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| hard drive data recovery | 11/10/2009 | Mike Dacre |
Q: Not a question about XP actually. I recently had my 8400 dell dimension go down and sent the hard ...
A: You mention there are two hard drives and if this is the case then yes, you may have had it set up ...
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| windows xp | 11/10/2009 | Michael Tedeschi |
Q: I am desperate. I have have spent thousands of dollars. I had a hp with winXP in 2002. It recently ...
A: Windows XP is Windows XP.... Let me see if I have this straight.... You are minimizing windows to ...
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| re-installing OS after reformatting | 11/9/2009 | Mike Dacre |
Q: My friend let us repair the problem of his laptop, it's a Toshiba Satellite L200 laptop. It has ...
A: Yes,unfortunately you are going to have to perform a full reinstall with a working disk. I suggest ...
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| Funny Internet | 11/9/2009 | Lorry |
Q: Hello I've noticed here lately when put a subject in a search engine yahoo for instance and get web ...
A: Some threats actually stop anti-virus and/or spyware programs from running or updating. Saying that, ...
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| getting the original back | 11/8/2009 | Lorry |
Q: I ma a 65 retired goldsmith out of work. My previous computers have been stolen and I got as a ...
A: Do you have the original Windows XP CD? If yes, there should be no problem in doing a clean install ...
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| Win32 Error | 11/8/2009 | Ramon Zammit |
Q: windows XP pro sp2 run on my computer. When I run a particular .exe file it shows "this is not a ...
A: hey soumya there could be two reasons: either the application is corrupted you are trying to run ...
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| problem with refreshing a page | 11/8/2009 | Mike Dacre |
Q: Im running xp pro and when im scrolling through my music folder, it keeps refreshing back to the ...
A: There are literally too many possiblities to where your problem is from exactly. I would suggest ...
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| Control Panel not seen | 11/7/2009 | Lorry |
Q: I am a newbie in this OS. Recently due to Virus problem I got my system formatted and XP SP2 ...
A: Are you signing on as the Administrator? I think there might still be a problem with a threat, ...
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| bsod | 11/7/2009 | Lorry |
Q: i have problems with BSOD. and when i turn on the laptop it won't start. code: 0x0000007e and ...
A: When you start Windows, did you get a screen asking how you want to start Windows? If yes, try ...
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| Re: Computer goes blank | 11/7/2009 | Mike Dacre |
Q: How are you? I started having problems yesterday on my main computer. It is a Dell Dimension 2400 ...
A: The first thing you want to do is make sure your data is safe, because from what you have explained ...
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| bsod | 11/6/2009 | Lorry |
Q: i have problems with BSOD. and when i turn on the laptop it won't start. code: 0x0000007e and ...
A: Microsoft explains How to troubleshoot a Stop 0x0000007E error in Windows XP at: ...
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| URGENT pls vista wont start | 11/6/2009 | Mike Dacre |
Q: the problem is i have no restore points. the os doesnt start it keeps looping on configuring 3 0f 3 ...
A: What you are going to want to do is boot your system from your windows vista cd. Once it boots from ...
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| Windows 7 and dual boot issue. | 11/5/2009 | Mike Dacre |
Q: sorry this is kind of long but all this information is important. Well i recently was running Vista ...
A: First of all you are going to want to repair the boot config so that it doesn't prompt you for which ...
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| Opening PPS files in Outlook Express | 11/4/2009 | Michael Tedeschi |
Q: When I receive a PPS file in Outlook Express and click on it, I get a message that says there is no ...
A: Powerpoint files usually do this. With Outlook Express, there really is no way to associate the ...
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| Exracting Files after reinstalling Windows XP | 11/4/2009 | Mike Dacre |
Q: I have a Dell Inspiron 5100 and have just re-installed Windows XP. I couldn't get on the Internet ...
A: You are going to need to get on the internet, from some computer in order to download the necessary ...
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| Connecting to internet | 11/3/2009 | Lorry |
Q: I did a clean install of her Windows XP Professional (2002) on a friend's old Dell computer. I need ...
A: Had a similar problem with one of my friend's computer yesterday, he couldn't get on-line with the ...
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| Paint question | 11/3/2009 | Richard Rost |
Q: [My Dell computer runs on Windows Vista but I think Paint is the same as it is in XP.] I'm an ...
A: Just go to Image > Attributes and you can specify the height and width in there. Let me know if you ...
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| Paint question | 11/3/2009 | Lenny |
Q: [My Dell computer runs on Windows Vista but I think Paint is the same as it is in XP.] I'm an ...
A: -Open Paint, -Click on New and zoom out the whiteboard all over the screen by holding down your ...
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| Registry Firewall Message | 11/2/2009 | Lorry |
Q: Lorry: I was experimenting with changing the start page for IE. Now I continually receive an anoying ...
A: Don't know of anything else to suggest at this time. I really don't think I virus would cause this ...
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| Registry Firewall Message | 11/2/2009 | Lorry |
Q: Lorry: I was experimenting with changing the start page for IE. Now I continually receive an anoying ...
