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I know to download the new drivers but dont install, then uninstall the previous version and when i restart install the new ones. But i have a couple questions. First of all how will you be able to see whats on your computer? since the display drivers arent there how will you even be able to see to install the new ones? and Second of all what if you only have one driver installed? like when you right click and go to properties > settings and there's only one display, no option for other display's.

(Would the uninstall and install new drivers work for a desktop? an old desktop? just wondering)

Thanks if any of you know these answers! Quote from: MizzRock on September 06, 2008, 09:41:20 AM

First of all how will you be able to see whats on your computer? since the display drivers arent there how will you even be able to see to install the new ones?

and Second of all what if you only have one driver installed? like when you right click and go to properties > settings and there's only one display, no option for other display's.

(Would the uninstall and install new drivers work for a desktop?

an old desktop?

also WHERE do i uninstall my current driver at?

I don't know if this is the correct forum, but I do have a windows xp. Anyway, I keep all my music on the portable harddrive that's connected to my dad's computer (I have a laptop). Suddenly, I don't know why, the order of all the files in my folders CHANGED to alphabetical. This wouldn't matter, but now my iTunes can't locate any of the files because they aren't in the same place! How do I fix this without having to re-upload all my music onto iTunes?If in a folder you select ''view - details'' - you should have options to view all file aspects.

By name (or inverse name if you click on 'name") ..... DATE modified ... or REVERSE ...... file type .. and so on. 

In win explorer go to ''tools - folder options" - MAKE a change to suit.thanks, that helped

I know that you all say to check out as much info as you can before posting.  I was looking through a lot of the old posts, but to no avail did I find anything to help me out.

   So, my question is.. my friend has this DELL "Inspirion 600m"  It's his girlfriends and now were in college again so he would like to use it, but when you get into the desktop you can't do anything.  By anything I mean that it keeps popping up so much [crap] about the internal programs not working and not loading and all that... You can't even do anything from surf the web to write a essay on Word.

 I just want to wipe this thing clean and reformat it.  Do I need to use any of the restore disks I got with my Dell VOSTRO and put them into the other dell .. or can I just wipe this clean THEN put in all my disks I got with MY laptop?

 Either hitting F2 or F12 but there was NOTHING in there that said reformat or wipe clean.

 Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.. Thanks for listening to this 30 yr old Novice.

 MikeyRestore CDs will work only with computer they were made for. You need Windows CD to format, and reinstall.

Hi, all. I'm new to the site and I hope I am following the rules correctly to ask for help with my problem.

Here it is: The following message has started appearing when, in EXCEL, I try to change the % size view of the spreadsheet I am working on.

THE ERROR MESSAGE: "The application or DLL C:\WINDOWS\system32\1033dwintl.dll is not a valid Windows image. Please check this against your INSTALLATION diskette."

After several clicks on "OK" the error message disappears, EXCEL closes, and I am sent back out to my desktop as THOUGH I had never opened the FILE or the program. I can relaunch EXCEL with no problem, and do what I want, but if I try to change that % size-- BOOM! back out to the desktop! I don't know how to "...check this against [the] installation diskette.", and the error message doesn't say how to, either.

(I am running Office 2000 Premium and I have all the latest updates from the Microsoft site as WELL as a clean system thanks to Kaspersky. My "Help" files disappeared recently so I reloaded OFFICE and that had no effect on this problem.)

What's going on here?

Thank you.Probably, your copy of 1033dwintl.dll is corrupted or else you have a version which is not compatible with your version of Office.

If you have the installation disc, pop it in and see whether it offers an option to repair an existing installation (not guaranteed to work though!).  Alternatively, try googling "download 1033dwintl.dll" to find a site where you can download a new copy, and save it to your System32 folder.  (Don't pay for it - there are sites which let you download it free).I should have asked, what version of Windows are you running?  Because if you download the file, it will be the Windows XP version for sure, and if you are running Windows 95/98/Me, it won't work.I am using XP, so hopefully the download you suggested will work. I'm going to Google around for that file now. Thank you.

Hi there.  out of the blue, we cant access www.carmax.com from our HOME computer anymore.  The site is currently up and RUNNING, because I can access it from work.  No changes have been made to our computer, and absolutely everything else WORKS just fine.  I tried to send myself a link from another computer, and that wouldnt work either.  What the heck is going on and how do I fix it?  I routinely get my updates, do clean-ups/defrags, and check for spyware/adware.  Thanks in advance...What happens when you try to access it? What browser?Check your browser settings, and make sure it doesnt BLOCK any sites or anything.Browser is Internet explorer. When I try to access the page it says "I/E can't access webpage", then it lists I think 3 possible causes (cant connect to internet, page is down and something else), none of which apply.  Try this yet?
QUOTE from: Chris.08i on September 04, 2008, 12:50:26 AM

Check your browser settings, and make sure it doesnt block any sites or anything.

Are there any IP address forbidden?

Is there any way to keep the same drive letter (in this case, E) for my external HARD drive?  I plugged a printer into my laptop yesterday, and how my EHD has become drive F. Now none of my shortcuts or file locations work any more.  The EHD is a plug-and-play device CONNECTED via a USB port.

1) Can I change it back to E somehow?
2) Can I set it so that it will always be drive E?

I've tried removing the printer and the hard drive, then rebooting with just the hard drive.
I've tried uninstalling the hard drive via device manager, reconnecting and rebooting.  It still says F.

My next thought is to do a system restore back a couple days, but even if I do this, I'd like to know if there is a way to permanently assign drive E to this device.

Thank you!!Well, it looks like I may have solved my own problem:

START --> Control Panel  --> ADMINISTRATIVE Tools  --> Computer MANAGEMENT.

