I was unable to boot one day, and despite clean boot, etc., I could not boot. So I installed XP again, and now am able to boot up with the original XP. It is annoying, as each boot I have to choose between the two copies of the OS.My question: how do I remove the 2nd, more recent installation of XP? Do I just delete the directory where I installed it (/windows2)?
View 18 RepliesI keep getting this big grey message popup entitled WINDOWS SECURITY ALERT WARNING POTENTIAL SPYWARE OPERATION. YOUR COMPUTER IS MAKING UNAUTHORIZED COPIES OF YOUR SYSTEM AND INTERNET FILES. Which way do I go from here?
View 1 Replies View RelatedI keep getting a windows security alert saying warning potential spyware operation your computer is making unautherized copies of your system and internet files run full scan now to prevent any unauthorized access to your files click yes to download spyware remover.
View 1 Replies View RelatedI don't work for this company or know anyone who does; but, this is as good a price as I've seen for a non-OEM copy of Windows XP Pro. I ordered two copies today.If anyone knows of a cheaper price, post it here; but, this is as close to free as I've seen.http://cdsfu.com/index.php?categoryID=87
View 14 Replies View RelatedRunning Windows XP on a Compaqnc6000 Every 5 minutes a pop up keeps showing up saying Windows Security Alert. Then in the Body it says Warning Potential Spyware Operation. Your computer is making unauthorized copies of your system and internet files. Run full scan now to pervent any unauthirised access to your files! Click YES to download spyware remover. All of this is even with the misspelling.
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View 4 Replies View RelatedI recently took my computer to the local college and asked them to reformat it for me because my computer didn't come with discs. They sold me a new KEY and reloaded XP for me. After several months, I realized that they loaded a new copy on top of the old copy. My computer should be 35% full but now it is over 70%. Is there a program that I can get to take the old copy off to free up space on my hard drive?
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View 1 Replies View RelatedI recently FUBARed my main instalation of windows XP on my only computer. Basically the only thing that works is internet explorer and file explorer. All other applications say "the application failed to start because the settings are wrong or some bs..." which means I corrupted a lot of .dll files I shouldnt have. I need to burn stuff to DVDs so that I can format and reinstall windows again, the only problem is that no burning software will run, and XP pro doesn't support burning DVDs by itself (as far as I know, I cant get it to do it.) I can't install any new software because the installation program shows the same error. I have plenty of room on my hard drive, a good 200GB. I want to install another copy of windows onto the same partition so I can install dvd burning software and save all my stuff( I cant make another partition of free space without deleting all data on the old one AFAIK) From what I've researched I think that windows will add a .0 to the end of all system folders and files when you install 2 copies on 1 partition (windows.0, documents and settings.0, program files.0 etc...) I could then choose to boot the good copy, install the dvd software, navigate over to my old stuff and burn it, then format and install clean.
Ive done this before when I was like 12 on accident because windows xp kept locking me out after the 30 days needed to activate. I ended up with like 6 copies of xp on 1 partition that ran fine untill I ran out of HDD space, but I dont remember how exactly it did it and if it overwrote anything. I honestly had no idea WTH i was doing I do remember I had options right after POST that asked which copy I wanted, and thats what I need. I just want to make sure I can do the same again without overwriteing anything or deleting anything. Also, I dont want to get a error saying I dont have permission to access the my documents folder. I think I remember that being a problem, that I couldnt get to my documents folder on 1 instilation of xp from another instalation without getting a permissions error. I really REALLY need to save all this stuff so if anyone knows if this would work or has a better idea please speak up!
I have a program called "Printkey 2000" which copies a sceen to my clipboard but when I try to paste it here in a thread it won't let me. If I go to a word proccessing program it will let me paste what is on the clipboard.
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View 1 Replies View Relatedi have recently been working on server 2003 i have created users and groups no problems. i have even created group policies that work and everything i wanted them to do but i have some problems with copies of the profiles that dont work i have checked all the settings i can think of and the working profiles have all the same settings as the none working profiles. the thing is that even the none working profiles do work in part the redirect of folders and mydocuments work. is there anyone out there who can give me some tips as to where i might be going wrong.
View 1 Replies View RelatedAfter I leave my computer on for a few days straight, things begin acting strangely. What happens is when I close out of programs, I see in the taskmaster that my cpu usage goes up to 100%, and it appears that a copy of this process is the one taking up the most even those as simple as notepad.exe or calculator.exe. And if I open multiple notepads, as I close out each time it gets stuck on taskmaster and then it becomes painfully slow until I go in and end process multiple times.
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View 1 Replies View RelatedMy son moved out of town and now wants his copy of Windows XP Pro that he left behind. I have two copies that are idententical except for the product keys. Is there somewhere in Windows that would tell me which copy to send and which to keep? will he be able to reuse this disk to put on a new HD in a new computer? Can he put his old HD in a new computer?
