Threads Replies Last Post 18 Pages: 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18   New Domain Name Hi, We are changing our domain name and I have a question regarding my workstations. Presently my workstations log on to mydomain.ca and we will change to mydomain.local. Is it easier to switch my workstation to Workgroup and then reconnect to new domain and transfer Files and Settings to new profile? Thanks Danny... 10 11.05.2007 07:00:00 Xp pro on a tablet without the table features I have a tablet lenovo with XP Pro SP2 on it, but the tablet features (pen etc) will not work any ideas? ... 3 10.05.2007 23:28:43 Different language for new users Hello everyone, I'm currently working with a customer of ours and I ran into a problem. I was hoping you could help me. We use windows xp multilanguage version. When they copy an existing user then, this user will get the dutch version of windows xp. When we create a new user, the user will get the english version of xp. Now I'm trying to figure out how this is possible. Is the preferred ... 2 10.05.2007 21:02:00 Windows XP "N" activation problem Hello, I want to experiment with Windows XP "N" but cannot get it to activate properly. When I first install it, it runs through on-line activation successfully. After the successful activation, it goes to the login prompt. When I click on the "Administrator" icon to login, I'm told I must activate Windows. It goes through the activation process again but this time it tells me that Windows... 7 10.05.2007 02:36:14 Setup Multiboot XP Pro system on multiple harddrives... I have three HD's which I want to set up for multiboot. The first 20g HD (C:) for business OS, the second 30g HD (D:) for pleasure OS, the third 160g HD split partition for programs and data. First and second on Primary IDE. Two CD's on Secondary IDE. Third on SATA. I would like to simply copy C: to D: but keep getting a Generic Host Process Win32 error after doing so with Ghost 10 or Pa... 5 10.05.2007 01:50:18 Does the system PATH environmental variable include subdirectories Does configuring a directory path then the PATH environmental variable inheriently include the subdirectories? If not, is there a way to do it, possibly by adding a \ at the end of the directory path?... 4 09.05.2007 23:40:15 Syspreping and Dell Latitude D620 Does anyone know which mass storage drivers I need to include in the "Sysprepmassstorage" section. There has to be one that is included with windows, because if I build the section with the sysprep -bmsd, the image works fine, although it takes 20+ minutes to run sysprep. I have the existing section [SysprepMassStorage] PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_27C4=c:\windows\inf\mshdc.inf PCI\VEN_8086... 7 09.05.2007 20:43:45 Boot up from disk When i try to bootup using xp disc i get msg to remove disk and restart. What could be prob.If i remove and reinsert get same msg.... 5 09.05.2007 16:33:38 urgent help req for upgrading hi guys. i am using a win xp pro right now and i need to upgrade it to sp 2. i have a cd for that but wanted to kno if i my data would be lost in this procedure. wil i need to create a backup for that. ... 2 09.05.2007 13:01:59 wrong version file transfer my hard drive was failing and I used the file transfer wizard to save the setings I needed for a new machine but on the new machine using the XP file transfer wizard and looking at the location on the network where I saved the files I get an error message that the files were gathered by an earlier version and to rerun it but this is impossible since the orginal hard drive did fail. What ... 2 08.05.2007 19:27:33 Unexpected reboot during Vista LTI deployment We are seeing some strange behavior with Vista Enterprise clients during LiteTouch deployments. If left unattended, the system reboots after Windows Updates are downloaded. Typically this creates problems with the LTI task sequence (most commonly the reboot takes place during MS Office 2007 deployment, resulting in an "/adminfile switch is only supported during initial setup" error fro... 3 08.05.2007 12:26:36 Install XP for UK testing We have a need to perform some testing on a British/UK installation of XP, and Vista for that matter, but there is no specific UK version available on MSDN. What is required in terms of installation and configuration to ensure we are testing on a UK equivalent machine? Is setting the Regional Options appropriately, sufficient to replicate the UK environment? Thanks, Scott... 