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is it usual for norton to make your pc sluggish even on 1gb ram aslo how do i shut norton fown what is the process name cheers:)

y'no how rapidshare only allows 100mb upload at a time. well there's a program on there its in .rar but split in 2 both .exe's does any1 know how 2 join them or any other files on rapidshare.

When I go to the Tools menu at the top of the page and select "internet options" in the pulldown menu, the "general" tab is missing. The "internet options" window opens onto the "security" tab instead. Now I can't change my homepage.. HELP! What do I do?

I was just wondering how I can remove old start up files from MSCONFIG. I'm running Win XP Pro

Just installed fresh copy of windows xp on my friends dell and everything works fine except when i try to connect to the internet. XP doesnt detect the dsl modem.. it only setups dial up. During install options it also prompts me to type in area code etc., never happened …

Whenever running Windows XP and then quitting InterNet Explorer 6.0 an annoying error message always pops up. It states that "the instruction at :0x03813758" referenced memory at "0x03813758". The memory could not be "read". Click OK to terminate the program. This is a really annoying pop up that was been …

I have a 2003 Server network of about 40 PCs. Yesterday, for no apparent reason, the password protect on the screen saver stopped working, on both the primary and secondary domain controllers. The screen savers come up as usual after the delay period. The "on resume, password protect" box is …

Im super noob at this stuff but id just like to know whats the simplest way to create a program or file which when i execute will run 2 different programs. Say i want to run winamp and firefox, i just want a program that when i execute will run …

Does anybody know how to disable the sound that is heard when one adjusts the system volume? By this, I mean the icon of a speaker that is found in the System tray at the right hand end of the taskbar. Every time I turn the volume up or down …

ok, i recently formatted my hard drive and reinstalled windowsXP. but now i have the "safely remove hardware" icon in the system tray, and when i click on it, it gives me the option to remove C drive, which obviously cant be done. and i just cant seem to get …

My Windows XP SP2 is stuck in Safe Mode. I would like to get it out without doing a "Repair" from the CD, if it will do that. I have checked the boot.ini and it appears to be consistant with some I have looked at online. It appears I may …

Laptop stops during start up; Stalls at "Windows is Starting Up" screen. Help!

hello my problem is that when i turn on my computer it turns off by itself. To go into detail When i turn on my computer the loading page comes up then before the welcome screen. That is when the computer turns off. Just before the welcome page comes up. …

My pc shut down yesterday, my brother put in a new system restore check point which hasn't done any good and now I can't get any previous check points to restore my pc the way it was. Lost all my photos music etcs can any one help me please Lel …

do i need a firewall software when i already have a router (which acts itself as a a firewall)?

Hi: First let me just say thank you to anyone who is willing to offer help. I haven't worked on computers in quite a while and I am very rusty. My new boss would like for me to change his computer network so that there is only one My Documents …

Hey guys, I'm posting this in two different forums, since there are two forums for Server questions. Here's the problem I'm having. I've created a software package in Group Policies to distribute to the computer when it boots up. It works fine, but for only one computer at a time. …

My Internet explorer runs real slow when I try uploading sites with graphics. Most of the time, the pictures don't show up or they take about 5 mins plus to load up. I currently have a DSL connection thru Verizon on a Dimension 4600 Dell which is about 3 months …

My hard drive crashed and I recently replaced the hard drive to a Maxtor 500 Gb. I installed Windows XP Pro and everything went fine after I installed the SATA drive specific to my Intel Motherboard. Windows XP Pro boots up and brings me to the desk top. My problem …

Does anyone out there still have a copy of the installation floppy's for DOS 6.2 and Windows 3.1. An alternative would be the URL for a download site where I can get the floppy images. I have just got a couple of very old laptops (Zenith Z-Star 433VL) with nothing …

I have deleted some links in my favorites three times now and they keep on coming back. My favorites list is reaaaaally long and I don't need many of them. Whey do they keep coming back and what can I do? This is getting very frustrating!

When ever i try to use Internet Explorer 6.0.29 i can't access any page it says that the page cannot be displayed, i think this may be something wrong with my internet connection or something because aim also cannot connect and my virus protection won't connect to update, but on …

Hi !!, My Internet Explorer 6 suddenly stopped showing in PROGRAMS in a XP PRO computer. I know that it is still installed because the old IE shortcuts that I have in my desktop continue working fine. When click in START, what it shows is a globe that reads INTERNET, …

my 80 GB hardisk is partitioned as follows into four: C,D,E,F,G.. Cis the primary partition however my operating system is in the drive E. i want to format drive C but when i go to my computer, right click on the C drive and select format.. it says either some …

I have been receiving the same error: Generic Host Process for Win 32 Services Encountered a Problem and Needs to Close: over and over. It interferes with my ability to run slideshow, download pictures, open up my computer, etc. It has really slowed down my computer. The details are: szAppName …

i reinstalled windows xp home on a computer i have and put in a win xp key code now i need a password to get passed the user id: Administrator then the password and i have no idea what it is can anyone help me?

