I have Windows XP x64 installed on two physical machine. I want to globally
configure the recycle bin to "Do not move files to the Recycle Bin. Remove
files immediately when deleted", and "Do not display delete confirmation
dialog". But Windows just act as if the opposite was ...

Recently my computer started rebooting everytime I click on the username to
take me into windows.  If I start in safe mode with networking I can get into
administrator.  I tried running the updates and it errors out.  I don't know
what else to try.

I just bought a pc from an estate sale. The only thing I know is that it has
Windows XP Pro installed. My current pc is running Win XP Home. What are the
important differences I need to know between "home" and "pro"? Also, how do I
find out what video card it has, memory, sound ...

Well, the mystery continues. Photoshop 6 and Open Office Calc no
longer work again.  Photoshop error report reads as follows:
Error signature
AppName: photoshp.exe AppVer 6.0.128.0 ModName: gdi32.dll

I have been using vista since beta2 but this problem only began in rc1 and
retail version that I now use.  It started with an acpi driver update, and I
have tried reverting/uninstalling the acpi with no change (probably some
other problem) so it was probably a coincidence.  ...

I wrote an MSI package that used the path found at
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Microsoft .NET
Framework 2.0\InstallLocation to determine where the .NET bin directory was
installed. However, on 64 bit systems, that path no longer exists. Where is

Taking a deep breath..... OK, I'm about ready to install Vista Ultimate
64 as the OS on new harddrive.  It's been up and running on my current
dual boot setup for some time and all the problems seem to have been
solved so... new harddrive is installed as slave, partitioned and

I purchased a laptop and it is a 32-Bit Home Premium and I got a program
(TuneUp) which claims that I have a 64-Bit processor. My question is, how do
I upgrade from 32 to 64 and what would happen. My processor is 64-Bit but
maybe some other important hardware on my computer is ...

At last, WMP 64-bit can be used.
A multiformat x64 audio/video decoder is available here:
http://ffdshow.faireal.net/mirror/ffdshow/
It is the x64 version of the well known "ffdshow"

Any information on when Checkpoint intend to release a SecuRemote client
with 64bit support?
Thanks

I am trying to use the backup utility that shipped with Windows XP-64
Professional. Windows on this Dell 470 64 bit computer is up to date,
service pack 2. When I try to run a normal backup, I get the following fail
message:

Windows 2003 x64 sp1
Without rebooting, how can I tell how many procs my box has?  Task manager
shows 4, system info shows 4, and I "think" I have 2 dual-core procs.  I
need to know for sure, without bouncing the box.  I also want to make sure

May I change motherboard´s if so even hotplug it with windows installed on a
STRIPE/0 or do I have to buy a new OEM Windows program and toss both
motherboad and OS.I read the OEM manual and came to up and downgrading
and swapped instead,I rather ask here at the newsgroup I get ...

I recently built myself a new PC. I carefully reasearched what kit i
was going to buy but when it came to the OS i just assumed 64 bit cpu,
get a 64 bit operating system. I guess I was wrong.
Apart from not needing a 64 bit OS (no 64 bit apps and only 4GB RAM at

I want to install a Belkin FireWire 800 F5U623-APL card in my Tyan
K8WE (S2895) motherboard.  From the looks of the card on the Belkin
site, it is a 64-bit card, and it should work in a PCI-X slot.
However, Belkin does *not* indicate support for Windows x64 on their