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Okay, basically three days ago I tried to sign into my MSN account and it said I had no internet connection when I clearly did because I could get onto other websites etc. I didn't think much of this, and left it for the day. I then tried to sign …

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I rush in where angels fear to tread, and changed my msconfig in XP Pro 2 trying to reduce overhead. I may have disabled my firewall or something when unchecking start-up load files. Can someone tell me what file that might be so I can re-arm it? Thanks. BuddyB

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Ok at school there is this stupid block on getting to control pannel or changing desktop properties ( dunno why its really dumb) but i wanna change my backround beacuse i wanna be different ( although mines already different because im so special and had logged on earlier in the …

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how would you go about routing another email account through Outlook? i have a coupple of email accounts (college and a coupple of yahoo ones) that i would like to have sent to Outlook....how would i go about doing this?

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i only just had windows XP put on my computer, and the first couple of times i loaded it it was fine, but now when i load it i get the message "Windows cannot load your profile because it may be corrupted. Contact your administrator." and this means that it …

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Hi Guys New to this. I have norton anti virsus as well as xp spyware and bulletproof spyware. Run all tests everyhting seems fine. PROBLEM: Both msn and yahoo work fine. however when i recieve an email on msn, i try to click on it and nothing happens. same as …

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I recently did a fresh install of windows xp home edition. For some reason whenever i surf the web the screen drags when i try to scroll. It even happens when i click and pull down the bar. I know its not my internet speed. I have wireless. What could …

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I have windows xp home edition on both of my computers, and they do have a remote desktop program, but ive found out that windows xp pro actually has a better version of it that will actually work. I cant get the windows xp home version of it to work. …

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When I change the setting of some applications in xp pro(like winrar , startup list ,Google preferences etc), they come back to their previous configuration when I reboot. I have tried many things: 1)updating windows 2)scanning for viruses with nod32 , scanning for Trojan horses with tauscan,checking for spywares with …

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Hello I recently deleted some files…! After I finished deleting I restarted my pc, I logged in with my user name and password as usual, but then a screen poped up that said "[COLOR=Blue][B]Register your windows[/B][/COLOR]". The problem is there is no icon, just an empty screen with a missing …

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Hi, WinXP Home SP2 Word2000 SP3. I have a problem saving new documents. It is only a problem the first time the "Save As" dialogue runs in any given Word session. 1. Start Word. 2. Save the new document (toolbar icon, File->Save or File->Save As) 3. The "Save As" diaglogue …

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Hello all. Not sure who can help here, but I have a major problem with a hard drive. Now I am not sure about all the details. I am aware of the fact though that my hard drive does not work right for some reason. When hooking up to the …

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I'm getting an message when windows starts up that there is an error in my language pack and I have no ideal how to go about fixing this or even what this is. It dose'nt seem to be hurting anything so far but I would like to fix it before …

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Banner Printing, w/HP in XP. I have a computer that is running XP SP2 with an HP Deskjet 812c, I can't print a banner on banner paper. I did it in 98 with the same printer. Several friend also running XP with HP printers also have the same problem. HP …

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one day i restarted my computer and now my firewall wont start the ics service will not start so if any one can help me with this it will be great, i even try system restore and my computer will not let me restore

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Hi please could you tell me how to protect (lock with password) a folder on windows xp. Reason being is i have work on there and my son goes on to pc and do not want him deleting or accessing files. So i want to put a password on there …

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Having problems opening pages on IE and Firefox. Use AOL and no problem with this. Particular problem with links from sites - just will not open - not just one site. One example - trying to book trains via trainline.com - can do with AOL browser, but not with IE …

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I'm using win XP pro sp2. I have just downloaded the latest updates from the ms update page for XP. Now i can't use adaware or nort utilities(system works 2003) cause my PC shows a blue memory dump screen. I have reinstalled Norton and adaware but still no good. The …

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My computer is running very slow... THe CPU usage is at like 100% constantly... Can you guys help me out? :?:

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I have a Windows 2000 profesional and when I turn the computer on it asks me to type in a username and a password, I put the user name and the password and it says that the old password has expires and it doesn't log in. I try typing Administrator …

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I Have Movie Trailers Saved To My Windows Media Player But Everytime I Get To Certain Videos An Error Message Pops Up That Says Some Or All Codecs Are Missing For This File.........where Can I Go To Download These Codecs..........for Windows Media Player 10

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Recently I have offered to fix two friends' computers that were jacked up from spyware. I tried spybot, ad aware, Microsofts anti spyware app, spwsweeper and XP's system restore. None of it worked. System Restore could not restore, Norton (with the latest defs) could not finish it's scan and the …

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Can somebody please tell me how you go about getting past the login screen for XP when nobody knows the password. An employee was recently "let go" and in the process changed the admin. passwords so nobody can get into the system. What do I do to remove this password …

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Hi all, Hope that somebody can help me with this as I am really at my wits end! I've just been rebuilding my system from scratch. One minor point, the new Windows XP install insists on formatting both my HDs to 18.6 GIG, where as previously it did not have …

