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    - Question about Backup Program I successfully installed the backup program by double-clicking on NTBACKUP.MSI and was able to back up my data, but on pg. 925 of Robert Cowat's book on Windows XP Home Edition there is a statement : "And don't forget to mark the System State check box to protect your Registry and system configuration". But there was no check box on the backup program, so could someone please tell me how to back that up "manually" by mentioning the directory where this information is stored. Thanks, Peter Tag: Auto assign drive letters Tag: 323877
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    - PDF files Hi. I received an e-mail with an attachment that was a PDF file. I opened it to only get code. Is there somewhere in Windows where I need to enable PDF files? Please advise. Thanks in advance. Jim Phipps Tag: Auto assign drive letters Tag: 323876
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    - what is the best backup I want to do backup of everything, incremental backups from week to week, then be able to 1. recover an individual file 2. restore everything in the event of a total hard drive replacement :-( For example, I have external USB2 hard drives, but what is the best software to use? Tag: Auto assign drive letters Tag: 323871
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    - copy desktop from account to another How do I copy desktop from account to another on Windows XP sp2? Thanks, Rick Tag: Auto assign drive letters Tag: 323862
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    - DVD-ROM Disabled My DVD-ROM is showing as disabled. I go to the device manager and there is a red "X" for that drive. I roght click on the drive and the only choice I have is to "disable". How can I enable this drive? Tag: Auto assign drive letters Tag: 323852
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    - re installing xp pro Hi can you reinstall xp pro and save all your infomation l ike 98 it would just reinstall it and all your drivers information programs would be still on the reinstalled copy. Tag: Auto assign drive letters Tag: 323849
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    - change language in XP Home Hi, Is there a way to change the language of a factory installed XP home machine from English to another language... If the XP is not a multi-Language version, is there a way without re-installing the hole OS... Thanks !!! -- Tag: Auto assign drive letters Tag: 323848
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    - Autoplay Feature has Stopped Working The autoplay feature seems to have stopped working on a computer. Autoplay is enabled for all drives including the fixed drives (according to Tweak UI). No matter how I confugure Properties->Autoplay nothing happens when the drive is "activated" - i.e. a DVD is inserted or a camera's plugged in, or a removale disk is attached. If I configure the optical drive to start WMP when a DVD is inserted nothing happens, if I configure it to offer a range of options nothing happens. This used to work I'd insert a DVD and WMP would play it. Same thing with my camera, it used to bring up the camera and scanner wizard - this does not happen any more, nor do I get a range of options. In other words the whole Autoplay feature seems to have stopped working. The OS/Version is XP-Home SP2 - according to Windows Update the only missing updates are SP3 and Silverlight, it's hard to believe that either of those would fix the problem. TIA - Phil D Tag: Auto assign drive letters Tag: 323844
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    - attachment doesn't delete I have saved attacnhment on desktop and it will not delete, it says cannot delete cannot read from source file or disk Appreciate any feedback, also how to save attachments to file on windws xp currently files don't save attachments ? thankyou in advance kathelee@verizon.net Tag: Auto assign drive letters Tag: 323831
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    - xp pro Can someone please help, Windows xp boots up,GOES PAST THE WELCOME SCREEN ,BUT TO A BLANK SCREEN,WITH NO TASKBAR,AND NO ICONS AT ALL.I HAVE TRIED IN SAFE MODE TO NO AVAIL. Many Thanks Roy -- roy roberts Tag: Auto assign drive letters Tag: 323819
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    - Making an XP reinstallation disc It used to be that manufacturers supplied a copy of Windows that you could use to reinstall the OS in case it got messed up. That seems to have gone out of style. My IBM ThinkCentre desktop has a hidden hard-drive partition with the files needed to reinstall XP. But what if the hard-drive goes bad after the warranty is expired? It looks like I lose the XP license. It seems unreasonable. So I want to make a CD or DVD that would reinstall XP---not backup all my documents---I would make a separate backup of my own data. I just want to be able to restore the OS to a clean state starting from an optical disc just as people used to do with the OEM reinstall disc. How can somebody do that? Tag: Auto assign drive letters Tag: 323818
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    - task bar and more disappeared Ok i know that this is an easy fix- but i dont remember the remedy. My task bar, quick launch, and the entire blue bar that is supposed to be at the bottom of the desktop, vanished. I went to properties and the enable quick launch (for exam) was already checked. I redid it anyway, and still no luck. I figure it will return when I restart pc. but in the event that it doesnt, what can i try. Plus How can i prevent from this happening again.thanks in advance. Tag: Auto assign drive letters Tag: 323817
