Windows XP

concatenate files...
Back in DOS days I could concatenate text files without using a third party tool. Can I do this with XP, Vista, or W7? TIA, Paul ... 7 Apr 2010 14:40

Why beep for new email should be the windows default sound.
Hi weezimp you are a God. I installed the latest version of Yahoo! Messenger UK version (10.0.0.1258-uk) and all my sounds disappeared in Outlook 2003, it's been driving me mad! This fixed it in an instant. Much Kudos to you.... Doug "weezimp" wrote: Have you by any chance installed Desktop Weather re... 7 Apr 2010 14:40

Looking for a basic "duplicate file name finder" app.
Does anyone use a free duplicate file finder that they like? I know there are lots out there but when I went to download.com and searched, I got 800 hits. When I tried the "most popular" according to it's ratings, they turned out to be trial-ware. The most popular tool seems to do everything *but* find dup... 7 Apr 2010 08:59

Where did search go??
Until now I have found it simple to search in WinXP. Click on a folder, enter a term to search for, click and voila, there are the results. Since some recent update I now have a dorky "Search Desktop" window on the desktop. And now I seem to be limited to search ONLY the desktop, as if THAT's where I'd save al... 8 Apr 2010 15:13

\windows\system32\hal.dll or HAL.DLL
I notice ny hal.dll is in upper case, is this normal? ... 13 Apr 2010 07:17

XP Will Not Load
Dell Dimension PC w/Win XP Pro - Started getting msg bout hard disk failure on startup. Ran diagnostics and rec'd error code indicating drive was failing. Purchased and installed new WD Cav Blue drive. Drive has Zip Drive on same cable. Tried all kinds of combos. Removed zip, reset jumpers and still XP will... 8 Apr 2010 09:30

Remote Desktop Connection Not Working
I have around 85 computers in an office that I am able to access via Remote Desktop Connection. All are working normally. All computers are running Windows XP Professional connecting to a Windows 2003 Server. Windows Firewall is disabled on all computers and all computers use the same corporate firewall. All co... 9 Apr 2010 14:32

How to suspend XP without exiting window?
For XP with SP3, I have tried sleep mode, but the fan and power for my PC are still on, I would like to suspend XP, which the fan and power will be off. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to suspend XP without exiting window? Thanks in advance for any suggestions Eric ... 11 Apr 2010 06:54

battery needs to be "recalibrated"???
The battery on my Dell inspiron 1000 needs to be "recalibrated" or something like that. What is that? How do I initiate it? Will it give new life to my old battery? TIA, Paul ... 11 Apr 2010 06:54

Command Line Utility to split text file by number of lines
I'm looking for an windows command line utility that can split files by number of line. Most of them are by bytes... can anyone recommend ? Thanks. ... 7 Apr 2010 21:26