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Hi guys, I want some advice with a situation with my computer. Today while i was on it, it just restarts and asks me to either Safe-mode Safe-mode with Networking revert it to last good config or Start windows normally I tried safe mode but it doesnt work, It would …
Neither the USB mouse nor the mouse pad will work on any part of the Task bar. It means I can't select any windows from the task bar or select the Start Button, but I can select the Start Button by using the Microsoft Flag key on the keyboard, then …
Hi Whenever I set a wallpaper it doesn't work and always have my default one which is a plain blue screen. When I go to the Wallpaper on Control Panel, all the pictures that are listed are also the plain blue screen. All of the positions are locked onto "Tile". …
:eek: Please excue me. I've been on this machine for 16 hours. I don't know if I'm supposed to give my profile or ask a question. I'm just an ol' woman, retired and [COLOR=purple][I][B][U]real tired[/U][/B][/I][COLOR=black] too[/COLOR][/COLOR]. It's very difficult for me to try to decifer all this small print. I'm …
I am using the free trial of DVD Burning Xpress. When I try to burn one of my WMV's to a blank DVD+R, it says "CD Recorder is not ready, please insert a disk and retry." I put the DVD+R in again but it still says the same thing. What …
i was posting my problems in the virus board, but since that's seemingly not the problem anymore, i thought i'd start one here and see if i can get more responses. anyways, here's my problem. my computer will not reboot into normal mode or safe mode. all i get when …
After the windows 98 screen loads, screen comes up and says that there are missing device files the files are, vnetsup.vxd, vredir.vxd, dfs.vxd. Is there anyway I can replace them?
Ok I am trying to help out my sister in law, she has a fairly up to scratch PC, however recently she has noticed that her Add remove Program option in the Control Panel doesnt work. Now I have tried going in via safe mode, but alas, no luck, infact …
Good Evening. Two irritating problems began 2 weeks ago: 1: I run Windows 98 SE and in the past have dealt successfully with spyware and virus problems, using Antivir, Adaware, Spybot and running Hijack this. My outlook Express Inbox file is huge: 350 mega, but I have removed all of …
Does anybody know if Windows Vista will have multiple desktops like KDE, and GNOME for linux systems? I am glad that Microsoft FINALLY got the idea and included tabbed browsing in IE (about time). Windows would be so much better with this feature. I use it all the time in …
It's a grey monitor icon with the red 'anti' through it. It shows up as 'unknown' in my Taskbar Customization window. I can't select it, but when I click while in Firefox, the very top grey bar dims, but nothing else happens. I know I can hide it, but it …
Ok, so I followed the advice, now I've still got these weird problems with my connection (ever since the virus warning came up in AVG), so I'm posting my lists again -- From HijackThis: Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 11:20:33 PM, on 07/05/2006 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT …
When I first got this computer it had a CD burner/DVD Player. My mom's friend offered to fix it for us and deleted the software. I've tried downloading other things from the Internet to get them to work again but no luck. And I have no idea where the discs …
I recently went to reinstall windows. After copying all the install files and rebooting, the windows logo pops up and the bar moves once and then BSOD. I'm given the STOP code. [CODE]STOP: 0x0000007B (0xF7C46528, 0xC0000034, 0x00000000, 0x00000000)[/CODE] My system specs are as follows: Msi KM4M-V Motherboard 2 80 GB …
All of my shortcuts do not work, and all of my programs will not launch even when I double-click the exe file. Windows always asks what program I want to open the files with. When my computer boots up I get asked which program I want to open my start …
I have aSONY taptop, and I got problem with my key board and I do not know how to fix it. I press P on the key board * come out. I think my key board is mapped out. Can some one tell me how to fix this. I did …
I have an older vhs tape of a movie that I can't find has been made into dvd. I need it in dvd format. I try to capture but it does it's thing of being bright and dim etc. What do I need to do?
