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| Subject | Date Asked |
| Completely removing a program AND associated files from PC | 2/3/2012 |
| Q: (...and so you know, I sent this question to another expert and just got the reply. I couldn't ask ... A: I would suggest the same thing as Carl did. Did you install Revo Uninstaller? If so, what happened? ... | |
| Win xp setting | 2/1/2012 |
| Q: If I save something to my desktop on my work computer (running win xp professional) and then move ... A: There are two functions....Move and Copy Move will take it from one place and put it in another ... | |
| booting from dvd w/o installing windows | 1/17/2012 |
| Q: Do you know How to boot from cd without installing windows 7 A: Your questions is a little confusing. Firstly, installing windows has nothing to do with booting ... | |
| Re-installing Windows XP | 12/25/2011 |
| Q: Michael - thanks for your time and expertise! I have an old computer (Compaq Presario SR1020T) that ... A: I think this machine has seen better days. You can try to change the internal power supply unit or ... | |
| Startup | 9/14/2010 |
| Q: I can't figure this out....when I start my PC I want to go straight to desktop, no Welcome screen, ... A: Try this.... Click [Start] [Run] and type control userpasswords2 Click [OK] The [User Accounts] ... | |
| printer | 9/7/2010 |
| Q: Michael We have two home computers, the 'main' one and a downstairs one. Until recently they could ... A: It seems that you are a little confused here....Lets start from the top First, I need to know a few ... | |
| Mic Problem | 9/6/2010 |
| Q: I Have a windows XP computer and for some reason, I cannot change the mic input level at all in the ... A: And you do not see the volume control in the taskbar at all? I have a Realtek sound card as well, ... | |
| photo in Windows Picture and Fax Viewe | 2/5/2010 |
| Q: I sent a photo from my cell phone to my yahoo email. I opened the email, clicked on the image, and ... A: No need to be rude just because I didnt understand your explanation the first time. Without knowing ... | |
| SP3 uninstall | 1/25/2010 |
| Q: Hey, I am trying to renovate my Inspiron notebook. I have the CD for service pack 2 and am trying to ... A: I would start from scratch here First, backup anything you need. Reformat the drive and do a clean ... | |
| Users missing from Welcome Screen | 1/22/2010 |
| Q: I finally was able to install SP3 on my XP machine (which required regaining administrative rights ... A: I havent yet heard of that issue with SP3, but I have heard of others. My advice would be to ... | |
| internet explorer 6 | 1/21/2010 |
| Q: you stated that you do not use IE8 or IE7 because there were too many issues with them and that you ... A: I feel that IE7 and IE8 slowed down my machine too much. Normally I use firefox. I only use IE6 ... | |
| Safe Mode Start-Up Cycle | 1/20/2010 |
| Q: the dll lady.... You helped me with ridding my friend's computer of the Antivirus Plus and Internet ... A: Tap the F8 key repeatedly during startup until you see the full menu. Choose Last known good ... | |
| Incompetance | 1/19/2010 |
| Q: Mr. Tedeschi: Why are you listed as an 'expert' in the Windows XP category when you can't even ... A: Your question is not a fundamental question. I do not use IE8 or IE7 for that matter. I use ... | |
| blue screen error | 1/14/2010 |
| Q: My wife's computer had a blue screen showing this morning with the error Page fault in nonpaged ... A: To resolve this problem, start your computer in Safe mode, remove the display adapter, rename the ... | |
| Startup issue | 1/13/2010 |
| Q: At start-up, the welcome screen shows as usual. However, it then 'freezes' on my wallpaper. I can ... A: I am assuming you got all these from msconfig. If not, let me know where you see these. Here is ... | |
| computer freezing | 1/11/2010 |
| Q: My computer keeps freezing. To elaborate when i try to go on the internet it will go to the home ... A: First I would download updated video drivers. It sounds like you have some corruption. Then, do a ... | |
| Windows XP Home - Startup | 1/11/2010 |
| Q: I had to re-install Win XP on my laptop. When I boot up I get a window that asks "Please select the ... A: Click Start Run Type msconfig Press Enter Choose Boot.ini at the top Click "Check all boot paths" ... | |
| external hard drives | 1/10/2010 |
| Q: Just bought a Transcend StoreJet25M. Lousy instructions as usual. Can I back up, (they call it ... A: I wouldn't take the entire contents of the hard drive. I would backup the Documents and Settings ... | |
| Automatically running programs during the night | 12/18/2009 |
| Q: It would be great if when I am ready to go to bed, I can have my Windows XP computer automatically ... A: Your best bet is to run one program one night while you sleep, and by morning it will be done. Then ... | |
| Loss of Administrator Account | 12/2/2009 |
| Q: Michael I submitted this question to Ramon Zammit but he is unavailable to answer so I am seeking ... A: This is a little bit of a process, but it will work in the end... I have outlined 13 steps to take. ... | |
| M S Outlook Express | 12/2/2009 |
| Q: I want to shift my MS Outlook Express all data to a another computer. How is it possible. A: On the old machine, the easiest way to locate Outlook Express' email store is to ask Outlook ... | |
| Probs with Dell DEM 3000 & XP Pro | 11/18/2009 |
| Q: My System Info: OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Professional Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3 Build ... A: Take out the second drive, make sure the computer still works with the old drive Then, from another ... | |
| Securing Windows XP Home Ed. user accounts | 11/14/2009 |
| Q: I've set up two accounts on our home computer that the kids use. One is the Administrator account ... A: You didn't answer my question.... Having access to all the programs doesnt tell me anything.... ... | |
| MANY Computer Problems!! HELP?! | 11/11/2009 |
| Q: I will first start out by saying this: The PC I am working on right now has 256 mb of RAM and 20 ... A: First of all, Running this system with 256MB of RAM is no good. Max the system out if you can. ... | |
| windows xp | 11/10/2009 |
| Q: I am desperate. I have have spent thousands of dollars. I had a hp with winXP in 2002. It recently ... A: Windows XP is Windows XP.... Let me see if I have this straight.... You are minimizing windows to ... | |
| Opening PPS files in Outlook Express | 11/4/2009 |
| Q: When I receive a PPS file in Outlook Express and click on it, I get a message that says there is no ... A: Powerpoint files usually do this. With Outlook Express, there really is no way to associate the ... | |
| NTLDR Missing | 10/28/2009 |
| Q: I wonder whether you can help me. 1.Problem: I have two pysical Hard Drives . We will call them ... A: I would try a repair installation....this is different than the repair you already tried. Keep only ... | |
| Help! Please" | 10/19/2009 |
| Q: he was recently killed in iraq! his mom gave me the computer. my problem is this: turn on laptop it ... A: Have you tried "dell" as the password? Sometimes thats what it uses as a default.... And just to ... | |
| Registry Firewall Message | 10/15/2009 |
| Q: Michael: I was experimenting with the ability to change the link on the IE Home Page whenever it ... A: Remove spyware doctor. You dont need the program. I use Malwarebytes along with AVG Free Edition. ... | |
| Windows XP | 10/14/2009 |
| Q: If I open Windows Explorer and look at My Network Places, Entire Network, Microsoft Windows Network. ... A: This happens sometimes. You can try pressing the F5 button to refresh the screen. Even if you see ... | |
| Bypass of log in screen- windows xp professional | 10/12/2009 |
| Q: my employer recently gave me an ex workplace pc that is running windows xp professional. My boss ... A: 1. Place your Windows XP CD in your cd-rom and start your computer (it’s assumed here that your XP ... | |
| Windows XP login | 10/7/2009 |
| Q: I have a computer that was left by the previous tenant. How can I bypass the login process to get ... A: 1. Place your Windows XP CD in your cd-rom and start your computer (it’s assumed here that your XP ... | |
| Close all tabs | 10/6/2009 |
| Q: Is their a software download (free) that i can use to close all open windows at once, or can you ... A: If you just opened a number of separate, related windows (a folder inside a folder, and so on), ... | |
| Wiping Hard Drive with no boot disc | 9/25/2009 |
| Q: To whom it may concern. I have had this net top for about 9 months now. It's been malfunctioning ... A: Not without a CD Drive...I dont believe there is any way to wipe the machine unless you have a ... | |
| no taskbar | 9/10/2009 |
| Q: I have done something to my system. I have Win XP and lost my bottom toolbar. I am unable to run ... A: If you press the windows button on the keyboard, does anything happen? There is really no place to ... | |
| windows xp 2992 | 9/5/2009 |
| Q: I brought a used pc with no boot disk and I wanted to know how I can make one for a back up if my pc ... A: Insert a floppy disk into your computer's floppy drive. Open My Computer, and then click the floppy ... | |
| Wireless - Limited or No connectivity | 8/31/2009 |
| Q: I have a broadband connection and is routed via a Linksys 54 mbps router. I have two laptops and i ... A: You need to replace the modem then. Sounds like it is not functioning. ------------------- ... | |
