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| | I have windows XP Service Pack 2, and shell32.dll is affecting my system, and I can't find the update on Microsoft's website. Anything I can do to fix this? Thanks.  |
| | hello I have a problem with a laptop running xp. Its my nephews so i cant give a detailed version of what happened. when the laptop started i think there may have been a scandisk going on, but my nephew panicked and switched off the laptop from the power button. … |
 | Is Windows x64 Edition faster running then a regular Windows xp??? |
| | Lost My Xp Disk Still Have The Reg Number Where Can I Get One  |
| | I am trying to format and reload windows on a dell Inspiron 1000 laptop. When it is reformatting it shuts off at 16%. I have tried different power sources with the same result 3 times. I just added 256 MB of ram from crucial. The machine was not shutting off … |
 | is there a program that will let me record a skype conversation? a free program? thanks |
| | Soo my computer totally shut off on me.. like I unpluged it or just shut off the main switch.. only I didn't lol.. Anyway... when I boot it up I get a message saying.... something about missing or corrupt file \windows\system32\config\system so I add my XP disk in and reboot... … |
| | Hello, my boss gets very upset when he is replying to an email and when he clicks on send button, all of the sudden he sees "the operation failed" error . (This was a regular email, with no attachments) So outlook basically was not functioning. Every email that I was … |
| | Hi guys & gals: My son's PC has XP on it. It boots OK in Safe mode with networking (that's how I got here), but stays at the splash screen in Normal boot mode. Defragged, McAfee is on board, no Spyware protection I can see (hthough I'm goin gto load … |
| | Hi, Recently my computer has been randomly rebooting itself and then saying that windows has recovered from a fatal error. At first I thought it was due to a virus so I ran Norton and nothing showed up. Today however, my computer restarted it self, and then when I went … |
 | I am trying to re-install win xp pro and the cd key on the yellow lable that came with the disk will not work. When I get to the screen that asks for the cd key i enter it but It is not accepted. Have not called MS yet but … |
| | I installed Windows Vista transformation pack on Windows XP Professional, SP 2, and later I uninstalled it. Some things are still here, like Windows Sound mixer Icon, some icons... But after uninstall I'm unable to switch users. Unfortunately System restore isn't turned on. I've tried to disable fast switching option … |
 | Basic Info: I have a .bat file that gets executed by Windows Scheduled Tasks (on Win 2003 Server). The .bat file calls a .vbs script. The .vbs script moves a text file (which has its data already comma delimited - no quotes) from a drive on the server to a … |
| | Hi Guys! My Computer is rather stable, but when I go away and the computer is idle it freezes after about 20 or 30 minutes. I ve disabled the screensaver, and watched the task manager until the computer freezes. I saw that a svchost.exe process suddenly takes more and more … |
| | I know this has been spoken about in numerous posts , and i have read them but none have been of any new help. Svchost runs at 100% and have tracked this problem down to when internet explorer hangs then crashes. Plus sometimes explorer won't display internet sites using .asp … |
| | [COLOR=black]Greetings from a newbie - My 1st cd drive is a DVD RW and the tray drawer doesn't work anymore. I don't know why, , , Duh , , as I've been manually pulling it out a lot reloading Windows. Anyway, I would like to know how to de-activate it … |
 | Hi there, Oh geeze, I'm having problems with Thunderbird & I need to set my computer back a few hours ONLY b/c I lost all my folders on Local Folders (HELP!!) I'm on XP, can someone tell me how to do it in a safe way. Thanks Michelle |
| | I want to be able to start these offline, so others don't see the automatic *x has signed in* messages and then I can choose whether or not I go on-line, or block or whatever. This would be useful at home on MSN6.1 but even more useful in work Windows … |
| | Hi Guru's, I installed a HP LaserJet 3015 printer in one PC-1 and shared that printer and I added a printer in other PC-2 to get access this printer by adding it in Printers and Faxes, completed the wizard and it works properly. But I restart the PC-2 it won't …  |
| | I've two computers that are connected to a cable modem,one directly and the other wireless. The problem is that when I go to shutdown either one of them they're taking forever and a day to do this,and I don't know what could be causing this has anyone had this problem … |
| | still not sure i m posting at right place. but my cp usage peaks on many (2-3) prosses each time i open or move or click, even hover sometimes, on anything!? i know there's a lot of possibility out there so i ll just shoot with what i ve got! … |
| | Hey everyone, HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! Listen, we have OUTLOOK 2003, and Word/Excel '97. This is the way the company needed to have it because of the server application. Anyway, I was running smoothly until Word and Excel were giving me problems. I tried reinstalling wrod and excel '97. They run good … |
| | networking - How to share printer - please help...!!! Respected Tech Gurus, Please help me with following: There are two computers A and B (say).(They are in two adjacent rooms) A has windows advanced server 2000 OS. B has windows XP professional OS. HP laserjet 3015 is connected to computer … |
 | Ok, here's my question... What is a shell, what are the advantages, what are the risks of installing one, and what possible cons are there? Lastly, are there any good ones that are free? I'm looking into getting a new one, but I'm not quite sure what to do, the … |
| | I am not very clued on about computers. I got this problem, I was reinstalling the Windows XP, from the boot sequence and upon set-up and formating the partioned drive there was a power failure. Now every time I switch on the computer and try and install Windows XP I … |
| | My new Acer laptop just got infected by spyware, and the only way to repair it is to delete the hardrive and completely reinstall windows XP, the problem is the installation disk that comes with the computer got misplaced, and CompUSA says they cannot even restore it without the disk … |
| | I am trying to run ChkDsk on my D: Drive and when i try to run it it goes thru the first 2 steps fine it is just when it gets to the Recovering Orphaned Files part i get a error that says An Unspecified Error Occurred. What can i … |
| | Hello all. I am using Windows XP Home Edition and I have a password set for my profile which is a Computer Administrator. I have a 15 year old son who I do not want to log in under my user profile or his (for the problems he has been … |
 | Imagine someone living under a rock on Mars for the past 10 years,well that be me. My apology in advance if this has already bin done,but my eyes are to [I]b[/I]l[I]u[/I]r[I]r[/I]e[I]d [/I]to search further. Prob:Thought I'd fix my slow noisey HD.Purchased a SATA HD. Ok,wrong one,I hve ide connections........... (can't … |
| | Alright.. So I just got my computer back from the shop. I needed a new motherboard so.. whalla.. New motherboard!.. Not sure what type it is but I read it had overclocking.. Not sure what that is either. I am pretty computer illiterate. Idont have much installed on my computer.. … |
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