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My mother just got an external hard drive, and is trying to move files to it from her established drives.  I had thought the "send to" command would move the FILE without leaving a copy in the original place, but that's not what's happening.  I also had thought that there was a "move to" command in that drop down menu in XP, but I'm not seeing it.  While it's not impossible to just copy the files and then delete the originals, it seems like extra work, if there's a way to just move the STUFF over.  Can anybody tell me if A) my impression is a mistaken one, and then B) how one might add a "move to" option in that menu?HIGHLIGHT the files, then right-click on them and drag them to where you WANT then release the right mouse button and you should see the "move" command.Send To addon... ;DGREAT!  Thanks to you both very much!You're welcome Or, with no download...

Add Copy To / Move To to the Windows Explorer Right Click Menu

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/add-copy-to-move-to-to-the-windows-explorer-right-click-menu/I'm GUESSING he just forgot to "right-click/drag" before looking for "move" Quote from: Allan on January 05, 2013, 05:30:18 AM

I'm guessing he just forgot to "right-click/drag" before looking for "move"

I'm USING a windows 98 and reccently when I start up a window pops up that says ' A required .DLL FILE,  C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SHLWATPI.DLL, was not found After that another window pops up that says I need to reinstall windows. I've tried to reinstall it but the computer doesn't seem to realize the disc is there and it never opens to  set up, it just freezes on the error window. I'm not sure what to do and i'm very confused.... please help
jenniTry opening your run box, (Start >> Run) and type SFC and have it check for missing or damaged files, have the 98 disk available.trojan maybe run this scan>http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/  what browser version have you got?....if the above fails...go into the control panel and repair the  INTERNET explorer ...click the add/remove icon... scroll down the list now click on the internet explorer program...then click the add/remove button..a screen will APPEAR chose the repair option ...done... To reinstall Windows, you need to insert your startup floppy disk and restart. Then start with CD-ROM support. Now try reinstalling Windows. It should install over the top so no need to format. Does this solve the PROBLEM? on my xp machine i get the error" file not found" when i try to open any program, what could be the problem?

I've RECENTLY encountered an error that has rendered my system pretty MUCH unusable soon after upgrading FIREFOX (maybe unrelated); whenever I log into my system (under the default username [Joshua]) it seems that the taskbar fails to load (the start button and system time do not load/display) and hovering the mouse cursor over it changes it to an hourglass. At times I am able to access files located on the desktop, though at times a Windows explorer error window will pop-up with explorer.exe listed as one of the files that 'will be included in this error report'.

When I boot in safe mode, there are two accounts, Administrator and Joshua. The problem does not exist in Administrator and everything appears functional, however the same can't be said when logging into Joshua in safe mode.
From safe mode I reviewed the event log for application logs, and it seems that everytime I log into Joshua, an application error is thrown with the following information:

"Windows cannot access the file C:\Windows\system32\usmt\migwiz.exe for one of the following reasons: there is a problem with the network connection, the disk that the file is stored on, or the storage drivers installed on this computer; or the disk is missing. Windows closed the program migwiz.exe because of this error." - I'm convinced this is the issue though I'm no expert.

I checked the location of this file an it exists, I attempted to make a copy of the folder to my desktop in safe mode; "Windows cannot read from source file or disk error", right-clicking the file prompts a Windows Explorer error window which when I inspect has an error signature of AppName: explorer.exe. Doing this also seems to reset explorer.exe while in safe mode.

What I've tried so far (will update, may have forgotten some items):
- Updated virus scan of the system with Malwarebytes
- Ran chkdsk
- Ended and restarted the explorer.exe
- Booted in diagnostic mode
- Changed the startup mode for SSDP Discovery Service to disabled
- Restored system to an earlier point before the problems occurred

I would appreciate any input into this problem, I've been stuck on it for the last 6-7 days . Let me know if there is any more information that I may provide (P.S. I'm posted/checking this thread from another system).
Have you tried (from safe mode) to do a restore to an earlier date (a date prior to this issue arising should do it)?truenorthYes. I've tried a system restore to approximately 2-3 days before the problem first occured. When it was complete I was informed that nothing had changed  .

Forgot to add this to the list of items that I've tried.Disable all but bare essentials from the start menu/disable your virus scanner/disable your ISP connection and try to restart the computer.truenorth
If at any time the problem ceases to exist please return to tell us what worked.truenorthThanks again for your input.

I disabled all startup processes from safe mode and restarted in normal mode (network cable unplugged as usual), the problem was still present. Another window explorer error occured (the one with Send/Dont Send etc), the files included to be sent in this report included:
C:\DOCUME~1\Joshua\LOCALS~1\Temp\WER455c.dir00\explorer.exe.mdmp
C:\DOCUME~1\Joshua\LOCALS~1\Temp\WER455c.dir00\appcompat.txt
(note the tilde was superscript)

p.s. The following processes were running from reviewing the task manager, nothing unusual/non-essential;
tskmgr.exe
drwtsn32.exe
explorer.exe
svchost.exe
svchost.exe
lsass.exe
services.exe
winlogon.exe
csrss.exe
smss.exe
System
System Idle ProcessTry using autorun.

Download Autoruns
After extracting, double click autoruns and go to File - Save - Filename : Autoruns
Save as type : Text. Copy and Paste the text on your next reply
When I opened the autoruns.exe via the command line nothing appeared to happen, (although a process for autoruns appeared in the task manager, no more than 2-3K mem usage).

I was however able to run the autoruns.exe as Administrator in safe mode:

