Threads Replies Last Post 23 Pages: 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18  19  20  21  22  23   booting problem my computer keeps rebooting itself, abit of a pain when your in the middle of a program. ... 3 09.06.2007 15:37:01 Dell Laptop Can't find C: drive?! Can't boot! I tried uninstalling Office 2007 trial and something happened to my laptop. I am stuck in a vicious cycle of contant re-booting because the laptop can't find the c: drive to boot to. I don't know where my boot disks or recovery disks are. This is the error message I get (in some DOS program, not Windows): "Start DST Short Test Test results - Fail Error code - 1000-0141 Msg - no drive ... 2 09.06.2007 15:04:26 Computer won't shut down from Start Recently, my computer (HP Pavilion a1510n, a real lemon) won't shut down from Start, although Restart works. Nor will it shut down from the Task Manager, requiring that I shut it off with the power button. What's happening?... 7 08.06.2007 19:57:34 Windows Explorer Hi, Keep getting this msg "I have a problem with Windows Explorer closing; Message reads "Windows Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience. Please tell Microsoft about this problem." And if I click "To see what data the error contains" it gives me: AppName:explorer.exe AppVer:6.0.2900.2180 ModName: unknown ModVer:0.0.0.0 ... 2 08.06.2007 17:45:41 Wiping a PC of previous owner info I've purchased a PC on Ebay and want to remove all instances of the previous owner's name and replace it with my own. I don't want to wipe the hard drive. What's the best way to go about this?... 9 08.06.2007 17:34:08 computer is very slow and freezes is there a FREE progam that not only scans for free but fixes the problems... 6 08.06.2007 14:32:19 Never have to restart a XP computer? Is it possible to refresh or release unused memory and resources without restarting the computer? We have several computers running process applications that run all the time and the customer don't want to restart the computers on a regular basis. The problem is that when a computer has been running for a few weeks without a restart, strange things start to happen. I have noti... 2 08.06.2007 05:59:00 Cannot boot to Safe Mode I'll try this NG: When I try to boot to Safe Mode, it freezes at MUP.SYS. Please help. I've posted in two groups. David Lipman in Security told me to run his Multi AV in safe mode, but told me to ask elsewhere on how to get into safe mode. I asked on Customize and no one answered; I asked again today and somebody said nobody was gonna answer. Please ... somebody ... How can I ... 2 07.06.2007 22:44:07 virus/white wallpaper I have some type of virus or trojan program running. When i run my windows XP, my wallpaper automatically turns plain blue then turns and stays white. Unfortunately I can't change the wallpaper back or even to anything else form my control panel. In addition I can't access my firewall properties due to "unknown problem." Any suggestions on what virus or trojan is running and more importantly,... 2 07.06.2007 22:41:02 Paging File gone? I'm using Win MCE 2005 / XP Pro. This morning I booted, and got this message: Your system has no paging file or the paging file is too small" ??? I haven't done anything with my paging file since I started using XP years ago. My boot-up drive is C. I have a couple of partitions on the internal GD and a partitioned external HD. Last night I defragged one partition on the external.... 8 07.06.2007 19:17:41 white wallpaper/ virus I have some type of virus or trojan program running. When i run my windows XP, my wallpaper automatically turns plain blue then turns and stays white. Unfortunately I can't change the wallpaper back or even to anything else form my control panel. In addition I can't access my firewall properties due to "unknown problem." Any suggestions on what virus or trojan is running and more importantly,... 1 07.06.2007 18:16:19 White wallpaper I have some type of virus or trojan program running. When i run my windows XP, my wallpaper automatically turns plain blue then turns and stays white. Unfortunately I can't change the wallpaper back or even to anything else form my control panel. In addition I can't access my firewall properties due to "unknown problem." Any suggestions on what virus or trojan is running and more importantly,... 1 07.06.2007 16:34:54 Outlook disappears when minimised Hi On a wim xp machine when outlook 2003 is minimizes, it disappears i.e. it does not show on the task bar and it has to be re-run from desktop shortcut. What is the problem and how can I fix it? Thanks Regards ... 4 07.06.2007 16:25:02 Windows goes into "work offline" mode When I go onto the internet, my computer frequently (every ten minutes or so) goes into "work offline" mode. How do I prevent this?... 2 07.06.2007 14:12:17 Moving Storage Memory Hi, this is my second posting as I could not see the first with the two replies posted. So thanks in advance but would you mind posting again to this question. "Is there a simple way to moving storage memory from my D drive to my C drive on my Sony Vaio laptop"... 3 07.06.2007 12:26:40 svchost.exe taking 90% cpu Hi, When I start up windows, the svchost.exe process responsible of running the windows update process takes 90% of the cpu. What could be the problem? Thx, Philip... 4 07.06.2007 08:42:00 cant see folder option in "tools" I own a gateway laptop, windoows XP MCE SP2, i can not see folder optionin my tool menu as well as in control panel.. what could be the problem and any means to solve it.... 3 06.06.2007 20:45:45 Moving Storage Memory Is there a simple way to move memory from my D drive to my C drive (Sony Vaio S VGN-S3XP). PS I'm non technical so lay-mans language please.... 3 06.06.2007 20:20:04 Windows goes into "Work Offline" mode I have a problem when I log online. My computer frequently (every ten minutes or so) goes into "work offline" mode, and I don't want it to do so. How can I fix this? It started when I installed a new DSL modem from BellSouth, but they say it is a Windows problem.... 1 06.06.2007 19:55:01 i want to join ur group send me mails regarding wwin xp. thank u ... 2 06.06.2007 18:59:51 battery my battery on my laptop, when turned off wont hold a full charge and when i get some place to use it it only has down to 55% charge...is there something wrong with my battery,,,this computer has always done this and it is only 6 months old.... 1 06.06.2007 18:30:02 Remote monitoring of computer I have a machine with Win XP Pro running 24/7 as home server. It would be very interesting for me to see the current status of this server remotely in order to have it under control. My idea: a) The computer regularly (e.g. every 24h) creates a text file containing the data of interest, such as CPU load, memory usage, disk status, system messages, etc. either as a snapshot or as log. b... 3 06.06.2007 16:14:04 Error Log I printed out an advanced system information error log about an hour ago and it tells me a list of daily dates for about the last month (May) the next column under Scource lists SideBySide the third column is Description and it states "Dependent Assembly Microsoft. VC80.MFCLOC coul;d not be found and Last error was The referenced assembly is not installed on your system." Should I... 1 06.06.2007 06:41:00 registry -- 24650200561961... 1 06.06.2007 04:13:00 Convert to NTFS -- lose data? I have Win MCE 2005/XP Pro. I use a USB external drive for additional storage. It has two partitions. Both partitions are FAT32. I read the help files for converting to NTFS and found the command prompt language. But I have a question ... If I convert to NTFS, will I lose my documents? ... 4 06.06.2007 01:31:26 23 Pages: 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18  19  20  21  22  23