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Direct Sound problem

2k_freak!
Now i have this problem with my sound ther is NO SOUND!! i ran a test in dxdiag on Direct sound and it failed at step 3 with a (. . . . . . . . , used by another caller?).
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Log off loop

mthaler
I had a machine dumped on me to fix. Windows XP SP1 Dell It loggs off immediately after logging in for Admin & normal accounts. Same thing in Safe modes. I can boot to an ERD 2003 CD and run symantec virus removal tools and it finds MyDoom, but it won't write a log to tell me which file is infected that it refused ...
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I need help

mandork
when I log in under my windows xp accounts it take a long time to load there personal setings then nothing boots up the start menu and icons are not on desktop. All i see is the background with nothing on it i have to go to Ctrl,alt del and type somthing into new task to get it to work.
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Windows 2000 Professional Startup Problem

Moylance
On a new installation of Windows 2000 Professional I get this error; Quote:Windows 2000 could not start because the following file is missing or sorrupt: <windows 2000 root>\system32\ntoskrnl. exe Please re-install a copy of the above file.
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How to run Scandisk on W2k

ac_graham
Hi, I have a friend with a clicking harddrive that will not boot to windows 2k. I thought I could boot to a boot disk and run Scandisk. exe but that doesn't seem to be the case. How can I run Scandisk.
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unable to download msn messenger 6.1 on windows 2000 pro

ginaemery
I am running windows 2000 professional and, by accident, I uninstalled MSN Messenger 6. 1! When I tried to download it again I keep getting that page that says: The page cannot be displayed. Not only does this happen to me when I try to download MSN Messenger, it also happens when I try to do an Office Update or wh ...
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w2k sp4 hard drive recognition problem

IrreducibleTensorRepresentation
When trying to access my 2nd hard drive after installing sp4 I get a message saying the drive needs to be formatted. Upon uninistallation the problem goes away. How can I get post sp4 w2k to recognize my 2nd hard drive? Both drives are Western Digital and FAT32.
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Net Send doesn't work

Raize
I'm not really sure which forum this goes in, sorry. When I go to the Command Prompt and type, for example, 'net send alex Hey there' it says The service name is invalid. I think Net Send has been disabled somehow.
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Building the registry for slipstreamed W2K media

overworked
I've been working on slipstreaming SP4 and all the current hotfixes into W2K installation media. So far, I've gotten all the files applied properly from an unattended install. Unfortunately, there are many registry keys to set for Active X stuff and the like.
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Funky Win2k Login Problem

engineer88
Here's an interesting problem, anyone seen this before? Upgraded a Windows 98 box to 2k pro, 98 box logged into a NT 4 server and had drives mapped to it. I upgraded the machine away from the office so wasn't on that network.
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Registry problems??

2k_freak!
I terminated an installation a a program but after terminating it my com would not boot normally it will only boot normally if i choose the directory services repair mode. In normal booting it will hang after the applying personal settings thing.
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slow boot into safe mode win2k....

RavishingRocket
it gets to the desktop and the box appears saying. . . windows is loading, but it just hangs there for a bit. it does eventually finish loading, but is there a prob to why it takes so long? is there a fix of some kind? thanks.
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