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Dell demension, XP, 2.8ghz, 512mb ram, 100gb HD
      In my computer/hardware/device manager/system devices/pci bridges. I THINK one or more of the bridges or controllers got deleted.
      My pci DIALUP MODEM dials and handshakes but will not connect to with the internet
      Can anyone tell me how to restore the bridge or controller or GIVE me a link to some instructions?
      Is a seperate bridge needed for each pci device?  As you see this is not my strong area.
  thanks   Joe
      
These drivers will be on your MBoard DRIVER CD that came with the machine...if you cannot locate them visit the manuf. website.Input your service tag on the Help and Support section, then choose your operating system and there will be all of your drivers.

I just recently purchased a HP computer. The speakers in the MONITOR aren't going to cut it when it COMES to playing music. Anyone have an opinion on which brand (for 50.00-75.00) would be a good fit for my commputer?  I had ORDERED a set from HP, but they called to let me know I may experience some feedback.Altec Lansigng for my money...about 50 bucks.For me, it's Logitech.
Shop around for the X-230 or X-330 sets - about £30, so maybe $60 or so?
Depends if you want SURROUND sound - these are 2.1 speakers, very good sound QUALITY and I've not had any issues with them.
Just my opinion.Thanks Calum  . I've checked out the Altec's and will check into Logitech.

I'm not able to run any system hoggin programs

I use Outlook as my email client, I have 1 email address ([email protected]) which Id LIKE to route to a special folder (LVASP DB_Backup) whenever I open Outlook...  How do I do that?in Outlook 2002 the only options I have are the default ones. I too have CREATED special folders but cannot route to them.


Alan &LT;><  Are you FAMILIAR with RULES in Outlook?  If not, search Outlook's Help on rules or create a rule.  A rule can be used to direct mail to a particular folder.

I cannot boot my computer from scratch...
I tried w/the recovery CD and it stops after a while STATING critical error
I also tried with my Windows XP CD, it gets close, says its starting windows then says to insert the Windows CD when its already inserted...does it matter that this is the upgrade CD?
I dont know what to do, the HARDWARE is all fine, I wanted to reconfigure ti get RID of a bad virus.
Any suggestions? :-? Quote

I cannot boot my computer from scratch...
I tried w/the [highlight]recovery CD [/highlight]and it stops after a while stating critical error
I also tried with [highlight]my Windows XP CD[/highlight], it gets close, says its starting windows then says to insert the Windows CD when its already inserted...does it matter that this is the upgrade CD?
I dont know what to do, the hardware is all fine, I wanted to reconfigure ti get rid of a bad virus.
Any suggestions? :-?

i got a drm wma file from walmart downloads so i tried playing it with wmp9 (which walmart recommends) and a message popped up saying that i need to update my drm components so i clicked ok. it said it was starting individualization but then a message pops up that says "unknown error". microsoft has no info on this error on their website. this REALLY is a frustration to me!!Just to let you know that your question is not being ignored,
 its just that I have no idea how to fix it. TRY using WMP10 or 11?
Or another audio player, such as Winamp or VLC?Contact WalMart?could it be my internet explorer settings?

By the way i told you i have dial up right?

Have someone you know DLoad and burn a copy of VLC Media Player. It plays everything for me...Okay, I might try that.

I'll just download it overnight if it only takes that long.How comes drm wma files won't WORK if i try it on my stereo?

it says "protected" and doesn't play it either.

i guess i know nothing about drm. Quote

Contact WalMart?

How comes drm wma files won't work if i try it on my stereo?

it says "protected" and doesn't play it either.

i guess i know nothing about drm.

When I go to shutdown my computer after start,turn off computer and turn off buttons it starts to SHUT down then closing program ccApp appears briefly then it does not do anything for about a minute then a program not responding appears with "cardreaderlookup".I then must click on end program and then the computer shuts down.
Any ideas on how to clear up this problem?
Computer shut down normally a few weeks ago.
ThanksHow often has this HAPPENED or did it just happen once?  Were you playing or using an application and then decide to shutdown?  And if so did you have a problem with the appplication or program?  Did you close that program before shutting down?This happens every night when I shut it down.
I close all programs.
I close my browser, AT&T/YaHoo DSL .Then close the internet connection.
I don't see anything else running on my toolbar.
Every once in a while I get a message "Browser has encountered a problem and must shut down"
 Duster.....  What operating system are you using ?

Do you have any apps made by Intiut ........installed , like Quickbooks or Turbotax ?
How long has this been going on ?   ( you mentioned a few weeks ....) Have you installed any new software back about the same time ?

dl65  dl65
I have XP,and have Turbo tax 2003 and 2004 still installed on my computer.
Also IE7 is installed.My browser is ATT/Yahoo and every once in a while I get a message "browser has encountered trouble and must shut down"
I think that ATT/Yahoo uses a modified version of IE.And that IE6 and IE7 both produce that error message?Both produce the same message.Error log sent to Microsoft.
Message back from Microsoft says that problem is the ATT/Yahoo browser and to update browser.
Since I updated browser and IE7 self-installed I've had this problem.I am still having trouble shutting down.
Now I only get the ccApp after I hit the shutdown computer button.It sits for about a minute and a half and then finally shuts down.
Any ideas?Any Norton apps on this machine ? ?

patio.  8-)I have Norton Internet Security 2006 installed.This is likely the culprit...how long do you have left on that subscription ? ?180 days:(  Have had alot of strange trouble since INSTALLING this.It even freezes up when trying to access the norton program itself.When it freezes you cannot shut down pc at all and must use the reset  to restart pc.Never had a problem with norton products before but after this I will never purchase any more of their products again.
Other that uninstalling this is there any way to get rid of these problems?Instructions on removing the Norton virus:

DLoad  the tool below...
 
Norton Removal Tool

 
1) Use Add Remove Programs first and un-install Norton...
2) From Windows Explorer search for any folders named Norton and Symantec and delete them...
3) DLoad and install ERUNT and have it make a backup of your registry...
4) Open regedit and type Norton in the search bar. Delete all entries it finds. F3 takes you to the next  instance of Norton. Continue til you have reached the end of the registry...
5) Repeat the above process using Symantec instead in the search field. Delete any Symantec keys it finds...
6) Now run the Norton Removal tool you DLoaded...
7) Empty the recycle BIN...
Go to My Computer and right clik the C: drive and select Properties and run disk cleanup...
9) Re-boot and run disk defrag....
 
There you're done !
 
See how easy Symantec makes it for you to dump their product ? ?
 
patio.   8-)

I suggest AVG Free and AVG Anti-Spyware as a strong replacement...

My girlfriends computer won't boot. She can TURN it on and it will get to the windows xp boot screen but go no further. I told her to try booting it in safe mode. She did the whole F8 thing and and CHOSE boot in safe mode and it went to a screen with a bunch of numbers, brackets and letters. She tried it again but this time it said there was a keyboard error and it had a few options, one of them was system configuration F10 or SOMETHING along those lines. It had a whole load of options we could select from there, which if are needed I can POST. So if anyone has any idea what we can do, or needs a bit more information, PLEASE post.

Thank you.Try safemode again but just let it run til it finishes....it sometimes takes AWHILE when it hasn't been accessed in a while.

