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I have a Fujitsu Lifebook C notebook with XP (about 2 yrs old). I'm unable to install the svcpk2. Closed all startups and still can't get it to work. When the Windows startup logo comes up it goes to a blue screen for a second so I can only make …

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[COLOR=DarkGreen]i was messing with one of my computers and now its not turning on all the way. when i push the power button my it turns on, the keyboard turns on, i can pop out my cd drives, but thats it, my monitor stays black and its doesnt sound like …

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Hi all, I'm looking for some help. I'm in dire need of it. I'm trying to setup the computer I built. I cannot get the windows XP CD to setup properly. Here are my specs... Athlon 64 3500+ w/ Zalman 7000a heatsink (& arctic silver) Asus K8V Deluxe SLI 939 …

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I was trying to erase the forms in xp's auto complete but it never does, the hour glass just keeps going and when I try to x out it says program not responding please help.

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i woz just wondering if u could change the taskbar color of XP from the 3 colors into lyk orange or sumthing eg. if u take a screenshot of the desktop and then paste it into Paint and then go ctrl+I (invert colors) it looks cool (+if u do it …

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It has been a long time since my programming days and I have forgotten a few of the symbols used in declaring variables. I remember that to declare a string variable, attaching the dollar sign ($) does this. Also the exclamation (!) denotes an integer. Can anyone please refresh my …

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Hey folks: Any ideas why i cant get my screensaver to work normally? It will work when i rightclick properties screensaver and preview, but no matter what time i set, and no matter how still the mouse is, the screensaver never comes on. Im running windows XP PRO. Thanks

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[B]AMD athlon 2400+ 512 mb RAM Nvida geForce 4 Ti 4200 8x 128mb windows XP SP2 asus A7V8X motherboard [/B] my screen keeps randomly blacking out for 1-3 seconds. everything on the screen freezes for 1-2 secs followed by blackness for -2-3 secs it seems to be software related because …

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My mom is having trouble getting onto her Personal Kent State page so she can't work from home. I am at BGSU and it's hard for me to help her over the phone. So I was hoping for a quick solution here. The page works fine for me and others …

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I'm running Win XP SP2. On a regular basis the system runs at 100%. I've been able to identify a Process called Sect Up Free.EXE which often runs in multiple copies. Each of them deviding 100% of the CPU. I'm able to end the processes and then everything goes back …

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Ok, this should be the last question I have about completing my new computer system. I have a 160GB ATA drive in my current HP system. It does not have an OS on it and is used for storage and programs only. Should I uninstall all the programs that are …

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Vendor:Tracking Cookie Category:Data Miner Object Type:IECache Entry Description:This cookie is known to collect information that may be used either for targeted advertising, or tracking users across a particular website, such as page views or ad click-thrus. How do I TOTALLY GET RID OF THIS?

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Hi Not sure if its you I need to speak to about this but its worth ago as I have been trying to sort this problem for weeks. I have just installed a wireless network with 1 desktop & one laptop; I also have the belkin ADSL/wireless router. The problem …

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Hi, I will be installing windows xp on a new Maxtor SATA drive. I know that it is usually necessary to install SATA drivers before installing WinXP on this type of drive. I have the motherboard's CD but am unsure which drivers I will need to put on a floppy. …

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[FONT=Georgia]I'm really going crazy here and could use some advice. Running XP Home edition, installed McAfee security suite including virus scan, firewall, spam killer etc., and consequently can't browse using My Computer or Explorer. Just receive the 'Windows Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close' error message. Error …

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Is there any good antivirus program that can run on my win 2003 server .. I downloaded Antivir but it says that it'll not run on a server. Any free one or something like that??

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I have Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 and Windows 98 Second Edition on my computer. When I start my computer up, I am asked if I want to start either "Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition", or "Microsoft Windows" (Windows 98). It would make more sense to me to …

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Object Moved This document may be found here ??? when displaying pages at times? This comes on a pretty frequent basis., wondering what I could change SAFELY to avoid it., also SOME pages after going from a home to sub page, I get a dns error occasionally. I have DSL., …

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Suddenly out of the blue nothing was listed in "my network/entire network/ "net view" returned nothing in list Old links in "my network" were still there and operable, computers on the domain (win2k) could be pinged but not very much else. I am running XP SP1 workstation, at home on …

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It's me again with this XP lunacy. Here's the history of the problem. For some long days and even longer nights I've been trying to put together: MOTHERBOARD MB ABIT® IC7-G i875/ICH5-R chipset, Socket 478, 800MHz BUS, ATX format, Intel® P4, audio, Gigbit LAN on board CPU Intel P4 - …

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I'm so grateful for these forums and depend heavily upon them. This is one answer that didn't come up in my search, however. I'm working for a nice agency in helping to attach some new computers to their long-standing network. The new Dell Dimension 8400's weren't my choice, but I …

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I’m now sitting in my local library and thought I would try one of these forum things, they are supposed to be helpful – so here goes people. I am having problems installing Windows “XP

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Hello, I'm new to these boards, because I need some major computer help. I have normally always been good with fixing computers and I've never had to ask for assistance, but this problem I'm having is seriously becoming a nightmare. It all started three days ago. I got a new …

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There is a setting that can allow someone to change the user accounts thing in the WinXP control panel back to the one that was in 2k. Anybody know of it?

