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Windows XP freezing

I recently re-installed a thinkpad laptop with XP home edition. The there were no issues with the install and I did a disk check and no errors have shown up. The problem I'm having is that it takes quite a long time to boot up and always freezes up for...

Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, bfadero@..., windows, Microsoft Windows

Q&A 2006-08-14

Changing the language of XP and Office

I have a laptop loaded with windows XP home edition and office XP but the language is in german. I would like to change this to english and want to know if there is an easier way to doing this without having to re-install windows XP and office XP.Bad news!!!...

Tags: bfadero@..., HAL, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows XP, windows

Q&A 2006-08-04

Internet explorer error

I have a situation where when it appears my browser has been taken control of(I.E)Whenever I type a url, you can see on the status bar where it says downloading page from site but then it comes up with a message saying internet explorer can not open page. The OS...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Web browsers, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, spyware, Microsoft Internet Explorer

Q&A 2006-01-26

Joining a domain with XP home edition

I'm trying to join a domain with a pc running XP home edition. Anytime I try to join, it comes up with an error message saying a domain controller for the domain can not be contacted. This is inspite my making sure that the DNS address and WINS address correspond...

Tags: bfadero@..., Domain, domain, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, windows, XP Home Edition

Q&A 2006-01-10

Viewing pages that are octet streams

I am having an issue viewing certain web pages in either internet explorer or firefox. With IE, it just displays gooblygook when I try to access certain pages in ebay that run cgi scripts. With firefox it comes up with a message saying that I am trying to download content...

Tags: Web browsers, Scripting languages, file type

Q&A 2006-01-04

PC abrupt restart

I have a pc which literally restarts itself between the 3.30 pm and 4.00pm for the past 3 days nowor more. It's as if it loses power for a split second and then restarts itself. I checked event viewer and it created .dmp files for each of the shutdown. The...

Tags: Desktops, PC

Q&A 2005-11-03

Printing from DOS based programs

We've recently upgraded our network software from Novell 5 to windows 2003 server. Our client OS is windows 2000 pro. The problem I'm having is having certain workstations not being able to print DOS based programs to a network printer even though the workstation is mapped to the specific printer....

Tags: bfadero@..., DOS, LPT1, printer, printing, windows

Q&A 2005-10-31

Admin rights over new pcs to domain

We are upgrading our network software from novell to window 2003 server. With the old system, we had to define ourselves as administrators of the local workstation which runs on windows 2000. Now when we join the workstations to the domain, we find that we still have to define as...

Tags: workstation, administrator

Q&A 2005-07-12

Unable to receive packets

I have a situation where I am running XP on my laptop and trying to connect to the internet. Even though there is a notification saying I am connectedusing LAN, the connection shows that it has sent packets but no packets have been received. Even when I try repair the...

Tags: bfadero@..., DHCP, IP, IP address, laptop computer, MAC, windows

Q&A 2005-03-30

Error playing DVDs and games

Anytime I try to play a DVD or CD-ROM game it always comes up with a VMI error and does not launch the game of DVD. I have a brand new dell dimension 3000 desktop running windows XP. Is there a way I can fix this or do I have...

Tags: Games, Consumer electronics, Microsoft Windows XP, DVD

Q&A 2005-03-12

Printing multiple copies from LJ2300DTN

I have an HP LJ2300dtn printer that I print to via our network at the office. The OS on my pc is windows 2000 pro and our network runs on Novell. The problem is that I have problems printing multiple copies with some documents. The default size for the print...

Tags: bfadero@..., multiple copy, printer, printing, windows

Q&A 2004-11-02

Unable to access paticular web page

I have a user with a laptop who is trying to access a particlar link on a web page. He has no problem browsing the web and even the home page of the website and other pages within the site. The problem occurs when he tries to access a particular...

Tags: bfadero@..., cooky, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web, windows

Q&A 2004-10-07

Additional Resources

Windows Live

With Windows Live you'll get free and easy ways to connect and share anywhere. You'll get software for your desktop--like Windows Live Mail, Windows Live Photo Gallery, and Windows Live Writer. And you'll get services you can tap into from anywhere you're online--Windows Live Spaces, Windows Live Hotmail, Windows Live...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2008-02-07

Windows Vista Transformation Pack

The Windows Vista Tranformation Pack transforms Windows XP into Windows Vista visually. See Windows on Windows blog at http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/window-on-windows/?p=360.

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, blog

Image galleries 2006-11-21

Take my Windows Code Name Quiz

Windows Code NamesHow well do you know the Windows releases. Test your knowledge by taking this 8 question quiz that tests your knowledge of Windows code names prior to their release. If you like these types of quizzes, let me know and I will add them to the rotation in...

Tags: Operating systems, codename, Microsoft Windows

Blog posts 2005-11-30

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Windows Code NamesHow well do you know the Windows releases. Test your knowledge by taking this 8 question quiz that tests your knowledge of Windows code names prior to their release. If you like these types of quizzes, let me know and I will add them to the rotation in...

Tags: Operating systems, codename, Microsoft Windows

Blog posts 2005-11-30

InstallerXpert (zip)

InstallerXpert provides you with a simple way to create complete installations in a couple of hours. It lets you support Windows 95, windows 98, Windows NT 4, Windows ME, Windows 2000, and Windows XP. Although InstallerXpert does not use the Microsoft Windows Installer service, it can perform almost all functions...

Tags: InstallerXpert, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2004-09-10

TP Win Desk (exe)

TP Win Desk, short for Transparent Windows Desktop, allows users to select a level of transparency for the Windows Start Menu Taskbar (Windows XP, Windows 2K & Windows 2003) to make windows and the Desktop Wallpaper show through the Taskbar. It also allows users to make the background text of...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2005-07-08

Window Watch (zip)

Change windows and child windows properties by this program. You can change visible, enabled, title, opacity of the windows. You can also send windows messages to windows and get the result of the message.

Tags: Window, Construction

Software downloads 2007-04-03

Take My Quiz (Windows Code Names)...I will post the answers to the comments section.

Windows Code NamesHow well do you know the Windows releases. Test your knowledge by taking this 8 question quiz that tests your knowledge of Windows code names prior to their release. If you like these types of quizzes, let me know and I will add them to the rotation in...

Tags: Operating systems, codename, Microsoft Windows

Blog posts 2005-12-07