locks up and seems to be "processing" forever until I need to hit control, alt, delete to CLOSE the program. Any suggestions? Has anyone else started having problems with this program lately? Thanks -- all suggestions welcome as I do not wish to purchase an Upgrade. -- ~Rose~ Tag: USB ports not working Tag: 227802
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    - How can I delete "undelete" items? How can I delete "undelete" items? Using Windows XP.SP 2. Tag: USB ports not working Tag: 227801
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    - All Windows Popup menus gone Windows XP Home Edition SP2: I have a client whose Windows popup routine(s) are presumably curropted. The main toolbar of every component of MS Office 2003 and the Start -> "All Programs" folder displays only show the popup shadow. That is, one sees the right-side and bottom edges of the popup frame sized for the toolbar item detected, but otherwise the popup is empty. I've never seen this before. Any ideas on how to fix it? Thanks, Bill Tag: USB ports not working Tag: 227785
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    - 16 bit windows subsystem error in XP Hi, When I login to WindowsXP/SP2 as a normal user I get the following message: 16 bit windows subsystem C:\DOCUME~1\Bob\LOCALS~1\Temp\. A temporary file needed for the initialization could not be created or could not be written to. Make sure that the directory path exists, (it does) and disk space is available (it is). Choose 'Close' to terminate the application. Close Ignore Regardless of the choice I make, everything is fine after that. Can anyone tell me how to resolve this? It doesn't happen with admin accounts. Thanks. Tag: USB ports not working Tag: 227783
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    - Removing item in Task Bar Can you advise me how to dispose of an icon in the bottom right-hand corner of the Task Bar? In an effort to do this, I removed the shortcut of the program from my screen, but an icon still persists in appearing at start-up in the Task Bar. I didn't want to eliminate the program to achieve the above. I have a Dell 4100 Desktop computer with Windows XP - Home Edition operating system - Service Pack 2. I have been given two options by other people and would ask you which is correct: 1. Download and install CCleaner and use it to remove item, leaving the System Configuration Utility window in Normal Startup mode. 2. Remove item from Startup list in System Configuration Utility window, re-start computer and check "Don't show this again" in notice about "Selective Startup". Your co-operation and advice would be very much appreciated. Thank you. Stewart Fluney -- Stewart Fluney Tag: USB ports not working Tag: 227781
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    - Slow performance question My IT challenged friend has the same brand computer as mine, but newer and with higher GHz speed, same RAM memory. She doesn't do much with her computer except for e mail, while I have tons of application programs, files etc. on mine, but her machine is so much slower than mine. Everything she does is slower from boot up, to just getting the start menu to open. I have gone through all the steps to speed up her machine, disk clean up, defrag, etc. but nothing seems to help. The only thing I can think of, is that she is running Norton Antivirus and I am running Windows Live One Care and maybe the Norton settings are set to scan more deeply than they need to for normal operations? Also, she keeps getting pop up messages in the lower right hand corner telling her that something is trying to attack her computer, but nothing shows up in scans. Any ideas anyone?? Tag: USB ports not working Tag: 227773
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    - Task Manager/Processes (for Dummies) I don't have a problem at this time, but would like to better understand the task manager:- On the "Processes" tab of the Task Manager, there is a column headed "CPU", then a column headed "Mem Usage" and last of all, all column headed "GDI Ob". 1. What is "GDI Ob"? 2. I assume the "CPU" figure indicates the amount of cpu usage being used by that particular process, at that exact moment. Therefore, if it shows "0" CPU usage but shows a figure under "Mem Usage" does it mean the process is not running at that exact time, but if it was running, that figure would be the amount of memory required to run it? 3. Why would the same process be listed multiple times with different "Mem Use" numbers? Tag: USB ports not working Tag: 227771
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    - ctrl alt delete when i hold down ctrl alt delete a box comes up & says the task mananger has been disabled by theadministrator how do i get it back ? -- pops Tag: USB ports not working Tag: 227770
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    - Hybernate My dell laptop does not have the option in control panel/power options to go to stand by or to hibernate. I went to Add/Remove, Windows Components, and made sure that admin tools and maintenace (I think that was the name of it) was installed, which it wasn't so I installed it and thought, great, now I should have it. But it is still not there. The only way I can power down the computer is to turn it off and then do a cold boot when I want to use it again. Because it has an over-heating problem (typical of my particular model dell laptop ;-( , I feel that I have got to turn it off to cool down or else the drives keep spinning and the heat builds up. It has already fried one memory chip, which I did have diagnosed and replaced by a Dell store in my area, so I feel safe that he knew of what he speaks. That is in fact how I found out that overheating is a problem with this model laptop. Does anyone know how I can get the power options I need to handle sleep mode and hibernation? Thanks so much for the info Joanne Tag: USB ports not working Tag: 227767
