I just recently fixed and wiped my HD...and reinstalled windows I along the way there were maybe 4 files that couldn't be copied, and I chose to bypass the files All seemed well, until I checked my HD on Windows and it said that no deframentation tool was is currently installed what on earth can I do about this?By the way, I have FAT32 style file system
I found a nice theme which doesn't give the usual .theme file which you load in the Display control panel. What it does give you though, is a Visual style file of extension .msstyle, and a shell style file of name shellstyle.dll. Upon further investigation, I have been able to find similar files under /windows/resources/themes/. I suppose that they are used to actually store the information needed by the .theme file. Now, with the background info laid out, would anyone know how to either:Create a new theme that utilizes the info provided by the two files shown or modify an existing style (such as Luna aka Windows XP standard?
I have installed XP and am using it, but I read in the manual that came with it that I can "choose a file system." It describes FAT32 and NTFS. I have not changed to NTFS. What advice can anyone give me as to whether or not I should change to NTFS?
To convert your drive or partition from fat32 to ntfs, type the following at Start Run (assuming it's drive c:): CONVERT C: /FS:NTFS. If you are asked if you want to dismount the drive, you must answer yes. Alternatively, you can use a utility such as Partition Magic.
I have done analysis of my PC with Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (see image) and it tells me I should convert my D drive into NTFS. Is it safe ? Can I do it without loosing any data ? How can I do it?
Some time ago I booted up my computer,to find that my XP switched to Windows classic style,I didn't take it seriously so I went to properties to change when I get an error message saying there is a problem with run32.dll,not only that,but the visual styles can't load I assume,becuase of run32.dll,so now I'm stuck with the piece of s*** style.
I am using windows XP with SP2 presently running on the FAT32 file system. Can I now convert to NTFS? What will the effects be or will I lose all my data..Is there any advantage to use NTFS?
I have never been good at understanding how to successfully run defragmentation. I know it's a good idea to do so on occasion so it keeps your computer in tip-top shape but in all the systems I've had in the past, Windows 95 and Windows 98, it just seemed like it never would complete. AND it took forever!
You'd see the percentage of it increasing and then all of a sudden, it started over. I'd have everything "closed" but I guess there were applications running in the background.
after going through "My Computer", Right clicking on C: Drive, clicking on Properties, Tool Tab... that is the message where defrag usually is located. how to get my defrag tool back?
My XP home running PC is running really slowly. I have been using PC Pitstop optimise and adaware spywareblaster etc to try and keep things clear. I hadn't defraged for a month or so so have tried to do a diskclean and defrag. Filecompression is running but really slowly about 15 mins per percentage point.I have defraged (it is showing 30% defragmentisation) it said the defrag was done but the analysis still shows the same amout of red files.
I defragment about every month or so. Well, In the past three months every time I defrag it will come back with a message that says " Some files on this volume could not be defragmented". Blah Blah Blah. So, Naturally, I click view Report. And in the Files that did not defragment category, there is nothing there. I don't know what could cause this.
there's two ways of achieving this. The easy way: 1. Create a .reg file and name it to whatever you think might fit. (create an empty .txt-file and rename it to whatever.reg) 2. Rightclick it and choose "edit". 3. Paste the following into it:Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTDriveshellDefragCommand]@="defrag.exe %1 -f -v" 4. Save and close. 5. Doubleclick it and answer yes/ok to the questions. 6. Rightclick a drive and choose 'Defrag' to defragment it......
My Sony VAIO RZ40 has drives C and D. Drive C is so full that Defragger will not work.I have deleted Microsoft Word from drive C (planning to reinstall on drive D) but Properties in drive C does not show any reduction in space used.In addition to Defragger not working, when I choose Disk Cleanup it runs for hours and never does its job.
In win xp pro sp2 I get a dual log in, and man does it bug me. First I get the old nt style log on, but I get an error that says I can't log in this way(yes that is paraphrased). Then I click ok and it moves to tthe typical windows xp log in style. How do I make each of these go away?
i would like to make my own PC themes. you know how there are the Windows XP style themes. can you make your own Windows XP style theme? i wanna i have a black, red, or purple colored theme instead of a blue or silver or green colored them.
