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I downloaded Spybot S&D 1.3.1TX and then ran it. It found a few items so I clicked "fix". Spybot just hangs while creating the restore point. I have to ctrl alt del to kill the program. Any ideas?
my computer has had so many issues. is it safe to completly wipe out my computer and start from scratch? such as reinstalling windows and all my other programs? and if so, how do i go about doing it?
This is not such a big deal but lately when someone is accessing IE on one of the computers on our home net, double windows come up. IE is set for google as a home page and one of the iterations shows google. The other doesn´t show anything at all, …
Only recently, within the last couple of days, my web browsers suddenly will not let me access at least 60% of the sites that I try to visit, including reading my email with yahoo or msn. I have already tried ip -release, it doesnt work. Reinstalled the dsl software with …
I downloaded this cd burning software however I do not know how in the world to burn a copy from another cd. Anyone here have and know how to use this program. Thank you.
Right then, from the beginning... there is a problem with my Internet Explorer. Whenever I open it up and try to access any websites an error messages pops up saying "Internet Explorer can not open the search page". When this has happened before I have just unplugged the modem and …
???? When I clean with the %temp% mode by typing that in the browser, is it a safe way to delete files, how do you know what to delete & what not to> What are XML files & why do they appear in this area? Previously when I looked in …
I have heard about Windows Task Schedular .Can anyone tell me what is it? Can I start/shutdown a non-ATX machine using this ? Regards [Sham]
Last night I turned my computer off. It recognized all 6 hard drives. Today when I started it the BIOS and controller card recognized all my 6 hard drives but when Windows loaded it only showed 2, the ones connected to my motherboard. It didn't show the 4 connected to …
I am considering downloading a cleaner and of those that I have looked at CCleaner is free but is it the most cost effective product? Any advice welcome!
my friend downloaded limewire from limewire.com, when he installs it, it says NSIS error, something wrong with the install somehow i guess? help.
Hey, Ive got a salvaged laptop harddrive in a caddy connected via USB 2 to my new laptop. It worked once and I was able to access my files on the old drive. Now when I connect it to the new laptop it says the usb port has surged and …
When I click the download button, the dialog box asking whether I want to open or save it doesn't come up. Does anyone know how to get it to come back up. This is driving me nuts!!!
Today I was away from my computer for awhile and upon my return, the screen was blue with the following detailed error message written across the screen: A problem has been detected and windows had been shut down to prevent damage to your computer. KERNEL_DATA_INPAGE_ERROR If this is the first …
Well I just got a new computer, and I just recently installed a new hard drive, a WD 200 GB hard drive, but afterwords a few days after I installed it, my CD drive stopped working, when I put a CD in it won't play, I checked the cables and …
I know firefox is probably a better browser, but I am still so used to internet explorer I cant change. Anyways, when Im browsing and I want to go back, I have to click the "back" button like 3 times before it actually goes back. Does anybody have any idea …
I've got a series of datagrids on different tabs. My app is set to open at 800x600. If a user maximizes the window, all the DG's (with the exception of the one thats shown during maximize) have their scrollbars in the same place they were at while at 800x600. The …
If this is the wrong forum for posting this I am sorry. Everytime I open IE the window is very small sized?? Is there anyway to change the actual window size because some sites I go to do not allow you to maximize?? any help would be appreciated!! Thanks, Heidi
Everytime i go to Windows Update it downloads Kb828026. i've tried downloading it from Windows Catalog with the same results. Update says it was installed successfully but wants to download the next time i go there. i did a search here with no results. i tried advice from the Langalist …
A couple days ago I lost all my programs that are listed on my start menu. I can find them in Explore, but when I bring up Word or Excel ALL of my old documents are gone. I went to Help and Support Center, then to system restore, but the …
After spending a lot of time fixing the problem w/ the Smart Security Background and the double-icons...I'm still experiencing some aftermath that I'd like to get rid of. I'm unable to: -actually change the desktop (under 'Properties' then 'Desktop') -view my wireless network connections (so bizarre) Also, I find that …
[COLOR=Purple]I have recently purchased a program called Registry Repair. I ran the program and there was a list of tasks. The task that I was interested in was "scan registry for problems." Yep...............I scanned. There was a list of 367 problems in my registry! SO.................I deleted them and thought that …
Yeah, I'm the same guy whose burner still won't burn (see related thread) but my other problem, which may be related, is that I have the same problem as the other person who could not ScanDisk. I get the error message saying "ScanDisk has restarted 10 times because Windows or …
i have tried everything short of formatting. i can not run any of my programs nor can i run regedit or msconfig. repair and reinstalling did not help. upon reinstalling i received a message that windows could not open rundll32.exe search web for appropriate program with no luck. is there …
I recently tried to go to oldnavy.com and accidently hit reject cookies instead of accept cookies when prompted by my McAfee security pop up. I have tried everything possible to fix this since I can not go to anything on this website now. What do I do?
