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| | I've been having this problem on my Dell Vostro 400 XP SP2 for around 3 weeks now. The PC boots up fine and then functions well as it has always done for a random period of time. Then it starts slowly freezing eventually giving me no control at all over … |
| | Good evening you all, Today and after having several problems with Vista I finally was able to downgrade to XP. I was able to find the drivers wich was a really hard task although right now the problem is, as said, that I am not able to connect to the … |
| | I use Windows XP SP1, and my system runs into problems when I am disconnected from the net. The connection tray freezes every single time, and the tray icon of the two computer screens which flash blue when transferring data doesn't disappear as they usually would when a system disconnects, …  |
 | [URL="http://www.laplink.com"]Laplink Software[/URL] [URL="http://www.laplink.com/pcmover"]PCMover Professional[/URL] $59.95 Download Version If you don't know it already, you can't upgrade directly from Windows XP to Windows 7 using the Windows 7 bootable media. Microsoft suggests upgrading to Vista then to Windows 7. That's an expensive undertaking. It's also quite daunting to consider moving from … |
| | I recently upgraded my 2nd computer from Windows 98 to Windows XP, after doing this I was unable to make an internet connection (long story) so I uninstalled it, re-configured my Linksys Router, and got connected again. HOWEVER, I can't browse the internet for more than 5 minutes, then it … |
| | i want windows xp evaluation ..installation key. |
| | Hello my friends, I would like your advice please. I have just recovered from being stung by a horrible nasty virus called Install_Patch.exe Trojan Downloader win32.bagle.bxn, I was advised by my previous AV provider to have the drive formatted which is what I have had done by a friend and … |
 | Hi everyone, I have a somewhat newer dell dimension desktop computer. Earlier, the hard drive went out and so I had to replace it. I went and bought a new hard drive and installed it. I then formatted it and re-installed windows xp onto the system. There is just one …  |
| | hi there would like to know how to block certain users from accessing the internet on their computers. i am new to server 2003 and have been working on basic networks using windows xp in the past regards neil webb |
| | Help. My pc will not boot past the Windows xp logo with the green bar showing progress. It is an Acer quad core, 3 GB RAM, XP pro. It will boot in safe mode with networking but I see no problems once I get in. The boot.ini is fine, I …  |
| | My default games have vanished(minesweeper etc.) I am unable to reinstall games from my xp cd which is a xp prof sp2, I have upgraded to sp3. I tried to reinstall from Add/Remove programs, Add/Remove components and get the following msg. The file freecell on Windows xp cd/rom is needed. … |
| | So I want to know some opinions/facts as to what will be the future of windows XP. It's been nice month or so since windows 7 has been "officially" released and lots of people have got their hands on it. What do you think this means for those people who …  |
| | My friend handed me his laptop today claiming it was dead and that it would not start and work. i turned it on and found that it was in the middle of a fresh windows installation of windows xp home sp 3. i called him and asked what he had …  |
| | I have a PC runnng Windows XP SP2. I have installed a number of applications but overtime, the PC slowed down and now takes 30-45 minutes to boot. I have tried reparing Windows XP with no results. When it boots, starting applications takes 10-15 minutes and the applications including Office … |
| | I recently bought Windows XP and installed MSN Messenger. The problem is that when I start up, the Messenger window pops up with my online contacts but then reverts to sign in screen and a message at the bottom right of my monitor says " You have signed in to …  |
| | When Windows XP tries to load, I get the following message: "We apologize for the inconvenience, but Windows did not start successfully. A recent hardware or software change might have caused this." My options are: Start in safe mode. Safe mode with networking. Safe mode with command prompt. Last known … |
| | registry editor and task manager has been disabled in my computer because of some virus activity.plz anybody help me to make them enable. |
| | My Gateway Laptop is acting very funny. About 2 months ago I reformatted it, and itwas running perfectly. Then just the other day, I turned on the machine, watched the "gateway" screen, then watched the "Windows XP" screen (where there is a blue status bar or whatever) then....the screen went … |
| | My friend handed me his laptop today claiming it was dead and that it would not start and work. i turned it on and found that it was in the middle of a fresh windows installation of windows xp home sp 3. i called him and asked what he had … |
| | I have the restore CDs for Windows Vista and XP Home Edition, is there any way I can make them into .vmx or .iso?My XP tower is broken and i miss using it so is there a way to get my VMX using the Vista or XP?Is this legal?If so, … |
| | If i push the start button then everything loads but if the user thing comes then it frozes can someone help me plz |
| | Hey guys, I have a question regarding networking windows 7 and xp. I know windows 7 to windows 7 networking is really easy with the homegroup function. I just want to be able to do the same with XP and windows 7. All I want to do is share files … |
| | I've been employed to fix a friend's PC troubles and apparently his monitor automatically goes into "sleep" mode whenever the CPU is turned on. Once it passes the initial loading stage (Where the "DELL" screen shows up and the loading bar fills) it goes into sleep mode. I've tried removing … |
| | I foolishly installed Windows xp pro service pack2. It created a loop on startup because the Fasttrak 100TX2 controller driver installed is incompatible with service pack 2. Since I could not restore the operating system in safe mode I tried to reinstall Windows xp pro. I get the following error … |
| | I'v done some reading on this site already about similar problems to my own but decided it was best to make my own thread considering i have some different problems from the other users. - My computer shut down by itself the other day and I was thrown into the … |
