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Group Policy Editor

bchilly
I am running Windows XP Pro and want to stop my sister who uses a Limited account from being able to access the control panel. I know this can be done by using the Group Policy Editor but it blocks it for me as well my sisters account.
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windows error problem

clide96
I could use some help with a unique problem, I purchased a u3 usb flash driver. At work I placed shs documents on drive to view at home. Flash drive operates fine , but I cannot open shs(scrap) documents.
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My Canon i560 Printer will not "Power Up".

usafdon
I always seem to have bad printer Luck after the 1 year warranty is up. My Canon i560 printer was humming along OK until I tried turning it on last week. , No Nothing, No power light, completely dead.
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renewing computer

ltsmaw
how do i get my computer back to it's original state. there is no option for recovery and the dvd rom does not read cd's. please help. .
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trojan vundo.eo please help!!

thumpin2
Can anyone help me with this trojan? I have tried several things and and i still cannot get rid of untods. dll. It keeps saying it is being used by another folder. I have tried to find two other dlls that is incorporated by it irl2153ol.
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Windows Media Player - can't make useable back ups

knicknack1
In the past I was able to RIP and make a back up copy of my audio CD's to play on my CD player using Windows Media Player - now I can't. . . I changed the RIP format to MP3 from Miscrosoft Windows Media Audio but I still get a TOC (assume this means Table of Contents) error on my CD.
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Machines.exe not a valid Win32 application

Boter
Machines is a great game that seems very underrated. However, Acclaim never bothered to release a Windows XP patch, and none of the settings I've tried for a compatibility mode have worked yet. I've downloaded Windows Application Combatibility Toolkit, but it's not one of the many games that toolkit includes.
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Why is Disk Cleanup taking for ever?

packman
I'm trying to run a Disk Cleanup on a Win2K partition (My Computer, rt-click and choose Properties of the partition, click Disk Cleanup button). But having clicked on the button, the initial analysis by Windows of the amount of files that could be ditched seems to take for ever and, having tried it three times, I'v ...
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Insatlling new harddrive

bchilly
I want to get another HDD for my PC to use as well the one that is already in it. I looked in my PC and both IDE ports are taken but on the cable connected to my current HDD there is another plug attactched.
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Championship manager

ransalect
hi there, i have been experiencing problems with championship manager, i brought it today and i installed it and everything ran smoothly. however when i started the game a message popped up saying direct3d failed to initialise - please ensure you have a direct3d compatible card and driver.
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NHL 99 with XP

JonHW
Hi everyone Ive been trying to get NHL 99 working in XP (as the title suggests), and having set the compatibility to Win95 and using some of the advice from here: I have the game running. But no matter what I do with the graphical options, the game runs incredibly slowly (I'm guessing around 5 fps) Any tips on spee ...
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I can't install might and Magic VI

Roberto71
I can't install mm6 on windows xp, it opens: Setup requires _SETUP. DLL and _ISRES. DLL (located in _SYS1. CAB) in order to operate properly. Please ensure these files are located with SETUP. EXE. What should I do? Please, Help me.
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Dungeon Keeper 2!

Marsovec
Ay keep geting this messiges in the game and its ennoying: (The Very Rock Youms With Anticipation of Your Next Fascinating Move) Whay? On Win XP!
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Insufficient USB Bandwidth when trying to use SKYP

catlady
I've just installed SKYPE, with a webcam and a Voip/Skype phone. My computer is very unhappy with these; it will operate either the webcam or the phone but not both at a time. I get the message that there is Insufficient USB Bandwidth.
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HELP IRQL_not_less_or_Equal on my laptop

Scholar81
Yo, a geek here that needs help big time. My best friend recommended me to a cute friend for some computer help so she gave me the laptop. I jumped right into it but dang man all I got were grief!!! When I start up, the logon screen came up, etc, clicked, etc.
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Disabling SPI

gef4000 mx
I have a Netgear Router, wgr_614, I have had it for about 6 months now. I've been running on highly slow internet for the majority of that time. Download speeds are good and everything, but it takes forever to load a webpage.
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