Threads Replies Last Post 51 Pages: <<  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18  19  20  21  22  23  24  25  26  27  28  29  30  31  32  33  >>   pc will not start to log in screen ok when i turn my computer on it says what program do you want to use i select windows xp media edtion then it takes me to window saying we are sorry for the inconvinece windows did not succsesfully start then there are options i click on all of them but my computer still wont start up right it restarts and takes me back to the same window and that is my other pc it is a desktop ... 1 7/12/2007 10:36:00 PM Reinstall LEGAL Win XP, but no disk I need to reinstall Windows Xp Home on my Dell computer, but for the life of me I can't find the disk. I have heard that I can use any XP disk, so long as I use the registration information that is on the sticker on the side of my computer. Is this true? If so, does it have to be an XP Home disk or can it be any XP Disk? And will it hurt anything if I don't load all the extra Dell ... 4 7/12/2007 10:14:16 PM Laptop is very slow, any tool to fix this slow problem? I have a XP Laptop, it takes lot of time to open internet (sometimes no response at all), I can see some processes occupies 80% of the CPU time, if I end that task, then it is little faster, any tools to fix this slow problem, appreciated. also I can see lot of internet explorer windows open automatically (online poker), sometimes somany windiows (30 to 40), any solution to fix this proble... 8 7/12/2007 9:41:12 PM is it safe to turn off these services? Hi, I found the following on the web. Is it a good idea to follow the advice given? Thanks, Mike For a Safer, faster XP, Close Unneeded Services To disable unneeded startup services for a safer, faster XP, use the "Services" Admin Tool (Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services). If you are a single user of a non-networked machine, you can disable the following items... 3 7/12/2007 9:32:03 PM Won't restart of Hibernation If I put my desk top PC into Hibernation then it never restarts. I get the apparent start up from the PC manufacturers screen but then nothing but a black screen I cannot even do anything from here and have to switch off from the power switch and then boot up as normal but then have to wait for all of the Outlook checks etc so it is not a good idea for me to try to hibernate but it would... 3 7/12/2007 7:09:17 PM Big problems with Repair install? Doing Repair install of XP Pro/SP2 gets as far as installing Windows then getting loads of "can't copy file" errors. Many have the extension .DL_ or .EX_. Using Browse I find the file in I386 folder on the CD but although the name's the same it shows no extension there. Install doesn't recognise it, if I Cancel it almost immediately comes up with the same error, different file and this go... 4 7/12/2007 6:44:47 PM send to help When ever I try to use a drop down menu with sent to, If I pause over sent to the system locks. I have run sentto from the run command and the proper window opens, but it just locks up otherwize any suggestions? TIA ... 5 7/12/2007 6:10:07 PM cannot open jpg file windows xp pro sp2 I have a jpg file with a particularly long name, and whereas I can select it, I cannot open or rename it. Any idea how I can rescue it? Thanks, Clem. ... 7 7/12/2007 6:05:44 PM Where is Enable/Disable Autorun CD switch located? XP(MCE). I can't seem to locate the toggle switch. It is enabled and I've been told it should be disabled for security reasons. Thanks ... 3 7/12/2007 5:14:05 PM Where is the link to download Windows XP Home Edition ?? My HD crashed My Windows XP Home Edition KEY is on the side of the outside of the Computer case. I have lost my O/S CD I need the URL / link to download XP HOME to my USB from my office at work, then bring it home to reformat/install a fresh copy of XP HOME. Can anyone help me please? Thanks Phyberlink ... 23 7/12/2007 4:30:19 PM Add a file to the DEP Exception List Hello, Is there a way to add an executable file name (example: MyFile.exe) in the exception list of the DEP (Data Execution Prevention ), using a Scrip / Batch file / Registry / WMI / API or whatever (no gui). Thanks. ... 