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I have a game on CD. It's the third installment of the Elder Scrolls series by Bethesda Softworks, Inc. I am trying to install the game onto my Laptop. My Laptop is 3 times more everything than the minnium requirements of the game. Everything all of the time works just …
I know how to delete the history and cookies and temp files by going under tools>internet options>general tab>delete cookies...etc. after i do that i type something into the address bar like [url]www.a[/url].... and some sites appear. how do i delete these sites? i need an answer [B]today[/B]...
I used to have a really cool 3rd party tool that would repair ie6. It was free and seemed to work great!! It would register all the dlls and had some other cool features. Its the one program I forgot to back up. Any ideas on the place to find …
I had win98se and it was way too messed up so i want to delete everything off my comp and start over. I want to install either 98se again or winXP. but i need to know how to do all of this please help. :sad:
Trying to clean friends hp pavilion ze4400. After removing most of the nasties can get it to windows update but dies at "looking for latest version" dont think it had been updated (ever...)no fixes listed in add\remove. Had SP1 on disc and seemed to install, retry update same thing but …
I wish I could say this is mine. I took it from another forum and it really helped me alot with ie6 problems bigtime. Someone please correct me if I am wrong but it sure helped me out big time. Go to start. Run. Type in regsvr32 Urlmon.dll. There must …
I too am in the page cannot be displayed category. I have printed a number of replies to this problem but I want to fix the problem in the right way. I mistakenly deleted the win 32 file in the set access part of xp and I think this should …
Hi guys. Whenever i try to sign in to MSN messenger, norton shows me the following screen [IMG]http://img68.exs.cx/img68/2749/norton9tq.jpg[/IMG] How do i stop it from askin for permision, as it does it whenever i sign in, get or send a messege, and at other random times! it also causes the pc …
i just d/l a freelancer demo. Its a game btw. The file got corrupted half way and i have 2 icons still on my desktop. Everytime i delete them , i get an error saying, 'file is in use' or something like that. I cant even move them! How do …
Hi, need some help here. Once my 2000 hit by a virus, I manage to fix it, but it can not automatically power off while shut it down as usual, anyone got an idea how to fix it ? Thanks.
I'm not sure this is totally IE-related, however, here is my problem: whenever an image or video is played over IE, the graphics are discolored and distorted, i will show an example later. This problem occurs/occured with AOL, IE, SBCYahoo!, but not with Netscape (pictures are crystal clear). Also, when …
Hi my comp is running very slow and has problems with winsock, sah agent, dxsetu, ope25 and others. I've read the other threads and have downloaded the HiJackThis program so know how to delete them(sort of) but need help knowing what to and what not to delete. Any help very …
If i boot XP normally and click Start>run>cmd> and type chkdsk /f will that fix any errors or do i have to truly boot in dos mode first and run chkdsk /f. also. i created a ms-dos via right click A: format and put a check mark on create ms-dos …
I am currently using Windows XP (sp1). I have 3 user accounts. Two of the accounts have lost all desktop icons and the start button/task bar. I have been discussing this in the thread titled "windows has mysteriously vanished from my computer". I have tried so many ways to attempt …
Please help! Just recently I got a new USB MP3 player (Nomad Muvo), while inserting it into my USB port, I heard a tweeking noise and my Monitor turned off, and it said Selft Test (G), Check check you PC and Signal Cable (R), Monitor is working (B) and then …
i dont know if i have the correct drivers. I have windows 2000 installed on my compaq presario 700. everthing works but the sound card. volume control sems to work but i still get no sound. does anyone know the exact chip set of the presario 700 (version with 1.2Ghz …
I FINALLY found it!!!!!!!!! You all better show some love for this one cause I have been looking for it for over a MONTH!!! Its free. WORKS. Hope im allowed to post this link. [url]http://windowsxp.mvps.org/IEFIX.htm[/url]. Please pass along the info.
Hi All, Can anyone help? - I have Windows XP and my Internet Explorer keeps closing down after the error shown below: Error Signature AppName: explorer.exe AppVer: 6.0.2800.1106 ModName: shell32.dll ModVer: 6.0.2800.1106 Offset: 00044c31 Does anyone know what this means? Or how I can get sorted out? Many Thanks & …
Hey you guys, I have a 98 (not se) computer and three other xp computers (one of which is a file/printer server for the house). All of the xp computers see the network and the other computers but the 98 computer does not even see the network. i also tried …
Hey folks, bear with me, I'm new at this forum thing...my system is XP Pro, browser is IE6.0, and I leave my system on all the time, broadband net connection. For two years, I've always managed to get through the odd quirks, re-booting as a last resort. But now, out …
does anyone know of a good program to download music with besides kazaa or imesh?