| HP PC Recovery undo | 8/30/2009 |
| Q: I accidentally performed a PC Recovery function on my HP pc. I meant to do a system restore. The ... A: Was the computer reverted back to day 1? If so, I doubt you will get anything back. ... | |
| compaq presariosr1300nx | 8/12/2009 |
| Q: running windows xp and norton 360 which shows no problems everything is incredibly slow lately-was ... A: If you are not gonna follow my instructions then why ask? Im telling you exactly what you need to ... | |
| Monitor | 8/8/2009 |
| Q: i have recently buyd the lcd monitor samsung p2350. on the advertizement paper it apears to be full ... A: Say what??? ----------------------------- Follow up after bad rating ----------------------------- ... | |
| my documents | 8/7/2009 |
| Q: This is a new problem. Probably secondary to a recent update from Microsoft. Now whenever I turn on ... A: 1.Start>Run>Regedit>ok 2.Now navigate to the following key:- HKEY_ LOCAL_ ... | |
| windows performance indicator | 7/24/2009 |
| Q: BTW: I use to know a guy with your same name when I was a kid in Chicago. Are you him? Anyway, 2 ... A: Uncheck the following items: igfx tray igfxpers SetFresh Recguard Scheduler HPWuSchd2 Nmctxth ... | |
| Hard drive switches from ntfs format to raw | 7/22/2009 |
| Q: What cause a hard drive that is formatted ntfs to switch to raw - this has happened twice on the ... A: Sometimes, the hard drive fails in such a way that it becomes RAW. In most case the failure will be ... | |
| Windows XP reinstallation problem | 7/10/2009 |
| Q: System crashed without warning yesterday. Loaded the Windows XP-SP1 disk and everything goes well ... A: Hey... This is what you need to do... Start Windows in Safe mode. To do so: Restart the ... | |
| windows xp boot screens | 7/7/2009 |
| Q: While booting, the second (i think) black screen that goes by says "shadowed" after something about ... A: What is your question? You kind of rambled on.... Are you asking what shadowing is when referred to ... | |
| USB devices problems | 7/7/2009 |
| Q: Since plugging in a USB driven external hard drive (drive "K"), that unit and other USB devices have ... A: First, do not run any registry programs. That just makes the machine worse. Lets try a windows ... | |
| wierd problem with my pc | 6/27/2009 |
| Q: I have hp laptop, about 2 years old. something really weird happened today. I was downloading ... A: Try updating the video card drivers. If that doesnt work, you might need a new motherboard or the ... | |
| Can login | 6/20/2009 |
| Q: I am running windows XP on my laptop. Several weeks ago it just stopped working. What happens is I ... A: Sounds like you have some corruption in your Operating System. Try running a Windows Repair ... | |
| Dual boot XP | 6/20/2009 |
| Q: My PC config: 1 GB RAM, 160GB HDD, Sempron processor OS installed : Win XP. All was going well when ... A: In this case you only have one drive that was partitioned into 2. When you reformatted you lost the ... | |
| XP Pro | 6/18/2009 |
| Q: Recently I reinstalled my pc with XP Pro SP2 due to some problems with my pc (frequent restart + ... A: Click Start Click Run Yype msconfig Press Enter choose the Boot.ini tab chick check all boot paths ... | |
| slow internet connection, ctd. | 6/17/2009 |
| Q: Here is the history from our diaglogue:My internet connection has been slow. Cable company told me ... A: Actually, our history is right here.....you did not read my last response. Instead you read the ... | |
| Wireless Network Connection | 6/17/2009 |
| Q: I have a Compaq with an Intel Celeron running XP Home Edition. I accidentally hit the "Set up a ... A: All this means is that the program for the wireless card is connecting you to the internet. You ... | |
| slow internet connection | 6/12/2009 |
| Q: My internet connection has been slow. Cable company told me that I have something running in the ... A: First, dont worry about the netstat. I dont care what the cable company is telling you. Do not run ... | |
| slow internet connection | 6/11/2009 |
| Q: My internet connection has been slow. Cable company told me that I have something running in the ... A: Remove the check mark from the following items. AGRSMMSG atiptaxx VAIOUpdt SOUNDMAN igfxtray hkmd ... | |
| windows | 6/8/2009 |
| Q: In my desktop computer I have windows XP home edition, and in my laptop I have Windows Vista home ... A: Where are you buying these from? Windows Black Edition is one of cracked, slipstreamed Windows ... | |
| Windows XP does not start | 6/7/2009 |
| Q: AHi Michael, I have not installed any hardware nor software recently to this event. I turned on my ... A: To repair the volume, follow these steps: 1. Start your computer by inserting the Windows startup ... | |
| Can't connect to the internet | 6/6/2009 |
| Q: I've tried all the following steps and still can't connect to th einternet, can you give me anymore ... A: Its possible that your computer has to be configured to connect to the network. You might need a ... | |
| "Remove disks or other media" error message.. | 6/5/2009 |
| Q: I have installed Media Portal and am trying to run it on my Win XP Home machine. I have service pack ... A: I would not install the bat file again. It will not delete the bat file, so just delete it when ... | |
| "Remove disks or other media" error message.. | 6/5/2009 |
| Q: I have installed Media Portal and am trying to run it on my Win XP Home machine. I have service pack ... A: You might have downloaded a corrupted version of the file, which can happen sometimes without ... | |
| winlogon.exe | 6/5/2009 |
| Q: Every time I logon I get this winlogon encountered an error message, the system starts up and when I ... A: Never download programs that help clean the registry. They usually cause more harm than good. ... | |
| cpu maxing out HELP | 5/31/2009 |
| Q: i have a Sony vaio 2.4ghz 512ram running xp pro now the problem is there is something hogging the ... A: You need to install more RAM. ------------------------- Follow up after bad rating ... | |
| bypass administrator's social network | 5/28/2009 |
| Q: Last year, our past unit head decided to block all social websites and she kept the password to her ... A: Go to start, run, type "regedit" and press "OK". Expand the folders down the left, in this order. ... | |
| No Sound | 5/27/2009 |
| Q: I have an e-machine, wind XP desktop. For some strange reason I have lost the sound. I have opened ... A: If you dont know what it means to go to a website to download something, please take this to a ... | |
| restore | 5/21/2009 |
| Q: what should i do if i want to remove all the installed software in my computer, i mean return it to ... A: Some computers offer the system recovery option. This means that the computer will come preloaded ... | |
| Problems | 5/12/2009 |
| Q: Michael, I have been having several problems with my PC. I run Windows XP. I have been having ... A: If you uninstall Darkroom, does the computer work as it should? -------------------------------- ... | |
| screen saver blinking icon | 5/11/2009 |
| Q: I have a 4x4 sq. green blinking icon for Screen Saver in lower tool bar that aggravates me. I have ... A: The icon will not hide because it is constantly working. If you need this program on the computer, ... | |
| win xp | 5/11/2009 |
| Q: I'd like to ask a tough question.I recently installed WindowsXP on desktop.I booted from CD and ... A: What you need to do is reformat all over again and this time install Xp with SP2. You can make a CD ... | |
| flash drive | 5/11/2009 |
| Q: I have an ativa 8gig thumb drive that tells me it is write protected. there is no switch to move on ... A: If you could take a screen shot of: The My Computer screen when the drive is plugged in The My ... | |
| flash drive | 5/11/2009 |
| Q: I have an ativa 8gig thumb drive that tells me it is write protected. there is no switch to move on ... A: you mean sandisk.....yes that is true, but it is also part of ativa as well. Ativa has recently ... | |
| logon problem | 5/10/2009 |
| Q: I have a new dell desktop running XP professional and I have not been able to get to my logon ... A: 1. Place your Windows XP CD in your cd-rom and start your computer (it’s assumed here that your XP ... | |
| Defrag reports | 5/8/2009 |
| Q: When I defrag my computer, the report will pop up and say some files couldnt be defragmented. There ... A: Those 3 files are normal. The recycle file is just the recycling bin. Nemo has nothing to do with ... | |
| gateway mx6958/ windows reinstall | 3/23/2009 |
| Q: my gateway went bye bye.. i dont have a recovery disk..so i tried using the insatll disk.. but after ... A: First you need to boot to the recovery console. To boot to the recovery console follow these steps: ... | |
| Office programs - folders | 3/17/2009 |
| Q: Okay here goes again. Sorry. I have several folders in my documents, several folders within ... A: Choose the Options command from the Tools menu: In Microsoft Excel: On the General tab in the ... | |
| mass storage device problem | 3/17/2009 |
| Q: I bought a western digital external hard drive ( passport size, 160 GB ). It was nicely detected ... A: Wow...XP and ME? Theres a combination you dont hear every day. Id be interested why you like ME... ... | |
| several issues with Windows XP | 3/16/2009 |
| Q: I have several issues with XP, some have been occuring longer than others: 1) If I press ... A: 1) Thats not a virus. Thats because the person who set the machine up set you up as a user and not ... | |
