Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003  5 Days Ago |
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| Forum: Windows Vista Jul 10th, 2008 |
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| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Jun 12th, 2008 |
| Replies: 4 Views: 271 Re: Help my cia computer!
why gerbil, I do believe you are correct!
but I'm in a giving mood today.
camthalion, bootskin is the bees knees when it comes to modifying your bootscreen.
I know a couple of things about the... |
| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Jun 11th, 2008 |
| Replies: 10 Views: 480 Re: Need help, Invalid Boot.ini
Change the boot order from your bios settings. you can access this when the system load screen comes up. it is the first thing you see when you turn the computer on. You want to make sure it tries... |
| Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Apr 21st, 2008 |
| Replies: 3 Views: 443 Re: Comp don't turn off
Could I get some more information?
What operating system are you using?
If it is windows, there could be a couple of problems:
you have an IIS service running that is having trouble closing,... |
| Forum: Windows tips 'n' tweaks Apr 16th, 2008 |
| Replies: 9 Views: 1,412 Re: what type of security software to use?
I actually don't know if it matters which virus scanner, firewall, etc. that you have anymore. I know 3 very important things:
1. Backup. once a week, once a month, the 'minute' you finish that... |
| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Mar 27th, 2008 |
| Replies: 2 Views: 251 Re: One way ping!
My first impression is that your laptop card could be going. If you haven't made any recent system changes, this could be the most likely variable.
Just to double check, the IP for your card in the... |
| Forum: Windows Vista Mar 25th, 2008 |
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| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Mar 24th, 2008 |
| Replies: 2 Views: 163 Re: windows programing
i'm thinking you mean programming language instead of 'computer program,' and what would you be wanting to do that requires a 3rd party program to hide? |
| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Mar 13th, 2008 |
| Replies: 8 Views: 1,845 Re: How to Change From Domain to Workgroup
Do you mean that the computer can only log on as part of a domain? like you are being blocked at the login screen, and cant login using it as a workstation?
Or, do you mean how to reset the way the... |
| Forum: Windows Vista Feb 15th, 2008 |
| Replies: 14 Views: 46,023 Re: Vista login pass forgotten
the important statment there is: 'Created using that liscence'
What they were referring to there was doing a 'slipstream' build. This is where you take the system files from the computer you are... |
| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Jan 31st, 2008 |
| Replies: 8 Views: 2,216 Re: xp freezes just after loading screen
tough luck on the hard lesson limetwist. The first thing I tell 'anybody' who has an operable computer when the post a problem, is to backup all their stuff.
Because even if you do everything... |
| Forum: Windows Vista Jan 30th, 2008 |
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| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Jan 29th, 2008 |
| Replies: 2 Views: 1,414 Re: <windows root>\system 32\hal.dll HELP!!
Usually when something like this happens, it is because it is corrupted. Possibly because the computer did not shut down properly, possibly because the hard drive is damaged.
I'm guessing the... |
| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Jan 29th, 2008 |
| Replies: 3 Views: 4,411 Re: "services.exe" is eating CPU
Ok, that means something got left behind from the initial installation.
first step, since you still have full control over everything, backup. anything that you can not afford to lose, make sure... |
| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Jan 28th, 2008 |
| Replies: 3 Views: 4,411 Re: "services.exe" is eating CPU
I browsed through the hijackthis log, but nothing glares out at me that could be a problem.
doublecheck that all the anti-virus software you use is properly updating first. also check that your... |
| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Jan 27th, 2008 |
| Replies: 3 Views: 927 Re: help! Laptop freezes at Windows logo
try the disk from your desktop. if it doesn't work, it doesn't work, and you'll need to order from compaq.
If it does, you might have problems with registration. the key from your laptop might not... |
| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Jan 27th, 2008 |
| Replies: 3 Views: 927 Re: help! Laptop freezes at Windows logo
my guess is mup.sys is currupted, but since you can't use your xp install cd, that is a problem, but I 'really' doubt its hardware on your computer, it's most likely the cd's fault.
try cleaning the... |
| Forum: Windows Vista Jan 19th, 2008 |
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| Forum: Windows tips 'n' tweaks Jan 18th, 2008 |
| Replies: 9 Views: 1,412 Re: what type of security software to use?
Windows live onecare... do I really want the company that I need to buy security software to even relatively safely run my operating system to PROVIDE said security software? |
| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Jan 14th, 2008 |
| Replies: 12 Views: 473 Re: a little help please
Just to be sure:
check your windows firewall, see if it is disabled, and see if you can re-enable it. a virus could set some group policies that would disable the firewall, and take steps to keep... |
| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Jan 14th, 2008 |
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| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Jan 13th, 2008 |
| Replies: 1 Views: 1,608 Re: Freezes during Windows Login Screen
It might be bad video drivers/card.
remote desktop doesn't use the physical card on the computer to display.
