The following was found on Geekstogo.com Click Start > Run > type in the Run dialogue box type C:WINDOWS$NtUninstallKB940157$spuninstspunist.exe This should uninstall that partitcular update. Also I think it is listed in Add/Remove programs. You may have to select “show updates”. The above process should remove Windows Search 4 NOTE: I tried uninstalling from […]
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Yesterday I experienced a problem where my 2nd (SLAVE) SATA drive would only show as “unformatted’ in both Windows XP Disk Management and in Easus Partition Manager 4.0 Home. Subsequent googling revealed that a solution that has worked for that problem is to install any service pack for XP. I downloaded and installed XP SP3
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Long story short, the solution to this seems to be upgrading to the latest service pack. Apparently Windows XP (no service packs) can’t recognize certain sizes of SATA drive. Here is an excerpt from a web article, with more information: … Last week, my desktop died, reboot looping and the whole works. tried many things,
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FolderSize 2.4 (Sourceforge 2009.06.25).msi This program installs a service that displays the size of a folder in details view, in windows explorer. I decided to install it before the partitioning software, because I need to make room on my large hard drive and transfer and delete certain files as necessary. Date Published: 2009-10-12 Date Updated:
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10:22 AM Used Easus Partition Manager Home last night. Was unable to employ “Create New Partiton”, so I figured maybe the key was to resize old partion, then do a “Create” on the resulting un-allocated (leftover) space. But, for some strange reason, in both Easus and in Windows “Disk Management” utility, the unallocated space shows,
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11:55 AM In the past when I have re-imaged XP computers, the first thing after a clean OEM OS install (including drivers) in my process has always been WINDOWS UPDATE. However, I am going to try something different this time, out of necessity; I am going to install partitioning software next! First, I have to
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Ok. So, I reimaged my computer with the Compaq Recovery Disks. Unfortunately, the discs are very scratched and almost unreadable. Thus, I have decided the first program I will install, after the re-image, and before anything else is is a 3rd party restore application. After some research, I have chosen Acronis True Image 11. I
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Today, my Compaq Presario desktop started getting really slow after loading windows. The funny thing is, it didn’t even give me a login box, but acted like there was no password! When it finally did get into windows, the desktop was mine, but it was extremely slow (15 minutes to open ANY program) and
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Date: 2009.10.08 A.F.S Rename AC3Filter Adobe Media Player AutoGK AviSynth 2.5 Batch File Renamer BatchPhoto COMODO DIVX 7.2 EASUS Data Recovery Wizard Professional 4.3.6 Free Internet Eraser Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Peer Guardian 2 IrfanView PTDD Partition Table Doctor 3.5 Qunitessential Media Player Real Alternative Sonic MyDVD Plus VideoLAN (VLC) Vistanita Duplicate Finder VobSub (part of codec
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[Thought I’d post this, as many in my family don’t realize the insidious nature of FACEBOOK GAMES:] Several people have asked me to join there “Mafia Wars” game play. I’ve signed up for mafia wars for people in the past without actually playing. The problem as I see it is that I would have to
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