The computer is a Hp pavilion 540n 1.6 Ghz pentium 4, XP operating system, 768 Mb ram, Maxtor 60 Gb harddrive/30 Gb free space. ATI Radeon 9600 XT graphic card. The problem I am having is the computer freezes/pauses about every 20 secnods, stays that way for a couple seconds …
Hi I started getting Spool 32 errors about 2 weeks ago and have been having trouble with my printer so I guess they are related. I have unhooked the cables to the printer and rehooked them. Installed a new printer driver and everything else I can think of. Now when …
Hi. One of our customers made silly things with his computer but I can't find a way to recover it. Maybe one of you has already run into the same problem. Here it is: The system installed and runnin was Windows 2000 Pro SP4. He did some "cleaning", then had …
While booting up I got the blue screen. It started off with DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL Then gave the talk about going in safemode to disable cache etc. Further down on the screen it said STOP 0x000000d1 (0XFE3E5E30,0X00000002,0X00000000,0XF99DADD3) NDIS.SYS - Address F99DADD3 base at F99C4000 DATESTAMP 41107ecs Start of physical dump - Where …
hey you guys, I have a question about mac and a windows pc. say i no longer wanted to run windows on my pc, could i install macintosh on the hard drive and use that as the primary operating system? thanks much, and happy new year voodoo5 video card soundblaster …
I need a program to run in the background that will log when a specific program is started and stopped... Basically, we have a user that is abusing working hours playing a game and we need to log when she is playing that game... I would rather not run a …
I'm trying to install IE 6.0 on a machine that doesn't yet have web access. I wanted to download the full 6.0 from another machine, burn it on a CD, then install from the CD on the new machine. But on the Microsoft site it just has you download a …
Hi Friends I've posted this messege at the viruses subfolder , after a question about HJT but msaybe it belongs here at this link: [url]http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread16291.html[/url] Oopps.... But before I could do anything, my system halted Win98SE I've just reboot and... when It goes up it says: win98 enabled : Searching …
System: Windows XP home edition (version 2002) - SP2 Intel pentium 4 - 1.6Ghz Videocard - Radeon 9200 512MB of DRAM ASUSTek motherboard Cable modem - terayon Internal modem - lucent win I connect to the internet with Rogers high-speed. I can surf the net, use email, download things etc. …
First of all you good people a really great. I have learned so much from you guys. I also notice not allot of flames and such. Thats so cool. My question is this. It seems like in my experience that no 1 computer runs or acts the same even with …
Question from a new guy: I'm sure this is basic but then so am I with computers. ...I got a new pc (windows xp) and want to use an old program, namely office 2000, can I use the same disk on seperate pcs in my house. If so where can …
icons(i think they are IE ones) such as "website hosting" "poker" "casino online" "travel" appear everytime i log into windows and they multiply until they completely cover the desktop :eek: and this happens to every one of the XP users on my computer. i've tried using adaware, spybot, and pestpatrol …
Hello, I am a newbie, but have read many threads somewhat close to my problem, however the solutions did not solve my problem. 99% of the time I open IE6 (my homepage is google) I get the message, "Page cannot be displayed". This also happens for msn.com, netscape.com, yahoo.com, and …
When i install win98se i goes all the way until the end where i have a problem. It will have very crappy graphics and the internet wont work, i think i need some kind of adapter or something, and it says it cant find some framebuf.drv on the CD-ROM, please …
Hi all, most (not all) of the icons on my desk top have somehow been changed to all be the same. I think the program icon was from Disk keeper but I'm not sure. I removed the program using the uninstall feature but the icons are all still the same. …
it's a toshiba portege 3440, pentium III, 192mb ram, 6gb hdd. second user bought without o/s. for some reason whenever it is asked to load windows NT it hangs. so you can run the MS-DOS part of setup - then it reboots and hangs. you can run windows 98 setup …
I have two computers on a router network, one running XP and one with WIN2000, using a DSL connection that has been fine for a couple of years. Now the XP machine is fine but the 2000 will not maintain my home page setting in Internet Options. Whether I enter …
I found a really cool browser that is just like ie6 only a tabbed version of it. It seems alot more stable and faster on my sytem. Its called maxthon. Maxthon.com is the place to get it. Its free. Has a great forum for help. Runs better and faster on …
Can anyone help me with a problem I have. I just upgraded to windows xp from 98. I can not get netscape 7.1 to work now. I click on the icon and nothing happens. It worked fine in windows 98. I have all my old emails and bookmarks on there …
My 2003 server crashed, and this was the only domain controller I had. I have built a new 2003 server and named it the same as the old and made it a domain controller. The domain name is the same. Do I need to do anything to the workstations so …
That's right, [url]http:///[/url], 3 of those slashes. Any web address that you type in goes to page [url]http:///[/url] I have checked ie options/properties, told it to reset to default although I did not see anything weird. Anyone know how to fix this? The page seems to load originally (for example …
I am having a problem with my hotmail. Went I hit send I get error on page. I have tried deleting cookies,tem files,going to default settings. running McAfee and ad ware. cleaned up everything still same message. any Ideas Please help this stated when they updated
I know that it's possible to set up Firefox so that I have two home pages that open in seperate tabs when I get on. I can't figure out how to do it though. Somebody must know.
Ad Aware will fix slow running Internet Explorer. I had the following problem. Internet Explorer was slow to scroll webpages and very slow to display typed information such as typing into the ebay search box. I found my browser homepage sometimes changed also, so I knew a browser hijacking program …
I recently demoted a server running Windows 2000 from a domain controller to a stand-alone server. After the demotion, I cannot map to the network drive on the machines running windows 98se. When I attempt to map the drive, I am asked for an administrator password; I enter the password …
I Have M/s Windows M.e. /4.90.3000, Viscom Tech-v2 Premier With Intel Pent. 3 255.omb Ram. I Installed A Kodak Easy Share Camera Program And After THAT My Computer Would Not Shut Off For 10-15 Mins. I Removed The Kodak Program And It Went Back To Normal, Now The Problem Is …
Im having some difficulties with my wireless network's connectivity. When I boot up my laptop (it uses XP), it attempts to connect to our wireless LynkSys Broadband Router. After it does, it gives the following status: "Limited or no connectivity." Upon using the repair option, the computer explains that the …
Hey, I think I started a thread in the wrong place (Internet Explorer forum) so I'm posting it here since I cannot move the other one. I got a gmail account lately and tried to log in on msn messenger and it doesn't work. Many of my friends did it …
I recently installed a new Asus mother board in a new case. All was well until recenty. Windows will not start, the screen just sits with the Asus logo. I am unable to boot from the Windows CD or get into the system BIOS. I was told by my IT …
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