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I am running with Windows XP. Whenever I try to close down after working on my computer, I get the the following error message in a grey box with a white cross on a red circle: [COLOR="Red"]"THE APPLICATION FAILED TO INITIALIZE BECAUSE THE WINDOWS STATION IS SHUTTING DOWN" [/COLOR] This …

My pc will not startup and run normally. I receive a message on power up "that windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt <windows root>/system 32 hal.dll please re-install a copy of the above file". I made an ms-dos startup disk from another PC. I …

Can you tell me how to kill running applications via cmd.

hi. can anyone help me. i need to restrict my IE homepage so it cannot be change.. please thanks

hi please help me i need to restrict my IE homepage so it cannot be change by other users i am using windows xp

I own a Compaq laptop w/ the Windows Vista System (and Sempron). It's not verry old, about a year maybe two and I've had no issues with it so far. However, I was playing an online video from youtube that it was having no issues with. I do have it …

This problem has been happening recently. My PC will just automatically shut down onto a blue screen which displays this error: "Technical Information: ***STOP:Ox0000008E (OxC0000005, Ox8056537F, OxF3F96C94, Ox00000000)" Anybody know how to fix this error?

antivirus suite has got into sons laptop have tried starting in safe mode with networking but after selecting goes no further where do i go next

I gave my cousin my old PC and they cannot log onto windows(it is just blue screen)without username and password which I forgot...It wont let them even goto accounts or anything..what else could they possibly try?

Hello - we are running Exchange 2003, and Windows server 2003 on our Exchange server, and Outlook 2003 for all of our e-mail clients. Anyone who goes into Outlook to schedule a new meeting is unable to see the calendar of the person they are scheduling to attend; the entire …

Hello everyone, i was a bit stupid installing a theme that required me to replace my explorer.exe in c:\windows.... and explorerframe im c:\windows\system32\ i am running a genuine copy of windows 7 home premium 64 bit. can anyone give me their explorer.exe and explorerframle.dll ? (64bit)

I just switched on my toshiba satalite laptop and this blue screen message came up stop 0x00008086. I tried safe mode didnt work, I tried recovery console but after drivers loaded same message came up again. Tried boot disc but still no luck. Anybody any ideas how i can get …

I recently installed a Windows XP SP2 on a unit and will be used as a workstation. I have windows2003 service pack 1 for a server and is already configured with DHCP and AD. My problem is that everytime i add my computer as a member of my domain, and …

Does anyone know how I can find the version of Microsoft Windows Installer(MSI)? I've found references to a "getdllversion," but it's not a standalone program. It's all code for different languages and I'm not a programmer and not sure what I would need to even run the code I'm finding. …

I have AD running on a server 2k3 domain. I recently added a couple of new users. They are unable to access the domain, however. When they try, the get the "system could not log you on, make sure your user name & password are correct,etc" pop up. After I …

I thought it would be great if we share our softwares here. So post your favourite software here that other people would love to have. Note: Please write some description about the software and a link from where it can be downloaded.

[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]Increase Your Cable Modem or DSL Speed in XP[/color][/size][/font] [color=#000000][font=Arial][size=2]This tweak is for broad band cable connections on stand alone machines with WinXP professional version - might work on Home version also. It may also …

Hi all, I want to reduce the no of process running in start up, however, I don't know what these process are, would anybody help me out with this? Thank you!!! My computer is vista, it is very slow. And I also want to know that, except reducing the number …

Hi, I have a DELL 5150 inspiron and for some reason i can no longer burn dvd's?? I have a single drive. Maxtor 7L250S0 HL-DT-DT DVD+-RW GWA4164B The location for both drives are both (0) I have used convertxtodvd and the error message is something like another program is accessing …

I had U-Verse installed for wireless and provided that key number into my 2006 Inspiron 6400 laptop. The laptop has a wireless card inside and it shows the connection status as "Authenticating". I cannot get into the Internet with the laptop. I don't know much about computers so not sure …

I'm having trouble getting the Lock Computer option to work. I was told that using this would make it so people would not be able to use my computer when I lock it. I do ctrl+alt+del and then lock computer and put in my password, and it still allows me …

I am experiencing lots of problems with internet connection recently: although the wireless network connection icon says "excellent connection", internet explorer highlights no internet connection. I have to right click on the wireless network connection icon, use repair and it works again for some time. The same thing happens several …

How to install ftp in windows 7 and how to run it

hi, I forgot my password of XP. Please anyone suggest what I do.

