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The Test for XP Professional has come out going to start some reading and going to take that test when I get some money. [url]http://www.microsoft.com/traincert/exams/70-270.asp[/url] 70-270 Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows XP Professional I will keep you updated on this topic

well it would take a while to tell you wtf happened, so ill cut to the chase I have two hard drives running XP becuase of some crazy shit that forced me to install to my 2nd hard drive. However now my computer automatically boots up onto this new install …

This is my first thread, so please bear with me -- I'm not sure WHAT the HECK my problem(s) is/are...but I keep getting...'page cannot be displayed...' and 'cannot find server'. I've tried all kinds of settings in IE and AOL, still doesn't work. It seems to be secure pages (example: …

I just bought a 21" used monitor for my IBM, running ME. It has RGB plugs at the monitor end and a 15 pin adapter with some 'sliding' pins on it. It isn't working in the present config and am wondering if there is a site I can go to …

Hey everyone... Here's what I'm trying to do... I have a dual boot system with WinXP, and Windows Ent Server 2003 installed as a dual-boot. (don't ask... :eek: ) I need to remove the Win2k3 server edition from the system, and the XP installation is too important to wipe out …

Hi, Each time I opened my Internet Explorer 6.0, the window doesn't not have the address bar, pull-down menu and short-cut icons in it. I am considering to re-install IE 6.0 if I cannot fix the problem. If I do this, will my bookmarks, cookies be gone with the installation? …

When I use either Netscape or IE via Netzero, svchost.exe is never a problem. However, if I use either Netscape or IE via my university, svchost.exe consumes 100% CPU right away. If I am just using Microsoft Office before or without accessing the internet, I don't have a problem. Can …

:cry: okay, while trying to install a new video card, I removed my old video card and then proceeded to attempt to install the new one. I uninstalled the system video card, the NVIDIA GE FORCE 4 and now my computer screen is just black. no menu comes up at …

can anyone tell me why my dial up box comes up when i boot up . Driving me nuts thanks.

i have been asked over and over and over to send error reports b/c ie 6 encounters a problem. the little menu pops up and ive sent, not sent, and looked at the details. the deatils are about 20 pages long so forget that. i was told to disable error …

I have a computer that will not power. At all, what so ever! No power at all. I was thinking that it was the battery. I am not so sure, I want to get an outsiders opinion on this matter before I do any major 'sugery'

I recently had a hard drive failure and had to get a new hard drive. After installing all the software again, IE 5.0 is displaying some web pages incorrectly. Namely, one I created ([url]www.knowandfollowhard.com[/url]) is not appearing as it did before I had the problems with my hard drive and …

i am running a p4 1400 m.d.g with windows xp home edition.i did a fresh install of xp home.at that time i had 21 gigs free space on a 40 gig hard drive after the install i have 14.9 i looked for eny thing that was a double or taking …

Is there a way i can save the messages and my address book to another location for backup purposes in Outlook Express?

Can anyone help me in figuring out why recently I can't get access to "https" sites. I can access "http" site but not secure sites "https". cannot figure out why. did not do any changes to my IE security setup. thxs bill

Recently internet exp. has been erroring telling me to send error reports when i open certain pages. I send error reports, but that does nothing. Web pages like the windows update page and this page seem to work fine but, almost all others don't. I have approx. 30 or seconds …

For some reason I get a toolbar at the bottom of my screen and my home page re-written every time I open my browser to this : [url]http://scrk.com/passthrough/index.html?http://www.yahoo.com/[/url] I have tried cleaning my PC with Aware6, deleting temp files, cookies, and history. Looked for scrk in my registry with no …

ok i get these all the time this one happend to be while installing icq wich it wont let me do cause it errors alot of the times though its after i install something or shut somthing down [img]http://www.velvie.com/downloads/ej/error.jpg[/img]

in my work environment i have a system of intel mb and 1.7pro. with win 98se i was regularlygetting problems with this explorer becoming slower ans slower as the day progresses even i upgraded with 5.5 also no use ,only if format and reinstall i am getting it right can't …

Hello. I use MSN/Messenger, and I can never seem to sign in. For the past few days, whenever I try to sign on, a message informs me that "either the network is busy, or I am not connected to the Internet", when I am absolutely certain that I am indeed …

How can I determine if a computer is a single or dual processor without opening it? Thanks,

I just delted all the cookies after searching them from my xp search option.I have got loads of hits for "cache" but I don't know which one to delete or not.It seems that I can't see a particular site because they have chagned their dns recently and my proxy or …

hello there, I have a weird problem that i haven't been able to solve. My Internet explorer browser cannot load all geocities page properly, most of the geocities page can't be found and some of them only half loaded. The thing is all those pages are perfectly fine if they …

first I want to say I really like this place, I found it through a web search ! #1 it seems a lot of times the taskbar & desktop freezes up, you will be able to access programs running by alt + tab,but that is it,I have tried looking into …

