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How to remove those annoying baloon popup in the notification area
Delete the following key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\EnableBalloonTips- Paul666
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- Forum: Microsoft: Windows
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XP Home: Displaying local Administrator on Welcome Screen
Q. How can I display the local Administrator account on the Windows XP Welcome screen? A. XP doesn't display the Administrator account on the Welcome screen by default. However, you can add this account by performing the following steps: Start a registry editor (e.g., regedit.exe). Navigate...- Paul666
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- Forum: Microsoft: Windows
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Windows Explorer keeps refreshing automatically
Hi, I have 2 users who are using Windows XP SP1 that get a problem with Windows Explorer - it's as though the F5 (refresh) key is being pressed every few seconds. Latest graphics drivers have been installed and the PC's are different makes/models so I can't see anything common between them. Has...- Paul666
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- Forum: Microsoft: Windows
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K7S5A/Athlon 2000XP
Hi, Here's the spec of my PC... ECS K7S5A mobo with latest BIOS (dated 1st Oct 02) and latest SiS AGP drivers. AMD Athlon 2000 XP. GeForce 4 Ti4600 with latest WHQ drivers. 3COM NIC. 1 stick of 512Mb DDR2100 RAM. 300W PSU. Windows XP Pro. Everytime I boot up I get a blue screen STOP error...- Paul666
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- Forum: PC hardware - General discussion