In the left pane, expand Storage, and then choose Disk Management.  Select the external hard drive and from the right-click menu, select Change Driver Letter and Paths.  Select the drive, click the Change button, and then change the letter in the drop-down box.To have it retain the drive letter even if more drives/devices are added give it a Volume Label as well in the Disk Management window...

dear FREN im a newby
I had formatted my C drive, now while installation when setup copying the installation file my computer stop RESPONDING...

i had tried with DIFFERENT copy of cd and cd drive also changed hard disk but the same problem.

what could b the problrmAre you booting from the CD?yes carbonWhere exactly does it stop?

Also, what are the specs of the computer?
(VIDEO Card, RAM, Processor, Hard Drive Capacity, ect...)

Also, did you format it before installing?Is this a legal copy of XP? Quote from: Carbon Dudeoxide on September 07, 2008, 03:37:34 AM

Where exactly does it stop?

Also, what are the specs of the computer?
(Video Card, RAM, Processor, Hard Drive Capacity, ect...)

Also, did you format it before installing?

Is this a legal copy of XP?

i had tried with different copy of cd

So heres the dealio...
I made a USER (TEST)because it was a test...) but after i made it I did system restore to a point before I made "test", but when i go to C:\Documents and settings\ there is still a folder there for the user.

Even though i can no longer log on to it. Can i delete this folder?Did you delete test user from User accounts in Control Panel?No I did system restore to a point before i made the test, and it is not listed in the user control panelI'm pretty sure, you can delete that folder.System Restore rarely deletes any system settings...it's more designed for replacing things that have been changed.
If you WANT to Test things DLoad and install Total Uninstall and ALSO set up a NEW Hardware Profile to keep things seperate....works for me.

I have a 4 or 5 year old Dell 4600 which appears to have had XP REINSTALLED on the same partition, without having first deleted the partition.  Each time the machine boots up, the user is forced to select one of two instances of Windows XP shown as being on the machine.  In addition, the display flickers constantly, and EVENTUALLY, the machine locks up, especially when trying to download a file, and when clicking on "my computer".  From within Disk Management, I see only one partition, described as Active/Primary/Healthy.   I believe the System Restore utility is available from within the XP Recovery Console, which I have used several times to try to repair an installation, but I don't recall any access to System Restore.  I have the view that, if I can GO back a month or so, maybe I can get the machine stable enough to try to do some investigating. Can anyone out there point me in the right direction to System Restore from the XP Recovery Console?Have you tried booting in safe mode?

READ this: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304449Typhoeus:
Thanks for what should have been an unnecessary reminder.  That was all I needed.

Hello:

After searching the net, I can find no directions as to how to install a Windows Live Mail icon onto my desktop.

Each time, I have to go to Windows Live Hotmail, click "Your Mail is Here" and enter my hotmail address and password.

Isn't there an easier way, to go straight to my Inbox?

I am using Mozilla Firefox browser and it only has a "Gmail" button.

Appreciate your help.

Thanks,

AnnFind the Hotmail.exe FILE...
Right click it and select Create Shortcurt...
DRAG the file to the Desktop.

As far as auto login you need to adjust the Hotmail properties for that

Try ThunderBird in your spare time...tou won't be dissappointed.Thanks Patio:

I have T-Bird but I forgot my password and I can't check my mail!

OE is taking the IP's mail, but all my good Contacts are in the Address Book.

I've surfed the net and emailed T-bird Help but couldn't find any way to by-pass the lost password and GET the best email PROGRAM I had, back.

Thanks,

ANN

please can you help me i own a toshiba laptop, i run windows xp,i recently went to use my d drive and it CAME up i have a I/O device error ,i have tthe free addition of avg and it tells me i have no virus i am soooo computer illiterate its almost embarrasing is there ANYWAY someone online can actually find the problem by CONNECTING or something???If D Drive is a CD Drive, I found this:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/891894An I/O error normally means problems with the HDD itself...
You may WANT to DLoad and run Toshibas drive diagnostics on that hard drive...
It may be getting ready to go South.
Backup any data you can't afford to lose ASAP.

Were you able to access it before if so what happened since then ?

Operating System is Windows XP.

Computer was in stand-by mode and brother sat down to do something and when he tried moving the mouse nothing would happen. I went to trouble shoot the problem, i have basic computer KNOWLEDGE, but I see nothing I can do. I switched out both the keyboard in the mouse with OTHERS, they will also not work. I booted up with only 1 connected at a time incase one was failing and for some reason causing the others not to respond, none work. When I first start up computer, like when you can press f8 ect for system options they will work, but right after that when the computer starts to boot up the lights on the keyboard and mouse go out. I have a usb internet card that still works in all the usb slots. And they keyboard and mouse do not work in any of the slots.

Any and all help is greatly appreciated =]Try PS/2 keyboard/mouse.Is that the cord mouse and keyboard that PLUG into the circle SLOT"?Yes.Make sure you are fully powered down before swapping them...Ok, will I be able to go back to the usb ones afterwards or what? Im trying to locate my old mouse and keyboard atm


Ok I cant find them. Anything else I can do?You can't do much more, since you can't navigate inside Windows.
Call friends, FAMILY members....or...you'll make good investment by buying any cheap PS/2 keyboard, and mouse. Yours is very good example, why everyone should have a set at home.

For the past few days, when I go to get on the coimputer, a blue window appears on the screen. It says UNLOCK COMPUTER. Then it says the computer is in use and has been locked. Then you have to enter a USER name and password or else you can't get into it. It's happening EVERY time you go to the computer when it's in a STANDBY mode. When you reboot the system, the window appears again. I have Windows XP Home. Can someone help me? Thanks.
Lou
[email REMOVED to prevent any unwanted spam]
Try and reboot in Safe Mode ( by pressing F8 repeatedly during the boot up process), in Safe Mode there is a Admin account that you should be able to change the password in.Go into your display settings and untick the following box:  "On resume, password protect"

Click Apply and/or OK and you won't be bothered with it any more.

