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| | I am using Dell laptop running Windows XP home edition. It worked okay until one day it stopped functioning. After doing some checking, I found out that the partition was changed(corrupted?).It was set to 'unknown' instead of NTFS. I tried to use the 'convert' command, to no avail. Later on …  |
| | Hi im mel, and I have been have a blue screen errors, as well as my PC shutting off do to overheating. The message i get is Stop: 0x00000050 (0xdf5f29c, 0x0000 0000, 0x804e70d5, 0x0000 0000) I tried disabling my sound drivers to see if it was the sound no luck, … |
| | When I try to do a system restore, I get this message: [img]http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/9673/systemrestore6yi.png[/img] Can anyone tell me how to turn it back on?  |
| | Hi all, For about the last week, I have been having computer problems. Windows seems to just crash to the blue screen randomly. Sometimes when I am browsing the Internet, sometimes just when it loads. This is my crash error message: STOP: 0x00000050 (0xE1732000, 0x00000000, 0x804D92C2, 0x00000001) I've tried uninstalling … |
| | Hello friends, Iam using [B][I]windows xp and was playing age of empires rise of rome game[/I][/B] in my system , yesterday i had installed internet explorer 7 , from then when ever i start AGE OF EMPIRES game iam getting the [B]error dialog box with titile [COLOR=Magenta]MCI ERROR (with message) … |
| | I have had problems with my cd/dvd drives recently. Firstly they dissapeared but that got fixed with help from here [url]http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/showthread.php?p=217236&posted=1#post217236[/url] Now my problem is either drive dosent see or recognise blank cds or dvds so I cannot copy to them. I am running XP sp2 on a desk top … |
| | Hi all, Something funny has happened recently when using WORD. When I open a folder to scan the list of files contained therein, I notice that a certain number of the file names are now listed in the color blue, rather than the usual black. What has caused this color …  |
| | ok i kno how to manually remove it from these instructions i found but i cant find the values they want me too. can sumone help me go through this step by step?;) First you must prevent 'winserv' from starting up every time you start the computer. Run regedit and …  |
| | yes, someone still actually uses the old windows 2000 professional. apparently my computer runs faster than any of my frens pc with Xp in em. anyway, i know a lil bit about computer, im not a computer whizz, so i kinda got consfused when i got the following msg. Windows … |
| | Hi Just run Norton WinDoctor and found the following 2 errors, which could not be corrected by WinDoctor : C:\WINDOWS\microsoft.net\framework\v2.0 50727 (11 errors) C:\DRIVERS\updates\microsoft\patches\KB898458\ORUN32.1 (1 error) Please can anyone advise me on how to correct this ? Account Man |
| | Hey, I'm bit of a newbie at tthis computer stuff.. I was wondering if anyone could tell how to stop my computer from freezing-up during startup. I'm using XP pro.. Also, other times my mouse doesn't respond....and help |
| | Ok so since Friday the 13th last January my computer mysteriously shut down. I was left without a computer for months so I transfered over my harddrive onto a different computer so I could continue my work. This was a temporary setup, however my My Documents, Recycled Bin, and Windows …  |
| | Hello. To whom it may concern: I,m Jim and new to this forum. I'm having a prolem with my sound.When I play a CD or listen to the radio I can barely hear through the speakers. All my volumes are up, no mute is on and I have my speakers … |
| | Hi, Ive just reloaded xp pro however no sound via speakers, usb headset works ok! System says i am missing Multi media audio controller PCI/VEN_13F6&DEV_0111&SOBSYS_011113F6&REV-10\2&EBB567F&0&60 PCI SIMPLE COMMUNICATIONS CONTROLLER PCI/VEN_13F6&DEV_0211&SOBSYS_021113F6&REV-10\2&EBB567F&0&61 The disc with the drives says only suitable for windows 98 and wont down load, Ihave no internet commection on … |
| | All of the flash content on any web page stop working since I installed Ad-aware and ran it with the latest updates. I get a blank boxes with a small stamp in the top corner where the flash usually loads. And when I go to Marcomedia to the Flash Player … |
| | If I LEFT Click On My Icons It Gives Me The Properties, It Will Not Open The Shortcut. The Only Way To Open Them Is To RIGHT Click And Select Open. How Can I Fix This |
| | THe drive I want to use as slave is faulty (windows immediately logsoff after logon - the problem does not seem to be the common one associated with the files wsaupdater.exe and userinit.exe) but will work as a slave drive. If I format an old hdd drive with XP and … |
| | hey I'm currently running XP pro, i duno wat happend but like one day i turned on my computer and i logged into my account...at the blue screen where it says "loading user preference" it loads that for a very long time, longer than usual then when it does finally … |
| | Ok so I tried to rid my girlfriends comp of the billions of viruses, trojans, etc before checking my banking online. I downloaded Ewido and cleaned the system - Over 8000 objects out of 180000 were infected - then decided to clear up a few of the startup processes to … |
| | If I use my current (and only) hdd as a slave to a new one with only basic windows installed will I still be able to use programs |
| | I am trying to uninstall some programs on my computer. But In control panel when I click on add/remove programs I get an error that says [B]"An Exception occured while trying to run c:/ WINDOWS/SYSTEM32/shell32.dll,control_rundll[/B] [B]c;/windows/system32/appwiz.cpl[/B]. Those are two paths that have something to do with the registry. It is … |
| | I recently had a computer repair place add a new hard drive to my system. I've had to reinstall windows XP and now I can't find some of my old information. In the properties menu of the old hard drive it says that I have 47GB used but I can … |
| | [COLOR=Black][U][B]Missing System32 folder, Cant start windows. [/B][/U][U]OS: WinXP Pro SP2[/U] Yestaday I was surfing the web, when my computer suddenly shut down with no apparent reason, I thought it must of been overheated or something, but when I went to restart, it came up with:[/COLOR] [CODE]Windows could not start because … |
| | High y'all , As a new member to the community I hope someone out there can help me with these 2 issues... 1, I am getting the good ol' error 1000 every 5 mins on my Win 2000 Domain controllers and have done every patch/suggestion that Microsoft have recommended and … |
