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Can someone help with this please. I have just reinstalled Windows ME and installed my ISP software, but I cant get my connection password to save. If I go to the ISP icon, right click and go to properties the option for password is greyed out? Each time I connect …

HELP!! As usual i follow instructions and mess up !! 1) Have a Dell Laptop with WIN 2000 OS, loaded WIN XP pro (with NTFS) and now i have both OS. When i boot i get the option of choosing any one OS. 2) How do get rid of WIN …

Everytime I format my computer, the moniter will not work. And everytime, I have to take the computer to the repair shop and they do something very small with takes them about 1 - 5 minutes and cost $5. They told me this is because my moniter is too small …

Anyone ever deal with this before? Let me tell you...lots of fun. So I had XP Home and had one user "Quinn". I upgraded to XP Pro and for soe reaosn, I was now prompted with a popup login (similar to the one most people have and that I have …

Hi My old CD-RW drive died last week so I've purchased another and installed it. The problem is that the drive letters have changed. Before my CD-RW drive was (D:) and my DVD ROM drive was (E:). But now they've both shifted one letter forward so they're: CD-RW drive (E:) …

Have a strange question for RD. Right now I have two PC's, one is a XP machine and the other runs Server 2003. Well what I'd like to do is use RD to access my Server PC from my XP PC. Now I was wondering if there was any way …

and would be very grateful if anyone had any ideas to help me resolve my Microsoft Money 2002 issue. When I try to install Microsoft Money Business Edition 2005, I am prompted to uninstall Microsoft Money 2002. When I go to uninstall MM2002 through the "Install/Uninstall" program, a windows installer …

hey guys....sometimes when eva i start up mah computer and connect to the net mah whole computer restarts..??! and evn if i am alredy connected to the net after a few hours it restarts itself...i am using XP pro panda titanium anti-virus sypbot sd mah sartup services are HDD temperture …

I have downloaded a considerable amount of tracks from napster and set the tracks into folders for specific artists. However, when playing the tracks using nero media player, there is a delay of anything up to 20 seconds before the track starts to play. The player says it is " …

i was uninstalling norton antivirus and it was nerly finished but i ended the task ..it lukd like it was unistlled from the programs menu but i went to control panel>>remove add programs and it was stil there so i clickd on remvoe and it wont do anything so i …

[font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff][i][size=2][color=black][font=Verdana][color=black][i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i][/color][/font] [/color][/size][/i][/color][/size][/font][font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]Restore the Operating System to a Previous State in Windows XP[/color][/size][/font] [font=Arial][size=2]This article describes how to use the System Restore tool to return your computer to a previous working state. System Restore takes a "snapshot" …

I am considering downloading a cleaner and of those that I have looked at CCleaner is free but is it the most cost effective product? Any advice welcome!

To get some DNS errors., SPECIFICALLY if I go into a page & go a page deeper Occasionally I get the following error: Cannot find server or DNS Error Internet Explorer I wonder about that., I do have the Google POP UP BLOCKER..... Ideas, things to check or suggestions are …

I am having trouble getting Windows XP Home (with SP1) to update on a clients computer. It isn't displaying any signficant error messages but there is definately something not right with it. * Windows Update downloads but doesnt install. (update.inf error message - cryptographic services) * Reinstallation doesnt work. (tabsvr …

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hey evry time i start up mah computer and log in, it takes a while to load my settings and when ever i am in my taskbar freezes...for a long time ..about 5-10mins max..i have to like keep opening folders to get it working properly.. i neva modify the system …

I have recently had trouble with Genie-Soft backup software. I was trying to complete a multi session backup (5GB) and it completed one disc, prompted for disc 2 and then no further prompts. It just continued writing to disc2. They tell me I need to back up my firmware. I …

I'm surely not the only person that has had this problem. I have a WEB Server an NT 4.0 SP 6a box with IIS 3.0 installed. I thought I would give FrontPage 2000 SP 3 a shot, tried a demo page yesterday, it created the Access database but the new …

...did something last night and now I can't get certain windows to open, ie for instance when i go to add an email contact and click on "address book" nothing happens. This seems consistent with other attempts to open new windows that I have previously always been able to open...Pop …

Well, hey there. I'm new here, and I've basically come here to get some help, but I like it, so I'll stick around! So, my problem? I have just installed Windows XP Pro over an old Windows 98 SE. My PC has high enough spec to run it, and all …

hey i am new to dis ok....well my problem is dat i have just installed Win XP on a 20 gb harddrive, intel desktop board, 256mb ram, intel P4, floppy drive, dvd drive, cd drive, lan card, modem, and Nvidia TNT card 32mb. When ever i start up my computer …

Is there any reason it MIGHT block people from AOL from sending me e mail someone from AOL SAYS they write me & have been ., dont see her on blocked senders, yet I dont get the e mail???????????????????????????????

