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 | Any one know why the computer is drasticlly slowed down after installing SP2 on a dell computer? I have 2.6gig and a 1.8 gig. The 2.6 got SP2 first, and the 1.8 would boot faster. Now they boot at about the same speed. |
| | :?: Question: How do I know if the process was a clean install vs reinstall. Situation: Older computer with WinXP upgrade. Poor performance so wanted to do a clean install. The first couple of times I tried it the process asked for the Win98 CD but I threw it out … |
| | In windows task manager i have a program running called viewmgr.exe i dunno what it is. It's in my program files too called viewpoint, i've just noticed it recently. Could anyone could tell me what this is for and if its something to do with windows? Thanks alot |
| | [i]OS: Windows XP home edition[/i] [i]2.6 GHz[/i] [i]256 MB ram[/i] [i]40GB hard drive[/i] [i]Celeron processor[/i] [i]McAfee security, Norton antivirus 2005, Spybot, and Spyware Blaster running.[/i] Whenever I re-boot my computer, it will freeze on the screen that says "HP Invent" (the blue and white screen). None of the keys will … |
 | Heya, Allright. This one has me kinda puzzled, and I searched all over the net for possible solutions. My poor computer dosen't wanna enter Stand By or Hibernation on the 2nd time. Yes, you heard me right. The 2nd time.... I can do it fine for the first, works like … |
| | Here's my problem: When I try to boot up, it goes through the normal screens, and then it shows a few lines of text beginning with "PPL-" then varying in what it says after that. Each line preceeds a number. The last one says "PPL-ROM-FFC" and then starts with a …  |
| | When I start my computer windows media player opens and it has never done that befor. Also I recieve a program not responing message when I attempt to close it. After I get it closed I don't think I have any problems. How do I stop it from trying to … |
 | :cry: I downloaded MySQL 4.0 then clicked on Setup file but ... (oops!)The followin' message appear [IMG]http://img94.exs.cx/img94/8826/error2.jpg[/IMG] Just tell me how could i solve this pro??? Thank u a lot!!! |
| | My laptop is having a display problem that is annoying and hard to explain. There are times that everything is fine with the display, and then all of a sudden the screen is dominated by a very bright green tint (basically the same color of the CPU usage charts in … |
| | OS: Windows XP Type of Computer: custom OS package: SP 2 Ram: 512 Megs Ok, yesterday I was on tweakxp.com trying some tweaks to speed up my computer and dsl. I think I did a few bad ones. My usb port has not been working for a while so after … |
| | I can't uninstall SP2. I get a message that reads "specified file not located" "SP2 not uninstalled" I've even tried uninstalling it in when I was in ssafe mode. If anybody has any tips plz let me know. |
| | I get this error for script each time I go on line. One is error # 15; one is #41. Also I am getting a RunTime error 429,active x component can't create object. I'm a novice at computers so would greatly appreciate any help. MLMB329 |
 | Ok, after a week of trying to install Linux I gave up. Now, after the millions of times I've partitioned the hard disk, the hard drive doesnt boot automaticly at startup because, technicly, there isnt really anything there. Anyway I got my hands on a friend's XP install disk and … |
| | I have a Compaq Presario S5180AP and recently I replaced the motherboard to a MSI 865GM2-LS. I also added a Radeon 9600 Pro to my system But now there is always typing lag. When I type it takes 2 seconds for each character to appear on the screen and if … |
| | My sister forwarded this email for a friend to see if I knew what was wrong. And I have no idea, And since you all helped me fix my computer. I thought I would post his email on here to see if anyone knew what might be going on. Here … |
| | I just installed XP Ro with Srvc Pk 2. I'm running an Asus board with an AMD 1.92 Gig processor and I'm sporting 512 megs of DDR Ram. Everything is working great with (two exceptions, to be addressed in another thread) one exception. The computer's Bios sees the drive, and … |
| | I'm running an Asus motherboard with a 1.92 gig AMD processor with 512 megs of DDR Ram. I have Win XP Pro, Srvc Pk 2 installed. I absolutely love it, faster'n a greased bunny running from Coyote Ugly :). Of course, I understand there are faster processors, but I just … |
| | I've made inumerable errors. I installed XP on a harddrive that had 2000 Pro on it, without creating a partition. I need to reformat and start alll over again, but can't seem to find a way to reformat. I try and get an error message that something else is in … |
| | On my son's Dell desktop, I have been trying to run "Setup" from a CD and from a floppy. The program starts but then disapears before doing anything. Is there a setting that may have been changed? |
| | Ok i have installed a slave drive on the family computer. Now to save space. I want to install all my kids games only on the salve drive. How can I ensure the auto install only installs to the slave drive? |
| | Hi!!! Whenever I Connect To Internet , My Floppy Drive Starts Making A Noise , As If Some Program Is Trying To Access It. Please Help!!! I Can See No Program Which Can Do This And My Spybot Scan Is Clean |
| | [COLOR=DarkOrange]I have got a .bat file to update some folders and programs etc into Windows NT stations' START MENU. It works actually BUT noted sometimes I NEED to do a PC logoff and relogin before I can see the START MENU being updated with my changes. Doing a refresh doesn't … |
| | Can I reformat my Dell computer without the operating system disc? If possible, how do I achieve a clean harddrive. Thanks |
| | Because as of a few days ago my computer got hack into!They got my isp address & was using my email to send out spam! I let my internet provider no & change'd my password & all that good stuff!But ever since every now & then! I'll try to go …  |
| | I am working on a Vaio PII 450 192mb 40gb Laptop, I have tried installing winxp pro, win2000, win98, but the vidoe does not seem to display correctly, what i mean the graphics are not clean, or crisp it as if the drivers is not enough. The drivers are self … |
| | Dear friends , this is my first post here and i come with a problem hoping you can solve it for me, the problem is : I have win 2000 prof installed on drive D:\ and after sometimes i wanted to install win XP so i did on drive C:\ … |
| | Hello, I am using Windows XP Home edition and my mouse does not work in safe mode, otherwise, it works without any problems. The keyboard works in safe mode. Will you please tell me how I can get my mouse to work in safe mode? I've searched the internet and … |
| | System: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Version 2002 Service Pack 2 The Make and Model: Dell Computer Corporation Dell DIMENSION DIM4600 Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.40GHz 2.39GHz, 256 MB of RAM How you got to your problem (what did you do to create the problem?) *Not sure how the problem … |
| | Hi all, I recently built a new computer, and I tried to install XP pro. During the setup all was fine until the "STARTING WINDOWS" part of the setup program, when I got a BSOD which gave me a stop message " STOP: 0x0000007e (0x0000005, 0x8081c223, 0xf8980fd0, 0xf8980ccc) ". I … |
| | Hi, I'm a *nix guy who hasn't used Windows since Win95, but being the 'tech' guy in the family, I'm called upon to fix problems (I'm sure we all know how that goes ;), so please bear with me on this. My sister's computer (custom built, specs can be provided … |
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