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HI, My computer crash for no reason. It just reboot. There's no sign of warning when it does that. I have 400 MHZ, 30 gb harddrive, 348 mb. Win XP with SP2. Cleaned it up with spybot and adaware. Updated antivirus etc... There is one thing that I think could …

This is my first post and I hope someone can help me. I just recently started having problems with certain web sites kicking me off the page I'm looking at and sending me back to my desk top. I'd say I'm up to a dozen or so sites and it …

Right, I have been using my ftp server for a long time now, but recently my ftp server wouldnt let me connect to it using either ports 21 or 20 (in both PORT and PASV modes) and so after trying to see if there was any problems in my cpanel …

I'm working on a Win2M machine, 400MHz, 138l megs RAM. For some reason it won't see a new HD (80 megs), but putting it in another machine it's recognized and seen. I haven't a clue; ideas anyone? Thanks, BuddyB

Hey everyone, thanks for taking some time to read this thread. I need some help, with my mp3's. When I play my mp3's with realone player or windows media player it sounds like the bass is missing or the music fades in and out, or the music sounds distorted all …

Computer: Toshiba Satellite A45-S151 Sound Card: SoundMax integrated digital audio OS: Windows 2000 Pro SP4 Driver: DirectX9, SoundMax drivers v 5.12.1.3670 Problem: Sometimes during the playing of music, the sound raises in pitch or begins to clip. This happens at random times, but is more frequent as I am running …

Hi I am trying to install xp pro on a preasrio 700 (724EA). However, when it gets to installing devices it gets to a certain point and stops with the message: stop:0x0000007e: sysaudio.sys. Never gets past this point. I figured that the audio hardware is causing this but cannot disable …

I was poking around my computer with Everest and found a suggestion that I should upgrade my BIOS, it even provided me with a link for the web site. Is there any danger in upgrading the BIOS, and how would this enhance my computer?

I want to be able to go around my house and play on my high quality desktop pc using my old laptop. I want to see the same on my laptop screen as I see on my desktop screen and be able to control the mouse and keyboard. I have …

Hi, I have a question, what happens if i delete all the Temp files?, not the Internet Temporary Files but the Temp Files, the thing is that I'm running ZoneAlarm Antivirus and it says that there are a couple of files infected, the infection is called Win32.Bettlnet.AR, I tried deleting …

I'm currently conencted to a domain at my office. I could see all other computers and they could see mine. When I try to access shared folders from other computers, my computer is asking for a password. When I try to share files from a different computer it does not …

Excuse me if this is the wrong place to post this concern, but I am concerned with my system and its performance running certain games. I do not get the FPS that I "should" be getting with the hardware I have. I just bought a Geforce 9800 GT, ups from …

I noticed this week that my download speed has decreased. It usually is around 335kb per second but now it's 220kb per second. This really isn't a big problem but it kinda bugs me knowing that my PC isn't in as good condition as it was a few days ago. …

Folks -- I just today found this site and have a question about Win XP. My Dell Inspiron 4000 Notebook running XP has started to lock-up (freeze) and sometimes goes to the blue screen of death. It’s possible that some files might have been corrupted, not sure. My question: can …

There was a time when I took calls at 1-800-PC-SAFET for Microsoft at a call center called Harte Hanks in Austin Texas. I had at my hand the latest information of Viruses and Worms and other nasties and how to get rid of them. Those days are gone, unfortunately / …

Hi, I've noticed a massive slow down in my system lately, in particular while playing an online game (Counter Strike Source...great game). When I checked a few things out, I have noticed that the are 9 instances of OBE*.exe (OBE32.exe, OBEE.exe, OBEMail.exe x 4 & OBEServ.exe x 3), services running …

Well, I've gotten myself into another fix. This time, I compressed old files on my laptop as prompted to by winXP, so i could get some more space, etc. The problem is, somewhere along the lines, it either compressed or deleted a vital dll file that windows needs to start …

I have tried to download a free trial of Nero 6.0 Ultra three times now without success. This download is 33MB, and takes about three hours to complete. The first two times I used Firefox as the browser, and the third using IE. The 2nd attempt simpley stalled about halfway …

I am trying to install windows me and after puting in the start up disc it states the following: Cover previously remove...Primary hard disc (1) not found...In the bios setup there is a primary drive (0) listed which states the following:Type Auto..Size 4326 however drive 1 states Type Auto and …

Soon after I downloaded the Windows Service Pack 2, I have had trouble signing into MSN Explorer, MSN Messenger, MSN Groups & MSN Hotmail. Nutshell, anything MSN related that requires me to sign in. I run AdAware and Spybot regularly, especially after my desktop was hijacked recently. Please advise on …

I have Nero 5.5 express which came with my CD-RW, and am now realizing that it is basically a teaser and will have to purchase the 6.0 ultra to get the whole program. I have one friend who has the Nero 6.0 ultra and swears by it, and I have …

Hey. Just wondering wether there are any programs that will make an analog PC joypad act as a "mouse". You know, like use a joy stick to control it, and have a button as left and right click, the other joystick to scroll, etc. I have googled it and found …

I have windows XP with an asus A8N SLI Deluxe mobo, amd 64 3500+, nvidia 6600 GT. I recently tried to update the BIOS using asus's BIOS updater where you can supposedly update your BIOS from the internet with out having to create a bootable floppy disk and all that …

I have Pentium III with 550 mhz, with system windows 98 SE version 4.10.2222A, x86 family 6 model 8 stepping 6, 190 MB RAM. my computer is very slow so my friend told me reformat the harddisk. we lost the win 98se cd but it is saved in drive D: …

I know win2000 had a limit of 130gb for its HD's till one of the service packs (i think i read 4) but my windows install is up to date (nothing in windows update). my bios reports the correct size (250gb) and ive tried using partition magic to format it …

Hi, I'm hoping an expert can help me. I have windows XP pro and have not been able to load any new programs or software onto my system. I can open files like documents and pdf files, but can't open .exe files for some reason. I encountered problems with Norton …

My brilliant sister decided to download an update for AIM without talking to me first. Of course it caused some major problems with an add on called DeadAIM. I've been trying to completely uninstall AIM, but get an error message saying the the file AIMWDInstall is missing. It appears exactly …

[color=Purple][font=Comic Sans MS][b] hi i had aim 5.5 installed for aimutation then it wouldnt even open the sign in box..so i deleted aimutation but aim was still there.. i tried to uninstall aim but when i go to it, it says theres an application open in the tray but i …

I HAVe XP INSTALLED ON PARTITION 1 (NOT MUCH SPACE LEFT) I HAD COPY OF SERVER 2003 INSTALLED ONTO PARTITION 2 (WHICH I CREATED WHEN I INSTALLED IT ) - NOW 180 DAYS ARE UP> CAN I START PARTITION 1 OPERATING SYSTEM WITH XP - INSERT ANOTHER EVALUATION COPY OF …

I have been browsing the internet trouble-free for the past several days, but yesterday after I restarted, I could no longer access web pages through Internet Explorer. Mozilla Firefox is still working fine, but every page I attempt to visit with IE returns the standard "The page cannot be displayed" …

It's an Asus MB, 256 megs of RAM, 1.7 mhz processor. This is the first time this has ever happened and I have no explanation. A hard drive died. The machine has 2 HDs - C&D, A, Zip drive and CD player. The old D drive became the C drive. …

well ok i have a labtop with speakers already atached to it and everything as going good... i had to remove some progs from add or remove programs and i accidently removed SOUNDMAX... i guess thats was a big part of my speakers soo with out that now when i …

Hello!!! I am aware of the fact that unkept registry can degrade performance and sometimes even cause crashes. Which software is the best for maintaining the registry and is it safe if proper use is done.

I have read the posts regarding hotmail but none of the fixes worked. I get a messages stating "Sorry, the page you requested was not found" I tried the following fixes: [B]1. The date on your computer needs to be set properly -- double click the clock verify that the …

Hi! This is an SOS. I need urgent help with this. My mom works at home and she types in an older computer which uses Windows 95 (which is okay for what she does, when she delivers copy). On Friday, when she went to work, there was a floppy in …

Dont you just hate a program that is supposed to protect you and repeatedly tries to access the internet even after you go in and specifically deny it access. My other firewall alerted me... No wonder they tell you to disable any other firewalls first... They want their SPYWARE to …

I have an exchange server with three drives all NTFS. The OS was reloaded and now the other two drives show as unknown format. Is there a way to get back into those drives? Thank you for any help you can provide.

Heres what i need. I play FPS's like BF1942. I have no computer. So i was thinking of buying some bundle from like compaq? and putting a new vid card and upgrading the ram. Is this a good idea? I was planning on the comp bundle to be around $500-600. …

I have 3 computers 2 are administrators and the other is a user. I have 2 printers one on each of the administrator computers I want to share both printers to the users computer. I set it up with the admin account but when I switch to the users accounts …

I have an old scanmaker e3 scanner (parallel port through some sort of SCSI interface). I seem to facing a strange problem - every time the machine boots up, it finds the scanner over and over again (usually up to 6 times). I want it find it once and be …

Would you run an AV on Linux or FreeBSD or Solaris, etc? Of course not, so why run one for NT which has at least the security capabilities of those other systems? The only systems that benefit from AVs are those with poor architecture that allows random processes unmitigated access, …

I just installed XP on my computer (had win 2000, but viruses invaded so I decided to wipe it and get xp), and everything went fine when I installed it, but there is one problem. Whenever I open a window that can be scrolled (webpage), dragged around, or manipulated it …

[COLOR=DarkOrange]Someone please help me, is there any software that can fix this issue...[/COLOR] [COLOR=Red]This started about 2 months ago, sometimes it works fine, sometimes it shuts down automatically every 0 - 20 minutes (this is week by week). (It usually happens as I use too much memory program.) I KNOW …

Hello! Hopefully someone can help me out here before I have to resort to paying an arm and a leg to have my computer fixed or buy a new one. I have a Dell Dimension 4300 with Windows ME installed. I had the hard drive completely cleaned out (EVERYTHING erased) …

when i try to run msconfig it keeps saying windows cannot find msconfig check spelling etc etc. can anyone please help?

First of all, sorry about talking my own problem in someone else thread. I didnt know. Now, here is as detailed as i can get with what's going on. My computer either restarts or shuts down by its self randomly anytime it feels like it. No pattern really, but it …

Hi, i'm pretty new.. I have an Nvidia GeForce 4 MX420 64 mb graphics card. I've been trying to play a game, "Wolfenstein Enemy Territory" and after a while my computer just randomly restarts. I go on the settings on the display and adjust the troubleshoot slider up and down, …

Hi, I am having troubles booting up my pc. I have tried to run in safe mode and I wait a few minutes and then finally something happens, I see a blue screen quickly with writing, I couldn't tell you what it said, and then the computer restarts itself. I …

I was reading a thread regarding a yellow exclamtion mark, and it reminded me that I have two icons on my desktop that have yellow question marks just to the right and above them, what do they indicate? One is for my printer, and the other is for microsoft XML …

I'm having a continuing problem with Home XP on my laptop. I have to reinstall my personal settings after every reboot or start up. It was fine until about a week ago. My son started using the laptop day and night to chat and blog with people from all over …