Here is my problem : I bought a Maxtor DiamondMax 10 300GB 16MB Cache SATA coupled with a Silicon Image 3112A SATA Controller. I was never able to install Windows XP on this drive as it always crashed before the end. I connect the hard drive to an existing Windows …

This is my first post and I don't know much about computers. I have an HP with Windows 98 second edition and a factory installed Nvidia TNT 2 Pro set-up. My problem is: after internet surfing for a bit, the graphics display as red x's instead of how they should …

We purchased a few pc's a while back that had XP home installed. We're moving to a domain based network, and Home won't allow connection to it. We're part of the MS Partner program, and have XP Pro to upgrade to, but, it says that the OS already installed is …

Hi there, There is this computer that is giving me a headache.It says there is a TCP/IP Error Occurred While Trying to Connect to Server ...account... error No 0x800ccc15 .I have checked account settings in the server and the computer and are ok.If I set this account settings in another …

Hey, Ive got a salvaged laptop harddrive in a caddy connected via USB 2 to my new laptop. It worked once and I was able to access my files on the old drive. Now when I connect it to the new laptop it says the usb port has surged and …

for some reason XP has suddenly decided it doesnt know where the CD-ROM and CD-RW drives are. it says "the drives are installed but windows failed to locate the hardware devices" plz help o_o

hi i just recently installed a new modem in a friend's pc, everything is setup correctly to my knowledge, but when i try to connect to aol, it hangs up at the "talking to network" step. So then i figured ah AOL=shite, so ill try to use my cox remote …

I have a group of mpg files that WMP used to play. Sometime in the last few months it stopped doing this correctly. Ihave two problems: 1. Some files load and play sound, but the picture is a bunch of nondescript squares. If I let this run for about 20 …

I just dont get it. Maybey I never will. All Browsers will have security issues. Period. Firefox. Ie. opera...all of them. Maybey people just got way into the hype that this browser or that one is so much more secure. No browser is bullet proof. I have surfed with ie …

When I click the download button, the dialog box asking whether I want to open or save it doesn't come up. Does anyone know how to get it to come back up. This is driving me nuts!!!

Hi, I've got a computer running Windows 2000 and an MX440-SE. I just installed the latest drivers from the Nvidia website and DirectX 9.0c (so that I could play a new game). When I boot up to Windows, the picture is very badly distorted, sometimes the images disappears completly and …

Ok this computer is about 1 year old and I have noticed that the hard drive would make some weird grinding and clicking noises at time's and sometimes the computer would just shut down out of no where. I went to turn it on today and I got a message …

This is my first post in the "I have a problem" area, and I really dont know a whole lot about computers, but I really really need some assistance :o I have XP and my IE isnt working 1/2 the time. It only happens with my profile. My husband and …

My WinXP system recently crashed and will not allow restart. Have talked at length with manufacturer support who are suggesting reinstall as only fix. Problem is there are important files I'd like to recover if possible and would prefer not to risk writing over them. (there was a password sign …

Well ok, I was having major problems with spyware and whatnot so I was forced to reinstall Windows XP... i wanted to reinstall my OS but at the same time, i meant to format my hard drive also. but i didnt format it so now i got 2 operating systems …

My computer is running extremely slow. It used to show 1.6something Ghz and now only clocks 513, and used to have 768 RAM but now only shows 704. I have posted a hijackthis log if it is anything there. I have also defragged. Help! Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved …

is there any way to check up on the hosts 99% uptime garantee. they use win 2k+3 and iis6. thanx in advance (ps without visiting the site every hour, please) :!:

Hi, This is a great site. I'm still a newbie techie so bear with me. I Finally bought an XP upgrade for Win 98 a couple days ago and so far I'am very happy and pleased and wonder why I didnt upgrade long ago. I have never seen a pop-up …

Hi, I started my computer up today and went to click on an ICON on my task bar, cause I put my icon on the taskbar to clear up desktop space, and I clicked on an Icon and nothing happen! The only Icon that really works is Internet Explorer and …

I hate it when my computer has a mind of it's own. I like to clean my HD of unwanted files. Unfortunately XP doesn't like that. I deleted a number of files and folders, count to ten and the computer loads them right back on. I've searched the registry and …

the colors on my moniter arent right. cant get 256 color or 32bit to stay. the color was right before, now its not. been told maybe video display adapter. are there any web sites with free downloads to fix my problem? im new to this so im not sure what …

I have a friend computer and their kids have put in password in XP. Their mother wants to see their files, but her 13 yrs old son will not give her his pawword. She is register as a administrator. How can I get pass his password?

Reconfigure keyboard so that F11 will Paste as in Copy then Paste. Works over 98 and XP Profesional. Thank you.

The one you just CLICK on to get the desktop back.. How do I get that back on the bottom., I have the E for explorer, real player, ect but NOT the ICON for Desktop?????

Hi I have a Win 98 gateway desktop computer I wanted to reformat the hard drive to erase my files etc., before I give away the computer. I did the following; went in to MS dos mode cd\ format c:/s then Y Then I switched off the computer, Inserted the …

Hi, i bought a new P4 with XP to replace my old PII, Win2000, 64meg ram I would like to possibly sell my PII, but it needs to be cleaned up i.e. preferably HDD wiped and start again with XP. Is it worth it given i have only 64 meg …

when I open windows task manager on windows xp, I am not able to view cpu memory usage and also other buttons on task manager on the top are missing.Also close window button is missing on task manager. please help

I recently changed ISP to Tiscali, changed all settings but I still get Microsoft Internet Explorer provided by Freeserve across the top of my page, Please HELP