If you haven't been doing it this way, try it now...

Go to the start menu, click on run. Type CMD and then enter.
That will bring up the window. Then type whatever the name of the program is in...

You can always wipe it out and start over, but why not try a couple easy fixes first? Booting to safe mode just takes care of some problems sometimes. Don't know why, it just does. :)

You can...

First thing I would do is try starting the computer in safe mode. This fixes a huge amount of problems and it is an easy fix.

If you don't know how to enter safe mode, here you go. When you...

Oh, and another thing I've seen it do before is add porno links to your favorites list. Check your favorites and see if any are in there... Well, if there are any in there that you didn't add. :)

This can definitely be checked, and I would have just jumped to the checking pings and whatnot first, but since he mentioned having error32.dat and not being able to delete it, I've seen it a couple...

I don't really ever work with XP home, so I can't really tell you details about it. Personally, I would just turn on file sharing and do it that way

Here is a site that explains file sharing for...

So, you can currently still burn cd's and such from that drive?

if you boot up your computer with your windows xp cd, and that's assuming you have one... If all you have is a restore disk, then this won't work...

Anyway, boot up with windows xp disk and choose...

Ok, then you are dealing with some spyware/malware/virii or such that likes to hijack the internet connection/browser. Try running spybot or adaware in safe mode and see what it will clean up. If...

Are you using Windows XP home or pro?

what game were you trying to install?

If the C drive is formatted with FAT32 and the second hard drive is formatted with NTFS, then you won't see the second drive in My Computer when you boot up. Not that this is your problem, but I...

If you don't care about saving any files on your computer, you should do a full reinstall, not just a repair. There a couple ways to go about it. If you have a Dell, HP, E-Machine or similar...

Sounds something like the msblast worm. In safe mode, check your c:\windows\system32 directory for a file named msblast.exe

If it's there you have a version of the blaster worm.

Here is a...

Ok... do me a quick favor... In the C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC folder on your computer there will be a file named "hosts" open it with notepad and scroll to the bottom of the file. Are there...

You are right. It will have onboard sound. I didn't realize we were talking about a laptop. Actually, the fix might be easier then.

Go to the laptop manufacturer's website and look for an...

oh, and make sure the new user has administrator rights. Also, are you using Windows XP or what?

Try creating a new user on your computer, then making sure the settings are set to open the files in the same window on that account. Does that account do the same thing?

I'm sure what System Mechanic 5 does is move the program folders and any needed files to the new spot and change the registry entries to point to the new location. So, if you have a hard drive...

I hear that System Mechanic 5 does a pretty decent job of moving applications, but I've never used it myself so I can't give you a real opinion on that product.

If those folders you move have...

My first thought would be to open up the device manager (right click on "my computer" and choose properties... then click on the hardware tab. next click the device manager button.) Find the...

Well, first things first... I'm not trying to insult your intelligence in any way, but I've seen this happen before. After you check "open each folder in the same window" be sure you are clicking on...

If it's not too late, I had a very similar problem when I copied and backed up my data folders and then reformatted and installed WIN XP on my computer. Well, I forgot to change the security...