Once you get in check Control Panel / System / Hardware / Device Manager to see if any devices have issues. They will have a yellow symbol next to them.All right. I'll give that a whirl tomorrow. Thanks. If there are problems what should I be telling her to do about them?Let's get to point A first...Give me until about 9:30 EST.As GX1_Man would say...we'll leave the light on... [smiley=thumbup.gif] Thanks. Ok she put it on last night around 10? I guess. She's calling back in an hour...I think. I'll post once she does.I guess she didn't call back.  No, she didn't sadly. She did a little while ago but it is still on the numbers and letters screen, and it's been over 24 hours. Quote

My girlfriends computer won't boot. She can turn it on and it will get to the windows xp boot screen but go no further. I told her to try booting it in safe mode. She did the whole F8 thing and and chose boot in safe mode and it went to a screen with a bunch of numbers, brackets and letters. She tried it again but this time it said there was a keyboard error and it had a few options, one of them was system configuration F10 or something along those lines. It had a whole load of options we could select from there, [highlight]which if are needed I can post. So if anyone has any idea what we can do, or needs a bit more information,[/highlight] PLEASE post.

Thank you.

good day folks..I'm having a little issue I can't seem to solve..would greatly appreciate any assistance  
This is a pc I had built for my in-laws, here is my specs:
Soltek SL-865Pro2-FGR mobo
MSI NX6600GT-VTD128 video card
Kingston Value RAM - KVR400X64C3AK2/1G : 1GB PC3200 CL3
INTEL P4 3.2GHZ
Seagate 200GB SATA hard drive
500W power supply.
Windows XP Sp2

my issue is that when I boot up the pc it starts to load up Windows the pc just restarts.
Tried it in safe mode and it works though.
The reason why I ended up in this scenario was because I cleaned up some trojans and viruses. I cleaned up the bulk of it by taking the hard drive and plugging it into another pc because the origianl pc was really crawling. I put it back into the origianl pc and ran in safe mode to clean up anything left behind in the OS. I can't remember starting it up in NORMAL mode at this time though.
The next thing I did was removed the RAM out of the pc to stick into the next pc to see how much difference to my DSL speed it would make. I then put slower memory in my father-in-laws pc cause he doesn't use it ANYMORE. This memory was Kingston KHX3200AK2/512 - 512MB PC3200 CL2.
I then booted it up as normal, then when Windows was almost finished loading, the blue screen flashed up and it restarted. I tried to take a picture of the blue scree but was unsuccessful. In the meantime I had put back the original RAm and also tried a different hard drive. With the different hard drive, at least it got as far as asking for "windows activation' before it restarted. All other drives were disconnected also.
I then swapped video cards and same thing. From all my 'testing' it looks like there is a problem with the motherboard it seems.
I tried contacting Soltek but apparently they out of business, anybody can confirm this?
if it is the mobo, why does it boot in safe mode?
Thanks for the help in advance.I also tried all 4 memmory slots one at a time and still didn't work.
I KNOW I need the blue screen info, so is there any recommended way of getting it like from a log inside safe mode or something?
ok i got what the message said by 'turning off auto restart on error"
this is the error code:
0x0000007e
0xc0000005 0xf76AC174 0xF96B7D44 0xF96B7A40

i will go see what i can dig up on this in the meantime, till some of you wake up..yes I know its saturday morning..sleep-in-late time  Here Ya Go

patio.  8-) Quote

Here Ya Go

patio.  8-)

When I go to Control Panel and choose Add/Remove Windows Components I get a screen that said: "Setup was unable to open the FILE au.inf.   Contact your system Administrator.  The specific error code is 0x2 at the line 2086412652."
I found that the au.inf file is used by Microsoft for sending automatic updates to the computer.  I have set my computer through the icon in Control Panel to receive automatic updates.  My OS is W2K and I am the Administrator but I do not know how to solve the problem.
All help will be very much appreciated.[timestamp=1170225244]I am answering my own question.  I found that the file au.inf was missing for reasons unknown to me.  I have W2K and also Win XP, so I copied the file au.inf from Win XP and put in C:\WINNT and it worked partially but there was a pop-up screen that was giving INFORMATION about another TWO files missing and I replaced them the same WAY and now the Add/Remove Windows Components is back on working conditions.
Hope this may help SOMEONE in the future.Glad you're fixed...System File Checker would have done the same thing.

Sometimes, when I am finished with an application and close it. or when I store word or excel data onto one of my hard drives, my monitor goes completely blank for a few seconds then, when it comes back on it has to restore all of the icons on the desktop, one at a time,  and sometimes it recofigures my whole desktop arrangement.  Really annoying, as i have a  loaded desktop.  Is this normal for XP? ?   I am running windows XP, on a 2 yr old home built machine with 1 Gb of ram, Athlon cpu, two 80 Gb hard drives, partitioned into 4 drives of 40 Gb each.   Anyone have any IDEA what is going on? ?  Thanks   JimThere are MANY issues that could be causing this including but not limited to RAM issues and or corrupt vid card drivers.

Do a search for a utility called Desklay which saves your desktop settings and restores them with one clik.

Meantime check your vid card drivers and run memtest on that RAM.GERU. thanks  for the comeback.       I searched for desklay.  All the web sites were printed in some oriental language I did not understand.  HOWEVER one called "help desk survival" offerd a tool kit for $199.00.   Beyond my means.  
     I checked my ram with "PC Mechanic" and defragged it.  Found no problems.  
  Vidio drivers all have been checked and updated.  I have a NVIDIA GeForce FX5500, I believe.  Capable of drivein 2 monitors.  The display blanked out again last night when i stored something on the desktop.If you are having no luck finding Desklay send me a PM...

As to the video issue i would remove a side panel and make sure the fan is working on that card.

If it is power down and remove the card and clean the contacts with a PENCIL eraser and re-seat it.

As usual take all ESD precautions when working inside the case and make sure all power sources are disconnected.PATIOPATIO,   I  WILL TRY AGAIN.  Hit the wrong key.  
THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE GETTING MORE PREVALENT.   :-/
1   HAVE NO LUCK GETTING DESKLAY
2   THERE IS NO FAN ON VIDEO CARD, ONE ON AUDIO AND IT IS WORKING
3   HAVE NOT TRIED CLEANING CONTACTS YET.  WILL DO.  I HAVE NO PROBLEM GOING INTO MY   MACHINE. BEEN THERE MANY TIMES  
    I am very appreciative of the help you are offering here.  Thanks PC Mechanic isn't a full RAM tester DLOad and run Memtest. It creates a bootable floppy. Let it run a few hours. Quote

GeForce FX5500,

In the good old days when I was using 98 deleting history was easy, It probably is on XP when you know how, can anyone point me in the right direction? I can manage to delete them ONE at a time but this method would TAKE me a week. Do you refer to your browser history, if so which browser are you using :-?I PREFER the PROGRAM I bought called 'Window Washer' by 'WebRoot.

That being SAID"You can use CCleaner.----------->HERE

Hello.  My EZ Trust ANTIVIRUS has found infected but NOT DELETED two viruses, both found in WINDOWS  SYSTEM  32.  I can manually track them both until the very last file, of which I can't find in the listing.  Viruses:  WIN32  MMThief and WIN# Pigeon.GV.

I just downloaded a free trial of AVG 7.5 so don't know if it maybe deleted them.

Any thoughts on how to delete these buggers?

Can I run two antivirus at the same time?

