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Can anyone tell me how to log back on as administrator now that the computer has been set to start without a password? It just keeps automatically logging on under a user name but this denies me access into the administrator tools etc. I have been told to control -alt …

I have an Intel Pentium 166MHz w/ MMX computer and use Windows 98SE. Recently I installed Earthlink's WebMail for sending/receiving email after my Netscape 7 email program malfunctioned. However, I have not uninstalled Netscape and now I have two email programs that seem to be competing with one another. I …

Hey, I acnt acess my control panel. not even through Administrator. a pop up says "This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact your system administrator" Here is my hijackthis log Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 4:30:57 PM, on 11/22/2007 Platform: …

Hello all, I have a generic mp3 player that I have had now for years. I formerly ran Windows 2000 on my pc and never had any issues with the mp3 player. Windows 2000 automatically recognized the connection through USB and would show the mp3 player as an additional drive …

I'm not even sure I can explain all of this but: First off, I'm 25 miles from the computer in question, I can run it remotely using logmein. The computer in question is a Dell 9100 with Windows XP Media Center Addition. I had originally purchased the computer for the …

I have ASUS a7n8x motherboard initially with 2500 xp chip. Upgraded to 3200 cpu and flashed new bios. The computer runs fine except locking up rarely. Every thing else is identical. Also it will not warm boot. The bios sees the SATA drives, but it will not boot. If I …

I have a big problem. I've got a work laptop which is not booting up telling me it needs the file c:\windows\system32\bcmlogon.dll. I can't boot into safe mode as it needs the networking element to log in, and starting in safe mode with networking throws up the error. does anyone …

[FONT=Times New Roman]I´m running XP Home Edition (german) on a Gericom notebook (Webshox 1720E DVD), and have been plagued for the last 3 months or so by a freeze effect when I dial into the Internet using its 56k modem (either AOL or Arcor access). Access via a home network …

I must apologize, as always, to any people having fielded a thousand of similar problems to this one before. I wouldn't be starting the new thread if I'd not read at least 90% of those posts, and been continually unable to find an applicable solution. My recycle bin is missing …

I'm trying to repair a computer for a friend, and have hit a snag. The computer is running WinXP Media Center, and I think it has a virus. When booted, it gets to the screen with the Windows logo and the "scrolling bar", and goes no further. The bar just …

Okay, I have been using Outlook 2003 since it was released, I am familiar with the s/w and I've made no changes to the settings in a l-o-n-g time. Then all of a sudden I start having issues when replying to emails. It just hangs, up to a minute at …

I am using windows 2000 , I am not able to access the net although the IP is right and it is pinging from my machine , but from another system it is giving time out. How can i solve this problem.

Hi, this is probably a pretty dummy question but I thought I'd ask before trying, here it goes ... I have a compaq presario 2100 which (obviously) came with a couple of CDs for installing Windows XP. Now I would like to install Windows XP on a different machine, can …

I use Outlook 2002. Today, I had some problems with Windows explorer, and I rebooted the computer (turned off using the button). When I turned the computer back on, it did a file check. Then, I opened Outlook, and I got the message "unable to open your default email folders. …

My computer froze yesterday and i restarted it and it took me to the screen where it gives you the option to start normally, start in safe mode, start in safe mode with networking i have tried to start it in all of them when i select one of the …

Hello, I have a problem! I just got a new job at a company that has a VERY old website! We have customers calling constantly saying that they cannot view our site (most of the customers experiencing difficulties are using mac's but a couple are using windows). Is it a …

I bought a Q6600 quad processor with Windows XP Pro 64, principally to handle a calculation that takes 50 hours on my other system (Intel T7200 2GHz Core 2 Duo). The software concerfned makes use of multiple processors. The following highlights are reported here: 1/ I would have expected the …

hi there friends, just recently (last month or so) my mouse has been acting up on me....earlier tonight...and several other occasions... i was browsing forums and BAM my mouse pointer goes haywire without my moving it...it opens up the start menu, task manager, everything...it's crazy...i dont' know what it is...i'm …

I searched for previous info on re-installing SiS_Lib.dll. The answers were less than encouraging. As I tried to do as was said to fix the drivers. Everyone wants money to do that. Is there not some way I can do it without paying. In plain english please. Thanks

Yesterday I did a windows update which installed/activated Windows XP SP2 security center. The first time, the internet connection said it would be limited because my IP address was no longer recognized. I rebooted, and now I can no longer connect at all. (error 769; destination unreachable) I tried adding …

My father wanted to move from 2000 to XP, but insisted on using an upgrade instead of a clean install. Apparently, during setup he received the following msg: SXS.DLL: syntax error in manifest or policy file "c:\I386\asms\1000\msft\windows\gdiplus\gdiplus.man" on line 4 Then "Installation Failed d:\i386asms Cannot Find File Specified" He tried …

[url]www.msnbc.com[/url] has been my home page for years now, but only since Thursday, 12 Oct 06, I have always gotten the "page cannot be displayed" screen with "Cannot find server or DNS error" at the bottom. It may be only a coincidence that I downloaded and installed Microsoft's critical Windows …

Look! I need my updates! Why is this happening!

