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FOREWARD: moderators, please read what i am saying before you yell "piracy is bad" at me......... My windows 98 media was destroyed but i still have all the COA and keys etc..... Would it be legal for me to procure a pirated version of 98 and use my (legally acquired) …

Can't get into windows after i click close on the error message ,have run ewido and ccleaner and nortons to no avail still get error message .even extracted new dll with SFC . EXPLORER caused an invalid page fault in module SHELL32.DLL at 017f:7fcc2479. Registers: EAX=00439cd1 CS=017f EIP=7fcc2479 EFLGS=00010246 EBX=00002025 …

Hey, My computer [U]ALWAYS [/U]freezes when i do memory intensive stuff. (i.e. games and installing windows) This is a bad thing...so the other day i tried the memtest86, and in [U]THE MIDDLE[/U] (abt 20%) of the test my [U]COMPUTER RESTARTED[/U] without warning!!! I think this means that i fail the …

Hi there SYSTEM: Windows XP Home edition. 2 Partitions (C: & D: (recovery)) SYMPTOMS: Can NOT open any file My computer>right click>properties>= error Start>all programs>= none of them open Add/Rem programs= does not open Admin tools= does not open Run= does not open any command CAUSE: Possibly Malware PrettyPark.worm ATTEMPTS …

Hey! I've had this problem ever since March that is really annoying me. Okay, I know its just a freakin' website but everytime I try to go to "Myspace" I get a blank page on Mozilla & Opera and either "Page cannot be displayed" or "Action Cancelled" on IE. I've …

OK guys and/or gals, I have read so much on this that my eyes are fixin' to bug out!! I do not have any XP CD's. I do not have any reformat CD's either. I have already tried last known good configuaration, the whole F8 thing, safe mode, etc. I …

My computer is giving me the blue sreen of death. Stop error 0x00000024 - advising me to run CHKDSKb but I cant boot windows up. Tried all ways - safe mode, roll back to last working configuration etc. Diagnostics show that the hard drive is ok. Tried to boot from …

stop c0000221 Bad image checksum The image version.dll is possibly corrupt the header checksum does not match the computed checksum Anyone know how to fix this???

xp will not boot in normal or safe mode. goes to a black screen with no cursor. I've tried resetting cmos. xp cd starts and gets to the screen saying windows is starting and freezes. I have tested the hd with seagate diagnostics and all passed. right now spinrite is …

my pc cannot locate the boot.ini file? pc cannot find the boot.ini file and is not loading my normal desktop settings. I have lost most of my icons. My pc no longer asks me to logon. I am running Windows 2000 professional. Would appreciate any help, thank you

Running 2000 Pro Explorer dropped off the desktop and will not reload. When you double click the icon the hour glass will crank for a few seconds then quick. I cannot figure why it won't open. Any input appreciated. Thanks. Giddyup

help!!! I just reinstalled XP home and i get that error that mixer devices not installed. does anyone know what drivers i need for that and where do i get them from?:sad:

these two errors occur right after bootup finishes 1st error: svchost.exe - Application error [The instruction at "0x745f2780" referenced memory at "0x00000000". The memory could not be "read".] 2nd error: this occurs seconds after the first one Generic Host Process for Win32 Services has encountered a problem and needs to …

Been reading this forum for ages but now I have a real live issue of my own! I've seen this posted a few times, but I haven't yet found a definitive answer. After initial boot up, I get the Generic Host Process Failure message with these details: szAppName : svchost.exe …

Not sure if I should be posting in this forum or the Internet Explorer forum, but here's the problem. I have XP Pro and have two seperate sides set up....one for my wife and one for me. I.E. works fine on my side, but when I switch to hers, I.E. …

I'm having a problem with my new computer. It had no Hard Disk in the computer so I bought one from e-bay which was perfectly fine. I've since installed a Genuine Microsoft XP Professional, and just yesterday had my Tiscali Broadband connected. Now here's the problem. I know one of …

how can i get my data off my hard drive when my computer will not boot? I cannot find my w2k cd just the setup disks I made. If I use them will I lose my data? Any suggestions? Thanks

Hi - I hope this is in the right forum. About a week ago I installed XP Pro on top of the home edition. I got lots of hardware conflicts and other problems, so I installed the home edition again. (I know this was idiotic...:sad:...but its done now! Since then …

help!. I screwed up one day when i denied everything, inluding my system to the registry key 'CLSID' in red edit with the 'permissions' option, now when i try to start up my system doesnt get past the logonui part, because of the permissions crap i set. So does anyone …

heres my issue. I have recently gotten cable connection in the house. For a few days, life was great with downloads. 1 mbps and above. Now, its downloading at less than 100 kb/s. Im completely lost, does this have to do with my coputer?? Also, my laptop, which is 3 …

My sisters computers keeps constantly stalling for no apparent reason. The computer can be idle and will freeze or you can be in the middle of a task and it will freeze, the only thing that resolves this is a restart. On restart though you can log in and it …

I installed 2 copies of windows xp trying to solve a start up problem. I have start up fixed but now I have two operating systems. How do I uninstall the 2nd system?

