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Hello all. I have a big question regarding windows xp pro. I have a very old copy of windows xp pro upgrade thant doesn't even have sp1 on the disc :( that used to be installed on a pc i had. that pc was thrown away about 3 years ago, …
Ok I know its weird.. but can someone tell me if its possible to downgrade Windows XP (which can be bought off the shelf) to Windows NT? I have heard so many things, and its getting confusing. Could someone help to clarify. 1. Its impossible to downgrade XP to NT …
Every time I log in to my account "vs49688", I have none of my files or settings. I checked in the Documents and Settings Folder and there is a "vs49688.001" as well as a "vs49688 " folder in there. I can access the vs49688.001 folder, but I can't get in …
Can anyone get aol to worl on windows 64. is there any way to get it working even tho they dont support windows 64. in another site someone said this:- Success. Turns out the latest AOL cd-rom install did not install a 64bit winminiport, so it means no 64 bit …
I have a small network that has Small Busines Server 2003 R2 as the server, and the desktop computers are having the My Documents folders redirected to the server. The server is then backed up regularly. My question is: If a computer has to be replaced, how does the user …
When I try to use My dvd to burn a movie, or just put a movie in, I get the blue screen and have to reboot. I viewed the log in my computer management and I got this,,, "Event Type: Warning Event Source: Imapi Event Category: None Event ID: 54 …
Hi Im currently using MS Office Outlook 2003 with my ISP service provider's email (my_email@shaw.ca). I recently signed up for a gmail account (my_email@gmail.com) & would like to access my gmail account with Outlook but I would like my gmail acount to have its own seperate folder, just like the …
Hello all, If I posted in wrong forum point me to the correct direction. I have installed Visual Studio 2005 (.Net 2.0) in my Windows Xp Service Pack 2 operating system. When the setup had finished the wizard displayed me the following message :- [B][COLOR="Green"]"Success Visual Studio Setup is complete. …
I turned my computer on this morning, and after about 20 seconds, the screen turned black, and stayed black. The light on the monitor was still green. I have to turn the monitor off, and then turn it back on in order to see something through the monitor, but the …
I am reinstalling XP Home, its my computer my software, nothing bootlegged. The product reg card has too many numbers than the defined 25 spaces allowed. ive never had this issue with any other ms application. anyone have any ideas how i can get past this? i have the card. …
I recently had Windows Vista on my 2nd partition and I uninstalled that hard drive that had Vista on it and formated it. When I boot my computer it still shows 2 Operating Systems to choose from, Windows XP Home Edition and Windows Vista. I want my computer to only …
I am having a problem with my explorer.exe program restarting over and over again. I have scanned my computer with McAfee Virus, Adware 2007, SuperAntiSpyware, Spybot Search and Destroy, and TrendMicro Online and deleted all the junk it found. However, the problem still persists. Heres a HijackThis log...please help this …
Hi, I have windows Vista Home premium (I keep it updated) I have bought a new laptop (1month back) HP Pavillion DV6701au AMD turion 64 x2 1.9 GHZ My problem is that Vista restarts itself abruptly and randomly. I cant seem to find any pattern in the restarting. So I …
I'm having problems with my desktop wallpaper. My wallpaper will load and look fine. Then I see a blank screen and the wallpaper comes back with little jagged edges. It's just something that started all of a sudden. I have AveDesk and WindowBlinds run on startup. I shut both down, …
hi dani, folder option in my win xp is missing i am not able to view my hidden folders and files . folder option in control panel is also missing . kindly leave me a good solution for my problem thank you ur's dina
Available here: [url]http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=b0c7136d-5ebb-413b-89c9-cb3d06d12674&DisplayLang=en[/url] And also through Windows Update (although I checked on my Vista machine before coming to work and got nothing). So are there any improvements that you have noticed? Any new notable features?
Hey guys, I am very new to this forum. Now I have a problem that I was trying to solve for some months now but couldn't. One day I tried to open Windows Media Player, and then this window popped up: [URL="http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb78/jaychou000/wmp.jpg"]ScreenShot 1[/URL] Clicking "Yes" directs me to this microsoft …
HELLO Nearly every time it turn me pc of for a while it always loads up with cmos checksum - defaults loaded. If i just restart the pc it all loads up fine. I have replaced the motherboards cmos battery and it still does the same. Tryed numorous different components …
Whenever I try to uninstall Yahoo! Messenger, I get the following message: "Error Deleting File or Folder Cannot delete msvcr17.dll: Access is denied. Make sure that the disk is not full or write-protectedand that the file is not currently in use." The file most definately not in use, I know. …
Spell check acknowledges miss spelled words but the suggestions are grayed out. I have tried a detect and repair of Office. I even went as far as reformatted the hard drive and the same thing when I install Office 2003. Any ideas on how to fix this?
