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I am trying to help my friend with his computer running XP. Last night when turned on it would boot then switch between the splash screen & a black screen. I then booted & repaired XP from the boot disk. After completing this, I noticed the screen looked funny--posterized like only 3 or 4 colors to it. with a large cursor, menus & everything large , like when I run "safe mode" on my Vista.... Checked & it was at the LOWEST it could be for resolution (not sure of actual #'s-600? x 800?) & 4  (lowest). The really strange this was that in the menu to change these setting the slider for resolution won't move to "increase" when I try to slide it. With the color bit choice in the drop down there is only one choice where I'd expect to see at least 2. I am wondering if after repairing-reinstalling XP it might be in a safe mode? If so how to get out of it...Anyone have any ideas about what might be happening? Thank you for your time!                   The GRAPHIC card drivers are dead most LIKELY. You'll need to reinstall them first.Do you have any idea, on how I'd do this? (Thanks for the reply!)

---Also where would I look to see what kind/model/type he has?--Thx again :-)    Well...
   Option #1: delete it from 'Device manager'. If You are lucky enough, the system will find and install the proper driver (in CASE it is DETERMINED 'properly' and showing it is feeling good. But I suppose You should see a yellow mark aside).
   Option #2: examine the installation disks that were coming with the computer (it is assumed that one owning a hardware does have installation disks for it).
   Option #3: follow this link. Everest Home should help You with determining of Your Graphic card type.
   Option #4: wait for someone else to answer as I do not say there's no more options

Where do you live? (state) LOL!!!!!!!!!Look at my profile Then I am safe....unless you have a private jet. ha-ha.  I am in NY.

But honestly, upon start-up, it absolutely asks how you want to partition. If you have time, check and you will see. I have read 100's of reviews but since they are all opinions, I wanted to know the best way to partition according to my needs.


DeniseNY is not that far
I have an aunt there. I may come for a visit....

I already checked up your laptop.
Give me the link with those absurdshttp://www.sammywiki.com/wiki/How_To:Partition_a_Netbook_Hard_Disk


Ya see, I am only using this new netbook to email & surf the net and maybe watch some hulu.com while on the road. I have nothing important and nothing that I care about enough to want to protect it by partitioning drives. I think most partition to keep Data seperate from the OS. To me, I don't think I give 2 craps about that as long as a recovery disc comes with it and I believe it does.

Now, IF the netbook will run faster being partitioned a certain way, I would want that.

Also, I have read that one must save some room for a recovery partition.  Huh???  I don't even understand what that is or what that means!!!   DENISE, the link, you gave me has nothing to do with the laptop, you're buying.
Here is your netbook: http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-NC10-14GB-10-2-Inch-Netbook-Processor/dp/B001I45TA8
It comes with Windows XP preinstalled.Yes, that's it! But.....when you turn it on for the 1st time, it asks how you want to partition the HD. It recommends 1/2 to C: and 1/2 to D:   I think it also suggests to save some for recovery. (I don't understand why if it has recovery discs??)


Since I will have little data, should I do all to the C: drive?


If I give all to the C: Drive, I can still download movies/TV shows and other crap, right? It just means if it crashed, I would lose the data....yes???  Does the way I partition have anything to do with speed?


THANKS!! Quote from: MomNEEDShelp on June 12, 2009, 05:48:18 AM

...when you turn it on for the 1st time, it asks how you want to partition the HD.

hi, new here-please help
I'm trying to get a PROGRAM to AUTOMATICALLY open when I boot up my computer (its an event planner)-how do I do this add the program or shortcut to the program in C:\DOCUMENTS and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

This will do this for all users on this computer...if you want just for you and no one else switch ALL Users to your profile name and copy the shortcut or program start file to this location such as C:\Documents and Settings\Dave\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\mspaint.exe       to open microsoft paint at start up every time it starts.Thanks David-it worked!!!
Ada

I have a .061 file that none of my programs will open. I have downloaded and tried RegCure and ParetologicDriverCure but it did not help. I BELIEVE 061 FILES are compacted archive files. I am usinfg WXP. Any suggestions?you can TRY this web site  http://www.file-extensions.org/061-file-extension   hopefully it helps out a litle untill someone else can    good luck Try opening the file with Notepad.  You might find SOMETHING illuminating amongst all the GIBBERISH.

Pls. help how to REMOVE packed.generic.200. Got this virus over the weekend. Pls. hope someone can help me out. I will appreciate it very much
If you're anti-virus program will not remove it, boot your computer into SAFE MODE and RUN the scan again and see if it will WORK...

To get to SAFE MODE, restart your computer, tap F8, when the Advanced Options appear, select Safe Mode...


If this doesn't work, click on the link and run a FULL "computer" scan using kaspersky online scanner...It only scans and does not delete any viruses...It does however list the exact file path (location) of where the viruses are located...After the scan is complete, write down the location of each virus you FIND, including packed.generic.200, navigate to the folder it's in and manually delete it.
Keep in mind that Java must be ENABLED in your browser and the scan will take a very long time..


http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner


Try this mate

http://www.symantec.com/security_response/detected_writeup.jsp?name=Packed.Generic.200Of course, the right thing to do would be to visit the Virus and Spyware board.Well I did think that. But... help before someone moves it lol  I've reported it to be moved.

I would like to create a SYSTEM in which one person in my office could manage all of the contacts, but all members of the office could IMPORT their Outlook contacts. I would like to have these contacts automatically update to the main computer when each individual edits a contact and also allow each person to DECIDE the amount of INFORMATION they would like to disclose about a contact. We have access to public folders, but I do not know if that would be an option. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Try here
http://www.softalkltd.com/products/outlook_sharing_solutions.asp?source=google&c=ssswgssearch&adg=main&adnum=013&gclid=CJeIi8Wcg5sCFUoB4wod6Gp9sQSounds like you need a Microsoft Exchange server!

You probably deleted something big. 



