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Windows Software 5498

Problems with Video-Playback

TheWhiteRabbit

I have problems with video-programs in general. Everytime I want to start a video, my system hangs up. For example, if I want to watch a movie-trailer mpeg, double click it, and windows media player (7) loads, the system crashes.

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Last reply by TheWhiteRabbit, 2001-05-11 20:29

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Win2000 SP2 Download URL at MS

minus10

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Last reply by minus10, 2001-05-11 20:19

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W2K sp2 is available

ResCue

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Last reply by ResCue, 2001-05-11 20:00

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Annoying IE 6.0 problem

PsychoSword

At first when I installed I thought this was a bug, hell maybe it is I dunno, but you know that little toobar with the 4 icons on it that pops up whenever you put your cursor over an image such as a jpg? Well that's annoying and it's especially annoying because whenever I have my cursor on the desktop that little t ...

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Last reply by sapiens74, 2001-05-11 19:50

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Virus / Worm Warning

BladeRunner

There seems to be a. vbs worm that's rather wild at the moment. So far today we have received it may times from 5 different sources. The e-mail comes through with a subject along the lines of: Take a look at this great Homepage It hs the attachment of homepage.

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Last reply by BladeRunner, 2001-05-11 01:09

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Movie Maker

RussellWild

Hello: I own (legally) both Windows 2000 and Windows Me, although I only use 2000 (he he, no surprise there!). The Movie Maker in WinMe was however, quite useful for me because of the tiny files it can create.

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Last reply by bando2000, 2001-05-11 01:08

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"memory cannot be read" error. programmers pleas

ancker

What i'm doing is writing a program in VB 6 that will call on the API to list the names and positions of all windows/processes running. The purpose of this is to store positions of windows that way after a change of resolution i can restore each window to it's original position.

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Last reply by ancker, 2001-05-10 23:32

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Netscape problem

emthompson

Every (I mean EVERY time) I try to open netscape it pops up and error message saying that netscape. exe has generated errors and is being closed by windows. It also says that an error log has been created.

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Last reply by CrazyKillerMan, 2001-05-10 09:41

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View Archived E-Mail

ResCue

I use outlook 2000 and need to review several e-mails that have been archived. Will someone please explain to me how to do. Thank you.

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Last reply by felix, 2001-05-10 05:10

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program name

TomAL

i need then name of a program i saw a while ago, its for nvidia cards to overcome the 60hz problem. if nyone knows of a link then can they post it? many thanks Tom.

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Last reply by TomAL, 2001-05-09 23:47

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IE 5.0 Right Click Delay

kamuell

When I right click a link, to open in new window, i get a delay before the right click menu comes up. It's about a 2-3 second delay. It does not do this when using any other app, or right click on the desktop, etc.

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Last reply by clutch, 2001-05-09 21:20

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Web Links

pikapan

I've been having problems with IE loading up webpages when I click on links outside of IE. For example, when I click on a hyperlink contained in a e-mail sent to me, it opens up a blank browser window instead of loading up the site.

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Last reply by pikapan, 2001-05-09 17:05

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Official Windows XP Compat Toolkit

miku

Hi Guys, The Official Windows XP Compat Toolkit is available by Microsoft. The link is on the main NT Compatible page, But It doesnt work in Windows 2000. . Any Ideas. . ARC.

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Last reply by miku, 2001-05-09 05:21

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This is MEGA serious ! (Explorer errors)

lager_brains

I badly need some advice on this. I've been working very solidly on a project on a machine for the last few days. Dual 1ghz, 1gb Ram, 1 x Seagate Cheetah 9Gb, 1 x 18Gb SCSI Seagate Cheetah etc etc. In W2K, in 3DS Max R4, went to save the file, and the application said, 'error writing to file'.

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Last reply by lager_brains, 2001-05-08 21:35

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Runtime Error has occurred

ResCue

Do youwih to debug Y/N Line 15 Error:Object expected IS the message I keep getting. Is there a patch or fix I can use to repair W2K? Thanks in advance.

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Last reply by ResCue, 2001-05-08 01:26

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IE keeps on reseting my proxy settings!

HawkBoy

I have IE 5. 5. I want to set up a proxy server other than the When I change the proxy settings, it works for as long as IE is still open. When I close and restart IE, it resets to the original What do I do? BTW I don't have the automatically detect settings option on.

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Last reply by HawkBoy, 2001-05-08 00:41

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'AT' Command

miku

Hi Guys, Anyone of you know how to set the at command. When i use it sets the task but the task does not come up. I have been trying but the problem I guess is that I can seem to give it the password.

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Last reply by clutch, 2001-05-07 23:36

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Really getting sick of waiting for SP2

PsychoSword

I'm tired of waiting for these damn fixes for my O/S and for my motherboard and for everything else that never seems to materialize. Can someone please tell me when the fvck SP2 is going to come out? Or even if someone could tell me where I can download RC 2.

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Last reply by anak1, 2001-05-07 23:19

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QuickTime/Media Player reboots

dohcan

Hey guys, I've got a problem here. . I recently installed Win2K and everything works, except QuickTime and Media Player cause my computer to reboot spontaneously whenever I am viewing a movie (or listening to sound/viewing movie in Media Player).

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Last reply by dohcan, 2001-05-07 20:25

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Help with Instalation of Program

OddAngryShot

I was wondering if anyone could help me with a small problem I have with a program? I am trying to install a program (AMOS) and it keeps telling me I need to have Service Pack 3 or higher installed on the system.

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Last reply by OddAngryShot, 2001-05-07 08:10