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After seven hours of searching and applying various fixes to my own corrupted Windows Search NONE of Which Worked!!! You "gurus" out there really let me down this time. (I'm telling ya it was worse then finding out about Santa,the Tooth fairy or even the wiz for that matter) I …

I have tried everything to get my computer to enable my modem but nothing works, went thru the help and it says probably needs enabled in bios ... I have no idea how to enable it can anyone help me please i need to get on the internet, I am …

Hello, For some reason, certain wesbite addresses that are not in my favorites folder consistently reappear in the address bar even after I've deleted temp internet files and cleared the history. Any suggestions to get rid of them? Thank you in advance.

I have a C and D drive, the D drive is a seperate HD from C, and has no essential files for running windows. I want to format the D Drive and eventually install some version of linux to it. Is it possible to just format it and leave it …

Hi there I am having problems! I cant view animations on the net I have already checked this: On the Tools menu in Internet Explorer, click Internet Options. Click the Advanced tab. Under Multimedia, check one or more of the Show pictures, Play animations, Play videos, or Play sounds check …

Inter net Options..Delete temp files VS Address %temp% which will list them & APPEARS more detailed..Is there a difference? Is the second method more thourough?

Hello! In today’s world of identity theft, hacking, phishing, etc. I want to be sure I’m doing everything I can to get any personal information on my PC…just that…personal and protected. I heard a news report this afternoon about “scrubbing

Okay guys, I don't know much about computers and I'm seeking major help. Problem #1: For some reason, whenever I play a cd in my cd-rom drive, the sound is all distorted. I don't have this problem when I play a music or sound file on my computer, it's just …

I was in a rush to close this morning and some how inadvertently moved the toolbar from the bottom horizontally, to the right hand side vertically. The start botton is at the top right corner, while the clock and icons are at the bottom right with nothing in between. I …

I bought 70-272 exam-study guide. I just wanted you to know that I passed the exam 70-272. Real exam is so much difficult. you should have the knowledge about whole exam topics. Although ucertify simulation test give explanation of every questions but for covering exam topics take reference book apart …

hey everyone! first off, im running Windows xp (dont laugh plz) with a 56k modem. i have been having the prob recently where my modem keeps wanting to dial into the internet. even when my pc is sitting doing nothing, the dial up window will pop up and automatically start …

My PC is currently Windows XP with SP1. Because of some recent problems I need to perform a Windows XP Repair. I have just slipstreamed my original (non-SP1) Windows XP CD with SP2 so now I have a single, bootable Windows XP disk with SP2 integrated. My question is this... …

Hi Everyone! I need a PDF Creator, but I was looking at the price of Adobe Acrobat and yikes! I decided to try some freeware and if it works for me, then to move on. . .Is PDFFactory any good? Can anyone suggest to me an EASY software that I …

Hello there, I have Windows 98 SE and I'm having a problem defragging. It gets to 46% and then takes 2 hours to get to 47% and then freezes and will go no further. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I had come out of everything through Ctrl+Alt+D, just leaving …

Hi there, I have a problem and I'm hoping someone can help. The computers not been well recently, I've reinstalled O/S and used a variety of bug killers and all seemed ok. Problem is that in the last week I've been prompted to reactivate windows four times due to hardware …

I would like to bridge my two Network cards so that I can share my wireless internet connection. I have 1 Wirless Lan card and one 10/100 Bit Lan card. The problem I have is when I go to the properties of the 2 Nic cards and Uncheck Internet connection …

Hi, I've been using word for a long time and had set up macros to do signatures for letters, but in the last couple of weeks every so often they don't work, and now they never work!! This is the code: Sub Chris() ' ' Chris Macro ' Macro recorded …

I was hoping yu could helr me out... every time y star my msn messenger it will crash and say there's an unknown error... i've tried eveything but nothing works please help me.

(NB! This is NOT one of those widely discussed cases described in KB281679) I am having a major trouble with my home computer. Internet explorer refuses to open links in new window. If a link itself wants to open new window, or I force it do so by shift-clicking, nothing …

I have been trying to get Flash Player to download and it won't do anything can some one Please help me figure out how to get it to download.

[i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i] [font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]Change the Start Menu Style[/color][/size][/font] [font=Arial][size=2]Does the new Windows XP Start menu take up too much space on your desktop? You can easily change the look back to the Windows Classic Start menu by following …

I can't run defrag on my computer. I can run the initial analysis, which tells me I'm about 9% fragmented. I can also start the defrag process. That's where it pretty much hangs. I started the defrag one evening, and it looked like it was going slow, so I went …

Hi I'm at my wit's end regarding difficulties I'm having installing Norton AntiVirus 2005. Here's my situation: 1. I purchased a used computer that already had Norton Internet Security Professional and AntiVirus 2003 installed about 18 months ago. I did not receive the original installation disks. 2. Everything was working …

Hi Dani: I'm so thankful for the help I have received here. I have tried everything but I can't even run a scandisk. I looked in my Dummies book and couldn't find it. I'm wondering if I have a trojan in the PC. I still can't do the Norton updates. …

Hey guys, I'm new with computers and don't know alot, I recently bought a copy on windows XP Home to upgrade my PC with. I installed it but I never deleted windows 2000. Now when I boot up I get the option of which OS I would like to use. …