<3

Uh, I was stupidly carrying my laptop upstairs with the battery pack resting on the KEYBOARD and it MUST have pressed some keys.
When I got upstairs EVERYTHING was super sized (that means not just font but icons, start bar, INTERNET explorer, images... everything)
So I started randomly pressing keys (because I'm stupid) and it managed to fix the larger things but INSTEAD make everything super small!

How do I fix this? Please HELP!
(Ps, it's not meerly the font or icon size!)

I use Windows XP on a Toshiba laptop model: Satelite Pro or something

Uhhh. Here is what it used to look like and what it looks like now:

BEFORE:
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm284/ByroM0DEL/anotherscreenshot-2.jpg

NOW:
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm284/ByroM0DEL/messedupdesktop.jpg

Please help!

(Oh, and today I backed up all my files. I don't know if that has anything to do with it as this trouble was caused by pressing silly keys!)How to change screen resolution in Windows XP

Hi,
   I TRY to run a game and after a couple of seconds, an alert pops up saying, "Could not create the GRAPHICS Device. Direct X is unavailable. [1002].” I uninstalled Direct X 9.0c accidently. I tried to reinstall but the alert continues. I need some assistance with this problem.
                           Thank you, JacobSome DETAILS on the machine in question and the Windows version WOULD be helpful about now...

My Icons, windows and everything else are super sized.

I have tried all of the right click option and they didn't work. I have also tried rolling the mouse while holding the conrol button. Nothing is working. Please tell me you have another idea.

By the way I have XP if this helps.Did you try this: right-click on an empty space on the desktop>Properties>Settings tab, change screen resolution by moving SLIDER to the right. That's happened to me a lot.  Try what drmsucks said, but if everything is too BIG for you to see the screen resolution slider, as has happened to me before, try pressing tab twice in the settings tab to select it, then move the slider by pressing the right arrow key.  Also, if you turn off your computer and then restart it, windows should show a balloon after you log in that says your screen resolution is too small to display all icons.  Clicking on it should automatically adjust the screen resolution to display the desktop icons.  Just out of curiosity, what changed your screen resolution?Nice tip, typhoeus.Thanks guys! Unfortunately, it is still too big. There must be something I can do.  Did you download anything before this started happening?  Another option you can try is system RESTORE to a time before this issue happened... Quote from: Hopeandme on September 04, 2008, 10:09:16 PM

Thanks guys! Unfortunately, it is still too big. There must be something I can do. 

Quote from: Hopeandme on September 04, 2008, 10:09:16 PM

Thanks guys! Unfortunately, it is still too big. There must be something I can do. 

What Screen Resolution was shown?

Take a look at this: Follow above sequence but go to the Appearance Tab>Effects, deselect the Large Icon box if checked.

Advanced Windows Care is good.  Before using any program that does anything with your registry: backup your files, create a system restore, and read many REVIEWS of the software.I recommend using Erunt to BACK up the registry as well as System Restore.

http://www.snapfiles.com/get/erunt.htmlGood call.  Have you tried the author's other program?  http://www.snapfiles.com/get/ntregopt.html Quote

YOU NEED HAVE NO FEAR OF THEM.
The statement that registry cleaners do not improve computer performance is incorrect.

Every registry cleaner I know offers this option on a plate.

Quote

YOU NEED HAVE NO FEAR OF THEM.
The statement that registry cleaners do not improve computer performance is incorrect.

The only cases where registry is needed, are those of botched uninstalls

as for you caluum... THE DARK TOWER

Hi I hope someone can help me!
I get the following error message when I start my pc:

"stop 0x00000024 (0x00190203, 0x89cd5a98, 0xc0000102, 0x00000000)"

What does it mean? 

I have Windows XP
Dell XP Gen 5Does it happen every time you start up?

When did it start?

Any recent changes? (downloads, installs, hardware changes, ect...)

Can you get into Windows via Safe ModeHi thanks for replying, I made no changes before this happened, the pc went into hibernation mode and crashed.  After that I was able to access windows but no programs would load and i would get lots of error messages before bsod.  Since then everytime i start my pc i get the bsod.
I cannot get into safe mode.Hibernation = Bad.

Do you have the Windows XP CD?

If so, perform a REPAIR Install:
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
(none of your personal files will be deleted)That's the thing i do not have a RECOVERY disk, i'm pulling my hair out trying to find one online and also have contacted Dell but have not recieved anything yet.Not recovery discs, the Operating System CD. (Windows XP CD)

The recovery discs from Dell will restore your computer to the state when you first turned it on.i don't have any disks 
Is it possible you can borrow one from a friend?

Quote

I cannot get into safe mode.

Is it possible you can borrow one from a friend?

Quote

I cannot get into safe mode.

Error messages?

My mom's computer (HP Pavillon) running Windows ME, doesn't have a mouse pointer on start up.
This is further complicated by a message a message from McAfee that she hasn't updated for 3 days, that I can't get beyond with no mouse pointer.  McAfee is provided by her internet provider -- Comcast.
She's looking to me for help, but I don't KNOW how to solve this.  Can anyone help me?Can you TRY booting into Safe ModeBorrow and try a PS2 keyboard...their plugs GO Here...LAST TIME, I checked, a keyboard doesn't produce any pointer.....LOLOOoops....mouse.I was going to say something, but I thought...he'll catch it...won't he?

should I?Come on, you know the answer.Only if you are brave enough  Use the force to guide you....Give us the PreciousYea, Ithought it was yes, but I tried and it came up with an error MESSAGE about cannot find ID or somthing.your screwed.

reformat is your only option  SP3 came down to me as an update - all others are accepted previously but - this is gonna wait - a long time.  It'll have to sit as a temp unless I can be bothered to nuke it.

