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If that helps at all.

Do you have service pack 2 installed? I think this feature is only available in SP2. Ooops...or you can just do this: Disabling the File Association Web Service The following procedure explains how to disable the file association Web service by setting a registry key. To Disable the...

Goto Start Menu>Run and type in gpedit.msc User Configuration>Administrative Templates>System>Internet Communications>Internet Communication Settings Double Click "Turn off Internet File Association service" Click the enabled radio button.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;321186 Or try this handy vb script: http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_folder_open.htm

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Put in the 250 gig drive as master. Disconnect all other hard drives in the machine. Install Xp onto 250 gig. Reconnect all extra drives. Move over needed files. Format extra drives as needed. rinse and repeat :)

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1575619,00.asp The only way to disable searching in ZIP files is to turn off Win XP's support for treating ZIP files as folders. This is easy to do?and to undo. From the Start menu's Run dialog, enter this command: regsvr32 /u zipfldr.dll. Repeat and enter...

All the tools you need for just copying from one HD to another should be on the CD that comes with the Maxtor drive. Or you can download the tools here: http://www.maxtor.com/en/support/downloads/maxblast3.htm Noticed this in the features list: The copy feature lets you make an exact...

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How to recover from a corrupted registry in Xp found here. Anytime you make any major changes in the OS or install a new game or app it's good idea to update the registry backup. To backup the registry in Xp: Start>All Programs>Accessories>System Tools>backup Click the backup Tab up top...

By default the cmd.exe starts in your user path any time you use the Start>Run>cmd method. I haven't figured out how to get it to start in C:\ using that method either. So I just made a shortcut to it and in the "Start in:" area of the shortcut properties just put C:\.

I prefer to use Irfanview as my default viewer for many file types. I had some trouble doing this when I first got Xp. This fix listed on www.annoyances.org works very well, but don't forget to backup the registry key that you need to modify before using this fix.

On the first thing check this post here. As for the second: Do you have to login with any software or programs do get on the internet? If so it probably cannot be avoided having to reconnect each time to switch users or login/logoff.

That's an odd problem indeed. If the directX tests fail that makes it seem like the version of directX on your machine needs to be updated or rolled back. The only patch I have seen that affects DX on Xp is here in the MSKB Article (Q306676). I remember seeing this on a gaming news site as a...

Why not just install the X-ray software on both machines and keep all the images on one machine? It helps to have at least a 100mbit network when running remote applications, but I would think that a capture device would need locally installed software. Check the list here to see if there is...