Okies, So between my boyfriend and I we consider ourselves more computer savvy then the average joe. We have a friend whose computer had been sitting for 3+ years and we are trying to get it up and running again. Atm, we are trying to install windows on a brand …

I am trying to burn a couple CD's, and I am using some of my MP3 files and some of my CD's that I have copied. The files that I copy from a CD to my computer save as a WMA file, and my Nero burner won't read those files. …

Hi, I have Windows ME and was wondering if adding more memory would somewhat speed up the system? I am not looking for a DSL or cable type of loading but my system takes forever to open a page. Someone told me that if I add memory it would speed …

Ive gotten a couple of trojans before, and i deleted them myself, and realized that most of them were located in the registry key 'CLSID' so one day i set permissions in regedit and denied everything to this class and now every time i log on, the system cant acess …

I was a lurker here, now I need help. Suddenly, I got the dreaded "missing or corrupt hal.dll" error message. In reading everything I could find on the Net, I succeeded in fixing it, more or less: Computer again runs just fine, everything is apparently operating as it should. One …

Ever since installing internet security 2006 my computer has revolted against me. More recently I brought my comouter to my country house and attempted to Dial up via Earthlink. Internet was fine but I could not send /recive messages via Outlook. Brought my Laptop home and tested my dial up …

My hard drive is completely full of junk that i don't need anymore, and is rendering my computer basically useless. For example, it takes my computer over 20 minutes just to start up. So i want to completely wipe my hard drive and start out from scratch. Please, anyone with …

HEy all, the most recent windows update KB920872 keeps re-appearing for installation in my taskbar even though I've installed it. What is going on?

Yesterday I was using my Compaq v2030 laptop and I suddanly got the bluescreen error message "KERNAL_STACK_INPAGE_ERROR" it said some other stuff that I didn't quite catch...maybe something about deleting physical memory...and "STOP: 0x00000077" and then it froze up. When I tried restarting it this morning the computer began starting …

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[quote=lol_hacker101;253375]...cannot play music files, and when I try to open the Volume Control, it says that "no mixer devices are installed." ...[/quote] I'm having the same problem. Nothing is red(X) or yellow(!) in my sound, video and game controllers. Here's a list of everything in Sound, Video, and Game controllers: …

Hi when I start up my pc the display is normal (Windows XP) however once it switches over to users or the desktop the display flips onto its side. The background picture, icons and taskbar are lying on its side and dragging the taskbar doesn't help either. Turning the monitor …

Hi when I start up my pc my start up screen (Windws XP) is normal but as soon as it changes over to users or desktop display everything flips on its side, that is the background picture, my icons and my taskbar. Dragging the taskbar doesn't help and everything including …

Hello, In Despirate Need Of Help I Have A Laptop (acer) When I Turn My Computer On It Goes Through The Processes(you See The Windoes Logo And The Bar) Then A Very Quick Flash Frame Of A Blue Screen Pops Up And Then The Computer Restarts Itself, It Brings Me …

I have searched this site and the web and have tried many ideas to try to resolve this problem. I recently purchased a computer and installed win XP pro. Ever since I got it I would restart randomly(Rarely, but always while playing World of Warcraft). Just recently I upgraded to …

I have a phantom dvd drive on my computer. it is not connected to any hardware but it is there as my I drive. I just noticed it in "My Computer" and I can't get rid of it. Thoughts?:?:

Hi, i've been upgrading this old pc that was running win98 perfectly to winxp home... the system now keeps on randomly rebooting, sometimes when i click a button(any button for that matter) it reboots or even on its own sometimes... now i've checked the event logs and at first it …

Hi all , i have abnormal problem i cannot re appear my quick launch toolbar.... i put tick to Show Quick Launch option but nothing is happening what i must do pls help me ! :(

I have windows xp service pack 2, a clean install with a modified uxtheme.dll to allow for custom visual styles. This was working fine, but after installing a few things (nvidia drivers and utilities for video card, windows .net framework 1.1 when I already had 2.0 installed (side note - …

hello all..i am new to this..i reside in canada and have a small microsoft outlook problem.. when i double click my icon i get the following error message: Outlook requires microsoft outlook express 4.01 or greater.You can install outlook express 5.0 by running ie5 setup from ie folder where you …

Hello. When I try to start my computer, the screen goes black and in the corner it says "NTLDR is missing. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart" when i press Ctrl+Alt+Del it brings up the opening "compac" page and then goes back to the black screen with that message. Does anyone know …

Hi Guys i need help bad situation: I have recently bought a Fujitsu Siemens amilo. Worked fine for a week. I installed a music making programme off the internet (Magix music and video) - it worked then my computer switched its self off and rebooted - strange. Laptop turns back …

I dont know if im posting this in the correct site or not so just redirect me if I am... Anyways, a while back I burned a CD using Easy CD Creator 5 Basic (Roxio) and it completed burning as usual, and I think all the files were there but …

My girlfriends computer has been dead for about a week now and Ive tried almost everything I can think of. I will start off by explaining the problem. The computer runs fine from anywhere from 30 seconds to 48 hours without crashing. When it does it is a total hardlock. …

Hello all! I'm new to these forums, so give me a chance. You should post a sticky to tells ppl all the information they need to provide in order to get an appropriate response. I'm running svp2 and I can't get my computer to reboot. When I try, it stops …

A firend of mine was running Win95 on an old computer, mainly for a old RC Flightsim he liked. Well his former girlfriend deleted his windows directory and the main directory for his RC flightsim. All he has done since then is try to boot up the computer. Is there …

I've got some kind of virus from Kazaa and I'm wondering if anyone can help. Basically, the screen is squashed horizontally and stretched vertically, i.e. you can't see the top or bottom of the screen and there are big black borders on the sides. I've virus scanned with the latest …

Ok I tried to upgrade to xp pro awhile ago and it didnt work and so then today I tried again using a student version I got. It stops at around 34 or 33 minutes remaining and doesnt do anything. So now I just want to go back to windows …