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    - Error 1606. Could not access network location %APPDATA%\ This error happens during application rollout using GPO to a Vista machine (rollout to other Vista machine works without any problem). Machine specific issue. Seems to be an access right problem. What means %APPDATA% for System account? Thanks a lot! Herbert Tag: Auto assign drive letters Tag: 323815
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    - Audio Problem I am using Windows XP (Service Pack 2) Media Player 10. A new cable modem was recently installed and I hear no audio. The speakers are connected properly and power light comes on. After checking Control Panel, Audio--a message comes up saying No Audio Device. How do I reinstall or fix this problem? Tag: Auto assign drive letters Tag: 323812
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    - Am I allowed to do this...? I purchased and installed an Upgrade version of Windows XP Home on an old desktop PC several years ago. I've since removed the hard drive and retired that old PC to the local recycling station. I would like to upgrade my laptop that came with Windows 2000 Pro with this XP Home OS since I did pay for it - I still have the disk and product key. Will I be able to do this without having an activation problem? Tag: Auto assign drive letters Tag: 323807
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    - Install problem I use Windows XP Service Pack 2 and IE7. I am unable to download and install anything, on some items I am getting the message: 'Windows Installer Another installation is already in progress. Complete that installation before proceding with this install.' But how can I find out which 'other installation is already in progress'? Anyone know, please? Regards Alan Tag: Auto assign drive letters Tag: 323790
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    - help, access denied I had a motherboard crash. Putting together a new machine. Inxtalled XP Pro on a new hard drive in the new machine. All fine. Then moved the old hard drive to the new machine with all the data and files. For some reason, I can't access some files I need. Like the database from Clipmate or any files under the identity of the administrator of the old machine, which is the same as the new one. Is there a way to get past whatever it is that's stopping me. The error is 'access denied,' etc........ Is there a hack that can get me into my own files??? I had stored passwords etc where i thought they would be safe, but with the motherboard dying, they are a lot safer than I needed.........Appreciate any suggestions......thanks.. Tag: Auto assign drive letters Tag: 323786
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    - Deleting Windows/ uninstall files for updates. In the Windows/ folder there are many files with scarey names like $ntServicePackUninstall$ and $NtuninstallKB885836$. Most of them are a year or more old. I understand that they are needed if you want to uninstall an update. I recently installed SP3, which went off flawlessly (to my delight). I understand that SP3 includes all the prior updates. Does this mean that I can safely delete all those files except the one for SP3? What about SP1 and 2, are they also included in SP3? Is it okay to delete SP 1 and 2? Most of the files are listed in blue, which I understand means that they are compressed. Do you delete a compressed file the same way you delete a regular file? If it's not a good idea to delete them, is there some way I can hide them so they don't display when I open the Windows/ folder? I have lots of space on the HD, so I don't really have to delete them. Windows XP media center edition on Dell C521. Thanks Jack from Taxacola (formerly Pensacola), FL Tag: Auto assign drive letters Tag: 323785
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    - Organising programs in Start menu Hello, Is there any way I can organise programs in the start menu into groups? E.g., I'd like to have a group for anti-virus & anti-spam software, another one for games, etc... Can I put programs together, in the same folder? Tag: Auto assign drive letters Tag: 323774
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    - Should I delete ZLT####.TMP FILES? In the C:\Windows\temp folder there are some 400 files named zlt plus a number with the TMP extention. Most seem to be about one year old, but a few are newer. The size is listed as 1 kb. I opened some with Notepad, but nothing displays. Can I safely delete these files, assuming that they will allow me to delete them. I have XP home edition on a Compaq laptop. Thanks Tag: Auto assign drive letters Tag: 323773
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    - Unable to Download I use Windows XP Service Pack 2 and IE7. I have been trying to download Flash Player, I click on download and am asked to add the ActiveX Control which I do. Then the box appears inviting me to Install, which I click on, the box goes, then nothing. I have checked the ActiveX Controls list for my computer and the one for Flash Player isn't there. This is just an example of one of the things I have tried to download, nothing works. Help, please? Regards Alan Tag: Auto assign drive letters Tag: 323768
