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    No floppy or CD-ROM after replacing CMOS battery

    in Hardware Hangout

    Posted · Edited by twig123

    Dells are funny little animals... Sometimes they will put them self into "Factory Mode" (actually what it is called, sometimes it actually states that on the screen along with your drive errors.) This happens most often with replacement motherboards, but can be the result of a dead CMOS battery.

    If the board IS actually in "Factory Mode" you can take it out by entering BIOS and Hold down 'ALT'... while still holding, Press 'E' then 'F' then 'B'... You should hear a beep and the system should reset. You should now be able to configure your CD and floppy drive without issue.

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    Gettin around the admin accounts in xp

    in Windows XP

    Posted

    I must have misread the post... I was understanding that you needed to do a repair install to run that.
    Am I mistaken... the only way to get the GUI mode setup IS to either start an install (leaving partition formatting alone), or to start a repair install...

    It is good to know that this can be done at this stage, but I see this being potentially dangerous. What if you accidentally format the partition... what if your Windows CD is scratched and you have now copied over corrupted files to the system, it will no longer even boot, where as previously all in working order and just needed a password removed.

    I myself have been using the Offline NTPassword reset tool for many years without fail.

    Thanks for the info though =)

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    Anyone know why Micosoft lists SLP Key for Pro and Tablet, but not for

    in Windows XP Media Center Edition

    Posted

    yeah im having that problem too... i need the slp key or just an easy way to use the key that was given to me by dell. i think its so stupid that they give you the key that you believe to be the current key you're using but really its not... cuz when u do a fresh install and try to use ur legit key it doesnt work... f***ing stupid IMO.
    Would you like to work for Dell if they had to re-code their windows deployment Images for EVERY computer?! no!

    They have 1 key for each version of windows, which also comes with pre-activation files. So, if you you another disk, say a normal OEM cd or a cd from a different manufacturer... the BIOS strings no longer match what the preactivation files state that it should be... and makes you activate regardless of what key you use. On a lighter note... they key doesn't really matter... as long as you have a "VLK Royalty OEM" key (the one on the restore cd's... not the side of the computer) and the original preactivation files (also on restore cd's for that manufacturer) it will work.

    And the reason that they need to put the key on the side of the system is because, if they didn't they would be breaking copy write laws by not providing a "Certificate of authenticity" with the copy of windows.

    ...wow, that was a head full. Hope that helps.

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    I get locked out of windows (welcome screen)

    in Windows XP

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    So, funny thing... doesn't matter what Antivirus I have, if it is active when my system locks I can't logon again. I have tried Symantec corp, Antivir as well as NOD32...

    If I disable the AV... system is able to logon without any issues... seemingly every time (haven't had it fail yet).

    What is causing the AV to conflict and not allow logon?!?!

    How do I fix this??? I dont want to format...

    Thanks

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    I get locked out of windows (welcome screen)

    in Windows XP

    Posted

    Urg!

    I did the logonui trick and that didn't seem to help at all... so I set it back to the original settings.

    Now a couple days later (really ticking me off)... I boot up my system and can logon just fine, but if I lock the system or it locks from the screen saver, it will not allow logon (Every Time!!!). Besides restarting the system, I have found 1 work around. When the system is at the logon screen, locked and I can't logon... I can go to another system and user Remote Desktop to logon, then I can go back to the actual system and logon with no problems. However... if the system locks again either by me or by the screen saver, I am no longer able to sign on until I use the Remote Desktop trick again...

    HELP!!!

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    I get locked out of windows (welcome screen)

    in Windows XP

    Posted

    Darn it... even w/ UPHClean installed, I got locked out again.
    Ditto, just happened to me again.

    Funny thing is, I have a 2nd system and I was able to use Remote Desktop to connect and logon just fine. After connecting through Remote Desktop I clicked Log Off... then I was able to logon to my system without any issues again.. strange..

    I have Norton Corp, maybe I will upgrading that...

    I'm also going to try the fix listed on the RyanVM site.

