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| | HI all, I have a homegrown system that has been running flawlessly since built in Nov 07. Recently Ihave been working on a stuttering prob in Portal (game). I also updated my BIOS which seemed to run successfully. Now I am getting a BSOD on boot in XP: STOP: 0x0000007E …  |
| | Hi,i have a problem with my ram,i bought it wen it was 256mb and it reduced to 254, then worse still it has reduced to 192mb,so i dont know exactly what is the problem with it? please help if you have any idea.TIA |
| | Is it possible to replace a motherboard and CPU without losing data? I have Win Xp Pro installed on one of the two hard drives, the other is also defectie. I would like to transfer this hard drive, cd and dvd writers into a new box or if at all … |
 | Why are the icons in My computer all nearly alike now? All of them (except the folders) now look like little blue pieces of paper with a very tiny little picture of the icon that used to be there inside. I can't visually tell them apart now. This makes it … |
| | Hi to all and firstly thankyou for reading my thread! Ok here is my problem when i load up my PC i log in enter password etc... and it take a long time to load everything up also explorer doesnt load too i have to CTRL+ALT+DEL then end explorer.exe and …  |
| | HI, I recently purchased a dell tower from State surplus because my computers MB and PS blew up. I installed my recovery disk onto the new tower and installed an audio card, ethernet card and the old hard drive. The system is working well. However, I cannot access my Documents/default. … |
| | I have problem to loggin on windows xp prof. where my user name and password is correct. Is there any kinds of virus which makes this type of problem |
 | The problem is that after I use 'fast user switch' -> I see the login screen with all the 'normal' user accounts listed but if I would like to use 'Ctrl+Alt+Del' to login to other (unlisted) accounts like 'Administrator' it doesn't work - 'Ctrl+Alt+Del' does nothing. The same thing when … |
| | Ok, trying to do a favor for a family member by installing a MAXTOR ATA133 Controller card into their computer. After I "thought" I loaded the drivers I put the Primary HD (which contains the OS, Win XP Pro) on to the controller card. After a reboot it detected the … |
| | hey guys, i've recently reformatted my harddrive so obviously i had to reinstall windows, all is fine until i am asked for the product key, i enter my key found on the sticker (i've reformatted the HDD twice with this key with no trouble...) and it says its not valid.....what … |
| | Hi I have installed Windows XP operating system. I have installed directX latest version and K-Lite Mega Codec 3.85 latest version. But all format movie files(avi,vob,mpeg,wmv,........) are playing in black and white mode and no colour is being displayed. But audio and video are functioning properly. I have insatlled nVidea … |
| | Hi all, So my very first post on here a while back, was me asking for help to solve an issue where my pc died, ending up regularly hanging with a black screen. The problem later progressed to booting up at the login screen, but no further, the desktop kicking … |
| | Hey everyone ! I can not start the win XP sp2 firewall. when i try to enable it i get the following messege: "windows firewall setting cannot be displayed because the associated service is not running. do you want to start the windows firewall/internet connection sharing (ics) service?" when i … |
| | It would appear that I am dealing with a computer that is working contrary to the widely accepted notion that wired connections are more reliable than wireless ones. The computer is normally connects to the network wireless using a Belkin Adapter. No problems there. However I needed to hardwire it … |
| | I am using a Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 machine. One of the executables (*.exe) in my program does not appear to register properly during the install (it is unable to load when called). I have tried /unregserver then /regserver.. Any ideas? Thanks. |
 | I am using an XP IBM laptop with a port replicator, and frequently use it to extend my screen to a external monitor, and I find it tedious to activate the monitor every time. Also, my second monitor is on the [I]left[/I] of the laptop, so that complicates it even … |
| | So... I got a new computer and decided to try and upgrade the old one. I went out and bought a DDR2 card. Come to find out, the slot was actually for a regular DDR card. Somehow it fit into my RAM slot, but when i hit the power, it … |
| | so yeah.. before i reformatted the comp, it was restarting a certain time even if i wasnt using it or not.. and/or freezing up. idk what to do. and tbh, the CD that i used to reformat my comp is a burnt one.. so it's not genuine.. i was just … |
| | I have looked at this hading in the forum but have not seen a similar case. I have a home network and the second computer is always hard to start I usually have to go through the Safe Mode and Resrart to get it going. But now there is a … |
 | (Sorry thread title should read BUG not BUT lol )Hi all, I am not sure if this is the right forum for this (so please move if not) but I was tinkering with a Toshiba notebook earlier that has a power up (user) password. Without this password it is not … |
| | Hey everyone. I am trying to install the Norton Anti-virus on my Mom's computer. When I do it, it says "The Windows Installer Service could not be accessed. This can occur if you are running Windows in safe mode, or if the Windows Installer is not correctly installed." How do …  |
| | My system is running on Windows XP SP2, my problem is when i double click the hard disk icon in My Computer to browse the different folders in my hard disk i am redirected to "Open With" and below are the list of application software installed on the system. |
| | Hello: I have been using upgrades since NT3.51 and have been on Win2K for years. For some reason I never thought the SP4 was a "must have"; and didn't bother with it until I've begun running into "....must have SP4 installed to ...". I downloaded the SP4 executable and have … |
| | I have three harddrives (one has the OS on it and two data) and one dvd drive. With two busses whats the best way to configure the drives? Thank you. |
| | hi, I was wondering what im doing wrong, I want to make a folder on a portable hdd private (western Digital model WD1600D036) I have reformatted it to NTSF. But the tick box is still greyed out, Any ideas?? |
