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| | I recently visited a website and pop-ups came up on my computer. I installed a pop-up blocker then ran Ad-Aware. The next time I started my computer it opened up Common file or window and has continued to do so. I checked the start-up folder and it is empty. I … |
| | I am running tech support for a software company with a particular program that uses an Internet connection to register itself and must be registered to run. I have recently encountered a problem with a number of different users who are unable to register their copy of our software, as … |
| | I try to COMPACT my e mail & I cannot..., Upon hitting Compact, I can not do it., I get a greeen graphic like when you are loading page & it wont compact.. Does anyone know a way or program to work through this...I am under the assumption that outlook …  |
| | I can't play flash media nor can i download macromedia flash player? What gives? Thanks! Tom |
| | 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 … |
| | Hey everyone. Nice to meet you all, this is my first time at this place. I am having problems connecting to the internet using my laptop. A few weeks ago I was able to connect to the internet using the "Local Area Connection" in "Network Connections". I went away for …  |
| | Everything seems fine until the point where "Windows XP is loading" screen. It just stay there forever. However I can start windows up in safe mode, just so that I can't in normal mode. Pls help me.  |
| | 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:?: |
| | HI, Can anyone help please. I thought I was reasonably clued up when it came to basic PC setup etc. However I am having no luck setting up broadband on a friends pc. I have an ADSL signal coming into the PC THe connection icon shows that the pc is … |
| | 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 |
| | Need some help. New girl friend is moving in temporary. She is very,very good with computers. I'm not, but I'm learning, I'm a aircraft mechanic. Problem, I don't want her to see the history on my computer. Web sights visited ( I used web. sights to met other ladies). Also … |
| | This software is great and FREE!! :cheesy: It fixed my problem of running a 95 game on xp. I had black borders around the game even after compatability. [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/util/multires.shtm"][U][COLOR=#0000ff]MultiRes 1.56 update[/U][/COLOR][/URL] MultiRes is a small, free, 32-bit alternative to QuickRes, with refresh rate, multi-user and multi-display support for up to … |
| | 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 … |
 | Ok heres the stats, Sony Vaio - PCG-Z600LEK (Laptop) Windows 2000 professional 64mb Ram 12 gb partitioned into 2 no cd drive OR floppy, Network card, so has access to broadband. yeah I know, not exactly a fast machine, but it only cost me 300euro so I am not complaining. … |
| | Hey, Whenever I open up my task manager (when there's no progams on) the cpu usage does little "jumps" from time to time. Every second or so, the cpu usage goes to around 20-30% then drops to zero, a second later it goes back up again and it goes in … |
| | Hi! Everytime i try to open ANY exe programs notepad pops with a bunch of code like this "5®Ê{Ãÿ%Pcb ‹ÀS3Ûj èîÿÿÿƒøu jèâÿÿÿ" I tried to disable a virus by changing the extension cuz it wouldn;t let me delete it so i did that and i think i might of tried to … |
| | OK.i'm not a pc geek so i was wondering if any1 can help me. whenever i go to start then turn off computer or anything else in that table my pc wont do anything.Even when i go into task manager and hit shut down..nothing happens.soo whats wrong?  |
| | I am having issues with openig up additional windows when I am surfing on the web. When I am on a web page and click on a link to go to another one....the screen comes up blank. I have ran spybot, spysweeper and adaware 6 and still have this issue. … |
| | I have a game casper activity center. It runs on Windows 3.1/95, 486 DX 66 MHz, 16 MB RAM, 10 MB hard disk space, 2X CD-ROM, 640X480 256 color, 8-bit sound card. It works for some people on windows XP, but not me. I right clicked and tried windows compatability … |
| | heres my problem: my computer was working fine and normal, i turned it off normally. i turn it back on and it says windows did not start properly, reasons could be power cut, incorrectly turning it off, new installments blah blah, and it wouldnt let me get on to windows … |
| | I have an HP zd7180 us lap top and 2 months ago my svideo out quit working. When I press the "FN" key along with the "F4" key my screen will go blank then comes right back on. It will not send the image to the TV anymore. I have … |
| | Windows 98 2nd ed internet explorer 6.0 date problem started 08-26-03 a sound of a single drip of water sounds over the speakers now when I load a web page. I have only noticed the sound while I am online, so far I have not heard water drip while running … |
| | Hello Folks, Sorry if this is the wrong place to ask this, but here goes. I'm running windows XP home SP2, and I'm trying to view a region 1 DVD in the region 2 area. Obviously I can't. Is there a patch, or something similar that i can download to … |
| | ok so basically the title says it all, but i'll tell u what happened so i was trying to delete this file and kept getting access denied so i changed the name and it still wouldn't work, then i keep hitting the delete button and then i change how to … |
| | hello all, i'm a newbie. and i'm really frustrated and looking for help. recently purchased a dell optiplex gx280 from a local retailer at the mall that was going out of business, so they formatted the hard drive. I loaded an old copy of xp professional that i had and …  |
| | I have a Sony Vaio VGC-Rb30 and the motherboard went out. My tech wants to charge me 300-400 dollars to fix it. I know I can get a generic motheboard for alot cheaper and install it my self. Any suggestions on where I can get one. |
