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Is it possible to configure XP so that a double-click on a folder opens up in Explorer view rather than the "regular" folder view?
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My father's computer has Windows XP, but when I try to install the service packs it always fails. What gives?
Here are the errors that I get in the event log:
Date: 2/6/2010
Time: 12:02:18 AM
Type: Error
User: N/A
Computer: EVO
Source: Windows Update Agent
Category: Installation
Event ID: 20
Installation…
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I have a situation that I need help with. I backed up my Files on Windows XP using the System BackUp utility/wizard, and then Installed a new operating system on the machine. Now I want to restore my old files via the .bak file but it is not being recognized at all. Did I do this wrong or is there…
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The First time I tried to install Ubuntu the installer installed it on my D drive. This resulted in only booting to Windows XP with no access to Ubuntu. I had to download a disk partitioning program to undo all of this. A tip from the Internet said to create a partition on the C drive for Ubuntu,…
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Hello,
The Current Situation
I have a hard drive that currently is split up like so:
Primary Partition
C: 9.77 GB NTFS Healthy (System) with XP Pro (in Polish) installed
Extended Partition
D: 39.82 GB NTFS Healthy (Boot) with XP Pro (in English) installed
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I have two machines - Windows XP and a laptop using Windows 7. I connected them with a WLAN cable.
On the Windows XP machine, I set the IP address to 192.168.0.10.
On the Windows 7 laptop, I set the IP address to 192.168.0.20.
The laptop can see the Windows XP machine, but Windows XP machine cannot…
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When I switch on my Windows 7 laptop a few minutes after turning it on I hear a single click sound like the one Internet Explorer gives during browsing. I don't use Explorer at all. I use Firefox. What can it be then?
Is it coming from Explorer running in the background? Or is it not related to…
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Our free extension to Visual Studio , the folder based Build Explorer Version 1.1 has now been released, and uploaded to the Visual Studio Gallery and Codeplex. We have collected up a few changes and some bugs, as follows: Changes: Queue Default Builds can now be optionally fully enabled, fully…
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In one part of a batch file (kind of), I need to restart Explorer. I use the following method to accomplish this:
taskkill /f /im explorer.exe >nul
explorer.exe
:: I have also tried: %winDir%\explorer.exe
:: start %winDir%\explorer.exe
:: start /b %winDir%\explorer…
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Edit: Rephrasing my question:
Upon further troubleshooting, I can conclude that:
Touch gestures (dragging, pinch to zoom, touch-and-hold right click) in Internet Explorer start to work when:
The system has been running for ~2 minutes. This coincides with the delayed start of services.
Explorer…
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Details: Internet Explorer 9 and Windows 7 Professional, running on a HP TouchSmart (touch screen PC). It is going to be a kiosk PC (running a custom GUI for displaying websites).
Scenario 1:
When running Internet Explorer as a normal program in Windows 7, touch functions work perfectly. I can scroll…
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