I think your only source of assistance is MS and I would not hold my breathe there .... MS changed the rules for re-activation of OEM...
I posted .... That's the important info :) Check Show processes from all users (or similar - that wording is from Windows 7) and click on the CPU...
So I guess it's ..... Welcome back to WindowsBBS ? :)
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Right click in the Task Bar > Task Manager - Processes tab
Please mark this thread as 'Resolved', see .....
To be honest you have fouled up your Windows installation and the only way back I can see is to make a repair install as I posted above....
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My best suggestion is to make a Repair install of XP for which you will need a retail XP CD at the same Service Pack level as the installed OS -...
If the laptop is shutting down through overheating regardless of whether or not the drive is running continuously the cooling is suspect. Can you...
I see you have P2P software ( Azures, Limewire, BitTorrent, uTorrent etc…) installed on your machine. We are not here to pass judgment on...
I assumed that by 'converting' you implied upgrading. I can never understand why users want their OS to look like another - far better to upgrade...
First try Re-registering the Windows Update DLL with the commands below .... Start > Run > type cmd > Enter In the Command window which...
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That should fly :) Incidentally I recently updated my laptop to an HP ProBook 4520s wth i5-M430 & 4 Gb RAM same screen size and resolution as...
A quick Google would have given you the information you require .......
In XP you will have to use third party software to make a new partition without reformatting the drive. In Vista and 7 there is a facility built...
Have you inadvertently unlocked the Taskbar?
No chance of that - it was a legitimate question :) If only other folk had the same responsible attitude. Please mark this thread as...
Seems like you won the war :) Of course Sony would never admit it was probably their software rather than that of MS which was to blame! Good...
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