what can be done for uses who need different network settings for home and work?
I have a site that is running static IP addresses so when the mobile/laptop
users go home or travel then have to change their IP setting to Auto and
then keep track of what their work network settings are and reenter them.
What kind of solution does XP Pro have for this?
Thanks
Kelvin Tag: error message Tag: 314277
Unchecking folders as "read only"
Try as I might I cannot get my folders unchecked for read-only. This is a
problem when I copy files onto a DVD for backup. I am able to find the choice
(box) for unchecking for read only but it doesn't seem to "stick". What am I
doing wrong?
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Denny Tag: error message Tag: 314272
IE Popup Blocker doesn't always work
I have found over the past few weeks that the IE 7 popup blocker now
lets some popups thru that used to be blocked. I have the popup
blocker set for high,
Can someone recommend a good, free popup blocker that will stop
the popups now getting thru.
TIA Tag: error message Tag: 314261
S F Checker
I want to access the registry and point my computer to folder i386 on one of
my HDD's so it can find this folder and complete the sfc /scannow task __I
have done this before, but have a new computer and have lost the file
showing me how to change the settings___Thanks to all__Bill In OZ Tag: error message Tag: 314252
Newsgroup Postings Dates
Hi:
What causes all postings not to be in chronological sequence without skips
in dates? I have my Read Options applicable News set to get 300 headers at a
time and I do not get anywhere near that number when I click on a subscribed
Newsgroup.
When I view windowsxp.basics it starts with today's date and stops at
9/19/2007 and then begins again at 9/9/2007 and ends with 7/26/2007. I have
never been able to figure out how to get as many postings as I want and they
all be listed correctly by date without skipping dates etc.
Hopefully somebody can clue me in on what to do to resolve this problem.
Thanks Tag: error message Tag: 314244
Hibernation after reboot
I have an acer desktop that suddenly has started going into hibernation about
30 seconds or so after a reboot. If I wake it up, it goes into hibernation
again. I can boot into safe mode and it does not do this. The only thing
changed recently was I hooked it up to a dsl modem from ATT and the cd which
came with it said something about installing a virtual machine. I may be
wrong but it seems this problem started right after that upon the first
reboot.
I also have no hibernation tab in power settings. Is there a registry entry
I can change manually to prvent this as I have no restore points. Tag: error message Tag: 314236
how to access hotel network?
I am carrying my Windows XP home Dell laptop to travel to many international
countries. Most of these hotels have internet network access.
Can you tell me what is the best way for me to set up my system to access
internet. Most of my internet access are for Browser (either Firefox or
Microsoft Internet Explorer) and email - Microsoft Outlook 2003.
Do I need to change my network name for every hotel?
Do I need to change my Outlook email account?
Thank you. Tag: error message Tag: 314231
.bak
I have just looked in my recycle bin and seen many files labelled ".bak".
What does this mean? What causes this to be attached to those files?
Thank you.
--
Peter Tag: error message Tag: 314213
Power Management
From time to time Windows XP Professional seems to forget to turn off the
monitor. If I open power management, change the setting "apply it" and then
change it back to where it was it works (for awhile at least).
What, if anything, can be done to get a more consistent behavior? Tag: error message Tag: 314212
Find Error on Folder When Double Click on it
Hello friends, one of my clients had an error this morning. when he double
click any folder in any partition folder opening with find files and folders
like when u open windows file search.
Also when he plugin any flash disk, system asking him "Open With" to flash
disk. Very strange. l couldnt find any solution to this problem. Can anyone
help me ?
thanks... Tag: error message Tag: 314209
Strange Error Message XPP on iMac via Parallels
Too bad this newsgroup will not accept attachments. I just received the
following error message when I tried to Quit XP Pro
------
"Smantec AntiVirus found a disk in he floppy drive. In order to decrease
the risk of being infected with a boot sector virus, remove the floppy
before you shut down the computer.
LAPTOP USERS: If a floppy drive was disconnected from your laptop,
reconnect it, remove any floppy, and select OK".
--------
I am using a 2.4 GHz iMac with Intel Core 2 Duo running XP Pro under
Parallels and there is no floppy drive.
