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XP

Install XP to SATA

September 27, 2011
Install XP to SATA

Q: I have a PC which used to run Windows XP Media Centre, unfortunately, it  crashed a little while ago, the fault caused only a black screen and a cursor arrow  to be displayed. The restore disks I’d created immediately following delivery, would not even [...]

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Shrunken bin

July 11, 2011
Shrunken bin

Q: A while ago I decided to try one of the programs that changed the Start menu to a Vista ‘look-a-like’ Start menu. Unfortunately I don’t remember what the program was called, but it was on a cover-disc featuring programs devoted to changing the look [...]

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Updating XP SP1

May 13, 2011
Updating XP SP1

Q: Issue 128’s tips for revitalising XP have inspired me to try and update my Service Pack 1 on an original Time computer <\#208> now ten years old but still functional. Previous attempts have failed in downloading the appropriate pack or receiving meaningful guidance. My computer specification is Version 5.1 – [...]

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Share and enjoy

September 28, 2010
Share and enjoy

Q: I want to set up two PCs so that they will share my router on wired connections. The main PC is running Windows 7, the other running XP will be used only for data storage. I have a single screen, keyboard and mouse set up [...]

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Missing in action

August 25, 2010
Missing in action

Q: I have installed Norton Internet Security 2010 on my Advent 9003 computer running Windows XP Home. When I power up sometimes the icon is missing on the taskbar. How can I get it back? I check with Windows Security Center and it indicates antivirus [...]

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DirectX files

March 17, 2010
DirectX files

Q: My daughter gave me her old computer, loaded with a cranky XP Pro system with Service Pack 2. I have gradually improved it with more RAM, a bigger hard disc, and a DVD drive and it has been really useful as a project and [...]

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Cannot defrag

January 19, 2010
Cannot defrag

System: Pentium 4 3.0GHz, Gigabyte GA-8S661FXM-775 motherboard, 1 GB DDR 400 RAM (32MB shared video), 80 GB hard drive, Windows XP SP3 Q: I can usually fix most computer problems I encounter, but this one has so far proved impossible to find an answer for. [...]

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BASIC problems

December 14, 2009
BASIC problems

Q: I have a general question about XP Pro. As it boots, XP does a bit of jiggery pokery with the entire screen. It is as though it is changing the size of each pixel to crowd more information onto the screen. I have asked [...]

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Frozen out

December 3, 2009
Frozen out

Q: I am running Windows XP, I recently installed Ultimate Defrag, and some other utility software. Now when I click on My Computer or the screen saver comes on (after 5 minutes) the machine has a steady Windows hourglass. The computer is now essentially frozen or [...]

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No help at all

November 17, 2009
No help at all

Q: For some unknown reason, when I click on Help and Support in the Windows XP Start Menu nothing happens. It may have disappeared after running FCleaner or something similar. I cannot be sure when it stopped working.  Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions? [...]

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