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Someone in my house apparently is extremely computer illiterate/nosey or hates me with A passion because computers in this house are constantly developing problem after problem and I know it is not being accesed remotely nor are there any spyware/malware problems. Someone keeps deleting my profile off of this computer …

You know that menu when u right click on the desktop and its named "New" and u can pick what file u want to be created, well i was wondering is there anyway that u can edit that menu so u can take delete some file choices and maybe add …

Box1 (Running Web and FTP servers, as well as various shared network folders) Windows 2000 (all current updates) 250 gig HDD 3 partitions 733 mhz CPU 384 mhz RAM NIC Box2 (Main system, requires access to the shared network folders on Box1) Windows XP (all current updates) 20 gig HDD …

Ok i need some help and im going to be as descriptive as possible. When I put in a blank CD-R it doesnt do the autoplay like asking me what i want to do with it. When I go to my computer and click on the D drive it says …

ON Excell I usually click on a Cell and then Shift + Arrow key to select multiple contingous cells. Or when a cell is selected and i click on the arrow key example the right arrow key the cell selection should move to the right selecting the cell on one …

My computer is giving me an error [I]"Brower settings prevent [/I] [I]you from automatically redirecting to a new url."[/I] How do I fix this problem? Thanks

I have Win XP SP2, with McAfee 2005, everything was fine until i installed "Acronis True Image" software. After installation it asked for restart, i restarted, ran fine till bootmenu, Win XP logo, and the password section, but after typing password and press enter it stays their 4 about 15 …

[IMG]http://img473.imageshack.us/img473/3658/untitled1bu.jpg[/IMG] why can't i change it?

Hi, Previously I had Canon S200spx BJ Printer, which i dont use it now, so i removed the printer and its driver. This printer had created a folder in C: BJPrinter, which i removed but it comes back again, the moment i restart the computer this folder appears in the …

I can't communicate with a Win 2003 Server. I have a Win 2000 machine on the same minihub but there has been no way for one to see the other. I have tried Telnet and the Remote Admin screens to no avail. Anybody have any ideas?

Heya Up until about a week ago I was able to save a picture as a JPG file from a web page.Now I cant Any suggestions? Even if the picture loads as a JPG I still dont get the option when I right click - Save As. Only option is …

My spybot deleted this regiestry key wscntfy.exe, it doesn't have any recovery. But what the problem is, I don't have windows update enabled, so now its saying enable it, and if I don't it has the warning thing in the icon tray, so I need the regiestry key so I …

Hi everyone, I have an older computer that used to run windows 98 on it. Right now, it has no operating system on it and I have been having a heck of a time trying to get an OS on there. I have tried and failed numerous times to get …

I am trying to install an XPpro on my PowerEdge server, I am aware that this is not supported by Dell but I get the feel on diffrent forums that this has been done. There are a couple of obsticels along the way and I´ve gone 3/4 of the way …

Ok, it all started when i was dloading a program to make windows setups.(.msi). Then i decided i didnt like it and uninstalled it. After tht was done. I decided i was going to stick with Inno Setup. I have used it before and liked it. But then i noticed …

Here's an interesting situation: I'm running Windows XP Professional with two different user accounts. I went into one of the accounts and was able to delete a folder belonging to the other user (which really shouldn't have happened based on security, but it did). Now, when I try to empty …

Hi all, I have some weird problem with my system. It keeps on restarting itself after booting. Sometimes it restarts just when the windows starts loading and sometimes it restarts after sometime. I am unable to get any pattern for this. It restarts anytime at its own will with complete …

ntfds.exe, winrbd32.exe, mwupdate32.exe Can any one tell me wat are these, these files were not in the running process before connecting to internet, i just install win2000 with service pack 4 and IE6, and connected to net and wat i saw is these programs were running and consuming huge amount …

Heeeellllp !!! Since my Nortons expired I cannot access or login to any https sites eg ebay, bank etc...Ive got IE6 Ive tried the msn help which resulted in an update error code 0x80072EFD The step by step guide diddnt work neither did installing / uninstalling firewalls, virus checkers etc.. …

i have a P IV 2.6Ghz 512 mb 80GB and Gigabyte motherboard system, with windows 2000 installed. It worked fine for 2 months, 2day when i switched on my system during the booting process a message came, winnt/system32/config file not found, i tried to repair it but in vain. I …

Hi, I am a problem with streaming audio... I cant hear it using any program... The problem started a week ago ( I have been listening to the same station for about 6 months) and i have tried everything, ie. updating sound card driver, reloading WMP, downloading new codecs... I …

hey guys, i cant login to some secure sites, i have no clue why. i try to get on nexopia,afterdawn forums and stuff but i cant logon, ive recently had that damn winfixer, maybe its that, sum1 plz help, THANKS!

Hi, I have 1.25 gig of ram and svchost.exe starts hogging my ram sometimes utilizing up to 98% of cpu. I dont have any viruses or worms, etc that I know of. I run Adware, SDspybot, Spyware Blaster, MS Antispyware, and Mcafee regularly... Below is my hijackthis log.... Please Help!!! …

I just turned off the computer and when I restarted it the whole screen is really small. The settings is 1024 X 786, I tried changing it but it didn't look like before. win xp home Radeon 9250 256 MB

Hi all, Wondering if anyone could help with a problem I've got with Firefox. Love the program, but following an update a few weeks ago (I think) normal mode does not load properly, and crashes mid-way through opening the program. I can open and use firefox in its safe mode …

Well, latly i have noticed that in some programs the toolbars are messed up. See the SS. lemme no if you have any ideas :) -T And know its not just that program.

