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    - Stopping the clock from syncing online Is there a way to stop the computers clock from syncing up against an online server? At work we have to go by the time that they set, which is three minutes slower than the computers time. I can reset the clock on the computer to match the work time but every hour or so it syncs itself up online again and is three minutes faster. Is there a way to prevent the computer from doing this? Tag: format 250 gig hd get 186 gigs xp pro 2 Tag: 1887660
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    - unable to open a programe hi,i can't seem to open certain programes,eg:limewire,java, on my computer,other ones seem to open ok,anything i try does'nt seem to work Tag: format 250 gig hd get 186 gigs xp pro 2 Tag: 1887655
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    - Printers in Control Panel crashing My Computer I have Windows XP Home Edition. Lately, if I enter Printers and Other Hardware from the Control Panel, then click either View Installed Printers or Printers and Faxes, it crashes Windows Explorer and provides the following error message: Windows has encountered an error and needs to close. Sorry for the inconvenience. If anyone can shed some light on why this is happening, much appreciated. Debi Tag: format 250 gig hd get 186 gigs xp pro 2 Tag: 1887648
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    - expansion I have internet banking that doesn't cover the whole screen.Instead of using the 'expansion'button at top of page,I Drag the sides to the edge (to make it bigger),but next time I log on to my internet banking the page is shrunk again.How do I permantly make it fill the whole screen? Tag: format 250 gig hd get 186 gigs xp pro 2 Tag: 1887643
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    - How to RUN for this??? How to RUN for these ACER, I386, IMAGES, PATH, RCD, SCD, STCDBOOT & WINNT.SIF ??? I have ACER - Empowering People - Aspire SA85 & SA80 - DVD Windows XP Home Edition - but how is right to run "new" XP from my computer??? The CD-ROM have ACER, I386, IMAGES, PATH, RCD, SCD, STCDBOOT & WINNT.SIF, which/how to run XP CD ??? Help me or get for free Windows XP CD-ROM are from where http:// or CD. Tag: format 250 gig hd get 186 gigs xp pro 2 Tag: 1887641
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    - Password manager - how to change a password I typed in the wrong password to connect to my email provider and let Windows password manager remember it. Now I can't connect. How do I get Windows password manager to let me change the password to the correct one? I can't even find out how to access the password manager. I'm using Windows XP Pro service pack 2. Thanks for any help! Sheila Tag: format 250 gig hd get 186 gigs xp pro 2 Tag: 1887640
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    - Spyware advise Hi I have run the following; ComboFix SpyBot SDFix SmitfraudFix smitRem But the spy ware keep coming back. What else can I run? Thanks Regards Tag: format 250 gig hd get 186 gigs xp pro 2 Tag: 1887612
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    - Synchronise time across network Can anyone tell me how to synchronise the clock time of several computers across a simple peer to peer network? Needed for a race where all computers access the main database on one machine. Tag: format 250 gig hd get 186 gigs xp pro 2 Tag: 1887606
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    - How much time do I have to install Windows XP Pro? I built my own PC about two years ago, and at that time, also purchased an OEM copy of Windows XP Professional, SP2. I haven't installed it yet, but have been running Windows 98SE and keeping that going. Is there a deadline by which I have to install and activate Windows XP Professional before I cannot do so, and if so, how much time do I have? Is this the same deadline of June 30 for the end of Windows XP availabillity? Thanks in advance. Tag: format 250 gig hd get 186 gigs xp pro 2 Tag: 1887605
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    - Trouble Creating Slipstream Disc I want to do a repair install on Windows XP, and I tried to create a slipstream XP disc with SP2 but when I try to boot from the disc I get a "CDBOOT: Couldn't find NTLDR" error. The instructions I followed gave step-by-step instructions about burning the CD using Nero or Roxio Easy CD Creator, but neither one of those will install on my computer, so I had to use BurnAtOnce as the CD burning software. I wasn't exactly sure if I selected all the correct options using BurnAtOnce. Can anyone give me step-by-step instructions on how to burn the slipstream disc using BurnAtOnce, or some other CD burning software? Tag: format 250 gig hd get 186 gigs xp pro 2 Tag: 1887604
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    - Error message as Windows XP Loads I'm getting an error message that says "pctsTray.exe cannot find ikdll.dll"...and then tells me to "reinstall the program." I "Googled" ikdll.dll and it appears to be some sort of malware, or otherwise undesirable file. Anyone have any suggestions as to how to get rid of this annoying error message? I ran Spybot, Avast, and two Registry repair programs with no results. Thanks for any help you can give. Tag: format 250 gig hd get 186 gigs xp pro 2 Tag: 1887602
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    - Replay Director from Replay Solutions I read about Replay Director in The New York times recently. Is this new troubleshooting software something that Microsoft could include in its software products, and, if so, would they? Regards, Hans L Tag: format 250 gig hd get 186 gigs xp pro 2 Tag: 1887601
