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About Sean Oriyano
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Expertise
I can answer questions relating to installing, configuring, deploying and managing most versions of Windows. I can also answer questions dealing with securing and managing Enterprise level deployments of both client and server versions of Windows including Vista and Server 2008

Experience
I consult and instruct on various Microsoft products including the Windows client and server line. I also worked on official Microsoft courseware for Vista, SharePoint and Server 2008

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BECCA, ISSA, eLearning Guild, InfraGuard

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software.com, associatedcontent.com

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I hold several Microsoft Certifications including MCT, MCSE, MCSA, MCTS, MCP, MCITP and others.

   

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Questions Answered By Expert  Sean Oriyano 
In Category  Windows XP

SubjectDate Asked

help D: ... is there any way ?6/1/2009
  Q: um i was turning on my computer, and it said that this file : <Windows root>system 32hal.dil was ...
  A: Well the system restore basically rolled your system back to a prior configuration and lost the ...
Windows XP1/5/2008
  Q: my two year old compaq presario has for the last couple of months taken a mind of its own as far as ...
  A: First, generally you should always uninstall previous version of a software package before you ...
PC sound-issues1/3/2008
  Q: My PC was running fine, except for the very occasional crash, over the last few months. Suddenly ...
  A: Check two things (which you can look up how to access in your help file on XP). Check device ...
windows xp installation without an optical drive1/2/2008
  Q: XP installation from USB cd drive Question hi,I have just purchased an used ultraportable and as ...
  A: The answer to your question is yes and no. You can install XP from a USB CD drive, but you need to ...
Windows XP System Tray1/2/2008
  Q: An adware program slipped in and installed on my computer from a company called Virus Protect.The ...
  A: The easiest way to get rid of this is to download one of the well-known antispyware programs. I ...
My pc refuses to start up.1/2/2008
  Q: I brought an ASUS A6jc notebook last year in boarding school (which is in Switzerland), one year ...
  A: In these situations you will have to contact ASUS who will be able to provide you with a new XP CD ...
nstaller won't stop1/2/2008
  Q: I tried to install microsoft lifecan vx-3000. MY os is XP. I could not install, so I tried again. ...
  A: Three things up front you can try -Reboot the cpmputer -Run Disk Cleanup from the Accessories -> ...
Disbiling XP unwanted services1/1/2008
  Q: I have just read in a magazine that it’s possible to disable some of the survives in XP to make ...
  A: This is a question I get asked all the time and it's a seriously involved topic. What I generally ...
Calculator11/14/2007
  Q: For some reason the calculator program has disappeared from my computer. The Microsoft people were ...
  A: What you should do is the following Use the search feature on your start menu to see if you can ...
NTLDR is compressed on my e-machine10/20/2007
  Q: I recently did a non-destructive recovery or restore, whichever the option is. Now I'm stuck in this ...
  A: If you want to have an idea of what the alternative is you can take a look at this link ...
XP issues (This is now the FOURTh 'Expert' I've contacted!10/18/2007
  Q: Problem being as of late I've had 2 issues with XP. 1) Using IE. When I click on a website that ...
  A: OK, the first one I have seen and that is definitely a corrupted registry key. Instead of having ...
XP issues (This is now the FOURTh 'Expert' I've contacted!10/16/2007
  Q: Problem being as of late I've had 2 issues with XP. 1) Using IE. When I click on a website that ...
  A: The first problem you are seeing is actually out of your control if I understand it correctly. ...
Computer10/10/2007
  Q: how are you going? My name is Christina and I live in Australia. Thank you for taking the time to ...
  A: This could have something to do with your printer as the printer driver will report information such ...
xp install problems10/1/2007
  Q: Problem: Win XP Home would not install on my IBM Netvista(P4), but would on my Dell Dimension(P2). ...
  A: You should check with IBM to see if there are any special drivers that needed to be loaded on this ...
Window XP sharing software9/30/2007
  Q: We have 3 persons using the pc, so we all have a site. I put Spybot software on 2 users sites. I ...
  A: I am not sure what you mean by sharing files in this context. Do you mean you are setting up file ...
windows unable to boot up9/29/2007
  Q: my laptop recently has a problem of booting up. It seems like it got to the middle and it stops. A ...
