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| Subject | Date Asked |
| wireless adapter | 12/31/2009 |
| Q: I've noticed that my wireless adapter works faster when I plug it into the USB port on the front of ... A: If it was new in July, all of the ports should be version 2.0, so the cause may be that the signal ... | |
| wireless adapter | 12/31/2009 |
| Q: I've noticed that my wireless adapter works faster when I plug it into the USB port on the front of ... A: I'm not sure what type of computer we're talking about here, but if it's a desktop computer it is ... | |
| bypassing "press f1 to continue" | 3/31/2009 |
| Q: I had a defective dvd rom drive, door keeps opening and closing and then stays open alltime, I ... A: what you will want to do is go into the BIOS setup as the computer boots, normally by pressing F1 or ... | |
| Dos Accounts Receivable in XP Pro | 3/3/2009 |
| Q: We have been running a proprietary accounts receivable program on an older PC (Pentium P4 IDE HD) ... A: when the program locks up, is the hard drive activity light on solid? If so, I would say it doesn't ... | |
| Driver installation error | 3/2/2009 |
| Q: I am having probelm installing the Intel Chipset driver in my Compaq C700 with XP. The exe do not ... A: It is possible. You do not necessarily need to run the exe. If you have the .inf and/or .sys files, ... | |
| recovery | 3/1/2009 |
| Q: i have reloaded recovery discs (3)over 6X w/same result...it loads all,then disc is taken ou ... A: no way to bypass that screen that I know of, but the next thing it's doing is trying to set up the ... | |
| Video gone | 2/28/2009 |
| Q: Ok here it is... I have an old tower that has windows XP installed on it. I was trying to use a ... A: definitely sounds like a video driver problem, so it should have started in safe mode. Can you try ... | |
| devices not working | 2/27/2009 |
| Q: I CANT GET MY ethernet/network/video controllers too work they have ? mark beside then in the device ... A: my guess is yes, this is why wifi et al is not working. Your computer is missing all the drivers to ... | |
| Blue screen errors | 2/27/2009 |
| Q: I run XP Pro with 1Gb RAM and I am getting a blue screen with thse error messages once or twice a ... A: this error refers to a problem Windows had reading the memory. It can be caused by a bad device ... | |
| dead drive | 2/25/2009 |
| Q: Greetings from Bali, where I've just recovered the Toshiba Satellite A105 S4547 from a virus ... A: To delete it from Windows, open control panel, then the system icon, then look at the device manager ... | |
| xcopy batch file | 2/25/2009 |
| Q: Hai Shot, I want messeage in backup log file that "backup is completed successfuly" or "backup ... A: RoboCopy is a part of the resource kit, it's free, but you would need to download it. It just has ... | |
| xcopy batch file | 2/25/2009 |
| Q: Hai Shot, I want messeage in backup log file that "backup is completed successfuly" or "backup ... A: I'll do some digging around, but the only way I can think of off my head to do this accurately is to ... | |
| dead drive | 2/25/2009 |
| Q: Greetings from Bali, where I've just recovered the Toshiba Satellite A105 S4547 from a virus ... A: You can delete it in Windows from the Device Manager in the system properties. You are right, if ... | |
| dll files re-install | 2/24/2009 |
| Q: I wonder if you can give me (or point me to a good website) instructions on the best and easiest way ... A: normally a newer version is backward compatible and will work, but there are exceptions. To find the ... | |
| dead drive | 2/24/2009 |
| Q: Greetings from Bali, where I've just recovered the Toshiba Satellite A105 S4547 from a virus ... A: have you tried deleting the drive and letting Windows re-install it? That should force Windows to ... | |
| software repair | 2/23/2009 |
| Q: I have an eMachine with Windows XP and Works 6.0. Works is having issues and needs repaired / ... A: I'm not sure if I can help or not. The disks that came with the older eMachines had a separate disk ... | |
| dll files re-install | 2/23/2009 |
| Q: I wonder if you can give me (or point me to a good website) instructions on the best and easiest way ... A: actually in the case of a .dll file you CAN just copy it from another PC providing the other PC has ... | |
| photo duplication craziness... | 2/23/2009 |
| Q: I am having a photo problem and came across a question for the exact same problem posted in 2004. ... A: I don't remember that particular question Sunny, but I think what I would try is deleting one from a ... | |
| Need a new CD | 2/22/2009 |
| Q: This (two part) question may not be appropriate to you--but I have to ask it to find that out, ... A: Cheers Dan, there's nothing wrong with your question, this happens a lot. The operating system ... | |
| reporting 100 % CPU usage | 2/20/2009 |
| Q: HELP my computer is reporting 100 % CPU usage with no programs running. I have 93% of my hard drive ... A: Now we got it! I wouldn't think it would be a concern unless you are having performance issues. When ... | |
| Text formatting frustration with Word 2003 | 2/20/2009 |
| Q: Shot: This is probably a simple question. When in a document and I want to apply formatting to a ... A: not a simple question for me, I use Word daily, and I've never seen it do this. I'm using Word 2007 ... | |
| windowsxp | 2/20/2009 |
| Q: Have a dell computer with windows xp home,my problem about a ago the computer started to skip.When I ... A: this sounds like it may be a problem with the mouse, or the mouse drivers if you have special ones. ... | |
| connection | 2/19/2009 |
| Q: I use at&t as my provider and have windows xp home edition. I use avg virus scanner. Each page I ... A: I don't know of any two AV products that work well together. As for AT&T, I'm not sure what they ... | |
| Folders Hide-Unhide | 2/19/2009 |
| Q: I am not able to see the hidden folders (that I have made hidden) even after going through the usual ... A: This is usually caused by a virus, or the antivirus software trying to get rid of it. There are ... | |
| Second HD | 2/18/2009 |
| Q: I have my computer backed up on a desktop Hard Drive using Norton Ghost. (Local Disk G) The second ... A: if I understand correctly, they should be mirrored using Dell's DataSafe. If that's the case, open ... | |
| System Restore Frozen | 2/17/2009 |
| Q: I was wondering if you could help me. I am running a system restore on my Windows Vista Home Premium ... A: normally a system restore does not take that long, but turning it off in the middle could make it so ... | |
| Second HD | 2/17/2009 |
| Q: I have my computer backed up on a desktop Hard Drive using Norton Ghost. (Local Disk G) The second ... A: the answer depends on how you are using Ghost. If you are making an image of the hard disk, Ghost ... | |
| system restore not worlking | 2/17/2009 |
| Q: My system restore is not working. This is the message I get after it tried to restore and the ... A: try the system restore in safe mode, that works sometimes. Also, if you have any Norton Antivirus or ... | |
| can't install winxp home or office | 2/17/2009 |
| Q: I tried installing both win xp home & office and each time i tried i reformatted and seemed to ... A: this sometimes happens when you are installing XP prior to the SP2 version and/or attempting to ... | |
| Skype Connection Issues | 2/16/2009 |
| Q: I was wondering if you could help me with a connection problem I am facing at both home and my ... A: do you have a proxy server set up on your networks? If so, it could be as simple as the proxy ... | |
| Skype Connection Issues | 2/16/2009 |
| Q: I was wondering if you could help me with a connection problem I am facing at both home and my ... A: it does seem odd that one would work and the other not. Are you trying to connect them at the same ... | |
| program problem | 2/15/2009 |
| Q: I downloaded a program for formatting a card. the card is used in a medical device i use called a ... A: the idea for compatability mode would be to switch it something other than Windows XP, like Windows ... | |
| Windows XP home edition | 2/14/2009 |
| Q: My laptop died on me and got another one, can I reinstall the XP home edition from my old laptop. A: if the version of XP you got with your old laptop is an OEM version, meaning it was provided by ... | |
| program problem | 2/14/2009 |
| Q: I downloaded a program for formatting a card. the card is used in a medical device i use called a ... A: what is the name of the program? Are you running it on Windows XP? If so, you could try right ... | |
| Internet Explorer problem window pops up | 2/14/2009 |
| Q: I have Windows XP Windows Media Edition running Internet explorer. The problem is once I am on the ... A: this actually happens quite often, and there are many different causes. If you have any add-ons for ... | |
| Computer slow to boot | 2/14/2009 |
| Q: I have Windows xp home edition operating on an HP Pavilion slimline s7410n . My computer seems to ... A: this is pretty typical of a computer that's been around a while. You can use the msconfig utility to ... | |
| microsoft office 2007 | 2/13/2009 |
| Q: I just got my first computer and downloaded a couple of word, excel and power point files i had ... A: here's how you get rid of the list: Click on Office button, and then click on Word Options (in Word ... | |
| web pages | 2/12/2009 |
| Q: I actually have two questions. On my office computer with a 15" monitor, the webpages load in such ... A: if you have IE7, you may want to check out this web site: ... | |
| illegal? | 2/11/2009 |
| Q: I have purchased a used laptop from an ebay seller. The seller is a business and sold the laptop as ... A: this page on Microsoft's website shows you how they say to tell if it's a legal copy. ... | |
| illegal? | 2/11/2009 |
| Q: I have purchased a used laptop from an ebay seller. The seller is a business and sold the laptop as ... A: have you gone to the Windows update site and downloaded all the updates? When you do, one of the ... | |
| Windows Media Player - Can't see images | 2/11/2009 |
| Q: the colors and definition aren't right - I can barely make out the images, really only shadows, and ... A: Ok, well if it will play video off a DVD or the hard drive Ok, then I would think the problem is ... | |
| Windows Media Player - Can't see images | 2/11/2009 |
| Q: the colors and definition aren't right - I can barely make out the images, really only shadows, and ... A: I'm going to need some more information in order to help, as I can't think of anything right off ... | |
| Slow Boot Sequence | 2/10/2009 |
| Q: My computer boot sequence takes forever...like 10 minutes to complete. It just started this ... A: when is it taking so much time? When the BIOS screen is loading, or after Windows starts loading? If ... | |
| infected winlogon | 2/9/2009 |
| Q: To make a long story short, I lent my computer to someone I probably shouldn't have, because when I ... A: If you know someone who's really good with them and is willing, it might be worth trying. But like ... | |
| infected winlogon | 2/9/2009 |
| Q: To make a long story short, I lent my computer to someone I probably shouldn't have, because when I ... A: rock and a hard place here. Since you have backups of your data, the easiest way out may be to call ... | |
| watching tv on line with vista | 2/8/2009 |
| Q: I recently had a problem with my computer and upgraded to vista ultimate. Now when I go to abc.com ... A: It appears that a lot of people get this message, and it usually occurs when using FireFox, which is ... | |
| watching tv on line with vista | 2/8/2009 |
| Q: I recently had a problem with my computer and upgraded to vista ultimate. Now when I go to abc.com ... A: Vista should play the shows just fine, so there's something else at work here besides the change in ... | |
| How to update BIOS in Windows XP | 2/7/2009 |
| Q: Good morning I am running Windows XP Professional 5.1.2600 SP 3 Desktop Dell Optiplex GX260. ... A: it is normally a good idea to have the latest BIOS installed, and its usually a pretty mundane task ... | |
| Computer back-up | 2/7/2009 |
| Q: I have a Dell XPS 410 computer and have a problem. My computer had Norton software on it when I ... A: I think someone has given you some mis-information. Let me see if I can help clear it up, which may ... | |
| slow computer | 2/6/2009 |
| Q: Is there a way to discover if my ISP (AT&T), is causing my computer to run slow?? A: do you mean the actual computer runs slow, or its slow when its online? If the computer is running ... | |
| Write Files in DVD disc | 2/6/2009 |
| Q: I have a movie which has got size of 6GB. A DVD size is 4.7GB. Would you please tell me how can I ... A: the only ways I know of to do this are to separate the audio and the video tracks, which makes it ... | |
| Windows XP update? | 2/6/2009 |
| Q: Since January 31 2009 Windows XP is updating 1.06 GB on my computer. And any time I start my ... A: I see. It sounds like Windows updates were turned off before, and now somehow they have been turned ... | |
| passwords | 2/5/2009 |
