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I have win xp home edition and I just noticed that when I open Task Manager, 3 incidents of Internet Explorer are running under processes altough I am not on the internet. Is this normal?

Guys my windows xp is giving me headache now.First of all it hangs everytime i run it for the first time everyday or after a gap of 5-6 hours.Then it hangs randomly after restarting sometimes during using internet,sometimes when i am listening music,or working.I am fed up with this problem.Dont …

XP Home SP3 When a browser or other program needs CPU, the 99 goes down to accommodate, then goes right back up to 99. It shows 220K of memory constantly; that never changes. System is running slow because of the excess CPU usage. Have run scans, disabled everything I could …

When i press the @ sign i get " and when i press " i get @ also other keys on my keyboard are mixed up.:sad: I have installed xp pro several times recently and the first time i did i got the on-screen keyboard up to try and change …

Hi, My laptop was working perfectly fine with internet. I would connect wirelessly with no issue. One day my laptop stop working with wireless. It said local only. I didn't worry, i had fixed this issue before by adding the IP, DNS, and Gateway manually. This time when i added …

What the heck?... My system was working fine then it just stiffed up on me. I had to unplug it to shut down...nothing worked. I did a surface scan of the HD and it came out fine but now when I boot up...the XP logo doesn't show then this error …

I am trying to trigger an event to run after ten minutes of idleness (as in no mouse or keyboard input). I created a task with the task scheduler, but it is not being triggered no matter how long my computer is idle. I set the trigger "When computer is …

i have a custom built running windows xp, it has a asus p4p800 motherboard with a nvidia geforce 5700 video driver. this machine is a dino but very reliable. when i finished running windows updates i rebooted and the monitor now goes to sleep after the xp screen. tried to …

why is it that my 733mhz Pentium3, 384mb ram, 40gHD, dimension 600cx ran windows 7 with no problem. I was able to surt the internet wih no problems, and media center ran with minimal lag. however the graphics were awful because it only supproted 1024x600 with 256 colors and 800x600 …

I recently moved MS Office 2003 from an old computer to a new one. Now when opening an Excel spreadsheet located on a server the font is wrong. The font is TW condensed 8, but it displays and prints in a larger font. TW condensed does not show up in …

Hi, I'd be really pleased if someone could give me guidance on this problem. I'm trying to connect a Dell Inspiron laptop to my friends NTL/Virgin cable modem. I took it to my local computer shop, who supplied and installed a Pluscom 10/100 PCMCIA adaptor card, plugged in their ethernet …

HELP ME! I'm a college student and use my computer ALL of the time. All of a sudden this thing called Relevant Knowledge started popping up on my computer. I wanted to get rid of it, so I stupidly clicked the button that said stop receiving these messages or something …

I created a tasks in the task scheduler called VS2010R which opens devenv.exe on demand. I've tested it from the task scheduler and it runs fine. However, I am unable to run this task from the command window. When I input: [code] C:\Users\mini>SCHTASKS /RUN /TN "VS2010R" [/code] I get: ERROR: …

Help! I am freaking out right now. I have a ridiculous amount of work to do today, and in the middle of it all, I cannot get to any of my mail. When I open Microsoft Outlook, the Outlook Today screen appears and a little bubble appears near the system …

Cn anybody help me here? When i tried opening an application i've just installed in my laptop computer, it displays an error message and it says: // Your computer's effect property "SHOW WINDOW CONTENTS WHILE DRAGGING" is unchecked. This property should be checked to use eyepilot(the exe file). On windows …

Hi I'm running windows 7 and have recently had an issue when booting up. I turn the computer on and it displays a black screen w/t blinking cursor(BSBC) in the upper left hand corner. This continues for approx. 2 min. Then it will proceed to the GRUB where i can …

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 …

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 …

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 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 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 …

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

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 …

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 …

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 …

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

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 …

Hi everyone, I have a big problem about my backspace and delete key. When I pressing the two keys my computer suddenly shutdown. Also my Enter key got affected and changes it to character "/". I was wondering if this was effect of virus or malware. Thank you, Jovy

