Threads Replies Last Post 268 Pages: <<  9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18  19  20  21  22  23  24  25  26  27  28  29  30  31  32  33  34  35  36  37  38  >>   DSL Connection and WIFI...Quick Question I have AT&T DSL and have gone to a wireless internet connection. AT&T sent me an e-mail offer to upgrade my account from a BASIC pack to PRO. Faster connections! OF course the cost is more. My question, since I am using wireless, do I need to upgrade or am I getting the fastest speeds already by using wireless? Thanks!... 7 08.07.2007 01:40:00 Buttons change/remove missing after uninstall the Second Life!!! The buttons change/remove missing, after uninstall the Second Life, has some friends who are with the same problem after the removal of the same. ... 5 08.07.2007 05:14:52 user cannot log in unless local admin member After running a registry repair script to fix a problem with missing icons in a specific user account, I'm running into another problem with logging in. The fix I applied involved running subinacl. http://winonline.blogspot.com/2005/11/reset-entire-registry-permissions-to.html (thanks so much for posting that, Ramesh!). Now, this user cannot log on unless he is a member of the local admi... 6 08.07.2007 05:11:06 ntbackup.exe I scheduled ntbackup to backup data to a Mapped Network Drive Z. But if I'm logged out the drive is disconnected so the update fails because the drive can not be located. Any solution? Bisirat Amanuel... 2 08.07.2007 04:52:13 Need help buying the right internal hard drive? I am replacing a dead internal hard drive in my Emachines model #5010 computer. The only thing I know about the drive I have now is that its a IDE 200 gig. Can I just pick up any internal drive I see in the store? Also I have an Xp instalation disc that came with the computer. It says Emachines on the disc. Is this all I need to re-install the Operating System on the New drive? Any tips are ... 4 08.07.2007 03:45:26 Failed to register COM objects I have Windows XP Pro on a Dell Dimension 8200. I have had in my possession a Via Video Desktop Conferencing set but was not able to install it until now because I previously had only a dial-up connection. Now I have FIOS. I have installed the hardware and software as instructed but I get a message “Failed to register COM objects.” I did find this URL: http://support.olisystems.co... 4 08.07.2007 03:34:08 Hard Drive Crash, Restoring to Original Registered User My hard drive crashed and the repair people were able to save my data and programs. They reinstalled Windows XP using their own disc and registered to: is now User where before it was registered to me ie. Sally Jo. All programs work except a database I use which is locked, I think because the computor does not recognize User as having authorization to access the data base. Is there ... 2 08.07.2007 02:30:45 why boot ini - shows dual boot Strange I install xp into c partition (which been deleted before the installation. After installation when I boot up, it shows dual boot and also in the boot.ini. I also reformat the D partition after installation of xp. In the C partition, there is only 1 windows folder WINDOW Although I can set the time to 5 sec instead of 30 sec in the boot.ini, but I preferit does not show any " prese... 5 08.07.2007 02:26:01 New Startup Disk Removed all files I made a big mistake. I could not go online after an "Unmountable Boot Volume" error message. I was then unable to run the Recovery Console per the advice. I reinstalled the Windows XP Startup Disk per other advice. repartitioning what I thought was free disk space. Windows reinstalled, but now I have lost all my files--all of them. Can I recover? -- Bill in California... 11 07.07.2007 23:48:02 Problem setting sounds in WindowsXP I having a problem with getting WindowsXP to play a certain wav file. When I goto "sounds and audio devices" and bring up the "properties" box then goto "sounds" I try to get "start Windows" to play a wav file with the opening theme from "Star Trek Next Generation" It loads and plays when I test it with the "play" button, but when I shut down windows and re-open it, the wav only plays for li... 1 07.07.2007 23:40:54 XP cannot load Hi all, My PC is down. The symptom is, after the PC is powered on, the harddisk light is on and still but there is no monitor signal at all. It does not detect the processor and memory. Therefore, I expect that my PC fails at POST stage. Any suggestion? Which part failure will cause this problem? VGA card? Thanks ... 