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| | Can anyone give me an idea of what is a good video card to buy that won't lock up my computer? I currently have an nvidia gforce mx420 and I'm begining to feel it is the culprit that is locking up my pc. I'm running winxp pro on an amd …  |
| | I was downloading from a friends server and when the file was copying to my folder a virus warning popped up. [url]http://frontiernet.net/~rdjpg/virus.jpg[/url] you can see it there. When I clicked OK it said something about access denied. Then I clicked OK again and it said it had been deleted. The … |
| | i am getting a radeon 9800 pro tommorow im paying 2.99 from a store is there a better nvidia card for the same price? |
| | I tried to reboot up my Compaq Armada 1592dt 233mhz when i replaced the hdd. instead of a boot i am left with a constant beep. I have removed the additional ram but that makes no difference. I have also removed the hdd but again no difference. |
| | Receive 2 errors everytime booting up. Loader has caused an error in Loader.exe and The c:\windows\iedll.exe file appears to be corrupted. The version I am using now is 5.50. This is for Windows Me. Anyone have an ideas on a fix. I did not want to go to 6.0 |
| | [font=Arial]I have an AMD Athelon 800 MHertz system with a K7 PRO motherboard. I am running Windows 2000. I have 256 Megs of RAM. The Athelon was purchased in June of 2000.[/font] [font=Arial]My PC will not power on at all. When I turn on the switch at the power strip/surge …  |
 | Specs: MotherBoard: Asus P2B-F Processor: Intel Pentium III clocking at 450mhz Hard Drives: 40gig WD (master) 60 gig maxtor (extra) RAM: 512 megs of PC-100 CD-Roms: sony 48x/24x/48x cd-burner, 16x Matshita (spell?) dvd-rom Extra Goodies: tons My question is will my motherboard see a 120 or 160 gig hard drive? … |
| | you know when u press ctrl+alt+delete on windows XP and it bring up the menu with applications, processes, etc. well i always close all programs running for me and other usernames, but i never touched the ones under SYSTEM. im concerned now tho because some of them look like they …  |
 | My iMac is part of a wireless network with two PCs and a router manufactured by Netgear. Since day one there have been hours lost due to being off the net even though the airport graph in the menu bar shows an incoming signal. Netgear worked with us and provided … |
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| | using winxp and ie6. i have never had this problem before. i checked my google preference's and the filter is on "do not filter". Also if you type any orientaded language it will not find it. |
| | I have only built one computer so far, but I have spent enough time researching to know that there are some very knowledgeable people here. I am trying to build my daughter her own computer from some old stuff so she is not bugging me every 5 min. to play … |
| | Xp IE user woes can or could have been prevented by running/browsing IE on a Limited account. [b]Definition:[/b] [b]Limited account[/b]: [i]Assigning limited user accounts is an effective way to prevent inexperienced or unauthorized users from changing computer settings or deleting important files.[/i] [b]Resource:[url]http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/using/howto/gettingstarted/sharing/default.asp[/url][/b] This means Viruses,Trojans,Spyware,Addware,Backware,malicious scripts,malicious Codes ect........ [b]comment … |
| | I have an asus P2B-F mobo running 512 megs of ram It's capible of holding a gig of ram. It has a PIII-450mhz with a 100mhz fsb thus I need PC-100 but for stick of 256 its like a 100 dollars. where as like pc2700 for stick of 512 its … |
 | I've got this file called Badframes.stt sitting in a folder of mine and I was wondering where it might of come from, and can I delete it? I read that it has something to do with graphics and 3d polygonal junk. It just showed up one day, but I can't … |
| | My friends computer is messed up. Everything is real gigantic... and you cannot open anything.. I thought to change the screen resolution but you can do that cuz you cant find it. whats wrong? |
| | Hi! I am running windows 2000 and seem to be having some fairly common problems. I get the GStartup error, random restarts, freezing, and just lots of program errors. I was wondering if somebody could take a look at my log and tell me if i can fix it. also, … |
| | Have recently put in winxp pro - it cannot display html files IN internet explorer it show a blank page at web sights but if I go to veiw source the source for the html is there --- any ideas |
| | when ever i go into my downloads folder my computers hard drive spins up to full speed from just opening the folder even when i havent clicked on anything else in the folder. the computer just sits there using max cpu usage for no reason then the only way to … |
| | Hello Im asking this question for some one so he will be taking up the slack in a couple of days so don't be alrmed. Ok,we, have a G4 PowerBook superdrive ect.... on a wireless connection(all is good) We installed VirtualPC(XP) on the MAC but when we launch IE "no … |
| | [font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]Create a Desktop Shortcut that Locks a Windows XP-Based Workstation[/color][/size][/font] [font=Arial][size=2]This step-by-step article describes how to create a desktop shortcut that you can use to lock a Windows XP-Based Workstation. To take full advantage of user authentication as a means of network access control, you must be sure that only … |
| | I have an emachine T2080 w/WinXP. When the computer is at my house and when it was at my g/f house it locks up and you have to hit c-a-d and close the task manager and then continue with what you were doing untill it happens again. At my parents …  |
| | i been trying print some stuff off the internet... and all sudden i been gettin this one script error.....enabling me not to print from internet ...well heres the error .....res://C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SHDOCLC.DLL/preview.dlg anybody have any idea how i can fix this problem..... would aprreciate it... |
| | Im new to the forum and I was wondering if some of you could help me build my pc. I have bought a couple of magazines and have been surfing the web on how to do it. It doesnt seem that hard but if you have any words of wisdom … |
| | I was installing kazaa 2.6 into my computer when this message appears: Error opening file for writing:C:/ProgramFiles/CommonFiles/Keenware/wupdater.exe I hit retry several times,with no luck,just the same message.So I ignore the file and it completes the installation.Then when I log off windows, I have to re-install kazaa whenever I log back … |
