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I got the same problem on my very freshly installed Windows 2003. SVCHOST.EXE crashes, whitch results in a reboot. I know I can cancel the shutdown by shutdown /a and I know I can disable the reboting by setting it in the RPC service. The question is not how to …

My secondary HDD recently failed and I was working inside my system case. Now all is back to normal but I get a "Your system case has been opened - Press F1 to continue" message at boot up. I don’t see any clear CMOS features in my bios. I've tried …

Hi heres hoping you can helpme with this annoying prob, Im getting a error message when i open new windows mainly, ive found my fault log it reads as follows Date 06/01/2004 Time 19:11 IEXPLORE caused an invalid page fault in module <unknown> at c158:61206568. Registers: EAX=0184ffbc CS=0187 EIP=61206568 EFLGS=00010246 …

Hi I have recently joined the Forum. I have been having some problem with MSN and hotmail signing on one of my computers for about a month now. I have extensively searched he Net for any answers, but found none. I have two computers at home. Both running Win XP. …

This problem started when I recently did a live update on my 2002 Norton Firewall. I had just re-subscribed a few weeks earlier. I have a cable modem, Windows XP, and use AOL and IE primarily. Having the Firewall had never been a problem up until now. When I disable …

Whenever I am downloading files from the internet that are .zip's. They go straight into my Temporary internet files and I can't save them any other way. All other files save to how I want them, but im not sure why the .zips are doing this.. Please help! Thanks.. -t0x …

Hello, I went to uninstall Panda Antivirus this morning. However, as it was starting to, it was bringing up the install wizard instead of the uninstall wizard. So, I cancelled it and tried again. It said that I needed to restart the computer, because of the bad install/uninstall so it …

I guess I have a memory problem, but don't know how to fix it. Much of what should be pictures or ads are showing up on explorer as [COLOR=Red]X'[/COLOR]s. In fact, the little boxes to the upper right of this message both have red X's in them as I type. …

I have many people that use my computer and subsequently many searches. I have an HP 533W using Windows XP Home Service Pack 1. I want to know how to get rid of the cached topics that are accessed anytime I double-click on the search box. I know about the …

sometimes my screen just fades to black for no apparent reason at all. i could be sitting idol reading a web page or playing game, sometimes it happens when im not even doing anything (IE its just idoling on the desktop) its not a heat issue for i have tested …

i hope i have come to the right place to get help on this issue. this happens everytime i start using internet explorer... i would type something in the address bar, such as [url]www.aol.com[/url] or [url]www.yahoo.com[/url], and it would always redirect me to [url]http://www.39-93.com/?id=seller2&c=oPU1k0MH8zI538al0HSL6l3bQUm0k7A9[/url] , which is a site hosted …

I just got xp and reformated my hard drive and installed as per instructions from my friend. Everything worked right. I shut down the computer for the night and the next morning when I started it and went to the internet as soon as I hit the connect button on …

Hey im just woundering how may perple find windows xp pro and home reliable because i have had alot more problems withwindows xp than windows 2000.

i am Recently having sound problems with my new computer just in the past week or two. im a bit more computer minded then the average Joe. so i've done all the offline tech support options allready. heres my problem when i start up i have sound.. usally for about …

My CD drives stopped working when I uninstalled Easy CD Creator (error code 19). I found the thread to correct this problem, but I can't quite get all the right steps. I have Windows 2000. My computer won't let me delete the key (security permission). I have found how to …

Hi there! I'm wondering if anyone can give me a hint on how to print a page on the web site. I tried to print a web page, here how I did: Once a web page is opened, I clicked on File and Print. The problem is, the right side …

I have been trying to uninstall Adobe PhotoShop Elements 2.0 for last three days, but get an error that reads [b]"The Log file 'C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop Elements2\Uninst.isu' is not valid or the data has been corrupted. Uninstallation will not continue."[/b] [font=verdana][size=2][color=#000000]Can anyone tell me what went wrong and what I should …

Ok here's the deal a employee of mine has a problem. A simple fix I can't fix. In Internet Explorer there is a "drop down" menu that appears on Search Engines & Ebay etc etc. When you search for let's say "Games" you can press 'Down Arrow' and you have …

Hi, I'm facing a problem with my IE 6 browser running on XP home edition. When I go to Tools -> Internet Options -> Advanced tab, it appears totally blank under the settings; no options to check/un-check at all. I do see the "Restore Defaults" button in the bottom, but …

sorry if there has alreadu been a thread on this I am operating Windows 98SE I am having trouble w/ popups and embeded exe files in my startup. Each time I open my browser, i get pop ups. I run search and destroy, but they all seem to come back, …

i have a question EVERYTIME I shut my PC down and restart it EVERYTHING freezes and it wont let me type or anything so then I have to shut it down again and do the retore point on it EVERYTIME... Any ideas?????

