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I need help in Outlook, some of my user’s connection to Outlook while they are connected to Exchange server will receive a message saying that connection to server has been disconnected and then few seconds later user will receive that connection to server has been restored. Please help

Hello-- I have a problem in that my younger son's laptop (dell inspiron 1525, shipped with Vista, I "upgraded" to Xp sp3) shows an excellent wireless connection at his mom's house, but Google's front page barely loads. To complicate matters, his older brother's laptop (older Dell, Xp sp3) connects and …

I have been having tons of problems with my HP Compaq Business Desktop lately so I copied everything from HD and decided to reformat completely. I used the "HP Restore Plus" CD to erase everything, followed the instructions to put in the "MS Windows XP Pro" CD when prompted, and …

hi everyone, I have recently started having a lot of problems with my computer. I guess if I make a list it would be easiest =/ 1. When I search something in google, it works alright in firefox, but if I click on any link it doesn't take me to …

hi everybody i'm on win me and i cant use my ethernet cable cause the card is not working telling me that there is no driver where can i find one please? Property Value Device ID PCI\VEN_100BDEV_0020SUBSYS_F3111385REV_00\50F000 Status 0x08000620 Has Problem Problem 0x0000001c (28) Capabilities 14 00 00 00 Config …

i have a very strange problem, XP sp2 doest allow to logon to my laptop, i have tried to different methods such as 1) going through SAFE MODE....not possible same msg 2) Tried to repair through the windows cd....not possible 3) tried to replace userinit.exe, wsaupdater.exe( didnt find wsaupdater.exe) and …

hey guys i just started getting some problems from vista i keep getting a popup for almost everyprogram saying "a problem cause the program to stop working correctly". i also reformated, before i reformated it would also get a black screen and my videocard fan would speed up. that is …

Hi, I am currently using vista with my personal notebook as it is less prone to virus (heard from friends) but I'm more comfortable with XP (it's functions and displays). Will dual use of Operating system not affect each other in case the anti-virus failed to delete the virus? Collection …

HI PC Guru's, I've got a stack of old Dell Optiplex GX1's (I hate the antiques but they seem to work with a program we have running here) that I'm swapping a good hard drive through each of them. Some have easy fixes, but I ran across 1 of them …

Yes my problem started when I tried to download a new login screen. Well I did just that and then installed it then I had to reboot perfect so far. Now comes the moment of truth to see if the login screen will work nope nothing just a black screen …

I have a Dell Dimension 8100 running Windows XP, SP3. I have 512 MB RAM. When I click the button to analyze or defrag my C drive, nothing happens. When I check Task Manager it indicates that it is running. What can I do. I have run Chkdsk and found …

Had a e-machine brought to me, was told it was garbage. Installed a floppy drive, booted to 98 startup disk, fdisk(fat 32), formatted drive and started with win 95. ran setup, said it was rebooting , then it hung during "starting windows for first time", Sigh, so I finally found …

I've done a system restore due to my p.c running very slow as of late. I then wanted to get rid of some program and games that I didn't want. I've gone through the control panel etc. I get to the point where nothing will uninstall, each one is saying …

Recently, I have had to remove multiple worm virus's and infections from this xp system. I have downloaded the latest ms updates until update history told me service pak 3 invlalid installation. Biggest problem Internet OPtions gone from control panel and system menu and tools on ie7 toolbar also gone. …

[B][U]external hard disk as operating system[/U][/B] is thr any process thru which i can install windows XP in my external 80 gb usb hard disk,, i want to use my hard disk as my personal computer .... on any external machine........ do help me........... thanx! regards..

hi. i was wondering if enabling upnp will interfere with web browsing. i had to enable it for torrents, but my web browsing has significantly slowed or even stopped. even though i've limited my downloads to half of what i'm capable of i'm still having problems web browsing. what am …

i recently downloaded java jdk6 how do i get started to write programms

Good day Please can someone tell me what is exactly CSRSS.EXE and what it is doing. Can I do without. And so how can I delete it. Right now it is installed in a directory: c:\windows\softwaredistribution I even changed the name ones in save mode to softwaredistribution.old Because I receive …

Hi Everyone My computer keeps locking up ( occasionally - not every day ) since I had a new MB/Chip installed. One solution I have seen is to boot up in safe mode and check out and delete any duplicates in the device manager. I've had a look in device …

I go to this web site that has a link to click on to listen to live streaming of a radio broadcast. When I click on the link, the window sometimes starts to open and I get another window that says page not found with some other website listed in …

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I've gotten the BSOD twice now, I was sleeping when it happened so I don't know what the computer was attempting to do that caused it. I haven't installed any new hardware for at least a year. full msg string was Driver_IRQL_not_less_or_equal 0x000000D1 (0x00000008, 0x00000002, 0x00000000, 0xF7847BEF) NDIS.sys - F7847BEF …

I have recently done a ful reinstall of Windows XP. In the past, when I have been browsing online videos, such as Yahoo video, when I clicked on a link to a video Internet Explorer would ask me if I wanted to download it and where to save it. Now, …

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

I have been using the internet just fine on my laptop, until today - I do not have a wireless card so I am directly plugging into the router with a LAN connection. The desktop computer that is upstairs (also plugged into the router) has no problem connecting to the …

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

If you happen to do a search on "AVG download" and happen to see this website [[url]www.avg-download.us[/url]],do not get the so called "anti virus setup file" as it contains malware or spyware or trojan which is not detectable by anti-virus. [COLOR=Red][B]DO NOT DL THE S/W FROM [url]www.avg-download.us[/url][/B][/COLOR] After you run …

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...?