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Mouse cursor sticks
by Guest John Gonser- 0 replies
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As I move the cursor across a page (using the mouse) it sticks on the edge of some fields and won't allow me to move the cursor across the field. I can defeat this by either very rapidly moving the cursor or by approaching the desired field from another direction. I haven't found anything in my settings that should cause this. The condition is most dramatic when using internet applications. Any suggestions?
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VX-1000 software problem
by Guest Kathleen- 0 replies
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Now that I have installed the LifeCam 1.3 software that came with the VX-1000 I received as a gift, my computer no longer will open any "Help" windows for me!!! If I click on "Help" on almost any program that I have that uses the Internet for accessing support, it just hangs up and does not open any help pages! And I need HELP!!! I need help getting back to being able to open "Help"!! Thanks!!
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MS Office Products - Unidentifed Symbol
by Guest ChrisMc- 0 replies
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We recently copied our files from a Novell Server to a Windows NT Server. On the NT side, if we go to My Computer and look at some of the files there appears to be a clock or a symbol of some sort right under or embedded in the icon for the file. Does anyone know what this symbol stands for? The same file does not have this little symbol in the old Novell Environment.
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MS Office Products - Unidentifed Symbol
by Guest ChrisMc- 0 replies
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We recently copied our files from a Novell Server to a Windows NT Server. On the NT side, if we go to My Computer and look at some of the files there appears to be a clock or a symbol of some sort right under or embedded in the icon for the file. Does anyone know what this symbol stands for? The same file does not have this little symbol in the old Novell Environment.
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Lock + Start Screensaver
by Guest sk89q- 0 replies
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Hello, When I lock my computer (CTRL+L), the screensaver does not ever start. The screensaver starts on its own after the timeout if I don't lock it, but my computer sits unlocked until it does. Is there a way to change this? CTRL+ALT+DEL login is required. I don't have a wireless mouse (or keyboard). Thanks
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Certificate Server
by Guest BM- 0 replies
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We had a company merger, the old CA Server is not longer. We have installed a new CA and a subordinate CA server to issue certificates. Is there a way to find out all the certificates installed on all the windows server across the domain so these certficates can be renewed? BM
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Certificate Server
by Guest BM- 0 replies
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We had a company merger, the old CA Server is not longer. We have installed a new CA and a subordinate CA server to issue certificates. Is there a way to find out all the certificates installed on all the windows server across the domain so these certficates can be renewed? BM
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Cross-Posted from microsoft.public.windowsupdate, I've tried all the posted methods, hotfix for BITS (doesn't apply to my system), clearing the QMGR files from BITS, and Clearing the whole Software Distribution directory from windows. bitsadmin gives: C:\Windows>bitsadmin /util /version /verbose BITSADMIN version 3.0 [ 7.0.6000 ] BITS administration utility. © Copyright 2000-2006 Microsoft Corp. Version of BITS installed on the system: 3.0 File version for BITS binaries: file path version langId C:\Windows\system32\qmgr.dll 7.0.6000.16531 1033 C:\Windows\system32\qmgrprxy.dll …
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External HDD driver?? USB to ATA/ATAPI bridge?? HELP PLEASE
by Guest Chris- 0 replies
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im having a problem with my external hdd, i have two, one WD external works fine with vista, then i go to use my new one (formatted it using xp etc_) on my laptop with vista and it wont pick it up >< i mean surely something natively supported by xp would be natively supported by vista as well. Unless im doing something wrong....lol...but my usb mouse and other external etc etc was all picked up fine. I plug my hdd in and it comes up installing drivers, then says windows needs to install software for your USB to ATA/ATAPI bridge, then i click locate and and install automatically, then it just goes into USB to ATA/ATAPI bridge driver failed. i hav…
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RE: External Drives DON"T WORK WITH VISTA
by Guest Chris- 0 replies
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im having the same problem, one WD external works fine with vista, then i go to use my new one (formatted it using xp etc_) went to use on laptop with vista and it wont pick it up >< i mean surely something natively supported by xp would be natively supported by vista as well. Unless im doing something wrong....lol...but my usb mouse and other external etc etc was all picked up fine. I plug my hdd in and it comes up installing drivers, then says windows needs to install software for your USB to ATA/ATAPI bridge, then i click locate and and install automatically, then it just goes into USB to ATA/ATAPI bridge driver failed. i have googled the dri…
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Windows Server 2003 R2 activation issue
by Guest Wade Guidry- 0 replies
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I've got a W2K3 R2 Standard server on which license activation occasionally "breaks", and reactivation is necessary. It has happened a few times that the server becomes unavailable (users can't log in), and I have to re-activate the server. The specific event id's that appear in the applciation log are 1000, followed by 1011. When this error occurs, I have no difficulty re-activating the server online, via the activation wizard. Any thoughts on why this occurs, or possible solutions? Event ID 1000 An error occurred while the wizard was checking the current Windows product license. Error Code: 0x80040507 Followed by: Event ID 1011 Your Win…
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Windows Server 2003 R2 activation issue
by Guest Wade Guidry- 0 replies
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I've got a W2K3 R2 Standard server on which license activation occasionally "breaks", and reactivation is necessary. It has happened a few times that the server becomes unavailable (users can't log in), and I have to re-activate the server. The specific event id's that appear in the applciation log are 1000, followed by 1011. When this error occurs, I have no difficulty re-activating the server online, via the activation wizard. Any thoughts on why this occurs, or possible solutions? Event ID 1000 An error occurred while the wizard was checking the current Windows product license. Error Code: 0x80040507 Followed by: Event ID 1011 You…
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Server 2003 x64 SP2 Internet Explorer Problem
by Guest Viper- 0 replies
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We have a windows 2003 x64 enterprise edition server and I installed Service Pack 2 from the windows update site. After the install I rebooted and now the server can't get to Windows update or any other website. I can still remote desktop to the server and i've tried installing IE7 x64 edition but to no avail. DNS is working but when i try to go to a website there is a syn_sent message listed in 'netstat - a' but never a reply. The windows firewall service isn't on and i've run out of things to check. If you have any ideas please let me know.
