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CHKDSK Doesn't HELP
I'm running a small business on one PC and am now in a world of hurt. I've recently added QuickbooksPro and since then my machine has had performance problems. Yesterday I was met with the blue screen "Unmountable Boot Volume." I followed Microsofts support advice, started the "Recovery Console" and ran CHKDSK. CHKDSK states "The volume appears to one or more unrecoverable problems"...
5 21.06.2007 19:45:08
Facing problem while opening the drives
My system specifications are "Intel Pentium-4 2.40 on Intel D865GBF Motherboard" on which i am using "Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Version 2002 Service Pack 2". Few days back i caught up with a problem i.e., "when i double click the drive icons in 'my computer' instead of opening the drive and showing its contents it ask to select a program to open the drive now the problem is ...
5 21.06.2007 20:52:00
Stubborn Folder won't go away
Win MCE 2005 here -- I uses Partition Magic to partition my internal and external harddrives. In the process, PM created a folder for G drive to copy the contents of that drive into. G drive never had any contents. G drive does not exist anymore; it has been merged with a neighboring drive. I have a folder named "G" in each partition. I can't click on it -- get a message that it do...
3 21.06.2007 17:33:37
McAfee Enterprise Scripting Question
Have been tasked with performing a slew of 8.5i installs today, from McAfee's docs I see that I can do unattended installs through scripting. I don't see anywhere though how to designate the license type as perpetual during the install, or even after the install is completed. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks All Chris ...
1 21.06.2007 14:28:04
thanks for your quick reply
-- helpdeb...
1 21.06.2007 13:29:00
ntbackup file limitation for Windows XP home
As Windows XP home has FAT32 file system and gives the file limitation no larger than 4g, is there any way that I can back up the whole hard drive more than 4 gig? In other words, is there anyway to work around this file limitation? Any response will be greatly appreciated!!!...
15 20.06.2007 22:45:16
uninstalling software
Norton/Symantec will not allow me to uninstall their 2006 software. I was not able to uninstall before I added McAfee nor after. -- helpdeb...
2 20.06.2007 21:54:38
Two Windows XP versions on boot up. Need to get rid of one.
When I boot my PC, I am asked to choose between WindowsXP and WindowsXP (1). I know how it got there, just don't know how to get rid of it. I know I need to go to "Start", "Control Panel", etc until I get to the actual wording. Could anyone tell me what should be worded there. I don't have a copy of what it says on mine (I'm at work), but I do remember seeing "multi (0)........, and some...
4 20.06.2007 20:39:17
Windows files: $NTUninstallKB......$
Hi everyone, This is for the brains trust re: folders as above mentioned, these folders are sub-lighted. Can these files be deleted , i opened 1 or2 of these folders but there are other folders within thanx for any help received deejaydee I choose Polesoft Lockspam to fight spam, and you? http://www.polesoft.com/refer.html ...
9 20.06.2007 19:24:03
denied access to running sceduled tasks
I have tried to create scheduled tasks to scan utilities and disk cleanup. I get the error message : "Ox80070005 Access denied You do not have perission to perform the requested operation." I am the only user on the computer. What can I do ?...
2 20.06.2007 16:42:00
start menu missing
i aborted an update installation of windows and when i turned my computer on the following day my start menu was missing. what can i do to fix this?...
7 20.06.2007 15:10:23
Loading internet explorer problems
Just recently I have been having a problem with pages loading on internet explorer 7. The pages try to load, but seem to get stuck, the status bar at the bottom is very slow, and generally the page doesnt load until i click refresh, then it seems to be okay. Is there anyone that has experienced the same thing and able to help me out. Many Thanks -- lel...
2 19.06.2007 21:21:58
Windows Explorer Error
Sometimes when my system boots up I get the following error: “Windows Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience”. Does anyone know why this is happening? What can I do to fix this problem? Thanks I have Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 with 1 gig of memory. AMD Althon-64 X2 Dual Core processor. ...
2 19.06.2007 18:29:05
System Idle Process Problem??