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    - MS Works Calendar Want to place a shortcut to MS Works Calendar on my desktop but can't find the file in the MS Works folder in program files. Find all the other basic programs (wordprocessor, spreadsheet, etc), but not the calendar. Any help would be appreciated. Tnx, Vern Tag: format 250 gig hd get 186 gigs xp pro 2 Tag: 1887599
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    - Fidbox.dat file My Windows\system32\drivers (XP SP2) has a file called fidbox.dat. The file gets hit a lot during boots. What is it and can it be deleted? Thanks. Tag: format 250 gig hd get 186 gigs xp pro 2 Tag: 1887578
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    - Unknown Icon I have the following icon on my task bar (right end): Canoscan D660U Utility! However, I cannot identify this icon, or where it came from. And it doesn't go away when I right click it, exit it, and then I re-boot (when it comes back). I do not have a Canon scanner, but did load a printer software (iP90), although I don't think this icon was launched with that software (but who knows (o;). Any suggestions on how to get rid of it - if it is of no value? Tag: format 250 gig hd get 186 gigs xp pro 2 Tag: 1887574
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    - Two identical toolbars The tool bar on my laptop is very unstable. Sometimes, I don't see no toolbar at all and sometimes I see two identical icons on my toolbar. For example, when I open outlook, I will see two identical icons shown on the toolbar. When I clicked on one of the Outlook icons and closed the program, both icons will be gone. Please help. I am using Windows XP Home Edition (service pack 2). Tag: format 250 gig hd get 186 gigs xp pro 2 Tag: 1887573
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    - Limit number process Hello, I would like to limit the number of active process. Example : in Task Manager, not more of 20 times the same process program.exe program.exe program.exe program.exe program.exe ... I would like to determine a limit for this program because otherwise it's a loop and the machine sature. Thanks Tag: format 250 gig hd get 186 gigs xp pro 2 Tag: 1887572
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    - Error message after shutdown For the past week when shutting down I get the following 'Blue Screen' message. Stop c000021a Fatal error has occurred. Windows logon process. System process terminated unexpectedly with status 0xc0000005 (0x00000000 0x00000000) System has shut down. I have not conciously made any change to my system or settings. The problem does not appear to be having any detremental affect as the PC runs normally at the next boot up until I close down again Any idea what this is all about ? -- Dai Llandod Tag: format 250 gig hd get 186 gigs xp pro 2 Tag: 1887571
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    - Windows won't maximize Hi guys: First post, and I hope I'm in the correct forum (couldn't find an "IE forum"). If not, just let me know. The only window that will max for me when I first open it is my IE ico on the taskbar, which I set Run to 'maximized'. However, when I click a link in, say, my favorites, or from the Deskto or from the QL bar, the window opens half-size. I've tried various approaches found in Google searches, such a resizing the window, and clicking FILE > EXIT, while holding ctrl an Alt, and Shift down, and all different variations of that, but there i no correction. I've also deleted the registry strings: - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\window_placement HKCU\Software\Microsoft\internetexplorer\Desktop\Explorer\desktop\oldWorkAreas\OldWorkAreaRects I CAN open a window, maximize it, and then open another link, and th new link will appear in the SAME window maxed. I don't know how to se IE to open in a new window, but that is another topic for another post. Thanks for any help -- tacticalta Posted via http://ms-os.com Forum to Usenet gatewa Tag: format 250 gig hd get 186 gigs xp pro 2 Tag: 1887565
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    - Computer Shuts Down I am having problems with a computer, this morning I turned on the computer and once at the login screen as I am logging on the computer switches off, I have restarted again and it is fine, PSU problem? Tag: format 250 gig hd get 186 gigs xp pro 2 Tag: 1887557
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    - Tool Bar At Top I have no idea how this happened, but the XP toolbar keeps disappearing upwards from the top. If I bring the pointer up to the top of the screen, it pops down. How do I get it to stay down? Thanks. Tag: format 250 gig hd get 186 gigs xp pro 2 Tag: 1887549
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    - Date Visible-Narrow Taskbar I am wondering if there is any way to make the day's date visible on the narrow task bar (i.e. without having to double the task bar in vertical height in order to see it). Thanks. Tag: format 250 gig hd get 186 gigs xp pro 2 Tag: 1887527
