Soft32 Forums help - Windows XP - General Discussion http://forum.soft32.com/windows/General-Discussion-forum-51.html Top 15 Messages on forum.soft32.com http://forum.soft32.com/windows/schedule-defragmentation-run-ftopict386317.html#1462517 Can I schedule for defragmentation to run? toakala wrote: > I dont quite understand which part are you refering too Presumably as I > understand it defrag helps to improves the performance Agreed but why do you want to schedule it to run every day? Considering it s good practice to disable your anti virus before running the defrag and to do a check disk beforehand I fail to see the benefit and can only see problems for http://forum.soft32.com/windows/hard-drive-icon-ftopict386315.html#1462515 hard drive icon goldi wrote: > hi > when I display my hard drive c on the computer by clicking computer > the icon has changed asnd I wish to change it back Instead of > looking like a drive picture it looks like an adapter you plug into > a usb port Are you able to help > thanks > Linda > I hope you understand what I am talking about thanks Go to Control Panel Folder Options http://forum.soft32.com/windows/party-CD-DVD-Burner-Issue-ftopict386309.html#1462509 Third party CD DVD Burner Issue Cosmos69 wrote: > It s External and name for this is USB 2 0 Portable Slim External > DVD RW Drive SABRENT > > In my wild guess when I unwittingly attached a very powerful USB cable > DVD RW Drive Burner might have fryed that caused internal damage thus > there is NO light at the front panel of DVD RW Burner Cable came with the > Burner is very slim and seems not http://forum.soft32.com/windows/sfc-xp-sp3-CDs-ftopict386307.html#1462508 sfc xp sp3 CDs? The key should be there: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\ CurrentVersion\Setup See if you have the I386 folder on you C:\ drive If the folder does not exist then you can make one: You will need to get your XP CD and locate the folder called i386 I386 This is a major folder and should be one of the first you see now copy this onto your hard drive into the system root http://forum.soft32.com/windows/Microsoft-indexing-ftopict386314.html#1462492 Microsoft indexing Brian V wrote in message news:1CF34900 E183 4BFC 957A 5C3C26E436CB@microsoft com >I downloaded the Microsoft Index Service program and was wondering how to > uninstall it if I need to If I don t use it I don t want it Which > folders > do I go in and which options do I choose? How do I remove it from the > bottom > right of my computer bec http://forum.soft32.com/windows/registry-help-needed-ftopict386313.html#1462491 registry help needed Well it s fairly obvious: Read the CD FAQs someone watching wrote in message news:OLGGNHwaKHA 5544@TK2MSFTNGP02 phx gbl >> I recommend you try the CCleaner FAQ pages Perhaps running the > program in >> Safe Mode will fix the problem >> > Have not read CC s FAQ s but did try safe mode same message Will > not let me install the REG entries I thi http://forum.soft32.com/windows/restore-good-configuration-restore-ftopict386308.html#1462482 Is restore last known good configuration the same as resto On Nov 21 11:45am wrote: > Is restore last known good configuration the same as restore a previous > registry? Not exactly quite Last Known Good Configuration: http: support microsoft com kb 307852 Not sure what you mean by restore a previous registry If you mean System Restore here is a friendly MS page: http: www microsoft com windows http://forum.soft32.com/windows/DESKTOP-LOADING-ftopict386297.html#1462480 DESKTOP NOT LOADING On Nov 21 1:35pm abhishekrishna wrote: > On Nov 21 5:25pm Gerald Ross wrote: > > > > > > > abhishekrishna wrote: > > > Hi > > > > My pc has Win XP pro sp3 running in it But suddenly the desktop > > > is not being loaded I am unable to access my files on that desktop > > > What is the solution? > > > > Thanks > > http://forum.soft32.com/windows/Internet-Connection-ftopict386311.html#1462473 Internet Connection Question On Sat 21 Nov 2009 14:40:14 0500 Sunny T wrote: >There are four PCs in my household parents brother and sister > >Most of days there are only two PCs using web surf e mail and the like >Sometimes my Sis complains about too many PC wireless connection that >causing slow down her surfing web > >When I m NOT doing web surf and e mail I do not need http://forum.soft32.com/windows/dc-files-stuck-recycle-bin-ftopict386304.html#1462435 dc files stuck in recycle bin lrh381b2 wrote in message news:D4D43141 40C4 41E4 86CB EBCEF427E0CD@microsoft com > Brian A wrote: > >> lrh381b2 wrote in message >> news:817B408C 3134 4241 B450 C994986B4D3B@microsoft com >> >I am using XP Home SP3 I deleted my user account from my old computer >> > but the s documents fold http://forum.soft32.com/windows/eliminate-Log-information-ftopict386301.html#1462418 How do I eliminate the need for Log On information? WOLLAM wrote in message news:3C2FF2ED 47D9 411D A68C E81A19152F0E@microsoft com >I recently put my pc back to factory settings Prior to that when I > powered on I was not required to enter a username and password; now I > am I have never set this up so I simply press enter to Log On > Currently when this window appears username is listed as http://forum.soft32.com/windows/Problems-reformatting-hard-drive-ftopict386274.html#1462408 Problems reformatting hard drive Gordon wrote: > > maai wrote in message > news:32104908 4704 4243 A6AE A50B852A7819@microsoft com > > They are restore CDs to restore factory settings I backed up files to a > > disk right before trying to reformat my hard drive but I m talking about > > the > > disks I made when I first got my computer > > > > Well there s no point in tryin http://forum.soft32.com/windows/option-start-Wndows-XP-Home-ftopict386288.html#1462399 Two option start up for Wndows XP Home? Gerald Bramwell wrote: > Hi > > I m wondering if there is a way I can get two options for start up on > Windows XP Home > > What I want is the normal start with all normal programs and an option > to start Windows with the bare essentials and a video processing > program At the moment I am having to spend time exiting all running > programs when I want to run the video program http://forum.soft32.com/windows/TpScrex-exe-ftopict386286.html#1462382 TpScrex exe I uploaded the file to virustotal and here is the result: CAT QuickHeal 10 00 20091119 found [TrojanDownloader Couly c] Other malware scanners at virustotal didn t identify anything malicious So I am going to delete this unknown entity Thanks Paul wrote: > Jackpine wrote: > > While looking through the the list under C: Program Files I noticed a folder > > called http://forum.soft32.com/windows/create-shortcut-application-icon-bat-file-ftopict386287.html#1462352 create shortcut of a application icon through bat file hi How can i create shortcut of a application icon through bat file