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Customization Tweaking

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Tweak win2k's thumbnail options?

Curley_Boy

On Windows XP you could change the size and quality of your thumbnail folder views by adding: ThumbnailSize and ThumbnailQuality as dword entries to the following registry key: I've tried the same in Windows 2000 and it doesn't make a blind bit of difference.

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Last reply by bms123 on 2005-01-29 23:40

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How can I automatically have users time out when idle for a time?

dfletcher

My old computer ran WinXP, and it was set up so that if you were idle for more than 30 minutes or so, the system would automatically log you out and the login screen would appear. You'd have to log back in - I liked that feature, but on my new computer, I can't find in XP where to set that up.

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Last reply by mctonale on 2005-01-29 01:11

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Internet times out problem

SonicBit8

Hi everyone new to this. ok here is my problem. i have two computer plugged into a router. everytime i go to certain places on the web,and only certain places it times out. now i just bought a new laptop and plugged it in wirelessly and it workes fine.

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Last reply by galink on 2005-01-28 03:31

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How to prevent explorer from reading corrupted divx files

tomkul

Hi folks I've downloaded 400 MB divx file. I want to change it's name. I want to delete it, or move. I can not. . Why? Lovely xxplorer is reading the whole file again and again. What for?Generating index, thumbnail? Trying to fix? I've turned off indexing, thumbs for this folder.

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Last reply by ilcavero on 2005-01-28 00:23

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ebooks folder/XP

blackdog

HOW in blazes do I get rid of the ebooks folder that keeps recurring in Windows XP?

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Last reply by American Zombie on 2005-01-27 09:08

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Serial Key Devices

DanSK

If anyone can help with this rather esoteric question many kudos as even the manufacturers of some of these serial key devices can't answer this. But in w2k in control panel > accessability options there are configurations under the General tab to enable serial key devices.

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Last reply by DanSK on 2005-01-27 04:12

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Delay when i log on

DarkSoul

Hi! Well. . . i have this trouble. . . when i turn off my computer and i Windows log on into my account, the desktop open right, BUT just the 50% of the applications run at that moment, ( Norton (in deactivate mode) Skype, AIM and Volume Tray) and after.

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Last reply by Wilhelmus on 2005-01-26 09:03

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Reinstall OEM version of Windows 2000 pro

IanB

Replaced my old Gateway with Dell. Won't install Windows 2000 beacuse it was Gateway OEM. Message: error Bios not supported This Product only licensed for a computer manufactured by Gateway inc. Must be a workaround - I own the license, I bought it from Gateway at the then street price! Any help appreciated TIA Ian B.

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Last reply by DosFreak on 2005-01-26 08:35

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What advantages does Win2k sp4 offer over WinXP sp2 or Sp1?

pr-man

Thanks

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Last reply by metalx on 2005-01-26 05:12

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XP login Page Corrupt or completely gone?!.......

awacs alaska

I use the program XP LoginUI to change the login pages for XP home on my desktop. Apparently I downloaded a bad screen because now when I load windows it will get to the point where it is about to load to login page, but instead it will kick out a message Insufficiant Quota or something to that effect.

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Last reply by awacs alaska on 2005-01-25 20:39

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RECYCLED FOLDER

deerman12345

I cannot find the recyled folder anywhere. I open the command prompt, then type: cd reycled and it says it can't find the folder. However on windows 2000 (on my old computer) when I type: cd recycled I can open the recycled folder.

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Last reply by Wilhelmus on 2005-01-24 10:30

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automatic power off instead of manual

nucleocide

I have a Dell OptiPlex GXa 333MHz, running Windows 2000, all the recent service packs, blah blah blah. When I tell the computer to shutdown, it goes throught it's spiel, and then sits on the classic It is now safe to turn off your computer screen.

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Last reply by nucleocide on 2005-01-23 01:40

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How do I get my Signature email address colour back to blue?

steve.b-w

when I attach my Signature (address, tel No, email, etc) to my emails in Outlook Express 6, my email address comes up a mauve colour instead of the usual bright blue. There are 4 of us in the family with accounts - but it's only my one that comes up mauve.

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Last reply by steve.b-w on 2005-01-22 21:19

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routing

jarves

how can i make my windows xp a router? do i need a third party software for that?

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Last reply by ross_aveling on 2005-01-20 11:05

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desktop

jarves

how can i do it in xp such that all users who login locally and in network, all have the same desktops or desktop settings?

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Last reply by jarves on 2005-01-20 10:32

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hiding folder options

jarves

i have read over the internet a way to hide the folder options under the tool menu in explorer but it only affects the user who implemented it. If i change to another user the folder options doesnt dissappear.

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Last reply by ScinteX on 2005-01-19 23:50

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Ah help, I'm new to this and Idk what an IP hook is.

Accio

Hi, Please help! :x What is an IP hook? My computer says that I need to reinstall my IP hook. I'm sorry if this is the wrong forum for this question. The computer is a Compaq Presario 2000 (I think) XP Professional.

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Last reply by peterh on 2005-01-19 19:06

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gforce 5700le and k7s5a

symon c

apparently i need to update the agp driver before this new video card will work to full potential. ecs site has downloads but says not to use them unless experiencing problems. sis site has a download but its a got 88 files in it and i don't know which one to use.

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Last reply by Wicked101 on 2005-01-19 12:53

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Untitled thread

shaylynree

error: Stop: 0x00000050 (0xF6B05000,0x00000001,0xBF82ccE0,0x00000000) Someone PLEASE HELP. . started to tighten a loose lightbulb in my lamp and BOOM, power and pc went off then back on. . problem is when my pc came back on it went to a blue error page that said, stop: 0x00000050 (0xF6B05000,0x00000001,0xBF82ccE0,0 ...

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Last reply by shaylynree on 2005-01-19 07:24

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View file in Defragmenter

brenkw

bold text I all of a sudden have a bunch of files showing in this view. I have one called Windows/first capture that is 5,156 fragments, also ones from my Documents/aoldata. What is going on?? I used to have 45% space free and it's down to 15%.

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Last reply by American Zombie on 2005-01-18 08:01