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    - program windows not closing I have a strange problem. If i open a program window e.g. internet explorer, all is well for a short time, then the window refuses to respond to any command even to close. I then open prog man with ctrl alt del then close it by clicking twice on the 'x' close box(it won't close on the first click) then all is well again for another length of time. It isn't the same amount of time each time. I've run more malware and AV progs, online AV the lot. still can't fathom it. any help will be rewarded in heaven :) TIA Tag: Auto assign drive letters Tag: 323766
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    - Default media player On my computer files which are .wmv show up in the folder as BS Player files and I want to change that to Windows Media Player. How do I do this? Robert Tag: Auto assign drive letters Tag: 323744
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    - XP professional Every time I open a folder on my desktop I get "Windows Installer" "Preparing to install..." message. Tag: Auto assign drive letters Tag: 323742
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    - MICROSOFT WORD - MACRO HELP CAN SOMEONE PLEASE ASSIST. I WOULD LIKE A WEB BASED TUTORIAL FOR RECORDING MACROS IN MICROSOFT WORD Tag: Auto assign drive letters Tag: 323736
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    - copying many files to 1 dir Can you help me please. I have; many directories with 1 or 2 gif files in each I want to; copy gif files from many directories to one directory. I downloaded xxcopy. but it was too complex for me to find the correct command. Many years ago I could write .bat files. but have forgotten most of that. I have spent most of the morning moving them 1 or 2 at a time, and I think there has to be an easier way! -- Peggy Tag: Auto assign drive letters Tag: 323731
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    - Can I edit what's displayed in the "Type" column of Details view? Somewhere along the upgrade path Irfanview not only assigned itself to open almost all image files but started changing what they're called in the folder details view, from JPG to "Irfanview JPG File", BMP to "Irfanview BMP File", etc. Apart from the effrontery of the act, it also means I have to keep that column 9 letters wider than I'd like, sheer wastage since I can already tell it's an "Irfanview ... File" by the little red logo attached in the name column. Where can I edit these back to display simply JPG File, etc? I've looked in Folder Options / File Types, and the files are all JPG File, etc. rather than the annoying "Irfanview xxx". (I do find the "Irfanview xxx" under Associated File Types if I want to define a new registered file type in the Create New Extension box. But that doesn't explain why, for instance, JPG shows as simply "JPG File" in Folder Options but "Irfanview JPG File" in the Explorer window itself.) And yes, I know I can set the Name column to include the full extension, but do like to have the Type column as well, for instance to sort by type or just as a cleaner visual cue. Tag: Auto assign drive letters Tag: 323727
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    - McAfee For several years I had the entire Norton secuity system installed on my computer and I removed it because it made everything work slower. Then I had the free AVG anti-virus program on but was afraid that it was letting certain things in. So, recently, I put on the entire McAfee plan which was free from my high-speed internet provider. But things seem a little slower with it, but only at times, such as when I have several Internet Explorer windows open and many tabs open on, as well as several programs running. In your experience, is this slowness due to McAfee? It's not as bad as with Norton...but it is slower than if I didn't have McAfee at all. Any solutions to this slowness? Tag: Auto assign drive letters Tag: 323725
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    - Video editing program Is there a video capturing and editing program that came with Windows XP and, if so, what's it called and how can I access it? Tag: Auto assign drive letters Tag: 323724
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    - 3 ques; 1.desktop encr...2.wireless, 3.reinstall.xp...disk image 1. Somewhere is encryption turned on on desktop and i don't know where to turn it off so when moving files i have problems and ignoring messages... 2. Is there a way to see desktop files on other computer, desktop is lika folder but i seem not being able to find a way to see it from other computer, nor vice versa.? 3.I would like to reinstall xp due to odd and slow computer processing and i think harddisk needs to be freshly formated... i have made a disk image but i am afraid of loosing data. Moreover i have valuable programs already installed and working and all kind of adjustments hardly adjusted. So if uninstalled, then disk formatted(3 partitions, 25gb+25+25) so i would have clean formatted disk(i thnink without partitions !?) but...the disk imaging is troubling me cause i'm doing it through winxp. Thanks for helping me out ! Perohop Tag: Auto assign drive letters Tag: 323718
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    - AVG and Outlook Express I have just installed AVG 8.0 and I cannot send e-mails through Outlook Express. Is this a AVG problem? -- Frankie Tag: Auto assign drive letters Tag: 323703
