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System Restore or Registry Backup
Hello If one makes a registry modification is it better to do a system restore point or a registry backup or both? Thanks for your help....
7 29.05.2007 03:06:01
Windows Explorer keeps corrupting.
At the end of a day I find that Explorer shuts down slowly and gives an error message: ***** EventType : BEX P1 : explorer.exe P2 : 6.0.2900.2180 P3 : 41107ece P4 : unknown P5 : 0.0.0.0 P6 : 00000000 P7 : 05823c50 P8 : c0000005 P9 : 00000008 ****** This started happening about a month ago and now occures frequently. I am not detect...
2 28.05.2007 22:23:00
Can't Copy and paste
windows xp home sp2 I seem to be able to copy but when I right click, paste.. nothing shows up... This happens in my email and also my browser.. apreciate any and all help... thanks Rainy ...
12 28.05.2007 21:11:10
User account limited
In my computer I have to user accounts one is limited and another is admin. I am admin in my computer. My computer have C: D: D: & F drives. and I don't want that the limited user access to one of harddrives like F. Because in F drive I have very important documents of my company and the limited user is not authorized to know about those datas. What should I do? It is very important plea...
4 28.05.2007 18:21:34
XP burning on LG GSA-4163B A105
When i try and burn using XP it keeps asking me to install a blank CD-R. but, When i use burn4free software there is no problem. Can anyone help?...
3 28.05.2007 16:25:29
Backup/Restore
I backed up my WinXP Media 2005 system to a USB-connected 250G hard drive using Windows Backup/Restore and had the following problems: 1. On completion I got a message that system could not be restored because the system doesn't have a floppy drive - see online help. (I have been unable to find any online help which addresses the problem.) 2. Backup backed up the C, D, and the backu...
3 28.05.2007 16:03:07
Daily Automatic backup from one harddrive to another
Before I was using one harddisk 40 GB, now I have bought another harddisk 80 Gb only for backup and is working as secondary. Now I need to backup all my datas from previous harddisk to new harddisk, so if suppose previous one will crash then I can use the new harddisk (80GB). I need an automatic backup, to backup all my datas daily from previous harddisk to new harddisk. I am waiting fo...
2 28.05.2007 13:09:59
Windows will not start!!!
Here is what happened: I was using Rhapsody and the music began to loop in a 5 sec interval,and volume, mute, stop, pause, close, 3 finger salute, DID NOT work. I ended up turning off the computer manually. Then when I tried to power on I get a screen that says: We apologize for the inconvience, but Windows did not start successfully. A recent hardware or software change might haver caus...
4 28.05.2007 12:52:45
Regedit & Task manager disabled by administrator
I want to use regedit and taskmanager but when I run the regedit or taskmanager, one message is appearing the your regedit/taskmanager is disabled by your administrator. How can I enable? Please help...
2 28.05.2007 10:27:32
Blocking Google
Sorry guys, if this is off topic. But is there a way to block google from tracking your usenet posts. I don't think there is, and I can't find out by googling - lol . Please let me know if this is possible. Thanks. ...
10 28.05.2007 04:12:38
Repeated Security Update
I recently installed Windows XP professional on my computer over my existing XP Home version. As a result there were many update files that automatically appeared and were sucessfully loaded. After a few days, I noticed that every time I started my computer an update file would appear ready for loading. After a couple times , I realized that it was always the same update. Checking, I ...
3 28.05.2007 03:55:01
Troubleshooting Stop Messages
Great site for Troubleshooting Stop Messages. Looks like it has been updated with Vista also now. http://aumha.org/a/stop.htm 21 Years of High Tech experience in 32 Bit OS Development, Test, QA, and Support. Experienced Writer of High Tech, and Teacher Resumes. Always Backup. If you don't backup then you have yourself to blame if you loose your Data. www.resumewritersguide.com ...
4 27.05.2007 18:07:47
microsoft baseline security analyzer
-- I just ran ms baseline security analyzer. One of the problems it found, says I am using the FAT file system and I should convert my files to NTFS file system. They include directions on how to do this, all seem clear except the following: Select one of the following templates (.inf files), as appropriate for your configuration, and then click Open: • Defltwk.inf: Windows 20...