Anyone know how go tell Smatec AntiVirus not to look for a floppy drive? Tag: error message Tag: 314202
Uncontrollable Mouse
I have a Dell Laptop with Windows XP-PRO installed. Every so often, the mouse
seems to have a mind of its own and moves uncontrollable up and down and
across the screen. This will last for about 1-2 minutes at a time and then
goes back to normal. This happens whether I using the touch pad mouse on the
laptop or if I connect an external mouse. I don't know what to do about this
and if anyone has any suggestions, i'd certainly appreciate it. Thanks in
advance. Tag: error message Tag: 314194
Bad HDD or bad 'file data'
Further to a recent posting where I reported what I thought was a bad HDD
I'm now having second thoughts. The problem arises whenever I try to backup
C:\ to Acronis software or indeed whenever I tried to copy all of C:\ drive
to another drive - the process would freeze part way through and the only
way to recover was to re-boot. Today I thought I'd run the Checkdisk routine
from Win XP Tools. This breaks the process down into 5 steps. The first 3
steps ran through OK but the system froze at the 4th stage of the process
where the 'file data' is being checked.
Can anyone throw light on this for me and perhaps suggest how I may correct
the problem without re-loading OS and data from scratch. Tag: error message Tag: 314191
Win Zipping
I have a few very large files I want to send via email as a WinZip file. I
want to be able to send the large files but do it in a way that for sending
via email the file is compressed into a small one but upon the recipient
receiving the email file, the unzipping will bring the files original sizes
back. How do I do this with Win Zip? Tag: error message Tag: 314186
File association doesn't work
I have Windows XP Professional and recently discovered that the file
association of CAD .dwg files are no longer associated with inVisio my .dwg
drawing viewer. The association worked previously. I then went to microsoft
explorer and the Tools/folder Options/File Types menu and found that they
were associated with Internet Explorer. After removing that association, I
then restored the association to open the .dwg files with inVisio my drawing
viewer program. The association is shown correctly under the Registered File
types. When I click on the dwg extension in the list it correctly states
that the dwg file opens with inVisio. However, when I click on a .dwg file,
inVisio opens but states that it can not find the file. But, when I open the
same file from within invisio it opens properly. I have an internal web site
that requires the use of invisio to display .dwg files and they are no
longer being displayed. Something happened to disturb the working
association and I can't seem to fix it. Any suggestions?
--
Joseph Childs (jchilds1@nycap.rr.com)
All messages are checked for viruses before being sent. Tag: error message Tag: 314181
wmiprvse.exe using 100% PC processes. How do I make it stop?
What's the deal with wmiprvse.exe, all of a sudden, using the entire of my
client's CPU processes? The only configuration change made was an install of
MS Project 2007 Trial Edition. It really seems to hang up while in Outlook
2003. I read one thread that it is a virus, yet I know it is not... and I
applied for hotfix that randomly applied to this, and it did not fix the
problem. I read all throughout these threads on the wmiprvse.exe dillemma,
and have not read one fix for it. WHAT DO I DO???
Thank you,
Luke
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lfheb Tag: error message Tag: 314175
Notepad Tabs
I can't find anywhere how to change the
edit tab spacing in Notepad. Although
I didn't actually measure the spacing, it
appears that the default is about an inch.
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Bill Tag: error message Tag: 314173
Yikes! How do I restore a folder ?
Yikes!
I was hunting for room on my laptop and used XP Add or Delete Programs
to delete an application but the sub-directory went too.
I just noticed and it was some time ago - I can't remember the date,
so System restore doesn't look as if it'll work.
I'd like to get the subdirectory back if possible - any
suggestions ?
A long long long long time ago Norton had some software that found
deleted files and you could tell from portions of the names which one
would restore - is anything like that around today?
Thanks ! Tag: error message Tag: 314165
Cookies error message
when I click on a program...I get a cookies reset message in a blue
box...what is that and how do I reset cookies?? Tag: error message Tag: 314163
File details
When I open drive D that has my songs on it, I cannot see at the bottom of
the list any details as to how many songs/entries are on the drive or,
alternately, how much of the drive is being used. Yet I remember seeing such
info on other's computers. HELP! Thanks in advance. Tag: error message Tag: 314148
Hyperlinks - XP/MSOffice 2007
Recently all e-mail and web addresses are stored in Word 2007 documents as
hyperlinks. (The link can be removed/reset by right-clicking, etc.)
Documents
originally saved with link, NOT a Hyperlink.
What button did I inadvertantly press to make this happen?
BTW, in what cases are these HYPERlinks used? What is their specific
purpose?
Tks!
WayneD
BTW ~ Sorry for the cross-post w/..public.word. No response there. Tag: error message Tag: 314146
USB Drivers?
I'm not able to use a pen drive with my PC. when i connect a pendrive, the
new hardware installtion wizard starts. However the operation fails after
searching for the neccesary drivers in my PC.
Is that my PC lack neccessary drivers for the Pendrive to work? If so, what
should i do to make it work?
