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everytime my computer goes into standby my resolution quality is set to 16 bit instead of the normal 32 bit. i have to manually change it everytime i resume windows. i have an nvidia geforce 6800 graphics card and i know that i have all the current drivers for it. …

Windows (fresh install so I don't know the service pack, it's out of the box) System (built myself): ASUS K8V SE DELUXE AMD 64 3400+ 1 Gig of Crucial PC3200 RAM Western Digital 39gig Raptor SATA drive Western Digital 160gig SATA drive (not raptor) Sapphire Radeon 9800 Pro My problem …

Hello all, Having a forum for troubleshooting browers issues is really much appreciated. I hope that we can add to this site as much as we gain. Well, I'm having a very annoying problem with IE6 which seems to affect OE6, MSN messenger & other apps as well. The problem …

Any site that uses Flash Player my web page looks like [URL=http://awffsigs.250free.com/EmuXhaven/FlashError.jpg]THIS[/URL] I can click on that whitebox and it redirects me to [URL=http://www.coffeecup.com/]HERE[/URL] I don't have any of that software on my PC.Yesterday I found a key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT I deleted it and the flash on sites worked again.How …

I'm having some sort of problem with Norton, and if anyone has any ideas, I'd be grateful. Here's the problem: Every few minutes, I get a Norton window popping up saying svchost.exe is trying to access something, and wants me to permit or block it. It's done this before, but …

hi, i have two operating systems on my computer, namely windows me and windows xp...i have used windows me for the most and kept xp as a back up...i'd now like to uninstall windows me cus the two operating systems really slow my computer down (especially as far as my …

Ok, I have been around the block a few times but have never ran across this one before. Just loaded a fresh copy of XP Professional SP2 on a 200gig HD. Every time I log in my Start Menu resets to the standard items. None of my applications or changes …

I need help. Every time someone emails me my outlook send them a blank email. This just started happening this week. I cant find how to stop this. MY ISP says they cant help me that it is my problem. I had downloaded Freebusy 2003 on June 1st. because I …

Okay if you are having trouble installing xp, you have come to the right place. [CENTER]BEFORE BEGINING INSTLATION MAKE SURE YOU HAVE 500 mhz processor speed(AMD K6-2 or some Intel Pentium 3) 384mb of ram(Only 128mb is needed to run xp alone, but if you plan on installing anything you …

And no advansed options on folder options. Tryed Hyjackthis: Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 16:32:52, on 29.05.2006 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe C:\WINDOWS\Temp\svchost1.exe C:\WINDOWS\Temp\system.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE C:\Programfiler\Java\jre1.5.0_04\bin\jusched.exe C:\WINDOWS\SOUNDMAN.EXE C:\Programfiler\Java\jre1.5.0_04\bin\jucheck.exe C:\Programfiler\QuickTime\qttask.exe C:\Programfiler\D-Tools\daemon.exe …

Win XPSP 1600ghz Athlon I have Firefox IE6 Opera9 Beta & SeaMonkey My problem is that the default browser is stuck on Firefox. even though the "Check to see if IE6 is default" is enabled as with Opera & SeaMonkey. I still get the "do you wish to set.........browser as …

hi all the other day my cousin was using his pc the power went off and stayed off for about 30 min, when the power came back he turned the pc on and the screen of the safe mode, last good known appear. when u press any of the options …

Hello, I have windows xp with windows media player 10 there is no sound when I player a dvd.I have checked the mute and it is not on mute.I also check the main sound for windows.I get sound on other dvd players...Help...:rolleyes: Thanks Ernie

i just got internet explorer seven beta2 i really like it what do you guys think?

I've been trying to play mp3's and wma files downloaded from kazaa for somedays . Whatever the downloaded file is , an error message pops up and says " Windows has found a problem with this file . Name : fhg.CAB publisher : Unknown publisher . The file has been …

I have a thread running in the Viruses forum, but with help from a member we have come to the conclusion its something else causing my problems. My symptoms are as follows: I get "Cannot find server or DNS error" in IE and a similar message in FireFox. This happens …

[URL="http://www.arcon5.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=20"]Microsoft Hidden Files[/URL] Is this just speculation or is there any real prove that they operate like this?

