it is quite likely that the machine has got the recovery / restore mode switched on.
In safe mode go through to tyhe control panel and look for admin tools or just do a seartch for 'restore' and...

A word from experience on a similiar problem was actually solved and very reliable by using ethernet cable! I know if you haven't got access for a cable then wifi, but over distance cable and...

are you using automatic DCHP or have you set the TCP/IP addresses by hand. On some machines I have on a network by setting the TCP/IP addresses (different) in the usual range
192.168.1.X and...

This may be a too simple reply but have you checked where and what is the default dictionary. If it is in a different location to where office expects to find it...! you may well get the result that...

will it boot in safe mode (press f8 repeatedly on start up?)
try right click on screen as well, as some progs take over the screen and blank it and rt click can get it back!
have u got a strat up...

I once had trouble with a router working intrermittantly and rebooting it made it work.... they are not rebooting the router on its own are they? but I agree more likely malaware.
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I cant remember the beeps list but google will have it. No beeps I think ois good, any other beeps indicate probs.
I totally agree withthe dust etc killers it can be.
PSU can be tersted with a...

There is not a lot wrong with the computer!
The login problem is a software one and I cannot help on that.
Try loggining in as another administrator (ADMINistrator / Administrator and see is...

How true and even though getting unfavourable comments I still believe that giving and sharing whet youactually know is actually the best way of learing new ways as well as ther are those who need...

oops! to continue
pacquets received 100%. If nothing received ther eis usually an electrical fault.
If all pacquets OK then the likely problem is a software one in windows.
BOL
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ps I think...

Oh dear networks from scratch!

Try this ther eis a network wizard that can help.
Basically you have to have a connection between the machines (either ethernet cross over direct cable) or...

TRY USING HIGHER ip ADDRESSES LIKE 192.168.10.20 &21 AS OFTEN CARDS,ROUTERS AND adsl MODEMS CHOOSE THESE AS STATiC ADDRESSES FOR THEIR OWN USE;
(oops caps lock on!)

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rebooting wont destroy files.

more information needed.
Laptops often overeat and need time to cool down before working, again.

screen blinking and freezing canbe a sign of overhaet (or many...

Why bother with McAfee? It is really part bloatr ware and ther are many 'free' anti virus that are not so complicated eg
Avast and Avg
Try those instead.
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Not entirely but have had the same headaches. Word and excel handle grid lines differently! (Word uses a table) and excel's are inherent.
however I cured this by tuning off the grid lines in excel...

1. If no beeps at alland no dispaly and you have not got hard disk (but have some memory installed) and fans on processor are working and some lights (on mobo) are alight then it seems a mobo...

Since they have to be on different partitions one can use a partition manager and delete the partition you do not want. you may have to modify the boot file to remove the entry for the old...

Usually onboard videos may need turning off to allow cards to operate! (on older machines it was a jumper. Pci cards shold take precedence but it could be a driver problem.
I presume no go in safe...

I thiink you wil have to alter the registry but I cannot remember exactly which entry. It is one that deals with the file associations but googling registry file associations or something like that...

agree with all the above and even suggest if the distance is too long for one cable buy (yes you will have toà) a router and just extend again. Wirelss is ok but not through stone walls metal or in...

check ALL connections , power supply, and internal cables and cards to mother board ertc;
Will it start in safe mode, (F8 on start up)?
if all fans ok, processor heats up a bit and no beeps it is...

I hate wireless and have had client with same problem. eventually traced to the computer and the wireless usb key getting too hot.
once they were more adaquatley cooled all worked as well as in the...

it may also be aorth checking inboot.ini, win.ini and system.ini (old boot compatible files from win95 and won 3 etrc as there may be booting files here that freeze it and just need reomoving!

You could try a boot cd or if able then use dos!
(disable bios startup from HD.
find an old DOS start up disk and then you can use the dos commands to delete directorys or progs not wanted to free...

I am not sure but there are significant differences in the way that win2003 (xp under the bonnet) and win2000 (winnt under the bonnet) use the frmatting on the hard disk. it is likely that you may...

There are a number of partitioning programs free (try google) and then you can boot from those partition programs once you have got a friend to put them onto a bootable CD.
from there you can re...

cant help a lot ! registration fails for various reasons
1: It is already registered
2:It is not a legitimate copy
3: The details filled in are not correct
4: the details filled in do not tally...

I think solved!

Oh what a bother.
I have installed Advanced system care and I have used AVG or preferrably avast and that has coped with most of th problems you have. try themm both and see if the results works...

1. upadate if XP to Sp 2 as a minimum.
Connection to the net may require knowing the exact site but usually edn software is ok. give more details
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I know tis sounds oild and corny but have youcleaned the ouse and after that checked the mouse connectors! They are falible and can give stuid reslts if the mlouse does not have the detectors int he...

I agrere with Riq. Norton is bloatware softwa&re and takes onver he computer completely. Please avoid becos fute problems will magnify.
delete all Norton av and then look at AVG Panda Avast,or...

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Oh dear...
no real futher help, I am sure that you have looked deeper into the problem and on the Mozilla help search under:

convert outlook files to thunderbird

the forecast for successful...

I read recently that Windows 7 when it arrives will have to be a clean install. Frankly running a small home network and the idea of a complete clean install of both software and data doe s not...

Oh yes! I have a similiar clietn problem! In this case it is a livebox and usb key wifi. with exactly same problems of weak and strong with one comptuer.

The solution as far as I was concerend was...

if all else fails then there are some usual servers for most ISPS like

OUTGOING = SMTP.ISP.FR

where ISP is the name of the ISP and FR is the country (in this case france!)

INCOMING=...

I have found an interesting note on this from experience. I have xppro sp3 on one machine and xphome on another. The network will NOT talk to each other if both have dynic DHCP IP addressing. It DOES...

I have also had the problem of spam.

Solved in two ways both different but similiar. My ISP has an option to remove known SPAm directly from my inbox and I have taken out this free option and it...

We have had a similair problem using a music program to actually play scores of music. It hogs the media player and when you close the music program it doe snot et go of the player and so any input...