Threads Replies Last Post 18 Pages: 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18   Where and when are these 2 system environment variables set? %AllUsersProfile% %UserProfile% Is there a registry hive where these are set? Is there a .bat file or a .ini file where they are set? I assume the AllUsersProfile is set some time during windows startup and imagine that UserProfile must be set after a user logs in but can some one explain exactly when these variables are set, and how/where they are set? OS = Win XP Pro, SP2 ... 3 13.06.2007 04:29:00 Make Console Applications not full screen Something happened, and now the command prompt and other console applications open in full screen. I do not want them to open in full screen. How do I stop them from opening in full screen? I am using windows XP Media Center edition.... 2 13.06.2007 00:40:01 Windows Explorer does NOT find devices (but are working USB device I have 2 USB "Storage Vaults" (external hard drives) which I have used for several months with no problem (Windows XP-Pro). 5 days ago, they suddenly stopped appearing as visible drives using Windows Explorer. They both,however, DO show up in Control panel/Systems . . and both are indicated to be "working properly." But, Windows Explorer does NOT FIND THEM, so I have no way to browse the... 2 13.06.2007 00:29:06 Can't boot to CD I need to reinstal windows xp , but when i try to do this I get a messgae saying that the version I am trying to install is older than the version on the computer.I know this and this is fine. It then tells me to reboot from the cd drive and the installation will start them. I have tried this, but the computer will not boot to the cd drive. I have looked in the setup options and I can't ... 5 12.06.2007 22:48:43 Dual XP Boot pro and home setup My Wife has an XP machine with XP, 1gb RAM, Intel P4 3.4GHZ, and boots from a pare of WDC200gb ide133 mirrored RAID, also has ATI 1950pro w 512MB memory . .. . she has a SATA controler not being used. . . I would like to install a SATA drive and install a clean install of XP home as dual boot with no frills so that we can install Flight Simulator X (FSX), the Video, joystick and the So... 10 12.06.2007 22:09:01 Sysprep and scandisk Hi, i wanted to be able to run scandisk from sysprep as a one time deal for both error and bad sector checking. if i run it via command line it might prompt to say yes to run on next boot, is there any way around this or is there a better way to do it. i plan on imaging with ghost off of a pe disk. thanks in advance Scott... 1 12.06.2007 19:50:45 XP Repair/Activation I've done a repair install on an XP Pro machine and once installed it says I need to activate before I can logon, so I select yes and the activation screen pops up with nothing on it, I've tried booting into safe mode but will not allow me to do anything ... 4 12.06.2007 16:57:16 Quick restore to factory settings I have a dell inspiron 6000 laptop. I was told by dell awhile back that i only need to push a button when my computer starts up and that will allowed me to restore my computer back to factory settings.... 6 12.06.2007 15:08:53 Boot Up I have been beta testing Vista and have it installed on C drive with XP on drive D as a dual boot system. When I can afford the cost of purchasing the retail version of Vista I will. In the mean time I would like to remove the Beta Vista. In order to do this I will have to reformat my C drive but this will remove my boot up files. My question is this: Which files do I need to back... 2 12.06.2007 00:39:15 Recover Hello everybody I need help recovering windows but I don't have the disc (windows said i have unofficial versions of files for Windows). But I have moved all of the files in the files in I386 to a new partition. I belive that the folder I386 contains all the setup files. But I dual boot with PC Linux OS and Mandriva Linux. Last time I tried recovering a hard drive with Linux I left Grub ... 2 12.06.2007 00:15:21 Install XP from one CD but activate with license key from another? I've just helped a friend recover from a disaster involving the HDD on his notebook PC. It had Win-XP-Home pre-installed but he can no longer find his recovery CD. I've asked him to buy a new retail copy of Win-XP-Pro-Academic-Upgrade but am not waiting for him to do this before installing Win-XP-Pro-Academic-Upgrade from the same media that his Desktop PC used. I have not attempted to activa... 2 11.06.2007 22:07:58 Auto-hide Taskbar dosen't nWhen I check the Auto-hide Taskbar box the taskbar refuses to auto-hide. It just stays there like nothing was checked. Any ideas? Ken Dunn Lakewood, OH... 1 11.06.2007 18:34:02 change user in XP why does it suddenly take minutes to change users when it uesd to take just a few seconds... 