| Q: if i have a password on a word document and i want to open this doc but can't remember the password, ... A: if you're talking about the "open" password, as opposed to the "modify" password, I don't know of a ... | |
| operating system change | 2/5/2009 |
| Q: My computer died. It is about 5-6 years old. It has Windows XP. I still have my old computer that ... A: That actually depends on what type of XP CD you have. If it is the retail version, you can put it on ... | |
| Windows XP update? | 2/4/2009 |
| Q: Since January 31 2009 Windows XP is updating 1.06 GB on my computer. And any time I start my ... A: Microsoft has not released any huge updates like that. The largest one I know of recently is .Net ... | |
| Task Manager | 2/4/2009 |
| Q: sir my problem is when i press ctrl+Alt+Del Task Manager not opened. He shows a message (Task ... A: If this is on a Windows domain, like a corporate network, it is quite possible that the ... | |
| Programs problem | 2/3/2009 |
| Q: They appear on toolbar but flash on and off on desktop.when i click bar 3 or 4 times they appear on ... A: That could definitely be a clue. Have you tried disabling the antivirus temporarily? You would want ... | |
| XP Display properties | 2/3/2009 |
| Q: Invariably, if I choose to have "classic theme" for my desktop, eventually it will revert back to ... A: there are a number of things out there that cause this sort of behavior. One fairly easy way around ... | |
| problems with restoring files | 2/3/2009 |
| Q: My pc had a virus and what i did was to create a partition on my hard drive to back up My documents ... A: this can happen when you back up the files as one user ID, and then try to restore them as another. ... | |
| Dual booting | 2/3/2009 |
| Q: I have a 5 yrs old computer still working pretty well after a few upgrades over the years ( the last ... A: Is the primary slave listed in the BIOS as a bootable device and set up in the boot order? I haven't ... | |
| Dual booting | 2/2/2009 |
| Q: I have a 5 yrs old computer still working pretty well after a few upgrades over the years ( the last ... A: it sounds like you are on the right track to me. It is probably the jumpers on the back of the ... | |
| Password protection | 2/1/2009 |
| Q: I bought a used laptop at the thrift store. Gateway Solo 9150, with Windows XP. It boots up with a ... A: I can see why it would seem complex Paul, Microsoft didn't want it to be too easy to crack the ... | |
| Programs problem | 2/1/2009 |
| Q: They appear on toolbar but flash on and off on desktop.when i click bar 3 or 4 times they appear on ... A: that does sound like an odd problem. Is there one program that is acting strange that you could ... | |
| Lost Wallpaper Image | 2/1/2009 |
| Q: This is probably a really stupid question. However. I set a picture I really love as my wallpaper. ... A: you could try this: While looking at the desktop, move all the icons away from the picture. you may ... | |
| Memory error | 1/31/2009 |
| Q: Sir, I get the followling error The Instruction at"0x77d4bbcd" reffered memory at"0x00000048" the ... A: The firewall would seem to be a conflict with IE8 as well. I am seeing quite a few references to ... | |
| Lost Wallpaper Image | 1/31/2009 |
| Q: This is probably a really stupid question. However. I set a picture I really love as my wallpaper. ... A: Oh, I got it now. When you go into the desktop properties, it lists that file as your current ... | |
| low sound | 1/31/2009 |
| Q: I have a toshiba m55-s331 laptop. I can not hear system sounds and sounds through media player ect ... A: I'm not coming up with many good options here. Does the sound play Ok through headphones? If so, it ... | |
| Memory error | 1/30/2009 |
| Q: Sir, I get the followling error The Instruction at"0x77d4bbcd" reffered memory at"0x00000048" the ... A: Does this always happen with the same program, or is it random? If it is random, it could be faulty ... | |
| low sound | 1/29/2009 |
| Q: I have a toshiba m55-s331 laptop. I can not hear system sounds and sounds through media player ect ... A: sorry for the delay, I didn't get notified that your question was waiting. I would look in the ... | |
| Memory error | 1/29/2009 |
| Q: Sir, I get the followling error The Instruction at"0x77d4bbcd" reffered memory at"0x00000048" the ... A: have you tried reseating and/or replacing the memory? It's possible that this is caused from the ... | |
| Updates | 1/28/2009 |
| Q: Shot Re your help about getting updates,I follwed your instructions. I was able to get software and ... A: What error do you get when you try to get critical updates? In particular, if you try to get them ... | |
| monitor goes blank | 1/28/2009 |
| Q: My Windows xp started having trouble after boot up & I was browsing; the monitor would just go ... A: Any time. Glad to help! You might try turning down your resolution before you scrap it though. Right ... | |
| monitor goes blank | 1/28/2009 |
| Q: My Windows xp started having trouble after boot up & I was browsing; the monitor would just go ... A: is this a laptop or a desktop we're talking about? Either way, I would try to find a different ... | |
| Updates | 1/28/2009 |
| Q: Shot I tried fixing this problem by going to the MS site but I am NOT going to pay for the fix. I ... A: this happens sometimes when Windows has downloaded updates, or was downloading them when they were ... | |
| Booting problems | 1/27/2009 |
| Q: Could not get sound on lap top; so I restored to a known working date; when laptop rebooted I got ... A: can you use F8 and boot into safe mode? If so, you could use the system restore to another date. If ... | |
| music | 1/27/2009 |
| Q: Shot...I have about 800 mp3's that I need to back up. Do I just burn the whole folder to cd? Nothing ... A: if you just want to burn them to CD to back them up, you can just copy the whole folder. No problem ... | |
| usb causing stop error | 1/27/2009 |
| Q: When I plug something into a usb port (wacom tablet, camera...), I get a blue screen with the ... A: that could be a physical problem with the USB port, but if it does that on all of them it's most ... | |
| internet explorer | 1/25/2009 |
| Q: My homepage will not open fully without clicking "full window button"?? A: the option to do that automatically was pretty much removed after IE 5, although normally if you ... | |
| Boot up appeared error | 1/25/2009 |
| Q: When i boot up window xp it appear this error message "Phoenix Rom BIOS Plus Version 1.10 A02 ... A: Dell may be able to supply a replacement CD. It will contain Windows XP as part of the original ... | |
| Boot up appeared error | 1/25/2009 |
| Q: When i boot up window xp it appear this error message "Phoenix Rom BIOS Plus Version 1.10 A02 ... A: This one is the problem: Primary Drive O...Unknown Device It should list the type/size of hard drive ... | |
| Boot up appeared error | 1/25/2009 |
| Q: When i boot up window xp it appear this error message "Phoenix Rom BIOS Plus Version 1.10 A02 ... A: most of this is a normal message, the part that is the actual error is this "Primary hard disk drive ... | |
| computer not booting | 1/23/2009 |
| Q: I lost my poweer. When the power came back my computer would not boot, it read boot failure, system ... A: I'm afraid that may be a very bad sign Michelle. If it won't even get to the POST screen, you may ... | |
| Size of Windows XP Home | 1/23/2009 |
| Q: I'm running Windows XP Home. When I right click on the windows directory, it shows that the size of ... A: its hard to say exactly what is going on there without searching through the directory for large ... | |
| Screen Issue | 1/22/2009 |
| Q: When I started my laptop, the screen's icons were extra large. I adjusted the resolution but there ... A: try adjusting your screen size back so it fills the screen like it should. Then while you're in the ... | |
| computer not booting | 1/21/2009 |
| Q: I lost my poweer. When the power came back my computer would not boot, it read boot failure, system ... A: do you see anything before that message? White letters on the black background, or a company logo? ... | |
| COA for xp | 1/20/2009 |
| Q: I bought an used computer with a COA for XP professional,but no operating system. If I download XP ... A: that COA is tied to that piece of hardware, so the COA should be valid. The problem is that it is an ... | |
| address books | 1/20/2009 |
| Q: I send e-mails on a regular basis to a garden group. I have those listed in a a folder...but not in ... A: I'm working on a Vista machine at the moment, so I can't walk through these steps exactly, but in ... | |
| computer won't come on now.... | 1/19/2009 |
| Q: know this information is sketchy but its all I can provide.........my daughter has a desk model ... A: I'm not quite following Bob. Safe mode would not ask for CTRL+ALT+DEL. When you press F8 at start ... | |
| computer won't come on now.... | 1/19/2009 |
| Q: know this information is sketchy but its all I can provide.........my daughter has a desk model ... A: that sounds like one nasty virus! There are a few things you could try, like booting from a CD with ... | |
| NO DVD AUDIO | 1/17/2009 |
| Q: I HAVE WINDOWS XP HOME, THE COMPUTER IS ABOUT 4 YEARS OLD. I USE TO BE ABLE TO PUT A MUSIC DVD IN ... A: I would Billy. Businesses are in business to make money, and I don't begrudge them that, but they ... | |
| Install win xp in hp dv5 series | 1/17/2009 |
| Q: I have hp pavilion dv 5 laptop with win vista, when i try to install win xp i cant install ,it will ... A: The problem is most likely a driver that is not supported. When does the blue screen happen? If it's ... | |
| No internet history | 1/16/2009 |
| Q: IE 7.0 - No history when I restart IE. How do I change the settings to enable my system to collect ... A: you will want to go to Tools>Internet Options. On the General tab, about halfway down there is a ... | |
| RANDOM REBOOTING PROBLEM WITH WinXPProSP2(SP3) | 1/15/2009 |
| Q: RANDOM REBOOTING PROBLEM WITH WinXPProSP2(SP3) Dear Expert: an expert user here too, but not with ... A: Tough one here A.J. especially since it's so random. Since that KB article, and the reboot itself ... | |
| NO DVD AUDIO | 1/15/2009 |
| Q: I HAVE WINDOWS XP HOME, THE COMPUTER IS ABOUT 4 YEARS OLD. I USE TO BE ABLE TO PUT A MUSIC DVD IN ... A: that's an odd one since you've already replaced the drive, and you get audio from CD's, so you have ... | |
| anti virus | 1/15/2009 |
| Q: Shot....There are several free anti-virus software(s) out there. I am on a fixed income and I need ... A: I have always like AVG Free. I prefer the older version, 7.5 or so, but version 8 seems to work well ... | |
| sp3 | 1/15/2009 |
| Q: I have windows xp and service pack 2. I have downloaded all the critical windows updates and was ... A: there are improvements in SP3 that you may want, and yes, there are updates Post-SP3. I've actually ... | |
| Checking NVRAM.....Update Failed | 1/14/2009 |
| Q: Running XP Home on Stand alone PC and get the message "Checking NVRAM...Update Failed in the initial ... A: the NVRAM is the memory on the motherboard that stores information such as the time, the hard drive ... | |
| Icons | 1/14/2009 |
| Q: I use Firefox as my Internet browser. When I save a web page to my desktop, I see the familiar ... A: Windows update for one........ My computer does the same thing Walter, but when I right click the ... | |
| windows user account issue | 1/14/2009 |
| Q: i am an expert user in many areas of computer hardware, programming, software, et cetera, but ... A: J., this sounds very much like Windows XP Home instead of Pro, but either way, let's try starting ... | |
| Disk space on server boot drive | 1/14/2009 |
| Q: I purchased a Dell Poweredge SC440 server about six months age. IT had the Windows Small Business ... A: The only other thing I can think of is one of the option in Folder Options of Windows Explorer. ... | |
| Icons | 1/13/2009 |
| Q: I use Firefox as my Internet browser. When I save a web page to my desktop, I see the familiar ... A: are you saving the whole web page, or a link/bookmark to the web page? If it's a link you should be ... | |
| XP Backup | 1/13/2009 |
| Q: My computer come preinstalled with Windows XP. The disk was not provided. Now, I want to create a ... A: What kind of computer are we talking about? Most new computers do not come with disks, but include a ... | |
| Preventing Internet History from being deleted | 1/13/2009 |
| Q: How do I change the setting so that the internet history can not be deleted ANSWER: Hi Branden, ... A: On some versions of Windows you can do that. Open the Group Policy Editor by going to Start>Run ... | |
| Preventing Internet History from being deleted | 1/12/2009 |
| Q: How do I change the setting so that the internet history can not be deleted A: CANNOT be deleted, or IS not deleted automatically? I don't know of a way to stop someone from ... | |
| Disk space on server boot drive | 1/12/2009 |
| Q: I purchased a Dell Poweredge SC440 server about six months age. IT had the Windows Small Business ... A: I assume you have already done a search for large files? You could also look for recently created ... | |
| Video Controller (VGA Compatible) | 1/12/2009 |
