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| | I need to reboot my computer, but I do not have the recovery disc. Where can I get one? I recently got a new flat screen monitor, but the computer I am using is older. The guy that used it before completely wiped out everything, including windows. When I turn … |
| | I have downloaded windows xp sp3 media center edition but i dont have the serial key for this. Could u guys plz help. |
| | I tried to simply set up a connection between two computers( a desktop and a notebook). I used wired connections on both. Initially I could not see the shared files on the notebook, I then realized I a had a firewall setup with symantec. I disabled the firewall and I …  |
| | This just started 2 days ago my computer is 3 years old. When surfing internet i could be on the computer 5 minutes or 4 hours it doesn't matter how long i'm on the internet, my computer shuts off shows black screen stating No singal and shuts off. I've ran … |
 | Hello to all I have a Windows 2000 server edition with ability to print via a MAC type printer. Now I want to upgrade to Windows XP. But there is problem, because, Windows(xp) hasn´t got this ability. I use win2000 only for that printer. I searched for a windows service … |
| | Hi can someone help me. I am having problems with getting windows xp to start. When I restart my computer the fallowing message appears We apologise for the inconvience, but windows did nto start successfully. A recent hardware or software change might have cause this. I have tried all the … |
| | Hi. I have a Toshiba laptop that has been running Windows XP for several months now. Several days ago I got a large amount of spyware, etc from a website I visited. So I used system restore to set my computer back a day and then I used Ad-aware to … |
| | Hi guys , its a long story but in short words , how can i disable all the local users and groups on Windows XP , i have a network and i want all the security issues like logging in , etc .... to relay on the server security not … |
 | Hello people, this is my first post on this forum so be gentle :D I've bought a knew PC without any OS on it, cause I thought I could easily install Windows XP Pro on it myself as I have done a couple of times before. But alas I couldn't, … |
| | Has windows xp sp3 been released?? |
| | Hi Sir, I am unable to complete windows XP professional setup. I have formatted D, E, F drives after entering into the system. After that I kept a bootable CD and I formatted C drive during setup. After setup has completed copying setup files system is restarting and displaying the …  |
| | So I have Windows XP Pro with service pack 2. I want to install it on a 200GB Maxtor hard drive which was brand new and completely empty until I installed Debian Linux on it. Well I got tired of Linux so I rebooted the computer and put the install … |
| | Hi all - my laptop used to work with wireless, but now it says "Invalid IP Address". So I did the ipconfig/release and the ipconfig/renew. But then it said it can't change the IP address because some media thing wasn't connected? Now not sure what to do. I'm at work …  |
| | I am a self taught VB programmer and have been coding vb for about 9 years. I took a VB course at a community college as a requirement. The class did teach some fundamentals and was great exposure, however, even w/ an A avg. I was no programmer after the … |
| | Hi. I Installed Apache 2, PHP 5, and Mysql 5 (All Latest Version) and now i when open e script on my localhost that needs a mysql connection (i tried with phpmyadmin) i get a error: Could not load module mysql.dll (ore something like this) but the service is running … |
| | Hi, my folder options are not showing and i cant unhide folders or files. can anyone tell me how to enable folder options and make them visible.please help. |
 | Ok I am about to install Windows XP 64 on my pc, to see how it runs, anything I should know before I do this? and will my games still run at 32-bit even tho the OS is 64-bit? |
 | More can be read about the discontinuing of Windows XP at [B][I][U][COLOR="Red"][URL="http://weblog.infoworld.com/save-xp/archives/2008/04/save_windows_xp.html"]This Site[/URL][/COLOR][/U][/I][/B] At that site is also the link to the petition Microsoft is reviewing to stop the discontinue of the Windows XP OS Family |
| | I am a state of distress, My computer is shutting down unexpectedly. I have spoken to many experts that have told that is could be a virus, heating, hardware. But everytime I try to run the Norton the cumputer shuts down, so I figured it might be a Norton problem. … |
| | windows xp pro last thing installed was animation shop transfered from another pc by mem stick after the installation computer considerably slowed down and now hours later it's inoperable okay.... currently my computer will boot up, and as soon as i log into windows everything stalls, and i get the …  |
| | I have a 40 GB hard drive loaded with windows xp home that has been converted to an external hard drive and an old emachines 333i loaded with windows 98 that crashed. I'm wondering if I bring the 32 bit DDRam up to minimum system requirements for xp if I … |
| | very very critical I had downloaded several pdf files from a website but whenever i try to open them i get the following message... "the files are damaged and cannot be repaired" but other friends of mine are able to open the same after downloading from the same website... plz … |
| | I have Windows XP Pro on my home computer, with Office 2003. Recently, the spell check on Word stopped working and the error message [B]"Cannot find proofreading tools for English(US). If you have the proofreading tools, try installing or reinstalling them..." [/B]was displayed. I tried to see if spell check … |
| | hi i installed and unistalled Windows XP Service Pack 3 Release Candidate 2 Refresh for causing errors but then when unistalled it and it started to download again through windows update. How do i stop that and i do i remove it from windows update ? thx |
| | I reformatted my laptop yesterday. Automatic updates are enabled, and supposed to check for updates every 3:00 am. But it hasn't download any until now. But when I try the manual update through Microsoft's web site, all updates were downloaded and installed successfully. May I ask why is my automatic … |