I would REALLY appreciate your help with this because it's driving me nuts! The problem is my computer seems slow to respond. When I type it takes a while for the text on screen to catch up with my typing, and when I play a movie using windows media player …

Whenever I open Roxio Creator Classic the window does not seem to load properly and part of the user interface window appears as a black bar on the left. The programme will actualy burn CD/DVD's OK only if I use the "File/Burn" command as the other buttons are obscured by …

I've looked around a bit, but with no real luck so maybe you can help. Every time i restart, when vista loads I get a Message box from Windows Script Host telling me that it "Can not find script file "C:\Users\[my profile name]\AppData\Local\Temp\winconfig.js". Now is winconfig.js a virus or what? …

i can boot my computer up in safe mode just fine. but when i try to log in normaly, it freezes up completely after i enter my password. once in a while my desktop will partially show, diplaying a display driver fail, but it said its been resolved.otherwise it just …

hi everyone, My games are deadly slow they freezes a lot..so u guys got any idea of good optimizer for games bcoz i have 4 gb RAM, Vista OS, Intel core2duo.. !! u people got any idea..!! Thanks.

Hello, i have a problem with windows 7 64 bit pro not updating. I use Firefox normally, but on occasion will use IE 64, to my surprise at the beginning of Sept. IE would not show any web pages, I tried with the 32 bit version and it work just …

I receive a email and the file is wmz. form, I would like to how to open, is anyone can help me, because is quite important to know what is it about inside that file. Thanks

I want to buy MS Office 2007 or 2010 Professional and I can find it on Ebay at an average price of $175 US. I am wondering if there is some reason I am not aware of to not buy any of these programs. What do I need to know …

I am trying to customise my desktop and I would love to be able to just move the system tray out of my taskbar. Is it possible? I don't mind downloading an application or two to make it possible.

How to fight with Idiot slow PC.I have Vista 64 Ultimate with 2 GB ram.Can anybody Imagine :'( having this much of RAM & not much applications installed , well some games are there ;) Tell me the solution guys ..

For some time now whenever I click on control panel, it seems to open ok, but then when I select something windows explorer has a problem and has to restart. Then when I go back to control panel it works ok. I've read about corrupt .cpl files in the windows/system32. …

Sir I have a compact laptop. When I am putting CD/DVD to my drive its showing the autoplay option but when I am opening the cd/dvd its not showing any content rather its showing some music file like file. I am unknown of the fact that whether its a hardware …

my windows vista changed its password but not the user.we have been trying to get in but it just wont let us.what should i do.

hi guys, i formatted my PC reason spywares and installed all driver but i am not able to hear music..u guys got any idea..?? Thanks :)

Sir I want to completely format my total hard-disk drive not only C-drive to install my OS. But while I do install my Windows OS, it only gives option to format the drive, where you need to install the OS. Basically I want to Make a complete format of the …

good day everyone! im a 19 year old noobie and i really need your help right here... im not sure if im in the right category but im hoping someone could help me here... when i log in to my account in normal mode, everything is [B]black[/B] (no wallpaper, not …

prolem! i have installed a creative sb live pci soundcard and ive tried to insall the software. the gaming port gets stuck on 54% and i cant use 5.1 surrond iam using vista os any ideas. thanks maco1000

Hi Daniweb, I'm having a little problem here. I was trying to set up a path correctly (you know the one that's in the environment variables) and i messed it up. I was just wondering if anybody could tell me what should be the value for the Path under system …

I want to PRINT the formatting marks (space, paragraph, soft return). I can view on the marks in my document on screen, but they do not print. I have been to TOOLS, OPTIONS, and VIEW tab, selected ALL under formatting marks this enable viewing. But when I go to PRINT …

hi guys, how to create a gpo for specific accounts on a domain environment? Thanks in advance. OS: Win2k8

Hello All, Soon I will be migrating to a new domain from my current domain which is supporting 3 users and 4 computers (it is a home network) as I have come into possession of some nice hardware which is not currently being used. Due to the high end nature …

Hello, I am wondering if it is possible to do a GPO Drive map based on the computer name, rather than the user name. I would like to do this to set up a backup share for each computer where I can place the backup files. ex. COMPUTER1 would be …

Ok, first of all, the keyboard in my system is working fine for a few months then it went astrayed. When I boot up, I was able to log onto windows using the keyboard, but once I'm in windows, the keyboard won't work at all. When I press a key, …

From what I can remember, I think this problem started when I woke up one day and turned on my computer. When I turned my monitor on it was just at the RGB message in the middle of the screen, as in a standby/sleep mode. I turned my computer on …

Hey guys, help me out! It's a long read, but please have patience, I really need you! I am running Windows 7 on a 500 GB SATA HDD. I have 4 partitions, and had wanted to expand the size of my 4th partition. So I burnt a [B]GParted[/B] disk (0.6.2) …

hi i have a problem with my video card when ever i install it my screen resolution becomes too large and unusable. please if anyone has any advise it is welcome