Windows XP

System Clock is unsynchronized
How do I re-synchronize my system clock?...it's been unsynked since 02-12-10...and I just figured this out. Thanks ... 5 Apr 2010 06:07

Add a right-click Explorer menu item
KB article http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=321379 shows how to create an extra item in the list that pops up when right-clicking a folder name in Windows Explorer. No problem there. I would now like to create an extra item in the list that pops up when right-clicking an *empty* spot in an opened folder. It n... 4 Apr 2010 17:05

Bizarre-Capital 'H' re-assigned
I'm experiencing the weirdest problem that suddenly cropped up. Capital 'H' has been re-assigned such that it switches to Windows Explorer if an instance of Windows Explorer is open. I'll be typing in Word for example and suddenly I switch to Windows Explorer but it happens whiule using any application. It is... 26 Apr 2010 18:22

Time update as a limited user not working
I added time update permisssion to my limited user acct. but it does not work. When I try, the time synchonization is greyed out. How can I get it to work. Thanks. ... 5 Apr 2010 13:53

XP on SSD flash drive?
<npx(a)no.spam> wrote in message news:aa6fr599lqvun00eck8dsakm2j5bts7urs(a)4ax.com... Can XP install on an SSD flash drive? or does it not have the drivers, can it only install on a regular hard disk? You would not want to. Compared to magnetic disks, flash disks are very slow. They also have a limit of le... 6 Apr 2010 09:42

How many ways to find SP info?
Hi, I am talking about Service-Packs (sp1,2,3) information. Quick easy way to find out what SP is active on any computer; xp,98se,vista. For the heck of it, I ran msinfo32, certainly not on the opening page. DxDiag? SysTools? MyComp, Properties, C:drive? Device Mgr? So, just wondering where a person coul... 4 Apr 2010 18:13

DVD drive operates without a disk
Windows XP SP3 I have two DVDs BenQ DVD-RW connected to the end of IDE cable as Slave and Pioneer DVR-A18L as Master. Without any disk inserted if I double click on Slave I see the drive figure as the Address but it does not ask me to insert a disk into the drive. What is happening and how can I correct it? ... 3 Apr 2010 20:21

Clpfiles
When d/click the .clp file it opens the clipbd viewer blank? Any help appreciated? [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clpfile] @="Clipboard Clip" "EditFlags"=dword:00000000 "BrowserFlags"=dword:00000008 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clpfile\DefaultIcon] @=hex(2):25,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,72,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\ ... 4 Apr 2010 18:13

Event Viewer shows high TCPIP activity, is this normal?
XP Pro, SP3. System has been slowing down. of late, so I looked at the System log in Event Viewer and saw Info entries for tcpip every 5 to 10 seconds. All are the same, 'The system detected that network adapter \DEVICE \TCPIP(lots of numbers) was connected to the network and has initiated normal operation over ... 4 Apr 2010 11:32

Need a Key Finder that actually works
Hi All, I have been testing a utility called Key Finder. It is suppose to translate license numbers ( 1234-oem-567 ...) back to key numbers (YHK6S-I2889-...). Only one problem: it always gets them wrong. Any one know of a utility like this, only that gets the key numbers correct? Many thanks, -T ... 4 Apr 2010 18:13