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    - FREE Tutorials on HTML XHTML CSS JavaScript XML XSL ASP SQL ADO FREE Tutorials on HTML XHTML CSS JavaScript XML XSL ASP SQL ADO VBScript, SAP - ABAP visit ebooks.univdatabase.com Tag: Auto assign drive letters Tag: 323702
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    - Svchost.exe generating problems - PC is hanging - have to reboot Hi On our network with about 25 PCs (all with XP SP2 (one with SP3 - also has problem)), some of the PCs have problems with Svchost.exe. The error message they get is: "Generic Host Process for Win32 Services has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience". If I look into the error signature details I find: szAppName: svchost.exe szAppVer: 5.1.2600.2180 szModName: TSP5.tsp szModVer: 5.0.980.0 Offset: 0000e203 After the report has been sent to Microsoft the PC is hanging and the PC must be rebooted. Before sending the report you can continue working on the PC (leave the error message on the desktop) The strange thing is that the PCs some time stops with the error message at the same time. I have searched out Exchange/File server to se if there was any related error messages, but I can't find. I have disabled "Windows update" on two of the PCs without any result. (Have manually run Windows update to be sure they are up to date). I have also installed SP3 on one of the PCs, and still that PC has problems. The PCs has been scanned with Windows Defender, Trend Micro Anti virus, and Spybot S&D. No problem can be found. I have searched the Internet without find any solution. Some products are advertising for "solving all svchost.exe problems" (True Sword). I am not sure if I can trust the product (True Sword), as it for me is not a known product. Please let me know if you have any suggestion on how to proceed. Thanks Harald Tag: Auto assign drive letters Tag: 323694
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    - slipstreaming a bootable WinXP installation CD I made a backup of my WinXP installation CD by simply copying the files off into a folder and then onto a CD. This turned out to be the wrong way because the process didn't put any boot files onto the CD. I need desperately to reinstall or access the Recovery Console but unfortunately I have misplaced the original installation CD so I cant boot from CD. Since I have got all the installations files on the CD I copied , is it possible to slipstream the boot files and make a bootable CD? How do I go about it? Which boot files are needed? Tag: Auto assign drive letters Tag: 323691
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    - Playing .mov files How can I play .mov files on my XP Pro computer? All updates are current (automatic downloads). Thank you. Tag: Auto assign drive letters Tag: 323679
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    - Frozen at start I start my computer and will frozen at first screen: Compact/Esc=Boot menu/F1 setup/F10 System recovery. After this, it does not do anything else and my keeyboard will not respond either. How can I fix it? Thank you, -- Tina T. Tag: Auto assign drive letters Tag: 323671
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    - Conflict between XP SP3 and dot net 3.5 I started fresh with a new install of XP when SP3 was released. The "new" system refuses to install dot net 3.5 (others OK) from a visual studio express install disk. It previously refused to install PhotoInfo. Any thoughts? Tag: Auto assign drive letters Tag: 323670
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    - FREE Tutorials on HTML XHTML CSS JavaScript XML XSL ASP SQL ADO FREE Tutorials on HTML XHTML CSS JavaScript XML XSL ASP SQL ADO VBScript, SAP - ABAP visit ebooks.univdatabase.com Tag: Auto assign drive letters Tag: 323655
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    - copying winxp installation CD Is it possible to do the above and burn it to a CD. Will it be bootable? Not that I am going to do it. Tag: Auto assign drive letters Tag: 323654
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    - Computer never goes into standby My Dell computer has Windows XP Pro. My problem is that when I specify a standby time with: Desktop, Properties, Screensaver, Power, the computer never obeys these durations and never goes into standby. The screen saver works fine, and the time I select does'nt influence my problem (whether longer or shorter than standby time). I had a look into the registry, and I found this: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\PowerCfg\PowerPolicies\0] "Name"="Home/Office Desk" "Description"="This scheme is suited to most home or desktop computers that are left plugged in all the time." 0 01 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 8 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 [snip] Is there any documentation anywhere about the meaning of these numbers? Is there any option here that you can't see with the regular menus and the mouse? Regards, Jean-Pierre Coulon (here "cacas.pam" is what others call "nospam") Tag: Auto assign drive letters Tag: 323628