Hi all...I am running 2 os's Win xp pro and winxp home. I would like to remove win xp pro because I no longer have the disk and it has never worked correctly. Can someone walk me through the process? Thanks

Im trying to create a batch file to remove a directory in Windows XP, obviously it asks whether you want to delete the directory yes or no, but i want it to delete automatically without it prompting me everytime for the yes/no, i have tried many switches like DEL /y …

I recently formatted my laptop HD and installed a nice fresh copy of XP Pro, it was running XP Home before. However, everytime I boot it now it asks me to choose if I want to launch Home Edition or Pro. How can I stop it from asking me this …

Hi, I'm having a problem where my emails appear to get stuck in the outbox in Outlook. However, the emails are getting sent, per the recipient. I look in the sent folder and don't see the sent email. This only happens on some emails. Very strange. Can someone help? Thanks, …

i have done all of this.......... When double clicking the xp_exe_fix.reg file, windows asks what to use to open it. Go to select from list, then browse and find C:\Windows\regedit.exe, select it and click ok, then double click xp_exe_fix.reg again and it'll ask you if you want to add the …

Hello there, Windows 2000 Professional System I've just increased my Memory from 64 RAM to 194 RAM. My virtual memory is reading: Initial Size 94 MB, Maximum Size 150 MB, Current Reg 19, Maximum Reg 23, (c): space available 3894 MB. I'm sure this is what it was before. Can …

heres the scenario Running XP with default Internet Explorer that came with it (IE 6 ??? not sure) when surfing any website there is no problem, however whenever i goto a website and click a link which trys to open another seperate window the new window is just blank and …

I had a particularly nasty worm that kept reappearing on my pc after each reboot. So my antivirus company wrote me a custom cleaner. Unfortunately it destroyed my file associations and now everything I try to open takes me to an open with window. They sent me this file but …

New computer...need info from old computer. Old computer isn't connected to internet, and I cannot even get the mouse and keyboard to work. Can I go directly from one modem to another to get the info? Do I need an adapter?Card? Professional help??? If anyone can walk me through this... …

Hi All, I have recently formatted my HDD and proceeded to re-install Windows XP Home with the suppliers recover discs. Everything seemed to be progressing correctly untill i was told to press any key to restart after the installation was complete. When the pc restarted it got as far as …

hi i cant use ctrl+alt+del on my pc, when i press them nothing happens. why is that? thnx

Hello :) My problem is not about Internet Explorer, but about two others. I am using Netscape Navigator as my default browser since several years, currently version 7.1. However now i wish to try out the much-hyped Firefox browser and Thunderbird e-mail program. I downloaded both. However when i click …

Whenver I boot or restart my computer I get the following message: nwiz.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience. Error Signature: AppName: nwiz.exe AppVer: 6.13.10.3190 ModName: nview.dll ModVer: 6.13.10.3190 Offset: 00002429 Files included in this error report: C:\DOCUME~1\Owner\LOCALS~1\Temp\1e58_appcompat.txt Does anyone know how …

I had this problem once before, and don't remember what I did to correct the situation. I'm running XP SP 2. When I installed FireFox the fonts changed in IE for whatever reason. They're now large, and when I look at the same project in FireFox the fonts are smaller. …

Hi everyone. I haven't had much luck finding articles addressing this issue so I thought I'd post my question here. First off, I'm a pretty serious video editor. I've been looking into the PowerMac G5's and wanted to know the pros/cons between a PowerMac G5 and a high-end pc running …

windows\systems32\ntoskrnl.exe. file is corrupt and needs re-installing can anyone tell how to remove the corrupted file and replace with the one on the installation disc. thanks johno :sad:

Ok, I read an article on here by tcepser ........... seems he had similar problem/concern. Well, you know how Windows XP icons on the desktop have white transparent letters w/ no ugly border around them? well, mine got changed some how and was wondeirng if there is a way to …

I had this question before and I didn't really have good results. I have three hard drives installed on my Dell Dimension XPS Gen4. Two of them mirror each other on a Raid 0 setup, so windows sees the three hard drives as two. Now the mirrored hard drives are …

ok i have windows 2000 and want to install xp over it and would like step by step intruscstions and also is it safe to do that...... how muc memory du i need to intall xp aswell?how much memor will it need???

What is the difference between a driver and a controller, and where are they located.

when on a site I click on a link which opens a new IE, the IE doesn't load up the document, how can I set it up where when I click on a link the document can get opened up in a new window? thanks

Upgraded to xp from me and all was well until it booted and as soon as my desktop should have loaded and appeared I got the "an error has occured in windows explorer" window and when I select "don't send report" I am left with an XP desktop theme with …

Hey guys. Ok, well it was my assumption that Microsoft could let you activate a Windows XP product key as many times as needed on a single machine. Now, I reformat my computer about once everu 3-4 months to keep up performance. Recently when I reformated the computer, installation went …

Hi There Can someone give me a idiots gide with step by step instructions on how to reinstall my windows 2000 pro i have lodes of things wrong with my computer to many to list. I did a repear it sorted some of them out but not the importent one's …