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I need help. Since I installed Norton Antivirus/Internet Security 2004 my printer takes forever, and many other functions take so long or stall. What do I do to keep security that is necessary to protect my computer, but still have a computer that runs its other functions effectively?

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do you know if you have to activeate xp pro or is there a way around the activation of it?

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does any one know how to get a copy of windows xp pro coperate edition? I would like to upgrade to pro but it to requiers that i activate it. you can e-mail me at [email]alexhubbard@cox.net[/email]

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Hi All, i have an AD win2k network with two redhat 8 boxes to run the intranet. all the win2k boxes can access the redhat boxes through samba, the problem i have is that a new machine running xp pro cant get in to samba. when i type in the …

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I am trying to install a new Master HDD in my sys. Copy old drive to it and have it be the default boot drive (dual boot). But for simplicity sake, for now, just xfering over my old info and manking the new HDD0 & the old HDD1, with the …

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OS: Windows 2K. New topic, but I think related to the topic I posted a few minutes ago. I need to change positions of the IDE devices. W2k & XP keep them persistent as how they were set up. I no longer want them this way. How do I do …

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I am pulling my hair out. I am trying to install a single 120 gig HD with windows 2000. I used the utility, western digital included but it keeps installing partly, rebooting and reinstalling from the beginning again. It never progresses. Anyone have a similar problem or have any suggestions? …

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Using windows XP pro. on a 2 computer home network. Was using simple file sharing and everything was working fine for awhile. Then started getting file accesss denied with different files. clicked off simple file sharing and tried to change owner but would not let me and could not find …

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[SIZE=3][B][FONT=Arial]I have recently refomatted my computer and after being on for several minutes it will freeze up. It is like there is a software conflict or something going on. It will work fine then freeze up. How can I determine the cause of this?[/font][/b][/size]

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where can you obtain windows long horn beta edtion? i've never seen it being sold in stores or at computer shows. how much does it run for (price wise) or is it downloadable

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Have Win XP pro, when I go to the run menu and type in a letter it brings up a url. I have deleted my cookies, history and files for IE and Netscape. Does anyone know how to get rid of it?

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ok i just got this brand new compaq persario 2.5 ghz pentium 4 pocessor and i just recently looked under the hood of the machine and it has no AGP slot yet there is a space for it on the mobo i was just wondering if one could be put …

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i HAD THAT SAME PROB. it's funny how different things work for different people/computers. Here's how I solved it. First I tried the suggestions mentioned by others and got nowhere. For xp pro First-- open task manager control/alt/delete keep it open (note which services are using memory and cpu.) (some …

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Whoo! I've never been so happy to see my computer again.. 4 days ago my hard drive died / crashed with no backup since last year. needless to say I thought I lost 7gb of workd and data. I was going crazy so I looked online for some datarecovery services …

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I am trying to fax using XP - both with the fax console in Accessories>Communication>Fax and from Word by sending to the fax wizard. My problem is, I am on Broadband DSL (allows to use both Internet and Phone at same time) and when I try and send, it says …

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We just updated one of our computers from Windows 98 to Windows XP Pro. The IOMEGA CD driver & software we have is not compatible with Windows XP (of course, they want us to upgrade!), so every time we start our system we get the error message "Error loading DLL, …

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Whenever I try to download updates to windows xp I get error messages to the effect that my product key is invalid. What do i do ? I cannot imagine reinstalling another OS, this has allready given me enough stress.

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My OS is XP and have Kingston 512k sdram pc133. I also have a gforce 420 agp video card. I purchased a stick of 512k generic pc133 sdram put it in my computer and now my computer locks up. Why? Does the ram have to be the same brand?

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New, topic but still related to the past three. I have been able to finally get W2K, by flashing the BIOS, installing each IDE device, one at a time, to now see them as a new setup and not as originally installed. When the computer boots, all IDE devices are …

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I run winXP Home 56k Connected at 52bps off Earthlink ISP p4 3.2 1gig ram radeon 9800 video and no clue why i constantly ping 999 in most online FPS games... i dont lag in MMORPG's just FPS games mostly "first person shooter" i didnt used to ping so high. …

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I have a machine that is on my network & internet. Some few minutes ago I realised that the automatic antivirus scan had gone off. When I launched the virus scan, I noticed that the automatic scan had gone off/was disabled. I tried enabling it but in vain. What's the …

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bought win xp home ed "upgrade, attempted to install it and registered product code to my backup computer , Gateway 950 gighertz with 2 8 gig harddrives, cddvd rom drv and cdrw drv, ,,,,,,,,,,and roxio cd burn program for phillips cd-rw drv. got corrupt errors on Uggrade edition so i …

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hi, i just upgraded my win 98 to win2k (using the upgrade to win2k option instead of installing a new win2k) when i boot up, entering the page where i key in the acount and password, after keyin the username and password, it shows a "loading" and "saving settings" then …

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Somebody plz tell me to how to get options like " windows xp " " windows me" while booting.I don't see the options.How to enable them from settings ?

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My computer dials the internet without any input from me. I have gone into internet options/connections/settings/properties/options/redial attempts and reconfigured redial and it still redials the internet. Why?

