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Hi The other day I started my computer, and all the Desktop Icons and Taskbar were missing. This has happened before, and was fixed simply by starting Explorer, but this time, if I start it while looking at the processes list, it opens for about a second then closes. Does …

Is there a download or a way to get either XP PRO or the Internet Explorer to translate the writing on Forigen web sites to English? When I first go to the sites I get a messages about some sort of language support, but it dosen't want to work. It …

Anyone knows where i can download the rundll32.exe windows files. It seems my rundll32.exe is infected by a virus and i can't find my Winndow CD. Anyone knows where i can dowload this file? I hope this is the right place to post it. Thanks

Hey I posted not so long ago about a problem with windows not being able to start due to the file - vgaoem.fon being missing or corrupt. I managed to find instructions on the microsoft support website([url]http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=315338[/url]) which were aparently to sort this problem out.. i followed the procdedure through …

Hey guys, I'm new to the forums. I have a question. I own a Sony Vaio with Microsoft Windows ME. I have many documents saved on Microsoft Word which I use daily. I am worried and concerned that someone used my computer and downloaded some files onto the 3 1/2 …

hi,i have hp pavilion 522n. 256mb memory, 60 gb, 1.8GH... its a pretty old computer. i just reinstalled windows xp pro on it. after using it for a few days, i found that its slow when i start to open big programs. for example, if i open a big download …

I have tryed to install a program with my newdvd rw my kids gave me for f day.Program is NTIGold Combo.When it starts to install the following message pops up Error applying transforms.verify that the specified transform paths are valid C:\windows\installer{C438B7C4-B4F8-49C5-A4DF-FF6F1F242778}10.mst Here is a log of my most current Hijack …

hello i need some help please... i have a dell dimension 3000 intergrated sound and graphics i have put a nvida 256 graphics card in and all is fine. what i want to do is if i can is have a nother hard drive with windows 95 or 98 on …

I have just built a new machine using the gigabyte board model 7N400 pro 2 with a 3000 xp. running 512 mem. I went into the bios and loaded the optimal settings and then rebooted and now I cannot get into windows, it goes to a screen that asked me …

I am running Windows 2000 and I am experiencing problems and I don't know what to do anymore. My system is running slow and stagnet. It is a PIII 256 MB RAM and a 20GB HD. I was getting virtual memory errors. Then the system started running slower. I deleted …

[B][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=DarkRed] o.k i have Windows XP home currently installed, becasue im too lazy to install Windows XP pro, because id ont want to reinstall the drivers, but whihch is better (OVERALL) ? what is the BEST OF ALL OPERATIONS SYSTEMS? [/B][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR]

[FONT=Arial]I previously tried 2 programs (TuneUp WinStyler and AVG7 virus checking programs. They were uninstalled. Now "Wizard" tries to help me everytime I open! Help!! I tried Search and deleting all I could + Add & Remove to uninstall.[/FONT]. Nothing helps; I even tried deleting them in the Safe Mode. …

Each time I use the back button it refreshes the page I'm navigating back to. This makes for slow page load. It's like I'm opening the page for the first time again. I also loose some information that may have been on the page. If I'm surfing Ebay and check …

Can't detect DV Camcorder in DVD Programs -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Have Dell Dimension R450 w/ Pentium II and WIN98SE, Trying to connect Sony DCR-PC100 camcorder through SIIG 1394 3-port host adapter to SONIC MyDVD program for direct-to-DVD burn. Device Manager lists the 1394 Bus Controller and, under 'Sound, Video and Game controllers', …

hi there I'm having troubles with the built in help and support in XP pro SP2 start menu when i hit help and support is says windows can not find helpctr.exe please check spelling etc etc i have run a search for helpctr.exe and found the following: ?helpctr c:\windows\system32\dllcache ?helpctr …

Hi All, I'm currently stuck: after trying to install a new video driver (which didn't work), I, ahem, disabled default VGA driver (VGAENB or something?). After I rebooted, I got exactly what you'd expect to happen: computer works, but no picture. (I know it works, because hitting the 'off' button …

I have used a copy of BullGuard internet security and manged to remove 20 out of 30 items found when running a scan. The PC still runs fairly slow and was wondering if there is any way to get rid of the remainig 10. I have used Norton before on …

[font=Times New Roman][size=3]I don’t know what is going on with my PC, it suddenly [b][u]turns off[/u][/b] it self and I don’t have a clue what could be the problem… I was not doing it before I have formatted and installed. Anybody with any idea.. please help coz it is driving …

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 …