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that link sounds exactly like what's happening. But i haven't downloaded SP2 yet. I haven't loaded any updates. Is there a workaround for SP2 users?

The error data report contains the error signature: szAppName: szAppVer: 0.0.0.0 szModName: unknown szModVer: 0.0.0.0 offset: 00000000 i've rebooted as the pc hung while scanning for updates this time, and have checked the event viewer for any info. There are a few app...

thanks for the tip bcastner.. i just downloaded and ran the microsoft sasser detection tool and it came back clean.. We don't want to go to SP2 yet - is there another workaround that you know of??

Hi All, We have 3 new HP d530SFF PCs. We intend on building one up and ghosting the others, and having an image for later use. I go to Windows Update and am made to download & install the 'updated' version of windows update. When i go to scan for updates, i get the message: Generic Host...

thanks for that.. 1. It happens with CDRs - we don't use CDRWs 2. We've got our company logo printed over the media brand name, so will have to investigate. 3. i've tried burning at 52, 40 & 32 4. WinXP Pro with Nero 5.5 5. Internal - i think its SCSI but would have to double check 6. Oops - i'm...

Hi, We have a Sony 220E1 and an HP burner, using Nero. We don't usually have problems with this system, but lately we've been getting a long error log file. Sometimes the CDs burn without error, sometimes i get a failed message but the CD works, and others are a definite fail. The errors...

If the computer name is dunk.local, does that suggest a domain in a new forest, as opposed to the computer name por-lzr.lizard.local which may have been set up as a child domain in an existing domain tree or o domain tree in an existing forest?

Hi - is there any way to tell if a server was set up as a domain in a new forest, child domain in an existing domain tree, or a domain tree in an existing forest? I'm building a 2003 server (& did 6 last year but have no notes) and want it to be the same as them. Is there any setting or key...

Hi, I'm trying to add a route to a print server which is configured on a different subnet. It's IP is 172.19.26.19 and i'm trying to add it to 172.19.221.107. When i type route add 172.19.26.19 mask 255.255.255.0 172.19.221.107 i get the error: The route addition faild: The specified mask...

Hello - i was trying a couple of different things re policies & logging, and didn't take note of current settings. Now, when i try to view app or system events, i get the error "Unable to complete the operation on 'system'. Access denied" - can anybody point me in the right direction??

there are options for partitioning & formatting the hard drive during XP Prof setup - to install over the current partition/partition & reformat/format as NTFS or FAT32 - not sure if XP Home comes with the same options though..

i did on some machines, and although the problem occurs much less (about once a month instead of 3 or 4 times), it still happens.. and it only affects a small number of users.. i'm not sure if there could be a temp file which gets corrupt when messages go back and forth??..

Hi, Intermittently my users get stuck in OL97 after sending a mail - the patterns show that it happens when a msg has been replied to 4 or 5 times, it gets stuck in the outbox, and when trying to delete or move or open it, get the Mapi spooler has already begun tranmsitting this message error...

Hi, Does anyone know where i could download a list of event ID descriptions (for XP)??

Hi, I am suspecting that someone has been trying, or has been connecting to one of my users computers. The user has called several times asking why am i remotely shutting down her computer, which i am not, and applications look different to how they normally do, things like that. We are using...