 I wonder if you have used the windows diskcleanup too land clean out your system restore points? That's ONE PLACE where it gobbles up a lot of space if you've always left it on and it's always been just doing its job. I got a lot of free space BACK by just cleaning it out (and I think diskcleanup saves your LATEST restore point and cleans out the other ones)We had another thread where a user gained back some forty gigabytes of disk space by deleting restore points.   It's a strange one?? Thanks for your time though. Quote from: Aegis on June 11, 2009, 02:30:56 PM

We had another thread where a user gained back some forty gigabytes of disk space by deleting restore points.   

I accidentaly formatted my C: drive using my Mcafe antivirus and when i restarted my computer it reads error loading operating system. I tried to re-install my Operating system Windows XP media center and it reads that there are no hard drives available, I have been trying to fix it on my own but i simply dont have the know- how, what should i do? I APPRECIATE any help in this matter, thank you.How did you format your hard drive?

What antivirus?

What is the exact error messsage you get when you start up?

What version of Windows?I was using MCAFEE antivirus and i accidentaly used the shredder option to erase the C drive,when i restarted it read error loading operating system. I am using window xp media center 2005, when i tried to re-install EVERYTHING it read no hard drive s are available, im so stuck right nowSo you have the media center disk right?

How did you go about trying to reinstall? Did you BOOT to the disk?

I saw something pop up the other day that said something like 'There is an update waiting' so I clicked on it. I think it was IE8. I downloaded it and eventually re-started my PC.  Now it takes like an entire 5 minutes staring at a white screen before I see my home page appear. (At first, I thought my pc blew)  My http://www.____.com  box at the top of the screen is wacky. I just hate it so.... I remembered how to do a system restore and did it to the day before I did the download. OMG!!! I almost had a heart attack. When I was re-started, the blue 'e' icon did nothing. Nothing I tried would get me connected to the internet. I was freaking. I thought I erased my system or something. (No, I am not technical at all)  It finally dawned on me to see if I could un-do the system restore and it worked; I was able to get online again. So now, I am back using my PC and hating whatever I did to it. Please help!!


Sony Vaio
XP
Brand New Hard Drive installed in April 2009



So many thanks!!

Dee

have all updates been installed if not you might want to try and that. PC and IE.If you mean after the new hard drive, I believe so. The pc was running fine a few days ago.



DeeThere are many people who hate the new IE8...
are you looking to get rid of it ? ?YES. I also hate it. I thought I would go back to IE7 when I did the restore to the day before but it did not work. Out of curiosity....why did that not work?


But yes, how can I get back to IE7 & rid of IE8?


THANKS PATIO!!!
try uninstalling the updateDo I have to download the IE7 first before I uninstall?  If I just uninstall IE8, how will I access the internet? Sorry, I am not technical at all. (Just a stay at home single mom)


Thanks



Deewhen you uninstall ie8 it will AUTOMATICALLY covert back to ie7 and then should start security udates for it.Uninstall of remove IE8found something if you need help in doing it.     http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/957700/en-us    try this out.   good luck and TELL us how it went. WOW!!! Thanks so much guys! A big kiss to you all. 


I have a few other questions but I know you all have told me to start a new post so I will. Look for them SHORTLY. THANKS AGAIN!!!


Deeyour welcome    Quote from: potere scuro on June 11, 2009, 08:24:33 AM

found something if you need help in doing it.     http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/957700/en-us    try this out.   good luck and tell us how it went.

Hi everyone I am new to this so please excuse me if I forget something. I am using Windows XP and somehow my icons on the desktop are LOCKED.  I have gone into arrange icons and AUTO is not selected the only thing selected is show desktop.  I have had trouble all day with Firefox freezing on me then when I switch to IE everything is FINE. I also CHECKED my mouse settings and they are fine as in firefox and my gmail they wouldn't click on anything

Appreciate any help have you tried running your anti virus yet?Just want to say thank you for your help, but I ended up in frustration RESTARTING the pc and everything went back to normal, don't know how but not complaining.

If I go to the dell website or hp website or whatever to get drivers, SOMETIMES I dont see drivers that correspond to what I see in DEVICE manager.  like for example I see ethernet controller and network controller with yellow question marks in my device manager on my dell inspiron 5100.  But on the dell website, when I search for the drivers for inspiron 5100, I only see a driver for network controller.  So where is the other one.

and what is the difference between ethernet controller and network controller,, i mean what does what
A Network Controller assists with the Ethernet card's ability to work. Helps with computers that have the ability to be servers or work on NETWORKS. they seem to be about the same dealing with the network. this is what i have found on the internet. have you downloaded the driver for the network controller?  i TRIED to download the driver on a different computer that had internet access , and then put it on a thumb drive so I could transfer and load the driver onto the computer that needs it so it can access the internet.  But I dont know which one to pick.  can you help
i need your service tag
is there an error code?if so than these might help out:
http://barugon.wordpress.com/2008/08/01/windows-cannot-load-the-device-driver-for-this-hardware-the-driver-may-be-corrupted-or-missing-code-39/

http://search.dell.com/results.aspx?s=gen&c=us&l=en&cs=&k=Dell+inspiron+5100+drivers&cat=sup
this one might solve your prob.
wish you the best of luck Thanks all,  I got the driver finally by trial and error, and then I just went to device manager and let it find the updates fori the other drivers by connecting to the internet. 

But the thing is: if you check out your device manager and then go to your company website, you dont usually see drivers there that are named exactly what you want.  For example your device manager might show ethernet controller, but on your company site, you may not see  driver that is called ethernet controller.  Weird.
glad to here it     Different manuf. call the same device different things...Welcome to the wonderful world of PC's...
Meantime DLoad and install Everest Home ...
It will tell you more about your MACHINE than you need to know.

I have Windows XP full version installed on a computer. I have recently added an old drive and formatted it. Now I have two drives, on empty, and one used and with XP installed on it. I am planning to put my blank drive on another computer, that does not have a drive at the moment. Due to technical problems, I am unable to boot from CD on the other computer to install XP on the blank drive.

I would like to know if it is possible to install XP on my blank drive, from the desktop, so that when I install it in the other system, XP boots normally.


Any takers?