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    - Study sees Microsoft brand in sharp decline MY COMMENT> Of course I predicted all this the very moment I set my eyes on an early beta of Vista. I knew this was very bad news for MS. If vista was good, then it would have saved MS, but vista has been Microsoft's worst product EVER (and Im not joking when I say that). Companies don't go near it, any respected IT person would never tell a business to install Vista... Vista has been hated and kicked around all over the internet... the blogosphere and videoshpere is full of vista jokes and bashes... And now MS is without inspiration, windows7 seems too much like vista... and that's a big problem. They need some new brilliant minds and to open their ears to what people really need, but is the time enough to change the course of things? ARTICLE> http://www.activewin.com/awin/comments.asp?HeadlineIndex=43229 Microsoft's brand power has been in sharp decline over the past four years, an indication the company is losing credibility and mindshare with U.S. business users, according to a recent study by market research firm CoreBrand.According to the CoreBrand Power 100 2007 study , which polled about 12,000 U.S. business decision-makers, Microsoft dropped from number 12 in the ranking of the most powerful U.S. company brands in 2004 to number 59 last year. In 1996, the company ranked number 1 in brand power among 1,200 top companies in about 50 industries, said James Gregory, CEO of CoreBrand. Tag: format 250 gig hd get 186 gigs xp pro 2 Tag: 1887483
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    - Print photos using photo printing wizard Have several photos, in several folders. Infact, ~ 2500 in 30 folders for our local Historical Society. We want to print out a thumbnail of each photo, burn them to CD/DVD for storage. We started out using PaintShop Pro but the problem is it doesn't label the photos meaning we have to handwrite definition of each pics or capture screen with list of pics. Either way not good. It does give you 18 pics per page (3 across-6 down). This is a good size. Here's where we're at this point using winxp photo printing wizard. opened folder, selected 'print pictures' and wizard opens. Following direction we get to point of selecting how many photos per page. Of the several selections only 2 are close to what we would like. One being 'Wallet Prints' which give you 9 pics per page or 'Contact Sheets' which gives you 35 per sheet. One is too large, (9) wasted space and the other (35) to small to really see pics. What we'd like is something in between these, say 18-24 per page. Are the print selections mentioned above(not PSP) a template? If they are, is there a way to change one of them to increase or decrease the number of pics per page? Or create a custom print selection. any suggestion please, thanks Tag: format 250 gig hd get 186 gigs xp pro 2 Tag: 1887477
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    - String of Numbers and Letters In Windows Explorer, Windows XP Home, This is a list of 4 groups of numbers and letters under my (C:) 1. {00003A04-0000-0000-E66D-B6B7F1786819} 2. {90000046-0000-0000-A147-5AF86B43D1E2] 3. 8ff9f5ebce54b1f75693d6877e2eb329 4. 9dd8f660b12312edc83b0a384fc8 These groups are in the left pane and in the right pane are from top to bottom : 1. DATA Manifest Configuration Settings 2. " " " " Manifest.orm ORM 3. msxml6-KB927977-enu-x86 Text Document 4. msxml4-KB927978-enu Text Document Can they be safely deleted or are they integral to the health of programs, applications and/or my computer. I have seen this question long ago, but not recently. If I should not be here, please re-direct. Thank you for any response.....Uly Tag: format 250 gig hd get 186 gigs xp pro 2 Tag: 1887471
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    - help I bought the Defener Pro 5-in-1 security program, installed it but it had expired license key. Cotacted company I bought it from and they said to uninstall program and bring it back for a refund. But when I unistalled it I got a message that said the program had also unistalled components that were required to run my windows xp. Ibought my computer from Tiger Direct fully loaded with everything already installed, so I don't have the Windows xp disc. How do I fix this? Help please. Tag: format 250 gig hd get 186 gigs xp pro 2 Tag: 1887469
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    - Can't display cetain http - PDF pages? Hello folks, Just got a new job and have to read their training manuals. Only problemis I can't get them to display! All I get is a small square with a red "x" in it. Please help. TIA Windows XP tablet IE Tring to open pages like this. http://www.(company site name).com/Manual/Sec.%204%20Building%20Construction%204-03-06.pdf Tag: format 250 gig hd get 186 gigs xp pro 2 Tag: 1887468
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    - access denied I have recently purchased a Maxtor 500 gb One Touch 4 external hard drive. I formated it to my computer and it worked fine for a couple of days but now when I try to access the hard drive from my start menu, it tells me access denied. I can unplug it and get in to via auto run. How can I resolve the issue of having to unplug the external to gain access to my files? I'm trying to run this on a Sony VAIO laptop with Windows XP pro. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated! Tag: format 250 gig hd get 186 gigs xp pro 2 Tag: 1887466
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    - Product Activation When I turned on the computer a notice popped up saying I needed to activate WindowsXP Home.I have not changed or added any hardware that would require reactivation? Tag: format 250 gig hd get 186 gigs xp pro 2 Tag: 1887464