I was reading an article today in "Windows Secrets" - PLENTY of BAD press still IMO. Quote from: Siscorskiy on September 05, 2008, 06:33:36 PM

your screwed.

reformat is your only option 

Quote from: Siscorskiy on September 05, 2008, 06:33:36 PM

your screwed.

reformat is your only option 

Yea, im not gonna believe that mr 12 posts.

dont be hatin' on meh earz!

i recently formatted my PC and i had sp2 before i did and now, i download it from microsoft but it says it cannot install because my windows MAY not be genuine but it had always worked before.

 is there some sort of crack or SOMETHING to help me get past this and be able to install ?

thanksSorry, can't help you with cracks and other illegal things. CALL microsoft and try to sort it out with them.If you bought the computer from SOMEONE else or from a store, tell them too.

What did you have in mind?

i've got a hp notebook running xp.  it's about 5 yrs old, but a couple TIMES a year, i save my stuff, STICK in my xp cd, delete everything, and reinstall xp and all my programs.  this has worked out GREAT.  my computer keeps clean and running very well.  but i'm tired of doing the extensive PROCESS.  it's; install xp.  update to sp1.  update to sp2.  update to sp3.  update everything else!  install office and my other programs.  tweak everything the way i want it.  this is very time consuming. 
is there a way, to get my computer set up just the way i want it, then make a mirror IMAGE (like on my external usb hd) of the drive.  then, next time i want to do a clean sweep, just install some other "xp boot disk" and wah lah!  back to where i want to be without all the frustration of doing it step by step.  also, idealy, i'd love to be able to do it all from my usb hd.  boot from it, install xp from it, and have it install itself back to it's "safe clean slate" point.  any ideas?You used to be able to use Symantec Ghost but I don't think it any longer supports USB drives (I may be wrong)

My advice is use AcronisGhost does support USB drives so your info is innaccurate...
However as advised i would choose Acronis over Ghost anyday...i have both.
For safety purposes you're better off burning the images to CD/DVD instead of STORING them on an external drive...after all ALL HDD's fail sooner or later.

I am new here and I just deleted my post. 

My computer is dialing up to the internet on its own.  I just put a new hard-drive in and a new dial-up modem.  It dials up say in the morning after I started the computer. 

I have to shut it off every night.  I can't put in on stand-by, because the moden when I go to control panel click on PHONE and modems the modem is not present.

I leave the computer on all day and then when I am not on-line for a while, the computer just dials-up. 

I like to have the dial-up set so I didn't have to put the password in every-time.  But now I can't do that because the computer dials-up and goes on-line.

So I have it set so I have to put the password in and the computer still dials-up, but now it can't connect.  It tries THREE times every 60 seconds, and then it just SITS there and waits until I either cancel it or press re-dial.

And I tried this "Never dial a connection" It doesn't do any good. Is automatic update turned on ? ?
Or is your email prograam set to check for new mail...
These would be the first 2 PLACES to check.The automatic update is turned on. And the e-mail automatically checks for up-dates when I log on.Both of them then are trying to connect without you telling them to...
That's what they do.
If it's a problem they can both be dis-abled with no harm to your system...

First off:

Pentium 4, 2.4 ghz processor, 800 fsb.
1 gig of ram (2 512 sticks, corsair)
2 200 gb hard drives, maxtor
windows xp, home, sp2, (i'll explain UPDATES in a sec), real key, real disk

Alright, I had not used my computer for about three weeks, and I just hooked it up last night.  I just got internet at my new place, and so my computer was hooked up to the net for less than 3 hours. 

I was sitting at the computer and had just started a video on megavideo and the computer reset.  It went straight to bios. 
After that the computer would boot like normal, but the instant the splash SCREEN appears for windows the computer resets to bios again.

I tried to start in safemode. It would load all the way until the end (agp400, or w/e the file is) and then it would reset.  It was asking at the end of safemode load if i wanted to hit esc to cancel sptd.sys from loading, but I looked that up and it says that is a daemon-tools file and safe.

I know the computer was downloading updates, but I never saw a window appear to reset the computer, etc, and I don't know if any download actually occured.  Now the computer will not start in safe mode, normal mode, or with last working settings.  It's not even resetting anymore, it's just freezing at a black screen.

I know my system stats are vague, but I built the computer from scratch (a friend helped me) and that was about 5 year ago.  I don't remember what most of the stuff is any more.

Any help would be appreciated. update:

I was looking around and I think I FOUND some illuminating information.  Apparently the Daemon-Tool file is/was the problem.  I remember now that after turning the computer on YESTERDAY I did some cleanup and un-installed a few things.  Daemon was one of them.  I recall having an ERROR while it was uninstalling but it removed it from my list of programs (control panel and start menu) and the program folder was gone.

The other website suggested I go to the sys32 folder and delete the sptd.sys file, as it was interfering with start up.  I was able to get into safe-mode, normal, by hitting enter at the point where it asked to load the sptd.sys file.  I got in, deleted the file (actually, I moved it to my desktop incase i needed it or needed to restore it).  The computer crashed and reset.  Now I can't get safemode to work at all.

I would try moving the file from my desktop back to the sys32 folder, but I can't get to dos because safemode cmd prompt isn't working...

If anyone can think of a way for me to get to dos, it would help (I don't have a floppy drive).  Knoppix maybe?Hi sadpcpanda,

yes you can use Knoppix to delete this file. But usual the NTFS file system is mounted read only in linux. AFAIR from an older Knoppix live cd you can right click on the harddisk icon on the desktop and untick the "read only" option.

I hope that your hardware is not damaged.

I am RUNNING windows XP, and nowadays whats weird is that when I connect to the internet, I can connect for a while but after about 5 minutes or so, I get a pop up saying that Internet Explorer needs to close.  And then it stops responding.

How do I fix this
Did you INSTALL any new programs or hardware before this STARTED to happen? Can you remember if anything unusual happened before this? Here's some links that might help.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/293623
http://www.online-tech-tips.com/internet-explorer-tips/how-to-fix-internet-explorer-has-encountered-a-problem-and-needs-to-close/1) Clear cookies, internet cache and HISTORY. Or run CCleaner.

2) Try Firefox - same problem?

