14,400 Topics
 | |
 | Heres one for ya! I made the mistake of letting someone sit at my pc while they where spending the weekend here with our family, and after almost 3 years of good pc health, yep, I got one. Pretty smart one to, undetected by all the major spyware, and virus … |
| | hi, I am experiencing a strange problem , when I trace from Start->Programs->accessories->Entertainment, at the entertainment tag I find that it empty and also I cant find two programs viz. paintbrush and calculator.any help will be appreciated and thanks in advance. |
| | I have read all of the posts thus far with similar issues. Mine is different in that the clicking is constant (several per second) . I have a gateway desktop running xp pro sp3. I logged on the other day, and tried to open a browser window, and it opened … |
 | Windows won't load at all kept going back to OES startup,now the system won't let me go in to safe mode. Changed boot order in BIOS now I can't access anything and the Caps,Number,and Scroll Locks are flashing on the keyboard now. What can I do?Pleas any help is useful … |
| | I use xp pro. Idistribute an educational PDF with sound embedded. Some recipients tell me they can't get any sound. They click onthe links on various pages of the document and nothing happens. Sometimes I get sound and sometimes I do not even on my own PC. I am at … |
| | Is it necessary to have all versions of Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 SP1,SP2. Framework 3.0, and Framework 3.5 SP1 installed at once, or can I get rid of them to free up some space using just 3.5 since it's newest? Seems like alot of memory usage that I could use. … |
| | ok i turn on my computer and it goes through everything that it normallly does and after it gets to the windows xp screen and shows the bar on the bottom loading it just restarts again and again. does anybody know why this could be happening or has some things … |
| | my computor freezes on start up and does not recconize CD drive and I would like to do a XP repair installation...I tried a new power supply and that was not the problem...sometimes I can get to Windows sometimes it locks up before boot is compleate ..when it locks up … |
 | I have used Outlook Express for many years and am happy with BUT >>>> I do not understand the advantages or disadvantages of Synchronizing accounts >>> Lay-mans terms please techies ! Many thanks in anticipation :-/ |
| | Have an HP Pavilion with Pent 4 processor (3-4 years old). I recently got some nasty spyware (Anti Virus Live) which took over my PC. I restarted in Safe Mode with Networking, I then tried to do a System Restore. Now when I restart the computer normally, after the Windows … |
| | hi reinstalled xp pro,now there is no lan icon in My Network Places folder or My Network Connections,any help appreciated,thanks  |
| | Alright, Got my new build up and running finally. Installed Windows 7 pro, installed the VGA drivers and the mobo utilities. Not connected to the internet with it at this point, but Im not real concerned about that yet. I have a spare G adapter, just want to get the …  |
| | my computer has been running slow and iexplore.exe is close to 100% at times, especially when changing pages, when cpu usuage is near 100% i get spikes in networking usuage. how can i fix this problem? any help appreciated |
| | I ran malwarebytes this morning and it found a few spyware programs and removed them. I do this regularly with no issues. After the computer restarted I cannot access any websites. I could before the reboot. The computer is connected to the router at 54mbps. My IP is 192.168.1.31, subnet … |
| | Hi, I'm not really sure if I'm posting this in the right place - I've only just joined so please forgive mee!!! I started up my laptop the other day which is windows xp service pack 2, and when I logged in to windows this cmd.exe black screen thing came … |
| | I've been trying to reinstall windows. I started reformatting my hard drive as part of this process using the manufacturer reinstallation cd. The format stops at 89% and just sits there. No error messages. I have all my data backed up on an external hard drive but I am unsure … |
| | I am working on my first build and I am getting no display when powered up. I have checked all connections, there is no power connector on the GPU, onboard graphics are not present on this board, and the cooling fan on the GPU works when I try to power … |
| | I open my computer, access to a drive then it shows many folders viewed as tile, then I change to list and I click on a folder and click back. It still show view as tile. My question is: how to control the view as list when I move forward … |
 | Hi: I am new to this. I have windows XP. I download a file and it will not open. When I double click on it, nothing happens. I use Mozilla Firefox as my browser. |
| | I've tried the microsoft's way which was [url]http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307545[/url] but i was stuck when i got to copy c:\windows\system32\config\system because it said "the system cannot find the file specified" then i tried the fixboot and fixmbr and it still didn't work. Is there any other way besides formatting? -EDIT- Nevermind, I … |
| | I have gotten myself into a mess with this one. My friends XP Pro computer locked up solid on a windows update. The only solution that seemed open to me was to do an XP repair install which I did. I think the machine had XP3 on it but I … |
| | Hello all, my computer has been freezing badly for a few weeks already. The freeze is random from bootup to windows inside. However, my computer has gotten worse but im fixing it now(long story ill skip ) , now problem is it is very annoying it frequentsly freeze up at … |
| | Hello after i changed my laptop fan, i started receiving this message everytime i try to turn on the WifI: Driver IRQL not less or equal to error and i also get this tech.inf : *** STOP: 0x0000000A (0xFF1711F2,0x00000002, 0x00000000, 0x804D9B64) can anyone tell me what to do???  |
| | First allow me to explain, I was simply in the process of cleaning out my old PC. I was using a can of compressed air to blow out the accumulation of dust from within. Once done, I made sure all plugs were snuggly in place, and closed up my PC. …  |
| | EU's computer boots to XP, gets to the desktop, and keyboard and mouse stop functioning. Same story Safe Mode, and Last Known Good. Tried different Keyboard/Mouse. No PS/2 connectors. Found a XP Pro disk - it wouldn't repair (couldn't see) the XP Home install, but I loaded a new windows … |