Running IE 6 on Windows 98SE. When clicking on a link that opens a new window, the window new window fails to load. If you hit the refresh button, the window will then load. Problem is, not all links load a window that has the refresh button. Tried repairing IE …

I run XP pro SP1 with IE6.0, I've searched the net for an answer to this problem: I navigate to Tools -> Internet Options -> Advanced Tab, ( yes I've seen help on "hidden advanced tab & registry fix's" ) The advanced tab is there, but the window under "settings" …

Hi everyone, I hope someone can help. My computer seems to be in serious difficulty. I am running windows 98 second edition 4.10.2222 A and I think the problems started after I changed from Norton to PCCillin. At apparently random times as I'm using my computer, although usually immidiately after …

I am missing two files on my Internet Explorer. iecont.dll and iecontic.dll. How do I get these back? Please help

Hello, We have a problem in our network and we've tried almost everything that we can think of. We run novell 6.x and our problem is that we get "the blue screen of death" on any of the workstations. Saying: fatal exception error 0E in 0028:C001545A after that we get …

hey, i get a lot of photos from animewallpaper.com and now when i save the only option is the bitmap/bmp format which is too large. how can i restore the default setting to jpeg or gif. when i try to save now, it is not even an option(jpeg/gif).

Windows XP Pro repaired with XP home disc 512 MB 2100 DDR RAM Athlon XP 2000+ I have a problem with which either System or services rapidly fluctuates between 0% and 90% of my CPU Usage. It tends to be around 60% most of the time, and the rest of …

When connecting via dialup, cable or DSL, using Mozilla, IE, or FrontPage, opening and all subsequent pages take 5-8-10 minutes EACH :mad: . I'm running XP Pro on a Dell Inspiron 7500 laptop. 256mg memory, 1 gig free on a 12 gig dirve. Intell P3 700mhz clock speed. I've used …

I have no idea what this is but the entire time Im on my computer this little box keeps popping up and says Siae3123 has caused an error in unknown, if you keep having trouble try restarting. That doesnt work. Can someone please tell me what it is and what …

Where do I find the file on my XP Pro system that logs events such as crashes, etc. Thanks!

see the title cheers in advance:cheesy:

'Ello all, I know this topic has been rehashed countless times but none have satisfied any resolutions. Regardless I am starting another thread in the hopes that we as a community can finally discearn exactly what is happening to us... I am reffering to my fellow "[color=darkred]Random Rebooters[/color]" of course. …

I have a HP mx 70. running MS me.I cannot get my task systems to work. My disk defragmentor, task sche, etc.. all of them have red x's on them when I access them through "Start"..explore...task folder. What can I do?

pic1 - Im wondering if it's safe to delete those. pic2 - I'm 95% sure those came with a family members digital camera. pic3 - I researched that file some and am pretty sure it's software that came along with winzip or winace. pic4 - I'm unsure if CDDB entrys …

Does anyone know how to have Outlook or Outlook express import the messages I have received with the use of Mozilla Mail. I am just finding it so much easier to use a good old Microsoft Product (please don't flame me, it is a personal preference). :D Any ideas how …

Having similar problem and nothing I've done seems to affect it, except when I've run the system in 'safe' mode, it did not do the CPU thing.... Running AMD AthlonXP, 512 MB RAM, 80 Gig harddrive, 56K, Ethernet, blah... blah... blah.... I've tried just about every suggestion in this board …

Hi guys, I am currently running win xp home on my system and want to install win NT so I can boot to either one at start up. Is this possible to do without formating my H/D? I dont want to lose what is already on the H/D. Any help …

Everytime i go up to my browser and type in a web address I get an error message that says cannot find address please make sure path or address is correct.. This happens to any site address I try to access.. The only way I can surf the net is …

Every Time I Start Up My Computer That System 32 Folder Pop's Up.:evil: How Can I Get It Not To Do That ??:cheesy: I Have Service Pack 1...Windows XP My Computer is HP Pavilion 525c

OS: Windows M.E. I went to visit a website on the internet, it says I cannot view the website because I have Flash. So I click the link to download and install Flash. It says installation successful. So when I go back to the website, it still says I cannot …

I have a Pentium III, 450Mhz system running Windows 2000 with 256MB of RAM. Anyway, yesterday I ran Windows Update and went to Service Pack 4 as well as several security updates. Everything seemed to go smoothly except after installing the final set of updates and rebooting the computer is …

This Happend To Me 3 Times....im On The Computer Just Surfing The Net W.e And Then All Of The Suden My Computer Turns Off...Happend To Me 3 Times :eek: Is There A Way I Can Stop That ?

I am running a Dell 4500S machine with windows XP home installed and I wanted to put linux on my machine. I would prefer to boot linux from my external USB hard drive but I dont know if this is possible. If it isnt possible, then how can I install …

I keep getting internet explorer script errors when I try and print off the internet

I'm receiving the following error after trying to start the print spooler on a win2000 pro machine: "The procedure entry point CacheAddName could not be located in the dynamic link library SPOOLSS.DLL" The latest service pack is installed (4 I think). It just started after I installed the service pack …

When I try to add new folders to the My Music folder, I can't name them-- they are all called "New Folder (X)"-- nor can I rename them. I've gotten around this by making folders on the desktop and pasting them into My Music, but it is a bit of …

Recently my Internet Explorer shortcut icons all changed to a 16 color look. Only the internet icons changed though, not any other icons were effected. The icons eventually changed back, but then went back to 16 colors. It is possible some program that did it but even when I restart …

Hi all. My computer can't load explorer any more. I don't think it is caused by the virus. Now when I run WE, nothing happens, under the Windows Task Manager, I can see that everything except the explorer.exe, then I creat new task by selecting explorer.exe. it still doesn't load. …

anybody know? Sometimes I have to hit ctrl-alt-delete to to get the screen back. Computers been running slow latey anyway. Thanks alot...