I've had it.. Here's my dilemma (and I'm not a techie, so easy on the feedback) I have Windows98 I have Grokster (it's a music downloading program) [url]www.grokster.com[/url] They forced me to download a new version (the old one would no longer connect me to their software). So far so …

Hello! I need to uninstall WindowsME without uninstalling DOS. Basically, my problem is that I just bought a new computer. I have lost my copy of MS-DOS, so all I have is a restore disk from my old PC and the Windows98 CD. I used the restore CD to at …

i recently got a new hp. while starting up, for some reason right after that green bar is done moving, i get a blue screen which says "windows is starting up". The problem is it stays for about 32 seconds everytime before i can log into my user name. i …

I have a newer model dell that is running XP with IE 6 on it. I did some system maintenance last night now I having some problems with IE. I decided to do the maintenance because I noticed it was running slower than normal. I ran Spybot and scrapped some …

I've been reading up on windows 2000 advanced server clustering capabilities and am quiete intruigued. One problem i had while reading up about it is when you cluster, and don't have a central source of data. How is the clustering support to work? Example: You have two computers networked together …

Hi all, I downloaded mozilla as i was fed up with all the problems in IE. But after i installed etc when i click on the exe file. It nearly starts up but doesn't run the program. Has this happened 2 ne1 else?

I ahve been using hotmail for about 5 years...now I have a problem....Just tonight, I went to check my email by going to the inbox...I am showing several unread emails, but the "from" part of the email is not shown, and I cannot open the emails! The subject is shown, …

My Messenger is not working. I have PIII@ 450 Win98se, i am using mobile set for accessing Internet. It was working all fine until one day i was prompted to upgrade my messenger to the latest version. Since then I have not been able to log in to messenger. I …

abit ic7 (bios ver. 16) pentium 4C 2.4 @ 2.8 (HT enabled) 2x 512 ocz ddr400 cas2 (2-3-3-6) radeon 9700np 333/315 windows xp sp1 hi guys, this has been bothering me forever. my cpu scores in 3dmarks '03/aquamark 3 are all on par with the norm. they are 650/9463 respectively. …

Hi all, i have a...... well omplex problem. I was cleaning up my computer the other day and i fear i have deleted a program or something. You see, what happens is: - I connect to the internet, modem connects fine, small tv's on the task bar appear and all …

My System is running on Windows 2000 , and Working fine Some times it is Showing SVCHOST.Exe Application Error. After that Copy/Paste and Some Other functions are not Working . Pls give Solution.

I have a bit of a problem. I don't know what I did, but all of a sudden, for some strange reason, I can't download stuff off of IE. Lets say I click on a link in Internet Explorer to a .zip file. Instead of asking me to choose a …

I'm having weird problems about failing to browse some two or three specific sites. Most of them are showing (110) time-out errors.Where should I fix it.?

K, here's my situation. I've been helping my mommy with her kimpyutur. She has an old P2...yes P2 with win2000(english) and winME(japanese)...yes japanese OS's on her system. I don't know the guy who helped her with it(I was living far, far away at the time). I just did some work …

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Hope some one can help. I just bought a new Toshiba computer with XP Home OS. I am trying to put my wifes XP office professional on there and it works well, except for Word. I am unable to save new documents under the "save" and "save as" options. What …

I cannot change the default homepage in IE using Tools --> Internet Options --> General. The address location is "grayed out" as are the three buttons below it (Use Current, Use Default, and Use Blank). How can I make these buttons active again?

I don't know what to think about this one. I've not been able to get a peep out of the sound card. I installed an ALS and all I could get out of it was a rumble. I put a Sound Blaster 16 PCI and I don't even get a …

Multiple IE windows start on my machine and then I get "out of virtual memory" error. Can somebody tell me how to stop this? Thanks

It could be my display card or the monitor, but I'm not sure which one. When it boots to windows all I get are vertical lines; can see fragmented tiny pieces of the desktop. The video card is a SiS 6326agp. When I look in the Device Manager it appears …

Hi all I got some problem. My system is Win 2000 with sp4 and all the laste update from MS.... :cheesy: but Now i face a seriuse problem, Every time when I open the ms office file... don some change in the file and it Hang in there, just like …

Hi, Could you teach me step-by-step how to uninstall Windows ME and install something else? Thank you. Brainchief

I have been having issues with Internet Explorer 6.0, When ICQ is accessed on the computer Internet explorer fails to recognize the modem. It gives the message regarding a failure to detect the internet connection with the options of retrying or working offline. When I click retry, it loads and …

hi my problem is when i try to download any video,zip file etc all i get is cannot find server is url correct or try again later,also check protocol setting/proxy server apart from thic the pc is running fine surf the net etc as normal just a download prob.recently run …

I'm using Outlook XP, and have been since it came out. No matter how man times I check that stupid box that says "Don't show this dialog box during Send/Recieve" it will never go away. It constantly steals focus from my other apps, when I'm in the middle of programing, …

How can I degrade internet explorer version 6.0 to version 5.0