| bootup shows two 0S microsoft xp's | 3/12/2009 |
| Q: I installed an extra internal hard drive, now when I boot up the computer stalls because it shows I ... A: This is no big deal.... Click Start Go to Run type msconfig choose the boot.ini at the top Click ... | |
| windows xp registry missing | 3/12/2009 |
| Q: I have windows xp on my laptop and i after downloading and using a registry cleaner i now can not ... A: Sounds like you have some corruption in your Operating System. Try running a Windows Repair ... | |
| windowsXP | 3/10/2009 |
| Q: I had a virus on my computer, so i started deleting programs that i didn't need and must of deleted ... A: I would just copy all the files you want saved and reformat the drive and start from scratch. I ... | |
| I can't upload photos to computer. | 3/9/2009 |
| Q: I'am having a real problem. Last week my computer became infected with a virus. The man who came to ... A: First, Run system restore and restore your computer back as far as it will go. Next, if its still ... | |
| Blue Screen 0X00000050 error | 3/8/2009 |
| Q: I keep receiving the following error message 0X00000050(0XFF3CFFF8,0X00000000,0X80551211,0X00000000) ... A: This is a fault in the display adpater driver. Go into safe mode In the message that states that ... | |
| Shared Folder icon won't delete from desktop | 3/6/2009 |
| Q: Michael, The site still won't let me click on follow up, that's why I'm new question. Here's last ... A: Sounds like something is corrupted in your operating system. Run a Windows XP Repair Installation ... | |
| Copy a list of Windows file names to Excel | 3/5/2009 |
| Q: Tedeschi: I need to make a list in Excel of all of the file names under a directory in Windows XP. ... A: Try this Press Start Press Run Type cmd Press Enter Go to the drive and folder you want listed ... | |
| Shared Folder icon won't delete from desktop | 3/5/2009 |
| Q: Michael, The site still won't let me click on follow up, that's why I'm new question. Here's last ... A: Its both a yahoo setting and an IE setting. In IE, delete temporary files and delete cookies. In ... | |
| Driver Issues | 3/3/2009 |
| Q: How do I get my audio drivers to stay on my computer. I have window xp home edition I install the ... A: Uninstall your virus protection software fully Restart the machine Download and install AVG from ... | |
| Windows XP Boot up issue | 3/3/2009 |
| Q: when starting windows, I am presented with the boot up menu and 3 options, the 3rd option is called ... A: Click Check All Boot Paths in the application Make sure all are ok If not, let the computer remove ... | |
| Turn on by moving mouse | 3/3/2009 |
| Q: Two quick questions. How do I get my PC to turn on simply by moving the mouse or hitting a key on ... A: You want your PC to turn on from just moving the mouse? I dont think thats possible....Could it be ... | |
| Trouble with files | 2/21/2009 |
| Q: My wife has just finished writing a book, She used wordpad to do this. She created a folder and as ... A: I have to tell you, writing a long novel in wordpad is probably the worst idea. Microsoft Word is ... | |
| Administrator Logon Issue | 2/18/2009 |
| Q: Up until recent, the only logon accounts I had on the Windows XP welcome screen was the ... A: I suggest that first you get into safe mode, log on to the administrator account, then go into the ... | |
| Win XP will not boot all the way | 2/18/2009 |
| Q: I have Win XP Home Edition. I used System Restore to a week prior. Now Windows will boot to the ... A: First, I would try to get into safe mode....if you can, press no at the prompt which will enter you ... | |
| Windows | 2/17/2009 |
| Q: I have several questions: (sorry) but, I desperately need to get a job & can't afford for to pay ... A: For me to try and explain to you how to reformat your machine and start a new would be next to ... | |
| computer froze! | 2/17/2009 |
| Q: After switching on my pc (i'm on a laptop now!) the screen is froze on the blue screen, the mouse ... A: Thats what happens when you install an illegal version of windows You need to run through the ... | |
| Outlook | 2/16/2009 |
| Q: I installed Outlook on my computer and accidentally answered "yes" to make it the default e-mail ... A: First, what you are describing is not possible. If you use the internet based email like AOL, there ... | |
| Error Messages | 2/13/2009 |
| Q: Every logon, have same set of annoying error messages. Appear as White popups, with blue bar at top, ... A: Remove the check from the following: ehtray igfxtray igfxpers SynTPEnh WLTRAY quickset ISUSPM issch ... | |
| Perpetual XP Problems | 2/11/2009 |
| Q: My name is Jeffrey Gates. I have a huge problem and it would be so great if you can somehow help me ... A: Uncheck the following..... jusched reader_sl bootskin qttask ituneshelper realsched errorkiller ... | |
| BSOD: Windows XP SP2 HomeEd | 2/6/2009 |
| Q: i just got the blue screen of death with the exception error message: 0x0000000A - irql ...? i ... A: A Stop 0xA message means that a process or driver attempted to access a memory section without ... | |
| wireless connection | 2/6/2009 |
| Q: I disabled wireless connections on my Compaq laptop a while ago. I want to enable it, and there is ... A: How did you disable it? --------------------------------------- Follow-up after bad rating ... | |
| installing | 2/6/2009 |
| Q: I am trying to reinstall xp home yet when it comes to time left, it says file missing or corrupted. ... A: OK...now I understand... When the computer starts, are you able to get into the BIOS? If so, ... | |
| win startup | 2/3/2009 |
| Q: Recently, something wronghas started to happen during the startup of my winXP. after the wallpaper ... A: OK... Uncheck the following IMJPMIG - Unless you need asian characters in Microsoft Office ... | |
| 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: My suggestion is make the CD ROM drive the Primary Slave and make the Other hard drive the secondary ... | |
| Scanner driver for xp | 2/2/2009 |
| Q: I may be in the wrong catagory here but I couldn't find anything in software or anywhere else ... A: Before anything, try going to driverguide.com and see if there is a driver for the scanner. If ... | |
| Deleting permanently | 2/2/2009 |
| Q: I bought software on finance management, a program called "Simply Money" that came as a CD to ... A: Uncheck: BCMSMMSG qttask jusched reader_sl DSAgent America Online Digital Line Detect Microsoft ... | |
| 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: You can always take an image of the screen by hiding all the desktop icons and then pressing print ... | |
| Freezing with any USB connection... and something else. | 1/28/2009 |
| Q: I am not good with computers at all but I do know that this is not the right kind of connection. My ... A: Take it to someone who knows about computers. If you dont know what you are doing and download the ... | |
| Reformatting XP | 1/27/2009 |
| Q: We have a Packard Bell running windows XP. The children have run lots of games on it and even ... A: MAC's are a different story. Pc's above 5 years dont usually hold up that well from my experience. ... | |
| Can't advance past Windows XP Log-on screen | 1/27/2009 |
| Q: I'm hoping you might have some advice for this unusual problem with my home desktop! I restarted my ... A: Did you install The Microsoft .Net framework before this started happening? I think that's what is ... | |
| Removing tray icons | 1/27/2009 |
| Q: I have AOL 9.1 and Windows XP, if any of that matters pertaining to my question. But my question ... A: Uncheck the following jusched igfxtray sgtray qttask AOLSoftware dlbabmgr CAMTRAY Reader_sl ... | |
| USB External Drive hangs laptop | 1/24/2009 |
| Q: I have a Packard Bell Store & Save 3500 320GB external USB drive with power pack. Acer Laptop ... A: I dont know if I understand the question. I can tell you that there is no sequence when botting a ... | |
| Slow to boot up | 1/21/2009 |
| Q: This is what is left on my start up after your instructions and I double checked all the spelling. ... A: remove checks from the following. ALCMTR PCMService SpywareStop ExiflauncherS For LVCOMSA, do you ... | |
| Slow to boot up | 1/17/2009 |
| Q: When I start my computer each day, no matter what time of day, it takes a long time to start. The ... A: Uncheck the following, you need to be careful with your spelling, some things I had to decipher. ... | |
| 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: First I would remove SP3, and go back to SP2 Next, You should go into the computer management ... | |
| Delaying start up programs | 1/13/2009 |
| Q: When I start my computer up, its a Dell running XP, it is usually because I want to do something, ... A: Well excuse me...I didnt know you needed a full explanation your heiness... You asked an expert, im ... | |
| Outlook express | 12/18/2008 |
| Q: How can i rectify this issue that happens everytime i try to get my incoming mail An unknown error ... A: This is a corrupted Inbox... Try this... "New Folder...", specify a name for your new folder as ... | |
| Maximizing Windows | 12/17/2008 |
| Q: How do I set up my system to allow for Maximized windows when I open a new window or when a link ... A: Open the program, and then grab a corner of the screen with the cursor while holding down the a left ... | |
| Trying to get an answer Media Player's Default | 12/16/2008 |
