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Hello All, I am here to find out how do I get sounds back on the PC. I recently installed Windows again and started fresh I guess but I haven't got a clue what to do to get sounds going on. I do not have the motherboard's programs CD if …

My computer keeps shutting off and restarting by itself. When it restarts it says, "You system has recovered from a serious error" Then it gives me some code that looks like this BCCode : 7f BCP1 : 00000000 BCP2 : 00000000 BCP3 : 00000000 BCP4 : 00000000 OSVer : 5_1_2600 …

Hello - I am a new user I have a dual boot Windows XP system running two hard drives - one for Linux and another for Windows XP. I would like to wipe my Linux operating system and claim the other hard drive for Windows XP. I would like to …

what do i do?config sys error on line one.dll error trying to open up camera,digital.help please

I've got a Win98 PC here (i do computer repair in this area) and for some reason it will not detect a PCI modem i'm attempting to install - nor any PCI modem for that matter (I've tryed different ones) It does however detect a network card, so the PCI …

Everyone says ie6 is such a huge security risk. Funny I have used it and maxthon (my ie 2) with out any problems. I have yet to find the magic web site that puts stuff on my computer without me knowing. I have surfed all the nasty and worst of …

Hi, I have a compaq presario laptop with ME. It's been working fine until the other day. I booted it up, but the screen resolution is like safe mode. It is pixely. I have right clicked on desktop,gone to properties, gone to settings, changed the colour quality to 256, 16 …

Modem error 630. Modem not recognized. Modem diagnotics Com port 3. Device Manager has no port3 only 1 and 2. This modem has worked before. It is in windows me. Have tried removing modem, restart computer but the system still auto installs it to com port 3. Hope someone can …

Hi all,i recently have got my xp pro back installed after the problems i had with it not booting,but now i cannot install my AOL setup disc to connect to the net.It keeps getting to 71% and stops,then its saying that i have exited setup, "click retry to setup" but …

I'm brand new to this site and can't figure out how to use it. I hope you can help. For instance, where do I find the forums? I have a question about saving a WORD document I created in WORD 2000 and which I want to put on a floppy …

So I recently wiped my drive and did a fresh Windows XP install. In the process of installing all my software, drivers, updates, etc, my computer froze in the middle of installing of Service Pack 2. It froze with the backing up registry step listed, so I'm pretty sure its …

Firstly - thanks for advice on cleaning out Lycos sidebar & Adware! Next problem... Since installing SP2 I cannot download anything. This is now getting worrying because of course Symantec is continually reminding me about updating virus definitions but this never works. Also, cannot download Microsoft Windows updates. When I …

Hey, I am running Microsoft windows XP professional edition. I have a few files when you scroll over them or try to do anything to them, the computer flashes a blue screen, this screen has writing on it and it looks like it could explain what is happening, but it …

Hi everyone. I have windows xp pro. I have it set to not have fast user switching. Whenever I hit "LOGOFF" in the start menu it asks me "are you sure you want to log off." WELL THATS THE REASON WHY I PUSHED IT IN THE FIRST PLACE!!!! How do …

I have no idea how you get this. My friends are using Microsoft Mary for Ventrilo and I'd rather have that voice instead of Microsoft Sam. Does anyone know how to get the program to have Microsoft Mary? It would be really helpful. I've been looking everywhere. Thanks.

Hi, I initially had a windupdate issue that has since resolved. However, now, though I can get online, I cannot access usually more than the first page of a website, if I am even that lucky. Ex. I can get to Google, my homepage, and I can search, but if …

I have a feeling that this problem is very easily fixeable, but I don't know how to... My internet connection is awry. So, I went, right clicked on the icon, and it said "repair" on a button in bold letters. I clicked it, and then it said "[B]Cannot be completed …

Is there anyway of setting outlook express to log out of the identity when you x out of it so it will prompt you to pick an identity when starting the program. I know you can do it by selecting file and then clicking exit and log off, but I …

I seem to have this "16 bit Windows Subsystem" warning. It is telling me "The system file is not suitable for running MS Dos and microsoft applications. The file displayed as the trouble file is c:\windows\system32\autoexec.NT This is a new computer running XP. I am not running NT. The latest …

IE plays movies in it how do I stop it from doing this. I am running win 2000 with IE 6 it plays mpeg,avi and mov files off the net in the browser instead of opening up media player. how can I change this?

I'm aware of the security concerns however I whenever I shutdown Internet Explorer my history and previous searches is cleared as well as the passwords I use (ie, Yahoo Email). I want these things to stay available even after I shutdown my computer. Any suggestions would be extremely appreciated and …

i have a problem that when i click on a link within an e mail my cursor changes to a hand and outlook express freezes up, I cant do anything unless i use alt ctrl delete and end program.

My computer has 3 different administrator users. Whenever I try to add a new [U]limited [/U] user, windows does not allow it, stating: "Windows cannot log you on because your profile cannot be loaded. Check that you are connected to the network, or that your network is functioning correctly. If …

Hi everybody I have a problem with 3cmlink. I work under windows 98, when i'm on the net, suddenly my screen is freezed, I make "ctrl+alt+del" to see if there is any "not responding", i always see, 2 times 3cmlink, if i close one of them, i can work but …

When i print pages from the internet and etc. it always cuts half the page off, how do i resolve this issue?

