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Although xp is supposedly the most trouble free flavour of windows I have to cope up with a host of class-issues with my system. hear me out and see if u can help me.
Problem#1
Whenever i restart/turnoff windows without closing session(without logging off), the next time i get to the same user acc, the start menu bar looses the cool blue color and themes(desktop properties) show only one available theme (classic). On a fresh install the theme obviously returns. If i go ahead with backing up the resources/theme folder(copying elsewhere) and restarting it again, then when i loose the theme and on replacing the folder i get the theme back. Help!
Problem#2
I installed kapersky antivirus trial version from the digit madia, After the trial period ended when i tried to uninstall it, i discovered the isu file was missing. I tried to delete manually but the os did not allow that. Now a Kav process is permanently reciding in memory and is not letting me install norton 2005 which i happen to have a full version of.
Problem#3
Whenever i close a window(of explorer),the system slows down trememndously and the entire ram probably gets defraged. i am saying this because the desktop refreshesw, the start menu refreshes and any application in back or foreground crashes.Only when i close a folder not open it. This is actually pretty peculiar.
Problem#4
If i cold boot my system in dire situations(U know what i mean), then my user account dets corrupted on next boot. ie I have to re personalise all settings and preferences are lost.
I have performed reinstallations of all kind so many times that the winxp cd key has adhered to my memory permanently(fckg6w...).I have 256 mb sd ram . P3 733mhz processor. Winxp proff. No other o/s. An 810 e motherboard,and a soundblaster 5.1 sound card.
The last piece of information though looks unnecessary it is of paramount importance for my final question.
I have a dvd writer - a 5.1 creative soundblaster card-and a 5.1 channel speaker(odyssey rated by digit A-).
What do i need to do more to hear 5.1 channel sound as i have connected the card to pci slot and connected the speakers acc. but when i push 5.1 button of speakers sound comes only from front right and left. In upmixmode i have pseudo 5.1 sound but i did not shell out so much money for pseudo 5.1 channel.
Problem#1
Whenever i restart/turnoff windows without closing session(without logging off), the next time i get to the same user acc, the start menu bar looses the cool blue color and themes(desktop properties) show only one available theme (classic). On a fresh install the theme obviously returns. If i go ahead with backing up the resources/theme folder(copying elsewhere) and restarting it again, then when i loose the theme and on replacing the folder i get the theme back. Help!
Problem#2
I installed kapersky antivirus trial version from the digit madia, After the trial period ended when i tried to uninstall it, i discovered the isu file was missing. I tried to delete manually but the os did not allow that. Now a Kav process is permanently reciding in memory and is not letting me install norton 2005 which i happen to have a full version of.
Problem#3
Whenever i close a window(of explorer),the system slows down trememndously and the entire ram probably gets defraged. i am saying this because the desktop refreshesw, the start menu refreshes and any application in back or foreground crashes.Only when i close a folder not open it. This is actually pretty peculiar.
Problem#4
If i cold boot my system in dire situations(U know what i mean), then my user account dets corrupted on next boot. ie I have to re personalise all settings and preferences are lost.
I have performed reinstallations of all kind so many times that the winxp cd key has adhered to my memory permanently(fckg6w...).I have 256 mb sd ram . P3 733mhz processor. Winxp proff. No other o/s. An 810 e motherboard,and a soundblaster 5.1 sound card.
The last piece of information though looks unnecessary it is of paramount importance for my final question.
I have a dvd writer - a 5.1 creative soundblaster card-and a 5.1 channel speaker(odyssey rated by digit A-).
What do i need to do more to hear 5.1 channel sound as i have connected the card to pci slot and connected the speakers acc. but when i push 5.1 button of speakers sound comes only from front right and left. In upmixmode i have pseudo 5.1 sound but i did not shell out so much money for pseudo 5.1 channel.