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I am having trouble logging in to my Windows. It asks for my password then says loading your personal settings but it only brings up my desktop background and that is as far as it will go. I am able to login in safemode but that is it. Any help …

My XP setup has been working OK but now it doesn't start with my proper desktop display settings. I have Windows Classic theme selected for the display properties but lately when I start Windows I get a desktop that is Windows Classic but with XP "windows and buttons" (Appearance tab). …

In the last couple of weeks I've noticed that my computer is crashing during startup after loading the desktop (XP/SP3). There is momentarily a blue DOS screen with text, including the error message, but too brief to read or record, then the computer restarts. Sometimes this cycle happens once, more …

I have been trying to fix my computer for a couple of days now because I have a Fatal System Error problem. I have been searching everywhere online as to how to fix this dilemma, and majority of the answers consists of me opening 'run' and searching for 'msconfig'. Now …

Is there a way to find the size of an icon in bytes..? The file with the extension .ico stores the icons and it has a directory field which tells the bytes occupied by the icon's data. But the question is that how can we extraxt the information? is there …

i have a windows 2000 an i am getting the messege operating system not found can you help me fix it an tell me how to download it to a cd. i am using another computer to ask my question. thanks

Help Badly needed here! I am trying to find a macro that will do the following: Copy the value of a cell M6 for all worksheets in a workbook, and paste them to a new workbook but the cell value for each worksheet of the original workbook should be pasted …

running XP with plenty of RAM but printing from word takes up to 3min for the printer to connect etc. PDF and Excel seems a lot faster. Is there a fix for this?

where does the genuine validation nag reside in my computer? I can't locate it. I have a legal sticker for xp, I have 20 of them ,also sp3 installed. just want to remove the nag not register the computer, abetageek@gmail

Hi there, I hope that there is some out there able to assist with my query. I make back-ups of all my software programs. Just in case something goes wrong with the CD's. I am now trying to install Microsoft Office 2007 on my computer, but the installation keeps on …

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I insert AutoText entry, and it disappeared. Word

Can anyone steer me in the right direction here as to how I go about creating a form in access based on more than one table.

shell32.dll possibly corrupt error -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have just performed a clean reinstall of Windows XP Pro service pack 2 and am getting the following error: [B]C0000221 {Bad Image Checksum} The image shell32.dll is possibly corrupt. The header checksum does not match the computed checksu[/B]m. I used a Dell reinstallation CD …

I have XP home. I have recently started having an issue whereby I cannot open my JPEG files (Family Photos). Access is denied message appears. Almost 50% of the files are will not open. These are family photos I spent months scanning. Please help. Rgds Mark

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I currently have two hard disks in my computer: c: - running vista operating system no problems - Primary master - (80gb) d: - completely empty - Secondary Slave - (200gb) And obviously a dvd drive (Secondary master). My aim is to put XP onto d: as it is blank. …

I know this is a silly thing to be complaining about, but i have this little problem with vista when it comes to recycle bin. when i delete a program, i am used to hitting delete on my keyboard. but, when it comes to recycle bin emptying, i hate to …

Hi this is my first ever post so im not sure what i have to do. but on booting up windows i get 3 system32 errors, see below Error loading C:\Windows\system32\aowajsge.dll error loading C:\windows\system32\plgniewi.dll error loading c:\windows\system32\mxuaksdfnsamufc.dll This only occured after using Superantispyware. Can anyone help me please?

Hi All, I hope I'm in the right place for this question (first time on the forum). On Windows XP, Outlook 2003, we have domain mailboxes set up that can be added on our outlooks. The problem is, once one user on the PC is given access to a given …

Hi, I'm currently running Windows X/P Home. What I'd like to know, is there a way to put a Password on a FOLDER. After some searching etc..etc, I can't seem to find any way of doing it. Thanks...Phil

I want to know why this product i.e.,WINDOWS XP PROFESSIONAL SP2 had no chance to download Internet Explorer 7 and Windows Media Player 11. If there is any chance please suggest me. In this edition there is no automatic updates are available from the microsoft what should i do for …

Hai friend's i installed iTweak software in my lap , which is having vista OS , while i start up , the I tweak is blocked my vista , how can i rectify this ???

Hello all, I am new here, so please be gentle if I am posting in the wrong forum. I have Win XP PRO SP2. Almost a week ago, my desktop icons and taskbar disappeared upon booting. I was able to get them back by using control alt delete and running …

I run on Windows XP. The administrative side I have no problem. The side without administrative rights is the one with the problem. When this person tries to login, during the startup they see "Internet Explorer Script Error" box. No numbers, no URL's....just blank. You cannot (x) out, answering 'yes' …

I had accidently delete some system file under C drive: io.sys msdos.sys ntdetect.com ntdlr what should I do?is this 4 system file very important, or i just can ignore them...?