| Q: I can't find a driver for this issue. I read what your response was to "Wayne" on 10/26/07 which ... A: No problem Seth, glad to help! That would be the modem. If you need it you might try one of the ... | |
| iexplore.exe file | 1/10/2009 |
| Q: I'll try to be as concise as possible. I'm running Windows XP Home on a Dell with 512 Ram. I have ... A: first, let me get this clear, are we talking about Windows Explorer not working, or Internet ... | |
| Video Controller VGA compatible | 1/10/2009 |
| Q: I formatted a old laptop (compaq M 300) and installed XP service pack3. Now in device manager, under ... A: I checked out that link, and I don't see an actual driver there, just a utility. Odd that HP would ... | |
| Video Controller (VGA Compatible) | 1/8/2009 |
| Q: I can't find a driver for this issue. I read what your response was to "Wayne" on 10/26/07 which ... A: there are several ways you can go about this. One quick easy one is to go to the Windows update site ... | |
| using itunes with other devices | 1/6/2009 |
| Q: Shot, I have a Sony cd/radio/mp3 player in my Corvette. I am not able to load that player (removable ... A: iTunes itself doesn't support anything other than the iPod to my knowledge, but there are certainly ... | |
| installing drivers | 1/4/2009 |
| Q: Shot....One of the other experts could not answer this question. I lost one of my drivers disc when ... A: No bother William, that's what we're here for! I just went out to the Dell site and downloaded the ... | |
| installing drivers | 1/3/2009 |
| Q: Shot....One of the other experts could not answer this question. I lost one of my drivers disc when ... A: I assume you tried pointing the automatic update wizard to the disc and that didn't work? What ... | |
| installing drivers | 1/3/2009 |
| Q: Shot....One of the other experts could not answer this question. I lost one of my drivers disc when ... A: First thing I would suggest it getting the ethernet driver installed so you can do the rest ... | |
| Spam...using my e-mail address | 1/2/2009 |
| Q: I am getting horrible trashy spam. It shows that it comes from ""... which is my e-mail address. ... A: first, let me tell you I know you didn't send it. It's called "address spoofing". Someone, somewhere ... | |
| My Computer oprning on startup. XP sp3 | 1/2/2009 |
| Q: My computer is opening on Start up. I checked startup entries in msconfig, but there is nothing ... A: here are a few things to try: 1. In My Computer, up at the top click on Tools then Folder Options ... | |
| Windows XP 64-bit Edition | 1/1/2009 |
| Q: Im currently using Windows XP Pro 32-bit Edition on my Acer Aspire 4720z laptop(Core2duo,1GB ... A: I have never bothered with the 64 bit version because there is very few software program written in ... | |
| how to load micrsoft default driver of serial mouse in safe mode | 4/26/2008 |
| Q: Respected Sir Ref:your answer 'Serial mouse. That may be another story! Does your computer have PS2 ... A: That mouse should work. There are no additional drivers to load. About the only thing I can suggest ... | |
| how to load micrsoft default driver of serial mouse in safe mode | 4/25/2008 |
| Q: Respected Sir Ref:your answer 'Serial mouse. That may be another story! Does your computer have PS2 ... A: I am not having good luck finding an answer to this. Everything I find says a serial mouse should ... | |
| XP not functioning properly | 4/23/2008 |
| Q: I re-installed my Windows XP Professional just 3 or 4 months ago. Even at this early stage weird ... A: you might want to run some diagnostics on the hard drive. If you've already re-installed windows, it ... | |
| windows xp | 4/23/2008 |
| Q: recently i've been experiencing some problems with my laptop, which uses windows xp i've notice ... A: no bother at all! These things usually happen over time as Windows gets more and more stuff added to ... | |
| Microsoft Fax | 4/22/2008 |
| Q: I've tried to read up about how to use Microsoft Fax but I'm finding it confusing when they talk ... A: are you setting up Microsoft fax on a network or setting up Windows XP fax on your home PC? They are ... | |
| archiving files | 4/20/2008 |
| Q: I use a lot of data files on floppys that I back up a couple of times a month to a file on my hard ... A: yes there is definitely a way to do this, I'm just trying to figure out what would be the easiest ... | |
| mouse | 4/19/2008 |
| Q: sir I am a novice. My o/s is xp pro service pack 2. How can I run mouse in 'safe mode'? regards som A: when you start your computer in safe mode by pressing F8, Windows will load the Microsoft default ... | |
| Microphone Boost | 3/17/2008 |
| Q: I have a problem with the recording aspect of the Windows XP. I can record with my microphone but ... A: First, make sure you are using the mike input not the line input. If your mike is an unbalanced one ... | |
| Laptop screen bounce. | 2/23/2008 |
| Q: I have a Dell Inspiron 8500 running Windows XP Pro. When I have my home page on screen and click the ... A: that's definitely a weird problem. Did you install the Windows updates when they came out on patch ... | |
| no "send to" option in pull down menu | 2/22/2008 |
| Q: I'm running xphome. I have a "send to" file visible and accessible under my user name. I have and ... A: Odd that one would go missing, usually there are lots of extras in the context menu. You might try ... | |
| Removing the ability to create a password on a Windows XP User Account | 2/22/2008 |
| Q: I was wondering if you knew of a way to remove the ability for a user to create a password in ... A: I don't know of anyway to prevent them from setting a password, but you can set their password and ... | |
| new tower linked to existing internet service | 2/22/2008 |
| Q: I have just hooked up a new computer, where an existing one was hooked up. The only difference is ... A: let me make sure I understand correctly. You're trying to hook this up to a wireless network that ... | |
| Size of partition | 2/21/2008 |
| Q: Asus notebook X51RL with DOS (without OS), RAM is 1024MB, hard disk 120GB, video is built-in ... A: 20gb will hold the programs you have listed just fine. Keep in mind you will also use space for the ... | |
| Network Connection | 2/21/2008 |
| Q: I have a hp notebook/laptop that keeps periodically through the day loosing connectivity to the ... A: the very first thing I would check is the power management in control panel. Make sure that the NIC ... | |
| Outlook Express | 2/19/2008 |
| Q: I am frequently getting the problem "IE encountered a problem and must close", (or Outlook Express). ... A: there are several causes for this fault, and most of them can be fixed by adding the latest patches ... | |
| windows xp or vista problem | 2/19/2008 |
| Q: i have a program that run over win 95 or 98 or 98SE on my company PC but this PC is failed and most ... A: I see. The best options available then are to use a virtual computing environment like VMWare ... | |
| flash memory | 2/19/2008 |
| Q: first of all I wanted to thank you for your help on my previous question about my write protected ... A: glad I could help! I don't think there's any chance it actually expanded that much. Even if it was ... | |
| can't format my flash drive | 2/18/2008 |
| Q: i have a flash drive with FAT32 format. then an error happened when I transfered a file and my ... A: if you're sure there's not write protect switch, the drive may have gotten corrupted, in which case ... | |
| Outlook | 2/18/2008 |
| Q: Cannot start Microsoft Office Outlook. MAPI32.DLL is corrupt or the wrong version A: this normally happens when there has been another messaging software installed, and that software ... | |
| Why Blue Screen? | 2/17/2008 |
| Q: I think my computer is sick (its 4 years old). I'm getting a blue screen throwing up with ... A: the blue screen can be caused by many things, including the RAM, and somtimes the message on the ... | |
| My Windows Xp is not starting up | 2/17/2008 |
| Q: .. if you could do that it would be most helpfull thank you!!! A: to run the diagnostics the first thing to do is download the CD. I think you're referring to the ... | |
| services | 2/6/2008 |
| Q: I keep getting an error when I try to get into services to change some settings. How do I fix this? ... A: Try renaming the MMC folder. From windows explorer, browse to C:\Documents and ... | |
| Windows Update | 2/6/2008 |
| Q: I'm asking this for a friend who is on a slow modem (and it's a toll call). He wants to know how to ... A: he could set the automatic updates (via control panel) do download in the background, but not ... | |
| browser problems | 2/6/2008 |
| Q: I can not locate programs in my control panel that I KNOW are on my computer! (especially since I ... A: a lot of programs, especially small, unregistered ones do not place an entry in add/remove programs. ... | |
| Slow running at start up and opening programs | 2/4/2008 |
| Q: I an running Windows XP on a Dell Inspiron. When I start the computer it is very slow to open. When ... A: to isolate what's causing it to be so slow, try using the MSconfig utility. To get to it, go to ... | |
| Windows Explorer | 2/2/2008 |
| Q: I want my Windows Explorer page to take the full screen - except for the bottom bar. Everytime I ... A: sorry that didn't work. Try this instead: 1. Launch Windows Explorer. 2. Click one of the window ... | |
| Locked out of files | 2/2/2008 |
| Q: My Sony viao went down (cord socket broke, so no way to power). Decided to just junk rather than ... A: the Access Denied problem is because even though you have created a user with the same name and ... | |
| Install Win XP on KDS computer | 2/2/2008 |
| Q: I have a KDS Valiant 6000 series computer. It came with WinME installed. I want to install Win XP ... A: I'm not sure this is a simple display problem, because even if Windows didn't have the right ... | |
| Microsoft Word | 2/1/2008 |
| Q: Please help.Iam using Windows XP.I have got a problem with microsoft word.Each time I try to open ... A: it could be a virus problem, and it wouldn't hurt to do a scan with the latest virus definitions. ... | |
| Windows Explorer | 2/1/2008 |
| Q: I want my Windows Explorer page to take the full screen - except for the bottom bar. Everytime I ... A: if Windows is working like it's supposed to, you should be able to set it doing this: Close all ... | |
| Files disappear from Windows Explorer...part 2 | 1/31/2008 |
| Q: Where we're at... --- I'll try to think of a way to prove that theory out. In the mean time, I'd ... A: Indexing is a service that Windows runs to "cache" the directory listing of files and folders on ... | |
| folders un available | 1/31/2008 |
| Q: I have a SATa drive system which orriginally came with a promise Array card. The card died, so I ... A: What operating system are you running David? I've gotten similar questions quite a bit recently, and ... | |
| folders un available | 1/30/2008 |
| Q: I have a SATa drive system which orriginally came with a promise Array card. The card died, so I ... A: I have some ideas, but nothing definite. Were the drives originally connected to the array card in ... | |
| Files disappear from Windows Explorer...part 2 | 1/30/2008 |
| Q: Where we're at... --- I'll try to think of a way to prove that theory out. In the mean time, I'd ... A: Hmmm.... indeed. There is one glaringly obvious thing I hadn't thought of. You said the folder show ... | |
| Disappearing XP files | 1/29/2008 |
| Q: I just read Pete's query to you a couple of days ago and wonder if you can give me some pointers? My ... A: We're still working on it Neil, but you may want to try one of these alternatives to Windows ... | |
| Files disappear from Windows Explorer...part 2 | 1/29/2008 |
| Q: Where we're at... --- I'll try to think of a way to prove that theory out. In the mean time, I'd ... A: I have several more ideas here, none of them definitive, just testing. One would be to try an ... | |
| Files disappear from Windows Explorer; still accessible (i.e., via Address Bar)?? | 1/28/2008 |
| Q: I have a 250GB WD hard drive, I use for data storage only. It is 90% full (which I realize can be a ... A: I'm not opposed to trying to help at all! I honestly don't think you're missing anything yet, I ... | |
| Files disappear from Windows Explorer; still accessible (i.e., via Address Bar)?? | 1/27/2008 |
| Q: I have a 250GB WD hard drive, I use for data storage only. It is 90% full (which I realize can be a ... A: I think you may have reached the limit of what Windows Explorer can display. To test this idea, try ... | |
| sreaching problem | 1/27/2008 |
| Q: ok i am trying to sreach my computer for a creatin file when i go start sreach and type the name of ... A: try turning off the indexing service by clicking Start then Run and typing services.msc then click ... | |
| help to enable mic | 1/26/2008 |
| Q: the mic on my windows 2000 m/c is not working.I hv gone thru routine settings of control panel.The ... A: lets check the obvious things first, like making sure the mic is plugged into the correct jack, and ... | |
| Mapping drives | 1/24/2008 |
| Q: I have a software program that I've installed on my hard drive. It requires that you put data CDs ... A: yes you can change the drive letters. Once the flash drive is installed, right click My Computer, ... | |