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    - Software Restriction Policy This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0010_01C8BF62.4E935DC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Just recently I have been prevented from using a couple of applications = on my pc and the following message appears whenever I attempt to open = the programmes. =20 Windows cannot open this programme because it has been prevented by a = software restriction policy. For more information open Event Viewer or = contact system administrator. =20 One of the applications is System Mechanics 6 and, on the advice of = Iolo, I have re-loaded this programme but to no avail. Will greatly appreciate any advice on how to fix this problem. =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0010_01C8BF62.4E935DC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.6000.16640" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=3DEN-AU=20 style=3D"mso-ansi-language: EN-AU"><FONT size=3D3><FONT face=3D"Times = New Roman">Just=20 recently I have been prevented from using a couple of applications on my = pc and=20 the following message appears whenever I attempt to open the=20 programmes.<?xml:namespace prefix =3D o ns =3D=20 "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" = /><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=3DEN-AU=20 style=3D"mso-ansi-language: EN-AU"><o:p><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"=20 size=3D3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=3DEN-AU=20 style=3D"mso-ansi-language: EN-AU"><FONT size=3D3><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman">Windows cannot open this programme because it = has been=20 prevented by a software restriction policy.<SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>For more information open = Event Viewer=20 or contact system <SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: = yes"> </SPAN>administrator.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=3DEN-AU=20 style=3D"mso-ansi-language: EN-AU"><o:p><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"=20 size=3D3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=3DEN-AU=20 style=3D"mso-ansi-language: EN-AU"><FONT size=3D3><FONT face=3D"Times = New Roman">One=20 of the applications is System Mechanics 6 and, on the advice of Iolo, I = have=20 re-loaded this programme but to no = avail.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=3DEN-AU=20 style=3D"mso-ansi-language: EN-AU"><FONT size=3D3><FONT face=3D"Times = New Roman">Will=20 greatly appreciate any advice on how to fix this problem. <SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN><SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: = yes">     </SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN= ></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=3DEN-AU=20 style=3D"mso-ansi-language: EN-AU"><o:p><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"=20 size=3D3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0010_01C8BF62.4E935DC0-- Tag: Auto assign drive letters Tag: 323627
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    - Downloads I use Windows XP Service Pack 2 and IE7. When I click on any download if I save the download it goes to the little window with the percentage of download but when it reaches 99% it freezes, or if I click on run the download it goes to the little window with Verifying on it but never continues. I'm unable to download anything, I've tried updates, programs - such as Flash Player and also subinacl.msi which Flash Player led me to - I can't even add a picture to Incredimail which I've used without problem for years. I've tried System Restore back to 13th May, the 12th May was unsuccessful and I'm unable to take it back to April, it often does that. So can anyone out there help me please? Regards Alan Tag: Auto assign drive letters Tag: 323626
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    - Disconnecting My Internet connection is dropping out every so often. The connection icon is still on the task bar and the phone is 'hissing' (so connected) but I can't do anything. the connection window will not open....it sort of flicks on and then off....and there is no colour to the two small Monitor windows in the icon. I have to completely reboot. I have noticed it seems ok if I turn my newly installed Brother Printer off. Surely that isn't causing it to happen???? Any help please Tag: Auto assign drive letters Tag: 323624
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    - Automating details view? A year ago for several months, I followed all the instructions on fixing getting details view in Windows XP pemanently but nothing works reliably. I've followed instructions on new computers that I've gone to when I go to new job contracts and there is no permanent fix. If setting it the first time doesn't work the first time, it usu. never works at all permanently and I have to reset to details view every single new reboot. s'okay. I've learned to live with it somewhat as one of the stupid little XP flaws can't work around (and, yes, followed ALL the instuctions given in this ng and from other places.) I've gotten around this XP flaw by using WE replacement. The difficulty lies in that scripts I don't want to change use WE first. To this end, I'm trying to find a way to automate setting details view on boot up. This fresh install around I'm not even getting the usu. minimal co-operation with XP and I seem to have to reset periodically, not even just upon reboot. I'm hoping for a vb script _or_something_ that will do this reset for me as I've lived with the reboot problem for a long time but can't stand that now I don't even have this. I'd just put the