Might be a bit off-topic but where's the best place to get the cheapest deal on genuine XP Home OEM in the UK I know I can search Google but I also know some of you guys will have found the better sources. Best I can see so far is Software Galaxy at £59.00 inc dont want pirated cd.
View 3 RepliesIn XP Prof SP2, how do you place the startup screens on the computer desktop ( showing specs. & OS ) in the initial startup of the computer ?
View 1 Replies View RelatedI have a 20 gig HD that is running a legit Windows XP home edition OS. However, I JUST bought a 120 GB HD and was gonna install that OS on it, but my friend tells me that I have to buy another copy of Windows for that HD. Is this true? I dont want reach into my wallet,extract all my hard earned dinero, and cast it to the smirking rottweilers.
View 3 Replies View Relatedi want to share a broadband internet connection between 2 computers. One is aready connected. what is the cheapest way to share the internet connection?
View 4 Replies View Relatedi once used the snails route (dialup).Now I use charter comm. costly for its connection (384K DOWN/128kup)cost per month almost 50.00..Any ofyou folks out there know of a better deal? no tv line needed.
View 4 Replies View RelatedI know that many in this group support downloading Windows XP updates.Personally,I download and install ONLY what is absolutely necessary, which for me has avoided problems with smooth running systems. There has been much media attention the past couple of days about the Zotob worm, I.E., PnP and compromised Windows security.I know that there is a patch available for download at the Microsoft web site WindowsXP-KB899588-x86-ENU.exe
View 36 Replies View RelatedI'm using a computer that was built by a friend (really, I promise) who installed non-genuine XP in it. I've never been a fan of pirated software, but the computer was free, so what's a boy to do?
OK, so I've put up with all the "non-genuine" reminders from Redmond figuring it was my penance, but now I'm thinking I should move on up to Vista (mainly for Media Center). And yes, the hardware is up to it.
Meanwhile, I had installed a genuine copy of XP on my previous computer before receiving this one (I still have the disks). One install, one machine. So, can I just install that genuine XP over the non-genuine one?
I am running on a non genuine copy of Xp professional and would like to know if I install a genuine copy of Windows 98 will I then be able to take advantage of Microsoft .com upgrades ? Like could I upgrade to XP ?
View 5 Replies View RelatedI was thinking about adding some memory to my computer tomorrow. Where on Windows 2000 would I find what type of RAM to buy or would I be better off pulling a stick out of the computer and taking it to the store with me? I have 196 megs of RAM right now and I can't run my virus and spyware without slowing to a standstill. I read somewhere that now a days you need almost a gig of RAM. Is that true? How much Ram can they put on one stick now?
View 8 Replies View RelatedI am trying to design and get a Website up and running. I am finding this confusing enough. Then Dreamweaver told me I ought to check to see if IIS (Internet Information Server) was installed, so I did (it wasn't - no C:/Inetpub). Then, again following directions, I went to Control Panel/ Add or Remove Programs/ Add or Remove Window Components to install IIS.
Not an option.So I went to www.microsoft.com/downloads and could find all sorts of ancillary helpers to IIS (Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 Resource Kit Tools, Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 Manager for Windows XP, Internet Information Services (IIS) Lockdown Tool 2.1) but noplace from which I could just download IIS 6.0.
the pagefile.sys isnt on my c: its always on another drive d: or something how do i place it back on the c: to stay there
View 3 Replies View RelatedCan you help me get the KERNEL32 back in it's right place? This is the messege that popped up on the desktop on Windows 2000 OS:
Dark.exe � Unable to Locate DLL
The dynamic link library KERNEL32 could not be found in the specified path
C:WINNTsystem32gkjprnpshi;.;C:WINNTsystem32;C:WINNTsystem;CWINNT;C:
WINNTsystem32;C:WINNT;C:WINNTSystem32Wbem.
Where is the Registry or place to find and command to open the registry
View 5 Replies View RelatedI have a problem with XP, after starting up I get a message on the screen asking me to " place the windows cd in the disc station " , this has only started to happen after I used windows update, I have a legal version of XP.
View 4 Replies View Relatedi have a laptop , a HP pavilion dv5000 & its a couple years old now. its time for a memory upgrade . i dont know much about laptop memory and or where to find it . we have a couple shops here in Sthlm ,Sweden where i generally buy all the desktop pc parts . BUt i cannot seem to find any laptop memory parts on thier sites
View 4 Replies View RelatedRecently all of my icons on my desktop have become locked in palce and this is very annoying as I go through to delete pictures and other files that i am constantly saving to my desktop. I am running on a windows xp media center edition, and YES, I have went to Right click on desktop , Properties, Clicked on the desktop tab, Customize desktop, and I do not have the option to lock my desktop items checked, so I am not sure why they are staying locked in place?
View 4 Replies View RelatedI have a client that uses xp on one of there work stations and we have a bit of a issue with the username login field. The field seems to be missing and, the login administrators names is in its place. It cannot be used for the walk in public because we do not want people to use that system for the simple reason of security. Is there a way to bring up the login field? The password field opens up.Why does xp show the color user login icons when it comes to this window after loging in? I would like the user not administrators name to pop up in the login name field every time. and can group pilicy template be moved from one xp desktop to another for replication purpouses? Tried of users adding software and making changes to desktop or OS.