Some how my small brother was trying to cure his pc prbs but in this he installed 2 win xp Now it comes options 2 chose either XP in startup... Pls tell me how do i remove one XP. I dont think i m repeating topic (sorry if i am), bcoz on net ppl suggest to format drive while i cannot format it, just want to remove one, both are working fine, how can i do that ?
View 10 Replies View RelatedI just got an old laptop from a friend of mine running XP Professional. There are currently two passwords required to be able to use the computer: one is right after starting up the computer, before anything's really booted up yet. The other appears after the system screen -- I have to press ctrl+alt+delete, then put in a user name and password. Is there any way to get rid of the first (admin? Is that the term?) password without getting rid of the second one?
View 2 Replies View Relatedmy pc is just suddenly switching off just like that and i suspect it could be a virus.but now the problem is if i when to run an antivirus it switches off before the scan is complete. how i can remove the virus that is if it is a virus.
View 10 Replies View RelatedI am trying to figure out how to remove items from the system tray besides the time and date.
View 1 Replies View RelatedI would like to remove one of the windows operating system, but don't know how.
We had to reinstall windows xp and came up with both systems still on the computer.
When windows is loading, you have to select which of the two windows that you want to loading.
I have a ton of program in my system tray (which I've been told means they are running somehow, and presumably using up resources). I'm assuming this might be contributing to the slow speed of my computer. Can anybody tell me how to prevent these programs from starting up whenever I start the computer. Some of them are programs I hardly ever use and I'm sure I could find them to open them if I ever need them. I'm running Windows 2000 Professional.
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View 5 Replies View RelatedComputer starts getting little popups in the system tray saying the computer is infected, and spysherrif and virus Axe automatically download. I ran everything I had in safe mode, as well as smitten. There were 4 registry items that ewido could not remove though, it kept getting an error.
View 1 Replies View RelatedAt approx. 6:30 pm yesterday, I realized suddenly, my system had become infected with something ... I now once again keep getting those "Only the Best" darn things popping up. (I've been through this before a year ago. it was much worse then had to completely overhaul the entire hard drive)Well, anyhow, what I tried to do this time is simply creat a restore point and revert back to that. Surprisingly, that did not eradicate the presence of this pop-up thing; I'm sure the restore point predates the pop-up reappearance.
View 7 Replies View RelatedAs I was trying to remove something from my system, I got an error message referencing "Dr. Watson Postmortem debugger." I did a quick google, and it looks like this might be something that's malicious. I'm posting a HiJack This log below; BTW, I'm running Windows XP Media Center Rollback 2.
Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 7:31:35 PM, on 11/13/2006
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.5730.0011)
Running processes:
C:WINDOWSSystem32smss.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32winlogon.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32services.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32lsass.exe...............
I have just purchased an off-lease computer from an online warehouse company. The computer is a Dell Inspiron 530, with integrated graphics and 2gb DDR2 Samsung RAM. Once my computer has been running for about half an hour or so, it will lock up for about 7 seconds, then unlock for a bit, repeating this process. A reset will fix this problem temporarily. In between lockups, I managed to get into the task manager and under the "Performance" tab, every time it locked up, the usage of my first core would skyrocket to 100%, the second core showed no jump in usage. I could not pinpoint the process which is causing this because each time a lockup would occur, under the "Processes" tab, it would read no spikes in CPU usage.
I have removed one of the sticks of RAM to see if it was the culprit. If the lockup occurs again, I will try to replace the stick
I have a Compaq V3402au notebook. 2GB of RAM. AMD Turion 64 x 2 Processors.It initially came with Vista Home Basic. Due to high demands of Vista I installed XP and removed vista. Somehow the Windows folder of Vista has not gone. And all the efforts of deleting that folder is in vain.I tried Unlocker, DOS mode but none of them work.
View 7 Replies View RelatedI think I have System Volume Information virus on my laptop.Im using Norton Internet Security 2008.I using window XP home edition.Im trying to remove the files for both drive c and my partition drive thru system restore disable but when I restart still there.Can someone help me?
View 7 Replies View RelatedI have a Dell insiron 530 with recently acquired virus or trojan that has prohibited my computer from running mcafee. I am running Windows XP. I was considering upgrding to windows 7 anyway. Will the install of a new operating system clean the hard disk of this and any other virus? I have already backed up my files onto an external hard drive and ran the Mcafee on the external drive and it is clean.
View 8 Replies View Relatedhow would I make it so that a program does not go to the taskbar, and instead runs in the background? For example, if a program minimizes to the system tray, I would like it so that it "goes to the system tray" but does not show, even if you expand it. Another way this can be described, is that I want it to behave like explorer.exe Also, How would I also make it so that if someone attempted to close that program, it would automatically open up again? Is there anything
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