Thanks kindly for any help and have a good one!!!!Running two AV programs is not such a good idea. If you scanned with AVG, you WOULD have received a notice that two were found and asking what you wanted to do with them.It's never a good idea to run 2 AV programs in any instance...

Both of these are trojans which are a different beast altogether.

DLoad and update and run the following in Safemode with System Restore turned off:

AVG Anti-Spyware
Stinger.

Disconnect from the web when doing this. When DONE re-connect and re-boot and do a SEARCH for both files.

Post back with your results...

System  Microsoft Windows XP, Home Edition, Version 2002, Service Pack 2
I have got as much information as possible to explain my problem, I have checked the SCSI and Raid Controllers and done a update but that has not helped my problem
I do not know when or how this SiSRaid.sys was or if remove are what it is for.

When I log on it comes up with :-
Select the operating system to start:-

Windows Microsoft XP Home Edition (if I press return in time I get logged on to my computer)

Windows Microsoft XP Set up (comes up with SisRiad.sys could not be found)

If I am not quick enough it AUTOMATICALLY goes on the Windows Microsoft XP Set Up when it does so the message: Press F6 if you need to install third party SCSI or Raid DRIVER...

What comes up is insert disk into DRIVE A  and press enter, the maunfactures have not supplied me with a FLOPPY disc so I can do nothing

They supplied a CD Windows XP Home Edition, I am told if I run this I will loose all my information stored on my computer so that not so good

I have look through the internet there is alot about it, but with computers fairly new to me I have no idea what it means, what I have worked out is I need to install a SiSRaid.sys on my computer which is a Windows XP.
Can some one help me please :-?
If you can help came you tell me in   step by step what I should do please help me

Or where I could go to download this SiSRaid.sysIt's possible your RAID drivers have gotten corrupted...does this machine have a SATA Hard drive in it ? ?
If so you need to locate the RAID drivers for it and re-install them...Are you, in fact, running RAID on this machine?

If you choose the first option then everything is fine?The other day I found a web page that if I am having problems with the Raid I should unistall and then reinstall I followed it through, so turn my computer off then logged on again, but my computer still had the same message SiSRaid.sys can not be found, I even tried it this afternoon and it still has the same problem.

I went through the tabs the first one Device TYPE, Location PCI bus, device 5, function 0

Device status
this device is working properly
If having problems go to troubleshoot, that was no help.

Property Tab
was blank

Driver Tab
SiS 180 Raid Controller

Update which I have done

Unistall done and reinstalled

Resources
10/ Range  E300-E307
etc
then at the bottom it reads No conflicts :-?

So I am still at a loss, I fixed the problem with the motherboard I now have my floppy drive back, but to tell you the truth I was hoping it would fix the problem I am having with logging on, but it is not that easy,worse luck.








When you edit your original post it makes it harder to follow...

The RAID drivers should be on your MBoard Driver CD and or available at their website.If you are not using raid and don't intend to, go into bios and disable the raid controller (assuming onboard raid). Go into device manager and remove it from the system. If it is in your start-up, uncheck it. There is no use fooling with drivers that you don't use, don't need, don't want.

I need to upgrade to XP Pro, is it necessary for me to uninstall Windows 2000 Pro?  If so, how would I go about doing that? Thanks for any help!! No need to uninstall it...just FOLLOW the directions in the XP SETUP routine and select a clean install and it will wipe that HDD in the process...

Remember to backup anything you need from there as it will be gone forever.OK, that didn't work.  It set up and then froze up at installing drivers.........How can I just uninstall Windows 2000 and format my hardrive??   :-?gsuzette......  How did you attempt to install XP?
Did you set the boot sequence to cd-rom first ..... put the xp cd in the cd -rom and then reboot the machine ........ it should have started then went through the format process and then installed XP on a clean HARD drive ......... ARE you using a upgrade CD or a original full XP Pro ?

dl65  Yes, I set the boot sequence to cd rom, then rebooted, The XP set up was going through but then it stopped when it was installing files. I am using the original XP Pro........I didn't realize, does that made a difference... :-?

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Yes, I set the boot sequence to cd rom, then rebooted, The XP set up was going through but then it stopped when it was installing files. [highlight]I am using the original XP Pro[/highlight]........I didn't realize, does that made a difference... :-?

I'm not a computer WHIZ, but think I would enjoy doing some photo EDITING.  I have tried Picasa and HP Photosmart Premier. They're easy to use, but not as advanced as I would like. I WANT something that does more than just edit pics and remove redeye for emails. At the same time, I realize I'm not computer literate enuf for really advanced programs. Any ideas on what would be a good fit for me?Well, for most people, the obvious choice would probably be PhotoShop, but it can be a bit pricey.  Personally, I prefer Paint Shop Pro.  It's CHEAPER, less advanced, and easy to use.  And it ALSO comes with Animation Pro, which allows you to make your own animated gifs.  I still use my old Paint Shop Pro 6.0 (when Corel was still Jasc), but I'm sure the new Paint Shop Pro Photo XI is probably just as good.  Go to the site and download a free trial and see what you think.Try out the GIMP and Paint.NET, both available from the Software FAQ.
I use both and I find them to be really easy to use and very powerful with lots of advanced features
Oh, and they're both free as well.
Hope this helps.CBMatt & Calum.......Thanks!  Will try all 3  You're welcome.
I also liked Paint Shop Pro (never used Photoshop) but couldn't afford it.  Since I found out about Paint.NET and the GIMP, I've never looked back.And I'll be sure to check out GIMP and Paint.NET.  Ha.Haha.
Do it.
For the price, they're very good.

Hi again everyone.
I'm real inexperienced so the answer is likely simple for you guru's but I evdentaly can't even figure out what search words to use.
My 1999 model Emachines 667ix computer running win ME has a problem with frequent stopping when browsing the net. It usually resumes after I go to control panel> internet options>general tab> temporary internet files> delete files.
I feel like it's a problem with RAM because my bellsouth accelerator diagnostics says
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Step 1 of 8:
Checking system RESOURCES...
  Disk space:
    2047 MB free disk space.
    2047 MB total disk space.
    Disk space is OK.
  Memory (RAM):
    93% of memory is in use.
    17 MB free physical memory.
    254 MB total physical memory.
    RAM space is OK.
System Information:
  Microsoft Windows ME:       4.90.3000  
      COMCTL32.dll       5.81.4134.100
      KERNEL32.dll       4.90.0.184
      MSVCRT.dll       6.1.8637.0
      RASAPI32.dll       4.90.0.184
      SHELL32.dll       5.50.4134.100
      WININET.dll       5.50.4134.100
      WS2_32.dll       4.90.0.184
      WSOCK32.dll       4.90.0.184
      SHLWAPI.dll       5.50.4134.100

255MB of RAM
32% free
file system 32 bit
virtual memory 32 bit
disk compression not installed
PC cards {PCMCIA} no PC Card sockets are installed
your system is configured for optimal performance

Yup,
 
But it may find the pictures and some flash content there.
 
As these are quite common and we frequently revisit some pages like mails.

You can test your RAM with a free download at www.memtest86.com  THat will rule that in or out as a suspect.

I think you should set all of you IE settings to default and try again.

