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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 …

I am trying to use XP Pro's SMTP Server to send emails from my machine from ASP. I have a permanent broadband connection via a Netgear wireless router/modem so I expect the email to just "go". I am using XP IIS 5.1 and SMTP is installed but I am baffled …

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? …

: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.

Just recently 2 problems have been happening. The 1st problem started happening when I came home from my moms house on the weekend. I turned my computer on and at the windows xp logo screen it keeps going and stops at the same point every time then starts loading again …

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 …

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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 …

As will become evident, I am new at this. But I will try to be brief and to the point. In short: we have designed a life insurance policy whose premiums are paid by loans. The accrued annual loans + the accrued interest is paid ONLY at the death of …