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Win XP Pro: 30 sec freeze on startup

Fantastic, that did the trick. Thanks DreDay. Joshua
- jbworrill
- Post #3
- May 2, 2002
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Win XP Pro: Skipping music

Yeah sorry. Home Machine: AMD Athlon 1.2Ghz 1 G ram Asus A7V 133 motherboard Sound: Creative Soundblaster Live Video: Geforce 2 400 MX CDROM: not sure of brand, about 40x, nothing special CDR: Acer 32x8x4 Work Machine: Dell OptiPlex GX110 P 3 650 Mhz 512 M ram nondescript Dell motherboard...
- jbworrill
- Post #4
- May 1, 2002
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Win XP Pro: 30 sec freeze on startup

Hi, Just thought of the other question I wanted to ask. I am pretty sure its been asked here before, but I couldnt find it on the search. My XP box takes about 30 seconds to get from completed bootup (when most apps are available) to "network" bootup where I can connect to the internet etc. I...
- jbworrill
- Thread
- May 1, 2002
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Win XP Pro: Skipping music

Hi all, Ive come across this annoying problem that I thought someone might know about. Since I have upgraded my home machine to Win XP Pro all cd music has been skipping about every ten-fifteen seconds irregardless of the player I use (Real One, Windows Media Player etc). I just thought that...
- jbworrill
- Thread
- May 1, 2002
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Operating Systems
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30 sec bootup delay in XP - due to network problems...

Hi, I am having a trouble in XP which I have had before in other OS's, which is bootup will be very fast and get to the desktop no problem. At this point everything is accessible except network related things, such as connecting to the net and network properties etc. The computer works and...
- jbworrill
- Thread
- Oct 30, 2001
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Tiny Personal Firewall problems at startup

Hi all, Im having a problem that Im pretty sure is with TPF. At startup, it loads, and my computer hangs for around 30 seconds. Then it posts an error something like "The desktop cannot be set back" and after that things work ok. Has anyone confronted this before? Id love to continue using TPF...
- jbworrill
- Thread
- Oct 21, 2001
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Windows
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Is there any way to change the countdown timer for reboot system file checks?

You know when you reset without shutting down and Windows comes up and says "Windows wants to check your files, you can skip this, but not recommended...." etcetc Then it counts down from ten and starts checking. With many partitions it becomes so annoying waiting for that ten seconds for each...
- jbworrill
- Thread
- Sep 27, 2001
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Drive letter distribution 2K and XP

Hi, Why is it that XP redistributes drive letters? I had them all setup in the order I wanted them in 2K, but when I install XP it changes the letters around. Meanwhile, 2K is still running happily with the config I want... Can I change the XP ones back in line with 2K again? Joshua
- jbworrill
- Thread
- Aug 6, 2001
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Operating Systems
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WinXP and Win2K Outlook Express with the same message store?

Hi, I have both OSs running on the same OE message store, so my email is up to date whichever I sign into. However 2K is running IE 5.5 and XP obviously has IE 6. Emails gathered in XP do not appear when 2K is loaded, nor do changes carry over (eg. if I move emails between folders) I tried...
- jbworrill
- Thread
- Aug 5, 2001
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Operating Systems
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random reboots

Hiya, It might be heat - are the drives close together? I had three drives in bays next to each other (an IBM, a Seagate, and a Quantum) and they freaked out, giving off high pitched beeps and crashing. They were very hot. I removed the middle drive and bought some brackets to mount it in a...
- jbworrill
- Post #3
- Jul 9, 2001
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Windows Explorer problem, perhaps related to SP2?

Hi, Reverted back to IE5.5 and so far so good...have to wait till I next boot into XP though - to see whether my mail accounts have been deleted again! Thanks for the help, Joshua
- jbworrill
- Post #4
- Jul 8, 2001
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Windows Explorer problem, perhaps related to SP2?

cool, Yeah I do have IE6 installed. I didnt want to, but I am using the same mail store for 2K and XP and weird things were happening when one was IE5.5 and one was IE6. I think I will try to uninstall IE6 - or cant you do that? :) Joshua
- jbworrill
- Post #3
- Jul 8, 2001
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Windows Explorer problem, perhaps related to SP2?

Hi all, I have a strange problem on Win2K. Currently, whilst exploring my file system in Explorer many of the small + icons that allow you to expand and contract folder trees disappear, on folders that have subfolders. I cannot close the branch from the right click menu "Collapse&quot...
- jbworrill
- Thread
- Jul 8, 2001
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Operating Systems
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What's up with the delay after booting up in XP?

Hi, I have this problem too and thought it was something to do with what you suggest, but can anyone give me pointers on how to correct it? Joshua
- jbworrill
- Post #7
- Jul 6, 2001
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Moving the Menu Bar in XP RC1

Hiya, My guess is you have the "Lock the taskbar" (or something similar) function active. I believe to change this Right click on the taskbar and click properties and there is a checkbox for this item. Uncheck it. Then it should work. Sorry if this isnt exactly the process to get...
- jbworrill
- Post #2
- Jul 6, 2001
- Forum: Operating Systems
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XP - Random restarts and Outlook express worries

Hi, Ive got two questions. 1. Anyone with XP experienced random restarts? After install of 2505 yesterday the PC restarted on its own twice in a few hours. 2. I have my Outlook mailstores in one location so XP and 2K can both hook in and be up to date no matter which one I boot to. I am...
- jbworrill
- Thread
- Jul 2, 2001
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Operating Systems
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XP RC1 and ZoneAlarm

