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  1. Quarkrad

    WinXP Long Boot

    I have installed BootLogXP as I'm suffering long boot time. The main culptrit seems to be svchost.exe - here is the read out: Path: C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe Start: 22.411 sec Duration: 394.665 sec ID: 1664 24.04.2008 18:09:07.940 DLL's: C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe Start: 22.411...
  2. Quarkrad

    Windows Installer Service not Available

    I am trying to install Vista compatible Sony Vegas Studio Platinum 8. During the install the Vegas package tries to install Microsft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Package (x86)- during the install a message window pops up: The Windows Installer ervice could not be accessed. This can occur if...
  3. Quarkrad

    Will Only Start with Safe Mode Option

    Recently rebiult PC following unrelated issue - 6 partitions in total on HD, 4 XP and 2 storage; all NTFS. I am suffering a problem I had before the rebuild - I thought/was hoping the rebuild would cure it. I have no 3rd party boot manager, I just use windows - i.e. after the bios I get a...
  4. Quarkrad

    No Power Options

    I have a winxp laptop that son has brought home from uni - it works fine execpt that it is configured to eventually go into hibernate. I would like to turn this off but in Control Panels although I have the Power Options icon when I try to launch I get a shor hour glass trying to launch and...
  5. Quarkrad

    Winxp will not boot to DOS

    My winxp PC will boot to a DOS floppy but not run (e.g. if I need to install new partition image, Acronis requies reboot to DOS). I can read floppy files from within XP and even create a DOS start up floppy but when I reboot the system just hangs. Is there something missing from 'C' root that...

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