Can anyone tell me how to restore my laptop to the day I bought it. I can't find the destructive/ non destructive page. [EMAIL="nedtheall@boogiekings.com"]nedtheall@boogiekings.com[/EMAIL]

My computer keeps shutting down and I get the "blue screen of death". 0x000000c5 and 0x0000008e I have not installed anything recently. It just keeps turning off and going to the damn blue screen. How do I fix this? PLEASE help! windows xp emachines

Hi all, my configuration is : 2 HDD SATA Seagate 200G each, RAID, Windows Xp , Mobo Asus a7n8x. The problem : [B]Windows could not start because the[/B] [B]following file is missing or corrupt[/B] : \[B]WINDOWS[/B]\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM So, I tried to get to the recovery console to fix this problem by …

Hello, I sure hope one of you computer geniuses can help me! I am working from home as a virtual admin assistant and I am using Outlook 2000 with Windows XP. We use the AOL security, and are connected to the Internet through our cable company. I have two email …

Yesterday, while browsing the internet like I normally do any other day, My mouse and keyboard stopped functioning. The light underneath the mouse shut off and the lights on my keyboard also shut off. I tried I restarting by holding the power button on the tower to see if they …

Windows Media Player 10 and Real Player 10.5 continually display a "Crash" error message, yet continue to play if I do not respond to the Error Message. I have updated both.

I run Windows ME with SBC Yahoo! DSL Browser and I have no firewalls and my SBC browser has a pop up blocker built in. I am having troubles with Macromedia's Flash. When I visit some websites I am prompted there to install Flash before I can view the website. …

Hi guys, I want some advice with a situation with my computer. Today while i was on it, it just restarts and asks me to either Safe-mode Safe-mode with Networking revert it to last good config or Start windows normally I tried safe mode but it doesnt work, It would …

Hello community, Like some people, I resist asking for help. But this problem is haunting me. So I humbly ask for help. Here are the facts, as I see them. Machine: Dimension 4100, 1.1 mhz, 512 mb Ram, XP Pro SP2, latest updates/drivers. Problem: CPU freeze/unfreeze Specifics: Whenever this starts, …

Hi all! I just got a Toshiba Tecra 8200, PIII 800Mhz, 256Mb ram, 10Gb HD, with a PCMCIA card that has network capabilities. 10/100mbit ethernet. It's got a CDROM drive, and it's really bad at reading, even new, cd's. That means that i cannot install Windows XP from that drive, …

Lets say I want to pause my explorer to freeze what I am seeing on my screen, is this possible? I want to pause a flash amination on a website I am viewing, it goes too fast, and pausing the explorer seems like the only way to slow it, thankyou …

Hi everyone... A while ago my computer screwed up with some error which i dont remember, but it doesnt really have any relevance...anyway i used winternals to save some of the files before i re-formatted the harddrive and re-installed everything. I then copied these files i saved onto the computer...Most …

I just upgrade to WMP 10 and whenever I click on a AVI file, it will shut dow window explorer. The file will still play on in WMP though. I tried to right click and choose Divx as the default player but after window restart, it's still have Sivx as …

"Failed to set Security on the Destination Profile. Error - Access is denied." This is the error that I'm getting when I try to use the User Settings wizard to get all the stuff from the user "Administrator" by "Copy to"-ing into the new user "BullHorn". I've followed the "[url=http://support.microsoft.com/?id=308421]How …

Hi, I'm getting a NetServer LH3R with 6 9GB SCSI drives installed and 2 Pentium III 500MHz processors along with 1GB of RAM and 2 10/100 NICs and I would like to multiboot on it Windows NT 3.51 and Windows2000. I've tried googling around for information on this but could …