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    - Odd Windows Explorer behavior I have a user experiencing a very strange problem with Explorer which started out of the blue a few weeks ago. He has a relatively new HP XW4400 workstation running XP Pro SP2. The issue is intermittent and only occurs on one folder which is on a mapped network drive. The user has folder view open so he can see the folder tree on the left. When he clicks on any subfolder within this folder, the contents of the selected folder appear in the main frame and the correct path appear in the address bar. The weird bit happens in the folder tree, which jumps to the folder above and tries to find the subfolder inside that folder and then brings up an error similar to 'K: \Engineering\Folder_Above_The_One_I_Was_In\Subfolder_I_Clicked_On refers to a location that is unavailable. It could be on...'. The error is correct, the folder isn't there because it's not looking in the place I clicked. This issue does not occur on any other computer in the building and there is nothing different about either of these folders. I haven't checked to see if this happens for other users logged on to the computer or for the same user logged on to other computers, but I will check it out when I get the chance. It's not user error and nothing has changed on his system (according to the user and my inventory reports). Anybody have an idea? I appreciate any suggestions you've got. Tag: format 250 gig hd get 186 gigs xp pro 2 Tag: 1887463
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    - Windows XP USB Drive Letter Assignment Problem I've been browsing for a fix, and yet to find one. Hopefully someone here can help. Our enterprise is running Win Xp Sp2 and users do not have permissions to diskmngt. We're running MS and Novell network shares. When the user plugs their usb drive in, Windows automatically assigns it the first available drive letter, which in this case is a network share. I've tried putting in trash binary data for \dosdevices\drive: under mounteddevices, but Win just overwrites it. I cannot force windows to use select approved drive letters. So then I thought I would script something using subst or mountvol, but WMI will not report the removalable media, instead it sees it as a network drive. Then I tried to use mountvol drive: /l to return the volume info, but once again, it doesn't work for network shares. Mountvol /l works, but not specifying the drive letter to search. Basically I need a free solution to fix this. I'm out of options looking for help. Summary: Novell mapped drive F: Plug usb drive in, assigns drive letter F: USB does not show up for user User cannot change letter because they don't have rights WMI doesn't see removalable media correctly if it's already reporting as a network share Mountvol F: /l doesn't work because F: isn't a physical drive Subst doesn't work because it just remaps the share, not the USB device Tag: format 250 gig hd get 186 gigs xp pro 2 Tag: 1887441
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    - Run as... msi Windows Installer Packages Hello all, Can .msi Windows Installer Packages be Run As... an admin? I just had a situation where a co-worker needed an msi package ran. I'm not a domain admin, but my domain login is part of the admin group on her computer. I right-clicked the package, but i didn't see any "Run as..." Thanks for any help anyone can provide, Conan Kelly Tag: format 250 gig hd get 186 gigs xp pro 2 Tag: 1887440
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    - Error messgae Hello, wonder if anyone can help. Recently my PC has been displaying an error message and not performing as well as previously. I get this message, and wonder if anyone can provide a solution?: "Unable to initialize internal Com library. Error code: 0x800401f3" Thank you in anticipation Tag: format 250 gig hd get 186 gigs xp pro 2 Tag: 1887433
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    - setup cannot continue because the version of windows on your compu I have two dell GX280's and BOTH of them are giving me this message "setup cannot continue because the version of windows on your computer is newer than the version on the cd" I have changed my boot order to start from CD. I am using the restoration CDs that came with each pc, (I have even tried a stand alone cd), however, once prompted to press any key to boot from CD, Windows just starts up again. I have reformatted many machines in the past and this has NEVER happened before (oddly I get two in the same day). HOW can I get these machines to boot from the CD in order to delete the partition and do a clean install?? Laurie Tag: format 250 gig hd get 186 gigs xp pro 2 Tag: 1887431
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    - mobo spoilt The sympton is when I power on the pc, it goes to desktop and when I click ctart> get a dialogue box where you will be able to highlight and pick the items you want. My problem is that the hightligher will not stop moving and it will goes on in cycles. Sometimes it will stop momentarily and continue again. So thinking that it was the keyboard, I got it change. But the situation remains the same. So I reformat my hAarddisk, huess what its still the same. Is it that I did not install the XP properly or is my motherboard fired? Is there anywhere I can try and check that its not due to the xp? Thanks a lot. Tag: format 250 gig hd get 186 gigs xp pro 2 Tag: 1887425
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    - Wallpaper I had a .jpg photograph as my wallpaper. Today I went to change the wallpaper to a different photograph, and windows won't let me now select any photograph as wallpaper, other than the wallpaper images that came with windows xp. Any ideas as to why? And how I can fix this so I can use photographs as my wallpaper again? Tag: format 250 gig hd get 186 gigs xp pro 2 Tag: 1887411