| creative zen 4gb DVP-FL0001 | 1/23/2008 |
| Q: i am having troubles with my zen 4gb i have installed driver off of cd previously however the cd has ... A: if Windows is asking for a driver, then it doesn't recognize it and will need a third party driver. ... | |
| JPEG FILES | 1/23/2008 |
| Q: I am having issues with opening photos coming in and when I click on open the dialogue box asks me ... A: your computer has lost its "file association" for this type of file. That's what tells it what ... | |
| Blue screen | 1/22/2008 |
| Q: I bought a used Presario 700 laptop that originally came with XP but was downgraded to WinME. I ... A: it sounds like you have some conflicting hardware drivers installed. It's hard to say just which ... | |
| USB Conection | 1/21/2008 |
| Q: When I plug in a USB Key into my USB port, the error I get is "Windows could not load the installer ... A: this message can be caused by a missing or corrupt file called in your C:\windows\system32\ ... | |
| Missing desktop icons & taskbar | 1/20/2008 |
| Q: I have an Advent T9202 3.4G P4(hyperthreading) with an 80 Gig HD and1 Gig Ram. I am running ... A: Clearing the BIOS by removing the battery worked on some old desktops, but not on laptops. However, ... | |
| XP updates | 1/20/2008 |
| Q: Me again.I've downloaded KB893803-v2 but the problem persists. Dennis ANSWER: Do you get an error ... A: I see two specific errors at the beginning of this list, one says the EULA was not accepted. I have ... | |
| Missing desktop icons & taskbar | 1/19/2008 |
| Q: I have an Advent T9202 3.4G P4(hyperthreading) with an 80 Gig HD and1 Gig Ram. I am running ... A: it's possible that you can get into the BIOS by pressing the normal key, (F1 usually) but that it's ... | |
| XP updates | 1/19/2008 |
| Q: Me again.I've downloaded KB893803-v2 but the problem persists. Dennis A: Do you get an error message if you try to use the Windows Update site? In particular, I would look ... | |
| Programme failure | 1/19/2008 |
| Q: On trying to load one of my favorite programmes I get the following message:- One of the library ... A: I'm not sure how the wipe of XP happened, unless the computer rebooted and launched from the CD. As ... | |
| How to access external hard drive not seen on My Computer? | 1/19/2008 |
| Q: I cannot see my external hard drive icon on my computer's task bar or see it on 'My Computer' too, ... A: To uninstall the USB controller, you should be able to right click on it in device manager and ... | |
| Computer freezing when editing in Photoshop 7 | 1/18/2008 |
| Q: I use Windows XP Professional 2002, Service Pack 2, 512 MB of Ram, Intel(R), Pentium(R) 4CPU, ... A: computer lockups like this are usually caused by a memory error, or a video card problem if they are ... | |
| Re: hard drives; partitions, adding, dual boot possibilities | 1/17/2008 |
| Q: I am currently running XP Pro SP1 on a spare-parts dinosaur a friend put together for me. Although I ... A: I'm not personally familiar with NTI, but from the FAQs on there web site, this is how you burn an ... | |
| upgrading | 1/17/2008 |
| Q: I have a 5 year old computer with a S3 64 meg AGP video card. 2 Ghtz, 1.5 Gig of Ram. I want to ... A: both of these are excellent choices, but the first link shows that item as deactivated, so I don't ... | |
| Re: hard drives; partitions, adding, dual boot possibilities | 1/16/2008 |
| Q: I am currently running XP Pro SP1 on a spare-parts dinosaur a friend put together for me. Although I ... A: I can try to give you a hand here. First, the ISO's are a file that has all the data from a CD ... | |
| Windows XP issue with My Documents | 1/16/2008 |
| Q: I'm running XP SP2 on a laptop with 2 users. With one user all is good, no problems. With the ... A: take a look at this page, they list a lot of ways to remove My Documents and put it back, including ... | |
| How to copy Harddisk to Harddisk with winXP? | 1/16/2008 |
| Q: I want to Copy my harddisk to another harddisk in such a way so that i can get all stuffs along with ... A: the quickest, safest way to copy everything over is to use a cloning software like Power Quest, ... | |
| soundblaster live card | 1/14/2008 |
| Q: I put in a soundblaster card on msi motherboard disabled intergrared sound but my computer freezes ... A: your best bet is to update the BIOS on the motherboard to the newest version. You should be able to ... | |
| windowsxp screens | 1/13/2008 |
| Q: ...I downloaded and applied a desktop theme and it changed my startup,shutdown and log in screen to ... A: you should be able to go into your display settings and change the theme to Windows Classic or ... | |
| Programme failure | 1/13/2008 |
| Q: On trying to load one of my favorite programmes I get the following message:- One of the library ... A: That's quite strange it works well on my XP machine. Do you have a space between SFC and the "/"? It ... | |
| Windows XP ChkDsk | 1/12/2008 |
| Q: I am running Windows XP Pro. My Hard Disk has two partitions Charlie and Foxtrot. Every time I ... A: yes it is possible to format it early, I didn't realize there were so few file/folders on it. ... | |
| Can use iTunes or Photoshop.. | 1/12/2008 |
| Q: My computer will no longer open my iTunes or photoshop programs. That is mostly what I use my ... A: lets not go buying a new computer just yet. There definitely should be a cheaper alternative! What ... | |
| Windows XP ChkDsk | 1/12/2008 |
| Q: I am running Windows XP Pro. My Hard Disk has two partitions Charlie and Foxtrot. Every time I ... A: I hate to say it but I think there is something amiss with your Foxtrot partition, and I think ... | |
| Programme failure | 1/12/2008 |
| Q: On trying to load one of my favorite programmes I get the following message:- One of the library ... A: it sounds like the program is attempting to access an incorrect version of the .dll file. Try ... | |
| WinXP can't bootup | 1/11/2008 |
| Q: I'm running XP Home and recently the screen went black and now the computer won't reboot. I've ... A: What disk are you trying to boot off of? Can you get into the bios and check the settings for the ... | |
| help!! technical difficulties | 1/11/2008 |
| Q: "Hello, I have a 2001 hp pavilion pc with windows xp on it. I recently used the pc’s System Recovery ... A: many of the problems you're describing are normal with the recovery. Like the menu items being ... | |
| error message "invalid floating pint operation" | 1/10/2008 |
| Q: A problem started with our HP computer (2yrs old window XP) where it would not recognition any USB ... A: it sounds like what your husband attempted was to use the recovery disk and put it back to the way ... | |
| error in newdev.dll missing entry:clientsideinstall | 1/10/2008 |
| Q: i had wmp10 and a creative zen touch mp3 player. my pc is 3 yrs old windows xp. i was able to sync ... A: the repair from the Windows CD can be done more than one way. If you tried it and got to a DOS ... | |
| WinXP can't bootup | 1/10/2008 |
| Q: I'm running XP Home and recently the screen went black and now the computer won't reboot. I've ... A: let me make sure I understand. It won't boot even in Safe Mode? Did it boot succesfully off the ... | |
| basic problem (over my head) | 1/10/2008 |
| Q: hy, to be as detailed as possible, i am running win XP home edition. i have a friend who is hard of ... A: it's too bad Utube took that ability away, but I don't know of another good way to do it. Maybe you ... | |
| How to access external hard drive not seen on My Computer? | 1/10/2008 |
| Q: I cannot see my external hard drive icon on my computer's task bar or see it on 'My Computer' too, ... A: That could be the whole problem. What you'll want to do is right click on My Computer and select ... | |
| error in newdev.dll missing entry:clientsideinstall | 1/9/2008 |
| Q: i had wmp10 and a creative zen touch mp3 player. my pc is 3 yrs old windows xp. i was able to sync ... A: it sounds to me like the newdev.dll file and one of it's dependent files are not communicating ... | |
| Why; And how to get rid of | 1/9/2008 |
| Q: For some odd reason, lately when I start up my laptop, dos windows pop up everywhere. I'm pretty ... A: normally there are few if any DOS processes running when Windows starts, so these probably aren't ... | |
| Outlook Express | 1/8/2008 |
| Q: Have a user who logs in to the network with a generic ID and uses Outlook 2003 to access e-mail ... A: this could have a few different reasons, but I think I would try it from a different PC to eliminate ... | |
| "all program" tab issue | 1/8/2008 |
| Q: I have XP profesional on my laptop. When i click "start" and the "all programs" ...it takes about 5 ... A: it sounds like the computer is having a little trouble reading from the disk here. I would first ... | |
| Website content copy to Word | 1/8/2008 |
| Q: I need to copy images and text from a few websites to a word and powerpoint file. These images and ... A: you could copy the source for the website, and then have Word display it, if the websites you want ... | |
| After hard drive upgrade, no login screen | 1/7/2008 |
| Q: You answered my exact question on 11/27 with the answer use a cloning software. I have cloned using ... A: Hey Larry, that nonexistent installation on D may be a good clue. It sounds like Windows is looking ... | |
| Digital certificate issue | 1/6/2008 |
| Q: when I tried torun software install pack(Macromedia Flash 8), I got alert 'This publisher has been ... A: yes, that could be the reason the certificate was revoked, but I haven't been able to verify that it ... | |
| After hard drive upgrade, no login screen | 1/6/2008 |
| Q: You answered my exact question on 11/27 with the answer use a cloning software. I have cloned using ... A: I'm not quite sure what's going on here, but I do have a couple of ideas. First, are you running ... | |
| printing preferences operation could not be completed | 1/6/2008 |
| Q: Everytime I tried to access printing preferences the error is operation could not be completed. I ... A: I agree with you Eli, sounds like a Windows problem. But it could be a Windows problem with the port ... | |
| Remote Desktop Connection | 1/5/2008 |
| Q: Is there a way to adjust the Remote Desktop Connection so I don’t have to scroll up or down to see ... A: this has been a thorn in my side too, not only because I can't see it all, but also because the RDP ... | |
| printing preferences operation could not be completed | 1/5/2008 |
| Q: Everytime I tried to access printing preferences the error is operation could not be completed. I ... A: what kind of HP printer is it? Does it connect via USB or Parallel port? Could you get into the ... | |
| PC sound-issues | 1/3/2008 |
| Q: My PC(Windows XP) was running fine, except for the very occasional crash, over the last few months. ... A: I know you didn't change anything, but to troubleshoot this we need to check and possibly change a ... | |
| My computer screen is upside down (something like that) | 1/3/2008 |
| Q: THE screen of a computer normally is in a diagonal way(top of screen at the top bottom of screen at ... A: In safe mode you won't be able to change the resolution, that's just a test mode. But it does let us ... | |
| how do I get adminstrator privileges | 1/2/2008 |
| Q: I inadvertantly cancelled my adminstrator privileges and now want to restore them. i tried by using ... A: I'm not quite sure I understand what you mean by administrator allowed places. What you will want ... | |
| My computer screen is upside down (something like that) | 1/1/2008 |
| Q: THE screen of a computer normally is in a diagonal way(top of screen at the top bottom of screen at ... A: I've had this come up quite a bit recently, it's pretty strange. Take a look in your display ... | |
| compatibility | 12/31/2007 |
| Q: Ok I have got a hard one for you. I have not been able to get a single answer on this question. So ... A: I have a Blackberry and I love it! Unfortunately the Blackberry Desktop Management software only ... | |
| Disable programs from startup | 12/31/2007 |
| Q: I am using Windows XP. Every time I disable some programs from the startup list by using ‘msconfig’, ... A: You could take my word for it, Norton will definitely slow it down. But so would any other product ... | |
| i need help | 12/30/2007 |
| Q: Hey there. Like a lot of other people I am a poor grad student who needs a laptop, but am far from a ... A: without knowing the model of that laptop, it's hard to say exactly what it's worth, but I did some ... | |
| double everything | 12/29/2007 |
| Q: It seems i have windows in my computer 2 times or somthing when i check my system info i have double ... A: now I'm on the same page, thanks. Yes, this is normal. Looking in the system information, there are ... | |
| Disable programs from startup | 12/29/2007 |
| Q: I am using Windows XP. Every time I disable some programs from the startup list by using ‘msconfig’, ... A: Windows is just letting you know that it has to run the selective or diagnostic startup to keep the ... | |
| Installing Windows XP over Network | 12/29/2007 |
