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In my first response I wrote "This usually happens when the system is unable to locate the file userinit.exe, either because the file is not where it should be or because its reference in the registry is now incorrect." Your attempts so far have concentrated on the file itself but it is even likely that some registry reference is incorrect. The 7-step recipe I previously posted could lead to fixing the incorrect reference....

Why isn't SP3 installed by now? Computers running WinXP SP2 will NOT be offered any further critical security updates, Automatic Updates will cease to function, and Windows Update website will not be available after 10 July 2010 until SP3 is installed. PS: If you updated manually via Windows Update website, you wouldn't have unwanted installations at shutdown. -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client -...

BobbiM10 wrote: Quote: My laptop has a slot to put in the card directly. The adapter came with the micro card. The adaptor and slot both work with a smaller capacity micro sd card that I had in the house but the 8 gb card is just not seen. There are no error messages. First - the slot in your laptop may/may not be able to utilize that card. Depends on its specifications - check with the laptop manufacturer. Second - you say there is an...

On Dec 30, 12:34 pm, basheer <bash...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: Quote: missing hal.dll file.how can copy this file to system32 folder? You don't. Did you have a power interruption, aborted restart or improper shutdown prior to the issue? The message is misleading and usually an indiation of an issue with the c:\boot.ini file. It is somehow broken and needs to be repaired or replaced. This is generally a simple...

thanatoid <waiting@the.exit.invalid> wrote: Quote: "UK's Kalender" looks pretty good but it may be overkill. "UK's Kalender" has no fluff, other than holidays packs for almost all cultures, and countries. You've tried any of the prgrams you listed, or were all the ones you attempted dead links? -- Sexy Dem http://www.herpzilla.com....dem.jpg

Sorry PA Bear, but I assumed since it fell under my original post, it was meant for me. Merry Christmas............Willy "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message news:OaD9sJYhKHA.5380@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... Quote: Did I quote your post? No. Willy wrote: PA, Whom was this directed? I didn't write the post relating to "............sister...................." On Dec 24,...

On Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:56:07 -0700, Terry Gamble <gamblerOne@doneit.com> wrote: Quote: Jim wrote: On Wed, 30 Dec 2009 05:39:32 -0700, Terry Gamble gamblerOne@doneit.com > wrote: Recently I installed an HP OfficeJet j4550 and later wanted to replace it with a PSC AIO 2400xi, so I uninstalled the J4550. I first used the install disk uninstall. The 2400xi would not install and failed. So I used HP's All In One Removal...

But if you're using it to try and set Policy on an XP Home machine, it's not going to work. -- SC Tom "NJITGS" <njitgs@verizon.net> wrote in message news:%23io57aQiKHA.1824@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... Quote: My XP Media Center Edition computer has group policy.... "SC Tom" <sc@tom.net> wrote in message news:%23yYfRlPiKHA.1648@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl......

"PRR" <psaulm119@aim.com> wrote in message news:5c5a3d08-bff0-4c18-8b06-a55c90ff4940@d4g2000pra.googlegroups.com... Quote: I have XP Home. I was using the welcome screen; I believe I have applied some updates within the last week, from MS update site. I went into the user account options like you suggested. I unchecked the welcome screen option, which gave me the "classic" logon, which did...

On 29 Dec 2009, =?Utf-8?B?ZG9tdGV4?= <domtex@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in microsoft.public.windowsxp.general: Quote: Why does the computer restart by itself after an hour or two on stanby? Do you really expect people to give you a useful answer when you don't give any information? Good God, man, learn to ask a coherent question, please.