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Hi there, I am new to this site and not sure if my questions will be appropriate. I am just learning about a variety of things to do with computers and am trying to fdisk my hard drive. My existing drive has Windows 2000 on it and I need to …

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Got a wierd problem with my Windows explorer and its probably a simple fix but i'm not sure how to do it.When i open a window from a window that is already open it only opens in a separate window.Every time i open another window i have another window open …

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I have got windows messenger version 4.7.2009. can you tell me do I need update and how. my computer is windows xp home. Thank-you Peter.

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My Computer is running Under Windows 2000 Professional. It is taking Most CPU time. Due to this My Computer becomes Slow. Pls give the Solution.

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I use Win2000 sp3 on allmost all of my computers, I'm also a little aprehensive about my PC being able to communicate with Redmond in any manner which I am not in complete control of. I know we've all heard that MS builds backdoors into its OS's and blah blah …

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Recently when loading my home page it is replaced by this 'find 4 you' screen. It also lists five new titles in the favorites. Is there a way to get rid of this nuisance. I have ad aware and anti virus. Sorry I am not a very experienced user[size=1]. [/size][size=2]I …

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Ok, I've followed the instructions to enable file sharing between computers on my home network. However, whenever I have dragged and dropped a file into the file sharing folder, for whatever reason it isn't available from the other computer. What am I missing here? My OS is Windows XP Home …

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How do I get the date to appear along side the time, which is presently showing, in my lower screen task bar?

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Can somone please explain why I should use a third party firewall instead of the one shipped with win XP. What benefits or security enhancements comes with using Norton or some other firewall, wich you therefore will miss when using the XP firewall? Isn't the XP firewall secure enough?

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I shut windows down while it was going through a series of updates. When I tried to start my computer again it is unable to load windows. The Compaq brand logo comes up, followed by the the XP logo---then the screen goes black, and for a quick second an error …

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The past several days when I log in, my home page is gone and this Find 4 U is there and it also takes over the favorites and adds five new titles there. I have ad aware and anti virus but would a firewall help. Also does anyone know how …

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I recently upgraded to windows XP and have been informed by HP that because I did not unplug my 1210v all in one printer that the drivers were quarantined and therefore the printer will not work with XP now. I have tried downloading drivers from the web and from the …

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i have an issue with win xp destop...a taskbar of sorts has showed up on the left hand side of my desktop and it has "folder tasks", "other places", and "details", it won't go away and i need someones help with this pls...if anyone has had this or knows why …

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I have ME version of windows and now have the Windows PRO . I do NOT know how to get started??? How do I install the Operating Software with out loosing my Windows ME ??? Some people say to download the Windows PRO but first UNINSTALL ME windows. THE SYSTEM …

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I got this message on my computer that was in a *.txt format on my desktop and I have no idea how it got there. Here is what it says: An unexpected exception has been detected in native code outside the VM. Unexpected Signal : EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION (0xc0000005) occurred at PC=0x88D7C29 …

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I have a codirect USB 128MB flashdrive. Windows 2000 recognizes the drive when I connect it as I can read and write to the drive with no problems. The drive is also listed in windows explorer as the "E" drive. My problem is I cannot safely remove this drive. When …

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I just bought a new motherboard and processor, an intel P4 2.4 (500 FSB) and ECS LV4XA2. Problem is after I installed all my hardware and software, my computer starts freezing up. It'll start booting up and after the windows XP intro. goes away, it freezes. I've tried almost everything, …

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I have two servers one running W2KS and the other running W2K advanced server. The W2KS is our main storage server and the W2K Advanced server is a small NAS holding one department's data. On the Main server I want to create a new drive that holds all new job …

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[color=black][size=3]Is there a way to see my cpu usage on windows 2000 like on xp?[/size][/color] [color=black][size=3]I

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my computer restricts how many boxes i can have open at a time. when im on the inernet and open sites after about 7 boxes are open the next one i open is a blank page. after that opens it wont let me open anyhting on my computer. a few …

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to put it simply put, when i hit Ctrl-Alt-del i get the windows task manager. I am using XP pro. some of my friends get the classic win2k options when they use ctrl-alt-del, such as the optino of changing password, lockout, etc. I just need to know how to switch …

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I have win xp, sp1, and a lexmark z65 printer. I have installed all the drivers for the printer. here is the problem that I have I have reformated and reinstalled win xp in the last month or so, before I did my reinstall, I could go to print pictures, …

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Hi guys, Today, starting up computer. Ony error appears when loading windows XP about can't access the disk. I have solved this problems by hitting F8 during boot and start XP from last stable boot. Now XP is working correctly again but each time on booting before starting XP, windows …

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Hey guys, I am having this error - spooling on any printer I print on. I checked the server with all the printers and although it looks ok, I am not sure where to search for the errors. I have about 30 printers and this error is new to me. …

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When I try to access "Add or remove programs" in the control panel I get " Parser Message - creation failed " at Line 42" What does this mean?

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My windows xp wont come on all I get on the screan is Compaq. I have tryed the start up disk but it is not working is there a way to troublshoot and get the windows xp to come up?

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I keepo getting my Xp computer crashing oin me and going to the blue screen. Commonestr error message is aklong the lines of IRQL_ Not_les_than_ equal-To or similar to this and often blames miscellaneuos drivers although removal of these drivers mnakes no difference and scanning of valaidity of drivers shows …

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I using winxp pro .trying to use Easy video splitter,it worked once but,every other try i get this protection error message . "Debugger detected shut it down and restart " Win NT users : please note that having the winice/softice service installed means that you are running a debugger !!

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i tries today to update my windows xp home and it siad that because of my security setting active x is prohibited to run this page, also i got a new hp psc 2110 printer and my xp can not detect it

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I am not sure if motherboard or processor are just going. Computer has been running fine for a year since I built it. Soyo Dragon KT 400, XP 2400 Chip/ 2 Ghz. The problem started about a week ago when I noticed the fan in the power supply went (bearings …

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