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That Damn PC

Archive for the ‘Windows XP’ Category

May 31st, 2008

HD Audio driver not installing?

Having problems installing that Realtek/Soundmax HD audio driver for Windows? Here are some suggestions:
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May 17th, 2008

Stop the Endless Windows XP SP3 Reboots

Experiencing endless reboots since you installed Windows Service Pack or SP3? To break the chain, you may first need to halt the automatic restarts. Press the F8 key when you see the black Windows XP screen and then select “Disable automatic restart on system failure”
Now, try to get into Safe Mode by pressing F8 at […]

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May 17th, 2008

Installing Windows XP SP3?

Yep, i know some of you are excited to get your grubby paws on the latest Service Pack (SP3) for Windows XP but you might want to hold off for a moment before you read these:
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May 17th, 2008

Disable the Insert Key

Here’s how to disable that annoying Insert key:
Go to Start-> Run and type in “regedit” . This step opens up the regitry for us tp add a registry key to disable the key. If youre not sure about editing your registry, get this file instead.
In “HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout”, create a REG_BINARY key called “Scancode Map”, and […]

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May 17th, 2008

Restore the Safely Remove Hardware Icon

Have you been having problems when removing USB Devices? A missing “Safely Remove hardware” button perhaps? then here’s the solution.
Right-click Start, select Properties, choose the Taskbar tab, click Customize, scroll to Safely Remove Hardware, and make the behavior Always Show. Alternatively you can keep the icon hidden (and your Systray uncluttered) and force it to […]

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May 11th, 2008

XP SP3 requires IE7, Microsoft Warns

Microsoft has warned users that the Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) update will be making a downgrade from Internet Explorer 7 to the older IE6 impossible without uninstalling the service pack.
The warning first appeared in a post Monday to a company blog written by the Internet Explorer (IE) development team. Microsoft released Windows XP […]

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May 5th, 2008

Dell to reportedly install Windows XP After June 30

Dell will continue to install Windows XP on new PCs after Microsoft ’s June 30 retirement date by taking advantage of a little-known clause in the downgrade rights that come with Vista Ultimate and Vista Business.
“Dell has the ability to exercise ‘Windows Vista downgrade rights’ on your behalf in the factory if … you’d prefer […]

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April 8th, 2008

Random Reboots tell a story

There you are, working at your computer, minding your own business when suddenly WHAM! The system starts rebooting by itself. No shutdown notifications, the system just goes black and then reboots.
If you experience random reboots that have no discernible cause, here’s a little trick that might take you a step closer to solving the mystery. […]

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April 8th, 2008

“Invalid Boot.ini” or “Windows could not start” error messages?

When you start your computer after you upgrade/downgrade to Microsoft Windows XP, you may receive one or both of the following error messages:
Invalid Boot.ini. Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: Windows\System32\Hal.dll
What to do?
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April 7th, 2008

KERNEL_STACK_INPAGE_ERROR Help

Here are some official ways to help troubleshoot this dreaded BSOD error message:

Method 1: Install the latest Windows XP Service Pack
For more information about how to obtain the latest service pack for Windows XP, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
322389 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322389/) How to obtain the latest Windows […]

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