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    - Space after restart Hi, I have a insteresting problem on my laptop having XP. If I restart/shutdown once, its shows me around 3GB less space in C drive (4 GB). If I restart/shutdown again, it shows me 3GB plus space (4GB+3GB). So if I restart/shutdown twice in one go it shows me actual space (7GB). Basically what I noticed that on first restart , page file size gets increased by 3GB -- Thanks Manoj Tag: USB ports not working Tag: 227759
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    - installtion is very slow on Xp Hi, I have a problem on my dell laptop where installation of application (Setup) specially with application created on .net are very slow. Could you please suggest sometyhing. -- Thanks Manoj Tag: USB ports not working Tag: 227757
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    - Boot up Problem I am using a system with Core 2 Duo Processor E 6300, 160 GB Hard Disc, 1 GB DDR2 memory, Windows XP professional and Kaspersky Internet Security 7. I keep my OS upto date with auto updates. Still for the past one week I experience so difficulty. Whenever my system is boot up I see the following message on the screen "Windows cannot find "_________" (in the underlined space five small squares are given with in quotes). Make sure you type the name correctly, and then try again. To search for a file click start button and then click Search." If I click Ok the following second message appears " Could not load or run "________ "(five smal squares within quotes) specified in the registry. Make sure the file exists on your computer or remove the reference to it in the registry." If I click OK the above said first message against appears. If I click OK again the above said second message appears. On clicking OK it disappears and the system works. But I cannot restore my system to any previous restore point. The system says that such restoration could not be done. No changes made to your computer. What is the solution for this?. Can any one help me to troubleshoot this problem without reinstalling my OS. -- S.M.Habeeb Mohamed Tag: USB ports not working Tag: 227749
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    - XP Memory issue Hi, I have just bought a new PC running XP and have an issue with memory, I have 4gb or RAM but when I look at the windows system screen it only displays 2.98gb. Are there any settings I need to change? I understand there are issues with 32 it XP running RAM but my old PC had 4gb and displayed 3.5gb. Is there any way I can force xp to see the extra RAM? Tag: USB ports not working Tag: 227748
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    - mmc.exe using 100% CPU I'm running XP pro on a windows server 2003 network and sometimes when I close down a remote desktop session my computer slows down incredibly. I check my processes and see that mmc.exe is taking up all my CPU. Whats worse is that I cant end the process!!!!! Any ideas on what could cause this?? Tag: USB ports not working Tag: 227747
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    - registry error alerts can someone please help me. I keep getting pop ups that say: Messenger Service STOP! WINDOWS REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. Windows has found 55 critical system errors. to fix the errors please do the following: 1. download registy update from: www.regfixit.com 2. install registry update 3. run registry update 4 reboot your computer. FAILURE TO ACT NOW MAY LEAD TO SYSTEM FAILURE! Then another one pops up saying registry is corrupted go to regfixing.net Then aother pops up registry error go to www.helpfixpc.com. I am getting frustrated I was downloading microsoft updates and there were like 20 of them that popped up. Can someone please help? Tag: USB ports not working Tag: 227744
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    - Unmountable_boot_volume when installing windows xp I have a machine with AMD K7 1500+ CPU 512 MB RAM and a western digital HD of 40 GB on a PCchips 825 motherboard (2003). When I try to reinstall Windows XP on this machine I get a bluescreen stating "UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_DEVICE" and the machine stops. The message pops up before I even reach the point where I can run the recovery console. The strange thing is that I succeeded in installing Ubuntu linux on the same harddisk, which I tried to eliminate a defective controller/ harddisk. I also tried another hd with the same result. I'm thinking of buying a thirdparty hd controller, but if it would be possible to prevent the cost I would appreciate the help. Does anyone have a clue what I could do to solve the problem? Thx In advance. Tag: USB ports not working Tag: 227743
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    - Computer won't boot My computer won't boot at all. I get the message "Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM Can anyone help? Tag: USB ports not working Tag: 227739
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    - Control Panel In Win XP Home SP2, different Control Panel items open in different ways. Accessiobility Options opens on top of Control Panel. Administrative Tools replaces Control Panel. Folder Options opens behind Control Panel. Fonts replaces Contol Panel. Is this normal performance, or is it my computer? Tag: USB ports not working Tag: 227738
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    - For Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Ken, Thank you for your reply to my page file size and location query. I found your information very helpful, especially the link to the excellent Alex Nichol article on virtual memory. It is very comprehensive and answered all my questions about page filing. :-) Jim Tag: USB ports not working Tag: 227737
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    - Disk Cleanup residual My disk Cleanup reports this file; index.dat at this location; C:\Documents and Settings\Admin\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5 Windows explorer does not find the file at the above location. Folder Temporary Internet files does not exist. How do I remove the incorrect report from disk cleanup? Thanks Tag: USB ports not working Tag: 227736