1. Start  
2. Settings  
3. Control Panel  
4. Internet Options  
5. Security tab  
6. Reset all 4 security zones to Default  
  
1. Start  
2. Settings  
3. Control Panel  
4. Internet Options
5. Privacy
6. Restore 1 Default button
  
1. Start  
2. Settings  
3. Control Panel  
4. Internet Options  
5. Advanced  
6. Restore 1 Default button
 
You may need to do the following as well  
  
1. Start  
2. Settings  
3. Control Panel  
4. Internet Options  
5. General tab  
6. Remove cookies, temporary files and history  

[highlight]Kudos to Raptor[/highlight].

What are you using for virus and spyware protection?

It's best to just stick to one post to cover all issues as the Forum is not that big.  

XP screensaver won't start. checked settings in display set for 1 min. checked device manager. advanced settings, NVIDIA display I can't find nuthin wrong. still no go. a first for me. never had or HEARD of it before.What happens if you select one and do a preview ? ?

It shows. when I try that.Also no net screensaver downloads. latest McAfee.Then you have SOMETHING running in the background that is PREVENTING the screensaver from kicking in...check in TASK Manager by hitting Ctrtl Alt Delete and select applications.In task this is the only thing there Quote

In task this is the only thing there

There is a filetype that is called JPS (same as JPEG, except with "STEREO" attached)

The stereo .jps file type is a simple jpeg image file with two JPEG images placed sides-by-side. A 1024x768 image is actually 2048x768, a left image and a right image.

Anyways, I want to find a hack in windows XP that will allow me to view THUMBNAILS of .JPS filetypes in EXPLORER.

If you take a .JPG file and rename it .JPS, I want to see the thumbnail of that image in windows explorer without third party software.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

More and more applications are beginning to use the .JPS filetype. I am NOT interested in renaming .JPS to .JPEG / .JPG.

thanks again!Can you cite a reference on the JPS file type?  A Google search yielded nothing.  Same here.
This was the best I could find, a reference in a Wikipedia disambiguation.
Even then, it only says "JPEG Stereo Image (a file type)".
Other Google searches reveal people with similar problems (WANTING to use JPS thumbnails) but little about the format itself or solutions. C0BALT......
Perhaps this link will give you a bit of insight.
http://filext.com/detaillist.php?extdetail=.jps&Search=Search

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More and more applications are beginning to use the .JPS filetype. I am NOT interested in renaming .JPS to .JPEG / .JPG.

so I found out that when those black boxes pop up everytime I open a program, this is what it always SAYS on the gray part "C:/Windows/INTERNET.exe", apparently thats a virus,and IVE run my registry mechanic, anti-spy, and hijackthis! and I STILL cant GET RID of it, plz help? I dont know what else to doHere is the Trend Micro description of the worm.

Here are the Tend Micro REMOVAL instructions.

Good luck

I'm hoping someone can help me with a little annoyance.  I've searched all over Google and I've found plenty of solutions to problems similar to mine, but no solutions to my actual problem.  The other day, just out of the blue, my Start Navigation sound changed to ANOTHER sound (start.wav) that was similar, but slightly louder and more annoying (to me anyway).  I changed the sound back to the default through Sounds And Audio Devices and things were fine, but after starting my computer again the next day, the sound changed again.  This continued to happen every time I turned my computer back on.  Annoyed, I GOT rid of the start.wav file, but now when I turn my computer on, I just get SILENCE instead of the default Start Navigation sound.  The default sound still exists, as does the sound scheme (and it isn't changing to another sound scheme), so I don't understand what's going on here.  I tried using the Restore Default Sounds registry edit from Kelly's Korner, but it didn't change anything.  Does anybody have any idea what might be going on and how I can fix it?  If it's of any relevance, I'm on Windows XP with a Gateway GM5094E.  Thank you.Are you the only user of this machine ? ?

patio.  8-)Yes, I'm the only person with access to this computer.Go to Start / Run and type in sfc /scannow and hit Enter...have your XP CD handy.Actually, my problem has magically been solved.  Well, not magically, of course.  In the process of trying to fix another problem, the problem with my default sounds was fixed.  I think maybe it had to do with a small virus or a corrupt file.  I'm really not sure.  All I know is that I no longer have to worry about this annoyance.  Thank you for your assistance, though.

I started up Quickbooks on Friday and ran the update and when I opened the data file, question mark prefixes appeared in front of all of the account names (screenshot attached was NOT posted)). The program will not let you delete the question mark as it errors and says the account number already exists. Yet it DENIES data entry as the account cannot be found! If I open the identical data file with Quickbooks on my laptop, all is normal. I do not run payroll.

So, I uninstalled and after the uninstall it forced a reboot then again after reinstall. The again after I reinstalled over the install I had just made when I pulled my internet connection cable off as it WENT into windows. Same thing. I TRIED to uninstall one more time, cleaned out all remnants of the program and from the registry and tried again to reinstall with my cable connection disconnected from bootup (so it could not update on the internet). Same result.

I am thinking now that it is not a bug in the Quickbooks update, but maybe a windows problem It cannot be that the data file is CORRUPTED as it works fine on the other computer. :-?

This has caused me and my bookkeeper enough downtime and frustration – so please help!!

I'm a newbie and need some help.  What are the steps to use when you WANT to use the "fill" TOOL to color the background?  Thanks redeyeart  ..... Perhaps this will ASSIST you .


dl65   redeyeart.......  or perhaps like this



dl65  Thanks. Much appreciated!  I still can't get it to work. I've tried right clicking, left clicking, all to no avail. I've either got to be missing a step, or doing something out of order.  Do I use the "pencil" to trace AROUND my object first?  Then, I should be able to right click on clor (to color background), then left click on "fill can", then go to background area of picture and either right or left click. The paint can should automatically fill the background with color. Right?  Do you see anything in my description that I'm doing wrong or out of seguence?How's it going?  Can you do something simple like this?

If you are trying to fill an area of "unpure" background, such as from a photo, or a JPG or GIF (in which areas of colour are not uniform) then it will not work. You will either need to use a more advanced program, or draw over the area yourself with the block drawer.

Perhaps if you could attach the image you are trying to modify for us?Neil.......I think that is probably my problem. I can do the image "soybean" posted, but can't change the background color of any photos. So, "fill paint" won't let me use the "pencil" to trace around the PERSON in my photo and then change background color. Correct?

Hey guys I'm doing a lot of design on my computer and I use a FONT manager. I THINK that in the process of activating/deactivating I must have done something wrong and killed a system font. Some programs have a weird font, or some dialog boxes don't look right.

I've attached an example of what I mean

SPECS:

Windows XP SP2
2.0GHZ ATHLONXP2400
80GB HD
128MB integrated video card
1.5GB Ram
Mostly seems ok here.  Can you post something that's wrong then SHOW what it should look like :-?This is what it should look like



and for the Dreamweaver Example  in that pallete i have up the BUTTONS are cut off and its not resizable so i'm a little stuck thereAnyone one know what it could be?Go to Start / Run and type in sfc /scannow....have your XP CD handy as it will ask for it.

This will repair/replace any system FILES that have gotten wonked.

Have a new laptop. When I PUT a letter in a search box on previous pc's, a list of possible choices comes up from previous searches. With the new laptop there is no dropdown, even though I have made many searches. Is this an internet options advanced SELECTION?Depends on which BROWSER as to where to turn that feature on...i believe it's called Autofill.
In Firefox it is under Tools / OptionsThanks for the reply Patio. I use IE6. I tried AutoComplete under Content tab and it now works. Thanks again.You're WELCOME...stop by anytime.

