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virtual NIC service

AFreeID

Anyone know what virtual NIC service running as PackethSvc. exe does. I did a search and found nothing. Also, no info is given is the Administration, Services. I'm trying to get rid of anything I don't need.

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Last reply by w2knotebookuser, 2003-01-18 09:07

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Abandon unwanted registry changes without powering off PC?

Curley_Boy

Is is possible to undo mistakes to the registry (say I've been on one of my weekly purges and screw up ) without doing the complete power off option? For example (complete guess here) would killing explorer.

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Last reply by CyberGenX, 2003-01-17 03:11

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Windows 2000 SP4 Announced

adamvjackson

Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4) email notifications have been sent to approved beta testers. Check your email!.

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Last reply by BladeRunner, 2003-01-16 02:09

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XP Installation = UNMOUNTABLE BOOT VOLUME, HELP!!!!

CyberGenX

Trying to install XP on a new machine, booting from cdrom. After the initial hoopla and drive formatting, windows must reboot. After it reboots I get the XP splash screen for a second and then a BSOD that says UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME.

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Last reply by el_vago32, 2003-01-13 18:04

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Ok what is the c:\windows\csc directory?

Feral

This foler contains 2. 5 gigs of cache like files. Anyone know what this is?.

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Last reply by CUViper, 2003-01-08 03:43

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Motherboard Upgrade BSOD

Trax

I upgraded my pentium III motherboard to an AMD XP 2400 motherboard and am now getting the Blue Screen of Death when booting to XP. I then booted to the XP install cd to reinstall the OS and got the Blue Screen again durring setup.

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Last reply by Champion_R, 2003-01-04 11:03

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Changing networked hard drive name?

SnapperOne

Have just completed setting up a 2-PC LAN using a LinkSys Router. Seems to work great. However, when I go to My Network Places/Computers near me, while both PCs are listed, the new PC shows up as kr3n8bo.

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Last reply by adamvjackson, 2003-01-03 02:38

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Question on users profiles accounts!

tgg

I have windows 2000 pro sp2 installed and i have 2 user accounts mine is the defulat admin account and the second one i created recently was for my nephew that comes over and uses the internet and kazza.

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Last reply by adamvjackson, 2003-01-03 02:34

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How can I prevent the OS from checking for Sticky Key Combos

Christianb

Hey Gang, I just got a message from Windows saying you've held down shift 5 times and sticky keys has been enabled. . . . I told it to ignore that sticky key combo and that put a keyboard tray icon in my system tray.

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Last reply by Christianb, 2003-01-02 07:46

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Win2K Event Log Error (RE: Slow Shutdown...)

mrestine

Experiencing VERY slow shutdown in newly installed Win2K on older AMD Slot-A system. Checked Event Log for Applications and found following message for every shutdown instance recorded: Event Type: Error Event Source: Userenv Event Category: None Event ID: 1000 Date: 12/28/2002 Time: 8:21:56 AM User: NT AUTHORITY\S ...

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Last reply by DS3Circuit, 2002-12-31 07:06

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What is "Generic Host Processor for Win32"?

SnapperOne

Have ZoneAlarm running as a firewall. It keeps popping-up with a request from a Generic Host Processor for Win32 to access the net. Can't find anything under Google regarding this. Is this something I should allow access to the net on a regular basis, if at all?.

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Last reply by DS3Circuit, 2002-12-31 06:04

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S L O W bootup with XP

calabris

I am running XP home edition on my P4 system. I reformatted my drive and installed XP fresh. When I boot, the splash screen is on for about 2 min, the bar is moving the entire time. Then a blank screen for about 10 sec.

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Last reply by RobEubank, 2002-12-24 14:12

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installing Windows 98 after Windows XP

lwachters

What should I do to install Windows 98 on a PC that has already Windows XP on it? I have read that it would be necessary to completely clean my harddisk, then first install Windows 98 and then Windows XP, but is this absolutely necessary to get things working OK?

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Last reply by warcraft212, 2002-12-23 16:19

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Limiting upload speeds in XP Pro.

Arkaerial

I was wondering if there is a way to limit the upload speeds in XP Pro. I have a problem when sharing files if someone maxes my upload speed (16k/s) my download drops below 5k/s. Though if I don't allow my uploads to surpass 13k/s I'm fine.

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Last reply by Arkaerial, 2002-12-22 06:31

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Installation Footprint Size

mjp

Hi I am not sure if this is the right forum for this post but here goes I am currently trying to do a tiny windows 2000 install and since I did not want to go embedded need some pointers. Smallest I can get so far is 330mb for winnt system folder but i need to get it smaller for example if i want to put it on a 512 ...

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Last reply by mjp, 2002-12-20 07:13

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Common Tasks Problem

Vulcan

hey. . . i have a mp3 folder and it is customized to a music folder. until yestersay i was able to click on the command play all , and winamp would automatically load with all the mp3's in its play list.

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Last reply by Vulcan, 2002-12-20 03:40

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Moving the Documents and Settings folder after installation

Sim...

I've been wanting to move Documents and Settings to another drive as I prefer to have user data anywhere but C:. A search of the web came up with this response: re: Documents and Settings Folder Saturday, December 7, 2002 at 11:22 am Posted by MattW I'd like to move the Documents and Settings folder to another loca ...

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Last reply by Sim..., 2002-12-19 08:59

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passwords

bats31

any one have any ideas how i can place a password on a regualr folderi have on my desktop so no one can open it? much appreciated

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Last reply by Christianb, 2002-12-18 23:12

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stop error with NV4_DISP.DLL plz help!

Curley_Boy

stop: 0x10000050 (0xe1ffe000, 0x00000000, 0xbf9bf671, 0x00000001) PAGE_FAULT_IN_NON_PAGED_AREA NV4_DISP. DLL Address bf9bf671, base at bf9bb000, date stamp 3d3478e4 that is the error that greats me about once every few weeks atm.

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Last reply by Christianb, 2002-12-17 13:46

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Tweaks for .NET server?

tear

What tweaks are there for. NET server? can I use the same ones that I use on WinXP? Could I use TweakXP Pro? I use the server for CS Server and Web Server. .

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Last reply by Mr.Guvernment, 2002-12-15 11:43