ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted October 12, 2005 Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 No Sound in Internet Explorerhttp://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=555474Unable to load Windows Help and Supporthttp://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=555472How to recover the damaged user profile in Windows XPhttp://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=555473Disk Defragmenter NTFS Module has encountered a problem and needs to closehttp://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=555470 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted October 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 The method outlined in KB 555472 above also resolved my MSCONFIG problem from last week; it allowed me to remove the path from the PATH environmrnt variable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thos Posted October 12, 2005 Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 Thanks.I have started to keep a file of these to refer to when problems (mine or someone elses) occur.Thos. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesman821 Posted October 12, 2005 Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 kb alertz is a good place to find these alerts and you can also have emails sent to you on topics of your choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted October 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 I am using the RSS feed from http://support.microsoft.com/common/rss.aspx?rssid=3223Today's hotties:Windows Media Player10 refuses to go to the Full Screen modehttp://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=555475Using CTRL +ALT+ DELETE KEYS for logging onhttp://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=555476 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted October 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 Interesting!Description of Windows XP Home Edition N and Windows XP Professional Nhttp://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=886540I'm sure the end-users will find that very convenient... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted October 27, 2005 Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 Interesting!Description of Windows XP Home Edition N and Windows XP Professional Nhttp://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=886540I'm sure the end-users will find that very convenient...Hope they haven't made a lot of these disks as I don't think there will be much demand for them. Another example of interfering politicians poking their noses into something they know NOTHING about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyWhirly Posted October 27, 2005 Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 Hope they haven't made a lot of these disks as I don't think there will be much demand for them. Another example of interfering politicians poking their noses into something they know NOTHING aboutI agree.I personally hate both Quicktime and RealPlayer and much prefer using Windows Media Player.I wonder how many copies of XP N version Microsoft have actually sold?Not many I would guess? :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
korgg Posted October 27, 2005 Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 There are a lot of other much better players on the net than WMPlayer or Real Player... ;)And it is a fair decision not to include it... My two cents! jules Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted October 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 I wonder how many copies of XP N version Microsoft have actually sold?Not many I would guess? :unsure:It may be mandatory on OEM computers, and perhaps also for government users. But I do not know much (nothing) about EU laws and regulations, so I don't know why they have demanded it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyWhirly Posted October 27, 2005 Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 But I do not know much (nothing) about EU laws and regulations, so I don't know why they have demanded itI think the reason was because Microsoft were automatically including Windows Media Player with their operating system, and to the EU, this was stifling competition as players like Quicktime and RealPlayer were continually losing market share.Consequently they forced Microsoft to release a version of XP without WMP being included. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted October 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 I do understand this part, but I don't know what the consequence will be: only this version (N) will be sold in the EU in future, or is it the users' choice at the end? If so, then the whole thing is completely useless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expertec Posted October 27, 2005 Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 If so, then the whole thing is completely useless.An excellent description of the EU there! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyWhirly Posted October 27, 2005 Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 I do understand this part, but I don't know what the consequence will be: only this version (N) will be sold in the EU in future, or is it the users' choice at the end? If so, then the whole thing is completely useless.Yes I agree, it is silly as I am led to believe that the N version of XP will only be sold in Europe!I would say it is down to the users choice in the end as he or she can decide what media player to use without being told by Brussels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted October 27, 2005 Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 It is very unfair to compare WMP with the rubbish that poses as RealPlayer or the even more rubbish Quicktime - which it is purported that the European Commission was trying to protect. As I said, interference by politicians into things they don't have the slightest clue about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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