Several times a day, and with greater fequency now, my computer freezes on me. The mouse clicker stops in the middle of the screen and does not move. Nothing moves. I press the number lock key to see if the keyboard is responsive. Nothing. I do the old control alt …

[font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff][i][size=2][color=black][font=Verdana][color=black][i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i][/color][/font] [/color][/size][/i][/color][/size][/font][font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]Save Time and Effort in Typing URL Addresses [/color][/size][size=2]With Internet Explorer 6 in Windows XP, typing Web addresses can be a breeze. [/size][/font] [list] [*][font=Arial][size=2]Type the domain of an address, such as Microsoft, and then …

hi, i have recently purchased and assemblied a diy computer. The problem is that it won't boot. the hard disk i am using is the same one i am using now, so i know it works, problem with hard drive controllers? the problem is i know next to nothing about …

I reinstalled windows onto my C drive which is fine. However when THAT screen popped up for me to select which drive and to where and if I want to delete etc.....well previously I had the C drive partitioned so (in my eyes I had a C/D drive) then I …

Hey guys, I'm new here. A few weeks ago I purchased a video card from ebay...nVidia Geforce FX5500 AGP/8x. Installing the card into my system was tough but I got through to making it work. I got to install the driver with the cd it came with, and I even …

I get this error when i start up my computer(its in voice) and a lil thingy pops up saying CPU over temp press F1 to contuine. Any thoughts

Hi, i went out and bought CoD4 and Diablo2 for PC. I put my Diablo2 CD in and installed it and tryed the game out worked fine. A few hours later i went to insert my CoD4 CD into my computer and it doesn't read that any disk is in …

Hi all, new user, Im wodering if anyone has yet come up with the definitive answer to the issue "Power saving enable yet? I have seen a couple of threads regarding it, but nothing works? anyone assist? regards Keith

Hello! I'm having problems with my IE7 browser. Sometimes, it opens new tabs every second non-stop! What could be the cause? Another browser problem - when I close a browser, it always display a dialog box saying "Internet Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry …

Hello! i'm running a celeron 2.00GHz laptop on windows XP home edition. it runs at 240MB RAM. it is a new system but when i click on a link in internet explorer 6.0 the window completely freezes. the mouse icon stays as the little hand thing and i have to …

My husband and I have been using file sharing on Windows XP Home for some time now with no problems. Today I decided I wanted to share my Microsoft Money 99 folder with him. Got it set up and checked it on my computer. No problem. Went to his computer …

I installed business object with a fresh new installation. When I open the launchpad (.aspx page), HTTP Error 404 occurs. The log file shows the following log: 10.3.3.30, -, 11/18/2007, 7:17:20, W3SVC1, REMEDYDEV, 10.3.3.30, 328, 321, 708, 200, 0, GET, /businessobjects/enterprise115/WebTools/Default.htm, -, 10.3.3.30, -, 11/18/2007, 7:17:20, W3SVC1, REMEDYDEV, 10.3.3.30, 15, …

Still cant resolve this problem-- tecra 8100 with sony crx700e cdrw drive. IDE1 error message upon bootup- reinstall the drive and it will work fine... only NOT on orig bootup. Common sense tells me if the drive works after reinsertion there has to be a fix. OS is WINXP professional. …

Does anyone know how to connect using RD when the remote PC is logged out (showing the Task Manager)? I've no problems when the PC is 'active' and my servers work remotely whatever their state of login/out. Many thanks in advance.

I ran a program that replaced important system files (of course I was not planning for that to happen) so when I boot up my computer I get the following error message. When the welcome screen should come up: stop: c000021a {fatal system errors} The Windows Logon Process system process …

Weird. I saw this 6-8 months ago at a clients. I couldn't find an answer, he needed an upgrade anyway, so I took the easy route and wiped the hard drive and rebuilt everything. Now it's happening to one of my computers. If you try to run any program by …

Hi. Im new to daniweb. i came to know while surfing thro google. I found it too helpful and became a member. I dont know where to post this thread so if i were wrong plz forward this thread to the related forum. Thanks. I read so many post related …

I just put a differernt HDD in my computer and the hard drive is not found. Everything I read said to make sure the BIOS is set to autodetect but that is where I get stuck. I looked a bunch of screen shots to make sure i was in BIOS …

I have vista on my machine but games dont work on it so how can i install windows xp to so i can have both running on one machine so I can you use the delights of vista but play games on xp? any ideas apreciated:)

Well Service Pack 1 Beta has come out for Windows XP People with Downloaded copies have to pay the price of tweaking the registry and have to reboot as well lol. SP1 full is coming. Also Windows XP .NET should be coming out around early Fall so they say. Also …

I have found on a File Server, that "Previous Versions" /VSS is being used. Strangely though, some items have previous versions available, but others do not. Any idea why? Shouldn't VSS be getting copies of all the files on the volume?

I am currently running Win98 and want to use Win2000. Questions about this...... 1. Can I just run the install? Like when I put the rom in... just go with it. 2. If I go with (1), will it uninstall win98 and just install Win2000? Or will Win2000 lay on …

Now... i hate to say this.. but I only have 128megs of RAM in this computer. Not to mension its PC66. If I have a few programs open, I have 20% free (I have a program running in the tray telling me). Then, if I close a program, I have …

A friend had a Compaq laptop, running Windows 98se, given to her. When it is booted up it has an error screen. Cannot find a device file that may be neede to run windows or a windows application. The windows registry or System. INI file refers to this dvice file, …

I have a Dell laptop, that someone removed the HDD and dropped it. The laptop doesn't boot. So I rigged it up to my PC and unsuprisingly found that it had passed on. I replaced and upgraded the new HDD installed Windows on it with my regular PC, but although …