| Q: you are the 3rd (expert) I am asking this question with. The first had no clue and the second didn't ... A: If you have the latest version of Winamp, you can add Pandora, to Media Library so you can listen to ... | |
| Install Wizard | 12/16/2008 |
| Q: Windos XP Pro on an ACER Power FE Desktop. Software pre-installed. I recently had to reformat my ... A: I think you woke up on the wrong side of the bed.... Funny how you talk about volunteer ... | |
| very slow Windows start | 12/16/2008 |
| Q: I run a Dell Inspiron 1501 with Xp sp3 and 2 gig ram. Recently my Windows bootup has become ... A: I would do the following, in order... Remove Webroot Restart Remove SP3 Restart Uninstall any other ... | |
| Windows XP | 12/15/2008 |
| Q: I have Windows XP Pro with sp3 installed. I want to know how to find out if it is 32 or 64 bit, it ... A: Short answer? If its a book you'd like me to write about something so simple you are barking up the ... | |
| Firefox 3 | 12/12/2008 |
| Q: when online to a website and I want to send a link to it to a friend,I click on file>send a link and ... A: Try this... In Firefox, type “about:config” in the address bar. (with no quotes) If you see a ... | |
| windows xp home drivers and file settings transfer | 12/12/2008 |
| Q: heres my issue. I just reinstalled xp home SP3 on my Vaio pcv-rs220. It would not boot which is why ... A: The only way to do this is to get the updated drivers right from sony's website....there is no way ... | |
| system tray concerns | 12/11/2008 |
| Q: I have a yellow icon in my system tray that looks like a shield with an exclamation mark in it. ... A: The updates are ok to install....you will get a windows box that pops up telling you that they are ... | |
| 12/11/2008 | |
| Q: Sir: We often get emails which contain false, misleading, or even destructive information, but it ... A: Spam....i hate it... I tell you Jim, I get people sending me this crap all the time, then I send a ... | |
| Plotter uninstalls - part 2 | 12/9/2008 |
| Q: System tells me "to many follow ups, ask new question" >>Have you tried it on a machine not ... A: Oh...I didn't catch that before.... 2 Days ago everything was working the way it should and out of ... | |
| Plotters uninstalls when computer shuts down | 12/9/2008 |
| Q: I will try to explain my problem in detail since our repair guy, his friend, guy in his mother ... A: Dont worry, we will get to the bottom of this.... Have you tried it on a machine not associated ... | |
| Windows XP Registry | 12/7/2008 |
| Q: I recently installed a registry cleaner on my computer and as it was doing it's thing it slowed down ... A: Cookies are not stored in the registry, persee, however, registry cleaners will find cookies most of ... | |
| Browser icons | 12/6/2008 |
| Q: I use Windows XP. I like to read and download articles from the Internet, using the current version ... A: Richt click on the shortcut and choose open with.... Click Choose Program Choose Firefox Put a ... | |
| Video file thumbnail views | 11/24/2008 |
| Q: I run XP Pro on one machine and XP Home on another. On the XP Pro machine, thumbnail views for ... A: Sounds like a corruption in the operating system....no big deal.... Either Upgrade that machine to ... | |
| Win XP keyboard assignment | 11/19/2008 |
| Q: Is there any way to set up a hotkey to type in your email address? I know how to set up a hotkey to ... A: It would be helpful to know what program you are running - I take it you are talking about Microsoft ... | |
| Windows XP backup. | 11/14/2008 |
| Q: I am having trouble figuring out how to burn an iso image of my windows xp system onto a couple ... A: You basically want to ghost your machine....but do it for free.... Most programs will have ... | |
| Deleting Empty Folders | 11/10/2008 |
| Q: Michael, I have several thousand empty folders residing under one 'major' folder. Interspersed ... A: No need to be arrogant..... Go to this site and download the program ... | |
| Quicktime and Itunes | 11/5/2008 |
| Q: I'm trying to install Itunes and it says I have a problem with quicktime. It won't let me update the ... A: Lets try this.... 1. Go to C:\Program Files, then delete the entire QuickTime folder. 2. Click ... | |
| Javascript | 10/31/2008 |
| Q: I use the Netflex website all the time. It just started telling me that Javascript support is ... A: Try downloading firefox Its a better browser and more stable But if you really like Internet ... | |
| System Restore on my Windows XP | 10/31/2008 |
| Q: For the purpose of getting at a System Restore problem, it was suggested I get into SAFE MODE. But ... A: System restore does in fact work, but certain restore points will not do anything to the system ... | |
| A basic PC-relatred question | 10/30/2008 |
| Q: Greetings Michael, I'm new to computers. And what I have to ask might fall outside your subject ... A: They gave you the disc in case you ever needed to reinstall it. It is already on your system and ... | |
| lost access to compaq_owner accout | 10/18/2008 |
| Q: Mike, 3 days ago while I tried to install Microsoft updates, the system went wrong. It kept ... A: Once you do a system recovery, the computer is set back to Day 1. There is no way to get your files ... | |
| 2 passwords | 10/16/2008 |
| Q: A friend of mine got on to my computer and made it to where when I turn the computer on it prompts ... A: When the computer first starts up, is there something that says "Press * for setup" (the * might be ... | |
| Problem installing .Net Framework 3 and 3.5 | 10/12/2008 |
| Q: I created a program using Microsoft Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition. I then installed the program ... A: 1) Just install version 2 not version 3. You can remove previous versions if you desire, although ... | |
| Installing windows XP on a raid configuration. | 10/7/2008 |
| Q: My brother just got his new PC and the technicians at the store installed a 30 days trial of Vista ... A: Boot from a windows XP CD You need to install the RAID devices before installation begins, so make ... | |
| Installing windows XP on a raid configuration. | 10/6/2008 |
| Q: My brother just got his new PC and the technicians at the store installed a 30 days trial of Vista ... A: I would sent it back and insist that they install XP on it. Trust me, trying to figure out proper ... | |
| WinXP Password | 10/4/2008 |
| Q: During the summer, I found a laptop in the dump when i went there to look for good stuff. I have got ... A: Try this.... 1. Place your Windows XP CD in your cd-rom and start your computer (it’s assumed here ... | |
| WinXP Files/Folder | 10/3/2008 |
| Q: I hope you can help me with this one! I'm trying to discipline my 16yr old daughter with the use of ... A: The only thing I can suggest it to make her a limited account which will let her on the machine.... ... | |
| explorer.exe at startup | 10/2/2008 |
| Q: My computer is Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU [no idea what this means though!] running on Windows XP. ... A: uncheck the following IMJPMIG ImScInst ... | |
| transferring files | 9/25/2008 |
| Q: I have a western digital external hard drive with quite some space on it.When i try to transfer ... A: If you can get them on a flash drive, take the drive and the externals to another machine to try and ... | |
| Forgotten password | 9/24/2008 |
| Q: I have an older computer. I haven't used it in a few years. I went to set it up today and when I ... A: Try doing this... 1. Place your Windows XP CD in your cd-rom and start your computer (it’s assumed ... | |
| problems in running games while using xp | 9/23/2008 |
| Q: i am using SYSTEM WITH CPU E2160 1.8 GHZ PENTIUM DUAL CORE,MOTHERBOARD ASUS P5GC-MX WITH INEL 945GC ... A: I believe your processor might be a little too slow to run these efficiently. You can try ... | |
| word pad | 9/22/2008 |
| Q: I use word pad to write articles for a newsletter. I need to send this article to the person I ... A: What happens when you attach it to an email? Do you get an error message? ------------------------ ... | |
| bios settings | 9/19/2008 |
| Q: I need to make some changes to the bios when I go into the bios and start arrowing down I hit arrow ... A: Yes, definately run a Windows Repair Installation You can find a complete walkthrough here.... ... | |
| No Desktop icons, start menu, etc. | 9/17/2008 |
| Q: Our power went out the other day and when I restarted the computer it got all the way to the desktop ... A: This tells me that one of a few things are going on 1st try to get a different windows XP disc and ... | |
| repartition without destroying data | 9/17/2008 |
| Q: We want to repartition a computer's hard disk, but we don't want to destroy anything on the hard ... A: I understand what you have used....thats why I am telling you just to move the files to the D Drive. ... | |
| Missing Admin login | 9/12/2008 |
| Q: Prior to today I had three login options, Administrator, my main account and a guest account. I ... A: Go back to the user accounts setting and choose to change the way users log in to the system This ... | |
| Start up menu and task bar missing | 9/12/2008 |
| Q: What should I do to get them back on my screen? I've tried restarting it, pushing Ctrl and Esc. ... A: Press control + alt + delete Press New task at the bottom of the applications tab type explorer ... | |
| DRVSTORE highlighted in blue. | 9/9/2008 |