    Thanks,

    Dave

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    Installing nLited XP on virtual machine

    in nLite

    Posted

    Could this be caused if the OEM XP is BIOS-locked
    Very unlikely. Usually if the disk is 'BIOS-locked' it will not even start setup, will (in every case i've seen) display an 'error' stating that the disk was not made for this system. or something of that sort.

    ...otherwise, I have had no issues with OEM or Royalty OEM distros at all in VPC.

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    Whats the best "Dock" software for XP?

    in Customizing Windows

    Posted

    i use RocketDock too, the best thing i like about it is how well it can be customized.................i make all the changes including adding icons or picts, remove any unecessary languages, and add any skins or remove any i don't like...............i then create a SFX archive to install it................

    Yes, this is nice...

    However, I wish it had the feature to add multiple docks like ObjectDock...

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    Need Help Automating Minidump Analysis

    in Programming (C++, Delphi, VB/VBS, CMD/batch, etc.)

    Posted

    Hey guys,

    I searched for a bit and could not find an automated tool to do this...

    I need some ideas of how to make this tool for like a right click or sendto option.

    The "Debugging Tools for Windows" need to be installed, and should be in the 'C:\Program Files\Debugging Tools for Windows' location.

    After doing so, the code is:

    cd C:\Program Files\Debugging Tools for Windows\

    kd -z C:\WINDOWS\Minidump\Mini???????-??.dmp

    .logopen c:\debuglog.txt

    .sympath srv*c:\symbols*http://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols

    .reload;!analyze -v;r;kv;lmnt;.logclose;q

    My question... How do we automate this task so that I can just browse to a minidump file, right click and select an option to do the above actions automatically? ...any Ideas or existing programs that already do this?

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    I get locked out of windows (welcome screen)

    in Windows XP

    Posted

    @twig: not at all. It was really starting to get on my nerves. There is only hit-or-miss info out there with no definitive answer... is your system still doing it?

    Hmm... Well it hasn't done it to me in a little while, but it is so sporadic it is hard to predict and I'm not able to foresee when the issue will arise...

    I wish there were more than just you and I having this issue that we could talk to.... but *sigh* I'll keep hunting... until i decide I'm done trying to fix little thing after little thing, and just reformat again...

    ~Dave

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    I get locked out of windows (welcome screen)

    in Windows XP

    Posted

    Finally fixed this by reinstalling the o/s... Knocking on wood that it doesn't return. Must be a microsoft "feature" :)

    Sure, I could have told you that reinstalling the OS would resolve this... but were you able to every find out how to resolve the issue on the current Install of the OS, without having to go through such drastic measures as a reinstall?

    ~Dave

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    I get locked out of windows (welcome screen)

    in Windows XP

    Posted · Edited by twig123

    @twig: you have a usb device plugged in?

    Nope, the only thing that I have plugged into USB is my Microsoft Optical Mouse.... no usb drives.

    I haven't tried to access the Admin account with CTRL ALT DEL, however... none of the other accounts that have password will accept the passwords... but next time this happens I will try. (Hasn't happened in a while because I've been actually shutting down my system lately. However, I would normally leave it on for weeks at a time)

    ...And that is a no for me as well on the Vista Pack....

    ~Dave

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    I get locked out of windows (welcome screen)

    in Windows XP

    Posted

    I've seen this problem before... Two questions...

    1. Do any of the users experiencing this problem have a username with a space in it? (example: John Doe instead of just John or john)

    2. Did you use nLite before installing this particular build of Windows?

    Thats a big NEG on both... this system wasn't built with nLite.... and has no spaces in the username(s). What are you thinking the issue could be?

    ~Dave

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    I get locked out of windows (welcome screen)

    in Windows XP

    Posted

    Actually... recently I am having the same exact issue!!! It is very annoying! I have all US Keyboard layouts (default)... However I have ~6 accounts on my system, and all but 1 have a password. As graysky pointed out, this seems to only happen when 1 user uses the "switch user" and another logs in and allows the system to auto logout... after this happens I have 2 choices.... logon to the account without a password..... or restart the system.

    Please, any input would be great. This is a very annoying issue.

    ~Dave

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