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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 …

When I click a link on an Explorer page that requires a new window, the window opens but stays blank. I must hit stop and refresh for it to fill. If a new window is not required, the new link page opens normally. It is IE6 operating on Windows 98SE. …

[FONT=Courier New]aug 21 2004 IE6 has been hijacked ; [url]http://homepage.com/[/url] is the start page now ; (Start page entry is : [url]http://%68%6F%6D%65%70%61%67%65%2E%63%6F%6D
%00@%77%77%77%2E%65%2D%66%69%6E%64%65%72%2E%63%63/%68%70/[/url] ) I tried to run CWShredder v1.59.1 and hijackthis v1.98.2 ; CWShredder´s Restoring Internet Explorer Pages item suceeds to clear 18 items ; The 1st time I open …

Hi Yall. I'm running Windows XP Home on a Dell Optiplex GX260. Is there a way to turn windows auto updates on?

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Is there anyone that can help me get rid of this rundll32.exe error. It drives me crazy, I don't know what I am doing to get this, but it slows down my computer, and well, if you have had it you know. This happens everytime I shut down my computer... …

: Hey Dani ! How Can I Put A Password On My Files In Windows Xp? Thanks!!!!!!!!!!1

My computer kept having the blue screen of death so I decided to reinstall winxp professional sp1 to see if i could've get rid of the problem but the installation process never completes. On the welcome screen of the winxp setup I press enter to set up windows xp new. …

I've been to every single search engine trying to find out if there is a way to password protect internet explorer so users are required to put a username and password before using internet explorer. PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!

first of all dont laugh,im on dial-up. When i connect to the net,my welcome screen comes up along with an error message that reads 'data1.dat not found' Anyone know what this is? iv'e got windows xp

[i][b] This is the message I get when trying to access a website (most websites) -- [/b][/i] [b][i]Action Canceled+[/i][/b] [i][b]The page cannot be displayed [/b][/i] [b][i]Cannot find server or DNS Error[/i][/b] [b][i]I tried the following commands and everything succeeded EXCEPT the final command (regsvr32 Shell32.dll)[/i][/b] [i][b]I am positive I had …

I use Windows ME and I have been experiencing problems when I open notepad and after about 5 mins it closes by its self and it doesn't even prompt me to save my information. Is this because of spyware or a virus?

I was wondering what this was? I don't know anything about it and I have heard about it alot, does it change voltages? -thanks

I can't get my Internet Explorer to stop blocking pop-ups so that i can bring up a page.

were can i find a free paint prog. like adobe, but free, i mean im a newbie, and i wanna try it out, but i dotn wanna spend money if im not good, so i wanna see if i got what it takes, and if not then i mean i …