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   Lost Sound following BIOS update Following a recent update of BIOS from HP version 4.0 to 4.2, all audio was lost. I have a Conexant HD soundboard in an HP dv8000 laptop. I've checked BIOS setup; all audio hardware and software checks indicate everything is working okay (but still no audio). Could it be Norton 360, which may have been running when new BIOS was installed? Other suggestions?... 3 06.07.2007 15:10:03 regangen.exe can someone please tell me wht after everyboot up i get a regangen.exe error and how can i fix that? i did an xp repair and it still pops up cant fix it if i dont know what the source is whitch i am wondering if it has anything to do with quest or dell thank you -- zombone... 7 06.07.2007 12:42:16 XP Starts-Ststem32 page opens My computer runs Windows XP Professional SP2. When the computer starts Sustem32 Opens, Why did thi problem start and how can this be stopped. Could have started when the Windows SteadyState was removed from the computer/ Or What/ -- zemraukar... 2 05.07.2007 18:42:27 CHKDSK restart loop Wincows MCE 2005 here -- I ran chkdsk from the GUI. I rebooted, ate dinner while it checked, and then it rebooted by itself, and started the CHKDSK process over again. I shut it down, and powered up three different times -- each time it started the CHKDSK over again, even though I had 7 seconds to press any key to make it stop. I pressed a key and it stopped. Then it wouldn't go any furth... 8 05.07.2007 16:33:26 wmiprvse process In my XP Home box, taks manager indicates that wmiprvse.exe is sucking up no less than 70% of the cpu time. Anyone ever experienced this and found a solution? This typically is experienced when the system is booted and continues thereafter. Thanks -- Mel... 2 04.07.2007 21:16:01 2 Power management problems There's something strange with power management on this computer : When I tell it to go into sleep mode (Start > shut down > hold shift so the sleep mode button changes, because I want it to write everything to ram and power down completely), it prepares to do this, and just about when you're supposed to get the screen where it's writing everything to the disc the screen refreshes ... 1 04.07.2007 19:41:23 Backup or Restore Wizard hangs up When I try to backup, the process seems successful until about 2/3 through the process when the utility stops & doesn't give an error message. I disable my screen saver, disconnect the modem, & close the anti-virus & firewall before opening Backup. There is more than enough space on the hard drive to store a backup. I choose to save the backup to the Desktop. How can I make Backup compl... 6 04.07.2007 08:13:56 Lazy PC! For some reason without warning my pc has decided to only work with one program at a time. If i open a program after i have one open previously some form of conflict occurs. Best described by trying to listen to music while working. It sounds exactly like in the old days when a record jumped a groove or got stuck, missing notes and generally annoying. Speed is affected when running two p... 7 03.07.2007 22:50:27 keyboard problem My keyboard does @ instead of ". I've changed the language setting but it makes no difference.... 3 03.07.2007 21:32:48 Help and Support opening v.slowly For a while, I couldn't get the Help and Support function to open from the start menu (XP Home). And I'll also admit that I'm an active add/delete program user -- always looking for good things to try. After researching and trying repairs, it now works -- but takes 1 min 40 sec to open. I have no idea what to look at. Or move. Or download. Any suggestions? Thanks!... 3 03.07.2007 20:32:12 I too have lost my DVDrw/player. There is one big difference between my problem and the ones I read here. That is my os xpsp2 states that my dvd is healthy and operating. My computer lists it as dvd ram. It use to work. I've been messing with my hard drives because I got light on space and needed some. Also, I may be missing upper & lower filters for the dvd. CD works fine. Separate drives. Anyone got any suggestio... 