 | Hi everyone. So I have your average Windows XP emachines PC. Just a few days ago, I booted and installed Ubuntu 9.10 32-bit on my pc, to make it dual booted. I just wanted to see what ubuntu was like. Pretty nifty, nice graphics, etc. So I go to uninstall … |
| | I can not send out email and I can not send files through msn messaging I have windows xp Please help |
| | Right i have a linksys wag54g asdl gateway, and am having problems with it. basicly one of the computers i am trying to let connect my network is unable to pick up the internet. he can acess the network AND msn and limewire(p2p) work, hwoever he is unable to acess … |
| | Hi I have A full program which I have written from google and other reference sourcesand have now came to a bit am stuck at I have created two new classes and this scrolls through the items information when I click the next button but I cannot get it to …  |
 | When I used my computer i cannot see anything except the my desktop wallpaper. I cannot see the desktop shortcuts, start icon, quick lunch and the likes. I run application using ctrl + alt +del and new task. How can I fix this one? |
| | Hi, I have an XP sp2 laptop I use for work. I was installing some broadband software. The machine locked up, I restarted it and received the following error. lsass.exe Bad image c:/windows/system32/dnsapi.dll. I've tried booting to last good config, starting it in safe mode but I can't get past … |
| | I'm trying to install XP Home on a machine that sold bundled with Vista (A Toshiba Satellite A200-16V). When I attempt to boot from CD and it inspects my hardware configuration, I consistently get the same error: *** STOP: 0x0000007E (0xC0000005, 0xF748E0BF, 0xF78DA208, 0xF78D9F08) *** pci.sys - Address F748E0BF base … |
| | I have windows xp installed on my computer.When i try to pres shut down button with my mouse it doesnt work or it just shows blue screen with message "windows is shutting down" butt i wait and system is not shutting down. Please answer to me how to resolve my … |
| | I just recently got a semi-newish computer fixed (had a power source problem) to use at college that had previously been a family computer. My brother had downloaded a lot of spyware and adware, so I used a program to remove it. Then I decided to fix a message I … |
| | i have come across a problem every time i turn my computer on it goes to the windows screen with the rolling bar and the rolling bar starts to break up and become distorted then once windows loads the screen is unreadable as if it is in a very low …  |
| | I'm trying to access a USB serial port, using a CLI PHP script in an XP machine. I thought I'd got it sussed using fopen, however I have since discovered that the script on works if I have previously run Hyperteminal to connect to the com port. I've even tried … |
| | Hello, everyone! This is my first post. It appears that my issue is unique from any problem I have read. My other computer is a Dell Inspiron laptop with 1.0 GHz running XP, and it will not properly boot. All it will do after POST and the "Starting Windows" spash …  |
| | I had one windows xp system on my pc and something wiped my dlls and i installed second windows xp on same drive. Now computer when booting always aks which system to use. Does somebody knows how to fix that problem whit system choosing while booting and boot without chossing … |
| | I have a problem on monitor crash each time I starting to play FM 2010, and the problems report: BCCode: 10000050 BCP1: E2600004 BCP2: 00000001 BCP3:F7078D2E BCP4: 00000001 OSVer5_1_2600 SP2_0 Product 256_1. How to solve this problem ? Thanks. |
| | I've searched the internet and have seen my problem all over, but can't find a definite solution for it. Recently, I removed some spyware (which I'm pretty sure is what caused this.) When I rebooted, an administrator account had been made (I didn't have a login account before). When I … |
| | My QBASIC programs do not run under Windows XP. Specifically, LPRINT does nothing. I have spent a lot of time & effort over the past 15 years programming in QBASIC with lots of useful and profitable programs. I really do not want to start over with Visual Basic unless there … |
| | Hi ok so I'm getting the Blue Screen message *** STOP: 0x0000007E (0xc0000005, 0xF77CA3C0, 0xF7C6A528, 0XF7C6A224) *** atapi.sys - Address F77CA3CO base at F77B4000, DateStamp 41107b4d so i tried to run in Safe Mode but went back to the blue screen. so I ran the XP Boot Disk, and had … |
| | Ok so i recently reformatted my comp. and installed sims 2 double deluxe and then my gf installed some photo software and last night i let her log in just fine but now everytime I click my username it freezes and wont let me type in my password? Whats going … |
| | I'm currently stuck at a particular part of this game. The problem is, I know exactly what I have to do to solve the puzzle, but there's a bug in the game which prevents me from doing it! Here's where I am stuck: I'm in a wine cellar, and there … |
| | Hi, I used to use ie as my main web browser. Then 2 days ago, it just stop working. When i click on the ie icon, no window, nothing start anymore. So i jhave to d/l netscape and use it. [U]IE works fine under guest login accnt though. [/U] I … |
| | My child has been up to no good on my computer. I found one site he forgot to delete. I want to see what else is in my computer. I know there is a deleted history and maybe even a visited page record.But in my ignorance I can't seem to … |
| | Hi everyone, I am trying to fix a pc for a friend. He has a HP Pavillion with a SATA HD (1) and SATA Lightscribe DVD Writer (2). System is set to Boot from DVD first then HD. The HD is the Primary Master and the DVD is the Primary … |
 | Hello everybody. I wanted to ask what does exactly Win7 do with their so called xp mode. As i have seen from various clips, this "mode" is actually just a virtual machine that runs win XP. Am i right? If the answer is yes then how come not all processor … |
| | "windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: <windows root>/system32/hal.dll. Please re-install a copy of the above file." i have pentium 4 processor os-windows xp professional i hav tried with d xp cd......wen i kept it n den rebooted d above same message came. |
| | Recently I have been having a slow XP startup that after many sleepless nights I have narrowed down to Kaspersky Internet Security 2010. I believe I have a solution that you may try if you are having the same problem. Just disable it from running at system startup. Settings/Protection in … |
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