Code: [Select]"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" "" "" ""
+ "UCam_Menu" "MUI StartMenu Application" "CyberLink Corp." "c:\program files\cyberlink\youcam\muitransfer\muistartmenu.exe"
"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components" "" "" ""
+ "Address Book 6" "Outlook Express Setup Library" "Microsoft Corporation" "c:\program files\outlook express\setup50.exe"
+ "Microsoft Outlook Express 6" "Outlook Express Setup Library" "Microsoft Corporation" "c:\program files\outlook express\setup50.exe"
"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Protocols\Filter" "" "" ""
+ "text/xml" "Microsoft Office XML MIME Filter" "Microsoft Corporation" "c:\program files\common files\microsoft shared\office12\msoxmlmf.dll"
"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Protocols\HANDLER" "" "" ""
+ "livecall" "Windows Live Messenger Protocol Handler Module" "Microsoft Corporation" "c:\program files\windows live\messenger\msgrapp.14.0.8064.0206.dll"
+ "ms-help" "Microsoft® Help Data Services Module" "Microsoft Corporation" "c:\program files\common files\microsoft shared\help\hxds.dll"
+ "ms-itss" "Microsoft® InfoTech Storage System Library" "Microsoft Corporation" "c:\program files\common files\microsoft shared\information retrieval\msitss.dll"
+ "msnim" "Windows Live Messenger Protocol Handler Module" "Microsoft Corporation" "c:\program files\windows live\messenger\msgrapp.14.0.8064.0206.dll"
+ "skype-ie-addon-data" "Skype add-on for IE" "Skype Technologies S.A." "c:\program files\skype\toolbars\internet explorer\skypeieplugin.dll"
+ "skype4com" "Skype for COM API" "Skype Technologies" "c:\program files\common files\skype\skype4com.dll"
+ "wlmailhtml" "Windows Live Mail" "Microsoft Corporation" "c:\program files\windows live\mail\mailcomm.dll"
"HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Desktop\Components" "" "" ""
+ "0" "" "" "File not found: About:Home"
"HKLM\Software\Classes\*\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers" "" "" ""
+ "Kaspersky Anti-Virus" "Windows Shell Extension" "Kaspersky Lab ZAO" "c:\program files\kaspersky lab\kaspersky internet security 2011\shellex.dll"
+ "Notepad++" "ShellHandler for Notepad++ (64 bit)" "" "c:\program files\notepad++\nppshell_04.dll"
+ "WinRAR" "" "" "c:\program files\winrar\rarext.dll"
"HKLM\Software\Classes\AllFileSystemObjects\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers" "" "" ""
+ "MBAMShlExt" "Malwarebytes Anti-Malware" "Malwarebytes Corporation" "c:\program files\malwarebytes' anti-malware\mbamext.dll"
"HKLM\Software\Classes\Directory\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers" "" "" ""
+ "Kaspersky Anti-Virus" "Windows Shell Extension" "Kaspersky Lab ZAO" "c:\program files\kaspersky lab\kaspersky internet security 2011\shellex.dll"
+ "WinRAR" "" "" "c:\program files\winrar\rarext.dll"
"HKLM\Software\Classes\Directory\Shellex\DragDropHandlers" "" "" ""
+ "WinRAR" "" "" "c:\program files\winrar\rarext.dll"
"HKLM\Software\Classes\Directory\Background\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers" "" "" ""
+ "igfxcui" "igfxpph Module" "Intel Corporation" "c:\windows\system32\igfxpph.dll"
"HKLM\Software\Classes\Folder\Shellex\ColumnHandlers" "" "" ""
+ "PDF Shell Extension" "PDF Shell Extension" "Adobe Systems, Inc." "c:\program files\common files\adobe\acrobat\activex\pdfshell.dll"
"HKLM\Software\Classes\Folder\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers" "" "" ""
+ "Kaspersky Anti-Virus" "Windows Shell Extension" "Kaspersky Lab ZAO" "c:\program files\kaspersky lab\kaspersky internet security 2011\shellex.dll"
+ "MBAMShlExt" "Malwarebytes Anti-Malware" "Malwarebytes Corporation" "c:\program files\malwarebytes' anti-malware\mbamext.dll"
+ "WinRAR" "" "" "c:\program files\winrar\rarext.dll"
"HKLM\Software\Classes\Folder\ShellEx\DragDropHandlers" "" "" ""
+ "WinRAR" "" "" "c:\program files\winrar\rarext.dll"
"HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects" "" "" ""
+ "Adobe PDF Link Helper" "Adobe PDF Helper for Internet Explorer" "Adobe Systems Incorporated" "c:\program files\common files\adobe\acrobat\activex\acroiehelpershim.dll"
+ "FilterBHO Class" "WebToolBar component" "Kaspersky Lab ZAO" "c:\program files\kaspersky lab\kaspersky internet security 2011\klwtbbho.dll"
+ "Google Toolbar Helper" "Google Toolbar" "Google Inc." "c:\program files\google\google toolbar\googletoolbar_32.dll"
+ "Google Toolbar Notifier BHO" "GoogleToolbarNotifier" "Google Inc." "c:\program files\google\googletoolbarnotifier\5.7.7529.1424\swg.dll"
+ "IEVkbdBHO Class" "" "" "c:\program files\kaspersky lab\kaspersky internet security 2011\ievkbd.dll"
+ "Java(tm) Plug-In 2 SSV Helper" "Java(TM) Platform SE binary" "Sun Microsystems, Inc." "c:\program files\java\jre6\bin\jp2ssv.dll"
+ "JQSIEStartDetectorImpl Class" "Java(TM) Quick Starter binary" "Sun Microsystems, Inc." "c:\program files\java\jre6\lib\deploy\jqs\ie\jqs_plugin.dll"
+ "Loader Class" "Url Helper" "Bandoo Media, inc" "c:\program files\windows searchqu toolbar\datamngr\browserconnection.dll"
+ "Searchqu Toolbar" "dtx Dynamic Link Library" "" "c:\program files\windows searchqu toolbar\datamngr\toolbar\searchqudtx.dll"
+ "Skype Plug-In" "Skype add-on for IE" "Skype Technologies S.A." "c:\program files\skype\toolbars\internet explorer\skypeieplugin.dll"
+ "Windows Live Sign-in Helper" "WindowsLiveLogin.dll" "Microsoft Corporation" "c:\program files\common files\microsoft shared\windows live\windowslivelogin.dll"
"HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar" "" "" ""
+ "Google Toolbar" "Google Toolbar" "Google Inc." "c:\program files\google\google toolbar\googletoolbar_32.dll"
+ "Searchqu Toolbar" "dtx Dynamic Link Library" "" "c:\program files\windows searchqu toolbar\datamngr\toolbar\searchqudtx.dll"
"HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Extensions" "" "" ""
+ "&Blog This in Windows Live Writer" "Windows Live Writer Blog This Extension" "Microsoft Corporation" "c:\program files\windows live\writer\writerbrowserextension.dll"
+ "&Virtual Keyboard" "WebToolBar component" "Kaspersky Lab ZAO" "c:\program files\kaspersky lab\kaspersky internet security 2011\klwtbbho.dll"
+ "S&end to OneNote" "Microsoft Office OneNote Internet Explorer Add-in" "Microsoft Corporation" "c:\program files\microsoft office\office12\onbttnie.dll"
+ "Skype Plug-In" "Skype add-on for IE" "Skype Technologies S.A." "c:\program files\skype\toolbars\internet explorer\skypeieplugin.dll"
+ "URLs c&heck" "WebToolBar component" "Kaspersky Lab ZAO" "c:\program files\kaspersky lab\kaspersky internet security 2011\klwtbbho.dll"
+ "Windows Messenger" "Windows Messenger" "Microsoft Corporation" "c:\program files\messenger\msmsgs.exe"
"Task Scheduler" "" "" ""
+ "GoogleUpdateTaskMachineCore.job" "Google Installer" "Google Inc." "c:\program files\google\update\googleupdate.exe"
+ "GoogleUpdateTaskMachineUA.job" "Google Installer" "Google Inc." "c:\program files\google\update\googleupdate.exe"
+ "GoogleUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-178885553-318018972-1790314184-1005Core.job" "Google Installer" "Google Inc." "c:\documents and settings\joshua\local settings\application data\google\update\googleupdate.exe"
+ "GoogleUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-178885553-318018972-1790314184-1005UA.job" "Google Installer" "Google Inc." "c:\documents and settings\joshua\local settings\application data\google\update\googleupdate.exe"
"HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services" "" "" ""
+ ".ipsec" "" "" "File not found: \*"
+ "Ambfilt" "Creative WDM 3D Audio Driver" "Creative" "c:\windows\system32\drivers\ambfilt.sys"
+ "BTWUSB" "Driver for Bluetooth USB Devices" "Broadcom Corporation." "c:\windows\system32\drivers\btwusb.sys"
+ "Changer" "" "" "File not found: C:\WINDOWS\System32\Drivers\Changer.sys"
+ "DOSMEMIO" "" "" "c:\windows\system32\memio.sys"
+ "HDAudBus" "High Definition Audio Bus Driver v1.0a" "Windows (R) Server 2003 DDK provider" "c:\windows\system32\drivers\hdaudbus.sys"
+ "i2omgmt" "" "" "File not found: C:\WINDOWS\System32\Drivers\i2omgmt.sys"
+ "ialm" "Intel Graphics Miniport Driver" "Intel Corporation" "c:\windows\system32\drivers\igxpmp32.sys"
+ "IntcAzAudAddService" "Realtek(r) High Definition Audio Function Driver" "Realtek Semiconductor Corp." "c:\windows\system32\drivers\rtkhdaud.sys"
+ "KL1" "Kaspersky Unified Driver" "Kaspersky Lab ZAO" "c:\windows\system32\drivers\kl1.sys"
+ "kl2" "Kaspersky Unified Driver" "Kaspersky Lab ZAO" "c:\windows\system32\drivers\kl2.sys"
+ "KLIF" "Kaspersky Lab Interceptor and Filter" "Kaspersky Lab" "c:\windows\system32\drivers\klif.sys"
+ "klim5" "Kaspersky Lab Intermediate Network Driver" "Kaspersky Lab ZAO" "c:\windows\system32\drivers\klim5.sys"
+ "klmouflt" "Kaspersky Lab Mouse Class Filter" "Kaspersky Lab" "c:\windows\system32\drivers\klmouflt.sys"
+ "lbrtfdc" "" "" "File not found: C:\WINDOWS\System32\Drivers\lbrtfdc.sys"
+ "Monfilt" "Creative WDM Audio Driver (32-bit)" "Creative Technology Ltd." "c:\windows\system32\drivers\monfilt.sys"
+ "MP4ConverterAudio" "Support Device" "Windows (R) Codename Longhorn DDK provider" "c:\windows\system32\drivers\mp4converteraudio.sys"
+ "PCIDump" "" "" "File not found: C:\WINDOWS\System32\Drivers\PCIDump.sys"
+ "PDCOMP" "" "" "File not found: C:\WINDOWS\System32\Drivers\PDCOMP.sys"
+ "PDFRAME" "" "" "File not found: C:\WINDOWS\System32\Drivers\PDFRAME.sys"
+ "PDRELI" "" "" "File not found: C:\WINDOWS\System32\Drivers\PDRELI.sys"
+ "PDRFRAME" "" "" "File not found: C:\WINDOWS\System32\Drivers\PDRFRAME.sys"
+ "Ptilink" "Direct Parallel Link Driver" "Parallel Technologies, Inc." "c:\windows\system32\drivers\ptilink.sys"
+ "PxHelp20" "Px Engine Device Driver for Windows 2000/XP" "Sonic Solutions" "c:\windows\system32\drivers\pxhelp20.sys"
+ "RTL819xp" "Realtek RTL8189xP NDIS5.1 miniport driver" "Realtek Semiconductor Corporation                           " "c:\windows\system32\drivers\rtl819xp.sys"
+ "RTLE8023xp" "Realtek 10/100/1000 NDIS 5.1 Driver                         " "Realtek Semiconductor Corporation                           " "c:\windows\system32\drivers\rtenicxp.sys"
+ "rtport" "Generic Port I/O for Win32" "Windows (R) 2003 DDK 3790 provider" "c:\windows\system32\drivers\rtport.sys"
+ "Secdrv" "SafeDisc driver" "Macrovision Corporation, Macrovision Europe Limited, and Macrovision Japan and Asia K.K." "c:\windows\system32\drivers\secdrv.sys"
+ "SynTP" "Synaptics Touchpad Driver" "Synaptics, Inc." "c:\windows\system32\drivers\syntp.sys"
+ "VMC33F" "Vimicro USB Video Class Camera" "Vimicro Corporation" "c:\windows\system32\drivers\vmc33f.sys"
+ "WDICA" "" "" "File not found: C:\WINDOWS\System32\Drivers\WDICA.sys"
"HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Drivers32" "" "" ""
+ "msacm.iac2" "Indeo® audio software" "Intel Corporation" "c:\windows\system32\iac25_32.ax"
+ "msacm.l3acm" "MPEG Layer-3 Audio Codec for MSACM" "Fraunhofer Institut Integrierte Schaltungen IIS" "c:\windows\system32\l3codeca.acm"
+ "msacm.sl_anet" "Audio codec for MS ACM" "Sipro Lab Telecom Inc." "c:\windows\system32\sl_anet.acm"
+ "msacm.trspch" "DSP Group TrueSpeech(TM) Audio Codec for MSACM V3.50" "DSP GROUP, INC." "c:\windows\system32\tssoft32.acm"
+ "vidc.cvid" "Cinepak® Codec" "Radius Inc." "c:\windows\system32\iccvid.dll"
+ "vidc.iv31" "" "" "c:\windows\system32\ir32_32.dll"
+ "vidc.iv32" "" "" "c:\windows\system32\ir32_32.dll"
+ "vidc.iv41" "Intel Indeo® Video 4.5" "Intel Corporation" "c:\windows\system32\ir41_32.ax"
+ "vidc.iv50" "Intel Indeo® video 5.10" "Intel Corporation" "c:\windows\system32\ir50_32.dll"
"HKLM\Software\Classes\Filter" "" "" ""
+ "Indeo® video 4.4 Compression Filter" "Intel Indeo® Video 4.5" "Intel Corporation" "c:\windows\system32\ir41_32.ax"
+ "Indeo® video 4.4 Compression Filter" "Intel Indeo® Video 4.5" "Intel Corporation" "c:\windows\system32\ir41_32.ax"
+ "Indeo® video 4.4 Decompression Filter" "Intel Indeo® Video 4.5" "Intel Corporation" "c:\windows\system32\ir41_32.ax"
+ "Indeo® video 4.4 Decompression Filter" "Intel Indeo® Video 4.5" "Intel Corporation" "c:\windows\system32\ir41_32.ax"
"HKLM\Software\Classes\CLSID\{083863F1-70DE-11d0-BD40-00A0C911CE86}\Instance" "" "" ""
+ "9x8Resize" "Movie Maker Filters" "Microsoft Corporation" "c:\program files\movie maker\wmm2filt.dll"
+ "ACELP.net Audio Decoder" "ACELP.net Audio Decoder" "Sipro Lab Telecom Inc." "c:\windows\system32\acelpdec.ax"
+ "Allocator Fix" "Movie Maker Filters" "Microsoft Corporation" "c:\program files\movie maker\wmm2filt.dll"
+ "Bitmap" "Movie Maker Filters" "Microsoft Corporation" "c:\program files\movie maker\wmm2filt.dll"
+ "Capture File Writer" "Windows Live Video Acquisition Filters" "Microsoft Corporation" "c:\program files\windows live\photo gallery\wlxvafilt.dll"
+ "CyberLink TL MPEG Splitter" "CyberLink MPEG Splitter" "CyberLink Corp." "c:\program files\cyberlink\youcam\yctlmsplter.ax"
+ "Cyberlink Track Filter" "Cyberlink Track Filter" "CyberLink Corp." "c:\program files\cyberlink\youcam\yctrack.ax"
+ "CyberLink Video Regulator" "Video Regulator" "Cyberlink" "c:\program files\cyberlink\youcam\ycrgl.ax"
+ "CyberLink WebCamera NULL Render" "CLWEBCAMERARENDER" "CyberLink" "c:\program files\cyberlink\youcam\ycwebcamerarender.ax"
+ "CyberLink WMV Dumper" "CLWMVDump Dynamic Link Library" "" "c:\program files\cyberlink\youcam\ycwmvdump.ax"
+ "Frame Eater" "Movie Maker Filters" "Microsoft Corporation" "c:\program files\movie maker\wmm2filt.dll"
+ "Indeo® audio software" "Indeo® audio software" "Intel Corporation" "c:\windows\system32\iac25_32.ax"
+ "Indeo® video 5.10 Compression Filter" "Intel Indeo® video 5.10" "Intel Corporation" "c:\windows\system32\ir50_32.dll"
+ "Indeo® video 5.10 Decompression Filter" "Intel Indeo® video 5.10" "Intel Corporation" "c:\windows\system32\ir50_32.dll"
+ "MPEG Layer-3 Decoder" "MPEG Layer-3 Audio Decoder" "Fraunhofer Institut Integrierte Schaltungen IIS" "c:\windows\system32\l3codecx.ax"
+ "Record Queue" "Windows Live Video Acquisition Filters" "Microsoft Corporation" "c:\program files\windows live\photo gallery\wlxvafilt.dll"
+ "Record Queue" "Movie Maker Filters" "Microsoft Corporation" "c:\program files\movie maker\wmm2filt.dll"
+ "ShotDetect" "Movie Maker Filters" "Microsoft Corporation" "c:\program files\movie maker\wmm2filt.dll"
+ "Stetch" "Movie Maker Filters" "Microsoft Corporation" "c:\program files\movie maker\wmm2filt.dll"
+ "WIA Stream Snapshot Filter" "WIA Stream Snapshot Filter" "MyCompanyName" "c:\windows\system32\wiasf.ax"
+ "WM VIH2 Fix" "Windows Live Video Acquisition Filters" "Microsoft Corporation" "c:\program files\windows live\photo gallery\wlxvafilt.dll"
+ "WM VIH2 Fix" "Movie Maker Filters" "Microsoft Corporation" "c:\program files\movie maker\wmm2filt.dll"
+ "WMT Audio Analyzer" "Movie Maker Filters" "Microsoft Corporation" "c:\program files\movie maker\wmm2filt.dll"
+ "WMT Black Frame Generator" "Movie Maker Filters" "Microsoft Corporation" "c:\program files\movie maker\wmm2filt.dll"
+ "WMT DirectX Transform Wrapper" "Movie Maker Filters" "Microsoft Corporation" "c:\program files\movie maker\wmm2filt.dll"
+ "WMT DV Extract Filter" "Windows Live Video Acquisition Filters" "Microsoft Corporation" "c:\program files\windows live\photo gallery\wlxvafilt.dll"
+ "WMT DV Extract Filter" "Movie Maker Filters" "Microsoft Corporation" "c:\program files\movie maker\wmm2filt.dll"
+ "WMT FormatConversion" "Movie Maker Filters" "Microsoft Corporation" "c:\program files\movie maker\wmm2filt.dll"
+ "WMT Import Filter" "Movie Maker Filters" "Microsoft Corporation" "c:\program files\movie maker\wmm2filt.dll"
+ "WMT Interlacer" "Movie Maker Filters" "Microsoft Corporation" "c:\program files\movie maker\wmm2filt.dll"
+ "WMT Log Filter" "Movie Maker Filters" "Microsoft Corporation" "c:\program files\movie maker\wmm2filt.dll"
+ "WMT MuxDeMux Filter" "Movie Maker Filters" "Microsoft Corporation" "c:\program files\movie maker\wmm2filt.dll"
+ "WMT Sample Info Filter" "Windows Live Video Acquisition Filters" "Microsoft Corporation" "c:\program files\windows live\photo gallery\wlxvafilt.dll"
+ "WMT Sample Info Filter" "Movie Maker Filters" "Microsoft Corporation" "c:\program files\movie maker\wmm2filt.dll"
+ "WMT Screen capture Filter" "Movie Maker Filters" "Microsoft Corporation" "c:\program files\movie maker\wmm2filt.dll"
+ "WMT Switch Filter" "Windows Live Video Acquisition Filters" "Microsoft Corporation" "c:\program files\windows live\photo gallery\wlxvafilt.dll"
+ "WMT Switch Filter" "Movie Maker Filters" "Microsoft Corporation" "c:\program files\movie maker\wmm2filt.dll"
+ "WMT Virtual Renderer" "Windows Live Video Acquisition Filters" "Microsoft Corporation" "c:\program files\windows live\photo gallery\wlxvafilt.dll"
+ "WMT Virtual Renderer" "Movie Maker Filters" "Microsoft Corporation" "c:\program files\movie maker\wmm2filt.dll"
+ "WMT Virtual Source" "Windows Live Video Acquisition Filters" "Microsoft Corporation" "c:\program files\windows live\photo gallery\wlxvafilt.dll"
+ "WMT Virtual Source" "Movie Maker Filters" "Microsoft Corporation" "c:\program files\movie maker\wmm2filt.dll"
+ "WMT Volume" "Movie Maker Filters" "Microsoft Corporation" "c:\program files\movie maker\wmm2filt.dll"
+ "YC_EVRWindow" "CLEvr" "CyberLink Corp." "c:\program files\cyberlink\youcam\ycevr.dll"
"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows\Appinit_Dlls" "" "" ""
+ "C:\PROGRA~1\WI9130~1\Datamngr\datamngr.dll C:\PROGRA~1\WI9130~1\Datamngr\IEBHO.dll C:\PROGRA~1\KASPER~1\KASPER~1\kloehk.dll" "Data Manager" "Bandoo Media, inc" "c:\program files\windows searchqu toolbar\datamngr\datamngr.dll"
"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Notify" "" "" ""
+ "igfxcui" "igfxdev Module" "Intel Corporation" "c:\windows\system32\igfxdev.dll"
+ "klogon" "Logon Visualizer" "Kaspersky Lab ZAO" "c:\windows\system32\klogon.dll"
"HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop\Scrnsave.exe" "" "" ""
+ "C:\windows\IMAGIN~1.SCR" "Screensaver for SWFlash" "TopThinks, INC." "c:\windows\imagine digital freedom.scr"
"HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\WinSock2\Parameters\Protocol_Catalog9\Catalog_Entries" "" "" ""
+ "000000000014" "" "" "c:\windows\system32\rsvpsp.dll"
"HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Monitors" "" "" ""
+ "3500-4500 Series Port" "Printer Communication System" " " "c:\windows\system32\lxdilmpm.dll"

