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:?: Question: How do I know if the process was a clean install vs reinstall. Situation: Older computer with WinXP upgrade. Poor performance so wanted to do a clean install. The first couple of times I tried it the process asked for the Win98 CD but I threw it out …

In windows task manager i have a program running called viewmgr.exe i dunno what it is. It's in my program files too called viewpoint, i've just noticed it recently. Could anyone could tell me what this is for and if its something to do with windows? Thanks alot

dumb question from dumb person. Im running out of places to turn for help and I thought Id try here so please forgive me for coming here if the question is not wanted. I wanted to log into my ftp but I only typed in [url]ftp://ftp[/url] on IE I didnt …

Hi - I am getting runtime errors on certain web pages / sites. Anyone know what causes them and how to fix them? I have the latest IE and Windows 2k with all the patches. I have done searchs on this but not yet found a good answer. Most want …

I need help with explorer. I can get on the web, but I can only surf for about 5 or 10 minutes and it gives me a server cannot be found error. I took the liberty of running a hijack this, here is my log, hope someone can give me …

Here's my problem: When I try to boot up, it goes through the normal screens, and then it shows a few lines of text beginning with "PPL-" then varying in what it says after that. Each line preceeds a number. The last one says "PPL-ROM-FFC" and then starts with a …

So, I installed XP service pack 2, and now MSN Messenger won't tell me when new emails arrive. Is there a way to fix this? Does it possibly have to do with the XP firewall? I'm using hotmail as well if that helps. Thanks for the advice!

I am currently running Win98 SE. I loaded Norton GoBack and when the system boots up, it freezes at the Win 98 screen with a series of short, fast beeps. I was able to boot up by disabling the program, but that's really not the solution. The norton website is …

Hi all, I've been having trouble with search200.com, I'm running Mcafee security suite 7.0 which continually notifies me that my browers home page is being changed i decline each time, but 30 seconds later i receive another notification that my home page is being changed. Also, when ever i open …

System: Windows XP. with service pack 2 [COLOR=Red]Computer: Compaq presario x1000 recently installed & used software: Spy Assasin Recently run anti virus: northon (on HD) & Trend micro on line[/COLOR] Hi Starting 2 days ago i noticed that when I click on links that appear on web pages nothing happens …

When I start my computer windows media player opens and it has never done that befor. Also I recieve a program not responing message when I attempt to close it. After I get it closed I don't think I have any problems. How do I stop it from trying to …

:cry: I downloaded MySQL 4.0 then clicked on Setup file but ... (oops!)The followin' message appear [IMG]http://img94.exs.cx/img94/8826/error2.jpg[/IMG] Just tell me how could i solve this pro??? Thank u a lot!!!

My laptop is having a display problem that is annoying and hard to explain. There are times that everything is fine with the display, and then all of a sudden the screen is dominated by a very bright green tint (basically the same color of the CPU usage charts in …

OS: Windows XP Type of Computer: custom OS package: SP 2 Ram: 512 Megs Ok, yesterday I was on tweakxp.com trying some tweaks to speed up my computer and dsl. I think I did a few bad ones. My usb port has not been working for a while so after …

I can't uninstall SP2. I get a message that reads "specified file not located" "SP2 not uninstalled" I've even tried uninstalling it in when I was in ssafe mode. If anybody has any tips plz let me know.

I get this error for script each time I go on line. One is error # 15; one is #41. Also I am getting a RunTime error 429,active x component can't create object. I'm a novice at computers so would greatly appreciate any help. MLMB329

Ok, after a week of trying to install Linux I gave up. Now, after the millions of times I've partitioned the hard disk, the hard drive doesnt boot automaticly at startup because, technicly, there isnt really anything there. Anyway I got my hands on a friend's XP install disk and …

I have a Compaq Presario S5180AP and recently I replaced the motherboard to a MSI 865GM2-LS. I also added a Radeon 9600 Pro to my system But now there is always typing lag. When I type it takes 2 seconds for each character to appear on the screen and if …

My sister forwarded this email for a friend to see if I knew what was wrong. And I have no idea, And since you all helped me fix my computer. I thought I would post his email on here to see if anyone knew what might be going on. Here …

I just installed XP Ro with Srvc Pk 2. I'm running an Asus board with an AMD 1.92 Gig processor and I'm sporting 512 megs of DDR Ram. Everything is working great with (two exceptions, to be addressed in another thread) one exception. The computer's Bios sees the drive, and …

I reinstalled Windows 98 SE in a second computer and have not been able to get sound or 256 color anymore. I still get it in the original computer.

Everytime my mother tried to log in to her account on ebay and some other pages, she gets this message. Can anyone please help? We are on Windows 2000

I've made inumerable errors. I installed XP on a harddrive that had 2000 Pro on it, without creating a partition. I need to reformat and start alll over again, but can't seem to find a way to reformat. I try and get an error message that something else is in …

I would like to know how can i change my nickname's fonts in MSN Messenger.. i wanna change from Arial Bold to Chinese fonts........... Thank you

Please help me. i downloaded this thing called ringtone-composer of of a website([url]http://www.ringophone.com[/url]) i tried to open it and got this error message: 'A device ID has been used that is out of range for your system' . can anyone please help me? if u do ill give u good …

On my son's Dell desktop, I have been trying to run "Setup" from a CD and from a floppy. The program starts but then disapears before doing anything. Is there a setting that may have been changed?

