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When I load the system drivers and update the windows xp pro I am prompted to restart but when I do I lose al my drivers I just installed. I have an Asus mobo P5Q SE2 I am stumped! Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Hi all, I have noticed a really long delay in Windows Vista to play any media file. The media files are local, not on a CD. When I double click on any media file (for eg. mp3), it takes like 10 seconds to start! Has anyone else experienced this? Thanks.

Hi, Recently, my NTFS file system became corrupt but fortunately I was able to fix this. However, I now do not have several functions that I did have before, like the taskbar, copy, cut, paste, move, or even system restore. I am planning on resetting the pc to its factory …

Hello, As the title explains I can't make shortcuts to anything, as soon as i try to it runs the winrar install shield, even though its already installed. I'm running XP SP3. Thanks Bahra

Hi I am running win2K on a Dell optiplex gX400. I started getting the wont power off after shutdown but re-boots itself. I reset the bios settings to trap any errors and now on shut down I get the blue screen of death as shown below. Any help or advice …

We have asked this question to posters here,with BSOD [Daniweb] many times !and have gotten this answer ! Did you Install any new software lately ! Answer !, no nothing yet ,its a clean/fresh install of WinXP!

I have heard so many horror stories about this new Anti Virus 2009 Virus. I popped up on my screen next thing i know it is scanning my pc. So i just pulled the plug and wiped the hard drive and put g os back on it agin. Anybody else …

hey im working on an acer desktop...the first time i plugged it in..the ram proved faulty, so i cleaned them and the slots with electronic spray. it worked fine after that...booted it a couple times, no probs. recently it started taking really long to boot. now it isnt booting at …

did a reinstal about a week ago and all fine running well, did a windows update tonight and asked me to reboot, which I did the sony logo came up but did not go any further I tried f8 getting into safe mode but wouldnt go, tried putting windows disc …

Hello all, I have a driver problem, i reinstalled XP on my laptop. It's a Dell Latitude D505. Now, i need the LAN and WLAN drivers. I have downloaded the files off the dell site, but no luck. Can you guys help me??? I have no internet access on the …

I bought a new system and it has no OS on it. So I put in my CD and all it gives is Disk Boot Failure, Insert System Disk and press Enter and it doesnt work I've also set CD ROM Boot as first priority. What am I doing wrong?

My laptop has Windows XP on it, and when I turned it on last time I had the infamous BSoD. It said something like "critical system error" or something along those lines. I turned it off, then back on and hit F5 then F8. and tried startup in every mode …

I read some other threads and then lost the answer. I get stuck on "lsass.ess application error, memory could not be written". I tried the safe mode, restore last settings, and all the options that come up, and always come back to this error box. HELP.

hey guys i got a quick question, i downloaded a avi file and when i play it it plays for like 10 seconds then starts skipping. when i pause it it clears up for about 4 more seconds then starts doin it again. what should i do to fix it. …

I face problems with my usb ports and unfortunately, I can't use them. This time, I really have to make use of my webcam but I can't since none of them work. Either I have to buy a new laptop or try to find a webcam that works without usb. …

Hi all, Please guide me how can I solve this newly appeared thret on my PC. It seems that the subject matter has infected my computer but I can not detect it and remove. Some malfunctionalities occur while working; such as: Disabling some features of WINXP like: system restore, system …

My Dell Dimension 2350 has a mystifying problem of shutting down its the hard drive and not rebooting. After troubleshooting for several hours last night, it "miraculously" came back to life on its own and ran fine (all programs o.k., screensaver activated o.k. w/quick resume). Then sometime this afternoon it …

Hello everybody, hopefully someone here can help as this is my last port of call before a format!!! Firstly a little background. The PC in question is my fiancee's standard HP off the shelf job with XP home. Recently it started playing up with random crashes and lenghly load periods. …

Here's the deal. I installed a game on my computer and restarted. Well the computer wouldn't restart and went into a blank black screen. Automatically i think theres a conflict. So i do the safe mode (F8) thing. I Chose the option: Last Known Good Configuration. Started and went up …

Sorry it's been forever since I posted, but have not had any issues in a long time. So I will say HI to everyone here again and thanx in advance for any help. I know everyone is sick of "rundll32.exe" posts, but I'm at a dead end with this issue. …

I'm having a annoying problem with my start menu. About a month ago I was infected with a few trojans and i spent the better have of 2 weeks getting them off. After I noticed a few problems with my options. These problems were not so bad that i couldn't …

Hey all I was just wondering about something. I've read numerous times about xp product keys and how you can only use the software on one comp at a time. My specific XP recovery disk came with my computer and does not ask for a product key to be typed …

The instruction at Ox7c91b1fa referenced memory at 0x00000010. The memory could not be written.? This happens as Windows XP is booting up and then I click ok and it removes the screen but not the problem. Happens everytime. I have worked with JHolland1964 in Viruses but we are blocked or …