| Q: I have a peculiar task to complete. I work for an education institution. There are about 7 ... A: it's a pretty drawn out process actually, but not overly burdening, and well worth the effort if you ... | |
| Deleting browser history | 12/29/2007 |
| Q: I recently upgraded to Internet Explorer 7. For the first day I was able to delete the browsing ... A: Sounds like you've hit the nail on the head Bob. Check out this forum. Other people had the same ... | |
| double everything | 12/28/2007 |
| Q: It seems i have windows in my computer 2 times or somthing when i check my system info i have double ... A: let me make sure I've got this straight here. When you say in your system info, how are you getting ... | |
| Deleting browser history | 12/28/2007 |
| Q: I recently upgraded to Internet Explorer 7. For the first day I was able to delete the browsing ... A: are you using the Delete All button at the bottom, or individually deleting each category? You ... | |
| add & remove ...software | 12/27/2007 |
| Q: removed all of office from computer. Can I get it back? Did I lose it all? I went back 3 days.... ... A: I'm afraid I don't understand what you mean Russ. I was expecting it to say something like ... | |
| add & remove ...software | 12/27/2007 |
| Q: removed all of office from computer. Can I get it back? Did I lose it all? I went back 3 days.... ... A: Well maybe we're in luck! Please right click on that shortcut and select properties, then tell me ... | |
| How to access external hard drive not seen on My Computer? | 12/27/2007 |
| Q: I cannot see my external hard drive icon on my computer's task bar or see it on 'My Computer' too, ... A: I would look in disk management and see if it shows up in there at all. If it does, right click it ... | |
| DOS Questions | 12/26/2007 |
| Q: My name is Matthew i am a techie at heart and have been doing some work in dos to try and recover a ... A: I like to keep things simple for myself, so I would probably boot it to a diagnostic CD, run the ... | |
| DOS Questions | 12/26/2007 |
| Q: My name is Matthew i am a techie at heart and have been doing some work in dos to try and recover a ... A: I'm not sure what exactly is causing your system to hang on the 1394bus driver, but you should have ... | |
| overriding xp login password/booting in safe mode | 12/24/2007 |
| Q: regarding xp proffessional 01: i need to access an account on a comp i have but dont know the pass. ... A: There is hacking software out there that may let you find the password, such as Lophtcrack or ... | |
| overriding xp login password/booting in safe mode | 12/24/2007 |
| Q: regarding xp proffessional 01: i need to access an account on a comp i have but dont know the pass. ... A: you will need a regular wired keyboard. The drivers for the wireless keyboard haven't been loaded ... | |
| standby | 12/23/2007 |
| Q: How do i get it to stay asleep? think it has something to do with the aol browser-which i don't ... A: if you think it could be the AOL browser, I would uninstall it through the control panel, then run a ... | |
| slow slow click/result | 12/22/2007 |
| Q: System delay between clicking an icon and the response is sometimes as long as 30-90 seconds. I ... A: I have a couple of things you could try. First, open task manager by right clicking an empty spot ... | |
| Task Manager | 12/22/2007 |
| Q: All of sudden i get the message "task Manager has been disabled by the administrator." i am the ... A: Administrator is a built in account in Windows for administering the operating system. In your case, ... | |
| laptop | 12/21/2007 |
| Q: On my laptop HP Pavilion ze5170 lately when I leave it set for something like 5 minutes the screen ... A: this happens sometimes when Windows updates are installed, or video drivers are updated. The screen ... | |
| video card use | 12/21/2007 |
| Q: I have a question or two, could you please guide me here ? 1 Can you leave 2 installed video card ... A: yes, you can leave two video cards in the machine. There is a setting in some BIOS's that you may ... | |
| data back up | 12/20/2007 |
| Q: I have a external hard drive which i use primarily for backing up my PC manually (copy C- to this ... A: there are several ways to do this that come to mind, one would be to just save them to a new ... | |
| XP DOWNGRADE TO 2000 THEN BACK TO XP | 12/19/2007 |
| Q: We purchased a lot of new PCs with OEM versions of Windows XP. This was several years ago. At the ... A: there definitely is with the Select versions that large companies buy from Microsoft, but I'm not ... | |
| problem | 12/19/2007 |
| Q: any time my friend tries to open a program he gets the little box up on the screen...internet ... A: are you sure it says Internet explorer and not Windows explorer? If it does say Internet explorer, ... | |
| Printer not recognised | 12/18/2007 |
| Q: I have an epson stylus 300 printer which has been working fine for a couple of years now.. However, ... A: is this a USB printer or hooked to a printer port? If it's a USB printer, you might try ... | |
| deminsion 8100 prob;ems | 12/18/2007 |
| Q: I was recently givin a dimension 8100 from a relative that passed away before i could hook it up. ... A: That used to work for the BIOS passwords on desktop machines, but never for Windows passwords that I ... | |
| windows xp | 12/17/2007 |
| Q: My computer is unable to boot into the windows xp menu. When I restart the computer it will go to a ... A: The only hardware problem I can think of that would cause this, would be a keyboard problem. If the ... | |
| windows xp | 12/17/2007 |
| Q: My computer is unable to boot into the windows xp menu. When I restart the computer it will go to a ... A: normally this is just a timing issue, and pressing F8 repeatedly while the machine is booting will ... | |
| deminsion 8100 prob;ems | 12/17/2007 |
| Q: I was recently givin a dimension 8100 from a relative that passed away before i could hook it up. ... A: there's not really an easy way around the password, but there are some password cracking softwares ... | |
| Internet Explorer | 12/15/2007 |
| Q: I am having a similar problem as Sallie. I can't get IE to operate. When I click on the icon IE ... A: you mean it just sets there? It never times out or gives you a 404 Page cannot be displayed error, ... | |
| converting 2 drives from fat32 to ntfs | 12/14/2007 |
| Q: I have Windows XP pro SP2 installed on one 60 gig IDE hard drive. I have all my data and programs ... A: Windows usually does a pretty good job of this by itself using the Convert utility from a command ... | |
| Mute in Media Player | 12/13/2007 |
| Q: When trying to play using MS Media Player last version, I can not hear any sound. Looking at the ... A: Ok Gabe, I'm going to do some more digging. Are you listening to media streamed over the internet, ... | |
| Mute in Media Player | 12/13/2007 |
| Q: When trying to play using MS Media Player last version, I can not hear any sound. Looking at the ... A: Hmmm, that is odd Gabe. One more thing to check in control panel under sound, see what the speakers ... | |
| Internet Explorer won't connect | 12/13/2007 |
| Q: My Internet Explorer browser won't open up. I did the windows update including IE 7. It worked ... A: I'd love to help you but I need some more information. What do you mean it won't open? What happens ... | |
| Mute in Media Player | 12/13/2007 |
| Q: When trying to play using MS Media Player last version, I can not hear any sound. Looking at the ... A: do you have sound any other time? The normal windows sounds, or alerts when you receive mail, or ... | |
| Windows XP Boot screens | 12/12/2007 |
| Q: When I'm starting up windows XP I get several screens before windows boots up listing; sata drives, ... A: on some computer you can't stop them from coming up, but on most, it's a setting in the BIOS. I'm ... | |
| Desktop Icons | 12/12/2007 |
| Q: Recently I tried to save an image from a website to my desktop. To do this, I right clicked the ... A: this question has came up before, and short of changing the desktop to be all the same color, I do ... | |
| My windows xp is not starting up | 12/11/2007 |
| Q: When I turn on my computer I get this message: We apologize for the inconvenience, but Windows did ... A: you certainly do have a predicament here. Good move not messing with the stuff in the BIOS, (the F2 ... | |
| hard drive letters | 12/10/2007 |
| Q: I have a PC that's about 3 years old now, and the current hard drive was only 40Gb, so I needed more ... A: yes there's a way to change them, but if you have installed programs to them with their current ... | |
| installer | 12/10/2007 |
| Q: I just re-installed Windows XP Pro, version 2002, because my computer was acting funny after an ... A: well, at least you have the problem nailed down. The installer is running, and won't run more than ... | |
| automatic update | 12/9/2007 |
| Q: I have my computer set to notify me of automatic updates. I have a notice that IE 7 is available for ... A: I haven't really tested this yet, but I think it will work, and it won't hurt anything, so if you ... | |
| waves | 12/7/2007 |
| Q: I have a CRT 19" about 6 years old monitor and recently after it switches to STAND BY, instead of ... A: They are not all the same, some are built right into the motherboard. The majority of the recent ... | |
| access | 12/7/2007 |
| Q: I have a windows 2003 network with xp clients. The users hot desk, so have roaming profiles, however ... A: yes this is possible, in several different ways. I would think if you are using AD you could put ... | |
| waves | 12/7/2007 |
| Q: I have a CRT 19" about 6 years old monitor and recently after it switches to STAND BY, instead of ... A: this actually could be either the monitor, the video card, or just the driver for the video card. ... | |
| XP Control Panel Missing | 12/6/2007 |
| Q: I've lost the icon for the Control Panel under "Start" and cannot get into the "control Panel". I'm ... A: That sounds like the right place Vince. I would almost expect the control.exe not to run because it ... | |
| Windows Updates Does Not Work | 12/6/2007 |
| Q: When I try to do an update of Windows, I get the following error message: "Files required to use ... A: try re-registering the Windows Update dlls. To do that, click Start>Run and enter the following ... | |
| XP Control Panel Missing | 12/6/2007 |
| Q: I've lost the icon for the Control Panel under "Start" and cannot get into the "control Panel". I'm ... A: It may be hidden Vince. I should have had you check your view settings in Explorer and make sure ... | |
| validate xp version | 12/6/2007 |
| Q: a couple of years ago i bought a windows xp disk. i thought it was MOT an upgrade since my son was ... A: the CD would tell you if it was readable, but even if the CD is an upgrade, you can still use it to ... | |
| Winxp logon issue | 12/5/2007 |
| Q: A problem recently started happening with my daughters computer. This computer has windows xp home ... A: Ok Randy, things are never easy are they? I think what I would do is uninstall the networking ... | |
| XP Control Panel Missing | 12/5/2007 |
| Q: I've lost the icon for the Control Panel under "Start" and cannot get into the "control Panel". I'm ... A: you have some how gotten system restrictions applied to your machine as if it were on a secured ... | |
| Winxp logon issue | 12/5/2007 |
| Q: A problem recently started happening with my daughters computer. This computer has windows xp home ... A: I have a couple of things to try as tests. First, can the normal ID log on in safe mode? And/or can ... | |
| Trojan Removal | 12/4/2007 |
| Q: I am using Windows XP(personal). When I am navigating through Internet Explorer 7, I am getting a ... A: personally I like to use Spybot Search and Destroy from www.spybot.com. These fellows also have ... | |
| XP Folders | 12/4/2007 |
| Q: Shot, the website won't let me ask a follow-up, hence the new thread. There is no error message. ... A: I'm not sure what to tell you Kym. This really sounds like the ACLs are not letting you delete the ... | |
| XP Folders | 12/2/2007 |
| Q: Shot, the website won't let me ask a follow-up, hence the new thread. There is no error message. ... A: I'm a little stumped here. What does it do when you try to rename one? If you highlight the folder ... | |
| XP Problem | 12/2/2007 |
| Q: My screen suddenly flashes and then loads multiple copies of the programme I am using.I've done all ... A: does it do this with just one program or with all programs? If it does it with all programs, I ... | |
| XP SP2 File Security | 12/2/2007 |
| Q: I am running Win XP Pro SP2. I've recently been unable to rename or delete files even though I am an ... A: Do you get any kind of error message when you try to delete or rename them? Files in use, Directory ... | |
| XP SP2 File Security | 12/1/2007 |
| Q: I am running Win XP Pro SP2. I've recently been unable to rename or delete files even though I am an ... A: Ok, that would explain why the check mark is there and it's grayed out, but not why you can't rename ... | |
| XP SP2 File Security | 12/1/2007 |