On task manager, the system idle process percentage keeps going to around 99 percent, how do I get it back down? The last problem I remember having was that I was editing a movie and the program froze and thats it; how do I get the percentage down to normal?? Thanks...
8 19.06.2007 15:06:55
Find Deleted files
I really messed up. I put a bunch of files into a folder and copied them onto a disk. The disk ended up being corrupted and so are the files. Besides indicating that the files are corrupted, the folder (in my c drive) says it is empty. Help...how do professionals get the files off of erased hard drives? Is there a program that you download. I have Norton...but can't find the old ty...
2 19.06.2007 11:47:02
$Extend\$UsnJrnl
Can anyone tell me what $Extend\$UsnJrnl is? I was trying to backup a PC, and found that this file/folder was 23GB in size!...
5 19.06.2007 01:25:00
device manager is empty
Hi Can anyone tell me why my device manager is empty? It was fine an hour ago. Windows XP is having trouble with my usb devices - 2 usb ports in particular. It keeps telling me my devices have malfunctioned or it can't recognise the usb device. In particular I has a problem with WinTV. I followed instructions from the manufacturer to change permissions in the registry and that's whe...
7 18.06.2007 21:28:19
Pc restarts after I shut down
I have this stange problem, my pc will restart after I shut it down. It completely shuts down for about 30seconds and then it restarts. Sometimes the only way to get to shutdown is to hit the power switch. What is causing this? It seems to happen on certain days. Could it be my virus scanner? I'm using nod32. Xp pro service pack 3 ...
8 18.06.2007 21:24:30
Can't delete zero-byte file
Don't know if this is the right forum, please direct me elsewhere if not. I have a zero-byte file on my Windows XP desktop that I can't move, rename, or delete. When I try, I get an error message stating "Cannot read from the source file or disk." When I open a command line DOS prompt and look for the file in the my corresponding Desktop folder under the Documents and Settings tree, the f...
6 18.06.2007 20:48:01
No Modify/Remove buttons for Add or Remove Programs
Hi, My laptop (Windows XP HE) no longer has Modify/Remove buttons in the Add or Remove Programs window. I remember successfully removing a program on Friday (a Linksys printServer utility). Now it only displays the program names on the list and where the buttons should be, some say 'rarely' and some show Size. Anyone any ideas??? Thanks. George...
4 18.06.2007 18:44:09
high cpu usage on lock and unlock
Ours is a windows based application. When we open the application the CPU usage is 0% and the Memory Usage is 54,324Kb Ours is a windows based application. When we open the application the CPU usage is 0% and the Memory Usage is 54,324Kb When I open a specific form in a module, the CPU usage is 0% and the Memory Usage increases accordingly (67,730 Kb). Now when I lock and unlock th...
1 18.06.2007 11:18:07
System gives incorret prossor speed
Since I had my laptop pc I get "System" prossor speeds that varie from 498MB to 1.99GHz and there as a windows update patch but have had my laptop repaired and no longer have the patch. So, kindly, where may I find it?...
1 18.06.2007 01:39:00
defragment streamed audio on clean HD?
If I copy or stream audio (wav) files on to a newly formatted non-system NTFS HD, even streaming 44k1/16bit stereo in real time (which gives the drive controller masses of time to decide how to write consecutive blocks, because the drive is not reading or writing anything else at the time), Windows defrag reports the entire drive contents as being fragmented and advises a defrag. Bu...
7 17.06.2007 22:18:00
Deleting a Win Update
Widows Update auto downloaded an update that I do not wish to install. Could someone please tell me how to delete it? -- BobMoe...
6 17.06.2007 20:34:01
PC wont Restart
After a clean install of XP home with SP2, the pc will shut down normally but if restart is selected the pc starts to shut down then hangs. Occasionally it will get to shut down but then the screen just stays blank. The shut down icons (after pressing start - shutdown) are not as normal. It comes up with a box with a drop down menu. ?? (logoff, shut down, restart, standby and hibernate)....
4 17.06.2007 20:16:00
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