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  Windows Mail is actually installed. If you have installed Windows Live essential, without disabling all applications, chances are that Windows Mail has been installed.

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• How can I get sound on the Windows XP computer with an HDMI instead of DVi cable?

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  Hello

  Thanks for posting your query in the Microsoft Community Forums.

  It seems that you have problems with downloading files on the windows vista computer.

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  2. What is the exact full error message?

  3. don't you make changes on the computer before this problem?

  4. deal with this problem if you try to download all files from online?

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  Here's how:

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  b. click on Tools , then select view downloads.

  c. downloads for window, click Options.

  d. now, enter the default download location and click on the OK button.

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  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929135

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• Error message - browseui.dll file is not a valid Windows image in the Windows XP computer.

  Original title: how to fix browseui.dll without original windows disc?

  Hello

  Well, kids, here's the deal.

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  If the c:\windows\system32\browseui.dll file is damaged or missing, Explorer.exe does not start and you may see a message like this:

  If the c:\windows\system32\browseui.dll file is corrupted, Explorer.exe does not start and you will see a message like this:

  Explorer.exe - bad Image
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  You can click OK and get to an empty office with only your display background image but still be able to maneuver with the Task Manager.

  If missing the c:\windows\system32\browseui.dll file, Explorer.exe does not start and you will see a message like this:

  Explorer.EXE - unable to locate component: this application has failed to start because BROWSEUI.dll was not found. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem.

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  Locate the copy of the browseui.dll file backup in the folder c:\windows\system32\dllcache, made right click and copy and go back up a folder c:\windows\system32, right-click in an empty area and paste the file there.  Answered in the affirmative if invited to replace the existing file.

  You can then start the Explorer in Task Manager by clicking file, new task (run...) and in the "Open:", enter:

  Explorer.exe

  Click OK to launch the Explorer and your office must return.

  Or after replacing the file missing or suspicious, just restart the system task manager by clicking on stop and choosing restart and then Explorer will start to him only when the system is restarted.

  If your computer to check your drive at every reboot, which means the "dirty bit" on the volume was probably settled and the only way to clear the dirty bit must run a chkdsk/r (which XP trying to do).   The dirty bit can be defined on a volume if there is a power interruption e.g. (plug pulling, using the power button / stop, etc.).

  Sometimes, XP can't erase the bit of impurity in this way and it is preferable to run chkdsk/r from the XP Recovery Console so you can actually see what he does and run it again if necessary.

  If you do not have any bootable media XP start in the XP Recovery Console, you can create a bootable XP (no XP media required) Recovery Console CD and do all your work from there.

  You can even replace the file browseui.dll from SP Recovery Console if it is your desire.

  Need instructions to create a CD of bootable XP Recovery Console?  No Microsoft Support Engineer seems to know how to do this, but I do and will instruct you in the next reply.

• BCCode error on blue screen 1 has in the Windows XP computer.

  Original title: BSOD on XP Pro.

  I recently started having BSOD on a computer running XP Pro, which had no material or changes in drivers or updates for some time.

  After re-booting, I get the following:

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  Sometimes it happens on startup and the other time when in different programs or even idle.

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  Yes - is not too much sense.

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  If/when it crashes again to follow this procedure in order to watch your own crash dump files for clues or download them to your SkyDrive so someone can help you to look at.  It's just a copy/paste that I send to anyone who needs help with a BSOD.

  If you have a few dumps already accumulated on your system before the new video card, they must remain on your system if you want to watch.

  Provide information on your system, the better you can:

  What is your system brand and model?

  What is your Version of XP and the Service Pack?

  What is your Internet browser and version?

  Your system's disks IDE or SATA drives?

  Describe your current antivirus and software anti malware situation: McAfee, Symantec, Norton, Spybot, AVG, Avira!, MSE, Panda, Trend Micro, CA, Defender, ZoneAlarm, PC Tools, Comodo, etc..

  The question was preceded by a loss of power, aborted reboot or abnormal termination?  (this includes the plug pulling, buttons power, remove the battery, etc.)

  The afflicted system has a working CD/DVD (internal or external) drive?

  You have a genuine XP installation CD bootable, which is the same Service as your installed Service Pack (this is not the same as any recovery CD provided with your system)?

  Do you see that you think not you should see and when you see it?

  What do not you think that you should see?

  If the system works, what do you think might have changed since the last time it did not work properly?

  Your system seems to start OK and then crash or didn't he start not at all?
  Can you make the system crash when you want?  For example, you would say that there is no specific system activity that coincides with the accidents (like watching videos, playing games, etc.).

