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:sad: hi, I am using windows 2003 server on a pc with dual P3 450mhz cpus and 1gb ecc sd-ram. When I click on connect the whole system crashes and I have to switch it off and reboot it. I am using a 56kbs V.90 usb dial-up modem. Does anyone …

Why I am not able to install 2003 server on intel 845GLAD desktop board. How I recognize that which motherboard supports windows 2003 server.

Operating on Windows 98. I'm having the red X problem. But this time it's in attempting to open files that were stored as ".jpg" files. In reference to a past post ([url]http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread24636.html)[/url], I know for a fact that the reason is "- An unusual screen format (requiring the images to …

[color=black][font=Verdana]A friend of mine has a P-IV PC and has XP prof installed but every time he starts it, it boots properly up to the point of "loading personal settings" and then freezes up.. what could the problem be.. i have tried defragmenting, scandisk but didn’t do any good.. [/font][/color] …

Whenever I use dile-up connection and open any navigator (ie5,ie6,netscape7,netscape7.1,OE5, OE6, Netscape Mail) an csvhost.exe crash occures after 2 to 20 minutes and then some buttons stop to work as well as I can't copy. I also can't save html webpages and Word doesn't register some templates. I can't move …

So I made the mistake (at least right now I think so) of installing SP2 over a current XP pro installation. Now when I boot the boot loader menu is gone (all there is is a black screen in its place). I have gone into the "startup and recovery" dialog …

Can someone recommend a good, free registry cleaner software for me? I've used one in the past but can't remember the name, but it was too aggressive and messed up my PC a bit. I think that's how I got my problem with not being able to access my Display …

can anyone help me get aurora out this pop up ads realy are getting anoying

After I logon in windows 2000 Professional, desktop don't come up. I'm able to open Task manager and run c:\winnt\explorer.exe and then desktop shows. Anyway I want to solve the problem. Please help!!! :)

Hi, new to the site.. WAVing from the Desert in Southern California. Problem: My Ourlook Express is SUDDENLY deleting INCOMING MAIL to the deleted folder... very odd.. any reason to think I have a hidden bug? I use Norton to protect me at every corner of the Internet... No.. I …

I have a problem with a few video files (mpeg, avi, etc.) on my computer, specifically the timing. For example, when I open up a video file with Windows Media Player that I know is 22 minutes long, the player shows it as only being 1 minute long. When I …

HI guys, my comp has a dvd player but it doesnt play the star wars dvd trilogy! Im using interactual dvd player but all it shows is the fbi warning thing but no movie! Please help! I really need to be able to play it! Thanks!

Recently, I was hit hard by the CWS/about:blank viruses. During this I was having problems opening some of my hotmail. It seemed somewhat random in terms of which I could or could not open. I then downloaded SpySweeper and ran AboutBuster, Remove.exe and HiJackThis. While these viruses are now gone, …

Ok, so about 4 or 5 days ago I got broadband. Everything was going great till about 2 days later. When suddenly everything I go to "The Page Cannot Be Displayed" I'm going crazy! I would really appreciate anyone that could help, I have Windows XP. I have run Ad-aware, …

hii..... i really got some headache dealing this problem. i am not able to connect to hotmail nor msn and also my hotmail messager. i tried turning off my firewall, i try reset my DNS but still the same. everything was okay yesterday but suddenly in the night in just …

Hi there, I'm a newly registered user who wish to inform you that I recon alot of problems posted on this site, however, there has been a humble journey for those who've had a hard time locating the roots of their problems. Now, I don't believe I myself know where …

Hello Everyone I cannot login to hotmail using IE 6. When I do white back ground comes up thats it. I can login from another machine and works fine. I tried the the login cleanup posted and it didn't help. I tried registering a series of dlls somebody posted here …

Hi, i have just sucessfully reinstalled windows xp on a windows server 2003 and solved the problem of 640x480 screen under helps of catweazle ruth rimary.. and lot mroe friends. My new problem has araise..... its that my computer doesnt have any sounds. is it the problem with sound card …

i have just intsalled windows XP PRO on my HP computer, and the screen can only go up to 640x480, can ne 1 help me fix it?

I recieve the error on a computer with Windows ME on it that sounds as if the MSHTML.dll dll is corrupt. However I am unable to access the internet to download a current dll. This Error is occuring after I had run Spybot S&D and Adware SE. Everytime I restart …

I deleted IE from my system by usign the add/remove hardware from my control panel, in doing so I have messed up a few things. I cannot reinstall IE now because when I do so I get an error message saying that a previous installation is in progress and requires …

I have an error that shows up and this is what it says. Cannot find a device file that may be needed to run windows or windows application. The windows registry or SYSTEM.INI file refers to this device, but this device no longer exists.You deleted this file on purpose. Try …

Hi and thanks in advance for any and all help that can be given. I just recently started having a problem with IE - the browser window takes like 10 to 15 seconds to pop up or to bring up a new window - usually, it's immediately. Is there anything …

Hi, I recently reinstalled Windows XP and only has a small amount of programs. However, this pop up keeps telling me to remove more programs and saying that the MB in my Drive C: has 30MB. And everytime it pops up, the MB number either goes up or down when …

I mistakenly happened to delete some I/o file from windows folder , from that time my mouse and keyboard stop functioning. I reinstalled windowsXP 3 times but no use.. all in vain. Now im in very need of my Pc. How could I recover my Pc from this serious problem.. …

Why does that happen? What adjustments can I make so it does not happen & I can see the pictures? Its not all of the time, just some.?

