17642 + Interview Questions in Windows XP in Microsoft Windows Page 80 InterviewSolution

3951.	Solve : some sort of problems?
Answer» This is the situation: My pc in the House (no internet, not possible) Have 2 accnts. Me as Admin with passwordand the other user is my wife with password also. If it is playing WMP it will not get to screensaver (thats fine) The problem is (if it is problem): When the pc is turn on and not using it will go to screensaver on the time set. But when i want to use it back (move the mouse) it will go to the starting window, and i must click my account and enter my password (log on) again to go back to normal windows. how can i stop that and i must not need to log on again without turning of screensavers? Thanks in advance infoseeker infoseeker... Right-click on your desktop, select "Properties" from the menu, select the "Screensaver" tab, uncheck "On resume, password protect". Save your changes... This should TAKE CARE of your problem.Nice catch, Saviour... patio. 8-)thanks for that, but i done that already please look at my attachment. sorry i need to get first to my house to get this photo infoseeker Uncheck the box "On resume..." Click Apply or OK. Now test it.but i like my screensaver password protected not being go to log on windows is it possible to do it? why its not password protected as the same here in the pc in my work (they only using same xp pro)? infoseeker Quote This is the situation: My pc in the House (no internet, not possible) Have 2 accnts. Me as Admin with passwordand the other user is my wife with password also. If it is playing WMP it will not get to screensaver (thats fine) The problem is (if it is problem): When the pc is turn on and not using it will go to screensaver on the time set. But when i want to use it back (move the mouse) it will go to the starting window, and i must click my account and enter my password (log on) again to go back to normal windows. how can i stop that and i must not need to log on again without turning of screensavers? Thanks in advance infoseeker Infoseeker... In your original post you wanted to turn off the password protection...now you want it back on... Be advised...you are not password protecting your screensaver, but your LOGON when Windows resumes from the screensaver mode. If you want to password protect your computer after the screensaver has started...do this: 1) Go to "Display Properties". 2) Click the "Screensaver" tab. 3) Click the "Power" button. 4) Click the "Advanced" tab. 5) Check the box that reads "Prompt for password when computer resumes from standby". 6) Click "Apply" or "OK". 7) Then check or un-check the box that reads "On resume, password protect". That last box will determine whether or not you want to password protect your computer when it resumes from the screensaver mode.

3951.

Solve : some sort of problems?

Answer»

This is the situation:

My pc in the House (no internet, not possible) Have 2 accnts.
Me as Admin with passwordand the other user is my wife with password also.
If it is playing WMP it will not get to screensaver (thats fine)

The problem is (if it is problem):
When the pc is turn on and not using it will go to screensaver on the time set.
But when i want to use it back (move the mouse) it will go to the starting window, and i must click my account and enter my password (log on) again to go back to normal windows. how can i stop that and i must not need to log on again without turning of screensavers?

Thanks in advance

infoseeker infoseeker...

Right-click on your desktop, select "Properties" from the menu, select the "Screensaver" tab, uncheck "On resume, password protect". Save your changes...

This should TAKE CARE of your problem.Nice catch, Saviour...

patio. 8-)thanks for that, but i done that already
please look at my attachment.
sorry i need to get first to my house to get this photo

infoseeker Uncheck the box "On resume..."

Click Apply or OK. Now test it.but i like my screensaver password protected not being go to log on windows

is it possible to do it?
why its not password protected as the same here in the pc in my work (they only using same xp pro)?

infoseeker Quote

This is the situation:

My pc in the House (no internet, not possible) Have 2 accnts.
Me as Admin with passwordand the other user is my wife with password also.
If it is playing WMP it will not get to screensaver (thats fine)

The problem is (if it is problem):
When the pc is turn on and not using it will go to screensaver on the time set.
But when i want to use it back (move the mouse) it will go to the starting window, and i must click my account and enter my password (log on) again to go back to normal windows. how can i stop that and i must not need to log on again without turning of screensavers?

Thanks in advance

infoseeker

Infoseeker...

In your original post you wanted to turn off the password protection...now you want it back on...

Be advised...you are not password protecting your screensaver, but your LOGON when Windows resumes from the screensaver mode.

If you want to password protect your computer after the screensaver has started...do this:

1) Go to "Display Properties".
2) Click the "Screensaver" tab.
3) Click the "Power" button.
4) Click the "Advanced" tab.
5) Check the box that reads "Prompt for password when computer resumes from standby".
6) Click "Apply" or "OK".
7) Then check or un-check the box that reads "On resume, password protect".

That last box will determine whether or not you want to password protect your computer when it resumes from the screensaver mode.

3952.	Solve : How to have Word read Works and Wordpad?
Answer» HI and thank you for the support today. Is there any way that MS Word can read MS Works files or Wordpad files? This is for SENDING out resumes created on Works and being read by someone who only has Word.What version of Word? What version of Works?GET the person using Works to save as RTF. Or USE PrimoPDF to create a PDF (non-editable) FILE.

3953.	Solve : Resolution problems...?
Answer» Hi, I've been having resolution PROBLEMS of late. Whenever I try to change resolutions to a smaller set, it resizes my screen to that size and cuts off the rest of the screen. So what I get is a box which is my screen surrounded by black. I also can't move my mouse out of this box. There's an idea, I can't move out of the screen limit. Whenever I try to boot up a game like Starcraft it also does this by making Starcraft a confined space. It USED to FIT my whole screen but it doesn't ANYMORE. I've tried uninstalling it and reinstalling it to no avail. Any help would be greatly appreciated.I would try re-installing your video drivers for starters.. And check your monitor specs from the manuf. website to see what resolutions it will support. patio. 8-)Is this a laptop or LCD monitor?