Have you tried creating another user account (other than joshua) and logging in from there? truenorthThe problem persists on a new user account, the taskbar/desktop seemed responsive for just a moment before the hourglass appeared. I'm still messing around with different startup options with no luck, keep getting the same error on the event viewer.You said you ran a malware scan with MalwareBytes. Do you have an anti virus app installed? If so, did you run a full scan with that also?Try also disabling your Kaspersky Internet Security (Firewall and or real time protection) referring to Windows access error. What XP service pack do you use? Did you install any Topthinks screensaver for XP? Allan
Yes I have Kaspersky 2011 with an expired license, running a full scan at the moment, will update later (taking a while).

Jason
Service Pack 3. No Topthinks screensaver (was using an alternate in the past). I will attempt to boot without kaspersky internet security once the scan completes.

Will update shortly, thanks for the input. Quote from: jawa_dude on December 24, 2012, 12:37:12 PM

Allan
Yes I have Kaspersky 2011 with an expired license, running a full scan at the moment, will update later (taking a while).

Jason
Service Pack 3. No Topthinks screensaver (was using an alternate in the past). I will attempt to boot without kaspersky internet security once the scan completes.

Will update shortly, thanks for the input.

Hi Gurus,

Need ur help to automate a process.

I am working on a process where i call .xml file using a .bat file. The bat file i use is my application utility file.

Now when i run this xml file using my batch file i get a folder in an export format.

Here my REQUIREMENT is that whenever the folder is generated it should have APPENDED in it the System Date along with the system name.

I just did some search on the net and found that i can call batch comands in the xml file ...

So needed the syntax to call batch rename command "ren" in my .xml file  which would rename the folder with system date included in it.


I was using something like this in my .xml code ...but that dosent works ...something is wrong in the syntax :


<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    <command name="Ren" sequence="1">
        <OPTION name="C:\DOCUMENTS and Settings\*****\Desktop\Folder1" arg="" />
        <option name="C:\Documents and Settings\*****\Desktop\Folder1_%date:~-4%%date:~4,2%%date:~7,2%" arg="" />
    </command>

Please Suggest
Thanks in Advance.

i have a LAPTOP where the cd-room has been spoiled.So i try USE a bootable usb to install windows xp. When i enter the setup where there is partition lists for my to delete/new partitions,it only shows the usb partition and the internal hard drive does not show up.

MAY anyone guide me for what have i done wrong?You might NEED to slipstream the SATA drivers into that XP image on the usb stick. Otherwise no HDD will be found.it worked fine!thanks for you advice!Your Very WELCOME... glad this fixed it!

Hello

Recently I have problem on using network/internet. Before that happening, I could surf web and download files from internet, I could update my antivirus (nod32), I could share files over my network. But recently, when I surf the web for learning Drupal and also testing it over local server (XAMMP), suddenly my network/internet is gone.
Now I cannot surf the web, download files, update antivirus and sharing files or folders. The green LED in front of network port is on but yellow one is off. Network notification in notification area shows

• that indicate network cable is unplugged. I test the cable and DSL modem, but all of them work properly. I test my network device via Ubuntu Live CD and it work properly too. So, the problem is my windows XP Pro.

I have an Acer Aspire asa85-uc521h desktop.  When I power it up it makes one beep and then displays the Acer logo. The fan starts and the lights flash but nothing. I have pressed del and f12 as instructed to no avail.  I have tried a boot disk but I think the bios is probably set to boot from the hard drive as it would not read it.  Since I cannot get in I cannot run safe mode or anything else.  I have tried to reset the bios by removing the cmos for a minute and then replacing it to no avail.  I have tried disconnecting the hard drive and the dvd/cd and I still get one beep.  If I pull the ram it screams with one long beep (over and over).  I put the ram back and it is back to its one beep.  I would appreciate any ideas.  Thanks,  Chef KenFirst I'd, Remove the laptops battery for a day and then plug the battery back into the laptop and try to boot it up. Have seen this help with failed POST boot conditions before.

If this doesnt help try the following:

If you can not get into the bios config by using the hot key, than it may be a system board issue. If you boot it off of the minimum, without hard drive installed, 1 ram stick only if it has 2 sticks, and it still hangs at the logo its likely a system board issue.

