I suspect the default user name and password will be ADMIN

It should be mentioned in the user manual, which can be downloaded from the manufacturer website if you don't have it. I don't use...

It's an ID code for the disc used to install Windows on the machine. It's not the "CD key" which you have to enter during the installation, but it IS a unique ID 'name' for the specific install disc...

Agreed. The absolute WORST place to get hardware device drivers is from Microsoft. If the 'newest drivers' have been sourced from Microsoft rather than from the hardware manufacturer, then that...

If securing your PC while you're away from it is the goal, then you're approaching the problem from the wrong direction.

In display properties - screensaver you can set a password so that the PC...

It usually means that Windows doesn't have enough 'hooks' left to 'hang' programs on, not that you've run out of physical memory.

If you haven't got heaps of programs open, or rebooting doesn't...

Have you got a make and model for that computer please? The 'HDD button' thing is rather peculiar, as I'm sure you've realised from some of the responses so far, and it'd help to know just what your...

Need some more information here. That comment could means lots of different things to lots of different people.

What sort of computer do you have? Does it have a Windows CD or does it have a...

Oh dear!

You've 'piggy-backed' a question onto a long-dead discussion, then got angry because nobody was logged in over the weekend to address your problem! You became impatient after only an...

Update motherboard drivers. Update display drivers.

Set power options to 'Always on'.

Shut down notification area programs before gaming.

Have you got a screensaver active? If so, disable it and see if the problem continues.

Have you got background programs running whilst you're gaming? If so disable them before beginning a gaming...

Which Windows version please? This needs to be moved to the Tech section.

Be absolutely certain which of the two installations is the one you want to keep. Wipe the unwanted drive of it's installation. (Format or delete as you wish, NOT uninstall.)

Then delete the...

Delete everything on the second drive. Then edit the boot.ini file (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q289022) to remove the reference to the second OS installation.

Reinstall XP.

Sorry, but you've already tried the other way out.

Try this:

* Download Media Player 10 (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=b446ae53-3759-40cf-80d5-cde4bbe07999&displaylang=en)

* In Add/Remove Programs, click on...

Do you have Yahoo Player as a separately installed piece of software?

I don't. The detail you mentioned above didn't come up for me, and I was instantly and easily able to get the feed working in...

Hi Barry.

Could you please let us know which version of Windows you run, so this can be moved to the appropriate forum section for attention?

Nasty system corruption there. Try an In-place upgrade to see if it corrects the problem:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315341&Product=winxp

Uninstall all drivers and software which might relate to previous keyboards or mice which have been installed.

When removing the devices from Device Manager, make sure you check 'Show hidden...

LOL. Those instruction are identical to the ones included in the KB article I linked several days back :D

Marking this as solved. I'm glad to hear it helped you.

In IE, go to View -> Text size and change it. Same deal for Firefox. Make the font size what you want it to be ;)

Hi Fred.

What are you using to 'clean' Windows? That's an error message I've not encountered before, and I suspect that you may be using an installed program to do the cleanup job rather than the...

I would DEFINITELY not advise people to purchase such cheap copies of Windows XP from places found by online price locators like that one. They are OEM copies which are not being legitimately sold...

I'm afraid you've simply stuffed up your Windows installation by installing and using one of the nastier flavours of File sharing software available. We can't help you with advice about how to use...

Boot from Windows XP CD. Delete partition before continuing with the install. Create new ones. Continue installing Windows. The XP installation routine contains the necessary utilities and...

NEVER accept device driver updates from Microsoft Windows Update!

ALWAYS get device driver updates from manufacturer websites!

Have you tried using a different keyboard?

Sounds like either the keyboard is stuffed or the keyboard socket is stuffed. Has the keyboard ever been unplugged whilst the computer was running or...

errmmm.........

You're being cruel to Windows by only having less than a Gig of free drive space to play in! I'd suggest you back some data up to CD, add another hard drive, do anything to free...

Defrag away!

The most likely cause is 'cheap and nasty' RAM modules. Windows XP is quite unforgiving of poor quality or mismatched RAM.

Windows version?
Internet provider?
What other software did you install when the connection was configured?
What sort of keyboard/mouse? Plug-in? USB? Wireless?
Have you tried uninstalling then...

Kintak, that's way off beam!

Please see the post I made a short while ago in Eku's original display card topic. It contains the correct and 'safe' way to change from onboard video to an add-in...

Hi Eku,

I've posted a further response to your display card topic ;)

Your Windows problems I would suspect are the result of 'net nasty' intruders. A format/fresh install is quite possibly the...

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314477/EN-US/

You should find full instructions in that Knowledge Base article.

Sounds like you would do well to check that all Windows updates are installed, and that any available updated drivers are downloaded and installed from the manufacturer website. In particular,...

This method works. Refresh installs (loading over the top) are required to ensure things work properly.

http://www.pcuser.com.au/pcuser/hs2.nsf/web/E6D96526AF2C872BCA256DD700280269

Make sure...

Then I'd consider your decision has been made for you and you'll need to activate.

If the copies of Windows are full retail ones, you'll be able to wipe the systems and change Home and Pro over...

Sorry, but there really is no way to do what you ask without contravening the license and copyright restrictions. About all you can do is lift the data files off the system, wipe the hard drive and...

Yes, the answer is to activate the Windows installation. Any other answer than that would be illegal cirumvention of the anti-piracy copyright protection, and would not be permissible content on...

Your motherboard may require a BIOS update in order for it to properly identify the processor.