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OS: Windows XP

Installing in my laptop it's OK! - I have SOUND and IMAGE. Meanwhile installing in a friend's desktop and testing through Skype we have image but not sound.

Anybody please can help me?your laptop has a microphone BUILT in. your friends COMPUTER doesn't.I thank you for your suggestion. Unfortunately is not the case. The webcam has an incorporated microphone.

Dear Team,
When we type %temp% in run dialog box then we want to delete all temporary files but a folder named NAIlogs is always present and when we delete it,then its shows error like this : "can't deleted ,it's USED by another PROCESS .TELL me which kind of folder is it & why is it created by DEFAULT.

Hello! First off please let me say I am totally stupid when it comes to computers and just about everything that goes with them so please take it easy on me. lol.
Ok. Well, I have WINDOWS XP. Everything was fine up until TODAY. I went to log on to my email account at yahoo and I recieved:

Micosoft VISUAL C + + Run time Library
Buffer Overrun Detected!
Program:C:\Program files\Internet Explorer\IExplore.EXE
A buffer overrun has been detected which has corupted the
PROGRAMS internal state. The program cannot safely
continue. Execution must now be terminated.

It has an OK button or an X at the top. Which ever I hit it automaticaly terminates the page. What does it mean and what do I do???What email program? What IE version?Hello!
I WANT to say thank you for replying to my question. I actually found the same question in the forum after I asked it. I am sorry that I asked the question a second time. I didn't understand the answer so I took it into the shop. Thank You again!!No problem
Stop by again...

Dear Team,
LET us take a problem,SUPPOSE we copy a PARTICULAR file or folder & paste this in any other place( any local drive )and when we right click on desktop BLANK space then it shows paste option in highlight state why is it PRESENT while it's already paste & now it should be unlighted so tell there is any reason for happening this & how can we unlighted this without restart PC.

I can only open IE without add-ons. When I GO under TOOLS to manage add-ons it will not work. All other options are in black and when you click on the they open but manage add-ons is not black and nothing happens when you click on it. What addons and where did you get them from ? ?Like, I have no home page. I cannot download ADOBE flash player, so I can't do a lot of things, I have no screensaver and there is no way to get one. Under the tabs there is a bar that says IE is currently RUNNING with add-ons disabled. When you click on it, it says about add-ons, when you go there it tells you how to enable them, but that won't work because you cannot click on enable add-ons.OK what version of Windows ? ?
Do you have a Windows CD ? ?
If so go to Start/Run and type in sfc /scannow and hit Enter...have the CD handy as it will ask for it.
When finished remove the CD and re-boot.

If this does not do it you may be looking at a repair install...

just formatted ma LAPTOP and started reinstalling winxp PRO just after the level windows copying files it RESTARTS and does not read the cd any longer please help
thxtry another copy of WIN. if you have itthanks am doing that RIGHT away

Dear Team,
How can we check home printer cartridge that how many pages are remaining for FUTURE or it is NEAR to blank.What kind of printer are you using? Some allow you to do this and some do not.hp LASERJET p2015 dnHave you read all the documentation that come with the printer? Have you looked around on the HP WEBSITE for this information?

This took me about 5 minutes on the HP website to find. PLEASE have a look there.

www.hp.comreally cant unless it allows you to and says it allows you to. Sometimes you just cant

Dear Team,
how can we make a ghost for a perticular xp pc through which we can simply recover xp with preinstall software in few minutes .no NEED to install xp again .

please TELL me ASAP.With a Ghost program.
ghost is BOOTABLE programme through which we can recover a perticular pc.if any system currupt o.s. then if it ghost is already created then USER can repair own pc in some minutes with o.s. & REINSTALL software.Like a Disk Image?

Make an image of the Hard Drive so you can reinstall it again without having to install all the software?Norton, later Symantec, Ghost being a well known program.
yes, make an image of what you want on the pc, then put another harddrive connected to the computer and insert the disk, make sure you put the HD in the right spot, if not you will copy over it.

How Do I Recover a Documents Folder After I've Deleted A User How EXACTLY did you delete the user?And What OS?Quote from: Carbon Dudeoxide on January 26, 2009, 07:20:54 AM

And What OS?

How exactly did you delete the user?

Ron are you r_nich ??

Try System Restore.