3) Try a reset: From within IE7: Tools>Internet Options>Advanced Tab.Actually i can access the internet with firefox.  However, IE always seems to encounter a problem and needs to close. 

I was wondering what was going on but I guess Ill just use firefox
Quote from: drmsucks on September 05, 2008, 05:40:22 PM

1) Clear cookies, internet cache and history. Or run CCleaner.

2) Try Firefox - same problem?

3) Try a reset: From within IE7: Tools>Internet Options>Advanced Tab.

Hello,

I am pretty computer illiterate.  In fact it was a pain in the a$$ getting this profile SET up. 

Ok, here is my problem.  I work for a large bank and we are able to log to our secure website so that we may work from home.  I am going to describe this like a FIVE year old so please don't MAKE fun of me  .

We basically do a remote log in to get to the secure website's home page.  Then to access our loan processing software we hit a link where another window pops up that requires us to hit another link were another log in box pops up for us to sign in.  And there you go.

My problem is that when I get to the window that pops up requiring me to click a link where the log in box pops up nothing happens. 

I called our internal tech support department and they won't help (i.e. connect in to my computer and "take over" to fix it)  me because I was not working on my bank issued laptop (I was working from my pc at home).  The tech suggested that I make sure there is no pop up BLOCKER enabled.  There isn't.  So, now I am stuck.  This lack of access happened within the last WEEK because I was able to log in before. 

Any help would be appreciated. How to get into a bank's system on a non-supported PC. You could be sincere, like all the harrassed moms whose kids/cat/dog/ reset their password, with a beautifully convincing backstory. You may not. We have no way of knowing.  This is far too "iffy" (as we say in England) for you to get any help on here, even if any were possible. If the bank's IT dept will only help you if you use the work-supplied laptop, then use it. Surely you can see why it is not in anybody's interests to dilute a bank's properly setup security procedures and practices. As a responsible bank employee (if that is what you are) you should realise this, which is why I am sceptical. if I am wrong, please forgive me. But still, no help I think.


I suppose I am wording my question wrong.  I will be more general in my question.  Why is nothing happening when I hit the link that allows the log in box to pop up onto my screen?  I checked to see if the pop up blocker was enabled and it is not.  Is there something else that may be causing this?  Something that I may have overlooked?

As for my company issued laptop.  It is currently being repaired, otherwise me having this issue and posting it here would be moot.  You have not said what browser you are using. Try a different one.

hii

I have XP professional on my PC
But I have forgotton its password
can you PLEASE tell a METHOD by which I can ACCESS my PC

please help. Here we GO again........ Click here----&GT;CH000172

I installed update service pack 3 . After the install I went to use a software program. When it tried to open I got this error message and it won't open.
The program is a Digitizer pro that uses a dongle.
 
Exception code e06d7363
Exception flags: 1
Exception address: 7c81eb33
Number parameters: 3
Start up address - 004011A0
offset of exp 7c41d993

I took the program out and reinstalled it but get the same error message.
I can't find any thing on this.
I also restored my computer back to the day before to get rid of the update. Still didn't work..
Help!!
Joe

SP3 might have messed something up.
Try XP repair: http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htmIt might be that SP3 has retrospectively edited the restore points.  I don't know for sure that SP3 can do that, but if you have rolled back to an earlier restore point, and you are still getting the message, it's difficult offhand to see what else might cause it.  If this is what's happened, the damage has been done, and you may have little option but to re-instal a clean version of XP SP2.

The message is a "first chance" error message.  Windows is saying that if you know the C++ language, and you are running a SUITABLE debugger, it will give you the first chance to deal with the error;  if not, it will deal with it in its own way.  The codes tell you where the error is, and ROUGHLY what type of error it is, but provide no information as to what specifically caused it.  The basic assumption is that the error is being caused by a program which you have written yourself and have not yet fully debugged.

If you ROLL back to SP2, and then run a registry cleaner to try and get rid of any lingering traces of SP3 in the registry, that might do some good.  Anything is worth a try.

After antivirus complete crash of PC, is it possible to reinstall or reboot XP Home edition from an XP upgrade disc? ( it states on xi box that it will only install if a licensed user of 98, 98 2nd ed or millennium edition, saying nothing about an already installed XP OS)
  posts suggest that it is possible to do just this, but does not specify if it is only possible with FULL version or if it is possible with upgrade disc also.

  I would LIKE to put a few geek squad members in their place when they are so certain that it is not possible to repair xp with the upgrade disc, I think it is possible, The cost of the XP upgrade software lays in the BALANCE. I will not open it until I receive confirmation from one of you hope professors 

I have never tried to fix XP with a upgrade CD but I loaded XP on a blank machine with the upgrade CD. You just have to have a copy of 98 handy. About half way though the install it will ask you for the CD and than tell you to put the upgrade XP disk back into the machine.

Quote from: Spoiler on September 03, 2008, 10:31:48 AM

I have never tried to fix XP with a upgrade CD but I loaded XP on a blank machine with the upgrade CD. You just have to have a copy of 98 handy. About half way though the install it will ask you for the CD and than tell you to put the upgrade XP disk back into the machine.

xi box

In my experiences,the upgrade can work only if you system already installed is later than the CD ,
for example you CD is sp2 XP, and you system now on your hard disk is sp1 ,in this case the CD might work .

What about the fan? How did that work out?the computer becomes off not only when i use the net but also when i am not using the net .
as Broni said i will open and check soon
I am surprised that :-
1. This computer is still being used on the internet until it closes down;
2. This computer is still being used offline until it closes down;
3. That its poor little memory cells have not permanently fused so you don't even GET a BSOD.

When the computer was working it achieved 64 degrees centigrade which was only 9 degree below the maximum rating of 73.
It gets so much hotter than 64 that it shuts down - probably after greatly exceeding 73.
Semiconductor LEAKAGE increases exponentially with temperature, which increases power consumption that further increase temperature etc. - known as thermal runaway.
Electronic equipment may have a life expectancy of 5 years if you are lucky,
but the failure rate doubles for every 8 to 10 degrees C, so if it is 50 degrees hotter than it should be it is degraded by 32 to 64 - lets say 50, so I guess it might live another month !!!

