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...did something last night and now I can't get certain windows to open, ie for instance when i go to add an email contact and click on "address book" nothing happens. This seems consistent with other attempts to open new windows that I have previously always been able to open...Pop …

I just dont get it. Maybey I never will. All Browsers will have security issues. Period. Firefox. Ie. opera...all of them. Maybey people just got way into the hype that this browser or that one is so much more secure. No browser is bullet proof. I have surfed with ie …

My WinXP system recently crashed and will not allow restart. Have talked at length with manufacturer support who are suggesting reinstall as only fix. Problem is there are important files I'd like to recover if possible and would prefer not to risk writing over them. (there was a password sign …

The one you just CLICK on to get the desktop back.. How do I get that back on the bottom., I have the E for explorer, real player, ect but NOT the ICON for Desktop?????

when I open windows task manager on windows xp, I am not able to view cpu memory usage and also other buttons on task manager on the top are missing.Also close window button is missing on task manager. please help

I recently changed ISP to Tiscali, changed all settings but I still get Microsoft Internet Explorer provided by Freeserve across the top of my page, Please HELP

Hey! All right. I have tried sharing a folder over the network to about 38 computers using a windows XP Pro computer. What I found out was that there is a "user limt" to about 10 over the network. Now I have gotten around that by logging of the user …

I've been editing large WAV files for a cd I'm remixing. Everytime I save the .wav file after making an adjustment, I lose hard space on my drive. If the .wav file is 85 megs, you would think that 85 megs would just stay after you save over the edited …

[URL=http://secunia.com/mozilla_products_arbitrary_memory_exposure_test/]Test your Firefox (or other browser) here.[/URL] Keystrokes made whilst using FF can apparently be seen because of this exploit. Change those passwords I would be doing if I used Internet banking with FF.

A friend just brought me their pc. It has XP home and they wanted XP pro. They tried to do the upgrade and it bombed. They bought a new copy of XP Pro... It just hangs at the setup screen... I put in a fresh drive with a single partition, …

Since I logged on to my computer 3 days ago, it showed that a registry file had been recovered successfully, but now Javascript has disappeares. I have tried a lot of the tips on here, but nothing works. What I really want to do is download the Microsoft Script thing, …

I believe that this may be a relatively NEW bug/problem after checking several tech support forums and finding nothing related. After surfing I picked up some sort of problem. This first started out by replacing my desktop screen with a warning that I may have been infected with spyware. After …

Scan disk restarts 10 times, due to some program writing to the hard drive, i have ran scan disk with tool bar turned off and with only exploror and systray running. and i still get this error message, i ran many virus scans and no viruses, then i ran scan …

Hello can anyone help me. My internet explorer is very slow to fetch sites, it seems thought once its on a site it will be its normal speed. I am quite tec savvy and have run and intstalled avg hijack this adaware etc. but I don't think these have anything …

Hello everyone! :) My problem is thus: Internet explorer works wonders until I try to connect to protected pages, then I get page cannot be displayed. If I try to conect to any server-based programs - P2P, online games, etc - the program either says the server is "dead" or …

When I open up hotmail.com ... it says something like this <<<<<< Microsoft® .NET Passport no longer supports the Web browser version you are using. Please upgrade to a current Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.0 or later, or Netscape Navigator version 4.08 or later. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<< and …

hi there. I have just recently built a computer for my younger brother. it is running on 256Mb DDR ram, amd sempron processor and motherboard and 40Gb hard drive. I have installed Windows xp professional edition on it. the problem is that whenever my brother installs and plays a game …

Can someone help with this problem pls. I have been running this MYOB application without any problem. Today when I tried using it, a dialog box with the following message appeared and I failed in opening the programme: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT. The system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and microsoft …

I just bought a used PC. It is running Windows XP Professional. I don't have the CD. Does anyone know where I can find the recycle bin?

I have been trying to install numerous sound cards on my XP system and I continue to receive a message stating that the Data is Invalid. I know that the sound cards work so what seems to be the problem if anyone can help I will appreciate. Thanks

Just recently I noticed that my internet explorer was running VERY SLOW. It's not the speed that websites load but it's the speed that I try to browse them at. When I scroll down it takes AGES for the display to update and can take up to 15seconds or more …

So this is my first post, I had stubbled here trying to find a cure for the virus that I had gotten infected with. I quickly found out how to beat it, all of it except for one minor portion. The thread that helped me solve it is [url]http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/showthread.php?t=16204[/url] The …

Hi all, running a windows 2000 domain, with 2000 adv server on DC's and XP Pro clients. Proxy server and home page for Internet Explorer 6 sp1 is set via group policy, but it fails to apply for new users after a change to the GPO that applies it (we …

i have set up a ics connection the client can browse the internet exept mail servers such as yahoo.com and hotmail.com. We both usin' Windows 98SE wat is wrong w/ our ICS?? why can't the client browse the mail servers such as yahoo and hotmail [u]only[/u]?? please help Thanks in …

I have no idea how you get this. My friends are using Microsoft Mary for Ventrilo and I'd rather have that voice instead of Microsoft Sam. Does anyone know how to get the program to have Microsoft Mary? It would be really helpful. I've been looking everywhere. Thanks.

