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Windows 98SE Compaq Presario 7478 ESS Allegro PCI Audio (WDM) When I try to play anything in WMP the window opens and it acts like it will play. The title of song and the length of the song are displayed. It thinks, and thinks, and thinks, and things,e tc. Sometimes, …

:o I have a "Cordless Mouseman Optical" and "Logitech Cordless Keyboard". Both work fine under Linux (and indeed in GRUB/DOS/BIOS) - I'm posting this from Ubuntu. But under WinXP, the keyboard no longer works - tried removing drivers, reinslling CD, downloading new drivers, leaving bateries out, connect button many times, …

It appears for the most part after say you pull up a web page & then go to a SUB page with in ...I do have GOOGLE toolbar, but I dont think that is the issue, the setion which indicates checked, I think I am ok on that....I have no …

OK, it may not be the floppy drive itself, but... Every time I boot Windows (doesn't happen in Linux) my floppy drive light comes on and starts buzzing. It happens about 2-3 times before it finally stops. I'm thinking it's virus-related, but is it a virus trying to infect it …

Hello everyone. I have a pretty simple question. I was wondering if there was a way to disable access to the command prompt for users on a machine while still allowing administrators full access. Any ideas? :?:

This has been happening for a few months now and i have not been able to figure out the solution. Whenever i open up Windows Media Player, a message comes up saying " A internal application error has occured". I have tried to download WMP v.10 and the same thing …

I replaced my hdd and got back on line three days ago, and I keep getting these pop-up messages with a header which reads "Messenger Service", and proceeds to leave messages like "STOP! CRITICAL ERROR DETECTED, and want me to go to their web site ([url]www.win-fix.com)[/url]. I have Zone Alarm, …

I had this problem once before, and don't remember what I did to correct the situation. I'm running XP SP 2. When I installed FireFox the fonts changed in IE for whatever reason. They're now large, and when I look at the same project in FireFox the fonts are smaller. …

We have McAfee VirusScan on our computer, and it keeps telling me there is a PUP found. The file C:\ProgramFiles\MyWaySA\SrchAsDe\1.bin\deSrcAs.dll is popping up as potentially dangerous and has been blocked from running on the computer. I checked out the file, and it won't tell me anything about what it's for. …

Hi everyone. I haven't had much luck finding articles addressing this issue so I thought I'd post my question here. First off, I'm a pretty serious video editor. I've been looking into the PowerMac G5's and wanted to know the pros/cons between a PowerMac G5 and a high-end pc running …

Lets start facing the truth. I ve been using Linux for the past 2 years, since i started my Electrical Engineering and Computer Science studies in the Univercity. Every next day, i find more and more disadvantages in windows... Please add your comments about different OS and which one you …

I saw similar thread but none were identical to my problem. here goes my stats: IBM thinkpad a20m (older model) MS Windows XP SP2 192 MB 6 GB Hard drive I recently installed panda anti-virus and noticed hard drive space was low (around 1 gig free before installation) heres what …

I have a problem when I'm attempting to access one particular web site (which happens to be my own). It's basically giving my a file download dialog box wanting me to "open the file at it's current location" or "save file to disk" no matter how I try to get …

windows\systems32\ntoskrnl.exe. file is corrupt and needs re-installing can anyone tell how to remove the corrupted file and replace with the one on the installation disc. thanks johno :sad:

Hello I just swapped out the 256MB DDR SDRAM chip on my HP PAvilion A705w twith a 512 MB RAM chip I purchased.... Wow it works! The machine has two slots.... Can I put the old 256MB chip into slot 2 and reboot to get a net 788MB or does …

I ran into a very peculiar, very frustrating problem, maybe one of you guys can figure this one out. We're starting to dabble with wireless here in our office so the staff could easily gain access to the domain via their laptops. Our engineer, who is definitely not an IT …

Hello - I had to re-install Windows (98SE) the other day, and since then, I've been unable to access any secure pages such as checkout pages on shopping sites. Also, my son is unable to open his Hotmail email or MSN message board. I've re-installed IE version 6, but still …

Hi my name is barbara. i had broadband installed a few weeks ago and i am beginning to wish i hadn't. Since getting it i cannot access some sites that were available with my dial-up service. i can't through to my banking web site nor can my children access their …

so it is recommended that we download this windows sp3 preview pack or just wait until it comes out?

Hi everyone! Well, I don't know if i'm in the right forum category or not... so sorry in advance. I have a Dell Dimension XPS Gen 4 and it is making a really SUPER annoying high pitched sound from the back. I have no clue what the sound is coming …

Hi Whevever i try and open My Computer, My Documents or Control Panel or anything to do with windows The screen goes blank for a few seconds the toolbar disapears for a few seconds then comes back on but still no My Computer etc. Please Help

hi there, i am a complete noob in this forum, so please dont take it harsh if i do anything wrong. well my problem is, a few days ago my internet went all wacko so i didnt take action cuz i thought it was just temporary. The problem is that …

[QUOTE=ladeecache]Ok, kids (yeah, kids ... I'm over 50). I've been running/using personal computers since CPM days, so I'm guessing I've got a few of you beat in the "I've been using these for a long time" game. I even used to tech early DOS PCs. Tralalala. Here's what I know. …

Good Day, Im having a problem with my computer, when i turn it on it always shows a error message: "Invalid Setting in MSDOS.SYS : SYS" can somebody help me with my problem...

