Yea i tried that too and I got something weird....
Media Not Connected?!?!?!

Well, I fixed the problem by putting in a DSL network adapter and it worked....

Don't how or why...just that it...

I have tried all these... I keep coming to the same conclusion that it is not my router/modem, or my network cables.

Hey,

I have three computers that work off of the same modem/router. And two of them work fine, and all of a sudden the third one says the network cable is unplugged. I tried a different network...

Yes Please do tell.... I would like to know if I helped any :)

Well the first thing I would do If I saw this happening is to check the laser on the bottom of the mouse was clean, check to see how the batteries were (If Wireless and Laser) Check to see if the...

What do you mean by Hijacked? Like it moves by itself?

Try my suggestion... Cyberlink DVD works great

Just try one of the free ones to see if it works

Codec! Thats the word I was looking for! Ha

Cyberlink DVD comes with that codec..just to let you know

Yeah... I think it has something to do with a certain player. Try downloading Cyberlink DVD. I use this and it works good. But this should allow you to play DVD's

Have you noticed any change to your computer....How long has it been blocked for?

Mainly, what I'm trying to get at is if your computer isn't being affected by the .dll then I wouldn't change...

What I do is a try different Anti-virus and see how it works for me... Costs a lot, but its worth the protection...

I just think that if your really new to computers and internet all together....

When you say "randomly" you mean that there is no pattern to when it closes? Sometimes it stays open sometimes it closes?

Your right...but I don't think any combination will give you "TOTAL" protection either

I was just saying that this combination works best for me and maybe it might work for other users as well

lloyd,

Why do you ask about sqmserver.dll...

Your answer could help us find more information about it

RAM - CPU Same thing (HA HA)


Seriously though sammy...

If I were you.. I would just one..I would probably get a Software Suite...like Norton Internet Security...

I would also use Windows...

Just keep pounding f8 until you get a startup menu...you will pound f8 continually right after the Dell startup screen, before the XP Loading Screen

Can you get to the desktop through Safemode?

It might not be related to the HDD itself...

Try unplugging every connection in the Computer and put them all back in their correct positions...

In my Computer Engineering class this solution...

Question....why would you want 2 antivirus's programs on 1 computer? Wouldn't it cause a lot of competition for CPU %

Do you have any video card software like Nvidia Control Panel?

If you do you can change a setting to pick whether you would like Performance, Mixture of Quality...

When I watch movies, edit...

Hey,
Download CCLEANER (www.ccleaner.com) I use this and RegSupreme and it always speeds up my computer

At THIS (http://www.solquest.de/solutions/sqmserver)
website, I found it talks about the sqmserver.dll being a Java product...

I will keep looking it up, but that seems to be legit

Actually have you tried doing a Custom windows Update.
I have also tried what you have done (HDD to slave on another computer) but I did a Windows Update and went to Custom Update or what ever.
In...

Just to clarify things...

Does your computer turn on, get to the desktop then all of a sudden restarts?

I had this exact same issue before and it is easy to fix...

let us know

Hey Tamati,

Have you tried to use a different web browser?

Try Mozilla Firefox.

This is not to replace Internet Explorer (Yet, if needed), but to help us understand why this is happening.
...

Ok, so the service inside of the SVCHOST.exe that seems to be occuping my CPU usage is the "HP Network Devices Support". I do run a printer through a network, and it is quite important that I keep...

I tried a different copy of Windows and it worked fine..It showed the unpartitioned space as 489.87gb thanks for all your help

Hello Again,

I managed to fix my hard drive problem, but now i'm having issues with this executable file.
At random times it decides that it is going to take up 99 - 100 % of my CPU. I had this...

ok so you guys want me to just continue to install XP onto a 131gb partition?

I dont have sata, I have IDE

Ok, well scratch that.... I want to figure this out for myself.....help me understand this

I'm sorry I don't understand.......I don't have the manual

what am i looking for?

I don't know...i'm guessing its set up in IDE emulation mode

As i posted before...it does show the HDD as 500gb

What happened is....I put in my Windows XP install disc. Pressed enter to setup, agreed to the License thingy. Then when it asked me to select which partition to install on it says: Unpartitioned...

I didn't format the drive with win XP, I got as far as Partitioning, then I had to stop. This is a brand new HDD.

but the computer isn't even that old, maybe 3 years?

And i don't even have a controller card in it

Hey,

It's been a while.....

Anyways...I just bought a new Hdd, 500gb, and I'm trying to install Windows XP Pro onto it, but I'm getting issues. It says that there is only 131gb on my HDD....

I was trying to put it in when i found it in the registry. The only thing I thought was different was the data value....it was 1x00000000001 (1).....I thought it should have been 1x0