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I am having a big problem with my windows Xp Pro. it "crashes" I guess.. but when it does the screen just gets lines on it and then I have to re boot. it lets me re boot and then it will do it again. it is random and dosent …

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I've got a little bit of a problem. I'm making a image for my workstations to use but outlook2000 doesn't seem to install commonly on the pc. I create my profile with the email setup and it works but when a new user logs onto the machine, it tells me …

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The main idea here is to learn some trick or tips... I have one in windows 98: Hold down shift while pressing OK to restart, this way you can reboot faster than normal. In all windows: Press alt+f4 This will close current windows you were inn or any program that …

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Pixels reduced to 640x480 week ago on 16 colors. Since then have tried: Download / install new drivers (NVidia Vanta LT) / Restore to month earlier, then a complete restore to factory settings / Switching monitor and cable / Wiggle and take out and replace video card / BIOS check …

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i downloaded one of those moving screen savers and when i go into Add/Remove Programs and click 'Change/Remove' it wont let me delete it. A message pops up saying "Could not open INSTALL.LOG file". How do i get rid of this? and also My computer will not let me delete …

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iam running a pentium 4.1400.m.d.g iam thinking about getting norton ghost 2003 enterprise edition will the enterprise edition work on a home os.i know that the norton 2003 edition will.i dont know if the enterprise edition is a server based backup program or not eny help will be appreciated. :rolleyes:

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Hi all I'm running Windows XP Pro and Office XP Pro and Outlook no longer prints properly. When I open e-mail and select print, I get the error message that I've attached. (An error has occurred in the script...) It works just fine as long as I have an IE …

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My computer has a hiccup. Acts like it lags out. I have MSI board with AMD2600+ processor, 2 harddrives, cdrw and dvd player. I`ve done disk scan, disk cleanup, and defrag, still has a pause when trying to do anything. Can anyone give me any ideas how to slove my …

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Hello, I just recently installed Windows XP on my computer, completely wiping my harddrive and starting from scratch. I'm running an AMD Athalon 2100 (1.7 ghz), 512mb Ram, ASUS A7N66 - VM/LAN/AA Motherboard and 120 gig hard drive w/ 8 meg cache. Since installing Windows XP, my Internet Explorer experience …

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hey guys ive just d/loaded need for speed underground demo from download.com when in the folder i d/loaded to it has next to the file name its icon is the white box with blue header to it unsted of the usual installer icon when i click on it to install …

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Hi All, Anyone know how to add a text banner to all out bound email on an exchange 2k server. i'm trying to add a disclamer: "this has been virus scanned etc etc and is only for the correct recipiant etc etc" i just want to get some simple text …

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Ok, Where to begin, My computer specs are as followed: Athlon XP 1700+ Win XP Pro - Upgrade (if you needed to know) 398? MB RAM (around there) GeForce 4 MMx 440 Graphics Card Don't know motherboard (if you could also tell me how to find out, i've looked all …

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I am trying to download these movies from kazaa, and they just won't connect. I know that enough of them has downloaded they have the part of the movie i want, is there any way I can convert the incompletely downloaded data files to movie files to play what I …

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My problem with my system idle process is gone, thanks in large part by the suggestion of Big Ben to update my drivers; it still hiccups, but not as much. Onto my latest and greatest dilemna. I play a game called Day of Defeat, and perhaps some of you have …

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Everytime I start my comp it says "Error loading DLL => SCSINT.DLL" What does that mean and how can I fix it? Thank you . Christina

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Please Include, What version of windows nt what service pack your on (if you know) when the problem started In the subject please give us an idea of the problem if your computer freezes on startup "My computers freezing on startup, please help" rather than help also give us any …

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Tried to uninstall Mcafee Virus Scan and can't do anything. Erro message: WS2_32.DLL

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hi i have a sony burner when i install it with the cd reboot the system to completed installion it show me a blue screen saying hardware installion failure if u see these screen again follow these step ..... go in safe mode to fix the problem ....... turn off …

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I got around this once before, but I was just wondering if there's an easier way.... I'm trying to install xp pro, and when it restarts the computer to begin the installation the screen goes blank when the GUI should show up. I got around it last time by putting …

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I've installed Enter The Matrix game and when I try to start it I get the message "Fullscreen mode not found". Does anyone know why I can't play it? My Operating System is Windows XP. Also, I can't play Yahoo Games over the internet. It says I need Java Virtual …

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Hi,i get a message "The procedure entry point "GetCPIco" could not be located in the dynamic link library kernell32.dll" when i start some programs. Plz help , me to fix it, thanks in advance!

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My friend has a Compaq 5000(i know that's his problem right there). But anyway, it randomly restarts (not the right way but the double-control+alt+delete way) during any environment. Ummm...don't really know what info to include but if you guys need any more, just ask for it and I shall post.

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please help i have an hp a340n the os it came with is xp a friend recomended installing win2k prof. so i did a clean install.i cant use my dvd player now.i downloaded the chipset drivers to get the sound and cd player going. the device mngr says that everything …

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We've migrate to Windows 2003 Server with Windows XP as clients. I have people that have save files in the "My Documents" folder that is inherit from the server. The users have a mandatory profile, means that whatever they change it doesn't retain the changes. So my question is that …

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