 | I am a little stuck here and not sure why this is happening... I have a computer running windows 2000 and when I turned it on I got the message that 1 of the windows system files was damaged and windows could not start. So I thought “ok, windows repair … |
| | I have a Dell Latitude d400xt i recently had to reinstall windows xp due to a processor change when i look at system properties it says my processor is running at ~99mhz when i use CPUID it reads 400.9mhz should i even be concerned about this? thanks |
 | I can only connect to the web via IE or Outlook right now, and IE can't connect to SSL sites. Seems like a firewall issue, but even when I have my firewalls and anti virus turned off- no dice. This is really confusing me. Any ideas where to start looking … |
| | I have a dell, and the way I wipe the pc clean is to restart the pc, then I press some buttons which brings up the restore "to when I first got my pc" I've done it before, I just forget those simple keys you press when the pc is … |
| | [B]Windows XP Pro[/B] [B]2 gigs RAM[/B] [B]3.2g P4 processor[/B] [B]Recently, my computer has not been able to boot into XP.[/B] [B]It will load the Windows XP back screen with logo, and then stay there. It will not reach the User Logon screen.[/B] [B]I did a system restore and that didn't …  |
| | I had a problem before where whenever I would open this online jukebox it would instantly close. I did not care that much because it was not important, but now I tried playing an older online game of mine and the same thing happened again. Where it would normally load … |
| | I have an nvidia geforce 6800 graphics card, and a dell 19 inch digital moitor with refresh rate of 75 hertz. i usually set my quality to 32 bit. everytime my computer goes into standby mode, and i resume my windows session, the quality drops to 16 bit?? :-| just … |
| | I was getting an error that said stmgr error in stmgr.dll and would not let me log on or anything else past it so I bought Windows xpUpgrade because my Windows Me came preinstalled no cd. Now the upgrade cd says cant find previouse version of windows |
 | 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 … |
| | Ok so I tried to rid my girlfriends comp of the billions of viruses, trojans, etc before checking my banking online. I downloaded Ewido and cleaned the system - Over 8000 objects out of 180000 were infected - then decided to clear up a few of the startup processes to … |
| | Error Codes... I googled them - with no luck. Perhaps y'all can help I'm getting the BSOD in Regular boot for my Windows XP Pro Laptop The Error codes are as follows: 0x0000000A(0x8060C578 0x00000002 0x00000000 0x8060C578) Any ideas? |
| | my explorer is creating problem while open two session window when i click on second it will convert in to first mean both session will become one any one help me to solve this problem |
| | Hi! I'm trying to delete a file, but unfortunately I always get the message "Error Deleting File or Folder: Cannot delete .... : it is being used by another person or program. Close any programs that might be using the file and try again." I'm trying to delete the files …  |
| | Hello! I am new here and trying to verify some information that was told to me as I am not exceptionally knowledgeable in all of this stuff. Once an email address is removed from the smart tag list, what are the ways it is added back to the list? I … |
| | if i download a a trial game that lasts 60 mins is there a way to get it off my puters memory so i can download it again |
 | I'm running a 2 computer home network on Windows XP. I've had NTL install a 750k broadband. This works fine on both PC's, however the client (laptop)machine has much slower internet access than the host, even if the host is not using any bandwidth. Does anyone know of any way … |
| | I just got a new computer about three months ago and I seem to have messed up the font size setting. The font size appears fine on this website and others however on some websites and when using AIM it is nearly impossible to read the font. I have changed … |
| | i hav 2 pc linked in my local network. both are using same os (XP Media Center Edition) both hav their shared folder. n both had map each other's shared folder to drive (z:). (like usual, 'reconnect on logon' is checked) however, i encounter some logon problem last few days.. … |
| | ok in the computer listed in my profile i need help with it. here goes nothing. i try to turn on my computer. doesnt work. it just starts for a few half seconds then shuts off.. i try to put different memory in it same thing happens.. no go..i try … |
| | I am having a problem on my log on screen. I can't remove the section of notifications like how many emails i have unread. This is on there when i first start up Can i get rid of this box or remove its contents |
| | When I did a xp recovery windows will bring up a screen asking if I want to use safe mode. If I choose safe mode, all the files will not load up. If I choose to open normally the computer freezes up after the bar on the bottom scans across. … |
| | Evening Everyone, I'm having a spot of bother with my new printer and my network... Perviously I had a cheapie Epson C40 attached to my main machine (running XP - SP2), shared accross the network and all was good and everyone was happy. The dark clouds crossed the sky and … |
| | Hi. My neighbor just bought a computer from a coworker. It is a 2000 Gateway, that just last year had an upgrade to Windows XP Professional. She wanted to get dialup internet for now, so I called for her to get things set up. We found out by going into … |
| | hello, im running an Abit vt-7 motherboard, Sata Raid harddrive, 1.5 gigs of ram, and a 2 gig processor(let me know if i need to give more info). For a long time now, my computer has been randomly restarting, after either 1 or 2 beeps(different sometimes). Sometimes its just after … |
| | whenever logging off or shutting down the computer, i get an "end program - layered hidden window" with an option to either cancel or end immediately. well, it's not the most irritating factor to using the box, but i came upon the real culprit behind it and have no clue … |
| | I have a Gateway 600YGR, and it always shuts itself down anytime I try to install any software (from CD or web), or run a program from cd drive. I used to (last week) be able to use the computer (browse net, solitare, and use previously installed programs) for several … |
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