3954.	Solve : mini scroll bar??
Answer» I am trying to find out what this device is called and how do I stop it from appearing. It is a TINY, grey-colored version of the scroll bar in Windows XP and it apears (seemingly randomly) while I am moving the pointer in the regular scroll bar and will cause the web page (or Word document) to move very quickly up or down. I have also seen it appear anywhere on a webpage where I have the cursor and in these INSTANCES, it will be horizontal or vertical (unlike the one on the scroll bar which only works vertically). I have gone to the control panel and LOOKED under "mouse" but cannot find it. Also, it may be important to note that I'm using a laptop with a touch pad so I don't know if this object appears on a desk top. I have never seen it before on my desk top computer at work and am trying to find a way to disengage it but have been unsuccessful, probably because I don't know what it's called. CAN ANYONE HELP ME?! Do you know whether the touchpad on that laptop, in fact, has a scroll feature? I have limited experience with laptops but I have recently had some use of a Gateway laptop which has a specific scroll feature on the right side of the touch pad. On a few occasions, I discovered that I had accidentally touched that part of the touchpad and activated the scroll feature. At first, I was not sure what was going on, but eventually realized what had caused the surprise behavior. Soybean: I'm not sure. I just tried that an it may in fact be the case. How would I find info to turn it off? If you look carefully at the touchpad, does it appear to have more than just than touch area and the left and right mouse button functions? I believe you should see something along the right side or bottom edge of the touchpad for vertical or horizontal scrolling, if it has that feature. And, if your touchpad does have scrolling features, I think you need to take a closer look at your Mouse Properties in Control Panel. This may help: Laptop Scroll Touchpad By the way, exactly what model is that laptop?Soybean, you have all the answers! I went to the webpage you provided and the only thing different on my laptop (a Toshiba Satellite L25 SERIES) is that I don't have a "gestures" tap in the Mouse settings (the webpage user appeared to have a Dell). But your answer seems to totally work. I notice that the scroll only appear when I'm at the extreme right edge or the bottom edge. Since I can't figure out how to disable it, I'll just avoid those areas. I've tried for the last 3 days to figure out what this was. Thanks, Soy!If it's Synpatics-based: Control Panel--&GT;Mouse-->Device settings. Click "settings". Options are under "virtual scrolling".Thanks million, Rob, that was the answer!! I would have never figured this out!

3957.	Solve : XP Boot to Black Screen?
Answer» OK have looked, honest! Have a desktop, 3Ghz P4, 1024, twin 120Gb, Radeon X800. Networked to the one I'm on now! Has decided to boot through to XP logo screen, with normal running blue bar, then about the time the desktop should appear........black screen. Boots into XP desktop OK via F8 Safe Mode, even with network ACTIVE and working if that option chosen, but then I can SEE nothing amiss, nothing saying it has an issue in Device Manager. Tried reverting to previous System Restore point...same. Tried repair installation from CD......same (well nearly, now also left menu option to installation in boot menu.............SIGH!). Just once on boot it indicated that hal.dll was corrupt............and in case it was getting masked at other times, I extracted/copied it from CD...same........ Had spare blank HDD, so fitted that removing HDD with old XP install completely, but won't install new to this drive either, same black screen. Thinking possibly graphics, have tried to reinstall the Graphics Card drivers, but installation fails. It's sitting there right now, in safe mode, back with original HDD, taunting me with it's rubbish resolution.............. Any thoughts please guys?? bravedanuk ........ Do you have the original install/Restore cds which came with the pc thats acting up or or you using something else ? dl65 Thanks for reply........ I have a OEM product recovery disk, but also have an unused (freshly broken out of MS Box packaging for this test) XP install disk, have tried both, starting with the OEM supposedly "matching" disk (apart from NUMEROUS Windows Updates of course). Should have said (sound of wrist being slapped) that OS is XP PRO. Both install disks do the same thing, appear to start off OK, and then freeze. To be honest, I'd quite like to install the NEW 250Gb SATA HDD as c:, which removes the old XP completely (?) and start with a new clean XP install to it...and keep the old 120Gb D drive (where most of my active data resides anyway). I'd keep the the old c: available as a BACKUP to plug in on a spare SATA line if I found that any old files were required............... But it won't allow me to install to the blank drive.......I have run the WESTERN Digital prep prog on it, but XP install freezes. ( I have done this before on another PC, so it's not the first time I have installed a HDD, but it is the first SATA type computer install) DaveRestore CD's may not work on a new hard drive if some soft of hidden recovery partition is needed. Some maker's do this, unfortunately. Let's make this a simpler proposition. There are too many variables. How about disconnecting for now EVERYTHING you do not need - the second hard drive, a second optical drive, any add in cards - modems, etc. and just see if the machine is capable of loading Windows to the intended drive.

3958.	Solve : Whether a file was accessed...?
Answer» HI, Is there any way to tell if a file (namely Notepad) has been accessed? I recently sent my computer in for repair, and I realized that I have sensitive information (passwords & the like) on simple Notepad files on my computer. Stupid I know. What measures can I take to check if this info was accessed during that time? Any help WOULD be greatly appreciated. Thanks. JohnYou can look in Documents and SEE if any rently used files are listed there, but that is about it. Or Open Notepad and click on file and see if some are listed there. If they were smart enough to prowl, they are probably smart enough to cover their tracks.On NT-based filesystems certainly, you can rightl-click on the file and SELECT properties. In the dialogue box, you will see the time the file was last accessed. Be aware though that indexing programs (MS FindFast, COpernic/Google desktop search, etc.) will change the last accessed time.On my Win XP Pro system, "Accessed" always SHOWS the current date when I right click on a file from Windows Explorer. So, it's meaningless info.That's probably because you're running some kind of indexing program.