System Os: Windows XP. Tag: error message Tag: 314143
Disk Cleanup Not Compressing Old Files?
Hi:
When I run Disk Cleanup I have a check beside both Compress Old Files
(1,919 KB) and WebClient/Publisher Temporary Files (32KB) and it does not
hang up but runs to completion. However, when I run it again immediately
afterwards it identifies the same files as if nothing is happening. Not
compressing or deleting any files.
I an running this on a Sony desktop with MCE2005 SP2 and I also have the
same problem on a Toshiba laptop running Windows XP Home Edition SP2. This
is the first time that I have noticed this happening and on both computers.
I am sure that I used to end up with 0KB after running Disk Cleanup, but no
apparently no longer.
Do I have a problem with Disk Cleanup doing its thing and if so how do I
correct it?
Thanks,
ColTom2 Tag: error message Tag: 314137
set multiple tabs as the home page in IE 7.0 ...
Hi,
I like the new "Multiple Tab" feature in IE 7.0. My question is whether we
can set a group of tabs (instead of a single web link) as my home page. By
doing it, each time when I launch IE, I will get a group of web sites
automatically. Thanks for any hints.
Tony Tag: error message Tag: 314136
Debugger
Hello,
I have a WIN XP Pro machine that I recently purchased. I noticed that
whenever I try to open a PDF file or a webpage by clicking a link (about 50%
of the time) I get a window that pops up called "Just-In-Time-Debugging".
It is some sort of Microsoft Script Editor and I am not sure why it keeps
popping up all the time.
Any ideas how to correct or stop this?
Thanks,
Ian Tag: error message Tag: 314126
windows produst ID
I have a computer with os windows xp home edition( genuine ). I want to
reinstall my windows but i lost my window`s product key. I still didn`t
format my windows yet. and my question is how i know my windows product
key from my computer? or from internet?(my computer connected to
internet).
Thanks before for the help.
--
jihader Tag: error message Tag: 314117
Setting Up Fax
I have Windows XP with SP2 preloaded onto my PC. I want to set up the fax
capability, and get prompted to insert a disk when trying to configure it.
The file it is looking for is fxsapi. How can I download the necessary
files/drivers please? Tag: error message Tag: 314116
Re: Backup on Thumb Drive
"Ben Stevenson" <casiopie963@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:...
>> I believe you have left out some details...
> May I know what other details you need from me.
> Thanks
>
> "Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%23i8Y0Di$HHA.464@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Ben Stevenson wrote:
>>> I have 1 2GB Thumb Drive on which I want to backup Favourites/OE/My
>>> Documents. My folders are not that large and the 2GB will be able
>>> to take it all.
>>>
>>> How do I backup these folders onto my Thumb Drive?
>>
>> I believe you have left out some details...
>>
>> However you could copy/paste...
>> You could SyncToy...
>> You could setup an actual backup job with a program of your choice...
>>
>> --
>> Shenan Stanley
>> MS-MVP
>> --
>> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
>> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>>
>
> Tag: error message Tag: 314104
Re: Backup on Thumb Drive
"Ben Stevenson" <casiopie963@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:...
> Thanks for your response. Where do I find the Favourites and OE Folders?
> Thanks
>
> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.am.invalid.domain> wrote in message
> news:mu9df3hoqcpeg645uisvtomu0nbm6daf75@4ax.com...
>> On Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:39:21 +0800, "Ben Stevenson"
>> <casiopie963@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I have 1 2GB Thumb Drive on which I want to backup Favourites/OE/My
>>> Documents. My folders are not that large and the 2GB will be able to
>>> take it
>>> all.
>>> How do I backup these folders onto my Thumb Drive?
>>
>>
>> I would simply copy and paste.
>>
>> --
>> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
>> Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>
> Tag: error message Tag: 314103
Locked Out! Despite Having The Right Password!
Help!
All of a sudden I can no longer login to my Admin account.
I get an error message to the effect that account have been locked out
due to 3 unsuccessful attempts.
Several hours later I try again and I was able to get in except that I
got another message to the effect that the security log is full. I
emptied the security log and created another admin account.
I'm still finding a problem logging in with both of them.
Any idea as to how can this happen and also how do I resolve it.
Thank you very much
Mike Tag: error message Tag: 314099
Not being allowed to save to CD
XP Home SP2 Word 2000
I can save to hard disc but cannot save to CD/rewriter
when I check Computer it is saying
You do not have permission to save in the directory
See administrator to obtain permission.
I am the only one with an accout on here.