  A: The answer depends on how critical the data on the drive is. You could a) Reinstall XP off the ...
Please Help me9/27/2007
  Q: Please help me in my home work, Please please please ... My question as follow: 1. Windows also ...
  A: 1. Windows also includes an older operating system called C. DOS. 2. Which system tool allows you ...
My friends Computer9/22/2007
  Q: OK, My friends mom called me over to fix her computer. they said the windows start menu, icons, and ...
  A: I have seen this problem before and it's a sign that the explorer.exe process is probably crashing ...
Windows XP Help and Support9/14/2007
  Q: When I go to Start and then click on Help and Support nothing comes up. I have taken all spyware ...
  A: I wanted to make sure there wasn't something being missed. What you should do is the following: ...
Word 2000 - page numbers9/8/2007
  Q: I don't know if it is better to enter pages numbers manually or automatically given my constraints. ...
  A: What you are asking is a problem I noticed with Word myself when I did my first book. Basically to ...
new pc not working9/6/2007
  Q: i bought a new sealed pc and it shows a message before anything starts loading cz nothing loads ...
  A: This problem could be one of a number of things, but typically you should focus on the following. ...
Processes9/5/2007
  Q: What are processes? My computer shows that 55 are running.If I end those I am not using, will that ...
  A: Processes are simply pieces of code that run in the background on your computer offer different ...
sidebar9/2/2007
  Q: i am using win.xp, and when my desktop opens on the left side from top to bottom about 2`` wide is a ...
  A: What you are describing is not a standard Windows XP item (probably something your computer ...
Taskbar issue on Windows XP Home9/2/2007
  Q: No matter what I try, applications no longer appear in my taskbar at the bottom. They open and run ...
  A: Sounds like a problem I have run into before so let me give you a fix that worked very well for me. ...
error message9/1/2007
  Q: i have xp home. i have my address book in yahoo and my frenids lsit. when i go to check mail or ...
  A: The error you describe is a Javascript error on the webpage you are visiting. Unfortunately, there ...
Documents locked with previous windows...9/1/2007
  Q: I'll try to explain... My windows crashed and then my father installed another windows, the document ...
  A: Google a utility called Dumpsec then use it to scan the folder these files are in. This utility ...
Hidden files are unable to view9/1/2007
  Q: this is Hemant i am unable to unhide the files in windows xp, i went in tools->folder ...
  A: You might want to make sure that when you uncheck the "view hidden files" and "show protected ...
VOLUME8/31/2007
  Q: When I try to move the volume control in the desk top tray, from the lowest amount of sound to ...
  A: My suggestion is to look for an updated driver for your sound card or if it has been updated ...
windows xp sp 2 niggles8/14/2007
  Q: My xp has had some problems the last two months. Firstly the flash animations stopped working in ...
  A: I would suggest that you try a couple things to start. First, uninstall Adobe Flash Player and ...
Can't Access BIOS, & DVDs Won't Play8/14/2007
  Q: I recently decided to do 3 things to my 6-year old Compaq Presario Model 5BW-250 desktop computer ...
  A: It looks like you have a few potential problems here. -First, not enough RAM upgrade to a Gig, it ...
Can't Access BIOS, & DVDs Won't Play8/14/2007
  Q: I recently decided to do 3 things to my 6-year old Compaq Presario Model 5BW-250 desktop computer ...
  A: It looks like you have a few potential problems here. -First, not enough RAM upgrade to a Gig, it ...
Windows XP installshield8/13/2007
  Q: I was recently facing a very strange problem. When trying to install anything using a "setup.exe" ...
  A: Just in case you haven't gotten a solution to this problem yet here are some things you can try. ...
No response to mouse clicks8/13/2007
  Q: Both my new mouse and touchpad on laptop are working properly except when I click "All Programs" ...
  A: This is a strange problem, but here are some suggestions. -Try lowering the refresh rate of your ...
Windows internet explorer8/13/2007
  Q: I have this problem with my browser, each time i lunch windows explorer, the windows just disappears ...
  A: The question here is are you browsing to specific page when this happens? There could be content on ...
Opening word document8/13/2007
  Q: am using windows xp pro and i just ran into an error message that i have never seen before so i am ...
  A: This error message indicates that the file might have some sort of corruption in it that preventing ...
MISSING special module message8/12/2007
  Q: Please help i'm not very computer eliterate so please bare with me.When i log on to my user account ...
  A: This problem is with one of the core files in Windows XP or one of it's related process'. Now ...
