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OK, this is seriously the most annoying thing ever. I click on Internet Explorer, and the little hour glass icon appears for a second and goes away.... and nothing happens. I go to my running processes and sure enough IEXPLORER.exe is running, but the screen is no where to be …

Hello all. It's my first post here and the main reason I joined after using this resource to help fix a couple of other different issues. Thanks for your help in the past. I'll try to be as complete as possible with the description of my problem. This machine is …

I have Win Me and very often get a message that states there is an "error running scripts on this page-do you wish to continue?" I sometimes get this 3-4 times on the same page! What could be the problem? I also cannot run a disk defrag-It'll start, get to …

I could use a little help getting my Active Desktop running again on XP Pro. Somehow, all of the Active Desktop settings on all the Windows menus have vanished... no idea how that happened. Can anyone shed some light on the best way to restore these? Thanks.

I know this sounds funny but I can't find what took all My HD space. I am running win xp with a 60 gig HD. I was trying to switch a mpg file to a svcd file using a program called XMEG. Everything was going fine until I got the …

FOR THE PAST WEEK I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO SEND OR RECEIVE ANY DATA OVER THE MODEM WITH MY HOME DESKTOP COMPUTER. TODAY I INSTALLED AOL 7.0 AND WAS ABLE TO CONNECT AND SEND AND RECEIVE EMAIL WITH AOL, BUT NOT ABLE TO ACCESS ANY WEBSITES. AFTER SPENDING AN …

Here is my situation, I have windows 98 with a windows xp home edition upgrade disk. I am reloading windows on my computer but trying to keep the current file system in tact. The problem is, when i put in the windows xp cd it asks me for the 98 …

Sony Vaio with XP Home on AMD4 1Ghz system freezes with svchost.exe using 100% CPU at various times including whenever the internet connection program opens the modem port. Suggestions? Additional, perhaps relevant history- The system initially began freezing after downloading MS critical updates. After several hard reboots, the system began …

can anyonme tell me what windows 2000 source code is i've herd some mention about it from a friend. is it something you buy or download?

This just happened yesterday without me doing anything at all... here's the problem: I start up win2k, then I log onto it, then an error message appears that says "your system has no paging file or your paging file is too small." then it gives instructions on how to adjust …

A trojan virus seems to have attached itself to my Internet Explorer and I cant get rid of it, I have tried Norton Anti-Virus ,an online virus scan program found it but said it cant remove it, and the Norton program didnt find it at all, does anyone have any …

Hey, Recently I've have been having some problems with Internet Explorer. Firstly, I would have trouble opening new windows - when I clicked a link to open a new window, IE would stop and I would have to click the task bar a few times to make it work. I …

I can sign on to AOL, usually takes the third dial up to do so, and I am able to go to aol mail and news articles, but when I try to go to any web sites it says on a page No Page to Display and inside the page …

I have aol 8.0 installed on my laptop so when I go home (on college breaks) I can connect using my mom's telephone line and aol account. When I click on hyperlinks, they try to open in aol telling me to sign on. I have ie6 and a lan connection …

hi everybody,I need help,cannot login to hotmail and navigation is too slow,because ActiveX is not functional. In windows update I could not get my Win98SE past the "Administrators Only" roadblock to scan and fetch updates I need,because my ActiveX doesn't work properly. a friend suggest a solution and i do …

:confused: Hi, My computer has 400MHZ, 448MB, 80 GB(can only use 31 gb out of it, I dont know why). I installed harddrive and fromatted the drives. I also installed WIN XP. Whenever I logon to AOl, when I click on instant message or if someone sends me instant message, …

Hi ! I have a big problem here : I want to share a folder on my business network for about 15 users who use a home made software at the same time, but, no matter the number I type in the maximum user box, I can't allow no more …

I currently have Windows ME installed on both of my hard drives. I did this because I was nervous about using Litestep and wanted to be able to just boot from my other drive if I had a problem. (Seems silly now.) Now I just would like to know what …

This started awhile ago. When I click to d/l a zip file, instead of it asking to be saved or opened, it just automatically starts to open it. The real problem is when it's finished downloading. It can't open the zip because i get an error which says "Access to …

I have recently been gaming and during my game my PC freeze's and I have to hard boot, at first I thought it to be my cheap Graphics card but I went out and bought a GF FX 5900 SE 128MD DDR AGP and it still is happening any suggestions …

Windows will not boot, i had a website open all night and tonight i opened it and clicked back and it started flickering and then i manually shut the computer down...or pretty much just restarted it with the button....now when i restart it it says....verifying DMI pool data... any help …

[i]hi do you know anything about ssl? i need help for getting in to cirtain websites that im suddenly not alowed on, including msn messenger and think SSL might be the problem. i need to know how to get my ssl address or even find out if i have one. …

Why do I keep getting Microsoft Internet Exploror pop ups?