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    - Performance Options Does anyone find it helpful to change the Visual Effects from "Let Windows choose what's best for my computer" TO "Adjust for best performance" to boost PC performance in Windows XP Pro? Tag: USB ports not working Tag: 227731
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    - Frozen start bar!! Hi I 'm experiencing frozen start bar a lot even though I can Alt+Tab between applications and use the applications.Start menu suddenly pops -up after couple of minutes after i tried to access it.Please someone tell me what might be going on? I have tried this on clean workstation and with new profile.This still happens. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Tag: USB ports not working Tag: 227729
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    - Windows Update Slows Down Operation The ScanningProcess associated with Windows Update is a heavy resources consumer and slows down my computer significantly. The same during installation of updates. I have two questions in regard: 1. How do I reduce its resource consumption so it doesn't affect Windows operation as much? 2. It used to install updates during Windows Shutdown, but it doesn't do that anymore. How do I set it to do most of the work during shutdown? Tag: USB ports not working Tag: 227725
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    - Help!!! about tcp performance Hi, I have set all the registry, and can see the big window size in packets when file trans.But the speed seemed no change.When I copy file from remote server(4M Line),it still costed many more time than in vista. HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\GlobalMaxTcpWindowSize HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\TCPWindowSize HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Interface\InterfaceGUID\TCPWindowSize Did it not implement said in the doc http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc162519.aspx WHY??? Tag: USB ports not working Tag: 227722
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    - Page File Size & Location The Question: What size should I make for my page file, and where should the page file be located? The Details: I am installing a new 100GB, 7200RPM Hitachi hard drive in a Toshiba laptop. I'll be using the Toshiba Recovery DVD, and then installing all the Microsoft updates using a high-speed broadband connection. The computer has 2GB of SDRAM already installed and tested satisfactory. I have also updated the BIOS to the most recent available from the Toshiba web site. The Background: From various web sites, it seems my page file should be 1.5 to 3.0 times the total amount of RAM. 1.5 plus 3.0 equals 4.5 and 4.5 times 20000 (MB of RAM) equals 90000MB, or 9GB for the page file. Can anyone confirm this? Also, the laptop only has room for one hard drive. It seems smart to put the page file on another partition, but is this safe to do, or will doing that slow down the computer? If I do put the page file on a separate partition, can partitions 9GB in size be created? (I'm probably going to be using FDISK.) Thanks! Jim Tag: USB ports not working Tag: 227721
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    - "History" not working When I open Favorites and click on "history" no history shows. When I click on the option button beside history ("sort by date"/ "today"/ etc) all that shows is "search history" and when I click on that it just disappears. I'm wondering if I've done something unknowingly...and can I reverse it? Help! Tag: USB ports not working Tag: 227720
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    - when deleting a large FILE I get a messege, "The FOLDER is... When I'm deleting something that's too large for the recycle bin, I get the message asking to confirm to permanently delete it instead of sending it to the recycle bin, the curious thing is though, that even if it's a file I'm deleting the message always reads, "The folder '...' is too big for the recycle bin....", It doesn't really matter but I was wondering if this is normal or not? Thanks in advance. Tag: USB ports not working Tag: 227718
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    - Computer extremely slow I am working on my sisters computer for her and it is running extremely slow. It takes 5+ minutes to open anything on the computer, whether it be the start button, internet explorer, or any other program. I have ran the scan disk, defragmenter, anti-virus, and emptied all the history, temp files, cookies, etc. What could be the problem and how can i fix it? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Tag: USB ports not working Tag: 227706
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    - start-up on start up i get a message saying cmos checksum bad. what is this and what can be done to solve it. Thanks lee Tag: USB ports not working Tag: 227697
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    - Can not receive mail I can send mail but can receive in Outlook Express it has an unknown error 0x80004005 mail: moesparky@yahoo.com cell: 618-407-097 microsoft windows xp Mwdia center edition Tag: USB ports not working Tag: 227693
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    - Memory DDR PC2 5200 vs 5300 ? Is there a noticeable difference between PC2 5200 and 5300? I have now both installed, 1 MB each of DDR PC2 5300 and 2X 512MB of DDR PC 5200. Tag: USB ports not working Tag: 227674
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    - Hiding Taskbar what are the registry entries for hiding Taskbar not for Auto Hide Taskbar in Windows XP Professional Tag: USB ports not working Tag: 227671