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    - What is Windows registry (Registry Keys) Find this tutorial and more on http://thedotnetsource.blogspot.com Reason of this project: I wrote this tutorial in order to help the hundred of programers searching on the web for Windows registry. This is an like introduction, if you are seeking how to use and deploy the registry keys with Vb.net, just see the next tutorial (It'll be tutorial 6). In this tutorial I'll show what is the windows registry system and why use it. Project details: 1- What is Windows registry and why use it 2- How to read, write and change the registry 3- HIVES and their use 4- Definition of registry values 1- What is Windows registry and why use it. You can compare the Windows registry to a database. It stores informations related to Windows and other installed application on your system, but also Hardware. Think now if someone need to change the computer name via programming. How can he do this? Programmers can think of files (text files) to store the computer and windows information. But when file get big and heavy, Database will be more secure. And then they had (Windows builder) the choice of a database "Windows Registry". Microsoft Dot Net Frame 1.1 and higher have implemented a great solution for registry on their classes. This will replace the hard work and long lines of code that programmers have to write if they are using Visual Studio 6.0 for example. 2- How to read, write and change the registry Windows has a wonderful tool on it, named "Registry Editor". But you won't find it, unless you open the System32 folder on the Windows folder. But we can easily run it through the execute command it the start menu. Just type "regedit" (without quotes). Now the registry editor will open. Please before doing any changes on your registry make a backup. To do a windows registry backup: File > Export > Give a name for the file and select the All option box. The backup may block your pc from working for a short period of time. You'll see that there are 5 folder. Those are the main folder (named hives) and you can't add another main folder. Now you can select any folder and right click on it, then add a new sub-folder or value. By selecting any folder and right clicking, you'll find a list of action that you can do. If the action is blended (made not selectable), then either it's impossible or you don't have the rights to do this action. You need administrator rights to change registry keys. 3- HIVES (main registry folders) and their use The registry is split into a number of logical sections named "hives", those are the top main folder that can added, edited or renamed. They all start with "HKEY" prefix. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT Stores information about registered applications, such as Associations from File Extensions and OLE Object Class ID's tying them to the applications used to handle these items. HKEY_CURRENT_USER Stores settings that are specific to the currently logged-in user. The HKCU key is a link to the subkey of HKEY_USERS that corresponds to the user; the same information is reflected in both locations. On Windows- NT based systems, each users' settings are stored in their own files called NTUSER.DAT and USRCLASS.DAT inside their own documents and settings subfolder. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Abbreviated HKLM, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE stores settings that are general to all users on the computer. On NT-based versions of Windows, HKLM contains four subkeys, SAM, SECURITY, SOFTWARE and SYSTEM, that are found within their respective files located in the %SystemRoot% \System32\Config folder. A fifth subkey, HARDWARE, is volatile and is created dynamically, and as such is not stored in a file. Information about system hardware drivers and services are located under the SYSTEM subkey, whilst the SOFTWARE subkey contains software and windows settings. HKEY_USERS Contains subkeys corresponding to the HKEY_CURRENT_USER keys for each user registered on the machine. HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG Contains information gathered at runtime; information stored in this key is not permanently stored on disk, but rather regenerated at boot time. 4- Definition of registry values Binary Value REG_BINARY Raw binary data. Most hardware component information is stored as binary data and is displayed in Registry Editor in hexadecimal format. DWORD Value REG_DWORD Data represented by a number that is 4 bytes long (a 32-bit integer). Many parameters for device drivers and services are this type and are displayed in Registry Editor in binary, hexadecimal, or decimal format. Related values are DWORD_LITTLE_ENDIAN (least significant byte is at the lowest address) and REG_DWORD_BIG_ENDIAN (least significant byte is at the highest address). Expandable String Value REG_EXPAND_SZ A variable-length data string. This data type includes variables that are resolved when a program or service uses the data. Multi-String Value REG_MULTI_SZ A multiple string. Values that contain lists or multiple values in a form that people can read are generally this type. Entries are separated by spaces, commas, or other marks. String Value REG_SZ A fixed-length text string. Binary Value REG_RESOURCE_LIST A series of nested arrays that is designed to store a resource list that is used by a hardware device driver or one of the physical devices it controls. This