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| | HI When I boot windows xp I receive a notice that the windows root is corrupted and that the HAL.DLL file must be re-installed. I've tried to follow some instructions from different sources eg. to copy the file from the windows disk but it will not copy anything. I've also … |
| | HI, I recently purchased a dell tower from State surplus because my computers MB and PS blew up. I installed my recovery disk onto the new tower and installed an audio card, ethernet card and the old hard drive. The system is working well. However, I cannot access my Documents/default. …  |
| | I have problem to loggin on windows xp prof. where my user name and password is correct. Is there any kinds of virus which makes this type of problem |
 | The problem is that after I use 'fast user switch' -> I see the login screen with all the 'normal' user accounts listed but if I would like to use 'Ctrl+Alt+Del' to login to other (unlisted) accounts like 'Administrator' it doesn't work - 'Ctrl+Alt+Del' does nothing. The same thing when … |
| | Ok, trying to do a favor for a family member by installing a MAXTOR ATA133 Controller card into their computer. After I "thought" I loaded the drivers I put the Primary HD (which contains the OS, Win XP Pro) on to the controller card. After a reboot it detected the … |
| | I few weeks ago I accidentally downloaded a trojan vundo. I was able to remove the vundo, but I believe I still have some form of spyware infested in my computer. My computer takes a while to start now. After I see the Dell logo, most of the time the …  |
| | I just found out that our Win Small Business Server 2003 has rebooted but hangs with a "wait" message stating that it is setting up network connections. Meantime, it seems to start up and there is connectivity between everyone on the network, but there is no user interface so I … |
| | One of our vendors upgraded their EPC program to a new, completely different format from the original. Once installed, our Windows 9x machines won't load the application without displaying, first, a "Program Error Intercepted" box that gives the option of typing in what you were doing when you got this … |
| | Hey, Im donig this for a friend. I inserted the XP cd and the setup popped up. But it wont let me click on Install windows XP (i wanted to select upgrade). So I created a new partition with 10 GB of space (by shrinking the one that has vista …  |
| | hey guys, i've recently reformatted my harddrive so obviously i had to reinstall windows, all is fine until i am asked for the product key, i enter my key found on the sticker (i've reformatted the HDD twice with this key with no trouble...) and it says its not valid.....what … |
| | Hi I have installed Windows XP operating system. I have installed directX latest version and K-Lite Mega Codec 3.85 latest version. But all format movie files(avi,vob,mpeg,wmv,........) are playing in black and white mode and no colour is being displayed. But audio and video are functioning properly. I have insatlled nVidea … |
| | Hi all, So my very first post on here a while back, was me asking for help to solve an issue where my pc died, ending up regularly hanging with a black screen. The problem later progressed to booting up at the login screen, but no further, the desktop kicking … |
| | I hope some one here can help me with this issue. Here is the Hijack this log Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 11:25:18 PM, on 4/2/2008 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16608) Boot mode: Normal Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe … |
| | For the last few days I've been working on my mom's friend's computer which was infected with TONS of spyware, viruses, etc... I cleaned out as much as I could with AVG Antivirus, Adaware 2007, and Spybot. I had figured there were probably some things that I had missed because … |
| | Hey everyone ! I can not start the win XP sp2 firewall. when i try to enable it i get the following messege: "windows firewall setting cannot be displayed because the associated service is not running. do you want to start the windows firewall/internet connection sharing (ics) service?" when i … |
| | It would appear that I am dealing with a computer that is working contrary to the widely accepted notion that wired connections are more reliable than wireless ones. The computer is normally connects to the network wireless using a Belkin Adapter. No problems there. However I needed to hardwire it … |
| | I am using a Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 machine. One of the executables (*.exe) in my program does not appear to register properly during the install (it is unable to load when called). I have tried /unregserver then /regserver.. Any ideas? Thanks. |
 | I am using an XP IBM laptop with a port replicator, and frequently use it to extend my screen to a external monitor, and I find it tedious to activate the monitor every time. Also, my second monitor is on the [I]left[/I] of the laptop, so that complicates it even … |
| | My sister is having a problem with her computer. Getting a lot of IE pages opening up with requests to scan her computer for malware, etc. She and I have tried numerous adaware, spyware and virus programs to get rid of these pop-ups but to no avail. Her computer if … |
| | I obtained virusheat and potentially other problems from an activex. Help please! Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 10:23:54 PM, on 3/28/2008 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) Boot mode: Normal Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe … |
| | can you help me please, i have "WARNING your in danger! your computer is in infected by spyware" on my computer background, what can i do to get rid of this?? |
| | I have had this really annoying red circle with a white cross in mhy system tray which every so often, flashes up with a message saying viruses detected. If i click on the message it takes me to a companies website to buy there anti-virus product. I have tried to … |
| | So... I got a new computer and decided to try and upgrade the old one. I went out and bought a DDR2 card. Come to find out, the slot was actually for a regular DDR card. Somehow it fit into my RAM slot, but when i hit the power, it … |
| | so yeah.. before i reformatted the comp, it was restarting a certain time even if i wasnt using it or not.. and/or freezing up. idk what to do. and tbh, the CD that i used to reformat my comp is a burnt one.. so it's not genuine.. i was just … |
| | Hi, I received a new laptop from my IT department at work, and noticed something odd. One of the things I have starting up automatically when I first log into my machine in taskmanager, so I can see what's happening with the machine. When I watch task manager as the … |
| | I have looked at this hading in the forum but have not seen a similar case. I have a home network and the second computer is always hard to start I usually have to go through the Safe Mode and Resrart to get it going. But now there is a … |
 | Hi Friends In Windows media Player 11, I arrange titles of CD's for burning to a 'compilation' CD but the BURN button stays greyed out so I cannot make the new CD. Any help much appreciated. Thanks, Tez |
 | (Sorry thread title should read BUG not BUT lol )Hi all, I am not sure if this is the right forum for this (so please move if not) but I was tinkering with a Toshiba notebook earlier that has a power up (user) password. Without this password it is not … |
| | Crunchie, how do I stop those sodding stupid smileys from disrupting the text..... that last reg repair line formats incorrectly if you copy it into notepad. Man, but those things really wee me off. "3389:TCP"= 3389:TCP:LocalSubNet:Disabled:@xpsp2res.dll,-22009 will copy incorrectly. |
| | Hey everyone. I am trying to install the Norton Anti-virus on my Mom's computer. When I do it, it says "The Windows Installer Service could not be accessed. This can occur if you are running Windows in safe mode, or if the Windows Installer is not correctly installed." How do …  |
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