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When I open up hotmail.com ... it says something like this <<<<<< Microsoft® .NET Passport no longer supports the Web browser version you are using. Please upgrade to a current Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.0 or later, or Netscape Navigator version 4.08 or later. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<< and …

upgraded from millenium to xp; cd player does not work

hi there. I have just recently built a computer for my younger brother. it is running on 256Mb DDR ram, amd sempron processor and motherboard and 40Gb hard drive. I have installed Windows xp professional edition on it. the problem is that whenever my brother installs and plays a game …

hey i have an ibm thinkpad t30 with windows xp and a pentium 4 with 11.2 gb free and 256mb ram. it cant play new games like sims 2 but i was wondering if i could fix it up to play the new games like the sims 2...if not then …

I'm trying to install the disc that came with my MP3 player. It runs then says - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT. The system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications. Choose 'Close' to terminate the application. Any ideas as to what I have to do to get it running? …

Can someone help with this problem pls. I have been running this MYOB application without any problem. Today when I tried using it, a dialog box with the following message appeared and I failed in opening the programme: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT. The system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and microsoft …

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I bought the parts myself for the PC I'm using now and had someone install everything (XP Pro). After about a month I had problems with slow scatching sound when playing music (ALC 850, Included in motherboard.) Then I formated the HD and installed a fresh XP Media Center Edition …

when ever i start my computer or log off sometimes and then log back on again i get a box coming up saying The publisher could not be verified.Are you sure u want to run this software and the name of the software is systray.exe help me and here is …

Hi, I'm using office XP (10) under windows 98 se. I wonder whether I can delet the office search service directory (a picture attached) The reson I like to do that is, that' it is waste os disc spave and I don't know, what is is really needed for. I …

Hi, I'm new here. My computer isn't starting up properly at all. I have Windows XP. I think the problem is regarding either the Video Card or Windows. Each time I start up the computer, pressing the power button. It loads up normally, but after 8 seconds or so the …

Windows XP SP1. I just got an .iso file, (CD image), from a friend who owed me a copy of 'x' program, and I finally got it on a CD, great. I put the CD in, nothing happens. OK, probably no autorun system. I go to the disc, and it's …

Alright here's my problem. When I download install files that are bigger than 400megs when they get to 99% everything in my computer freezes up. Then about 15mins later it goes to 100% and everything is unfrozen. Then when I go in the folder where I downloaded the file, the …

My brother-in-law has Windows 2000. He has decided he wants to sell his computer and everything with it. Is there an easy way I can clean out all his documents etc prior to selling, ie a complete clean of the computer basically (cookies, files, temp files etc and favourites). Obviously …

Hi folks - I have an odd sort of problem that I don't think has been addressed here: I can't [I]stop[/I] the popup blocker in IE6. I'm running winXP pro, up to date, and IE6.0. I had the Google toolbar installed and started having trouble with too many popups being …

I just bought a used PC. It is running Windows XP Professional. I don't have the CD. Does anyone know where I can find the recycle bin?

Im looking for some software that will do backups for me. Something that will backup files from one computer to my other around 3 am or something. I dont want it to make a backup of every file on my computer just the folders i specify. Is there anything out …

Have just downloaded skype.com, what do you think of this Program? Thank-you Peter.

Guys I would appreciate any views on this ... I have a URL which points to a page on my own website. Let’s suppose it is called [url]http://www.mysite.com/page.html[/url] If I open Internet Explorer (IE) manually and type the URL directly into the address bar and hit ‘Go’, the correct page …

When I insert my memory stick into my Sony Vaio, it used to open up the Wizard to automatically download my digital pictures. Actually, it opened the window that said "Choose an Action". Now it doesn't do that anymore. I've already gone into My Computer and right clicked into Properties, …

Hey, I don't really know what the problem is, but sometimes my computer just freezes up for no reason; I have no idea what the problem is because I run spyware scans regularly and virus scans as well. It used to happen with very little frequency, maybe once a week …

I had norton anti virus on my pc and as i was having problems detecting a virus someone advised me to download panda anti virus aswell, i did this last night and now everything has gone pear shaped! if i go to task manager there are hundreds of things running …

I am new to hosting my own website (i want to get away from geocities.com). I have a laptop and a desktop pc which are both wireless in my house. I want to host it from my desktop (im getting an old p2 in about a year which ill host …

This problem started happening a couple of days ago. When I'm on certain websites and launch a window (usually a java pop up), the pop up window appears...begins to load for a second and then disappears completely. Also, the original Website that I launched from disappears too! :eek: I'm running …

:sad: Hello everyone. This problem occured resently with my PC here i want to install software but i get such results here: [CODE]C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOTEXET.NT.The system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows application. Choose 'CLose' to terminate the application...[/CODE] I don't understand this message . i know that …

i have been having this problem for quite sometime but it seemed to getting more serious ever since i install msn 7.0.. anyway my problem is that my msn keeping signing it in and out.. anyone knows what causes it and wat i can do to stop it?? please help …

In the web browser, whenever I type a wrong adress - it gives me results of Yahoo Search. I never used yahoo search befor and I don't want to use it now. I have no idea how did it find its way to my computer. Can you suggest me how …

anyone knows why my connection tray keeps hanging? i kept losing connection and got to restart the pc in order to be online again..