  The next time your system crashes, provide more information on what you see.

  Here's a BSOD example showing information you provide:

  http://TechRepublic.com.com/i/tr/downloads/images/bsod_a.jpg

  Send for the nose and the Red arrows (3 to 4 lines total).

  Send all * line STOP message since there are clues in the 4 parameters.

  If there is a name of the file listed in the STOP message, don't forget to include this information too.

  Ignore the boring text unless it seems important to you.  We know what a BSOD looks like, we need to know what your BSOD looks like.
  Now provide more information about your system and data against more recent accidents.
  Click Start, run and enter in the box:
  Msinfo32
  Click on OK and when the system info summary appears, click on Edition, select all, copy, and then paste the information here.
  For information about video drivers, expand components, click view, click on edit, select all, copy and then paste the information here.
  There will be some personal information (such as the user name and the name of the system), and anything that turns information private for you, simply delete the pasted information.
  This will minimize back Q & A and eliminate guesswork.
  Download BlueScreenView here:
  http://www.NirSoft.NET/utils/blue_screen_view.html
  Unzip it and run it (BSV installs nothing) and let him complete the digitization of all your crash dump files.
  If you double-click on depressed, you will get information on it (including the field caused by the driver) and you should be able to spot the problem right away - especially if you see a model in landfills where Caused by field pilot is the same (beginning with this driver).
  BlueScreenView tries to find the right driver or module that caused the blue screen by looking inside the stack of the accident. However, be aware that the driver detection mechanism is not 100% reliable, and you should also look in the lower pane, that display all drivers/modules found in the stack.

  Sometimes BlueScreenView will involve XP files as being the cause of the accident (ntoskrl.exe, win32k.sys, hal.dll etc.) but they are probably not the real cause of the accident (BSV is doing the best he can).

  You will need to either pick up some example crashes over and look through them, or find somewhere the XP files are not the 'cause' or you can upload your files to your SkyDrive crash dump and someone with the windows debugging tools can help take a look at them more closely.

  Select (highlight) one or more of the most recent dump files by clicking on them and hold down the CTRL key to select multiple files.  Try to select only the most recent links that relate to your problem (perhaps five or six to start dump files).
  Click on file, save selected items and save information from the dumps to a text file on your desktop called BSOD.txt.

  Open BSOD.txt with a text editor Notepad, WordPad, etc.), select all (Ctrl-A), copy all the text in the Windows Clipboard (Ctrl-C) and paste the text to the Clipboard (Ctrl-V) back here in your next reply.

  Here's an example of report ASB to a single BSOD I initiated on purpose that indicates the cause of the accident as the pilot i8042prt.sys belonging to Microsoft Corporation:

  ==================================================
  Dump file: Mini102911 - 02.dmp
  Crash time: 2011-10-29 04:54:36
  Bug Check String: MANUALLY_INITIATED_CRASH
  Bug check code: 0x000000e2
  Parameter 1: 0x00000000
  Parameter 2: 0x00000000
  Parameter 3: 0x00000000
  Parameter 4: 0x00000000
  Caused by the driver: i8042prt.sys
  Caused by the address: i8042prt.sys + 27fb
  Description of the file: i8042 Port driver
  Product name: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
  Company: Microsoft Corporation
  File version: 5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413 - 2108)
  Processor: 32-bit
  Plant address: ntoskrnl.exe + 22f43
  Stack address 1: i8042prt.sys + 27fb
  Stack address 2: i8042prt.sys + 2033
  Battery 3 address: ntoskrnl.exe + 6e715
  Computer name:
  Full path: C:\WINDOWS\Minidump\Mini102911-02.dmp
  Number of processors: 4
  Main version: 15
  Minor Version: 2600
  Size of the dump file: 94 208
  ==================================================

  Send information BleuScreenView of 5 last memory dumps (if you have 5 dumps memory yet, send the most recent, you).
  While you wait, please follow these steps:
  Perform scans for malware, and then fix any problems:
  Download, install, update and do a full scan with these free malware detection programs:
  Malwarebytes (MMFA): http://malwarebytes.org/
  SUPERAntiSpyware: (SAS): http://www.superantispyware.com/
  They can be uninstalled later if you wish.

  Restart your computer and solve the outstanding issues.

  It is sometimes easier just to download the memory dump files since your last breaks down on your SkyDrive (everyone has a SkyDrive for file sharing).   So can someone who already has Windows debugging tools to look at things and understand what is happening.

  Dump memory of recent crashes and BSOD files are usually in this folder:

  c:\windows\minidump

  The files will be named something like this:

  Mini120311 - 01.dmp

  You need to download the latest... maybe 5-10 of the most recent crash dump files should be sufficient if you who have a lot.  If you do not have that much, send what you have.