Me.why is it unable to boot from cd? and your SAYING that "I would like to know if it is possible to install XP on my blank drive, from the desktop"  is this the one that has been deleted or not? You cannot install XP on one MACHINE and move it to another machine and expect it to boot properly...
This is a combination of their anti-piracy attempts coupled with how the OS is designed to operate.

So LET's address the machine problems you WANT it on and why it won't boot to an install CD.

There are ways to do this however as long as you are legit and the machine is liscensed to run XP.

I    selected "always use this file" when opening an attachment, but find that some files will not SAVE in NOTEPAD - which Ichose for speed of opening.  How do i RELEASE this binding to Notepad?If a copy of the email remains  on Thunderbird, point to the attachment and save as another name to your desktop.

Point to the desktop icon, right click and choose open with.  Choose Word when the EXTENTION is .doc.  Choose MS Office Power Point viewer when the extention is ppt or pps.

If you only have the ORIGINAL saved icon, repeat above steps and choose another program.  The program you choose depends on the extention. The old choice of always use notepad will be repaced by your new choice.

If a new default is not established, you may always use the steps To open the file.Important security rules:
1. Never open any attachment directly from the email program. Always save, first.
2. Scan every saved attachment with your AV program, before opening. Even, if it appears to be from someone, you know.

Hi, this problem started only a few days ago and it pops up a few minutes after I start up the computer.   It is a clear blue box at the bottom left of the screen. The time it TAKES to appear DIFFERS everytime.  Sometimes it takes a few minutes... others maybe half an hour.   I also THINK maybe it pops up when I click tabs in the toolbar a certain number of times. 

Please help me.


I would start by disabling ALL start-up programs to see if that isolates the problem...There may be a problematic program running at boot-up...

Click START, type RUN into the search box, when the RUN command appears in the menu, click on it and type: msconfig........and click OK

when the program opens up, click the "start-up" tab, and then click "disable all", then click OK and restart the computer... If the problem goes away, then you can likely attribute the problem to some program that needs to be reinstalled or removed...

If this doesn't work, you should boot into "safe mode with networking", update all your anti-virus definitions, and run a scan....Also, download "Malwarebytes", and Spybot Search and Destroy, and run a scan with them.......

edit: if you install Spybot DO NOT install the tea timer!  It will just COMPLICATE the scanning process, and believe me, you don't want it anyway!!Do a system restore to before the problem started.Does it move when you hold the mouse pointer and drag it ? ?What is the make and model of your monitor?
I am using a Toshiba notebook.  I'm not too sure about the model.  And no, it doesnt move when I use my mouse pointer to drag it. 

I did a system restore first but that didn't fix the problem. 

I took blockHEAD's ADVICE and have been using my computer for several hours afterwards and it appears it worked.  The problem is gone.  Thanks alot BlockHEAD, that was really impressive how you precisely diagnosed the problem. 

Thanks to everyone else for the help too!   you're welcome 

Keeping all those start-up programs disabled will help the over-all speed of your computer, as well.  If you get REALLY curious or bored, you could go back to MSCONFIG, in the START UP tab and enable one program at a time, to see which one was causing it...
Make sure your antivirus or firewall is running

Hi, i dont know if i'm allowed to start a new topic. If so just remove this and tell me where i can post this.

I have a problem with my cumputer. Every single time i try downloading anything it TURNS off without telling me(after a few seconds dowloading). THERES nothing i can do to make it stop. I was hoping that anyone could give me an asnwer to this.

PEACE!
What browser are you using to download?IE 8Okay, this could be a malware problem.

Click here to download HijackThis.

• Save HJTsetup.exe to your desktop.
• Double click on the HJTsetup.exe icon on your desktop.
• By DEFAULT it will install to C:\Program Files\Trend Mirco\HijackThis.
• Continue to click Next in the setup dialogue boxes until you get to the Select Addition Tasks dialogue.
  
• Put a check by Create a desktop icon then click Next again.
  
• Continue to follow the rest of the prompts from there.
• At the final dialogue box click Finish and it will launch Hijack This.
  
• Click on the Do a system scan and save a logfile button. It will scan and the log should open in Notepad.
  
• Click on Edit > Select All then click on Edit > Copy to copy the entire contents of the log.
• Come back here to this THREAD and Paste the log in your next reply.
• DO NOT have Hijack This fix anything yet. Most of what it finds will be harmless or required by the system.
  

Has it something to do with my firewall maybe? Like it wont let me download anything or..?

Try running an online scanner.
http://www.kaspersky.co.uk/virusscanner or
http://www.bitdefender.co.uk/scan_uk/scan8/ie.html

Hi Everyone,

I have a domain setup with WINDOWS 2008 and it have some clients and I have a machine under a workgroup. Now I TRYING to access shares from workgroup machine to domain client.It is popping up security window and asking for credentials. I have entered \usename. It is failing to get access of that shares.

But from the workgroup machine to domain clients shares I'm GETTING access.


Please HELP me in this REGARDS....


Thanks in Advance..


PrasadYou have to use...

domain_name\user_name
password


I'm trying to access workgroup machine....

I have just built a new computer and cannot get it to boot from the HDD, I've checked the CMOS, BIOS, and I've followed instructions on fixing the bootcfg. Any ideas?Try here mate.
http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10878_11-6031733.htmlWhat kind of error(s) do you get when you try to boot? Quote from: Aegis on June 08, 2009, 01:31:51 PM

What kind of error(s) do you get when you try to boot?

SATA...IDE...new or used drive ? ?
You haven't given us much to go in...
I'd try a clean install allover.

1st try the re-install.
2nd i would try a brand new ribbon cable with the drive at the end connector jumpered as master.

                 
Not all drives are the same so check the diagram.

Cable sequence:

MB================================Slave==========Master.

If this still gets you no where try it the same as above on the secondary channel on the MBoard.

If still no joy joy i'm afraid the drive may be toast...

How to Lock/hide the c: drive. No one can SEE and can’t access that drive?

What BRAND and MODEL of computer?

Are you trying to lock the entire computer or just MAKE you ACCOUNT inaccessible?

