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I once reinstalled XP just because the options in Folder Options>File Types were ALL greyed out, it was so annoying. However here's one possible solution (it seemed to work for me, but I cannot be sure), for anyone else with the same issue. Just copy and paste the following text into Notepad, save as *.reg (NOT as *.txt, so that it is saved as a regfile not a text document) and then rightclick it and select "Merge" to add it to the Registry. Then reboot: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explo rer] "NoFileAssociate"=dword:00000000 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Cur…

Hi Guys, It has been always a challenge to disable to USB drives on the employees PCs specifically using memory sticks without disabling the USB keyboard, mouse etc. The following article explains how to do that. A good read. http://knowurtech.com/windows/disabling_usb.html Cheers!! Dinesh

Hi I have not been having problems with the sidebar in general but if I take a gadget like Sky News or moreover other newsfeed gadgets when I click on a news story it comes up on the left og the gadget ...then it gives me a link for the full story...when I click it it comes up with application not found....also I have an issue with windows live ( formerly msn )..when i chat to friends I am unable to click on links they send to me ...any ideas on either of these will be gratefully recieved.

Hello, I have in event viewer a message : Security policy in the group policy objects are applied successfully. The time that happens, the task-schedule that is running at the time I got the above message, is run forever (it is hangged) and need to be stopped. I don't know if when the above message that occurs, related to the problem that the task-schedule running at the same time is hangged. (And what is the mean of that message : "Security policy in the group ..." ?) Help, please. Thanks :)

Hello, I have in event viewer a message : Security policy in the group policy objects are applied successfully. The time that happens, the task-schedule that is running at the time I got the above message, is run forever (it is hangged) and need to be stopped. I don't know if when the above message that occurs, related to the problem that the task-schedule running at the same time is hangged. (And what is the mean of that message : "Security policy in the group ..." ?) Help, please. Thanks :)

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PC World - Trend Micro has released it's 2008 Internet security suite, comprising three separate offerings aimed at various levels of Internet usage. Link To Original Article

PC World - A technology trade group has accused U.S. television executives of conducting a "misinformation campaign" about wireless devices designed to operate in unused portions of the television spectrum. Link To Original Article

PC World - This week Microsoft Corp said it would patch Windows to reduce the risk of a new kind of Web-based security vulnerability, but security researchers say that other operating systems are probably at risk too. Link To Original Article

TechWeb - Capabilities will be in much greater demand as software as a service and massive data warehouses become more pervasive. Link To Original Article

My windows sessions were crashing about an hour in. I tried using the repair function on my windows installation disk. When it starts back up, there is a message that windows is starting back up. After about 10 seconds it goes into safe mode and I get another message saying windows set up can start in safe mode. I restart and hit f8 to start windows normally. The same thing occurs, it goes into safe mode.

My windows sessions were crashing about an hour in. I tried using the repair function on my windows installation disk. When it starts back up, there is a message that windows is starting back up. After about 10 seconds it goes into safe mode and I get another message saying windows set up can start in safe mode. I restart and hit f8 to start windows normally. The same thing occurs, it goes into safe mode.

Hi there! After downloading IE7 and add-ons and updates for XP servicepack I couldnt open folders on my computer. They kept flashing rapidely and on top of it was said Internet Explorer. In some strange way I got the impression that KB 908531 was the problem, so run http://patch-info.de/WinXP/Downloads/KB908531_Share-To-Web.zip and the flashing disappeared, but I still couldnt open ordinary folders. This it was because I didnt have access to cc:Mail. The error message told me to make outlook my default E-mail. I did so, but that didnt help either. Now, what do I do. Obviously Im one of those novices (didnt think so) dogbeagle talked about. Can anyone he…

Hi, Under SP2, my desktop icons are transparent and under computer -> advanced -> performance -> settings -> visual effects everything is selected and ''use drop shadows for icon labels'' is selected but still after some refresh i get drop shadows displayed, after i open some windows or applications or if i select them, this option (shadows) has no effect. They're not shown. But if i refresh desktop numerous times sometimes i get them back, but if i select an icon or select an rectangle area or open some window, they're immediately removed. My settings: "Lock desktop items" is disabled, active desktop is totally disabled. I've updated my disp…

