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| file on my xpwindows | 7/5/2009 | Lenny |
Q: This keeps coming up on my screen [ cannot fined file "flash ocx"]
A: This is a very common error that randomly occurs when a particular Windows Update initiates a ...
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| Display Orientation turned 90 degrees | 7/5/2009 | Saad Shawwa |
Q: I turned my PC on the other day only to find that my display has been reoriented 90 degrees so ...
A: well if you have intel display adapter then you can do that to restore it back to normal view press ...
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| Screwed Up Display Orientation | 7/5/2009 | Tom |
Q: I turned my PC on the other day only to find that my display has been reoriented 90 degrees so ...
A: try this Power up your machine, and before Windows Logo appears press F8, this will bring up a boot ...
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| TEXT FOR STARTUP MENUS | 7/5/2009 | Lorry |
Q: When I select programs,favorites or control menus in STARTUP window I only get icons in list form. ...
A: Using Internet Explorer, go to: http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/WelcomePage.asp Click "Continue ...
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| Can't delete zip files | 7/5/2009 | Tom Guertin |
Q: Recently, zip files are not getting deleted when I select and use DELETE button or select and use ...
A: Sukhen, My first thought is access rights. Can you try to delete them as local administrator? ...
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| Can't delete zip files | 7/5/2009 | Lenny |
Q: Recently, zip files are not getting deleted when I select and use DELETE button or select and use ...
A: Your computer is a victim of some underlying unknown infection masquerading as one of the zip files. ...
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| Can't delete zip files | 7/5/2009 | Saad Shawwa |
Q: Recently, zip files are not getting deleted when I select and use DELETE button or select and use ...
A: the files are locked in windows explorer or being used / accessed by another application which could ...
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| Virtual Memory/Improper Shut Down/svchost.exe. | 7/4/2009 | Tom Guertin |
Q: I've read rave reviews on how you help other in their Windows XP problems. Im currently getting ...
A: Sharla, I believe your virtual memory message is a side effect of another problem. svchost.exe is ...
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| Windows XP Professional | 7/4/2009 | Mike Dacre |
Q: I'm currently in China visiting my wife's family. They have Win XP Prof on their computer but of ...
A: Nope, sorry, there is nothing you can do but learn what 'yes and no' are and go from there. .I know ...
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| accidential rebooting | 7/3/2009 | Tom |
Q: My computer reboots quite frequently and I do not know its reason. I would like to be given some ...
A: i can not say for sure whats wrong, maybe the graphics card consumes to much power and this causes ...
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| 2nd harddrive on XP | 7/3/2009 | Mike Dacre |
Q: How do I install a second and third hard drive on my Windows XP operating system? I have XP on one ...
A: First of all you should NEVER be plugging a hard drive in once windows is up and running, you very ...
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| Dell Maxtor Hard drive | 7/3/2009 | Lenny |
Q: Upon start up my Dell dimension 8400 with windows XP professional gave me an error message that ...
A: Most likely, the hard-drive could be having internal damage or is NOT damaged at all. But the ...
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| brightness/contrast | 7/2/2009 | Tom Guertin |
Q: During video viewing on all applications (DVD, Youtube, Netflix, VLC), the screen is far too dark ...
A: Everett, Since this is the way the system was when it was purchased, there may not be anything you ...
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| Another thing.... | 7/2/2009 | Mike Dacre |
Q: this is Dixon,My Tools tab from My Computer's toolbar shows funny stuff after my sister used it,it ...
A: You are obviously going to have to have administrative privileges on your account. Either log in to ...
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| Windows 2007 XP Home & AutoCAD LT 98 | 7/2/2009 | Saad Shawwa |
Q: How can I get AutoCAD LT 98 successfully installed on Windows 2007 XP Home Edition?
A: Autocad LT is designed for Windows 98 , there is one possibility to run it on the system by right ...
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| Actually its Vista Tom | 7/2/2009 | Tom Guertin |
Q: When I stated out I was using mostly 98. I happenes to like. Then I bought a new computer w/ Vista ...
A: Kirby, There are many ways to stop services from automatically starting. 1) Cleanout (delete) the ...
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| blocking websites | 7/2/2009 | Tom Guertin |
Q: I want to block our home pc from accessing certain websites but dont want my family to know I am ...
A: James, I suggest marking these sites as restricted which forces strict security on them. They are ...
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| Toolbar help | 7/1/2009 | Mike Dacre |
Q: this is Dixon,My Tools tab from My Computer's toolbar shows funny stuff after my sister used it,it ...
A: If you RIGHT CLICK on the toolbar you should find that you can add/remove (customize) your toolbar. ...
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| BIOS | 6/30/2009 | Tom Guertin |
Q: I'm attempting to update my BIOS, after I reinstalled windows xp, but every time I download it and ...
A: Michael, From what I found it sounds like your battery on the motherboard is dead or dying. You ...
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| accidential rebooting | 6/29/2009 | Tom |
Q: My computer reboots quite frequently and I do not know its reason. I would like to be given some ...
A: what do u understand under "it reboots quite frequently". once in an hour, or every 10 or 15 minutes ...
