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    - Failed Messagener install I have a failed messenger upgrade install that restarts each time I restart my pc. How do I stop this from restarting? Tag: Message Change Tag: 154971
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    - Deleting directories containing junctions ? Is there some flag or something to prevent XP from deleting the *content* of directories that are linked to by means of a junction? I just had to learn the hard way, that when I delete a directory that contains a junction to some other directory then XP will not just delete the junction but actually the entire content of the target directory, too. This is of course NOT what I had intended, when I had placed that junction for easier navigation... :-( Michael Tag: Message Change Tag: 154969
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    - User accounts I have an original account under users. I tried to install a program and an error message popped up telling me it could not process the application and it could not find the mandatory desktop service. It seems that the Computer Administrator Files have been corrupted. I set up another account and it works perfectly. I have 2 questions, first, if I delete the original account will I lose any data or programs that are installed. Will I be able to access all the installed programs and documents etc. from the new account. thanks, Dekato Tag: Message Change Tag: 154967
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    - XP visual style vs. SetWindowRgn I have a MFC application that I want the frame window to have a custom window region, but I still want to keep the Windows XP visual style. I found this Microsoft article Enabling Visual Styles http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb773175(VS.85).aspx saying that if you applied a non-NULL region by SetWindowRgn, UxTheme manager will assume this as a specialized window and will not use visual style. Is there a way to work around this if I want both non-NULL windows region and visual style? Any pointer is appreciated. Thanks. Tag: Message Change Tag: 154963
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    - New hotkey assignments I'm using XP Home w/IE7 and Media Edition w/IE6 on different computers. Both have SP2. I'd like to be able to set up a global hotkey combination to mute/unmute the systems' SigmaTel volumes, and maybe 2 more for +- level control. Is this possible, and does anyone know how? I Googled, but couldn't find a download that addressed this specific application, only stuff that opened programs. Thanks in advance. Best, Paul Tag: Message Change Tag: 154961
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    - Extract all... does not work any more... When one right-clicks on .zip files, Win XP offers an "Extract all..." option to unpack the file. This worked perfectly until a few days ago, but today I had to learn that for some strange reason this stopped working on my system. If I select that option then simply nothing happens... Any ideas, what could cause this? Can one somehow "re-install" that option? Michael Tag: Message Change Tag: 154960
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    - Compressed Folders Extraction Wizard - don't show extracted files by default Using XPs native zip extraction with a right-click, the final screen defaults to "Show Extracted Files". More often than not, I don't want this and remove the tick (check) from the box before clicking on "Finish". Next time, it reverts to inserting the tick for me. Does anyone know of a way of changing the default to the box being unticked - viz, I'd have to put the tick *in* the box to get the extracted files shown? It's only a click, I know, and a minor issue, but nonetheless is an irritant! Have tried Googling, a quick hunt through the registry for "extracted", and looking through TweakUI's settings, but to no avail. Had a quick fiddle with ShellExView, too - not used it before, but couldn't see anything there either. Tag: Message Change Tag: 154955
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    - Strange CD track order What might cause one CD to display tracks in the order 2,3,4,5,1 when all other CD's in my library display correctly in track order? I can easily sort by track number, but if I chose to play the entire CD, it will play out of sequence. -- Steve Swift http://www.swiftys.org.uk/swifty.html http://www.ringers.org.uk Tag: Message Change Tag: 154948
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    - Maximize Windows Explorer How do I force Windows Explorer to open maximized? Tag: Message Change Tag: 154946
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    - IE Desktop Icon Missing On SP3 Intall Following clean install of slipstreamed WinXP Pro SP3, no option to show Internet Explorer icon on desktop under Display Properies>Desktop>Customize Desktop. Is this by design and, if so, is there a "fix" to get IE icon on desktop so when right-click can view IE Properties? If just create an IE desktop shortcut, can't view properties. Tx for any info. Tag: Message Change Tag: 154940