I'm working in a fairly small office of about 25 - 30 workstations and I've been slowly setting up the managers with remote desktop access so they can logon to their office machines from home over Cisco VPN software. This has gone rather smoothly until I realized one of the …

Hey when I go to read japanese text all that appears are boxes, what do I need to download to read japanese text on web sites and where do I go to download it?

gateway desktop xp home,svc pack 2, all tasks can take quite a while startup, shutdown, opening programs, browsing. pc has a 700 mhz intel processor,128 mb memory. I apreciate any help, thanks ederd60

I am usinh windows XP on a P-IV. From the past few days I am facing a strange type of a problem. Many times it has happened that when I am working suddenly some tune starts playing and my mouse pointer cant move. the only option i am left with …

I am trying to fix a laptop that is having a few problems. This is a Dell Inspiron 8500 from 2003. One 80 gig HD and a DVD/CD-rw drive. I have fixed some of the problems , but for some reason, whenever you click the "My Computer" icon, it sits …

Please help, for some reason its like explorer keeps restarting itself.. I was infected with a virus but I got rid of it.. It was a Trojan Dropper, I had read that it is a backdoor.. I didnt want to post in the virus/hardware forum because I don't know if …

Hi there, Im haveing a problem with the PCtools Program called Spyware Doctor This is the error i get when clicking on the icon.. [IMG]http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/7613/error1mt.png[/IMG] Computer Info.. [url]http://www.2hot2cool.com/11/bowdown/Report.txt[/url] (used EVEREST v2.20.405) Anyone know how i can correct this problem?

Hi Everyone, I am having a big problem with a computer i was just given that had windows 98 on it. When I turn the computer on, it starts to boot up, it checks for the: Primary Master: Maxtor Primart Slave: none Secondary Master: none Secondary Slave: none Then it …

Hello....nothing serious, just a question. I just got a new computer w/ Windows XP Home. Everything is great about it. Last night, I was fooling around with downloading some wallpaper and screensavers. I got some wallpaper that seemed to make the computer act funny, so I wanted to get rid …

i dont know if im posting in the right place or not but what do most of you feel about this is there any safe way in doing this that wont harm your computer? are programs such as windows blinds and etc safe? what are your suggestions, etc? post your …

hi all can any one help me out in setting up the windows xp home installation with the features of kickstart. i meen to say that i need to install many desktop in my lab so i wanted to install from network without having any intraction with the computer just …

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I'm making a internal website for my company that will run a program and preform an inventory of that computer. i have it all set up with the iis and its up and running if you type in the its location, now what i'm wondering is this, is there …

After playing a game for a whlie my system will crash. i get the whol send error report. this is the error signiture BCCode : 100000ea BCP1 : 8620FB88 BCP2 : 85731170 BCP3 : F72C2CB4 BCP4 : 00000001 OSVer : 5_1_2600 SP : 2_0 Product : 768_1 i have the …

When I view a video on WMP or any other video viewing screen, the video always come out in negative color. (At least I think, because the colors are very weird and reversed) So I have to adjust the hue and brightness all the time through video setting, which is …

Can anyone help me out? I have probbly gotten onto a wrong site when off to download Anti-Virus programs for my new computer, this one. As a result i got infected by over 50 virusses. Now most of them were trojans, so after completely reinstalling Windows with boot floppys (immediately …

how do i delete numerous user names in the window everytime i prepair to login username & password on my laptops & desktops? i get numerous usernames from my other site login sites, that popup when i click on the username line. alot of my links i have windows remember …

What people use to track size of growing folders?

Ok, I read an article on here by tcepser ........... seems he had similar problem/concern. Well, you know how Windows XP icons on the desktop have white transparent letters w/ no ugly border around them? well, mine got changed some how and was wondeirng if there is a way to …

I'm using Windows ME. When i click on My Network Places it pops up an alert box of Low Resources says "Ninety percent or more of your system resources are in use. ......" At that time i didn't have any applications on. What's wrong with it? How do I fix …

I can't run my Task Manager and I dont know why. I have several theories, but I won't preted I know much about what I'm talking about. I recently got a new computer, installed limewire and now I dont have a task manager. The reason I think this is relevant …

hello guys i just recently got a computer (gateway) and it was running win me. so i decided to upgrade it to win xp pro. it asked me if i wanted to do an upgrade or a clean install and i choose clean. everything went smoothly (copyed all the files?) …

ok I have windows ME, 256 RAM, intel celeron, Hp computer. De-frag does not work because an error screen comes up after 10 min and says there are errors on my disk, and to run scandisk to fix the problem, i go and run scan disk, an hour later i …

Ok this should be possible in the tweak ui for Xp. How do u chane the recycle bin icon? if u cant how could i safley do it

I had a computer made for me with Windows ME by a friends brother. PC has worked fine, until when I switched it on today an error message saying "Invalid System disk replace the disk and press any key" has come up as soon as I switch on my computer. …

after a bad xp download, im at the recovery consule, after fixing my set-up it now asks for the administrators password, it dosent have one. every time i just press enter, it says invalid ! ive tried none, administrator, guest, my name, blank, after 3 times i have to re-start …

Hi Recently my computer got infected with some spyware that I couldn't quite remove. It installed the program PSGuard everytime I turned on my com. I managed to disable it but it still lurked in my registry and I couldn't delete it for some reason. So I decided to format …