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I was reading a post how someone had problems putting in a video card. The solution was they did not plug their monitor into the new card. Me being full of my self thought wow that was dumb. So having problems with my sound on my computer. Messed with it …
Hey to anyone who could be of some help to me. I have a problem. I just bought a new case (a custom xoxide one) and transferred my mothermoard and everything else into it. I also updated my memory while i was at it. I put 512 DDR 400 in …
I just installed windows XP, and installed SP2. The problem is when i Try to play a game(that worked fine with ME) a dialogue box pops up and tells me my system does not support direct x 8.0 or higher. Im sure it does, since I downloaded SP 2. Well …
For the longest time, I have wanted to duel-boot both Windows 98 SE, and Windows XP home on the same computer. With my new computer, I have finally done just that. I plan on installing other operating systems at a later date. My problem has nothing to do with duel-booting, …
I have purchessed a new copy of winXP and attempted to install it over win98se. In the dropdown box for type of install full install is the only choice and this formats the hard drive. I would like to keep my files. Are there two types of XP discs? Do …
[B][B]Issue: Lost [/B] Thumbnail View [/B] Not sure of the cause but the effect is in Windows 2000 (SP4) when I click on a folder containing pictures (.gif or jpg etc) I used to see/view a thumbnail of that image and in web view I could see all the details …
This is a question I have regarding adding two hard drives to a new motherboard. I am posting this to the windows xp board instead of the hardware board because it is more software OS related. These hard drives are currently in a HP Pavilion 762n. --The master drive is …
hya, i ave just bought a laptop centrino 1.6 ghz, 512 RAM which is sony.since i first loaded the machine(win XP preloaded) the machine takes ages to load i have set the machine in such a way that every programs that are opening , a noice is heard. and i …
Hey, my parents got me a Memorex MMP8500 MP3 Player for Christmas, but its only supported for Win ME,2000, and XP. I have 98se, hence my problem. Is there anyway I can get it to work still or will I have to return the MP3 player ? Any help will …
My kiddos Dell desktop froze and I restarted it. It never came up again. 4 days later I try again and it loads the desktop but is frozen. I don't know what to do............any ideas???? :?:
Hi, first of thanks for this site, I am new and you are great and if I'm not posting in the right place please forgive me. The problem started in the afternoon when I tried to check hotmail it was fine in the morning. Now I can't access hotmail from …
I was reading in the press about a new freeware clean up tool X-RAYPC. I ran it and deleted a "bad" entry. There are several other entries marked as "unknown", I want to clean up my computer, as it doesn't always close down properly, and I do not know what …
Sorry to clutter with another thread on this topic, but I didn't see one with the combination of conditions that pertains to my problem. I am troubleshooting my husband's newly built computer. We have three computers in our office that access the internet without issue via a hub and cable …
Today (christmas) I got a sound blaster audigy! I was so happy and I put it in my computer right away (mobo is a msi km4m-v). I started up and windows automatically installed the drivers for it from the CD. Then it rebooted and I am stuck in the never …
Hi, first of thanks for this site, I am new and you are great and if I'm not posting in the right place please forgive me. The problem started in the afternoon when I tried to check hotmail it was fine in the morning. Now I can't access hotmail from …
I've just recovered from a hard disk failure on my 2002 Dell Inspiron SmartPC 250N 40Gb laptop. It had been running Windows XP with SP2. Now I've reformatted the disk and reinstalled Windows XP (original version without SP1) I am faced with the question: should I reinstall SP2? Dell tech …
Everytime I open a folder that contains alot of mpg's and avi's the windows explorer suddenly makes my cpu usage 100% and bogs the whole system. I have a Pentium 4 - 2.5 gh with hyperthreading, 512 mb memory, and running XP pro. HELP! - thanks-
[COLOR=Navy][COLOR=SeaGreen][FONT=Comic Sans MS]I'm running Windows XP sp2 with IE6. I used to have the Windows media player in my ie toolbar and it, AND the option to use it in Internet Explorer has disappeared. I don't know when my media player disappeared, but I was used to having it show …
Hi. My computer has a file in C://Windows called 'wndllsys.exe' This file, since it's licated there, runs on startup every time. Selective startup will not work (Automatically re-ads itself to the accept list). Now the file simply brings up a window with some.. Er... Rude text, and gived the option …
:evil: :evil: :evil: [FONT=System]OOkkay so here we go 1[/FONT][COLOR=DarkOrange]this may sound really weird but try to stay with me my friends video card is acting weird like discoloured and in 16 bit but[/COLOR][COLOR=DarkRed]HE CANNOT GO INTO THE SETINGS AND JUST CHAGE TO 32 BIT[/COLOR][COLOR=Magenta]i tould him that i looked in …
Hi Does anyone have the problem of your pointer popping to the right corner of the screen when in use? This happens to all the computers int my office. I have checked the pointer settings and everything seems normal. I think this started after the last windows update. Any info …
Hi. I have a friend who is getting error "Hardware has changed", or a similar message and then it restarts when he selects "ignore or contiune". The hard drive has Windows XP and it is from a different PC. He is using a new motherboard and the drive is shown …
hey all,Ok, about 3 weeks ago, I finally ventured into installin SP2. Well ever since, the "search" utility is crap. Whenever I try to find a file, it freezes. Never finds anything. Is there a way I can repair it? I have the Google desktop search, but that doesn't search …
Greetings all, having this problem with a clients tape drive, I am suspecting that the drive is in fact shot and unusable, as I am receiving the same error message with 2 different tapes. But to be honest, i just dont know enough about tape backup, and Im sure using …
