We just bought some new computers which have XP Pro (downgraded from Vista Business). The first two I've looked at have the same XP key. That doesn't seem right. Is there any way a vendor can sell computers with the same product key?
View 13 RepliesMy Norton AntiVirus just upgraded from v2008 to v2009.Several weirdnesses ensued:
1. At the Windows Welcome screen, arrow keys could move the user selection up & down, but no alphanumeric keys made any visible entry (dot) in password field. Clicking Shut Down and restarting corrected this (for now, anyway).
2. The [Start] > [Log Off] > [Switch Users] button is missing. This would be a straightforward fix, except that
3. In Control Panel, User Accounts lacks "Change the way users log on or off"! [Is XP SP3's REAL purpose to hose up a nicely-running XP SP2 box, so the owner will FINALLY spring for a Vista system?]
4. Clicking any of the "Learn About." links opens the help page in IE7, but with its contents crowded to the left and the yellow bar at the top. Clicking to allow blocked content (Are you sure? YES!) results in yet another dialog about an ActiveX control that "might be unsafe" but the only new ActiveX control on this PC is one from Symantec, installed during the NAV 2009 upgrade. NAV 2009 was the FIRST product I've run into that did NOT permit its EULA to be selected, printed or saved. I like to keep a record of things I've agreed to, but that text was out of reach! Sixteen screenshots later.
I inadvertantly switched on sticky keys. I have since switched it off but my backspace, arrow keys and Fn keys no longer work.
View 7 Replies View Relatedi have recently changed my hard drive. after having a few problems getting xp to work i got it sorted. but now when i turn on my pc i get a screen with the choice of two xp home operating systems. the first one does not work and i have to select the second one every time to make things work. how do i get rid of the first one.
View 4 Replies View RelatedI recently reformatted my machine and for some reason the first time i put in the recovery cd to reformat it installed windows instead of reformat. Then I put the cd in a second time and my computer was reformatted and installed windows a second time. So when i start up my computer it gives me a choice to start one of two operating systems of windows xp. Any ideas on how i can get rid one version without reformatting again. It is annoying having to choose one version every time. If you need more info or a better explanation just say so and i'll try my best.
View 6 Replies View RelatedI have a problem with 2 operating systems on my computer. I had to replace the hard drive and I could not find my xp disk so I installed 2000. I then found xp and installed it as a complete install not an upgrade. It is xp pro. Now when I start the computer it goes to a black screen asking which operating system I want to use XP or 2000. I want to get 2000 off and just run XP right from the start. Can I do it without reformatting and reinstalling XP?
View 3 Replies View RelatedHow do I combine dual boot into 1 operation system. After downloading Windows XP Service Pack 2 my pc constantly rebooted. I deleted FAT files on partition trying to install and repair. There are now 2 windows xp home editions to choose. The one that allowed access to all my files and settings fails with hard drive configuration message. The other boots up with only the recycle bin visable. How do I fix the errored OS.
View 5 Replies View RelatedI was given a Compaq Presario Laptop that has both Windows 98 and Windows XP installed on the one hard drive (Partitioned into drive C and D) How do I get the windows 98 off? It won't let me reformat either drive (so I could just re-install.) XP is not listed in the progams, so I can't just uninstall it. It won't even boot from the CD drive (Although I've set it that way in set up.) I want just XP and would like it all redone. How do I do it?
View 1 Replies View RelatedI have a dual boot system, windows 2000 & winXP, I would like to get rid of windows 2000 and keep XP, both are on C drive, what is a easy way to do this.
View 1 Replies View RelatedWe have a network of computers running at work.
5 comps in total.
All running XP Pro.
They all connect to the network and internet through a net gear router. My net gear router has only 4 ports so i connected a netgear switch to one of the ports to extend it and allow another 2 connections.
One of the computers would run a server application software, and the other computers would run the client application which would connect to the server thru the LAN.
All was working fine, with no issues at all.
The problem:
Recently we upgraded all of our computers to DELL. Optiplex 740's.
Specs are nothing special:
OptiPlex 740MLK SF AMD X2 4800 (2.5Ghz 1MB 65W)
E-Star : Energy E-Smart enable
Memory : 1024MB (2x512MB) 667Mhz DDR2 Dual Channel NON-ECC
Hard Drive : 160GB (7200Rpm) Serial ATAII 3Gb/s
All running Windows XP PRO – Some have been updated fully, others no updates at all.
one of my client application stopped responding and was hanging.
How Do I Know if i can install 32 bit or 64 bit operating system in my laptop ?
View 10 Replies View RelatedI have been running Windows 7 RC beta on a new 1tb harddrive and installed XP Pro on a partition in the D:drive. When I rebooted all that I could get to reboot was the new install of XP Pro. Is there a way to select which system I can reboot from or toggle between them? Hope you can help? Thank you. I am running a Pentium 4, 2 gb ram, 1 tb harddrive.
View 2 Replies View RelatedI have a computer that has windows XP Home. I't has some driver issues etc that cannot be fixed mainly because i do not have the disk that was used to install it. I do on the other hand have a Win2K prof. disk that i would like to install on this comp so that it can be used again. I was wondering if someone might be able to either tell me or point me in the right direction of getting this machine re-installed with the win2k op sys. i.e tutorials etc. I also do not have the bios install disk so the bios will need to remain the way it is.
View 2 Replies View RelatedMy hard drive is divided into two partitions running Windows ME and Windows 2000 Professional NT. Windows 2000 is currently causing problems in that mouse movement is delayed, and also the shutdown process is lengthy, followed by a blank blue screen, sometimes not shutting down at all.As I would prefer to make a clean install of XP Pro it would be great to get rid of the former operating systems. Can anyone advise on how to go about this?