I have windows xp professional.. internet explorer 8 .. PROBLEM is that when I log into one of my email accounts it takes me to one of my other email accounts and I have to F5 to take me to the original destination.. as with something like Ebay.. I have 2 ebay accounts.. when I log into one, it takes me to the other even thoiug I am not logged into the other.. again F5 brings me to where I wanted to go... I log out of that account and log onto the other and it just brings me back to the one I just logged out of until I F5 then brings me back to where I wanted to go... This happens with EVERYTHING.. I am constantly HITTING F5  F5  F5  .. and now when I list something on Ebay and I want to list another item, I have to log off, shut down, UNPLUG the computer start back up, log onto Ebay again (which goes to my other account) F5 again to bring me where I want to go and then list another item.. This is getting very tiresome.. someone told me that internet explorer is "REMEMBER" too much.. ??  I am a beginner so any help on this would be greatly appreciated..  it's the machine from he** that just doesn't want to forget..... Are you autosaving ur passwords to the internet and have you tried deleting your history?HI.. NO I am not saving my passwords and YES I delete my history ALL the time..  any other suggestions?I would ensure cookies are being removed when you clear the history.
You may also want to clear the SSL Cache.
Make sure you are not setting "remember me" when you log in and make sure you log out when done.
If all else fails then i would try resetting Internet explorer.
Hope one of these WORKS, good luck!

i unfortunatly had to erase all my memory. What the POTENTIAL virus did. was slow my COMPUTER to  a crawl. CORRUPT tons of files. and uhhhh. I DONT KNOW much else.
anybody know what virus it could ave been?  Quote

i unfortunatly had to erase all my memory

hi wondered if you can help i have an advent t9208 but the berrings have gone in the fan that goes on TOP of the PROCESSER i have contacted pc world and advent they say dont sell them please helpAny PC store in your area should be able to match up a fan...
You will need to remove it to take with you...or bring them the case.hi thanx for replying but i have tried TAKING it out and taking to pc store and they said they cant get one cos it is in like a tube and the fan goes in that and it screws in dosnt clip in like usual fans xxxxxxxxxxYou should find what you need at one of these websites.

The Tech Guys (official Advent SERVICE & support) - http://www.thetechguys.com/
The Tech Guys (Advent recovery disc ordering) - http://support.thetechguys.com//recoverymedia/
PartMaster (spares and accessories) - http://www.partmaster.co.uk
Unofficial Advent Support Forum - http://www.w00tw00t.co.uk/support/

ok will try them thank you for your help

hi
just bouht a used DESKTOP ufortunatly the key board and mouth in not working.
The xp is on and also the light on the mouth and keyborad is on too but the mouth in not moving also keyboad not working too.Tryed diferent keyboard and mouth even with usb conection its still not working.I clean then inside anyway not working.
any suggestion?
RuslanComplain to whoever sold you this system?  Try a different keyboard/mouse?try seeing if it is your software    http://www.microsoft.com/library/errorpages/smarterror.aspx?404;http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/mouseandkeyboard/Download.mspx  this link should help out a little.You might test the connection for each unit, the Keyboard and then the mouse, by making sure they are in their correct socket in the laptop.

These days many connections are color coded. However there is also a little picture near each connection, showing which unit needs to be plugged in to that socket.

Try to swap them over and test it.My mouth isn't working either.


   Sorry, just had one of those silliness impulses.What does it say under device manager, or event viewer?I have a cordless mouse to use.

[attachment deleted by admin] Quote from: soybean on JUNE 08, 2009, 08:24:40 AM

My mouth isn't working either.

how to to remotely take ANOTHER computer command prompt without 3RD party softwaresIf your version of XP is "Professional" try this:

START>All Programs>Accessories>communications>Remote Desktop

type the IP address of the computer you wish to control.  Once you connect, just open a command prompt and DISCO!....you've got remote control of another computer WITHOUT third-party SOFTWARE (using a command prompt)...        Just be sure "remote desktop" is enabled in the FIREWALL exceptions, of the computer you with to connect to...BLOCKHEAD is correct & You will need proper credentials to connect username/password. If the nature of this is to hack peoples systems to try to get their command prompt as I was feeling that is not permitted and even with some flaws in the Terminal Services of specific Windows versions cracking them will not be discussed here.

Firewall exception will be required at port 3389 on the system to be managed if this is for non-malicious activity as well as RDP set up with specific users allowed for XP Pro or Windows Server 2000 or newer.

Also if this is to another site, port forwarding of port 3389 will have to be open for this system at the router at that site. If no router and direct connection to modem then your in with IP and credentials, and if router and router configured with port forwarding your in as well with proper credentials.

I need some help here. I found a great tutorial about some stuff I'm trying to understand BETTER on this site http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/04/08/from-table-*censored*-to-div-*censored*/I'm not sure how to print certain things I want and don't want. LIKE there is so much stuff the COMMENTS and other things on the right side of the page. It tries to print like 63 pages.
Thanks,
Amy
If PICTURES you want you can generally right-click and select print and just get that. If you only want a specific range of content you may have to highlight what you want copy and paste it into MS Word or Open Office Writer then print that to have just what you want and nothing more.

Hi,
  In my system, i have a virus problem so i download AVG 8.5 and scan. After scan complited, my virus program is finish but now when i start xp, outlook express error displyed on desktop and outlook can't open. When i switch to microsoft outlook, only account imported but mail is failed to import. How i get a mail from outlook express. When i try to import messages, "Failed to import message, another program may be USING this" error pop-up.What i can do now for recovaring mails?Sounds like corrupted data which will not export. What virus's did you have so we know the type of ATTACK you had to try to see what damages you have to your system.

Generally a system that once had a virus or virus's can never be trusted to perform correctly or be used for secure computing as for ROOTKITS etc could have opened your system up for information theft etc.

A clean rebuild is always suggested if this system is to be usde for online banking or PURCHASES or any personal information usage.

You may need to consult in a person who can run a repair utility against the OE database where the information is stored.

Do you get any specific error messages pointing to dll's missing or anything ELSE that would point to corruption? ( You stated there was an error message...what did it say )

My COMPUTER Vista64bit  labtop 2.53 dual core 4 gigs of ram 512 video card.