| Q: I am running Win XP Pro SP2. I've recently been unable to rename or delete files even though I am an ... A: just for my own understanding, we are talking about a file here, not a folder correct? All folders ... | |
| Video controller VGA compatible | 11/30/2007 |
| Q: Hey. My screen resolution is stuck on 640 by 480, and refuses to change. ive gone through the ... A: yes that helps! If it is a Dell 2400, it had one of two different Intel video cards and we can get ... | |
| Video controller VGA compatible | 11/30/2007 |
| Q: Hey. My screen resolution is stuck on 640 by 480, and refuses to change. ive gone through the ... A: we can probably figure this out with a little digging. If your computer was purchased from an OEM ... | |
| Use of partitioned hard drive | 11/29/2007 |
| Q: Subject Question I just got a new Dell laptop with a partitioned hard dive: C:is 20 GB and D: is ... A: you can't really move the entire Documents and Settings folder because your user profiles are stored ... | |
| Use of partitioned hard drive | 11/29/2007 |
| Q: Subject Question I just got a new Dell laptop with a partitioned hard dive: C:is 20 GB and D: is ... A: yes it's a good idea to do that, because that way your data doesn't fill up your C: drive. If the C: ... | |
| Windows XP login screen does not appear - only logo | 11/28/2007 |
| Q: After transferring Windows XP PRO from one hard drive to another (upgrading the size along the way), ... A: I believe what you are remembering is about Windows Activation. If you change too much hardware at ... | |
| Windows XP Problem Please Help | 11/16/2007 |
| Q: I am having problems with my windowns XP home edition. The computer got shut down and on start-up ... A: Vista is an option, if your computer is able to run it. You would definitely want to look on the ... | |
| Windows XP Problem Please Help | 11/16/2007 |
| Q: I am having problems with my windowns XP home edition. The computer got shut down and on start-up ... A: I would try booting the machine off a diagnostic CD like the one from www.ultimatebootcd.com and ... | |
| Can't change bios to boot off cdrom | 11/16/2007 |
| Q: I was given a computer but have no password for the User account that shows up after booted. I ... A: there may be several ways around this, depending on the make an model of your computer. Some older ... | |
| Windows XP Startup | 11/16/2007 |
| Q: I have a computer that is not going past the startup screen in normal mode. It doesn't stall the ... A: I believe you are on the right track here. While you're in safe mode, go to start>run and type in ... | |
| how to repair windows xp | 11/7/2007 |
| Q: I need your help... i have problem entering my windwos xp. it was working fine in the last time , ... A: I have posted the steps on this site before, but in short, you need to boot the computer from teh ... | |
| FILE menu in World 2003 | 11/7/2007 |
| Q: I have a problem with ma Toolbar. The menu FILE disappeared. I do not know how to recover it. In my ... A: it looks like you are actually missing two. There should be an edit menu just to the right of File, ... | |
| Windows starting up slowly | 11/7/2007 |
| Q: Win XP SP/2 suddenly starts up very slowly, much slower than usual. I didn't measure the start-up ... A: there are a few things you can try to figure this out. You could use msconfig to temporarily ... | |
| sound | 11/6/2007 |
| Q: I don't have sound on my computer for I don't know how long. Do I need to install something or not? ... A: there are lots of little things we can check here before we go spending time and money installing ... | |
| Can't delete folder | 11/5/2007 |
| Q: I have a folder in My Documents that I can't get rid of. Whenever I click on it, trying to send the ... A: I'm sorry you had so much trouble, I should have told you how to get out of safe mode. Unless ... | |
| display problem | 11/5/2007 |
| Q: I have XP Pro with Radeon 9000 Series card (double monitor capable). It is attached to only one ... A: have you tried updating the drivers for the video card? That's the first thing I would try. If that ... | |
| USB 2.0 | 11/5/2007 |
| Q: I just got my nintendo wi-fi all set up, but theres this little problem, its too slow, people keep ... A: if you have an open PCI slot in your PC, you can add USB 2.0 by installing an add on card. It's ... | |
| Missing .DLL files | 11/3/2007 |
| Q: This question is for a friend who has a laptop Toshiba Qosmio G35-av650. When he turns it on, a ... A: you will want to note what .dll files are missing and put them back in order to fix the problem. ... | |
| Microphone | 11/3/2007 |
| Q: I have WinXP Sp2. I use Skype and am currently editing (narrating) a movie with Pinnicle Studio ... A: I'm still looking for a solution to the microphone, but there's a chance fixing the other problem ... | |
| Windows XP logon problems | 11/3/2007 |
| Q: I have three friends with teenagers who converse on myspace. messenger etc. They have all come up ... A: you know teenagers that don't always listen? Color me surprised! It looks to me like they now have ... | |
| Windows XP logon problems | 11/2/2007 |
| Q: I have three friends with teenagers who converse on myspace. messenger etc. They have all come up ... A: glad you're there to help them. The web can be very contagious like that. Are you saying that you ... | |
| Microphone | 11/2/2007 |
| Q: I have WinXP Sp2. I use Skype and am currently editing (narrating) a movie with Pinnicle Studio ... A: for the microphone error, I would try updating the drivers for the sound card first, and if that ... | |
| laptop shutting down | 11/1/2007 |
| Q: ok here goes, my infinity 330 laptop keeps switching off for no apparent reason, no error message, ... A: when it shuts down, do you have to wait a while before it will come back on? If so, I would believe ... | |
| Can't delete folder | 11/1/2007 |
| Q: I have a folder in My Documents that I can't get rid of. Whenever I click on it, trying to send the ... A: you could try starting the computer in safe mode by pressing F8 at start up. It should let you ... | |
| Rename of Folder | 11/1/2007 |
| Q: I have one folder name “S” which is in the “Documents and setting” folder. I have tried to rename ... A: If this is in the root of Documetns and Settings, it would seem that you are logged in with a user ... | |
| ports... | 10/31/2007 |
| Q: I’ve got a problem that I think has something to do with ports. I can’t download some programmes ... A: are you trying to download them using FTP or HTTP? If it's standard HTTP, it uses port 80, which is ... | |
| eMachine and Windows XP | 10/31/2007 |
| Q: I bought my mom a eMachine computer (she didn't need anything special) that came with Windows Vista ... A: yes you should be able to load a 32bit OS on a 64 bit machine, but you may have to press F6 when ... | |
| pc spec | 10/29/2007 |
| Q: i would like to know how to see the spec of my pc eg mother board, cpu, ram etc. i done it before ... A: when your PC is booting up you should see a prompt that says something like "Press F1 to enter ... | |
| Sign In - Blue Screen Error - BAD_Pool_Caller | 10/27/2007 |
| Q: Recently my pc was switched off with out actually shutting down Windows XP. Since then I have been ... A: can you start the computer in Safe Mode by pressing F8 before Windows starts and log in as yourself? ... | |
| video controller (vga compatible) | 10/26/2007 |
| Q: where do I download the driver from please A: the (vga compatible) video controller is what Windows installs by default when it doesn't know what ... | |
| password problems | 10/25/2007 |
| Q: I've had my computer for a few months and I purchased it from a business that closed. I was given a ... A: Ok, so you normally enter the same ID and password in there that you are trying to enter now, and it ... | |
| password problems | 10/25/2007 |
| Q: I've had my computer for a few months and I purchased it from a business that closed. I was given a ... A: are you talking about a password to get the computer to turn on, or the password to actually get ... | |
| Safely remove hard drive????? | 10/25/2007 |
| Q: I've just installed windows xp home edition on my new pc. When I click on the 'safely remove ... A: yes there are other things you can do. I think the next thing I would try is to go into device ... | |
| Remote desktop connection -problem in connecting | 10/24/2007 |
| Q: i m trying to connect to one of PC in my LAN. that PC has allowed remote connection and password i m ... A: yes there is a group policy you need to set. Run gpedit.msc and expand the Windows Settings folder ... | |
| Display problem with Windows Exporer | 10/24/2007 |
| Q: I am having a very strange problem with Windows Explorer. If I set it to show the folders within my ... A: I've been doing some searching on this problem and have come up pretty empty handed. There are a ... | |
| IP Hacked - or not..? | 10/23/2007 |
| Q: I sent an email to a good friend of mine at approximately 4.00am Sunday Morning. Less than 12 hours ... A: Well it sounds like you have got this figured out. It is possible to spoof the IP address, but it's ... | |
| IP Hacked - or not..? | 10/23/2007 |
| Q: I sent an email to a good friend of mine at approximately 4.00am Sunday Morning. Less than 12 hours ... A: Ok, I think I'm still confused. The IP address in question belongs to the second friend's computer. ... | |
| ie7.0 error | 10/23/2007 |
| Q: Question When I close my microsoft internet explorer after checking the website or before,there is ... A: if you've already uninstalled an reinstalled the flash player, you may want to try uninstalling and ... | |
| IP Hacked - or not..? | 10/23/2007 |
| Q: I sent an email to a good friend of mine at approximately 4.00am Sunday Morning. Less than 12 hours ... A: the most common reason for emails to get forwarded without your knowledge is a virus. Doing a ... | |
| ie7.0 error | 10/23/2007 |
| Q: Question When I close my microsoft internet explorer after checking the website or before,there is ... A: that error is pointing toward your flash player. I would try uninstalling adobe flash player via the ... | |
| need to delete prior DSL | 10/22/2007 |
| Q: I recently switched from Verizon DSL w/MSN but when I click on start a window comes up showing ... A: the Verizon software should be in the add/remove programs applet of the control panel. Scan through ... | |
| Delete Search | 10/22/2007 |
| Q: how can I delete previously searched unwanted findings?, ie. find piano, then I'm searching again ... A: if you are trying to delete searches in Internet Explorer, go to Tools>Internet Options and clear ... | |
| Windows XP Blue Screen | 10/19/2007 |
| Q: We are operating on Windows XP. We have been printing on an HP Laserjet and just added an HP Color ... A: I have seen similar symptoms when two device drivers are fighting over the same memory space. I ... | |
| Windows Media Player 11 Ripping in XP | 10/19/2007 |
| Q: Sir, How r u. I have a P4 3Ghz PC with 2GB ram, 256MB GPU and a lot of Hard drive space. I m ... A: constant bit rate encoding means that the rate at which a codec's output data will be consumed is ... | |
| Windows Movie Maker 2.0 | 10/18/2007 |
| Q: I have a problem with windows movie maker. Halfway through doing clips it closes down the program, ... A: you can find the latest version of WMM on Microsoft's web site here ... | |
| Backup | 10/18/2007 |
| Q: Windows XP Pro What is the best / easiest way to periodically back up my computer (60 GB Hard Disc) ... A: there are several ways to backup your computer, and any of them are better than nothing, so you're ... | |
| folder issue | 10/17/2007 |
| Q: I have a weird issue going on. I am running Windows XP with SP2. I don't remember creating it but ... A: you're right, that's weird. I thought this might be the windows system restore putting the folder ... | |
| Windows Movie Maker 2.0 | 10/17/2007 |
| Q: I have a problem with windows movie maker. Halfway through doing clips it closes down the program, ... A: here are some suggestions I dug up, see if they help. First, check for any updates to WMM and the ... | |
| Microsoft 2003 on Windows XP | 10/17/2007 |
| Q: I have Windows XP @ Home and newly installed programs are not appearing on my all programs list. ... A: yes there is a way to get rid of the shortcuts on the Start menu, (you can simply right click them ... | |
| making an image | 10/12/2007 |
| Q: How can I make an image when I had installed xp and all other applications and use it when OS is ... A: you will need a third party backup application that does an image backup, such as Acronis True Image ... | |
| Errors on boot | 10/12/2007 |
| Q: When I boot winxp-sp2, I get the following message: HPTLBXFX.exe Application error application ... A: HPTLBFX.exe is the HP Toolbox FX that sits in the system tray. Either it's corrupt, or conflicting ... | |
| Dual Harddrives | 10/11/2007 |
| Q: This may seem like a very strange question,but can you tell me if it is possable to run two versions ... A: it is certainly possible to run more than one operating system on the same computer, but not at the ... | |
| Desk top view | 10/11/2007 |
| Q: I am not sure what happened but all of a sudden my XP home desk top view with icons developed a blue ... A: it's kind of hard to tell for sure here, but it sounds like you have an extra toolbar opening. You ... | |
