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Can anyone help me with getting rid of this pop up window? IEXPLORER.EXE In my windows task manager this is how the pop up window is identified. It comes about every 5 minutes and disappears. How can I get rid of this annoyance?

So here is the scenario: My sister uses chat clients too much. For example, she obsessed with the pets in QQ, the customization in ICQ, the talking in AIM. Which results in falling grades, lots of time spent online, etc. So my mom asks me to stop her...without knowing. So …

Guys i have a problem i don't know how to fix so i'm bagging for help!!! On server 2003 standard acive directory i installed SQL expres embeded and wsus 3.0 with sp1. Since then i had errors in my log concerned with WMI service. Also i have trend micro installed …

There are games and other programs i want to install for individual users - for instance, i don't care to have my kids' games under my user and i don't want all my Apps available for them to use. Is there a way to install programs so they only affect …

hello i have been using windows xp for a very long time and this is the first time that this problem has appeared. when i double click on a folder in windows xp, it either opens the folder within a new windows, even though in the folder options i have …

Hey i have this problem with video editing. i wanted to edit this small 10 min clip but whenever i tired ANY video editing software it just freezes up with the usual 'needs to close' error and Ive tired 5 programs already (video edit magic, adobe premiere, blaze media pro, …

Hi, all! New to the forum. Just got myself a Dell Precision 690 with a 2.33 Xeon Quad Core in it. I'm trying to install XP x64, but I'm having a big problem. The motherboard has an Intel AHCI SATA controller on it, you can run it in either ATA …

Hey guys i have a problem with my laptop.. the problem is.. well this never happen till this early morning.. when i restarted my laptop.. at the windows xp loading screen.. it takes quite awhile to load (usually not longer than 20 secs).. now seems like almost 1-2 mins.. and …

Ok..I have tried religiously for close to a month in installing this OS on my new system with no avail!!! Computer Spec's: OS-(I want the OEM copy I bought and paid $200 in an effort to be legit) Motherboard-Gigabyte MA790X-DS4 CPU- AMD Phenom 9500 Quad Core <---not proud at all …

Hi. My computer has been skipping ever since I installed Utorrent and tried to dload some movies via the p2p networking. I ran a scan of my computer with Ad-Aware and Hijack this. Here are the logs for each. Can someone please help me with this? Thanks Ad aware: Ad-Aware …

Hi. We just fixed a virus problem with lots of help from the Virus forum. At about the same time the virus hit us, we started seeing the following messages on all profiles [I]except the 'administrator' profile[/I]: RUNDLL Error loading C:Windows\System32\qfgruyph.dll The specified module could not be found and RUNDLL …

If I want to move Windows XP to my new PC but it is preinstalled is it possible to borrow a WinXP disc and use my current Product Key sticker on my HP machine? Would this work? Thanks

How to break the password for an MS Access file .... i request for the technique .....

i do not know if i put this in the right place so i am sorry; How would someone go about reformatting there hard drive with the windows stuff

Just built my new PC. 3.3 gig, Celeron D, MSI P4M900M3 motherboard. How can I freeze the first boot screen? It comes and goes so fast, I can't read it. Thanx!

Hi, I'll post my info on my USB device. I have XP Pro with SP 1, and a Trinity 400(S1854) motherboard. Can someone please tell me how I can get the "enhanced" USB 2.0? Do I have to buy a new card(is that what it is called), or download something …

I have lots of problems and I am not sure if they are related! One problem is I windows media player 9 loaded and working for 2 yrs now! I go to use it and it tells me an internal application error has occurred! I have no idea why but …

I Have a e-machine intell pentium d 820 it runs windows vista.. I set it aside for my new computer and forgot the user password.. please help me!!

Hiya I have got a brand new pavilon dv6000 with vist already instaled but it is all problems when you want to go on the internet. so here i go if anyone can help. I already have 2 pc's both on internet which 1 is wireless which i didnt have …

As you can see on the screenshot, my media player "lost" his '*.mp3' file format.. He does still know how to play it, so it's not codecs... I tried to re-install it, but on some website i found: [quote]* You can uninstall the WMP11 through the Add/Remove Programs control panel. …

I am new to Server 2003, I am learning of the internet and I wanted to do a group policy. I got told to make a new OU (Organisation Unit) in AD and then set a policy within the properties with the admin templates, so I created a policy e.g …

hi everyone wonder if you can help, i have a belkin wireless router on the main pc, with a laptop and 2 x boxes running off it all was ok until about an hour ago, when the main pc decided to default to work offline. i am now unable to …

Hi all , I am wondering is there any Web Site who publish all new Programs ? For example I want to publish my program and I want to hear all over the world :D .

i recently obtained a hard drive with... lets just say a lot of extraneous information from someone else that i don't ever want. A friend of mine showed me a program to wipe the entire disk with so it would be like brand new. I fully understand the workings of …

does anyone know any software that removes vocals from songs? i really need to take the vocals out of some songs for some people... please help, ive looked at so many and they all dont work...thank you...