5 03.07.2007 15:47:56 XP has grinded to a halt almost All of a sudden XP has gotten so slow that its not usable. its takes 10 min to get desktop when booting and then each click of the mouse takes 2-3 min to react. I have ran several antivirus, spyware and they find nothing. The pc works fine in safe mode, but in normal boot is very sick. I have killed all startup and its the same. no virus found no spyware found I have done system rest... 7 03.07.2007 14:32:03 windows explorer needs to close Pls help, everytime i log on to my computer i recieve a 'windows explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience' No error sending,but when i click the close button, all shortcuts dissapear, then re-appear with the same message. The click here button has a error signature of; AppName: explorer.exe AppVer: 6.0.2900.2180 ModName: ssqpnnn.dll M... 4 03.07.2007 13:24:35 Screen saver not working I installed a "flip" and then uninstalled it. This was so I could run 2 PC's on one monitor. Now my screen saver will not work. Any help?... 3 03.07.2007 13:08:02 System Monitor and Performance Logs and Alerts.... Hello everyone, Any good websites that explain System Monitor and Performance Logs and Alerts. I would like step by step information and screen shots on how to use these two tools in WinXP. Some tips would also be helpful. I found the following article on the subject. It's easy to follow and understand. http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-create-a-performance-alert-under-Windows-... 1 03.07.2007 05:55:51 API for Set Custom Paging file size ( Virtual memory) Dear Sir/Madam, I tried after searching so long in web for an Api function to set the Custom Paging file size in virtual memory setting dlg. please share the information. thank You. ... 2 03.07.2007 05:50:01 chkdsk problem Have read and tried all the suggestions for getting chdsk to run. i.e. not got zone alarm or hitman installed. Tried the x switch to force dismount as used with NTFS, no go. Set chkdsk to run at start up, no go. Any more suggestions. Have SP2 installed... 4 03.07.2007 04:26:03 Background tasks do not run How can I get background tasks to run? If I have a program which is running (perhaps creating an index from a lot of files or whatever) then it will only do its work if it is in the *foreground* and in the active window. As soon as the window goes from the foreground then its activity will drop to zero. This happens even if there is no foreground activity at all. For example if I o... 3 02.07.2007 16:40:33 Hot Hardware News Hardware news. Hardware reviews. Hardware tips. http://tophardware-news.blogspot.com/ ... 5 02.07.2007 12:00:38 Favorites getting lost... Lately, when I save web pages to my Favorites list, it seems that they get lost somewhere...the link still shows in my Favorites list, but when i click on it, I get a window that says: " The target ' " ' of this Internet Shortcut is not valid. Go to the Internet Shortcut property sheet and make sure the target is correct. " I delete the link from the list, find the site again via go... 2 02.07.2007 10:12:38 Sun Java what's the use? Hello, I am working with windowsXP SP2 pro and IE7. It works okay for me but what is the advantage to install Sun's Java JRE? TIA -- Posted by news://news.nb.nu (http://www.nb.nu)... 20 02.07.2007 01:41:31 Defrag mad! I think I may need help, I think I've lost the plot. Every time I use my PC and before I turn it off I defrag it. Am I becoming obsessive and do I need to get a life? Weirdest thing is, it seems to run better and better, or is it just me. Please help as I am becoming a little concerned. ... 3 02.07.2007 00:41:40 XP SP2 laptop incredibly slow to resume Hello, my GF's HP Pavilion dv1000 laptop running XP SP2 takes forever to resume from Standby or Hibernation. It actually takes less time to start up from completely powered off. Was wondering if anyone knows how I go about determining what is causing the slowdown? Thanks in advance, Paul... 2 01.07.2007 19:54:02 Bakup software recommendations wanted As the title says, I'd like to get any good recommendations. Is there any software out there that would back up to a DVD without compressing the files, and would pack the DVD as tightly as possible? To explain what I mean, a number of years ago, I remember there being a piece of software that created a RAMdisk, then wrote an image to it of exactly one CD which it would burn to an actual CD. T... 2 01.07.2007 18:22:17 Need to know what "Temporary Files" are An error message about low memory prompted me to investigate what is taking up so much space. I went to Disk Cleanup and discovered that by deleting "Temporary files" I will gain over 7 GB of space (25% of my hard drive). Description given: "Programs sometimes store temporary information in a TEMP folder. Before a program closes, it usually deletes this information. You can safely d... 10 01.07.2007 17:46:01 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