XP Pro - Why does Microsoft OEM ISO refuse to recognize valid OEM COA product...
I have 3 old laptops, all have COA stickers with brand and product key on the bottom.I used (tried to use) an OEM ISO to "repair" instal one, and to reinstall the 2 others.In all 3 cases, the Microsoft...
View ArticleConflict between web cam and wifi dongle
Conflict between web cam and wifi dongle any help?
View ArticleExhausting change notification handles (SMB requests)
I run an app, Matlab, on winxp 32 sp3, that internally uses change notification requests on a fair amount of directories and a good amount of those directories are remote (lan) on a win7 64 bit...
View ArticleAudio Device on High Definition Audio Bus appears twice, no sound
I'm running Windows XP SP3 on an Antec desktop PC with an Asus P5Q-EM motherboard. This motherboard comes with Realtek HD Audio. Initially, I had two Audio Device on High Definition Audio Bus appearing...
View ArticleWhy is my adapter not connecting to the wireless network?
I am using Windows XP desktop computer and trying to wirelessly connect it to my router. It picks up the signal and the network (that i'm trying to connect to) but when I try to connect to the...
View ArticleAdobe Problem
my adobe Installer are already installed in my Computer but still hang if i open it this .exeMy OS is XP service pact 3,Please help, Thank you very much.Mark
View ArticleWin xp sp3 deletes an exe periodically
Hi all,Win xp pro sp 3, no antivirus software running, windows protector not running (as far as I know), no anti spyware or such software running. Every 2 weeks or so a particular exe I have on my c:...
View ArticleXP startup delay after joining domain
Hi there, I get a massive delay (6 minutes +) once I join a freshly installed XP SP3 PC to the existing Windows Domain. When verbose messages are activated for winlogon, the delay occurs while "RPCSS...
View ArticleBoot delay after Domain join
Dear Microsoft-Team, we've got six identical touchscreen PCs ("FEC Glaive") running "Windows 2009 POSReady". This problem affects all of them, while it does not happen on any other of our domain...
View Article"open with..." fails
Hi there! I have system with failed "open with..." context menu handler. Instead of actually propose application to "open with " it opens all time through 'notepad++'. Here is a log below of 'process...
View ArticleWhere can one download a copy of cipher.exe?
I understand a copy of cipher.exe comes with every Windows system since 2000. However I can't find it on the Windows XP Home system I happen to use.'cipher.exe' is not recognized as an internal or...
View ArticleWindows XP Not Starting up HELP
HeyI've been looking at my dads computer and it will not start up, the loading bar sticks on the windows start up screen and can be sat there for hours frozen sometimes it just gets past the...
View ArticleImage Paths in the Registry
The following questions are related to a post in the Microsoft Community forums where someone had managed to install Windows into the G: partition and was getting "Disk not found" errors when the C:...
View ArticleAfter system repair: Windows XP Activation Wizard won't run. Blank Activation...
I had this problem and I read over many, many posts on the Internet and none of them had a solution in its entirety. The problem in question is that after using the Windows CD to repair my installation...
View ArticleAn error occurred while renewing interface Local Area Connection : unable to...
Hello All, I hope someone can help. This problem has quite frankly kicked my @$$ and I can only hope someone here can help. Last week my PC crashed and ever since then I have been unable to connect...
View ArticleWindows flashing when the mouse moves in XP
I have a client dropping off a Toshiba laptop later today with Windows XP on it. I've recently done a wipe and reload to remove some viruses and spyware. After a few days of looking I was able to get...
View Articlewindows updates stop shutdown
when trying to shut down my laptop (windows XP pro ) windows starts a couple of updates. After an hour or so it is still on the first of the two updates so I have to ignore the warning not to turn it...
View Articlesomeone brute force attacking my computer or what? windows xp evt loaded with...
Event Type:Failure Audit Event Source:Security Event Category:Account Logon Event ID:680 Date:8/13/2013 Time:5:40:53 PM User:NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM Computer:Digningrmcmp Description: Logon attempt by:...
View ArticleIssue with xp machines after moving them to different ou.
Hello all, So im having a strange problem with XP machines - though it does not seem to be all but some. And it goes something like this - I move the computer object in AD to a different OU. Restart...
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