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on my old computer i had problems with a game called battlefield 1942. it used to run real sluggish as if the cpu was running at like 100% and i was just wondering what cuases games to run slowly?? :surprised thanks

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I have a computer which was running Win 2000. However the installation had become corrupt. I decided to install Win 2000 over it again. However this Windows 2000 installation gets stuck in the middle and will not proceed. I have tried to reintall Win 2000 a dozen times, but it …

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i was just wondering what is the best dvd disc to use while burning dvd's in my LITEON DVD/rw, dvd+R DL

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Hi every one, im just another stuoid nubie and ive got a few dumb questions for you all who probably know ablot more about nero then me... i just got a dvd burner the other day and it came with nero startsmart program and i would really like some one …

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I updated XP with service pack 2. No apparent problems except in Windows Explorer under the windows header there are now a number of files in blue. Most are text files with 0kb but some are descriptors of the install process, most with the $ prefix. Can these tbe deleted …

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My pc components are: 1) Motherboard - ASUS A7V600 - X 2) Hardisk - SATA Maxtor 80.0G 3) Display - ASUS 9200 SE... My problem is, the os - win XP is always corrupt.... repeat and repeat... Almost 20++ times i re-format & re-install the os just in 3 months …

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I have tried to refresh my windows but when i put the windows xp disc in it wont let me cont. . Is there a way to refresh my computer from dos? If so please help me with how to do this. thanks.

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Hello. I have installed Norton FireWall on antoher Compaq computer (norton firewall came with the computer). It all seemed to install well, and when I restarted the computer, we hit problems. The computer boots, and loads the desktop image, and then stops. IE. It doesnt load the desktop, just the …

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i have the windows xp CD. im still at the black screen with the 5 options of how to start my computer. from here, how do i run windows off of the CD?

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my comp is really messed up. when it loads it brings me to a black screen with 5 options to start my comp. none of the options will start windows, they jsut bring me to a black screen. when i try safe mode, i get this messages like this listed …

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I have windows xp home and everytime i shut down the computer or restart, programs(such as aim or kazaa)have to be re-registered.*Example*when i log on kazaa wants me to create a user name and certify my connection speed and copy shared files to a new location, thats ok but when …

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..I've been. I remember looking through Win Explorer one time and running across pics I had downloaded from the net one time. This was on 98SE, but I'm running XP Pro SP2. Input certainly appreciated. Thanks, BuddyB

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need help here I am not very smart with computers so please be kind Files that are required for Windows to run properly has been replaced by unrecongnized versions. To maintain system stability windows must restore the original verson of these files. The network location from which the file should …

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I'm running XP Pro SP2 on and AMD 1.7 gig. My question is, is it logical to run a firewall in addition to the one built into SP2, or will things get screwed up. I also have a firewall built into the router I'm using. Any thoughts on this appreciated. …

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My boot.ini file is corrupt and windows are loading from c:/windows. Is it ok or should i restore boot.ini file? If so how? :o

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Hello again all. I recently attempted an Office 2000 install of a component that wound up resulting in a MAJOR "problem", which resulted in (I SWEAR !!!) about 100 windows opening for assorted applications, mostly IE. Now, what has happened is the MSIEXEC.EXE (MS Installer) file sits as a started …

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Hi all My brother has a laptop with windows XP. He right clicks on a picture and chooses: send to -> mail recipient. He then tries to shrink the picture. Windows Explorer encounters an error and shuts down. Any suggestions?

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my computer is window xp and on it is ad-aware se Personal. I have read about microsoft antispyware beta. can I have both of these in my computer. advice Please? Thank-you

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I was getting a "dwwin.exe failed to initialize" message on shutdown until I disabled it, but now I am getting a "drwtsn32.exe DLL failed to initialize" message on shut down. Although it is not causing any harm, any ideas how deal with it please?

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hey guys, does anyone know if there is a way to monitor or log everything a user worked on or touched in windows 2k server? i have users who work from home using terminal server we have installed on this server and the only logs i've seen so far are …

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Hi all - I am trying to re-build my Exchange 2000 server. I have installed Windows 2000 and am trying to install Active directory so that I can install the Exchange software. When I try to install Active Directory, a window comes up with an error message saying "Access is …

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Using windows XP, i map a drive on another computer & it displays it my computer & i can connect to it fine & all but when i reboot or even if i log off & log back on the mapped network drive is not displayed in my computer & …

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My wireless connection was working fine. All the sudden it stopped working. I can connect directly to the cable modem, so I know my IE has not been hijacked. My Device Manager does not show any problems. My icon on the Task Bar shows I have a connection. Yet when …

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i tried loading an Action Replay disc on my computer and as soon as the tray closes,a message pops up. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The message : 16 bit windiws subsystem. c:\windows\system32\autoexec.nt. The system file is not suitable for running ms-dosand microsoft windows applications. choose close window o terminate the application. --------------------------------------------------------------------------what i'm …

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