Foot pedal problem
I keep getting this error HIDwatch Read error 1167 and my foot pedal won’t work. I am using Windows XP SP3…..please help me to fix this problem.
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| February 12, 2013 11:46 AM
HIDWatch Error, Windows XP SP3
I keep getting this error HIDwatch Read error 1167 and my foot pedal won’t work. I am using Windows XP SP3…..please help me to fix this problem.
“Setup was unable to load the master information file’ when I Install optional windows components
I receive this error “Setup was unable to load the master information file’ when I Install optional windows components. I was going to add IIS but recieved this error. Running Windows XP Professional SP3
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| February 28, 2012 9:51 AM
IIS, Windows XP SP3
I receive this error “Setup was unable to load the master information file’ when I Install optional windows components. I was going to add IIS but recieved this error. Running Windows XP Professional SP3
Windows XP SP-3 printer problem
When I am loading a document into my printer it takes FOREVER to spool the info, even for a single page it can take up to five minutes before the actual “print job” begins. Anything more than a single page and I migt end up cancelling the job due to the extremely long time for [...]
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| March 17, 2012 7:41 PM
Print Spool File, Print spooler, Windows XP Printing, Windows XP SP3
When I am loading a document into my printer it takes FOREVER to spool the info, even for a single page it can take up to five minutes before the actual “print job” begins. Anything more than a single page and I migt end up cancelling the job due to the extremely long time for [...]
How does DHCP service start?
I have Windows XP with SP3. When I check the service DHCP. It is automatic but stopped. When I start the service. It doesn’t. It shows error. “Could not start the DHCP Client service on Local Computer. Error 1068: The Dependency service or group failed to start.” Please help.
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| March 31, 2012 8:52 PM
DHCP, DHCP Client, Windows XP, Windows XP SP3
I have Windows XP with SP3. When I check the service DHCP. It is automatic but stopped. When I start the service. It doesn’t. It shows error. “Could not start the DHCP Client service on Local Computer. Error 1068: The Dependency service or group failed to start.” Please help.
OWA deleting emails 1 user affected
HI, Got a strange one -one user logs into OWA and has been complaining about missing emails – sure enough - if you hit f5 to refresh the page you can see that the most recently received emails disappear. I have logged this user into three separate pc’s and its the same thing – emails disappear [...]
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| March 31, 2012 9:49 AM
Exchange 2003, IE8, Outlook Web Access, OWA, Windows XP SP3
HI, Got a strange one -one user logs into OWA and has been complaining about missing emails – sure enough - if you hit f5 to refresh the page you can see that the most recently received emails disappear. I have logged this user into three separate pc’s and its the same thing – emails disappear [...]
Windows doesn’t obtain IP address automatically via DHCP
I have Windows XP with SP3. It doesn’t obtain IP address automatically via DHCP. I need to configure it manually. Please help.
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| March 31, 2012 5:53 PM
DHCP, IP address, Windows XP, Windows XP SP3
I have Windows XP with SP3. It doesn’t obtain IP address automatically via DHCP. I need to configure it manually. Please help.
Blocking end users from installing software
Can I block end users from installing ANY software on Windows XP SP3? The machine is on the Windows Server 2003 domain.
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| June 15, 2011 8:33 PM
Windows Server 2003 Domain, Windows Server 2003 Domain Controller, Windows Server Security, Windows XP SP3
Can I block end users from installing ANY software on Windows XP SP3? The machine is on the Windows Server 2003 domain.
Problem opening file in Winzip
My user got several winzip files (uploaded from public for copyright registration into Siebel). They could not be opened in Siebel; I found the zip files on the servers and copied them on the desktop. I verified that they are WinZip files by finding PK characters on the file header. If i do a left [...]
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| June 25, 2012 2:01 PM
Siebel, Siebel Connector, Windows XP SP3, WinZip, Zip Files
My user got several winzip files (uploaded from public for copyright registration into Siebel). They could not be opened in Siebel; I found the zip files on the servers and copied them on the desktop. I verified that they are WinZip files by finding PK characters on the file header. If i do a left [...]
Sharing a directory on a local workstation
How can I share a directory on a local workstation to domain users? Windows XP SP3.
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| June 14, 2011 7:45 PM
Domain Users, Windows domain management, Windows XP SP3, Workstations
How can I share a directory on a local workstation to domain users? Windows XP SP3.
Tips for analyzing our network
How can we use Microsoft security and baseline analyzer to determine if our network is secure and up to snuff? We are running Windows Server 2003 /Active Directory and XP SP3 clients.
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| May 29, 2011 5:43 PM
Active Directory, Baseline, Microsoft Security, Network analysis, Network analyzers, Networking, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP SP3
How can we use Microsoft security and baseline analyzer to determine if our network is secure and up to snuff? We are running Windows Server 2003 /Active Directory and XP SP3 clients.
Blocking access to network neighborhood on Windows XP SP3
Can we block access to network neighborhood on Windows XP SP3 using a group policy? Will this block network shares already mapped as mapped drives?
