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| | Had a major disaster yesterday.. dropped my pc while moving and now will not start windows xp,, i have checked all the connections inside and they all seem to be fine. when i start up it goes to menu asking if i want to start in normal .. last known …  |
| | hi, i installed bootlocker last night and locked myself out today because, like an idiot, i forgot my password... can anyone recommend a workaround? all helpful responses are appreciated! |
| | :confused: Hello, My name is Kerrin. I have an HP pavillion 750N with Windows XP. I have this problem where my desktop background picture is frozen and won't let me change it. Previously, I would right click on certain photos and select the "set as desktop background" option. It will … |
| | Lately, an new Icon "Index Manager" comes up in my Windows XP tray. Windows search cannot find it. Start Menu does not have anything that remotely looks like it. I do not find anything resembling this in my Task Manager Processes list. If anyone knows what this is, I would … |
| | Ok I have a problem, I have computer that i just formated the hard drive, becuase it keeps gettting vertical solid lines some times red, blue or yellow and computer frezzes up. I was wondering if anyone know what the problem is. I am think video card, but not sure … |
| | Hi I purchased a Sony Vaio computer (VGC-RB40) which came preloaded. When I checked this computer ,prior to using it, I found 280 errors! I took the computer back to the store and asked them to reload again--this time 100 errors. They refused to give me the installation disc,. Hence … |
| | Hi all: I am a new member here. My 2135US compaq laptop is not booting up. It gets stuck at the windows xp logo in blue screen. I have tried to reboot in safe mode, safe mode with comand prompt, and other suggested safe model bootup. Nothing worked. Unfortunately, I …  |
| | Hi I have just recently purchased a used laptop which came with an original XP professional disc. (which includes service pack 2). How can i find out if the XP Pro CD that i have is the same/registered copy installed on my machine? I woud like to re-format my laptop … |
| | :sad: i have an * EMachine * Windows XP * AMD Athlon 2800 processor * 512 DDRSD Ram * GeForce 4 MX NVIDIA Lately been crashing, whenever i play games like (wc3, Unreal tour, starcraft) it either automatically restart my computer or it pop up a "critical error message" with … |
| | is it possible to create a new partition after install my WInXP. I forgot to make a new partition while install a new n clean XP. I wonder if i wan to use ghost to create a image on this only partition.  |
 | Out of ignorance, I ask anyone: How does one boot up in DOS--not running MS-DOS through Windows--as I am upgrading my BIOS and this AFUDOS application (run off a floppy, which I've made, set first boot device to the floppy, etc... anything off the ASUS support site) doesn't seem to … |
| | When i start my computer i have a commit charge (i found this from the performance tab in the task maneger) of about 210 when i have my security, wireless internet, and AOL IM programs running. After my computer runs for a few hours (most of which are when im … |
| | This is really really strang problem, I have been trying all the way to fix it, none of them worked. I had DIY experience for over 6 years, but I think only the real pc gurus can explain it. Here is my pc's symptom: Boot to safe mode, you can … |
| | On my Windows XP system, it refuses to let me download anything from any source. Uploads it will allowed, but no downloads. Runs a traditional DSL speed. I have run McAffee on it, Spybot S&D, and PestPatrol Corporate Edition,. and I can't find anything to explain why this is so. …  |
| | Hello all! I am new here and boy am I glad to have found this place...Here is my dilemma, I have windows XP for my main computer and decided to install from the same disk on a second computer (without realizing the problems I was in store for) but since … |
| | Let talk about the story that my windows XP got this problem: i download a crack from a website,then i double click the exe file. tha file installed...but my microsoft antispyware detect the virus..so i click remove the virus...it seen got many trojan viruses.. after complete remove the viruses...this antispyware … |
| | Hello i need some major help ! i cannot recover my computer, every time i reboot and i hold f10 for system recovery, everything loads up fine then when it comes to the blue screen something popsup then goes aways and my computer restarts, and i need some help couse … |
| | Have included this prob in intro section also. Wmp10 displays this error message when I try to sync music files to my mp3 player: "A problem has occured obtaining the devices certificate..." It refers me to the microsoft support site, only they don't address this particular error message. Can any … |
| | i have a 15 inch flat panel monitor and the highest screen resolution is 1024 by 768...i was wondering if i could increase that... |
| | Hi guys! Nice forum! I need some clarification on NTFS permission settings. If I check "Allow" for the "Modifiy" permission template for "User X" on folder "Parent", this means Mr.X will get the "Delete" permission, but not the "Delete Subfolders and Files" permission (at least that's what it says in … |
| | Hi, I've been trying for a while to get dvds to play with sound using Wmp 10, quicktime 6.5.1, DivX 6 and real player 10.5. None can do this, I have checked all volume levels related to dvd playback and updated my audio drivers (creative labs soundblaster audigy 2ZS). None … |
| | Hi there all, I'm having some issues with my laptop. My boyfriend had my laptop (while I was not there) and decided to try to fix my problematic MSN messenger (i could sign in and see my contacts online, but not talk with them, this happens when using a wireless … |
| | OK, I noticed this problem about a week ago when I was playing a PC game. Just all of a sudden, my PC completely turned off (mouse light, keyboard lights, and power light were still on). The only way I could turn it back on was by holding the power …  |
 | I have multiple profiles on one tablet PC. The problem is, I have to log in as each user to make changes like power settings. Is there a way I can set an option for global changes per setting? Even printer driver settings are per profile. Hope this is enough … |
 | Hola, I know this issue has already been covered, but i thought I'd post my prob anyways. I recently bought a computer second hand (ACER Aspire), and when I installed windows i realized that there was no sound. Whenevery I try to access volume control it tells me that there … |
