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i am having trouble if i double click on my cd drive in my computer i get a message please insert disc. i already have a disc in the drive. the drive that i had in when this started happening was a dvd-rw . i've changed the drive to a …

Hi All, I am a newbie -- and have just installed a New Windows XP Home Edition (Legal and Registered) on my computer and was trying to unzip a program and recieved this message.... Component'COMDLG32.OCX or one of its dependecies not correctly registered a file is missing or invalid. Ok …

I've installed a new hard drive on my grandsons computer. I have an OEM XP Home to install, however, when I try to install, the install goes to the loading files for install, then indicates that the plugin.ocx file cannot be installed. If I bypass and continue I get an …

My computer keeps trying to download the automatic update for SP2 even though the computer thinks it is already installed. If you go to My Computer / Properties it says that SP2 is already installed, however when I try to install other programs such as Yahoo! Music Jukebox it says …

Hi, I am running XP Pro on a P4 2.8 computer with 256 MB Ram with MS Office 2003 installed. The computer also has Adobe Acrobat 4.0 and 5.0 installed. Whenever I open a Word Document it opens fine (even a blank doc) however when I close it I get …

Hi, I'm DaMoogle and I'm here with an odd problem. Today, Windows Update got some updates for Excel 2003, IE7, and Outlook. I've tried to download them multiple times, but they will not install properly. In fact, when I clicked install, the yellow icon disappeared from the taskbar (i.e it …

I am a Windows XP Professional SP2 user. My computer ran really fast before. Then I decided to reformat my system, backing up my files in the second partition and started a fresh OS install. After I have installed all necessary device drivers and restoring my previously installed programs, my …

I have a Compaq Presario XP SP2 that I can't get out of safe mode. I can't find my original CD and I am begging for help, from my neighors laptop. Thank you, Dianro

Hi to all. I need your help. For about a 1 week I been having this dilema. as a matter of fact I thought that I was going to have to by another hard drive which at the moment I really dont want to waste $ on. anyways after I …

can somebody please help me. I am unable to use the xp style start menu. There is no option to use it. There is only one option and that is to use the classic style start menu. can somebody please help me i want to use my xp style start …

My PC was brutally attacked by avsystemcare malicious software which advanced into mezzia trojan's and vundo...'s. I've managed to take all the steps to getting rid of eveything....or so it seemed. The second i think it is cleaned up...it appears again in the registry. I have reinstalled windows as a …

I'm using Windows XP - everytime i restart my computer it makes a ticking noise in my tower and the computer can barely be used because it is so slow. I wait usually about 25 minutes until the ticking is done and it works fine (I have checked everything in …

My daughter's computer gives me this eror when it starts up... what does it mean? Can anyone give me some assistance? I am running Windiws XP...

ok so i'm working on a friends computer running XP. their explorer.exe file was infected by a worm and they accidentally deleted it instead of cleaning it. luckily the file was in back-up, so they pulled it back out, ran a system restore, and after virus and spyware scans and …

What are the IE7 add-ons that you couldn't live without, and why? You know the kind of thing, spell checkers, security utilities, search toolbars etc. I guess ieSpell (because I type far too quickly, am always in a hurry, and often make fat finger mistakes as a result - and …

Every time I download something from the Internet the download only proceeds so far before freezing. When watching a video on the Internet (i.e. on youtube) the video only plays so far...but nowhere near the end. I've looked through/adjusted the Internet Options/Security Settings in IE and nothing seems to correct …

I have Microsoft Office and I use IE, and one day my address bar was gone. I've tried deleting the registry key for it, I've tried resetting the toolbars, uninstalling and reinstalling IE, checking and unchecking the address bar and other toolbars, I've tried every option I can find online. …

Hi Everyone: Several days ago I went to start the machine and I got a message saying:" Operating System Not Found" I rebooted the system, press F5 and enter. Had to do this 2-3 time and finally started normally. For a couple of days it did this then day before …

I frequently will go to multiple web pages from an original web page. That is, I will open a web page and from that page, open successive web pages. I thought I remembered being able to do that in the past. I would be able to open a web page …

after my step son used my computer, the internet history mysteriously quit working properly. When i right click on something that i looked at yesterday expand it and look at the properties it will show the current time, not the time i looked at it yesterday. Please help, i don't …

Hello Everyone. I'm New to this forum.... I purchased a toshiba Laptop from a buisness bankrupsy sale. Everything was great all working find until I tried to install the internet. The wireless conection was all found but when I tried to run the install disc for the provider it says …

Windows Vista Home Premium Everytime I start or restart my computer I have to re-install certain programs such as Flash Player or it gives me a message saying it is not installed (preventing many websites and programs from working). As soon as I "re-install" the program works - UNTIL I …

im new to computers and made booboo. i recently installed a second internal hard drive in my computer. all was well until i decided to move files from c:drive to d:drive because i got message saying i needed more space. i moved some files then cancelled the transfer because things …

I reformatted my pc and now it won't shutdown by itself. I cant find the APM can anyone help?:rolleyes:

My windows 98 PC isn't connected to the internet. Is there any way to download all the updates from the internet for it and then use a CD or USB to install them on my windows 98 PC thanks in advance for your help