Hi all, and thanks in advance for any replies :) So I have a 300GB hard disk with Windows 7 on it, I also have a NAS drive for storing my music etc, so my C:\ drive only has to have the OS, my apps and games. Now a couple …

I've been searching the internet from the start to the end with no real luck. My new Windows Vista ULTIMATE 32-bit install simply won't connect anymore. I was online long enough to get activated, but that's about it. I am connecting directly through a cable modem atm, but I was …

i uninstalled service pack3 for XP. When I tried to restart the computer a blue screen came up and said : c000021a (Fatal System Error) i would like to know how to fix this i have tried opening in safe mode and Last Known Good Config and nothing worked. i …

my laptop is HP Pavilion tx1220us (GA647UA#ABA) about a month ago after starting my computer i raelised that it didnt connect to my home wireless connecetion i checked and found out that there is no "manage wireless connections" or "connect to a network" in network and sharing center ...and it …

We have a Dell Optiplex 330 fresh out the box, run through the initial setup, preloaded with XP. I have 2 seperate but equal evaluation edition Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition complete with packaging and product keys. 1 downloaded nero burned ISO of Server 2003, a suggestion I found on …

With The New Software To Prevent Piracy It Is Taking A Machine Fingerprint Whe Acticating The Programs I Have One Program From Scan Soft Asking Me For The Machine Fingerprint Does Anyone Know Where It Is On The Computer.my Operating System Is Xp Pro

When I use my computer, I often feel that my CPU is under performing. The only time I don't feel like this is when I am using programs or playing games that are made for multi-core processors. This has stopped me from upgrading to i7 simply because I don't know …

Hijackthis! Report . Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.4 Scan saved at 12:33:16 AM, on 29/8/2010 Platform: Windows 7 (WinNT 6.00.3504) MSIE: Internet Explorer v8.00 (8.00.7600.16385) Boot mode: Normal Running processes: C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\WISPTIS.EXE C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ink\TabTip.exe C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPEnh.exe C:\Program Files\Motorola\SMSERIAL\sm56hlpr.exe C:\Program Files\TortoiseSVN\bin\TSVNCache.exe C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPStart.exe C:\Windows\WindowsMobile\wmdc.exe C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPHelper.exe C:\Program …

I use Win xp with IE 8, I want to do a windows update, I went to the update section, it wants to install MS Framework 1.1 Service pack 1, during installation it encounters a problem with sl56.tmp, consequently it ceases installation and needs to close. Before doing the update, …

Hi! Sorry for my bad english. I have a program (CamStudio) for recording screen. This program will record screen in hd. Then, I wanted that this video contains the text. So, I add text in windows movie maker. And I save this movie in hd. But, this movie isn't in …

HI i just build a comp coustom parts and i get this error i have no idea why it worked before then the mother board fried so i had to get it replace then i connected everything again and i got this error... ok i know i should check connections …

hello. I switched on my laptop this morning and i was faced with a "black" screen, none of the keyboard keys were responding. I then resorted to removing the battery and forcing a reboot. i started windows on safe mode and once got the error I from a pop-window. I …

Can anyone help me recover my desktop. I keep getting the message: Active desktop recovery/ Script error. When I press the button marked 'Restore my Active desktop' I get the following: [COLOR="Red"] INTERNET EXPLORER SCRIPT ERROR[/COLOR] A error has occured in the script on this page. Line : 65 Char: …

Help!! I have a Dell Dimension E310. I have placed a password as the Administrator and I have forgotten the password. Is there anyway I can override this? No one can download anything without this override.

i want to restore my pc to the way it was when i first bought it. i have a windows xp home edition SP2. i dont have a windows xp disk is there a way to restore my pc back to the way i got it when it came from …

Hi, for some reason when ever I go onto google, yahoo or any search engine, the only results I get are that of phishing and scam sites. This started happening just after I had removed three virus' (one of those scan ware things that pretend to be anti-virus') that had …

Does anyone know how to fix winder installer? For the last two days I have tried to install MSE and it downloads, check system, and starts to install and then it starts to unstall what it has done. Error code 0x80070643 is the code ir better yet the reason it …