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I sheduled a task on XP once that made it so that on logon, it shutdown with certain parameters, but since it was on a network and with the account it was one, it got logged off and then didn't follow through with the shutdown for some reason.  Worked alright though LOL, locked the person out of the computer basically.  So, we left it like that for a day and then fixed it via safemode the next day   And then the teacher, ironically, said to someone, "You know, we were having problems with that computer yesterday.  I guess the admins came in and fixed it."  Hahahaha.

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Oh man.. thats a cruel joke..

After I installed firefox 1.0.1, there are 2 firefox shortcut

with same name appear on my desktop.

 

Those two shortcut are both pointing to a file, which is firefox.exe

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I'm not clear on the question?

 

If both shortcuts are pointing to the same file, then just delete one of them.

under win 2000, when you press CTRL+ALT+DEL, a dialog pops up with a lock option.

This is very useful when you print then collect some document and the printer is far from you.

But in winxp, after CTRL+ALT+DEL is pressed, the task manager is come up, but a dialog with lock option.

 

How can I get that dialog back in winxp??

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Use "WinKey+L"

You can also defrag the hard disk to try to free up a bit of wasted space. this can also help with the performance(not always)

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Defragging you hard drive does not "free up wasted space". All it does is arrange the file clusters neatly (placing all the clusters for the same file together). It improve performance of the hard drive by saving the hard drive from going all over the drive plates to find all the clusters (parts) of a file.

bad idea.

might work for windows, but will cause havok with proper OS's if not done correctly.

make sure you coont do somthing stupid like copy virtual folders.

 

make sure you preserve permissions.

 

make sure to reset driver configureation, or remove all driver configuration and enable coldplug.

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LOL... Proper OS's... Do you think that if the OS's that you're referring to as "Proper" has problems with that, then just maybe they not really "Proper" at all??

Quick Suggestion,

 

Rick Click My Computer select Properties, look for the Hardware Tab, then click Device Manager

 

Make sure you have no conflicts, and all your drivers are installed correctly.

 

was Windows XP ever on this machine before the reinstall? If so did it work perfect with out he issues your talking about?

 

Did you browse the internet before upgrading to SP2 or installing any spyware removal tools?

 

Possibly a Hard Drive issue, would get a diagnostic of your specific drive and test it out.

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Yes, but the IDE controller is using what WinXP installed, it doesn't mean that it will work properly. So, the best thing to do is load the drivers that came with the motherboard.

Hi  Vagodeoz,

here's the link to DOS command line commands.. see the "rename" command.

dos commands.

BEFORE you go renamning files with DOS.. make sure you have tried recovering the files with LInux boot/recovery disk. That's the easiest & safest way. DO THAT FIRST!!!!!!!!!!

Re-naming files with dos should be reserved as a very last resort.

Hope this helps

RGPHNX

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This is only necessary if you had hard drive errors or if the hard drive refuse to mount in Windows XP.

There's an easier way to do this. You have to take ownership of the directories in the new installation on XP.Ok, here's how you do it.1> Open up Windows Explorer. Go to "Tools" and then to "Folder Options". Click on the "Veiw" tab and look for "Use simple file sharing (Recommended)". Uncheck it and click the "Ok" button.This will open up more sharing & security options.2> Locate the directory that you're trying to access in Windows Explorer. Right click on it and scroll to "Sharing and Security...". You could also go to "Properties" to get there.Go to the "Security" tab. Look for the "Advanced" button at the bottom (just above the "Apply" button) then look for the tab that says "Owner". and click on it.In the 'Current Owner of this item:' field you should see a bunch of code like numbers & letters.In the area below you should see your new account (Username) and "Administrators". Select your user name or the "Administrators", or which ever User you want to take over the directory.Just below that user list Check the box that says "Replace owner on subcontainers and objects". Then click the "Ok" button. Once you click the "Ok" button you should see the files & folder changing over. It may take a few minutes, depending on how many files & folders are there.3> Once the changing over finishes, go back to the main security window and add full access permission to either your Username or to "Everyone".Now you should have all access to the directory and all the folders in it.

Has it always been that way? Did it just started to do that suddenly? If so try to remember if you've installed any new softwares or allowed any new softwares to be load from te internet. Are you running any P2P network software, like say eMule? I know eMule user have been complaining about similar issues.I really think it could be the memory, but you should keep inmind other possible causes.

Do your primary and secondary IDE Controllers run in Ultra-DMA-Mode 2? (see Device Manager - IDE Controllers). Sometimes it happens that one of your IDE-Controllers suddenly runs in PIO-mode.

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Good point... I'm thinking another possibility for this that you you may not have loaded the Motherboard chipset driver. Sometime this will contribute to hard drive problems.

I had a copy of the beta version (well I still do) and when I installed it and entered the serial I recieved from microsoftbeta testing, it was all fine until I got the the log on logo screen, and when I clicked log in, it froze.

Each time I restared I got the same error. I havn't tried it on more that one computer, so maybe its a hardware configuration error that it can't handle with my pc? I don't know.

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Beta, huh.. I think that would mean that they don't have all the hardware drivers embedded in the installation as yet, huh??

 

Usually when OSs' freezes just after installation I remove all the communication adapters, like modems and Nic. Well, actually I would suggest moving all expansion cards and try to boot up again.

 

I really don't know anything about Longhorn. Though I'm excited to see what it can do. I just hope it doesn't turn out to be another Windows Me..

DotTK is not free. Infact, it sucks what they do.They mentioned nothing about the pre-loaded page with their ads. I cancelled mine as soon as I realized it.

Oh yea.. Knoppix is a sweet little distro.. Great for learning Linux.

I like the Mac OS better, because it looks more savvy than windows. In windows everything crashes.

 

Plus, I hate Bill Gates.

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True.. MacOS is quite nice. But it does give as much problems as Windows does. Infact, I use both OS's for work & play and the I find Windows easier to cope with. This is because Windows gives you some sort of hint when as to why it crashes. Mac? Well lets say that I gave up after 7 hours of trying to figure out what the problem was the last time it crashed. I ended up reloading.

 

I'm thinking, perhaps, your windows wasn't setup properly why your Windows crash.

 

I haven't have to reload my Windows machines for almost 2 years now. The last crash I had was because my modem got burnt (an you'll know that win modems with hang the PC because it uses the CPU to carry out its functions). A quick switch an I was back to normal.

Basically I will need:

 

- A good word-processing program.

- Good photo viewer and editor.

- Video editor.

- POP3 program.

- Nice internet browser.

- Chat client that can handle MSNM, YIM, and AIM.

 

Thanks.

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There's no doubt that MacOS can do all of what you mentioned about. But, there another thing you should really consider. Maintaining and upgrading capabilities. I'm certain that its easier to get support for Macs from hwere you are, but what if something as simple a your video card should go? For PCs you can get it anywhere, and you can choose for a range of brands and prices to fit your current budget. For the iMac? Do you think it would be just as easy to get?