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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| Get back Screen Resolution | 2/8/2012 | Flinix |
| Q: I am in big troubles. I changed the resolution of the comp. monitor (the Screen Area, in the Display ... A: boot the computer up in Safe Mode by pressing F8 before the booting logo appears (tap F8 repeatedly ... | ||
| computer slow | 2/7/2012 | Saed Shawwa |
| Q: My computer crashed and I bought a used Dell Dimension 2350 with 1.2gb of memory and a 230GB hard ... A: the computer is old specs wise cpu is slow and the bus speed is slow so dont think you will get the ... | ||
| Completely removing a program AND associated files from PC | 2/3/2012 | Michael Tedeschi |
| Q: (...and so you know, I sent this question to another expert and just got the reply. I couldn't ask ... A: I would suggest the same thing as Carl did. Did you install Revo Uninstaller? If so, what happened? ... | ||
| Win xp setting | 2/1/2012 | Michael Tedeschi |
| Q: If I save something to my desktop on my work computer (running win xp professional) and then move ... A: There are two functions....Move and Copy Move will take it from one place and put it in another ... | ||
| chkdsk Erro solution | 2/1/2012 | Avishek Samaddar |
| Q: How To Find Error in chkdsk? And What Is Resolution Of Error (How To Solve Error In chkdsk?) A: Chkdsk (Chkdsk.exe) is a command-line tool that checks volumes for problems. The tool then tries to ... | ||
| scanner picture wizard | 2/1/2012 | Flinix |
| Q: I was trying to download some pictures onto my computer and when I click download pictures it say it ... A: Whatever device you are connecting, be it a printer, camera, etc, you can attain the model number of ... | ||
| Operating system | 1/30/2012 | Saed Shawwa |
| Q: Why is operating system necessary in computer? Is the computer system possible without it? A: the computer as computer it self does have a system , but the system is not intended to be used by ... | ||
| program the function keys | 1/27/2012 | Flinix |
| Q: Could you please tell me how to #1 program the function keys in windows xp. & #2 Does XP have a ... A: to insert these odd-ball characters, a combination of Alt+number+number+number can be entered to ... | ||
| Gibberish on Desktop | 1/25/2012 | Saed Shawwa |
| Q: When i boot my computer up i get gibberish in all the icon names, and when i load office 2003 ... A: its seems like your system fonts got corrupt somehow for some reasons mostly due to virus or a hard ... | ||
| Operating System Not Found | 1/25/2012 | Flinix |
| Q: I have a Hp pavillion dv6000 i had many problems with it so i formatted it from its original xp to ... A: As you just said, "before" the problem occurred. It likely went out afterwards. The sounds should be ... | ||
| Operating System Not Found | 1/24/2012 | Flinix |
| Q: I have a Hp pavillion dv6000 i had many problems with it so i formatted it from its original xp to ... A: This is showing that your booting media is not boot ready. Look on the Windows 7 USB you've created ... | ||
| Operating System Not Found | 1/22/2012 | Flinix |
| Q: I have a Hp pavillion dv6000 i had many problems with it so i formatted it from its original xp to ... A: Ok Farooq, the first thing to do is go into your BIOS (Enter the BIOS when first turning the ... | ||
| Space | 1/22/2012 | Lenny |
| Q: Running XP Home Edition Looking to free-up space on my C: drive = I go > START > MY COMPUTER and see ... A: I wouldn't particularly find this OK as for one reason your current Operating System could be ... | ||
| Partition | 1/21/2012 | Flinix |
| Q: Running XP Home Edition Drive is Partitioned C: 7.81 GB, D: 5 GB , E: 10 GB, F: 2 GB and H: 50 GB ... A: It is possible in Windows 7, so it should be possible in Windows XP. Windows XP does not include a ... | ||
| Partition | 1/21/2012 | Avishek Samaddar |
| Q: Running XP Home Edition Drive is Partitioned C: 7.81 GB, D: 5 GB , E: 10 GB, F: 2 GB and H: 50 GB ... A: Yes you can merge two drives using any Partition Manager software. However, we recommend not to try ... | ||
| Space | 1/21/2012 | Saed Shawwa |
