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Hi everyone. One of the users who has called in for support says that everytime he boots his XP machine he gets a message. "Preboot assessment build selected press escape to abort testing". He presses ESC and machine boots normally. Does anyone have any ideas? There is nothing in MSCONFIG …

This small annoyance is something I get as XP finishes running its scripts after booting. Unfortunately, that is the entirety of the message. No clue as to what the problem might be. It is not a problem per se, but it IS an annoyance that I would like to be …

Hi folks ... im in desperate need of some assistance. Somehow (all of a sudden) my Office 2007 doesnt work and I get the following message when trying to open Word, Excel etc... "The command cannot be performed because the dialog box is open. Click OK, and then close open …

Hi All, I am working as a Unix admin and i will be sending out emails to my onsite departments for server maintenance.What i want to do with Outlook is If i insert an email ID say [email]server1@cmp.com[/email] in the TO box, can i set in the Outlook to auto-insert …

Hello, I had a Spyware few days ago and after I removed it by AVG, My computer gets stuck after few hours of standby. When I play PC games sometimes my computer sends keyboard presses by itself. Please return ASAP and I will appreciate help,

Hello Dudes can anyone tell me how to view hidden files (of system) in vista & also how to get permission to open and read it.

My command prompt at work is all screwy. 1 - It doesn't seem to use the Path variable. For example, ping results in "not recognized as internal or external command". Strangely I can click the Environmental Variables button under the Advanced tab of System Properties, then click OK in the …

I am in the process of trying to fix a friend’s laptop. He has Quick Books Pro 2007 installed for his business. His laptop had problems that I don’t think were related to the QB software. Long story short, I got the laptop to boot up and run stable. I …

Can anyone out there help me....Please! I have a laptop with windows XP and the wireless modem says that I have a strong connection to the internet but when I bring up internet explorer to get to various websites the error: cannot display webpage or address not valid keeps coming …

Hello, I am experiencing a slight problem managing user accounts in Windows XP Home Edition. When running in an existing account, non-administrative, I run into an IE script error and am unable to view the User Accounts dialog found under Control Panel. I am unable to run as Administrator unless …

Hi all, I'm new to this forum, but I was hoping somebody could point me in the right direction. I have a P4 system running Windows XP sp3 with a ATI Radeon 9200se card. After the last round of updates, my shutdown screen has the "Standby" button grayed out. After …

I hope that my title isn't going to throw you off. but i was wondering if anyone else has this problem and how can i fix it. i have windows xp sp2(is there an update for that? i read something about sp3) and i want to view my file extensions. …

Is there an easy (and free) way to copy just the audio portion of an .flv file to another file? Or is there a way to get PowerPoint to play just the audio portion of an .flv file. A co-worker made an .flv video of an event on campus. I …

Hi there, I had several problems with my laptop and at somepoint I couldn't even get into windows. I installed avast and started getting weird virus messages (I had AVG before). I run a Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware scan that found 79! infected files. Deleted all of them. I now can't update …

I have Windows XP. The problem started a few days ago, 2 or so. I downloaded a game from Kazaa and Unzipped it. Now I keep hearing a sound effect from the game a few times every minute. I tried uninstalling the game but it never really installed properly the …

Hey I turned my PC on today and got the following error Windows could not start because the follwing file is missing or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM You can attempt to repair this file by starting windows setup using the original setup cd-rom... I turned my pc off and then back on …

I've been looking at numerous threads throughout the internet, and have found, and tried nothing that has worked for me yet. So this is my first attempt at a post to try and get some much needed advice. Ok here it goes... SPECS Motherboard - ECS K7S5A Processor - 1800Ghz …

Hey howdy doo, I'm trying to get a PC to boot up and I keep getting the same thing it just gives me a [COLOR="Red"]blinking _[/COLOR] [COLOR="Red"]What would be a reason for this?[/COLOR] ?????????????????????????? [COLOR="Green"]I tried a different hard drive Swapping the PIII Processors Swapping ram all from a working …

Here's my dilemma...I've been searching far and wide for an answer and I'm hoping to find it here. I have a built computer, my BIL put it all together including installing my software. Took it home and everything is fine. After a few weeks of having it I notice that …

i re installed windows Xp and have this wave effect when scrolling.. how do i remove it? :( thanks!!!!

I have a broadband connection that i want to dial at a specific time automatically. Can anyone tell me how to do it?? Its Urgent.. Please help

Well, my windows works fine until just now, it appears a message Windows: No CD and I just ignored it, then I restart my computer and login to my user and it appear a black screen, no start menu or etc, but it do have Document this folder comes out …

Hey Guys, I started to have this problem last night; when I try to run Windows Update, a blank window would open, but it would freeze and I can't even resize the window... I'm not sure what's causing this, but here's a hijackthis log just in case it's spyware/malware related: …

hi! i have very strange problem. (1) if i change task bar or start menu or desktop properties they are automatically changed to their default setting after reboot. i think some virus has changed group policy. (2) So whenever i try to run gpedit.msc to change group policy one warning …

Here's the problem... When I'm minding my business on my computer, it sometimes freezes up, and my speaker makes a strange 'static' noise accompanied by a deep, beeping noise. After about 10-15 seconds, strange things happen. It varies all the time...the computer shuts down, restarts, or the monitor suddenly turns …

Over the last 7 days I had some blue screen errors. I attempted 2 system restores but both failed. A third attempt did restore the system but with one remaining, niggling, problem: I have lost my Windows XP theme and am stuck with the Windows Classic theme only. To be …

turn on computerand i get windows starting up then goes blank and restarts on it own all the time i have tried everything i have packard bell with windows xp it keeps going into start windows normaly and all the others tried alll them so looked thru the manual and …

My apologies if this is the wrong forum for this. But, a week or so ago my bookmarks in firefox vanished. This has happened twice in the past making this time the third. The two previous times I had nothing of real interest bookmarked, so I didn't pursue the issue. …

I was wondering if anyone knows how to get rid of the background behind the text on icons in windows xp. I can't figure out how to do this, and it makes the wallpaper look stupid with all of these blue backgrounds for the text.