  Getting started with SkyDrive:
  http://explore.live.com/SkyDrive-get-started

  Once you get your downloaded files and watch them on your SkyDrive, you need to 'share' your folders/files so that others can see them.

  Here is a link that tells you how to:
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  Then click on the button "insert a link".  When you click on that, a window opens that contains the link to your SkyDrive files.

  Copy the contents of the box "copy this link to share:" in selecting the content of the link (it will be all highlighted), press Ctrl + C (copy) and then come back to the forum and in your next message, press Ctrl + V to paste the contents of the link back here.

  What you paste the return will look something like this link on my SkyDrive:
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• C: drive is full on the Windows XP computer.

  Original title: min disk space required for xp work properly.

  like who want to know...

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  A flaw that might be useless which is for temporary internet files, especially if you keep no copies on the disk offline. Setting the default value is 3% of the walk. Depending on your attitude to copies offline, you could bring it to 1% or 2%. In Internet Explorer, select Tools, Internet Options, general, temporary Internet files, settings to make the change. At the same time, look at the number of days, the story stands.

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• Error - PowerPC processor driver is missing from the Windows 7 computer.

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• Getting IE 7 on the Windows 7 computer

  Received a new computer with Windows 7 top with IE 8. Problem is one of the products of the seller, I use only works with IE7.  Should what download I use to install IE7 on my Windows 7 computer?

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• Error code: 0 x 80246008 error Code: 0 x 80246007, error Code: 0 x 80200010 and error Code: 0 x 80246002 can not install updates in the Windows XP computer.

  Original title: window update problem.

  Error code: 80246008 error Code 0 x: 0 x 80246007, error Code: 0 x 80200010 and error Code: 0 x 80246002 what its means? And how to solve this problem to?

  (merged thread)

  Hello

  Did you do any hardware changes or software on your computer before this problem?

  You can follow these links & check if it helps:

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  You receive the error 0 x 80200010 when you try to use the Windows Update Web site or the Microsoft Update Web site to install the updates

  You receive an error code "0 x 80246002" when you use Windows Update or Microsoft Update Web sites to install updates

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• Printer does not work on the Windows XP computer, get the error message like "an error occurred during port configuration. This operation is not supported.

  Original title: 1. printer stopped communicating with the computer. 2 port - associated configuration error?

  I have a big problem. All of a sudden my printer - AIO Photo964 said he cannot communicate with my computer. The printer works fine. I tried switching cables USB, all the trouble shooting suggestions, etc. etc. Nothing works and it makes no sense. I can't print anything. I thought it would be that I installed a Seagate external hard drive backup, then I uninstalled the program - no help. ITunes installed recently, because she had changed the printer default, changed back - no help. The USB cable is not tight in the printer (or both cables, I tried), but AFAIK it's not new (?) And when I try to configure the port, I get the error message "an error occurred during port configuration. This operation is not supported"I have no idea what it means.  Can someone help me with this? I have to return a new printer? The USB port on the printer is repairable if this is the problem? How will I know? Who would do that?

  Thanks, I'd appreciate any help.

  It is always useful to have the complete error message without paraphrase.

  It also helps to identify the version of Windows you have, including service pack.

  And it helps to give the manufacturer of the printer in addition to the model.  In your case, I guess you have a Dell printer.  I know that some Dell printers are rebadged Lexmarks, but I don't know if it's a.

  Why you try to configure the USB port?  It cannot be configured - you've discovered.  It's normal.

  It's quite strange that an iTunes installation would have had something to do with the printers.  What printer was made by default after installing iTunes?

  You say you have tried another USB cable.  Have you tried using a different USB port on the computer? Have you checked in the Device Manager (start > run > devmgmt.msc > OK) to see if there is all the warning icons in the category "controllers of Bus USB?

  I suggest you uninstall the printer software and driver completely and reinstall by following the directions in Its first Article.

  Don't skip step 4.  After step 4 and step 5, follow these steps:

  Important: If you have a Lexmark printer, skip the following

  Open a command prompt window (start > run > cmd > OK)
  type the following in the black command prompt window, and then press ENTER after each line

  net stop spooler
  dependent on the spooler of sc config = RPCSS
  net start spooler
  output

  Note that there is no space before the = and there is a space after it.

  The Windows XP driver for the Dell Photo AIO 964 printer is here--> http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/04/DriverDetails/DriverFileFormats/Product/dell-964?DriverId=R113115&FileId=2731111743&urlProductCode=False