| | I am trying to block applications like freecell.exe, etc... through group policy. I have successfully done this for the games in the system32 folder. My new problem is the users bringing the .exe files from home and putting them on the shared network drive or in their home directory. I … |
| | Ok I received an hp pavilion 7970 desktop, that the owner had figured was shot. the powersupply and old 56k modem were shot but most everything else seemed in working order. I tried to install a 60gig seagate harddrive, but I couldn't get it to boot up the windows install … |
 | I have an IBM ThinkPad R31. When I purchased it, it had XP Home on it. I have since formatted the drive and installed XP Pro. I used to be able to use both my internal wireless card as well as a Cisco 350 series that I need for school. … |
 | I have Windows 98 and then I put the Windows xp add on disk in my pc. I want to dump it out because I cant get my Sims game to load at all, which has happened before but it works once I dump my pc. I dont know how … |
| | FINALLY got it together to move from Win98SE to XP. Loaded it onto the PC (which NEVER had a freezing problem before this), scanned for bugs/spyware/malware, no problems. If you monitor the Task Monitor and watch CPU USAGE, it goes to 100% every 6 'cycles' (vertical lines) or so, then … |
| | my computer was running fine until i restarted it. the volume control icon was gone from the task bar. there's no windows start up and shut down audio. window won't play its own .wav files. my msn is on silent mode as well. but the funniest thing is i can … |
| | Seems like a DNS problem or something? Webmail works fine, old Email account under same domain works fine, just not new account under any domain. Checked settings, software, tried alternative configs (different Pop servers, the IP instead of the name, etc). Uninstalled and reinstalled Outlook, deleted and recreated the Pop … |
| | ******EDIT***** My appologies! I just went back to the forum and saw that someone had a thread similar to mine right underneat it!!!!!! I guess that since mine is slightly diffrent, it isint really repeating, but my appologies for a repetitive post!!!!!!! *************** Ok, first off, hello :) Next, my … |
| | I'm getting a lot of cases of Microsoft Word freezing and folders not opening at work lately caused by the MS06-015 security update so I think that this article might help any of you that come across these problems: [url]http://www.toughadmin.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=57[/url] |
| | I was playing a video, and my machine froze. I restarted. No sound or sound options. Went to device manager, and there was a yellow error on Soundblaster. It said Code 12 (which means there were no resources?) Anyways, I restarted again to see what would happen, then there was … |
| | my cousins computer started to get crazy. everytime i open the control panel. a message pops out saying windows encountered a problem. a few weeks later the my computer icon begins to act like that. what should i do the os is a ms xp sp1. |
| | I downloaded a game from Yahoo! games and after I installed it, my whole display is stretched out and huge. I uninstalled it, no effect. I went to the screen settings and it's still set to normal. It looks like when you try and watch a full screen movie on … |
| | hey guys, when i hibernate my computer the bsod randomly appears, sumtimes it continues on hibernating and sumtimes bsod shows up...it says sumthing about ndis.sys how can i fix this?? bsod means blue screen of death if you dont know, thanks in advanced! |
| | my PC wouldn't play CDs anymore, (I had malware/tojan horses that I think are cleaned up). So I uninstall the sound divers & re-install using the HP application recovery to reinstall the original drivers, reboot. Then when I put the CD in the drive, the cd won't auto play like … |
| | Hey i have o old optima computer that doesn't boot/load windows xp cause all the system files have got deleted and really need to re-install windows xp but my optima recovery cd has been cracked and has very deep scratches and it wont read the disc. is there any way … |
| | Hi I recently made my desktop folders private through an WindowsXP option.I travelled a long way from home and I hadn't realise what private meaned until I connected my hard drive to an other PC and tried to open my account named folder in Documents and settings in order to … |
| | 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. ??? |
| | Whenever I load up my computer, it loads up normally but when i try to log in i type in my password and it loads, shows my wallpaper and then logs back out right afterwards. Why is it doing that and how can I fix it? |
| | Hi I have just finnished scanning my computer for spyware and virus, because it was running snails pace.I then installed microsoft Bootdis(?) and also Autorun. I then looked at startup programs using Autorun and disabled a few items (which ones I cannot tell you).I then rebooted computer. Now when I … |
| | I know windows will not support an xp with two installs on one partition. I did it for a while no probs. What are the technical dangers in specific. |
| | Hi.. Sorry about this being my first post, but I've been unable to receive help at TechSupportForums.com. :mad: About a week ago my PC began screwing up. After startup, before I had even done anything, the CPU was running at 99%. I opened Process explorer and it shows that Hardware … |
| | There are to people who can log onto my computer,both have full privliges.oN the no 2 log in desk top is a file I wish to delete,when I try to do this I get the folloing error message(Access is denied.Make sure the disk is not full or write protected and … |
| | My computer quiet often looses its sound compleatly I can't listen to music or radio or anything.I have a windows XP desktop computer.Do you know how to fix it please :) . thankyou Tom :cool: |
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