Okay, so last night I wanted to rename a file, but I couldn't, because the file was "in use". So, I made a copy of it thinking I could just rename the copy, do what I needed to do with it, and then delete it. No such luck. So I (stupidly) made a copy on the desktop, thinking that maybe it would WORK if it were in a different folder. Nope! So I restarted my computer, and still no luck. I even tried safe mode! What do I do?!?!

-John

Why do you need to delete it so bad?
Is it a virus?
If so, why is the name greyed out?
I'm not really bothered, just curious.
If you don't want to say what it is then don't, I won't be offended.
If you;re sure you need to delete it, use Killbox.
Hope this helps.It's just... um... some music i downloaded  
And i just wanna get rid of it because it's uglying up my desktop lol
thanks

-John

Sorry to double post but i tried killbox and i got this


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It's just... um... some music i downloaded  
And i just wanna get rid of it because it's uglying up my desktop lol
thanks

-John

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It's just... um... some music i downloaded  
And i just wanna get rid of it because it's uglying up my desktop lol
thanks

-John

Fair enough, I was just wondering what it was.
Have you tried in safe mode?
I don't have much experience with Killbox to be honest, so I'm not sure how to get round that error.
What processes have you got running?

And it was music... i just didn't want to make known i do that sort of stuff...

I'm not going to get on my high horse and so on

Annoying, isn't it?
Even worse when you know they're right and you're too stubborn to admit it like me . . .
Just think about what I said though, "dodgy" music and other things can be dangerous in more ways than one.
Take care.

I can get onto internet then after a while i get a window come up saying there a problem with Win 32 Generic host  and says it needs to close down, it gives me the option to send error report or not and if i click any off them it doesnt let me connect BACK to the internet or view any pages until i restart my computer and after a while this happens again.  I am using Windows XP and is getting very annoying please helpHave you got the latest Windows Updates?
I believe this is a common problem, solved by a fairly recent hotfix.
If you don't have the latest updates, get them.
It may fix this issue, it may not, but it'll certainly make you more secure.
Get them, reboot, and tell us how it is.where do i get them from?Go to www.windowsupdate.com in IE.
Or open IE and choose Tools --> Windows Update.i use firefoxI know you do, but use IE for this.
Or get the IE Tab extension for Firefox and use that.
It won't work in Firefox, believe me.i`ve done it but it only seems to come up with that thing when i go on certain sites and when i open up frostwire.    Do you no any good places where i can sell me laptop its gettin 2 anoyin and i wan a apple oneWhich sites would that be?
Frostwire is great way to get viruses, be careful.
There are lots of places you could sell your laptop, but you won't get much for it.
If you mean it's getting annoying because of the errors, that will happen with all Windows PCs sooner or later.
I've never seen an error-free Windows PC.
Apple tends to be expensive, and think about whether you really want to go through the whole process of learning a new OS and so on.
To me, if you're that annoyed with Windows, Linux would be the best choice.
Do you want to continue troubleshooting this problem, or do you want to abandon it and start shopping for a new computer?bu were can i get music from?   i dont no because it just seems to slow my laptop and i just want it too be quick and feel new WITHOUT loadsa PROBLEMS comingYou can get music from many online stores, such as Napster, iTunes, HMV, Virgin . . . the list goes on.
If, as I suspect, you mean free music, this isn't the place to talk about it.
There are lots of sites devoted to free music from as yet unknown groups, but if you mean big groups, as I suspect you do, you'll have to turn to illegal means, such as file sharing, or legally ripping CDs.
File sharing is something we can't really discuss on this forum as it is illegal to share or download copyright material.
Frostwire will slow your laptop down because you've probably been downloading willy-nilly, and you're probably infected all over the place.
If you want your laptop to feel brand new, using Windows, a fresh install is the right thing to do, if you have a Windows CD.
If you don't have one, that option isn't available to you.
If you STILL want to use Windows, and have no problems, you'll just have to take more care of your laptop.
If you really want it to be quick, feel new, and have much less problems, seriously consider either a new laptop or a new OS.wats os?  so if i uninstall the frostwire then it`ll be alrite again?  i dont have a windows cd but i can do a full system restore etc?An OS is an Operating System.
Yours is Windows.
Alternatives include BSD and variants, *nix, and Mac OS.
Uninstalling Frostwire will not automatically make your system fine, you'll need to clean up after it and remove any malware you have been infected with.
If I were you, I'd do a full factory restore again, and take more care next time.
Or, if I had the money, I'd BUY a new laptop, with a Windows CD if I chose Windows.it gets well anoying keep doing that though cause it deltes everythin! lol  but i`l giv it a goThat's pretty much the idea of it.
It's the closest thing to a fresh install you can manage.
It may keep you going for a bit longer.
Just try and take more care.

I have Windows XP.

I hate how the mouse motions have to be so BLOODY PRECISE. Like, if I DOUBLE CLICK, and I drag the mouse ever so slightly between clicks, it won't register right. I want to increast the tolerance to about 10 pixels. How do I do this?

How do I make it so that every time I press (say) F12, my ramen timer program comes up, no matter what else I'm in at the time?

By the way, enjoy the ramen timer.To change the mouse settings, use TweakUI, available from here.
Hope that HELPS you.
I'm not sure about how to bind keys, I think Dilbert knows a program to do it for you.Here is the easiest way....

Make a shortcut to it, by right clicking the Ramentimer.exe program and going down to where it says, "Create Shortcut". Then once the shortcut is made right click it goto properties, and where it says "Shortcut key", just type in what ever you want like "F12" if you wanted.

 8-)fffreak

Just loaded an old XP Home system, with no SP.

Do you have to load SP1 first then progress to SP2?

Or can a person just load SP2 right off?

Thanks,Fordtruckmaniac  ..... I believe you must start with SP1 first

dl65  Thanks dl65

I thought that I had read that somewhere. But wanted to double check.

I have SP2 on a disk but not SP1.

Fordtruckmaniac ..... You should be able to get it here.......
http://labmice.techtarget.com/ServicePacks/winxpsp1.htm

Theres a link to it on this page.

dl65  Thanks for the link.

Can I UPDATE the SP's before I validate my product key?

I have to grab a dialup modem before I can get online to validate my product key.Fordtruckmaniac.... are we talking about product activation or product key code ?  You have 15 days to activate XP .  I dont think that will effect getting the SP1 download.
Usually you would enter the 25 digit key during the intallation of XP .
Activation come after its installed .

dl65  Sorry about that. The proper WORD totally escaped me when I sat down to write you back.

Yes I was meaning activating Windows.

I did enter the product key number during the installation of Windows.

I did not know if I could just go ahead and install SP1 then on to SP2 before activating Windows.

Thanks,SP2 contains all updates which are in SP1 so no need to load SP1

This is extracted from http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322389

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Microsoft Windows XP updates are distributed in service packs. Service packs help keep Windows XP current, and extend and update the functionality of your computer. Service packs are cumulative. Each new service pack contains all the fixes that are included with earlier service packs and any new fixes. You do not have to install an earlier version of a service pack before you install the latest version. For example, if you have already installed Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), you do not have to install Windows XP Service Pack 1a (SP1a).