| | hey, im new to the forum and lookin for some help, sure hope i got the right forum too... ok. so my computer, it sucked....the only good part about it was the fact that i had 1.5gb memory and a 180gb harddrive. so i decided to get a new motherboard … |
| | It only appears when you hover the mouse over the menu. How the hell is the fix? Please help. XP loaded. KS |
 | Hello all. I have a big question regarding windows xp pro. I have a very old copy of windows xp pro upgrade thant doesn't even have sp1 on the disc :( that used to be installed on a pc i had. that pc was thrown away about 3 years ago, … |
| | Ok I know its weird.. but can someone tell me if its possible to downgrade Windows XP (which can be bought off the shelf) to Windows NT? I have heard so many things, and its getting confusing. Could someone help to clarify. 1. Its impossible to downgrade XP to NT … |
| | Every time I log in to my account "vs49688", I have none of my files or settings. I checked in the Documents and Settings Folder and there is a "vs49688.001" as well as a "vs49688 " folder in there. I can access the vs49688.001 folder, but I can't get in … |
| | A message box recently popped up on another pc, saying something like "Buffer overrun detected at C:/WINDOWS/explorer.exe" Now when I start up my pc it's just a blank desktop, no bottum bar, no nothing, I'm able to access task manager....But where should I go from there. Assistance is appreciated, Thanks … |
| | Can anyone get aol to worl on windows 64. is there any way to get it working even tho they dont support windows 64. in another site someone said this:- Success. Turns out the latest AOL cd-rom install did not install a 64bit winminiport, so it means no 64 bit … |
| | I have a small network that has Small Busines Server 2003 R2 as the server, and the desktop computers are having the My Documents folders redirected to the server. The server is then backed up regularly. My question is: If a computer has to be replaced, how does the user … |
 | When I try to use My dvd to burn a movie, or just put a movie in, I get the blue screen and have to reboot. I viewed the log in my computer management and I got this,,, "Event Type: Warning Event Source: Imapi Event Category: None Event ID: 54 …  |
| | When doing an installation on Server 2003 I am being asked for a SP2 CD I have downloaded the ISO burnt it but it can't find the files, although SP2 is installed on the machine does it hold the files in the c:/ drive if it does could I have … |
| | currently using rvt we can do testing on windowsXP 32 bit machine...could anyone help me in explaining why it is not supported in windows 64bitmachine. is there any other tool that can replace RVT functions, on winXP 64bit machine |
| | I turned my computer on this morning, and after about 20 seconds, the screen turned black, and stayed black. The light on the monitor was still green. I have to turn the monitor off, and then turn it back on in order to see something through the monitor, but the … |
| | I am reinstalling XP Home, its my computer my software, nothing bootlegged. The product reg card has too many numbers than the defined 25 spaces allowed. ive never had this issue with any other ms application. anyone have any ideas how i can get past this? i have the card. … |
| | I recently had Windows Vista on my 2nd partition and I uninstalled that hard drive that had Vista on it and formated it. When I boot my computer it still shows 2 Operating Systems to choose from, Windows XP Home Edition and Windows Vista. I want my computer to only … |
| | I am having a problem with my explorer.exe program restarting over and over again. I have scanned my computer with McAfee Virus, Adware 2007, SuperAntiSpyware, Spybot Search and Destroy, and TrendMicro Online and deleted all the junk it found. However, the problem still persists. Heres a HijackThis log...please help this … |
| | I'm having problems with my desktop wallpaper. My wallpaper will load and look fine. Then I see a blank screen and the wallpaper comes back with little jagged edges. It's just something that started all of a sudden. I have AveDesk and WindowBlinds run on startup. I shut both down, … |
| | hi dani, folder option in my win xp is missing i am not able to view my hidden folders and files . folder option in control panel is also missing . kindly leave me a good solution for my problem thank you ur's dina |
| | I have two computers networked and have increased the RAM in the home computer and now when I started the other computer it emitted a loud beep and nothing appeared on the screen. Two questions first where can I find an explanation of the sound signals from Windows, I have … |
| | HELLO Nearly every time it turn me pc of for a while it always loads up with cmos checksum - defaults loaded. If i just restart the pc it all loads up fine. I have replaced the motherboards cmos battery and it still does the same. Tryed numorous different components … |
| | Whenever I try to uninstall Yahoo! Messenger, I get the following message: "Error Deleting File or Folder Cannot delete msvcr17.dll: Access is denied. Make sure that the disk is not full or write-protectedand that the file is not currently in use." The file most definately not in use, I know. … |
| | Hi all, I use XP home edition and have come across a problem with outlook express 6. Been using it for years with no real issues. I now have four messages in my inbox that I am unable to open, read or delete. They are all from a well known … |
| | OK here are my system specs. Asus M2N32-SLI Deluxe AMD socket AM2 Moatherboard (Bios Ver. 1802) Chipset c51xemcp55pxe AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3.01 GHz (Driver ver. 5.1.2600), 2GB of RAM Nvidia GForce 8800GTS (Driver ver. 6.14.11.6921) SoundMax integrated Digital HD Audio (Driver ver. 5.10.1.6110) 2 SATA hard … |
| | i have my windows xp firewall turned on but whenever i turn my computer on it alway give me a warning message saying "your computer might be at risk" and it keep telling me to turn on the firewall but its already on so why i m getting this message. … |
| | please help me. i have had my computer for just over a year now and when i went to turn on my computer after school, its fans went to max rpm and only no input signal appeared. then after a few attempts to reboot, it was working again. but it's … |
| | I have prepared two computer admin folder in my home computer protected by password. on logging in one user folder, when i try to see the document in another user folder [c:---document and settings---user--] i cannot see it, it says acess denied. why is it so. this is not the … |
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