| Q: Running XP Home Edition Looking to free-up space on my C: drive = I go > START > MY COMPUTER and see ... A: you have a really small hard drive the 1.40GB is probably the pagefile.sys which is a file where the ... | ||
| Space | 1/21/2012 | Lenny |
| Q: Running XP Home Edition Looking to free-up space on my C: drive = I go > START > MY COMPUTER and see ... A: Firstly, ->Click on Start and scroll to and right-click on Computer and select Manage ->Then click ... | ||
| Which Virtual Machine software is the best? Will System produce heat by running two OS simultaneously? | 1/21/2012 | Lenny |
| Q: Sir, I am using Windows XP SP3, I would like to use Windows 7 as Guest OS with Windows XP ... A: The most reliable Virtual Machine application out there applicable for both Windows and Linux is <a ... | ||
| installing windows w/o permantly altering | 1/17/2012 | Flinix |
| Q: Do you know How to boot from cd without installing windows 7 A: I imagine you want to do this to try out Windows 7 before installing in the case you might not like ... | ||
| booting from dvd w/o installing windows | 1/17/2012 | Michael Tedeschi |
| Q: Do you know How to boot from cd without installing windows 7 A: Your questions is a little confusing. Firstly, installing windows has nothing to do with booting ... | ||
| Ethernet controller not found | 1/16/2012 | Flinix |
| Q: My friend gave me his old computer being that mine was stolen. Its a cisnet tower and believe that ... A: This is a driver issue which should be fairly easy to repair. Using your laptop, go to the website ... | ||
| unwanted changes | 1/16/2012 | Avishek Samaddar |
| Q: I made a huge mess on my computer. I wanted to change a setting concerning the type of program to ... A: This is not a very critical issue so nothing to worry so much as it is easily resolved. First of ... | ||
| something wrong | 1/13/2012 | Saed Shawwa |
| Q: The kids were on the computer and since then it has been slow and sometimes when I go to turn it off ... A: when kids usually get on the machine its hard to know what the heck they did lol goto ... | ||
| RE: COMPUTER WON'T RESTART...HELP FAST PLEASE!!!! | 1/12/2012 | Flinix |
| Q: My computer was working fine. I downloaded a disc to install the USB card reader software to my ... A: Many things could have gone wrong here, but I will list a few that are not the case. After the ... | ||
| hardware failure | 1/10/2012 | Carl Johnson |
| Q: later when I tried to reboot it and use it I encountered a problem it failed to boot n a sound ... A: Questions: 1) Windows XP was installed using an OEM CD? OEM CD's intended for a different ... | ||
| Computer Backup | 1/8/2012 | Lenny |
| Q: Lenny: As a volunteer for a small Church, I would like to get advice on how to back up our small ... A: I respect one's freedom of choice, freedom of opinion but 3 years ago WD let me down on a number of ... | ||
| Adding RAM to XP system (for music recording) | 1/6/2012 | Flinix |
| Q: I use Cubase with my XP PC to record two track music. It works well and I burn CDs from Nero with ... A: The lack of reverb should have no relation to the system RAM especially withthe amount you have. ... | ||
| Computer Backup | 1/4/2012 | Lenny |
| Q: Lenny: As a volunteer for a small Church, I would like to get advice on how to back up our small ... A: I just received your query as I'd been away. Yes, you could use a USB hardie as a replacement. You ... | ||
| defragmentation notice | 12/31/2011 | Troy M. MCSE, CNA, MCP, CST, IC3, A+ |
| Q: My computer has always said I "should defragment" about once every few months, which seemed right. ... A: You sound like you know a bit about computers and this Defragmenting stuff - and your instincts on ... | ||
| windows 7 cannot load win.ini for msconfig (*ADDER) | 12/30/2011 | Avishek Samaddar |
| Q: (My previous question was and I forgot to include: I tried msconfig from the recovery console and ... A: Switch ON the PC, boot the PC in 'Safe Mode' by continuously tapping F8 button after you switch On ... | ||
| windows 7 cannot load win.ini for msconfig (*ADDER) | 12/30/2011 | Saed Shawwa |
| Q: (My previous question was and I forgot to include: I tried msconfig from the recovery console and ... A: well have you tried to start windows 7 in safe mode? or last known good configuration? you should be ... | ||
