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May 6, 2010
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PCbasics
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Anyone know about this popup that say "remind me_xp" that pops up everytime i restart my computer? then i have two choices, "send error report" or "don't send" I have been clicking don't send for about a year (yes a year) and still have not found the solution. i'v checked some websites and they sugest registry repair, but that was no help…i tried. any suggestions
*I have a windows XP Home edition with sp3 installed.
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Can you take a screenshot of the error popup and post it here (e.g. via Photobucket)?
I can try to help.
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Adrian said:
Can you take a screenshot of the error popup and post it here (e.g. via Photobucket)?
I can try to help.
i'll try to get one as soon as i can…..
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Do you know where it wants to send the error report?
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It's should have been the standard Windows "send error" report – which means it would send the report to MS.
However, if there was a virus on his machine… It would certainly not get sent to MS! 
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@Adrian – That's why I was asking. Trying to find out whether it looked like the standard Microsoft error report request or not.
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He still hasn't uploaded a screenshot. How are we supposed to know? 
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Adrian said:
He still hasn't uploaded a screenshot. How are we supposed to know?
*Sorry about the wait, i couldn't find it anywhere so i had to do it myself.
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OOOooohh… major seirous dot.Tech conversation eh? "RemindXP.exe has encountered a problem"… I never got such thing before, but I bet one of your system32 files or something is probably corrupted… it's just a guess alright?
Hmmm… whenever I get such problem I just run Ccleaner to get rid any crap on my computer.
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PCbasics said:
*Sorry about the wait, i couldn't find it anywhere so i had to do it myself.
That is not a Microsoft product. Here's what it is:
remind_xp.exe is a process belonging to the SoftThinks CD Creator CD/DVD
Writer and serves as a reminder to register for full product support.
This is a non-essential process.
So press Win+R at the same time. Into the box that appears, type "msconfig" without quotes. Click on the tab that's labeled Startup. Scroll down unitl you find it-you may have to look in the "command" column to find it. Uncheck it, and click restart your computer. When you restart, uncheck the "Show me this message" box.
Literally what you just did was stop it from starting with the computer.
You can also do this with things like Carbonite, Google Desktop, Google Update, or other programs you don't use.
Oh, the site that was :(
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Many programs such as CCleaner and Revo Uninstaller can also remove items from the startup list, and are easier to use. 
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The best way I've found to fix XP issues is something Ashraf first mentioned in a thread somewhere: Upgrade to Windows 7.
It worked great for me! 
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Wheezer said:
The best way I've found to fix XP issues is something Ashraf first mentioned in a thread somewhere: Upgrade to Windows 7.
It worked great for me!
Except this isn't Windows XP that's the issue. We've figured that much out…
Oh, the site that was :(
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Locutus said:
PCbasics said:
*Sorry about the wait, i couldn't find it anywhere so i had to do it myself.
That is not a Microsoft product. Here's what it is:
remind_xp.exe is a process belonging to the SoftThinks CD Creator CD/DVD
Writer and serves as a reminder to register for full product support.
This is a non-essential process.
So press Win+R at the same time. Into the box that appears, type "msconfig" without quotes. Click on the tab that's labeled Startup. Scroll down unitl you find it-you may have to look in the "command" column to find it. Uncheck it, and click restart your computer. When you restart, uncheck the "Show me this message" box.
Literally what you just did was stop it from starting with the computer.
You can also do this with things like Carbonite, Google Desktop, Google Update, or other programs you don't use.
i'm going to try this to see if it works!
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@Locutus
Thank you VERY much! worked perfectly! now i dont have like 20 popups every time i started up my computer! 
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@Locutus
Thank you VERY much! worked perfectly! now i dont have like 20 popups every time i started up my computer!
There are a lot of sites out there to tell you what things are if you want to dive deeper into cleaning your Startup list. Just google the EXE file. (Things like iTunesHelper and other such things are obvious, but what about ksdjfklasdjfkadsjflksadjf;lksad.exe?)
Remember if something goes wrong there's always safe mode.
Oh, the site that was :(
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FYI:
"Support is ending for some versions of Windows
* Support for Windows Vista without any service packs ended on April 13, 2010.
* Support for Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) will end on July 13, 2010.*
If you're running one of these versions after support ends, you won't get security updates for Windows."
LINK:
Life is just a phase you're going through…you'll get over it.
May 11, 2010
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Locutus said:
PCbasics said:
@Locutus
Thank you VERY much! worked perfectly! now i dont have like 20 popups every time i started up my computer!
There are a lot of sites out there to tell you what things are if you want to dive deeper into cleaning your Startup list. Just google the EXE file. (Things like iTunesHelper and other such things are obvious, but what about ksdjfklasdjfkadsjflksadjf;lksad.exe?)Remember if something goes wrong there's always safe mode.
Also get AnVir task manager, it has a startup manager, and also tells you the path of files, so yo u can see where and what it is.
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sean said:
Also get AnVir task manager, it has a startup manager, and also tells you the path of files, so yo u can see where and what it is.
So does MSCONFIG… :D
The "Command" is the program to start, the "Location" is where it is – in the registry, or in Startup.
Oh, the site that was :(
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Locutus said:
sean said:
Also get AnVir task manager, it has a startup manager, and also tells you the path of files, so you can see where and what it is.
So does MSCONFIG… :D
The "Command" is the program to start, the "Location" is where it is – in the registry, or in Startup.
Yea, but MSCONFIG makes it easy to completely stuff up your computer. AnVir is a little less likely to be able to do that
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