A: Usually this happens when spyware takes over, that is why I suggested downloading Malwarebytes. You ...
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| reinstall xp operating system | 11/2/2009 | Lenny |
Q: I have never fully grasped 'backing up' although I have used it. I need to fdisk my hard drive and ...
A: Unfortunately, programs and MS updates can never be backed up as they temporarily reside in the ...
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| UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME | 11/2/2009 | Lorry |
Q: When I rebooted the I had the below error message. UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME I read ...
A: It could of been what I mentioned earlier or a power surge, hard drive problems by not shutting ...
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| Computer Hanging Problem | 11/2/2009 | Mike Dacre |
Q: how are you MR. i have a computer hanging problem please help me. I reboot my computer, when xp red ...
A: I suggest trying to see if you can start the computer in 'safe mode'. To do this, press the power ...
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| Disk defragment prevented by Chkdsk | 11/1/2009 | Lorry |
Q: I have encountered a problem I have not previously seen. I regularly defrag but this time I got a ...
A: Did you check the two boxes "Automatically fix file system errors" and Scan for and attempt recovery ...
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| Disk defragment prevented by Chkdsk | 11/1/2009 | Lorry |
Q: I have encountered a problem I have not previously seen. I regularly defrag but this time I got a ...
A: Do you have Service Pack 3 installed? If not, I would suggest downloading it ASAP. Go to Windows ...
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| Windows Updates | 11/1/2009 | Lorry |
Q: Windows Update Message I have Xp Pro. I keep getting a message from Microsoft that updates are ...
A: Are you getting an error, if yes, what exactly? Are you using a firewall program, if yes, make that ...
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| UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME | 11/1/2009 | Lenny |
Q: When I rebooted the I had the below error message. UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME I read ...
A: Possibilities of registry corruption might have caused this but not a big deal to sort out. But as ...
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| 64 bits | 11/1/2009 | Mike Dacre |
Q: I want to build a PC with several OS in it. At least Linux, and Windows (not sure which Windows ...
A: Without a doubt you are going to want to get Windows 7 as your main o/s. It is by far, the best o/s ...
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| UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME | 11/1/2009 | Lorry |
Q: When I rebooted the I had the below error message. UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME I read ...
A: The cause for this error could be any one of the following: 1.The file system is damaged and cannot ...
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| How to calculate the max RAM size and Hard disk size for 32 bit and 64 bit OS? | 10/31/2009 | Ramon Zammit |
Q: I would like to know the factors that limits the max size of RAM and Hard disk and how they are ...
A: hey bsp each mainboard has a limited size of RAM and HDD it supports. Also these sizes are limited ...
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| Connecting to internet | 10/31/2009 | Lorry |
Q: I did a clean install of her Windows XP Professional (2002) on a friend's old Dell computer. I need ...
A: Checked with a friend of mine who came back with: I'll give you odds that the NIC isn't recognized. ...
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| Connecting to internet | 10/31/2009 | Lorry |
Q: I did a clean install of her Windows XP Professional (2002) on a friend's old Dell computer. I need ...
A: Microsoft explains Use Windows XP to join a network at: ...
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| Windows XP service packs | 10/31/2009 | Lorry |
Q: Do you know how find out what service pack number I have in my XP operating system. I want to ...
A: An easy way to find out is to double click My Computer, the click on View System Information on the ...
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| theme restetting | 10/31/2009 | Lenny |
Q: I was having some problems other than this. Computer freezing, acting strange. Did scans for virus ...
A: The registry entry responsible for the windows themes in your drive seems to be confused or rather a ...
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| deleted administrator | 10/30/2009 | Lorry |
Q: in users . administrator was deleted . now i am limited to access .can i get the administrator back ...
A: Try starting in Windows in Safe Mode by tapping the "F8" when Windows first starts until you get a ...
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| cd burner | 10/30/2009 | Lorry |
Q: I have a toshiba satellite and when i try to burn a cd I can not play it in anything but my ...
A: Try downloading WinAmp from: http://www.winamp.com/ The following site explains how to burn a cd ...
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| WinXP Home cannot find drive G: | 10/29/2009 | Lorry |
Q: After last reboot, cannot find my external HD. Have no idea what happened. Saw it this morning
A: The first thing to do is to make sure the connection is secure. Check out the following for ...
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| Tweaking | 10/29/2009 | Ramon Zammit |
Q: I will remind you that my computer is a DELL DIMENSION 8100 computer. It has a Pentium 4 with 1.5 ...
A: its simple! just click on Start, then on run, and type SERVICES.msc you mean UPS? yes ...you ...
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| windows xp | 10/29/2009 | Lenny |
Q: deskto icons disappeared, will not add new shortcuts to replace them
A: -Please right-click anywhere on DESKTOP -Highlight on "Arrange Icons By" -Cross over to the right ...
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| windows xp | 10/29/2009 | Saad Shawwa |
Q: desktop icons disappeared will not permit putting shortcuts on desktop to replace them
A: it could be a virus or a setting that was set by mistake so lets try the easy stuff first try to do ...
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