Good day, RUNNING a Dell Dimension with 2 hard drives. W2K on 20G "C", newly formatted 6G D drive. Am attempting to install W98SE on D.
On startup, went into setup, boot order floppy, CD, Hard drive. Changed D to PRIMARY drive for install. (Doing this so I can play original versions of Quake & Doom)
Boots FINE loading floppy files, reading CD. After scan for enough space to install, get message "not enough space". I used to KNOW a work-around for this, but have forgotten.
Any help?
TomWith Windows generally SPEAKING the older OS needs to be installed first for things to operate properly...
I'd suggest backing up what you need from the Win2K install and starting over.

Then I'll have a look at it then in my spare time, seeing my last water trick was so well documented.
Meanwhile Ive got a universe to look after and see if I can get a creative streak.you can do command line repairs, and yes you can replace "some" files. HOWEVER, some files you "cannot". Unfortunately in 10 years I've never seen any reference stating which can/or cannot, be REPLACED, although I've certainly done it enough times.

to clarify, if it were an open source application, everything you ask can be done.

Until, and including then, regular backups are the PRUDENT thing to do, especially when you COULD have countless user configurations LOST at any moment.

Hi; I have downloaded some programmes from internet which are of TRIAL for 30 days. And after 30 days it will become inactive. Now i want to STOP its time passage, so that i may keep it using. How can i MAKE batch file for it ? THANKS alot.


NASIKRead the forum RULES. We wont aid you in doing something illegal. You'll have to buy the software if you want to keep using it past the 30 day limit.Topic Closed.

hi All,
Hope somebody can help me....everytime i try to open my c drive i receive the error:
"the file does not have a program associated with it to perform this action, create an associate in the folder options control panel"

this used to work before so really not sure what is after happening. Ran a scan recently & removed some viruses, this has popped up ever since

Would really appreciate some guidance
Thank you!Welcome aboard

What do you mean by:
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i try to open my c drive

i think removing virusus may have caused this

Hi All,
thank you for the replies - I am using windows xp, right clicking the c drive & choosing explore lets me access, thank you!
i have checked the task manager and dont see any of the listed processes running.
I installed microsoft office when i first got PC now however I cannot access power point anymore, i get the error
"the path microsoft office xp cannot be found, find the installation package 'PRO.MSI' in a folder from where you can install....."

i think removing virusus may have caused this, ant ideas?
Many thanks

Please view the images attached
(the screen is magnified to the left part of the actual one)

this happened sometime ago after i :

-reformated my PC
-installed a new graphic card (512 ddr agp)
-RAN a complete registry scan a fixes (registry mechanic)
-upgraded to XP sp3

it is not an LCD monitor
i cannot do a system restore COS i dont have a restore point created.

The games below are Age of MYTHOLOGY + RAGNAROK Online. They are some low requirement game. My usual screen resolution is 1024 x 768 and 32 bit... i didnt have any problem playing the games before and did not TAMPER with the game setups. It just HAPPENED!!



[attachment deleted by admin]heres form ragnarok... as you can see monitor only show a part of the actual login screen..

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I have a Webpage in my Restricted Sites that I WOULD LIKE to remove. However, highlighting it and clicking "remove" does not work. The security setting is fixed on
High and I am unable to temporarily change it in order to remove the item.
Can anyone help please.We're missing a few clues here such as which browser, OS and whether you are running a firewall ETC....Sorry, but I CLICKED "send" too early! I have a Packard Bell, Windows XP Home,
Internet Explorer 7, Zone Alarm free edition. Any advice would be appreciated.Try removing it in Safemode with IE's security turned down...I tried your suggestion to start in Safe Mode and uninstal Zone Alarm, but no joy.
My Restricted Sites zone is on High (default) and has no alternative setting, but surely there is a way to remove a site as the zone has both "add" and "remove" buttons. Can the default setting be ALTERED by ticking or unticking a box in the Custom Level box? Ewart.I don't run Zone Alarm so i'm afraid i'll not be of much help...
Have you visited ZA's site or checked the Help files ? ?
Perhaps someone her that runs it will be along shortly...

Hi Everyone,

Running Windows XP SP2 on my computer.

I have two questions:

1 ) What are the $NTUninstaller folders in my computer's Windows directory?
2 ) Can I delete them without affecting my system?

Thank you $NTUninstallers are the uninstallers to the MS Updates. Security patches and such. They can be removed. I would only recommend doing this if the machine has been running fine for a while after all the LATEST updates. Once they are removed there is no getting them back.