| Q: I am using XP Media SP2 After installing the drives for my new monitor (Samsung T240, 24" LCD) the ... A: Uncheck the following: RTHDCPL ARPWRMSG RECGUARD The Blank One HPBootOp Remind_XP jusched ssmmgr ... | |
| Stuck in System Restore | 9/9/2008 |
| Q: I just asked a different question yesterday, if it isn't one thing it is another, right? Basically ... A: Try running a Windows Repair Installation. Follow the walkthrough here ... | |
| Password | 9/8/2008 |
| Q: I installed Xp Pro on my machine and every month I get a screen on boot up that says your password ... A: Click Start Control Panel Go into Administrative Tools Go into Computer Management Go to "Local ... | |
| disabled user accounts | 9/3/2008 |
| Q: From the control panel, administrative tools, computer management,users, I inadvertantly disabled ... A: Try this.... You will need to get a Windows XP disc 1. Place your Windows XP CD in your cd-rom and ... | |
| Size of Hard Disk | 8/28/2008 |
| Q: I have partitioned my laptop hard disk into four. I don't have any file one of the partition which ... A: Because it allocates 4 GB to the video card. ---------------------- Follow up after poor rating ... | |
| restart after booting | 8/26/2008 |
| Q: when i start my computer after disk checking my system restart automatically. how can i know that ... A: Press F8 while its booting. When you see the menu, choose disable automatic reboot on failure. ... | |
| ?? | 8/13/2008 |
| Q: I really do not know the subject---first i am not very good at computering--Period...My question is ... A: On the Internet Explorer Tools menu, click Internet Options. In the Internet Options box, click ... | |
| con not boot into win xp | 8/12/2008 |
| Q: I had a user acount and a admin account so when booting I had to select my user account when the ... A: Try doing this..... 1. Place your Windows XP CD in your cd-rom and start your computer (it’s ... | |
| task scheduler | 8/10/2008 |
| Q: I cannot get the task scheduler to automatically run cleanmgr or defrag. The applications will load ... A: Yeah....I know what you are going through. I have the same problems. Your best bet is just to run ... | |
| invalid boot.ini | 8/8/2008 |
| Q: when i start my computer in the middle of starting windows a message appear invalid boot.ini. but ... A: Click Start, Run, type msconfig Press Enter Then choose the Boot.ini tab at the top Then click ... | |
| recovering data | 8/7/2008 |
| Q: Quite recently I've experienced a motherboard crash on my desktop. Luckily enough the harddisk was ... A: The USB is still confusing me.....what USB adapter is allowing you to access the drive? Are you ... | |
| C: Drive icon not showing in My Computer window. | 8/5/2008 |
| Q: How do I make my C: partition show up in the My Computer window? When I click on the My Computer ... A: Try running a windows Repair Installation That should fix the system files that got corrupted. ... | |
| Customizing Windows Folders | 7/29/2008 |
| Q: I am a fellow expert on this site, but in Excel, not XP! This issue has been bothering me for ... A: Exactly what you did, I would have done as well....Windows XP is funny that way. Unless all folders ... | |
| IBM ThinkPad T-30 Startup problem | 7/28/2008 |
| Q: When I boot up I get a message saying that a media test has failed and it is exiting Intell Boot ... A: You need the recovery disc that came with your machine ------------------------------------------ ... | |
| password lockout | 7/28/2008 |
| Q: !. Is there a way that I am able to get back into this computer A: Try this.... 1. Place your Windows XP CD in your cd-rom and start your computer (it’s assumed here ... | |
| writing to micro sd card that has an adapter | 7/26/2008 |
| Q: I own a HP Pavillion Computer that is about 5 years old, it comes with a SD card slot as well as ... A: As a PPC user myself I can say that these things always have their problems. Do you have to use a ... | |
| switching hard drive to new computer | 7/23/2008 |
| Q: My daughter had trouble with her HP machine with an anthlon chip overheating and a friend gave her ... A: You will need to get a new hard drive and put it in the Dell. Then, Install Windows XP. Then when ... | |
| Account issue with XP | 7/22/2008 |
| Q: I have a XP machine with 3 Users account: Owner (admin rights), my wife's account(Admin rights) and ... A: In the username spot put "owner" or whatever the main account was called If you had a password, ... | |
| recovery disc and drivers | 7/16/2008 |
| Q: I have a recovery disc of my xp operating system on my asus notebook, I made this because it was ... A: You dont need the same size hard drive.... Im not sure that the disc you made will actually work. ... | |
| Windows XP history file | 7/15/2008 |
| Q: I have been running windows xp home with IE 7 for over 2 and 1/2 years now without any problems. ... A: First thing you have to realize, Microsoft browsers suck..... IE is Microsoft MSN stands for ... | |
| Laptop problem | 7/13/2008 |
| Q: OK so me and my friend have been trying to fix my laptop, it is an HP Compaq Nc4010 (if that helps) ... A: First, how did you manage to install it on a laptop hard drive through a desktop? Second, why would ... | |
| Running vista transformation pack on Intel pentium 2 notebooks | 6/27/2008 |
| Q: i have an Intel pentium 2 compaq notebook having 128MB RAM & 10GB HARD DISK, i am presently running ... A: Vista is garbage..... Dont use it Besides....you are lucky you are running Windows XP. You only ... | |
| installed xp over vista | 6/20/2008 |
| Q: I have a dell inspiron 1501 that came with vista which I didn't like. I used a windows xp home ... A: from a computer with an internet connection go to: ... | |
| Driver problem | 6/12/2008 |
| Q: I have a fairly new computer (2years old) and I have been having problems with the driver freezing ... A: You are still confusing me.... Here is what i understand.... You had a DVD Writer in your computer ... | |
| Brief Case | 6/12/2008 |
| Q: Somehow, all my brief case files became orphaned. Now, I cannot update the files. How can I restore ... A: This behavior can occur if the original file was moved. Briefcase keeps track of the original ... | |
| xp removal | 6/10/2008 |
| Q: In my computer three xp pro are installed I want to remove one how?? When I start my computer three ... A: This happens....you dont have 3 installations.... Click Start Click run Type msconfig Choose ... | |
| installation | 6/4/2008 |
| Q: i got a emachine with xp. it has 512 mb serial number GDF53 200 02031 it will not let me play ... A: emachines are not great machines....they cant run anything well. They have slow processors and ... | |
| internet history | 5/28/2008 |
| Q: How do I disable the 'delete internet browsing history' on my computer? I am unable to check on the ... A: Open Registry Editor: Click Start | Click Run | Type regedit | Press Enter Navigate to the ... | |
| windows xp startup hang up | 5/26/2008 |
| Q: My pc was working find but from some days it hange in startup when the green dots ........... reach ... A: you thoroughly confused me....I have no idea what you are asking. Please re-write the question in ... | |
| Welcome Screen | 5/24/2008 |
| Q: Windows XP Pro - My welcome screen shows administrator and requires my password each time. I would ... A: Follow these steps.... 1. Start/Run/Regedit, and then locate the following registry subkey: ... | |
| Security Settings & Sending HTML forms | 5/22/2008 |
| Q: When I try to send my name & e-mail address to join a newsletter subscription I get this message - ... A: Try this Start Settings Control Panel Internet Options/ Security tab/ $ZONE (where $ZONE is any of ... | |
| How to resolve blue screen of death | 5/19/2008 |
| Q: My computer has recently ran into a problem. Everytime i turn it on it goes into the blue screen of ... A: Run the recovery console and type chkdsk /r Insert the Windows XP CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive, and ... | |
| Scanner - Umax Astra 3450 | 4/28/2008 |
| Q: I have an old Astra 3450 that I am using to scan some pictures. I am using Windows 2000. I have set ... A: The file that the scanner is writing is corrupted.....thats the only thing I can think of. Try ... | |
| disk boot failure | 4/25/2008 |
| Q: i'm getting a disk boot error and when i boot from the cd and hit "r" for the recovery, it says i ... A: You probably had a power spike that destroyed the drive. I would take the machine to a local ... | |
| What files and directory to back up from XP and 98 for a new PC please | 4/23/2008 |
| Q: I run Windows XP home and also a Windows 98 on two PCs. To backup only the systems I intend to burn ... A: Why not just do this? * Install an operating system on your new machine. * Install your office ... | |
| windows xp home | 4/16/2008 |
| Q: i installed windows xp home edition on my hp computer. this is my first time reformatting a hard ... A: Ok First Issue: Click Start, Choose Run Type msconfig Press enter Click "Boot.ini" at the top ... | |
| How to record | 4/14/2008 |
| Q: I have headphones w/mike plugged into a USB port. My speakers are working, they are plugged into the ... A: oh....now i understand.... if you double click on your volume icon in the taskbar click options ... | |
| Outlook Express | 4/9/2008 |
| Q: I bought a new computer and would like to put the contents of my Outlook Express (all my email, ... A: On the old machine, the easiest way to locate Outlook Express' email store is to ask Outlook ... | |
| hd size and CPU cores | 4/7/2008 |
