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Hey ALL ! I have an Acer Aspire 5102 WLMI , lap top computer that is loaded with Windows XP Media Center Edition . It has 896 MB of RAM . This is the slowest starting computer around ! I have checked it for viruses and it is clean. I …

I'm using win 2000, fully updated. The my computer icon was the first to be affected. When I click on it, my sys freezes. The problem has since migrated to other icons, as well as the control panel shortcut on the start menu. In addition, my HD continues to run …

Hi everone, i came to this site for help because i am really unsure of what is going on. I had a working computer (to put it one way but it had an out dated motherboard, recently i bought a new one and installed it with a new AMD dual …

Hey! I have a small problem. Video Edit Magic isn't working for me right now because when I try to import pictures (not video files) the program closes without warning. I have lost entire projects because of it (and had to redo them, which takes HOURS) Also sometimes when I …

Hello people, INTRODUCTION I need help...i've just built myself a new comp and am trying to install Windows Vista Buisness (which my university provides free). I have built the comp and all seems well and fine. The BIOS recognises the dvd/cd drive and the HDD and does'nt make any weird …

Hello, System: Dell Dimension 8300 desktop with 512kb RAM Windows XP Pro SP2 with IE7 (7.0.5730.11) I have this annoying problem, after having just recovered from a bout with some BHO glitches. Everything is working fine, except that pulldown boxes on web pages come up blank. For example, the "search …

When I go to the Tools menu at the top of the page and select "internet options" in the pulldown menu, the "general" tab is missing. The "internet options" window opens onto the "security" tab instead. Now I can't change my homepage.. HELP! What do I do?

I have a 2003 Server network of about 40 PCs. Yesterday, for no apparent reason, the password protect on the screen saver stopped working, on both the primary and secondary domain controllers. The screen savers come up as usual after the delay period. The "on resume, password protect" box is …

My Windows XP SP2 is stuck in Safe Mode. I would like to get it out without doing a "Repair" from the CD, if it will do that. I have checked the boot.ini and it appears to be consistant with some I have looked at online. It appears I may …

My hard drive crashed and I recently replaced the hard drive to a Maxtor 500 Gb. I installed Windows XP Pro and everything went fine after I installed the SATA drive specific to my Intel Motherboard. Windows XP Pro boots up and brings me to the desk top. My problem …

Does anyone out there still have a copy of the installation floppy's for DOS 6.2 and Windows 3.1. An alternative would be the URL for a download site where I can get the floppy images. I have just got a couple of very old laptops (Zenith Z-Star 433VL) with nothing …

I bought a computer from a company going out of business. It came as-is without any discs or manuals. So like an idiot I took it. I turned it on and found that it was on some kind of network and a username and password is needed to start windows. …

:rolleyes: I can log onto ie and navigate and play games, etc, but when I'm done for the night and try to close ie, I get no response. I have to do the ctrl,alt,del. Now I can't even download either. What's up with this? I run McAfee, Adaware, ZoneAlarm, System …

hello everyone, im basically trying to set up a remote desktop web connection and as the title says i cant install Internet Information Services. when i go to add remove windows components and select it, after starting it says it cant copy staxmem.dll. can anyone help me sort this out …

What would be the command in the XP cmd.exe to connect and access a smb shared directory from another XP box? Thank you.

I just installed Windows XP and i have been getting this problem. I have a fresh install of windows XP. I have checked for spyware and viruses just incase. I have checked my running processes and there are no unusual processes running. I have a good computer. Intel Core Duo …

I attempted to delete several large Video AVI files; about 10 gigabites each; message too large to send to recycle bin; ? delete; I hit"yes"; However they are not deleted,they still exist "somewhere" and I cannot access them to delete them; How do I know ; I ran two defrag …

When working with a spreadsheet in excel recently, I looked at the idea of inserting a macro. As far as I know I did not insert one but every time I view this spreadsheet now I have a question about disable macros flashed on screen before the spreadsheet opens. I …

I run Windows 2000 Pro SP4 on one of my machines. When working with a spreadsheet in excel recently, I looked at the idea of inserting a macro. As far as I know I did not insert one but every time I view this spreadsheet now I have a question …

I have a bubble in my tray that has shown up recently. I found a post dated July 23,2007 by overwhelmed. The problem appears to be the same. Should I just follow that solution or should I add my HijackThis data on this post and start from here?

I upgraded my operating system from Win 98 to 2000, but I could never use it because it asked for a password that I didn't know (and the person who did the upgrade for me didn't remember it!!!!) So, finally, I reinstalled Windows 2000, thinking I would loose everything. But …

Hi, I have a laptop with windowsw XP on it. Does my license for windows XP extend to other computers? I want to build a PC with windows on it, but if possible I dont want to have to buy another copy of windows. Is it possible to use the …

Problem: Setting up a new PC. Installed MS Office and other general purpose applications, including ZoneAlarm firewall and Norton SystemWorks/AntiVirus etc. All went well. I downloaded latest software updates from Microsoft. Several worked OK, then it asked me to download and install about a dozen updates in one hit. The …

Now i know theres a thread on this problem, but nothing posted there has worked. so perhaps a few screenshots can help. [URL="http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/556/errorqc6.jpg"]http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/556/errorqc6.jpg[/URL] [URL="http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/3744/locationmissingej4.jpg"]http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/3744/locationmissingej4.jpg[/URL] [URL="http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/1299/startedjl5.jpg"]http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/1299/startedjl5.jpg[/URL] Basically, i hear no sound. i've tried all steps in previous threads. On top of this a USB headset does work and i can hear …

Hi, I have a problem with my modem: my computer does not detect it. I can still go on the internet but I can't play online games. I use Windows XP. Is there a way to have it detected? Thank you

