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| | i used MSCONFIG to stop my comp from loading so many programs, and i was wondering what these might be?  |
| | Hi,all. Been using an all Intel system for hard disk multitrack audio recording. One HD and one CD one IDE1. Works great. I needed additional storage space, so I got a second HD. Both HD's are WD, an 1800JB and an 800JB. Since I can only connect two devices on … |
| | I did a very bad thing. I ran a spyware software program yesterday and found a lot of spyware on my computer. I started deleting the items by hand in regedit. However, I got tired and went to bed. This morning my Windows XP will not completely load. It hangs … |
| | Hi, this is my first post :) It takes my laptop about 5 minutes to complete startup (till hard disk light stops continuous flashing and I can quickly open any application). I have had this problem now for several months. I don't think I can reformat my system (unless there … |
| | hello - not been on for a while I suspect that my machine (win2k) may be contaminated with spyware and the like. could anyone recommend a good (preferably freeware) tool for scanning and/or removing this stuff? My Norton firewall etc. doesnt seem to be enough to keep me secure.... Thanks … |
| | I am pc tech and I am coming across a problem that I am not sure what is causing it and I need some assistance. Between yesterday and today I have had three clients come in with XP & 2000 crashing. Three separate cases. The error message that comes up … |
| | I have a Cel 1.7 GHz and Windows 2000 Prof running on it. I have installed all the latest service packs on it with Windows Update from microsoft.com. When I am trying to install office, the setup is exiting without installing. It is not giving any error messages, it is … |
| | This problem has got me stumped. Help please. I had a single 512 MB RAM DIMM on my A7N8X MOBO and was running Win XP Pro flawlessly. I decided to put in 2 -256 MB matched DIMMs to use the dual-channel memory feature. POST went OK then things started to … |
| | C: failed to initialize sound, MSS reported: Broken waveOut driver - 'buffer done' flag never set. |
 | [b]Ask The Computer Geek[/b] By: Jeff Johnston (jeff@domynoes.net) [i][b]Q:[/b] I have received an email from Microsoft stating that there is a new security update available that fixes some security risks. The email contained the patch for me to install, should I do this right away as it advises? - John … |
| | I just reformatted and reinstalled XP pro onto two 20GB WD's RAID-0'd I also have an 80G Maxtor as my backup. A7N8X Deluxe rev. 1.4. AMD 1400 512 MB PC2100. Before the reformat I d/l'd ALL the new drivers and files; nForce2 v.3.13, BIOS v.1007, GeForce v.50.03, etc.... Here's the … |
 | after installin msn messenger i now have the system volume icon on my taskbar eny help with removing it would be appreciated....... |
| | if i have a drive with two partitions, the first being where i installed win2000, and the second for data - do i install all apps in partition 1 or 2 or does it matter? what are the benefits of each? thanks Brad |
 | I discovered this file on my desktop except it was barely on the screen (see screen shots) any ideas what it is? I haven't tried to open it yet. The file appeared to be hiding behind my aim buddy list. p.s. "zehner" is my last name |
| | i'm installing win2000. i booted from cd, bios finds both drives, everything seems normal. win2000 setup starts up, begins to loads files it needs. after loading files, right before the actual install begins i get a message the 2000 can't find any installed hard drives. it tells me to check …  |
| | Just a quick question if i go into regedit is it safe to delete the links that lead to uninstalled software because there is a list of them that belong to applications that have long gone thx  |
| | When trying to open multiple forewarded emails using Windows XP and Outlook Express 6, I must click Attach: Fwd: Item for each level of forewarding. When I finally get to the original sender I can read the email but then must separately close all the open emails behind it. Is … |
| | i ran a adaware scan a few days ago then came back and updated it and WHOA! 138 something files found and i got this message when i tried to clean it up what should i do? |
| | i just did a fresh install of xp pro and i have less free space thann befor the install.its a fresh install where i deleted the old partition.before the fresh install i had 27.8 of free space now i have 26.2 help!!!  |
| | Ok, just when I thought I could tackle pretty much any problem that came my way I get one that leaves me scratching my head... Internet Explorer, Mozilla both display gifs incorrectly. The weird thing is they aren't just displaying them incorrectly, they aren't receiving or saving them properly. I … |
| | :confused: I am using windows xp sp1 I cannot set Folder option to "start all windows in the same window" All my windows are opening in new windows I checked the properties in folder option , But it does not seems to be working any help ? regards Nadeem  |
| | i ran a video card test that came with the software to my video card and it said it passed the test for directx9 but it says i dont have directx 8.1 should i install or doesnt it matter? |
| | An easy question for all you in the know guys. I have an MSI MS-6318 motherboard which has SDRAM installed. How can I find out if it will take DDRRAM? TIA. |
| | I don't know how it happened (obviously) but my XP start menu is no longer the blue and green bar. Instead, it is back to being grey with the little "windows" icon on the start button (like it is in previous versions). There is no bouncing green arrow or anything … |
| | My computer config is P-IV 1.7 Ghz 512 MB Ram it started dunno how - but i located blaster worm in my pc - and installed fixblast from symantec removed it - and it was running fine. but than my computer started to freeze every 5-10 minutes. I formatted my … |
| | Hi. First post and just need a little direction. I currently have a PIII 500 machine with win98se. My primary drive is 40 gb and I also have a second drive (60 gb). I'm wanting to do a clean install of win2000 completely replacing win98. I've backed up everything to … |
| | I'm completely frustrated. I signed up to broadband for the first time last november. Since then i've had may problems with multimedia flash pop ups. The one that my 2pop up blockers fail to erradicate is 'Top Searches On The Web'. It actually goes out of it's way to click … |
| | MY NETWORK CARD, FUCKS UP MY PRINTER . WHEN I TRY TO PRINT SOMETHING ON MY Lexmark 5700, HE SAYS THE PRINTER IS OFFLINE !!!AND I AIN |
| | Can anyone tell me the best way to add a new drive to the existing quorum drive of a Windows 2000 Adv Svr / SQL 2000 cluster, without having to desctroy the existing quorum to do it? We have a two server cluster, with a large Dell storage vault. We … |
| | this just came up on my friends computer, any idea as to what it is? |
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