I am trying to follow MS advice on how to fix a 'ntfs.sys is missing or corrupted. I get into the repair console fine. I tell it the c: drive (where windows is installed) but once in there, i cannot acces the cd-rom to copy the fresh ntfs.sys file i …

Anyone trying the beta of SP2? Opinions? It fixed a bug i had where hibernate totally messed up my wireless, which is nice. HyperV is nice too (I run server 2008)

Hi Ya'll! Im using a computer that has no sound. I think there may be an issue with the drivers but am unsure how to check my drivers or install new ones. The computer is a custom computer and had "Sound Max" in the system tray on the start-up. Now …

xp recognizes my external hard drive by it does not show up in my computer. It is formatted and has information on it. When I right click my computer and go into disk management xp sees the hard drive but it does not have a volume letter.

in my windows mail i can use the find message option to find who my mail is from. i put the name in the from section and click find now, the message i'm looking from is found then windows mail freezes and i can't do another search. Could this be …

Hi guys, anyone have the idea how to solve this problem. My Win2k3 server got BSOD and it says Beep.sys got problem. any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

What is bittorrent and do you have to pay for it?

Any one using Chrome and accessing pages with flash would have come across the problem that this page requires Adobe flash where as the link points to get flash plugins from macromedia site...where as i do have the latest flash from adobe... any help...

I am also experiencing the Isass.exe 0x00401082 on my Dell computer. Has anyone been able to find out what's going on or a solution

Hey, I am no longer to run windows, or anything on my computer. Everytime my computer is about to take me to the login screen, an error comes up saying The instructions at "0x00401082" referencd memoryy at "0x00000000:. The memory could not be "written". CLick OK to temirnate the program …

Hi, I have had advice on another forum: [url]http://www.daniweb.com/forums/post512196-3.html[/url] that I could transfer my data from my dead XP Pro to a new PC using a powered ATA/IDE to USB 2 connector from my XP system's hard drive to the new machine. The problem is that the new machine is …

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I recently tried to install Norton360 and not only would it not finish the install, now I cannot access QuickBooks2007 and some other important programs. I wasted a bunch of money looking for help at several computer stores and now they're telling me to reinstall XP. I have the disk …

hey i have a problem sometimes my computer will act really screwy and everything i click with the left mouse button comes out as the action a middle click or sometimes a right click. Also sometimes if i click an icon on the deskop it will select it, and if …

Can anyone out there help me, please. I had an e-machine with XP home installed. the machine died the death BUT I managed to salvage the hard drive. Working by studying here and other forums I have created an i386 file of the installation on CD. When I tried installing …

can anyone help me? I formatted a laptop with a german window OS window Xp and after installing window XP professional the LAN and WLAN do not function again. I tried to download the driver but it did not work . I would appreciate if someone could assist me. I …

I have a 128kbs upload speed so files and pictures can take quite awhile to send. Is it possible to see the progress in % or kb rather than just "sending"?

I recently purchased a new computer with Vista, it has been working very well until... I start up one day and menus / start button don't stay up! It's like the 2nd click doesn't work. If I click once then hit ENTER it will open a link but for drop …

I have just encountered a problem with IE Windows opening. This starts when I open IE. I have McAfee but it does not find anything. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Marcus

I have a dell 4400 desktop with windows xp. I upgraded the cd drive to dvd drive. It has been working ok until now. My computer doesn't reconize it. I had to install Nero for the dvd drive because it wouldn't work with media player. What can I do? I …

here is the problem....XP almost starts fine, but then a message pops up: "userinit.exe- Application error" "The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000005) Click on OK to terminate the application" so i googled the problem a few people recommended this: Restore Winlogon\Userinit Line #263 right side [url]http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm[/url] so when i …

for last 3 days i m trying to reinstall Visual studio 6 in my PC, from my visual studio cd. but it showed an error message and that is [B]"unable to register C:\Program Files\Tools\VS-Ent98\Vanalyzr\VAIEC.DLL" [/B] i fixed this problem with the command [B]regsvr32.exe "C:\Program Files\Tools\VS-Ent98\Vanalyzr\VAIEC.exe"[/B] and the dll file was …

I can access files, but cannot move,copy them to disc. Any help with this problem would be greatly appreciated.

Here are some of the problems and the cause: Cant remember what site after all the time I've spent trying to fix this but I remember clicking ok or I agree to some download that I thought was connected to a codec for a movie site I was watching. That …

i have about 1500 companys in a text file, and i am just trying to condense all the empty space between each one, and also i just want the fax numbers of each prospect. anybody know of any good find and replace programs

hello, the windows API GetSystemTime() could return the current time by a SYSTEMTIME struct variable,then the windows API SystemTimeToFileTime could change this struct into the form of 100-nanoseconds that ever passed since since January 1, 1601 (UTC),this number is stored in a FILETIME struct which has a high part and …

Hi, Recently reformatted my computer, and installed the updated bios from HP, and now my computer won't support dual monitors. I've been all over the net looking for a solution and all I can confirm is that everyone else who's updated their bios is now having the same problem. I've …