I have windows XP home and have beed downloading the updates as notified. I have installed SP2 and i am using AVG free as my virus protection etc. Recently though i have been unable to brouse any internet pages and just get the DNS error cannot find server page. Around …

I have a computer with win xp home sp2, that locks up during startup in random locations. It does the same thing if you try to go it into safe mode. After approx 4 restarts it boots and runs fine, until I shut it down for the night. Thanks, Goose

i have an old computer that cannot startup properly. it is very strange, i can start up in safe mode then restart normally, but it will freeze if restarted again. the loading windows screen appears then freezes as the bars move across the screen. any help is appreciated.

I'm trying to run a Fisher Price game for a friend, but I keep getting this error: [IMG]http://home.earthlink.net/~dnguyen924/images/script%20error.JPG[/IMG] How do I fix this? I'm running Windows XP.

I have to continually change the mode of my IE 6.0 to view smaller text. Is there a way to make this change continual? Windows XP H.E. ED R

Hi guys, Just a couple of questions regarding enhancing windows XP performance;What in your opinion would be the optimal setting of Virtual Memory for 256RAM to speed things up? I have recently used a Registry Cleaner Programme to clean it up a little but I was curious as to whether …

Hi ., I have XP, at times I look at internet options & WONDER what SHOULD/SHOULD NOT Be checked to view pages properly, can anyone expand on that for me? Also there are times when I go to the SECOND Page of something & it might not display THE PAGE …

Hi, After I installed then uninstalled Dameon power tools my USB memory stick(which had always come up as drive E:\) now always registers as drive F:\. How can I reset it so that drive E:\ is open? Thank you, John

Help! I am buying XP Home suite and intend to install it on my PC over ME, which has become very unstable and a real pain, constantly crashing and proving difficult to start up, in spite of running de-frag frequently. However although I feel confident about doing this, I am …

Can any Win2K/WinXP whizzkid help - I'm pulling my hair out here. I'm a network admin in a school responsible for building a new system and as part of the desktop lockdown I need to entirely restrict access to the display properties for all pupils (all Win2k clients). I've used …

I'm running win xpsp2 and had a problem a while back after downloading some updates from the microsoft site. Problem was every time i used adaware or norton antivirus my computer would crash. I've reinstalled norton and it works ok now but adaware will not. I've also tried uninstalling sp2 …

Hey; I recently upgraded my Quicktime and it installed a shortcut in the bottom right of my toolbar. I don't want the shortcut there but I cant seem to get rid of it........how do I do that? Thanks

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i recently deleted a lot of programs from my computer and when i logged on to the net with ie all the pop ups were blank so my use is now very limited can anyone help me?

What would cause an IE error message to come up saying "Internet Explorer was not able to open this Internet site. The requested site is either unavailable or cannot be found. Please try again later." everytime i try to download software? This is poker software and i've downloaded similair software …

I don't know what I've done to my incoming mail. The body text is a font that is so hard to read. I was using Font Navigator, came with corel products, and that is a wonderful tool but after I moved most of my C:\windows\fonts to a separate folder the …

I'm beyond frustrated!!!!!! Everytime i try to create my hotmail signature it asks me for my password and continues asking for it over and over and OVER AGAIN! Does anyone know how to overcome this problem? the password I am putting in is the correct one, and the caps lock …

Hi, treat me with kid gloves please - very un-tech so please keep it basic if poss! Found a similar thread thru' a search. My problems: After SP2 I have these infuriating problems: 1) Google - a regular search just chucks back a load of binary looking code as a …

I have my desktop icons in the order I want them in but I can't figure out how to lock them in place. I want to set the icons so that if one is moved it snaps back to the place it was moved from immediately. Thanks in advance. BTW …

Hi, Hope you can help with this one. When I turn on my PC it boots as far as my descktop then freezes at the point where it should load the system tray. I have to reboot three or four times before it does a complete boot up???? My m/b …

Ok if you come from the virus and icky forum then you know i am so not computer smart :eek: .. SO ,I have been reading on what to do before the ol' man tosses my computer out on the street... I had so much trouble with the about.blank , …

Hi folks, My WinME box failed to startup. I followed the "Step by Step Confirmation". It hung on "msmouse.vxd". I tried "Y" as well as "N" (Esc) without a solution. It happened since 2 days ago but I was luck to get it started with ""Step by Step Confirmation" procedure. …

My friend lost the show desktop button i the quick launch and cant figure how to get it back (he accidently deleated it) is there a way? He needs an answer real quick if someone knows how thansk in advance!

Hello, I once again need help of you all.Well today i noticed that one new problem has occured,the font size and shape when i open any IE window has changed,i think it has become smaller.Even if i open any HTML page saved on my comp it has the smaller font …

Hi all,im having problems getting the pc to start up at all,with xp pro.Cannot even get to the desktop.On the 1st black screen that comes up,as its about to boot i am getting the message;Hardware Monitor found an error,enter Power management for details,and its an error with the following;Chassis fan …