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I actually have 2 problems, but i'll start with what i put in my subject. ok, i recently got a new harddrive as my old when went to crap. after installing windows i did the appropriate updates including windows sp2. now, whenever i try to use internet explorer it comes …

Ok, I have been working on an old pc for the last 2 weeks straight, I have everything I need accomplished except installing an OS. The PC is a '97 model with a 200MHZ processor. I have an new 80gig Seagate HDD I installed, An original 4gig Maxtor which I …

can some help me plz to delete a program tried add/and remove programs and i get a error saying ,,Error loading c:\windows\system32\cd_clint.dll!!!!!!!

When i try to play the game or re-install it, i get a message that states: 16 Bit Windows Subsystem C:\Windows\System32\Autoexec.nt The system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS & Microsoft Windows applications. Choose 'close' to terminate the application. When i try to put a software game CD in …

Firefox has an option to create folders in tab; I'm having difficulty in setting that up; I have several IE desktop icons that I'm trying to install in a folder. Can anyone lead me to instructionds? Those given in the Firefox download don't seem to work. many thanks cw

What should be the ideal Config.sys and Autoexec.bat for windows XP? Mine seems to be corrupted and I wish to rectify

Hey guys, I have spent about a week now trying to install Windows on my old machine, which originally had Windows 95 installed. The problem is, I can get into installation through the setup.exe commands when the PC boots up, but after it asks me if I agree the Microsoft …

Ok guys I have a situation that im hoping someone can help me with. I just bought a laptop and want to be able to sync data between my computers. I am willing to take any suggestions on this. Here is how my personal home network is setup. I have …

Does anyone know any tips on recalling files, folders etc. from your computers hard drive, even from 2 years ago? I know it can be done with special tools/programs - i think. It sounds interesting? I would like to know how.

Does anyone know how I can fix this problem? Everytime I get an email with a website, I try to open it and the page is blank. Nothing opens. Like if Ebay sends me something and I have to go to the website for verification, it won't open just blank. …

I have about 30 folders containing digital photographs in my Shared Folders/Shared Picures directory. While most of them are accessible to other users, five of them are not. Note - I am referring to sharing folders on the one computer, not on a network. The MS Help does not give …

[SIZE=3][FONT=Comic Sans MS]I recently set up an intranet webpage on a network using ISS. ([url]HTTP://localhost/[/url]). I can access the webpage on all the network PC's appart from 1. Ive checked all the settings on the PC and, in theroy, theres no reason why i shouldnt be able to access the …

Hmmm, yes I know WinME....prone with problems :lol: Hi All, The problem I (well a friend) has is, when viewing files in Windows Explorer the Left Pane does not show all folders, infact it is just a grey/gray boxed part of Explorer. I have tried Microsoft KB with no luck …

Help, I am getting booted off the internet when I try and visit some web sites (example-eBay). I am getting an error signature that reads, "App Name: iexplore.exe, ModVer: 1.4.2.0, ModName: jpiexp32.dll, AppVer:6.0.2900.2180". Will PC Doctor or another software help me fix this problem? Otherwise my pc is working fine. …

I Purchased A New Toshiba P35 2692 Laptop. I Downloaded The Drivers From A Disc For My Cable Modem Internet Connection,everything Went Very Smooth, Until I Went On Line In To Ebay Websie And Attempted To Put In My Password And Go To "myebay" The Screen Went Blue And A …

I reformatted my PC and with my new videocard (e-GeForce 6600 GT) and it is doing the same thing it did before. When im playing Half Life 2 or doing anything else for that matter, but mainly HL2, the PC restarts and gives me this error report. C:\DOCUME~1\Morgan\LOCALS~1\Temp\WER7b1b.dir00\Mini022505-01.dmp C:\DOCUME~1\Morgan\LOCALS~1\Temp\WER7b1b.dir00\sysdata.xml What …

I have a HP with Win 98SE and 255 MB of ram with 32-bit virtual memory. My System Resources drain very quickly. Right now it is at 46% free and the last time I restarted my computer was about 45 minutes ago. I have tried looking at the startup items …

A little history.... I had built a computer for the first time about 6 months ago. Last week my daughter dropped the tower on the floor and the motherboard somehow got messed up. I was using an EPOX 8RDA3+. The new motherboard is an ABIT NF7S. When I replaced the …

I have Windows XP, I downloaded a free update from Microsoft, now I can't find my Control Panel. I can't adjust Screen Savers, and such. Where can I find the Control Panel items with this new MS Update? I don't know the identification of the update.

Hi all. Im having a realy weird problem, nothing Ive never experienced before. Installing OS's on computers has never realy giving be any big problems, but this one is driving me nuts. I boot up using my WinXP cd. When its done with all the detecting/installing of all those controllers …

Hi, can anyone advise me, is it ok to load Office 2003 Pro onto my TC1100 which is installed with Windows XP Tablet Edition? I'm not very clued up, as you can probably gather!

