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Here's a wierd one for you, please help... I have IE 6.0.x with SP1, and I'm on Win 2K, P4 2 Ghz, 1 Gb ram, rest is standard stuff. When I launch Internet Explorer - iexplore.exe (through any method, start menu, shortcut, etc) and enter any URL (google for example), …

Hi. I read all the threads and couldn't find a cure. Please help me to fix my laptop. Attached my system and task pictures. It seems many have similar problem. Let us praise the Bill Gates!!

the xp gets stuck all the time when I turn the computer on and I can only get into windows via the safe mode. Is the best to fix it thru rebooting from the cd directly if so how do I do that, or is there anything else I should …

Hello, I seem to be having issues with windows 2000. I was running fine until it asked me to do a windows update. So I did. Then it ask me to reboot. So I did. Then... It rebooted and went through the "Bio" part and it started with windows. I …

I have Windows XP and my precocious teenagers downloaded KaZaA along with all their spyware. My problem is this; now when they try to access INternet Explorer, instead of getting the home page (google) they get this: C:\WINDOWS\eeiecrgrststvst.htm#[url]http://www.google.com/[/url] There is no way to get IE to change from this and …

hey i was reinstalling windows xp didnt know it was on safe mode now i got a messege that say (Windows xp setup cannot run under safe mode.setup will restart now. OK) then when i close or press ok it just restart the computer and bring me back to the …

I already posted this before but I have a research to make and problems with the IE 6.0 are getting worst every day..... while trying to load a page on ie 6.0 i cant click or use any other ie page. i have been downloading pretty much stuff lately i …

Please help. My internet explorer is really messed up for some reason. It was fine yesterday, but when i try to use it, it says that the page cannot be displayed. I have tried to see if it had something to do with my connection to the internet, but it …

My grandson who is 16 has an E-machine XP a year old. He used to be able to burn CD's & all of a sudden he couldn't. He sd everytime he went to use the program he had used to burn them it just closed out. Of course as his …

housemate woke up this morning. large pop-up window that he didn't want to read. all he picked up were, 'restart computer' and something about disk space being deleted. why he didn't read on is beyond me. but here's the dilemma. when one reboots the machine, no hard drives are detected, …

IE 5.5 sp2, printer prints fine out of everything else. I have tried all different drivers, I have reinstalled IE, and repaired the install. I still gives an error message 'printer could not be found' It comes up when you click on the print icon, or go to file and …

I've a problem with windows 2000. I just install windows 2000, multiboot with windows Me on main partition. So windows 2000 is super clean, but as soon as I connect to internet I got a message "svchost.exe will stop..." after I can't copy, delete or move files on my desktop. …

Impossible to open a file (from cd or downloaded) with a name written in different language as european, for example chinese, japanese or korean. I can't open, rename or even erase! Is it impossible to deal with non-latin script files under windows Me? Anyone can help me~?

I have downloaded a new SKIN from trillian. When I downloaded it went as a Zip file. But where do I [B]extract[/B] the file so I can see my new skin???

This happens on two different PC: win2000pro english, SP3. Every 2 or 3 days, win2000 hang. This hang is very strange, because is not an hardware hang but surely is software. System is working good for 1-2 days, then occasionally, in different situations, some program don't close his windows, don't …

Me again. I am having a huge problem with a modem. My grandfather decided that he didn't need all this 'junk' on his computer, so he decided to uninstall all of it and not contact me. Needless to say, he can't get back on the internet. I took a look …

[FONT=Verdana] Hi <p>I got a repeating process virus (cmd,net) totally lagged up my comp, it deleted bits of I.E.. I downloaded norton, but it needed IE to install, so I reboot, but things get worse. After rebooting again I am stuck at the log in screen, everytime I attempt to …

I am having a bit of a problem with the A drive on a particular computer. It is always wanting to format every disk that I put in there. I have tried replacing the drive and it does the same thing. I have tried replacing the wires and connections, just …

ok well i have a duel boot, and i decided to get rid of one of the boots and use that hard drive (2 hard drives too) for file storage. I put in the XP cd and tell it to delete the partition. It does it. I restart my comp …

I just installed windows xp pro on my PC with a geforce 4 mx card (PCI). Howwever after installing it i get the windows loading screen but when it gets to showing the desktop i just get a blenk screen i can hear that it has loaded, I know my …

I ran msconfig several times to delete start up of several programs. Some of these programs have been uninstalled on my computer using either the uninstaller in pgm group or add/remove pgms in windows. The removed pgms still appear in the 'start-up' list. Is there anyway to delete them? Any …

New to this. Problem, cpu chewed up by the above. Before I found the file it was killing all spyware and antivirus software. After stopping the task, Norton comes up clean, every spyware, adware, trogen killer comes up clean. I have run norton on the network comes up clean. Symantec …

Which 1 is the best and WHY? Miranda OR Trillain I have not heard of these before so which one would best. Because I am getting sick of MSN messenger6.1 not doing it job proberly.

