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This is weird, I cant access altavista engine search webpage, I can access any other webpage, I took firewall off, shut down popup blockers, lowered my security settings, enabled SSL 2.0 SSL 3.0 TLS 1.0 HTTP 1.1 is also enabled, I also downloaded all windows 2000 updates. WHATS THE PROBLEM???? …

Hi, I have a very old computer, its not even those ones that stand like towers. Its a compaq presario from way back in the day :lol: . Anyway i receive alot of pictures from my family back in scotland through email and i save on the comp, but i …

hey guys, hopefully this will be an easy one...everytime i boot my machine in the morning, or anytime during the day if i restart it, it takes almost 3 min (maybe more) to have my desktop icons finally appear. and even though my task bar and systray all load up …

Hi, First post here, I'm pretty much a novice at this. For about the past year I have been having a "~ under a windows icon" just appear on my desktop from where I know not. I have had a couple people tell me I have a virus, but when …

I'd really appreciate some help. I purchased a used sony vaio PCG-XG38 from my IT guy at work today. It included a 3COM 10Mbps LAN Card w/XJACK connector (Model3CXE589EC). My IT guy said I can hook up my laptop/notebook to my home PC via the LAN card and a router …

[font=Times New Roman][size=3]Hi,[/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3] [/size][/font] [size=3][font=Times New Roman] I have two issues with WIN98:[/font][/size] [font=Times New Roman][size=3] [/size][/font] [list] [*][font=Times New Roman][size=3]When I double click on the “Date/Time

Hi everyone! (I am using Windows 98 S.E. and internet explorer 6 SP1) Just earlier today I'm getting a problem within internet explorer that the page cannot be displayed dialogue is coming up no matter which website I try to enter (whether i type in www format or i.p.), yes …

\i am having trouble opening certain web pages with my new p4 xp. that I just bought. For instance the To: button in my yahoo mail compose box. I click on it and get a busy mouse signal then nothing . Click again and get not responding. Opening thumbnail pictures …

hi, i've been surfing around the internet for drivers, tips, help, etc for over a week now trying to get this fixed so far nothing. I have two pcs here's the specs PC#1 p.4 2.8ghz ht asus p4p800-e deluxe mobo msi geforce fx5900xt (driver atm is the latest 61.77 from …

I have been having problems with my computer and it has something to do with stopping a windows update in the middle. is there a way to uninstall Internet Explorer and then reinstall it. i have even done a clean install of windows 2000 and i still get the same …

Right now I am unable to use my Internet Explorer on my brand new computer that I just got on Friday. I was able to use IE up until yesterday. I use AOL to connect then I use IE for my websurfing. Now the problem is that whenever I click …

hey guys. Does anyone know how to sign in to MSN6 and automatically "appear offline"???

[font=Times New Roman][size=3]I’ve recently been using a photo editing software package. When manipulating an image I get an error message, “Windows Virtual Memory Size Too Low

Im running windows XP SP1. Dell Inspiron9100 Laptop. Problem persists after running updated adaware and spybot s&d. The problem is that whenever I open IE, a grey toolbar appears at the top, and a wide blue bar appears at the bottom of the page. I have not done anything different …

Windows XP 5.1 SP1 IE 6.0 SP1 and a bunch of Qs. Seen this posted before without a resolution, surely some super techie out there has some additional thoughts. IE Option - Reuse Windows for Launching Shortcuts is unchecked... Open in New Window replaces existing window File New Window replaces …

:cry: S.O.S CAN ANY 1 HELP ME PLEASE I HAVE A HP PAVILION XG833 WITH 98 AND ME ON IT I CANT GET IN TO WINDOWS I REFORMATED AND EVRY THING IT TELLS ME MY IOSUB.SYS. IS CORRUPTED I COULD REALLY USE SOME HELP WITH THIS ;)

IE5 gets stuck trying to go to new web page. I am using Windows 2000 Pro . I think it started when I was adding a service pack or upgrade and aborted it before it finished. When i tried to upgrade to IE6, I got the message "A previous installation …

I am a newbie so I know nothing! I have a HP pavilion with a 40GB Ultra DMA hard drive. It came with Windows XP pre-installed so I have no discs and the warranty is up. Unfortunately it began shutting down and restarting itself. I tried to go back and …

Hi everyone, Im having some problems with startup on windows xp pro, whenever i start the comp i have my documents and my computer popping up and its doing my head in also i have uninstalled windows messenger but i still see the "Messenger" Button under Tools in internet explorer …

Hi, Anyone know of a way to determine the memory speed in a machine running WINXP? (i.e. PC2700 333 Mhz or PC3200 400 Mhz). Thanks. Glenn.

on boot i get a screen asking me for a password to start microsoft network. if i click cancel the boot continuse normally. how can i make it not ask to start microsoft network? tia frank :?:

I am running ME and my computer has run up the CPU usage to 100% nearly all the time only dropping occasionally to 60%. This occurs without having ANY programs open. I've run Spybot, Adaware, Pest Patrol, defrag, scan disk etc. One note: Adaware shows from 700 to 1000 processes …

I have 98 right now i want to know is there a way to install XP on top of it? and when it boots up i can choose what os i want to use, any help? I have one hard drive.

ok i want ACDSee on my computer. i used up the trial period on my ACDSee Classic v. 2.44 and i think i know the registration code (reg code) but i don't know how to enter it. but i know i found the reg code for ACDSee 2.0 and 2.21 …

Image copier is an useful image tool for programmers, artists and normal users, such as company managers, office staffs. the software contains over 5,600 images (32x32 and 16x16 pixels). Each image is in six different styles, so the software equals to contain over 33,000 images totally. Images can be copied …