As far as laptops GO, the bios's these days are no longer easily reset by removing and reinstalling CMOS battery. They added an extra level of security to laptops that are locked by bios password etc to disallow resetting stolen laptop bios to no password by popping battery out or jumper or push button like desktop computers have. This unfortunately also took away the troubleshooting tool of bios reset! *The STUPID part of this bios lock feature is that if someone has stolen a laptop, they can always just pop the hard drive out and have the data anyways in less than 10 minutes unless encrypted.

I have also seen where if you change the parameters of the system you can unhang a bios error, such as adding additional RAM stick or decreasing the RAM count by installing a smaller amount of RAM without removing all RAM count so that the system has to confirm the hardware change and write that information back to flash as the newest configuration so you DONT get prompted again about confirming hardware.

My pc is a desktop but I tried your suggestions.  I disconneted the hard drive as well as the dvd/cd drive. I removed and replaced the cmos (after about 10 min). When I rebooted the system I heard the one beeb and back to the Acer screen.  Are there certain buttons I should try other than the del or f12 as directed by the screen?  I believe I have only one stick of ram (512 mb) and when I removed that and rebooted the pc it screamed like a banshee.  When I returned it to the slot and rebooted it, only the one beep and the Acer logo screen. Any ideas what to do next?  Any help would be appreciated.Single beep means POST is successful.  Remove any USB items; if it has a card reader, disconnect it from the motherboard, card readers are USB devices.

BTW, in ORDER to POST, you must have CPU, CPU fan, RAM (minimal is OK), keyboard, graphics card (onboard or separate).You may also on reviewing the above suggestion tap F8 repeatedly on re-boot to see if safemode loads properly...
Dont panic if it looks wierd...THATS normal.
Then we can determine it's a Windows issue...I have unplugged the card reader and have tried the f8 ( as well as numerous others) all with the same result.  I beep then logo screen.  I tried unplugging the dvd drive and the hd, also no change.  I pulled the ram out and it screamed like a banshee.  It calmed down when I re-installed and went back to it's usual one beep and Acer logo.

Hey all

I have a problem in Windows XP (Home Ed.).  Recently I've had a shortcut die on me, it first became apparent in a solitaire game (SOLO) where I couldn't redeal the game with CTRL-D, I had to go to the menu.  I thought it was that game doing odd things again.

Then the problem appeared in Powerpoint, where I regularly use CTRL-D to duplicate objects.  I can't do it now without using a menu.

I tried other shortcuts - CTRL-A, CTRL-B, CTRL-F, CTRL-C, CTRL-E, etc... even CTRL-SHIFT-D (which duplicates the whole current slide).  They all work fine.  CTRL-D on its own just refuses to work.

Can anyone please help?  I'd like my machine to be normal again!  

Invader JeddaHave you set your keyboard to the appropriate language?From the Control Panel's REGIONAL and Language options:

Default input language: English (United States) - US

Installed services: English (United States) - Keyboard - US

My region and location is set to Australia.  As I said, this was working fine up until recently when CTRL-D just stopped responding.you have of course SCAN for bugs disable system restore?....have you tried..re-boot hit the f8 key on boot and TRY the last good config...have a look in the events viewer...control panel...click the admin tools icon...what keyboard is this a standard one ?I'm not sure if a system restore would do the trick - I'm more interested in other ways of trying to identify what's GONE wrong.

The keyboard is a standard notebook computer keyboard.  I have a Compaq Presario R3000.He told you to disable System Restore before scanning for Viruses, Trojan Horses and Spywre. Not use it.Have you checked to make sure the keys themselves are not physically broken? Quote

Have you checked to make sure the keys themselves are not physically broken?

sorry, I couldn't actually understand what he was saying

Or maybe I will just tell my husband to buy windows 98SE.

Alright my friend has a Dell and Im sorry but Im not a Dell guy.  Anyways he had a DISC called Operating System: Reninstallation CD Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition.  Alright I installed it and it worked fine and now I have Windows Home edition on my computer but its a Dell now.  Ok now I want to get it back to a Sony because there are features that my Sony came with taht I want back on my computer.  So how do I go about doing this?  I also put in my Startup Recovery Disc and it said restart your computer and this disc will start automatically so I did and it did start automatically and it said chose your os and then it said for more options press F8 and theres options like Safe Mode, ect.  I also tried to uninstall this os that I installed but it says I have to register first.  Is there Any way of getting around this?  I dont really want to register befcause I dont want to cause any problems.  I also didnt have to enter a cd key when I installed this disc.  Any SUGGESTIONS on getting my computer back to a Sony Vaio would be helpful.  Thanks.load the sony disks......is should reformat the drive..I tried and they dont start.  I can look through them but they wont start.if you can look thought them you should see an icon called SETUP click that..
I tried that and it just sits and does nothing... Also  any way of getting around having to register and just taking xp off?Copy the C:\windows\system32\wpa.dbl file to a CDRW or floppy. Then put the Sony OS CD in the CD drive, reboot and get into BIOS SETTINGS, and make sure your CD drive is set ahead of the hard drive as a boot device. Save the settings and restart. The system should boot to the CD and let you restore the Sony-branded OS to it. Put your CD Key from the sticker on the machine or CD box in if needed.

When you finish re-installing the OS, copy the WPA.DBL file from the floppy back to c:\windows\system32, and you should avoid having to mess with activation.

My COMPUTER is not loading windows in normal mode.  It has a message that states device driver not found. MSCD001  It will load in safe mode.  How can I get it working properly.There has been a failure to load the CDROM device driver. This may be either from a hardware fault in the CD drive or an incorrect CONFIG.SYS or AUTOEXEC.BAT line.

In Win9x, the default CDROM driver is oakcdrom.sys (usually found in the c:\windows\command\ebd directory) but there are OTHERS as well. Make sure the one for your drive is loading RIGHT. Set the startup to Verify Each Step from the F8 startup menu and watch the response to each line. The line in config.sys and the line in autoexec.bat should have the same /d:mscd001 parameter, if both are present.

In WinXP, you would need to go through Admin Tools steps or something...

In the hardware, unplug and reconnect both ends of the flat cable between the mainboard and the CDROM drive and make sure the power connector is in right (and that it is not a 12-volt-line-only 'fan power connector). Check the BIOS settings and make sure the CDROM is recognised properly.What if the config.sys and the autoexec.bat lines are not the same.  What would I do to CORRECT this problem.  And what if they are not both present.Line in CONFIG.SYS should be something like:

devicehigh=c:\cdrom\oakcdrom.sys /d:mscd001

Line in AUTOEXEC.BAT should be something like:

lh c:\cdrom\mscdex.exe /d:mscd001 /m:12

I usually copy the CD DRIVERS to their own directory for convenience, but you can use the existing locations. The parameter /d: must match between the lines.

It says "interface not regestered" when I go to burn CD what WMP is it...as it could be another ploy form m$oft in conjunction with roxio to pay out more...didnt your cd burner can with software....nero is one you can try or a list of them here>http://www.share2.com/cdripper/   and to add to this wmp9 the burner in it is so SLOW...is would quicker to a BUY a pre=recorded DISK....Is it WINDOWS Media Player 10?

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Help!!  I keep having this one folder called "Websiteviewer" show up in my Program File. It contains .dlr and .exe files that are numbers with a female "sex" icon.  I keep deleting this folder whenever I find it, but there still must be something in my computer that I need to delete to keep it from opening everytime I get online. I can't figure out what that is, and I'm afraid to just start deleting things without being sure of what they are.
Is there a way to keep this one folder from coming back?
My antivirus software does not recognize it as a virus
and most often this stuff appears after a pop-up called "only the best" comes on my screen WHICH my pop up blocker doesn't even recognize!
The pop-up mostly advertises spyware stuff, but occasionally sex stuff
Is there a way to block this folder from generating itself?
Is there a way to tell if another folder is somehow linked to it that I need to get rid of also?

Grateful for any help!
JudeRead This First - Viruses & SpywareThank you so much for the link to Ad-Ware. I was trying to find that one but it wasn't listed under Ad-Ware as one would think. I downloaded a couple software programs and my computer was LOADED with bad stuff!
I think this might cure the problem, time will tell!
It is so great that this forum exists. For people that don't have the financial means to get computer help, this is a Godsend!
Thanks again,
JudeYou should run the scanners you may have installed on a regular basis.

Have you installed a Firewall as well?

How Stuff Works - How Firewalls WorkNo Firewall.  I have the Norton Personal Firewall disc, but in the past it kept me from being able to surf the web. At least thats what my IP told me. In fact he had me un-install my anti-virus and firewall protection all together, that is probably why all this happened.
I have downloaded Ad-Aware and Spyware Blaster. I did already have (and pay for Spykiller 2005, which I WONDER now how good it really is). So I should be well protected now! Do you think I should try to install the Firewall Protection again?
I have been online now since downloading these softwares and have had NO problems like in the past. I even saw the folder and files in question amongst the ones found for quarentine. I was so happy, I think it really WORKED!!
Oh thank you sooo much, I am so very grateful for you!

Muuahh!
Jude
You might need to tell your firewall what programs (such as Internet Explorer) you want to access the Internet. Look in its settings for things such as "Programs". When you try to access the Internet, do you get some kind of dialog pop-up from your firewall informing you that a program is trying to access the Internet?Your ISP told you to DISABLE your Firewall?

What ISP are you subscribing to?

Unless you are using a Router (With firmware Firewall) to connect to the Internet, a software firewall is a must.

The
Sygate Personal Firewal (Click) is a very decent (free) firewall. Like Neil said, you need to configure your Firewall. Most Firewalls allow you to give the program the rights to access the Internet or not when you run the program the first time after the Firewall has been installed.  

You should also look into
Mozilla Firefox (Click) which offers very good security once configured properly. Wow...see I had NO idea that you had to "program" your firewall, gosh you would think SBC techs would know this kind of thing.  The happy news is that I have been online now for HOURS and I am no longer having any troubles at all, so the next question is...is should I still use my firewall?  Also, I have this one file that my computer will NOT allow me to delete. It's telling ME that access is denied! How rude!  How can I override this??  It is a folder that I renamed hoping to keep it from working (it was the trouble-maker) but now I can't get rid of the darn thing.
Gosh I sure appreciate all ya'll helpin me like this.
Ok, well...I have to leave for a while, but will check in later tonight.
Bless all of you computer genius'
Jude
**I don't remember exactly what does or doesn't pop-up, sorry.  I will check back in later, and see what you had to say about my installing a firewall again.
Thanks Raptor!!!!No, you don't have to program the firewall yourself, just tell it what programs you want to allow to access the Internet. You definatly should get a firewall. If you can't get rid of the folder, try deleting it in safe mode. Keep it in your recycle BIN for a while first, in case you need it.Neil...not to sound stupid, but is the installation and set-up of the firewall software self explanitory?
I'm not stupid, but obviously I didn't know this, but is it something I can do by myself ya think?
I am afraid I don't know about "safe mode" but I do have a friend who might. I can check with her.
Thanks for you ever so speedy response!
I gotta go to work for a while.....
Have a great evening!!
Jude Quote

It's telling ME that access is denied! How rude!  How can I override this??  It is a folder that I renamed hoping to keep it from working (it was the trouble-maker) but now I can't get rid of the darn thing.

but is the installation and set-up of the firewall software self explanitory?

One more question tho if ya'll don't mind.  Is it worth paying for the full version of Ad-Ware to protect my computer while I'm online, or is that what the firewall software is for?

Hello, thanks for looking at my thread. This might take a bit of explaining so I'll try.

I want add another drive to  my computer.  My desktop tower has a 500 Gig SATA drive with Win Xp SP3, Pentium 4, 3.00 GHz and has 2 gig of RAM.
The drive is getting full with movies that Ive recorded on my external drive and transferred to the computer.

I  have a couple of drives hanging around and tried to add them 1 by 1. So they mostly work individually... 1 Sata and some IDE.
To test the new 200 gig Sata drive, I disconnected the 500 and turned the computer on.
Long story short .. It worked.
The home screen changed to the new drive and all the programs, I had a look around the programs, ran a few and it worked ok and I even added a guest to the users account.

When I added the 200 Gig Sata to the computer with my original drive now reinstalled, the computer didn't see the 500 Gig Sata drive and just loaded the 200?  So I figured wrong connection on the Mobo.

After changing the connections on the M/B to the other and rebooting, I had only my original 500 drive. What the?

My biggest problem now is that, now the computer is back to original, with only the 500 Gig SATA drive installed, I have all these added programs, added to my "Program Files" directory. Some of them work and some don't.

Programs like ITunes, Apple Software Update, Bonjour, Bullfrog, JoshMadison, UTorrent and Yahoo to name a few, all programs that I didnt install or don't use.

Is this typical of adding or changing drives? Personally I haven't had anything like this before and what do I do to undo the changes please?User Profile is corrupt. Create a new user acct and set to admin if you want admin RIGHTS, logon as that new user/admin and this issue should be resolved. Once you have that profile running clean and have moved all favorites etc, my documents etc over to the new profile you can leave the old profile there or delete it.

Any drives added I would format them first so that you dont have say 2 drives installed both containing windows etc. This way only the drive that you want to boot will boot and the other will act as a slave for storage. I made a bootable CD with delpart on it to dump drives years ago, but you can also delete partitions or format drives using a Live Linux CD, DVD, or if your system supports USB boot a bootable thumb drive.

Depending on what you have for a power supply I have seen issues where people go overboard and install too many hard drives and kill their power supplies such as a guy who had 4 of them for 4TB of storage. He too had his movie collection and music on the drives. Installed a much larger PSU and issue was resolved with system acting strange locking up and drives reporting not ready etc. 2 drives in a system probably wont be an issue, but if you plan on stuffing a bunch of drives in, be sure you have a powerful enough power supply to keep them all functioning. I wouldnt bother with the IDE drives as for they are slower and unless you are desperate for every extra GB of storage and on a very tight budget, if you need more space, I'd go with a modern single drive that is say 1TB that can work equal to the maximum storage capacity of about 4 IDE drives and faster with lesser power required, heat created, and having data scattered among multiple drives.

Long time ago I spanned a bunch of IDE drives together to get 600GB of storage, then one of the drives failed and I lost all my data. Lesson learned was that if I need more space, spend he money to buy and install a larger drive.I doubt it's a User Profile issue...otherwise it wouldn't have worked the 1st time.

Since we now know that Both HDD's have an OS on them Guru needs to answer some questions before advice is given.
What OS is on the 500 ?
What OS is on the 200 ?

Is your goal to be able to use both drives as they are including the OS and apps on each respective HDD ? ?

Or are you simply looking for more storage space as is what i assumed from the original post.
When 2 HDD's that are both bootable are introduced piecemeal it is easy for the BIOS to get confused as to which one to boot...this is what's happened here.

Let us know what your goals are for this setup and we can proceed... Quote

I doubt it's a User Profile issue...otherwise it wouldn't have worked the 1st time.

My biggest problem now is that, now the computer is back to original, with only the 500 Gig SATA drive installed, I have all these added programs, added to my "Program Files" directory. Some of them work and some don't.

Programs like ITunes, Apple Software Update, Bonjour, Bullfrog, JoshMadison, UTorrent and Yahoo to name a few, all programs that I didnt install or don't use.

I want add another drive to  my computer.  My desktop tower has a 500 Gig SATA drive with Win Xp SP3, Pentium 4, 3.00 GHz and has 2 gig of RAM.

I had a client attach a 2nd hard drive once and his windows desktop populated with shortcuts to programs on that 2nd hard drive on its own. ( Makes no sense, but seen it happen. Then when the 2nd hard drive was removed all links on desktop etc in relation to programs on that 2nd drive with the 2nd drive gone were non functional.

His statement quoted from his original post sounds exactly like the issue I dealt with on a clients system where somehow software from Program Files and Desktop shortcuts etc were inherited/merged from the 2nd drive with 2 drives installed with same version of Windows and may have even been set up with same user name and password to allow a strange inheritance/merger like this. What was even stranger was that when navigating in the Programs via Start - > Programs programs were inherited/merged from the 2nd drive which is gone, and when navigating to C:\Program Files\   only the programs that were to the original hard drive where there, so the profile had become corrupt with a merger or inheritance between both drives connected and when the 2nd drive was removed it remained. *This client claimed they never installed the programs that were inherited from the 2nd drive, but the programs were on the 2nd drive from a prior install of Windows XP, so they claimed they didnt install them, yet at some point in the past when this 2nd hard drive was the primary drive they did.

There are no Master/Slave jumpers on most SATA HDD's...
It depends more on the MBoard layout itself...
Normally SATA 0 and SATA 1 are master/boot devices.

When I go to update XP ETHER Express or Custome it gives me the error that it cant update it Bummer...There is like no OFFICAL error code just the message.  The web page has encountered a problem an can not display you are trying to viewI hate when that happens.I wonder what it is that's being updated...that's not QUITE clear as of yet...

We will see.
Stay tuned.It's very clear. Seems like I need service pack 3 installedGood. Glad you figured it out. Locked.

After watching youtube with Firefox my computer is slow in every operation! Just opening My Computer or booting takes a lot more time.

My specs:
OS Version: Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Service Pack 3, 32 bit
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU P8600 2.40GHz, x86 Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 10
Processor Count: 2
RAM: 1999 Mb
Graphics CARD: Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family, 1024 Mb
Hard Drives: C: Total - 80003 MB, Free - 72494 MB; D: Total - 72614 MB, Free - 49592 MB; F: Total - 953867 MB, Free - 240 MB;
Motherboard: Dell Inc., 0G866N
Antivirus: AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 2013, Updated: Yes, On-Demand Scanner: Enabled


This is some of what I`ve tried:

1. System restore

2. Formated the computer and installed a fresh XP

3. I didn`t install adobe flash player. (It seems like I had activex flash thou)

4. Cleaned the registry with "Vit Registry Fix 11"

5. Deleted temporary internet files in Firefox 18


I formated the computer 2 times and even after a fresh install the computer went slow after watching youtube for some minutes. Before formatting I thought the problems was because of Flash Player so I didn`t install it in the fresh XP install.

I suspect it has something with my video card (Intel GM45 Graphics). It didn`t show up in either dxdiag or CPU-Z before I installed the driver. Under Graphics Driver, Intel® Driver Update UTILITY says "Your driver is current". Under Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility (Chipset INF) it says "This version is VALID. Does it mean I have the correct drivers?1 word of advice...stay away from registry cleaners...
That being stated...did you re-install all the drivers after the XP re-install ? ?
If so where did the drivers come from ? ? Quote from: patio on January 14, 2013, 10:00:09 AM

1 word of advice...stay away from registry cleaners...
That being stated...did you re-install all the drivers after the XP re-install ? ?
If so where did the drivers come from ? ?

Thats only one of many drivers though...
Is this a laptop ? ?
If so laptop drivers should always come directly from the laptop manuf. site...nowhere else.

I'd highly recommend it...
Use your service tag #...for best results.

The service tag # is on the back/bottom of the PC...
Enter it at the Dell driver site and all your drivers will be listed.

All of them...

Probably a connection issue more than anything else...

Your web connection...Check it here...

You know when SOMEBODY is calling you and you're surfing right? Windows asks you if you whant to answer or cancel the incoming call right?

Well, my problem is, Windows automatically disconnects me, it doesn't even ASK me if I whant to cancel or answer. Altough, the window appears LATE, and it's too late to click in cancel. Even if I click cancel on time, still, it KEEPS answering the phone.

Can somebody help me please?http://www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/askbruce/articles/connect/breakconnect_1.shtmlHey MAN! Thanks!  

You're the computer wizzard!

recently my computer crashed and i had to reboot it. the safe mode selection screen came up, and i selected last known good configuration. then my screen froze and i was unable to proceed further. the same happens when i reboot and choose any other option, or when i leave the timer to count down to 0. i have tried accessing my computer via f8, but it freezes in a BLANK BLACK screen when i pick any option.

can anyone help me? thanks a lot in advance.ryan d...."can anyone help me?"......Perhaps if you provide a little more info ........like what o/s your using ,
what was going on just before this oddity occurred......My crystal ball is a wee bit fogged up ...lol
You might also mention if you have all the latest updates , Do you regularly scan for viruses and spyware?

please let us know

dl65  right. i'm using windows XP home edition, on a compaq presario. i was booting my computer when it froze at the startup screen and restarted. that happens sometimes so i wasn't worried, but this time - yeah. it refused to get past the safe mode selection. that's only happened once before, but i ended up sending it to a repairman who fixed it but didn't tell me what the problem was (except that i shouldn't leave my computer on for more than 3 hours). and yes, i do scan for viruses and spyware - not that often for viruses, but i just checked for spyware yesterday. i update windows as often as i see that little speech BUBBLE popping up at the system tray. Quote

that happens sometimes so i wasn't worried,

(except that i shouldn't leave my computer on for more than 3 hours).

thing is, i've left my computer on for much longer periods of time without any problems. and this time it happened just as i started the computer up.

Ok my dad bought a windows xp upgrade disk for his laptop and he used the cd key that came with it and installed windows xp home edition on his laptop.  ok my computer came with windows xp and no discs.  I completely wiped my hard drive so now i have no OS.  My friend has a discs that consisits of Windows 2000ME (for dell it says)  that he used about four years ago and on the computer he installed it on he now has windows xp.  Ok now I got  a couple of questions:

1) Can I install this Windows 2000ME thats for dell on my Sony Vaio? Then use my dads upgrade xp disc and use my cd key and install xp that WAY?