Hi all, After setting up my WPA Personal Security for my wireless router, I was unable to connect. "The network password needs to be 40bits or 104bits depending on your network configurations. This can be entered as 5 or 13 ascii characters or 10 or 26 hexadecimal characters." The weird …

A while back I tried to install Windows XP Black Edition on my computer. Windows xp pro was already installed and I was not able to install xp black edition because some important files were missing in black edition Since then I changed my mind and continued using Windows xp …

After repairing "broken" pc running Win XP SP2,all seemed well. However,I noticed that the Product ID in the My Computer/Properties/ System Properties/General has been corrupted and reads "VIRUS ALERT !" Although the system runs OK, and viruses/trojans appear to have been removed by using several Antivirus and Malware programs (Avg,Avira …

I wanted to confirm that why does a Computer running WinXP OS automatically restarts? Does it restart because of power or voltage fluctuation in Power Supply or there could be other reasons as well? One of the hardware technician in my area told me that even bad sector in a …

okay so i tried to shut my computer down but it went to the blue screen (after you log out) and started updating this thing. well i was in a real hurry so i held the button on my cpu for a couple of seconds till it shut down. then …

in short i have a program called driver genius, apparently i had a crap load of out date drivers that needed attention. i used the utility to download and install them and then the computer started acting up. first my tv tuner doesn't work anymore, i only have sound sometimes, …

i installed two OSs in different partitions and later removed the other one by formatting the disk it used. now when i start the PC the BIOS still makes me choose the OS i want to start.How do i remove the OS that is no longer there from the bios …

hello everybody how you doing first iam very happy becouse i have joined to this fourm....it is wondrfull iam sory 4 my week english... iam working hard to improve it... i have a question. http is a protocol ...uses one tcp connection on well-known port 80? what does this mean??? …

Vista ultimate or premium? I have xp pro on one of my machines and want to change to vista but I want to know if premium is worth it or should I go with ultimate? I have ultimate on my main machine and love it. My only reason is that …

So on my friend's computer, his RJ45 jack stopped working. I thought maybe it got shut off in the BIOS, even though it just stopped working while using the computer. Its not the cord it self as when he plugs it into his xbox 360 he geting connectivity. When he …

I need to do this process decribed in that article on the microsoft site, i thought i had it all figured out, then wn step 2 part 2, it simply states "Press a key when you are promped to restart from the disc." I cannot figure out how to do …

Wassup to all! I am currently using NLite to slipstream my sata drivers to my xp cd. I downloaded the driver that I needed from the HP website. It was an executable file so I used winrar to unpack it. I then directed nlite to that folder. Unfortunately, my progress …

yeh ive been having problems with the speed of my computer, its really slow and was never this slow. when i open up windows task manager its shows a massive page file usage, and to be honest i have no idea what this is. it always shows a low CPU …

Hi all, I am a new member in Danyweb and I would like to ask you about my problem in my laptop. I have a toshiba laptop. I bought it three years ago and until one month ago, it seems my laptop were working well. However, now, it always restart …

Hope I am doing this right and that someone can help me. (Windows XP Media Center 2002) I am trying to remove a virus: (C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\TDSSserv.sys) (HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\TDSSserv) As per what I read on the forums, I should use SDfix in Safe Mode to remove the virus. My problem is the following: …

I presently installed a software, on my machine. After this installation, i received an update from the manufacturer and every since then, anytime that i try to access the program i am greeted with the errors attached. Can someone please tell me a way to get around this? Thanks in …

I'm getting an "Invalid Boot.ini file booting from C:\Windows\" "NTDetect failed" message when starting up. The computer does NOT boot up, it remians in this loops and the same message continues. I do not have my XP cd. What can I do?

My eMachines Win XP/SP2 with CD-RW 16X max write - (Device) Samsung CD-R/RW SW-224B DVD/CD-R..I copy/burn data files to the CD-R but when I try to play back the CD it seems that the files are in Windows Media Player and I cannot read it. These are not music files …

Hello, i am new here in this forum,and I always visited in this thread and reading those post will help me a lot to fix some problem related in computer, but then till i experience this kind of problem and i don't even know on how to fix it .My …

Every time I write an email, after about 50 to 100 characters are typed the system freezes for about 10 seconds - then I can continue. This is highly frustrating. IN FACT I've just noticed the same thing is happening as I type this thread! Any ideas what's wrong? (I …

as the title says, i get constant computer freezing, weather it be watching a movie or playing a game. this has only recently happend and i have no idea wats up. a month or two ago my computer used to run fine. here is my HJT log, give me a …

I can't shift between languages! Everything is actually normal when i check out the options in "Regional & Language Options". What happens exactly, is that when i press the "EN" icon in the language bar, then the menu appears, to choose "EN" or "AR" (arabic), and i choose "AR", it …

I would like as many opinions as I can get on this subject. I am trying to figure what system problems will result in a 192 IP address, and the fix for that problem. I will start with, unscrew the coax and that will result in a 192. Your thoughts …

My computer has the smitline virus on it... I have ran several virus programs it even changed my background to were I can not even change it... Can you please help me fix this problem... and show me how to reconfigure it to get rid of the virus...