When trying to migrate public folders from a 2000 exchange server to a 2003 exchange server folder will not move. The public folders are in the same tree. It says that you can just copy and past but it will not let me paste. If I try to go through …

Does anyone have a program that logs Windows Messenger Service, in which I mean that both ways sending and recieving? This is only for one computer on the LAN.

When i click on a favourite an error message pops up saying 'Cannot find the file (web addy) or one of its components. Make sure the path and filename are correct and that all required libraries are available' Then the website loads anyway in a new window. I just got …

Hello.I have just successfully installed max payne 2 and replaced the crack file.I have checked the documentation and it says it " will have a little bit of problem for Nvidia Riva Tnt2 graphics cards but the game can run with a graphics card like that." I installed the game …

I just got a few USB KeyChain Drives, and I'm using them to store my schoolwork. I'm just worried that I'm going to loose it :o . On network shares, I have the option in the right click context of the folder to "Make Available Offline", but this isn't the …

What is the difference between MSN Explorer and Internet Explorer????? Because when I install msn messenger I get message saying that MSN explorer could course them too to conflict.........

im having a hard time putting windows 98 in i have windows xp right now i put in the boot disk with the 98 plus 2 edecion in the cd rom are start the computer but it tells me to remove the disk and hit any key to restart can …

i am working on a dell computer that has never had sound. I went to check in the device manager but nothing shows up. i tried to use add new hardware and nothing happens. i tried reinstalling the drivers, but nothing i even updated and reinstalled direct X this isn't …

I have tried 3 different types of AV programs. Norton. Mcafee. Panda. Everytime i install them my IE stops working. I can still connect to like irc and msn. But IE doesnt work. When i uninstal the programs and restart computers.... IE works fine..... any suggestions with this? thanks

I would like to know how to cause a new window to open in IE (probably 6.x or any older) when I click on an embedded link in a current window. Is this even possible? thank you for your time. Inphoenix

when ever there is no player open or any app that is made to produce sound, other then windows, a faint static can be heard at all times. when the mouse is moved another sound is mixed in with the first, again its very faint. when a keystroke is made …

Hello, I have a Problem with my computer in my processes the Svchost is taking up 50% or more of my cpu usage. My system idle is usually at around 90-99 % like normal computers ( i have windows XP home ) and it is at 90-99 percent now too …

I get tons of internet explorers pop up for no reason on my start bar. You cant click on them and they are not advertisments; they just appear. Only thing I can do is exit them. Does anyone know what the deal is here?

A quick rundown of my computer....it is on loan from my Internet school that I go to...and it is also a dell... Now...I have a problem with it. Last night...we had a really bad wind storm. The power flickered on and off for a few seconds. While that was happening …

how do you uninstall windows server 2003? :lol:

Everytime I turned on my laptop this thing appears on the screen... Updater Application has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience. If you were in the middle of something, the information you were working on might be lost. Please tell Microsoft about this …

I dont know what is going on with my internet explorer because everytime I go to a certain website it goes beserk and closes everything I have open. Can n e body tell me what to do to fix it? I would like that

Hollo everyone, Can some please help ? I recently downloaded internet explorer 5.5 update & service pack, but since then i am have all sorts of problems, lockups, freezing and even more frustrating i cant get into my control panel to remove the thing. Is there a patch or somthing …

Can anyone recommend a good key logger for Windows XP? I have a 14 yr old child who's been acting odd for the last few months. I believe he is up to something. He won't talk and I am getting worried. TY

Run-Time error 339 components MSCOMCT2.OCX or one of it's dependencies not correctly registered: a file missing or invalid.. when I try to use my cd-writer.. (my computer is Windows98) That is the error I get...It just started today, how do I fix it? Thank you in advance Crystal

sorry for the small, kind of stupid question. But if you install something, it ussualy creates a folder, and unpacks files to the needed folders. So, somethings come with "uninstall". Whats the differentce between unistalling it, or removing the program from the control panal, and just deleting allt he files …

when i task a new site, i can't go out by cliking the box please help!

[COLOR=DeepSkyBlue][SIZE=4][FONT=Tahoma]My internet is being a dork. It works on and off. Everytime i load up the internet (i use internet explorer and i have DSL) any webpage i go to will come up as "cannot find server" EVERY time. But that's not the weird part, the weird part is that …

Help. I need to free up my system resources to increase my computer's speed. I use a DSL connection but the system "gurgles" forever. Performance rates are at 64% 80%- Any susgestions? I'm not super computer savy.

Hello.I'm having a problem with installing any type of softwares.I tried to download Imesh,it didn't work.The download was complete but an error message said that the installation couldn't be initialised(CRC).It's not that my softwares are old they are new...how can I solve it ? Also...anything I'm downloading as zipped files,I …

Hi all. While trying to use partiton magic8.0, I lost everything on my c drive. I couldn't restore or had backed up any of my files or programs.(doh)! So I had to reinstall the win98se OS. After the installation ,I couldn't find the factory settings. The laptop is a IBM …

everytime i go to google and type something in it would freeze for like 30 secs right before i press enter and when i signed up for this site, everytime i type something it wont respond itil like 30 secs later. i also have l.55 gb left and chould that …