I have windows XP home and have beed downloading the updates as notified. I have installed SP2 and i am using AVG free as my virus protection etc. Recently though i have been unable to brouse any internet pages and just get the DNS error cannot find server page. Around …

My friend lost the show desktop button i the quick launch and cant figure how to get it back (he accidently deleated it) is there a way? He needs an answer real quick if someone knows how thansk in advance!

Hello, I once again need help of you all.Well today i noticed that one new problem has occured,the font size and shape when i open any IE window has changed,i think it has become smaller.Even if i open any HTML page saved on my comp it has the smaller font …

Hi all. Im having a realy weird problem, nothing Ive never experienced before. Installing OS's on computers has never realy giving be any big problems, but this one is driving me nuts. I boot up using my WinXP cd. When its done with all the detecting/installing of all those controllers …

Hi! I have what I believe is a simple question but I can't seem to figure out how to do it: I added the Mozilla browser to my computer because I'd heard it is more secure (and boy is it!) :eek: . However, now, I often cannot access some sites. …

I recently did a fresh install of windows xp home edition. For some reason whenever i surf the web the screen drags when i try to scroll. It even happens when i click and pull down the bar. I know its not my internet speed. I have wireless. What could …

I have windows xp home edition on both of my computers, and they do have a remote desktop program, but ive found out that windows xp pro actually has a better version of it that will actually work. I cant get the windows xp home version of it to work. …

I'm getting an message when windows starts up that there is an error in my language pack and I have no ideal how to go about fixing this or even what this is. It dose'nt seem to be hurting anything so far but I would like to fix it before …

Hi folks, A while back you helped me with spyware, so now I am hoping you can help again. I am attempting to load some new software but when i do it comes up file error "cannot find shell.dll" I did a search and it is in there. I also …

Hi, i resently attempted to put in a modem, and when i did the comp started uyp fine except when at windows it froze up. So i took out the modem and started the comp up, and now it wont go passed the spec screen( the screen after the very …

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Hi there! This is my first post in this forum. I hope you could help me in my problem. The problem is: I have a friend who needs to restart her computer everytime she is disconnected from the internet. What could be the problem? This has happened to her since …

Hi all - Brand new to the site- I am a video production company owner - and I have a great program for streaming my video on the web- Great... Now I want to be able to allow my clients to view thier videos offline by placing the files on …

Okay. This is my first post here, so be gentle :) Internet Explorer and Firefox don't work. Whenever I try to access a web page, FF shows a blank page with the tab title "(untitled)" and IE gives me a server not found message. Other programs, such as AIM, Ares, …

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I'm not a techie person, so easy on your replies : I have Windows 98 I connect to the internet via AOL I use both IExplorer and Netscape I'm getting LOW RESOURCES msg and the computer locks up (everything). The only way to temporarily repair the problem is to reboot. …

:lol: Hi I need some serious help, :cry: I have a BT Voyager 105 after installing SP2 I connected to the web but I cant browse I keep getting time out that’s what I was told by BT technical support staff. If I uninstalling SP2 my I can browse with …

When I click on a hyperlink in an e-mail message using Outlook Express The panel gets hightlight but Internet explorer is not opened. I am using win XP :sad:

I post in hardware also just posting here for those who dont travel around all the fourm !Thanks ,,,,,,, I trying to install a NEW never used ,52x CDRW in a older P166 with 64 megs of Simm ram and a Asus Motherboard ,Problem begins when i put a cd …

All: A friend was recently hijacked and with the help of the folks from that forum was able to get everythng cleaned off. At this point the pc is clean as a whistle - well it can't actually whistle, but I digress. In any event, when I start IE, I …

First of all, Happy new year, an hi to every one. I`m new here. I run XP proffesional SP2 . 2.0 GHZ cpu and 512MB ram. I also use the latest Zonealarm pro. I`m not sure when the problem occured, but I can not find anything wrong with internet explorer. …

Please help! Just recently I got a new USB MP3 player (Nomad Muvo), while inserting it into my USB port, I heard a tweeking noise and my Monitor turned off, and it said Selft Test (G), Check check you PC and Signal Cable (R), Monitor is working (B) and then …

[B][B]Issue: Lost [/B] Thumbnail View [/B] Not sure of the cause but the effect is in Windows 2000 (SP4) when I click on a folder containing pictures (.gif or jpg etc) I used to see/view a thumbnail of that image and in web view I could see all the details …

[COLOR=Navy][COLOR=SeaGreen][FONT=Comic Sans MS]I'm running Windows XP sp2 with IE6. I used to have the Windows media player in my ie toolbar and it, AND the option to use it in Internet Explorer has disappeared. I don't know when my media player disappeared, but I was used to having it show …

:cry: All: I got hit with a nasty spyware bug that some of the other moderators were kind enough to help me reomve from my system. SInce doing so, however, I keep getting the following message when attempting to access certain sites or click on certain links: "A Runtime Error …