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Annoyances, Fixes, Tools, Troubleshooting, & Error
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System
Tray Icon Missing from System Tray in Windows XP
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Disk
Boot Failure
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Missing
DLL Balks Install
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Identify
Windows XP processes in Task Manager
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The
top-level menus and tabs in Task Manager are missing
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Solution: This article details how to repair a corrupted registry
so that you can at least recover your data. - Links to Microsoft
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Solution: This article suggests three possible methods for
resolving the problem. - Off Site Content to
Microsoft
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When
you double click a folder in My Computer, the search Assistant Opens instead
of showing the drive
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Quick
Launch Bar Keeps Disappearing and won't come back
See Also:
Menu
Order Will not stick after reboot on the Quick Launch Bar
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CD-R
drive or CD-RW drive is not recognized as a recordable device
When you attempt to burn data to a compact disc recordable
(CD-R) drive or compact disc rewritable (CD-RW) drive, you may not have the
option to send data to the CD-ROM drive. - Offsite - MSKB
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CD-ROM
drive or DVD-ROM drive appears to be missing after you install Windows XP
After you install Microsoft Windows XP, the CD-ROM drive,
the DVD-ROM drive, or CD-ROM R/W drive may not be visible in the My Computer
window. Additionally, there may be question marks on the devices that are
listed under CD-ROM drives in Device Manager..
- Offsite - MSKB
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CD-Rom
or DVD Disappeared
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Security
issues and warning messages directing you to
download a fix.
The short answer...DON'T!!!!
For the long answer, please read on.
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Decrease
The Timeout Value For Non-Responsive Applications (XP)
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Windows
Explorer is so Sloooooooooooooooooooooooow
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Problem:
You're upgrading from Windows 98 or Windows Millennium Edition (Me) to
Windows XP, and in the middle of installing, your PC stops responding.
Solution: This article describes various troubleshooting methods
to use when you encounter problems during installation - off site
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Slow
network browsing in Windows XP
From our Same Thing Only Different Department
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New Program Window Appears Behind All Other Open
Windows
{Microsoft Knowledge Base article 886217]
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“Cannot
Install This Hardware” Error
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Prevent
Tasks From Consuming All Your CPU
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Command
Line Switches for Windows Explorer
Plus 2 other tips
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Internet
Explorer Has Encountered A Problem And Needs To Close
I Know, we have this covered, but we have been getting a lot of email
on this question, so here it is again.
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NewIE Window
Displays Blank White Page
I Know, we have this covered, but we have been getting a lot of email
on this question.
Also, you may see errors like:
- An error has occurred in this dialog.
Or
- Error 49: Interface not registered
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The
0x800a0007 Windows Update Error
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New
Connection Wizard is Greyed Out (Two Methods)
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You
cannot create a network connection after you restore Windows XP - MSKB
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Windows XP Service Pack 2 Not Available To Install
From Windows Update
{Microsoft Knowledge Base article
885627]
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Dial-up
modem or PPPoE option in New Connection Wizard is unavailable - MSKB
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When
Windows Tries To Download Updates, An Access Violation Error May Occur
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You Receive A 0x800a01AE
Error Message When You Try To Connect To The Windows Update
Web Page Or To The Microsoft Update Web Page In Windows Server 2003 Or
Windows XP - Off-Site Content-MSKB Article
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| Check Your DVD Codec |
How
to Troubleshoot Issues with Reading CD, CD-R, CD-RW, and DVD Discs - MSKB
Article off site
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Windows
XP will not recognize CD-RW or DVD-RW
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You receive
a "Validation Incomplete:
Online Validation Failure" error message or a "0x80080204"
error code when you try to validate Windows XP - Off
site: MSKB How to article
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Open With
Command has "Always use the selected program to open this kind of
file", grayed out or otherwise not working.
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Uninstall
Microsoft Java VM
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CDROM
drive freezes up Windows XP
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“STOP 0x000000D1” Error Message When Starting Or Shutting Down
Microsoft
Knowledge Base article 902973
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When you drag a long address from the Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 address
bar to a new location, the
address is truncated to 259 characters in the new location.