I cannot see how I can give myself permission.
When I checked another disc using "Computer" it shows disc as 540 mg 0 free
space
even with a few items, I had this a little while ago and had to change the
data on disc to another disc.
Any suggestions
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JRG Tag: error message Tag: 314098
add and remove progs
when "add or remove programmes "clicked, a message comes up... "This
operation has been cancelled. please contact your Systems Administrater"
(Me?) what have I done, and what can I do to correct?
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alan Tag: error message Tag: 314095
Slow IE
Win XP SP2 IE7
How can I get IE7 to boot up quicker. As now it takes several attempts, 6 or
7 perhaps, before I can log on. I have checked the network settings and
options, finding nothing out of ordinary. I'm on broadband and have
reinstalled my broadband modem and my Cox service. Nothing seems to work.
Perhaps I'm being just impatient but I believe that I should be able to get
on the net without repeatedly making attempts.
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none Tag: error message Tag: 314092
continues to reboot
Running windows xp home with service pack 2. When windows boots it will come
all the way to my desktop and show the complete desktop and after about 5
seconds or so, it will reboot. Was wondering if it was my power supply, but
I can boot to safe mode and it does not reboot. Ran chkdsk /r from CD and it
said it found and repaired one error. Problem persists. Any ideas would
certainly be appreciated. Thanks
--
kah Tag: error message Tag: 314088
"Has lines" and "Lines at root" (in the treeview control's style) don't agree with each other ...
Hi,
I am reposting the following problem because I find a new clue that may lead
a solution. In the simple code below, I create a treeview control which has
"A" and "B" on its 1st level. Each of "A" and "B" has a child, "A's child"
and "B's child" respectively. The problem is that "A's child" always shows
an image as its parent "A" even though I specify I_IMAGECALLBACK for "A's
child", meaning no image at all. The problem exists only if I specify "Has
lines" and "Lines at root" at the same time for the tree control style. I
try many other combinations (including "has buttons") and all works fine. I
try both VS 2005 and 6.0 and both have the same behavior. Is it a MFC
limitation that if you want "Has lines" and "Lines at root" both, then you
has to specify images for all items?
Please help me because I have been wrestling with this supposed to be simple
stuff for several days. Any help is much appreciated.
JD
BOOL CTestDlg::OnInitDialog()
{
CDialog::OnInitDialog();
m_imgList.Create(IDB_BITMAP_AB, 16, 2, RGB(255, 0, 255));
int nCount = m_imgList.GetImageCount(); // make sure there are two images
m_treeCtrl.SetImageList(&m_imgList, TVSIL_NORMAL);
HTREEITEM hNo = m_treeCtrl.InsertItem(_T("A"), 0, 0);
HTREEITEM h = m_treeCtrl.InsertItem(_T("A's child"), I_IMAGECALLBACK,
I_IMAGECALLBACK, hNo);
HTREEITEM hYes = m_treeCtrl.InsertItem(_T("B"), 1, 1);
h = m_treeCtrl.InsertItem(_T("B's child"), I_IMAGECALLBACK,
I_IMAGECALLBACK,
hYes);
... Tag: error message Tag: 314087
Favorites won't work
I have Windows XP Pro on a new computer and the "Favorites" don't work. I
don't see favorites that are already in the Favorites folde and when I click
on "Add to Favorites" or "Organize favorites", nothing happens. Suggestions? Tag: error message Tag: 314084
Desktop Icons Not Maximizing Upon Opening
Greetings.
When opening my desktop icons, even though I have selected the 'Maximized'
option in the Property Sheet, the refuse to open Maximized.
Anybody have any suggestions to solve this problem.
I am going back and check some settings/properties to see if I have made an
error, but previous looks have revealed nothing outstanding.
Thanks
Rod-O-Matic Tag: error message Tag: 314075
External hard drive
Please advise me the correct way to disconnect my external hard drive which I
am using occasionally to access certain documents copied from my new computer
which has been taken in for warranty repair/replacement.
When I plug it into the USB port of this (old) computer, I flick on the
switch and it all works perfectly. When I'm finished with it, should I turn
off its power switch first, or use the "safely remove hardware" option first.
I noticed I got the following event log warning this morning and think I
only used the on/off switch.
Event Type: Warning
Event Source: Ftdisk
Event Category: Disk
Event ID: 57
Date: 2007/09/24
Time: 11:04:56 AM
User: N/A
Computer: PVT-2228B675042
Description:
The system failed to flush data to the transaction log. Corruption may occur.
For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Data:
0000: 00 00 00 00 01 00 be 00 ......¾.
