Windows Definition and 443 Threads

I have installed the program but cannot seem to execute any of the applications (like texify). Some websites list the following method for running MikTex in XP: "First, I prepare my computer as instructed by http://www.math.auc.dk/~dethlef/Tips/preparation.html . I changed all the "user...

I always open multiple browser windows when viewing web pages so that I don't have to wait for individual pages to load. Then I can pick and choose which window I want to view while the other's load. Usually this works just fine. However, when I do this with Amazon.com it's a real pain...

My computer's (750 MHz Dell running Win 2K ) unable to connect to the internet, and has a couple of worms (W32.Swen.A@mm and W32.sdbot.worm.gen) wrecking it. The following are some of the error messages/problems that I've discovered : 1. Windows Task Manger shows two occurances of a process...

My IE disappeared from the QS, how to add it back? :smile:

Hi all Not sure if this has been discussed here but installing SP2 trashed my PC! After installing SP2, the PC said to restart to finish the process, but then on restart refused to boot! I have spent a week 'googling', searching, rebuilding, trying, retrying, to get it fixed...

Have you updated your XP to SP2? I read news about its problem, compatibility with certain application softwares. Is it ok to update?

Hey all, I've got WindowsME on my laptop, and want to upgrade to XP on a CLEAN SLATE. However, I've tried a couple things and can't get it to overwrite or otherwise format the sections that have ME. Now I've got 2 OSes on the hard drive, and would like to know how I can completely erase it...

My friend recently found out about Windows Service Pack 2 and wanted to know whether Microsoft already automatically loaded it into his computer or if he needed to do it himself. Or how he could find out if he already had SP2. I'm on a Mac, so I don't know much about Windows Service Packs...

This has to be the funniest Microsoft news I've heard in a while: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5670541/ Microsoft is trying to counter Linux and piracy in Asia by offering a stripped down version of Windows XP for $36 USD. The limitations of this version of Windows include: Only 3...

Does anyone know a simple planner/organizer that runs in windows and will give an alarm at set timepoints? (I accidentally seem to have removed the one that was there .. no clue what it was called)

The class computers here on campus are running Microsoft Windows XP, with some very riduculous security measures. I suppose they are useful, but for someone who spends most of their time in the class labs and uses LaTeX for documents and Maple for CAS software, these security measures are a...

Sometimes the bookmark for this Physics Forum has a square root icon that shows up in my Favorites list. But other times the icon is generic looking, like most of the other icons in my Favorites. What makes it change?

when I double click it, it does not launch immediately, after 3 minutes then it appears, very slow! this happens in other PCs also. mozilla firefox and IE are OK. Why?

Does Microsoft Windows have a counterpart to Mac's Applescript?

I am giving my ladyfriend my old Dell computer with Windows 98 OS. I would like to transfer all of the files in her old computer (also Windows 98) to her "new," gift computer. I seek to do this by means of intervening cable. Where can I get instructions on how to do this? (The Windows 98...

I don't know if anyone has said this already, but mozilla Firefox .9 is out for windows, so everyone who has v.8 go and upgrade and all of you who use IE go get it at http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/

i cannot find the boot.ini on my windows xp home computer. I even searched for it but i had no success. Can someone please tell me where it is?

Hey guys, you know the Windows QuickLaunch bar? It's the little thing by the Start Button. For some reason on my WinXP system it would not maintain the order that I sorted them by (I like my Firefox, then Show Desktop, mp3 folder, then WinAmp). I'd sort them, but upon each reboot they would...

One would think that counting time would be one of the simplest functions that a computer could do, given that computers generally operate based on fixed frequencies, which I believe are generated by crystals. However, the windows time functions that I know are horrible. Firstly, they have...

If I have P4 2GHz, 512GB DDRRAM, 64MB AGP card, 80GB HDD, will it be sufficient to cope with Longhorn in the future ? :smile:

Hello guys :) I have Windows XP Pro. When I open my Internet Explorer, I don't have my bottom toolbar, the one that shows where a website is leading when you MouseOver. I feel like a fool for asking, but how can I enable that toolbar? I can't for my life find where to enable it!

