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Password recovery???

Elliot Walls
I have a computer system at work that I just inherited, but I cant log into it becuse the previous employee who owned it set passwords on all the user and administrator accounts and didnt tell anyone what they were.
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MS Plus for XP

virtual3000
after installing i have some problems with theme selection i other words i cant swith theme or just switch button styles. . . .
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Freeware Tweaking Programs

embj
Does anyone know of a freeware tweaking program that has a lot of options and actually works. I am not talking about a trial. Just to let you know. Thanks for your response(s). .
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need an easy way to get filmstrip view in subdirectories

sciguy007
i am always creating new folders in the My Pictures folder, and i want every folder to be a filmstrip, but i hate having to always go through each one and set the attribute. is there any simple program that can set all subdirectories of the My Pictures folder to a filmstrip? or a simple command i can type? thanks.
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customizing folders

Vulcan
hey. . my drive D:\ root directory is customized for picture tasks but there are no pictures in it. i want to remove the customization but i don't know how. the usual customization option that is available in any other folder isn't available in this directory.
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Two Operating Systems

embj
Can you have two operating systems on one hard drive? Can it be Windows XP and Windows 95/98? Can it be the same format? NTFS is what I have now. I have two 40GB hard drives. Would that help?.
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Im so F****** sick of this I could almost buy a Mac!

Curley_Boy
!MAJOR RANT WARNING! Right ok, for as long as i can remember my PC has never worked right. It freezes, it gives me stop errors and apps fall over eachother like theres no tommrow!! I have: Changed *ALL* the hardware in my PC, Tried a different BIOS revision on the motherboards that have been in the system, (and tri ...
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convert and bsod / hang

pcdoctor
hi chaps, i wonder if ANYONE has had any problems with open processes (lots of) and open files (again lots of)whilst running the convert to go fat32 to ntfs. I am reluctant (dispite 16 years in the trade) to go for the ntfs convert (the efs would be nice though) on the basis that my non standard nt software is goin ...
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Finding your XP Cd-key

ThC 129
I lost my CD key and was wondering where in the registry i can find it. I see the product ID but not the key. I know its in there someplace, anyone know where??.
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Monitor Hz

aze
Hi! I'd like to know if i tweaking over the monitor HZ using powerstrip or similar program can damage the image quality. (e. g. : 800x600 @ 85Hz (factory max specification) -> 800x600 @ ~90Hz) Is possible tweaking the monitor settings to improve the image when running high resolutions? can these tweaks damage th ...
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Stand-by and Hibernation Error

embj
I have put my HP XT-983 to sleep and when I want to get it to wake up it says that Windows was shut down because of physical memory dumping? I have sent an error report to Microsoft several times regarding this issue.
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Overcoming limitations of Recovery Console

shearerc
Quoting MS Article Q229716: Restrictions and Limitations of the Command Console From the Windows Recovery Console you can only use the following folders: The root folder The %SystemRoot% folder and the subfolders of the Windows installation you are currently logged on to The Cmdcons folder Removable media drives su ...
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Excellent WinXP Site

Marktait
Iv known this site for a bit now and i think its great, some guy that updates a lot. He has SP1 and recent updates all to do with Microsoft programs, beta's and more. .
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windows XP wont boot

Space Cowboy
hi guys. . im having a headache over here. . wifes pc wouldnt boot because system32\config\system was corrupt or missing error. . i fixed that thru recovery console. . now. pc wont boot at all. . gets to the point like it wants to boot,but i see a glimpse of a BSOD then she reboots.
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NTFS formatting Question

jwl812
I have heard that partitioning a large drive under XP using NTFS is not a good idea, that it should be kept as one partition. I have a 40gb quantum drive. .
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