If you want to further postpone dealing with what may kill your computer, how about following my advice and giving feedback upon what the CPU is busy doing.  The closest you came is an image at
http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=1zx8wn5&s=4
This suggests a gross malfunction, or you misunderstood my advice.

The picture I have attached shows my system state whilst anti-virus scanning.
You can clearly see that at the top NOD32 is taking 96% of the CPU,
and System Idle Process is at the bottom with 0%
You can also see my cursor at the time of the snap shot.
The cursor is designating exactly where you need to click in order that the largest CPU burden will appear on the top row - your tinypic.com image shows the highest scorer was only the second one down.

Regards
Alan


[recovering DISK space -- attachment deleted by admin]i think its working i put a house fan behind my CPU and guess what i saw almost a full movie in youtube without shutting down although the CPU Usage was full it didn't become off.Now if i see any more problem i will say.Again thanks for all the replies
Special thanks to Carbon Dudeoxide  for his advice and all of u who REPLIED to me.
Now if i see any more problem i will say.House fan is a temporary solution. You need some permanent fix for your computer. Quote from: Broni on August 29, 2008, 06:52:03 PM

House fan is a temporary solution. You need some permanent fix for your computer.

Hi, My question is...... My step daughters computer i removed it from her house to try and fix it for her.......WELL when i start the boot process it goes along fine, then it gets up to Windows XP screen and then goes dirtectly back to restarting the boot.... It will do this for hours........ i want to just reformat the hard drive or just buy another if it is worth it (since it isnt at my house) i didnt think you could format in dos on xp because it is not a dos based SYSTEM..... so how do i do it? i have no disk drive.... and i placed my XP disk in the rom and it didnt help......
what do i do now ? What brand of computer is it? Have you tried to boot into "SAFE Mode"? If not, while it is booting repeatedly push the "F8" key. If you're able to get to the Advanced Start Up options, First try the "Last Good Configuration". If that doesn't work and you can get back to Advanced Start Up, try to start in "Safe Mode", then use the "System Restore" utility.If the Last Good Configuration doesn't work but you can boot into Safe Mode, disable Automatic Restart on errors. Post the error message on the next failed boot.

Control Panel>System>Advanced Tab>Startup and Recovery>Settings> deselect Auto Restart.If this is the case of a stop error, wouldn't that give him the BSOD? I'm not that experienced with this type of thing. I'm pretty experienced with stop errors, but I have no clue if this is one or something worse. Quote from: Sky Ninja on August 31, 2008, 12:40:47 AM

If this is the case of a stop error, wouldn't that give him the BSOD? I'm not that experienced with this type of thing. I'm pretty experienced with stop errors, but I have no clue if this is one or something worse.

and i placed my XP disk in the rom and it didnt help......

can i download that to a cd because this computer does not have a disk drive

When I bought my computer it came with Norton Anti-virus and I also purchased Norton ANTIVIRUS 2008 to install after 60 day
trial period is over (06SEP08).  My question is:  Why isn't there a section in the RENEWAL PROMPT so I can INFORM NORTON that
I have a copy of what they're TRYING to sell me?You probably need to contact them directly.

Norton Renewal Center

Ok wonderful GURUS!
Here is a good one for you 
I have a clean installation of Win XP SP1; downloaded all critical updates for Win XP PRO;
The moment I download and install the SP2, the COMPUTER attempt to restart for updates to take effect and goes only to the original screen of "Microsoft XP Pro" and then completely shuts down and reboots repeating the cycle indefinitely.
Tried to reinstall the win XP a few times, still the same effect
Any ideas?

Rgds
CGIf you just formatted the computer and don't have any data you need to KEEP I suggest reformatting, INSTALLING XP, and then installing SP3 right away. SP3 has all the latest updates INCLUDED so theres no need to update the system prior to installing SP3, you also don't need SP2.I BELIEVE you need SP2 to install SP3...

Hello fellow people annoyed at Microsoft software anomalies,

I have had a problem for a few weeks now in that emails keep putting themselves within other other emails inside Outlook Express... please look at the IMAGE below...

http://www.paranoiduk.co.uk/annoying_me.jpg

The MAIN problem is that this can put an email REPLY within another email which is months old, and therefore I don't often see it immediately!

Please help - how do I stop this HAPPENING? There must be a tick box somewhere in the preferences, I just can't find it!

Pete

I have windows xp and I have been RUNNING into this problems since I installed service pack 3. I was having a problem with windows installer trying to install SP3 but was finally able to download and install. After INSTALLING I found I could not install anything. Currently I am without AV because of it. So I uninstalled SP3 but that did not resolve the problem.
I went to MS site and looked at their articles on the subject but I am not skilled enough to execute them.

ThanksWhat EXACTLY happens when you try to install something?I get a message like this one( See attached file) basically saying windows installer cannot be accessed due to running in safe mode or that window installer is not installed properly.



[recovering disk space -- attachment deleted by admin]Try to install fresh copy of Windows Installer: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=5A58B56F-60B6-4412-95B9-54D056D6F9F4&displaylang=en
Also, go Start>Run, type in:
services.msc
Click OK.
Make sure Windows Installer service is running.Thank you for the assistance. I installed WindowsXP-KB942288-v3-x86.exe
as you suggested and then typed in services.msc. It said that window installer is on "manual". Is that correct? I tried another install, it failed . Should it be set to automatic?

Thanks again

I also saw that window installer had a "start services" link when I was in that list of services. I clicked the link and it now shows that it is started, but still in manual. I tried another install but got the same message...."cannot access....

