Tech Newsgroups: Windows XP Customization

Start a program minimized to taskbar? HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

nikola66@gmail.com - 29 Sep 2007 1:10 PM - 2 messages

hey folks, i wrote a simple script to map a drive on my network in a *.BAT file....... i wanted this script to start minimized rather than displaying this annoying Black Window every startup..... i tried doing something like this in my registry.... ...

Blank password for user account in windows 2000 server

slc - 29 Sep 2007 1:20 AM - 4 messages

I'm trying to set up a user account in windows 2000 server without a password. When I try to add a new user without a password it says that the password cannot be left blank. I have does this before, but can not ...

Need help with unwanted desktop icons

hk - 28 Sep 2007 12:52 PM - 2 messages

I have just recently started using Windows XP Pro (used to have Home version). My desktop is cluttered with icons to file folders and new documents that have been created since I started using the Pro version. Every time I create a new file folder, or a new document, an icon to that ...

Synchronising Folders/file and Connections

Newsgroup - 28 Sep 2007 9:38 AM - 4 messages

Can someone guide me a reliable software (freeware) that has the ability to synchronise files/folders on my laptop, desktop PC to my external HDD? Additionally, I would like to connect my desktop PC to my laptop. What is ...

Partitions

Bruce - 28 Sep 2007 12:11 AM - 6 messages

Is there a limit for number of partions on a 500 giga HD? brume***@hotmail.com ...

Hack into any forgotten Administrator Password

nikola66@gmail.com - 27 Sep 2007 5:07 PM - 8 messages

Hack into any forgotten Administrator Password: We all know how useful it is to use create multiple user accounts on a PC. Mostly, people create one administrator account with several limited user accounts. Well, sometimes people forget this password. Unfortunately, Microsoft ...

How to Reset Windows Display

Chaplain Doug - 27 Sep 2007 1:59 PM - 5 messages

Windows XP sp2. I have one user whose display is messed up. When they go into Internet Explorer, the graphics are not all there and the font is primitive looking. This phenomenon also shows up in other programs where we ...

Custom position of the deskto icons

matisq - 27 Sep 2007 11:08 AM - 1 message

I have domain computers and couple icons on the desktop of every station. Every time when new user logon into the domain icons are sorted in unordered way. Where can I find settings for custom location of every icon on the ...

Why aren't Administrator's Documents & Settings folders displayed?

Alice - 27 Sep 2007 5:43 AM - 7 messages

I just finished a clean install of XP Pro on a new hard drive. I am both the administrator and sole user of this computer. In the past, I always used to see four sets of folders under Documents & ...

Bars change to default

Miles - 26 Sep 2007 5:06 PM - 3 messages

WinXP,home, sp2, have a theme set where active window bar is green and inactive is red. Also taskbar is grey. About once or twice a day when booting up these change to what I believe to be the default, dark blue. ...

Desktop toolbar stuck on the right side

Gunhild - 26 Sep 2007 4:22 PM - 5 messages

My desktop toolbar seems to be stuck on the whole right side of the screen. I have tried dragging it so it sits in the bottom of the screen as usual, but it won't budge... even if it it's NOT locked. ...

Folder Column Headings

Anthony Bollinger - 26 Sep 2007 12:54 PM - 5 messages

I have several folders of MP3 files and every time I open these folders, I need to right-click on the header (detail view) and choose to show bit rate and audio sample rate. Even though I have gone into properties and tried to ...

Optimized computer, but my themes are gone! Help!

Fuel to Fire - 26 Sep 2007 6:54 AM - 4 messages

I like simple looks to my computer, but I liked my silver XP look more than the very bland Classic look. I downloaded and installed a computer optimizing program and it made my computer a little faster, but it made everything look ...

USB Stick Logon?

Jack Wishbone - 25 Sep 2007 8:07 PM - 3 messages

We have a small lab of XP computers that have autologon enabled via a simple registry hack. All machines log in to a domain account automatically on a reboot. I need to logon to these machines as the local "admin" account every so ...

getting things on screen readable

Dodge - 25 Sep 2007 4:40 PM - 3 messages

Hi some of the newer laptops office has been getting in, the fonts and icons and things in general are so small as to be hard to read. Changing the resolution gives a fuzzy look to everything. We've tried playing around with ...

Locked Out! Despite Having The Right Password!

newsgroups.comcast.net - 25 Sep 2007 11:17 AM - 3 messages

Help! All of a sudden I can no longer login to my Admin account. I get an error message to the effect that account have been locked out due to 3 unsuccessful attempts. Several hours later I try again and I was able to get in except that I ...

Error installing sp2

Peter - 23 Sep 2007 8:18 PM - 3 messages

Hello everyone. I try to update my computer windows xp home edition I have Problem installing SP2 i get error-code 0x80070017 does anyone know what to do. Thanks Peter ...

Please help. Problem installing SP2

Peter - 23 Sep 2007 7:52 PM - 4 messages

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Changing Folder views, moving Taskbar, etc.

Mike S - 23 Sep 2007 5:14 AM - 2 messages

Does anyone know the mechanism that prevents saving of Taskbar position, Folder display options, etc? For example, I can set a folder to display image thumbnails, but the choice is not remembered next time the folder is opened. Similarly, if I change the Taskbar location, it will revert next ...

URL's from Desktop Shortcut

Nikolin - 23 Sep 2007 4:45 AM - 3 messages

My Shortcuts to URL's have been working fine for many months but starting today when I click on a Shortcut I get the following message: "Windows cannot find (the URL) make sure you typed the name correctly and then try again. etc" Immediately after that window the address I want comes up as normal but I have to click OK to get rid of this message which is annoying. ...