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If you go to a website for BACKGROUNDS and they insist you install
their program to view the backgrounds...... DON'T install. It's a VIRUS!!!! PLEASE DON'T EVER INSTALL A PROGRAM DESIGNED BY AN UNKNOW MAKER. WHY does the webserver to these virus-filled websites which blatently offer you a (unsuspected) virus on a public website, allow this to continue. Can't they bar the website for malicious activity. Or is it just about the money and...
1 06.05.2007 15:56:00
Deleting files causes duplicates
When I delete files it seems I have to do them one, or two at at time. If I hold down the control key and click on more than that, then delete them, a duplicate is created and added to the list. Any suggestions? Rita...
9 06.05.2007 13:53:14
Is Computer Protected
I have AVG7.5 and Zone Alarm Firewall on my computer. Is my computer protected if AVG is not started up when Windows Start? Thank you; David ...
7 06.05.2007 00:47:47
remote desktop
i have problem with remote desktop the duration of remote desktop has been finished.and now how i recover and activate remote desktop connectivity. iftikhar shah...
2 05.05.2007 16:23:56
Folder name fonts changed color
I recently did a clean up of my computer and now I see that some of the fonts on my flolder names have changed color. Some are still black, others are now blue. Any suggestions as to to how I can return them to black? ...
4 05.05.2007 16:20:55
Blue Screen
I have been getting the blue screen every few days with the following error message 0x0000008E(0xC0000002,0x80537BD2,0xEE82A1C8,0x00000000). Following reboot it is usally OK, but still annoying. Is there any way of identfying what is causing this problem? Thanks Laurie ...
11 04.05.2007 19:52:46
Problem with the Just In Time Debugging System
A company that I do contract work for created an upgrade to their data entry software. I down loaded the software which promply crashed. I contacted the company who insists that it is not their problem. The message that I got when it crashed was " JIT Debugging failed: the service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or becasue it has no enabled devices associated with it"...
1 04.05.2007 18:41:02
Catalog.wci
An unknown and unmovable directory called "catalog.wci" remains in a personal data subdirectory, after I recently moved all my personal data files on Drive C to a second hard drive. It contains a number of files, including "propstor.bk1" and "propstor.bk2". I can't move, delete, or rename this directory. When I tried to delete the directory and/or file(s), I receive a message saying "C...
5 04.05.2007 15:49:05
System32 - Twice ? Riddle me this, How can that be?
Ok, maybe someone can tell me how this happened. Here is the senario. Type and command that ends in exe and is in the system32 folder and I receive "Access is Denied" Plus it shows the command as xxxxx.com. Nope, it is not what you think, i.e. unhook.inf, pathexe incorrect. Any more guesses? And this is what I am trying to get the answer on, because it isn't supposed to happen. W...
5 04.05.2007 15:45:54
Slow login problems
We have a corporate network with +- 500 XP pro workstations. For almost half of them loging on takes 20-45 min. After solving a lot of errors found in the event log I have run out of ideas. Information 24/04/2007 9:07:17 Service Control Manager None 7036 N/A Information 24/04/2007 9:07:12 Service Control Manager None 7036 N/A Information 24/04/2007 9:07:12 Service Control Manager None 7...
4 04.05.2007 08:54:22
cpu starts and stops
When I install updates from microsoft update the computer shuts down when finished updating but then it doesnt start boot up properly. It starts trying to start but restarts and the cpu lights just a keep on flashing? Any Help would be greatly accepted im using win xp home sp2...
4 04.05.2007 08:40:00
Ahhh.....The internet slowed my PC
Hi, My PC config :- pentium IV 3.o Ghz 512MB RAM 40GB HDD WIN XP yesterday, i got a new Broadband connection and my computer got dead slow. (before, it was working at optimum speed). I have Zone alarm security suite with integerated Anti-virus and anti-spyware. Though only 4GB of my system drive was occupied when i calculated the "size on disk"of individual files, the drive proper...