3961.	Solve : chkdsk /f SESSION5_INITIALIZATION_FAILED?
Answer» I've a computer with Windows XP service Pack2. When I try to make chkdsk /f, after the checking is finished and the computer is restarted I receive the FOLLOWING message: "A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer. SESSION5_INITIALIZATION_FAILED If this is the first TIME you've seen this Stop error screen, restart your computer. If this screen appears again, follow these steps. Check to make sure any new hardware or software is properly installed. If this is a new installation, ask your hardware or software manufacturer for any Windows updates you might NEED. If problems continue, disable or remove any newly installed hardware or software. Disable BIOS memory options such as caching or shadowing. If you need to USE Safe Mode to remove or disable component, restart your computer , press F8 to select Advanced Startup Options and the select Safe Mode. Technical Information STOP: 0x00000071(0x00000000,0x00000000,0x00000000,0x00000000)" After I restart my computer another screen appears which prompts me to select Safe Mode or Last Good Know Configuration or to Start Windows Normally. If I select Start Windows Normally then the same thing happens. If I select Last Good Known Configuration the computert logs in. What's the problem? Before Service Pack 2 I don't think that I had that problem. Is there any virus? How can I solve the problem?There's a LOT of Google entried. Here's one: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/DevTest_g/hh/DevTest_g/t05_bugs_60_d2e43256-faf7-49da-beed-a2de62c80fb5.xml.asp Here's 546 more: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=SESSION5_INITIALIZATION_FAILED+&btnG=Google+Search

3963.	Solve : Default signal strength on Low..?
Answer» How can I fix this?NEED More INFO... patio. 8-)SEE below and then write a lot. Turn the light off GX1Man... patio. 8-)CLICK LOL ..................... Noooooooooooooooo , It's CLAP- ON , CLAP - OFF dl65

3964.	Solve : .EXE files in Windows\System32?
Answer» Some TIME ago a POSTER asked for a list of what each .exe file in the System32 folder does. Here is a list COVERING many but not all of the .exes. A good RESOURCE...Thanx ! patio. 8-)

3965.	Solve : logonui.exe problem?
Answer» thanks to a patching error, it would seem that the file 'logonui.exe' has been made CORRUPT.... i think. it gets as far as 'Windows is starting up...' and stays there. I've put in my windows disk during START up, and gone to the recovery section, but not very farmiliar with DOS command lines. I've FOUND the file in system32, but i have no idea how to repair or replace it. Any help is welcome, Regards, Luke mylogon341...Perhaps you could provide a wee bit more info ........ for example what were you patching ? It's the WEEKEND so the resident mind reader has the next two days off. dl65 yea, ok. well, i was trying to activate windows but it came up with the 'too many times' thing, and so i THOUGHT '...bugger' so i thought id get a patch long story short, it said it didnt recognise the file type, but it could help tweak it to make something faster (i only saw this the 2nd time round. i was OK frantic the 1st time and it didnt help, so i went back and read it) after a while of dissapointment, i rang up microsoft and they gave me the 200 digit code to tap in. later on, after some installing, i was prompted to restart. and the rest is history.. thanks

