Screen Saver
Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:46:01 -0700
When XP is started aftr the screen saver has been on it will ask for a
password. How do I get it to stop doing that?
Thanks for any help
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Kate Galway
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>0 Active Partitions<
Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:04:00 -0700
I have a Western Digital Caviar HD that I took out of a Dell machine and
(USB'd) it to my machine so I could move and save all music and needed word
files. While I had it attached to my computer I formatted the drive and
created a partition for the XP OS that i was going to be loading onto it. I
placed it b ...
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C:\Win\Sys32\Spool\Printers - safe to delete?
Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:16:28 -0700
This directory on my laptop has close to 5 gig of nothing but tmp files, some
3 years old.
1) Should they be automatically deleting?
2) Are they safe to delete?
3) Is there a procedure to delete them or can I just select them and hit DEL?
Thanks! ...
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Slow & Sluggish
Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:34:05 -0700
For some unknown reason for the last week my computer has becomed very slow
and sluggished only when i do the following 1) From Welcome Screen when i
click on my icon, slow and sluggish going to the desktop. 2) When the
computer has been idle it goes to the screen saver mode and when i move the
mouse to go b ...
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CPU usage, Invisible CD
Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:49:13 -0700
Hi all,
I'm using Windows XP Professional SP3.
Sometimes CPU usage is about 20 %
with SytemIdle Process 99 %
and one of my 2 CDs is invisible.
Any help, direction, please......
thanx in advance.
Sorin ...
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Re: ie7 slow fix question?
Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:18:42 -0400
(cross-post added to XP Perf & Maint)
"iyq" <iyq@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B722ED59-E38F-4EF7-94CB-5E93A8D4AB2F@microsoft.com...
> winxp/sp3/DSL/ie7
> Tried many great tips that did not solve my problem.
Such as? How much real memory do you have?
How much virtual memory is committ ...
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Registry cleaners
Mon, 22 Sep 2008 09:14:38 -0400
Since we're all pretty much agreed that registry cleaners are snake oil, what's the
group take on this entry in MS 'Exploring Windows' Volume 97 : September 19, 2008
newsletter?
Featured shareware pick
ยท Registry First Aid <http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9535162>
Mike ...
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Which version of PerfectDisk update do I need?
Sun, 21 Sep 2008 18:04:41 -0700 (PDT)
I've got PD 2008, and want to do the manual update. However, under the
downloads there's an x86 download and an x64. Which one do I want?
Running XPHome, SP2.
Thanks for all input. ...
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>>(MBA) Won't Go aWaY!!!<<
Sun, 21 Sep 2008 07:06:01 -0700
I have a Dell Dimension 4500 that I just wiped clean and installed WinXP Pro
SP3. On cold boot ups I keep getting Managed PC Boot Agent. When I reset the
boot order in the BIOS it boots to the HD only when I restart it W/O shutting
it down completely . It doesn't save the new settings after being shutdown
an ...
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Windows Desktop Search
Sat, 20 Sep 2008 21:19:54 -0400
I installed the XP SP3 last week, and chose to install Windows Desktop
Search.
When I sit down at my computer, I hear a near constant hum of the hard
drive, and it appeart to still be indexing my hard drive.
When I click on the Indexing Options, I see a counter of items indexed,
which is counting down (d ...
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