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| May 5, 2011 5:40 PM
Group Policy, Group Policy management, Mapped Drive, Network Neighborhood, Networking, Windows XP SP3
Can we block access to network neighborhood on Windows XP SP3 using a group policy? Will this block network shares already mapped as mapped drives?
svchost.exe usage
what is the adject region of this “svchost.exe eat my page file memory”
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| May 2, 2011 2:49 PM
Page file Memory, Page Files, SVCHost.exe, Windows XP SP3
what is the adject region of this “svchost.exe eat my page file memory”
Re-join clients to Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
Hello All, For some reasons, I needed to format and re-install my Windows 2003 Enterprise server. I re-setup it with same fqdn name and other stuffs alongwith AD as they were before. Now, all clients (WinXP) can connect and use the server resources but everytime they connect to sever, following errors are logged: Event ID: [...]
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| May 3, 2011 8:58 AM
Active Directory, Active Directory Users and Computers, Server connectivity, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition, Windows XP SP3
Hello All, For some reasons, I needed to format and re-install my Windows 2003 Enterprise server. I re-setup it with same fqdn name and other stuffs alongwith AD as they were before. Now, all clients (WinXP) can connect and use the server resources but everytime they connect to sever, following errors are logged: Event ID: [...]
Changing password requirements for all Windows Server 2003 domain users
How can we change password requirements for all domain users? This is using Windows Server 2003 at the domain level and Windows XP SP3 on the desktop.
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| May 2, 2011 7:36 PM
Domain Users, Password management, Password policies, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Domain, Windows XP SP3
How can we change password requirements for all domain users? This is using Windows Server 2003 at the domain level and Windows XP SP3 on the desktop.
Outlook 2007 printing problem
When one of our users try to print emails from Outlook 2007 he gets the error message below: “There is a problem with the selected printer. You might need to reinstall this printer. Try again, or use a different printer.” I don’t have issues printing any other documents from Office 2007, it’s just the emails [...]
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| May 2, 2011 9:53 AM
Outlook 2007, Outlook 2007 errors, Outlook 2007 printing, Outlook Printing, Windows XP SP3
When one of our users try to print emails from Outlook 2007 he gets the error message below: “There is a problem with the selected printer. You might need to reinstall this printer. Try again, or use a different printer.” I don’t have issues printing any other documents from Office 2007, it’s just the emails [...]
Using iPad 2 to Remote Desktop
Has anyone tried getting an iPad 2 to do remote desktop on a Windows XP pc, through a Cisco Pix (ver.6) router? I know Cisco doesn’t have an iPad client for the Pix because it’s not ASA.
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| October 24, 2011 3:33 PM
Cisco ASA, Cisco PIX, Cisco Routers, iPads, Remote Desktop Connection, Windows XP SP3
Has anyone tried getting an iPad 2 to do remote desktop on a Windows XP pc, through a Cisco Pix (ver.6) router? I know Cisco doesn’t have an iPad client for the Pix because it’s not ASA.
Oracle 9i eating up storage
i am using winxp sp3. i had installed oracle 9i server. it was installed succesfully before it takes only 2.8gb space. But now it is occuping all left space in c drive. as 15gb was free in c drive , now it takes 16gb space and when i uninstall any software the space made by [...]
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| March 24, 2011 10:12 AM
Oracle 9i, Oracle 9i Configuration, Oracle 9i installation, Storage, Windows XP SP3
i am using winxp sp3. i had installed oracle 9i server. it was installed succesfully before it takes only 2.8gb space. But now it is occuping all left space in c drive. as 15gb was free in c drive , now it takes 16gb space and when i uninstall any software the space made by [...]
Macro kill 5250 Emulator
When I run a macro, it kills the 5250 emulation window. The session is still run on the AS400 but the window in Client Access is gone.
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| March 3, 2011 3:24 PM
AS/400 macros, PC5250 Emulator, V5R2, Windows XP SP3
When I run a macro, it kills the 5250 emulation window. The session is still run on the AS400 but the window in Client Access is gone.
VPN Error 721
One machine is having a problem establishing a VPN connection with a remote server. It hangs on verifying the username and password. Another machine on the same network, using the credentials of the user who has the problem connects straight away. This has led me to believe that the problem is entirely with the one [...]
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| May 8, 2013 9:40 PM
error 721, VPN issue, Windows XP SP3
One machine is having a problem establishing a VPN connection with a remote server. It hangs on verifying the username and password. Another machine on the same network, using the credentials of the user who has the problem connects straight away. This has led me to believe that the problem is entirely with the one [...]
Time Display always change to 6 minutes later
Why every time I change the time, the time display changes only for about 3 to 4 minutes after that the time display changes back to 6 minutes later? I changed the battery to new battery already but the problem still exists.
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| March 2, 2011 12:56 AM
Time, Windows XP SP3
Why every time I change the time, the time display changes only for about 3 to 4 minutes after that the time display changes back to 6 minutes later? I changed the battery to new battery already but the problem still exists.