Hi all, I use XP home edition and have come across a problem with outlook express 6. Been using it for years with no real issues. I now have four messages in my inbox that I am unable to open, read or delete. They are all from a well known …
OK here are my system specs. Asus M2N32-SLI Deluxe AMD socket AM2 Moatherboard (Bios Ver. 1802) Chipset c51xemcp55pxe AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3.01 GHz (Driver ver. 5.1.2600), 2GB of RAM Nvidia GForce 8800GTS (Driver ver. 6.14.11.6921) SoundMax integrated Digital HD Audio (Driver ver. 5.10.1.6110) 2 SATA hard …
i have my windows xp firewall turned on but whenever i turn my computer on it alway give me a warning message saying "your computer might be at risk" and it keep telling me to turn on the firewall but its already on so why i m getting this message. …
please help me. i have had my computer for just over a year now and when i went to turn on my computer after school, its fans went to max rpm and only no input signal appeared. then after a few attempts to reboot, it was working again. but it's …
I recently preformed a Smart Recovery on my machine, which was bought with Windows XP already installed (no disc), now when I start my computer, when the Windows load screen appears, it is grey and it wont load, I have to turn the machine on and off numerous times before …
Hey guys, I could use some help/advice with helping me reinstall Windows XP. The story goes that I had a computer running XP on two SATA hard drives on some slightly older hardware (ASUS A8V Dlx, AMD64 3800+), worked great until my power supply short-circuited and fried my motherboard as …
Alright, so i bought C&C red alert 1,,, but it doesnt work on my pc, i got win XP on my pc and the game wont be installed, it says that its a win 95 only product, so i need a win 95 emulator, anyone knows a good one plz …
Error msg ' Operation Aborted' when accessing some websites. i'm using I.E 6.0 and whenever I try to access some specific websites like 'www.teamtalk.com'. I have a Win XP operating system. Please help! [img]http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/techtalk-images/icons/icon4.gif[/img]:sad:
I'm trying install a software from Internet. I keep getting the warning message from Internet Security Warning that 'Windows has blocked this software because it can't verify the publisher". I don;t know how to pass this. can I turn off something somewhere so I can be able install that software. …
Hi there, I have a compaq presario v3000 at home. I had it for almost 2 years already, and last night it went nuts. When I turned on the power, it goes fine, but when i reach page where im supposed to fill in the password for my laptop, it …
I downloaded GameCam but it was the older version so i uninstalled. when i tried to delete all the left over contents that had things to do with GameCam this one file wouldn't delete. I have tried CCleaner to it wouldn't delete it.
Every time I run a registry cleaner I get a number of obsolete software items. "Search" does not show them and Regedit will not allow me to delete the entries. Although they don't seem to be doing anything bad I am tired of seeing them, deleting them from the Registry …
I have a desktop running WindowsXP, with two Realsys network cards. One card allows me to go online. The other card, untill recently allowed me to go online with my laptop, running WindowsME. At My Network Places, the XP shows both cards, working perfectly, and with ipconfig, both cards show …
Hi Everyone! I need some pointers, please. I would like to download some videos into my desktop, I am into crafts and there are some free instructional short videos at YouTube, for example, that I would like to download to practice at my convenience. How do I do that? I …
First i would like to thank all who is helping. Dell 8400 Windows XP - No floppy drive. (currently on forum with some old computer) This morning some how i messed up my computer and im clueless(im a noob). It wont start. I have messed up my computer before(last year) …
Can anyone help me with getting rid of this pop up window? IEXPLORER.EXE In my windows task manager this is how the pop up window is identified. It comes about every 5 minutes and disappears. How can I get rid of this annoyance?
So here is the scenario: My sister uses chat clients too much. For example, she obsessed with the pets in QQ, the customization in ICQ, the talking in AIM. Which results in falling grades, lots of time spent online, etc. So my mom asks me to stop her...without knowing. So …
Guys i have a problem i don't know how to fix so i'm bagging for help!!! On server 2003 standard acive directory i installed SQL expres embeded and wsus 3.0 with sp1. Since then i had errors in my log concerned with WMI service. Also i have trend micro installed …
There are games and other programs i want to install for individual users - for instance, i don't care to have my kids' games under my user and i don't want all my Apps available for them to use. Is there a way to install programs so they only affect …
hello i have been using windows xp for a very long time and this is the first time that this problem has appeared. when i double click on a folder in windows xp, it either opens the folder within a new windows, even though in the folder options i have …
Hey i have this problem with video editing. i wanted to edit this small 10 min clip but whenever i tired ANY video editing software it just freezes up with the usual 'needs to close' error and Ive tired 5 programs already (video edit magic, adobe premiere, blaze media pro, …
Hi, all! New to the forum. Just got myself a Dell Precision 690 with a 2.33 Xeon Quad Core in it. I'm trying to install XP x64, but I'm having a big problem. The motherboard has an Intel AHCI SATA controller on it, you can run it in either ATA …
Hey guys i have a problem with my laptop.. the problem is.. well this never happen till this early morning.. when i restarted my laptop.. at the windows xp loading screen.. it takes quite awhile to load (usually not longer than 20 secs).. now seems like almost 1-2 mins.. and …
Ok..I have tried religiously for close to a month in installing this OS on my new system with no avail!!! Computer Spec's: OS-(I want the OEM copy I bought and paid $200 in an effort to be legit) Motherboard-Gigabyte MA790X-DS4 CPU- AMD Phenom 9500 Quad Core <---not proud at all …
Hi. My computer has been skipping ever since I installed Utorrent and tried to dload some movies via the p2p networking. I ran a scan of my computer with Ad-Aware and Hijack this. Here are the logs for each. Can someone please help me with this? Thanks Ad aware: Ad-Aware …
Hi. We just fixed a virus problem with lots of help from the Virus forum. At about the same time the virus hit us, we started seeing the following messages on all profiles [I]except the 'administrator' profile[/I]: RUNDLL Error loading C:Windows\System32\qfgruyph.dll The specified module could not be found and RUNDLL …
If I want to move Windows XP to my new PC but it is preinstalled is it possible to borrow a WinXP disc and use my current Product Key sticker on my HP machine? Would this work? Thanks
How to break the password for an MS Access file .... i request for the technique .....
i do not know if i put this in the right place so i am sorry; How would someone go about reformatting there hard drive with the windows stuff
Just built my new PC. 3.3 gig, Celeron D, MSI P4M900M3 motherboard. How can I freeze the first boot screen? It comes and goes so fast, I can't read it. Thanx!
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