Hey folks RECENTLY iv noticed I have been getting around 25% of the fps of what I used to when I try to play any of my games (counterstrike, WoW etc etc.)  this just started happening tonight.   I dont think its a driver issue as the games I play have been running smoothly ever since i got my labtop unless i changed something without noticing(which i dont think happened).  I am currently googling all the exe's on my process bar to make sure i dont have a virus.  Any SUGGESTIONS as to what may be the problem?If not a configuration or malware issue eating up resources if your laptop is running too hot it will thermalthrottle the CPU and GPU to run cooler. This will slow the system down. Another thing to check is go into the BIOS and see if power saving features are ENABLED. Most power saving features will underclok the CPU and GPU to use less power. Set the onfiguration to maximum performance with no regard to saving battery life and see where that brings you. (( Have your laptop powered with the AC adapter attached for a configuration like this as for the system is ready like a drag car at the light tree waiting for green to go as for it USES much more electricity and battery life will be reduced even when idle just like a drag car revved up waiting to launch off the line drinking lots of fuel. ))

I already try to searching this problem anywhere but it seem I don't find any solution, Guru please help this is my problem, when I try to start my computer it was only GUEST user account appear on logon and suddenly all my data and files is also gone from the desktop I don't know what cause it but I'm sure that because I login with Guest user account when I try to login to my Admin user account it was already gone, the question is how I can recover my account "admin" type and restore everything like before because when i try to restore system i can not the writte says "you don't have sufficient security privilages...bla..bla and so on because i can not use admin user account type what i try,
I already try to make NEW Admin user account in safe mode but when i enter safe mode there is no user account even exist on the logon the only "CLICKABLE"choice is turn off your computer HA! it seems i can not do anything to my computer and maybe the last worst choice is to reinstall it but maybe you can help me i'm not an expert to computer but i may be understand what should i do please help me whatever solution is appreciated.

oh yeah  :)I forget to writte my OS:
OS : Microsoft windows xp profesional
Service pack : 3
Version : 2002
224 MB RAM
I hope the last thing I do is not REINSTALL IT When you start your computer at the login screen press Ctrl+Alt+Del
Enter your username as administrator and leave the password BLANK.

Now create a new user account.

Use this guide to MIGRATE your old, corrupted account to the new one.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811151/wow!! that's great i think this will help i'll try it thank you so much for your help i'm very appreciate it mmmm...SORRY but it won't work when I press Ctrl+Alt+Del in the logon and entert administrator i leave the pasword blank and press ok but the words pop up it says "Your account has been disabled. Please see your administrator." wew how could this be??? Just checking, you've done what's suggested in this link --> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/admins.htm?

Also you may want to try system restore to restore computer back to a date you are sure the problem did not exist (if any system restore points do exist) --> follow the guide here if you nee help ....  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306084Thanks for your advice but later after I try it again IT WORKS!!! yeah thanks for the help this is how it works;

1.Restart computer,
2.Press F8 quickly to go to safe mode,
3.Press Ctrl+Alt+Del in the logon screen,
4.Insert Administrator and leave the password blank,
5.Create new Admin user account thats it!!
you are now can logon as computer administrator 

but the last problem is I LOST ALL MY FILES AND DATAs 
but thanks anyway the important thing is I GOT my ADMIN USER ACC back! but if GURU have any solution Im very appreciate any help comes from The True IT my problem now is to recover all my files that lost!?

anyway but thanks to JJ 3000 you are very helping Create a new account and folow the steps from this guide:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811151/

The only thing I remember from this computer game is that I had a WIZARD and a Archer and also a knight on my side. And  I WOULD go around this map and BATTLE different people. The fighting style was taking turns with each MEMBER of my team. I know that the way I upgrade my three members was to level up each of their towers and that about it. so if you think you know what this game might be please let me know.  Was it an ONLINE game? Do you remember any of the characters names, might help search for it. And is it an old game or farly new?

My Dell now runs very slow when Im online and freezes a lot too
When I looked I saw there were 61 processes running while I was online at a favorite site
Is this not way too many?
And how do I know which ones I need and to stop the ones I dont need?
Thanks
Steve PS Quote from: PS STEVE on May 25, 2009, 02:04:56 PM

My Dell now runs very slow when Im online and freezes a lot too
When I looked I saw there were 61 processes running while I was online at a favorite site
Is this not way too many?
And how do I know which ones I need and to stop the ones I dont need?
Thanks
Steve PS

Thanks H
I figured I ought to not have that many in case they were using up all my RAM

I have a hp w19e computer with WINDOWS XP 2005, and when I click control panel/performance maintainence/Rearrange items on your hard DRIVE to make programs run faster, a red X box pops up with the following message: Disk defragmenter has detected that Chkdsk is scheduled to run on the VOLUME: HP_PAVILION (C:).  Please run Chkdsk/f.

How do I fix this problem?  I am not very computer savy, so please be as simplistic in your explanation as possible.  Thank you. Right clik the C: drive in My Computer and select Properties...then Tools.
Error checking is what you need .
Let it run to completion without interrupting it and you should be good to go.
Then you can defrag.

This may be what is causing your shutdown issues so you might just kill 2 birds with one stone here...Click Start, then Run, type cmd, and click "Ok". At the prompt in the command window that opens, type:
fsutil dirty query C:
and press "Enter".
Does the result of this indicate the drive is "Dirty"?
Quote from: patio on May 24, 2009, 02:13:42 PM

Right clik the C: drive in My Computer and select Properties...then Tools.
Error checking is what you need .
Let it run to completion without interrupting it and you should be good to go.
Then you can defrag.

This may be what is causing your shutdown issues so you might just kill 2 birds with one stone here...

is there a PROGRAM to erase CERTAIN things on my COMPUTER, but not erase the drivers and things like that that are needed? I bought my computer from a friend and there are some games and stuff that only unninstall if you have the disk, and I just want to have a fresh start, like i just bought it, but when i had bought it from him, he had lost the windows disk... so the program shouldnt erase needed things, like the OS, of course, and other things like drivers and stuff, but I do want it to erase things like UNNEEDED FILES, games, and things like that... also, I want to keep things like internet explorer, microsoft word, and some other things ... any suggestions???The best thing you can do with a used computer is collect all the neccessary drivers beforehand and then do a complete format and clean install of Windows...
We'll be glad to help you with the process...wont i have to rebuy windows though?Not if you have a product ID sticker on that machine that has a Windows reg code #
Even still if it was running a legit copy of Windows there are ways to do it properly.
Check with your friend and see.k, thanks!No Problem...
Welcome Aboard !