how come sometimes in IE you can select Today in the history and delete it but other time you have to delete each individual entry
I'm fairly new to building systems, but I'm working on a HTPC and have run into an O/S issue. Brief details: - I'm working with a brand new mother board/ & CPU. - Unable to boot into OS, even in safe modes. As a result, I can't generate a boot …
Hi, If anyone could help me I would appreciate it. I just had my hard drive replaced in my computer and I was reinstalling everything on it. I reinstalled Music Match Jukebox 10.0 and I keep getting this error message. mmjb.exe-application error The instruction at "0x7c2821b2" referenced memory at "0x0000001c". …
My Windows Media Player has been acting up lately by either crashing after continuous tries of playing videos, or it puts up a green layer over the video but plays the sound.. I went to the Microsoft support site where it said to turn down the video acceleration and go …
Everytime I start Window's I get this message "You have used the System Configuration Utility to make changes to the way Window's starts. The System Configuration Utitlity is currently in Diagnostic or Selective Startup mode, causing this message to be displayed and the utility to run every time Window's starts. …
I recently updated my ATI Display Driver and all the stuff on my screen shrank. Well, it was like this the first time I bought the computer. But it grew after awhile and after I fixed a driver problem(ati2dvag.dll). The res is 1680x1050 and the stuff is set to 120Dpi. …
Have a problem on a friends computer. When the start button is pressed it just stays pressed and nothing at all pops up. Sorry I do not know when this problem started. I know he had trojans and spyware. I had to take the hd out and scan it in …
After cleaning up (I think) a nasty IE hijacker (MainSearch), I still have the problem of having all my toolbars disabled (they show up greyed out). When I go into the registry and remove the NoBandCustomize key, It just pops back up when I start IE again. There must be …
Hey, I am really pissed off coz my system only boots if i choose the Start Windows With The Last KNown GooD Configuration setting by hitting F8... if i boot normally... it just keeps showing the windows boot screen and the three lines keep running endlessly... help... ive tried everything …
I run windows XP Pro and now it won't load up. It seems to be booting up fine, and then it gets to the "windows is now starting" screen and stops. the same also happens in safe mode.:mad: Could someone please help me to fix this problem:?:
hello i have a hp pavillion windows 98 and its slow and when its loading the page it freezes and is there someting to fix this or wuts wrong with it someone please help
[url]http://www.winsupersite.com/reviews/winvista_5365.asp[/url] Paul Thurrott continues to keep us posted on the continuing builds of vista and what improvments, additions, and refinements they have. He also states that while this build has windows media player 11 in it, a beta version of media player 11 for xp will be released with in …
I know that the new file system microsoft has been working on was origionally scheduled for release with windows vista. But months back it was canceled and it was said that it would be released as a "future upgrade". Then i read that it wouldnt be available for vista at …
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i have a computer now that will not play a dvd in wmc 10, but they will play in power dvd. i get a windows media player has encountered a problem and needs to close, we are sorry for the inconvenience....this even comes up in the menu tools->options-> and when …
I'm not sure if this is the right forum for this; feel free to fling as necessary. I have a TON of stuff running in my Windows Task Manager (the little box that comes up when ctrl-alt-delete is pressed). What can I safely close out of without harming my computer …
Why is it when viewing a web page and opening another one before the previous one finishes loading, the new page won't finish. I can even close and reopen the browser and the home page won't load. I have to log off and then on again to continue doing anything. …
I keep getting an error popping up that says "flash.ocx" can anyone help.
Can someone please suggest me which is the best archiving tool I can use, which will support almost all type of compressed file? I used winrar from rarlab.com but Its quite buggy. It generates a CRC error after a couple of months when I try to unzip the same compressed …
Hi I'm using win98se (ok' and good enough for me) As A browser I use IE ver 6.0.2800.1106 I have also updated to it (all of them are older then month ago) SP1,Q824145,Q313829,Q873377,Q889669,Q831167 Two days ago a problem starts: When I try to open a link in a new web …
I am not a novice w/ the computer, but not knowledgeable enough to know the fix. I get an illegal operation message upon booting up-at the desktop. "Access violation" fault in module DW.EXE at 015F:0043122C. All suggestions areappreciated. ???
im using internet explorer 5. it cant open a secure website. therefore im unable to view any of my mail.i tried to disable the firewall too.also i tried to change the browser to mozilla and opera but they cant open any site please help
Every time I boot my PC I get the following error: nwiz.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close... What can I do to stop this? Do I need nwiz?
when ever i have my computer on standby and then come back to it... its comes back up but after few seconds the mouse crashes but the computer works??? anyone now why that is?? :rolleyes:
I keep getting a request to install Clip Art in Excel. When I select yes to install nothing seems to happen. The problem is that when this message pops up it stops any macros I have running. I want to get rid of that Clip Art install request. I have …
Within the past week or so I have been working with large file in Photoshop... My computer has been running slow anyways that this wasn't helping. I started recieving low memory dialog boxes before my computer would lock up, but now, when trying to open a file in photoshop or …
Hey guys, I have quite an odd problem. Occasionally (and becoming more frequent) when I start up Firefox or Opera, my monitor will simply switch itself off (even though power settings are 'always on'). Once it has done this it refuses to switch back on unless I restart the computer. …
when ever I highlite some pictures in my pictures folder, in order to copy them into another folder, I get duplications of those pics. in my pictures folder. Today I downloaded some music files and were stored in shared folder and when I highlited several of them to move to …
Well,what happens is I'm using my computer,not running many processes or anything,and I do something with Windows Explorer,like right-click -> New,which freezes and it crashes explorer.Also,the taskbar at the bottom disappears,and when I try to close explorer or open a new one,it doesn't work.Any ideas?
hello my name is verbal. i need some major help. professional 2. can anyone give me some windows advice? thank you, greatly appreciated. :sad:
I'm on Windows XP Pro Whenever I shutdown the system, I get what appears to be a Dr Watson type error (I'm guessing). The message says that dwwin.exe failed because the system is shutting down. I don't have to do anything though, the error goes away without having to be …
okay, i'm doing an upgrade on my machine, i want to install a new intel mother-board with a PCI-express slot and get a NEW PCI Graphic card. But with windows Vista coming out next year with the new directx10, do you guys think that the hardware change will be such …
When turning on my PC, computer starts, windows XP logo appears then message that it cannot start. It gives options including start in safe mode, start in most recent config and start windows normally i try all of them and the computer restart and go back to the options all …
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