| Q: I bought about 3-4 months ago a new PC that came with Vista. I'm not pleased with it so I want to go ... A: If you install xp, here are some drivers that should work for you... Intel Chipset,(install and ... | |
| External HD not seen | 4/7/2008 |
| Q: I have an 'Ultra' 3.5" HD enclosure.. HD formatted and running fine. I have plugged it in properly ... A: Something might have gotten corrupted with your usb drivers. ON the XP computer, try going to the ... | |
| i dont know what is happening to my computer | 4/5/2008 |
| Q: I don’t know what is wrong with my computer. I could not install Internet explorer 7 on my windows ... A: Stay away from IE7, it sucks. Download the firefox version of the yahoo toolbar ... | |
| XP installation problems on notebook | 4/4/2008 |
| Q: I have , a for me, Huge serious problem. Yesterday when I was working in a music editing program, ... A: At this point I would take it to a professional to have them restore your partition or else you risk ... | |
| BSOD | 4/2/2008 |
| Q: Michael Tedeschi, I am putting together a system using all of the parts that where originally in ... A: Here is a link to microsofts troubleshooting page.... http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324103 That ... | |
| slow pc | 3/29/2008 |
| Q: We have a Dell, Windows XP, using dial-up. Anti-virus programs of AVG & Norton. Also Spybot, ... A: I would first of all, add more RAM to your system to speed it up. Unfortunately, since you cant get ... | |
| sound problem | 3/25/2008 |
| Q: I have a dell 5100 windows xp. I and another user used to have sound. My daughter did not. Somehow ... A: Fro the user that doesnt work, find the following two files and save them onto a drive just in case ... | |
| trojen horse | 3/23/2008 |
| Q: I have recently downloaded AVG & Adware to try to get rid of problems that I have been having with ... A: First thing I would try is to run the virus and antispyware scans in safe mode. Usually this will ... | |
| noise | 3/18/2008 |
| Q: with my pc speakers turned on i hear the click of a web page opening up from time to time, i find ... A: This clicking you are hearing is normal.... To turn it off.... Go to Start > Settings > Control ... | |
| Excel 2003 vs 2007 and date calculations | 3/17/2008 |
| Q: I have a spreadsheet application that has remained the same since 1999, created under Excel 97. It ... A: Office 2007 has its share of problems. I had it and uninstalled it and reverted back to 2003. I ... | |
| .gif files | 3/17/2008 |
| Q: My question is quite simple. How do I download and view .gif files with Windows XP? I notice that on ... A: Yes It happens on a lot of sites In that case, You could always press the print screen button and ... | |
| .gif files | 3/16/2008 |
| Q: My question is quite simple. How do I download and view .gif files with Windows XP? I notice that on ... A: Are you sure you are saving the pictures and not just the background? Gif is a standard windows ... | |
| Use laptop to record classes | 3/13/2008 |
| Q: This question is probably way too easy for you! I am looking for a program where I can turn my Dell ... A: This is something I would not do. Laptops are good for listening to recordings, not actually taping ... | |
| Controlling Date of a Page. | 3/11/2008 |
| Q: I would like to say thanks in advance. Though it is less relevant to the subjects you need to ... A: This is an answer from another expert on the same matter.... ... | |
| 2nd hard drive | 3/5/2008 |
| Q: today I installed 2nd hard drive(IDE, 160GB)-not I personally installed, PC technician installed it ... A: 1) if they installed a new hard drive for you, they would have formatted it so you will be able to ... | |
| Screensaver | 3/5/2008 |
| Q: there were too many follow up questions so I had to start another one. When you said set the machine ... A: Right Click the desktop and go to properties Choose the Screen saver tab Click Power Under the power ... | |
| dos shortcut in xp - display in 24 by 80 cols required | 3/4/2008 |
| Q: Good Morning, i created shortcut for foxpro.exe [dos program] settings for this shortcut are : ... A: 24 by 80? you know how big that is right?? 640 x 480 is huge print as it is....if you are setting ... | |
| Compaq Persario SR1812NX | 3/4/2008 |
| Q: Here's a very tough one. Wiped hard drive out, lost "hidden" partition. Tried to reinstall winxp. ... A: Are you formatting the drive fully before the format? ... | |
| Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) | 3/4/2008 |
| Q: I have Windows Xp Pro and recently got a BSOD. I tried to figure out what to do and was finally ... A: That symantec removal will remove the corporate version. I had to use it as well one time and I too ... | |
| Windows XP will not start up | 3/3/2008 |
| Q: When I try to start up my computer it comes up with the windows symbol and it is trying to load. The ... A: Ok First, try pressing F8 again and choosing "Last known good configuration" If that doesnt work ... | |
| windows xp from emachines to dell | 3/3/2008 |
| Q: I have an old emachines with xp and a newer dell with 98. I moved the emachines hard drive to the ... A: If it wont recognize the product key and it is valid, call microsoft, they will give you another key ... | |
| Windows XP will not start up | 3/2/2008 |
| Q: When I try to start up my computer it comes up with the windows symbol and it is trying to load. The ... A: Press the F8 key repeatedly when the computer is booting up. When you see the menu, choose "disable ... | |
| system kernel/customization reversal | 3/2/2008 |
| Q: I have XP pro sp1, and cant seem to install the update from Microsoft for SP2. The dialog box that ... A: Yes I will help you with this. The genuine error you are getting is because you have an illegal ... | |
| Windows XP | 2/29/2008 |
| Q: I have re-installed my XP after problems with logging into the system even after accessing safeboot ... A: You need the drivers for everything. Primarily your Ethernet driver, your display adapter driver, ... | |
| windows xp from emachines to dell | 2/28/2008 |
| Q: I have an old emachines with xp and a newer dell with 98. I moved the emachines hard drive to the ... A: I would first get rid of 98 on that machine and put XP on. Then, after all is working, take the ... | |
| Cookies | 2/26/2008 |
| Q: The irs site indicates that I must enable support for session cookies in the browser. Could you tell ... A: Here is what to do.... In Internet Explorer, click Internet Options on the Tools menu, and then ... | |
| Windows Picture Viewer | 2/26/2008 |
| Q: Whenever I receive an email w/picture attachments, there is a 50/50 chance that I can open the ... A: OK.... I still say the problem lays within the sender. if you want, try to install this program ... | |
| language options windws xp | 2/25/2008 |
| Q: yesterday when I booted up my laptop windows was in spanish. of course I only speak spanish. so ... A: No need to be that way. I got one question from you. You said you speak only spanish, so i thought ... | |
| language options windws xp | 2/24/2008 |
| Q: yesterday when I booted up my laptop windows was in spanish. of course I only speak spanish. so ... A: I dont understand what you want from me? If you only speak spanish, and windows is in spanish, then ... | |
| Wireless Networks & XP | 2/23/2008 |
| Q: I am using a Sony Viao. I have a non password protected wireless router at home and can connect with ... A: It depends on the service the hotel is using. If you click on your home page does it switch you to ... | |
| Start Programs Delays | 2/20/2008 |
| Q: Well it said that I had too many follow ups. I tried what you said and it didn't work even after a ... A: Whatever you say...... But before, just to clarify, when i said "thats your problem then" it wasnt ... | |
| Start Programs Delays | 2/19/2008 |
| Q: Well it said that I had too many follow ups. I tried what you said and it didn't work even after a ... A: Thats your problem then. Your programs are loading up from the server and therefore is slowing down ... | |
| Problem w/ CD/DVD Drive | 2/18/2008 |
| Q: This is the first time I have ever used this forum and last night I sent this question to someone. I ... A: I have already answered this question for you once before..... **Just Kidding** I would try a CD ... | |
| about blank | 2/15/2008 |
| Q: My home page changed to about blank. I downloaded adaware and spybot. My home page was ... A: 1. Download and Install XoftSpySE Anti-Spyware. - XoftSpySE Anti-Spyware is a reputable program that ... | |
| USB Flash Drives | 2/15/2008 |
| Q: I have two identical machines running Windows XP SP2. On the one machine I can plug in my USB flash ... A: You say the problem follows the hard drive? I thought you said it worked in one machine and not the ... | |
| Windows 2000 removal help | 2/13/2008 |
| Q: Gday mate. I recently installed the newer XP on my 2nd hand laptop which had Windows 2000 already ... A: I think that you did overwrite Windows 2000 and that option is probably invalid. Click Start Click ... | |
| Slow system - minimal virtual memory available | 2/12/2008 |
| Q: My computer is a 4-5 year old Dell 4500S with 256K RAM and a 40G harddrive with 27G free space. ... A: Well, first, I would get off of dial-up. The updates take so long to download and go online because ... | |
| WinXP vs. Adobe Acrobat Reader Problem | 2/11/2008 |
