| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| back-up computer | 9/5/2008 | Lenny |
Q: I have windows xp and I don’t always back-up my computer as often as I should. I use it for a small ...
A: Unfortunately, no Randy. DVD-R's are not meant for such functions as their purposes or rather ...
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| windows xp | 9/5/2008 | Lenny |
Q: My sons computer is running xp ( legal copy )and the message keeps coming up reactivate windows in 3 ...
A: I am sorry to learn about your son's computer. You could try the following to sort out the ...
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| graphics card | 9/4/2008 | Lenny |
Q: I am running windows xp i have fitted a new graphics card which is Nvidia 7800gs. Started up the ...
A: -Restart you computer and immediately start tapping DELETE button -Access the BIOS and then disable ...
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| windows printer control panel issue | 9/4/2008 | Mike Dacre |
Q: My printer & faxes control panel suddenly does not display any of my installed printers. What ...
A: Personally I would be removing any symantec products as they turn off windows functions in order to ...
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| no Recording Option in Volume Control | 9/4/2008 | Lenny |
Q: I cant record any audio on my computer. I also cant access my recording volume control.
A: Drivers are required to instantiate inter-functional abilities of sound cards and other accessories ...
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| disabled user accounts | 9/3/2008 | Michael Tedeschi |
Q: From the control panel, administrative tools, computer management,users, I inadvertantly disabled ...
A: Try this.... You will need to get a Windows XP disc 1. Place your Windows XP CD in your cd-rom and ...
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| moving "unlock workstation" screen | 9/3/2008 | Mike Dacre |
Q: this is extremely trivial, but who cares - i'm curious. after i press ctrl-alt-del then lock ...
A: Generally windows will remember the size and position of any window that opens. Therefore I can only ...
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| Recyle Bin deleting | 9/3/2008 | Lenny |
Q: When I send files to Recycle bin and I open bin up they show up for about a second and then ...
A: There is an inbuilt Norton Recycle Bin utility that controls the way items are being deleted wiped ...
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| CMD auto shutdown | 9/3/2008 | Lenny |
Q: My PC automatically shuts down whenever i run cmd.exe. What could possibly be the problem? Thanks in ...
A: Your computer has been infected by a Sasser Worm virus.In order to get rid of it, you will need to ...
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| volume isn't working | 9/3/2008 | Mike Dacre |
Q: I just got a refurbished windows xp home pc. I'm frustrated to find that the only volume control ...
A: It will pretty much depend on what other devices you are trying to use, as well, depending on the ...
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| windows XP | 9/3/2008 | Mike Dacre |
Q: I hope you can help me ,I have been given a laptop dell inspiron 6000 window XP , every time i start ...
A: I suggest visiting my website at http://tpsconsulting.com and read the TIPS page on OPTIMIZING your ...
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| No all program button in widows xp start menu | 9/2/2008 | Mike Dacre |
Q: I remover "antivirxp08" from my xp home sp2 computer with spyzooka. Now I have no programs button in ...
A: If you have another account you can go to that does have icons then I suggest using that first off, ...
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| Standby and Hibernate | 9/2/2008 | Mike Dacre |
Q: When I use standby or hibernate - they both do what they are designed for. However, when I go off ...
A: I suggest checking the power management of the network card. Do this by going to the system device ...
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| Money 2002 | 9/2/2008 | Lenny |
Q: I recently decided to upgrade my Money2000 and installed Money2002 over it.The problem is I cannot ...
A: I am no expert in this but I think what you need to do is follow the instruction from Microsoft ...
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| computer frostbite | 9/2/2008 | Mike Dacre |
Q: but I have Windows Vista and sometimes the computer will just freeze and i cant do anything, no ...
A: The fact that you have norton internet security may be part of the problem. Unfortunately with such ...
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| search pages ruining my windows | 9/2/2008 | Lenny |
Q: I have a new virus or something... search results page ( complete with dog) pops up... multiple ...
A: Smitfraud is what we are talking about here.The pop-ups and doggy characteristics that do appear ...
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| dialogue box leaves out words | 9/1/2008 | Lenny |
Q: I have noticed especially in IE that some of the lines (text lines) are missing in some dialugue ...
A: It's inbuilt JavaScript trying to communicate with the browser I presume.Try and reset your I.E ...
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| Invalid Product Key | 9/1/2008 | Lenny |
Q: I am trying to install a dell windows xp service pack cd to my old dell computer but when i enter ...
A: There should be a small sticker on i)Either of the sides of the computer that has the Product Key. ...
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| exe file corrupted | 9/1/2008 | Mike Dacre |
Q: I'm experiencing a tough problem with my windows XP SP3 freshly installed on a new acer laptop. It ...
A: If you have just started having this problem after installing XP SP3 then I would be uninstalling ...
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| cookies | 9/1/2008 | Mike Dacre |
Q: I have ad aware and norton that claim to erase cookies but when I go to documents and ...
A: I suggest you visit my website at http://tpsconsulting.com and read the TIPS page on OPTIMIZING your ...