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    - Wallpaper file paths I found some .jpg & .bmp (files) pictures that I'd like to use as Wallpaper, individually, not as part of a slideshow. I don't know where to put them so that they'll show up on the list, along with the rest of the Wallpaper choices that came with my WinXP. Could someone tell me where I can put them, or what I need to do to get them there? Tag: Message Change Tag: 154937
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    - Can't change file association for DOS batch files I am running Windows XP Home. The other day I went into the file associations page of Explorer / Tools and changed the file association setting for editing batch files from the default Notepad to my favored editor EditPad Pro. Today, when I tried to run a bach file, instead of it running, it opened in EditPad Pro. I thought that it would be easy to change the setting for running such a file, but when I went into the file association page, MS Dos batch files were nowhere to be found. How can I fix this? Musawwir Spiegel mms@spiegel-law.com Tag: Message Change Tag: 154933
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    - Dual boot activate on press key Hi, My PC has two partitions. 1-XP pro, 2-DOS. I create a dual boot (XP and DOS). The DOS partition is only for use to recover if a crash occurs on the XP partition. I use ghost.exe. But at each boot, a menu appears for select the boot partition. It is possible to not display a menu and to activate the DOS Partition using a special key combinaison on my keyboard only when i want it? Thank you for any idea Alain Tag: Message Change Tag: 154929
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    - Internet Domains A part of the Registry keeps filling up with domains. The section is listed below: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\Domains] When this part of the registry gets full of Domains listed, my email becomes sluggish and I get a delay when I'm typing. I thought the problem was Spybot. I stop using Spybot and now something else is doing the same thing. What can I do to get around this? My email format is set to Pain Text. Thanks Tag: Message Change Tag: 154914
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    - Ghost Icon I have this icon that has appeared on the desktop: "CAIUOP83." It has no attributes, no bytes and cannot be deleted or cut. I've tried searching the registry, using a couple of re cleaners, cc Cleaner system restore and nothing gets rid of this! It must be associated with something somewhere...Any help appreciated. Marc Tag: Message Change Tag: 154907
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    - below news is read by coding Big 5 Tag: Message Change Tag: 154902
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    - help for problem RUNDLL; how can i deal with it?? Dear all, I was tried to update my Windows XP today. I found i have the hardware, Creative - Sound - SB X-Fi Xtreme Audio, and i found i have this hardware!! Therefore, i used the customised update in the microsoft.com, with all other updates. When the process is to the updating of the Creative - Sound - SB X-Fi Xtreme Audio item, a dialog box is shown and then a blue screen is flashed for half second, and it restarted by itself. After the restarting, i found problems are here!! the first dialog is: Rundll32.exe - µLªk§ä¨ì¿é¤JÂI µLªk§ä¨ìµ{§Ç¿é¤JÂI_except_handler4_common(¦b°ÊºA³sµ²µ{¦¡®wmsvcrt.dll) then i clicked OK. Afterall, the second dialog is RUNDLL ¸ü¤JP17Rundll.dll ®Éµo¥Í¿ù»~, §ä¤£¨ì«ü©wªºµ{§Ç. then i clicked OK, also. The windows is working proporely afterall, but that dialog makes me feels bad, how can i deal with it?? Tag: Message Change Tag: 154901
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    - Desktop icons won't change and can't remove file I placed a link on my desktop from the web, now when not on the internet, it appears as a white box with a red x in it. I cannot remove it or select it. When on the internet, the actual picture ( a circuit diagram) appears, I assume from the link. Also, my icon wording has colored boxes around them which I cannot remove either. I tried making the selection "translucent" in the performance-visual options, but no go. Also, when I start windows, I now get a message that the security settings do not allow active x to run, so my desktop properties may not display properly. Can anyone help me straighten out whatever I did? System restore did not repair. Tag: Message Change Tag: 154898
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    - How to find out which process keeps a file open? Is there some tool to find out which process keeps a certain file open? There used to be a utility "WhoLockMe" (http://www.dr-hoiby.com/WhoLockMe/), but, alas, it doesn't work under XP (at least it does not for me - it never shows *anything*...). Does anyone know some similar tool, that works under XP (and preferably, Vista, as well)? Michael Tag: Message Change Tag: 154897
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    - Nero Uninstall Issue I had the Nero 8 Demo installed, but no longer have the original installation files. I now have the full blown licensed version of Nero 7 (which is actually Nero 7.9). I can't install the 7.9 version because the system detects a newer version (even though the newer version Demo period has expired). I can't uninstall version 8 because of some errors. How can I get version 8 off my machine so I can install version 7.9? I've tried renaming the folder on my harddrive and renaming the folder in the Registry but Ver 7.9 still detects version 8 installed. Thanks Tag: Message Change Tag: 154887
