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   Screen flickers All of a sudden the screen on my computer has started flickering. I have recently installed WindowsLive Messenger. Could that be the problem? ... 5 06.06.2007 01:27:00 Startup Programs Sorry this is so long but I have some specific questions I haven't really found answers for. I have XP but dialup. My startup is so slow. I printed out the startup programs & it is almost a page long. What do I really need? I have read artilcles that say you only need your anti virus, but still have some questions. I don't know where to look up these specific programs to see exactly what... 8 05.06.2007 16:46:44 Processor speed showing wrong? With a Compaq computer, it has a AMD Sempron 3200+ and in the setup it shows that it runs at 1800 MHz. I know that's what it does run at, but the problem is, in the System Properties it shows: AMD Sempron(tm) Processor 3200+ 984 MHz, 224 Mb of RAM I know it needs more RAM, but any ideas why the CPU speed is cut in half?... 3 05.06.2007 16:27:01 svchost.exe file is using all of my CPU I cannot get any of other software to work because the svchost.exe file is using all my processor's load... I have noticed that there are 5 svchost.exe files working when I start my computer....... 3 05.06.2007 13:23:01 Problem logging off Windows XP Professional Hi All, I currently have an issue where if my users try to log off they get an "end task" window appearing with a procvess called IconWindow (no spaces) running? Does anyone have any ideas on what this is and why it's hanging the logoff process? Any help is much appreciated.... 3 05.06.2007 08:32:00 Random shutdowns and program failer My computer suddenly started shutdowns at random times. They aren't too often but very strange. Then on startup we have the computer set to request a password. when you click on the icon it just flashes the password box instead of just opening it. I figured out that in order to make it stay up so you could actually put in the pass word you have to press a key on the key board. then not too lo... 9 05.06.2007 01:29:00 Windows XP and Windows Vista ExpertZone chat tomorrow, June 5th 10am PST Please join us for our ExpertZone chat for discussion with Microsoft employees and MVP's regarding Windows XP and Windows Vista! Here is the URL to the chat: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/chats/chatroom.aspx What will be discussed in the chat: - Experiences with Windows Vista or Windows XP - Issues encountered with Windows Vista or Windows XP - Feedback on features ... 1 04.06.2007 22:03:32 PerfEnablePackageIdle and battery performance Regarding http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896256: My understanding of PerfEnablePackageIdle is that a value of 1 sacrifices battery life for a performance improvement, and a value of 0 improves battery life while sacrificing performance. I created batch files that change the registry value (so that I can switch it to 0 when running on batteries for any extended amount of time) however I'm ... 1 04.06.2007 18:54:54 Cookies keep coming back Hi I have run anti spy-ware software but below cookies keep coming back every time. What is the problem and how can I fix it? Thanks Regards Tracking Cookie Object Recognized! Type : IECache Entry Data : me@doubleclick[1].txt TAC Rating : 3 Category : Data Miner Comment : Hits:1 Value ... 5 04.06.2007 17:07:47 Services.exe using 100% cpu If i disable plug and play and universal plug and play service it returns to normal but then none of my usb or sound devices work. Any ideas??... 1 04.06.2007 16:13:03 RPC service don't start up: access denied Hi! On my XP SP2 I went offline (WLAN) and couldn't reconnect to my access-point. So I restarted the machine. But know, the RPC service does not start up, so many other programs or services won't also startup. If I start it manually I get the message "RPC service count not be started up on local computer. Error 5: access is denied". I could NOT open the properties of the service to chan... 3 04.06.2007 08:33:01 Signal to Monitor Lost During Start Up - Help! Hi A start up problem i hope someone can help with: When i turned my PC on this morning, the start up process began as normal - i had a 'Restore It!' window appear as usual, and had the Windows icon appear with the progress bar shown beneath - but at this point, where it usually goes to the log in page where i can choose which user will log on, the monitor goes blank and the 'No Sign... 3 04.06.2007 07:51:01 cannot delete file -- cannot read from source file or disk I have an Icon on my desktop that I "cannot delete file -- cannot read from source file or disk" The file has no extension. Properties show File Type = "File" It has 0 bytes. It does not list using a command prompt, and it won't rename, cut, or delete from destop or windows explorer. Any ideas? ... 