3966.	Solve : Your Windows XP is not Genuine SOLUTIONS?
Answer» I posted about a week ago about my Windows XP home edtition not being genuine. I have contacted Microsoft support (India) they do not even know what I am talking about. It was a waste. So I want to share what I have found out and where you can go to get some help. 1. Windows Genuine Advantage Validation tool was most likely downloaded with a security update from Microsoft. 2. It cannot be removed from add or remove programs (not even by a back door METHOD) 3. Microsoft is very aware of the problem and have set up a spcific forum to address this issue. LINK http://forums.microsoft.com/Genuine/ShowForum.aspx?ForumID=442&SiteID=25 4. They do not seem to have a solution to fix my problem. I have been working with them for the last four days with no resolution. However they have esculated it up the chain of techies, and they are trying to resolve the issue. 5. If you are having a problem with Genuine validation check the forum out some people have solved their problems. So far it is the best place to start. Good Luck Exactly what is the "problem"? The mere fact that you can't remove Windows Genuine Advantage from your Add or Remove Programs list is not what I would consider a problem.The problem is if Windows Genuine validation tool does not recognize my software as Microsoft Genuine I will not be entitled to updates or support for Windows XP and will have problems installing Microsoft products in the future. Plus I get an annoying pop everyday before I sign on that requires me to GET GENUIUNE or RESOLVE LATER and the contiunation of pop up on my system all day long. Also to add the system says " You maybe the victum of software conterfeiting" The progam was sent by Microsoft the catch people who are pirating software. But there SEEMS to be a bug (not suprising) that will not validate some computers that are running genuine software.I see you have/had a DISCUSSION going at http://forums.microsoft.com/Genuine/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=611829&SiteID=25. Did you follow through on this advice: If not, you can also file a specific free WGA support case at http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?&c1=509&gprid=9860& The support engineers there can walk you through that by remote assistance as well. Yes, I have also sent an e-mail to their support engineers and am waiting for a response. I read the post by AEJ who was could not even log on. Finally got a Michelle who is a WGA Manager involved. I put my link so they could read the whole thread.Well, thanks for sharing your experience on this issue with us. Obviously, it has been a frustrating ordeal for you and apparently for a significant number of Windows users. Keep us posted on how it turns out. fsuwolf and soybean... I am in agreement when you state that others are having this issue with WGA validation, however, the problem usually occurs when someone is using Windows software on more than one computer...or a product code that has already been validated. Most of the time on a "clean" install...from a Windows XP cd (that is not OEM) you will get the prompt for validation. If Windows cannot validate, you'll be given the option to call for validation...where you'll be asked if it is a retail or OEM version and the reason why you are having issues with validation. If the reason is acceptable, Microsoft will give you a validation code to enter at the validation prompt. The problem is that OEM software is usually proprietary for a particular machine and you cannot install it on a different machine. For instance...installing from a Dell recovery cd on a Gateway machine. A Windows XP retail cd can be installed on any PC, but can only be REGISTERED and validated once...unless you need to reinstall the software, in which case you'll need to go through the validation process I described above. Microsoft will give you a validation code to enter, if the procedure is followed correctly during the install. This usually resolves the issue you seem to be facing fsuwolf. Please go to the following page for more FAQs and info on Windows Genuine Advantage validation: http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/downloads/FAQ.aspx?displaylang=en Hope you find this info helpful and not redundant.Saviour, The Windows XP is OEM and is on the computer it was orginally installed on. The computer is 5 years old, not a brand new computer. The Genuine Validation started Aug 1 2006 and most likely a bug that is causing my software not to be validated. Microsoft began to send out with updates a new version of Windows Genuine Validation Tool that I downloaded on July 31,2006. That created a bit of confusion with me, since I had registered my license key when I bought the computer five years ago. I have downloaded and run windows genuine diagnostic tool and the product is geniune, have also been on Microsofts GET GENUINE site and validated my software as geniune. The validation tool is permanant on the computer you cannot remove it like older versions. If Microsoft cannot get this resolved then everytime they update the Validation tool I will get the message that my software is not genuine and I will have to start this whole process over again. fsuwolf... Something you may want to try...if you haven't already... I noticed in your forum reply at Microsft, that you are using the Firefox browser...is this correct? If it is, they have specific instructions for validating Windows using this browser: 1) Go to the following page: http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/downloads/RunHTA.aspx?displaylang=en 2) Click the link to Validate Now. 3) Firefox may not allow you to Run the program from its current location, but at any rate, if it does, instead of running the program from its current location, save the file to your desktop. 4) Locate the file on your desktop and double-click it to launch the application and follow the validation procedure. Again, hope this info is not redundant and that you can reply to the PM I sent you. More info... Make sure your Firefox browser is current and has the plug-ins for WGA or OGA installed correctly. Instead of using Firefox for validation, try it using IE.Saviour, I did download it and save to it to desktop, they have asked me repeatedly to rerun the validation tool and copy to clipboard and post on their site. I thought about trying what Michelle told AEJ (under that thread) concerning inserting the Windows XP disc in and when I restart the computer boot from disc. but as I read further it is a temp fix at best. She finally instructed AEJ to contact support engineering.fsuwolf....... There would appear to be 2 differant WGA tools ...being sent out , 1 is the WGA Validation tool and the other is the WGA Notification tool ....... do you have any other M/S products installed which require registration and validation ? It may be that your OEM copy of XP is legal , however if you have other M/S software installed , which isn't ...... that would trigger the issue .......... dl65 Dl65, I purchased Micrososft office from Best BUYS and I know it is genuine. The only other is window media player and it was to update to the lastest version from Microsoft. I seemed to notice the problems when I had to download SP2 from Microsoft, outlook express would not open and gave me a bad image error missing a mapi32.dll file. Media player will not burn cd's and closes out without notice or error message. Not a virus ran complete check. Had to set my computer back to the last know working configurations. That allowed me to open outlook with only one bad image error. For now the media player stay up and running still will not burn cd'sI can't help to jump into this conversation. My friend has a Dell with the Windows Home bundle disk. She tried to reinstall the OS but she couldn't, so she asked me for help. I entered the number on the little sticker on the side of the PC. It won't let me install it. I called MS for help and we were accused of pirating and the tech guy refused to issue a new number. How could a Dell disk that comes with the computer be a fake? After three long phone calls going back and for, finally we convinced the superviser to issued a new number. I am just so sick of the way Microsoft treats its customer. To me, the Windows OS wasted hours of my time due to its verious problem, Microsoft ought to pay me to use its craps. Well, down with Windows and up with UBUNTU !!!! MacPCI would think that a digital pic of the Windows CD, the OEM sticker and a receipt would be enough. I will never buy another Microsoft product again, for this and other reasons. Linux works well for me.

3980.	Solve : XP Home Wont Load?
Answer» IM trying to fix my cousins computer, HP somethin or other (fairly new) He BOUGHT it from bestbuy and never received software of xp for it. XP was currently loaded by them and was (believe it or not) not working correctly. I zero filled his 160GB hard drive (maxtor) with Max Blast 4. Then I partitioned it likeso (C: 7GB primary FAT32, AND D: 153GB logical, FAT32) using PARTITION magic 8 He just bought a legit copy of Windows XP Home Edition and I throw it in the cd-rom and RESTART. Everything starts going on track and it begins copying files over, and right as soon as it starts the actual setup I get a dark blue screen "session 3 initialization error" and theres more msg but I never wrote it all down The weird part about this all is that he has a burnt copy of windows xp PRO, and it loads FINE, no problems. Anybody have any ideas?? Pleaseee help. Im guessing a Hardware problem, but since xp PRO loads stumps me..It is no doubt under warranty. Use it. You have done enough Case Closed. First CD-Rom would not load XP, second CD-Rom loaded. Weird!?!OK then. Thanks for posting back.

3983.	Solve : Computer dosesnt start up always?
Answer» hello. i just built a new computer, it was my ifrst time. i have a 1gb ram ocz titanium, 80 GIG maxator hd, and a asus a8n32-sli DELUXE mobo. it was working fine untill a few days ago and it wouldnt start up, the cpu fan and some other fans spun and my GRAPHICS card fan spun. my harddrive sounded like it would shut down MAYBE that was my imagination. i dont know what the problem is , if its my motherboard or harddrive or waht but any help would be great TELL us about what preceeded this. Any power surges? What is the make and wattage of the PSU? Was it new? Did it come with a case or did you buy it seperately?

3990.	Solve : Cannot overwrite DirectX 9.0b with 9.0c?
Answer» Heya, I've spent the MORNING downloading various files, all seemingly containing 9.0c, but none of them (even though it says "finished") are able to update my directx to 9.0c. I've seen a directx uninstall utility, but that requires the xp disc, which I do not have on me. (it reverts to dx 8.1 or something similar, allowing me to install a new version) Anyhow, any ideas how to get AROUND this and install 9.0c? Thanks. (Pentium 4, 3.4ghz , 1gb ram, xp, asus p5wd2 premium, geforce 6800GT)Did you try this source: DirectX End-User Runtime Web Installer. Can you PASS the validation test?Just TRIED, downloaded, installed. Same thing, nothing.Read this: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/909596. Does it apply to you?Kickass, never saw that. I'll try it out.