| | Using Masm 4.0 at Dos prompt with a legitimate .asm File from a well-known Author, while linking the Libraries, the error Message... "Can't find Doscalls.lib" appears. Haven't had this Message before, although this Author's .asm Files (Directives?) start differently from the usual layouts with Masm. Have surfed the Net but … |
| | I have a question, couple of years ago, I had a system failure and windows tech support help me fix it but had me do a lot of registry entries in windows recovery console. What ended up for the fix was he had me actually put the boot files on … |
| | I have an MP3 PLAYER, when I plug it in the port, the computer does not recognize it...IT does recognize my printer.. I do not have a CD or disk for the device.. THE same thing happens with my phone for pictures... Any idea on how to resolve? |
| | First off hello to everyone! I can't wait to get some friendly help as I have been racking my brain to figure this one out. Out of the blue, one day I tried to copy and paste something with ctrl+c and ctrl+v and nothing happened. I have since then figured …  |
| | I get the box send as is, send as unicode, ect when I SEND..It appears when I copy and past into the body of an e mail...I dont know if this may have to do with encoding ect.. Is there any way anyone can give me exact outlook settings..At one … |
| | my 8400GT causes my monitor to turn green not entirely but it blends lightly. I have removed my Graphics Card and put the vga cable back on the onboard vga.....green effect was gone. Is there any 1 that knows what can cause my graphics card to do this??thanks. Phylot. |
| | Hey guys, am using a Dell Inspiron 2650 laptop but today i was using Google talk when my keyboard stopped working, i tried to reboot but still not. and the lights are not lighting during POST. What could be the problem??? Pliz help!! |
| | I have a Windows XP Pro, laptop. It is a IBM Thinkpad T42, one gig of RAM. The hard drive took a dump so I got another one. I took the XP Pro cd, inserted it and installed it. It worked fine and then as I was setting up everything … |
| | A friend has an XP desktop with a single NTFS partition at his home that wouldn't boot. He tried what he knew, but sadly ended up reinstalling XP. He'd like to recover his data, and so gave me a call. I told him to A) stop using the computer, B) … |
| | I am trying to install a new program that requires the .net framework 3.5. I currently have .net framework 1.1 installed on my computer and cannot install any other version (2.0, 3.0 or 3.5). I've tried several times to install one of the other .net framework versions, but have had … |
| | Hi, I been able to get my computer better since the last post. I found out to run "Shutdown -a" to stop the Network/NT or something like that which cause the force shutdown in a minute. I am starting to remove "XP Antispyware 2010", but when I get to the … |
| | i have a home computer, so why do i have 2 local area connections? ive never had 2 until a few hours ago, when i reformated. ive always only had 1. i have already tried to disable the second on but it wont let me, and if i disable the … |
| | I am having problems getting Tiger Woods reinstalled on my machine. I have a downloaded zip version of it. When it is being unpacked it gets to a certain point and I get blue screen and restart. I have narrowed it down to the unpacking of the data folder in … |
| | Now this may be the wrong place to look but im unsure. I have looked for the answer in many places with no luck, and I've had luck with this community in the past to help my with my technical problems. So the deal is, Im running my pc on … |
| | I have been using a program (EPX 5.5) for year which allows uploading of photos to a website (eventpix.com) and I have not been able to access the site lately. I get "no reply from server" notices. Eventpix.com support suggests some setting on my firewall or in Avast is preventing … |
| | Recently I notice that accessing to remote computer always fail. Before this it’s not a problem to access to remote computer. Once trying to access remote computer error message prompt “No more connections can be made to this remote computer at this time because there are already as many connections … |
| | Hi there, I am part of a domain, and hate having to take my PC in to the IT all the time when I have a problem. The problem is when they image my PC, it deletes every thing of the C drive (system), but keeps everything on the Z … |
| | Hi there... i have two XPs copied on same partition... one (i.e. the older one) is running well but the other (newer one) is not detecting the monitor and LAN... no connections shown in my n/w connections... kindly explain the reason as well as the solution.... Thanks... |
| | Hi, There seems to be a problem in my display setting ,where in I cannot find the Windows XP theme present there by default.Also my Internet explorer opens a new page in same Window even after selecting new tab option.Any help is appreciated.Thanks in Advance. |
| | im running windows xp home edition. So i can be playing a game or searching the inter net and my computer shuts downs and restarts by it self? I just dont get it i ran virus scans and spyware , not a problem found. what can i do to stop … |
| | Hi there, I am working on a Emachines EL1200 desktop system with a Realtek HD Audio sound card. The computer had some trojans and other malware on it I was able to remove with the assistance of AVG and MalwareBytes Antimalware. Now the machine will only play sound if you … |
| | Help!!! My windows is not starting up. A few lines of text appeared, then the screen just went black. I tried F5 after i see the text. I chose safe mode. i get lines of things... then, it just stop/jammed. the last line says multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\windowstem32\drivers\isapnp.sys what does that mean? |
| | I got an error/BSOD late last nite around say 1215am 2/10. MSoft wanted my pc to restart to install some updates. After restarting it went to the blue screen of death with the following codes: following "technical information: ***STOP 0x0000007E (0xC0000005, 0x8050D532, 0xF78BE3B8, 0F78BE0B4) No file names were given. No … |
| | hi everyone.i'm using winxp pro.i already configure my remote access setting.i log as admin with same username and password in the computer i want to shutdown.but everytime i type shutdown -s -m\\pcname..it comes out with access denied error..what do you think is the probelm?pls help me.i used also shutdown -i … |
| | My Pc has just started acting wierd it wont let me load up windows, it comes up with the screen, Start windows normally safe mode ect. when i click on anyone of the opitions it restarts my pc and just brings that screen back up again. plz plz plz help … |
The End.