data is detected and written in the \ResourceMap tree by the system and is displayed in Registry Editor in hexadecimal format as a Binary Value. Binary Value REG_RESOURCE_REQUIREMENTS_LIST A series of nested arrays that is designed to store a device driver's list of possible hardware resources the driver or one of the physical devices it controls can use. The system writes a subset of this list in the \ResourceMap tree. This data is detected by the system and is displayed in Registry Editor in hexadecimal format as a Binary Value. Binary Value REG_FULL_RESOURCE_DESCRIPTOR A series of nested arrays that is designed to store a resource list that is used by a physical hardware device. This data is detected and written in the \HardwareDescription tree by the system and is displayed in Registry Editor in hexadecimal format as a Binary Value. None REG_NONE Data without any particular type. This data is written to the registry by the system or applications and is displayed in Registry Editor in hexadecimal format as a Binary Value Link REG_LINK A Unicode string naming a symbolic link. QWORD Value REG_QWORD Data represented by a number that is a 64-bit integer. This data is displayed in Registry Editor as a Binary Value and was introduced in Windows 2000. This tutorial doesn't contain any source. See http://thedotnetsource.blogspot.com for the latset tutorials and updates. The Zip file contains: -The readme.txt file -The tutorial.txt file Still have question: Go to our blog (http://thedotnetsource.blogspot.com). Select the tutorial post. Post a comment describing your problem. Tag: format 250 gig hd get 186 gigs xp pro 2 Tag: 1887409
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    - How safe is my BIOS Power-on Password? Hi - A short while ago I learnt that if I transfer my data from an NTFS to a FAT32 harddrive I lose all my security features on the files. Since I use a BIOS power-on password to protect the data on my laptop I am now wondering if there is any point to doing so at all. Could an unauthorised person not simply access my PC with a bootable Linux CD such as Knoppix and copy all of my files over to a FAT32 external drive? Or will BIOS be smart enough and prevent the evil-doer from doing this? If yes, how? If no, is there anything else I can do to be safe against data theft in case of laptop theft? Thanks in advance for your advice. Pat -- pat_mc Tag: format 250 gig hd get 186 gigs xp pro 2 Tag: 1887408
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    - Device Unit Letter? How can I determine the device unit letter independently? When I connect a flash memory, it persists to use a reserved letter (G:), not next available. The device is then not visible. Tag: format 250 gig hd get 186 gigs xp pro 2 Tag: 1887369
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    - error VsTskMgr.exe I have been tidying up a friends laptop,now when the laptop is started the following error comes up. VsTskMgr.exe Encountered a problem and needed to close. This error occurred on 27/03/2008 at 12:50 it may have something to do with Mcafee, Which is one of the things that I uninstalled by means of add/remove then used the Mcafee Uninstalling Tool. Advice Needed on how to cure this error please. If you think this question should have been posted in a different Group please advise. -- Regards tonyq Tag: format 250 gig hd get 186 gigs xp pro 2 Tag: 1887360
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    - Win XP upgrade and OEM limitiations I have a Dell and accompanying XP disc from Dell. It's limited to being reinstalled on my Dell. I have another computer, a non-Dell, I'd like to install XP on. My question is, if I buy a Windows Xp Pro Upgrade CD, is that install limited to my Dell, or can I use it to install on another computer? is the upgrade limited to my Dell? (This is the only kind of XP disc I can get through schoo.) Many thanks Ben Tag: format 250 gig hd get 186 gigs xp pro 2 Tag: 1887350
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    - Tell XP to use the wifi card NOT the lan card? I have both an wifi PCI card, and an onboard 10/100 rj45 network port. I have the wifi card getting internet just fine from my neighbor. I have my rj45 port connected to my router, so that I can connect to other pc's on my router too. But the router isn't connected to the internet, nor do I want it to be. It's just internal only LAN. The problem is- if I plug my pc into the router, then internet explorer (and every other network needy app) tries to connect to the internet using my router, instead of my wifi card. I can see that by pinging an ip, I can see that it's trying to use my router for DNS, which of course fails. When I unplug my PC from the router, I can get on the web, because it uses my wifi card since there's no router. How do I tell windows "Use the wifi card for the web, please, not the rj45 port, even when I'm connected to a router." ? I have Winxp sp2. Thanks. Tag: format 250 gig hd get 186 gigs xp pro 2 Tag: 1887347
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    - Which for Ad-Aware & SpyBot, safe or normal mode? I need an option on which is the best Windows ZP home mode to run Ad-Aware and SpyBot full scan in safe mode, safe mode without network, or normal mode. Any information would be useful. ***************** Thank You kGbAT@msbx.net To reply to this email please remove the AT after the kGb in the reply to address as shown above. Tag: format 250 gig hd get 186 gigs xp pro 2 Tag: 1887331
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format 250 gig hd get 186 gigs xp pro 2