Ok i have installed a slave drive on the family computer. Now to save space. I want to install all my kids games only on the salve drive. How can I ensure the auto install only installs to the slave drive?

Hi!!! Whenever I Connect To Internet , My Floppy Drive Starts Making A Noise , As If Some Program Is Trying To Access It. Please Help!!! I Can See No Program Which Can Do This And My Spybot Scan Is Clean

Starting just a little while ago when I click on outlook express the window starts to load then freezes. I tried restarting computer a couple time without helping. I logged onto the other user and outlook express works just fine there. I tried going to add/remove programs and tried getting …

[COLOR=DarkOrange]I have got a .bat file to update some folders and programs etc into Windows NT stations' START MENU. It works actually BUT noted sometimes I NEED to do a PC logoff and relogin before I can see the START MENU being updated with my changes. Doing a refresh doesn't …

I am unable to log on to Hotmail. Message says "Connection was refused when attempting to contact login.passport.com. Also when doing transactions on the internet the page comes "Cannot find server". It takes me up to that point and then the error message appears.Does anyone know what the problem might …

Because as of a few days ago my computer got hack into!They got my isp address & was using my email to send out spam! I let my internet provider no & change'd my password & all that good stuff!But ever since every now & then! I'll try to go …

I've just been given a computer with windows ME installed all is ok except on the control panel or c: drive no icons appear. The amount of items is shown in bottom left corner (indicating that there are some) but I can't click on anything (or even see them) and …

I am working on a Vaio PII 450 192mb 40gb Laptop, I have tried installing winxp pro, win2000, win98, but the vidoe does not seem to display correctly, what i mean the graphics are not clean, or crisp it as if the drivers is not enough. The drivers are self …

Dear friends , this is my first post here and i come with a problem hoping you can solve it for me, the problem is : I have win 2000 prof installed on drive D:\ and after sometimes i wanted to install win XP so i did on drive C:\ …

Hello, I am using Windows XP Home edition and my mouse does not work in safe mode, otherwise, it works without any problems. The keyboard works in safe mode. Will you please tell me how I can get my mouse to work in safe mode? I've searched the internet and …

Hell is this a virus, my mouse pointer binds up and everything else sometimes. I cannot even ctrl,alt,delete........nothing

I am trying to do a fdisk and format on IBM thinkpad 600. I think the hard drive is going (computer has crashed 3 times in less than a month) but thought possibly we could reformat one more time...I have performed this procedure twice without any problems but now this …

System: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Version 2002 Service Pack 2 The Make and Model: Dell Computer Corporation Dell DIMENSION DIM4600 Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.40GHz 2.39GHz, 256 MB of RAM How you got to your problem (what did you do to create the problem?) *Not sure how the problem …

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Hi, I'm a *nix guy who hasn't used Windows since Win95, but being the 'tech' guy in the family, I'm called upon to fix problems (I'm sure we all know how that goes ;), so please bear with me on this. My sister's computer (custom built, specs can be provided …

:?: Getting a faint signal of radio through my computer speakers, any way to stop this?

Hi complete newbie here.... When I click on a link that is coded to open a new browser window, the new window opens but always displays "Page cannot be displayed". Trying refresh or copying the address over doesn't work either. I've tried clearing all my temp and cookies files and …

I can only seem to open in Safe mode. (any and all safe modes), however once every ten tries, it opens normally. There doesn't seem to be a pattern. At first I though it was the DVD drive, because when I disabled it (Physically unplugegd IT), the machine loaded fine. …

[B]recently when i check my task manager because my comp was running kinda laggin, it shows one of svchost.exe using lots of mem. the most i seen was around 150,000k. People told me that it might be a virus, i scanned with mcafee and housecall...nothing. There are 5 svchost.exe running …

Hi there, My computer has suddenly started not doing a number of odd things. I have not loaded new software or changed any settings recently that i can think of. I have Windows XP Home. IE6. The original Service Pack 1 that came with the laptop. I have run the …

Hi- I am running Windows xp pro on a 2.0gig processor and recently bought a computer from a 'friend'. The computer he sold me has some serious issues with the video. Is not the cable or the video card-is somewhere in the motherboard. I am trying to put the hard …

I just recently moved my hardware to a new case/power supply (Antec Sonata case w/ 380 Truepower ps). I have also recently reinstalled windows and SP2 (this was before the case swap). Ever since then, If I leave my computer on and not doing anything, after about (I'm guessing 15-30 …

Hi all, Sometime ago I started up my computer as normal and one of the windows explorer bars was attached to the left side of my desktop and I can't seem to make it go away. The explorer bar actually works like it would in explorer, except that clicking on …

I have had the following problem for over 2 years now and would love some new suggestions :- When starting my IE6 Sp1, browsing via dialup sessions, or lately ADSL, works perfectly for about 5 minutes, but then my IE 'freezes' for about 1 minute, during which I cannot do …