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on my other computer everytime you try to access anyhting internet related an illegal operation sign comes up and it closes...when i hooked the old dial up to it, it connected, but when i open the web browser it closes and nothing internet related can be accessed...does anyone know how …

I recently bought a new PC running Windows XP Home edition. The first time I switched it on, Windows started fine and I was able to customise the user account as requested and then use the desktop icons to play DVDs and install my monitor driver. The next time I …

i dont know why but this is the third time that on windows media player 9.i can not play avi.files i have tryed to solve this problem on this forum befor with no luck two times befor i have reinstalled windows xp pro to fix the problem not this time.i …

Hi everyone, I'm new to this forum, but I was wondering if I could get a little bit of help from someone. The problem that I have is that my computer wasn't working very well a few days ago. I ran HiJackThis to see what the problem was. I didn't …

I've had this problem for like the 5th time, the last 2 times being the worse. While downloading thru P2P or using Forte Agent, sometimes or should i say randomly, i will get the NT/Authorization something shutting down...u have 30 secs. After that incidence, certain programs just close down as …

[font=Arial]I decide to do some 'spring cleaning.' End result is that I had to move my computer and rewire everything(such as reconnect the moniter/keyboard/mouse/etc). I start the comp the first time and its fine, but mouse didn't work and I see that its reinstalling mouse drivers(Logitech USB optical) and then …

Everytime I reboot my computer and click the internet explorer button, my home page opens to adfreesearch.com. I go to internet options and change it back to yahoo.com but everytime I reboot it reverts back. Is there a way I can fix this? Thanks.

My icons did all work properly til I took out a small hard drive and put in a bigger one from an old computer last week. I then loaded up XP Pro again and installed IE6. v. 2.60. Now I find that many clickable icons dont work anymore! I get …

A water drip sound plays every once and a while while the computer is in use. I do not know where it is coming from, I've checked sound preferences in control panel, as well as internet options (i see no sound prefs there). How do I get rid of it?

hi all i got svchost.exe error frequently.i am using win2k.so i try to reinstall the OS but in the middle of installation i got the same error and showed it fail to register com comp(Sub-component COM+ raised an exception while processing the OC_COMPLETE_INSTALLATION setup message. ..\ccompluscore.cpp (line 274) Error Code …

is there a program that lets you monitor your cpu usage and memory and motherboard and eny other important processes on your computer.rite now iam using the task manager for the cpu usage but it doesnt have the others i mentioned........

One of my machines is really slow to load IE, it seems to always open with some sort of advertisement window and has a strange toolbar that I do not know what it is. When I look in the list of toolbars under the view menu there are four checked: …

Ok guys I've got a question for y'all. My bro's comp has been acting really wierd lately. I think it's got a virus, but I'm not the techiest guy around so it may be something simple. Anyway, what it'll do is startup, and get through BIOS and all that. Then …

A friend who has XP home wants W2K Pro installed instead. Is it possible? She has W2K disk only. If it's possible, how does one partition the drive, how large to make the OS partition, etc? She has 40gig HD. Thanx for any help.

Hi Guys, sorry my first post is a question but I need your help. I went to install a USB printer for my niece that she got for Christmas , but found that although there are USB ports, she only has win98 ( not SE ) and therefore no USB …

my computer recently had a virus and it said it deleted internet exlporer so i went to the microsoft website to download it. I have windows 2000 so i couldnt download microsoft 6. when i went to download 5.5 it tols me that an internet explorer application was running and …

My IBM PC kept getting this message on start up gstartup.ink not found then eventually the pc won't start at all. I tried safe boot and scan disks but the PC doesn't turn on it just continues to shut off. What happened?

Hi There, My CPU is hitting 100% every 10 - 20 minutes for 2 - 3 minutes, not too sure what it could be. I got hit by a virus last week and have updated Windows, AV and spyware. Scanned and scanned but still nothing. Run regisrty cleaners / checkers …

Hi everyone, I have a custom built system with a 2.6 GHz Intel Pentium 4 800 FSB, 512 mb DDR 400 Ram, an Abit Geforce FX 5200 128 Mb DDR and an Abit IC7-G Motherboard installed and Windows XP Professional. My problem is that when the screensaver is on or …

Can anyone give me an idea of what is a good video card to buy that won't lock up my computer? I currently have an nvidia gforce mx420 and I'm begining to feel it is the culprit that is locking up my pc. I'm running winxp pro on an amd …

I was downloading from a friends server and when the file was copying to my folder a virus warning popped up. [url]http://frontiernet.net/~rdjpg/virus.jpg[/url] you can see it there. When I clicked OK it said something about access denied. Then I clicked OK again and it said it had been deleted. The …

Receive 2 errors everytime booting up. Loader has caused an error in Loader.exe and The c:\windows\iedll.exe file appears to be corrupted. The version I am using now is 5.50. This is for Windows Me. Anyone have an ideas on a fix. I did not want to go to 6.0

you know when u press ctrl+alt+delete on windows XP and it bring up the menu with applications, processes, etc. well i always close all programs running for me and other usernames, but i never touched the ones under SYSTEM. im concerned now tho because some of them look like they …

using winxp and ie6. i have never had this problem before. i checked my google preference's and the filter is on "do not filter". Also if you type any orientaded language it will not find it.