Windows xp  HP  AMD Athion (tm ) 2600+ 2.08 GHz 448 mb of ram
I down loaded google and now when I try to SEND EMAIL it CLOSES my email site.
Also if I go into any site when I close that site it use to take me back to my home page now all I have is the bar at the top where I have to click on web to get back on my web page.
I know nothing about puters so I will need someone to tell me what to do very easy  thanksJust uninstall it. GoHereI stay away from toolbars myself...most of them are GARBAGE anyways.

Dell, XP, 2.8ghz, 512mb ram, 100gb HD

A friend of mine got this machine used and I INSTALLED AOL 9.0 and it connects fine on my DSL connection but it will not on her dial up connection.
      I have talked to aol tech MANY times. and they have CONCLUDED that their SOFTWARE is installed OK and the trouble might be a firewall (I have disabled windows firewall), a virus or the modem (which I have changed once).
      The installation downloaded the local access numbers OK and dials (step 1), Handshakes (step 2), initializes (step 3),talks to network (step 4) and (step 5)  but then gives an error message saying It was unable to make an internet connection.
      Please help anyone.    joe    
Maybe this is silly, but are you changing the Connection setting so it's not set to Broadband?  My mom was having the same problem (AOL was telling her that it was a firewall), but it was as simple as changing Connection: Broadband to Connection: Home on the log-in screen.

First of all, please let me apologize up front if this post drags on...  But I don't think this can be brief.  I own an emachines (model T-6522).  It has an 2.2 GIG AMD Athlon processor, 1 gig PC 3200 DDR RAM, 200 gig hard drive.  Graphics and sound on an integrated card.  One day while playing Medieval Total War, the right speaker started to fade and then it quit working altogether.  I have it hooked up to an offbrand 27" LCD TV, so I thought it was the TV.  After HOOKING up PC speakers to the computer, I found out that it wasn't.  

I've:  a) tried updating the audio driver.  No dice.  b) deleted the audio driver and reinstalled it.  No dice.  c) ran the registry cleaner (Not sure why, it was recommended by someone).  No dice.  All diagnostics say the speakers should be working right.  The left one does...  just not the right.

Maybe the connector was bad?  I went out and bought a NICE, inexpensive Creative sound card, disabled the integrated sound, correctly installed the sound card, correctly installed the drivers and software that came with it...  Hooked the speakers up to the new card...  And the right speaker still doesn't freakin' work...

I'm now leaning TOWARD a problem with the motherboard.  I'm not an expert...  I know just enough to be dangerous...  Has anyone heard of anything this crazy?  I'm officially out of ideas.     :-?

Thanks,
The Prussian
it might sound a stupid question but have you tried other speakers on your computer. the speaker could have failed. the speaker itself or a break in the cable. you could try putting the left hand speaker into the right hand speaker channel to illiminate the speakers them selves.


hope this helps john Thanks for the reply...  I'm an idiot.  I figured the odds of the connector to my monitor being bad AND the set of speakers being bad were a million to one...  Maybe they are...  But that's what the problem was.  I hooked up ANOTHER set of ancient speakers from my basement and they worked fine.  

Bad connector, then a bad set of speakers showing the same problem...  It's got to be a million to one.  Why can't I hit the lottery instead?

Thanks for the push in the right direction,
The PrussianBuy a ticket tomorrow...then you'll be able to get a new set of speakers and then some.

I get this error when TRYING to burn a cd from Windows Media Player- HELP!
C00D11CD: Unknown error
Windows Media Player encountered an unknown error. This can occur when another program or operating system component encounters a problem but does not communicate the nature of the problem to Windows Media Player.

Error ID = 0xC00D11CD, Condition ID = 0x00000000
Web Help

petlovr..... Perhaps you might provide a little more info on exactly what it is you are trying to burn......  Are there any copywrites involved? What is the source of your media ?


dl65  I have media player 10, my computer was asking to upgrade to 11 but it would not allow me to because I could not validate windows. I took it to my computer guy for a patch and he removed and reloaded windows 10. I never had a problem before burning cd's from my playlist in media player, and now I am. All of the songs I am selecting have been burned to a cd in the PAST. Quote

I have media player 10, my computer was asking to upgrade to 11 but it would not allow me to [highlight]because I could not validate windows. I took it to my computer guy for a patch [/highlight]and he removed and reloaded windows 10. I never had a problem before burning cd's from my playlist in media player, and now I am. All of the songs I am selecting have been burned to a cd in the past.

I reformatted my hard drive today, and when I go to run my Recovery CD's it stops on the second disk.  I went to HP tech support and says for that error message the cd is scratched or dirty to clean and try again.  I have done that several times and same thing.  I have floppys on win 3.1 but for my sons games he needs at LEAST win 98.  What can I do to fix this without having to buy my software again? THanks. MarkSometimes you can copy a damaged cd and the copy will work
where the original WOULD not.

Do you have a Cd-Writer you can do this with?Thanks, I tried that and on the FIRST cd it just copys the readme files and on the second cd it does not copy nothing.
U will need special software. Not giving any more info in case it's against the rules.


Have you tried ---->CDBurnerXPPro

When i put in my usb pendrive my computer picks it up.

But there is now way to open it.
In my computer it is not there (but it is)
I tryed it with ma other one and the same thing HAPPEND to it.
Can anyone help me.
 Tnx in advance <3 Quote

In my computer it is not there (but it is)

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In my computer it is not there (but it is)

[highlight]What do you mean by this?[/highlight]
What OS is this?
What pen drive?
Home-built PC or pre-built?
Make and model/components?
[highlight]Ditto for the other PC.[/highlight]
Information gets responses.

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In my computer it is not there (but it is)

[highlight]What do you mean by this?[/highlight]
What OS is this?
What pen drive?
Home-built PC or pre-built?
Make and model/components?
[highlight]Ditto for the other PC.[/highlight]
[highlight]Information gets responses.[/highlight]

Also, do you have the latest updates for XP?

Hi, recently the layout on my word 2000 has changed so it looks like this:

Thanks

I was wondering if you could tell me how to get rid of those THINGS in the corners of the pages as they are really annoying me and ive been getting stressed trying to FIGURE out how to make them go away.

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Thanks

It's an app I don't use but try View>Guidelines and untick Margins.

Good luckHey thanks for trying to help but that doesnt seem to have worked :-/ I'll have to keep searching If you cant get it working, a good alternative for Microsoft Word is Open Office.org, good free program that works really well....
http://www.download.com/OpenOffice-...tml?tag=lst-0-1+1 for OpenOffice.
I switched about a year ago and never looked back.
Also look at Abiword as an alternative if needed.
Hope you get it fixed anyway.I have the same situation in Word 2003 and would also like to know how to clear those corner markers.  I posted a question in this newsgroup: microsoft.public.word.pagelayout.  If I get an answer, I'll post it here.forget about word. get openoffice. I rarely even TOUCH word since i got openoffice.SuperAlex, here's a link that was posted in a reply I got in the newsgroup: Margin marks or CROP marks appear on each corner of the page when you open a document in Word.  I tried it but it did not work for me.OK, problem solved here.    I RECEIVED another reply in the newsgroup with a link to http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.word.docmanagement/msg/cc38d8ccab08d07f

If you've never made any changes in the registry and WANT to try this but are reluctant to do so, post back for more help.  I actually received two replies, the second one advising me to backup that part of Registry before making any changes.  That's always  a good idea.  To do that, "select the LanguageResources key
mentioned in the post and use File > Export to make a backup (as a .reg
file) of the entire contents of the key. Then if you don't like the results,
you can just double-click the .reg file to restore the original contents."Hey,

Thanks a lot for all your help I tried all of the suggestions and eventually I got rid of the corner marks I think I will try using openoffice too. Save myself from future microsoft word related stress. Thanks again for all your help it really is very much appreciated.

