I believe that I have found a solution that works for me. I found it at: https://www.itechtics.com/disable-automatic-restart/ I performed both...
Thank you for the suggestion. That option has been switched off for a long time. My machine generally runs 24x7, but I typically reboot once per...
It seems that Microsoft does not want us to avoid their automatic reboot when (automatic) updates are installed. I would like to control when my...
Steve R Jones and JohnB: Thank you for your quick responses. I will give some thought to this, and perhaps keep digging. Does anyone know...
I have been experiencing an issue similar the thread posted by mandywr on 9-October-2012. The Red Security Warning Shield (RSWS) in the "tray"...
Resolution? SpywareDr, I agree. I have many Windows XP machines, none of which exhibit the behavior in question. I cannot be 100% sure the...
Resolution -- of sorts. Thanks to all for the suggestions. The situation is not resolved, but has been rendered moot, as the motherboard has...
I have tried deleting the D: and E: as well as the G: drives, and re-assinging them. Then did a restart to save the settings. No luck, the...
I have a 1 TB WD "My Book" USB drive attached to a Windows XP Pro, SP3 system that recently started showing up as drive "G:" instead of drive...
I have Automatic Updates set for "Download Updates for me, but let me choose when to install them ". The system is Windows XP/Pro, SP2, with...
System Volume Information and CACLS Thanks for the quick response. I figured there must be a mechanism to replace the files. I used the exact...
Can anyone tell me *why* the two files (tracking.log and MountPointManagerRemoteDatabase can not be deleted from the System Volume Information...
Re-Installing Drive Image 7.0 not a solution for SP3 problem OK, to test this accurately, I restored the OS partition, un-installed Drive Image...
Drive Image "Stalls" at "Creating Backup Image File" message. The Drive Image application initializes normally. I make my selections for...
I have been running Power Quest Drive Image 7.0 for years, but it no longer works after installing SP3 on Windows XP/ Pro. I have rechecked for...
I can get into the BIOS Settings, but that is it ... I was able to get into the BIOS with the keyboard attached. I tried every combination of...
New Keyboard and mouse are "wired " Rockstar, Thanks for the tips.... the new Keyboard and mouse are "wired" USB, and came from a newer Dell...
My daughter has a Dell XPS 400 that used to have a wire-less Keyboard and mouse connected via USB. However, trying to boot with a new USB...
Reason for Question ... Thanks for the response. The application is more general. It is part of a security program that uses a very large...
Thanks! I will give it a try... Oshwyn, Thanks for the help. I will give this a try. I know there are commericial programs to clean out the...
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