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| | Hi, I have had the red X next to my C drive in My computer for some time. Is has XP sp 3, Also, some programs do not respond - I click on them and nothing happens, or they start to open and then disappear. Sometimes it gets stuck in … |
| | Windows explorer.exe was crashing & rebooting itself. On Startup, explorer.exe would show the desktop for about 10 sec, then crash for about 10 sec, then cycle through the same for about 10 min until it just would not start up again. Following the instructions for cleaning from another post: [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/forums/post738435-2.html"]http://www.daniweb.com/forums/post738435-2.html[/URL] …  |
| | Hi, I've recently been having a problem with XP not loading at startup. It gets to the loading screen, tries to load for about a minute, and then restarts. I've tried booting from safe mode and all that, but the same thing keeps occurring. At one point, it gave me …  |
| | On a Dell, after a system crash, I rebooted in safe mode and the starting windows screen hangs and nothing happens, it just keeps saying starting. I restarted in all modes. I rebooted from the windows xp cd-rom and the recovery console does not allow me to type more than …  |
 | TO ALL THOSE WHO KNOW [I]ANYTHING[/I]!! I need to know where I can go and/or how to acquire a system that meets all of these requirements:: >Automatically transmit Longitude and Latitude coordinates >Automatically transmit altimeter read-outs >Fit into a cylindrical space that is approximately 4 inches in height and 2 … |
 | Hey guys, does anyone know of a way to make a Windows XP box require a password to log off by any means. We are trying to lock down a computer and make it so you can't log off. Unfortunately we have a few sharp guys at work and they … |
| | I have been experiencing the strangest network problem with my Windows XP Pro computer. I can get an IP address and ping my router/websites, but i cannot browse webpages. There are two webpages that I can browse however, that I know of. It seems I can also check email through … |
| | While installing Windows XP SP3, you receive the following error: [quote] Windows XP Service Pack 3 installation failed. Access is denied. [/quote] Resolution: 1. Backup the Registry 2. If subinacl.exe is not installed, download and install it. Link: [url]http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e8ba3e56-d8fe-4a91-93cf-ed6985e3927b&displaylang=en[/url] 3. Create a file called reset.cmd with Notepad. Copy the text …  |
| | I managed to goof up big time. I tried loading Mcafee while Norton was running. Needless to say computer didn’t like it. I was barely able to do a restore and get back to almost working. Last problem appears to be a tough one to crack. Everything works except Microsoft … |
| | Hi, last night while watching a Camtasia presentation online my computer crashed and a blue screen error was thrown up on the screen. Since then sometimes I can boot successfully, just as many times I can't. Also when I click on a program or a file there is hang time...sometimes … |
 | hi guys iam new to daniwebs so if i am going about this the wrong way you will have to excuse me. I have a problem with xp home ie as soon as I turn on my pc or do a warm reboot I have to turn on windows firewall … |
 | [i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i] [font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]Delete Files when the Recycle Bin is Hidden[/color][/size][/font] [font=Arial][size=2]By default, the Windows XP Recycle Bin sits at the bottom right of the desktop, just above the tray notification area and system clock. If you've got …  |
| | Hi everyone...wondering if anyone has suggestions on what to do. So a week ago AVG deleted my user32.dll file which made windows just reboot eternally. Got the fix off the avg support site and ran it. Says that it fixed it. Went to reboot and now windows won't boot at … |
| | Two of my machines were recently attacked by a virus, which required me to format the machines. After formating i reloaded Windows XP, but the machines no longer have any sound, and i have devices with yellow question marks, PCI Simple Communication Controller, Video Controller (VGA Compatible), PCI Device, Ethernet … |
| | Hi. Can anyone tell me why I would be getting the error that I cannot access the files on a read only directory, when nothing is marked as read only. The files that I am referring to are on a shared directory on a server. The folders and subfolders are … |
| | Windows XP Home SP3 Dell Dimension 2400 As I am outgrowing my original 80 gig drive, I decided to get a copy of Norton Ghost and a new 500 gig drive. I know that using Ghost's "Copy My Drive" feature should allow me to make an exact image of my … |
| | My computer has stopped starting from this week. I have made no changes to it at all. I have opened it up and cleaned out the dust since it was overheating. There have not been any symptoms until this week. My computer doesn't have a POST beep anymore. I replugged … |
| | Windows XP operating system. I have a Palm 700WX (Treo) smart phone. Verizon sent me a replacement phone due to phone problems. Prior to this I was using ActiveSync 4.5 with the old phone to synchronize my outlook email, calendar, contacts, etc with my phone. After I activated the new … |
| | i just installed winxp to try it out. and for some reason it hates my video card. the screen flickers and craps out. if i turn off hardware acceleration it works fine. i downloaded the new drivers for the card. it works great under win98, redhat 8, and slackware 7. … |
| | I had a blue screen error.I reinstalled windows xp home edition on my machine.But internet is not working now.......  |
| | hi guys, i need help. i'm trying to downgrade from vista to xp,...i insterted XP CD in the CD drive, after loading xp files it can't start installing rather it says it can't see any hard disk installed on my computer.. what might be the problem? any help on taking … |
| | My buddy has an HP pavillion Media Center PC that I am looking at. It started to hang on boot the other day, coincidentally when he bought software for his kids that was a game with a usb controler. It hangs at mup.sys and never loads fully to windows XP …  |
| | just the other day my girlfriend logged onto AOL like normal to check her email, later that day when she went to log back on she could no longer connect, the model will dial but she cant get a connection, it goes through the booping and beeping while it dials … |
| | URGENT!!!! When I turn my PC on, it goes to the welcome page, where the administer logs on just by clicking on Administator. But when I do this, I get the message - "Windows Product Activation". "A problem is preventing windows from accurately checking the license for this computer. Error … |