I'm assuming you've got a card to be able to play TF2, so try contacting the maker,... |
| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Jan 13th, 2008 |
| Replies: 5 Views: 366 Re: error message
Whichever it is, there are a couple of things that could have gone wrong. If it cannot find the 'registry' it is pretty problematic. If it is a specific *.dll, the easiest solution is to try a... |
| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Jan 12th, 2008 |
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| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Jan 8th, 2008 |
| Replies: 5 Views: 342 Re: Can't get to Windows
Had you or your son installed any programs on the machine just prior to trying to restart?
Try to boot into safemode. Hit F8 just before the windows load screen shows up. that will give you boot... |
| Forum: Getting Started and Choosing a Distro Jan 2nd, 2008 |
| Replies: 4 Views: 957 Re: format hdd back to ntfs .
It's because your MBR isn't clean. go ahead and load your xp disk in recovery mode, and use the 'fixmbr' command at the prompt. this will reformat the master boot record, and with a clean install... |
| Forum: Windows tips 'n' tweaks Sep 22nd, 2007 |
| Replies: 7 Views: 6,252 Re: Disable XP Boot Logo
There is a free program out there by Stardock called Bootskin (http://www.stardock.com/products/bootskin/).
It will work on just about any system, and it has a pretty easy to use GUI. |
| Forum: Windows Vista Sep 7th, 2007 |
| Replies: 14 Views: 46,023 Re: Vista login pass forgotten
yes! the thing with BartPE, is that it is a pre-installed total enviornment. you burn it to a disk, and you hit f8, f2, (or whatever the first screen tells you to to access boot options, boot... |
| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Sep 3rd, 2007 |
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| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Sep 3rd, 2007 |
| Replies: 17 Views: 2,595 Re: How to get rid of an operating system
I'm thinking you re-partitioned part of your drive to get the second operating system on there. first, start a reinstall. then, when you get to the partition options page, remove all the extra... |
| Forum: Windows Vista Sep 3rd, 2007 |
| Replies: 24 Views: 1,193 Re: Legality
Virtual is right on that. the OEM copy is tied to the computer you bought it. But lets go out of the box for a second and say you didn't care.
if that is the case, you'll need to do an over the... |
| Forum: Windows tips 'n' tweaks Jul 3rd, 2007 |
| Replies: 1 Views: 759 Re: Avoid Tweaks of Dubious Value in Windows.
I fully agree with this part. even as late as XP, using a static page file did give me better performance, especially when multitasking. Vista does its virtual memory very well, and with the added... |
| Forum: Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Jul 3rd, 2007 |
| Replies: 6 Views: 1,345 Re: Wanting windows to start/shutdown faster
Do you have both a norton subscription and zone alarm? having two security suites running at the same time can lead to problems, and will slow your computer's performance down. |
| Forum: Windows Vista Jun 17th, 2007 |
| Replies: 13 Views: 1,417 Re: Performance Decrease?
Here's the wikipedia article on it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overclocking
I don't personally overclock, because I need solid reliability, not better performance. |
| Forum: Windows Vista Jun 17th, 2007 |
| Replies: 13 Views: 1,417 Re: Performance Decrease?
Well, the score is based entirely around hardware. You 'can' overclock, but I do not recommend it. If you do choose overclocking, get some very good cooling. |
| Forum: Windows Vista Jun 16th, 2007 |
| Replies: 13 Views: 1,417 Re: Performance Decrease?
Well, the numbers are part of a scale that helps you understand what your computer is capable of. A computer that has a 2.0 is more suited for general office duties, while a 6.0 is usually one built... |
| Forum: Windows Vista Jun 16th, 2007 |
| Replies: 16 Views: 6,251 Re: Vista Freezing - HELP!
how much juice is your power supply putting out? I had a problem like this one except with XP. kept crashing when loading HL2. Then I found out my cheap-o power supply was only giving 330V. I... |
| Forum: Windows Vista Jun 16th, 2007 |
| Replies: 6 Views: 3,647 Re: vista downgrade
There is no option to downgrade vista to XP. they are entirely different os's.
and yes, you can activate it over the phone. there are ways to circumvent registration as well, but try to get it... |
| Forum: Windows Vista Jun 16th, 2007 |
| Replies: 13 Views: 1,417 Re: Performance Decrease?
If you re-evaluated your scores, vista runs the tests again. You might have had something running or taking up graphics power this time, or, it might be new drivers too. I updated my drivers one... |
