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Uninstalling XP

Gimps777
I installed XP last week and frankly i am not satisfied with it for gaming at all it sux for my voodoo3 also so i am going back to 98se or 2000 but my question is is there a way to put on 98se or 2k by just installing or do i gotta format and start over and lose everything?
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How to set grouping

bobafett32
Hey guys, I was wondering if anyone here knew how to set the number of windows needed before windows will group them on the start bar. Thanks.
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installation problem

Sunridge
Greetings, I'm trying to install Winxp 2600 in my Bro's computer (clean installation) , during installation an error poped up saying Fatal Manifest parse error Controls. man. . . . . anyone encounter this before??? is there a solution to it?? specs P3-550 Abit BH6 mobo Pioneer DVD 3DFX Voodoo 3 - 2000 256 bm ram SB ...
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Kiddy buttons in IE

force67
I like the winxp theme (after you change it to silver) however, is there a way to keep the theme with windows, but ditch the dorky buttons in IE? Let me know. Thanks.
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Vooodoo 3

cyberpapa
YEpp itΒ΄s a hard time istalling the Voodoo3/3000-. . You guys are doing it wrong I am using build 2462(. net) and build 3541 (adv. net) and XP. pro rtm all function oki with the grafic card. It took me several min.
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.net version

cyberpapa
Do anybody drive the build 3541 version, the please let me know is there is a crack-patch to it. I need a serial or patch to deactive the registration. .
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Can't logon as administrator

srg
When I try to logon as administrator I now get a User Environment box: Windows can't load the user's profile but has logged you on with the default profile for the system DETAILS- Not enough storage is available for the system.
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Uninstalling XP from dual boot system

Shredder
Ok all. . . . . don't know if i done this the right way but i just reformated the 2nd harddrive that xp was on. Now as you all know on dual boot systems you get a choice of what OS you want to start on bootup.
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Sblive Fixes (duh@@@###)

force67
Im sick of these stupid SBLIVE FIXES, they are stupid. I have installed a million different ways with a million different driver combinations, they all work POORLY, in their own little way. CREATIVE sux.
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Dual Booting 2k and Nt4

Andyboy 2001
Hi folks I wonder If anyone can help me - at the moment I am trying to run windows 2000 Professional in a dual boot setup with my old NT4 workstation partition (Why ?!? I hear you shout - well I would like to keep nt4 as it is what I am using at university at the moment - has all their software on it, and I want to ...
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Turning off ZIP file integration in explorer

jra101
Does anyone know how to turn off the integrated ZIP file support in Windows XP? I prefer to use WinRAR and when I open a directory in explorer that contains a lot of zip files, they are listed as directories, something which I find really annoying as it clutters up the folder view in Windows Explorer.
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Cummulating virtual COM ports!!!

reversing_drive
I only have one physical COM port (Serial Port), though as you know when you have comunication devices such as PCI modems, they are assigned a COM port number. I am now up to number 10, though i only have one PCI slot modem.
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Power Toys

Ex26
With the media player that comes with power toys (runs as a tool bar) is there a way to make mp3's play with that player when you open a. mp3 ? or save the songs in the list after a reboot with out haveing to create a playlist.
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Wierd XP freeze

DarkWIng
Hi. I have a wierd problem with winXP (build 2600). From time to time (10min-10h) system just freezes. And it allways happens when I click on something(some button,menu,. . . ). But the wierd part is that only screen and input(mouse&keyboard) stops.
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tweaks for xp

ironman666
hi everyone. i was wondering, based on everyone's experience, if its worth it to use windows xp power toys or tweakxp 1. 16. should i wait for MS to officially release a tweakui for xp or is it ok to use one of these new tweak programs.
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Have only Windows Classic for themes

fallguy
Topic pretty much says it all. I just installed RTM, build 2600. BOth RC1 and RC2 had the new XP themes. For some reason a clean install of 2600 doesnt. I check in add/remove, dont see them there. Any ideas?.
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