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after running for a while,new pc shuts down and says; STOP: 0x0000008e (0xc0000005,0x8056eba4, 0xf634d9vv,0x60000000,0xfd489cc) can any one help???

When we add printers on our clients PC's we use Find Printers and then search by Location. Our print server is Win 2000 and the clients are in XP Pro. For the last month when we attempt our search, the printers no longer appear. We can browse to the printers …

Hi everyone, i have a motorola surfboard cable modem, and in the device manager i get the message:The device is not working properly because Windows cannot load the drivers required for this device (Code 31). I have tried updating to the newest driver, which didn't work, and i also removed …

I have XP on a machine and it has a working dial-up account. I can access the internet and update Spybot and Ad-aware but both internet explorer and firefox refuse to bring up a website. The XP firewall has been disabled and Zone Alarm is installed. I disabled Zone Alarm …

I really hope someone can help! I recently recieved 2 phone call a few days apart from two different cousins. They are both having almost identical problems and I don't know how to fix them. One is running Millenium,the other xp. They both said that there computer was really starting …

All I want to do is replace my old winXP logon screen with a new screen. I have done everything correct over and over for two hours now. The bottom line is that each time I try to copy the new logonui.exe file into the system32 folder and delete the …

I just installed my new dvd burner but the burnt dvds will only play on the computer and not the dvd player. I tried on multiple DVD players but it will only seem to play on my computer. Is it because I am using DVD+Rs and not DVD-Rs?

I have a very weird problem, so weird that I've not been able to find even one single instance of anyone else experiencing it. You know how when you install a new program on your system, typically at the end of installation the program will automatically create a program group …

I am trying to do an Fdisk/format on my friend's laptop. There is no floppy drive available. Is there a way I can use the CD Rom to do the procedure? In the past I have always used a WIN98 Start up disk - am unsure how to proceed since …

Ok this is a pretty recent problem i am having with my windows xp. When i load the operating system a program called cisvc.exe or someting close to that runs.for a while everything is alright but then this program starts eating up my cpu ussage. If i shut off the …

:rolleyes: I have Norton Antivirus, and I am properly registered. I do not have any problems going online but when the Norton Antivirus tries to update it tells me its unable to do it. Do you think I have a virus? Can you help me please? Thank you so much. …

. I am new to the site and I am having this problem where when i use internet explorer it always freezes everytime i click to open anything a link or another page. and the other problem on my other computer is that i can't click on anything on the …

Hi, I seem to have lost my recycle bin on my desktop, I can see it in windows explorer, but how do I restore it to the desktop??????? OS is windows XP home. Any help would be most appreciated. Thanks. Bob.

Hi, For awhile now, I've been having a bit of trouble with memory references making errors. I get 1 error message, they never come at the same time, just when I shut them down. Like this: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Application popup: XPCOM:EventReceiver: firefox.exe - Application Error : The instruction at "0x01bb31f3" referenced …

Recently, my UPS failed and due to a power failure , my computer shut down. Later, when i switched on my PC, disk check was executed and nothing wrong was found. i am on WIN XP SP2. The problem is , that whenever i boot my computer , disk check …

I posted this problem originally in the Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 thread and was directed to post here with a hijackthis log. Below is the original thread with a little extra info: I'm not sure exactly how long this has been going on but I do know that it's been a problem …

When installing Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Windows gave me a Error 1606: could not find network drive. I tried all of the fixes I found on the internet but could not figure it out. In the process of my tinkering I restarted the system in safe mode. Now whenever I start …

When I try to rename a folder or try to delete something while in the windows explorer C:\ drive the window closes on me. Anyone have a clue how I can fix the problem? My operating system is Windows XP Professional.

anyone else no how to fix this? it asks me if i want to debug....but i am clueless after that.

Hello, Well, now it's my turn to receive some troubles :-| My computer is running with: Intel P4 3E GHz 1280MB of PC3200 RAM ATi Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB WD 200 GB 7,200 RPM Intel D865PERL Motherboard The problem: Since yesterday afternoon, I've been encountering occasional freezing while simply just …

Hi all, I'm trying to understand how computers are identified by web apps and web sites. A classic example would be signing up to play poker online. The downloaded software would probably include some unique identifier for the computer which dowloaded it. I'm talking about identifiers more complex than cookies, …

I recently started my computer over with Windows XP by re-installing it. However, this delted 4 of my drivers. The drivers I need to get are: USB Controller, SM Bus Controller, Multimedia Audio Controller, and Video Controller (VGA compatible). Atleast that is what drivers my computer says I need to …

I'm not sure exactly how long this has been going on but I do know that it's been a problem for at least 2 weeks now. I can't get programs that are supposed to open up new windows to work right. For example: When I go to my school's website …

Hi . I'm trying to run Microsoft Rise of Nations 2 in my computer . My operating system is windows xp service pack 2 . When I click on the game loading icon , an error message pops up and says " BHG RTS run time fatal MSXML 4.0 is …

My server started just started to give me the BSOD. I checked the dump file and got this Microsoft (R) Windows Debugger Version 6.4.0007.2 Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Loading Dump File [f:\mini030805-02.dmp] Mini Kernel Dump File: Only registers and stack trace are available Symbol search path is: …

I have a Jetway motherboard with a Celeron 1.7 gig chip and onboard video card. We had problems a while ago with the display freezing up. Eventually the screen would not display during the boot process. Right now we are trying to install a new hard drive and install Windows …

