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Hello, I run Windows XP Home Edition Version 2002, Service Pack 2. I have an annoyance.:@ The Tool Tip balloons for the Windows taskbar sometimes hide behind the taskbar and then they are hard to read. How do I [B]consistantly[/B] keep Tool Tips in [B]FRONT OF [/B]the taskbar permanently? By …

Okay, so I helped my friend reformat their dell dimension 3000. And so far its been a bit faster and better. But the audio doesn't work, I tried downloading it off their site. And the laggy windows has been a problem even before the reformat. I can't seem to find …

Hi, my Desktop item disble please anybody help me to enable desktop item Advanced Thanks

Hi, I am not a programmer and know very little about the inner workings of the computer, so please "be gentle". My computer has just started this problem and as far as I know, it didn't occur until I downloaded an update to my HP printer. I get to the …

I have a computer that started out with an error stating that the ntfs.sys file was missing or corrupted. I tried the guidelines in the MS Knowledge Base for renaming the file and copying the one from the XP CD. I did that about 5 times, but it did not …

Hi! I have XP sp3 installed twice on my PC from the same CD. I recently reinstalled on disc 1 owing to strange explorer behaviour which has now returned. It has never affected the installation on disc 2. The PC boots happily, startup objects load and run and applications can …

I have a problem with my internet connections. I have tried all I know but couldn’t solve it. Is there someone kind to give me a tip, plz?[url]http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/misc.php?do=getsmilies&wysiwyg=0&forumid=10#[/url] Confused I have Windows XP Professional. I have seven working connections in the Network Connections window. The problem is that I cannot …

hi 2 u all im new2 this so plz be nice lol........... anyway i have no sound i go in to divce mang and i see a yellow ? on Multimedia Audio Controller and when i tryed 2 reinstall it it comes up with cant cuz windows cant find folders …

I operate Windows XP Home Edition. My Recyle Bin Icon is on the desktop and the folder is in My Computer. But I cannot access it. Whenever I try to send a file to the Bin I get this message. "Cannot delete ---. The dir or file cannot be created." …

I removed some programs from my computer and I think I accidently removed the program for the sound, when my computer starts a bubble in the task bar says new hardware found, then a window opens that say s the install wizard will install the hardware, when it trys it …

I need some help understanding why I get these stop errors, and what I can do to fix them. I'll start with the first stop error that I'd have at random after closing an MMORPG. [QUOTE]A problem has been detected and Windows has been shut down to prevent damage to …

Hey all, new user here. Can't believe I didn't registered here before because it's where I always end up when searching for answers to my questions! (re: java etc). Anyway, my question is.. I am dual booting Vista and Ubuntu. When I turn on my pc it gives me a …

C:\Documents and Settings\root>chkdsk The type of the file system is NTFS. WARNING! F parameter not specified. Running CHKDSK in read-only mode. CHKDSK is verifying files (stage 1 of 3)... File verification completed. CHKDSK is verifying indexes (stage 2 of 3)... Deleting index entry resume.dat in index $I30 of file 48292. …

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I had a problem in windows 2003 server .I logged in the server successfully but nothing comes on the display.I tried booting in last good known ,but same .But I am able to use the server in safe mode .I had uninstalled several programs ,but of no use .Still the …

:?: This has just started happening lately...I'm on my pc and suddenly it will change size - from fullsize to a smaller curved screen. Is there a way to fix this problem? Even though I can adjust it from the monitor control, it is only a temporary fix as it …

[B]My computer is a Gateway 3310 (although when I right click on My Computer and click properties it says it is a E-4100 :confused: Anyway this computer currently has 512 MB of DDR RAM (2 sticks of 256 MB DDR). But I want more memory on here, at least 1GB …

We had an employee leave the company abruptly. He turned in all of his equipment, but none of his passwords. He had a laptop running XP Professional but only ever logged in locally. When the Windows XP log on comes up, the only username I have to choose from is …

hi; i have just downloaded the microsoft office 2007 in my PC and when open the microsoft word and others this msg appers saying this ( in the picture below ) and when press next , no thing happens , just saying that the key used is not possible and …

Windows XP SP2 . ALL Desktop Icons and toolbar disappear when using AOL. PS , AOL is still usable after desptop disappears. I have to go to the task manager and restart to get the desktop back. PS, I checked Show desktop icons and it's is checked, help what to …

hi.. anyone knows the best video editor? the one that lets you add special video effects and transitions.. i tried video edit magic it's nice. any other else?

HI guys, I have a linux debian machine and windows vista machine. Now the debian machine is called chris-pc and vista is called chris-laptop. I have shared a drive on chris-pc using nfs and the drive is visable to other linux machines. But when i try and mount the drive …

hi guys, i just bought an hp windows xp pc for myself and happen to notice some strange behavior. whenever i create a folder, for example a new folder in my documents, the same folder (with folder icon but empty contents) is created inside that folder. when i click on …

I have just recovered my PC from a Spyware attack. After running ComboFix, SDFix, HJT, and a couple others, everything seems to be back to normal for about a week. The only problem that remains, is one of the Spywares deleted and copied over the file: C:\Windows\System32\mstask.exe The Spyware also …

Dear all, Suddenly I have checked that my folder option both in Control panel and in Tools menu is missing. Most probably attack of (WIN32/Ronotok.bro) worm attack. I have cleaned all the affected files. But still now missing my Folder option in both Tools and Control Pnael. Plz help!!