Welcome to the Windows Software Forum! So we can better help you, we need a bit of information. When posting your question here in the Windows Software Forum, please include these items: [list] [*]What version of Windows you're running (NT,2000, XP, 98, 95, ME) [*]If known, what version of the …

ok i have two .dll file problems...one is the startup message whish reads that it cannot find file "C:\WINDOWS\System\bridge.dll" and secondly i also bought a brand new camera and i can use it but my camera also has a MP3 player on it and it doesn't allow me to install …

what are the steps to uninstall linux and reinstall windows. can you please explain? I want my computer back. :sad:

Hi ! I am getting this error 2 times a week . monitoring paged pool and handles etc.. only showed that services.exe and cqmghost taking anourmous amout of handles error starting when handles amount around 5 000 000 - 6 000 000 Windows 2000 sp4 , SQl 2000 sp3 Also …

Help. I was forced to reinstall Win 98 on my 4 yr old Dell desktop after it crashed when I tried loading a new CD-rom game for my kids. I recovered from the shock of it all after finding my "recovery" cd. I was delighted that none of my files …

i have an xp and at one time had only 3% of my hard drive free SO i took off many programs and freed up my hard drive to 24%. But when i go to defrag it barley does anything but when i run the analyzer it says defrag is …

i had to recently try and clean install XP, and ive gone thru setup about a million times, and it partitions, wipes, etc, and the reboots. next, it restarts the computer, and for a moment, says "setup is starting windows" but wait! then i get taken back to SETUP and …

I turned my windows pc into a linux box and now i want to put windows back on it. I deleted the partitions with partition majic and formatted with fat32 but when I tried installing the windows OS nothing happened but a grub file showed up in what appeared to …

Hi ,guys and gals .first off I hate Hotmail ,but my wife uses it faithfully ,problem is she gets email from friends with a lot of little images in them that don't show up,cant see them justthe little red X or nothing at all ,just reference from sender that they …

For some reason, regardless of how many times I try to optimize my hard drive (whether through the traditional scan disk defragmenter provided by Windows or speed disk optimizer provided by Norton Antivirus) I can’t get my disk space fragmentation level PAST 78% It was like this since I got …

Is it okay if I delete an application (without unistalling it) and then can i remove it from the registry??? :eek:

[font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff][i][size=2][color=black][font=Verdana][color=black][i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i][/color][/font][/color][/size][/i][/color][/size][/font] [font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]Stop Jerky Graphics [/color][/size][size=2][color=#000000]If you are connected to a LAN and have problems with jerky graphics, this might be the solution:[/color][/size][/font] [list] [*][font=Arial][size=2][color=#000000]Right-click "My Computer".[/color][/size][/font] [*][font=Arial][size=2][color=#000000]Select "Manage".[/color][/size][/font] [*][font=Arial][size=2][color=#000000]Click on "Device Manager".[/color][/size][/font] [*][font=Arial][size=2][color=#000000]Double-click on your NIC …

when I go to certian websites, and try to click on a link from the website I am viewing it will not go. I get no responce when I click on the link. I am using windows xp service pack 1. I have a dell dimension 8250 pentium 4. I …

I'm using a laptop and I keep getting the message below whenever I try to put it on standby. The device driver for the standard 101/102-key or microsoft natural ps/2 keyboard devise is prevening the machine from entering stanby. Please close all applicantions and try again. If the problem persists, …

I have a Compaq/windows ME. I also have a Gateway/windows XP. I want to join these 2.How do I do it. Also will this solve "not enough Memory" :-|

I have a computer dedicated to video editing - which is highly sensitive to all the mucking around an internet connection causes. I have Win XP and a DSL connection. Plenty of hard drives, memory, etc. What is the best way to prevent the internet from making changes? I have …

Hello everyone, I'm having a very frustrating problem I was hoping someone could help me with. First off, these are the system specs. Windows 2k (service pack 3) 2.6c Mhz Pentium 4 (hyperthreading disabled) 512MB of Corsair DDR ASUS P4C800-E Deluxe Motherboard 120GB Maxtor Serial ATA HD A few days …

[font=Times New Roman][size=3]Hi,[/size][/font] [size=3][font=Times New Roman]My current version of Outlook Express isn’t running (in WIN98 SE). When I attempt to start up, I see the box that displays, “Microsoft Outlook Express

I am looking for a good mail checker program that will notify me when new mail comes In.

how can I edit my right click menu in windows 2000?? it has become very heavily occupied and it takes time to open ...

I have recently noticed that my windows update icon is in the system tray and when i click it does nothing. It shows that it is 0% downloaded. It does not go away when i restart the computer either. I try to keep up with the security updates because the …

It has lost a file what is internet.exe in my win2K system. My anti-virus scaned my computer yesterday.It found some virus and killed them. But when I restarted my computer,it show that the system can't find c:\winnt\internet.exe.So I wanted to look for the one from google ,but could't get the …

We apologize for the inconvenience, but Windows did not start successfully. A recent harware or software change might have caused this. Start in safe mode. Safe mode with networking. Safe mode with command prompt. Last known good configuration setting (most recent setting that worked). Start Windows normally. No matter what …

This problem has been plauging me for over a week. I have called my internet service provider and my computer "tech support" and they are clueless. I am now turning to you fine folks who I know for sure are going to help me!! Here's the scoop: We have a …

i don't kow if any one has posted something like this before. But here goes anyway. I'm having trouble accessing sites, everytime i click on a link it just seems to open a blank web page. Nothing loads up on those pages not even the About:blank page loads up. On …