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[b]The procedure entry point DdEntry1 could not be located in the dynamic link library GDI32.dll.[/b] [b]Is the error message I recieve when when loading DirectX 9c's diagnostics.[/b] [b]Thanks in advance.[/b]

I am unable to avoid putting in the www. before a website. I get a Windows Help error with a link below it saying [url]www.websiteitypedin.com[/url]. in the address bar i get a res://asudnh.dll/error.html or something along those lines. any help would be appreciated.

Hey - recently I've been having some problems with this new laptop which is running xp professional. The first thing I noticed was that internet explorer stopped running - I would double click it and absolutely nothing happened at all. I've tried checking all the settings in internet options, scanned …

I want to learn how to edit my registry so I can improve my performance on my computer. Can anyone give me any advise and/or how to? Thanks

I can't connect thrugh internet exporer. I use aol broadband, and it works fine, but anything that goes through internet explorer does not connect. I also can't download any updates from microsoft. I keep getting messages that say it might have something to do with proxy setting. Can anyone help?

Help, I need to wipe my son's Hard drive and re-install XP pro. Well he's 13 going on 21 and he's been looking at stuff he shouldn't be even considering at his age. Would someone send me a step by step procedure for formatting and re-installing XP pro? I want …

I came across this demo of MAXX2 that I used to play under windows 95. I went to install it and it said it needed directX 5. I'm running 7. Is there any way around this? I don't play any other games so maybe I could uninstall directX7 and install …

Whenever I try to download a file from any website with internet explorer the file automatically downloads to my temporary internet folder. This is very frustrating as a window used to come up asking where I wanted to download the file to and allowing me to change the title of …

Today when i rebooted my computer, it showed that the Window System file is missing or corrupted. And recommended me to restore it by using XP cd. I tried to boot from XP Pro CD, the screen shows, as usual, a blue screen for loading files... However, after the loading, …

I am unable to open any of my secured sites. I'm not too sure what happened, but as fo about a week ago, i am unable to get into my credit card accounts, bank account, etc via the internet. I can get to the main page, but as soon as …

Hi Everybody I'm new to here.. The problem is this: I want to change my windowME to windowXp .. but i don't know what to do.. I don't have a CD for installing XP but can i do it over the internet or something else like the Dell support.. I …

Drivivng me nuts!! Trying to go into my banking details, renew a domain name, renew my anti-virus and other similar areas I was getting diverted to a spy-ware search-page, so I ran AdAware and Spybot which removed this but now when I try to access banking info I get the …

In one identity, IE6 will not download files? Works OK in another identity. :mad:

I'm running Window 2000 Pro. I have a 3com ethernet card installed and it's showing up in the device manager, but also in the device manager i'm seeing that the drivers aren't loaded for the ethernet controller. I've uninstalled both devices and reloaded them and i still can't get online. …

Ok guys, i don't need help or anything....... Im just writing this to warn you about some bad things I've heard about Service Pack 2 for Win XP. One of my relatives works at Boeing and she's been asking some of the tech agents at her work about the SP. …

Hey Yall. Well, Im running Win XP Pro on my laptop and i was browsing thru the Local Security Settings. I came accross one titled "ACCESS THIS COMPUTER FROM THE NETWORK" I clicked it and theres a box inside the menu that comes up to add people who can access …

One of friends use windows xp ... and the problem is that when he starts his pc ... no application can start ... saying windows workstation is shutting down . couldnot initialize application. what is the problem ?

I would like to know why my freshly installed slipstreamed xp w/ service pack 2 takes so much time to load up when i turn the computer on. Firstly, it comes up with this white loading bar which takes about 3/4 of a minute, then it comes up with the …

For some reason while i'm playing an online game my computer will completely shutdown. I've added fans galore to everything to allow it to run cool thinking it was overheating, but to no avail. I've even switched out powersupplies but that does no good. The computer ran good for a …

Hi everyone. I just finished recording an English assignment and a have a serious problem! Before i get to the prob, heres wat happended. I used Nero Wave Editor to record and edit the whole thing. Then i saved the file as a .wav . To my dismay, when i …

Not sure if this is the right board but yesterday I've been having problems with my computer, I thought it would be the monitor cuz when I turn on the hard drive, the monitor and the modem, the screen comes out black, as if I haven't turned on the monitor …

Ok, when i disconnect the printer usb cord from my computer, the printer dissappears, and then when i reconnect it, i have to Reinstall it everytime. is there a way to leave the printer in the directory even if i unplug the printer? :idea:

hey all, I just reformatted and reinstalled everything. went to PCpitstop to run diagnostics and I came up with a red flag under memory performance, here is a list of my full results, [url]http://www.pcpitstop.com/techexpress.asp?id=RLBNLW8GFMUSUZME[/url] Everything with my mem was fuine before I reformatted, any suggestions? I did do an FDisk …

My audio suddenly won't work. I am unable to successfully install my sound card nor will the onboard drivers successfully install. I am often deleting files from the registry (spyware and such) and it is very possible that I may have deleted a file or files that are necessary for …

hi. I'm Jason. I'm new here and I am asking for help everywhere so if you have an answer to my problem then please e-mail me as I will probably forget to check back here. ok so my dad wanted to change the administrator password on his computer. he didn't …