Hi everybody, Alright... I am trying to get to Fortifiediron.net and every time I try I get the "operation timed out when trying to connect to..." This happened once before and I did the typical reboot and unpluged my DSl modem. Nothing worked, I statred checking all my cables and …

On boot up my comp doesn't recognise my 'D' drive. :cry: I have two Hard drives. One of which is partiotioned making the hard drive into two (C,E) The second hard drive is 'D' This has happened before and usually I just reboot the system and all is ok, but …

Hello All, I am here to find out how do I get sounds back on the PC. I recently installed Windows again and started fresh I guess but I haven't got a clue what to do to get sounds going on. I do not have the motherboard's programs CD if …

My computer keeps shutting off and restarting by itself. When it restarts it says, "You system has recovered from a serious error" Then it gives me some code that looks like this BCCode : 7f BCP1 : 00000000 BCP2 : 00000000 BCP3 : 00000000 BCP4 : 00000000 OSVer : 5_1_2600 …

Hello - I am a new user I have a dual boot Windows XP system running two hard drives - one for Linux and another for Windows XP. I would like to wipe my Linux operating system and claim the other hard drive for Windows XP. I would like to …

So I recently wiped my drive and did a fresh Windows XP install. In the process of installing all my software, drivers, updates, etc, my computer froze in the middle of installing of Service Pack 2. It froze with the backing up registry step listed, so I'm pretty sure its …

Firstly - thanks for advice on cleaning out Lycos sidebar & Adware! Next problem... Since installing SP2 I cannot download anything. This is now getting worrying because of course Symantec is continually reminding me about updating virus definitions but this never works. Also, cannot download Microsoft Windows updates. When I …

Hey, I am running Microsoft windows XP professional edition. I have a few files when you scroll over them or try to do anything to them, the computer flashes a blue screen, this screen has writing on it and it looks like it could explain what is happening, but it …

Hi everyone. I have windows xp pro. I have it set to not have fast user switching. Whenever I hit "LOGOFF" in the start menu it asks me "are you sure you want to log off." WELL THATS THE REASON WHY I PUSHED IT IN THE FIRST PLACE!!!! How do …

I have no idea how you get this. My friends are using Microsoft Mary for Ventrilo and I'd rather have that voice instead of Microsoft Sam. Does anyone know how to get the program to have Microsoft Mary? It would be really helpful. I've been looking everywhere. Thanks.

I have a feeling that this problem is very easily fixeable, but I don't know how to... My internet connection is awry. So, I went, right clicked on the icon, and it said "repair" on a button in bold letters. I clicked it, and then it said "[B]Cannot be completed …

Is there anyway of setting outlook express to log out of the identity when you x out of it so it will prompt you to pick an identity when starting the program. I know you can do it by selecting file and then clicking exit and log off, but I …

I seem to have this "16 bit Windows Subsystem" warning. It is telling me "The system file is not suitable for running MS Dos and microsoft applications. The file displayed as the trouble file is c:\windows\system32\autoexec.NT This is a new computer running XP. I am not running NT. The latest …

My computer has 3 different administrator users. Whenever I try to add a new [U]limited [/U] user, windows does not allow it, stating: "Windows cannot log you on because your profile cannot be loaded. Check that you are connected to the network, or that your network is functioning correctly. If …

I have windows XP home and have beed downloading the updates as notified. I have installed SP2 and i am using AVG free as my virus protection etc. Recently though i have been unable to brouse any internet pages and just get the DNS error cannot find server page. Around …

I have a computer with win xp home sp2, that locks up during startup in random locations. It does the same thing if you try to go it into safe mode. After approx 4 restarts it boots and runs fine, until I shut it down for the night. Thanks, Goose

i have an old computer that cannot startup properly. it is very strange, i can start up in safe mode then restart normally, but it will freeze if restarted again. the loading windows screen appears then freezes as the bars move across the screen. any help is appreciated.

I'm trying to run a Fisher Price game for a friend, but I keep getting this error: [IMG]http://home.earthlink.net/~dnguyen924/images/script%20error.JPG[/IMG] How do I fix this? I'm running Windows XP.

Hi guys, Just a couple of questions regarding enhancing windows XP performance;What in your opinion would be the optimal setting of Virtual Memory for 256RAM to speed things up? I have recently used a Registry Cleaner Programme to clean it up a little but I was curious as to whether …

hi peeps, dunno if this is the right place to post this but ..... I've got a customer site with a lan built of traditional fixed wiring (cat5) and wireless (buffallo technology) who's embarking on a mission to install a load of microsoft school software. There's one key program called …

Hi ., I have XP, at times I look at internet options & WONDER what SHOULD/SHOULD NOT Be checked to view pages properly, can anyone expand on that for me? Also there are times when I go to the SECOND Page of something & it might not display THE PAGE …

Hi, After I installed then uninstalled Dameon power tools my USB memory stick(which had always come up as drive E:\) now always registers as drive F:\. How can I reset it so that drive E:\ is open? Thank you, John

Help! I am buying XP Home suite and intend to install it on my PC over ME, which has become very unstable and a real pain, constantly crashing and proving difficult to start up, in spite of running de-frag frequently. However although I feel confident about doing this, I am …

Can any Win2K/WinXP whizzkid help - I'm pulling my hair out here. I'm a network admin in a school responsible for building a new system and as part of the desktop lockdown I need to entirely restrict access to the display properties for all pupils (all Win2k clients). I've used …