Windows XP Questions


sp_OACreate is missing
Hi I’m trying to create a stored procedure to send mail, and 1 line in my SP states: EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate ‘CDONTS.NewMail’, @MailID OUT But I get an error that sp_OACreate is missing. How it happened I don’t know. But how do I fix the problem? Is it possible to recreate sp_OACreate manually? (Note [...]

Answer Question   |  July 23, 2008  11:24 AM
sp_OACreate, SQL Server 2000, SQL Server errors, SQL stored procedures, Stored Procedures, Windows XP
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5 pts.

Error installing the client tools for SQL Server 2000 onto an XP desktop
When attempting to install the client tools for SQL Server 2000 onto an XP desktop, I get an error stating that “A previous program installation created pending file operations on the installation machine. You must restart the computer before running setup.” Rebooting only leads to the same error, and I have tried a different PC [...]

Answer Question   |  July 22, 2008  8:10 PM
SQL Server 2000, SQL Server errors, SQL Server installation, Windows XP
2,585 pts.

Clarification to “Low Virtual Memory…GRR!”
We have a roughly two-year-old Sony VAIO multimedia desktop with Win XP SP2 (we uninstalled SP3 after numerous problems), Microsoft Office 2003, and a number of other programs. However, we have 145 of 186 GB available. Our problem is that we are unable to determine which programs and Windows subprograms are safe to (permanently) turn [...]

Answer Question   |  July 24, 2008  5:18 PM
Memory management, Office 2003, Virtual memory, Windows XP, Windows XP SP3
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55 pts.

hi,i’ve just reloaded windows xp[sp2] on my pc and i did not format i left the current folders.But now i cannot access my documents,i receive this error ‘access denied’.
hi,i’ve just reloaded windows xp[sp2] on my pc and i did not format i left the current folders.But now i cannot access my documents,i receive this error ‘access denied’.

Answer Question   |  July 23, 2008  2:54 PM
User Permissions, Windows errors, Windows XP
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Xxx
385 pts.

We use SBS 2003 R2 and clients with either Win XP Pro or Vista Ultimate. Furthermore it has multiple PDAs with either Win Mobil
We use SBS 2003 R2 and clients with either Win XP Pro or Vista Ultimate. Furthermore it has multiple PDAs (All HTC TyTn I of II) with either Win Mobile 5 or 6. The problem is that some users need to use multiple mail accounts on different domains. Eg user1@domain1.nl, user1@domain2.com The POP3 connector is [...]

Answer Question   |  July 22, 2008  6:56 PM
HTC TyTN, Mobile devices, Outlook, Outlook Web Access, OWA, PDA, POP3, SBS, SBS 2003, SBS 2003 R2, Vista, Windows Mobile, Windows XP
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16,755 pts.

Domain Group Policy problem – no shutdown options in workstations
We recently added another group policy object to a domain with 3 sites so that logon scripts are handled depending on in which site the user logs on due to hotdesking personnel. The problem that seemed to develop from that is that, although the “Shutdown” button is available in all workstations and the servers can [...]

Answer Question   |  July 22, 2008  1:32 PM
Domain management, GPO, Group Policy, Group Policy Objects, Policy-based network management, Windows XP
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5 pts.

P.C keeps on booting and return to black screen
When I switch on my P.C it comes up to a black screen saying safe mode ,safe mode with networking ,start windows normally ecc.I have tried and choosen all of them but after the seconds pass it will boot again and comes back to the black screen instead of goig to the o.s windows xp

Answer Question   |  July 22, 2008  10:03 PM
Safe Mode, Windows XP
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5 pts.

Error synchronizing folder – Offline MS Outlook issues
Hi I am having this issue on multiple users profiles. Using either 2K or XP. When you run a send/recieve and sync to the offline folder store you get the following error: 8004060C-53F-8004060C-550 on multiple folders. Full error below. 16:32:39 Synchronizing Hierarchy 16:32:41 1 folder(s) updated in offline store 16:32:41 Synchronizing Favorites 16:32:44 Synchronizing Folder [...]

Answer Question   |  November 25, 2008  4:07 PM
.OST files, Exchange 5.5, Outlook, Outlook error messages, Outlook profiles, Windows 2000, Windows XP
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Ads
15 pts.

SQL Server
What is a tempDB in SQL Server?

Answer Question   |  July 19, 2008  8:50 AM
SQL Server 2005, TempDBs, Visual Studio 2005, Windows XP
asked by:
Sai
5 pts.