[recovering disk space -- attachment deleted by admin]Yeah, Windows installer set to "manual" is fine.
Maybe SP3 messed up some system files.
Go Start>Run, type in:
sfc /scannow
Click OK.
Have Windows CD handy.I ran the windows scan and it said it had to find some dll files and needed the windows install disk. I put that in and the scan proceeded. When it finished the scan went off. Was there suppose to be a message indicating everything was fine or that there was some kind of error? I tried to install something. I got the same message "cannot access..

Thanks again for the HELP Quote

Was there suppose to be a message indicating everything was fine or that there was some kind of error?

I just replaced replaced my video card for one with more memory, after the last one fried I guess.
XP boots like normal, but if I open a video file, iTunes, Geometry Wars, PHOTOSHOP etc. ,
then I get a FLASH of a BLUE screen and XP crashes and reboots. 
Windows Explorer and other programs work, seems like it's the computationally intensive ones that crash
WMP works but not for video. 

I also just replaced the power supply with a much larger one, so I doubt it's that. 
It's really annoying and I have no idea what to do. 
Improperly installed video card?
XP64?

Specs:
Video Card:    EVGA GeForce 8500 GT 512MB
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-8I945P
CPU                 Intel P4  1.6GHz
                         2GB RAM
PSU                Antec 500W



First you should MAKE sure that you system is really 64bit XP

I think the problem is you video card driver did not instatlled right,or you old driver did not remove wholly.
So , I suggest you to remove all of your old driver of you old video card ,and then reinstall the new one.

here is the Geforce 8500 site:
http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us
wow thanks
I forgot to uninstall the ati software from the old card. 
computer 10.  me 0.

My problem is very similar to topic "Virus Alert Clock, No C: or D:, selective internet activity, no control panel."  I have followed the instructions in the post and I have created a LOG file from "ComboFix" and "HijackThis".  I have included the logs from ComboFix and Hijackthis.  I am currently at the point where you have SUPPLIED a unique file (KillAll:).  In the post you say do not use the code supplied, so I was hoping you can send me a file that I could use on my computer.

[recovering DISK space -- attachment deleted by admin]I'm moving this to the Computer Virus and SPYWARE section.

Also, I suggest posting a SuperAntiSpyware and Malwarebytes Logs.

OK. Let's put it this way. AVG 8.0 works fine on some computers, but doesn't work on some others.
Since it doesn't work well on at least 99% of all computers, I got rid of it from all of my installations, and I don't recommend it anymore.
I can't recommend any product, which MAY NOT work OK.

Well, here I was the other day in VLC media polayer converting a file, when it crashed. Meh, it wasn't important anyway. So, I continue my internet surfing, and away I go. The Windows Explore crashes and RESTARTS. And again. And again. In the end, I have to hit Control+Alt+Delete to hit the shut down switch on the Security OPTIONS screen. I log on again, still happening. Another restart, still going. It only affects one user account, which is no big deal,  but I cannot get my emails out of it (Outlook claims that my old PST file is locked by another process).

I have VISTA Premium with SP1 and all updates (except three optional driver updates with love from Microsoft), A Gigabyte motherboard, Core 2 Duo E4400, 1GB RAM, 120GB hard drive, and Trend Micro Internet Security 2008 (also up-to-date).

Thanks very much for your help!Try creating new profile: http://vistasupport.mvps.org/create_new_user_profile.htm
BTW...I suggest, you get more RAM for both boxes: Vista likes 2GB, and XP likes 512MB, or more.I created a new user account, I'm using it now. The RAM for US isn't an isue for us at the moment, (it runs fine, and the XP box will be decomissioned into a XAMPP server some time next year and about eight years old), but it's something we're planning on doing.How is the new user account then?It's fine. That's the thing I don't understand: it shouldn't be doing that in one account (on the upside, I've not killed the computer)Profiles get corrupt.I got the emails out, too. I must've been trying to import my new outlook profile into outlook. Oops.Just as an aside, in my new user account, I was trying to play back an FLV file in WMP11 (we have a codec pack installed which causes all sorts of problems for me), and Windows EXPLORER crashed. Can codecs cause Explorer to crash? Quote from: DouglasC on September 03, 2008, 02:57:26 AM

Can codecs cause Explorer to crash?

I have had some problems with XP booting. When I try to boot into XP it stops at the loading screen where my monitor shows “no signal” and goes from green to brown light. My HDD light blinks every five seconds, just like a lighthouse after that.

I have tried to have my monitor plugged into different DVI ports but that didn't work.

Check disk has found no problems and when in safe mode it will some times freeze and/or the monitor turn off, like it was booting normally.

I have Ubuntu installed in a different partition, which is what I am writing this in, and it has worked wonderfully.

I would like to fix this issue without reinstalling or formating if possible.

Before this boot issue happened I was in XP and it started to freeze up/monitor turn off like above. I thought it was a overheating issue as it is ~85 degrees F  here but my GPU has never gone over 40 degrees C and my GPUs over 65 C. I not have my case cover off with a fan BLOWING inside but so far nothing.

My PC specs:
EVGA 780i SLI mobo
Core 2 Duo E6600 3.2 GHz
EVGA GeForce 8800 GTS 640 MB x2 SLI
3 GB of OCZ SLI-ready RAM
500 GB Hitachi HHD (boot) and 1TB Hitachi (storage/backup)
Windows XP Pro SP3 -can't boot, has problems
Ubuntu 8.04 64bit -works good, no problems
Quote

When I try to boot into XP it stops at the loading screen

Just to make sure, did you get as far as the loading bar going across the screen under the Windows Logo?

Can you get into Windows via Safe Mode?

I think I would try removing the CMOS Battery for about 10-20 minutes and then reinserting it.
Then try again and post back.

Here's an idea you may not have though of.  After booting into safe mode, can you change the display properties to a lower resolution?   I am thinking that you resolution may be set to high and is incompatible with you monitor.  Maybe even the monitor frequency, buy make sure that you hide modes your monitor cannot display when fiddling with this.  Good luck, hope this helps!

It works now, I have three faulty RAM sticks.

What did you do? What happened?

