Recent content by Shad0plex

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    Problem with adware/spyware popups.

    Spybot all the way...all the way. http://www.safer-networking.org/
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    UPDATE: Finally working at full speed

    From what I understood,after the flash you get no screen. That does happen. I have flashed maybe a few dozen boards and have had it go bad 2x. Even tho it said the job went flawless. I only had options to rma them or send for another bios chip...leaned towards rma when it came to that. If you...
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    I AM A ROYAL DINGBAT!!! (explanation inside)

    If BT7990's idea doesn't work, it sounds like it should tho, go to regedit and look at the \HKEY_Classes_Root\.exe the "content type" value data line should be application/x-msdownload hope that helps.
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    Programs folder always opens up on reboot (WinXP)

    If ,when at work, you see it in msconfig and uncheck it and it still comes up... go to start/programs/startup. If it is there right click it and left click on delete. (right click works too) Have seen things that are kept in startup still come up after taking them out of msconfig. Dunno why but...
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    MSN Explorer - Can it be removed?

    LOL no don't worry about MSN Exporer. It is just another way for MS to get you :-) Uninstall it all you want with no problems.
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    Problem with logging into XP

    I have had numerous clients with that problem. What we do is boot with ERD Commander and run Winlock through it. You can change the password with that. Has worked each time. I did have to do it 2x on one machine..must have been an error on my end the 1st try tho because it worked fine after the...
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    WinXP Upgrade taking way to long...

    If your XP is a true copy/bootable your best bet is to NOT upgrade from inside of windows. Boot to the cd and upgrade from there. This is as long as it is a real deal cd or a duplicate ISO and not just the i386 put on the cd. smartdrv will load automatically then and no other programs will get...
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    MSN Explorer - Can it be removed?

    XPlite will give you this feature. It gives you option to uninstall everything of windows..or add them. http://www.litepc.com/xplite.html
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    Need to change MoBo on a WinXP rig

    I haven't seen the repair option, in the XP setup, not fix it. But if it doesn't, you can still kill windows without losing any data. Recommend to use ERD Commander or NTFS-Pro <---those two only if are using ntfs format..a regular bootdisk is fine if in fat..rename the Program Files dir. Now...
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    Does anyone know to turn off windows file protection?

    XPlite does do it. It is the first thing it does when you run it, to unlock the ability to add/remove all the features of windows. sweet util.