| Q: I hope you can help me solve a mystery. I am running home variety Windows XP on a Toshiba laptop, ... A: I think zone alarm is a useless program and causes people a lot of problems. I would get yourself ... | |
| xp wont automatically recognize my devices | 2/10/2008 |
| Q: I recently installed a new motherboard and xp sp2 on my pc. Before, whenever I plugged in a usb ... A: With SP2 you need to reinitialize your usb drivers. I would unplug all USB devices except keyboard ... | |
| Browser problems | 2/7/2008 |
| Q: I can not locate programs in my control panel that I KNOW are on my computer! (especially since I ... A: Sorry, I thought I put the link in with the last answer... ... | |
| Error Msg | 1/31/2008 |
| Q: Mr. Tedeschi: I have XP Home Edition with SVC Pk 2 and all offered updates. The computer is about ... A: Its not something that needs to be taken to a shop....however, I really need you to get me the error ... | |
| Follow up to my previous question.... | 1/31/2008 |
| Q: I was gonna try one more thing--to borrow another USB mouse and try that but I find really don't ... A: All your USB ports have become unusable.... Try getting a PS/2 mouse and keyboard, (the round ... | |
| system recovery problems | 1/29/2008 |
| Q: Michael, I have a sony vaio desktop. I tried to install a game, and it would not play. I decided ... A: Get yourself a Windows XP Installation CD Boot from the CD Format the Drive fully in the install ... | |
| Windows shuts down. | 1/25/2008 |
| Q: I have an old Advent laptop running Windows XP. I have just installed System Mechanic Professional 7 ... A: When you press the F8 repeatedly, what happens? Does a menu come up asking about safe mode? If ... | |
| Copying a DVD | 1/23/2008 |
| Q: I'm running on Windows XP Pro,version 2002 servicepack2. I've some amateur films on DVD and want to ... A: First off...what do you mean you read some of my answers and didnt understand them? What dont you ... | |
| As Below | 1/23/2008 |
| Q: I receive the following message on my PC: c\windows\system 32\amvo0.dll detected as: PWS-LegMir.dll ... A: .. You have a trojan virus. You need to run the virus scan. You have to get connected to the ... | |
| Internet scroll problem | 1/19/2008 |
| Q: Ever since I downloaded Internet Explorer 7 a couple days ago, the up and down scroll (only in the ... A: IE 7 is loaded with problems. If I were you id uninstall it and revert back to 6.0 Then, the next ... | |
| Boot up messages | 1/19/2008 |
| Q: I just reformated my PC,it already had a copy of windowx xp from the manufacturer(HP), but I did not ... A: This happens sometimes when reloading an operating system... Click Start Click run type msconfig ... | |
| XP file format compatability | 1/16/2008 |
| Q: I have a desktop with XP running the NTSP file system. My laptop also has XP but runs Fat 32. My ... A: Do this for me and tell me exactly what happens.... Copy an excel file and a word document to the ... | |
| XP file format compatability | 1/15/2008 |
| Q: I have a desktop with XP running the NTSP file system. My laptop also has XP but runs Fat 32. My ... A: First off, it is NTSC The type of file system your machine is, has no effect on a usb flash drive. ... | |
| Complete encryption of a Windows XP workstation | 1/15/2008 |
| Q: How can I encrypt ALL of the hard drives of a Windows XP Professional workstation with a "heavy" ... A: Theres a program called TrustPort Phoenix Rebel Workstation. Give that a shot.... ... | |
| No PC will recognize Hard Drive | 1/14/2008 |
| Q: Need help! We are desperate! Win XP Media, @2yrs old. First, speakers stopped working for no ... A: If you get that boot menu, then the drive is still being read.... What I think is boot from a ... | |
| Partitions and recovery | 1/11/2008 |
| Q: Mike help me please! The following is a true story of my stupidity: After learning that I'd ... A: Well, first off, you went off on a tangent on your first question which confused the heck out of me, ... | |
| delete programs | 1/11/2008 |
| Q: I have windows xp on my ‘01 hp pavilion pc. There are a lot of unnecessary programs that I don’t ... A: You have to go program by program. You need to find the uninstall program for each program you want ... | |
| Improving pc performance | 1/10/2008 |
| Q: Is there a website that for free will have you see the condition your pc is and tell you info like ... A: I just responded to your question before. I told you that pcpitstop.com was the place to get your ... | |
| Partitions and recovery | 1/10/2008 |
| Q: Mike help me please! The following is a true story of my stupidity: After learning that I'd ... A: That virtual drive might just have been an internet folder that really did nothing. ive seen that ... | |
| Stop Mouse From Resuming Standby | 1/8/2008 |
| Q: I would like to use Standby on my xp home edition pc. But the mouse seems over sensitive, for ... A: Keyboard -Mike ---------------------------------------------- Followup after bad ... | |
| Reinstalling WindowsXP | 1/7/2008 |
| Q: I want to RESET everything... I mostly need step by step details because im not that good with ... A: If you dont see the blue bar then your computer didnt come with the auto recovery. You should have ... | |
| Reinstalling WindowsXP | 1/7/2008 |
| Q: I want to RESET everything... I mostly need step by step details because im not that good with ... A: You will lose everything if you do this, I just hope you are aware of this....backup anything you ... | |
| not able to get Temp files | 1/2/2008 |
| Q: I upgraded my IE from 6.0.2900.2180 to IE 7 then it i was not able to access my temp files in ... A: First of all....why are you trying to access temp files? They are useless bits of information that ... | |
| XP cursor/mouse not double clicking | 12/28/2007 |
| Q: I have 5 year old Toshiba laptop that I just used the Recorvery disks with to reformat the ... A: basically it is giving you the right click dialog. Double check that you are clicking the left ... | |
| CD/DVD problem | 12/13/2007 |
| Q: Your the third volunteer that I am asking, so maybe you will be able to help me at least I hope so. ... A: Then this means that your hard drive is failing. The repair installation doesnt do anything more ... | |
| 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: 1. Insert the Windows XP CD-ROM into your computer's CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. Press and hold down ... | |
| my windows xp emachines is not starting up please help | 12/10/2007 |
| Q: When I turn on my computer this morning I got this message: We apologize for the inconvenience, but ... A: well.... The 0X00000024 tells me that the hard drive might be failing...(was there something like ... | |
| xp password | 12/10/2007 |
| Q: i recently got a computer, and the previous owner that had this machine did not remove the password ... A: 1. Place your Windows XP CD in your cd-rom and start your computer (it’s assumed here that your XP ... | |
| media player 11 | 12/7/2007 |
| Q: when I try to add music file to my media player library not all the files are added. My music is all ... A: Richt click on the file and go to properties. You will see the attributes on the bottom. But that ... | |
| my windows xp emachines is not starting up please help | 12/6/2007 |
| Q: When I turn on my computer this morning I got this message: We apologize for the inconvenience, but ... A: There should be an option to "disable automatic restart on system failure" If not, try pressing the ... | |
| Unsolicited Audio Clips | 12/6/2007 |
| Q: Win XP SP2; intermittently, various audio clips are heard. No browser running, no Internet activity ... A: uncheck the folowing: sttray rundll32 jusched memcheck ituneshelper windows\system32..... acrotray ... | |
| Windows XP Home Edition issues | 12/5/2007 |
| Q: I was trying to install Matlab 7 on my new Dell (Vostro 1000) Laptop today. Apparetly there seemed ... A: I would restore the computer to the factory setting (the day you go t it) Just press Control + F11 ... | |
| Winxp logon issue | 12/3/2007 |
| Q: A problem recently started happening with my daughters computer. This computer has windows xp home ... A: In Safe Mode, right click on "My Computer" Go to properties Click the Computer Name computer name ... | |
| CD/DVD problems | 12/2/2007 |
| Q: When I double click on the D drive it says insert a disk; When I insert a disk into D drive it will ... A: By you reinstalling and installing drivers and by restoring you probably corrupted the Operating ... | |
| problem | 12/1/2007 |
| Q: Today morning when I switch on the system, I got the error message like this : "Security manager ... A: This is a Windows Server Issue You are not able to login because Directory Service Restore Mode ... | |
| Probelem with 2 PCs | 11/30/2007 |
| Q: I have a problem with 2 PCs. My father's own and my own. My father's PC(running Windows XP) is ... A: You should stick with Windows XP Professional. Windows Vista is nothing but trouble in my book. It ... | |
| W XP | 11/29/2007 |
| Q: I have an icon in my system tray stating an update is ready for my computor.When I click on this I ... A: I suggest you use the steps on this page to remove .NET Framework 1.1: ... | |
| Windows installation | 11/10/2007 |
| Q: I am running windows home edition which was installed when I purchased my laptop. I have tried ... A: Your Problem: INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE: You use a standard 40-wire connector cable to connect the ... | |
| my login account is missing | 11/7/2007 |