I used disk management let it pick the cluster size as I didnt know
which one to pick.

And I picked the 1st one on the primary partition.

on the capacity

200,047,001,600 bytes 186 gigs

ntfs

250 gig hd should I get more than 186 gigs?

inventor84 @ att.net

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Re: format 250 gig hd get 186 gigs xp pro 2 by Colin

Colin
Fri Mar 28 22:52:08 PDT 2008

What is the exact brand and model of the hdd?

Are you sure it isn't a 200GB drive?

"inventor" <inventor84@att.net> wrote in message
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> format 250 gig hd get 186 gigs xp pro 2
>
> I used disk management let it pick the cluster size as I didnt know
> which one to pick.
>
> And I picked the 1st one on the primary partition.
>
> on the capacity
>
> 200,047,001,600 bytes 186 gigs
>
> ntfs
>
> 250 gig hd should I get more than 186 gigs?
>
> inventor84 @ att.net
>
>
>
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Re: format 250 gig hd get 186 gigs xp pro 2 by Tim

Tim
Mon Mar 31 06:21:23 PDT 2008

inventor <inventor84@att.net> wrote:

>format 250 gig hd get 186 gigs xp pro 2
>
>I used disk management let it pick the cluster size as I didnt know
>which one to pick.
>
>And I picked the 1st one on the primary partition.
>
>on the capacity
>
>200,047,001,600 bytes 186 gigs

I'd guess that Colin is right, and this is a 200GB disk, not 250GB .

Manufacturers quote disk sizes in decimal GB, so a disk rated as 200GB
would hold 200,000,000,000 bytes. But the systems in the computer will
give sizes in binary units. A binary GB is 2**30 =1,073,741,824. So
200 decimal GB becomes 186 binary GB.

The other possibility is that you've somehow cut your 250GB disk into
two partitions of 50GB and 200GB, and the 200 (decimal) GB partition
is showing as 186 (binary) GB.

--
Tim Slattery
MS MVP(Shell/User)
Slattery_T@bls.gov
http://members.cox.net/slatteryt

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