I TYPED in a very long article in a forum and touched the wrong thing on the key board and "ZAP" it was gone. Is there a way to retrieve it? I was so upset, I ate ice cream right out of the carton last night)
Thanks for any help you can give. I appreciate your answers
                                                                    Dr EllingsworthDoc

Chances are you did what I have done a few times - go to use shift for a cap letter but hit ctrl and that letter!!!  Annoying huh!

Sometimes a back button hit will get you back to your reply box and the text - if not tho I suggest two options.

1) - after a chunk of text - select and place it on clipboard.  repeat that process until the end - then even if submit fails you have your text.

2) - Even safer - keep notepad or your fave text editor HANDY and write in that then copy and paste - fill in for smilies if needed as last stage.

This approach will cut down on your ice cream consumption!!  If you use Firefox, this add-on will save you in the FUTURE: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1046press the Backspace button (only works if you have CHANGED web pages by misstake). if the web BROWSER is closed it wont work sorry.

I am TRYING to route a USB device through an RDP (remote desktop) connection but am having issues with this.  The device is a Phillips SpeechMike Pro.  It is an audio (microphone/speak) device with an optical ball mouse.  When It connects to the new device the ball mouse doesn't work but the buttons for the audio does.  Any thoughts?  I am ALSO connecting from an XP Pro SP2 device to a VMWARE virtual device that is also XP Pro with SP2.  Any help or thoughts WOULD be great.

Thanks,

PS = Here is a link to the product I am having troubles with.  http://www.dictation.philips.com/index.php?id=1425Wait a sec, so you are trying to use this device on another remote computer?That is correct.Not sure if this is possible. Have you done it before?

If so, I would try to make sure it's properly installed on the remote computer.Unfortunately I have not done ANYTHING like this before.  I have done it with regular USB key storage but never a device that has multiple peaces to it such as this.  I can get the audio to work but not the mouse portion of this device.It look likes a fairly complex device to use over the internet.

Just to be sure, does it even work on the other computer? (not remotely)it does work on the local device.What about on the other computer (not through remote connection, normally)Well I am connecting to a VMware Virtual device so I am not sure how I can even test it locally on that device.  The drivers are installed on it and it is prepared for it.Wait, does this even work on your own computer?It does work on the local hardware device.

Sorry for the delayed response.No problem.

What I want to know though if you can run it locally on the MACHINE you are connected to.
This way we can discount the possibility of the problem being Remote Connection.

Today I installed XP SP3. After installing it asked me to reboot which I did. The computer would not reboot except in safe mode. I tried several times to GET it to reboot normally, but it wouldn't. I tried one more time and hit the F10 key while rebooting to get assistance from Compaq. It asked me to do a restore and I did. Whoops! It did restore, however it came back just like a new computer with nothing on it except the basics. Upon investigation, some PROGRAMS I had downloaded were still there, but many lost. The worst thing was I lost all my items and downloads in MY Documents, all my favorites,  as well as the other person's who also uses this computer. Is there a WAY to recover those items as there are some very important items in those files.  Probably not, except for high priced recovery services.When you hit F10, you accessed Compaq's recovery partition. By continuing your action, you returned your computer to its original state. All data lost.
Little hope, but try this: http://www.recuva.com/
Warning! It'll take a while to run it.Oh, and think about developing a backup ROUTINE!!!!!!!The only thing I could think of is to use a recovery program (which might not recover every thing or anything for that matter). but is worth a try. just search google for some free recovery tool's but watch out some of them ar only free TRIALS which let u recover someany then stop working till you buy the full copy.

but try the one that was said in a previous post ^^^^.

and good luck

Please some BODY can help me, how to send a PING command from Windows XP.
Because I click already [start/ejecut/#ping and the e-mail address.] But ALWAYS is giving me, command no valid.
So please, how I can get an, e-mail IP number. sending a ping with the e-mail address.
thank in advance for the help. Mihai
You can't ping an email address. You can ping only IP, like www.google.com, or 209.85.171.99

Think you could direct me to which ones I need to download?

http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/driverslist.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen&ServiceTag=&SystemID=LATITUDE%20D820&os=WW1&osl=en&catid=&impid=

Everytime I leave my laptop idle for approximately one hour or more

Try Carbon's suggestion and see what happens.

Quote from: KyleVA on September 01, 2008, 11:46:16 PM

Think you could direct me to which ones I need to download?

http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/driverslist.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen&ServiceTag=&SystemID=LATITUDE%20D820&os=WW1&osl=en&catid=&impid=

Assuming that these drivers are for your laptop (service tag), then I would download the chipset driver and the video driver - note that there are two video drivers, only download the one that matches the video on your computer.

Then go into Device Manager and look for errors - down load those drivers.

If you have questions, post back.

Hi all

When I play any video file in Windows Media Player, I get an instant bluescreen and the pc shuts off and restarts...

Using XP Pro, 2 gig of memory, the vid card is a Nvidia 8500GT GeForce

I have tried to update drivers for the vid card but it tells me I have the best drivers already. The thing was working fine one day, then doing this the next.

In Device Manager, I have two devives with YELLOW !! next to them, I believe they are unrelated to this, they are the 'Other PCI Bridge Device' and "SM Bus Controller"

What are they? I thought they are USB components? I have also tried installing drivers for these without success...

thanks... What is the error message on the blue screen? You don't need all the text because it is ALWAYS the same, only the numbers that look like 0x00000000.See, if VLC: http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ will work. Quote from: Soviet Genius on September 01, 2008, 05:19:15 PM

What is the error message on the blue screen? You don't need all the text because it is always the same, only the numbers that look like 0x00000000.

How is VLC fairing?

Where can I find a EXPLANATION of the ITEMS in the INTERNET options advanced list?  Also what are some of the big no-no's in the list?    Thankshttp://www.techspot.com/tweaks/ie6/ie-3.shtmlThis is EXACTLY the information I needed.
Thank you very MUCH.