In order to remove the annoying and useless search dog all you need to do is add one simple registry key.Right-click an empty space in the right pane and select New > String Value Name the new value Use Search Asst Double-click this new value, and enter no as it's value data
This is how to add a shortcut to the XP Start Menu in addition to the default "Internet Explorer" and "Outlook Express" (when XP Start Menu is in XP Style, not classic). Right click any application icon in Start Menu, on the desktop or in Explorer and select "Pin to Start Menu". Alternatively just drag and drop the icon to the Start button.
Don't know if anyone else hates it, but the new task switcher is WAY too damn slow for me.Select your method of removing startup programs, either from the registry (sorry don't remember the key, it's on this site somewhere) or use MSCONfIG, or any of the other programs that edit the startup programs.select "taskswitch.exe" and remove it
This tweak (group policy setting) forces the display of the Windows 2000 style Start menu and the display of the standard desktop icons.START > RUN > type GPEDIT.MSC > USER CONFIGURATION > ADMINISTRATIVE TEMPLATES > START MENU AND TASKBAR > find FORCE CLASSIC START MENU > check ENABLED > OK > REBOOT If you check DISABLED only the XP style Start menu can be displayed.If you check NOT CONFIGURED the user can change the view.
I can't change visual style, theme or wallpaper. Here some photos : How looks themes tab http://i556.photobucket.com/albums/ss9/kilertas/1.jpg when choose windows xp theme http://i556.photobucket.com/albums/ss9/kilertas/2.jpg when choose windows classic theme http://i556.photobucket.com/albums/ss9/kilertas/3.jpg can't change wallpaper http://i556.photobucket.com/albums/ss9/kilertas/4.jpg how looks visual style tab http://i556.photobucket.com/albums/ss9/kilertas/5.jpg when try to change to windows xp http://i556.photobucket.com/albums/ss9/kilertas/6.jpg it says "Can't change visual style, because failed to open file" i can change visual style to windows classic but when press apply and ok nothing changes.
I have no clue what happened, but I noticed a few weeks ago after a failed Ubuntu install (installer froze while resizing my partition, but I fixed that) that my arrows, checkboxes, and whatnot looked weird. I didn't realize the extent of the damage until I booted into safe mode to defrag my external USB harddrive today. With no visual style, this is what everything looks like (glitches circled in red):a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/peesticks/1604072412/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2357/1604072412_6e64f354ec_o.jpg" width="800" height="600" alt="messedup" /></a>I am running XP Pro SP2 with all my updates. Anyone have any ideas? While the glitch does seem to just be visual, it is quite annoying; it sometimes strips the visual style randomly from a program or dialog box.
I have kind of an odd/tough question. I have a font with several characters that are encoded only in Unicode...I think. When I open up Character Map, I can see the characters there and it of course gives me the Unicode numbers for it. These characters have no corresponding keyboard key or Alt code. They appear to be solely Unicode. Normally, in such a case, in the Character Map I can hit Select and Copy and then paste the character in whatever text program I want. For some reason though, I can't with these characters. I don't know if the font is damaged or what.
I have a user with a home driectory that has created a folder with mutliple folders within it. I am not sure how far the direcroty goes, but I have counted to at least 26 directories deep. I cannot delete the parent folder in either explorer, or from the prompt. At the prompt I have tried RD foldername and it says, "Folder not empty". Tried del foldername*.* with no error and still cannot delete it.
Windows XP Interface, but dislike the screen-hogging window title bars and the ridiculously large window close, minimize, and maximize controls?To set the window title bar and controls back to a more reasonable size, go to the Appearance tab of the Display control panel and click Advanced. Then click on the title bar of the sample window, and you can reduce the size from 25 pixels to as low as 20 pixels. By reducing the title bar font size, you can shrink the title bar even smaller.This change makes the screen fell less cramped, and restores the correct (in my opinion) proportions to the title bars. Now if someone could do something about the bigger taskbar