| windows 7 cannot load win.ini for msconfig (*ADDER) | 12/30/2011 | Flinix |
| Q: (My previous question was and I forgot to include: I tried msconfig from the recovery console and ... A: Other than the information I've sent you in the previous question, I can not help you any further. I ... | ||
| windows 7 cannot load win.ini for msconfig | 12/30/2011 | Flinix |
| Q: I changed the windows 7 msconfig to 4 processors and force no changes to and will give me a stop ... A: you can first hit Cntrl+Alt+Del to pull up the task manager. On the Applications tab, click "New ... | ||
| windows 7 cannot load win.ini for msconfig | 12/30/2011 | Avishek Samaddar |
| Q: I changed the windows 7 msconfig to 4 processors and force no changes to and will give me a stop ... A: Switch ON the PC, boot the PC in 'Safe Mode' by continuously tapping F8 button after you switch On ... | ||
| Windows XP Startup | 12/26/2011 | Saed Shawwa |
| Q: Starting yesterday, when I boot windows, I get a screen asking what operating system I want to use. ... A: I'm not sure what happened exactly , but that usually happens if someone tried to install a ... | ||
| Re-installing Windows XP | 12/25/2011 | Michael Tedeschi |
| Q: Michael - thanks for your time and expertise! I have an old computer (Compaq Presario SR1020T) that ... A: I think this machine has seen better days. You can try to change the internal power supply unit or ... | ||
| boot sector overide hack? | 12/21/2011 | Lenny |
| Q: Some times my pc crashes into blue screen giving a dump error , Can you please let me know how to ... A: I believe it to be caused by virus(es) attacking the System32 folder that inhabit the start-up ... | ||
| email hacked ......i want my account access | 12/18/2011 | Saed Shawwa |
| Q: my e-mail account : is hacked by some one while i am chatting in google talk . they have changed ... A: im sorry to hear that your gmail account got hacked but at allexperts we cannot help you with that, ... | ||
| winxp home edition | 12/18/2011 | Saed Shawwa |
| Q: I was reading how to restore the run command for the winxp home edition and tried to find the link ... A: wow finally i got an email from someone lives in AZ , i live tucson :) well that may take a couple ... | ||
| Internet access | 12/17/2011 | Flinix |
| Q: I removed the XP Security 2012 virus/malware program from a Dell Optiplex GX 620 running XP ... A: it wouldn't be a good idea to copy system files over from one computer to another unless they were ... | ||
Windows XP
Answers by Expert:
Flinix
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Expertise
I can answer most questions regarding hardware problems and software problems with Windows XP, along with some side knowledge for Windows Vista and Windows 7. This may include problems such as re-installations, Windows Recovery, finding drivers, hardware configurations, and the best setups for the physical components of your computer. I run a "modified" version of Windows XP dual-booted with Windows 7. This modified version of Windows XP allows for extreme cases of performance on even the oldest hardware. I can guide you to boosting the system's speed and help you find missing components for your computer. I will be able recommend better software alternatives as well.
Experience
Experience includes restoring several laptops and desktops from a non-working condition. With a collection of fourteen laptops and six desktops, these are the pieces of hardware that sit in working condition from the above statement, as well as others for the people locally around me. I have worked as a computer repairman as a side job for many people locally in the area and have yet to run into a displeased customer. Other experience includes soldering new capacitors onto the motherboards of desktops and using "Linux" distributions such as Ubuntu, Puppy Linux, Linux Mint, Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Sli-Taz, etc.
Education/Credentials
Two years of computer related classes including "PC Support" and "Web Design". Another full year of computer related classes at college level (and still going) have been completed.
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