solution in my startup folder so that at least I'll have to do this less often. Too bad I rely on my folder scripts so much, but there you go ... Is there anything that can help with this? Again, I followed _every_ single line of instruction given in this ng and in other places over a period of several months and this is just one of those things that isn't reliably fixed. As I mentioned above, if the setting works the first time, it will work always, but if after a reboot XP reverts back to the default view, I have to reset after each reboot always. And watch out if you change the setting! It seems to be a one-time only deal, as I found to my cost. So no longer looking to fix the XP flaw, looking to automate setting folder view to details view on each reboot instead. Can this be done somehow? Thanks! :oD Tag: Auto assign drive letters Tag: 323622
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    - Themes keep changing Starting a few months ago, whenever I reboot my computer (XP Home) it starts up with 'My Favorite Theme' loaded, then at some point in the startup it reverts to 'Windows XP (Modified)', causing me to have to bring up the properties and set it back to 'My Favorite Themes'. Not earth shattering, but still an annoyance. Additionally, sometimes (not always) the Sound Theme and Pointer Themes also revert back to some generic theme. If anyone has a 'cure' for this I will be grateful. Tag: Auto assign drive letters Tag: 323620
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    - Lock mode How can I stop a computer using windows xp pro from going into -lock mode? Thanks Joe Tag: Auto assign drive letters Tag: 323615
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    - Multiple Drive letters per partition I have two drives 500Gb each - identical I have multiple partitions on each for future OS's and data areas. I just noticed that some of the partitions on the second drive have several letters assigned to them in the left column of my File managers This system is only about 2 months old. The primary drive (the one with my daily XP64 in the first partition ) has only one letter per partition C-D-E and F My sole DVD player is assigned G The secondary drive (where there is a test version of XP64 on the primary partition) has H and H again - primary partition F and I - on next partition Shows up as I:\ when selected G and J - next shows up as J :\ when selected to display H and K and K - next shows up as K:\ I and L next shows up as L:\ when selected M - next N - next So there are no conflicts in the access only in the listing of these letters after the Volume name in the left column.... and the assignments are operationally sequential These may have appeared at anytime in recent weeks - I do not use them (I use M as my sole data partition till now) and so have not paid much attention until I just decided to begin using a second data partition - and looked closer at what I had to pick from. The only clue I have to this behavior -- is just recently I went from running exclusively from the default Admin Logon - to creating a second admin account (new name) and when i realized i lost acccess to all my settings and tweaks in the default I copied as much as i could from the default Admin folder to the new folder (not sure i got everything that would copy but most - except items that were "in use" and couldn't be overwritten) Not sure if this is the cause of this but i would like to clear this up. Tag: Auto assign drive letters Tag: 323612
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    - Folders reverting to default format Lately it seems that when I open a folder, it often comes up not in the format (size, choice of 'View') it had before closing but in some kind of generic size and showing Tiles (never a choice I use!). Not a big deal on a case by case basis, but it's happening increasingly and often enough to be a nuisance .. plus it seems a possibly worrisome symptom. Possibly related -- occasionally when opening a document in Wordpad it will open in a landscape format, with several inches of blank to the right of the right margin, rather than the more portrait-shape display with window squeezed down to the margins that I always adjust it to. This has been happening sporadically "forever". Tag: Auto assign drive letters Tag: 323611
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    - how to load fedoracore 7 in windows vista loaded system i have tried mehods given on the net but when i aM BOOTING IT WITH FEDORACORE 7 AND UBUNTU 5.04 THEY SAY HARD DISK NOT FOUND..... I HAVE SHRINKED THE DISK SPACE AND LEFT IT RAW... BUT IT IS NOT WORKING . CAN ANYONE HELP? Tag: Auto assign drive letters Tag: 323610
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    - Is there a way to permanently turn off the Windows Thumbs.db warning? Is there a way to permanently turn off the Windows Thumbs.db warning? Whenever I delete pictures on Windows, the last file I'm concerned about is the Windows Thumbs.db, yet, inexplicably, countless times, Windows always asks me to confirm the Thumbs.db delete even though it's a file I've never cared about. Is there a way to permanently turn off the silly Windows message Confirm File Delete The file "Thumbs.db' is a system file. If you remove it, your computer or one of your programs may no longer work correctly. Are you sure you want to move it to the Recycle Bin? Yes Yes to All No Cancel Tag: Auto assign drive letters Tag: 323605

