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  1. Well, still having this issue. Anyone else seen...

    Well, still having this issue. Anyone else seen this. The only thing I can think of that even updates on its own on the user pc's is Symantec AV Corporate V 10.0. Nothing mentioned about this on...
  2. Thanks for the links. Link 1: The Default User...

    Thanks for the links.

    Link 1: The Default User folder does exist in Documents and Settings. No joy here.

    Link 2: That reg key is not linked to a mapped drive. It is the same as the default...
  3. This Just Started Happening-Profile Cannot Be Loaded???

    This just started happening to random computers in the last few weeks that are running either Windows XP Pro or 2K Pro.

    You log the user off and logon with the administrator account for example....
  4. Have a look at here: ...

    Have a look at here:

    http://discuss.treocentral.com/archive/index.php/t-90068.html

    Worth a try.
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    Have you tried simply changing the .pps extension...

    Have you tried simply changing the .pps extension to .ppt and then trying to open the .ppt file with Powerpoint?

    Or this is also worth a try:

    1) Open a new presentation.
    2) Go to Insert =>...
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    There is great little free program out there that...

    There is great little free program out there that allows you to set when the fans turn on and off. You should install this utility as it will allow you to actually test the fans to see if they do in...
  7. Thanks for all the information. It looks like a...

    Thanks for all the information. It looks like a little education is in order for our users. Better to spend another 10 seconds than to potentially lose all your data. Of course I am sure everyone...
  8. Thumb Drive-Is Remove Device Safely Really Necessary???

    I have had a couple users in the last week remove their thumb drives from their pc and when next used the drive had become corrupted. They did NOT use the "It is now safe to remove the device"...
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    The BIOS sees the drive as 200gig. This is a...

    The BIOS sees the drive as 200gig. This is a fresh install of Windows XP so no registry to edit. I finally gave up and tried an XP Pro with SP2 cd and that worked fine. Sees 200gig in the BIOS and...
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    Dell Dimension Not Seeing 200gig Drive

    I have a Dell Dimension 8200. Old 120gig drive died. Have a new 200gig WD. When I boot from the Dell XP Home cd, the drive only shows as 137gig. I know about the limitations so I used Autostreamer...
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    Glad to hear you get your pc up and running again.

    Glad to hear you get your pc up and running again.
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    Try expanding a new copy of notepad.exe into the...

    Try expanding a new copy of notepad.exe into the c:\windows folder. You can expand a file by running msconfig and clicking on the Expand File button.
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    Try this. Usually works so don't panic just yet....

    Try this. Usually works so don't panic just yet.


    You can boot to the XP cd and when you see the Welcome to setup press the letter R
    You will get a dos prompt
    Then type "chkdsk /p" without...
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    Compaq Armada e500 Power Problem???

    Compaq Armada E500 powers up on AC only. Running Windows 98 I do a complete shut down and then try to restart. It will not restart. If I simply unplug the AC adapter from the back of the laptop,...
  15. More information: ...

    More information:

    http://support.gateway.com/s//VIDCARD/Creative/6001473/6001473nv.shtml

    This is the exact card I pulled from the Gateway. It appears it is a 3.3v card.

    If so, I assume no...
  16. Thanks for the information but I am still...

    Thanks for the information but I am still confused:

    http://www.directron.com/15agpguide.html

    The card I pulled had 3 slots which according to this link indicates it was a 1.5v card. Is there...
  17. Can I Put 4x or 8x AGP Card in this Motherboard?

    Here is the specs on this Gateway mobo:

    http://support.gateway.com/s/MOTHERBD/INTEL/4000510/400051002.shtml

    Says it has a 1x(3.3v) AGP slot. The original Nvidia Riva TNT2 has is dead.
    ...
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    It would help to know the model # of the laptop. ...

    It would help to know the model # of the laptop. In general almost all Dell laptops have a hard drive bay that the laptop drive is secured to. This simply pulls out of the laptop. You can purchase...
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    It depends on who wrote the installer, but with...

    It depends on who wrote the installer, but with most software if the developer used Installshield to create the installer package, they also use Installshield to create the uninstaller. So even...
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    Have a look at this link: ...

    Have a look at this link:

    http://consumer.installshield.com/kb.asp?id=Q110641

    Might be useful.
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    These are all I see that should not be there. ...

    These are all I see that should not be there. These are from a scumware program called Hotbar. You can remove these three items and the folder ShopperReports from the Program Files folder as well....
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    Solved it. Finally decided to clean up...

    Solved it. Finally decided to clean up everything internet related. Cleared the java cache and deleted all the index.dat files. After a reboot, google now works. No clue what was exactly causing...
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    Well, installed Firefox 1.0.6 and works google...

    Well, installed Firefox 1.0.6 and works google works fine regardless of whether I use the url or the ip address. IE only works with ip address but crashes when trying to search using the url to get...
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    That is the entire error message. You only get a...

    That is the entire error message. You only get a button to click Cancel and when you do that IE closes.

    I just tried pinging www.google.com and got a reply with the ip address. I then typed...
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    Cannot Search from Google??? I Don't Get It.

    Windows 2000 sp4 pc with all Winupdates. I can run IE and search from yahoo, teoma, msn, etc. but when I go to google, I can get to the site, type in a search such as test and as soon as I hit...
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