3967.	Solve : I have a question about my laptop?
Answer» good evening, I have a toshiba 225cds and it has windows 98 curently installed on it. I wish to install a older version of windows on, but I have no flopy drive, neither an atachment. I have entered the bios and the boot PRIORITY said fdd>cd-rom>hdd. I wish to clean the hardrive, but will I be bale to use the cd-rom if i do? it said cd-rom in th ebios but I am not to shure about it. Any help would be appreciated.You are asking for trouble here. Not necessarily a bad thing, but what you're attempting to achieve isn't easy. Earlier versions of Windows WILL NOT recognise your CD in DOS mode WITHOUT the appropriate driver and MSCDEX installed. So if I were you, I wouldn't format the hard drive; I'd just delete the Windows installation, and retain a folder that contains the CDROM stuff. (Alternatively, if you can boot from CDROM, you could boot from a Win98 CD, and intercept it after it has loaded the drivers. WOrks in theory, but I haven't tried it.) Your bigger problem however is going to be drivers for Windows. Before you attempt this, please satisfy yourself that the drivers for your essential hardware are available for whatever version of Windows you're planning to install. If it all goes horribly WRONG, you WILL have a recovery path of sorts, provided you can boot from a CD.I am not good with drivers in the past, should i slpit the hdd and put the drivers there?I don't have much EXPERIANCE in your problem, but whatever you do, make sure any harddrive partitions can be READ by your "new" operating system. Eg. FAT. I'm not sure if some older Windows can recognise FAT32.hm... the computer has not been converted to what the screen is tellign me...I have wonderful new! I decided to reformat and my assumtion was corect... I did not need a boot disk. The bios had cd drive together so it was not deleted. Thank you all for such help.

3969.	Solve : Extremely Urgent!!! Windows wont startup!?
Answer» The other day at the small business I work for, Windows seemed to freeze up and shut down on me. My boss is completely illiterate with Windows and is having me solve the problem. Windows won't start up, but when it gets to the XP logo with the scrolling "loading" bar, it just starts right back over to the beginning BIOS screen. Process repeats itself over and over. The machine does not have a CD drive to which I can reinstall the software. Someone please help me fast! Any ideas?When the computer Is Starting mash the F8 Button untill you see a Screen With Gray Text on a Blak Background kinda like dos The useing the Arrow Keys go down to the option for Last know Good If that dosent work Try Safe mode. Use Safe mode with networking so you can Download Hijack this and post a log here , and we can have a look and see if we can se a problemI've tried every variation of start up, from Safe Mode to last known good configuration and everything in between. Literally nothing has worked. The computer doesnt have a CD rom OR a floppy drive (don't ask me why) and if it had either I could create a boot disk from another computer. I've never had to deal with a situation this tricky before.My boss seems to tell me that since the computer is networked, that if we can update it through the DOS prompt, then it will update itself and that should FIX the problem. Is there any validity to that? He said he doesnt know the command or what to type to get to the update prompt in a PC. Can anyone make any sense of this. I'm the only one at this office using a PC and I'm an intern who the computer crapped out on the other day...and for no reason I'm the one expected to clean up this awful mess. Thank you to all who help.Can you temporarily pull a CD-ROM drive and/or floppy drive from another computer and install it in this one? How have you installed software in it in the past? Tell us what you know about the hardware SPECS. What processor, memory, hard drive, etc? How old is it? Any problems with it in the past? Any hardware or software changes made to the computer just before this happened? Is it on a surge protector? Are you aware of any POWER surges or electrical storms in the area? Do you know how to access the BIOS? Can you access it? If so, can you find an option to reset defaults or load optimal settings or something similar?I can only GIVE you a limited info abou the size of the computer because once again, I have only been interning here this summer and havent really given the computer much thought. Its some generic brand, Main St. Computers, has a 120Gb hard drive, AMB athlon processor, dont know the RAM, sorry. I know how to access the bios screen and i have been playing around on it, but dont really know alot of "tricks" so to speak while I'm there. There is an extra floppy drive here that I could probably use over there, but my boss is animate in thinking that I can just access some sort of update from teh DOS prompt over there without the CD or Floppy disk. I'm trying to tell the guy that this isnt possible, and that Windows works with bootup disks for proper usage. you guys are really helping. Thanks for the quick update. I have till 4 today to fix this or my [email protected]& is grass.Also, I have absolutely no idea how software was installed in the past, other than the OBVIOUS, that everything was downloaded from the Internet. To get a computer without some sort of internal drive is outrageous.Would it worked if I used an EXTERNAL floppy disk drive? I have very limited options with my situation here.You should be able to boot from an external USB floppy drive if the BIOS is set to recognize a USB drive as a bootable device. Here's a discussion on this: Can I use USB floppy drive to boot up my desktop ? Here's a hit from a Google search on DOS networking: The DOS-Client for Microsoft NetworksSurely you can just borrow and install a CDROM drive from another PC? Then you can use an XP CD to do a repair installation.Who there does the computer work at your business as it is obviously not your boss... Someone had to have set those machines up at one time. patio. 8-)

3971.	Solve : Re: finding login information in registry?
Answer» DEPENDS on the VERSION of Windows. Some are easier to hack than others. And I'm really not sure this INFORMATION should be revealed on this particular forum, particularly when it's more READILY available elsewhere. Quote can someone at least help me out by telling me where i can look for this information? how about searching the registry for a start ? whatever accounts/websites they found, see if you can search it in your registry editor... you could also explore your cookies DIRECTORY too...

