I recently got a new computer with XP Pro operating system. The first clip-art CD I ran brought up a box with choices of where and how I wanted to run CD's. I chose "Take no action" and now wish to change that. How do I go about changing that default choice?
View 3 RepliesDoes anyone know how to changing that default choice? I want an administrator account and a public account. In the public account I don't want any right-clicking, changing desktop icons, things like this. I also want all of the things left on the desktop (downloads, shortcuts, etc.) to be gone when they log out. I did look at group policy editor but I don't like it. So I put System Policy Editor on it from a Windows Server 2000 CD.I have a .POL file made already and can't get it to work. Any websites on this would also be great.
I've had XP 64 installed for a about 10 days now and everything is working fine. I didn't have any issues with drivers or applications. The default install and updates seem to use two versions of IE (64 and 32). I've swapped all my icons to choose the 32 bit version since there is no flash support for 64 bit browsers at this time. My problem is that I get a lot of links inside emails and when I click on those it always uses the 64 bit version. I've tried to change the default browser option through control panel but it only offers the option of IE and won't let me select which IE. I also have IE 32 set to check to make sure it's the default browser. I've done some Google searches but I must not be asking the right question because I can's find much on IE 64.
View 2 Replies View RelatedI use Firefox as my main web browser. I've set it as the default browser in Internet Properties and most of the time it appears when I want it to. However, some third-party software will insist, when it needs to access the internet (e.g. when I'm trying to register it), on trying to open Internet Explorer. Is this some quirk of the third-party software, or is there anything I can do in Windows XP (home) to fix this minor annoyance?
View 6 Replies View RelatedWhen I right click on Start and choose Explore, the default folder is C:..bla blaStart Menu.I want to change that so the default folder that opens is my network drive. I have found how to change the target folder when I go to Programs>Accessories>Windows Explorer (change the Target in Properties), but that change did not affect the window that opens up when I right click on the Start menu and choose Explore.
View 6 Replies View Relatedthe default program for all of my pictures used to be Irfanview, I installed a new scanner and Adobe Photoshop was installed into my computer. now when I click on a picture it goes through the Adobe routine,
can I get the Irfanview program back as my default, when I click on a picture.
IM using winxp.
I would like to change the DEFAULT langage of Windows XP that is to say I would like my WHOLE windows XP to be in English, not in French.Does anyone know how to do that ?
View 6 Replies View RelatedI can change the view format with the drop down menu each time, but I would like to change it so it defaults to thumbnail view. I'm OK with a registry edit if I have to. Screenshot of the dialog box Note: the folders open as thumbnails in My Documents>My Pictures.
View 7 Replies View RelatedWith the help of CNET my computer is back up and running, but I need more advice now. I formatted the hard drive to get rid of a trojan, and reinstalled stuff. Previously I had changed MY Documents from C Drive to D and made it the default, and I can't remember how I did it, I should have written it down!!
My netbook is a Wind, 120GB HD 1GBRam, intel processor, XP SP3
I run windows xp and use the silver color scheme instead of the default (blue) color scheme. i started up my pc and windows had returned to the default color scheme so i restarted my pc and it was back to the silver scheme.All was well for a few weeks when it did the same thing agin.After restarting this time and i was back to the silver color scheme,all was well until this morning when i started my pc and it was back to the default blue so i restarted and it was still at the default blue.
I went to my display properties and manually set it back to the silver scheme,clicked on apply then ok and restarted my pc.Now it was back to the silver scheme.What could be the reason for this.I run spybot,ad-aware,spyblaster and microsoft anti-spyware and i also run ez-armor antivirus.I scan my pc everyday for spyware before i shutdown and i do regular virus scans and nothing is very often found as far as spyware except a tracking cookie once in awhile and never any viruses
Where is Set Program access and defults located?I did a system restore 3 times, on one occasion I named the computor ***HP. I noticed this name appearing in the virus scan in "documënts and settings" and deleted it.
View 3 Replies View RelatedI can't get Set Program Access and Defaults to open .There is a shortcut on the startbar but it is hatched. How can I repair it?
View 2 Replies View RelatedWhen I click this option in my Start menu on my Dell Dimension 2400 with Windows XP Service Pack 2 I get a Add or Remove Programs window that gives me three choices: Microsoft Windows, Non-Microsoft and Custom. I cannot get the Microsoft Windows option to set because it stays set in the Custom option. When I click on the Microsoft Windows option and then click OK it will automatically go back to the Custom option.I have tried clicking and unclicking the Microsoft Windows options in the Custom tab but it does no good.
View 1 Replies View RelatedThe link "Set programm access and defaults" on my Start menu does not have a right icon and does not work
View 3 Replies View RelatedI made Internet Options back to the defaults. Now I get the "Security Information" screen which tells me that the page contains both secure and nonsecure items and asks if I want to display the nonsecure items.Does anyone know how I can turn this off??
View 5 Replies View RelatedIn an XP-Home, one user system, what shoul be the defautl values found in the following registry entry: HKU.DEFAULTSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerShell Folders ??To make a long story short, there are entries pointing to a non existing user's folder (eg: C:Documents and SettingsTEMP....) and I want to get rid of this TEMP user and folder.This is the only section of the registry where this folder is referenced.