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| cam has black screen | 9/1/2008 | Mike Dacre |
Q: I am using Windows XP, and ICQ version 6. When I turn on my cam. all I get is a black screen on both ...
A: If you know the camera works for one program but not the other, then it is typically the program ...
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| Windows wont start | 8/31/2008 | Saad Shawwa |
Q: I was watching some youtube videos one night when there was a power surge for 3 seconds, all ...
A: unplug The Mouse and any other peripherals such as external hard drive memory stick etc.. attached ...
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| Hard Drive Activity When Idle | 8/31/2008 | Mike Dacre |
Q: When my PC is idle (when the monitor switches off because of power saving settings, for example), ...
A: Windows XP (and Vista) have many features built in that will have the system optimizing while it is ...
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| Deleting the action in file type advance option | 8/31/2008 | Saad Shawwa |
Q: Sir, I did the same mistakes going into the folder option ile types ile foldersadvanced option then ...
A: try accessing your computer and doing the steps under safe mode restart your computer and keep ...
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| cannot uninstall adaware | 8/31/2008 | Mike Dacre |
Q: I recently tried to uninstall adaware. If I go to contro panel>Add/Remove, I get a "Wise Uninstall" ...
A: You are first going to want to go in to the services and disable the adaware service that will most ...
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| keyboard | 8/31/2008 | Saad Shawwa |
Q: Since re-installing xp my keyboard functions work on different keys ie, I find alt and question mark ...
A: is keyboard a US standard or a UK standard or English international standard ? anyways go to ...
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| Win XP : Opening folders in a single window | 8/31/2008 | Jeffrey Bradley |
Q: I have Win XP Professional with SP 2 on my IBM T30. I have been trying to get folders to open in ...
A: You can try the following link (Right click, Select Save Target or Save Link as). Important- Use ...
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| Desktop Calender | 8/31/2008 | Mike Dacre |
Q: How I see Calender on my desktop without "Webshots".
A: Windows XP does not provide any built in method of showing the calendar on the desktop and so you ...
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| Cannot open Word attachments | 8/31/2008 | Saad Shawwa |
Q: Recently my computer stopped downloading Word attachments. This is somewhat distressing since I'm a ...
A: did you upgrade to internet explorer 7 ? if not try installing internet explorer 7 this may fix your ...
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| internet button on my Satellite P25-s507 | 8/30/2008 | Mike Dacre |
Q: I would like to find out how to get my Internet button working on the above referenced laptop. I'm ...
A: I suggest visiting my website at http://tpsconsulting.com and read the TIPS page on OPTIMIZING your ...
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| internet button on my Satellite P25-s507 | 8/30/2008 | Saad Shawwa |
Q: I would like to find out how to get my Internet button working on the above referenced laptop. I'm ...
A: download this file and install it ...
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| MR.MIKE I NEED YOUR HELP ! | 8/30/2008 | Mike Dacre |
Q: I have a problem recently with a computer and i was hoping that you could help me. My friend's pc ...
A: The simple fact is that with all the spwyare/malware issues and viruses that have most likely ...
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| MR.JEFFREY I NEED YOUR HELP ! | 8/30/2008 | Jeffrey Bradley |
Q: hey mr. jeffrey. I was wondering if you could help me with a recent problem my friend is having on ...
A: Have your friend download the following files: MalwareBytes Anti-Malware ...
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| Folder Problem | 8/30/2008 | Mike Dacre |
Q: I wanted to change the icon of my folders and I went to Folder Options, but after i did that ...
A: I would first make sure your system is completely up to date and free and clear from the ...
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| enable autoplay | 8/30/2008 | Saad Shawwa |
Q: i am using windows xp service pack two. whenever i insert a removable storage device i am not ...
A: do the following Go to Run –> gpedit.msc In the left hand menu, go to User Config –> Administrative ...
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| Windows XP Home SP@ | 8/30/2008 | Saad Shawwa |
Q: When I play games (POGO) my computer will sometimes freeze in the middle of play. However, ...
A: i guess Pogo are online flash games as i guess , it could be a flash active x corruption try doing ...
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| Sending Windows XP pictures | 8/29/2008 | Saad Shawwa |
Q: My sister has a Dell 2400 with XP S2 and AOL 9.0SE. When she tries to send a picture in email from ...
A: it because she uses AOL 9 and you are using AOL 10 i guess so but anyways let her do that open up ...
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| restarting | 8/29/2008 | Saad Shawwa |
Q: I just bought brand new pc with xp and when I restart the computer it automatically loads the ...
A: it load directly because there is no password for that username you need to create a password for ...
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| Question | 8/29/2008 | Saad Shawwa |
Q: Sir In microsoft xp operating system 'Alarm clock' doesn't inbuilt.plz just tell why. I am not ...
A: windows xp does not have a built in alarm clock system , you need to use a 3rd party software to do ...
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| System volume | 8/29/2008 | Mike Dacre |
Q: For some reason every time I boot up my pc the volume is reset to minimum ie silent! Obviously I ...
A: Typically windows remembers every setting such as windows size and volume control levels so if you ...
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