Windows or Network? Plumped for Windows!
Just TIDYING up the taskbar and there is one last icon CAUSING me a problem. It's a small double monitor display with a red cross, left over from when it went in for repairs and they had to locally connect to it. Just can't get rid of!
If l CLICK on it, it comes up in the network connections panel under Lan or High-Speed Internet and is using the Via COMPATABLE Fast Ethernet. It wont let me delete it as it says it's still in use.
It's not life threatening, but just annoying.
I can disable the Via Compatable through Device Manager, but I didn't want to disable anything if it would cause future connection problems.
Is this in fact the way to remove it?
Hello
First click the icon and it should tell u the name of the connection. Next go to My Network Place>view network connection>u should see a list/icons of networks connections. Find the one that is disconnected (the one that had the red X)>right click and deselect SHOW (click the check mark out)  shoe icon. That should do the trick.Hi midsail,
Had another look in device manager, and the Via connection can be disabled as well as deleted. Disabled it and it's done the job.
Thanks again

I have an OLD dell computer 1.8 ghz 512 kb ram windows xp HOME edition with service PACK 3 and IE8. It RECOGNIZES that the keyboard is there but if you try to type it locks up system. In the CP it says there is a problem loading the driver. If I go into the setup mode the keyboard will work, but when it goes into windows it doesn't.  I have used a USB and the old ps/2 style plug keyboard from the late 90's and they both have the same ERROR. What am I missing?Did the keyboard ever work?
How long has this been happening?
Did you make any hardware or software changes right before this started?

Ok, so I just got rid of a virus by formatting the DRIVE. I installed my operating system (XP) with no problem, setup the internet, and downloaded all those other programs that I used to have (Vuze, VLC player, Firefox, etc.). Then I remembered I needed to download Service Pack 3. I SUCCESSFULLY downloaded it, but when it rebooted, everything looks real big and the color/resolution is VERY poor. For example, the task bar at the BOTTOM is supposed to be blue, but it looks turquoise. I tried to system restore to prior installing Service Pack 3, but that was useless. I am frustrated from wasting my time on the virus, reinstalling everything, and now trying to fix this. Does anyone have a SOLUTION for this?Download this http://majorgeeks.com/download4181.html

once downloaded, run it. in the menu on your left, right-click DISPLAY, quick report, then plain text
copy that into a code or quote block. Your missing your driver, most likely.I would put my money on a missing driver.

You should be able to get your driver via Windows Update.Drivers should be downloaded form:
1. computer maker site
2. device maker site

Micro$oft is not always sure what it's doing.

Help plz! My computer always autoreboots after the loading screen. I have a Windows XP pent. 4. Can someone plz help me fix.
P.S This happened right after I downloaded a game and I got the message not enough disk SPACE. I turned off the computer and this problem happend ever since. I want to UNINSTALL the game but don't know how. Safe mode doesn't work.
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Safe mode doesn't work

Quote from: Nostrilanus on May 19, 2009, 07:08:01 PM

I have tried shutting down both ZoneAlarm, the Windows FIREWALL and even the AVG email SCANNER, all at once and each individually.  No luck so far.

when i am browsing net some websites are getting opened automatically what to do Quote from: sunshine on May 23, 2009, 09:11:23 AM

what to do

Hey all, My PC ran fine for about 2 months! It's a miracle! But today, this morning... I have ran into problems I have never seen before. First of all, it started yesterday, While playing The Last Remnant (AWESOME game) I often ran into crashes, then after trying to reload the game, a DLL was missing, trying to load something that DLL was still missing! Restarting the PC would fix it. I cannot remember the name and cannot access my PC for now. After, I had problems with Opera which couldn't find a file and telling me to reinstall it and it would help... Simple, eh? Never did so though.

In any case, right after having finished downloading a file (Trustable) and trying to run it.... my PC crashed down and showed me a BSOD Error I couldn't find anymore. My first reflex was to try and run it in SAFE mode... which failed lamentably! PC rebooted. I tried reloading it in multiple ways and then finally took off my windows CD in rage and tried reformatting my PC... To my great surprise, while trying to delete the partition, the partition couldn't be read! and then BAM a BSOD with the following error code.

STOP: 0x0000008E (0xC0000005, 0xF77BDE54, 0xF7399788, 0x00000000)

setupdd.sys - Address F77BDE54 base at F7795000, DateStamp 48025277


Note: My PC always ran into multiple strange problems when doing ram-extensive operations... might it be a ram problem that destroyed my HD? I REALLY doubt so but I start to wonder if those things are possible!

In any case, thank you all for your answers as to "How do I fix this?"Courtesy MSDN:
Quote

A kernel mode program generated an exception which the error handler didn’t catch. These are nearly always hardware compatibility issues (which sometimes means a driver issue or a need for a BIOS UPGRADE).

When I LOG on to any ACCOUNT (having done a repair yesterday, I'm thinking this is the cause), I get the following message now:

Windows Registry Recovery
                         One of the files containing system's Registry data had to be recovered by use of a
                         log or alternative copy.  The recovery was successful.
                                                             OK

I can click "ok" and the message goes away.  Why does it show up other than for informational purposes (and what would be the purpose?)  Why does it show up every time since I've clicked ok?Can we have some more info on your OS and anti-virus\malware SOFTWARE please.1. Click Start, click Run, type chkdsk /f /r, and then click OK.
2. At the command prompt, type Y to let the disk scanner run when you restart the computer.
3. Restart the computer.
4. Chkdsk will run.

If the above checks out...

Run memtest: http://www.techspot.com/vb/topic62524.html

If RAM is OK, create new Windows account, and see, if it solves the problem.Hey Broni,

Could you tell me what each of the processes you suggest do?  What does chkdsk do?  And what do you mean "if the above checks out?" 