Hi, Under SP2, my desktop icons are transparent and under computer -> advanced -> performance -> settings -> visual effects everything is selected and ''use drop shadows for icon labels'' is selected but still after some refresh i get drop shadows displayed, after i open some windows or applications or if i select them, this option (shadows) has no effect. They're not shown. But if i refresh desktop numerous times sometimes i get them back, but if i select an icon or select an rectangle area or open some window, they're immediately removed. My settings: "Lock desktop items" is disabled, active desktop is totally disabled. I've updated my disp…

Hi, I have an unused HP Pavilion with the fallowing specs: # Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ (2.1GHz, 2000MT/s System Bus) # Memory: 2048MB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM memory (2x1GB) (expandable to 8 GB (4 x 2 GB) (64-bit OS)/ 4 GB (4 x 1 GB) (32-bit OS)) # Hard Drive:320GB 7200RPM SATA 3G (3.0 Gb/sec) hard drive # Optical Drive: 16X DVD(+/-)R/RW 12X RAM (+/-)R DL LightScribe SATA drive # Expandable Drive Bay: HP Pocket Media Drive bay # Video Graphics: Integrated graphics # Network Interface: Integrated 10/100BaseT network interface # Sound: High Definition 8-channel audio # Fax/Modem: 56K bps data/fax modem # Operating System: Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium …

Hi, I have an unused HP Pavilion with the fallowing specs: # Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ (2.1GHz, 2000MT/s System Bus) # Memory: 2048MB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM memory (2x1GB) (expandable to 8 GB (4 x 2 GB) (64-bit OS)/ 4 GB (4 x 1 GB) (32-bit OS)) # Hard Drive:320GB 7200RPM SATA 3G (3.0 Gb/sec) hard drive # Optical Drive: 16X DVD(+/-)R/RW 12X RAM (+/-)R DL LightScribe SATA drive # Expandable Drive Bay: HP Pocket Media Drive bay # Video Graphics: Integrated graphics # Network Interface: Integrated 10/100BaseT network interface # Sound: High Definition 8-channel audio # Fax/Modem: 56K bps data/fax modem # Operating System: Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium …

Hi, I have an unused HP Pavilion with the fallowing specs: # Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ (2.1GHz, 2000MT/s System Bus) # Memory: 2048MB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM memory (2x1GB) (expandable to 8 GB (4 x 2 GB) (64-bit OS)/ 4 GB (4 x 1 GB) (32-bit OS)) # Hard Drive:320GB 7200RPM SATA 3G (3.0 Gb/sec) hard drive # Optical Drive: 16X DVD(+/-)R/RW 12X RAM (+/-)R DL LightScribe SATA drive # Expandable Drive Bay: HP Pocket Media Drive bay # Video Graphics: Integrated graphics # Network Interface: Integrated 10/100BaseT network interface # Sound: High Definition 8-channel audio # Fax/Modem: 56K bps data/fax modem # Operating System: Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium …

Hi, I have an unused HP Pavilion with the fallowing specs: # Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ (2.1GHz, 2000MT/s System Bus) # Memory: 2048MB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM memory (2x1GB) (expandable to 8 GB (4 x 2 GB) (64-bit OS)/ 4 GB (4 x 1 GB) (32-bit OS)) # Hard Drive:320GB 7200RPM SATA 3G (3.0 Gb/sec) hard drive # Optical Drive: 16X DVD(+/-)R/RW 12X RAM (+/-)R DL LightScribe SATA drive # Expandable Drive Bay: HP Pocket Media Drive bay # Video Graphics: Integrated graphics # Network Interface: Integrated 10/100BaseT network interface # Sound: High Definition 8-channel audio # Fax/Modem: 56K bps data/fax modem # Operating System: Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium …

Hi, I have an unused HP Pavilion with the fallowing specs: # Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ (2.1GHz, 2000MT/s System Bus) # Memory: 2048MB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM memory (2x1GB) (expandable to 8 GB (4 x 2 GB) (64-bit OS)/ 4 GB (4 x 1 GB) (32-bit OS)) # Hard Drive:320GB 7200RPM SATA 3G (3.0 Gb/sec) hard drive # Optical Drive: 16X DVD(+/-)R/RW 12X RAM (+/-)R DL LightScribe SATA drive # Expandable Drive Bay: HP Pocket Media Drive bay # Video Graphics: Integrated graphics # Network Interface: Integrated 10/100BaseT network interface # Sound: High Definition 8-channel audio # Fax/Modem: 56K bps data/fax modem # Operating System: Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium …

Hi, I have an unused HP Pavilion with the fallowing specs: # Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ (2.1GHz, 2000MT/s System Bus) # Memory: 2048MB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM memory (2x1GB) (expandable to 8 GB (4 x 2 GB) (64-bit OS)/ 4 GB (4 x 1 GB) (32-bit OS)) # Hard Drive:320GB 7200RPM SATA 3G (3.0 Gb/sec) hard drive # Optical Drive: 16X DVD(+/-)R/RW 12X RAM (+/-)R DL LightScribe SATA drive # Expandable Drive Bay: HP Pocket Media Drive bay # Video Graphics: Integrated graphics # Network Interface: Integrated 10/100BaseT network interface # Sound: High Definition 8-channel audio # Fax/Modem: 56K bps data/fax modem # Operating System: Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium …

Hi, I have an unused HP Pavilion with the fallowing specs: # Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ (2.1GHz, 2000MT/s System Bus) # Memory: 2048MB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM memory (2x1GB) (expandable to 8 GB (4 x 2 GB) (64-bit OS)/ 4 GB (4 x 1 GB) (32-bit OS)) # Hard Drive:320GB 7200RPM SATA 3G (3.0 Gb/sec) hard drive # Optical Drive: 16X DVD(+/-)R/RW 12X RAM (+/-)R DL LightScribe SATA drive # Expandable Drive Bay: HP Pocket Media Drive bay # Video Graphics: Integrated graphics # Network Interface: Integrated 10/100BaseT network interface # Sound: High Definition 8-channel audio # Fax/Modem: 56K bps data/fax modem # Operating System: Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium …

Hi, I have an unused HP Pavilion with the fallowing specs: # Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ (2.1GHz, 2000MT/s System Bus) # Memory: 2048MB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM memory (2x1GB) (expandable to 8 GB (4 x 2 GB) (64-bit OS)/ 4 GB (4 x 1 GB) (32-bit OS)) # Hard Drive:320GB 7200RPM SATA 3G (3.0 Gb/sec) hard drive # Optical Drive: 16X DVD(+/-)R/RW 12X RAM (+/-)R DL LightScribe SATA drive # Expandable Drive Bay: HP Pocket Media Drive bay # Video Graphics: Integrated graphics # Network Interface: Integrated 10/100BaseT network interface # Sound: High Definition 8-channel audio # Fax/Modem: 56K bps data/fax modem # Operating System: Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium …

Hi, I have an unused HP Pavilion with the fallowing specs: # Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ (2.1GHz, 2000MT/s System Bus) # Memory: 2048MB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM memory (2x1GB) (expandable to 8 GB (4 x 2 GB) (64-bit OS)/ 4 GB (4 x 1 GB) (32-bit OS)) # Hard Drive:320GB 7200RPM SATA 3G (3.0 Gb/sec) hard drive # Optical Drive: 16X DVD(+/-)R/RW 12X RAM (+/-)R DL LightScribe SATA drive # Expandable Drive Bay: HP Pocket Media Drive bay # Video Graphics: Integrated graphics # Network Interface: Integrated 10/100BaseT network interface # Sound: High Definition 8-channel audio # Fax/Modem: 56K bps data/fax modem # Operating System: Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium …

Hi, I have an unused HP Pavilion with the fallowing specs: # Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ (2.1GHz, 2000MT/s System Bus) # Memory: 2048MB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM memory (2x1GB) (expandable to 8 GB (4 x 2 GB) (64-bit OS)/ 4 GB (4 x 1 GB) (32-bit OS)) # Hard Drive:320GB 7200RPM SATA 3G (3.0 Gb/sec) hard drive # Optical Drive: 16X DVD(+/-)R/RW 12X RAM (+/-)R DL LightScribe SATA drive # Expandable Drive Bay: HP Pocket Media Drive bay # Video Graphics: Integrated graphics # Network Interface: Integrated 10/100BaseT network interface # Sound: High Definition 8-channel audio # Fax/Modem: 56K bps data/fax modem # Operating System: Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium …