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What would be the best FREE back up porgram for windows 98 2nd edition. we have been having bad luck with 6 people on the comp and someone keeps gitting in the wrong stuff and our computer basically gets trashed. in the likely event of the computer totally dieing AGAIN …

I just got a new laptop. It has dual Intel Pentium P4 2.8G processors installed. I'm running Windows XP Professional. My question is, does XP really use two processors? How? At what point are both processors being used? Under heavy load? At all times? Is there a way to assign …

Hi... I'm running on an IBM ThinkPAd T40 with: 1.6GHz Pentium M Processor 512MB RAM 80G HD My computer is running extremely slow and i often getting message that the programs I am running have performed illegal operations and shut down. I almost daily run Adaware, clean my cookies etc.. …

First, let me tell you I have no clue how I stumbled on this forum and Im hoping I find it again in the event I get an answer to my question. Which is the following. My Son decided to take it upon himself to add software to his computer. …

I recently switched to Firefox as my browser and like it very much, but I'm having problems downloading from some sites. I had tried on several occasions to download an owners manual from the Samsung USA site only to have it stall every time. I went back to OE and …

Hi, I install IIS in windows 2000 Professional computer for Development purpose. in Administrator the IIS is Working Fine. But when i try to login a user with Power user Privilige means its giving some Problem. Problem is the power user cannot see the Default Wesite in IIS Manager and …

Hi all, I just performed a clean install of windows xp, and immediately after the install I recieved multiple error messages. The error messages go something like this: "Your registry may be corrupted with spyware", "Corrupted windows registry". Obviously there is an issue somewhere within the registry, but can someone …

I have a reoccuring annoying pop up which is located next to the clock. When it pops up it has an envelope similar to what you would see holding the dialogue in the Sunday funnies, and it reads: Local Area Connection Network Cable Unpluged When this occurs a small televison …

Recently, my well maintained 80g IBM DeskStar HD w/ pre-installed XPHome permanently crashed after three years running and would no longer re-boot. This happened almost without warning as a result of several BSoD's over a period of the last two days it operated. I was able to save all my …

I have installed a nextra hard drive and it worked fine to begin with. then I installed linux on the second hd. I left half of the hd (4.5 gb) for more windows files. I named this partition e:\ and I can access the hd by typing in the address …

Ok, here's the scoop...of chocolate: I went to boot up my PC after work today, at about 4:15 PM. It went through it's normal song and dance until after the Windows screen showed up with the blue bar scrolling across the bottom of it. When it was done and before …

I own a netgear WGT624 router, and i need help accessing the ISP through my browser. PLEASE help me, I am desperate. Thanx in advance! ~VaNkENshIn123

Prereqs: Windows XP SP2 Office 2003 SP1 I have a workstation at a client with the following issue: A user periodically takes a screenshot and then pastes it into Word. All appears to be ok until the user scrolls a bit down into the document, and then scrolls back up …

I am having a problem launching all of my Microsoft Office XP software. everytime i try to launch a program like word, excell, frontpage, powerpoint, I get the message " error 1706, can not find the required files" then another box pops up and says, "insert microsoft office XP professional …

each time i download something, the download just alway stop, it will still show the download going but it not getting any megs or anything. it not the internet browser but i have also used firefox with it resumeable download but still doesnt help. (always happens to large files eg. …

Parents have given me their computer which I have been unable to get working. Problems encountered by trying to re-install Win XP home (SP1)following damage caused by a suspected power surge. If I try and boot from CD or reinstall or even repair previous installation using manufacturers recovery disk I …

Hi Everyone, I have created a simple batch file which uses three 'AT' commands to schedule tasks. The tasks are set to run on a Friday, Saturday and Sunday night respectively at 23:00, and are simply a defrag of the two partitions on my system and a Spyware scan also. …

Is there any proper AND safe way to make even the unmovable files that appear on the defragmenter (green) become one solid part of the diagram instead of being scattered?Will this be usefull?

Hello, I have been seeking the aid of almost everyone I know about this, but nobody can figure out whats wrong :cry:. I'm not sure if this is even the right forum or community, but I hope one of you might have some insight. A certain program I have requires …

I recently installed Age of Mythology on one of the computers at home, but I've seem to misplaced the cd and I wanted to reinstall my computer.. So I figured I could send the entire game directory from one computer to another over the network... I did this and then …

Hi, this is my first post here so be gentle :lol: I have noticed that my XP taskbar (standard blue with a green start button) has disappeared and I now have the Windows Classic style. When I look in Properties to change back to the XP taskbar, there is no …

I am running IE6 on a 2.4 ghz Compaq tower. A friend re-booted the Pc after a problem. Now it will not connect to any 'https' secure site, preventing me from doing on-line purchasing. It just goes to the 'this page can not be displayed' default page. I have tried …

I should know this, but have been unsuccessfully trying to change file associations on my XP Svc Pk 2 machine with 2 gig AMD processor on an Asus MB. The problem is simple, I've downloaded and installed the trial version of Paint Shop 9 Pro and it's taken all the …

Help a new user please Obvernight my website refueses to load, every other website works but not mine My daughters PC off the same router in the next room finds my website with no problem My friends all tell me it is working but I cannot get it. A ping …

newbe here, hope someone knows what i am talking about !!!!! here's my problem. I have a machine running some security cctv software that is supposted to be able to be controlled over the wan via the apache web server software.this is not functioning correctly and speaking to the supplier …

I'm using Windows ME, when i open MS windows office 2000 standard and it displays a blank page, but when i type something or open an existing document it closes itself. How to fix this problem? Thank you in advance.

My brother installed a 2nd hard drive on his computer which, at the time, was running ME. He just upgraded to XP Professional, which is working fine. However, the computer no longer reads the 2nd drive at all. Is this a familiar issue? Any insight/advice on this? FYI: He doesn't …

I am getting an invalid syntax error whenever I go to any sites other than microsoft. I checked the security settings and tried to do SFC but I am not in the same site as the server and I don't have the CD in the drive. Any ideas for correcting …

They just replaced my work computer with a new one. Every time I click on a URL link in an email I received in Outlook 2003, I get this error message. "This operation has been canceled due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact your system administrator." The …

I have a problem in my work office regarding multiple profiles (75+) on a dedicated terminal we use for a specific purpose. Due to personnel accountability issues I can not set it up as a generic account. With the amount of users on the terminal the profiles grow too large …

Hi, I can't delete a file I downloaded. It's a demo program. I tried deleting it from the C: prompt but that didn't work. I keep getting the message: This file is being used by another process. Close all applications that may be using this file and try again. Or …

I have had a real problem with Emails failing to send if they include an attachment I can receive email with or without attachments and I can send email without attachments. I am narrowing down the problem. It is not the ISP It is not XP It is somewhere in …

I cannot log onto MSN Messenger at all, it says my computer is not connected. I have called my Internet provider and they have walked me through a million steps to no avail. I also cannot log onto any MSN, Hotmail, Microsoft web pages to access their help sites. I …

I had a problem with my PC when turning on it came up with an Inacessible Boot Device after a couple of turning off and on again it now says that there is no OS how do i recover files that are on there i have tried putting it on …

if anyone can help me, the problem i'm having is i cant get one user to remote control another user through terminal services manager. this person has been able to remote control everyone for yrs with no problem until recently (last couple weeks) she keeps getting access denied error. error …

How do u apply (free)themes to XP. Is there any free tool to create your own theme?

I have folders with tons of photos and graphics files in them. When I attempt to open some of these folders windows explorer resets or something -- if I try to pull up a file while in any of my graphics software it kicks me out of the software too. …

Hey, i was wondering why i couldnt host games on Counter Strike? Alot of other people can and i cant, even if my firewall is completely exited. On another game called JediKnight i try to connect directly to someones IP and it doesnt work but everyone else can join it. …

Ok I'm a new user to this forum thing so please understand my "incompetence". Here's the problem: Recently, I haven't been able to access either the Hotmail homepage or the google homepage. Whenever i try to load google or gmail, the screen goes to loading for a while, then goes …

Write down your favorite cp commands and what they do! here's mine: java - runs a java program javac - compiles a java program

What's up, all. Lately, my computer's been kinda sluggish. According to Task Manager, my CPU has been churning away at 100%. Upon further investigation, "symwsc.exe" seems to be the main CPU hog, constantly logging 75%+ @ 3,700+ K. This doesn't seem normal to me, but then again, what do I …

I was browsing ebay last night, and at one point I found that I couldn't do anything without getting the response that I had timed out. After closing Firefox, I tried to check my mail and received an error message telling me that I was unable to connect to the …

I have a windows xp machine that reboot whenever it gets past the starting windows xp logo. I have tried running chkdsk /r but with no success. Can anyone help me with this.

Hi, I recently got a pc from my friend who was running windows 2000 server on it Since it got infected with some virus ( I dont know what ) many windows were being opened without my intervention and the cpu utilization would go to 100% and the system would …

Upon clicking the Add/Remove Tool icon in the control panel, I receive a pop-up message "run a dll as an App has encountered a problem and must close". I am running WinXP Home SP2. I tried system restore from several points and was unsuccessful in solving the above issue. I …

Hi folks, I recently downloaded some updates from microsoft (off their website?) and now my Dell 4000 laptop running Windows 2000 Professional will not boot up. The following message appears "explorer.exe has generated errors and will be closed by Windows. You will need to restart the program. An error log …

My windows freezes up 2 or 3 times a day for about 20-30 seconds.I cant move my mouse or do anything else and when it does it disables my printer untill i reboot and i get this error message in the event viewer. The driver detected a controller error on …

Before speed of my laptop was great it was fast when i turn on laptop and go to windows right away but now it's so slow it take like 3-4 minutes. i hope someone can explain and tell me what to do now

Hi everyboby! I have 2 pc's in my office with XP home SP2 which are connected to a hub. Also the dsl modem is connected to the hub. I made the 2 pc's to share folders on the network and the problem is as follows:The 1st pc is called VERO2 …

Hey all, Im putting together a 64 bit machine for my friend. I want to know, will all 32 bit progs run on it? Especially since I will be installing 32 bit WinXP Pro SP2 till I get a copy of the 64 bit edition. Will I have any probs? …