1 7/12/2007 3:28:35 PM VOB Files & Hadwaer Acceleration Folks: For much of this month I have been using the latest version of RealPlayer to play VOB files on DVD. At first the video would be unstable (flickering) but the sound was clear & sharp. So I played around with the Hardware Acceleration settings until both video & audio were sharp & clear. Recently all this high quality has stopped. BOTH video & sound are now SLOW. Tweaking the H... 1 7/12/2007 1:29:28 PM Multiple pages of print, print on one piece of paper...HELP! My situation is, if I print a document that's more then one page, all the print goes on one piece of paper. Like as if the printer isn't getting the page breaks. I first notices this one my HP LJ 1300 that is connected locally by USB. I found that is also happens on an HP LJ 4200n printer that I connect to via its IP address. We just bought an HP LJ 5550dnt that I found I can pr... 11 7/12/2007 12:44:47 PM question about audio drivers earlier to day i was cleaning off some old programs through the add/remove program thing in the control panel. I thought i was just uninstalling some old programs that i never use anymore...after finishing up i realized i no longer had any audio. i found that i some how completely uninstalled my multimedia audio driver and it wont reinstall... does anyone know how to fix this?... 2 7/12/2007 12:24:02 PM How do I hide the windows log on window after locking my computer Earlier in the Windows 2000 Professional after locking my computer, to hide the log on window I use to use the Ctrl + Alt + Del + Esc key combination which hides the log on window and my desktop was not blocked by that window. Now I am using Win XP Pro and I am unable to use the same key combination to hide that window and my desktop is eaten by the BIG LOGON WINDOW. Please suggest if th... 1 7/12/2007 7:26:02 AM Remote desktop connection- I need help pls. Iam using windows XP professional v5.1. Iam trying to enable the remote desktop connection. Iam able to communicate from another PC on the local LAN. That means my set up is o.k. But Iam not able to communicate from remote location say from my home to office. I tried the notes on http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/RemoteDesktopSetupandTroubleshooting.html .. As per the notes I ... 5 7/12/2007 7:18:34 AM removing windows xp I recently installed a "borrowed" copy of XP. I am now stuck on the activation screen and can not activate. I need to uninstall it. I am going to have to do it from DOS I think. I don't know what command to type in to do it. I do not want to have to format as I don't have the drivers to put back in. Any Suggestions on how I can do this?... 10 7/12/2007 5:38:38 AM Some Fonts Corrupted in Windows/Fonts file maybe ? Hello, I am having trouble fixing a font problem which I know for certain affects "Century" font, There may be others too that are affected. Most fonts are OK in all types and modes. I am running Windows XP SP2 with Microsoft Office 2003. When I am in Word and PowerPoint all fonts look OK on the screen and in print preview, also looks OK However, When I go to to print in Centur... 2 7/12/2007 12:23:04 AM Windows Installer dialog box pops up After downloading IE7, I get the Windows Installer dialog box popping up each time I click on IE7, "My Computer" and "My Documents" for about a minute or two. Some of the help says to reinstall the offending application. When I stick in my Windows XP CD it says that the current OS is newer than whats on the CD, since I'm currently running Windows xp service Pack 2. I went through the "Wi... 3 7/11/2007 6:46:30 PM Windows Explorer Is there a way to reinstal Windows explorer? Its becoming quite unstable and closes itself down when I try to move files around directories. Thanks for any advice ALex ... 3 7/11/2007 5:44:33 PM Updates What guarantees that Updates are really from Microsoft? ... 5 7/11/2007 4:44:27 PM Out of date Graphics Controller ??? My computer currently has an Intel82865G Graphics Controller Card. I recently installed Black and White, a PC game, along with a couple of patches and a few hours into the game my character froze. After reading through various sites for this game, some suggested answers were that my graphics card should be updated but after checking mine discovered that the card is now old and there are... 3 7/11/2007 3:46:04 PM BIOS clock resets to 2002 I'm not sure if this is the right group to post this message. If there is a better option please tell me. I work at a company that has 100's of pc's and we have s strange problem happening sometimes on random pc's. Sometimes the CMOS clock gets reset to 2002 out of the blue. At first, we thought its the battery but we noticed that after we changed the time back to the correct one it stayed... 7 7/11/2007 3:23:18 PM Help! endless boot- check disk loop I am trying to install XP home upgrade over windows ME. The install seemed to go ok but when I turned it off and tried to restart it went into an endless boot-check disk cycle. It boots, goes through the bios set-up,gets to the XP screen then goes to check disk. During the check it says it is removing "trailing folder entrys" then reboots again. I let it run about 4 hours thinking that i... 8 7/11/2007 12:17:41 PM TEST Try if workgroup works ... 1 7/11/2007 10:45:20 AM 51 Pages: <<  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18  19  20  21  22  23  24  25  26  27  28  29  30  31  32  33  >>