I just installed Win2k server on a friends pc, and configured the internet on my broadband connection. It worked fine, downloaded all the stuff I needed, etc. Well, I return the pc to my friend, who takes it home and plugs her DSL connection in, boots it up and now the internet does not...

What if a server has a SCSI adapter installed, how will Windows NT locate them?

Ok, since we hijacked wolram's spybot thread with a lot of Windows versus Linux/Unix/OS X bickering, I thought the best way to handle this was to start fresh and try to have a civilized debate on the topic. Personal threats, baseless comments, and whining will not be tolorated. If you think...

Bull**** Security Center of Windows XP SP2 I installed Windows XP SP2, it has a security center, it prompted me that I did not install anti-virus, indeed I had, free version of Avast, the security center only recognise Mcafee; is it a dirty trick of business? :rolleyes:

/* Source Code Windows 2000 */ #include "win31.h" #include "win95.h" #include "win98.h" #include "workst~1.h" #include "evenmore.h" #include "oldstuff.h" #include "billrulz.h" #include "monopoly.h" #include "backdoor.h" #define INSTALL = HARD char make_prog_look_big(16000000)...

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I got problems with fonts showing up as boxes. I recently copied all of my fonts from windows xp into the fonts directory in windows 98. Thats all I can think of that would be the problem. But going through and looking at the fonts with character map, none of them are screwed up. Does anyone...

when can we get a demo version of it ?

Hi guys, I'm having problems with my computer when it goes into power saver mode. Now I'm all for this mode, becasue it saves a us a bit on electricity, when I leave it on overnight to defrag a disk or something. But the problem is that I can't get it to boot back up again afterwards. Or...

Can someone tell me how to install win 98 please. I have :- Partisioned the drive, Formated the drive, Done everything it says in the book, up to runing setup from the win 98 cd, then pc resets itself. Can someone help me it s driving me nutts

Can anyone please tell me where I can learn what the process svchost.exe is and why it has recently started generating errors and stopping in what has been a very stable operating system for 2 years? Thanks.

"The software giant issued a patch Wednesday morning to plug a critical security hole that could allow an attacker to take control of computers running any version of Windows except for Windows ME." http://news.com.com/2100-1009_3-1026420.html

I have a CDRW writer, how to do it ? So that i can boot into my PC at DOS prompt.

Computerphiles: Okay, there is something a bit fvcked up happening with my notebook computer. The scroll-bar on the built-in mouse doesn't work. This happened a few days after I got the notebook; so, I reloaded the mouse driver, and it worked again. Eventually, however, it went back to not...

I have a quick question for you computer genius out there. When I'm online on this laptop I have a hard time surfing. I can click on most links with no problem, but if the link opens in a new window it doesn't work. A new window opens up, but there is nothing in the address bar and no page...

As you can see, in linux, just a few commands in Shell, you can mount virtual CD. You do not need a specific software to do it. But, we can't do this in Windows. Isn't it Windows a handicap compared to linux ?

My home PC is a stand alone machine, do i need windows 2003 ?

I am not a computer genius, and was wondering if you computer guru's could help me in an area. My question is this, if you go to start then to run on windows, what are the programs that can be ran? For instance I know of one which is "msconfig" that allows you to change startup programs and many...

There were some posts regarding OSes, and also some on processing. I found this good page. Not only is at an FAQ, the important part is that if you scroll down about to questions, there are good links to preview stuff: http://www.winsupersite.com/faq/longhorn.asp So take a look and let us...

I have a software which demo license expires on 15,FEB,2003. If you back date windows, it can know it and can not run. I believe there must be a file somewhere that stores the date history of my OS. So, how can I find this file and erase its data ?

[SOLVED] Making a Server with Windows XP I was wondering if it is possible to make a webpage / ftp server using Windows XP rather than some fancy OS like Windows Server 2003. Basically, I want to make my own server, but I have no idea where to begin. Thanks. eNtRopY

Linux for Windows Addicts INTRODUCTION Everyone has a stance in the OS debates, but I've really never taken a side. I have Mandrake on one machine and I could do some commands and simple stuff, but I didn't really know what Linux was all about. I've been a Windows person forever and I took...