I have a stupid question. I have Outlook on my PC (Windows 2003). I have an email account that I set up just fine - it's been working for months. I tried to set up an email account for a coworker using the very same isp information etc... on his …

help, no matter how many times i change my date and time in my computer it always go back to MARCH 2002, and I don't know why... my computer tells me that my date and time is incorrect..so I adjust it but it still manages to go back to march …

I have Windows 98. I have connected a DSL modem. After installing the modem, I cannot connect to the Internet. Before I installed the DSL modem, I had a Cable modem. I was able to connect to the internet with the Cable modem.

hi recently my PC has been running very slowly. this happened before but i put some more RAM in and my PC started working fine. Now i can't put more RAM in as i have the maximum amount my PC can handle. i have defragmented my PC, run disk cleanup, …

When I got to change my desktop with a pic I do it then click on apply but it wont change so from what i have read on forums I must have some sort of virus I just dont know type and what it is called I have done a …

Sorry if this is in the wrong section. I just upgraded my Windows 2000 to Windows XP. The whole process went smoothly and after it finalized the installation the computer rebooted. However, now Windows won't boot up at all. I've tried to boot it up in safe mode, but the …

I bought a computer from a company going out of business. It came as-is without any discs or manuals. So like an idiot I took it. I turned it on and found that it was on some kind of network and a username and password is needed to start windows. …

Hello...I am trying to help a friend with their pc running xp. For some reason I can not get IE7 to connect, keep getting errors. I have also tried to log on Aol...I can get on aol but it keeps asking me if i want to save to .htm . …

Hello everyone I hope I can get some help with this. My computer is a Dell and I am running Windows XP home edition. I used to have sound and now I don't at all. When I go into the device manager and the Audio tab, I go to change …

Hi, my cousin is having some problems with his computer. Basicly things are not working for 1 reason which i dont know what it is. He cant log into MSN 80072efd Key Ports , Adware wont Update its definitions, Limewire wont boot up (because of loopback connection ro firewall) & …

:rolleyes: I can log onto ie and navigate and play games, etc, but when I'm done for the night and try to close ie, I get no response. I have to do the ctrl,alt,del. Now I can't even download either. What's up with this? I run McAfee, Adaware, ZoneAlarm, System …

hello everyone, im basically trying to set up a remote desktop web connection and as the title says i cant install Internet Information Services. when i go to add remove windows components and select it, after starting it says it cant copy staxmem.dll. can anyone help me sort this out …

hi my windows 98 PC keeps on displaying the following error stop C000021A {Fatal System Error} The session manager initialization process terminated unexpextadly with status of (0x00000000 0x00000000) the system has been shutdown. can anybody help me resolve this problem? Thanks for your help in advance.

When I start my computer with the on button nothing happen. It does power up because I get a light on but it does not boot. If I push the reset button 4-5 times it will finally boot. When it does boot, the screen says that the system has failed …

Hi I thought I'd clean up my boss's Win 2k puter because it was slowing down so much, so I thought since I knew all the users on our network, and he had heaps more than that. So I deleted a whole load of them. And now his puter doesn' …

Even when I go to pop up blocker settings, and click on block all pop ups, it still doesnt work...I have norton antivirus 2004, could that be the problem? Any ideas?

Please Help me , how to remove IE7. Thanks Gordy

HELLO, THNX FOR YOUR READING MY THINGY WHEN I TRY TO PLAY GAMES ON MY COMPUTER, IT WILL EITHER FREEZE OR IT WILL EXIT THE GAME WITHOUT PROMPTING ME OR ANYTHING, IT WILL JUST EXIT OUT AND SOMTIMES NOTHING WILL WORK AFTER UNTIL I REBOOT! IF YOU HAVE ANY SOLUTIONS …

Hi everyone, I'm new here and I would greatly appreciate any help you guys can offer me. I have a Dell 8400 Dimension Desktop and every time I boot it, a screen pops up and asks whether I want to start the computer normally, Safe Mode, last good configuration, etc. …

Every explorer (verion 6.0) takes about 10 mins to open. In addition [LIST] [*] toolbar has changed [*] pop-up blocker option is missing in tools menu [*] Don't have following keys in Registry [LIST] [*] HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Policies \ Microsoft \ Internet Explorer \ Restrictions [*] HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ …

Hi recently I have noticed that IE is not working ( comes up with page cannot be displayed message). I've deleted temporary files and this still hasnt fixed it. Firefox works fine though but i need IE for access to some webpages. Im on XP SP2. Please help!

Hi, I run Win XP home Edition. I use outlook v 6 for some emails. I get sent many word doc documents as attachments. When I click on an attachment in outlook, wordpad opens them, and I prefer that they be opened in Ms Word. tried to correct the problem …

hey guys ok this ones got me stumped and i'm not a complete n00b at keeping a pc in order. from the googling i've done i so far havn't seen any positive answers so thought i would give this forum a bash with a direct plee for help. I don't …

Something is wrong here... i can play a song file or any media file fine with sound directly on my pc. but when it comes to anything dealing with internet (even online games) the sound doesnt seem to work. Any suggestions y? Oh and P.S. the sound for voice recording …