I cleaned the room in the basement yesterday... it was some hardcore cleaning and I also vacuumed up my computer (outside and inside to rid the dust). However, after everything was plugged in, I found that it would freeze after an amount of time (not just normal, but safe mode …

Often I click on a link to a website, the page changes but remains white, blank, and the word Done appears in the bottom left corner and the URL is correctly shown at the top. I'm using Internet Exporerer 7 with Vista 32 bit service pack 1. Any ideas anyone?

I recently had to get a new hard drive - now when I put my SanDisk 2.0 GB memory card into the slot to look at photos, every single time, my computer freezes up. I am running XP home edition - and this never was a problem before I got …

Hi everyone, today I decided I try the beta version of Windows XP SP3 on XP Media Center Edition 2005, found here: [URL="http://dailyapps.net/2007/11/hack-attack-get-windows-xp-sp3-through-windows-update/"]http://dailyapps.net/2007/11/hack-attack-get-windows-xp-sp3-through-windows-update/[/URL] So I ran the file, downloaded SP3 from Windows Update and rebooted. When I rebooted I couldn't get into Windows. It would show the loading screen and …

Hi guys, Setting up a computer for people i work with and wish to tie down the standard user accounts but seem to be having problems. Set up is as follows: vista business 3 users Jeff administrator Bar standard user Kitchen standard user Now i wish to disable standard users …

I recently updated and uploaded my website -http://www.chadwickenddominoes.co.uk - via my webspace on Tiscali. I use Microsoft Office Publisher to build the site. I can view all six pages in Mozilla Firefox with no problems. Now someone using Internet Explorer browser tells me they can only see the first page …

Hi my friend has Windows Xp Pro and when she double clicks on a file (not a folder) it always opens in search, so if you right click the file first at the very top of the drop down menu is the word "search" instead of the word "open", so …

hey, My Dell computer suddenly went beserk as i was web browsing and it restarted. I was like okay and waited for it to load. But it didn't. Every time it went to the startup loading screen of the Windows Xp logo and a loading bar under it, the comp. …

HI ALL, I've run Vanbasco midi player on my computer before, however I updated it and now the program won't open. I double click on the icon, a little timer comes up, but nothing happens.

I have previously had no problems backing up my C drive and occassionally restoring it using Nero 8 BackItUp. Last time I tried to back up the C drive using Nero I had a string of failures. I then installed Acronis True Image Home 11 and was unable to back …

Hi, I'm having problems with the Citation and Bibliography function in Word 2007. When i add a new source (using the Manage Sources button) it adds successfully but I get no preview of what i've just added. Just a message saying: "Citation: Invalid Source Specified" When i try and insert …

Hi all, this is my first message and I would to say hello to all the community of Daniweb! Thank you for all your effort! Well, I've a problem I can't resolve myself: All the domains on a specific server with IIS 6.0 WinServer 2003r2 on dell 2950 with Broadcom …

I am using ScottradeELITE, a 32 bit real time stock trading platform and it starts caching data and runs behind the real time data. After a time it can be as much as 3- 10 minutes behind real time. I've set it to run in compatibility mode, disabled the Data …

I reloaded Win XP ( formatted drive too). Install went smooth. I can not get a IP Address from my ISP. ipconfig /all shows no addresses. I buillt a new Internet connection with no joy. In Device Manager the NIC is fine, no yellow exclamation point and it says it …

I have two hard drives with XP installed in both and I want get rid of XP on one. I don't know much, I formatted the 2nd hard drive with the Windows XP CD and it installed XP along formatting. I ended up having to pick from 2 options all …

Hi, I recently sat down with my family the other day to chat about things. We somehow got on the topic of computer bugs, as mine has been dying a slow and painful death over most of this year. Well my mother mentioned how her computer was doing this thing …

Hi all. I have a worksheet with col A populated by reoccuring numbers (LINES), and col B by unique text (VARIANTS) ... A B = = 2 Bananas 6 Oranges 3 Apples 3 Grapes 6 Pineapple 2 Strawberries 3 Kiwi etc In another worksheet I have a cell which drop-down …

Okay, so am I the only one this is happening to...? I type a URL in Internet Explorer (any!) and I get a "The address is not valid" message. Suggestions? Thanks

I have a 6 year old dell PC. It's running with XP, Intel Pentium 4 CPU 2.00 GHz, processor speed 1.95 GHz, RAM 256. I have AOL and it's anti virus software on it. It has become so slow that my wife won't even sign on it anymore. I don't …

Outlook 2000 won't send or receive since I had to switch to the new dslextreme mail format. I have all settings correct; have worked with dslextreme tech support. Outlook worked for a few hours then stopped. My gmail won't work with my Outlook now either. I'm getting 0f error messages. …

Can somebody tell me what I'm doing wrong - I can't get my camera working on Vista Thanks, Catalana