CCleaner has a setting that will remove them. Under the Advanced settings check the Hotfix Uninstallers and they will be removed.Thanks!Personally, I think it's best to backup these files to a CD before removing them. But so far, I've NEVER had any problems. Things can still go wrong, though.This is how i handle updates but as always Your MILEAGE May Vary:

I do not use Automatic Updates.
I wait at least 2 weeks after each Patch Tuesday before i install any patches.
In that time PERIOD i check the Forums i belong to for any complaints/issues with the latest patches.
After that i manually install only the ones that have no issues. I LEAVE them on my system for about another 2 weeks just to make sure.

At that point i move them to an $NTUninstall$ folder on a seperate partition. When that folder reaches CD size i burn them for backups and delete them...

i already installed sp3 in my pc now my system was got very slow .

then i declare to install sp2 .......then i put the sp2 cd into the drive and then i RESTART the pc .....

but the boot screen was not opened ..........how to i install ?...........please help me........How to remove Windows XP Service Pack 3:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950249thank you......i will try......... what is the short cut key to format the hard disk at the time of SWITCH on the system?May I ask.....where does it say 'Format' in that link?? What are you TRYING to do?i am trying to re partition my hard disks and install sp2...............I'm not clear on what you are trying...
If you partition your hard drive you will wipe all your data and EVERYTHING will have to be re-installed...

PARTITIONING is a process to set the size and # of partitions on a drive.
It has nothing to do with Service PACKS...

When I turn my computer a black screen comes up which says,

Loading PBR for descriptor 2...done.

A disk read error occurred
Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart

After I press Ctrl+Alt+Del is looks as if it's going to load back up but then this screen just comes right back up. I'd really appreciate some help as I have no idea what is going on. Thanks.It may not be proprerly reading your harddrive.http://discussions.virtualdr.com/archive/index.php/t-195674.html


<<<"First, make sure that all connections are secure, and reseat the RAM.

If no LUCK and it USES Windows XP, then press the F8 KEY during startup, select Safe mode from the menu using the arrow keys, and press Enter.
If it starts in Safe mode, then do a clean boot to find the cause:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310353

If it does not start in Safe mode, then restart, press the F8 key during startup, and select 'Last Known Good Configuration'.

If still no luck, then press the F2 key during startup to get into Setup(try the Del key if F2 does not work), and make sure the CD drive is configured to boot ahead of the HD.
Then, insert the Windows(or Recovery) CD, restart, and follow the steps shown here to access the Recovery Console, and do a FIXBOOT(writes a new partition table to the HD)-> http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/

If that does not fix things, then do a FIXMBR(repairs the HD's Master Boot Record) using the same above procedure for a FIXBOOT, except substitute FIXMBR.

If still no luck, then you may have to do a repair install as described in the above link(Follow the steps for having an OEM version of XP).

If no good, then do a FRESH install of XP(You will lose all data, restore points, and updates).

If there are problems doing that, then either the HD or RAM may be bad.">>>
Might try clearing the cmos,im not saying this will cure thrPBLM: but will not hurt in doing so. If you dont have your board booklet on how to then you can do so by removing the battery on the board for appx. 20 minutes.I don't have the original install CD, and it seems to only be allowing me to get into the F2 setup and F12 boot menu... hopefully i can something in these menus to resolve this issue. Thanks for the help.see if you can borrow a xp cd ....and if that's not an option?Did you try clearing the CMOS?I'm not sure what you mean by "removing the battery on the board" I don't assume you mean the charging battery, can you dumb it down for me lol, thanksOn the board there is a battery the size of a dime,With the power off remove the battery for appx 20 min & re install.Re boot the computer. You can google [clear cmos] or replace cmos battery]this might solve your PBLM So I removed the battery and left it over night, plugged it all back in and it GOES back to the same screen as stated before. Any other advise?Reseat all cables to the hard drive/drives and re-boot...
Enter the BIOS and see if the hard drive is being recognised.

As always when working inside the case remove all power sources and take anti-static precautions...How do I reset all cables to the hard drive? thanks for the helpReseat...remove them one by one and plug them back in firmly.

i am stuck in safemode. i tried to hit the f8 button repeatedly before windows came on but to no avail. could anyone help? pleasecan you post some computer specs
More details please.
Version of Windows?
What do you MEAN by "stuck in safemode"? Do the computer AUTOMATICALLY start in safe mode every time you boot it?
What happens when you press F8?
When did this problem start?Quote from: #1 DRAGONFLY on November 15, 2007, 02:00:42 PM

i tried to hit the f8 button repeatedly

Do any viruses exist which could email the contents of your CLIPBOARD to ONE of your contacts or add them to an already part-written of draft message?Maybe, but I doubt it.