| Problem re-installing XP | 10/11/2007 |
| Q: Had a problem initially with XP getting stuck during loading process displaying a message abut ... A: you said the hard drive didn't hook to the motherboard like others, how does it hook up? With a ... | |
| Help | 10/11/2007 |
| Q: I have a sata hard drive that I want to install windows xp. I can not start the operation because ... A: first, make sure that your SATA ahrd drive is recognized by your BIOS. If it is, then you should be ... | |
| Dell Laptop - Network Resets | 10/10/2007 |
| Q: I have a laptop that constantly resets the IP address. This occurs regardless of the card internal ... A: are you running all these cards at the same time? I have seen cases where when you have multiple ... | |
| Disabling Windows Search | 10/10/2007 |
| Q: Hey..and before is ask...thanks for helping! I am a computer teacher at a Middle School and am ... A: it is a registry entry that needs to be edited, or more correctly, added. Our own website actually ... | |
| Computer | 10/9/2007 |
| Q: how are you going? Thank you for taking the time to answer my question. I was just wondering a ... A: To adjust the margins, it's easiest for me at least to use the ruler across the top of the page. If ... | |
| Question in google search engine | 10/9/2007 |
| Q: I use this website www.google.com almost everyday. The problem is that when I type in 'sap' in the ... A: Here are the steps for IE7. Other versions are slightly different, but the idea is the same. From ... | |
| Blocked Senders List | 10/9/2007 |
| Q: Not a major problem, but a nuisance. Running Windows XP home with OE 7. I do a daily newsletter ... A: I can certainly understand your thinking there Richard. Sometimes one little nuisance isn't nearly ... | |
| Blocked Senders List | 10/9/2007 |
| Q: Not a major problem, but a nuisance. Running Windows XP home with OE 7. I do a daily newsletter ... A: I can't think of anything in OE that would cause this setting to change on its own, but the setting ... | |
| Question in google search engine | 10/9/2007 |
| Q: I use this website www.google.com almost everyday. The problem is that when I type in 'sap' in the ... A: this isn't a feature of the website, but rather of your web browser. You just need to clear your ... | |
| Unable to logon to domain! | 10/8/2007 |
| Q: My problem I'm having is on one of our xp pro computers in our office. Up until Friday this computer ... A: So it says it re-joined the domain, but then when you reboot it's back in the workgroup? Nope, can't ... | |
| Unable to logon to domain! | 10/8/2007 |
| Q: My problem I'm having is on one of our xp pro computers in our office. Up until Friday this computer ... A: I think the next thing I would try is to log in locally and remove the computer from the domain. Add ... | |
| Icon label has colored text box! | 10/8/2007 |
| Q: One day when we opened our computer desktop, all the icon labels now have a text box around them ... A: sorry, I haven't found any way to do this except centering the picture and leaving the icons around ... | |
| Icon label has colored text box! | 10/7/2007 |
| Q: One day when we opened our computer desktop, all the icon labels now have a text box around them ... A: if I'm thinking of the right thing here, I actually think the box was there all along but not ... | |
| plz help.... | 10/7/2007 |
| Q: .today i was fixing some virus in my pendrive with my antivirus kaspersky 7,suddenly the power went ... A: I don't think you will need to format your hard drive, there are some things we can try first. ... | |
| Explorer.exe ...again | 10/6/2007 |
| Q: Hey Shot, I've read a load of questions that are similar to my problem but lacking in a few ... A: lets not go jumping off the deep end and re-installing Windows yet. We'll save that as a last ... | |
| No Backslash | 10/4/2007 |
| Q: I have a laptop with Windows XP,my issue is with my backslash key, everytime I press it I get a ... A: does this happen everywhere or just in certain applications? Please look in the character map and ... | |
| keyboard key problem | 10/4/2007 |
| Q: I have a PS/2 EZ-3000Z V3.3 keyboard it has some kind of problem that i couldn't fix it by ... A: this does seem to be a tough problem. I can think of only two things that might cause this odd ... | |
| network question | 10/4/2007 |
| Q: This may sound like a silly question, but here goes. We have 2 computers in the house. My computer ... A: when the cable modem goes down, everyone is going to lose internet access. That would be normal. As ... | |
| restarting | 10/3/2007 |
| Q: I am using an HP 20" flat screen monitor with a native resolution of 1680 x 1050. The OS is Windows ... A: I can't post my email address on here, sorry. But I'll be happy to answer any questions. Changing ... | |
| restarting | 10/3/2007 |
| Q: I am using an HP 20" flat screen monitor with a native resolution of 1680 x 1050. The OS is Windows ... A: is this happening when you run a particular program or when one starts after the reboot? It could be ... | |
| MBR >< | 10/3/2007 |
| Q: I hope you can help me out. I was extracting a file in Windows XP Media Center Edition, and all of ... A: if you have not already created the recovery CDs from the partition, you could try following these ... | |
| network question | 10/2/2007 |
| Q: This may sound like a silly question, but here goes. We have 2 computers in the house. My computer ... A: when you say "if it goes down the other computer goes down as well" do you mean when the cable modem ... | |
| MBR >< | 10/2/2007 |
| Q: I hope you can help me out. I was extracting a file in Windows XP Media Center Edition, and all of ... A: I'm not sure what went on there to cause this, but if you have a Windows XP MCE CD you could do a ... | |
| malware | 10/1/2007 |
| Q: enumerate the different types of malware at least 4 for some knowledge i know i cant search in ... A: this sounds amazingly like a homework question. If it is, please do your own research, it's good for ... | |
| pctech | 10/1/2007 |
| Q: can you enumerate and define the different classification of viruses at least 3 for some knowledge ... A: there are many different ways of classifying viruses. They are usually classified by payload, but ... | |
| fonts size | 9/30/2007 |
| Q: I am going to change the video card into a better one - a PCI 256 meg. Currently I use an old one, ... A: look in your display settings through the control panel. On the Appearance tab you can change the ... | |
| Computer | 9/30/2007 |
| Q: how are you going? Thank you for taking the time to answer my question. Every time I write something ... A: Well, maybe the Australian version works a little differently than mine! ;-) Here's a couple of ... | |
| games | 9/30/2007 |
| Q: i can put a game on my pc and the licnes and code and its registers. but when we try to put it on my ... A: it depends on many things here, including what game it is, how it's registered, and the computers ... | |
| Computer | 9/30/2007 |
| Q: how are you going? Thank you for taking the time to answer my question. Every time I write something ... A: WordPad uses the system default font, so there's no easy way to have a different default font. You ... | |
| How to display of Guest Icon, after restarting. | 9/29/2007 |
| Q: After I restart my computer (Windows XP OS) I would like my computer to display Guest icon and also ... A: open your control panel and choose User Accounts. Enable the Guest account if it is not already, and ... | |
| xp install problem | 9/29/2007 |
| Q: Problem: Win XP Home would not install on my IBM Netvista(P4), but would on my Dell Dimension(P2). ... A: this sounds like you were running the install from a Recovery or Restore CD that came with the Dell. ... | |
| XP and OExpress | 9/29/2007 |
| Q: I belong to several graphics groups and as you can imagine the email numbers can be high. I like OE ... A: I'm afraid this just isn't going to be easy. OE has had this problem for a long time, and it still ... | |
| XP and OExpress | 9/28/2007 |
| Q: I belong to several graphics groups and as you can imagine the email numbers can be high. I like OE ... A: I'm afraid I don't have a straight forward answer for you, but I agree with your observation on ... | |
| CD/DVD, external drives lockdown | 9/28/2007 |
| Q: Sir, i am using xp prof with sp2 and could u kindly suggest a freeware which could lock down CD/DVD ... A: I do not know of any freeware programs that lock the CD drive effectively, but I will keep looking ... | |
| word speech-to-text? | 9/27/2007 |
| Q: in microsoft word, how do u set it ut so that u say things like letters or phrasees and it types it ... A: I have never used this feature myself, but I found these instructions in the Microsoft Word 2003 ... | |
| SLOW KEYBOARD IN DOS UNDER XP | 9/26/2007 |
| Q: I RUN A FULL SCREEN DOS PROGRAM USING WINDOW XP PRO. SOMETIMES, AS I TYPE, THE LETTERS DON'T APPEAR ... A: I run DOS programs under Windows XP also, and some of them do not like it at all. In fact, I keep an ... | |
| System Restore Not Working | 9/25/2007 |
| Q: On 8-22-07 , using System Restore (Windows XP Home 2002,Service Pack 2), I completed a successful ... A: sorry if my answer was not clear, but the fact that you've created restore points since then negates ... | |
| XP Pro inbound connections limit | 9/25/2007 |
| Q: I have a programme running on a Windows XP Pro computer which needs to be accessed by pretty much ... A: I do not know of any way to increase the limit on connections with Windows XP. There is some tuning ... | |
| Windows XP home edition mouse problem | 9/24/2007 |
| Q: I have recently been having a weird mouse problem. After I start up my computer my mouse ... A: are you using any special mouse pointers or the standard Windows ones? You could try changing them ... | |
| Windows XP Explorer | 9/23/2007 |
| Q: I have this problem with windows explorer not opening up when I first boot up my computer. I have ... A: you've got a tough one to find here, but it sounds like a conflict with one of the drivers. Do you ... | |
| need to ask | 9/22/2007 |
| Q: when I trying to open my windows & before windows running I found this message : " windows couldnt ... A: this error is telling us that Windows is missing some .dll files, or that they are corrupt. A ... | |
| dos to windows | 9/21/2007 |
| Q: I AM USING WIN-XP P-4 SYSTEM. AFTER WORKING WITH SOME DOS APPLICATION, I AM UNABLE TO SWITCH OVER TO ... A: Have you tried running the command prompt in compatibility mode and then running your apps? What ... | |
| New HD | 9/20/2007 |
| Q: I purchased a new HD and I was wondering what is the best option to transfer all my data to the new ... A: the cable you are talking about transfers data from one computer to another computer, not from hard ... | |
| dos to windows | 9/20/2007 |
| Q: I AM USING WIN-XP P-4 SYSTEM. AFTER WORKING WITH SOME DOS APPLICATION, I AM UNABLE TO SWITCH OVER TO ... A: I don't know what applications you're running, or how you are running them, so it is hard to answer. ... | |
| Windows XP x64 Driver | 9/20/2007 |
| Q: I would like to upgrade my current XP media center edition to the XP professional x64 edition. ... A: It's quite possible that the 32 bit version of the driver will work once the upgrade is done. It's ... | |
| Windows XP logoff issues. | 9/19/2007 |
| Q: I just ran Radia S/W upgrades and Windows security patches on 2 Dell Optiplex GX270's. When I try to ... A: I don't have a specific answer right off the bat, but if these are boxes you need up and running ... | |
| Emachines restore on a Gateway | 9/19/2007 |
| Q: I have a Gateway solo 9150 laptop running win98 first edition. I have the system restore cd it came ... A: most of the manufacturers code their restore/recovery disks so they will only work with their own ... | |
| Visual C++ error fixed | 9/14/2007 |
| Q: I fixed it at 4am this morning. I have 2 CD-DVD ROMs and when you would click on the one it would ... A: Glad to hear you found it! Had to be something odd to only do it on the CD, and even stranger to ... | |
| Admin passwords | 9/14/2007 |
| Q: how to bypass Administrator passwords on a computer in a domain and with limited access A: this kind of depends on what you mean by limited access. The easiest way is to log in as the domain ... | |
| Visual C++ error (Shot) | 9/14/2007 |
| Q: I have to use this again it wouldn't let me ask again the other way. I'm using IE6 and I just ... A: I can't get your email address from this site, just one more good thing about this site, but I do ... | |
| Visual C++ error (Shot) | 9/14/2007 |
| Q: I have to use this again it wouldn't let me ask again the other way. I'm using IE6 and I just ... A: I know what you mean. You could also try this, copy explorer.exe (probably explorer.ex_ on the cd) ... | |
| Visual C++ error (Shot) | 9/13/2007 |
| Q: I have to use this again it wouldn't let me ask again the other way. I'm using IE6 and I just ... A: CD burning software, for example, acts on the CD drive, not on the other drives that are working for ... | |
| Visual C++ runtime error | 9/13/2007 |
