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Sorry, there's a typo in the post above. The new binary value's name is Default_CodePage. Yves

Yes it's possible. The default for IE is Western European (Windows) to change to the Western European (ISO) add a new binary value under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\International The new binary value's name will be Default_CodePade The value should be set to AF 6F 00...

No way to know without more details. Offhand I would say that only two things can do this: a virus or a human. I'd tend to discount the virus because of the W to Z thing. Best bet is to get some sort of auditing going. That way, if it happens again, you'll have a lead. I didn't read if your...

We use roaming profiles here and they are terrible. Most of the problems we've found with roaming profiles required the deletion of the profile itself. We note down certain settings that we want to reset and then delete the entire folder off the local machine and on the network. Not a pleasant...

Add the Following String Value under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersionFileExts\.txt Name=Application Value=EXCEL.EXE That should do it. Yves

Do you have roaming profiles on your network? If it is the same user on a different computer, I would start looking at the profile. Also, look at your virus scanner. Some of them, like McAfee, can be set to reboot when an update arrives, or just once daily at a certain time. Hope it helps. Yves

Process of elimination here. Start from your PC and move out to the Internet to find the broken link in the chain. Go to DOS and ping 127.0.0.1. This will check your TCP stack and let you know if it's properly configured. Then ping your gateway by IP address. Next ping your DNS servers by IP...

Although we are on a W2K network, we do most of this stuff through logon scripts. It's pretty straightforward. Here's how we handle it. We have started a new hive in the registry under LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE called DEPLOYMENTS. This is where we put the markers of which updates have been...

You type in the executable you want to allow. In the case of Acrobat Reader it is AcroRd32.exe. Yves

You'll need to set up a Domain or Group policy. In AD, open the AD Users and Computers. Right-click the root of your Domain and select Properties. Go to the Group Policy tab, select Default Domain Policy and click Edit. Under User configuration, expand Administrative templates and click on...

You can also check other registry keys and locations that lauch apps. LOCAL_MACHINE is not the only one that spawns programs, the CURRENT_USER key also has one (same path to the RUN). You can also check the config.sys, autoexec.bat, win.ini, system.ini, and the STARTUP folder of the START menu...

Also, if you happen to have another battery from another CPx (or compatible battery) lying about, try it out. The Dell batteries do much more than just provide juice to the computer. It's also possible that the battery is finished and won't hold a charge anymore BUT a live battery is still...

This sounds oddly familiar. I remember that we had a computer that used to do that all the time. This was caused my McAfee VirusScan (believe it or not), which would be set to check for updates at various times and reboot at those times. Don't discount software settings such as auto tasks...

Kestrel has a good point. You'll also need to do some of the old DOS stuff that us dinosaurs remember. You'll need DOS drivers for your PCMCIA card and you'll need to call those up in your config.sys file, also maybe some parameters for the memory address and I/O. If Sony's support site it...

This happened to me a while back and what worked was to logon in Safe Mode and set the page file settings (initial and max.) to the same. Rule of thumb, about 3 times the amount of on-board mem. The problem was fixed when I rebooted. Hope it helps.