3973.	Solve : winlogon.exe?
Answer» Here is the issue: I have my computer set up so after 10 minutes, my screen saver kicks in and my PROFILE automatically locks so a password is required to re-enter. Unfortunately a few minutes after the profile locks, this LITTLE error appears: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v179/ionicplasma/error.jpg The instruction at "0x1000983d" referenced memory at "0x00000014". The memory could not be "read". -for those who may want to copy/pase the error Clicking either "OK" or "Cancel" will result in my computer rebooting. I've checked several forums and sites, but they weren't much help. They can't seem to state clearly if it's a virus or spyware or corrupted memory or what. As of now, I just push the error box off to the corner and my computer runs normally, but it would still be nice to get rid of it. Any help would be great, thanks! -VinceWell let's look at several things then. What HAPPENED prior to this? Any recent hardware or software updates? What SP is loaded? All updates to Windows installed? When did this start? Can you do a System Restore to a few days ago, if recent? To check RAM, you can download Memtest at www.memtest86.com and run each stick for an hour or so, then all together. What are you using for malware protection? What is the EXACT wording of the error message? REALLY a lot of information is required to get meaningful help.Did you mean www.memtest86.com? I'll try that. As for changes to the hardware/software, nothing. It has been happening for a couple months now, but time has been sort of an issue lately and I have not had the chance to sit down and look into it. Windows is updated weekly and I am on SP2. I have McAfee security center to scan for viruses and for spyware I have Ad-Aware, Spybot and Windows Defender. The exact wording of the message and a link to the screenshot of the message itself can be found in my first post, unless you are referring to something else. Thanks! Yes, I left out a 6. I cannot read the screenshot message. Too SMALL. That's why I asked.It's cool, it looked kind of small on my end too but if you hover your cursor over the image for a few seconds (if you use mozilla) then it should give you the option to enlarge. Also, I looked into my Windows Defender history, it appears that something called Virtumonde.C has repeatedly come up in my alerts. It seems that Defender even removed it on 8/22/2006. Amazing, my computer is capable of time travel...Virtumonde.c http://www.auditmypc.com/virtumonde-remove.asp http://www.neuber.com/taskmanager/process/winlogon.exe.html

3976.	Solve : "My Computer" window freezes?
Answer» Windows XP Pro--LATELY when I right click my Zip drive in My Computer in order to format it the clock starts--and keeps going. I eventually get a "not responding" message and may or may not be able to close without rebooting. I have tried clicking on other drives and sometimes-not always-get the same result. I have never before experienced the My Computer window freezeing. A solution will be appreciated.Is this with a SINGLE right click only to bring up the menu?No. Double click.What if you right click and chose format? That is the conventional way.I'm sorry- I right click once as I have MANY many times but now instead of getting the menu I get clocking and eventually a program not responding message.What are you using for malware protection? Any recent changes to hardware or software? What happened prior to this? How long has this been going on?Is this a USB connection or parralel ? ? patio. 8-)Most recent software-Kodak Easyshare. Most recent (4 months) hardware-the Zip drive. Basic Ad-aware, Norton antivirus, Yahoo online suite. The problem STARTED about 2 weeks ago and is not something I've ever had before. I will point out that the zip drive makes noises unlike the one it replaced--periodically sounds like it starts its spin and stops. This continues as long as a disk is in it. Also my backup programs in Quicken and QuickBooks occasionally give me a "device not ready" message although the device is ready. However I get that message sometimes when I backup to my FLASHDRIVE so... Thanks for your time.Let me tell you what has just occurred: I opened Checkit Diagnostics and, using two disks that I have tried to format, I tested the Zip drive and on both disks I got a message "Parameter is incorrect". ( What's a parameter within this context?). Then, using several disks on which I have backup data, I right clicked on the drive in My Computer and each time got an instant (fast machine) menu. I then went to Quicken and atempted to backup on the two "bad" disks. Got the message "Unble to back up to drive E" on each. One disk Ive had a while; the other is new. Is it the disks or the drive, you think??To Patio: The Zip is on parallel.I think the drive has problems. Google for "click of death" which usually preceeds failures. Is this a Zip100 drive?

3977.	Solve : host fileso?
Answer» where can i locate my host files from hereDouble CLICK the drivers folder and on the NEXT screen double click the etc folder and then you will see it. Just RIGHT click on the hosts file and select 'open with notepad'. You are a very difficult poster to deal with but I LIKE you. ok i found it and it says it was updated.. im using host sercure to keep it updated. sorry if im difficult. i just dont know what my grandma did to her computer

3978.	Solve : confused and frustrated!?
Answer» hi all, Back in November I built my first rig. It worked flawlessly until about June. I haven't added or upgraded anything. The problem I'm having is with Start up. I POST just fine, but when I get to the windows splash screen it stays there indeffinately. It never loads into windows. It also freezes when I try to boot into SAFE mode. I have been experiencing frequent crashes as of late, so I backed up all my data on my storage drive, and decided to reinstall windows. That didn't work either. I boot from the CD and get into windows installation. When I tell it to continue to install windows, I get a message telling me there is no hard drive detected. I know the CD-ROM reads the disks, and I know that my comp recognizes the HHDs. The last time I tried to load windows, I got the following error message: machine_check_exception stop: 0x0000009c (0x00000004, 0x8054d5f0, 0xb2000000, 0x00070f0f) I know that one of the things this error can be caused by is poor power either from the wall itself or the PSU. I live in an older house and the plugs are 2 prong not 3 prong, so I have to use an adapter to plug in my power strip. Sorry for the long post, but I wanted to include all the info I could. I've been trying different things all day. I took everything out of the case and set up only the essential components. Still it doesn't recognize the Hard drives. All 3 cannot be bad. I do have Norton Ghost. Pretty much the same thing here though. The DVD-ROM loads the recovery console using the emergency boot disk, but freezes at the point where the program actually opens to recovery your files. At this point, I don't mind losing anything, I just want it to work again. please help wanderica Mobo: MSI K8N SLi platinum Processor: AMD 4400+ X2 Video: 7800 GTX HDD: 2 x 74 GB raptor (raid 0) Seagate 180 GB 7200.9 PSU: PC P&C 510 SLi DVD: NEC DVD + RW Memory: OCZ platinum DDR 400Try taking it to a location where the power is not suspect for a test. Thanks for the quick reply. Guess I should have said, I was in the process of that when I posted. Would have been an easy fix, but alas that was not the problem. I'm almost ready to buy a Dell >.> Here is what Microsoft says: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=329284well, I suppose the next logical step is to buy and test a new power supply. Any Ideas as to brand, TYPE, etc.?I have never had a problem with Antec or newegg.com What about downloading MEMTEST and TESTING each RAM chip for an hour or so, then all together for a next step, BASED on MS info? www.memtest86.com