Slow opening MS Office files on computer
I have a user who is having trouble opening only Office files on his computer. When you open the application and then open the file, everything is fine. But when you double-click the file in My Computer or from an email it takes upwards of 3 minutes to load the app and then the file. [...]

Answer Question   |  April 18, 2013  8:24 PM
Microsoft Office, Office 2003, Windows XP
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20 pts.

Windows XP Bridge Connections
i have a desktop, a laptop and a wireless signal can someone plz give me step-by-step instructions for setting up a network bridge to connect my ethernet connection between my laptop and the desktop to the wireless signal being recieved by my laptop do all 3 ipaddresses have to be static, the same subnet?

Answer Question   |  July 27, 2008  6:02 PM
Bridges, Windows XP, Wireless
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220 pts.

How to deploy SP3 with SMS 2003 in wired 802.1x authentication network?
We have a windows XP pro SP2 LAN with wired 802.1x authhentication enabled. When we install SP3 that client breaks wired 802.1x authentication. So there is a solution by Microsoft, it works on single PC fine but we want a solution for whole network to deploy. Moreover, we want machine only wired 802.1x authentication not [...]

Answer Question   |  July 17, 2008  5:04 PM
OS installation/upgrades, Windows XP, Windows XP service packs, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP SP3
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15 pts.

Outlook 2003 Email stuck in Outbox only when in Cached Mode
have now 2 computers/users who get emails stuck in their Outboxes when they are in cached mode. They have been in cached mode for quite some time so it is not like I just changed something. Users are both using laptops with Windows XP Professional SP2 Exchange Server is running Win2003 Server, Exchange 2003, SP2 [...]

Answer Question   |  July 22, 2008  3:36 PM
Exchange 2003, Outlook, Outlook 2003, Outlook error messages, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
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20 pts.

How could i set window server 2003?
i just had started using Window Server 2003 SP1 as a Data center for my office which is we have set a permission for my colleage to be able to read the share file only, but the problem is they could access the file by the time they could be able to copy the file [...]

Answer Question   |  July 18, 2008  6:20 AM
User access, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
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5 pts.

CD Drive Will Not Work; Drive Reserved
I am trying to make some backup DVD’s and i have opened my burner, added all the files to the DVD and i have clicked burn. There is a confirmation box that pops up and the burn button is disabled, telling me that the drive was reserved by another application.

Answer Question   |  April 4, 2012  1:56 AM
Hardware, Windows XP
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11,220 pts.

Installing Win XP on SATA drive system
Our school was given some used computers that have one or two SATA drives installed, with Win 2000 Server. The computers boot OK, but I want to reformat the drives and install XP Pro. However, when I boot from the XP CD, it tells me that “setup cannot find any hard drives” on the system. [...]

Answer Question   |  February 1, 2010  3:55 PM
SATA, Windows 2000 Server, Windows XP
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425 pts.

Virus Prevents Programs From Running
Recently I got a bunch of viruses on my laptop. After removing most of them, I have encountered a serious problem: When I click on a program to run it, Kaspersky Anti-Virus, for example, a dialog box pops up and asks what I would like to run this with. It’s an executable, it should run [...]

Answer Question   |  January 30, 2012  10:10 PM
Antivirus, malware, Viruses, Windows XP
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11,220 pts.

XP Keeps Looping @ Startup
my machine suddenly won’t start windows xp. it keeps looping. i can’t start in safe mode or anything. any suggestions?

Answer Question   |  July 15, 2008  2:25 PM
Windows errors, Windows XP
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5 pts.

Disable a remote laptop that connects to us over a VPN and to our domain.
We have a few remote sales staff, one of whom is going to be fired. They have XP laptops and work out of their homes. My boss wants to be able to lock them out of the machine once we let them go. I don’t think he’s too concerned about the hardware, but he doesn’t [...]

Answer Question   |  June 11, 2012  7:04 PM
Laptops, Remote access, User access, VPN, Windows XP
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9,815 pts.

Registry Replace
Recently, on my laptop, I got a few viruses. Some of the registry keys have been notoriously difficult to remove. These are strains that AVG anti-virus, Spybot Search and Destroy, McAffee, and Trend Micro weren’t even able to get rid of…and I had to do manually. With that in mind, I’m sure there is still [...]

Answer Question   |  January 5, 2011  3:07 AM
Registry, Viruses, Windows XP
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11,220 pts.