Resetting XP Pro
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:10:00 -0400
Ok, am sort of jumping the gun, but it goes like this:
I bought an used Dell, "as-is" with the XP Pro certificate and key number on
the side of the machine.
It was as is cause in this sale there was no video card in the machine, so I
risked the few bucks, took the machine and now risked another $7 on eBay ...
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rdp connection problem
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:10:42 -0600
for some reason , ever since install of xp pro sp2 on this old pc, no one
can connect to the pc with rdp even within the local area network. It does
respond to ping, as well as allows internet access to files in teh network.
The terminal services were on manual but I changed to auto . it is
running., I ma ...
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Restoring from backup
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:18:00 -0700
My notebook was on its last legs with problems performing most functions. I
managed to run a complete backup using MS Backup under System Tools, and
selecting "My Documents and Settings' onto an external hard drive. This
created a .BKF file.
Now I need to restore the data, and most specifically my Outlo ...
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internet security
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:18:01 -0700
i have got windows xp.i have got avg 8 free.it has got anti-virus and and
anti-spyware.i have also got zonealarm free firewall.could someone please
tell me if there is any other security i shoul have.thanx.
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sheryl ...
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After Upgrade from XP Home to XP Pro, Windows Won't Boot
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:11:01 -0700
This is a somewhat lengthy description of my problem, but here goes...
I had XP Home SP3 installed on my desktop computer. I wanted to upgrade it
to XP Pro. I inserted the XP Pro disc and the setup program started from
within Windows, only to find that it wouldn't upgrade because the current
version of Wind ...
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Can't login to newly created accounts
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:51:34 -0400
Hello,
I've got a friend running XP Home SP2 and when he creates an new user
account it doesn't allomw him to login to that account. It doesn't matter
if he adds a password or not. If he doesn't add a password, it still asks
for one. If he adds a password and then tries to enter that password to
login, ...
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SCSI Connection
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:14:02 -0700
I have an old scanner that requires a SCSI connection. Is the SCSI card
supported in Windows XP? ...
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Help with SP3 update
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:37:53 -0400
I have a new laptop. While doing some surfing I noted that a windows
update was downloading. Not surprising since I have automatic updates
set and install. Late I noted that downloaded update had not installed
so looked at it. Saw it was a large one for SP# and required my
accepting license. So I said accept. In ...
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Can I buy an additional license for my copy of office 03 student?
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:31:24 +0100
Hi all,
I have a copy on CD of Office 2003 student and teacher license. My friend
would like Microsoft office installed on her machine. So the question is:
Can I use my CD to install office on my friend's computer and buy a license
from Microsoft?
The idea is to install Office cheaper than we can buying an ...
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problems using virtual hard disks (VHD) with XP, VHDMount
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:18:27 -0700 (PDT)
I installed the latest version of Virtual Server w/VHDMount,
and the "take 2" registry Ben Armstrong posted on his blog
for quickly mounting VHD files
(see
http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2007/06/20/double-clicking-on-a-vhd-to-mount-it-take-2.aspx
or
http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/sear ...
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