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Please help. I have a folder with lots of downloaded music etc. I Always have it arranged so that the most recently downloaded file is at the bottom, and the oldest is at the top. To do this I right-clicked the folder and then clicked arrange icons by>modified. Now however …

Hi everyone, I cant get my computer to load past post. Ive taken out the cmos battery for a while but it did not work. Ive checked all cables and even replaced the hard drive. It just loads all the drive and devices then goe's no further. Im at my …

I have been attacked by a virus: file path&name: c:\a.bat name: malware-gen Its a virus!!! And whenever i enable the option to show hidden folders it doesn't work!! I cant see my hidden folders unless I type the full path on the address bar!( Used the folder options but it …

hi, i was wondering if anyonme could help me with this problem i cant seem to fix. iv got an asus laptop, and am connected to the internet through a rowder. my connection to the rowder is strong, and my msn messenger is still working. although when trying to browse …

I am having problems with games and other aspects of my computer graphics not loading properly and taking more than 10 minutes to load at all. Also games can become very slow and lots of the graphics incomplete on screen. I have a Packard Bell computer with Windows XP service …

I am having problems with using the icons like bold, code, quote, etc (the entire toolbar). This is the first time I am experiencing it. I am using IE7 & also I am not able to use the save, cancel buttons while editing too. In other words I am not …

Hello, Recently I bought a "Win-Stars" digital webcam for my Windows Vista (desktop). After installing it, I saw a box that claimed that the camera was installed successfully and that my computer needed to restart. I did so, but I did not find the device anywhere in the computer after …

First of all, let me apologize for all the mistakes I'm making while posting my question. This is my second time to post and I'm still new at computer terminology. I don't have a website, I've never blogged and I just recently learned what a "thread" is. I guess my …

Hey everyone. I work at a library and I have some public access computers for searching our catalog with internet explorer. I want the user to not be able to close this internet explorer window, and I believe the setting for that is in the Group Policy Object Editor snap-in …

Hi all My cousin has got a PC which I have built for him 3 years ago, it was working fine until last night suddenly it switch itself Off and does not want to power on again. If I disconnect the hard disk the PC works fine without any problem …

Hi all. I have been doing some registry tweaks lately to improve performance. Everything went great for a couple of days and now xp wont let me login. It boots normally and everything appears to be fine but when I click on the profile to login, nothing happens. Last Known …

hi there, i'm trying to open .mp4 videos but i cant play them none of the programs that i use could play any .mp4 video..i use (mpc star, media player, real player) i've also installed quick time and divx but it's still the same, and all other videos work good …

I have a laptop with Win XPPro. It starts up to the standard Safe Boot screen and gives me the normal boot options all of which simply return me to the same screen. If I boot from the WinXP CD and go to Recovery Console is doesn't recognise Drive C. …

Find the file you want to have a run command for Ex. Microsoft word - I would rather type "word" than "winword" Find the file C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\WINWORD.EXE I've got Office 07 it might be different from what you might have, I'm not sure Right-click winword.exe tell it to copy …

I noticed today when using IE7 I can use it fine but whenever I close it, it stops responding and I have to end the process. I am running Windows XP and always use FF except on the rare occasion I need IE7. Firefox 3 Release Candidate 1 is what …

What Windows Vista program runs the Compiled HTML Help Files (.chm)? Under properties only a meaningless descriptor shows up.

In control panel, network connections there is no connections visible. If I right-click refresh it gives a message that states "The network connections folder was unable to retrieve the list of network adapters on your machine. please make sure the network connections service is enabled and running". - did check …

when opening windows firewall advanced tab. The following message is stated "the network connection settings have become corrupted". did try "restore defaults" button and it did nothing.

Hello, I am new to this site and need help please. I recently tidied up my desktop by removing certain programe files - those that said had not been used for some time ( bad idea ). This seems to have resulted in a loss of sound on my Acer …

We have an Office 2003 installation running that when ever the computer is booted up, and then Outlook opened, the list of folders on the left is fully expanded (even the archive folders) showing all areas. Then if we collapse the folders and exit out of Outlook and turn off …

Not sure if this is the correct forum to post this question. If I need to I will cancel this and post it where you think it belongs. I would like to know haw to rearrange the display of program icons that appear when I click "start" and move the …

Hello, this is my first try at getting help, I hope I am doing it at the right place,,,,,, I created a second partition (30GB) with Gparted-liveCD in my only drive running XP. How could I create a dual boot with same WinXP in that second partition? I want to …

I must have lost a few screws today, because after many years I decided to upgrade my system from WIN2K to XP. Its XP Pro with SP2 on the install disk. Everything was fine until the middle of the install, the system came with many beeping sounds, with the messege …

I'm in the process of reinstalling my whole pc. I have completely formatted C: and left D: (second HDD) as it was with my data on it. I have reinstalled XP and had next to no problems doing that. My first problem was it seemed to install two versions of …

I stumbled upon this peice of software called "[URL="http://www.inputdirector.com/"]Input Director[/URL]" and thought it could be useful because i have two desktops and dont have enough room for two keyboards and mice. My problem is that these computers are not connected in any way at all and was wondering if any …