I have just built a nice new pc (my first time). I installed Windows XP Pro, but it's an old version (before SP1) and it won't let me connect to the internet. I connected my cable modem directly to the pc, but I get nothing. I tried automatically detecting settings, …

Until a couple of days ago, I had no problem seeing [url]http://1337share.com[/url] in IE6 under WinXP. But now, the top of the page shows several boxes with a red x in them (as a placeholder instead of the pictures that should be there, even though I have "Show pictures" checked …

I formatted my drive and reinstalled XP yesterday and now when my laptop boots up it comes to a gray screen with two OS showing with the first one highlighted. IF I agree to boot to the first one everything is fine and it goes directly to Windows. If I …

I have a WinXP system. When I display the contents of a folder that contains .jpg files and select View|as Thumbnails I dont get the thumbnails of the pics. Instead, I get an icon, all the same, for the files. Thse are good files, because I can double-click on them …

hey everybody,!, i recently downloaded firefox as am a loyal firefox user, and after about 10 minutes of using it a message came up saying how firefox is not compatible with windows ultimate, and the laptop goes into vista basic mode which ofcourse is not as good! and it only …

Hi, I have two startup problems with my computer which happened recently after i did some cleaning out of my computer. I doubt they are related though, since they didn't happen at exactly the same time. Firstly, whenever I start Windows, I get a "Windows cannot find file \VCI_Task.exe" error. …

I have two connections and one problem: 2) first is my Internet connection: [B]My computer[/B] (192.168.0.110) [B]>[/B] [B]Router[/B] (LAN address: 192.168.0.2/ WAN address: 10.67.35.65) [B]> my ISP [/B]1) second is my LAN connection: [B]My computer[/B] (192.168.0.108) [B]>[/B] [B]Other LAN computers[/B] (192.168.0.*) The problem: when I have only Internet connection switched …

I'm trying to get the Eject Hardware facility on my Windows 98SE system. I understand I need to install hotplug.dll to get the Eject Hardware icon into my system tray. I have downloaded hotplug.dll but how do I install it?

Well I'm really new to computers. I have windows XP SP2 and lately I've been getting this message "Windows Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close." Note this happens when i am conducting a search for files on my local drives. Then when ever i use my Super …

Hi, A bad storm ran through here last night and now I've got PC problems. Power was out for about 4 hours. I find that I can start my PC (Wiondows XP SP2) and enter the password for the ower. That's where it stops or hangs or whatever you want …

I had the help of a user named crunchie in the spyware section and he says my system looks clean now. However, my internet speed is still worse than dial-up. If I boot in safe mode w/networking then my speed is normal without any problems. This problem is affecting both …

For the record: i use Firfox 2.0.0.6. Win XP I have the latest Flash software, and java. I visit some forums on occasion and before i was able to see the animated smilies in motion.....but now they are frozen!! My question is what is causing this ...because it might be …

Hey Y'all... Tumbleweedracefan here. Thank you for the warm welcome into your community !!!! :) I'm like a country boy geek, who likes target shooting, camping, hiking being out in the woods and computers. I enjoy computer debugging and repair, and have met my match in computer repair. I just …

I am having problems removing some spyware from machine. I have tried running AShampoo Anti-Spyware2, Spyware doctor along with also running AVG for good measure. The Spyware comes up in a Window named Targeted, which does seem to still be running through IE. Ive tried using Process Explorer which has …

Can anyone knows what's the registry key or any vb script for the windows shell (explorer.exe) that causes shell to refresh automaticaly, no need to press f5 or right click and refresh. Is it possible auto-refresh ??

I have used Canon Zoombrowser to download photos from a compact flash card to my PC. However, the folder to which I thought I had moved the files does not contain those files and I cannot find where the files have been moved to. A Search does not, of course …

when i am typing regedit in run dialog box it is giving a problem like your administrator disabled the registry editingand some times my taskmanager and run is disabling please give me a good solution

Hey, Recently I've been getting messages saying that iTunes cannot play music files, and when I try to open the Volume Control, it says that "no mixer devices are installed." It then tells me to install new hardware...but I HAVE a mixer device attached, so why? Any help on this …

Windows 98SE At shutdown when Restart in MS-DOS mode is selected; when the computer enters DOS the following command is displayed: C:\>LH C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\MOUSE\mouse.exe Microsoft (R) Mouse Driver Version 11.00 Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. 1983 - 1995 all rights reserved At this point the computer is locked up with a blinking …

I have read through past post relating to this same issue nothing there applyed to this one. first this is an win me box, 2nd I don't get and error. I can open up IE fine, but when I try to open up a 2nd one the computer freezes. I …

Hi all; My system has been acting crazy since yesterday, i first got weird file named IT_LKW_SUCKS i dont know where it came from and i deleted it then just after one minute the file appeared again. Tried deleting that file but it cant be deleted. ma hard disk has …

hi, i have come accross a probelm and i was wondering Outlook 2003 could do this or would i need 3rd party mail program. Here is what i am trying to do. Ok this receptionist has her own calander wher she puts her appointment and stuff in. She then creates …

Well here is my story, and if anyone can help me find a cure I will be forever gratefull. The other day I was surfing a flash code site and had 3 viruses attack my pc. I run symantec and it caught them. then I started getting pop up advertisement …

Background : Hi recently I took a new assembled PC with Windows XP installed on it. I wanted to install Linux on it and i did so. But after that my Windows XP os was not working fine so I uninstalled Linux. Later on I could able to work on …

I have a Toshiba Laptop that is about 2 years old (M2-S530). The other day when I turned on the laptop I saw the screen flicker and then went completely black. I could still here the computer booting up and could faintly see the images on the screen. I have …