MultiColumn Listing You can also convert the program menu display to a multicolumn version by adding a registry tweak. This multicolumn display...
Roxio InCD As I recall, Roxio InCD has really been a problem since WinXP came out. The 'drag-to-disc' function was designed to replace the InCD...
.IDX files I use the database program called Microsoft FoxPro a lot, and the table index files have a filename of (name).IDX. There is also a...
Much Better then MSCONFIG This freebe runs absolute circles around MSCONFIG --> http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/autoruns.html A bit...
The same thing happened to me about a 2700+ Athlon reporting as lower speed (2100 as I recall) even though bios settings appeared OK. There are...
Need to do a repair install From your comments, it appears to me that you likely did not actually boot your system with the XP cd, but with the...
Too many security programs I'm no expert on reading HiJack logs, but it appears that you are simultaneously running (or attempting to run)...
"Repair Install " Got to thinking about my earlier response about doing a "Repair Install" and now remember that this was a Win2K situation....
do a "Repair Install " I'm pretty sure that you will have to do a "Repair Install" with an XP Pro CD that has at least the same service pack...
Win-Modem? I remember having the same problem some years ago with a 'win-modem'. Just having the drivers and letting Win2k install them did not...
A Repair Install is confusing if you have never done one. follow these steps to the SECOND REPAIR OPTION as indicated from -->...
XP Boot Program Load Order It looks like you may not have much (if any) control over XP's boot order. However, I've remember seeing articles...
DBF files You can 'attach' or import most dbf files into Microsoft Access. Somtimes you can view them with Excel but Excel seems picky about the...
Cheap but Good Software If you look at some of the shopping services, you will find great "last generation" software like Nero 6.6 for just $5...
Old DOS Programs Your old DOS program to program your radios probably attempts to talk directly to or take direct control of a port (probably...
LPT port Support Although I haven't personally tried this hack, the 'literature' seems to support that this really works. (This site gives these...
There is an 2K/XP hack called UserPort that allows old dos basic programs direct access to i/o ports. It defeats the built-in Microsoft device...
It is my understanding that Microsoft made a decision to support only Visual Basic for Dos and later (Visual Basic for Windows, Visual Studio,...
There evidently is a trojan out now that uses the Sony Rootkit to hide itself. Just as Mark Russinovich predicted, of course. A partial list...
You haven't happened to play any of the new Sony BMG Digital Rights protected music CD's, have you? :mad: Check this out ... unbelievable!...
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