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I have a problem with the display....It used to run on 256 colors but now that I ran a windows 98 update SE the only two options that I have now are 16 colors and 2 colors.. This is really anoying because every think looks like crap!! Does anyone know …

I cannot restart my computer because of missing or corrupt system32 file message appears. I am asked to insert the CD ROM set up disk to and reboot from it. Unfortunately, Windows XP was already installed on the PC when I purchased it 2 years ago and it doesn't have …

Hi everyone I can sign in to Daniweb fine on my computer (xp) but I can't on my laptop. I enter my name and password but as soon as I click "login" the password box clears itself so it tries to login without the password field. This has also happened …

Ok so I've updated my codecs after constant reboots and removing Nortan antivirus completley from my system. Now heres the problem after all this, I can no longer convert videos using the programs "Any Video Converter" and "Super Video Converter" (the reason I have two apps is to see if …

OK, basically, when I logon (either via windows XP welcome screen or business logon window) I immediatly logoff. It persists in safe mode. I had to reformat last time, and now it's doing it again. I swallowed my geeky pride and asked on this forum. HELP APPRECIATED. I found no …

when i press f10 on my pc when it is booting up it displays the following: [I]Stop c000021a {Fatal System Error} The session Manager Initialization process terminated unexpectedly with status of 0xc000003a (0x00000000 0x00000000) The system has been shutdown[/I] does anyone know how i can resolve this problem thanks to …

When i turn on my PC it works fine, but then it stops on the windows 98 screen and says cannot find SYSTEM.INI what should i do?????????? PS does anyone know where i can get windows 98 CD for free

Hi this is the first time im posting on this website i dont even know if this is the right place to post, but anyway Lately a wire for my D: drive came lose so i put it back in. I tried to burn a disc and it didn't work. …

people my pc finally started getting slower cause of u jbennet i uninstalled windownsliveonecare and installed avast but it seems that it doesn't protect my pc from spywares :'( i have a svchost plenty of them takin the whole pc memory i need help faast pronto wut sort o programs …

Hey guuys MY gateway pc crashed after i was running aim, now when i tried to reboot it, it wont go pass the windows loading screen. Ive also gotten an error msg where it doesnt detect the hard drive but thats gone now. Ive tried hitting F8 and going into …

IMJPMIG command: "C:windows\system32\IME\imjp8_1\IMJPMIG_1.exe" /spoil/RemAdvDef/Migration32 ImScInst command: "C:windows\system32\IME\ImScInst.exe /SYNC TNTSETP command: "C:windows\system32\IME\TINTLGT\TNTSETP.exe /SYNC TNTSETP command: "C:windows\system32\IME\TINTLGT\TNTSETP.exe /IMEName i was just browsing through the msconfig and those are the only ones i can't put a name to. I looked through the folder on the C: drive and it's all japenese :-O .... …

Hi. I am having trouble loading xp after an update to sp2. Several weeks ago, I did a system recovery to a pre sp2 state. My hard is partitioned with a recovery program. I had updated sucessfully before to sp2 and kept it updated for some time. Now when install …

Hi everyone, Just wondering if anyone can point me in the direction of software that can play RENTAL DVDs because the ones I have (RealPlayer and VLC Media Player) aren't doing it. They playe non-rental (bought) DVDs fine though. And whilst I'm at it, my WMP doesn't play any DVDs …

Hi all, Most of u must have used Microsoft Office Communicator. Earlier the conferencing options on the top of any conversation used to be missing in my window. No matter whatever I tried, editing security policies etc...nothing worked even unistalling/reinstaling didn't. Finally I unistalled it and then manually removed all …

I have a challange for anyone who thinks they can help me. I have been trying for 8 months to rid my computer of the infamous NEW FOUND HARDARE WIZARD. I have tried everything i know and some of what others know and yet it still lurks on my computer. …

Heh ladies and gents wondered if someone might know the answer to this one; currently work has required us to change the address details on our autosignatures, (not a problem) anyway so changed the address for mine and other less pc loving colleagues when one college asked if he could …

my Add and remove programs will just sit there and says "please wait while the list is being populated." I have let it run for a long time and still nothing. any clues????

Hi all , please help me ..... i tried to open my windows xp but it was just cannot get through the windows . i turned on the pc , appear the log-on screen but once i click anyone of the icon(user account) it just loading ..... and then appearing …

Very strange ... suddenly, for no known reason, if I call up Task Manager to monitor processes and memory ... it appears without its function buttons - i.e. minimize, restore, close. Also all the other tabs are gone. So I've got this box - which I can resize and which …

Does anyone know if it'll work? I found my boxed version of FL 6. I know 7 brings Vista compatibility, but I can't buy it. Thanks in advance.

Hi All, first, please forgive my ignorance im very new at all of this. A friend from work built me a pc, he set it up in a raid 1 configuration, I would like to reinstall windows XP. My question is, when I formatt the hard drives, do I do …

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friend of mine said that she has been getting a error message when she opens her email program.Her os is xp home and her email program is "outlook". she has stated that when she opens outlook she gets a message that certain "dlls" are missing or corrupt. Would a search …

When I close Remote Desktop Connection to computer running Windows Vista (XP too) the user stays logged, but it locks the screen. How can I avoid that?

I am trying to debug a browser-related issue with a company and was asked to tell them what Flash plugin version my Firefox is using. Where can I find this? Thanks!