I have had this issue with several Windows XP workstations.

Whenever I plug in a external storage device like a thumb drive, it assigns
a drive letter that is already in use by a mapped drive. I can go in and
manual change it but the next time I plug it in, it does it again.

Any ideas why this happens? How can I fix this?

Thanks,
Jasper

Re: Auto assign drive letters by Bob

Bob
Mon Jun 02 12:00:26 PDT 2008

It happens because someone mapped a network drive immediately following
the currently used local drives. If they leave them open and place the
network drive at the end of the alphabet starting at Z like Windows
places them then the local drive letters will be open.

Jasper Recto wrote:

> I have had this issue with several Windows XP workstations.
>
> Whenever I plug in a external storage device like a thumb drive, it assigns
> a drive letter that is already in use by a mapped drive. I can go in and
> manual change it but the next time I plug it in, it does it again.
>
> Any ideas why this happens? How can I fix this?
>
> Thanks,
> Jasper
>
>

Re: Auto assign drive letters by smlunatick

smlunatick
Mon Jun 02 13:02:59 PDT 2008

On Jun 2, 8:00 pm, Bob I <bire...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> It happens because someone mapped a network drive immediately following
> the currently used local drives. If they leave them open and place the
> network drive at the end of the alphabet starting at Z like Windows
> places them then the local drive letters will be open.
>
> Jasper Recto wrote:
> > I have had this issue with several Windows XP workstations.
>
> > Whenever I plug in a external storage device like a thumb drive, it assigns
> > a drive letter that is already in use by a mapped drive. I can go in and
> > manual change it but the next time I plug it in, it does it again.
>
> > Any ideas why this happens? How can I fix this?
>
> > Thanks,
> > Jasper

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