View 2 Replies View RelatedI have tried to place a short cut in the startup folder so as to make sure that PGP-tray is run on startup. However, when I drop the shortcut in the folder I cannot se any change. Furthermore, when I restart the pc PGP-tray is not initiated.
View 2 Replies View RelatedI am a 'Novice' to Backups, but am trying to learn.Where is the best place to save Backup files? I am running XP Prof. and carefully ran the Backup utility. I noticed the different options on places to save the files. I noticed I can save it to the 'D' drive (external disc), or my 'C' drive (hard drive). What happens if I save it to my 'C' drive, and my pc crashes.How do I retreive my Backup files, if I cannot turn on my pc? Is it best to save them on disc?
View 14 Replies View RelatedIf I have Zone Alarm Security Suite would I still require a anti virus software? I think it has an av in it.
View 7 Replies View RelatedI wanted to transfer all my files from one box to another, so I rammed in the gateway hard drive, copied all files in the root of the drive, and pasted it into a folder on my New desktop.When the file transfer finished, the folder (on the New desktop) disappeared... Funny. So, I checked the hidden files in explorer. Not there...Well, I used the command prompt. Not there either. After a while, I forgot about it, and just recently got a new defrag program (SmartDefrag).
View 3 Replies View RelatedI currently have a few problems in that I can not use my CD drive or my DVD drive.I also am unable to place a memory stick into my usb port and not be asked
to format it. My printer and mouse work fine in the other usb ports and I have also swap them in all 4 ports.This also might be connect to the problem in that I also can not defrag my c-drive as another application has exclusive use of it.
My computer did this really weird thing. I restarted my computer this morning, and to my horror, all my documents had disappeared. There were only three folders in my documents - My Music, My Pictures and My Videos, and these only contain the standard sample stuff. Basically, my user is like new again! All my installed programs were there however.
View 9 Replies View RelatedRE: desktop ikons: when I place my pointer on an ikon, I don't get the description anymore. How can I get them back Also; There is something that starts automatically running @ 8:00A.M.; but have not scheduled anything for that time. How can I find out what's running in the background??
View 7 Replies View Relatedgot a toshiba laptop approximatley 3 years old. His keyboard is 101/102 and working correctly in the control panal, however, the @ sign is in the wrong place as is the " and i can't find the sign at all, i'm sure we used to move these at work for a joke but i can't find out how to do it. Just to clarify the print on the buttons of the keyboard isn't what it type when you press the buttons @ = shift 2 " = shift 'if i go into character maps it shows them in the above places but i can't amend
View 2 Replies View RelatedI will be installing a software which will take lot of space and resource. At some point in time, say after 6 months, I will want to do a system restore. But from the Microsoft documentation, looks like I cannot create a system restore point, which will remain permanently. It gets automatically deleted after some time. Can I copy the system restore file generated, and save it at a different place, and then use this file to system restore whenever I want to - say after 6 months or a year? If I can, then what are the files I need to copy?
View 11 Replies View RelatedI just purchased a certified used Lenovo laptop, 3000 C200, 8922-2FU. On booting up, the Client Security Setup Wizard comes up and it has no place to click where you can tell it not to come up again. I do not want to use this feature so each time I have to click cancel and then again click, yes I am sure. Very frustrating. I have tried everything. I called tech support but they did not know so they are researching it and said they would call back.
View 9 Replies View Related A few days ago when he switched on his pc he got a message that said that his windows was not genuine and that he was the victim of Software piracy. There is a link on the page to a site that says it is a microsoft site and that he must buy a licence from microsoft to make his software geniune.
The software he uses is a geniune microsoft XP disk. It is however old because none of the service packs is installed and it must be installed seperately.
I have XP pro on my computer that is not genuine. I have a legit copy of XP 64 bit.
Is there a way I can install my copy over top the existing one to solve my problem? Will it prompt me for a new key and I'll be good to go?
Like alot of people that build their own systems or constantly upgrade and switch out parts, I use a cracked copy of Windows XP on some of my builds. These are my own builds and if someone wants a new PC, the price of a genuine Windows OS is included in the price and they are given the disk. It is because of Microsofts asinine activation feature and the fact that I have 4 desktops and 2 laptops that I use the cracked copy. Anyways, my girlfriends dad's (a cop )laptop recently had a hard drive failure, and because he bought it with Windows preinstalled(no disk) he needed an OS. He didn't know any better and when I went over there last night to check on his laptop, up pops the MS genuine notification that has recently gone around.
View 2 Replies View RelatedI replaced a cd writer for a friend and all went well. Of course I had to power down the machine & in so doing so there were 5 MS updates for SP2 that ran. The updates installed sucessfuly & then I was prompted to install MS Windows Genuine Advantage; no problem. However following the install of Windows Genuine Advantage a notification flag appeared stating that he does not have a legit copy of windows.
The system is an HP 520W purchased new a few years ago and came with XP installed. The system is up to date running XP SP2 with all updates. Windows Genuine Advantage version 1,5,708,0 was the last update installed.