Transfering Windows XP8/12/2007
  Q: I have Windows-XP on a laptop that I am selling, and I'd like to put it on my other laptop also. Is ...
  A: To do what you are asking is possible, but you would have to do the following. To transfer licenses ...
PC getting shutdown at boot screen8/12/2007
  Q: Having a strange problem lately ,whenever my pc reaches the windows boot screen my pc shutdowns and ...
  A: If you haven't found a solution to this here is a suggestion. First, have you installed any new ...
windows media player8/12/2007
  Q: yesterday i downloaded some wave files for my studio program and i wanted to test them out in the ...
  A: In this situation you are indeed looking at codec problems, the problem now is determining what ...
windows transfer pictures wizard8/11/2007
  Q: I have a SanDisk SDDR-89 card reader and have used it for a long time to transfer pictures using the ...
  A: What you want to do to fix this problem is to plug in your card reader and let the computer detect ...
problem8/11/2007
  Q: I'll try to explain... My windows crashed and then my father installed another windows, the document ...
  A: Sounds like your father had either deliberately or inadvertently applied permissions or Windows ...
Documents locked with previous windows...8/10/2007
  Q: I'll try to explain... My windows crashed and then my father installed another windows, the document ...
  A: Sounds like your father had either deliberately or inadvertently applied permissions or Windows ...
Windows XP hangs on desktop view at startup8/9/2007
  Q: Yesterday I ran CCleaner on my Windows XP Pro system (which I have been doing on a regular basis). ...
  A: What you might try in your situation is to tap F8 when the Windso startup screen appears then select ...
internet games8/7/2007
  Q: I have windows XP. Just recently I cant play any of my online games, such as aol or yahoo games. ...
  A: Might I suggest that you uninstall and then redownload Adobe Flash Player from Add Remove Programs. ...
Display problems....8/6/2007
  Q: Certain web pages have very large lettering and sometimes these letters are jumbled together. When I ...
  A: First thing I would do is to go under the view menu in IE and choose the text size option and set it ...
Internet Explorer problem8/5/2007
  Q: Arjun, I don't mean to be flippant and am not shopping for answers. I don't know if you all that ...
  A: You possibly have a number of problems coming together to give you grief here. First, you mention ...
Media Player 118/3/2007
  Q: I have recently updated my Media Player to Version 11 and the task bar that previously appeared down ...
  A: What you want to do to enable your lost menus in WMP11 is to: -Right-click on the top of the media ...
cd-r write-protected8/3/2007
  Q: I have win98 ,how can i remove the write-protection from a CD-R
  A: It sounds like you are trying to add additional information to an existing CD which is a tricky ...
Media Player 118/2/2007
  Q: I have recently updated my Media Player to Version 11 and the task bar that previously appeared down ...
  A: What you want to do to enable your lost menus in WMP11 is to: -Right-click on the top of the media ...
media player8/2/2007
  Q: I have media player version 11---I am trying to watch videos/movies, and I want to either drag the ...
  A: Some media files are setup not to allow you to fast forward or advance, they force you to watch the ...
Saving Favorites8/2/2007
  Q: I have Windows XP, Home Edition, Version 2002, Service Pack 2. I would like to save all of my ...
  A: If you want to save your favorites in Internet Explorer just do the following. Under the File menu ...
Lost Desktop tab in Display Properties8/1/2007
  Q: ..snip.. Windows XP Pro. I am the Admin. ..snip.... omehow I have lost ..snip...Desktop tab in ...
  A: Here's an idea, are you running a special driver or software to use your video card? Sometimes they ...
Icon color on Desktop8/1/2007
  Q: I use XP and Windows Classic display. I had a monitor meltdown which I finally found to be owing to ...
  A: TO fix this issue you should do the following -Right-click on my computer -Select Properties ...
color quality8/1/2007
  Q: i have "nvidia geforce4 ti 4200" video card and i have formatted my system recently and after ...
  A: It sounds like your problem here might be a driver issue, I suggest you go to Nvidia's website and ...
Choose Application, Registered Applications8/1/2007
  Q: I have a flatbed canon scanner with a single button that, through the software interface (scangear ...
  A: In most cases the dialog you are seeing should have a checkbox somewhere down near the bottom that ...
Modem problems?8/1/2007
  Q: When my sister goes to connect to the internet, her computer reboots itself. This started Monday ...
  A: The problem you are experiencing could indeed be a "dead" modem. This problem also could be a ...

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