Xp IE user woes can or could have been prevented by running/browsing IE on a Limited account. [b]Definition:[/b] [b]Limited account[/b]: [i]Assigning limited user accounts is an effective way to prevent inexperienced or unauthorized users from changing computer settings or deleting important files.[/i] [b]Resource:[url]http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/using/howto/gettingstarted/sharing/default.asp[/url][/b] This means Viruses,Trojans,Spyware,Addware,Backware,malicious scripts,malicious Codes ect........ [b]comment …

I've got this file called Badframes.stt sitting in a folder of mine and I was wondering where it might of come from, and can I delete it? I read that it has something to do with graphics and 3d polygonal junk. It just showed up one day, but I can't …

My friends computer is messed up. Everything is real gigantic... and you cannot open anything.. I thought to change the screen resolution but you can do that cuz you cant find it. whats wrong?

Have recently put in winxp pro - it cannot display html files IN internet explorer it show a blank page at web sights but if I go to veiw source the source for the html is there --- any ideas

when ever i go into my downloads folder my computers hard drive spins up to full speed from just opening the folder even when i havent clicked on anything else in the folder. the computer just sits there using max cpu usage for no reason then the only way to …

[font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]Create a Desktop Shortcut that Locks a Windows XP-Based Workstation[/color][/size][/font] [font=Arial][size=2]This step-by-step article describes how to create a desktop shortcut that you can use to lock a Windows XP-Based Workstation. To take full advantage of user authentication as a means of network access control, you must be sure that only …

I have an emachine T2080 w/WinXP. When the computer is at my house and when it was at my g/f house it locks up and you have to hit c-a-d and close the task manager and then continue with what you were doing untill it happens again. At my parents …

i been trying print some stuff off the internet... and all sudden i been gettin this one script error.....enabling me not to print from internet ...well heres the error .....res://C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SHDOCLC.DLL/preview.dlg anybody have any idea how i can fix this problem..... would aprreciate it...

I was installing kazaa 2.6 into my computer when this message appears: Error opening file for writing:C:/ProgramFiles/CommonFiles/Keenware/wupdater.exe I hit retry several times,with no luck,just the same message.So I ignore the file and it completes the installation.Then when I log off windows, I have to re-install kazaa whenever I log back …

My computer freezes up whenever I try to view the contents of any DVD-R disks. They used to work fine a few months ago. Normal DVDs work. I don't know what's changed since then. I did install Alchohol 120% but removed it because I never used it, I don't know …

Can any one help me with this problem when i restart windows xp os switch off the computer goes thro the process but when it gets to the "windows is shutting down"it just stays on that screen and i have to turn the computer off by the switch and then …

How come some images don't load on my computer, for instance, when i'm on this site sometimes the new post icon is missing but if i refresh it appears but then another icon (picture) doesn't load. Also i've got some adverts for my website from burst! and they should load …

I tried to delete a file and when i do it says that i cannot because it is being used by another person or program. How can i get around that?

Computer will not boot. This is an older computer that is Win98 on it. If knew specs on it it, I would give them. What it does it turns on, there is something of the screen. Here is what it says: Main Porcessor: Cyrix M II-300 Processor Clock: PR300 VGA …

when my win 2000 boots it goes to the blue screen of death. it says this: "*** STOP: 0x000000D1 (0x00000003,0x00000006,0x0000000,0xBFF72364) DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL *** Address BFF72364 base at BFF6E000, DateStamp 3cb4d2c0 - IdeChnDr.sys if this is the first time you've seen this Stop error screen, restart your computer. If this screen appears …

Hi all. An easy one hopefully. W2K Pro SP4 850, 20gig HD, 384 RAM. I reformatted about a month ago & things have been sweet. I went to black vipers site & did all the tweaks he recommends. Now I have a problem with the time it takes for the …

I am having problems with ie. THe fonts are tiny and unreadable. [img]http://zamikazi.net/fontprob.gif[/img] Thats practicaly how every site I visit displays. Any idea on how to fix it? I tried messing with screen resolutions, and the itnernet option but I have had no luck. Please help me.

how/ can I run windows xp and win98 on the same computer with 2 seprate hardrives? i'm new at this stuff and need it explained in simple terms. thanks for your help

i have a cd-r disk with one movie file avi.and two norton ghost's 2003.and 2004.and alcohol 120%.when i put the cd-r into the cd rom it spins for about a minute or so and then it stops and does nothing.when i check in my d.drive nothing showes up its like …

hi all. I have a problem with installing kazaa 2.6. I get this message when i try to start the program: [CENTER]kazaa has detected that some required components are missing, perhaps due to not rebooting after installation. We suggest you try rebooting and if you still get ths message please …

Recently I went away from my computer for a couple hours and when I came back there were a bunch of im windows open with comments that suggested I had sent them a hyperlink. Well, I didn't. I'll post the hyperink in this thread if it will help later. I …

Or do I need to completely wipe the drive? If so how? I am wondering if upgrading to 2000 will still leave some Me bugs on the drive?

Where can I download a complete copy of IE6? I need the complete version so I can burn it to a cd and back it up or use it to install on other computers we have in the office.

Hi, I turned my computer on yesterday (a SHARP laptop with Win XP on it) and it showed this message: [i][b]Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \Windows\System32\Config\System[/b][/i] [i][b]You can attempt to repair this file by starting windows setup using the original setup cd-rom. Select …

I have noticed that when looking at my processes directly after boot, I see NetTsk.exe. I can't seem to get any results when searching Yahoo for this process, however, all of the others return results. I have scanned with Ad Ware, Spybot, Registry Mechanic and various "online" scans. Nothing shows …

i have a virus problem.i have an infected file named windows\system32\cpan.dll and two different anti virus programs have tried to fix it.none were sucessful i have tried to manually delete the file it will not(from windows) it states it is being used nothing is running except windows.how do i get …