I dont know much about oem OS. I would like to know, if I buy an oem windows XP Home disc which cost less than retail, is it possible to boot from it from a cd-rom on system startup ? The oem version I got with my older system 3 …

Ok, really wierd, posted thread on this before thinking it was spyware or adware..... turns out it WASN'T after running ad-aware, spyware and EVERYTHING ELSE. This is the problem: Whenever I try going to google.com or yahoo.com, it takes me to some place called "cPanel" and it says "There is …

I am experiencing a very frustrating VIDEO & AUDIO STUTTERING problem which appeared one day out of the blue about 6 weeks ago. I have checked and tried pretty much everything I can think of, short of doing a clean re-install of XP Home. The symptoms are: when XP initially …

Hello people I am running a systen 2.56 ghz and 1 gb of ram 2 256 memmory modules and 1 512 memory module My winXP would restart for no apparent reason all. and den there would be nothing on my screen n the orange led i shown on e monitor. …

I purchased a Dell computer that came with 90 days of McAfee Virus protection. I have deleted the McAfee and am trying to install Norton Antivirus 2005 from a new disk but it does not want to install for me. It is taking about 30 minutes to install just one …

I leave my computer on all the time and when I left one day I left the screensaver on. When I came home and tried to use my computer it was on but no signal was being sent to the monitor. So I restarted the computer and it loaded up …

I have a new 19" LCD with recommended resolution on 1280 X 1024. I'm using Windows XP Pro. When logging into Yahoo or MSN, ect. only 800 X 600 fills the screen! How annoying!! Is there some way to fix this? Thanks.

my computer has had so many issues. is it safe to completly wipe out my computer and start from scratch? such as reinstalling windows and all my other programs? and if so, how do i go about doing it?

I'm encountering a peculiar situation on a Win2000Pro machine. When the machine cranks up in the AM it is fine and works normally. As the day wears on, with use, the mouse actions get jerkier. Anyone have an idea? Thanks, BuddyB

I have 98SE on one computer, WinXP Pro on another. I want to Backup the 98 onto the XP machine, Then perhaps vice versa. I have a crossover cable and network cards in each machine. What are my best options? Up next is a second HD for the XP machine. …

This is a large problem I've been having for nearly two years now, and despite my best efforts, I have not been able to find a solution. Okay, here goes: First of all, I cannot access secure sites. I have, however, seen a rule that I had overlooked in Norton …

I was having problem with something on my system, so as a temporay fix, I placed a second installation on the computer. Is there anyway to move the files I want from the first installation to the second before deleting it?

Hello. On certain websites when clicking on an icon directing to another feature, NOTHING happens. The mouse quickly does its hourglass affair, then returns to normal. I assume a new window should open up, because I am able to navigate around the rest of the relevent site. Thus, I cannot …

Periodically I get a pop-up down by the clock that reads..Local Area Connection..Network Cable Unpluged. This occurs on or off line, with no dicernible patern. So far I haven't noticed any ill effects associated with it, but I'm still a novice. Any ideas of just what I've got happening here? …

A while ago I used to play a game called Halo alot (many months). One day I came home and turned on the PC and was going to play it. When i got into game, alot of stuff were invisable such as: Veichals Players My character But I can see …

I accidently uninstalled Accessories, Games, and a little more maybe. (Control Panel -> Add/Remove Programs -> Add/Remove Window Components) and when I try to reinstall them it asks for a "Windows XP Home Edition CD-ROM" Disc. I don't know of any disc, any idea where I could find the stuff …

Hi, I have recently came from a LAN sesion and when i got home my windows media player is playing up. I can't listen to music of any kind or movies this is really irittating... Whenever i do try to play a song or movie clip it comes up with …

over the past couple of weeks i was hit with a trojan that inspired me to buy an exterior harddrive to back up important files. this required me to upgrade my operating system from word 98 to word 98 second edition. however, since i did that, i have not been …

Only recently, within the last couple of days, my web browsers suddenly will not let me access at least 60% of the sites that I try to visit, including reading my email with yahoo or msn. I have already tried ip -release, it doesnt work. Reinstalled the dsl software with …

I downloaded this cd burning software however I do not know how in the world to burn a copy from another cd. Anyone here have and know how to use this program. Thank you.

Hello, I'm encountering a problem with word.I can't get a grammar and spelling check(F7) in greek because there is no dictionary or thesaurus.I know that there was one in previous editions of office.What should I do in order to find and add a greek dictionary to word?

I would like to know how to password protect files under my profile with Win XP on another hard drive. Currently can only do it on the C drive where windows is installed. Thanks, Derek

I'm using WS_FTP and I cannot discover what the deal is. I have access to my folders, but I cannot create a new folder, nor can I delete folders. I do have the right trigger set for deleting folders with files in them, but I keep getting "Permission Denied." I've …

hey guys, this is my first time installing exchange server and need some tips about how to do this. if i'm supposed to be in another forum, please redirect me...thanks. i'm actually installing it on a server thats standalone, no network connected to it and veritas backup exec is going …

So im trying to find some sort of a program that I can use on my laptop, I have outlook and love it but I have a problem syncing my laptop and desktop PST file. They keep on over writing each other. So I thought maybe I would find a …