2) If I can get a Retail Version of Windows XP from a firend can I use my cd key and install it?

3) If I can install this Windows 2000ME and he used it four years ago but installed Windows XP over it will his cd key be free?  Will/Can I get in TROUBLE?First of all there is no such OS as Windows 2000me.  It is either Windows ME ore Windows 2000 (professional, server, advanced server or database server).

I have never heard of a windows xp upgrade edition, only xp home edition or xp professional.

It is the licence that counts; therefore if you hold a valid licence for xp and borrow a disk from someone else, that is perfectly legal; so the answer to question 2 as far as I'm aware is yes.  I would be CONCERNED as to why your computer came with xp installed and no discs.

Sony waio usually comes with restore discs and that will restore their systems back to the factory settings or on a partition with their packaged software.  Upgrade is not usually an option so the answer to question one is no.

I believe after upgrading to xp, you will have to type in a cd key for a valid xp licenceSorry your right ME. I put 2000 cause I was thinking Melinium(spl) but ya my computer didnt come with any discs to REINSTALL windows and its out of warranty.. So I guess Ill have to see if i can get some from Sony. but will ME for dell work on my Sony? and for the upgrade its Mircrosoft Windows Xp Home Edition Upgrade.  Instead of retail...You seem to be totally confused as to what you actually have. The disk you have is what is known as a Restore Disk, which is just a copy of all the software that is pre-installed when you buy a new computer - it's slightly cheaper than providing about 30 CD's for all the software.

You could probably install Windows from that CD, but in my experience most of them have copy protection measures to stop people from installing the software on more than one PC.

So in answer to your questions:
1) Maybe
2) No
3) No, and you can get into trouble if you do. Next time you go to Windows Ugrade, you'll just find that you're copy will be disabled.

And in answer to your second post, you will have to "go retail". Doing it the way you want to do it is effectively theft, and thereby a felony or whatever you Yanks call major crimes...

while i was troubleshooting my xp machine EXPLORER crashed, my task bar and desk top are gone. how can i get explorer back without rebooting? :-/old guy....what do you mean your desktop is gone ....?
what was it you were troubleshooting ?
Why dont you wish to reboot ?

dl65 when the windows explorer crashed i was WORKING on another problem, my copmuter was randomly rebooting or it would fail with a blue screen, so then the desk top icons are missing and the task bar is gone. i dont want to reboot because i have FILE i haven't  save that are very important, so can i get explorer back with out rebooting and what may cause the computer to randomly reboot please help. very important thanks for any adviseReboot is not the proper word to describe what you mean.

Definiton of reboot

What you are REFERING to is (Re)formatting

What version of Windows are you using?

Refer to the following article for more help your question

Quote

"and what may cause the computer to randomly reboot"

okay! tried loading xp pro onto a NEW hard drive using the 6 floppy discs and the original xp pro cd which is liscensed.at the end of the 6th floppy when it goes to start the installation is COMES up with an error stating .sif file missing or corrupt,setup cannot continue. any help would be greatly appreciated but i do ask that nobody reply who wants to know my business and where  or what i am doing.just some simple tips.why not change the boot sequence if APPLICABLE...and boot from cd rom...the sif error more info here>http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=224830  and we dont wish to know your bussiness or any one ELSES..we are  all EQUAL in cyberspace... this link will also help>http://www.windowsreinstall.com/

Onto a new hard drive or a new partition of your current hard drive...wrw5337........Have you formatted the new hard drive ?
Is the Win XP pro a original cd or a copy ?

let us know.

dl65 I agree with dl65. Setup file problems usually indicate  a defective install disc. Could you try the install disc on another PC? Quote

i am trying to load xp pro onto a new hard drive and i says .sif file missing or corrupt.cannot continue.any help out there?

i am using copies of xp pro.i have tried 3 different copies of xp pro which i never had trouble with before

i leave the original copy at work and take copies home to repair computers

so i wanted a clean installation of windows xp, and i inserted the cd then i deleted the existing partitions and created one partition and started the installation (after formatting ntfs files) but the something went wrong during the installation of windows xp (COMPUTER turned off ) and i had to start all over again , but there is only an 8 mb partition and the other hdd space is not displayed (in blue and white screen) Hi Matt,

This has happened to me a few times now ... hene I opted to get a UPS.  Anywho ... the only 2 things I EVER do (easiest, as far as I am concerned) is as follows:

A - Back in the day I would simply slave that DRIVE to another machine and the format it from within the Operating System (OS)
B - These days I just connect it via USB to another machine and then format it from within Windows

Hope you come right.

EssieAlso, the OP can boot the PC with a CD that has a "Live Linux" on it. He can USE GParted to examine the hard drive.
This link has a general coverage of GParted.
http://rvarchivo.blogspot.com/2012/10/gparted-wikipedia-free-encyclopedia.html

A bootable USB of GParted is FOUND on the link below.
http://gparted.sourceforge.net/liveusb.php

This is a windows xp HP computer, the problem is I have a boot option and I've been booting from cd all this time. I accidently turned the pc off now the computer won't read the cd for some REASON. Yes the cd works, I tried it in my new laptop I got this Christmas. All I want to get a few files off the old computer and I'll let it rest in peace. I've been using Hiren's BOOTCD 11 to boot my pc, and so I just made a bootable usb but there is a big issue. It reads Grub4dos instead of the Hiren disk, it says Quote

Boot from find menu.lst, /boot/grub/menu.lst. /grub/menu.lst

Grubs4dos 0.4.5b 2011-04-23, Mem 639K/1014/0M, End: 351657 [Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported. For the first WORD TAB list possible command completions of a device/filename ESC at anytime exits. ]

Error 8: Kernel must be loaded before booting

Those are the exact instructions I followed. and second link where exactly do I suppose to be looking? Thanks for the reply.

Ok so when i try to install things like fonts and styles or bascily anything for photoshop i get this error. I posted two pictures. Im not sure what to do to fix it. Please help me! p.s. i actually have windows seven and not xp. Sorry.

[year+ old attachment deleted by admin]For some odd reason Photoshop is not recognising them...
Where are these DLoads from...and is your Photoshop a Legit version ? ?photoshop is legit. and the fonts that any of my programs would use don't EVEN work. So thats completly unrelated to photoshop.That wasn't exactly CLEAR in your 1st Post...are you saying you are having font issues ACROSS the board...no matter what app ? ?

Because that would make it an entirely DIFFERENT issue...
And you didn't answer the DLoad query...because from the screenshot it's a DLoad...where is it from ? ?i tried to EXPLAIN my self as clearly as possible. Yes it's font issues and pretty much anything related. The picture came when i attempted to download something. So yes i would assume it's a download issue.

so i was trying to reinstall windows xp on an ACER aspire one (model: zg5) netbook, as XP was running horribly, and nothing worked.

anyhow, i made a bootable USB drive copy of XP from an XP CD using 'WinToFlash'.
the 1st step in which XP bootable formats the drive and installs windows file works fine. it is, however, the 2nd step that i cannot get into- the final, GUI installation of windows. when trying to boot into the 2nd option from the usb stick, "GUI mode setup, continue setup + 1st start of windows", it says that "Windows COULD not start because \system32\hal.dll is MISSING or corrupt."

I've tried to re-copy and overwrite hal.dll from downloading it online as well as copying it off the original XP CD, no luck.

i've tried the fixmbr and fixboot commands in the windows XP recovery console, nothing.

there's an option for "DEBUG, incase of HAL.DLL or NTOSKRNL.EXE not found errors" on this bootable version of XP on the usb drive, and it yields an "I/O errore multi(0)disk(0)partition(1)\BOOTSECT.DOS" error. i've done hard drive tests as well, and it passed the quick test, and the extended test took awhile so i ABORTED it. what else can i do? thanks in advance.What OS did this unit ship with originally ? ?XP home, i'm installing XP Pro.

i get trap 00000006 exception everytimr i try to boot i can not access set or dos i cannot do anything except go to recovery console can some one give me any help? is this a hard drive problem or BIOS  please helpkats deo...You didnt mention your operating system......read this it might  help you .
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;329903

dl65  Sorry  Windows XP kats deo....Is this something that just started ? Is this a new pc ? What was going on just prior to this starting .....?  Help us out here........


dl65  I was trying to reinstall windows xp. I got message that a file was missing or undected. then machine froze up and I reset. Then I got trap 06 error message every time I boot.  Gone into recovery console and did what you showed me. got rind of trap 06 message but now i get missing ndltr.  I think that I'm on the right track.  What do you suggest?  thanks for the help.kats deo....Were you doing a clean install and were you using a real Win XP disk or a copy ?

dl65  No it was not a clean install and yes it was a copy of what the builder installed.  It was legally regesterdkats deo......Have you considered doing a clean install ?
Have a look at this .....
http://www.tinyempire.com/shortnotes/files/ntldr_missing.htm

dl65  ok did that and here are results
try this 1  \system32\hal:dll missing
reinstall above file
the rest read as so
computer disk hard ware configureation problem could not read from selected diskboot
what next ? you have been a big help thank you i will have to get some sleep after this one and start again in the morning if you would like you can contact me on my email  address  [email protected]  thank you very much hopefully i will talk to you again tomorrow: )kats deo......Are you certain the copy of Xp isnt corrupt ?
Have you used it before without any problems ?
Why dont you have an original instead of a copy ?

dl65  Have you formatted before reinstalling? Quote

kats deo......Are you certain the copy of Xp isnt corrupt ?
Have you used it before without any problems ?
Why dont you have an original instead of a copy ?

dl65  

Hello Everyone,
Hopefully someone can shine some light on my problem. I have PC with XP SP3, two internal hard drives and one network drive (backups). Yesterday I decided to move a tone of software from my internal hard drives onto the network drive for storage. I created a folder in the network drive, and subfolders with no problem.

(most files are zip/exe) I had about 4-5 subfolders under the main folder and all of the sudden the contents of the this particular folder has disappeared, vanished, gone!! It's acting like a BLACK HOLE!! My problem is that I 'MOVED' all of my files onto the network hard drive and I have no other means to gain access to these files.
Under the folder's properties, it states that it is empty and has no files/folders. I've moved files before just in exactly the same manner and never had a problem.

What really bugs me (and gives me hope of recovery) is that when I try to move/copy files over and if I already moved/copied that same file into the folder, it will ask me if I want to REPLACE THE FILE? But if u LOOK at the folder, its EMPTY! When u first move the file it shows up in the folder, but as soon as you do a REFRESH of the folder the items disappear!!
If I try again to copy the exact last file I dumped into this same folder, it will ask me the file already exist! You just can not see anything!!! I have no clue as to what may be going on, i've tried changing the folders setting to show hidden files, system file, the views, etc....no luck!