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    - IS 47 C too hot for GEForce 8500GT? Is 47C or 116 Fahrenheit too hot for the above card? Should I buy another fan? The AMD Athlon 64X2 4200+ runs at 40 - 43 Celsius, the Samsung Hard disk at 33 Celsius. All on a HP. Tag: USB ports not working Tag: 227668
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    - HP 9130 OJ Printer causes slow access to 'My Computer' There is a delay in opening 'My Computer' (and save as 'browser' - I don't know the name for these interactive windows). It is a t60 laptop running xp+sp2. It happens after installing an HP OfficeJet 9130. I have unistalled and installed in several different ways (options), but the trouble persists. I just re-confirmed that the problem is caused by the presence of the 9130 by unistalling it again, and checking. I have read several suggestions about why slow access to My Computer occurs. I don't have any drives connected. The 9130 is the only real printer I have attached. (Adobe PDF and MS Office Doc. Writer are listed as well.) I use the scanner on this computer. The WIA service is 'automatic', but was not running when I checked once when the 'My Computer' issue existed. BTW: I have a second t60/xp+sp2 computer that is set up to use the same printer/scanner. No hang-up on that machine. I hope you can help! Regards, Tim Tag: USB ports not working Tag: 227666
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    - Transfer settings after rejoining computer to domain We replaced our domain controller and need to rejoin workstations to the domain. When doing so, the previous local user profile is not accessed, as joining the domain creates a new profile under documents & settings. Is there a way I can retrieve and make active the original local user profile files and settings? Thanks, Barry Tag: USB ports not working Tag: 227664
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    - optimum partion size Hi Dear I have a question about Windows XP (SP1 or SP2): What is optimum partition size for drive c in windows (particularly in Large Hard disk ex.160 GB) I believe that because of using virtual memory (paging) in drive c, we can configure it to large size (for example 20 Gb in 160 GB total) but my friend thinks that if we configure Drive c to large size it will be slowly and system performance will be down (because of search & fragment) and he believes that we should use smallest size for partition of drive c (for example 4GB). If possible, describe that is right or no. Thanks a lot Best regards Reza Beglari Tag: USB ports not working Tag: 227655
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    - Screen Freezes CPU Overheating? Im struggling to determine a problem of mine. Recently I recieved fatal CPU temprature message in my BIOS when my system was starting thought nothing of it switched my machine off and came back to find i working alright. However a few weeks down the line now I am finding m system is freezing or so it seems. My screen will freeze the curren picture, sound will stop. Therefor I can still see the state of th crash. However outbound MSN connections remain intact and my CD driv still opens and closes. To this I think it could be an overheatin problem. Checking my cpu temp running P4 Intel 3.21Ghz im on 57*C and usin 0.07% CPU usage. My case is open, well venitlated and I have vacumen my case clean, removed my heatsink and and dust. Could it simply be a problem of a lack of thermal paste, OR could it b a graphics card problem. I cannot determine! Any help is apriciated! Thanks, Jami -- rootj4m13 Tag: USB ports not working Tag: 227651
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    - XP Pro with 4GHz DDR3 fails to boot at Mup.sys XP runs fine with 2 Gig of DDR3 mem installed. MoBo is DX38BT, cpu is Cr2D E8400 3GHz. When i add 2nd set of CD3X1024-1800C7D mem sticks for a total of 4 gig system bios sees it, but XP hangs on boot up at: "multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\windows\system32\drivers\Mup.sys" boot up hangs at this line and will not proceed. Boot up into Safe Mode will work but system will hang if trying to boot up normal at that line listed above. Any suggestions or answers as to why system will not boot to normal mode with the 4 gig of DDR3 mem installed. Take the two sticks out leaving 2 gig of exact same ram and system boots fine with out any problems. -- Frank Tag: USB ports not working Tag: 227648
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    - XP slow to boot First time post.... On occasion my computer is slow to boot Win XP at 1 to 5 min. and when this happens the computer does not recognize my DVD-RW (not listed as an avalible drive in My Computer) Tag: USB ports not working Tag: 227639

All four USB ports on my Dell Inspiron 9200 stopped working after the
computer crashed for no reason then re-started itself...I've been the
distance with Dell who now refuse to do any more until they've tried a
re-instal of XP, but I'm having difficulty backing up - obviously! Any
suggestions a) how I could shortcut a re-instal or b) a quicker way to backup
than using a million CDs (no DVD-writer) or uploading to an online site (it's
taking about 10 hours just to upload my .pst files!)

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RE: USB ports not working by Jason

Jason
Thu Jun 05 10:26:02 PDT 2008

"Old MacDonald" wrote:

> All four USB ports on my Dell Inspiron 9200 stopped working after the
> computer crashed for no reason then re-started itself...I've been the
> distance with Dell who now refuse to do any more until they've tried a
> re-instal of XP, but I'm having difficulty backing up - obviously! Any
> suggestions a) how I could shortcut a re-instal or b) a quicker way to backup
> than using a million CDs (no DVD-writer) or uploading to an online site (it's
> taking about 10 hours just to upload my .pst files!)

have you tried going to device manager and uninstall all the usb root hubs
then reboot the machine and let them reinstall again? Try this first.

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