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HI, Can anyone help please. I thought I was reasonably clued up when it came to basic PC setup etc. However I am having no luck setting up broadband on a friends pc. I have an ADSL signal coming into the PC THe connection icon shows that the pc is …

[url]http://www.winsupersite.com/reviews/winvista_5365.asp[/url] Paul Thurrott continues to keep us posted on the continuing builds of vista and what improvments, additions, and refinements they have. He also states that while this build has windows media player 11 in it, a beta version of media player 11 for xp will be released with in …

I know that the new file system microsoft has been working on was origionally scheduled for release with windows vista. But months back it was canceled and it was said that it would be released as a "future upgrade". Then i read that it wouldnt be available for vista at …

Need some help. New girl friend is moving in temporary. She is very,very good with computers. I'm not, but I'm learning, I'm a aircraft mechanic. Problem, I don't want her to see the history on my computer. Web sights visited ( I used web. sights to met other ladies). Also …

[i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i] [font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]Skip the Recycle Bin Confirmation Message [/color][/size][size=2]When you delete items by moving them to the Recycle Bin, Windows displays a message confirming the deletion: "Are you sure you want to send FILENAME to the Recycle …

I am trying to install NTL Home Broadband Installer on my machine that is running Windows XP. During the installation the program crashed and I had to Restart the machine. Now every time I restart I am asked for the Installation CD to be inserted into the machine. Then the …

Computer freezes up every time after viewing two or three web pages (like in the 1980s). First month I could go to C:\Windows\Temporary Internet Files and delete everything and all would be OK. This week that has no effect. Win98 4.10.2222 A Gateway 2000 Pentium II 128 MB RAM 32 …

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I was listening to internet radio the other day. I found so many 'oldies' song that i like so much and have this idea. it might be illegal for some reason ... i need those songs for my collection. is there a way to record those songs from internet to …

i have a computer now that will not play a dvd in wmc 10, but they will play in power dvd. i get a windows media player has encountered a problem and needs to close, we are sorry for the inconvenience....this even comes up in the menu tools->options-> and when …

I'm not sure if this is the right forum for this; feel free to fling as necessary. I have a TON of stuff running in my Windows Task Manager (the little box that comes up when ctrl-alt-delete is pressed). What can I safely close out of without harming my computer …

Ok heres the stats, Sony Vaio - PCG-Z600LEK (Laptop) Windows 2000 professional 64mb Ram 12 gb partitioned into 2 no cd drive OR floppy, Network card, so has access to broadband. yeah I know, not exactly a fast machine, but it only cost me 300euro so I am not complaining. …

Hey, Whenever I open up my task manager (when there's no progams on) the cpu usage does little "jumps" from time to time. Every second or so, the cpu usage goes to around 20-30% then drops to zero, a second later it goes back up again and it goes in …

Hi! Everytime i try to open ANY exe programs notepad pops with a bunch of code like this "5®Ê{Ãÿ%Pcb ‹ÀS3Ûj èîÿÿÿƒøuj
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I am having issues with openig up additional windows when I am surfing on the web. When I am on a web page and click on a link to go to another one....the screen comes up blank. I have ran spybot, spysweeper and adaware 6 and still have this issue. …

I have a game casper activity center. It runs on Windows 3.1/95, 486 DX 66 MHz, 16 MB RAM, 10 MB hard disk space, 2X CD-ROM, 640X480 256 color, 8-bit sound card. It works for some people on windows XP, but not me. I right clicked and tried windows compatability …

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i have 98/xp both ... xp corrupted but 98 goes on working after some dayz computer boot ang given the msg ntldr missing how to repair that ... is there any way ... plz help ... thanks alot or to install from scratch ... no ... there must be any …

I'm running Windows 98, and IE 6. I have a problem about my comp right now. I'm not sure when this started, but I just noticed this error kept on appearing after I installed some programs, like XP Web Buttons, Atomic Clock Sync and etc. I've removed those but it …

heres my problem: my computer was working fine and normal, i turned it off normally. i turn it back on and it says windows did not start properly, reasons could be power cut, incorrectly turning it off, new installments blah blah, and it wouldnt let me get on to windows …

I have an HP zd7180 us lap top and 2 months ago my svideo out quit working. When I press the "FN" key along with the "F4" key my screen will go blank then comes right back on. It will not send the image to the TV anymore. I have …

Windows 98 2nd ed internet explorer 6.0 date problem started 08-26-03 a sound of a single drip of water sounds over the speakers now when I load a web page. I have only noticed the sound while I am online, so far I have not heard water drip while running …

Hello Folks, Sorry if this is the wrong place to ask this, but here goes. I'm running windows XP home SP2, and I'm trying to view a region 1 DVD in the region 2 area. Obviously I can't. Is there a patch, or something similar that i can download to …

ok so basically the title says it all, but i'll tell u what happened so i was trying to delete this file and kept getting access denied so i changed the name and it still wouldn't work, then i keep hitting the delete button and then i change how to …

Ok I received an hp pavilion 7970 desktop, that the owner had figured was shot. the powersupply and old 56k modem were shot but most everything else seemed in working order. I tried to install a 60gig seagate harddrive, but I couldn't get it to boot up the windows install …

