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Temporary Folder
When I download a program from the internet it says it will go to the Temporary Folder. I reach this folder by going to C drive\Program Files\Temporary Folder. This folder never contains the program. I do a search and it does not uncover the program. I can not find this program. Any thoughts, other than I'm crazy? James...
5 07.07.2007 05:31:33
Display
Any idea is appreciated: WAX Dell Lap Top. Is there any reason that the desktop display does not fill up the entire screen at a 1024X768 resolution or any other resolution after the computer boots up? The display is perfect for a second or 2 and then it reduces and the left and right portion of the screen is black for about an inch. If I go to Control Panel/Display/Settings should the 2 ...
2 07.07.2007 05:27:49
download
I just spent over 2 hr. downloading Adobe Acrobat Reader 8. The download did complete. I can't find it. I looked in the temporary folder but it is always empty. I searched all files and folder. Didn't find it. Does any one know where it could be? My temoprary folder is always empty and that's where it should go, I think. Thank you. James...
22 07.07.2007 05:25:19
How much longer will Windows XP be available.
How much longer will you be able to buy Windows XP Home CD? I need to build my friend a new low cost PC. But don't have the money right now. Retired and need to save up some money first. Thanks Johnny McCown ...
17 07.07.2007 04:43:58
windows installer
Whenever I try to install a new program (i.e. itunes) it completely downloads the file, but just before it would install, a window pops up saying that another installation is in progress, and that it must be completed first. I happen to know that installations dont last 6 weeks, which is how long ive been having this problem. If anyone could give me directions as of how to cancel the "in...
2 07.07.2007 02:58:04
System Restore
When I open System Restore there are Checkpoint listings and Software Distribution Service 3.0 listings. I know what the checkpoints are but can someone please explain what the other item is? Thanks. Stan ...
2 07.07.2007 02:58:02
search unicode docs from Windows Explorer
Message: I am trying to use the XP Windows Explorer search function. I am trying to search documents, including Microsoft Outlook email documents (.msg) that I copied from Outlook to My Documents directory. Windows Explorer "Search" can not find simple strings that are contained in the documents. I looked at the document format. It seems that these documents are using Unicode format....
2 07.07.2007 01:48:05
USB icons don't show up
I'm getting no USB icons in the systray when I plug something in. Everything works OK, but then I have no way of stopping the item before I unplug. So I just go ahead and unplug it. I get a little "pop" noise, but no error messages. ...
7 07.07.2007 00:12:14
Increasing Disk Buffer Cache Memory?
How do I increase my Buffer Cache Memory??? I heard there is a PCI card, called a host controller, yet I don't have the specifics for it. They said it serves as a buffer Cache for the system. Thus, I need more info ...I have a Win Xp desktop.......
6 06.07.2007 23:36:01
Computer Randomly restarting!
hello. for some reason when ever I surf on the Internet(well it is usually on the Internet) my computer starts to restart randomly. I have a anti spyware and anti virus but they did not detect anything harmful. Also when I reported my error to Microsoft's error reporting, the following was information was given Problem report summary Problem type Windows stop error (a message a...
17 06.07.2007 22:55:34
how to forward an already sent fax?
Hi folks, How can I send a fax I already sent to someone else without retyping erverything? Here's what I do: I rightclick on the sent fax, ->print, and then I choose the fax console,as printer, which opens the fax console but everything is blank. What am I doing wrong? Thanks. Gabriel ...
3 06.07.2007 22:40:24
Internet Trouble?
I can't seem to log on to www.flvs.net. Does it have to do with my internet options? -- KD...
9 06.07.2007 22:31:36
Runtime error
Every time I close down my PC, along the way I get the message: "Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library Runtime Error Program C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe R6025 pure virtual function call" Can you please help me to correct this? Thanks -- furkaoberalp...
5 06.07.2007 22:27:22
sidewinder_doesn´t_work_on_XP
I have a sidewinder gamepad and the sidewinder precicion pro joystick, both with gameport. I tried to install them on my windows XP but they don´t work. I did something I read about clicking "add" in Game Controllers but when I do that it appears an error. I don´t know if I need new drivers or controllers, I hope someone could help me with this thank you ...
14 06.07.2007 22:10:00
WINDOWS XP Service Pack 1a.
Hi I need to get a the service pack 1a before I am able to connect to the internet. How can I obtain service pack 1a without being connected to the internet myself?...
9 06.07.2007 21:39:26
How to change XP Licience code
Does anyone how to change this code?...
3 06.07.2007 21:24:04
High CPU Usage
When I open Windows Task Manager and go to ...
1 06.07.2007 20:58:33
Weird audio after updating itunes
Yesterday while listening to music just fine, I got a pop up from Apple saying there is a new version of itunes and asked if I wanted to update. So of course I said yes. Well now ever since the update ALL my audio sounds weird. It sounds like a high pitched robot voice when people talk and all my music sounds sped up. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling and just uninstalling. Any one know...
4 06.07.2007 20:43:30
Protection Error 103
Recently I have been getting an error message when running certain programs on Windows XP Home Edition. The error is "Protection Error: 103". When I ran a program this error popped up and closed the program. I thought it was just a problem with the program itself so I left it alone. Then a few weeks later it started popping up in other programs, such as Internet Explorer. And now it will...
2 06.07.2007 20:12:06
Data execution prevention
This particular PC XP SP2 has been giving me all kinds of issues. I can not even get into Windows Explorer. I get a Data Execution Prevention message. This also means Control Panel and quite a few other things don't work. Windows Explorer does however work in Safe Mode. Any ideas on how to correct the problem? ...
3 06.07.2007 19:52:04
Windows Installer cannot install any msi
I have uninstalled a software on my office computer last week and since then it is impossible to install any MSI package. As soon as I click the icon I get the message: “This installation package could not be opened. Verify that the package …”. Uninstalling software does the same thing. I searched on internet. In 99% of the cases, this message appeared at the installation of specifi...
6 06.07.2007 19:40:20
Assigned new drive letter to DVD drive. Reverts to old letter on reboot.
My DVD RW drive loads by default as E:, the lowest available letter. I want to use E: for something else, so I assigned it the letter Z: using Administrative Tools. But on reboot it reverts to E:. A virtual drive created by the InstantWrite software has the same problem, i.e. I cannot permanently reassign the drive letter, but another DVD drive which was earlier assigned to Y: is still Y:....
7 06.07.2007 19:07:45
Disk Read Error...What the Heck??
Today when turning on my PC - I was greeted with a "Disk Read Error - press ctrl - alt - del to restart." message. My PC has been running great - up to today. I'm thankful I thought to make a NT Boot floppy a while back just for stupid things like this happening. Anyway, I typed in the error and found a KB article relating to using older versions of Windows (multi boot) with Windows ...
6 06.07.2007 18:56:26
problem reinstalling windows xp
i got a virus in my laptop that changed the administrator settings and deleted all my files and to try and get rid of it i decided to try and reinstall windows xp using the fujitsu siemens product recovery cd rom but every time i try my laptop keeps turning off at random times during setup does anyone have any ideas or is my laptop dead?...
1 06.07.2007 18:16:01
When run Install/Setup.exe, it open with Notepad.exe
When I try to install NOD32 antivirus or TuneUp Utilities 2007 (Install.exe), it open with Notepad. What cause this problem ? Please help me with this problem. Thanks All. Note : Before I try to install NOD32 antivirus or TuneUp Utilities 2007 (Install.exe), I was uninstalling Norton Antivirus 2007. I don't know if this could cause the problem. ...
3 06.07.2007 18:12:27
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