1 11.06.2007 16:10:16 Files and Settings Transfer Wizard (MGIWIZ.EXE) crashes Hi, I've been using MIGWIZ.EXE to backup my Windows XP settings, but while re-installing Windows XP, and running MIGWIZ.EXE to restore my desktop, it crashes. "MIGWIZ.EXE has performed an illegal operation." I've tried disabling antivirus software, and running it in safe mode does'nt help the matter. Is this a common issue, or is it just me? Seems to me I've had this problem in th... 3 11.06.2007 07:13:14 RIS failing with a BSOD When I attempt to ris out images other the base windows images ie with programs added, I get a session3_initialization_Failed error after it loads the drivers but before it gets to format the hard drive - it does this with new images and old images that I have used before. These are all XP images and it does not matter wether they have a service pack installed or not. I am imageing an id... 1 10.06.2007 23:58:00 Windows XP Repairing Speed up your system, repair registry base, uninstall hidden windows components and get rid of boring errors with powerful tips and tricks. http://windowsxpsp2pro.blogspot.com ... 3 10.06.2007 23:36:39 Disk image solution Hi We have several win xp PCs in the organization. Once in a while something goes corrupt in a pc and pc needs to be re-done. Is there any way to keep an image of each pc's disk so it can be restore form there, instead of installing win and all apps from scratch which is a time consuming process? I guess I am looking for a disk image app. Which app seems to be more reliable and flexib... 10 10.06.2007 22:48:35 BLUE Screens in XP I recently reformatted my computer and I keep getting blue screens. It says it may be a driver but I went to dells website and downloaded all the right drivers. Does anyone know how to fix this??? Thanks alot.... 1 10.06.2007 16:54:01 XP install on Intel Santa Rosa chipset PC I'm trying to install XP on a new Panasonic laptop (Y7A) with Intel Core 2 Duo L7300 CPU... When install in XP (pro) ... setup can't see the Hard Disk... so I can't install (When installing vista it has no problems) regards, -Brett ... 2 10.06.2007 09:24:11 Formatting a computer I am trying to format an older computer to put Windows XP on it, but I cannot figure out how to get to the BIOS to tell it to look for the CD drive first. When I first start it up, the cd drive makes a noise like it might be about to start, but I don't know if that is a normal startup noise or not. Isn't there a way to format the computer from a command prompt? And does anyone know wh... 4 09.06.2007 15:04:29 HELP! I have a legal copy of Windows XP Home Edition that I had on a computer that bit the dust. I got a Dell Inspiron 4000 Laptop from my work that had Windows 2000 Professional on it. Because the other one is broken I figured I could boot up and install the XP on this computer. When I went in to install, it asked me if I wanted to put it on the same partition with 2000 and I said yes. N... 4 09.06.2007 15:02:46 Connecting 98 computer to XP network Have an XP home based network using linksys router printer is connected to this computer and there is a shared transfer folder. 2 other computers are connected to the network router using ethernet (hardwire): 1. Windows XP64 Computer- - can browse internet - can see base computer & shared folder - can see & use printer 2.. Windows 98SE computer... 5 09.06.2007 13:23:52 XP LOGON I have unticked the 'Use Welcome Screen' option in User accounts, thinking that my laptop would start up and go straight to my desktop, as I do not need any user accounts. Now when starting it asks for a password for Admin. Is there a default password (as I have never used Admin before) and once back in how can I set the comp to go straight to my desktop?... 2 09.06.2007 12:47:48 boot disk set up - will install windows Xp delete my files I had a windows xp pro get a msgina.dll error as described in this newsgroup. When I finish loading the 6th disk, I don't want to risk erasing my private data on the hard disk. when it asks to install windows xp (choice 1), after I put my windows xp disk in, is this process going to ultimately delete my files? Thanks! ... 2 09.06.2007 05:26:01 Windows Repairing Learn how to optimize and tune up your system, get rid of boring errors and uninstall unnecessary thing with very useful tips and tricks http://windowsxpsp2pro.blogspot.com ... 2 09.06.2007 02:04:00 18 Pages: 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18