22 07.07.2007 23:32:59 Problem deleting messages from Outlook Express 6 I have recently returned to using Outlook Express 6 after spending the past 3 months evaluating Thunderbird. A problem has arisen in deleting unwanted messages from OE. On about a third of all incoming messages I am unable to delete them after reading and no matter what I do in adjusting settings, I have failed to correct this. Have searched Microsoft’s help pages for a remedy without s... 3 07.07.2007 23:29:07 HELP! Can't logo to Windows XP Professional changed the settings using the Network ID Wizard in Windows XP to " This computer is for home use and not part of a business network" to network it to my home laptop. Since then I cannot log on to my PC because it is not accepting my old password. Any suggestions -- I don't have the administrators logon. KB... 5 07.07.2007 21:30:15 Copying over XP Pro I was given a computer and it has XP Pro on it. The problem is that when I downloaded the validation tool it stated that the product key wasn't valid. I trust the person who gave it to me but I don't want the hassle. I restored my pc to an earlier point to remove the validation tool. My question is that I have my XP Home Edition w/ SP2 upgrade and I was wondering if I could just do a... 7 07.07.2007 20:48:07 PC reboots when trying to exit Windows Media Player after playing I´d be glad if someone could help me. The issue I´m having is that PC reboots EVERY time I play a DVD disc (physical disc on drive, or emulated iso). Problem goes as follow, DVD disc is in the drive, I can go through menu, play movie, everything goes fine BUTwhen I exit windows media player (or any other program I try to use to play the dvd content), PC reboots on the spot. That only... 2 07.07.2007 20:39:43 Screen Saver and power-downs(of monitors and hard drives)quit work Greetings, Hope this message finds each of you well. Am using Win XP Pro. SP2 After installing several programs I've found that the screen-saver, and power-downs/shut-offs no longer work, and I'm having a difficult time traking down the cause. It seems certain that there is something running in the background, but what? I've installed the following: Cyberlink Power2Go, but it isn't... 1 07.07.2007 20:00:00 WinXP Updates failing I had a computer that was on its last leg. I had another computer to use but instead of reinstalling an OS and all of my applications to start clean, I decided to remove the disk from the bad computer and put it into the new computer. I expected WinXP to not boot since the disk was configured for another machine. I read somewhere that I can do a repair install and then reapply the u... 2 07.07.2007 19:49:42 ActiveX refusing to run I wonder if anyone can help, for 4 weeks now, a second laptop running on XP home. Initial cause was a trojan, which with spybot has been removed. - It continued to hang. by using Task Manager, I was able to run internet explorer, and the files are still accessible. After some extensive research the answer appeared to be uploading all nessessary updates. Then running automatic updates,... 2 07.07.2007 19:23:25 microsoft windows vista business After a while of use, in playing a game or trying to surf the web the computer locks and there's nothing you can do but reset the pc. Help... 2 07.07.2007 19:15:12 default save as type IE7 usually i save important web pages as .htm but always the default type is .mht whereas on my friend's computer it is .htm is there any way to change the default save as type while saving web pages in IE7 ? thanks :)... 2 07.07.2007 18:53:02 explorer closing after clicking links hi.....just started having this problem..i get to web pages fine but if i click on links on the page explorer closes and i'm back to my desktop. i'm using IE 7. any help? thank you!... 3 07.07.2007 18:49:42 What's the best synchronization software? What's the best synchronization software? Hi all, I have a working directory at work on my office PC. And I some times do work at home at my home PC. And I also keep a copy on my laptop. Due to company policies, I have to use USB drive to copy and paste from one computer to another. I keep adding/deleting/modifying files on these three computers and the directories are now a mess. I ... 10 07.07.2007 18:37:10 Time and Date Properties synchronization error I'm currently running Windows XP Home Edition. For the past several months, whenever I try to synchronize my clock, I get the following erro message: "An error occurred while Windows was synchronizing with time.nist.gov." I still get the message when I try to use the time-a.nist.gov or time.windows.com. These are my only three options. Am the only one getting this message? Does a... 7 07.07.2007 18:16:02 Recycle Bin ,the same program twice When I use the recycle bin to click on favorites I get the same program twice on the Task Bar how do I fix this. -- Benchwarmer... 21 07.07.2007 17:59:07 installer issues how do i get to the screen in which you can edit windows installer? i need to cancel an installation, but i dont know how to get there. I have XP, and there isnt a window showing the installation progress, i need to find it.... 2 07.07.2007 17:55:46 268 Pages: <<  9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18  19  20  21  22  23  24  25  26  27  28  29  30  31  32  33  34  35  36  37  38  >>