| | at startup, I get a RUNDLL window with the following message: Error Loading C:\WINDOWS\system 32\huqeloqw.dll the specified module cannot be found I have seen many problems listed that are similar, but not exactly like this message. I don't want to engage in a link that is not pertinent to this … |
 | Hello, Hope this is the right placw to ask this question. I have XP on 2 seperate 250 gig SATA hard drives. Can't figure how to duel boot them. Any direction will be appreciated. Thanks, SunRunner. |
| | * Configuring Password Policy : Password Policy allows you to improve security on your computer by controlling how passwords are created and managed. You can specify the maximum length of time a password can be used before the user must change it. Changing passwords decreases the chances of an unauthorized … |
| | Hi there. I'm new to this forum but not that new with computers. I've got a computer here and whenever I connect it all up to use, the monitor displays 'no signal'. However I plug a different machine into the same monitor and all is well. I have taken out … |
| | as i haven't enough money to buy windows Xp, i decide to use illegal copies. my friend downloaded a copy of xp, used a sepcial software to make a key, and actived it. now it works very well and can update. i want to do the same, but i don't … |
| | When i download pics top windows vista, i cannot email them to anyone. |
 | Hi all, I wanted to ask if it is a good idea to install PHP on a windows XP machine running IIS? A lot of the documentation I have read talks about Windows 2000 Server with IIS, but not XP. At work I run PHP on a Linux-like platform (FreeBSD … |
| | Hi Guys My PC has recently refused to boot up to windows XP. It reads a message saying "Press CTRL + ALT + DELETE to restart", when I do this it loads up with exactly the same message and I end up going round in circles! Someone advised me to … |
| | I am running windows XP, when i start up my computer the windows xp loads and then goes to a black screen with a white blinking cursor in the upper left of the screen. It never go to the accounts screen. It just started today december 28th (i am posting … |
| | hey, i recently formatted my hd, when i re-installed windows (xp) i noticed that the longer the pc was runing my mouse started to lag every 2 secs for a period of 4 secs at a time, upon looking at my processes in the task manager, i noticed my cpu … |
| | I am Locked out! Since a Windows Update, I am asked for a password for the user, either my or my wife. With my user name in the box, I tried no password (blank) and got the wallpaper with no icons. I have tried "Safe Mode": the same result with … |
| | I've seen similar problems to mine on this forum but have yet to find a solution. After using the power button to turn off the computer quickly (holding it for ten seconds), my celeron M laptop has been unable to start successfully. Trying to start it in safe mode causes … |
| | i got a problem n my notebook... when i powered on, the network icons in startUp take a lot time to start... i have set MenuShowDelay at registry become 0... then the windows xplorer start lately too bcause it waits the start up icon... what i must do ya? thanks … |
| | Hi I hope this is the right forum to post this in, it seemed the best fit for the question. Ok, we have an IBM Thinkpad running specialist auto diagnostic software built on a custom build of SCO linux - I say custom as I don't seem to be able …  |
| | Hello, I had a Spyware few days ago and after I removed it by AVG, My computer gets stuck after few hours of standby. When I play PC games sometimes my computer sends keyboard presses by itself. Please return ASAP and I will appreciate help, |
| | Hello, I am experiencing a slight problem managing user accounts in Windows XP Home Edition. When running in an existing account, non-administrative, I run into an IE script error and am unable to view the User Accounts dialog found under Control Panel. I am unable to run as Administrator unless … |
| | I have Windows XP. The problem started a few days ago, 2 or so. I downloaded a game from Kazaa and Unzipped it. Now I keep hearing a sound effect from the game a few times every minute. I tried uninstalling the game but it never really installed properly the … |
| | Hey I turned my PC on today and got the following error Windows could not start because the follwing file is missing or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM You can attempt to repair this file by starting windows setup using the original setup cd-rom... I turned my pc off and then back on …  |
| | Here's my dilemma...I've been searching far and wide for an answer and I'm hoping to find it here. I have a built computer, my BIL put it all together including installing my software. Took it home and everything is fine. After a few weeks of having it I notice that … |
| | How does one use glade one windows XP? I have GTK installed and works perfect, because i am using Gimp and it works fine. when i try to open glade it says "libatk-1.0-0.dll was not found". So i went and got that dll separately now it says "The procedure entry … |
| | Over the last 7 days I had some blue screen errors. I attempted 2 system restores but both failed. A third attempt did restore the system but with one remaining, niggling, problem: I have lost my Windows XP theme and am stuck with the Windows Classic theme only. To be … |
| | This page has just about everything for XP info-wise. [url]http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm[/url]  |
| | I have two hard drives with XP installed in both and I want get rid of XP on one. I don't know much, I formatted the 2nd hard drive with the Windows XP CD and it installed XP along formatting. I ended up having to pick from 2 options all … |
| | Hi there, I have this warning stuck to my background. I have not clicked anything on it. I have run spyware detector, anti virus, and adware detectors. They have found threats and deleted them, but this "Warning" remains on my desktop. Please help! Here is my Hijackthis log... Logfile of … |
| | Yes my problem started when I tried to download a new login screen. Well I did just that and then installed it then I had to reboot perfect so far. Now comes the moment of truth to see if the login screen will work nope nothing just a black screen …  |
| | In the last couple of weeks I've noticed that my computer is crashing during startup after loading the desktop (XP/SP3). There is momentarily a blue DOS screen with text, including the error message, but too brief to read or record, then the computer restarts. Sometimes this cycle happens once, more … |
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