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| WINDOWS XP WONT LOAD | 6/29/2009 | Mike Dacre |
Q: DAUGHTER HAS AN ACER ASPIRE ONE USING WINDOWS XP HOME EDITION AND WHEN SHE TURNS ON HER COMPUTER IT ...
A: You should try pressing the F8 key right after you turn the system on.. press F8, F8, F8 until you ...
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| iTunes/XP Problem | 6/28/2009 | Tom Guertin |
Q: I really hope you can help me with this problem. I'm not sure what I did but for some reason my ...
A: Emma, You need administrative privaledges to be able to install and remove software. Please verify ...
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| FAX | 6/28/2009 | Mike Dacre |
Q: I wonder if you can tell me if I can download the FAX facility from somewhere into my system. I know ...
A: What you are going to need to do are two things.. first, you need a telephone fax modem installed on ...
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| Sound doesn't work | 6/28/2009 | Tom Guertin |
Q: We have a Canon camcorder, and a while back, when I plugged it into my computer with a firewire ...
A: Robin, First some clarification: reboot is when you have your system turn off and on ...
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| wierd problem with my pc | 6/27/2009 | Michael Tedeschi |
Q: I have hp laptop, about 2 years old. something really weird happened today. I was downloading ...
A: Try updating the video card drivers. If that doesnt work, you might need a new motherboard or the ...
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| Microphone and sound card settings. | 6/27/2009 | Tom Guertin |
Q: I have a microphone plugged into the pink port at the back of my PC that is running Win XP Home. I ...
A: Richard, The setting look good. I'm wondering why certain things are grayed out. Is the ...
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| Can't open programs (ie executables) | 6/27/2009 | Lorry |
Q: I hope you can help me. After battling hard against a virus i caught, or rather the whole lot of ...
A: Try using System Restore by going to Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, System Restore. ...
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| XP | 6/27/2009 | Mike Dacre |
Q: I am using XP with 5 accounts set, and one day i found that whenever i choose any account to log on ...
A: It sounds like you may have been infected with a virus which has corrupted your registry for your ...
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| System Configuration Utility | 6/27/2009 | Tom Guertin |
Q: I have a Toshiba Satellite A110. I am in the MSCONFIG System configuration Utility and was wondering ...
A: Michael, This question is too open ended. Every system has different lists depending on the ...
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| deleting files | 6/27/2009 | Lorry |
Q: It seems a starnge problem: I cannot delete a file (mov. clip) and get the message: "Can't delet it. ...
A: The following site explains remove audio track from media file: ...
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| Microphone and sound card settings. | 6/26/2009 | Tom Guertin |
Q: I have a microphone plugged into the pink port at the back of my PC that is running Win XP Home. I ...
A: Richard, The setting look good. I'm wondering why certain things are grayed out. Is the ...
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| installing windows xp from hdd | 6/26/2009 | Tom Guertin |
Q: i have a samsung (model p25)laptop and its optical drive dosent work how can i install xp in its ...
A: Mohsin, Go into Setup/BIOS and look to see if the system sees the CD/DVD drive. If so, set your ...
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| deleting files | 6/26/2009 | Lorry |
Q: It seems a starnge problem: I cannot delete a file (mov. clip) and get the message: "Can't delet it. ...
A: Sorry that didn't work but have no fear, have something else up my sleeve. Download Eraser Portable ...
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| Help uninstall | 6/25/2009 | Lorry |
Q: i downloaded a trial version of roller coaster tycoon online a while ago and now i bought the game ...
A: Remove both the trial version and paid version, then reinstall the paid version after rebooting ...
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| Microphone and sound card settings. | 6/24/2009 | Tom Guertin |
Q: I have a microphone plugged into the pink port at the back of my PC that is running Win XP Home. I ...
A: Richard, Should I have “HD Audio rear input” selected as the Default device for sound recording? ...
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| Microphone and sound card settings. | 6/24/2009 | Tom |
Q: I have a microphone plugged into the pink port at the back of my PC that is running Win XP Home. I ...
A: Normally the port where the microphone has to be plugged in is marked with a microphone sign ...
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| Slow System | 6/24/2009 | Tom Guertin |
Q: I have a 2 year old laptop (Dual Core, 1.73 GHz, 1gig RAM). It is very slow on start-up and opening ...
A: Ray, It is likely because your registry is obese. Your best solution is to save your data to an ...
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| Slow System | 6/24/2009 | Mike Dacre |
Q: I have a 2 year old laptop (Dual Core, 1.73 GHz, 1gig RAM). It is very slow on start-up and opening ...
A: I believe if you visit my website at http://tpsconsulting.com and read the TIPS page on OPTIMIZING ...
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| windows scrolling is jumpy | 6/24/2009 | Lorry |
Q: My windows scrolling was just fine and smooth until this evening all of a sudden it started ...
A: The first thing that comes to mind is to update the video driver. The following site explains how ...
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| jpg files won't open in windows XP Media edition | 6/22/2009 | Mike Dacre |
Q: How can I get my jpg photos to open in windows & fax viewer? I have PC set to open jpg using windows ...
A: The easiest way is to RIGHT CLICK on the file and choose OPEN WITH and from the menu, choose the ...
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