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Hi, all. Only 1 update for those with Windows XP SP3 this month. The other 3 updates released this month (July 2008) are for other software and/or SP2 and prior. Also added a non-security update for people with device manager and networking problems after sp3. So, download and it and feel secure for another month.

now that's a sweet keyboard. yeah, pricey. will see if i can afford but that would be exactly what i would be looking for so i don't have to have a separate mouse.

nope. i abandoned vista. good old xp!

I have great reason to believe it is stored as a stream in the registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Streams\Desktop. At least in windows 2000, but it might be similar for xp.

forgot about keyboard and mouse - although i wouldn't want a huge keyboard for media pc, any small compact wireless with mouse built-in (like a track ball)?

the shortcut was probably deleted. shortcuts also don't delete themselves but it could be a program like desktop unused icon cleanup. to locate word, go to c:\program files\microsoft office\office11\winword.exe or c:\program files\microsoft office\office12\winword.exe (or 2003 or 2007). Also change c:\ to your windows system drive if it is something different.

Crahak, can you point me to one so I can look at specs, then compare those with other boards so I can choose? Also, I'll probably use like PowerDVD or Media Player Classic for viewing.

Hey, all. I needed some guidance building a Media PC that will play hi-def movies. My TV (Samsung plasma 50'') has a PC input and I use my laptop to view movies currently. But I want a dedicated desktop. Here's where I need guidance as I've never built a micro-ATX PC before: This is mainly for media - videos and perhaps photo slideshows (not for editing videos, gaming, etc) - so I don't need premium products and premium hardware - good enough is okay. 1) A good micro-ATX case that's small. I want to be able to access the DVD drive easily though. 2) Motherboard - any good ones that you know of, as long as it runs cool... 3) Minimum video card for HD movies 4) If you know of any remote controllers (note I'm not looking at Windows Media Center - just plain XP) I'll be streaming movies from my main desktop or playing from a DVD drive. Don't worry about Networking, DVD and HDD - I got that covered. Any help appreciated.

download tweakui and click on repair icon cache. it's worth a try although i think it may not work because the icons you mention are shell icons rather than program/shortcut icons. if it doesn't work, the problem might be the resolution of the icons you replaced. if it's too high resolution than win2000 can handle, it might revert to the low resolution one.

How did you fix the desktop-right-click "view" menu item missing problem? What registry key (it will help others that have a similar problem)? I can't remember if that menu item existed for me so I can't say if it disappeared after I installed SP3. However, I still have the "Arrange Icons by". And the tooltips on mouse hover still works for me for folders and files in explorer.

sp3 is behind-the-scenes security updates. doesn't hurt to install it. if you've got a legit, nothing to worry about wga. i'd go for it simply because of security updates and nap and some say of performance gains. although i haven't seen a performance gain (NOR a loss), on a clean install, i have noticed faster boot time on my virtual pc's.

excellent point. i thought about that but thought since it's 160 gb, it's probably in an enclosure with an external power supply and certainly he has it plugged in since it's working on other computers. however, i'm unsure if usb 2.0 provides more power than usb 1.0.

does "duplicate finder" not compare file version? if it relies just on the name of file and not the file version, i wouldn't trust the program.

some usb drive makers don't even supply drivers since xp has native support for usb mass storage devices. here are a few things you can try: 1) go to the manufacturer site and see if they have drivers you can download. usually found in downloads or support section of their site. 2) If you don't find drivers on their website, try googling for drivers from the model number. 3) If still no go, then you may need to purchase a USB 2.0 PCI card.

excellent tip. will see if it works. it's necessary for imagex scripts since they require admin privileges.

I don't where I found this link but I found it here somewhere: http://arniworld.de/downloads.htm, and I stumbled upon of the greatest extensions to Windows Explorer: The AWXTOOLBAR. See image. This is one of those, I can't believe I needed this all along! You see the notepad icon right next to the open menu? Well, that nifty icon will open notepad if no file is selected. If you select a file (.txt, .doc, .log, .xml etc), then it will open that file in notepad. Of course, .doc files will be garbled up. And the icon before the open menu - that's a "Create New Folder" icon, the one that Windows has been missing in the toolbar all this time.

Thanks. I started that thread since I couldn't find the list here.

Just like windows uninstall info is stored in the Windows folder and you can delete all this if you don't need to uninstall it, where is the Office updates uninstall info stored? I do believe it is stored somewhere as it shows up in Add/Remove Programs. Thanks.

Thank you. That solved the problem: More specifically, I copied batt.dll (which was missing from my system32 folder) from my original CD. For some reason, it did not copy during the installation process. Thanks again.