[COLOR=#000000]I have an Dell Inspiron 2500. The operating system is Windows ME. I connect to the net via dial up. Recently I cannot dial up. The modem does connect to a remote server but after that no hook up with the web home site. I got an error code 645 …

Hi all first time on here so please help. Iam running windows 2000 on my laptop and now when launching explorer the links bar and the standard button bars have vanished. I have tried all the normal things to try and get them back but cant. I have run anti …

Here it goes: I've built a machine that is 64 bit supported. (Athlon 64, all drivers and so) I'm using XP (32bit) My HD is configured with 2 partitions. (3 if you count the 8 MB one) I have recently obtained Windows XP Pro 64bit. My question is: Will I …

:lol: Helloo friends what can i do for password protect zip folder ?

I am using Dell laptop running Windows XP home edition. It worked okay until one day it stopped functioning. After doing some checking, I found out that the partition was changed(corrupted?).It was set to 'unknown' instead of NTFS. I tried to use the 'convert' command, to no avail. Later on …

Can someone help me? My friend got given a computer with windows 98. He can connect to the internet via internet explorer, but he cant view any web pages because the previous owner has set a 'content advisor' password. He doesn't know the password, can he re-install IE to fix …

Hi im mel, and I have been have a blue screen errors, as well as my PC shutting off do to overheating. The message i get is Stop: 0x00000050 (0xdf5f29c, 0x0000 0000, 0x804e70d5, 0x0000 0000) I tried disabling my sound drivers to see if it was the sound no luck, …

When I try to do a system restore, I get this message: [img]http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/9673/systemrestore6yi.png[/img] Can anyone tell me how to turn it back on?

Hi all, Something funny has happened recently when using WORD. When I open a folder to scan the list of files contained therein, I notice that a certain number of the file names are now listed in the color blue, rather than the usual black. What has caused this color …

yes, someone still actually uses the old windows 2000 professional. apparently my computer runs faster than any of my frens pc with Xp in em. anyway, i know a lil bit about computer, im not a computer whizz, so i kinda got consfused when i got the following msg. Windows …

Greetings I am here trying to fix a problem for my brother. He has a problem or something called "run time error" whenever he turns on the internet explorer. The script error says: [I]" Microsoft Visual C++ Run time library. Runtime Error Program:C\ProgramFile\Internet Explorer\IExplorer.exe"[/I] I have tried to search up …

Hey, I'm bit of a newbie at tthis computer stuff.. I was wondering if anyone could tell how to stop my computer from freezing-up during startup. I'm using XP pro.. Also, other times my mouse doesn't respond....and help

:eek: Please excue me. I've been on this machine for 16 hours. I don't know if I'm supposed to give my profile or ask a question. I'm just an ol' woman, retired and [COLOR=purple][I][B][U]real tired[/U][/B][/I][COLOR=black] too[/COLOR][/COLOR]. It's very difficult for me to try to decifer all this small print. I'm …

Ok so since Friday the 13th last January my computer mysteriously shut down. I was left without a computer for months so I transfered over my harddrive onto a different computer so I could continue my work. This was a temporary setup, however my My Documents, Recycled Bin, and Windows …

Hello. To whom it may concern: I,m Jim and new to this forum. I'm having a prolem with my sound.When I play a CD or listen to the radio I can barely hear through the speakers. All my volumes are up, no mute is on and I have my speakers …

All of the flash content on any web page stop working since I installed Ad-aware and ran it with the latest updates. I get a blank boxes with a small stamp in the top corner where the flash usually loads. And when I go to Marcomedia to the Flash Player …

If I LEFT Click On My Icons It Gives Me The Properties, It Will Not Open The Shortcut. The Only Way To Open Them Is To RIGHT Click And Select Open. How Can I Fix This

THe drive I want to use as slave is faulty (windows immediately logsoff after logon - the problem does not seem to be the common one associated with the files wsaupdater.exe and userinit.exe) but will work as a slave drive. If I format an old hdd drive with XP and …