Does anybody have any idea what may be happening to my files??? If I try to delete the folder the system tells me the directory is not empty!! Like hello??? If I make a copy of the folder and move it, nothing shows. I am out of ideas and need some HELP PLEASE. I've already tried looking through 'cmd' and nothing shows up.
Files are simply disappearing and I have no ideas why!!

thanks in advance and open to any suggestionshttp://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421&sd=techHey, thanks for the reply. However, that did not help me 

Anyone has other suggestions??


Thanks

It could be simple such as the drive you are uploading to may be failing? Ever consider this thought? I would look into it.

Also maybe certain permissions are set or the files or folder being uploaded have been MARKED as hidden.

Just some thoughts. voxp, this "network drive" that you speak of, is it a NAS type drive? Or is it inside a server?
LOOKS like the file(s) or folder(s) is hidden.
setting:
local computer -> view hidden file: yes
network comp/drive -> view hidden file:no

you wont see the file even though you enable view hidden in folder options:

try this script:
Code: [Select]pushd \\computername\sharename
explorer .
Reno,
do I RUN the script in cmd window?

Also, just to clarify. My network drive is connected via USB to my airport base station and thus I can access wirelessly. I have other files and folders on the drive that I can see and manipulate no problem. My problem is only with this particular folder and no matter what I dump into the folder, they disappear after I refresh the folder. But, when I try to add the file again into the folder, it tells me the file already exist and if I want to replace it? YOU CAN NOT SEE ANYTHING IN THE FOLDER. i face this problem once, but in my case is the other end is a PC with setting "view hidden file:no", and the file uploaded is hidden or system file.
the NT dos cmd is just a shortcut to map network drive to z:\

in your case, any file dumped into that particular folder is missing. have you try to plug the usb drive directly to your PC?Well here is what I got....the problem is sort of fixed. I plugged the usb drive directly into the PC (by-passing the router) and I could see the files in the folder (woooo)!! I made an immediate copy of the folder to another location on my PC. I re-connected the drive back to the router and I have the same problem. Folder is there, but no files! I am not sure what the problem is and I can not change any security settings on that particular folder. I am puzzled....but at least I got my files back.

I just created a NEW folder in the root directory and added files/folders with no issues. For some reason, this particular bunch of files decided to play hide-and-seek with me! I am still interested in finding the solution, but for now am happy with what I got.

Thanks everyone!
ii'm having the same problem with my external storage connected to an airport extreme. i ran through all the suggestions i could find online. tweaked the registry, even got me a registry cleaner per suggestion from one of the posts somewhere, nothing worked. when you saw that your files are back when you hooked your external drive straight to your computer, your problem is not solved. you're just happy that you did not lose your files. what i'm looking at now is the integrity of my airport extreme, i don't know, but there must be a solution to the problem. Quote from: moleri67 on January 22, 2013, 10:44:22 PM

i ran through all the suggestions i could find online. tweaked the registry, even got me a registry cleaner per suggestion from one of the posts somewhere, nothing worked.

Hi all,

I was using Windows XP SP3 at home for doing school homework.
My PC was connected to the Internet when I was typing words on MS Words,
and I did not launch any other applications except the Firefox 13.0.01.
I found that my PC would disconnect my PC from the Internet when I did not use
the browser to browse any webs for 5 minutes. If I left the browser idle WITHOUT doing any searching or browsing, then I would not be able to connect to the Internet after 5 minutes.
That's weird, because I had not ENCOUNTERED this kind of problem when I was using XP SP2  a few months back.

Could someone help me please?

THANK you
Kitty.While researching on your behalf i found this comprehensive responce with a number of applicable possible solutions. Please give them a try and report back. While this is a member of another forum i believe that person is also a long standing member of the CH forums as well.
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 Posted 01 December 2008 - 10:20 PM
Go Start>Run (Start search in Vista), type in:
cmd
 Click OK.

 In Command Prompt window, type in following commands, and hit Enter after each one:
IPCONFIG /flushdns
 ipconfig /registerdns
 ipconfig /RELEASE
 ipconfig /renew

 Restart computer.

 If that doesn't work...
 Go Start>Run (Start search in Vista), type in:
cmd
 Click OK.

 At Command Prompt, type in:
netsh int ip reset reset.log
 Hit Enter.
 Type in:
netsh winsock reset catalog
 Hit Enter.

 Restart computer.


 If that doesn't work...
 Download, install, and run WinSockFix: http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/Network...inSockFix.shtml
 Restart computer, and check again.
Goodluck and keep us informed,truenorth Quote from: kwfine on January 27, 2013, 10:35:22 AM

...Firefox 13.0.01...

Is it possible that FF is trying to update?  Latest version of FF is 18.0.1.

i think firefox 18.0.1 doesnt good to use on XP SP3,
use firefox 12.0.1 that available for all XP version

I was installing McAfee and uninstalling Norton Antivirus when this happened.  Now whenever I start up my desktop, it briefly goes to my normal windows desktop screen before reverting to the blue screen.  I've tried to install McAfee during safe mode, but it doesn't install or fix the blue screen problem.

Anyone have any suggestions?   

[recovering DISK space, attachment deleted by admin]First of all, McAfee makes the absolutely worst software in the world. I strongly urge you not to use it. BTW, what was wrong with Norton AV?

As for the bsod, you may have to do this from safe mode if you can't get to your desktop:
Download BlueScreenView:
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/blue_screen_view.html
unzip downloaded FILE and double click on BlueScreenView.exe to run the program.
when scanning is done, go to EDIT - Select All
Go to FILE - SAVE Selected Items, and save the report as BSOD.txt
Open BSOD.txt in Notepad, copy all of the content, and paste it into your next replySo I did what you said... downloaded the zip file, extracted all the files and clicked on the ICON.  The window popped up, but nothing was there for me to "select all" and copy.

[recovering disk space, attachment deleted by admin]Okay. Have you completely uninstalled Norton? Please TELL us exactly how far you got in that process (UNINSTALL / installation of McAfee) before the problem arose.

I have 2 computers networked on a home network. Both are MEMBERS of the same workgroup, and I can ping either one from the other. Both are running XP, and file sharing is enabled in both computers

I can map the drives of Computer A from Computer B, but cannot map Computer B from A. Computer A does not recognize Computer B as PART of the network. When I try to add B to the network I am asked for a password. Neither computer was EVER installed with a password, to the best of my knowledge, so I'm at a loss how to. respond.

Is it possible Computer A does have a password that I'm unaware of? If so, how do I find it. If not, what is causing this problem, and how can it be solved?.When it prompts for a password have you tried just hitting ENTER ? ?If I remember rightly, many things actually don't work if you don't have a password for security reasons. This includes task scheduling in some cases, most remote desktop and logins, etc.

You might try a username of 'anonymous' and no password and see if that works. I've had issues with XP not logging into public shares and this login worked when things were shared to everyone.I've tried using no password, with no success. I don't understand why Computer A won't recognize computer B as part of the network when I've set both up with the same protocols, and workgroup, but Computer B recognizes A.

Hi, i recently dug up an old laptop, and tried to TURN it on. however, it wants a password which ive forgotton. i went into SAFE mode and tried to get access via administrator login, but i password protected that too!! does anyone know of a way round this, APPARENTLY there is something to do with an SAM? or i can download something onto my mem stick (flash drive) and put it into the laptop during start up? thanks for your help guys its windows xp, dell PP01L laptop btw if that helps anyone. thanks.Ah, the good old forgotten password story... TAKE it to an official dealer for that brand with proof of legal ownership and be prepared to pay for a password reset.
Its pretty old and I cant find ANYTHING other than the bag its in. ive got the holagraphic sticker on the laptop with the code thing, will that do?

I was ASKED to INSTALL 2 Dell Windows 8 Computers to ONE Multi-function PRINTER. I NEED a print server right?? I read that I need a "Multi-Function Printer Server ??"  Can someone point me in the right direction.


Thanks

I have Windows xp and for months I have been unable to normally copy and paste links to pages,..unless I right click on the Properties and then click Copy. Only then can I paste the link.

I never had any issues until my computer crashed about 4 months back and we had to reload Windows.

I have googled this problem and found no answers.

It is really a huge pain that I am unable to GO to my browser window and copy the url to paste elsewhere. When I try to do this and go to paste,..there is a blank. Nothing pastes.

As I said earlier,..the only way that I can copy and paste urls,.is to go to Properties and copy it there.

For the most part I am able to copy and paste print on pages,..but not urls in browsers. Help!

Thanks!
"Properties" where?  What browser are you using? And what app is being used to create these pages ? ? Word? Wordpad ? Other ?I am using INTERNET Explorer. I will right click on a page and then click onto the Properties in order to be able to copy a url. When I click onto the url in the browser and highlight it, I try to copy it and it appears that I do,...but when I go to another page to Paste it,..it will not paste anything.
As far as "what app is being used"....I am not using an app,..but simply using my computer normally.
I simply have lost the ability to use my normal copy and paste function, and can not figure out WHY.I still don't get it...are ypu pasting it into the address bar and hitting Enter ? ?
That should work...
What happens if you simply click on the link ? ?
You can set IE...or any other browser to open any link in a new window.Ok,...I will try to be clearer in what my problem is. Let's say that I want to send  a link to a YouTube video to a friend of mine in an email. The normal course would be for me to go to the page of the video,..place my mouse on the browser url,..highlight it,..and then right-click Copy.  I then go to my email and in the email I go to Paste,...and NOTHING is pasted. I am not able to Copy and Paste URL's from browsers.
If I go back to the page and right click my mouse and get the Properties, the box will APPEAR and I have to copy the Address url and then go back to my email, before it will Paste. That is the ONLY way that I can Copy and Paste url's. My question is WHY have I lost the ability to Copy and Paste a url from a browser?Try these :
Go to IE Tools - Internet Options - Security tab - Custom Level ( Internet highlight) - Scroll down and look for Drag and drop or copy and paste FILES. Hit Ok, Apply - Ok.What happens if you use this method.
1.Highlight the URL to be copied.
2.together click on "control/C" on the keyboard
3.open whatever it is you want to copy the URL to (new browser window/e-mail content/whatever
4.Place your cursor(mouse) wherever you want to place the copied URL (ensure you see the cursor there).Click the left mouse key to place the cursor there.
5.click together "control/V on the keyboard
6.Your copied URL should appear.
truenorth

Why my computer 'c' and 'd' drive icon is not like the default yellow folder. It's like something which you will see, if windows COULD not open the folder, look like a page with the right top corner the top right edge folded. In my CASE it is only for the partition drives I mentioned. There is no problem whatsoever only the icons not as default yellow folder type. My OS. XP Pro. SP3. Thanks.

[recovering disk space, attachment deleted by admin]What software was INSTALLED prior to the problem? See also here http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm and follow the regedit instruction. Look for fix #119.I am not sure what I have DONE or install during the time as only when I 'CLICK' my computer icon then I notice the icons of my two partition have change. I will try the link you have given and test it. Thanks.