Hi All, I have to implement CA Etrust Audit Software Implementation in a network environment and network consists many PDC (located in different domains). I have installed the software in the testing environment and now looking the configuration which i have to do at hosts (domain clients). Do anyone knows …

I had just installed a game in winXP and after installation I noted I could not get the cd to eject when I pressed the button. When I looked at My Computer, the drive icons for the cd-rom drive and the dvd drive were missing. I used System Restore first …

I can not connect to IE; all I get is a pop up: "IE has encountered a problem and needs to shutdown". Help! I need some advice. Thanks, - Ric

Hi, I appologies I'm sure there are many post regarding this issue. I installed my webcam last night and after that I noticed my system going very slow - I opened task manager checked my cpu usage and it was at 100%, I checked my processes and saw that svchost …

I was using 98SE and upgraded to 2000Pro. Instead of cleaning off the harddrive and starting fresh. I upgraded leaving apps and data in place. This worked fine as a temp situation. I did not realize that the Norton Utilities would not function adequately with the upgrade. I have tried …

ok i got a registry cleaner and i need to know what to do. i have 242 "problems" detected of reg keys leading nowhere and i dont know if i want to delte them or what... also how do i make a backup of the registry? and can anyone give …

Hello all (that read this) I have noticed in IE that for all images over a certan size, when the user hovers the mouse pointer over the image, he or she is given the option of either saving, printing, or emailing that image - or opening his or her images …

When I browse the internet its so slow and when a page loads all the graphics start off as boxes with red x's in them. Then gradually the photos and graphics begin to load. I am getting alot of script errors and games aren't working as well. I am getting …

I found this file running on my pc imWl2X.exe I have no idea what it does. I also have a trojan dropper.lnor.s I can't get rid of. I ran adware spybot and hijack this. but it is still there the anti virus trys to remove it but it can only …

I wasn't sure as where to put this thread but I think this will be fine. Starting wed night, I tried to log into my yahoo account and it said my password was invalid. I followed the steps that allowed me to get a made up new one and then …

I'm using 2000pro and IE6 with all the updates. I need to clean off the harddrive and reload everything. I don't want to lose the data, so I need to locate where the emails are hiding and the address book info so I can off load & save until I …

I was in the middle of a post when (surprise) my computer restarted on me. So here's the quick and dirty version. My computer runs completely fine when it's used for everyday things. But once I start to run (or so it seems) system type programs, my computer bluescreens and …

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[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]Adjust Various Visual Effects[/color][/size][/font] [list] [*][font=Arial][size=2]Open up the Control Panel.[/size][/font] [*][font=Arial][size=2]Go under System and click on the Advanced tab.[/size][/font] [*][font=Arial][size=2]Click settings under Performance options.[/size][/font] [/list][font=Arial][size=2]You can now change various graphical effects (mainly animations and shadows).[/size][/font]

[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]Hard Disk Performance Is Slower Than You Expect[/color][/size][/font] [font=Arial][size=3][color=#0000ff]Symptoms [/color][/size][/font][font=Arial][size=2]After you install Microsoft Windows XP, hard disk performance may be slower than you expect. Note: Hard disk performance may be even slower when your computer …

[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]How to Perform Disk Error Checking in Windows XP [/color][/size][size=2][color=#000000]This article describes how to check the integrity of the hard disk drive in Windows XP. After you install Windows XP, the Scandisk command is not …

[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]Disable Automatic Windows Update [/color][/size][size=2][color=#000000]Windows XP is configured out of the box to routinely scan for and download updates to Windows XP automatically. While this can be somewhat convenient for those with very fast Internet …

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[font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]Use Single-Click Everywhere [/color][/size][size=2]With single-click in Windows XP, navigating the files and folders on your hard disk is as easy as navigating the Web. You simply click an icon to open a program or document. [/size][/font] [list] [*][font=Arial][size=2]In the Tools menu in Windows Explorer, click Folder Options. [/size][/font] [*][font=Arial][size=2]In the …

[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]Set Your Browser to Open to a Page of Your Choice[/color][/size][/font] [font=Arial][size=2]Is there a site you always visit first when you browse the Web? Would you like it to be the first site you see …

[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]Move Your Taskbar to a New Spot[/color][/size][/font] [font=Arial][size=2]Is your taskbar taking up too much room? You can move it to any convenient location - simply drag it to the sides, top or bottom of your …

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[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]Move the Paging File in Windows XP[/color][/size][/font] [font=Arial][size=2][color=#000000]This article describes how to change the location of the paging file in Windows XP. The paging file is the area on the hard disk that Windows uses …

[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]Clear System Restore Points for Performance[/color][/size][/font] [font=Arial][size=2]You keep your system as clean as possible, clearing your Temp Folder, and Temporary Internet files. But what about other space hogs? What about System Restore Points? By default, …

[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]Create Your Own Restore Points[/color][/size][/font] [font=Arial][size=2]Windows XP makes it easy for you to take a snapshot of critical system files before you make any major changes, such as installing new software, adding hardware devices, or …

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