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I sent a graphic file to the recycle bin but when I tried to empty bin, I got a message that "Dc6 (nothing like the original name of the file!) could not be deleted as another person or program was using it. Close any other program that might be using …

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Any idea what I can do about this? I seemed to have lost everything! PLEASE HELP! It just says, "Windows could not start because the following is missing or corrupt"....what should I do????

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I have windows XP professional, with SP 2. What are the risks in making the firewall unblock ActiveX, or scripts? What is ActiveX?

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[FONT=Arial]undefined[/FONT] When I access the internet and do a download or access streaming video, the computer shuts down and goes into re-start. This happens either in Internet Explorer or on AOL. It also occasionally happens with only the desktop open. I am running WINDOWS XP and AOL 9.0. If you …

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This is my first time to post here so please bear with me.I use netzero as my dial-up ISP and here is the problem I am having. (I am using Windows XP Pro) When I click on the NetZero Desktop Icon the connect screen will come up but, before I …

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I have just set up my router (bt voyager 2100) I can use the internet, but some pages do not load for me. I have asked my friends if they could help, and they have no ideas. Msn.com does not load msn messenger does not work microsoft.com does not load …

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If say, you suspect you have some viral files that replaced some important window system files lurking about your computer… and regardless of what you try, you cant seem to locate them, let alone get rid of them... And there’s a good chance that it’s the root cause of your …

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Hi, I was helping my brother install Norton Internet Security, part way through we got [color=red][b]"error 1327 invalid drive c:\"[/b] [color=#000000]Looking at his drives he as 1 floppy A:\[/color][/color] two cd/dvd drives G:\ and H:\ and the hard drive is I:\. Any ideas on solving this problem would be most …

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Recently installed new system board into an e machine. Windows balloon comes up and tells me I have 30 days to activate windows and when I click on the balloon it tells me windows is activated but it will not load my desk top it keeps bouncing back and forth …

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W/ME works had a function that allowed you to add graphics to your labels but I cannot find a way with XP works. Is there a way or is there a good program to do this :?:

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What problems will I have in replacing the hard drive in an XP system That is the only hardware change but will I have to reinstall XP or can I clone it with Ghost or Partition Magic

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A relitive was told to delete his corrupt xp profile, he was not told to back up first,,, he says he can not find any of the digital pics he had saved under his old profile, so, has xp just deleted his profles association with the files or deleted the …

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Sometimes my P.C just turns itself off and starts re-booting. Then a message comes up. It says: One of your disks needs to be checked for consistency. Then I have to wait while it does the check. Does anyone know how to fix this problem?

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I have a D-Link Router/Switch set up and I have my desktop which connects fine at 100.0 MBps but on my other desktop with has a longer CAT-5 cable, connects fine but only at 10.0 MBps and user reports very slow, is that a Ethernet card problem, CAT-5 problem or …

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Here is my problem....My sound will not work for MP3's, wmv's, or avi's in Windows Media Player or Winamp. However, WMP and WinAmp will play midi files and my mp3's will work in Quicktime. When I try to start a wmv or avi file in WMP...the movie will play but …

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I'm trying to put together: MOTHERBOARD MB ABIT® IC7-G i875/ICH5-R chipset, Socket 478, 800MHz BUS, ATX format, Intel® P4, audio, Gigbit LAN on board CPU Intel P4 - 2.4 GHz 512kcache socket 478 - 800 FSB RAM DDRAM 512MB PC400 APACER® CL2.5 HD MAXTOR® DiaMaxPLUS® 160GB 8MB CACHE SERIAL ATA …

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hello from a geek wannabe: I was trying to help a friend fix her computer, brought it over to my house hooked it up and everything was fine, xp started, I was able to install programs (let me back up--after someone else reinstalled xp on her computer, she got a …

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I have a problem when I try to install Windows updates I keep getting this error: Ox80070424 and a message that due to an error the page requested cannot be displayed. Also I cannot enable my automatic Windows updates feature. Does anyone know what the problem might be. Any help …

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Hello. I was kind of curious as to how to get my autorun on my CDROM Drive to run again. I have to go into the CD now and try to find the Setup file or whatever I need... I like having the computer do it for me :cheesy: Any …

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In windows xp I was trying to clear all forms in the control panels internet options and it just keeps going so I tryed to X out of it and recieved an error stating [B]rundll32.exe error[/B] and thats it no explantion please help. Thanks

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I have recently purchased windows xp home version update. can I successfully delete the windows me files and not jepordize the new installation??...Thanks in advance!

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:cry: I have just had my whole system restores and change from WindowME to WindowsXP, and also changed from Dial-up to High-Speep Internet, now my computer freezes every few minutes, I've called my ISP many many times with no real solutions. When my computer freezes, the only way to restart …

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How on earth do i get rid of the pop up [url]http://wwwadblaster2.info[/url] from my screen. Every time i do something on the computer this pop up comes on and u cannot do anything until u click yes or no to get rid of it.This is the site it come from …

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windows boots up ok till the final end the screen goes black. you still hear the logon music then a default beep .. what gives :cry:

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It has no product key with it...Can anyone help me with this? PLEASE..[FONT=Arial]undefined[/FONT] :cry:

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I'm having problems with my Dell notebook running Win XP Home (Original; came with the laptop). Not sure if it's a security problem; have run spybot S&D and turns up DSO exploit which keeps on coming back. I'm not sure if that's the reason for the problem. Anyway, IE won't …

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