I have bought a copy of windows xp home upgrade from best buy for a friends old 333 mhz, 128 ram machine. She had 95 origionally and upgraded it to win 98 and after many problems she wants to go to windows xp like the rest of her computers. Her …

When going to certain sites, CBS, Netflix and so on I get boxes with red x's in them and no pictures. If i go to the ToolBar View and Encoding and select either Western European (Windows) or Unicode UTF-8 I then get pictures. These selections have to be made every …

Hey everyone! I am thinking off to update windows from 2000 to XP... However, I have a few questions regarding this update.. 1) Would it harmful for my computer or would I lose any data? 2) Should I update or not? I have the answer of question number two myself... …

This is what I got for a report. C:\WINDOWS\Minidump\Mini032405-01.dmp C:\DOCUME~1\JAMESD~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\WER1.tmp.dir01\sysdata.xml At the time i was playing dungeon siege a computer game online, suddenly the monitor went blue, flashed bunch of normal error coding message, then the system shut itself down and restarted.

Hello - I recently reformatted my Windows XP with a disk from 2002. Within 30 seconds of hooking up my DSL modem, I'm flooded with popups, spyware, etc etc. So, I installed ZoneAlarm's 15 day free trial so I can d/l all the windows security updates with at least some …

On another one of my computers I am constantly asked to put in my windowsXP disk because some files are unreconised. I know the system is stable and dont want to reinstall any files. Is there anyway I can disable this pop up from coming up?

A girl at my work is a computer newbie,and I try to help her out as much as possible but this time I have no idea what the computers problem is,she keeps getting a message that says this..... System shutdown This system is shutting down.Please save all work in progress …

Hi everyone. I cant open my attachments in outlook express 6. When it gives me the option to open or save them I click on open and a blank box opens with the subject but no picture or text attachment. I use Norton and zonelabs so maybe these could be …

Hi all. Just bought Zone Alarm Security Suite and now my mns doesnt work :sad:! I have gone to program control -> programs and allowed everything under "MSN Messenger" & "MSN 7" but niether choose to work! does anyone have Zone Alarm working with MSN? Mine used to before i …

I may have inadvertantly removed a shell file. now my computer woun't boot. I have to keep starting it over and over then if I'm lucky it will start in safe mode then evenually shut down before I can do anything with it. It was reading a some kind of …

About 3 weeks ago I got a new video card, an Nvidia Geforce 4 ti, made by Asylum (basically an unknown brand). At the same time as I installed it, I reformatted my computer. This all happened less than a week after Nvidia released new DetonatorXP drivers. So I reformatted. …

Running a PC with two hards drives (original 10G, second one 20G) Have just bought XP Home Edition which I installed onto original drive. While doing this I (wrongly!) accepted existing files to be saved but now I cannot get rid of ME. I formatted the drive which seemed OK …

Hey everyone, just joined this site and am after a bit of urgent help! I'm running XP and have a DSL connection on my home PC, which connects fine, but I cannot visit any web pages, update my antivirus, sign in to any messenger services etc. I'm thinking there must …

Not really an Internet Explorer problem! However, I am trying to activate the out of office assistant in Outlook 2002 by going to tools, options, others, general advanced options, then going to add-in manager where the exhange extentions property server is ticked as though it is already selected as an …

[FONT=Times New Roman]undefined[/FONT] I just got a new puter today, HP Media Center/Photosmart PC. I do medical transcription and have my voice files download into a program called Express Scribe. When I try to download my voice files from a secured site, as I have always done, Windows Media Player …

what are they and if i did how could i install win pro 2000. because my computer came with xp and i dont want to format just to install it

I have bee assigned the project to create a multi boot disc for our pc's at work. We currently use symantec ghost v7.5. I am a tech that only know's what he is taught. And all i know is we are given a CD that boots up the PC's that …

OK How do I? I rec'd the following instructions: actually instead of copying the insruction i'll just copy the site: [url]http://www.winternals.com/support/d...asp?Article=474[/url] so my quesiton is, I am Using Roxio, and how do i copy a bootable Read Only CD while adding a file to it? I ONLY HAVE ONE CD …

Hello, I received a Sony USM256EV/V Micro Vault Storage Device 256MB today and have hit a brick wall. [url]http://www.sony.net/Products/Media/Microvault/usm-e.html[/url] It does get recognized on [b]Windows XP[/b] but the package did not come with a CD or floppy containing any drivers. On the manual, it is said that it should auto …

i have windows xp, sp2, although it did it on sp1. i have clicked the appropriate options in windows messanger to keep it from starting on startup, but it still does. which means that my windows messanger and MSN messanger have it out on who is going to run. am …

Hi, I'm having a strange issue: I just installed Windows XP. I also installed WinXP SP2. When I use a browers (IE or Firefox) to browse the internet, everything works fine for a while. After a while, the browsers will not access the internet anymore. I check my network usage, …

I have been trying to install numerous sound cards on my XP system and I continue to receive a message stating that the Data is Invalid. I know that the sound cards work so what seems to be the problem if anyone can help I will appreciate. Thanks