View 7 Replies View RelatedI bought a new dell dimension 4700 for my sister and two months later it crashed. Well she spent 6 hours on the phone with dell and all they did was a half assed restore which allowed her to keep her files but everything else barely worked. She brought it to me and I formatted the drive in xp setup and reinstalled xp pro. The computer runs great but when it boots up it asks me which operating sytem I want to run; the old xp home or the new xp pro. Then when you select the xp pro it boots up but that white line goes by real slow and it takes a minute or so to boot. Once it is booted it runs like a champ but how do I get rid of the old xp pro. I don't get it since I formatted the drive and removed the old partitions.
View 4 Replies View RelatedMy friend recently bought a used laptop that has both Win 2000 & Win XP installed. How do I wipe the hard drive clean & install Win XP Pro? I tried to install XP Pro, thinking it would install over the other OS but it started installing it as a third OS!
View 1 Replies View RelatedI just finished up an install on an offline computer i have but for some reason it has it's previous OS which is 98 but on the largest of the HD's is XP Pro. how can i get rid of all the 98 files on the other HD's so there nothing of 98 left?
View 3 Replies View RelatedI have a small problem whihc i know is very easy to fix I have just forgotten how.I have a Win XP Pro system, but when it boots up 2 things happen.After getting to the point where it says reading DMI Data, it will say unable to read please hit alt control del to restart.When I do this I get a screen that asks me which Windows I wish to use. I select the bottom one and all seems ok.I want to not be getting to that screen, just let windows boot up.Am I to use msconfig or a other program to do this, it is getting annoying.
View 2 Replies View RelatedI'm going to wipe my drive and re-install the operating system, the only problem is I have two OS's and need to reinstall them both again . I've been told to install ME first and then install XP. I have a few questions I need a bit of help with.
1. Seen as I'm installing two operating systems is there anything I need to do extra to if I was just installing one. For instance which directory I install them both in etc.
2. Could someone either link me to a very simple and detailed guide on installing Windows XP Professional or else write out there own guide for me. Remember it needs to be easy to understand, I'm a bit of a novice when it comes to computers.
Is it possible to have 2 operating systems on 1 computer? I installed XPPro over Win98 and I think that I have both OS on the computer. I am very short on real-estate.
View 2 Replies View RelatedOn startup, my PC asks which operating system to load, the current one i`m using now or previous XP install that I obviously buggered up. How do I delete the 1 I don`t use?
View 1 Replies View RelatedI'm currently using a PC which has two, Operating System's installed on it. To save room, I want to get rid of the old 98', does anyone know how to do so?
View 5 Replies View RelatedI have a Dell computer that came with W2K on it. I bought another Dell computer that came with XP Pro. I decided I wanted to upgrade the W2K to XP Pro. I used the disk the computer came with and everything seemed to be going alright, but when it came to booting up I had the choice between the two operating systems but they are both on one partition! I don't want both, I just want XP but I can't figure out if there is a way to get rid of the W2K without formatting the whole business and reinstalling XP. If anyone has a quick and dirty solution I'd love to hear it.
View 4 Replies View RelatedNeeded to re install windows xp..........after mucking around for a day, I have now 3 Home editions and one setup, to choose from when I start up the computer........anyone got any idea how to remove the ones that I don't use, so I don't have to choose which one at start up?
View 1 Replies View RelatedI wonder how to change the way my two systems boots up. When I start my
desktop (with Win XP), it will show the the "Welcome" screen and wait for me
to point to my user name and click on it before it finished and display the
desktop. When I start my laptop (with Win XP), it will show the "Welcome"
screen and finish with the desktop without asking mew to click on "my" user
name. Who do I make my desktop stop asking me to click on "my" user name and
go straight into the desktop screen?
I had a virus on my gateway witch had the windows xp service pack on installed on it. I accidentally deleted my sound device and now have no sound. I thought if i took the installation disk and installed windows xp again it would over write my old version of windows xp. but now i have two window xp on my computer. when i start up its says select an operating system with the arrows. it has two windows xp to choose from the second is my original one and the first choice is my newest one. the newest one runs bad, kinda looks like it is in safe mode with low resolution and has bad coloring.
View 2 Replies View RelatedI currently have ME installed on my emachine T3882. I want to get rid of Me and install my windows XP. My question is, how do I do this? I thought I could just put the disc in an reboot but that does nothing.
View 8 Replies View RelatedI have had quite a few people tell me lately that they are having problems shutting down their systems.It seems that the screen comes up saying Windows is shutting down and then just stays there forever.This is happening with both Windows XP and Vista systems.I am beginning to wonder if a recent update from Microsoft may be the culprit.
View 7 Replies View RelatedProblems with booting Windows XP Professional SP3, every time i "power on" my Desktop PC, it tell me after the "POST" test. there is no OS installed and to check media cable; that message will repeat itself in 30 second intervals* until i restart the PC using Hot keys, then using F12 to tell it to boot Windows XP professional SP3 from the hard drive. booting was automatic until now, how can i fix this problem?
View 5 Replies View RelatedAnyone have a generic XP product key I might be able to use? ....
View 3 Replies View RelatedMy mom was using My laptop and now for some unknown reason
keyboard is messed up.
When I try to type something involving keys like M J K L U I O
numbers are showing.
I noticed that under those keys are little numbers.
M=0
J=1
K=2
L=3
U=4
I=5
O=6
Also when i try to use shift + one of those keys nothing happens.
Please help