Hey good folks ! I have a picky "E" drive that burns CD-R disc's only when using certain programs. I have a "D" drive, DVD Rom and I have an "E" drive,DVD burner. [B]Case #1[/B] If I move a file to my E drive to let use Windows to put …

i have my regional setting as uk. when i go into regional settings/languages and click details, nothing happens. also the language bar will not start from the taskbar. any help appreciated. thanks

Hey guys, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year My grandfather recently encountered a problem on his PC. The story is that I recently bought a new computer and switched off some of my old components with those on his computer. I changed the 512MB ram to 1024MB and I …

I'm running an ASUS P2B-F motherboard with a 7gb hard drive. I'm trying to install Windows 98 SE, when I try run fdisk I get a 'No fixed disks present' error. In the bios I can see that my hard drive is recognised. I've tried the following ways to resolve …

Our home has a wireless network set up, but unfortunately an Xbox wireless adapter costs $100. There is a computer near the Xbox that is connected to the wireless network using a Wireless-G PCI Adapter with RangeBooster. I want to be able to share that connection between the Xbox and …

Gday i need some help please - i am not that computer literate,. so i wont understand a complicated response, so please if you could keep that in mind , that would be great firstly, i have an older computer that is using windows 2000. my first problem is that …

Hey all, I just found you, signed up and this is my first post, so please be gentle. I'm working on a friends Laptop, as follows: HP Pavilion DV6105US Entertainment Notebook PC AMD Turion 64 Mobile Technology MK36 Windows XP Media Center Edition 512MB system Memory 80GB (5400rpm) harddrive Super …

When I start up my laptop, the screen immediatly says Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \windows\system32\config\system You can attempt to repair this file by starting Windows Setup using the original Setup CD-ROM. Select 'r' at the first screen to start repair. The deal …

I can not see my flash drive (SimpleTech BobzaiXpress 1GB). I loaded the drivers, restarted the PC, & nothing shows up. Could it be because, yesterday when I tried to connect a LaCie hard drive via the USB port & removed it without diconnecting by going to the system tray, …

Everything was fine until yesterday. I am running 98SE with all the upgrades and stuff. I keep getting an error message that there is something (never the same thing) wrong with a script every single time I go to a page. This page did it twice. I also have a …

My machine was running extremely slow and I followed the suggestions of The Comodore and the machine is running much, much faster. I have another problem now though. After running all of these utilities, my CD/DVD drives will no longer read and/or write any CD/DVD's. The drives are there but …

Hey guys, I have a bit of a head-scratcher here. On my 1 1/2 year old laptop ( HP Pavillion DV8000, Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005, NVidia GeForce GO 7600 , 2 GB DDR2 memory, 2.0 GHz Intel Centrino Duo, 2x 80 GB Hard drives) I am unable to …

Hi, my Windows 98 PC has, once again, had an error the following message appeared: A fatal exception 0D has occurred at 0028C000A882 in VxD VMM(01) + 00009882. The current application will be terminated. Does anybody have any ideas on how to resolve this issue.

Guys,I downloaded Windows Media11...now I have no sound when playing DVD's. Checked all the usual audio stuff..couldn't find anything wrong..Any suggestions? Thanks

Well my computer does not beep like it used to, and there's a black screen always. I don't know what to do! I've switched monitors, video cards and RAM around. Nothing works! Please help.

Hi guys! You know how in Mac OSX how you can do admin tasks without logging in as an admin? All you have to do is click that lock and enter credentials you know? Is there a way to do that in Windows? Maybe with a command or something? (assuming …

Comp Spec: HPm7470n AMD 64x2 4200+ 2GB of Ram ATI XTX 1900 Pro Windows XP Media Center Edition Have all windows updates even the optional / hardware ones Ok so here’s the problem: My computer has been working fine until yesterday when it just locked up and froze I tried …

Drivers are installed properly Windows audio services are turned on Itunes says that my audio is not configured properly Have unstalled and reinstalled drivers Turned on on-board audio in BIOS In sound and audio properties there are entries for sound recording and MIDI music playback but no option for sound …

Hi to all, I trust that you are all enjoying the holidays, even those of us who have to work! ;o) I've got two problems which I know you bright sparks will help this old buddy with. One: My computer freezes just after log-on. It shows the desk top and …

Well Were Do I Start I Got A E-mail From Aol About 2 Months Ago Saying That They Were Changing Servers But This Would Not Effect My Connection But Ever Since Then Im Not Getting Over 150kbs Im Ment To Be Getting Up To 8mb ,they Say I Im Getting …

Hey guys. I just tried to upgrade my eMachines T6534 512mb (specs below) with two 1G memory upgrades. The memory type I purchased is PC3200 DDR 400 Mhz. I removed the 512mb stick that came with it, put in the 2 matching 1G sticks and started it up. It seemed …

I have forgot ma msn password and question:( i tried calling hotmail i tried evrything i can think of i need somone to hack ma msn or give me a diffent way to do it :) plz i need help :) cheers:)

hi everyone, i just want to know if there is any way to create a windows xp cd from my computer with out the boot so i can run it in a computer with an old windows, thanks

Hello, my nick is Aldrel, and I would like to know if somebody could help me with some isuss with my tecra 8100. Recently I was fed up with the Windows 98 OS that was insatalled and tried to install Win ME, or at least create a partition to allow …

Trying to delete d:\windows\gzip32.exe (my vista installation) but can't, nor can I rename it. If I copy it I can't delete the copies either no matter where I put them. I now have three other copies that I can't delete. Anyone know a solution to this: Things I have tried …