I am aware that RMDIR /S /Q will delete any directory in a quiet way even if it has content. However, it does not allow the use of wild char for the removal in batch mode. How can I accomplish the task of deleting several directories at once at the …

For the longest time I have had a GIF file for my desktop. I make them from photos I've taken with my camera. I tried to change over to a new one recently and it kept returning to my current one. I finally got frustrated and deleted all instances of …

I am running a windows XP machine with a AMD 6400 processor with 2G of RAM. My system has been running slow at startup since the rebuild and since I added the HP 2007 Monitor I have monitor shake at startup and then everything just gets real slow or does …

ok so Im not sure if this should go here or in the nasties forum all the OS's that I worked with today were win xp and my OS is win xp earlier today I used my WD Passport portable hard drive to backup some files, and I also have …

Hello Everyone This question may be posted elsewhere, but I'm new and need an answer if possible, like yesterday...... Am not getting visuals on any pictures I was able to see as recent as yesterday. I'm getting a little box with a red x in the middle. What has happened? …

I run win xp and I keep getting the message that my virtual memory is low, could someone please tell me how to remedy this, thank you. Let me know if you need more info.

I have a HP desktop computer that I was using when our power went off and on a couple of times. Now this computer will try to start and shut down automatically after about ten seconds. Does anyone have any suggestions on what could be fried or causing me this …

Hello, forumsters! This is my first time to log in. I'm a computer graphic artist :) needing help with my windows 2000 pc. All of a sudden, I can't find the folder options in my windows 2000 explorer window. I have several files hidden that are very important. Can someone …

Hiya! Here I am, this time to try and get something different sorted, would that be possible, that is. My laptop runs under [B]XP Home Edition SP2[/B] and I have [B]Ms Office Teacher & Student 2003[/B] installed. Now, the funny thing is that I am experiencing some trouble here and …

ok I have another one here for everybody. I just updated to sp3 and I noticed that cleanmgr.exe was removed from the computer and the button in the local disk properties dialog box for disk cleanup is missing also. I was able to get cleanmgr.exe back but I can't find …

Hi, I have a problem with the rights of an administrator and user. On my network the C drive is shared and users can get to the drive, but folders are not accessible to them as the security is set to prevent them from gaining access to them. The local …

Windows 2000 Pro explorer.exe - Application Error The instruction at "0x7ce82a8c" referenced memory at "0x0363b9d0". The memory could not be "read". Click on OK to terminate the program Click on Cancel to debug the program I click cancel, because if I click OK I usually have to restart Windows altogether. …

Server 2003 - Not allowing client PC's online Technically it does allow client PC's that have static IP addresses online. But it won't give out IP's to Printers or PC's that have IP settings to automatically retrieve an IP address to get online. Anybody have some insight on what I …

Hi, I was given a Toshiba Satellite 415-s173 series laptop to look at. I was told to reformat the drive. But the problem is that when I turn on the computer, the toshiba logo pops up then it goes directly to a screen asking for a password. I know its …

hi i am running windows 2000 on my laptop and every time i boot up i sign on and i get a message alert box that says "Avsynmgr.exe has gereated errors and will be closed by windows. ect. I know it has to do with McAfee virus scan but why …

I'm running Windows XP Media Player 11. I have sound from Music CD's and other sources but DVD's play with no sound. Any suggestions? Also...when I put in a music CD it brings up the Itunes site and plays there by default.

hey guys and gals I am in need of some help. I have a computer I am working on (running xp) that was loaded with malware. The files are also badly fragmented and the computer was very slow. So, I finally got it clean, but defrag does not defrag all …

:( Hi everybody. Here I am with a new thread as I reckon that I am a real nerd sometimes. Here's what I've done a couple of hours ago. I downloaded IE6 after removing IE7, which has proved to be a pain. I have Windows XP SP2, by the way. …

well the title says it all,anyone know of a download manager that minimizes to the system tray rather than the task bar...any ideas?

Hi, whenever I put a [B]blank[/B] DVD-R or RW disk into my drive, Windows will say it's not there. The cursor turns into a little CD, but whenever I try to burn an ISO image or any type of file onto it, it says that it's not in. I looked …

Hello peoples, Today I downloaded iTunes 7 from the Apple Australia website. I had installed previous versions (I don't know what versions) and they all worked without a hitch. When I try to install version 7 it comes back with an error during the installation process saying: [I]The older version …

Hey guys I have a laptop with a "bugger".Whenever I start the laptop(Dell) its performance is really slow, so I went into the task bar to realize that the [I][B]conime.exe[/B][/I] file is the culprit of absorbing the processor performance. I did some research and windows describe the file as essential(fair …

When you press the ALT button, a letter will usually appear underlined so that you can press ALT+letter that is underlined to do a certain shortcut. My question is, I remember finding a way so that this letter was always underlined in windows, but i don't know where it is …

what will i do...? i've lost my licensed cd key of my microsoft xp home edition, i cant install it in my pc....how can i get another licensed cd key for it? thanks....

Hi there here are my system specifications. Pentium D dual core cpu 3.20 ghz 2.0 Ghz of ram. 512 mb video card, nvidia. Geforce 7950 GX2 Western Digital 250 gigs sata Creative soundblaster X-FI Marvell Yukon PCI-E Gigabit ethernet controller. Can't think of anything else you might need. I've been …