3979.	Solve : Problem entering product key.?
Answer» I have just gone back to factory settings, and have done twice before in the last five years with my PC. I have Windows ME and have tried several times to enter what I know to be the correct product key. I have entered it carefully, not confusing 8 with B, for instance. I have tried to clear the buffer (I think that's what the HELPLINE called it) and I have gone to the bios screen to update the date and time, yet still it TELLS me the key is INCORRECT. (I went to factory settings believing I had a virus, but I am now convinced the fan needs a clean as it switched off more frequently in hot weather.) :-/ What are my options, please? I'd be glad of any advice. All Microsoft helplines send me off to nonsense that doesn't help at all. I no longer have a valid warranty. Thank you. And what kind of computer is it? And do you have a restore CD or some sort of hidden partition or what? If a CD, what does it say on it?It's a Packard Bell iMedia 6185. I have USED a recovery floppy disc and followed the same recovery procedure as I've done successfully twice before. Thank you.I'm relatively certain that WinME won't fit on a floppy... Post as much info as you can on your machine, hardware, and what happened prior to this and someone will be ALONG shortly to assist... patio. 8-)

3981.	Solve : HELP: Computer is non-responsive...?
Answer» I recently was given some EXTRA RAM by a friend. I wasn't sure if it was the correct size for my PC, so I removed the RAM to check. It indeed was the wrong size, so I replaced the RAM and tossed the extra RAM given to me. I'm sure that the RAM stick was placed BACK into the computer the right way and is FASTENED down tightly. When I reconnected everything, the computer turned on fine. But it didn't seem to be recognizing the monitor. Nothing was coming up on the screen and instead of the power light being green, it was orange. So, I checked all my connections and tried again. It still wouldn't do anything. So, I checked all the internal connections as well. I hooked a different monitor up and got the same result. At the moment, my situation is the same. Both power lights on the tower and the monitor are orange instead of green. The computer won't respond to any key commands, nor will it even try to initiate opening Windows XP. Anyone have any ideas on what is wrong? Could I have damaged the RAM when removing it? Any help or ideas WOULD be amazing. I have no idea where to start or what to do. I've got a lot of work saved on my computer that I really can't stand to lose. -Thanks Have you checked other connections and did you take anti-static precautions when changing ram sticks? Your data on the hdd is probably safe, slave it on another pc using the same file system. When posting please give details of your pc especially the OS and file system in use. Good luckThe operating system is Windows XP. My computer KNOWLEDGE is limited in some areas, a file system is what?With XP two file systems are available, FAT32 and/or NTFS. You are most likely to be using NTFS. (Google for explanations of file systems) Dos based OS's (Win.9x, ME) cannot read NTFS. Slaving your hdd will allow you to recover your files. I would start by removing the CMOS battery (round and shiny, about the size of a nickel) for about 10 minutes with the computer unplugged. Then reinsert and power up. It should reset all BIOS settings to default and we can tweak if needed. What motherboard or computer make/model?

3982.	Solve : Power outage, now XP will not load?
Answer» I have an older pc, Dell dimension L33r, 40G, upgraded to 521mb RAM, 733mhz processor. Two days ago power lines were hit and our power was knocked out, both pc's were on when the outage OCCURED. This one was not affected, but the dell will not load windows. We had been out of town for several hours before we knew there was a problem, and when we came back rebooted both pc's. When we turn on the dell it goes to the error screen that says windows did not start successfully, and offers choice of MODE to start windows. I have started in safe mode and scanned the hard drive, but no BAD sectors were found. I have chosen last know good, and start normally, but it will not load past the black windows xp screen. What else is there I can do, besides the old "beat it with a hammer? LOLYou can try a repair install IF you have a real XP CD. Your data should be safe with this method. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/learnmore/tips/doug92.mspx If the machine was running some files may have been damaged. You will need to update Windows after this. This is, of course, assuming that there was no hardware DAMAGE, but you describe it booting up to the point of it trying to load Windows. Thnx GX1_Man. I do have a real copy, and I will try that as wel as the link you posted. Since most of our data has been stored on that pc and not the gateway, I am anxious to get it back in operation. Also, thanx for your quick response.Let us know of your progress.

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3989.	Solve : Windows Explorer and no Desktop?
Answer» Yesterday, I run a spyware check and cleaned up my WINDOWS XP Professional system. I was ABLE to shut down as usual; but on rebooting this MORNING, the computer is not showing the customary XP desktop layout and features. Instead, everything is now in the folder and tree-view layout. That is, My Documents is now the default view --and this view is within a folder. So, there's no Start Menu; Taskbar; Quick Launch; and no usual CLUTTER of stuff on the desktop. I am doing everything from within the Windows Explorer [tree-view] mode.How do I get back to the Windows XP default mode with it's desktop, icons, folders, taskbar, and etc.?Jamesmag: It is likely the software you used to catch spyware actually removed a legitimate Windows operating system file. I had this happen to me once when i ran a scan with SpyBot S&D. What program did you use and what is the file name of the alleged spyware that it removed? Have you tried using the Windows XP System Restore program to try to fix the problem? Docpcdoc4christ, you are bang on. I used Spybot S&D and I got messed up. However, the system restore is not an option right now. My computer works -- except that I don't have an [active] or the usual desktop, right now. I'm working from within Windows Explorer (folder view) to get around. Any tricks or ways to [turn] on the desktop and get rid of the folder view?I haven't used SpyBot S&D in awhile. As i recall, it has some kind of an undo feature. Can you start the program and use this option? Doc