Hi, I wanted to know if someone can help me? On my desktop some of my icons are not showing correctly. They show like pages to open with a program. I also went to control panel and it doesn't let me click and view system, Add or Remove programs, folder …
Hi, My friend has a Compaz Presario 5340. Got Win 98 in it. Been using it for little while til HE got this message when starting up his computer, Here's what it said....Courrpt or missing files C:\Windows\HIMEM.SYS " " " C:\Windows\DBLBUFF.SYS " " " C:\Windows\IFSHELP.SYS Then saw this at bottom …
I just had a machine come into my shop with a most interesting problem. All of the user accounts are gone, it will boot up into the windows XP (home) logon screen and have no choices. Even under safe mode the Admin option is not available, i tried "Ctrl + …
:cry: All: I got hit with a nasty spyware bug that some of the other moderators were kind enough to help me reomve from my system. SInce doing so, however, I keep getting the following message when attempting to access certain sites or click on certain links: "A Runtime Error …
hey everyone i got a problem here .The problem had occured to me before this also but i got it removed somehow by using a patch released by Microsoft ...i suppose.But here it is creeping up with its ugly face again!! It seems no less than those irritating commercial breaks …
After installing Adobe Photoshop, the program associated all of my JPG and GIF files with it, and I like it this way. My JPG and GIF icons now have a Photoshop icon, and clicking on them opens Photoshop. However, I've since installed Macromedia Studio MX. Since doing that, Macromedia Fireworks …
Example of a game like pac man,tetris,pool ect.when i play a flash game for too long it will go into a blue screen i have no idea y. It says try to disable your catch or shadowing in the bios to try and solve the proplem could some 1 tell …
can you obtain MAC addresses in the network using DHCP in windows 2003? if yes, how?
I have an older sony vaio and the hard drive crashed. I got an empty hard drive but i no longer have the windows 98 se cd that came with the computer. I need win98se because some hardware im using is not compatible with anything else, dont ask me why. …
Hey All!! Im having trouble signing into Hotmail and Msn Messenger. I have Windows XP Home Edition. When and i try and sign into Msn Messenger it displays this message: "We were not able to sign you in. There may be a problem with our service or your internet connection. …
I have been having problems shutting down M.E. , I recently downloaded Kodak easyshare program, and the latest M/S security notice, I dont know if this will help solve my problems? Before I stated to experience trouble a OUTBREAK WARNING SETTINGS flashed up for a while. whats going on???????
Hello good People I am new to these forums.Hope you are all well and happy. I have a problem with windows media player9 after a virus attatched itself to certain files which saw said files going to AVG virus vault as they could not be deleted. I am now left …
I have this problem on several XP systems on my network...does anyone know what might be causing this...when you go to log off it does nothing...but if you go back and do it again it does it...same with restarting or shutting down...I would be greatly appreciative if someone knows a …
I have been trying to ignore the problem for a while, but I can't stand it anymore. I have a Dell Dimension 8200. I am using a Turtle Beach Montego II I got out of my Mom's older Dell Dimension XPS B600R, and gave her my computer's original sound card, …
Memory Loss? Not always a problem Have you ever wondered why after spending some time working on your computer, that the more programs you open and close, the less available resources you have? You'd think that closing a program would free up any resources it takes up when running right? …
Hopefully someone can help me. I recently bought a linksys wireless router for my Dell laptop 1100. Everything works fine in the a.m. but in the afternoon and evening I cannot connect to ebay and any other secure site. I don't understand why I can in the a.m but not …
Hey all. Just want to know wether or not it is possible to extract sounds from a windows executable (.exe)? If so how do i do it? The reason i ask is because i have a cool little game with mad sounds and i would really like to put some …
I would like the exact wording to copy the entire contents of my c: hard drive to my new d: hard drive. Thankyou
Hi. I run Windows 2000. For the past week I have had a problem shutting down my system. I get the box that says end program-rundll32.exe. It starts it's countdown where I can hit any button and end now or let the countdown go and it will do it on …
I prefer to update my computer by myself, without automatic updates bugging me all the time. In SP1, I was able to turn them off, but now it's very difficult. Whenever I manage to turn it off, I get nagged to turn them back on. Eventually, it just turns them …
Re-installed W98 SE a week or so ago and everything seems to be fine except that IE periodically sticks ... for up to 30 seconds ... before hyperlinking to whatever hyperlink I clicked on ... any suggestions on what I should check? I have no idea at the moment ... …
i tried to install internet explorer on my computer, but the ie6setup always says that a newer version of internet explorer is found on the computer and the setup will stop. i searched the computer again and again and did not find any internet explorer files. what is the messup? …
Let me just say that I don't know very much about computers. With that said, on some pages when I try to click a link my computer pauses for about 3 seconds and I get the internet explorer/windows error message with an option to send the error to microsoft...anyways, the …
My computer lately started to make the sound like it was turning off and on by itself, I could hear it clicking and winding up and down as if going throuhgh the shutdown and start up procedure. Only thing was that the images on the screen would only freeze temporarily …
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