6 04.06.2007 06:41:02 How Remove iTunes? When I installed QuickTimePlayer last year, iTunes was installed along with it, (but in its own folder in C:\Program Files). I now want to remove iTunes, but the Control Panel|Add/Remove Programs|iTunes|Remove does not work. Any ideas?... 5 03.06.2007 23:58:02 Converting a single HD to RAID 1? My computer currently has a single 160 GB SATA hard drive with Windows XP Pro on one partition and data on the second partition. I want to create a 3rd-party software-based ICH7 Raid 1 (mirror) set from 2 new blank 500 GB SATA drives and copy the entire contents (including the operating system) of the old 160 GB drive to this new set. I do NOT want to have to reinstall Windows XP to th... 2 03.06.2007 20:04:59 Explorer hogging system resources I have noticed over the past few months that every once in a while, maybe once every other day, for whatever reason, my computer will experience an onslaught of poor performance that can only be fixed by manually restarting the explorer process (with this approach, the problem usually resurfaces after an hour or two), or, ideally, restarting the computer. Basically, to briefly describe ... 13 03.06.2007 18:54:10 Awesome Check it out: www.BrandonsMansion.com ... 2 03.06.2007 16:39:34 Problems with latest security patches XP will auto-download the latest fixes for my computer. However, it has no success installing them. I have tried express and custom installs, clearing out the downloads and restarting them, but no luck. The problems are with: KB933669 KB933666 KB934181 KB934180 KB934708... 2 03.06.2007 16:31:26 System restore I have tryed to do a sytem restore to 10 or 11 system checkpoints and each one says that it cannot complete Anybody know why?????????????????????????????????... 3 03.06.2007 15:13:42 Defrag doesn't work because chkdsk doesn't work I can not run disk defragmenter because I get the error "Disk Defragmenter has detected that Chkdsk is scheduled to run on the volume: (C:). Please run Chkdsk /f." Naturally, running chkdsk /f from the command prompt doesn't work, same error. Check disk is scheduled to run at start up (and I can't figure out how to get this to go away either) but it always gets an "unspecified error". ... 3 03.06.2007 14:21:44 missing keystrokes whe typing on internet sites Has anyone heard of having keystrokes just skip when filling in forms or typing messages in windows such as this one? I have already retyped at least 10-12 keystrokes just asking this question. I don't have this problem when using Word or Excel or any other pc based program. I realize it could be a hardware issue but don't know where to start and I highly doubt it is a hardware issue ... 2 02.06.2007 16:42:00 Standard Recovery System I have the recovery CD's and wish to do a standard restore which is a non-destructive recovery for recovering factory-shipped programs, drivers and operating system without affecting data files.What is there to look out for trap wise and I have since replaced the Cd with a DVD does that need to be replaced first back to original.... 4 02.06.2007 15:44:34 Boot & reboot after POST+ blue screen Whenever I boot my computer running XP+SP2, it start up, goes through POST, briefly displays a blue screen the reboots again. This process continues in a cycle until the computer is shut down manually. Any ideas??... 11 02.06.2007 12:20:01 computer freezes everytime i try to defragment hiya was wondering if someone could please help ... i have recently purchased new comp...think i mite have something set up wrong but when i try to defragment the computer just freezes andy ideas??... 3 02.06.2007 07:03:34 Disk Defragmenter - wuredir.cab file my disk defragmenter keeps getting help up by the wuredir.cab file. Actually, I have 2 of these files in c:windows\softwareDistribution. One was created today and one October 2006. Should I have these files at all or just one of them? How do I get the defrag to get past them? -- thank you... 2 01.06.2007 21:19:01 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