| | I have an asp website running on windows. Due to the google canonical issues I want to setup a 301 redirect for this website for non www to [url]www.domainname.com[/url]. Can someone give me some direction on where I can find out how to do this? Best Regards, Rodney |
| | I am writing a vb program and need to convert a file to pdf. I have not had luck trying to use the distiller/print drivers etc. As of now I am using a command line: intTestVar = Shell("C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe " & strFileName) This opens acrobat and converts the file … |
| | I thought I was a little computer literate and this one stumped me! On one of my machines I cannot see anything I type in the address bar. It goes to the web site I type in and It searches for whatever I type in to search, but I cannot … |
| | My computer crashes daily. Sometimes more than once a day. Basically the screen freezes completely and there's just the sound of the cpu at 100%. Only way to get out of it is to reset the computer. I've reinstalled Windows a few times now and this problem is still there … |
 | :) i just recieved email from a friend that consist of lots of old songs from the 60's & 70's. need to know how i can move them from my outlook express inbox so i can send them to my burning software. i'm running wins xp home, & using roxio … |
| | Hello to all, Well, I've really done it this time. I went under "user accounts" in my Windows XP control panel and thought I would clean up my computer by deleting an account I THOUGHT was inactive. Turns out this was where I initially had created a VERY important file … |
 | hi can anyone tell me what egdaccess_1056.dll pertains to? or where i can get a copy of this file? having trouble finding info on this one for some reason. thanks all> |
| | Hi guys n gals, All of a sudden my pc has got slow especially on start up. When i start it up i can see the HD light clicking away as though it's loading up and after it finally gets there (about 1 min) its just very slow at doing … |
| | I have recently had some problems with all of the programs in my MS Office. The main problem is that whenever I click on the arrow to open up the Look-in drop-down menu at the top of various windows in Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint, the program locks up and … |
| | ok, this was about 6 weeks ago, and i had 2 deal without flash for that long, and i cant take anymore. at first i was ok with it cuz i had my laptop and flash worked there, but then my laptop started freezing up on me. i dont mean … |
| | I am unable to access the internet. I only get a white screen, yesterday I could atleast tell the internet was out there, today nothing at all. I checked my system for virus, malware and all of that. Nothing helps. I even did a system restore and still nothing. Does … |
| | Ok here is a question to all, in XP we have system restore, and we can create restore points. Now should I have a problem and need to run MSCONFIG, and run selective start up, I lose all the restore points This also happens when you turn off restore, to …  |
| | [B]I haveWindows Xp and when I boot, it gets past the startup screen, but then stops at a plain blue screen. The cursor is visible, but none of the screen icons, such as the harddrive or workfolders are. I can't therefore access any work or applications! Help. Never had this … |
| | hi im sry im new ive been going though all these threads to see if i can find an answer but i havent. last night i tryed to shut my computer down but it wouldnt so i did it by holding the button and shuting it off. So today i …  |
| | I have a jump drive that I am wanting to put private files on. Like my MS Money Backup and a file that stores passwords. Whats the best way of doing this? All I want to be able todo is encrypt the files that are in a specific folder on … |
| | Hi All, I'm kinda suck with a problem i have. My parents have a PC that is on a internet connection that has a dynamic address. I VNC and connect to this machine remotly all the time. The issue is the IP address changes every 4 hrs. I'm trying to …  |
| | Can anyone help please, a friend of mine has somehow managed to double the height of his taskbar, also date and time are permanently displayed. I tried for hours trying to revert the taskbar to it's original size, I can drag it up to 4 times original size, or down … |
 | On XP I have two hard drives - C (original drive) is 20GB with 10.7GB free. The second drive I had fitted has only 295 MB (Yes MB!) on 10GB (actually 8.56GB). In spite of deleting unwanted photos and music I cannot seem to gain much additional space on D … |
| | I was using both window 98 and xp on my pc, Now I want that when the system starts, it should not display the option for choosing the operating system, it should simply start xp. Please tell me how to address this issue, if this is through boot.ini how can … |
| | I am helping a neighbor who has a 9 year old computer with windows xp home OS who subscribed to cox cable internet. the cable teck came out and hooked up the cable modem, gave her a usb network card, hooked everything up but couldn't successfully get her online. He … |
| | Hey there, Lately things have been going awry with my computer and so I'd like to reinstall XP. However I don't have the XP disks that originally came with the system. Would these serve the same purpose? [url]http://servicesales.sel.sony.com/web/viewItemDetail.do?operation=getItemDetail&itemID=21259&category=3&categoryName=Computer&searchOperation=modelSearch&searchText=PCVRZ22G[/url] Thanks in advance! |
| | I am trying to network a mac which has a dial-up connection to a PC with XP using an Ethernet switch where is a good reference to this ? |
| | My mother has got windows xp everytime you switch it on it goes as the xp logo with the balck background and then restarts. It will not start in safe mode either. Can any one help At some point it said that a program may have been installed wrong Help … |
| | I am trying to install windows xp on a system which has windows 2003 server system. After restarting system with cd-rom support the system is showing A:/ prompt directly instead of starting the setup process. When i try to format the c: drive , i am unable to do that … |
| | Hi All There have been previous threads here on related topics, and I've read them all carefully, but at this stage none of them has solved the issue I'm having. It only happens if I play a 3D game (both Morrowind and UT 2004 Demo have exhibited it - I … |
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