And I took a quick look at the website for http://www.techspot.com/vb/topic62524.html and it looks like it's a process to test my RAM (which seems to entail opening up my computer and removing memory so I can test memory sticks individually).  Is that correct? 

Currently I have 5 accounts on my computer.  If what you surmise is true, do I have to create all new accounts?chkdsk will check you hard drive for errors, and it may even FIX some, if found.
Yes, memtest will test your RAM.
Don't worry about any accounts, since we don't know what the problem is.I ran chkdsk yesterday but had to go to work before it was finished.  Is there a scanlog kept somewhere of the results?In XP, open the Control Panel, double click on "Adminstrative Tools", double click on the "Event Viewer" icon, then click on "Application". In the "Source" column, look for the "Winlogon" item. Double click it and you should see the results of your Chkdsk.Thanks. I looked at the log.  Since I don't know what I'm looking for and it won't let me copy the info I'll say, it seems there was no problems, otherwise I'm sure it would be obvious chkdsk found one.  Is that a correct assumption?
I'd say so. Normally, when you run chkdsk, and some errors are found, it'd tell you during the scan.Ok.  Now to the memory test.  I'm ALWAYS a little squeamish about going into the guts of my computer (although I have changed a power supply, added memory and a couple of other things with guidance from a friend on the phone).  Do I need to change my BIOS settings to boot from a CD once I burn the Memtest CD?

Or do you know how to put the memtest on a USB memory stick and how to boot from that?Try to boot from memtest CD, first. If it won't boot, then check BIOS boot order.

hey,

FIRST of all im not insanely familar with restores and stuff like that so go easier on the tech talk

BASICALLY i have a ITWorks computer, it was a display model so no windows XP discs or stuff like that. 
had to restore it once before and i was sent a ghost recovery DISC, had to START the computer up and hit F5 (i think) repeatedly.

tryin to restore it again as it is clogged with god knows what but for some reason the ghost is not startin on the computer start up.

any help?

many thanks

Ok I installed Nvidia 6600 and current drivers but now my computer will no longer go into sleep mode automaticaly as before. Even when I use "Start->Shutdown->Standby" Nothing happens.

Thanks for HELPS..



[attachment deleted by admin]Try and give it a new name and select save as and re-boot.Yea, no help... I cant even suspend it manualy.Running any WIRELESS devices on that machine ? ?
Could it be the new card phoning home to CHECK for updates ? ?
HP products are notorious for this but i've not HEARD of it happening with a vid card...None of the above. I even checked the open connections and nothing new added there.

On a side note is it any worse for the system to just be left on all the time? I can use Process Explorer to suspend but it cuts the connections which I need to stay active.My main machine is on always...i re-boot it about every 2 weeks.
Servers run 24/7.

Have a LOOK here:
HTTP://support.microsoft.com/kb/826513

Hello,

I am TRYING to help a friend who seems to be having an odd problem.  She currently uses Firefox exclusively for internet BROWSING, but back in February of this year, the day after she renewed her McAffee Antivirus, she lost her emoticons in her MSN Hotmail account completely.  (Side note - she has them if she uses Internet Explorer while accessing Hotmail.)
Anyway, she has Windows XP, Service Pack 3, the latest version of Firefox as well as all updates from Windows.  I don't know much else but if anyone needs more info, I will ask her. 
Thanks for any help you can give.

Carpenter63I'm not sure if they use JavaScript at all, but just in case, does your friend have NoScript installed on her Firefox?ANOTHER test would be to make new firefox profile. This is mozilla's page on how you go about doing it. http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Profiles

This will reset your firefox (similar to resetting internet explorer) and see if problem go away. In making new profile, I suggest you do not delete old profile if you want to keep it, and you can always select old profile so that your firefox WORK like before.

Hi,
First time poster here.  We have an Emachine with WindowsXP (I think professional).  I just found out that whenever it would "freeze" my husband would unplug the computer and just restart it.  Now, it brings up the SCREEN to start in safe mode, but no matter which option we choose - it just keeps restarting.  I've tried hitting F8, the timer stops, but nothing else.  I've tried to download a reboot disk, but had no luck.  I'm going to go home and open it up and dust it out based on other posts I've read.  Any other IDEAS or suggestions?Hi Mulreay here. To me and I'm no expert it SOUNDS like you may be infected or your hard drive is shot. Rather than give you some USELESS advice all I can say is the answer will come just be patient. How often was it freezing...? Freezing at startup? How long until it freezes? Unplug before opening the case, blow out the dust, but don't touch anything physically.Unfortunately, I don't know how often it was freezing or what he was doing at the time.  I have defragged and debugged and compressed and scanned for spyware a couple of months ago (still have firewall and spyware) because of slowness and popups.  But I just found out yesterday that it would freeze and how my husband handled it      I do know it wasn't freezing at the startup, it was while he was on the internet.  I DEFINITELY will unplug it and wouldn't consider touching anything inside!!  Thanks

Hello all.  First post.  I just completed a RECOVERY of my laptop.  Before I did, I CREATED several folders within Outlook Express to SAVE all of my email in.  I then copied those new .dbx folders from the store directory to an external backup drive.  After recovering my computer and updating all of my software, I tried to copy in those "newly" created and backed up .dbx files to the store folder.  They show up in windows explorer with all of the other normal .dbx email folders, but will not show up when I open Outlook Express.  I tried the import method from within OE as well, but when I get to the point of selecting the backup directory and clicking next, I get an error message stating that another program is accessing the files.  I am not aware of any other program that would be doing this.  The .dbx files are NOT marked as "read only" either.  Seems very strange.  Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.  I have many EMAILS that I do not want to lose.  Thanks.