2 08.05.2007 08:35:01 How to cancel Windows XP repair Hi, I need to cancel a Windows XP repair. I got the 0x24 blue screen (ntfs.sys) and I tried a repair, the problem is that it got freeze in the blue screen, soo not a good idea :) Then I found a post about using ntfsfix in a Knoppix environment (See link below). It work like a charm, very nice TID, but now my problem is that the blue screen was solve and the repair just want to do what... 1 08.05.2007 03:43:01 Cannot populate Add or Remove Programs When I go into Add or Remove Programs, I am asked to wait until the list of programs is populated. Unfortunately it never is. How do I fix this?... 4 08.05.2007 02:22:01 Cannot transfer files and settings to a new computer I recently had some trouble with a workstation at my office, and had to send the machine in for repairs at the manufacturer. Before I sent the machine in I did a transfer of the files and settings, including the contents of the hard drive. I consequently stored the 19 GIG USMT2 Folder on a removable hard drive. I recieved the computer, repaired and the hard drive replaced, as the pre... 2 08.05.2007 00:33:01 Ice theme I decided to look at the theme ICE. somehow I installed it. I now have a screen that comes up in solid black in any folder. I can't see what I am doing in control panel or display. How can I get back to something I can use? Vic ... 1 08.05.2007 00:29:33 I Can't Get SP2 I'm trying to upgrade to SP2 and the windows update site says I already have it and won't let me download a copy.... 5 07.05.2007 19:03:00 folder options on desktop folders When I click on a desktop folder to open it, it is opening a search window instead of displaying the contents of the folder; to actually see the folder contents I must right-click and select OPEN. (Is there a way to retrieve old settings from a backup? I had to replace my hard drive.)... 2 06.05.2007 18:00:01 USMT - Move Profiles on Same System/New Domain? I have a client who has 2 domains, an old NT4 box is one domain and is only used for network logons. A seperate Wink2k domain with AD is used for exchange. All users have exactly the same username and logon in both domains. We want to remove the NT4 box ASAP for obvious reasons, and move the users totally to the Win2k domain. Although the Files and Settings Transfer wizard could be ... 1 06.05.2007 02:05:00 Folder for Logon/Startup scripts For a Windows XP Pro workgroup computer, which is the proper folder for storing Startup scripts? Some articles say "C:\Windows\System32\Repl\Imports\Scripts" and some say "C:\Windows\System32\GroupPolicy\Machine\Scripts\Startup". Which is right? Does it matter? ... 7 05.05.2007 20:13:12 Reactivate users on re-install How do I reactivate the "old" users on a system that needed a WinXP Pro reinstall? I have to creat ea new user to finish the install, but the "old" users in "Documents and Steeings" are not being seen by the reinstalled WinXP. I know I can create a new user and copy the nt*.* files to the new user, but this does not seem to work as needed. I just want to reactivate my old user...there ... 1 05.05.2007 19:45:00 XP Pro OEM Question I have an HP Pavillion laptop with an OEM license for XP Pro. I'd like to reinstall XP on the laptop, but the recovery DVD take 'FOREVER" and I'd really like a cleaner install of XP, minus the added software from HP. I have an XP Pro OEM CD from another computer I built. Will it be legal, and will it work to reload the laptop using the generic OEM CD, but use the Product Key from my laptop? ... 4 04.05.2007 20:13:54 How to Make WinXP Boot Drive C: I copied my C: drive to another drive to back it up, and now Win XP sees it as the H: drive. How do I rename or cause WinXP to boot on this drive, but call it C:? It used to boot as C: before I made the backup copy? Right now, WinXP bopots from the H: drive successfully, but sme software ahs trouble running on the H: drive. THere is only one partition on this drive, and even when I r... 4 04.05.2007 16:46:33 Can't perform clean install I have a clean hard drive and my original full version of Windows XP Pro. When I go to install the OS, instead of allowing the install it promts me to put in the cd for the old OS. I have reinstalled the OS several times without ever having this issue occur. Without the old cd you can only F3 to reboot. What do I do to install the OS?... 6 04.05.2007 02:50:00 Move to XP Pro 64 I am making a homegrown computer right now and it will have an AMD 64 dual core 3800+ processor. I am wondering if I should definitely install XP Pro 64 or should I wait. I don't run anything too crazy. I'm not a gamer. I am a programmer though and I run Macromedia Dreamweaver, Adobe PhotoShop CS2 and Office 2003. I don't have any crazy hardware and will actually be using the onboard video an... 5 03.05.2007 23:54:41 18 Pages: 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18