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Re-Create
the Show Desktop Icon |
Basic
Repair Process In Windows XP
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Trouble
accessing old hard drive in new computer |
Error
Message: "NTLDR is missing, press any key to restart"
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What is rundll32.exe and where did it
go? |
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Troubleshooting
drivers with XP's hidden Driver Verifier Manager |
The dirty
bit of it, Windows boots into Scan Disk at each and every bootup
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| Windows
XP Takes Forever to Shut Down |
Make
XP Enter Safe Mode With USB Keyboards
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| Troubleshoot
Hardware and Driver Problems in Windows XP Home |
How
to start your computer by using the Last Known Good Configuration feature
in Windows XP-MSKB
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"Run
DLL as App has encountered a problem" error when starting Windows XP
System Restore
If you've recently replaced your hard drive and used the drive
manufacturer's software to transfer data from the old to the new drive,
it's likely that Windows System Restore won't start. This Solution Base
article explains how to fix that problem. |
Microsoft
Internet Explorer IE6 can't search from address bar?
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| Troubleshooting
drivers with XP's hidden Driver Verifier Manager
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| Examining
a Blue Screen of Death error with the Watchdog Event Log
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| Hard
Drive is Hard at Work When the system is Supposed to be Idle |
Troubleshoot
network problems with Windows XP's Netsh Diag commands
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| Track
down details about Event IDs in Windows XP |
When
you disable the Windows Firewall service on your Windows XP Service Pack
2-based computer, the Computer Browser service stops after five minutes
and Event ID 7023 is logged in the Event Viewer - MSKB
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| How
to reinstall Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator on a computer
that is running Windows XP- MSKB |
| Re-Install
Windows XP Without Activation |
Stuck
in Sticky Keys? Try this fix:
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| Fix
a registry on a dead system |
Windows
Explorer Status bar Disappears After Windows XP Service Pack 2 Install
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| Taskbar's
Quick Launch Bar Disappears after Reboot |
Start
The System Restore From The Command Prompt
(XP Pro/Home) |
Windows
Explorer Loses Menu, Toolbar
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| Track
down non-operating system services
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| Service
Pack 2 Will Not Install, Says that Your Version is Not Authorized or
Registered |
How
to troubleshoot the System Restore tool in Windows XP - MSKB
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| Take
an in-depth look at XP's Windows File Protection |
Icons slow to Load or do Not Show at All
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| "Run
DLL as App has encountered a problem" error when starting Windows
XP System Restore |
How to
Perform a Windows XP Repair Install - 
- You May Lose Data or Program Settings
After Reinstalling, Repairing, or Upgrading Windows XP (Q312369)
- System Restore "Restore
Points" Are Missing or Deleted (Q301224)
- How to
Perform an In-Place Upgrade (Reinstallation) of Windows XP (Q315341)
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| Fix a Balky
Burner |
| Recovering
from a Corrupted Registry that Prevents WinXP from Starting |
Device
Manager gone blind on you? Here is a fix!
Blank Device Manager |
Windows XP Slows to a Crawl
or Halts
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| Investigate
changes with the System Information tool |
| Correcting
System Hang at Startup |
| OLEDB32A.DLL failed
to load error - on a Dual Boot machine with Windows XP and Windows Me OS's |
| How to Troubleshoot 16-Bit Windows Programs in Windows XP - MSKB |
| Windows XP Crashed? Here's Help |
The return of the
revolting reboot
How can you keep XP from rebooting on its own without warning? Here's how to tame the
reboot beast. |
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restart or log off? Try User Profile Hive Cleanup Service - MS
Downloads |
| Resources to Help Troubleshoot Shutdown Problems in Windows XP - MSKB |
| Disable
the Prefetcher component when troubleshooting startup problems |
| HOW TO: Perform Advanced Clean-Boot Troubleshooting in Windows XP - MSKB |
| Recovering
From Intermittent Disk Failure |
The mystery
of the impossible start-up
Your machine is locked up tighter than Dick Cheney's location. What to do? We'll walk
you through the start-up swamp. |
| Windows XP won't quit? Try this to make XP sleep a dreamless sleep. |
| "Run
DLL as App has encountered a problem" error when starting Windows
XP System Restore |
After
you have updated your Windows XP machine to SP1 or SP1a you may recieve the following
warning:
Windows File Protection
Files that are required for Windows to run properly have been replaced by unrecognized
versions. To maintain system stability, Windows must restore the original versions of
these files. Insert your product CD-ROM now. |
| Stop Windows from
caching a .dll file |
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When Windows XP's Boot...won't.
A Repair Install is not foolproof, and should not be considered the cure-all fix for
non-boot situations. Check the link below for another option for recovering from a non-boot event. |
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Disable
the Prefetcher component when troubleshooting startup problems: |
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Lost
Desktop Icon in Quick Launch Toolbar
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Add
a Safe Mode option to the Boot menu in Windows XP
Wouldn't it be nice if Safe Mode were available from the Boot menu? In
fact, it's relatively easy to add a Safe Mode option to the Boot menu. |
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