Hello, I am new to the community and was hoping to find an answer to my problem. I have created a few powerpoints in 2003. I followed the same routine as in the past, however when I save as webpage the placeholder is darker than it was before when I …

Hi all, I was wondering is there any computer program for creating programs who can work with XP but in hiding mode . I know that C /C++ can , but is there any easer program .

I was just working on my computer, with Quicken open in the background, when it just closed itself. I tried to reopen from the shortcut and from the program itself and this is the message I get "The drive or network connection that the shortcut 'Quicken 2007.lnk' refers to is …

i installed Photoshop C2 in my PC, but it does not appear with that name in the Add Remove Programs list. In the other hand, when you do a right click in an image and choose "Open With" this Photoshop appears with this name "Portable by. Ko(o" , so i …

when i try to start the Help/support i get the message it is not turned on.It is not listed in the Services in mscconfig.microsoft help and support not very very if you know what i mean

Help. I am at wits end with my system. I have Windows XP Home edition on a Dell computer. I have been attempting to download a pogo game online to play and continuously have been getting an error message that I have a issue with JAVA not being loaded. I …

i recently purchased a second hand laptop (HPnc6000) for myself to mess about with. It came with XP pre-installed and basic drivers etc. The first thing i did was check the memory and hard drive for any errors, so to stop wasting any-time installing all of my applications over again. …

My computer was running slow so someone told me to download advast software to remove any viruses and to keep others away. i started the program it started going through every file then i guess i checked the wrong box because it started to deleted windows files. now when i …

[COLOR="Green"][B][B]guys just want to ask...i found a windows xp service pack 2 installer but it says it is for hp computers only...just want to know if i can use this cd if ever I reformat my computer...will it have some problems if I install it in a non hp pc?? …

I was just working on my computer, with Quicken open in the background, when it just closed itself. I tried to reopen from the shortcut and from the program itself and this is the message I get "The drive or network connection that the shortcut 'Quicken 2007.lnk' refers to is …

My XP is missing the dvd decoder for WMP. Is there a free one out there?

I recently hooked up my laptop to my PC to transfer some files. I'm using My Network Places, and am a newbie to this. Are there any programs that can do the same thing but easier and with more options?

Okay, so here is the scoop. My grandfather has poor vision, and as such, set his computer monitor to a very large resoltion. I needed to access a flash application that wouldn't fit in a whole browser window on his current resolution, so i, of course, turned the resolution up. …

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I have file extension is ra but i want to convert that file i nto mp3 so that i could listen it in Sony Ericsson k75i . I have softwrae name is Total covertor , i tried it to covert but it giving error as i try to convert .. …

hi friends I am unable to open task manager in my pc....please help

I have win xp and i want to use remote desktop connec programm from , Program ==> assecesorries ==> communication ==> remote desktop connec i also know the ip of my another pc , so how i can access my another pc by using remote desktop connec . when i …

;) Ahoy! (No I'm not a pirate) I've been working on computers for a rather long time and personally myself nor any of my associates have come across this issue. However, on my personal computer that I recently finished building was on a seesaw back and forth between internet and …

I need to know how to reformat pc without xp disc i have never done it before but willing to give it a go as i need to sell this pc nice and clean i have disc and flopy drive please help

From the first .NET Framework 1.1 that I downloaded, through .NET Framework 2.0, and recently I've downloaded 3, my question is can I delete 1.1 & 2? In my add/remove in the control panel...it appears 1.1 & 2 are still installed. Doe's 3 stand alone, or doe's it require 1.1 …

I really hope I can get help here since I can't seem to find help anywhere else. I have a SH-S162L Samsung DVD-RAM Drive. Everytime I insert a DVD-R in the drive, the computer tends to freeze up. I tried uninstalling all the burning software and deleted their registry keys …

My client suddenly cannot sen or receive emails with his POP email accounts. I reviewed his inbos and other folders to bad or large emails to delete but ther really isn't any. I removed both emails accounts and recreated them them one at a time but that did not fix …

I'm not sure if this is the correct place to post this, but I'm having trouble accessing one website on this PC. The website ([url]www.worldofwarcraft.com[/url], yes har har har, laugh it up) just recently started loading the home page, but continues to refuse any of the inner pages (i.e. Account …

Hello, After googling for a couple of hours and only to find the same solution each and every time, I decided to ask here. Now my problem: I have Internet Gateway, or ICS, showing up in my Network Connections window. I want to disable it without uninstalling it from Add/Remove …

So, playing WoW recently and my game crashes(which isnt uncommon.) A video driver switch solved the problem for a few weeks then it returned, I decided to live with it. After the last crash though, instead of freezing at that screen my monitor turned black, then gave me a no …