View 2 Replies View RelatedI think I have 2 copies of XP home on my PC.When I turn the machine on, there is a choice of c windows or c win. One is a clean never used profile the other is my familiar 4 user names.I tried to re-install my operating system with the Dell OEM disc to fix some peculiar problems and did sosmething wrong. How do I get rid of the 2nd copy and how do I reinstall the xp home..now I think I am getting password errors and I never changed it.
View 2 Replies View Relatedrunning PFS First Choice (A dos program) on XP SP2. I did get it working on XP prior to SP2 (once) using instructions from dgr on 18 May 2004. Now all I get no matter what I do is error 6009.Anyone still able to run this program on XP after the SP2 upgrade
View 4 Replies View Related1st im using win98,then i upgrade the OS to Winxp,the problem here,i don't want the win98 anymore,but while loading in BIOS,it stop n ask me which OS i want to use,Windows 98 or Windows XP..that mean i have 2 OS in the machine..so how can i del the choice of win 98 so next time i switch on the pc it go straight loading Winxp,no more to choose which one of the OS..
View 4 Replies View RelatedI have two hard disks . I installed windows xp on one hard disk and win 2000 on the other disk. Now I remove one hard disk (with windows 2000) from my computer. But whenever I boot my computer, I saw OS choice menu and I have to choose OS to boot from win xp. I would like to remove windows 2000 from this menu list.
View 1 Replies View RelatedI have a slight problem which i would like a little help with. Ony my acer desktop i got it preinstalled with windows xp media center edition. Due to some issues related to norton internet securtiy i decided to reinstall windows xp media center edition. But since i had quite a lot of files to back up, on my D drive i decided to install windows xp home edition that i bought. (note xp media center is installed in C drive). After installing xp home edition and doing the necessary backups that i had intended for , i proceeded to reinstall widnows xp media center edition that i successfully performed. Then i had used windows xp hoem edition to transfer all my files back into the xp media center edition.
View 2 Replies View RelatedI'm gonna buy a new gaming PC and I'll have 4GB DDR2. I've heard that on a 32-bit os I will only see about 3.5GB, so I'll have to install the 64-bit os.I've also heard that on a 64-bit os some softwares aren't running well as a 32-bit os. Is it true?
View 14 Replies View RelatedI first zeroed the HD and then re-installed XP Pro with a clean install but when I boot i get the option to boot from two different operating systems. I even pulled the CMOS battery to clear the bios settings but still get the option. What can I do to remove this?
View 7 Replies View RelatedI was running Win XP Home SP3 when it had a problem. This became fatal due to an IER flaw (Idiot Editing Registry.) Having no idea where my original disc was, I purchased and installed XP Pro SP3. Everything is fine except for the minor irritant that on every start up I am given the choice to start either Pro or Home version.I could probably do the one extra mouse click on a million boots for less trouble that it will take to fix it, but it just offends my compulsive sensibilities. Any suggestions on how to make it go to XP Pro without intervention? I have tried uninstallers and none of them see the Home version. I have deleted all the Home version files, which may have been dumb. I thought about a registry cleaner, but decided to ask before I got myself in trouble.
View 4 Replies View RelatedI am working with my son to build a new computer. We need to decide which Microsoft operating system to buy / install. We have a new ASUS motherboard and an Intel Pentium D 3.4GHz (dual core 64 bit). We also have a PCI express 16 graphics card. His primary use is gaming and also MS office applications for school.I have pretty much ruled out XP Pro 64 because I am reading about lack of application and driver support, but open to input on this.We need to choose between XP home, XP Media center, or XP pro (all 32 bit). I am not particularly concerned about Vista upgrade, although I do understand the upgrade path from XP Media includes the full graphical interface improvements in Vista Aero, and the upgrade from XP Home does not.
View 12 Replies View RelatedIs there any way I can be given a choice of which Hard Drive I can startup on when I turn on my computer if I put 2 individual Hard drives in it?If there is, I will purchase another copy of XP but I need to know before going to the expense of buying another XP operating system.
View 7 Replies View Relatedi have a dell computer with 2 hard drives and i installed windows xp media center edition on the second hard drive. now it gave me a choice of which one to go to. which was all fine. now being like 2 month later i didnt want that any more. so i formatted the second hardd rive so now i didnt want that choice at start up, but its still there and when i go and pick the one i formatted it says thats its not valid. which is right but what do i do to remove that message?
View 14 Replies View RelatedHoping someone can help. Just reformated my hard drive and since then, everytime I boot up, it asks which OS I want to uses, Windows XP Media Centre or Windows 2003. Don't understand since I have only one system (Media Ctr). Aslo, there is only one HD in my computer and it is not partitioned.
View 8 Replies View Relatedinstalled xp pro over xp home edition(formated).now on bootup i can pick xp pro or home.its gives me so many seconds to choose on black screen.
is there a way to skip that entry on bootup,as i have to pick xp pro.
I am curious to know if "choice.exe" is spyware. I ran one of my anti-spyware programs last night and it listed choice.exe and it's partner file in the Prefetch folder as spyware. I went online and it gave it an "8" on the threat level from 1-10. I quarantined both files to see if I could get some advise before deleting them.
View 4 Replies View RelatedWhen I click on Internet Properties in my Control Panel and I go to "Programs" I would like to add the Hotmail choice in the e-mail catagory. Right now all that it shows available are: Microsoft Office Outlook, Outlook Express and Windows Live Mail. How do I get Hotmail as a choice in this area so I can choose it as my e-mail choice?
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