0008: 02 00 00 00 39 00 04 80 ....9..Â?
0010: 00 00 00 00 0e 00 00 c0 .......Ã?
0018: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
0020: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
The computer shop where I bought it said I didn't need to use the "Safely
remove hardware" button but after the mess they've made of my new computer,
I'm not sure I believe them! Thanks for any advice. Tag: error message Tag: 314071
The New York Stock Exchange
I made over $4500 dollars last week sitting in my room in front of my PC.
It's like shooting fish in a barrel if you know what your doing. Buy low and
sell high or sell short high and buy to cover low. Anotherwords, buy low and
sell high if your going long, or sell short and buy to cover if your going
short.
Have a nice one, attilathehun1
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attilathehun1 Tag: error message Tag: 314059
Backup on Thumb Drive
I have 1 2GB Thumb Drive on which I want to backup Favourites/OE/My
Documents. My folders are not that large and the 2GB will be able to take it
all.
How do I backup these folders onto my Thumb Drive?
Thanks Tag: error message Tag: 314049
Differences between installations of XP?
I have a new computer, a home built with XP SP2 Home edition. My daughter
has a new Dell with XP SP2 Home Edition.
On her computer when I do a right click on "My computer" and select
properties, most of the tabs that I see on my computer aren't there. Why?
Any ideas?
Also, on mine, when I do "Ctrl+alt+del", task manager pops up. On hers, I
get the log-in screen with a button for task manager. I remember once seeing
an option for what happens when you do "Ctrl+alt+del" but I'll be danged if I
can find it. Help!
I did search the knowledge base but didn't find any help. I even looked in
my XP book and didn't find either answer there either. I'm sure that both
are staring me in the face.
Thanks. Tag: error message Tag: 314047
Problems with XP and dotnetfx ! HELP 1
Hello all !
I have a computer that only i myself use. There is only one user, no
other.
Since the day I had it, everytime I turn the machine on, after it
boots and all that, it goes straight to the XP desktop for me.
Just the other day, I downloaded the doenetfx thingys from microsoft
website, and installed all 3 of them. Then this happens -
Now, after my computer boots, it goes through the same motion, but
then it stops at the "Click on your username" screen.
I find this totally ridiculous. I am the only one user, and on that
"Click on your username" screen, there is ONLY ONE USER there, yours
truly.
Since I am really really lazy, and hate to do that really asinine
extra click, ladies and gentlemen, here's my question to all of you:
Is there a way to get rid of that "Click on your username" screen?
If there is, can you please tell me how to do it?
Would be extremely grateful for any advice / suggestion.
Thanks again ! Tag: error message Tag: 314027
What's all the PCIs?
MY PC has a PCI E x16, PCI E x1 and a PCI slot. What's the blasted
difference and what are each meant for?
Are graphic cards only PCI E x16 or other types are also available? Tag: error message Tag: 314026
Converting only one drive?
I have two small Hard drives in my computer. I would like to know if I can
convert one Hd "C" to NTFS from Fat 32 and leave the other HD "D" with Fat
32, as it is only a 8G. I am trying to avoid screwing my computer again but
I would like to be able to use the feature of "Sharring Folder"
I ask this question as I would like to use the function of "Sharring
Folders" but understand that it is only available with NTFS and not Fat 32.
I have had so many problems with my computer "something I made" with WinXP
Home Editon up-grade. having to repeatedly reformat the HD and I have learned
"Concluded" that doing so is the reason "Eula Aggreements" as it thinks the
program OS is on a new computer but it is the very same one that I keep
re-formating and re-installing. Thanks for your patience and understanding Tag: error message Tag: 314025
Check Hardware Specs with XP
I know my PCs chipset details etc... using lintel's chipset ID utility. How
do I figure out what type of motherboard I have and what other hardware is
installed? Is there a freeware available or some 'run' commands in XP that
provide this info. Tag: error message Tag: 314023
User accounts
I created a user account at one point and later decided to change its name.
However, you can still log onto Windows using the old account name. How can
I eliminate that account name so that only the new name is usable? Tag: error message Tag: 314022
Hi Guys,
I need your help....I'm getting this error message hs_err_pid3628...i would
appreciate any help.
Are you using LimeWire? The hs_err_pid3628 is the name of a log file?
Uninstall and reinstall LimeWire?
--
Hope this helps.
Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Corvette2007 wrote:
> Hi Guys,
> I need your help....I'm getting this error message
> hs_err_pid3628...i would appreciate any help.
>
>
> Regards,
> Tony