3 27.05.2007 17:20:01
Run History
When I click on Start > Run, it opens up a box to type into, there is a drop down arrow which used to allow me to select from previous commands that I had used, recently this has changed and is now blank. If I type in cmd, etc, then the next time I re-start my PC it is blank again. It appears to be erasing my history, I have not selected to delete my recent documents as this is the o...
3 27.05.2007 16:46:11
US XP on a UK machine
Hi, this should be really simple question. I've been looking for the most cost effective way to obtain a retail license of XP pro for my workstation. With the pound being so strong against the dollar atm, the cost in USA is so much lower than here in the UK that I am considering purchasing a retail box from the US and installing it on my UK machine. Is this technically possible? ie, woul...
5 27.05.2007 12:46:01
Hibernate & Standby?
I just upgraded to Win XP. On my Win 2K systems (laptop), the Power Options applet had settings for Hibernate and Standby. These are missing in the Win XP Power Options applet. How can I get my laptop to hibernate when I shut the lid? (That is, write the current state to disk and power off, so that when I open the lid, it reloads and resumes right where it left off without having to reboot...
14 27.05.2007 04:40:25
RESUME EXAMPLES / CV EXAMPLES NOW AVAILABLE THROUGH RESUMEWRITERGUIDE.COM
RESUMEWRITERSGUIDE.COM is a website is designed for you to learn how to write a resume on your own. Hiring someone to do a resume is not enough learn how to do it on your own. If you do hire someone to help you write a resume this will help you guide the resume writer to put in the correct information for you to increase your chances on getting a job. People do need resume templates and resu...
8 27.05.2007 03:16:25
cannot get to desktop on my other computer
when i turn my other computer on i get a message that says window/system32/config/system file missing or corrupt how can i fix that problem ...
2 27.05.2007 00:30:57
Printing Website Pages
Help, please, for a non-techno! I want to print pages from a website, BUT the information is in a small window and I have to scroll down to read the whole thing - maybe several paragraphs. If I scroll down to the relevant paragraph(s), Print Preview only shows the introductory paragraphs. Printing also only produces the intro. How can I scroll down to the relevant bits on the web p...
3 26.05.2007 23:17:01
Dial up box
Can anyone please help me with a problem wiyh the dial up box. I am now on broadband but keep getting the dial up box appearing.I have activated "Never Dial A Connection" in Internet Options but it mysteriously becomes unchecked....
4 26.05.2007 21:35:29
screensaver
Can anyone help...I recently changed my screensaver to new setting,,,adjusted wait period for 5 minutes to activate screensaver,,,,my promblem is that screensaver won't come on ,,,,I set it for 5 minutes and never started up,,,have waited as long as 20 minutes,,,,still won't work,,,,what have I done wrong... This is my procedure that I followed,,,clicked start ,,,then clicked control pa...
7 26.05.2007 21:03:02
cannot paste value in edit/find dialog box
Can someone please, please, tell me why the mouse and menu bar functions concerning pasting into Edit/Find dialog boxes in Microsoft Office apps does not function in XP Professional? It worked fine in 2000! I am copying correctly - and while I can get a workaround for pasting record/field/cell info from one database table into another in Access- by simply moving tables into the same data...
2 26.05.2007 19:32:31
A Simple Question
Using Windows XP Home SP2 In which folders do the following files belong? user32.dll shell32.dll ntoskrn.exe -- Lou At My Age Sometimes I Stop To Think And Then I Forget To Start Again ...
5 26.05.2007 19:26:57
Strange problem working with files
hi group, using xp pro on an amd 3400 machine. when i try to create new folders, rename or delete files, the changes i am making do not appear right away. i have to close out of the folder i am working in and then reopen it. then all of the changes are shown. why might that be? thanks, dave...
2 26.05.2007 18:05:43
Persistent error
I started getting a message every time that I start Win xp pro that reads: svchost.exe application error The instruction at 0x745f2780 referenced memory at 0x00000000. The memory could not be "read". click ok to terminate program click cancel to debug If I click ok, then the message goes away but nothing opens on the computer. If you click on programs or internet,...
5 26.05.2007 16:52:01
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