| Q: Ok tis might be a long question so here it goes.I have windows xp pro sp2 and I think I got a virus ... A: Well you could do this.... press start click the picture next to your name When "User Accounts" ... | |
| my login account is missing | 11/6/2007 |
| Q: Ok tis might be a long question so here it goes.I have windows xp pro sp2 and I think I got a virus ... A: By default the administrator account is set to be hidden unless in safe mode. I would leave it that ... | |
| win xp command prompt | 11/5/2007 |
| Q: Sir, we have a laptop in our office with windows xp (SP2). whenever I type cmd in the 'run' ... A: Go to the link below and download & run the Fixsewn.inf file. If you can't access the Internet with ... | |
| my login account is missing | 11/5/2007 |
| Q: Ok tis might be a long question so here it goes.I have windows xp pro sp2 and I think I got a virus ... A: You are confusing me....I dont understand what you are saying. I know you said you got a blue ... | |
| 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: Internet Providers often ban certain things from being used, like download accelerators, and certain ... | |
| Almost All Services Become Disabled | 10/31/2007 |
| Q: I am a fellow expert on allexperts.com as I answer questions related to the law of nonprofit ... A: Msconfig is not something you should fool around with if you dont know what goes on in there.... To ... | |
| Problem in logging on | 10/31/2007 |
| Q: I have a weird problem in logging on. My problem is that on the WELCOME screen after putting my ... A: Your system might be overheating..... Install more fans in the case and see if it helps....if not, ... | |
| uploading problems | 10/24/2007 |
| Q: I have a small, home based business. I have the opportunity to upload documents (to a government ... A: Thats fine. You can just ask again anyway, its not a problem. I will be away from Thursday til ... | |
| Computer Problem | 10/23/2007 |
| Q: Sunday morning when I turned on my home computer it failed to boot up. I could hear the computer fan ... A: Do you have some sort of thumb drive security on the machine that locks down the computer if the key ... | |
| Load Error! | 10/18/2007 |
| Q: Is there any way to recover from a "Load Error! Press a key to reboot..." that only repeats the ... A: You say your Disc has just a recovery and no repair? Most likely that is not the case. Choose to ... | |
| Internet Explorer 7 problems | 10/18/2007 |
| Q: A friend of mine has a pc with pentium 4 processor running Windows XP, and just downloaded the new ... A: Try 2 things First, try to use the system restore by press F8 when the computer turns on. See if ... | |
| Almost All Services Become Disabled | 10/18/2007 |
| Q: I am a fellow expert on allexperts.com as I answer questions related to the law of nonprofit ... A: Funny you should say that....i work for a non profit and we've been trying to figure out some stuff ... | |
| Change in Windows XP Professional Sign On Screen After Installation of The Print Shop Essentials 20 | 10/15/2007 |
| Q: I have a Gateway 500S computer with a Windows XP Professional Operating System, and Microsoft Office ... A: This question is very confusing. I am willing to help you, but I need you to ask one question at a ... | |
| Change in Windows XP Professional Sign On Screen After Installation of The Print Shop Essentials 20 | 10/15/2007 |
| Q: I have a Gateway 500S computer with a Windows XP Professional Operating System, and Microsoft Office ... A: I would go into safe mode Remove Print Shop Restart Then go to this site and follow the ... | |
| Windows repair | 10/14/2007 |
| Q: I am trying to "repair" XP but, as you probably know, repair is not possible due to the "current ... A: You are talking about streamlining Service Pack 2 into a Windows XP installation. Follow the ... | |
| Windows live messenger error | 10/13/2007 |
| Q: I have a hp pavillion computer windows xp. Every time i go into my computer >> C: >> Documents and ... A: Choose to "show hidden files and folders" in folder options. Go to the folder again. Cancel the ... | |
| xp home clean install failure | 10/11/2007 |
| Q: I need a little help. Due to a failed HDD, I found it necessary to do a clean install with the XP ... A: Sounds like you have a bit of corruption here....Make sure all your jumpers are set correctly. Make ... | |
| can't save data | 10/10/2007 |
| Q: Garry, Thank you very much for your time. I have windows xp and I have a problem. I am not able ... A: Nowadays, Floppy drives are no longer used. Might i suggest a thumb drive that can plug into a usb ... | |
| 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: 1. Open Internet Explorer. 2. Choose Internet Options from the Tools menu. 3. Click the ... | |
| runtime error | 10/4/2007 |
| Q: When I try to use microsoft word (2) it seems to work for a while, then I get a message: Microsoft ... A: You probably have 2 shortcuts, just right click on it and rename it to Microsoft Word Then to get ... | |
| Computer | 10/2/2007 |
| Q: how are you going? Thank you for taking the time to answer my question. I was just wondering about ... A: Actually, its my fault. I should have actually told you to use Notepad instead of wordpad. Usually ... | |
| Windows CardSpace error | 10/2/2007 |
| Q: I tried to open Windows CardSpace but it wouldn't open then an error window popped up saying: ... A: You answered your own question. Cardspace requires an NTFS File System. You have a FAT32 File ... | |
| control panel icon | 10/1/2007 |
| Q: I've noticed that the Internet Options icon in my control panel now has TWO checkmarks, when it ... A: If you aren't experiencing any problems then leave it be....If you notice something not working ... | |
| virus | 10/1/2007 |
| Q: what are the different types of malware? for some knowledge thank you in advance ANSWER: You are ... A: Listen... Youve been asking me questions for days on end now...the questions are rarely readable, ... | |
| malware | 10/1/2007 |
| Q: can you give me different types of malware for some knowledge thank you in advance ANSWER: What ... A: I already gave you the answer before.... Go to the symantec web site and browse the virus list. It ... | |
| Window XP (sharing software) | 9/30/2007 |
| Q: We have 3 persons using the pc, so we all have a site. I put Spybot software on 2 users sites. I ... A: You confused me when you said site.... You have 3 users on your computer. Whoever is 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: Change the font then save it as a template Go to this file and make it read only. Make a ... | |
| Task Manager won't show unless maximized. | 9/26/2007 |
| Q: Ok, the task manager will show when it's maximized, but it's too much of a hassle to pause ... A: Its probably hidden somewhere...or off to the side.... When its in the taskbar only and not ... | |
| windows locked | 9/23/2007 |
| Q: I used Hibernate to shut down my computer last night. This morning I went to reboot the system and ... A: You need to be able to boot from your cd rom, and your bios should allow this. I would like to be ... | |
| follow up | 9/21/2007 |
| Q: I've been speaking to you about a missing control panel but the website wouldn't let me ask another ... A: Try downloading a program called TweakUI Its free. Do a google search for a site to download it. ... | |
| problem in loging in administrator's acct | 9/20/2007 |
| Q: Pls help " i had forgotten the administrator's account password that's why i m unable to login in ... A: .. Heres what you need to do.. 1. Place your Windows XP CD in your cd-rom and start your computer ... | |
| missing control panel | 9/20/2007 |
| Q: After deleting some spyware (with windows defender & Ad-Aware Se personal), my control panel has ... A: Try this first... Tell me what happens... 1. Open Internet Explorer. 2. On the Tools menu, ... | |
| desktop disappeared (XP) | 9/18/2007 |
| Q: I can only access files through task mgr. Can not access the cd drive at all. Any idea how to get it ... A: The program you are referring to is called CounterSpy. Its not really that great of a program. ... | |
| windows re: anitvirgear spyware | 9/17/2007 |
| Q: I had antivirgear on my computer and tried to remove it using SUPERAntiSpyware (a free program). It ... A: First of all, you should never download any kind of virus or antispyware programs unless they are ... | |
| Exe files in Task Manager | 9/17/2007 |
| Q: My system is running slow at startup. Currently I go into Task Manager and delete out the exe files ... A: When you say you "delete" them from task manager, do you mean that you "end process?" All that does ... | |
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I can pretty much answer any question related to PC`s. My ratings speak for themselves. All I ask is that you ask the question in English.....I do not understand gibberish and I will ask you to resend the question if I cannot understand it. I will do the best I can answering your questions. I've been working with computers for well over 20 years.
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I can pretty much answer any question related to PC`s. My ratings speak for themselves. All I ask is that you ask the question in English.....I do not understand gibberish and I will ask you to resend the question if I cannot understand it. I will do the best I can answering your questions. I've been working with computers for well over 20 years.
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