I have a problem getting into a website, that my friends can all access no problem.
I have tried everything, clearing my history, cookies, etc.
I have XP and use ie 7.
The site is http://nfl.getstuff4free.org/
Would anyone have an ideal why I can't access it? I keep getting Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage? Thanks for any help.justjeannie.....  Well theres nothing wrong with the link it works just fine with IE7 ...... There MUST be something at your END blocking it ........are you connected to some network ? Is this the only site you cant go to ?
Have you CHECKED to see if its a firewall doing it . Have you tried adding it to your trusted sites ? Tools/Internet options/security tab ..... trusted sites.


dl65   Quote

justjeannie.....  Well theres nothing wrong with the link it works just fine with IE7 ...... There must be something at your end blocking it ........are you connected to some network ? Is this the only site you cant go to ?
Have you checked to see if its a firewall doing it . Have you tried adding it to your trusted sites ? Tools/Internet options/security tab ..... trusted sites.

dl65  

Quote

justjeannie.....  Well theres nothing wrong with the link it works just fine with IE7 ...... There must be something at your end blocking it ........are you connected to some network ? Is this the only site you cant go to ?
Have you checked to see if its a firewall doing it . Have you tried adding it to your trusted sites ? Tools/Internet options/security tab ..... trusted sites.

dl65  

well i added it to my trusted sites, shut down my browser and tried again and nothing. ugh thanks for any help,

justjeannie.....  Have you been able to go to that site from that pc in the past ?

dl65  

OK hopin u guys can help, I have a blue screen of death issue on my computer.
I am running Win XPSP2 Pro on a P4 3.4 on on Intel board, 3gig DDR2 ram, 2 80gig and a 160 gig HARD drives, a sound blaster legacy S/C and a 6600GT Pci-E video card.
After boot up it will go to a blue screen and give me a page fault error in a non-paged area. I have relayed the OS (not reloaded, i.e, did not reformat) and I still have to issue, however I can boot into safe mode and do everything else. I removed the S/C because the initial BSD said something about a Sound card. I tried the stop error cose it gave me into the Microsoft KB but no effect. I have not LOADED ANY new hardware or software in the last 3 months. I have ran Anti-virus and Ad-Aware and have found nothing. The video card fan is making noise but I dont really think that the problem but I could be wrong.
Oh and the hard drives are NOT on a raid, just running a Main and 2 storage.

Thanks in advance and hopefully you guys can help

Have a good one,
-C

oh its a 915P intel board, intergrated Periphials(no on-board video though)Stop error code please...Page fault in non-paged area

Stop 0x00000050 0xe5255000,0x00000000Forgive me for asking, but how do you download hardware?

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OK hopin u guys can help, I have a blue screen of death issue on my computer.
I am running Win XPSP2 Pro on a P4 3.4 on on Intel board, 3gig DDR2 ram, 2 80gig and a 160 gig hard drives, a sound blaster legacy S/C and a 6600GT Pci-E video card.
After boot up it will go to a blue screen and give me a page fault error in a non-paged area. I have relayed the OS (not reloaded, i.e, did not reformat) and I still have to issue, however I can boot into safe mode and do everything else. I removed the S/C because the initial BSD said something about a Sound card. I tried the stop error cose it gave me into the Microsoft KB but no effect. [highlight]I have not loaded ANY new hardware or software in the last 3 months[/highlight]. I have ran Anti-virus and Ad-Aware and have found nothing. The video card fan is making noise but I dont really think that the problem but I could be wrong.
Oh and the hard drives are NOT on a raid, just running a Main and 2 storage.

Thanks in advance and hopefully you guys can help

Have a good one,
-C

oh its a 915P intel board, intergrated Periphials(no on-board video though)

I want to format my hard drive and reinstall my copy of Windows XP since I've been having some problems with corruption and it's nearly three years old to boot.

The problem is, when I try to enter the Windows setup with the INSTALATION CD, the setup tells me I don't have any Hard Drives installed and it can't continue.

That's what's confusing me since I'm right now using that computer and obviously accessing the hard drives.

I'm not sure what kind of system info you guys will need or even how to get it but I do know that I'm using a SeaGate SCSI hard drive model number 7200.7

Any ideas on how to help?I don't believe it is a scsi check to make sure, because I THINK you may be talking about Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 SATA. Also what kind of motherboard and processor do you have?

 8-)fffreakAh, You're right it is an SATA.

I've got a Pentium 4 at 2.80 GHz with a ASUS P4S800D-X MotherboardVery early on in the install process you will see a prompt for RAID drivers PRESS F6 and have your SATA drivers HANDY...

patio.  8-)Ah. So an SATA is a RAID drive? Cool.

Where would I get Drivers for my Harddrive? I can't remember if I had a DISK that came with it.Visit the HDD manuf. site...they should be available there.

They might even be on your MBoard driver CD if it came installed that way.

My last hard drive only last less than 3 yrs and I was just wondering if shutting down the hard drive during periods of inactivity WOULD add more LIFE to my new hd.Yes you would extend the life of hard drive. You would also save alot of battery power DEPENDING the size of the hard drive. Just don't be too complusive about always having to shut it down.

Gizmo73My current HDD get's shut down about once EVERY 3 months and is going on 3 years old...YMMV.

patio.  8-)

I turned on my speakers today to listen to a tutorial, . .

and there it was again, the Mysterious Trap Door Sound ,

It sounds a whole lot like a trap door in a castle cellar, that suddenly opens

and gobbles up it's unsuspecting victims. then swings shut on its creaking

rusty hinges., and it can be a little startling as it is eeerriiee.

I thought, my detection software episodes or AOL's spy Zapper, or HJT,

WOULD have at least detected it by now.

What is this, . . . I can not be the only one this is happening to, although I

have searched previous posts for strange sounds and noises, I found

nothing ??

Whats up with this ?

Jp
What OS, what Anti-virus, what firewall, what scans have you done :-?

Microsoft Windows XP
Home Edition
Version 2002
Service Pack 1
Compaq Presario 4403US
Intel(R) Celeron(TM) CPU
1400MHz
1.40 GHz
128 MB of RAM

Browser D Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 6

Windows Firewall
AOLFirewall
Prevex 1

Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 12:58:13 AM, on 1/26/2007
Platform: Windows XP SP1 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106)

Check in Control Panel under Sounds and Multimedia and see what sounds are assigned to what events...

patio.  8-)Jp, you're running Win XP with a Celeron with 128MB of RAM.  You have my sympathy.  

By the, have you ever tried installing Service Pack 2 for Win XP?Soybean,

Will do ! Thank you.

About(SP2),

I am in the process, dl65, suggested I DL, AV software and a
spyware first, I am hesitating because I am wanting to know how much they are going to slow down my computer, since I have DL Prevex and it is compatible to some degree, however, dl65 is usually right. any suggestions?

Can you tell me why they are essential, what can they do that Prevex can't ?