For some reason, my video files and a lot of my programs(games specifically) have gotten somewhat choppy. What I mean by that is that it will work for maybe 3 seconds and then temorarily freeze for a second, work again for 3, and freeze again for 1. I have no …

When ever i try to go to Runescape.com,Flashplayer.com, or addictinggames.com a message comes up and says that it has been blocked by my approved sites list and when i went to check the content adviser, there was a password required screen but whe i entered the password it said it …

I've changed my browser to Firefox and now I can't get My Documents or any folders to come up. I don't know if Firefox has anything to do with that but it started after I downloaded it. I click on a folder from the start menu and the tool bar …

[b]Note from DMR: I've moved this thread from the Viruses, Spyware, etc. forum into this forum due to the fact that malicious infections do not seem to be the cause of this member's problems[/b] IE 6 SP1 and Outlook Express 6 running very slow. 1 1/2 minutes to open OE, …

Just reinstalled Xp on my C drive.On startup both Hard drives are found but the drive on Ide 2 does not show up in My Computer or in device manager? The Maxtor 40G drive is quite new and as only been used for backup. Any help Please

This is my friend notebook. I am using Tend Micro scan for virus and find this virus as abrove can someone help me have a look plz The virus is in c:\system volume information\.......... and the HijackThis logs is here Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.0 Scan saved at 12:06:46, on 01/02/2005 …

I tried using the windows xp repair and it didn't help. If I choose reinstall a fresh copy of windows xp, what are the ramifications? Does it wipe out my files, my periperal drivers and DSL software? or nothing? thanks

hi all, ive got another Q for ya all when ever i try to start playing mohaa it gives me an error message saying "please insert ther correct cd rom, click ok then restart the program" and its giving me ths $HiTZ can some 1 please help

Hello Board, Hopefully someone can help me get a handle on this. My father bought the aforementioned HP. It was actually through a big joint venture by PeoplePC and Ford Motor Co.. Anyway, the system has been reloaded, with a fresh copy of windows 98 S.E., but several things are …

Found a couple of cool sites that read hijack this logs automatically. Copy the log and paste in the box hit analize. [url]http://www.hijackthis.de/[/url], Oops only one thought I had 2. I have used it a few times. Handy little item.

I was told to go and update windows and now there is two operating systems and my computer is not working. It does not recognize my start toolbar or anything else. I cannot get into anything unless it is on my desktop.

Hi! I would like to get a Temp File/Cookies/index.dat cleaner. Is CCleaner (Crap Cleaner) any good? Could anyone direct me to a place where I could download it and could I be given a couple of tips on how to use it? Thanks! ;)

We share a computer here at work, and the last person to use my computer logged into our server using my WinXP computer, and checked the box to save the password. Now when I try to login to our network, it does it automatically. Can you please tell me where …

I forgot my password and cant get back into my computer!! I have a Windows XP and really need to get into my computer, can someone please help me? ~sarah :!:

I've been trying to get a triple-boot set up with Windows 98, Windows XP, and SuSE Linux 9.1 Professional. Here is the setup I had BEFORHAND: Hard Drive 1: - Partition 1, FAT32, 80gb, Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition Hard Drive 2 - Partition 1, NTFS, 80gb, Microsoft Windows XP …

Hi I am running XP Professional version 2002 :rolleyes: and sometimes, not allways when I select shutdown to turn off the machine I get a small screen that says WINDOwS EXPLORER IS CLOSING, after that comes another screen that says THIS PROGRAM DOES NOT RESPOND and you get the possibility …

Everytime I try to restart my computer from the start menu I always get the windows screen saying underneath..."windows shutting down" and it just stays there. When I reboot or turn computer on I always get the screen that has 1. normal 2. boot.txt? 3. safe mode....ect. Then it counts …

Hi I am running ME and I was directed to post this problem in here.[I'll just Copy the problem from this post] [url]www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/showthread.php?t=18120&page=4&pp=15[/url] [quote]There doesn't seem to be any sound at all.When I boot up the short sound of music for windows doesn't play nothing all the codecs seem to …

I have a little TV show. Well, not too little. When we record the show for TV, we alos put the audio on the PC using Real Producer. We use the mic in, 1/8'' jack, and it worked fine with our old computer, a COMPAC 2.4 gig Windows XP. That …

I have a Canon bjc-1010 that I bought when I had Windows 98. I now have XP and know that it is not compatible. I have downloaded an updated driver through Canon, but still cannot print. Is there something I should have done other than downloading the driver? :sad:

Hi folks, perhaps some of you may be of help. My son was trying to uninstall a program (game ) from his cpu. He's using windows xp and gets a pop up could not open INSTALL.LOG file. He also has the Adaware free program installed Ive tryied to seach for …

I am having trouble seeing some graphics on some web pages that I visit. Instead of seeing the image, I see a small icon with a square, triangle and circle (kindof like a broken link icon). I am running IE6 under Windows 2000 Professional. I am also running AdsGone popup …

Hi I am running XP on a small sony laptop using a dial up line. I can see when I dial the isp it verfies the password and i get an icon in the system tray to say I am connected. Open internet explorer and it does not find any …

I have discovered what Gates did (Nov 2004, his fix called SP2) to stop all applications like QBASIC working. What he did is deleted autoexec.nt Replace it and those DOS programs he sabotaged now work fine again, and it is so easy to do: What you put in it hardly …

All was well until I installed updates. The computer goes on, message: Windows Explorer has encountered a problem & needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience. Task Manager works & it looks like all my programs still work, including wireless DSL. All I get on the screen is …

its a lab for school have to install those three in that order 2gb primary partitions everything goes good till we get to the xp then we get this error "C:Windows root>\system32\hal.dll" .there was also another i cant think of at the moment but its been replaced any suggestions? thanx

My images that I save or no longer animated as they are when I save them. Also, when I choose save as, the only file type I'm receiving is bmp mode - don't know what happened to jpeg or gif. Anyone have any ideas what I might do to correct …

im on xp. and i was wondering what program i need to open .LZH files? thanks

Ok at school there is this stupid block on getting to control pannel or changing desktop properties ( dunno why its really dumb) but i wanna change my backround beacuse i wanna be different ( although mines already different because im so special and had logged on earlier in the …