KvitenseSee http://ask-leo.com/how_do_i_move_my_outlook_express_folders_to_my_new_machine.html and then try it again.I had already tried that.  The files are NOT marked as read only.  I still get the same message.  It appears the files have content.  The one folder I created that had the most emails in it has a value of 102MB, which implies there are emails in that .dbx file.  I still can't figure it out.
Quote from: kvitense on June 22, 2008, 07:28:03 PM

I just completed a recovery of my laptop.  Before I did, I created several folders within Outlook Express to save all of my email in.

is there any one who know a name of a program that devides TABBED text into cells?
i have a document that is almoast impossible to read without counting each cell.
it realy look all messy, suggestions? =)

eg:

Code: [Select]Shrine Type Shrine name Effect Code Arg0 Arg1 Duration in frames reset time in minutes rarity view name niftyphrase effectclass LevelMin
None None none 0 100 100 0 2 1 blah blah 0 0
Recharge Refill fills health and mana 1 100 100 0 2 1 blah blah 4 1
Recharge Health Boost doubles current health (even over maximum) (OUT) 2 200 400 0 5 2 blah blah 2 1
Recharge Mana Boost "doubles current mana ("") (OUT)" 3 200 400 0 5 2 blah blah 3 1
Recharge Health Exchange "takes 1/2 health, gives 5 times that number to current mana (OUT)" 4 50 500 0 0 3 blah blah 2 2
Recharge Mana Exchange "takes 1/2 mana, gives 5 times that number to current health (OUT)" 5 50 500 0 0 3 blah blah 3 2
Booster Armor Boost +100% AC 6 100 1 2400 5 2 blah blah 4 5
Booster Combat Boost "+200% to hit, +200% min and max damage" 7 200 200 2400 5 2 blah blah 4 8
Booster Resist Fire Boost +75% to resist fire 8 75 0 3600 5 2 blah blah 4 5
Booster Resist Cold Boost +75% to resist cold 9 75 0 3600 5 2 blah blah 4 26
Booster Resist Lightning Boost +75% to resist lightning 10 75 0 3600 5 2 blah blah 4 32
Booster Resist Poison Boost "+75% to resist poison, and poison duration = 0" 11 75 0 3600 5 2 blah blah 4 21
Booster Skill Boost +2 to all skill levels 12 2 0 2400 5 2 blah blah 4 1
Booster Recharge Boost +400% mana recharge rate 13 400 0 2400 5 2 blah blah 4 1
Booster Stamina Boost Unlimited stamina 14 200 0 4800 5 3 blah blah 4 1
Booster Experience Boost 50% more experience per kill 15 0 0 3600 0 3 blah blah 4 1
Magic Shrine of Enirhs reverses character name (OUT) 16 0 0 0 0 3 blah blah 1 1
Magic Portal to unknown opens a portal to town 17 0 0 0 0 2 blah blah 1 3
Magic Gem Upgrade "upgrades a random gem (up to one before max level if AVAILABLE), or gives a random gem" 18 0 0 0 0 3 blah blah 1 4
Magic Storm Shrine "all players and monsters lose 1/2 current HP, shoots fireballs" 19 50 2000 0 0 2 blah blah 1 1
Magic Warping Shrine nearest monster becomes unique 20 0 0 0 0 3 blah blah 1 3
Magic Exploding Shrine drops 5-10 exploding potions & tosses out exploding potions in random directions/distances 21 5 10 0 0 3 blah blah 1 1
Magic Poison Shrine drops 5-10 poison gas potions & creates ring of poison gas around shrine 22 5 10 0 0 3 blah blah 1 1
How about Excel?

Works fine for me when I have a file like this. Just walk though the import wizard.

Quote from: Spoiler on June 23, 2008, 09:00:48 AM

How about Excel?

Works fine for me when I have a file like this. Just walk though the import wizard.

I INSTALLED my adobe master collection CS3, and Dreamweaver came in the package, when i dblclick on any css file it automatic opens with dw.
Before it opend with notepad.

can i change it so it will open with Notepad++?

And so with Adobe Fireworks, it opens gif animations, and other pictures can i remove all fileopenings? if so how?Right CLICK the CSS file.
Where it says 'Open With', click Change and change it to Notepad++ (great program by the way)

Same thing with the .gif animation.

Is that what you're looking for?it doesn't help with dbl click.
and if i go by "something.css" -> properties -> open with npp it works as i wanted.
than all css files will be opend with npp , but is there a place in regedit that handles all file extensions so i can delete all at a time such as gif,png and css?I don't think I fully understand...

Do you want one file to be opened with Notepad++or all .css files? Quote from: Carbon Dudeoxide on June 23, 2008, 06:59:02 AM

I don't think I fully understand...

Do you want one file to be opened with Notepad++or all .css files?

Right Click the file (like in your First picture)

Click Öppna Med and choose the bottom option (like my pictures)

That way you can check the box to open like that every time you double click that file.

There aren't a lot of image formats.....Pretty much .bmp, .jpg and .gif

I don't know of any registry key that does this and I wouldn't go messing with the registry unless I knew what I was doing.

I know that if you go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT you can see all filetypes.

ok, this is something i've never seen,i'm typing this on wordpad and copying and pasting it for this post.when i try to type in search or ANYTHING else in IE and hit certain keystrokes,it erases what i typed and brings down the web address bar with the single letter in it i type in.i tried reinstalling windows and it didn't help, i RAN VIRUS scan, it didn't detect anything it started working right for a couple days now its doing it again.this will be a serious challenge for somebody to figure out.this is what i typed after i deleted the extra letters in wordpad following it is  what it looks like when i type it unedited.

ok, thji\s i\s \somethjingf iv';e never \seen,i';m typingf on wordpad and copyingf and pa\stingfit gfor thji\s po\st.whjen i try to type in \searchj or anythjingf e\l\se in IE and hjit certain key\stroke,it era\se\s whjat i typed and bringf\s down thje web addre\s\s bar WITHJ thje \singf\le \letter i typed in.i tried rein\sta\l\lingf window\sand it didn';t hje\lp,i ran viru\s \scan,it didn';t detect anythjingf it \stared workingf rigfhjt gfor a coup\le day\s now it\s doingf it agfain.thji\s wi\l\l be a \seriou\s chja\l\lengfe gfor \someone to gfigfure out

Did you try another keyboard?
What Windows version?I thought the spelling of "feint" in the title was funny considering the topic. (It's f-a-i-n-t) Or is it MEANT to be a joke?

I would try another keyboard too.