Hi Yeah I know about that firewall, but I cant really see how customisable it is? It really seems to be an on/off thing and how do you let certain apps use it safely? I uninstalled ZA and reinstalled, and so far it is working ok. Joshua
- jbworrill
- Post #4
- Jul 2, 2001
- Forum: Operating Systems
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XP RC1 and ZoneAlarm

Hi, Just wondering if anyone has used ZoneAlarm 2.6 and XP 2505. I have set it up to allow my programs through the lock, but it keeps blocking IE for some reason, even though it has access to pass the lock. It keeps saying "Process 1000 has attempted...." every time I try to load a...
- jbworrill
- Thread
- Jul 1, 2001
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Dual Booting XP and Win2k

2K then XP Joshua
- jbworrill
- Post #2
- Jun 3, 2001
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Splitting partitions

Yeah I can see that 2.5G might be a bit too small. I was just wondering if I could split off the majority of the blank space on that partition. So even if I could split the 10 into two 5s or something similar i'd be happy. So I should check out Partition magic? Joshua
- jbworrill
- Post #5
- Jun 3, 2001
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Splitting partitions

Hi all, I have two physical hard drives in my system. The first is 45G and split into four partitions C, E, F, and G they are each a bit over 10G each. Parition D is on the separate drive. At the moment I use the following setup: C - W2K D - downloads/backup E - Programs F - Media (pictures...
- jbworrill
- Thread
- May 31, 2001
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Operating Systems
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XP/W2k dual boot question

AFAIK you will need to add this in the [operating systems] section of the boot.ini multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(x)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional" /fastdetect where x is whatever partition you have 2K on. This is assuming you have 2K Professional And yeah, change the...
- jbworrill
- Post #2
- May 10, 2001
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Nero 5.5 under XP Beta 2?

Hi, I dont know why, but thought Id mention that I have been having trouble with Nero under XP as well. I have had to reinstall it a couple of times, and it runs quite slow compared to other programs. Joshua.
- jbworrill
- Post #3
- Apr 26, 2001
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Dare I run Whistler Professional as my only OS?

Hi, Since last night Ive had Whistler as my only OS. My situation was a bit different to yours, because I previously had the piece of s**t WinME on my computer which was consistently slow, crashed many programs, etc So I got rid of it for XP and so far its been perfect. The speed increase was...
- jbworrill
- Post #4
- Apr 25, 2001
- Forum: Operating Systems
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How long does XP take between admin password and bootup completed? (for you)

Hi, Just curious - I login in as Administrator, enter my password and it sits there for like a minute until the Windows music comes on. Is this similar to others running XP? My system is: Athlon 1Ghz Asus A7V 512M Ram Gefore 2 MX I am running XP Beta 2 (2462) and havent really installed any...
- jbworrill
- Thread
- Apr 18, 2001
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Re: Althon recognised as a Duron

Hi, Well, I have an Asus A7V motherboard. The heatsink is a Super Orb (when I was looking over here in Australia at the computer markets it is pretty much the only one people are selling) the jury seems to be out on whether it is good or not. I know some people love it and some people hate it...
- jbworrill
- Post #9
- Mar 20, 2001
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Re: Althon recognised as a Duron

No it wasnt overclocked, it was a run of the mill Duron 700. He obviously was talking to someone else when he looked at his chips, and installed the wrong one (he put it straight into the mobo) Joshua.
- jbworrill
- Post #7
- Mar 19, 2001
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Re: Althon recognised as a Duron

Hi, Yeah it is hard to say whether it was an "intentional accident". It sure was annoying but I just wanted to get it fixed and get it over with. The sale was from a computer market that is held every weekend, where computer companies come to a shopping mall and sell. When I returned...
- jbworrill
- Post #6
- Mar 19, 2001
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Re: Althon recognised as a Duron

Hi, Just thought Id give you a followup to my message about my "Athlon 1Ghz" being detected as a Duron 700. Well I took the heatsink off, and sure enough, Duron chip. So I pulled the entire thing apart, and took the mobo back to the shop (with chip). He replaced it no question, so I...
- jbworrill
- Thread
- Mar 18, 2001
- Replies: 8
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Why my 1 gig processor recognizes as a 750??

Hi, I have a similar problem in that my "1GHz chip" is recognised as a Duron 700. I am guessing (after doing some CPUID tests etc) that the chip I have been given is actually the wrong chip though (checking that on the weekend), which would be different to your problem or course. I...
- jbworrill
- Post #4
- Mar 16, 2001
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Althon recognised as a Duron?

Hmmm. cache at 64. Its ok I had already convinced myself it was the wrong chip and steeled myself to have to take it back! Now I just gotta take of the fan etc and go back to the vendor *sigh* Will keep you posted on final developments/outcomes. Thanks again, Joshua
- jbworrill
- Post #10
- Mar 14, 2001
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Althon recognised as a Duron?

Thanks for this - I will check it at home (at work now) I ran WCPUID and it told me it was a Duron 700. I am going to take the fan off to have a look this afternoon. Thanks again for all the help. Joshua.
- jbworrill
- Post #8
- Mar 13, 2001
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Althon recognised as a Duron?

Hi there, I bought an Athlon 1Ghz chip with my new PC on the weekend. However when it was put into the pc and booted etc it was recognised as a Duron 700Mhz. The friend that was putting it in with me said he thought he remembered reading something about this glitch. Has anyone heard anything...
- jbworrill
- Thread
- Mar 12, 2001
- Replies: 9
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking

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