3995.	Solve : Uh...help would be great...?
Answer» Ok, I have Windows XP (I guess the newer version...idk my dad owns the computer, I'm only 13...LOL) and whenever I START it up, after it says "Welcome", a window pops up that says that Windows hasn't been activated yet, and to click "yes" to activate it. So I click yes, and it shows the desktop but WITHOUT the icons and/or toolbar. and then another window pops up saying that Windows has already been activated, and to click "ok" to exit. So I click ok, and it takes me to the log in screen. I click on the user, and the same THING happens over and over and over again....so yah, idk what to do... thats SOUNDS pretty wierd. :-? is your copy of windows genuine?(as in NOT pirated) linkinparkluvr224...... Is this a new computer ? If it's not a new machine , is this something that has just started ? dl65 If that is a real Windows installation AND that CD has not been used to install on another computer CALL Microsoft at the number provided. If the above is not true you need to get your own copy of Windows for that computer.

3997.	Solve : corrupted system32 \| dir system32 hangs?
Answer» Hello! I am using W2k with SP4. The problem occurs every TIME winnt/system32 directory is listed. Using command line: dir system32 LISTS all the files alphabeticaly (up to z-sth file) and then hangs hopelessly, not responding even to ctrl-C. The same goes with explorer and antivirus scanner as I try to scan system32 directory. Using linux I was able to list the entire directory content. I found many {}.exe pattern files, which are not listed by dir under windows before it hangs. So I believe those are the problem. Unfortunately, I am unable to remove those files. Same goes with safe mode windows. Could anybody please help me? I don't like the idea of reinstalling the whole stuff. Thank youThis is so FUBAR'ed you are probably looking at a reinstallation, which is not a bad thing. Are you sure you are malware free? What HAPPENED prior to all of this? Maybe. I have two antivir programs (which is likely not a good idea) running and a firewall (AVG Free, AntiVir Personal Edition, Sygate Personal Firewall). I had a trojan being/infecting long-name file "system32/{}.exe" where * is for some chars (numbers/dashes), but it got cleaned by AntiVir. So I've got some {}.exe empty files inside my system32/ directory. It could have something or nothing to do with the problem. My W2K is standing for more than 2 years now, but still, I would rather POSTPONE time-consuming installation until I get some work done.. if it is an option. Do you have any idea what could cause dir to hang? I appreciate your help, thank you!Just perform a Windows repair install.Choose one of those AV programs you want to keep and get rid of the other... Re-boot and from the Start menu select Run...type in sfc /scannow with a space between sfc and the forward slash. Hit Enter and let it do it's thing...have your official Win2K CD handy as it will ask for it. patio. 8-) I got rid of Antivir leaving only AVG system file check shows me a window with a progress bar that just fills to the end and that's it, so I guess no system files are damaged. Windows repair install gives me 2 options: 2) Repair process, which tells me my hdisc is invalid/broken and then leaves me with no choice but to quit by pressing F3. This doesn't help. 1) Recovery console. Something good happened here: I was able to list system32 contents with dir from recovery console! I've found that there are 93 {}.exe files present within this directory and I am able to delete them (I did that with 2 of them). Unfortunately, every useful dos command avaible works only on a single file. Any idea how to delete all those files quickly? Any idea if it is going to help? That gives me a choice: either spend some mindless time typing all the names, which are 47 characters each, or formatting system partition and reinstalling W2k, which I'll probably do. I like to learn from any problem I encounter and still I have no idea what happened and how it is possible. PERHAPS someone is enlighted enough to explain? Thank you for your advices. Now I know about sfc command and finally I am able to check the contents of system32. That sheds some new light, does it?

3998.	Solve : Takes two commands to stand-by?
Answer» I have a question regarding my HP Pavilion a1220n with XP Home. Approximately one half of the times I put my PC on stand-by, it wakes right back up, usually within ten seconds, at which TIME I have to do it a second time. I realize that my post is quite vague, but I honestly don't know what information might be relevant. I'm as sure as anyone can be that I am malware free. The good news is: This is only an annoyance. But, the good news causes the BAD news: It has taken me a while to get around to researching this, so anything that changed prior to this is IMPOSSIBLE to determine. My only guess, as a beginner, is that some update might be in process when I ATTEMPT to stand-by. But my schedules that I can control are set to avoid that possibility. Does anyone have any other thoughts? Or is this perhaps normal? Thank you to all who share their ideas. No comments, I guess.

4000.	Solve : DCOM errors in event viewer?
Answer» Can somone tell me what DCOM event error 10000 is the Event VIEWER under system. Im using windows xp home and would like to know how to get rid of this problem. Unable to start a DCOM Server: {FB7199AB-79BF-11D2-8D94-0000F875C541}. The error: "The system cannot find the file specified. " Happened while starting this command: "C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe" -Embedding When and how did this start? http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/reskit/w2000Msgs/4480.mspx?mfr=true http://www.monitorware.com/en/events/details.php?details_id=5115Well it goes back quite some months. It has something to do with windows messenger. Could it be, because i put a command in start run box to disable the windows messenger. Its just i couldnt stop it from starting using msconfig, or ANYTHING else. Below is what most people recommend to get rid of this windows messenger junk. Is there away to stop these errors now, or will i just have to live with them and if i do have to, will they cause any computer problems. Start/run (you can either type or copy and paste this in the run box) RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove press ok, and now it will ask you to restart the computer and select ok, msmsg.exe will be gone.Just DLoad and install ShootTheMessenger...TINY, and free. patio. 8-)Ok THANKS for that program. Just one more thing. Once i have pressed disable on the program, can i now close the program or do i have to leave it running to keep it disbled.You can close it ...it's disabled. patio. 8-)