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How can I add a password or otherwise restrict access to one of the folders on a hard disk? I am using Windows XP.

hi i am rupak from india, i am a windows xp user and now i have decided to install windows vista. i would like to know more about windows vista. regards rupak

hi, i have problem today whereby one of my users has logged onto his computer today but outlook, and his printers where missing inlcuding his favourites in ie7. we are currently using active directory administer the users but he is not part of a roaming profile. Im fresh out of …

My sons Dell desktop comes after Logon and the desktop comes on for a sec fades away to start the reboot sequence. We have found no way to get in to try safe mode to restore. Tried to change the boot sequence to start on CD to attempt XP repair …

hey guys, Ok, this isnt too serious a problem because its been present for a LOOOONG time now. I run windows XP so i have that windows security centre thing that tells me the state of my firewall and virusscan programs (on or off basically). One day, i went to …

Hi everyone: As always I'm very thankful for the help I can get here. Months ago I had problems with my windows and my computer failed. I had to buy a new one, this one has Norton for 60 days. I only have 3 days left. I bought a couple …

Hi, I have a Toshiba A105-s101 I tried to reformat and reinstall with the recovery disc. The recovery disc software said it was complete and then the system restarted. Since it restarted I have not been able to get an image to come up on the screen at all. No …

I have been searching and searching and can not find anyway of fixing this. I recently got a new (old) computer that my work gave me that was running Windows 2000 NT. I upgraded it too windows XP, but keeped running into a problem with it not liking my CD …

Please bear with me, I am just a beginner! Some background - while I was out my partner installed a new monitor and changed the wallpaper. While doing so a message popped up (I assume from the firewall) about a program trying to connect, but he clicked 'deny'. The next …

hi, I was surfing the net last night and i don't know what happened suddenly my computer started behaving very strange . every folder is opening in a new window , my keyboard is not working. When i select a folder it stays selected even if i select another folder,so …

Hi, I recently discovered a few small changes to my systen: explorer: tools -> options was missing. re-enabled through a registry edit taskmgr: file -> new task (run...) is still missing. Cannot find how to re enable. ive donea bit of reading, and Trend Micro ( here: [url]http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/virusencyclo/default5.asp?VName=WORM%5FYAHLOVER%2EAL&VSect=Sn[/url]) shows what …

Windows will not start after installing nVidia 15.17 drivers I am running a q6600 on an EVGA 122-CK-NF68 mobo with OCZ SLI pc2 8500 ram running WINDOWS XP PRO 32-BIT. Powered by an Antec SLI True Power Trio. Everything was fine until I installed the 15.17 nvidia nforce drivers. I …

A customer brings me a computer telling me that it had a virus and a family member cleaned it for them and now the computer won't boot. When I turned the computer on it said Ntldr missing ok simple enough, I tried to copy Ntldr from the recovery console but …

I just removed a nasty files from my pc and i went to remove a program and now all my usual programs are not listed, instead it's a bunch of stuff I've never seen before. Also the button to add/remove is gone. I tried to navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall but it's …

Hi all I am try to repair a computer for a friend, the problem is that when its boots up it gets to post then the windows logo and then reboots itself. I can only get into the bios. I cant boot off the xp pro cd the computer wont …

[URL="http://weblog.infoworld.com/save-xp/"]Help keep XP on the market[/URL] You might Decide later on that you really don't like Vista and want to go back to XP I haven't really made my final decision, if I agree with Vista or not Their are pros and cons about vista Pros [LIST] [*]Major Kernel Overhaul …

I'm having a problem opening certain websites in IE7 such Yahoo, CBS Sportsline, TMZ; by the way I have Windows XP. When I try to open Google it leads to the following URL ([url]http://support.microft.com/kb/281679/EN-US/[/url]) and a blank screen...with stalled green search bars at the bottom. I’ve attempted all the usual …

As with all the "Windows XP Hangs on Shutdown" I have the same problem but none of the sulution I found helps. I am working on a Acre notebook with XP PRo SP2. The trouble started when we installed SP3. I have tested from safe mode and that works! I …

Hello, I purchased an external HD to backup my existing HD. I want to reformat my existing HD to get my system running like new (currently slow w/occasional problems). Anyway, I hooked up the external HD w/no problem. Now I want to partition the new external HD. All the tutorials …

Hi chaps, I am very new here ... Could you please help me with the above problem? I reinstalled Vista and found that the thumbnails missing ... :( on the taskbar properties, the option "show window previews (thumbnails)" is not active and the box can not be checked. I to …

[COLOR=#555555]Problem [/COLOR] [COLOR=#555555] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#555555]When receiving an email with an attachment (PDF for example) the user has to save the file before opening it. Is there a way to enable the user to open the attachment without saving the file? [/COLOR] [COLOR=#555555][/COLOR] [COLOR=#555555][/COLOR] [COLOR=#555555][/COLOR] [COLOR=#555555][/COLOR]

turn on the puter...get a black screen with a blinking dash in the upper left hand corner. then a message about hall being missing or corrupt and to reinstall it... my o/s is legit and i tried to use recovery console.. it starts to check the system configurations and hangs...will …

i want Hide or Del command format in local disk see in picture [url]http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/4034/hideformatqw8.png[/url] how do you can help me thank

Hi all; My monitor will not display an image if i boot it normally, however when i boot into safe mode it works fine. Thinking it is something to do with the refresh rate and the resolution i restarted, pressed F8 and booted into vista's low resolution mode or something …

A sound keeps coming up on my computer.....and others that I use...I'm pretty sure it's an ad of some kind. It's like 2 seconds of the Start Me Up song by Rolling Stones. It happens whether I'm online or not, even if no Apps are running. Nothing comes up on …

I work the phones at an ISP. We’ve been getting lots of calls over the past couple of months or so where people are able to connect, but after 10 – 15 minutes they start getting "Page Cannot Be Displayed" errors when trying to access any web sites. They are …

hello, can someone help please? the problem is with hp quick launch buttons 6.30 J1 when booting into windows an error message appears. hpqwiex module has encountered a problem and needs to close if i attempt to unistall from the control panel, add/remove progs (so i can reinstall) i get …

i sometimes cant open Internet explorer i try several times but it wont open, i check the task manager and processors and it says i am using 100% of my CPU. i have 800 mb of ram. When Internet explorer opens normally, i use about 4% of my ram. can …

Hi guys, just now I've been having this problem [url]http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i227/angleslam99/comphelp.jpg[/url] Please disregard the videos that were blacked out, any idea what's causing this problem? It seems to pop up every time I wanna add a new folder or anything like that. Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

Hello everyone im in need of some serious help on my computer these days. Couple weeks ago, windows starts freezing up when i rebooted my computer. It gets to the point where it logs on to windows after a long period of time, i click to minimize my asus ai …

So I had malware (Virtumonde to be exact) and so I ran combofix and it removed the malware. Now my problem is that when I login to windows Explorer.exe does not start automatically I have to go into task manager and run it from there. I was on another forum …

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 …

when i load explorer, a message appears saying: Insecure Internet activity. Threat of virus attack Due to insecure Internet browsing your PC can easily get infected with viruses, worms and trojans without your knowledge, and that can lead to system slowdown, freezes and crashes. Also insecure Internet activity can result …

:?: 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 …