Jp** This is  TOO funny !!!**    

This "[highlight]creaking sound[/highlight]"  has got to be,  the  sound made by [highlight]America Online[/highlight] when one of "your buddies" goes online !

If you know what a buddy list is and you had one,  this sound always plays when someone gets online while you are.*

Double check this,  its to easy but its logical..................
Patio,

I know things could be better, But, . . .
What is wrong with WXP, with Celtron with 128 MB of Ram ?

Also,
Soybean,

The sound scheme is Windows default.

Program Events, list, not familiar,
under this Sounds balnk;closed.

Audio
Sound playback; SoundMax Digital Audio
Sound Recording;
Default device; Soundmax Digital Audio

Default device; SoundMax Wavelength Synth

I found nothing I would recognize ?

Jp
Buddy List, . . . Never used it, . .

Yes there seems to be someone but I don't know who he is ?

I sent a mesg, back maybe he'll answer, . . I look into it !!??

That is funny !!

Jp Quote

Patio,

I know things could be better, But, . . .
What is wrong with WXP, with Celtron with 128 MB of Ram ?

Also,
Soybean,

The sound scheme is Windows default.

Program Events, list, not familiar,
under this Sounds balnk;closed.

Audio
Sound playback; SoundMax Digital Audio
Sound Recording;
Default device; Soundmax Digital Audio

Default device; SoundMax Wavelength Synth

I found nothing I would recognize ?

Jp

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No Way?

I have 2 hard disk using RAID-1 (mirror) to back up DATA on my computer............I've done EXACTLY the same with the guide in Win2003 Server (Help and Suppor)...........but when I test by shutting down or disable 1 of 2 this hard disk, the ANOTHER one can't WORK, it can't boot into Windows.........
do you know how can I do to make that hard disk work again???

I want to be able to reinstall XP Home [highlight]without using a cd for the actual installation[/highlight] but have not been able to find the instructions to set up the necessary files.  I have done this with Win.98se.  Have searched the WWW without success.

Can anyone advise please?

Thanks
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I want to be able to reinstall XP Home [highlight]without using a cd for the actual installation[/highlight] but have not been able to find the instructions to set up the necessary files.  I have done this with Win.98se.  Have searched the WWW without success.

Can anyone advise please?

Thanks

Thank you.  Yes, the cd has to be copied to a folder but an .inf file must be constructed to contain the responses, such as the Product Key and Time Zone etc.  That's the bit I'm searching for in order to make the reinstal completely automatic once started.

 

Isn't it the installer of XP has an .inf, right? which we found in the installer which is autorun.inf. Is that your problem?...Isn't it the installer has complete files needed in order to have a clean installation right!

Occasionally, and seamingly more often now, I get a WINDOW OPENING up that is entitled DrWatson Postmortem DeBugger. This window gives me the option to send or don't send a report to Microsoft but regardless of which option I click (usually don't send) the PROGRAM shuts down and often freezes my computer to the point where I have to perform a HARD reboot. What is this pain in the *censored* and how, if it's not a necessary function, can I get rid of it?
Please help,
BGWith SP2 came some problems with Dr. Watson. It's bad enough that he starts snooping around whenever there is an error, pushing an already unstable system over the edge sometimes, but it appears that there is sometimes an error in Dr. Watson, prompting yet another clone of Dr. Watson to start.

None of this does most of us any good. And most people don't use the debugger, anyway. If you want to disable him, run regedit.

Find:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AeDebug
and change the value of Auto to "0" including the quotes. It is probably "1" now.

If you'd rather just control what the good Dr. does when there is an error, Run: drwtsn32
and set the options.Thank you and I TRIED going to regedit and could not find that file. Can you help me find it?
Thanks,
BGok, do this, bring up the  Run command thats start button, click on Run then type in regedit.exe click OK, now when the registery comes up GO UP TO the word "Edit" and click on that, then scroll down to the word "Find" then in the window type >>  AeDebug  << then click on Find Next, when it is done searching look in the right screen and change the value of Auto to "0"  No quotes. It is probably "1" now.

Hi,
I have a brand new XP machine (P4 512Mb) and I had some problems installing a Netgear WG311T wireless card (that number is off the top of my head, hope it's right!) which resulted in several freezes and reboots.

I now know there is an issue with XP SP2 and have the latest download from Netgear, BUT.....

The PC decided to suddenly die. Every now and then I could get it to start booting up, but at best I got a Windows screen saying "Windows is closing". Having given up on it last night, my daughter told me it later BURST into life and closed down again by itself.

[size=12]Any IDEAS what is GOING on and why? [/size] :-?

I'm going to try and get it up in Safe Mode when I get home from work.

Thanks for any help you can give.Did the system initially set up OK / you only had the problem after trying to install the Netgear wireless card?  I'd try ANOTHER wireless card first, then return the system to the vendor if that doesn't work.  

I recently set up a workstation on a network (brand new system out of the box) and it gave me nothing but fits.  After doing a non-DESTRUCTIVE then destructive reinstall of the OS it still wouldn't work right I told my client to take it back and get another one.

Alan <><  Thanks for the reply Alan.

It was working fine, apart from the problems during the card install. Got to the point where it would power up for 2 or 3 seconds and then die. Wouldn't start again unless I disconnected the power cable and reconnected again.

Has it happens, I got home early today and phoned the company who made it. After describing the problem he (rightly) diagnosed a stuck power button. I have a temporary fix, having swapped the power connector for the reset button connector (i.e. my reset button is now my power on button) on the m-board and he is sending me a new front panel.

Hopefully, that will be the last of my problems!

I have recently re-installed windows, and I re-installed my realtek ac'97 audio driver from the CD, I can play every file but .wav's meaning my driver is working fine.

The PROBLEM
The problem is, my computer wont play .wav files.
I open Windows Media Player, and it tells me I need the audio codec with the format tag 674f(Ogg Vorbis MODE 1).
And I went online, and I downloaded the codec, and no matter what, it keeps bringing up that error.

A little HELP, please and thank you. 8-)Bump.
Sorry I try not to bump, but this is 3 pages in, and I need help.Windows and WMP versions please :-?

What, if any, error messages are displayed, be precise please :-?

Well, It happened all at once. The transmission on my Ford Explorer went and then my hard drive went this past WEEK. I have a few questions. 1. I will have to re-install XP  and is this going to cause a problem with validation?. 2. I backed up my C drive to my D drive using the utility in XP. How much will I be able to recover?  I have my OLD hard drive in the freezer hoping I can get it running long enough to recover everything that I need just in case I can't get anything from my back-up. 3. The computer I'm using now is one that I purchased  and it has a BOOTLEG copy of WINDOWS XP Pro on it. I'm curious if I'm allowed to install a legit copy of XP Home from my disks? Quote

1. I will have to re-install XP  and is this going to cause a problem with validation?.

2. I backed up my C drive to my D drive using the utility in XP. How much will I be able to recover?  I have my old hard drive in the freezer hoping I can get it running long enough to recover everything that I need just in case I can't get anything from my back-up.

3. The computer I'm using now is one that I purchased  and it has a bootleg copy of Windows XP Pro on it. I'm curious if I'm allowed to install a legit copy of XP Home from my disks?

Thanks GX 1 Man. New hard drive installed formatted and validated. I was able to recover all the data from the old hd except for my e-mail.