When i click on the search tab in a Windows explorer window and on my start menu, I get a blank grey area where my search options used to be (down the right hand side of the window). How can i fix this?
My friend is having a weird problem with her Internet Explorer. Whenever she browses to any page, the page loads quickly but she is unable to do anything with it for about 30-45 seconds. She can't scroll down, and she can't even select a text box. There is no problem …
sometimes when i log onto aol, i cannot type text at all, not in email, not to log to a web site, and even on some web sites, this does not happen all the time, on pattern i noticed is when this does occur my cursor blinks very rapidly, any …
Hello I was searching the web when one day the houses power went out for a few minutes. I Restarted my computer and then tried to sign on. It said page cannot be found, so, I turned off the modem and let it cool down and still nothing happend. I …
Im new to the community and I hope I can fit in o-kay. Internet Exporer wont let me download anything. It starts downloading and about half way through it gives me a message that it cant download it because it cant locate the files or the files are unavailable. I …
When I start my firefox it lags like hell for about 5 minutes during which I can't do anyting. After that 5 minutes i can browse the page and use the browser then after loading a new page it lags again. I tried uninstall firefox and reinstalling and now I …
I have Norton system works. I am sure you know what it all contains. Is there a better product out there than windoctor. I am looking for a good registry fixer or something of the sort. I found a couple article about one called 1 Click fixer plus. It has …
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 …
This is not a big problem but it is a problem more or less. My power saver in the screen saver section is not working properly. I like for monitor to shut down after about 20 minutes or so but recently it stopped shutting down. If I go and check …
Alright here's my problem. When I download install files that are bigger than 400megs when they get to 99% everything in my computer freezes up. Then about 15mins later it goes to 100% and everything is unfrozen. Then when I go in the folder where I downloaded the file, the …
I noticed my computer running slow 3 days ago. I thought maybe I needed to defragment. I had done it last month. I did it and the amount of fragmented files was crazy. It was still running slow so I can the anaylze option on defragmenter. It said I have …
Error Message: (Registry Recovery) One of the files containing the system's Registry data had to be recovered by use of a log or alternate copy. The recovery was successful. Action is to just hit ok. as per MS Site. But it keeps coming up when i boot up the machine. …
When I insert my memory stick into my Sony Vaio, it used to open up the Wizard to automatically download my digital pictures. Actually, it opened the window that said "Choose an Action". Now it doesn't do that anymore. I've already gone into My Computer and right clicked into Properties, …
When going to certain sites, CBS, Netflix and so on I get boxes with red x's in them and no pictures. If i go to the ToolBar View and Encoding and select either Western European (Windows) or Unicode UTF-8 I then get pictures. These selections have to be made every …
I've bought a OvisLink 802.11G Wireless Router (WL-5424AR). I hyave set up and completed the web wizard and my PC can detect the wireless network. It has a speed of 54Mbps and the signal is excellent but the status has limited or no connectivity. I have tried to repair the …
ok i have seen operation timed out questions earlier but not one like this. i dont have the problem unless i use proxies i have tried so many different ones but every time it make a popup saying operation timed out now i am using some browser tweaks to speed …
When I type into the address bar, internet explorer doesn't respond at all....why?
i have a problem to stop programes open by themself when i start my computer other program start togather that makes the compputer to slow .. i see all the icon of the program which is started at right lower corner . to stop them i have to close them …
hi, can anyone help with this problem when i print out a document I. E.from internet it does not print the full page width to the right hand side i have tried to adjust the settings on my printer setup but to no avile iam using a dell 720 photo …
I am trying to access a site where it tells me I need to adjust my cookie setting. I have done everything possible, including allowing all cookies, and rebooting but I still get the same error. Is there a solution or am I looking at reinstalling IE?
I extracted it to C program files, but I still get the move this to its own file message. Any help>
and when i try to download spyware and stuff people have told me to try it says You are not authorized to view this page You might not have permission to view this directory or page using the credentials you supplied. If you believe you should be able to view …
Hi! Does anyone know of a "Safe" (I got hit with adware after downloading something so that's what I mean by safe, a place that doesn't attach unwanted barnacles to its software) for free ware in the creative realm (paint programs, animation programs, etc.) Thanks!
As the title says,is it ok to run regedit and find these files that ad-aware,and my avg antivirus have found,and delete each one,or will i affect the running of my pc,many thanks. ;) P.S i have never had pop ups before,until i got the pc going again,and have now started …
Hello All, I am here to find out how do I get sounds back on the PC. I recently installed Windows again and started fresh I guess but I haven't got a clue what to do to get sounds going on. I do not have the motherboard's programs CD if …
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