FINALLY got it together to move from Win98SE to XP. Loaded it onto the PC (which NEVER had a freezing problem before this), scanned for bugs/spyware/malware, no problems. If you monitor the Task Monitor and watch CPU USAGE, it goes to 100% every 6 'cycles' (vertical lines) or so, then …

my computer was running fine until i restarted it. the volume control icon was gone from the task bar. there's no windows start up and shut down audio. window won't play its own .wav files. my msn is on silent mode as well. but the funniest thing is i can …

Seems like a DNS problem or something? Webmail works fine, old Email account under same domain works fine, just not new account under any domain. Checked settings, software, tried alternative configs (different Pop servers, the IP instead of the name, etc). Uninstalled and reinstalled Outlook, deleted and recreated the Pop …

******EDIT***** My appologies! I just went back to the forum and saw that someone had a thread similar to mine right underneat it!!!!!! I guess that since mine is slightly diffrent, it isint really repeating, but my appologies for a repetitive post!!!!!!! *************** Ok, first off, hello :) Next, my …

Can someone please suggest me which is the best archiving tool I can use, which will support almost all type of compressed file? I used winrar from rarlab.com but Its quite buggy. It generates a CRC error after a couple of months when I try to unzip the same compressed …

my cousins computer started to get crazy. everytime i open the control panel. a message pops out saying windows encountered a problem. a few weeks later the my computer icon begins to act like that. what should i do the os is a ms xp sp1.

I downloaded a game from Yahoo! games and after I installed it, my whole display is stretched out and huge. I uninstalled it, no effect. I went to the screen settings and it's still set to normal. It looks like when you try and watch a full screen movie on …

hey guys, when i hibernate my computer the bsod randomly appears, sumtimes it continues on hibernating and sumtimes bsod shows up...it says sumthing about ndis.sys how can i fix this?? bsod means blue screen of death if you dont know, thanks in advanced!

Hey i have o old optima computer that doesn't boot/load windows xp cause all the system files have got deleted and really need to re-install windows xp but my optima recovery cd has been cracked and has very deep scratches and it wont read the disc. is there any way …

Hi I recently made my desktop folders private through an WindowsXP option.I travelled a long way from home and I hadn't realise what private meaned until I connected my hard drive to an other PC and tried to open my account named folder in Documents and settings in order to …

Whenever I load up my computer, it loads up normally but when i try to log in i type in my password and it loads, shows my wallpaper and then logs back out right afterwards. Why is it doing that and how can I fix it?

Hi I have just finnished scanning my computer for spyware and virus, because it was running snails pace.I then installed microsoft Bootdis(?) and also Autorun. I then looked at startup programs using Autorun and disabled a few items (which ones I cannot tell you).I then rebooted computer. Now when I …

I already have m icrosoft worksuite on my computer but i have now got the microsoft office cd's. Do i need to unistall worksuite before installng office?

I Have Installed Sr-1 Office 2000 On Windows Xp. All Applications Work Fine Except Word. Each Time I Try To Bring It Up It Hangs At The Word 2000 Registration Screen And Does Ever Come Up Fully. I Have Removed The Program Suite And Reinstalled But The Same Thing Occurs. …

Hi.. Sorry about this being my first post, but I've been unable to receive help at TechSupportForums.com. :mad: About a week ago my PC began screwing up. After startup, before I had even done anything, the CPU was running at 99%. I opened Process explorer and it shows that Hardware …

There are to people who can log onto my computer,both have full privliges.oN the no 2 log in desk top is a file I wish to delete,when I try to do this I get the folloing error message(Access is denied.Make sure the disk is not full or write protected and …

Hello, I run Win XP Home Version. I want to watch The Rolling Stones concert on AOL Music. I had no problem at work today doing that w/ Win 2000. On my home computer w/ XP, it's all choppy, the audio and video skips, and it eventually goes black. With …

About a week ago my computer just started randomly rebooting itself. I play an online game and noticed at one point that sometimes it wasn't actually rebooting, but the video was just going out. I figured that there might be a problem with the vid card so I took it …

Hello there, A friend gave my son a computer which has Windows 2000 on it. Unfortunately it must have belonged to a Network or something as it won't even let me go into Add/Remove programmes as it is saying that I am not the Administrator. It will not even let …

Hello ...this is subbu here hey i want a very very urgent help from u...look in my company we are using Microsoft 2003 SBS as server OS and the client machines have XP pro as Os. The thing is we are using interner connection using A Dial up. SO i …

when ever i have my computer on standby and then come back to it... its comes back up but after few seconds the mouse crashes but the computer works??? anyone now why that is?? :rolleyes:

I am an absolute novice at computers and have had heaps of conflicting advice and would appreciate some help. I have a wireless connection at my home office which is about 100m from the house which is fine if I work from the back of the house in the kid’s …

Hello I am quite well with computers, but I have ran into a major problem that I've never encountered, and I have no idea how to fix it. I am in desperate need of help. The problem: With the computer being off, I press the on button. The screen does …

I am setting up a PC for my sister to use... I took an old HDD and restored it in my own eMachine, then swapped it to a HP Pavilion 8250... the problem is, it won't go beyond the basic VGA PCI adapter driver, and the resolution is stuck in …

So I have a windows xp and on the main identity I get the following message 'Failure to load hardware monitor driver' This is under the banner of 'slowdownCPU' This identity shutsdown everytime. If I log on with another identity and then switch to the main one (without disconnecting the …