Hi peeps when using explorer although i have selected view thumbnails it dosnt preview the image i am using win xp hope you can help shaun :mrgreen:

I don't know if anyone can diagnose this, but my IE can't connect to any site after like about 2 hours of usage. after that time, all that come up when i try to connect to any site is the failure to connect window. same goes for outlook express, i …

Is there any way to remove this icon? Also, can the size and or resolution be changed on the other icons of the tool bar, the icons on the left side of my toolbar appear much smaller, and I like the way they look. On the right side the icons …

error rpcSs.exe 100 cpu usage with no application running on windows nt workstatin 4. :-|

Last night I was doing what a usual gamer does (emulating old systems), And when I settled down for the night my harddrive started making noise. It runnings in a pattern... First the harddrive starts to spin, then there are 3 clicks, then the harddrive stops spinning. It repeats that …

hi my computer is shutting down for some reason whenver i play Americas Army. that is the only time it shuts down and i or none of my friends know whats wrong here. i tried to reinstall the game and that did not work either. ever since i got this …

I have just attended a problem on the network i work with. The computer is working fine but the monitor is displaying the desktop of Windows 2000 professional 'upside down'. The screen is only upside down when windows fully boots up, during the boot up process the screen is fine. …

Windows XP Service Pack 2 can now be downloaded from Microsoft at the following URL: [url]http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=049C9DBE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en[/url] This is the IT and developer version, tailored for Network Installations, but it is SP 2 in full. It is a 270meg download, so only broadband folks should bother. More patient folks can just …

Not so recently, my mothers Sony Laptop (among being riddled with other countless flaws and errors) Internet Explorer refuses to open up or run. An error box pops up with the following text message every time [b]Explorer has caused in error in SHELLEXT.DLL Explorer will now close. [/b] Now I …

This is my first post so please bear with me.. I am trying to figure out why IE 6 is running so slow. I was having alot of problems with pop-ups so I installed Yahoo's toolbar with pop-up blocker and Spyware blocker. After doing so I deleted a bunch of …

HI all, Oops - My win98se/2kPro dual system at home was running fine (service packed and updated to the hilt) until I installed a new graphics card (Radeon 9600 128MB) - now - Win2k - no problem - all working Win98Se - NOT happy. So - anyone know if I …

well i dl'ed a windows media file from limewire...ive read many message boards and took all their suggestions but none worked from me....it should be a wmv file but wont play and shows up as 0 bytes...i tried safe mode...command from start run...eraser and hjack this...also antivirus..but eraser said nothing …

I logon with my Win 98 and read: "The device file no longer exists. C:\PROGRAM"\1\CARBON"1\ccw32.vxd Try reinstalling it." What, were, how to install... Background: I could not Scan or Defrag my C-drive more than 5%... I lost some stuff when cleaning up and moving files from C to WebPublishingWizard which …

hi, can someone tell me how to reformat my harddrive? i have windows xp professional. i know how to reformat but i need to know if i have to boot with a windows 98 bootdisk even if i have xp, or will xp professional bootdisks let me access my cd-rom? …

I have a few problem on my PC 1. There is a game where I have been playing but today when I tried to log in it give me the message as "HKMJ caused an access violation in ......exe at 0x00000024. 2. I have downloaded the free AVG anti virus …

[QUOTE=zoophoria]I had the exact same problem as you, I uninstalled all java components and now it works again. Hope this will help for you too.[/QUOTE] Hi, I am also running Internet Explorer 6.0.2800.1106.xpsp2.030422-1633 on XP Home. My problem is when every I want to open this browser it close in …

Hello Out There, I'm having a bit of trouble with my IBM Thinkpad. The model of it is an R32. I am running Windows XP Professional. What is happening is the computer keeps freezing because the Mobility Radeon Driver is unstable. I have tried to reinstall it but that does …

I've been searching the internet and I've found some themes to download, but if the install doesn't specify that it's for Windows 2000, I don't want to install it. I've already created a Plus!/Theme directory under program files, and I've created a THEMEDIR (directory) under system variables. So, am I …

Hey Guys. Ok, my computer in my office upstairs is running windows xp home. I just got an automatic update message saying windows service pack 2 is ready to install. I installed it, and the security features are amazing. NOW...... MY QUESTION IS........ my two laptops are running xp pro, …

my pc does not complete the shut down process? plz help

Hey everyone, I'm having trouble opening links in new windows with internet explorer. The actual window opens but the page will never load, but if I copy and paste the url into the address bar of the new window then the page loads... it is quit odd. An example would …

Okay...I'm going to try to explain this the best I can. I am connected to the internet via cable connection. For a few months now, my internet has been very very slow. I run a spyware killer everyday, and I have McAffee Virus protection. Also, on some websites, I have …

Ok, on my laptop, im running xp pro. I have remote desktoping enabled and i've used it before with my office computer, which is on xp home. Well, the only thing is, i have to type the WHOLE ip address of my laptop in order to connect to it. Now …

I cannot uninstall this game from anywhere. I'm getting the message, "Problem Loading SetupSW.DLL". Thanks in advance.

A file program werent working so dumb me decided to use "last known good configuration" to fix it. Now I know that last known good configuration isn't for fixing that sort of things, but I didn't know that then. Anyway, the result is catastrophic. Lots of stuff isn't working, I …