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We just updated one of our computers from Windows 98 to Windows XP Pro. The IOMEGA CD driver & software we have is not compatible with Windows XP (of course, they want us to upgrade!), so every time we start our system we get the error message "Error loading DLL, …
Whenever I try to download updates to windows xp I get error messages to the effect that my product key is invalid. What do i do ? I cannot imagine reinstalling another OS, this has allready given me enough stress.
My OS is XP and have Kingston 512k sdram pc133. I also have a gforce 420 agp video card. I purchased a stick of 512k generic pc133 sdram put it in my computer and now my computer locks up. Why? Does the ram have to be the same brand?
Hallo guys, Is there no way I can set up my own email account with a domain name without going through an ISP? e.g. ****.agtek@gci.org. I intend to use the outlook express but it keeps on giving the following message: Internet email - gci The pop3 server name you specified …
Just in case there is any other poor soul on this board that is still running Win98 like me, read this short article. [url]http://www.msnbc.com/news/1002736.asp?cp1=1[/url] :sad: I wonder if I'll be able to get those handy patches any more? "Patches?? We don't need no stinking patches!!" :rolleyes:
I run winXP Home 56k Connected at 52bps off Earthlink ISP p4 3.2 1gig ram radeon 9800 video and no clue why i constantly ping 999 in most online FPS games... i dont lag in MMORPG's just FPS games mostly "first person shooter" i didnt used to ping so high. …
I have a computer that is going weird on me. I need to get hte problem fixed. When a teacher tries to access a website, the error message pops up: [B]TOO MANY OTHER FILES ARE CURRENTLY IN USE BY 16-BIT PROGRAMS. QUIT ONE OR MORE 16-BIT PROGRAMS OR INCREASE THE …
when i right click on any website theres this porn link. ive tried a lot to get rid of it, but it just stays there. any suggestions? p.s. im sorry for posting three post.
bought win xp home ed "upgrade, attempted to install it and registered product code to my backup computer , Gateway 950 gighertz with 2 8 gig harddrives, cddvd rom drv and cdrw drv, ,,,,,,,,,,and roxio cd burn program for phillips cd-rw drv. got corrupt errors on Uggrade edition so i …
I had Kazza and got tons of popups so I reinstalled XP (cause KAZZA wouldn't go away). Now I can connect to the internet fine and everything appears ok, but after maybe five minute connected the modem starts sending and recieving data that I have no controll over. I talked …
hi, i just upgraded my win 98 to win2k (using the upgrade to win2k option instead of installing a new win2k) when i boot up, entering the page where i key in the acount and password, after keyin the username and password, it shows a "loading" and "saving settings" then …
Everytime I try to open IE a message appears stating that IE has performed an illegal operation. When I close that message box another box appears with a message stating that I am restricted from from using the internet connection wizard contact the network administrator. I am running Win98 on …
Somebody plz tell me to how to get options like " windows xp " " windows me" while booting.I don't see the options.How to enable them from settings ?
[FONT=Book Antiqua][COLOR=DarkOrchid]i need some help or something. everytime i get on the computer i get swamped with ads that pop up all the time and now this program thing keeps installing itself on my computer. i uninstall it but it keeps coming back. its apparently called Ezula and i've been …
I am having a big problem with my windows Xp Pro. it "crashes" I guess.. but when it does the screen just gets lines on it and then I have to re boot. it lets me re boot and then it will do it again. it is random and dosent …
Its been a few days that my internet explorer stopped working and i have no idea what went wrong. I have Windows XP. I also have Norton internet security but i did check if its firewall disabled IE's access to internet but i find out that this is not the …
The default homepage on my internet explorer has been changed to go to a chinese script website upon launching. I tried changing it back the usual way via general settings tab in internet options. Unfortunately the part where supposedly change the address in greyed out. Any suggestions?
The main idea here is to learn some trick or tips... I have one in windows 98: Hold down shift while pressing OK to restart, this way you can reboot faster than normal. In all windows: Press alt+f4 This will close current windows you were inn or any program that …
Pixels reduced to 640x480 week ago on 16 colors. Since then have tried: Download / install new drivers (NVidia Vanta LT) / Restore to month earlier, then a complete restore to factory settings / Switching monitor and cable / Wiggle and take out and replace video card / BIOS check …
Doesn't anyone use 9x anymore? I actually still use 98se on my 650mhz sony vaio laptop Surprised no one has posted about these OS's yet So I decided I'd be the first
i downloaded one of those moving screen savers and when i go into Add/Remove Programs and click 'Change/Remove' it wont let me delete it. A message pops up saying "Could not open INSTALL.LOG file". How do i get rid of this? and also My computer will not let me delete …
I recently discovered the wonder that is Opera 7.0. (I'm also using Avant on the side.) However, ALL programs refuse to open links in anything other than IE. For example, if I'm on AIM and someone sends me a link, if I click on it it'll open an IE window. …
iam running a pentium 4.1400.m.d.g iam thinking about getting norton ghost 2003 enterprise edition will the enterprise edition work on a home os.i know that the norton 2003 edition will.i dont know if the enterprise edition is a server based backup program or not eny help will be appreciated. :rolleyes:
Hi,all I access internet by proxy server. Proxy server request password. Appear password box when I access internet by IE, But no remember password choice. Can I let system appear remember password choice? BTW:There is no remember choice before reinstall system, OS:WINXP , IE 6.0
I have several programs that will not uninstall and they are just taking up space. They all say that the uninstall file is missing. Any thoughts?