This list is no longer updated. Please see this link for updates: http://www.vorck.com/windows/hotfixes_xp.html. Post-SP3 XP Updates KB#, Rating, Release date, [brief summary] KB936929, 5/6/2008, [Windows XP Service Pack 3 Network Install, 316.4 MB] [June 2008, 6 updates] KB950762, Important, June 10, 2008, [Vulnerabilities in Pragmatic General Multicast (PGM) Could Allow Denial of Service] KB949269, Important, June 10, 2008, [Vulnerability in Active Directory Could Allow Denial of Service] KB951376, Critical, June 10, 2008, [Vulnerability in Bluetooth Stack Could Allow Remote Code Execution (this is ver 2)] KB951698, Critical, June 10, 2008, [Vulnerabilities in DirectX Could Allow Remote Code Execution] KB950760, Moderate, June 10, 2008, [Cumulative Security Update of ActiveX Kill Bits] KB931212, Critical, June 10, 2008, [Vulnerabilities in .NET Framework Could Allow Remote Code Execution] [July 2008, 1 update] KB951748, Important, July 8, 2008, [Vulnerabilities in DNS Could Allow Spoofing] [August 2008, 4 update] KB955702, Important, August 11, 2008, [Vulnerability in Windows Messenger Could Allow Information Disclosure] KB950974, Important, August 11, 2008, [Vulnerabilities in Event System Could Allow Remote Code Execution] KB952954, Critical, August 11, 2008, [Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Image Color Management System Could Allow Remote Code Execution] KB951066, Important, August 11, 2008, [security Update for Outlook Express and Windows Mail*] KB953839, August 12, 2008, [Cumulative security update for ActiveX] [september 2008, 1 update (plus 2 WMP updates below)] KB938464, Critical, September 9, 2008, [Vulnerabilities in GDI+ Could Allow Remote Code Execution] [October 2008, 5 update] KB956803, Important, October 14, 2008, [Vulnerability in the Microsoft Ancillary Function Driver Could Allow Elevation of Privilege] KB956841, Important, October 14, 2008, [Vulnerability in Virtual Address Descriptor Manipulation Could Allow Elevation of Privilege] KB957095, Important, October 14, 2008, [Vulnerability in SMB Could Allow Remote Code Execution] KB953155, Important, October 14, 2008, [Vulnerability in Windows Internet Printing Service Could Allow Remote Code Execution] KB954211, Important, October 14, 2008, [Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel Could Allow Elevation of Privilege] [Non-security update but worth installing] KB942763, April 21, 2008, [DST Update for SP3, replaces older KB931836; WGA required; if you have installed older, then newer may not install after SP3.] KB953979, July 3, 2008, [After you install Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3), Device Manager may not show any devices, and Network Connections may not show any network connections.] Internet Explorer 7 Updates Windows Internet Explorer 7, 5/6/2008, 14.7 MB KB956390, Critical, October 14, 2008, [Cumulative Security Update for IE7] KB938127, Critical, August 14, 2008, [Vulnerability in Vector Markup Language Could Allow Remote Code Execution] (Assuming that the cumulative update includes all previous updates, I have removed the individual IE7 updates and opted to list only the latest cumulative update.) Windows Media Player 11 Updates Note that although these updates were released prior to SP3, they are still necessary after installing WMP11, which is not included in SP3. KB936782, Important, Aug 14, 2007, [Vulnerabilities in Windows Media Player Could Allow Remote Code Execution] KB941569, Critical, July 15, 2000, [Vulnerability in Windows Media File Format Could Allow Remote Code Execution; this one seems to have been updated] KB954154, Critical, September 9, 2008, [Vulnerability in Windows Media Player Could Allow Remote Code Execution] KB954156, Critical, September 9, 2008, [Vulnerability in Windows Media Encoder 9 Could Allow Remote Code Execution] For WMP11 fixes, please see WMP11 Slipstreamer. If I'm missing any, please let me know. Only security updates are included and any major worthwhile update. *Windows Mail is for Vista. Vista users, see security bulletin for update.

the title says post-sp3 update list 7 so far but where is the list? where are the links to the updates?

on a similar tone, is it safe to delete sp2.cab on an installation updated to sp3? what i mean is, can i safely delete c:\windows\driver cache\i386\sp2.cab? what about drivers.cab?

wow - a self proclaimed advanced user! i already know about the double-clicking. it's good to have options, buddy. i'm glad you're NOT programming software - it would have two options - on and off.

virtualbox by sun... supports usb functions, which ms vpc does not.

Well if you still have doubts about the order, take a look at this: http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=1849&page=4 which was referenced in this thread: http://www.msfn.org/board/XP-Pro-SP3-IE7-D...no-t119474.html.