Just went to SITE there are two script,1. harddriveicon 2. foldericonchange which one should I used and the path what am I suppose to type in the box. From the my computer it is Local Disk(C) and Local Disk (D) please tell me what to type in. Thanks.Did you happen to change or install anything prior to the problem?

When I send an email with a link in it, it doesn't "blue" up, so the recipient has to copy and paste link into the browser. How do I remedy this PROBLEM? Thank You for your answer.

Art Granville
Hemet, CAWhat are you SENDING e-mail with ? ?
For EXAMPLE...in Yahoo Mail when COMPOSING a reply there is a Globe icon with links under it at the top of the page...you clik on that then copy in your link...that makes the link active for the recipient...I don't see any globe icons in my Yahoo email. Now what?You have to start composing a MESSAGE...then you'll see it above the text box...

I have a colleague's computer that keeps on crashing every now and then. Each time it generates bluescreen error 1000008e . I have copy pasted the dump files below. anyone know what the problem is? HELP much appreciated 

==================================================
Dump File         : Mini013013-18.dmp
Crash Time        : 1/30/2013 3:41:12 PM
Bug Check String  : KERNEL_MODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED
Bug Check Code    : 0x1000008e
Parameter 1       : 0xc0000005
Parameter 2       : 0x80635423
Parameter 3       : 0xa998bb74
Parameter 4       : 0x00000000
Caused By Driver  : ntoskrnl.exe
Caused By Address : ntoskrnl.exe+15e423
File Description  : NT KERNEL & System
Product Name      : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company           : Microsoft Corporation
File Version      : 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Processor         : 32-bit
Crash Address     : ntoskrnl.exe+15e423
Stack Address 1   : ntoskrnl.exe+167121
Stack Address 2   : ntoskrnl.exe+158641
Stack Address 3   : ntoskrnl.exe+14bcdc
Computer Name     :
Full PATH         : C:\WINDOWS\Minidump\Mini013013-18.dmp
Processors Count  : 2
Major Version     : 15
Minor Version     : 2600
Dump File Size    : 65,536
==================================================

==================================================
Dump File         : Mini013013-17.dmp
Crash Time        : 1/30/2013 3:22:55 PM
Bug Check String  : KERNEL_MODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED
Bug Check Code    : 0x1000008e
Parameter 1       : 0xc0000005
Parameter 2       : 0x80635423
Parameter 3       : 0xa988fbb4
Parameter 4       : 0x00000000
Caused By Driver  : ntoskrnl.exe
Caused By Address : ntoskrnl.exe+15e423
File Description  : NT Kernel & System
Product Name      : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company           : Microsoft Corporation
File Version      : 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Processor         : 32-bit
Crash Address     : ntoskrnl.exe+15e423
Stack Address 1   : ntoskrnl.exe+15850d
Stack Address 2   : ntoskrnl.exe+14ba72
Stack Address 3   : ntoskrnl.exe+6960c
Computer Name     :
Full Path         : C:\WINDOWS\Minidump\Mini013013-17.dmp
Processors Count  : 2
Major Version     : 15
Minor Version     : 2600
Dump File Size    : 65,536
==================================================

==================================================
Dump File         : Mini013013-16.dmp
Crash Time        : 1/30/2013 3:14:26 PM
Bug Check String  : KERNEL_MODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED
Bug Check Code    : 0x1000008e
Parameter 1       : 0xc0000005
Parameter 2       : 0x80635423
Parameter 3       : 0xa9aafb74
Parameter 4       : 0x00000000
Caused By Driver  : ntoskrnl.exe
Caused By Address : ntoskrnl.exe+15e423
File Description  : NT Kernel & System
Product Name      : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company           : Microsoft Corporation
File Version      : 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Processor         : 32-bit
Crash Address     : ntoskrnl.exe+15e423
Stack Address 1   : ntoskrnl.exe+167121
Stack Address 2   : ntoskrnl.exe+158641
Stack Address 3   : ntoskrnl.exe+14bcdc
Computer Name     :
Full Path         : C:\WINDOWS\Minidump\Mini013013-16.dmp
Processors Count  : 2
Major Version     : 15
Minor Version     : 2600
Dump File Size    : 65,536
==================================================

From a command prompt type in sfc /scannow and hit ENTER...
Have your XP CD ready as it will request it...let it run to completion and re-boot.

P.S. You should also update to Service Pack 3. Quote from: PATIO on January 30, 2013, 07:05:33 AM

From a command prompt type in sfc /scannow and hit Enter...
Have your XP CD ready as it will request it...let it run to completion and re-boot.

P.S. You should also update to Service Pack 3.

Every time I turn on my computer I hve to use the XP cd to boot up. How do I make the HD bootable?

JerryYou need to provide a LOT more information. For example, did it ever work properly? If so, what is new or different since the last time everything worked properly (ie, new hw, new sw, virus, error, etc)? Tell us about your system. The more information you provide, the better our chances of helping you.The problem started after I installed a second HD and a new soundcard in my computer. I removed the Hd and disable the integrated soundcard that was in.I checked device manager and the OLD soundcard vwas disabled.Since the, I have to insert the xp cd to boot up. I went to BIOS and select HD as priotity oot. No result. Please noe that in the BIOS  my CD-roms re on channel 0 and my HD on channel 1. I do not know if that is the problem. Please let me know if you need more info. Thanks.

JerryIt sounds as though the new hd is the primary and the old one (with the OS) the secondary. Reverse the cables on the two hd's and see what happens.Also if they are IDE style (wide ribbon CABLE connectors ) you need to check if the jumpers are set properly...
Windows drive = Master
Data drive = Slave.Just to add, what error does it shows when the disc is not in place? What was the intention of putting a second hard drive in the first place? DUAL boot or a data drive? What if you removed all optical drives and disabling floppy drive in BIOS (if there is one)? I did remove the second HD. Went to BIOS and set my single HD(the that has XP on it) to PRIORITY boot. No result. I still have to use the CD to open XP.Boot to the XP Cd...select Recovery console...
This will bring up a Dos looking screen...
Type in Fixboot and hit Enter...
Then type in fixmbr and do the same...
Re-boot and let us know...I did but windows start normally. That happens all the time. No way to get to RECOVERY.
I have to leave the cd in the drive all the time in order to boot windows, or leave the computer on. When you boot up immediately start tapping F8...this will bring up the advanced boot menu and you can select it from there.Ii did,but doing that took me to WINDOWS SET UP screen, and Windows started loading the files until the XP logo appears.Then,I could use the computer.
One more thing I noticed: If I hit F2 during the booting, it takes me to a screen called AUTOMATED RECOBERY FILE, but they ask fo a disc that I do not have.

Does XP PRO's used DISK space in system PROPERTIES INCLUDE all user accounts on C: drive?Yes.

If the display is a CRT and the picture shrinks on a page with lots of white background but gets larger on darker backgrounds then its usually a issue with the high voltage struggling to operate.

OS: Windows XP, service pack 3
Motherboard: Asus K8V SE Deluxe
Hard Drive Type: SATA connection (No IDE drive were used)
DVD Type: Memorex DVD-CD-ROM drive

1) I went into the BIOS and make sure that the PC boot up from the hard drive.
2) Once the PC is up and running, I installed a software on a CD-ROM.
3) After installation, I removed the CD-ROM and reboot. When boot up the computer
   won 't boot up from the hard drive, but expecting to boot up from a CD-ROM.
   I had to do CONTROL-ALT-DELETE and then it will boot up from the hard drive.

   In short:
   It does not matter which software I installed. After the software installation, the first
   reboot does not work, so I had to reboot the second time before the PC will boot up
   properly.

   Alternatively, after the software installation is done, I could turned off the computer and
   then turn it back on and then it will boot up from the hard drive.  What software ?
System MECHANIC 6.0
Fix-it Utilities 7.0
Nero
K8V SE Deluxe Mother board driver
and any other software.

Also, If I were to put in a CD-ROM into the Memorex drive just to LOOK at the content of it
the PC would not boot it up correctly when I reboot. Quote

System Mechanic 6.0
Fix-it Utilities 7.0

Running win XP, No Revision 2. Athalon Opteron 144. I put a Cd ineither TDK CD DRIVE or Pioneer DVD Dirve and then read & remove it. I replace it with a new disk totally DIFFERENT then the 1st one. When I read it it is still the same DIRECTORY as the 1st. It happens in the Dos window and in windows Run menu also. What is happening & how can I fix it?What percisely do you mean? If you have a window displaying the cds contents, remove the cd and put a new one in, then the window will still display the same contents. Try selecting the window and pressing F5 to refresh its contents.

Hi all,

Recenly I upgraded my old PC running windows SP2 to SP3, and then I found that
there were two network connection ICONS shown on Task Panel. (please see the picture below)


When I moved the mouse over the left network connection icon,
it showed me the ISP with network connection speed: 1.0Gbps.
But the other network connection icon showed me the network connection speed: 10Mbps.

I am thinking why there are two network connection icons shown on the Task Panel,
and which of them is the actual network connection speed for my computer.

Please help if you could
Thank you.
KittyIf you want them GONE its a simple checkbox under Network Adapter Properties:

START -> Settings -> Control Panel - > Network Connections -> Right-Click on one of the adapters and select properties -> UNCHECK the "Show icon in notification area when connected".

Repeat for other adapter that you dont want to have displayed.

Never seen a SP3 service pack update from SP2 do this.

If you want to find out which one is which you can disable one of them at a time and watch for your internet connection dropping out. Or you can use IPCONFIG/ALL under command shell and get the properties of these network adapters with IP addresses etc. If this is a laptop, you MIGHT be looking at wired connection and a wireless connection. Wired being the 1Gbps connection and wireless being the 10mbps connection.


The other connection must be the 1394 Adapter as you can disable this by Network connections and right-click the 1394 adapter.

I have ez cd creator 4.05. I accidentely downloaded WMP 9 and now I can't burn cd's! How do i uninstall wmp 9? I have tried everything; sys restore, an uninstall program, add remove programs. Nothing has worked!!
Please help right away.
thanks BrenThis has happened to me too, when USING ME. I just had to uninstall and re-install EZCDC.Well, I'm only saying this because I like to help people so just correct me if I'm wrong. I had the same problem, and what I did instead of uninstalling Windows Media PLAYER 9, was this.... I WENT to the Microsoft website, and downloaded and installed Windows Media Player 10. It fixed the problem in my case, but I can't promise YOU anything. Hey, it's worth a SHOT right? Follow this link to download WMP 10... http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/mp10/default.aspx

[glb]Flame[/glb]what o/s have you got...the reason you are having problems maybe is the wmp9 as a burner embeded..and its< roxio>... the same  as easy cd..