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I am running on an Acer Aspire 5000 with AMD Turion 1.6GHz, 1GB RAM, 60GB HDD formatted as NTFS and XP Pro. When I run Explore, it opens fine. But when I then try to expand the "C" drive to see more detail (folders, etc.), it takes about 30 seconds before it expands ( the hour glass displays during this time). Once it expands, I can collapse and expand it instantly. If I close Explore, however, and re-open it. The same problem occurs. Tom

I am running on an Acer Aspire 5000 with AMD Turion 1.6GHz, 1GB RAM, 60GB HDD formatted as NTFS and XP Pro. When I run Explore, it opens fine. But when I then try to expand the "C" drive to see more detail (folders, etc.), it takes about 30 seconds before it expands ( the hour glass displays during this time). Once it expands, I can collapse and expand it instantly. If I close Explore, however, and re-open it. The same problem occurs. Tom

Hi, You know crappy old versions of COM+ rollup packages of XP creates weird "event viewer" application error logs, especially for start-up programs. What's the latest and most stable rollup COM+ hotfix of XP PRO SP2? Is it downloadable? Thanks.

Hi, You know crappy old versions of COM+ rollup packages of XP creates weird "event viewer" application error logs, especially for start-up programs. What's the latest and most stable rollup COM+ hotfix of XP PRO SP2? Is it downloadable? Thanks.

In my "Review your history updates" I have about 50 that failed. How can I get them deleted and re-installed?

My friend's machine was made by Sony The computer allows us to use iether Traditional Chinese or English, so we picked chinese (did I mention he's a Chinese) :P The problem starts here... After finish the installation with crapware Vista's "Windows Update" is in English... which I don't understand why... But the mayjor problem is... even we set the language option to load non uni-code program using simplified Chinese, the system can only load Traditional Chinese... (which lead to word gaps in the program) Windows Vista cannot load Simplified Chinese code for those buggy program which refuse code with Uni-code... What should I do?

AP - At the center of a black hole there lies a point called a singularity where the laws of physics no longer make sense. In a similar way, according to futurists gathered Saturday for a weekend conference, information technology is hurtling toward a point where machines will become smarter than their makers. If that happens, it will alter what it means to be human in ways almost impossible to conceive, they say. Link To Original Article

[/url]AP - When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved implanting microchips in humans, the manufacturer said it would save lives, letting doctors scan the tiny transponders to access patients' medical records almost instantly. The FDA found "reasonable assurance" the device was safe, and a sub-agency even called it one of 2005's top "innovative technologies." Link To Original Article

AP - A software glitch shut down e-mail service for some BlackBerry users Friday, and delays were still being felt hours after the problem was fixed. Link To Original Article

AP - From the weekly media and coaches polls to the preseason rankings in a bevy of magazines to the annual end-of-season debate about the Bowl Championship Series, no sport is tied to polling as much as college football. Now there's a Web site that is giving fans a chance to have their say in a virtual futures market for college football teams. Link To Original Article

PC World - A Seattle man has been sentenced to two years in prison for selling computers and cameras on eBay but never actually delivering the goods. Link To Original Article

Macworld.com - Apple has released an update to iTunes that blocks users from creating free custom ringtones and then syncing them to an iPhone. Despite Apple’s best efforts to thwart users, a workaround has already been found and posted to the Internet. Link To Original Article

Reuters - Egypt's ancient city of Luxor has become the latest spot to offer super high-speed WiMax wireless Internet technology, encouraging visitors to stay connected while they tour the city's Pharaonic temples. Link To Original Article

PC World - Microsoft Corp. continues to tweak its volume licensing programs to make it easier for business customers to purchase the company's software in bulk. Link To Original Article

PC World - Advanced Micro Devices Inc. hopes to seize a larger share of the server chip market from its rival Intel Corp. on Monday when it launches the Barcelona quad-core processor. Link To Original Article

-- Spydah "Robin Walker [MVP]" wrote: > duras <duras@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > > > I get the following error when running Windows Update and getting > > installation failure for Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework, > > Version 2.0 (KB917283): > > Installation Failure > > Error Code: 0x643 > > Before making a new post, it would be wise to search this newsgroup for > similar posts already with solutions. If you search this forum for 917283 > you will see scores of posts, some with ideas for fixes. > > -- > Robin Walker [MVP Networking] > rdhw@cam.ac.uk > …

I use Windows XP and Internet Explorer 6 and have just downloaded the classic version of Windows Live Hotmail. However, every time I now go into hotmail I have to change the encoding setting, from Unicode (UTF-8) to Western European (Windows) in order to be able to read the pages properly. Ticking Auto select makes no difference. I also have to do this when I move from one folder to the next. Any ideas? -- Caroline -- Caroline

I use Windows XP and Internet Explorer 6 and have just downloaded the classic version of Windows Live Hotmail. However, every time I now go into hotmail I have to change the encoding setting, from Unicode (UTF-8) to Western European (Windows) in order to be able to read the pages properly. Ticking Auto select makes no difference. I also have to do this when I move from one folder to the next. Any ideas? -- Caroline -- Caroline

My C:\$Secure:$SDS:$DATA file is very large at 332721756 Bytes is this normal Is there any way of reducing it?

My C:\$Secure:$SDS:$DATA file is very large at 332721756 Bytes is this normal Is there any way of reducing it?

Dear frns, all of our users usually logon pc with limitied user account. there is no any policy is applied. some of user's pc, New connection wizard icon isnot appear under network connections. But some of users has new connection wizard icon appear under network connections. please help me to rectify this problem that how could i able to give access and able to appear new connection wizard icon appear under network connections. Thanks Rajeev Dhungel

Dear frns, all of our users usually logon pc with limitied user account. there is no any policy is applied. some of user's pc, New connection wizard icon isnot appear under network connections. But some of users has new connection wizard icon appear under network connections. please help me to rectify this problem that how could i able to give access and able to appear new connection wizard icon appear under network connections. Thanks Rajeev Dhungel

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Hi, I installed a modem in my dell 410 and downloaded the vista drivers from usRobotics. At start up, window security blocks the exe. programs from loading until I okay them to run. Vista does this eveytime at start-up. Does anyone know how identify these to windows security as being okay? Also, after I get by windows security, user acct. control stops the drivers from loading and asks for the admin. to okay the drivers loading. How can I get the modem drivers to load without all the hassle. Thanks, Terry

hello my laptop now doesn't notify me anymore about the state of the battery, both when it's critical or low. i already checked my power options advanced power setting, and ensure that the low battery notification is switched on, but the notification's still not working. can anyone suggest what should i do to make it notify me again? because it's annoying when my laptop suddenly hibernates without any warning. thank you.