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    - desktopbackgrounds i have an acer travelmate 2200 laptop it will not let me set a background on the desktop on my profile but it will on others profile dont know what to do Tag: Message Change Tag: 154886
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    - Content Advisor settings for each user account? I have 4 user accounts: me, wife, 2 young kids. I want to use the IE7 Content Advisor to control the webpages and sites the kids will be restricted to. They are young enough not to be able to defeat the Advisor but can type enough to get into trouble. Question: Can I enable Content Advisor just for the kids user accounts? When I enable it now logged in as one of them and log off to log on as myself, the Content Advisor is also enabled under my user account. I am hoping the Advisor can be "inidividualized" for each user account just as the "favorites" are different for each user. My goal would be to have it enabled when either kid logs on, but disabled when me or wife log on (with passwords, of course). Thanks in advance for any help! Tag: Message Change Tag: 154882
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    - disable "save as" dialog box Hi All, I have a pc running as part of a public installation and as such I have some special needs. One of them is the ability to save documents to a predefined directory non-interactively. So what I would like to do is to set the default save to location and then disable the "Save As" dialog box. I don't even want to see it come up when I save. Is this possible? Let's assume that all the files being saved already have filenames. Thanks, bkizzy Tag: Message Change Tag: 154881
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    - Stop Users from rearranging ICONs on desktop. Hi, I have to maintain 70 computers in classrooms. I have the ICONs set in a certain way on the desktop so that I know where they are. Users can rearrange and/or added icons to the desktop, which is ok. However, how can I have the setting set back to the way they were when the Users have log off? Thanks Tag: Message Change Tag: 154879
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    - Cannot use "Offline Files " on windows xp home edition Cannot use "Offline Files " in my notebook PC with windows xp home edition . "Offline files" can use on my office computer with windows xp pro edition . (--"My computer"--"tools"--"files options--"offline files" ) I try any ways I know, but failed. Any suggestions? Stephen Tag: Message Change Tag: 154878
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    - please help .net framework error after auto update My computer claims 2 is not installed. Wont let me install it. Wont let me uninstall any earlier version. All this occured after auto update on my xp pro system. Any suggestions? dej Tag: Message Change Tag: 154877
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    - acess denied in msconfig I am running ms config and I uncheck certain programs to run in startup but when I say ok xp says access denied and that I may need to be an administrator to change it. The account I am using has full access so it should be an administrator account. Anyone have any idea of why this is being reported Tag: Message Change Tag: 154872
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    - Custom Login I would like to automatically reboot my XP Pro SP2 'puter once per week prior to running my automatic backups. Is it possible via script / whatever to automatically log in if my 'normal' boot is password protected and requires Ctrl+Alt+Del to enter user info (a la Windows 2K)? Thanks in advance. -- SoCalCommie http://so-la-i.com/ WARNING: Due to Presidential Executive Orders, the National Security Agency may have read this message without warning, warrant, or notice. They may do this without any judicial or legislative oversight. Tag: Message Change Tag: 154868
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    - Most Recent Documents shortcut? I have a PC running Windows XP Home SP2, full updated. I frequently visit the Most Recent Documents icon on the XP start menu. It is a quick way to find stuff. Is it possible to create a shortcut to that icon on the taskbar? Tag: Message Change Tag: 154864
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    - Redirecting special folders for multiple users to one location. Windows XP sets up special folders (including the favourites folder) for each user in their area on the home computer. You can redirect them using Tweak UI. However, Tweak UI gives the following warning: "Carelessly changing your special folders may make your system unusable. For example, don't set two special folders equal to each other, or set a special folder equal to a system folder like the Fonts folder. Continue changing special folders?" I already read "How to redirect special folders in Windows XP?" (http://windowsxp.mvps.org/RedirectFolders.htm), but this article does not give an answer to the above mentioned warning. Questions: (1) Can you set up a shared special folder "favourites" where several users (separate logins under Windows XP) can have access to using the normal procedure in IE7 [e.g. add to Favorites Center]? (2) Can you combine this with a private special "favourites" folder? I look forward to advice on this matter. Kind regards. Tag: Message Change Tag: 154852
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    - Taskbar items greyed out Raised this a couple of months ago, with no solution. Happening fairly often now, so keen to find a fix. My minimised XP Home taskbar entries (whether folders or programs) are greyed out. Left-clicking does nothing. Right-clicking brings up the same menu you get when you click on an empty part of the taskbar (Toolbars, Cascade Windows, etc). So far, the only way I've found to recover is to reboot. Anyone have any idea what can be happening here please? -- Terry, East Grinstead, UK Tag: Message Change Tag: 154848
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    - Administrator on Home Edition I set up Home Edition on a computer but I don't know how to log in as Administrator. I'm sure Home Edition sets it up automatically but how do I switch users so that I can log in? Tag: Message Change Tag: 154838
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    - Use Open App, Don't Open New File If you have Internet Explorer open, you are working in another app, and then click IE in the QuickLaunch, you get a second new window in IE. Is there a setting that would open the existing IE window/app rather than starting a new 2nd window? This is especially annoying when you want to use Hot Keys on a Microsoft keyboard. Most Microsoft apps behave this way, Outlook does the right thing and simply takes you to the open app. Tag: Message Change Tag: 154837
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    - Connecting to internet I USED to be able to connect with no problems (XP).. all of a sudden, I cant. I tried to flush the dns - but an error keeps coming up. I tried to enter new IP address and DNS - which will get me on line, but the DHCP is disabled. The orginal IP setting is weird 168. not the 192.168 stuff - I'm confused on what to do. I called the Geek Squad, they charged 100 and fixed NOTHING.. Any suggestions? thanks Tag: Message Change Tag: 154827
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    - Any programs that will unroll and roll windows like a shade? Hello! I used to use WinShade and FreeShade in older Windows. However, they don't work very well in XP Pro. SP2. Are there any other freeware programs that can roll up and roll down my windows with double clicking on the menu bar (doesn't maximize and restore like default Windows behavior)? Thank you in advance. :) -- "We are anthill men upon an anthill world." --Ray Bradbury /\___/\ / /\ /\ \ Phil/Ant @ http://antfarm.home.dhs.org (Personal Web Site) | |o o| | Ant's Quality Foraged Links (AQFL): http://aqfl.net \ _ / Remove ANT from e-mail address: philpi@earthlink.netANT ( ) or ANTant@zimage.com Ant is currently not listening to any songs on his home computer. Tag: Message Change Tag: 154821
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    - Possible XP bug I'm running XP MCE 2005 on a Dimension E520. Dual-core Pentium D, 1 GB RAM, 256 MB Geforce 7300 LE, SB X-Fi Xtreme Music, 2 internal SATA hard drives. I moved the location of my My Documents folder to the secondary hard drive. One day I was modifying the folder pictures and folder types for folders contained in my My Documents folder. After I applied the picture changes I changed the folder type and checked the box to apply the template to all subfolders. After applying this change and poking around a bit, I noticed that EVERY folder shown in thumbnail view on the second drive showed one picture (one of the ones I selected for the previous customizations) while EVERY folder on the primary drive shown in thumbnail view displayed another pic I used for the previous customizations. This was even applied several folder levels ABOVE the folders where I made the customizations, including the root of my C: drive. I did a LOT of searching around for a fix, or even just some documentation of this issue. The only thing I found suggested deleting ALL thumbs.db files off my system. I tried that to no avail. Then I had an idea...one of the pics was stored in 1 folder and 1 folder only so I searched my registry for the name of that file, deleted the 2-3 at the most entries for that file, and voila! problem gone. I don't know if this is by design or what, but I thought I'd pass it along in case it helps someone else out. Tag: Message Change Tag: 154818
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    - How Do You Rollback a Service Pack? Is there a way to rollback a Windows XP service pack to the previous state (say the previous service pack)? Thanks. Tag: Message Change Tag: 154813
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    - Get "eroor on page" when trying to add search provider When I try to add a new search provider I get an "error on page" down in the LH corner and nothing happens. Ideas appreciated... -- Thx,TJ Tag: Message Change Tag: 154812
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    - How to set up a LAN Hi everybody, I have two computers and a broadband connection (which is on the first computer) other computer is not connected either to the first computer or internet we are using a router now I want to connect both computer to each other using the router and access internet with both computers. Please help me as I am a novice to networking Tag: Message Change Tag: 154808
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    - computer auto locks At work my computer has been set to automatically lock after a few minutes of inactivity. I just find it annoying to have to re-type my pword to get back in several times a day. How do I disable the auto lock? I was told I could do this even though my comp is part of the network. We are running on Windows XP. Tag: Message Change Tag: 154799
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    - Customising desktop Is it possible to have a sequential set of photos (eg a range of equipment) or is it only possible to have one and change it every few days. The PC in question runs XP Pro SP2. Tag: Message Change Tag: 154797
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    - how to stop receiving same mails 2 outlook i have to account in outlook, viz ., 1 at yahoomail.com and other one at gmail.com. Now my problem is that in outlook emails from my accounts are geting doubled(same email). so how how 2 stop outlook from getting same email more that once.. Thnx Tag: Message Change Tag: 154793
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    - TweakUI for all user accounts Is there a way to apply TweakUI settings to all the user accounts on my XP box? It's tedious to have to go through each user account picking the options! Tag: Message Change Tag: 154791
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    - Icons Overlapping on Desktop and throughout computer I am running a Windows XP Home Edition and the icons on my desktop are overlapping. The icons are also overlapping throughout various areas, such as the control panel. I am running the English language and Korean language. How do I get this fixed. I have all of the latest updates from Microsoft, including SP2. I have a fix that Microsoft sent me and it does not work. It states that the newest version already exists. How do I get this corrected so all is normal? Tag: Message Change Tag: 154778
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    - Need character remaped, not the key I need to enter a number of times in this form: HH:MM And I would like to use my USB numberpad with my notebook to do this. I would like to remap the number pad's "." key to be a ":" instead. I have KeyTweak, and also know other ways of remapping the KEY, but this would only do this mapping: Numpad "." ---> ";" (requiring the shift to gain the colon.) Is there any way for me to do this? Thanks Tag: Message Change Tag: 154770
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    - System Tray doesn't open? Hello, I think it's called the System Tray (?) on the Task Bar and there used to be a button if you pointed & clicked on it it would open. Now, there is no button. I've looked into the Control Panel & re-checked all of my Taskbar Options & still cannot get that 'button' back. I especially need it because I use a Laptop & had the battery shown and now I don't know what % of power I have. Can some one help me? -- Thank you, Jean Tag: Message Change Tag: 154764
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    - Hide Notification Tray is Grayed Out I've been busy making mods after doing a re-install. My notification try on my task bar is getting kinda big. I'd like to have it take up less screen real estate. I looked up Windows help and followed the steps only to see Hide icons on Notification Tray to be grayed out. I am operating under an authorized profile. So what can I try to make this function available again? Brian K Tag: Message Change Tag: 154763
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    - Modify selection of Default Printer We assign network printers to our computers. However, when a user logs on a computer for the first time, the Default Printer selected (by the OS?) is ALWAYS "Office Document Writer" (we use Office 2003 SP3). I need to change this automatic assignment to be ANYTHING else besides that, as, they always call us, when their stuff doesn't print to the network. Anyway to prevent THIS particular printer from being assigned as the default? Thanks. Tag: Message Change Tag: 154758
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    - TweakUI for XP Produces Registry Error I use TweakUI for XP SP 2, and I was having trouble keeping the folder settings. So, I opened the registry and looked at what TweakUI had entered. It was NOT the same as what Microsoft had recommended on their website. The numbers were correct and the placement were correct, BUT, where the correct way to have the entries is BagMRU Size, TweakUI has it entered it as Bag MRU Size - with a space inbetween the Bag and the MRU. After hand correcting this, my folders are now keeping their settings. Is there anyone else that has noticed this error, and if so, is there any way to advise Microsoft's TweakUI developers of this of this error in their program? Thanks! Tag: Message Change Tag: 154754

When Windows shuts down it gives a message: "Windows is saving your
settings." Is there a way to change this message with another image and/or
text? (I need to set a reminder for another computer user to shut down some
other equipment)

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