u should also be able to rclik mycomputer/props and the general tab should ID the OS on any system running nt/2k/xp
prefetch is normally a 'cache' so ... the file should exist elsewhere as well. curious that it's only in prefetch but ... u can safely delete...
sure on that spelling? no google hits there but ... do a local search for the file to see it's location. often enuff to give u the clue about what...
check date/time stamps for ideas on what created them. .DAT is a normally used extension for many programs. simply put, it implies DATA for...
shot in the dark = turn on auditing for logons. fail the pop up and check the logs
i'd also check the sharing machine's firewall for checkbox on file & print sharing. should be ON and scope of 'subnet'. any other firewall...
i believe the limit is 512 in root only. u can have as many files/subs as u want in win otherwise. i THINK that is ;) ... older versions of...
not exactly sure on u'r setup here but if xp is a drive other than C: and u redo u'r setup so that it resides on C: ... u'll have problems w/ all...
i'd take a whack at tweakui's 'desktop' settings page. i'd also maybe check it's 'special folder' settings to see if any point to that desktop...
i THINK the critical updates work w/o the activation tool installed only thru 'autoupdates' ... so u can't do it manually. least that's my...
i'm fairly sure that u get critical updates regardless
what's in startup? get mike lin's startup control panel and see. or boot in safe mode and see if the error persists there. u could also go to...
i'd check the security tab in 7.5 and maybe uncheck all to start if u'r lookin to solve 7.5 but there are other options in there as well that...
in the WF exceptions tab, double click the sharing exception for file/print and advise what 'scope' is set to. what are the IP assignments on...
what is the 'scope' on the allow u setup?? define 'remote laptops'. are they on the same local network is what i mean. if the machines are on...
there was a recent update to msn messenger. perhaps that's it? maybe a firewall sees a 'new' version and objects? don't have much detail here...
by default, xp will keep others out ... remember that ANY member of the 'admin' group can override anything w/ permissions just by 'take...
uninstall/reinstall? should work and i'd just update it manually and immediately
ok. sound like u've got a plan ... i still don't see what any of this has to do w/ activation tho. it will not affect any of these variables u...
shot in the dark = kill the orig partitions first. IOW - make XP's installer do the entire disk. partitions and format. and if u'r 200 gig disk...
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