| Q: Please help me, Microsoft's newsgroups don't seem to want to help. I can right click a file from my ... A: Ok, well, before we jump of the deep end and try to reinstall Windows, this may just be a conflict. ... | |
| Visual C++ runtime error | 9/13/2007 |
| Q: Please help me, Microsoft's newsgroups don't seem to want to help. I can right click a file from my ... A: Ok, we've ruled out a few things, maybe we just need to be a bit more technical about it. The ... | |
| Visual C++ runtime error | 9/13/2007 |
| Q: Please help me, Microsoft's newsgroups don't seem to want to help. I can right click a file from my ... A: do you by chance have Roxio or another CD burning software installed on your computer? They ... | |
| follow up | 9/11/2007 |
| Q: I have a program called "movees" that came with the computer. I have used it before, but now, when I ... A: DLLs in general come with all Windows computers, but these particular dll's I believe are part of ... | |
| 300 GB HDD | 9/11/2007 |
| Q: I recently purchased 300GB SATA Seagate HDD but now when I am trying to install windows XP it ... A: you would need at least SP1 to use 48 bit LBA and recognize anything larger than 128gb. SP2 should ... | |
| Windows XP problem | 9/10/2007 |
| Q: I have recently removed Norton from my computor.Now,on installing programmes I sometimes get the ... A: this is a result of uninstalling the Norton. It just didn't uninstall everything cleanly. They used ... | |
| Computer not responding | 9/9/2007 |
| Q: I'm experiencing a frequent problem. Some time when browsing any site,and when I point with the ... A: I have a couple of things for you to try, first, try this: In Internet Explorer, go: Tools > ... | |
| DOS:path | 9/6/2007 |
| Q: I know how to modify the DOS path from the DOS command line, how can I make the modified path ... A: do you want your modified path to be the default all the time Windows is running? If so, just modify ... | |
| desktop shortcut error messages | 9/5/2007 |
| Q: I added an Internet shortcut (to Yahoo mail for example and my bank ) to the desktop but when I ... A: I use Firefox too, and I have shortcuts. What is the exact message you get from the error message? ... | |
| basic computer question | 9/5/2007 |
| Q: the screen on my lap top has changed size. now everything seems bigger and the screen seems like is ... A: here's what I think you need to do. Right click on any open spot on the desktop and select ... | |
| deleting pictures | 9/4/2007 |
| Q: I was told I had to ask a different question. But I'm back to the same one. I can't delete pictures ... A: this is a very odd symptom you're having here. Has it always done this, or is this a new trick? Can ... | |
| XP Home security issue | 9/3/2007 |
| Q: I appreciate your time here. I have a Tower PC and a laptop PC (both running XP Home), and an ... A: this question kind of has me baffled too, but I'll try to help. First, if you have multiple ... | |
| Power Options | 9/1/2007 |
| Q: I have recently re-installed XP Home. Previously I was able to set the Monitor to go off after ... A: Sorry Ken, I meant to write right click on my computer and select Properties, not Manage. This will ... | |
| beeping sound when booting up XPS 400 Dell | 9/1/2007 |
| Q: When I try to boot up my dell, there is a loud beeping sound. The monitor says dell but the screen ... A: it depends on the number of beeps. There is usually a series of beeps, like on beep, then a series ... | |
| Power Options | 8/31/2007 |
| Q: I have recently re-installed XP Home. Previously I was able to set the Monitor to go off after ... A: I have a thought on this one, but I'm not sure it's right, so please check this out for me and let ... | |
| Problems viewing web pages from links | 8/31/2007 |
| Q: I'm a non-techie. I have XP with SP2, and I use IE 6.0.2900.2180. About two months ago, I went ... A: I do have a few more things we can try. First, let's check to make sure Windows is trying to open ... | |
| windows xp freezes | 8/30/2007 |
| Q: If windows put on standby, screen saver freezes and, many times, at shutdown as well. Any and all ... A: there are many things that can cause this, it's been happening since Windows 95. Rather than list ... | |
| windows xp freezes | 8/30/2007 |
| Q: If windows put on standby, screen saver freezes and, many times, at shutdown as well. Any and all ... A: I'm not sure what type of computer we're talking about here, but I would start by making sure you ... | |
| Problems viewing web pages from links | 8/30/2007 |
| Q: I'm a non-techie. I have XP with SP2, and I use IE 6.0.2900.2180. About two months ago, I went ... A: you obviously have done a lot of work here, and your homework to boot! I have to ask though, do you ... | |
| file and settings transfer | 8/30/2007 |
| Q: in xp file and settings wants to take a week transferring by serial cable. is there a way to do it ... A: I do not know of a way to do this via USB cable, but you can do it via a home network. A couple of ... | |
| computer acting up all the time | 8/29/2007 |
| Q: I'll try and make it short (bear with me). I have a computer that friend built for me (1.2GHz) ... A: you have several options here, but either way you go, you should get a legal copy of the software if ... | |
| Windows XP "Media Center" edition | 8/29/2007 |
| Q: Shot: I recently bought a Hewlett-Packard Pavilion a1330n Media Center computer at a thrift store ... A: good deal on the box! I believe you could load you copy of XP and all the drivers and be good to ... | |
| cant open my documents | 8/29/2007 |
| Q: plz help me wid the following. THE PROBLEM: i just formated my c: drive and reinstalled windows ... A: glad I could help! Simple file sharing refers to the way Windows XP PRO shares files by default. ... | |
| cant open my documents | 8/29/2007 |
| Q: plz help me wid the following. THE PROBLEM: i just formated my c: drive and reinstalled windows ... A: this happens because once you re-install windows and recreate your user ID, Windows sees that as a ... | |
| XP Professional - Low Battery Voltage | 8/28/2007 |
| Q: I recently started receiving a message at start-up of my 3 year old dell computer with XP ... A: this message is telling you that the little battery on your motherboard is low, and will soon die. ... | |
| Auto-start Program Minimized and Nonresponsive | 8/28/2007 |
| Q: Using WinXP Pro. A recently installed program is loading on startup (not in startup folder) and ... A: you can get into the event logs by gonig to Start>Programs>Administrative Tools>Event Viewer or by ... | |
| WINDOWS XP ERROR MESSAGE | 8/28/2007 |
| Q: I get the following message appear when I try to open various items such as add/remove programmes, ... A: first this I would check is the user ID you're logging in with. Is it the Administrator ID or do you ... | |
| window xp alarm clock | 8/28/2007 |
| Q: and thanks for taking the time to look at my question. I was wondering if Windows XP has a built in ... A: I don't know of a built in alarm clock, but there are several available for download with some ... | |
| Auto-start Program Minimized and Nonresponsive | 8/27/2007 |
| Q: Using WinXP Pro. A recently installed program is loading on startup (not in startup folder) and ... A: what programs are we talking about here? I haven't seen this personally, but I may be able to come ... | |
| XP Dual Boot Removal | 8/27/2007 |
| Q: I have a computer with XP installed twice in the same hard drive, same partition. Everytime it boots ... A: It was either using some file in that folder, or you were booted into and using that version of ... | |
| XP Dual Boot Removal | 8/27/2007 |
| Q: I have a computer with XP installed twice in the same hard drive, same partition. Everytime it boots ... A: yes, there is a way to do this. First, look in the root of the C: drive and find a file called ... | |
| Windows XP boot error message | 8/26/2007 |
| Q: This is follow-on question re boot error message: "Alert! Incompatible processor detected..." ... A: you are probably right, they may be related. Windows doesn't like it when you add/change hardware, ... | |
| format disk from win xp | 8/26/2007 |
| Q: my machine was infected with a virus and i need to format the hd but i dont know how, i have the cd ... A: wow, formatting the hard drive is a big step, you will lose everything that's on the computer. But ... | |
| Windows XP won't start | 8/25/2007 |
| Q: I'm running a Windows XP system and it's been acting strange lately, now it won't start. Can't even ... A: this sounds like windows is in the middle of the installation for some reason. Do you have the ... | |
| Firewall always ask first when connecting to net | 8/25/2007 |
| Q: I may be asking this question in the wrong category but will start here. If I should go to another ... A: I am by no means an expert on firewalls, but I may be able to help on this one. The filepath it's ... | |
| xp pro display problem | 8/24/2007 |
| Q: have recently reformatted my hp pavilion laptop and reinstalled xp pro. the problem i get is it ... A: I assume you have tried adjusting the size of the display, but if not, please try this: Right click ... | |
| change system information | 8/24/2007 |
| Q: I just bought an IBM Lenovo and want to change the current user name under system information. Could ... A: I want to make sure I understand your question. Do you just want to change the name you see when you ... | |
| ie error message | 8/23/2007 |
| Q: Recently I began having problems with IE 6. Sometimes when I close out a window, I get the ... A: first, let me thank you for putting your system details in your question, that really helps me when ... | |
| error mesage on boot | 8/23/2007 |
| Q: Have Dell Dimension 5100, running WinXP pro Sp2. Recently, upon booting, get message: Alert! Press ... A: this message usually means there is something not set correctly in the BIOS and can happen for a ... | |
| Windows 2000 and XP | 8/23/2007 |
| Q: I have a computer that needs to be reformatted. It was/is running windows 2000. just as a note, I ... A: if you did not boot from the CD, you are probably correct as to why it didn't let you delete the ... | |
| Problems reinstalling Windows and reclaiming harddrive space | 8/23/2007 |
| Q: Manufacturer/Model: Acer Aspire 1650 OS: Windows XP Home Edition Here's the story, I found that my ... A: Well, if that third partition is already unallocated space, there's not much we can do about it. ... | |
| Windows XP recovery disc. | 8/22/2007 |
| Q: HP has recommended that I get a Windows recovery disc. My problem is that when I attempt to open ... A: You can make the recovery disk yourself, using the tools in the start menu, or you can order them ... | |
| Virus Removal | 8/22/2007 |
| Q: My computer recently popped up a window saying it was infected. So i downloaded a free scanner, it ... A: Unfortunately, that message that popped up and offered the free virus scanner probably installed the ... | |
| Reformat WinXP | 8/22/2007 |
| Q: My Toshiba notebook which is running on Windows XP came with a Recovery CD. What do I need to do if ... A: Restore point is a really cool feature of Windows that lets you put your computer back the way it ... | |
| CPU usage! | 8/21/2007 |
| Q: Sometimes while in windows explorer looking at a lot of pictures or videos in one folder, i notice ... A: it would seem that your computer is running low on memory when trying to view that many images, even ... | |
| XP | 8/19/2007 |
| Q: I am working on a Compaq V5101US, which has Windows XP Home Edition SP2 installed, and I recently ... A: I guess there are several options available for us to try, it depends on whether or not you're ... | |
| Program stops working | 8/19/2007 |
| Q: I have been using a small freeware program called Taskbaractivate for several years.It doesn't ... A: I just went and downloaded this program so I could see what it does. Of course, it works fine on my ... | |
| Dedicated drives | 8/19/2007 |
| Q: I want to dedicate each partition of a hard drive to diferent users, no one will be able to enter ... A: I have never configured a PC like this personally, but it can be done using the Windows Shared ... | |
| followup question | 8/19/2007 |
| Q: shot a small request please when you answer specify the software name that you feel most suitable or ... A: the new version of GBM does support that type of backup, they call it disaster recovery. They have a ... | |
| two questions | 8/18/2007 |
| Q: first don't mind the language. Q1) is there a software that can save and recover my installed ... A: It all really depends on what type of backup you want to do. Do you want to be able to put the ... | |
| two questions | 8/17/2007 |
| Q: first don't mind the language. Q1) is there a software that can save and recover my installed ... A: as to your first question, there are many programs out there that will do a backup of your PC to ... | |
| Blank Window | 8/17/2007 |
| Q: A blank window (it calls itself that)comes on seemingly, randomly. The only way I can get it off ... A: I need more information to be able to answer your question. What does this blank window look like, ... | |
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