| | My computer freezes up whenever I try to view the contents of any DVD-R disks. They used to work fine a few months ago. Normal DVDs work. I don't know what's changed since then. I did install Alchohol 120% but removed it because I never used it, I don't know … |
| | Can any one help me with this problem when i restart windows xp os switch off the computer goes thro the process but when it gets to the "windows is shutting down"it just stays on that screen and i have to turn the computer off by the switch and then … |
| | How come some images don't load on my computer, for instance, when i'm on this site sometimes the new post icon is missing but if i refresh it appears but then another icon (picture) doesn't load. Also i've got some adverts for my website from burst! and they should load … |
| | I tried to delete a file and when i do it says that i cannot because it is being used by another person or program. How can i get around that? |
 | Computer will not boot. This is an older computer that is Win98 on it. If knew specs on it it, I would give them. What it does it turns on, there is something of the screen. Here is what it says: Main Porcessor: Cyrix M II-300 Processor Clock: PR300 VGA … |
| | I was downloading an Aqua Teen Hunger Force movie using Internet Explorer when my Imac froze up. I restarted the computer and started Internet Explorer and it asked me if I wanted to continue downloading the movies and I figured I better not since my computer never freezes and that …  |
| | when my win 2000 boots it goes to the blue screen of death. it says this: "*** STOP: 0x000000D1 (0x00000003,0x00000006,0x0000000,0xBFF72364) DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL *** Address BFF72364 base at BFF6E000, DateStamp 3cb4d2c0 - IdeChnDr.sys if this is the first time you've seen this Stop error screen, restart your computer. If this screen appears … |
 | Hi all. An easy one hopefully. W2K Pro SP4 850, 20gig HD, 384 RAM. I reformatted about a month ago & things have been sweet. I went to black vipers site & did all the tweaks he recommends. Now I have a problem with the time it takes for the … |
 | I'd like to set up a simple ftp server on my panther machine. Preferably I'd like to use the ftp client that comes built into OS X. However, I'd like to configure it to listen to a non-standard port (as opposed to 21) since I'm on a cable modem. What …  |
| | Everytime I unplug my computer everything is lost OS and everything else! What would cause this?? :( |
| | I find my GeForce2 32 MB PCI graphics card doesn't run my new game, [B][I]The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King[/B][/I] the way I want. So, I'm thinking about getting a new card. Does anyone have any advice on what to look for when shopping for a new … |
| | Hi, The RED color has not been working for a while. However I have had a phuny behaviour when the whole screen would start having red "waves" come accross. Sometimes the waves would disappear when I would tilt the LCD more, sometimes they would appear around the edge of a … |
| | I am having problems with ie. THe fonts are tiny and unreadable. [img]http://zamikazi.net/fontprob.gif[/img] Thats practicaly how every site I visit displays. Any idea on how to fix it? I tried messing with screen resolutions, and the itnernet option but I have had no luck. Please help me. |
| | how/ can I run windows xp and win98 on the same computer with 2 seprate hardrives? i'm new at this stuff and need it explained in simple terms. thanks for your help |
 | i have a cd-r disk with one movie file avi.and two norton ghost's 2003.and 2004.and alcohol 120%.when i put the cd-r into the cd rom it spins for about a minute or so and then it stops and does nothing.when i check in my d.drive nothing showes up its like … |
| | hi all. I have a problem with installing kazaa 2.6. I get this message when i try to start the program: [CENTER]kazaa has detected that some required components are missing, perhaps due to not rebooting after installation. We suggest you try rebooting and if you still get ths message please … |
| | Recently I went away from my computer for a couple hours and when I came back there were a bunch of im windows open with comments that suggested I had sent them a hyperlink. Well, I didn't. I'll post the hyperink in this thread if it will help later. I … |
| | Or do I need to completely wipe the drive? If so how? I am wondering if upgrading to 2000 will still leave some Me bugs on the drive? |
| | [size=2]I purchased a Dell Dimension 4550 (which uses Windows XP) about a year ago now, to replace my old Compaq Presario 5000 computer(which used Windows ME). Which has since been rendered useless over the last 6 months or so. I sold some it's vital parts (like memory, video card, cd/rw, … |
| | Still tryin to figgure out what this is. Imagine its spyware of some kind dunno what. Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7 Scan saved at 1:37:34 AM, on 2/12/2004 Platform: Windows XP SP1 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106) Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\Program … |
 | Where can I download a complete copy of IE6? I need the complete version so I can burn it to a cd and back it up or use it to install on other computers we have in the office. |
| | Hi, I turned my computer on yesterday (a SHARP laptop with Win XP on it) and it showed this message: [i][b]Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \Windows\System32\Config\System[/b][/i] [i][b]You can attempt to repair this file by starting windows setup using the original setup cd-rom. Select … |
| | I have noticed that when looking at my processes directly after boot, I see NetTsk.exe. I can't seem to get any results when searching Yahoo for this process, however, all of the others return results. I have scanned with Ad Ware, Spybot, Registry Mechanic and various "online" scans. Nothing shows … |
| | i have a virus problem.i have an infected file named windows\system32\cpan.dll and two different anti virus programs have tried to fix it.none were sucessful i have tried to manually delete the file it will not(from windows) it states it is being used nothing is running except windows.how do i get … |
| | right before windows xp is initialized i receive this command: invalid boot.ini file booting from c:/windows i've noticed since i got this message that the items under all programs in my start menu have "shifted" to the right in a sense that i can no longer see part of the … |
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