5 04.05.2007 04:23:39
Windows XP Display-Properties
I installed a Nvidia GForce MX4000 about 9 months ago with no problems I reformatted HD 3 weeks ago after a hacker ID theft suddenly 2 days ago I cannot rt. click and view desktop properties.go to settings control panel and cannot open display adapter. I can use the nview desktop manager only . when I disable this I have no option to view desktop properties at all such as thems screensav...
2 04.05.2007 00:27:35
How to turn Off Guest Account in Windows Xp Home Edition
Does anyone know how to turn Off the Guest Account on Windows Xp Home Edition?...
5 03.05.2007 22:56:09
Looking for employee desktop monitoring tools.
What are the best utilities that monitor staff desktop activity? The main type of output required is how much time they spend interacting with programs windows and the names of the programs. An utility that can track which windows are active and how much mouse and keyboard activity occurs on those windows. In the case of websites there will be a need to check which web sites are the mo...
17 03.05.2007 21:34:23
formatting my c:/
I am trying to format my c:/ coz it is playing up a bit, but I keep getting an error that says there is a program running. I have tried to close down everything that I know of but something must be running in the backround. Anybody know what I can do?? thanks...
10 03.05.2007 19:22:31
Blue screen crash
Hi I got a blue screen crash after which I could do nothing except to turn off pc and turn it back on. The code that came on the blue screen was RQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL. What is the problem and how can I fix to not come up in future? Thanks Regards ...
5 03.05.2007 17:34:01
Regedit and windows xp
Is there a way to delete all entries at once in the registry. I want to delete all references to "QUICKEN" and find hundreds individual ones. Is thre a way not to have to do this one by one??? ...
2 03.05.2007 17:25:02
Windows XP professional Roaming profiles on NT 4.0 server
Has anyone out there an in depth knowledge of roaming profiles? I am researching slowness issues of RP over VPN and have a couple of userenv entries that I would like further info about... Many thanks -- Chris <><...
1 03.05.2007 16:33:01
Windows Defragmenter
Hello!! I am using windows XP SP2. When I try to run the analysis of the windows defragmenter the program stops due to an error in a file on the c:\i386 folder. If I try to replace it (by using a file from my other computer) there is another file on the same folder causing trouble. This kept on for many files in this folder. I've tried replacing about a dozen, but since I do not know wh...
3 03.05.2007 15:21:00
Outlook 2003 microsoft unsolved problem
Hi, I've got the following problem that Microsfoft has confirmed is a problem on their products: "Attachements remain in the Outlook Secure Temporary File foder when you exit Outlook 2003". One of the solutions is to create a batch file that deletes all these files each time the person logs on into the computer, but I think this is a bodge solution. Any other alternatives? Thank y...
1 03.05.2007 10:39:00
Adressing up to more than 2 Gb in Windows XP Pro SP2
I read on a technical note from the Adobe about the optimalization for PhotoShop CS2 that it is possible to adress more than 2 Gb RAM through something to change in the boot.ini. Is there somone who can tell me if that is through and so how to do this. I have a Intel Entry Serverboard on my PC, S875WP1-E with a Pentium 4 3,4 Ghz HT. ...
3 03.05.2007 09:16:01
Restore windos xp
How can i restore the entire windows xp, i know this take up to 2 hours and i have the backup cds. I have a HP pavilion dv1311 se. Thanks....
2 02.05.2007 22:11:53
svchost hogging up cpu
I'll try and condense my story down, sorry if its lengthy. I recently deleted Norton because I was displeased with how long it took to load. Plus I've heard stories about how it doesn't always detect viruses if they are not really affecting how windows runs. I heard form a friend about a virus software called avast by ALWIL. I did a little research on it and decided to give it a try. Bef...
3 02.05.2007 21:33:00
unable to type password at welcome screen (several PC's)
We have a few computers here at the hospital that I work for that is developing a problem when one user logs off on the welcome screen. When a user logs off, then goes back to the welcome screen (to have a different user log on), the user's cursor becomes frozen. The user cannot type a password at the welcome screen and no flashing cursor or insertion point appears. We are running XP Pro...
1 02.05.2007 21:25:00
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