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When windows loads on my sisters windows 98 machine there is a warning windows that appears that says RESTORE with a button to click on ok. I have run all tools (adaware, coolwebshredder), the list can go on. Aboutblank was identified but I cannot seem to get rid of it. …

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[FONT=Verdana]Hi, I was just wondering when anybody knew when the new O.S. from Microsoft: [B]Microsoft Windows [I]Longhorn[/I][/B] would be coming out and any information that anyone should know about it? Ohh and could you add :o where you can download it for free or get it from someone that you …

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My brother just built my Mom a new computer, and I am in charge of setting up the software for it, as my Mom wants to duel-boot 98SE and XP. XP and 98 are both installed at this point, and I'm trying to get the drivers working for 98. Unfortunatly, …

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hi i am havin a problem wid my windows xp pro every time i do a format i have 2 put all of my drivers bk on and when i put my anti-virus on my com askes 2 restart then it goes mad it gets to the loading screen of …

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I am now using firefox but want to clean up my IE, might be infected I can get on the web through IE...but it doesn't seem like I'm in control of it Hijackthis log... you name it i've clicked on it.so that can be my prblem. C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\csrss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe …

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Hello, this is my first post so thanks for any help you can provide. At work, I had about 350 Contacts in Outlook 2003. A coworker tried to sync his blackberry with the contacts and instead of taking them from the computer, he did the opposite, he managed to take …

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Ok, slipstreamed xp pro installation with sp2, Clean Install, inspects hardware config, asks me to press F6 if i want to install SCSI or RAID Drivers. then to press F2 for ASR, and then nothing, the screen hangs, cd and hard drives go idle and after a short while the …

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I have an 80gb hard drive which I wish to partition. On one partition I would like to install Windows 98, mostly in order to play older games. One the larger partition, I would like to install XP, for anything else I need to do. I understand that Windows 98 …

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I use msn for my internet provider. I at one time was able to erase the address line by going into control panel and clearing the history. This no longer works!! Im not sure if its MSN or my computer that is the problem. I am unable to get any …

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This is my first time to post here so please bear with me.I use netzero as my dial-up ISP and here is the problem I am having. (I am using Windows XP Pro) When I click on the NetZero Desktop Icon the connect screen will come up but, before I …

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Hi, just a quickie - does anyone know if my Win 2K Advanced server will require a restart after installing the Connection Manager Administration Kit? Kinda mission critical to avoid restarting this box between certain hours, but I'd really like to install CMAK today if I can.

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hi i am havin a problem installing windows xp on my computer and i get to the setup is starting wwindos with a blue background and then it freezes and does not do ne thing ne help email male me pls (bravo206@hotmail.com or reply)

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Hi folks, A while back you helped me with spyware, so now I am hoping you can help again. I am attempting to load some new software but when i do it comes up file error "cannot find shell.dll" I did a search and it is in there. I also …

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In any Office 97 application if you go to exit after you have made file changes a pop-up says "Do you want to save the changes" followed by three buttons: "Yes" "No" "Cancel". Since installing SP4 on windows 2000 my three buttons say "Cancel" "Yes" "OK" but the functionality of …

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I would appreciate any assistance on a problem that I have had for a long time. I am running Win/XP SP2 using IE6. For the most part I don't have any problems accessing most sites both secure and non-secure. My credit card company was recently acquired and switched their website. …

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eveytime i visit a website key words are highlited as a link. for example, words like "guitars" or "toys" are highlighted and have a link. i dont think it affects my computer too much (although it may slow it down) but i cant seem to get rid of it. i …

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ok lately some weird things have been happening on my computer for example this system process ciscv.exe has started to take up a lot of my cpu usage like 50 or so which isnt normal. also when i right click or try to open things an install msi comes up …

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Ok here is my problem: Yesterday I rebooted my computer, it began to start back up. Then after showing the XP loading page the screen went black for about 5 seconds. If flashed blue for no more then a second and then began to restart again. I left it on …

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Does anybody know what services are safe to disable or set to manual? Also, what recommendations to use as far as turning off themes, using a screen saver, power setting options, i want to get the best optimization possible. Thanks in advance

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i want to send information via networking to my two computers but whenever i try to setup the wizard this comes up : The wizard detected that this computer belongs to a domain. Therefore, you cannot use this wizard to set up a network

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Hi. I was wondering if anyone could help me out. These programs Virtual Bouncer and Ad-destroyer keep reinstalling themselves on my PC. It constantly installs desktop icons, and keeps giving fake warnings. Ive run Adaware, and Search & Destroy, and Norton, but i cant get rid of it. Any help …

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How do I change the settings to automatically have programs install to drive d instead of drive c?

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Hi. I'm using windows xp 2005 . The problem is , everytime I try to run a cd/vcd to watch a movie , I get an error message after about 2 minutes of starting - " There was an I/O device error " - . I have had my sound …

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Hi, i resently attempted to put in a modem, and when i did the comp started uyp fine except when at windows it froze up. So i took out the modem and started the comp up, and now it wont go passed the spec screen( the screen after the very …

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My computer is windows xp, with ad-aware 6.0. Please can you tell me the best way to update it. Thank-you.

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I just purchased a new 160 gig hard drive. What is the best way to configure the hard drive. A friend of mine suggested the following: 20 gig - Drive C Windows operating system only 5 gig swapfile Remainder for files and applications I'm no expert, but here is my …

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I am using a laptop t41 with xp. My mouse keeps drifting to the left side of the screen. This is a major annoyance. It appears to be happening randomly, but alot. Any help would be appreciated.

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please help when i start the window it got this message "Please wait while Windows configures Microsoft Office XP Professional with FrontPage.." and then, "The feature you are trying to use is on a cd rom or other removeable disk that is no available and then ask yu insert the …

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I can find only 5 programs in the Add/Remove list. But I have 50 or more applications installed. Is this becoz I have 2 administrator accounts in my PC. (Win XP)

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