:?: i recently installed vista 64 on my system and its working pretty well, anyway the problem is when i first installed it the automatic updates installed the sounds drivers for the realtek ac97 audio, but no sound it hasnt stated theres a problem but i still have no sound. …

Been awhile since I've been on DanWeb. Anyway, I wont to move a music license from my computer to another. I have acquired the license from [URL="http://www.directsong.com/"]http://www.directsong.com[/URL] and I was wondering where the license is located on my drive. I would rather not use another license from this product, as …

i have genuine win xp pro ed sp2 installed in my system. Earlier whenever i used to connect to the internet, windows updates got downloaded automatically but now no updates are being downloaded. I have ckecked my firewall (zonealarm) settings and it seems to be fine. i also have another …

i have win xp pro ed sp2 installed in my system. my pc got infected by Backdoor.Win32.Hupigon.adi and Worm.Fujack.k. my antivirus(active virus shield *powered by kaspersky) found all the infected files and nuteralized(cleaned) them. now whenever i click on any of my localdisks icon in my computer i get a …

I have a fujitsu siemens V3505 windows vista basic is used in. yesterday my notebook couldnt start. I tried the recovery dvd, the choises like start normally, start safety mode, start etc.., but it doesnt work. ıt says it has media test failure. I dont know what the problem is, …

I get an error when I start up my WINXP as follows " Error loading C:\PROGRA~1\MYWEBS~1\bar\2.bin\MWSBAR.DLL. can anyone help? thanks

my machine has XP installed and i want to get rid of it and use win98. how do i do it without losing my data

Hello, my name is Gregg. I enjoy troubleshooting computers cause it's like a treasure hunt. But sometimes I can use a map -- hopefully someone can be my map. I fix computers here and there for friends, though I'm no expert. It's amazing how many more laptops I get to …

Hi, I'm a bit out of my depth guys.... any help you can give would be appreciated. I recently purchased a new lap top with Vista. The ide was to use this machine to complement my existing desktop set up. I'm just not getting my pcs to work together. I'm …

Hi, I am running a desktop pc (XP) on a wireless network. I have just purchased a laptop (Vista). I use outlook express as my email on the desktop, this is where I store my emails. I also store docuiments on the desktop. My problem is I cant use the …

I work for a nonprofit in Niamey, Niger, and I'm working with a new laptop that is the only VISTA machine in my office (including the server). Although a simple ethernet cord plug-in connects every other computer (all XP) to the internet and local network, I can only gain local …

Hi, Another post... I'm getting access denied messages for everything I try to do on my desktop via the laptop. desktop is running XP sp2, laptop is Vista. I need to share my printer. The help on HPs website was taken from Microsoft. I have added my comments at each …

Hey all. I can run aero on my vista and I thought it was great. Then I initialized the guest account and run aero on that account as well. The first thing I noticed on the guest account was the fact that windows are dynamic (shrinking before disappearing, moving dynamically …

when i bought my Acer 5610 laptop, i made 2 dvd's for recovery (part 1 and 2). Well now i go to use them, part 1 is blank and part to has the info it should (80megs worth). Don't ask what happened to the first one i don't know! (same …

Hi, I recently bought a used Compaq Presario 1200-xl 106 notebook, and it originally had Windows 98 installed as the operating system. My desktop computer is also a Compaq Presario, and it came with 3 discs to install Windows Me. I attempted to use these discs to intall Me onto …

"scheduled events"(mstask) - Where they are stored I have searched EVERYWHERE, but NOONE(and I really MEAN - NO ONE) seem to have noticed what I have - that scheduled events doesn't show up ANYWHERE in the registry, or in ANY of the files in the C: drive! I have run …

I'm trying to make a shared folder available offline. When I right-click on the file or folder I want to share there is no "Make Available Offline" option. Why is this and how can I fix it/is there another way to make the files available offline? I have Windows XP …

Hi there, Could anyone tell me what is 28c0d.msi file for? It is lying in c:\windows\installer folder taking up space of around 340 MB. Is it safe to delete it ? Can anyone give me more info about windows install cleap up utitlity? is it safe ? thanks a ton …

hey nothing urgent more of just a minor annoyance i was just wondering if theres any way to remove entries off the add remove programs list without actually removing the program itself, mainly in cases where the program does not exist anymore. I'm somewhat obsessive when it comes to keeping …

Hello. Recently, I am having a startup problem on my Windows XP machine, and I am hoping someone can help. When I start the machine, sometimes it starts up just fine. No problems. Other times, the green POWER LED comes on, then I can see the CD-ROM access LED coming …

when I open an email,It comes this warning. "A Run time Error has occurred. Do you wish to Debug? Line:0 Error 'sp' is undefined. what should I do for this problem? pls sove my trouble.

I have a Hp vs17 Monitor with a ATI Radeon Xpress 200 Graphics card. After installing Vista, everything went smoothly except my display. I am stuck with the options of just 800x600 or 1024 x 768. Yuck. I am not sure if I need to get a new driver for …

I have accidentally revoked my own access rights to a folder in my docs whilst messing around with cacls. I also am having trouble after reformatting, when booting on the new hard drive my docs gives my access denied errors, have tried using same user name.???

Now it is my turn to beg, plead ignorance..:) this one has me beaten, and i am tired of googling for a solution. I recently added a second SATA hd [my boot disk is also SATA, there are no IDE drives on my sys apart from my DVD combo on …