| | Anyone got an idea how to manually configure ports in Windows Tiny XP Beast? And, if port forwarding support has been disabled or even deinstalled, how to re-introduce it? Oh, and manually, I want to learn how win works, not with PFConfig. Manually. I don't want to reinstall the whole … |
| | Ho to hide files and folders in Windows XP? (I mean not “hidden” attribute). I want no-one to see them no way.  |
| | I have a Dell 8200 laptop running windows xp.....I reformatted about a month ago and went from xp professional to xp home.....about a week ago the keyboard and mouse started acting up....the keyboard will not respond at times and when I use the mouse to try and click on the … |
| | I recently followed a guide to incorporate Service Pack 1 into my Windows XP Professional installation disc, a process the guide refered to as "Slipstreaming". After doing this I wondered wether or not I could do the same thing with other programs, such as my Anti-virus and Firewall software. I've … |
| | I have installed XP SP2 on my pc but after installing, it seems I can't get into safe mode anymore. Does anyone encountered the same problem? Any idea how to fix this without reinstalling windows xp? |
| | Hi, I have a 80 gig harddrive that was partitioned into three 3. The OS was giving me problems and I decided to delete it. This is what I did. I loaded a bootdisk, then I fdisk. I deleted all the partitions. I formatted c: Then I try to go …  |
| | Hi guys, A guy over at amdforums told me to post here about my problem. I've included an attachment on my problem, where I get red x's instead of the pictures, I know they are there as when I reload it or right click show picture it's there. I've ran …  |
| | I want to transfer some files from my desktop (Windows XP) to my lap top (Windows 98SE). I have the correct cable (Null modem) but I am hitting a problem. When I set up a network connection for COM1 on my desktop, I can connect to my desktop from the … |
| | Ok check this out I've installed Windows XP on a new hard drive, now each time the computer starts there is no "Welcome" screen instead i get this box with my username and password it gets so annoying. It appears as if its a Windows 98SE username & password box. … |
| | Hello i am using a public computer (im just starting out with c++) so i dont have the code on me but i have figured out how to create a text file. what i want to know is when i create it, it places it in the direcotry that my … |
| | I have looked it up and it says that when you want a clean install of Windows XP, you go into the os disk and press repair or install. i went into the os disk and it says that i can install it but when i press it, it says …  |
| | Hi, I have faced this problem many many times and have never found a conclusive solution. I do not know, but perhaps there is probably no solution at all to this problem. Anyway I am posting this problem in the hope that I am wrong. The problem is about Windows … |
| | I have problem to loggin on windows xp prof. where my user name and password is correct. Is there any kinds of virus which makes this type of problem |
| | hey guys, i've recently reformatted my harddrive so obviously i had to reinstall windows, all is fine until i am asked for the product key, i enter my key found on the sticker (i've reformatted the HDD twice with this key with no trouble...) and it says its not valid.....what … |
| | Hi I have installed Windows XP operating system. I have installed directX latest version and K-Lite Mega Codec 3.85 latest version. But all format movie files(avi,vob,mpeg,wmv,........) are playing in black and white mode and no colour is being displayed. But audio and video are functioning properly. I have insatlled nVidea … |
| | Hello. First time post, please be gentle. I have a graphics card problem; I'll probably try my best to explain the problem and hope someone or anyone can help me find a solution. At any time I have a game that requires the use of OpenGL, I seem to get … |
| | Hello there, I will soon start programming with DIGITAL Fortran V6 developer studio at Univ and would like to install the same software in my machine at home. I have been told that in order to create and debugg projects from a FORTRAN environment I need to have MS Visual … |
| | i have my windows xp firewall turned on but whenever i turn my computer on it alway give me a warning message saying "your computer might be at risk" and it keep telling me to turn on the firewall but its already on so why i m getting this message. … |
| | First i would like to thank all who is helping. Dell 8400 Windows XP - No floppy drive. (currently on forum with some old computer) This morning some how i messed up my computer and im clueless(im a noob). It wont start. I have messed up my computer before(last year) … |
| | If I want to move Windows XP to my new PC but it is preinstalled is it possible to borrow a WinXP disc and use my current Product Key sticker on my HP machine? Would this work? Thanks |
| | Help. I am at wits end with my system. I have Windows XP Home edition on a Dell computer. I have been attempting to download a pogo game online to play and continuously have been getting an error message that I have a issue with JAVA not being loaded. I … |
| | I came to this website as a last resort. I am desperate and in urgent need of some advice - non-superficial advice. Just to set my status: I am a very experienced XP user and have been using it for the past 5 or 6 years. I am in no … |
| | the other night i did a search on google, i went to one of the links expecting to find what i was looking for, instead i found a nightmare. my homepage was hijacked, my ie doesnt even work anymore (the computer doesnt recognize the program), my desktop is very faint … |
| | When asking the computer to do more than one task the CPU usage jumps up to 100% & slows down everything. This is particularly annoying when playing music or a video in Winamp or Media Player & then, for example, connecting to the net or even opening a 1KB document, … |
 | [i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i] [font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]Turn Off Indexing to Speed Up XP [/color][/size][size=2]Windows XP keeps a record of all files on the hard disk so when you do a search on the hard drive it is faster. There is a … |
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