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Server 2003 x64 SP2 Internet Explorer Problem
by Guest Viper- 0 replies
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We have a windows 2003 x64 enterprise edition server and I installed Service Pack 2 from the windows update site. After the install I rebooted and now the server can't get to Windows update or any other website. I can still remote desktop to the server and i've tried installing IE7 x64 edition but to no avail. DNS is working but when i try to go to a website there is a syn_sent message listed in 'netstat - a' but never a reply. The windows firewall service isn't on and i've run out of things to check. If you have any ideas please let me know.
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DreamScene keeps computer from suspend or hibernate
by Guest Mr.Whiskers- 0 replies
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When I use dreamscene my computer won't go to sleep. The only way I can get it to go blank is to use a blank screensaver and the computer stays on all the time. Is there a way to fix this? Is it a bug? Is there an update for this? I like the dreamscene but I need for my computer to sleep or suspend activity at night. Thanks for any help.
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How do I get all my emails, addresses and folders back? After the last update, I had to re-install Outlook...all my Office apps are acting as if they're just new. Help!
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Language Bar Problem
by Guest Stamoulis- 0 replies
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After many years with no problem in the Language bar the following problem appeared: I have two languages (EN and GR(Greek)). One day when I started the PC the language bar did not appeared despite the fact that the Language Bar line was checked. Deselecting and selecting again the Language Bar line, the box appeared but the languages were not changing (from mouse or key sequence). I tried many things like Adding or Removing the languages from Control Panel Regional Options but nothing works. If I make GR as primary language then the second one EN appears but with the same problem. I select it and the system remains at GR
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Language Bar Problem
by Guest Stamoulis- 0 replies
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After many years with no problem in the Language bar the following problem appeared: I have two languages (EN and GR(Greek)). One day when I started the PC the language bar did not appeared despite the fact that the Language Bar line was checked. Deselecting and selecting again the Language Bar line, the box appeared but the languages were not changing (from mouse or key sequence). I tried many things like Adding or Removing the languages from Control Panel Regional Options but nothing works. If I make GR as primary language then the second one EN appears but with the same problem. I select it and the system remains at GR
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I extended my partition D:. Now, Backup complete PC no run (show error 0x080780010)
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Sidebar won't look for or load new gadgets and some current don't
by Guest Neophyte- 0 replies
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I have six gadgets on my sidebar of these the thesaurus and the redirection to Google Ebay etc have stopped working. All the others that I tried from those previously downloaded are fine. These include a weather report and a radio. Also I can't laod new gadgets from the net either from my current gadgets bank or directly. Anyone got any ideas.
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volume booster
by Guest Translator French - English - Creole- 0 replies
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any one know a program to boost the volume on the speakers, for some reason when i first install the driver for the realtek update the sound is very loud and clear but after a few days it decreases and i can't hear it as good hope someone can help me out did a web search and finding such a program isn't easy -- New Boating Capt. Jonathan Perreault Personnal Advice To You: #1: Do Not Undermine Windows's Work, Or It'll Undermine You As A User. #2: Torture Windows (Any) Now Before It Tortures You #3: Windows Is Bad Enough In English, Why Get It In Another Language Best Comments From Users: No Matter The Problem Even With Linux, It's Microsoft's And Win…
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Vista Calendar print
by Guest Laura S.- 0 replies
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When I print the weekly calendar, it shows the times for the whole day, from 12AM to 11PM. So the top and bottom half of the page is all shaded and the 'real' day is squished in the middle. I have the default day set to 8am to 5pm. Does anyone know how to fix this? I never had this problem in Outlook! -- Laura S.
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troubleshooting performance monitor counters
by Guest Scott W- 0 replies
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I am trying to use Performance Monitor on my Exchange Server. Initially, ALL of the objects and counters were NUMBERS - and these numbers meant nothing to me. Using KB article 152513 I was able to find that the Perflib key was missing a very important sub-key and data. I have restored this key and am now getting the standard counters. The non-standard counters are still just listed as numbers and I have not had any luck troubleshooting this problem. Does anyone have any additional information - HELP!! Thanks.
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troubleshooting performance monitor counters
by Guest Scott W- 0 replies
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I am trying to use Performance Monitor on my Exchange Server. Initially, ALL of the objects and counters were NUMBERS - and these numbers meant nothing to me. Using KB article 152513 I was able to find that the Perflib key was missing a very important sub-key and data. I have restored this key and am now getting the standard counters. The non-standard counters are still just listed as numbers and I have not had any luck troubleshooting this problem. Does anyone have any additional information - HELP!! Thanks.
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Darfon update for Bluetooth devices.....
by Guest Martin Sall- 0 replies
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Please help me remove this update recently installed (Oct 9, 07) as it has caused my Logitech mouse to freeze. Thanks, -- Martin Sall