My husband was adjusting the display on his monitor, and everything disappeared. No icons, no start menu. He cant access the task manager, even in safe mode, if he right clicks then tries to click on anything else, the menu just goes away again. The Windows key between ctrl and …

I have been getting crc errors when trying to install games and extract zip folders. My pc has also been doing some strange things, like taskbar changing from blue to grey and the sound not working. Here is a hijack this log Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved …

All of my drives do not open when i double click them This msg appears on opening it "This operation has been cancelled due to restictions in effect on this computer .Please contact your system administrator" I cant access the registry editor also and there is no file named "autorun.inf" …

Hi Everyone, I have a really irritating problem with my system running under Windows XP. My system keeps regualrly crashing leaving me with a blue screen and the following error message. "Driver_IRQL_NOT_Less_OR_Equal Stop: 0x00000000D1 w22N51.sys Address F8067988 base at F7FF3000 I have been on to Microsoft.com, where there seems to …

This screen is certainly deathening! I've been facing this issue for the past month, every time with different addresses popping up on it. The hardware specs of my pc are AMD Athlon X2 Dual Core, 2GB Ram, ASUS M2N MX Motherboard, an external LAN Card- Intex, two DVD Drives, a …

. Thursday - 17-April-'08 . Win-XP's "Computer Management" ==> "Disc Management" shows me partitions that used to be OK as now being "Healthy (Unknown Partition)". . I had used Copy Commander to copy the entire Disk Image to an attached USB HardDrive. . The USB Drive - after a LONG …

Hi, I'm new to this site and its my first post. I'm having problems installing win xp home sp2 on an AMD computer. The computer was running xp when it was bought and now i can only install win98! Usually i manage to trouble shoot problems myself but this has …

Hi, I hope someone can help cos I'm about to throw the damn computer out of the window. My son's computer was prone to a problem with the sound where it would slow right down and then 'gallop' to catch up with its self. I'd previously managed to solve the …

Hello friends! please I need your help now. when i work on my PC the problem occurred. Booting can't be progressed simply it display NTLDR missing please put to me the best solutions. With best Regards!!! Bick.

I have some picture files in NaN.jpg, but now it is not showing picture. So how to retrive image of NaN.jpg files....

[i] I have Compaq Presario 2100 notebook, 30 GB Harddisk, 512 MB DDR, P4 . I am using windows XP Home (dont know the service pack right now). I was using wireless comcast connection and it worked fine untill last sunday when I left my notebook on standby for 4-5 …

Good day fellow maties I have a costomers travelmate 240 whenever I power it on I get no display/or very poor display[its as if youre lookink through through a dark tinted window].Anyways costomer says she got laptop in its current condition.I boot it up by using a normal pc monitor …

Hello , i just bought a laptop with window vista install inside already but i want to install my window xp too .SO when ever i try to boot with xp cd they show there is no disk. I mean when the xp cd read all files and go to …

hello, my first post here, not sure if this belongs in the hardware section or not? apologies if this is in the wrong place. anyways....problem i have is that on my laptop (hp compaq nc6220), running xp pro, in device manager there is a yellow explanation mark next to: isapnp …

I Boot up and Explorer is there for a random amount of time then is just disappears and i open it back up in task manager and it stay open for about 5 seconds and Shuts again I ran hijackthis and it found a butt load of things but I …

I cannot connect to the internet as soon as I start my laptop and the router. I had to run winsock fix to fix the registry keys that are necessary for internet connection and restart to establish a connection.. I scanned my entire system with antivir, ad-aware, a2 free and …

ok i rebooted my computer cuz one of my games froze but then when i was selecting user, something similar to this popped up. windows hardware has changed significantly since first activation. 3 days left to re activate. would you like to do this now? i already fixed it but …

All of a sudden can't open owners documents in documents and settings. Access denied.

Hi everyone: As always I am very thankful for your continued help. Two months ago I bought a PC with Windows Vista. I wanted the Windows XP ready Vista but HP did not have it. Anyway, my HP printer is an Officejet 4315v all-in one, works at time, and at …

Hi guys, I recently created another partition and am planning install windows 98 so I can play some older games. But before I install the OS, I was wondering how I will be able to access and alternate between the OS that first partition has (XP) and the second one …

I want to completely erase all data using DBAN. I have a few questions about how I should go about reinstalling Windows afterwards: [B]1. Will Windows installer start as usuall - that is just by insterting the CD?[/B] [B]2. Can BIOS be accessed after the process? [/B] (I'll be using …

Here's the short version. (1) System registry corrupted and computer wouldn't boot. Took it to tech. He found a few bad sectors on HD and replaced it, AND transferred/saved two family users profile accounts & their files to a secondary slave HD on my machine. However, apparently he didn't get …

I really did a stupid thing to try to help out a neighbor. His Dell computer got the blue screen of death on it. I tried to make the system recovery work, but that was a bust. He didn't have any recovery CDs so I thought that my Gateway recovery …

I want to have remote desktop on the internet so when im away from my server at work I can remote desktop it :) Any Ideas?

mistakenly updated Vista thinking why not..and noticed when I play my powerpoint presentations only 3 out of 5 wmv files play. That was too strange for me and too much work to go through all my presentations.. WHY? I had to roll back with restore to get the powerpoint movies …