Hmmm...seems like I've been here before....I need new memory. :sad: I crash to nothing and my pc starts to reboot. When the Windows loading screen comes on ... my pc shuts off and the message "Power saving enable. The monitor will shut down in a few seconds" comes on...and I'm …

Hi I have a Windows XP and i recently tried to install my updates, however, it failed to update my security update. It says,"Security Update for Windows XP (KB828741) unsuccessfully updated. Please Help!!

I'm reinstalling my Windows XP box. It has been on my home domain with a roaming profile for some time. I had earlier problems with the roaming user not able to log in at all but I can now log in. The problem now is that settings in the profile …

I found the BIOS for my computer is f1. now it come out a blue screen and tell me put in passwords. I never have any password on my computer. and i try many random things and it came out invalid. My computer is HP pavilion 522n. Does any 1 …

ok here is the problem i recently installed windows xp on a new pc, it is running almost perfectly one problem, sometimes when you click on the start menu it restarts with out warning (the menu doesn't open, it just restarts. and it isn't the polite "windows is now shutting …

Can someone help me to recall an email I sent to the wrong person? I have tried all the help indexes. Many suggest locating recall message under actions or message menu after highlighting sent mail. However, I do not seem to have any recall message options. Thank you very much.

I kind of don't, *erm*, have a start menu anymore. How can I fix this? *Edit* The start menu loaded again. But still, there was one time this happened and the start menu never loaded, even after I left the computer on overnight. Any way to fix this?

I NEED HELPS. I had windows xp on my computer when i first got it.its a ph pavilion 522n. then it got problems and running slow. so i got windows server 2003 enterprise from my friend cuz he say its good. so i installed it after i install it, the …

I was trying to figure out what startupfiles I could get rid. Heres what I have: [Hopefully someone can give me an idea of what files aren't needed] Moneystartup scanregistry taskmonitor PCHealth Systemtray Loadpowerprofile hidserv countryselection PCTVoice CPQeasyACC EACLEAN Worksfud Microsoft Works portfolio Microsoft Works Update detection CPQINET Digital dashboard …

I recently switched to AVG as my av, and shortly after started having poblems receiving email. Once in a while when I went to check my mail, the AVG email scan would pop up, and after scanning the mail it would indicate that I had an item followed by the …

Hi everyone! After upgrading to Win 2003 Server, the system does not boot successfully. It just booted successfully for 3 times only. What happens is the system boot up to the Win 2003 logo and after that it halts! It appears like the monitor is on power save state, but …

One weird problem I cannot make the desktop occupy the entire screen? Using Windows XP home edition. Tried changing the screen resolution too. Help please!! :confused:

Hi i'm not sure what to do or who to sepak to, but basically i've installed the following program but it won't open: Sony Digital Voice Editor Ver.2.13 When i re-start my computer it opens and then closes by itself. Then afterwards when i try to reopen the program nothing …

I upgraded my Windows XP to SP2 successfully. And now a few weeks later i don't need the option of going back to SP1. But the backup created by the SP2 setup is still in a folder within the "Windows" folder. My question is if it is safe/ok to delete …

I have XP home edition sp2, a few months ago my firewall stop me getting on the net, I eventually solved this I am now using mozilla firefox but the explorer still doesn't work it says cannot find page also can't go to hotmail/messenger but outlook express still works.I am …

I just built a new computer and installed all of the drivers. It worked well until the comp froze and went back to the settings it was at before the computer auto installed the drivers. The problem is that I can't get the comp. to reload the drivers (mainly vid …

Hi all, I've been stuck on this problem for three days now, and am about to give up. My brother was using his win xp computer when it crashed, he restarted it but it displayed a blue screen with the error "unmountable boot volume". Nothing I can do can get …

Hi, i've just started using Outlook to view emails from an http site but problem is i get an error message straight away when trying to download or send. I went thu the wizard which i think was quite straightforward i.e. enter email address, password, http address, but i get …

:( I have seen a variety of questions about exactly this and a variety of answers which, thus far don't seem approriate (ie settings are already that way). I run Microsoft IE6 and this phenomenon has just started. (My local computer shop have re-loaded xp and all the bells and …

Hi, my gigabytes on my hard drive dropped from 28 GB available out of 31 GB, to 7.8 GB out of 31 GB. And I also notice that whenever I free up more space, after a day or two it drops right back down to 7. Theirs a folder called …

This is a very handy little tool. It's a simple process killer. Works pretty well whenever you got a program/process going and the Task Manager won't close it no matter what. This closes it. :) http://www.xeonstudio.com/files/pskill.exe

Folks Need your help.I have XP and 98SE on same drive for a long time. For last couple of weeks it has started freezing not only during boot of XP and 98 but also freezes while running for couple of hours. No option other than to switch off/on for 4-5 …

Im using a Radeon 9800pro with VGA, DVI and S-Video out. I have 2 projectors that i plan on using in a widescreen setup side by side for a digital video display im doing. My problem is this: Both projectors are attached, one to the VGA-out, and one to the …

I have Windows XP. Until recently my computer was working fine but one day the sound wasnt working. When I try to open volume control I get an error message saying "There are no active mixer devices available. To install mixer devices, go to Control Panel, click Printers and other …