My computer has a hiccup. Acts like it lags out. I have MSI board with AMD2600+ processor, 2 harddrives, cdrw and dvd player. I`ve done disk scan, disk cleanup, and defrag, still has a pause when trying to do anything. Can anyone give me any ideas how to slove my …
Hello, I just recently installed Windows XP on my computer, completely wiping my harddrive and starting from scratch. I'm running an AMD Athalon 2100 (1.7 ghz), 512mb Ram, ASUS A7N66 - VM/LAN/AA Motherboard and 120 gig hard drive w/ 8 meg cache. Since installing Windows XP, my Internet Explorer experience …
can't close any window online without using the task manager
hey guys ive just d/loaded need for speed underground demo from download.com when in the folder i d/loaded to it has next to the file name its icon is the white box with blue header to it unsted of the usual installer icon when i click on it to install …
Last week, without prompting pretty much all the text on any webpage I go to is now in italics. I've tried checking the encoding, and it's on auto, I tried going to Tools, Internet Options, and Fonts and resetting the font and that doesn't seem to work either. I'm open …
i have been having trouble windows me whenever i try to install a usb storage device like a jump driver pro or other such mass storage device, have zip drives and peerless iomega drivers working perfectly, but if i try installing a jump drive (key ring drive by lexar) the …
Ok, Where to begin, My computer specs are as followed: Athlon XP 1700+ Win XP Pro - Upgrade (if you needed to know) 398? MB RAM (around there) GeForce 4 MMx 440 Graphics Card Don't know motherboard (if you could also tell me how to find out, i've looked all …
I am trying to download these movies from kazaa, and they just won't connect. I know that enough of them has downloaded they have the part of the movie i want, is there any way I can convert the incompletely downloaded data files to movie files to play what I …
My problem with my system idle process is gone, thanks in large part by the suggestion of Big Ben to update my drivers; it still hiccups, but not as much. Onto my latest and greatest dilemna. I play a game called Day of Defeat, and perhaps some of you have …
Everytime I start my comp it says "Error loading DLL => SCSINT.DLL" What does that mean and how can I fix it? Thank you . Christina
I have a project to download W2KSP4, MS03-040 through MS03-045, and IE 6 complete (not express). I am having a hard time finding IE 6 full install. I have only found the express install. We (Cardnal Health) are making a CD with all the files to send out to the …
hi, i wonder if anyone can help me. I have been using hotmail msn messenger for several years and it is on automatic sign in when i start my computer. For the last couple of days i have a message coming up that my username and password is not recognised. …
Please Include, What version of windows nt what service pack your on (if you know) when the problem started In the subject please give us an idea of the problem if your computer freezes on startup "My computers freezing on startup, please help" rather than help also give us any …
Tried to uninstall Mcafee Virus Scan and can't do anything. Erro message: WS2_32.DLL
hi i have a sony burner when i install it with the cd reboot the system to completed installion it show me a blue screen saying hardware installion failure if u see these screen again follow these step ..... go in safe mode to fix the problem ....... turn off …
I just noticed that whenever I go to a certain website (I've not noticed this with any other website...ever), it gives me the "this page can not be displayed" error message. That in itself isn't a big deal...except now I can not go to ANY pages after that. All I …
I got around this once before, but I was just wondering if there's an easier way.... I'm trying to install xp pro, and when it restarts the computer to begin the installation the screen goes blank when the GUI should show up. I got around it last time by putting …
I've installed Enter The Matrix game and when I try to start it I get the message "Fullscreen mode not found". Does anyone know why I can't play it? My Operating System is Windows XP. Also, I can't play Yahoo Games over the internet. It says I need Java Virtual …
I'm using ie6,mozilla firebird and netscape 4.1.I'm receiving continuous pop-ups with empty white windows from nowhere.How I block annoying pop-ups? There are also some annoying spyware like mysearch.com that hijacks your homepage and etc.Where do I get some free spy-sweeper and pop-up blocker?
Hi,i get a message "The procedure entry point "GetCPIco" could not be located in the dynamic link library kernell32.dll" when i start some programs. Plz help , me to fix it, thanks in advance!
My friend has a Compaq 5000(i know that's his problem right there). But anyway, it randomly restarts (not the right way but the double-control+alt+delete way) during any environment. Ummm...don't really know what info to include but if you guys need any more, just ask for it and I shall post.
please help i have an hp a340n the os it came with is xp a friend recomended installing win2k prof. so i did a clean install.i cant use my dvd player now.i downloaded the chipset drivers to get the sound and cd player going. the device mngr says that everything …
iam running a pentium 4.1400. with windows xp home edition with sp1.and all updates.i removed all traces of the program from the registry beforei uninstalled the program.i tryed to use jv16 power tools to remove the program but.i cant get it out of the ad&remove window.i tryed to reinstall the …
Make -ASUS P2B-B motherboard with the latest Bios update installed. CPU - Pentium II 400 mz Ram- 2 X 128 mb Sdram Hard Drive - Maxtor 20 g 7200 rpm (free space 18 + gb) Windows Version - Clean full Install of Win 98SE Internet Connection - none Not connected …
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