Windows XP

The two most common types of windows are either the clear panes of glass you can look  through in a building or vehicle, or the series of popular operating systems published by Microsoft.

Expanding on the latter, Windows was developed as a graphical user interface for their previously popular MS-DOS operating system.  DOS required users to have a good deal of technical savvy and memorization of text-based commands, whose parameters could become very complicated to do relatively simple things, like moving files or sorting them by different criteria.

The Windows solution for that was to simply give the user menus they could easily navigate and basic commands to click on that generated the same complicated input in the background, but with an interface easy enough that anyone could work with it.

Windows 3.1 was the first notable step in the series, and Windows 95 expanded significantly on that formula, opening the doors to faster 32-bit computing that would be developed further in later iterations of the OS, including Windows 98, ME, XP, Mobile, Vista, and network-focused versions like Windows Server and Windows NT.

Windows' main competition comes from Apple's Mac OS and the various open-source Linux operating systems.  Despite user complaints about bugs and shoddy performance in virtually every version of Windows, it remains the most popular OS in the world.

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• Resize Windows

  
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  Normally when I use the mouse to resize a window in XP, I can see the window as I am resizing it. Since my last install, when I resize a window, all I see during the resize is the outline of the window. How can this be fixed? -- --------------------------------- --- -- - Posted with NewsLeecher v3.9 Final Web @ ...
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• Resize Windows

  
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  Normally when you use the mouse to resize a window it is visible as you resize it. Since my latest re- install of XP, as I resize a window all I can see is the outline of the window. How can I switch this back? -- --------------------------------- --- -- - Posted with NewsLeecher v3.9 Final Web @ ...
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• Serscan.sys

  
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  "rma2113" wrote in message news:3F996CE8-71F6-4452-B9DC-C8C54DF08BA2@microsoft.com... >I am installing my Brother wireless printer (MFC-495CW) and I encountered >the > following "Files Needed" pop up window. "The file serscan.sys on Windows > XP > Home Edition CD-ROM is needed. Type the path where ...
  3 hours ago

• Automatic update settings grayed out

  
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  Why hasnt SP3 been installed by now? What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than Defender)? What third-party firewall (if any)? coolecho wrote: > I am running XP Pro SP2. I installed office 2007 and now in system > ...
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• how to rotate Input Panel?

  
  Technology Questions — Authority: 171
  Mike J wrote: > Id like to rotate the Input Panel to about 45 degrees for a natural > writing angle. For example, I like to lay back with the tablet > propped up vertically on my knees and Id like to keep the laptop in > portrait mode at 90 degrees and at the same time be able to write at > about 45-60 ...
  5 hours ago

• My Windows XP makes no sound

  
  Technology Questions — Authority: 171
  "philo" wrote in message news:sv6dnV1X_J1qSZDWnZ2dnUVZ_vVi4p2d@ntd.net... > Cal Who wrote: >> I use to have good sound on my XP Windows computer. >> I recently formated the system disk and re installed windows. >> At first I had no sound but as I kept installing windows updates I >> ...
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• Completing an OEM Install of XP--How to Do a Bit More??

  
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  I just successfully install of the XP OEM, full version. No icons appeared on my desktop. I figured out how to put on My Computer. Dont know for Network Places. The others Ill deal with as I install. An old drive is now in the place of D. It has lots of folders and files. I tried searching a folder there, and all ...
  6 hours ago

• Screen of O.E. is not Full/Regular size

  
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  Cosmos69 wrote: > Hi: > Recently, I bought a slightly used PC with XP3 as back-up PC, since > I like XP over Windows 7. > > When I clicked to open Outlook Express 6, there is a space at left > side of Outlook Express which is about 1.5 inches from the corner of > left-side of the screen that ...
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• IE8 incompatibility with my website

  
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  "Mansfield Terrier" wrote in message news:685AFB81-9133-422A-B214-A8A3EB704257@microsoft.com... > Hi > Im not sure if Im on the correct board for this, but I couldnt work out > which it should be. So here goes anyway ... > > I run a website at http://homepage.ntlworld.com/roger.pashby/ and it works ...
  7 hours ago

• How to Save a Trace Route to a .txt File

  
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  When it comes to running a trace route, some people become confused on how you get that trace route from your command prompt window to your uber-friendly support team.  The easiest method would be to save the trace route as a .txt file, so you could copy the data, and paste it in your e-mail or help desk ticket. ...
  12 hours ago

• Add the ARP Gadget to your troubleshooting toolbox

  
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  Windows offers a handy command-line utility that lets you examine or modify the ARP cache. To make the tool easier to use, Greg Shultz has ‘gadgetized’ it for Vista and Windows 7. The Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) is a key TCP/IP protocol that is used to determine the physical address of the network card ...
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• How To Format Larger Hard Drive Partition As FAT 32 ?

  
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  Have ever tried to format volume drive more than 32GB as FAT 32 file system? If you are, you couldn’t do that. Because, if the drive is more than 32 GB, by default Windows doesn’t allow you to format the drive as FAT 32 file system. Now you can overcome this trouble using FAT 32 Format that is a portable utility ...
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• TweakNow WinsSecret Reveal Hidden Secrets of Windows 7, Vista and XP

  
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  Windows is very customizable operating system. From looks and feels to performance and stability can be configured to suit your personal taste. Unfortunately most of the configuration settings are not available in Control Panel and we must be configured manually through a registry editor and unfortunately registry is ...
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• K.R.T. X9 runs Windows 7 – has multi-touch support

  
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  Many tablets which we have came across from Shenzhen either have Windows XP or run Windows CE. But as exceptions are always there, the K.R.T. X9 runs Windows 7 with full support for multi-touch. This... Read more by clicking on the link above..
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• Download Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 Final Version

  
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  Microsoft has released Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 final version and it is available in free for users who have already installed Windows Home Server Power Pack 2.In case you have installed...
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• Device Doctor - Free, Fast And Simple Device Driver Updater

  
  Megaleecher.Net - Making technology work for you... — Authority: 425
  RadarSync and DriverMax are two well-known free device driver updater utilities - while both of them do a decent job keeping your device drivers updated RadarSync has issues with proper device detection and DriverMax being accurate is not much user friendly requiring compulsory user-registration. Now to ...
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• Seven Coolest Features of Windows 7 – From an Ex-XP User

  
  PublishMyself.net — Authority: 133
  I have been following Windows 7 updates since its launch and saw how people were going crazy and buying this new OS. The tech geek inside me wanted to join the league but being in this recession hit economy, I stayed back and decided not to spend money on an upgrade. But then last week, Windows XP crashes. Talk about ...
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• Login problem after changing HKLM\\SYSTEM\\MountedDevices.. Urgent help needed...

  
  Technology Questions — Authority: 171
  or you can do it the long tortuous way: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545 How to recover from a corrupted registry that prevents Windows XP from starting John John John - MVP wrote: > From your remote computer can you access the administrative shares on > the bungled machine? \\ComputerName\c$ or ...
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• Root Certificate Install Issue

  
  Technology Questions — Authority: 171
  Im pretty sure this is a known issue but the MS support site and the internet have not provided an answer. A couple of computers on our network keep wanting to install the following: Update for Root Certificates [September 2009] (KB931125) Checking our server the release date for this specific update is Sept. 22, ...
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• Missing icon

  
  Technology Questions — Authority: 171
  Maybe the settings have changed to hide inactive icons? Right click on the Taskbar and select Properties and verify that the "Hide inactive icons" box is not selected. John Ben Stevenson wrote: > Ive got XP professional and IE7. > > My anti-virus is Avast free Home Edition. Today I noticed the icon > ...
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