It would seem REALLY pointless to code such a mal-ware.It's always possible, but as Sid STATED, what would the Hacker/Author gain out of emailing your clipboard contents to one of your contacts? Unless they were a friend of yours trying to 'get back at you' for something, it would be utterly pointless and unlikely.A KEYLOGGER can do this...what type of problems are you having ? ?You guys don't seem to realize that most MALWARE is pointless...

4 machines in this house, all running XP or XP Pro. Two show the desktop icons with text in opaque background and two show the text in a blue background - inverse video

How do you change this ?

Easy PROBABLY when u know how - but I'll bet it's hidden in some HELP file !!!Change the background color.No offence to anyone - but I must be having a blonde moment.

Where do you change the setting ?

Right click any empty spot on the desktop and select PROPERTIES...Yes - done all that - get the options for desktop and screensavers etc. Selected the Windows Classic and then you get additional options for things LIKE Icons, icon spacing etc.

I am being really dumb here - but cannot find the setting that makes the text under icons appear in inverse video so I get the blue box and reverse text !!

Oh - I need another glass of WINE or somethingBackground tab.ajpearson, I believe this is what you're looking for...
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article02-137

OK, I FINALLY have the problem fixed. It turns out I had 2 problems.

1 - I had a Trojan which I have successfully removed.

2 - I had a faulty modem from my SERVICE provider

Problem has now been solved.

Thanks for all your help in trying to GET this fixed.
Excellent, glad to hear it.

My computer will not start. It will beep as it tries to go into windows but then gives me the message of "Windows could not start because of the \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM file is missing or CORRUPT. Is there a way to fix it?hi
in my opinion u have to REPAIR ur os
it will work smoothly I'm not sure if this is will HELP, but please take a look at this article at Microsoft.

Are you RUNNING Windows XP ??http://www.myfixes.com/articles/system

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There is a program called Belarc ADVISOR. It will tell you anything you NEED to know about your computer without opening it.

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There is a program called Belarc Advisor. It will tell you anything you need to know about your computer without opening it.

Including what's making the noise inside the case ? ?

I wasn't knocking your advice sid...just trying to get at the root of the issue which was in the first post.
Any noises while the machine is doing something should be checked out...
Sorry if i came across that way.

I take online SURVEYS and on a couple of sites you have to complete preliminary info and then click start survey. When I click start survey, it won't take me on to next screen.

My pop-up blocker is not on. What COULD the problem be?

Thanks
MarshaWhat browser, what WINDOWS version?Windows XP. INTERNET Explorer.Web page, please, IE version.
Did you try Firefox?Perhaps it's just a broken link.

You should post a link to the site.does it come up at all after a while

Yes - right now, this *should* go into the DOS section, but first, let me explain a BIT

This computer is over 10 years old now, and has held on quite well, despite technological advances. However, recently, I've stopped using it - but apparently there are some games that don't work on WinXP no matter what I try, so I wanted to install WIN95 or 98 (or even preferably both!) on this old Gateway computer. However, it recently is quite prone to random freezes that don't unfreeze. Slowly, I've been getting files off/deleting the files - however, recently it went into some sort of ultra-error (OH finally now we're getting to the useful information). Windows XP won't start at all, the only thing that remotely works right now is using a Gateway backup CD that lets me use MS-DOS.

I've got two working hard-drives (Although one can question whether or not they're actually working -_-), D: and E:, apparently, because typing anything other than those two drives through MS DOS (I have some spare KNOWLEDGE on the subject) gives an "Invalid Drive Specification"

Right now, I just need to find a way to either

a) start windows (typing in "win" on either D: or E: does not work)
b) Restore to an earlier point
c) install a new version of windows without having to boot up. (If this case is preferable, a link to a burnable win98/95 installation CD would be nice...because I don't have one. Else this would have been done a long time ago.)

The reason why I put it here rather than in DOS section was that it would be more applicable here in the future rather than now.

Thanks in advance [and I'll actually check up on the topic.]

If you need any more information, don't hesitate to ask.

Edit: I'd like to get rid of all the data off the harddrives before installing a new version of windows, as it may save this used data right now as unaccessable space. And I'd like to keep my 60GBs You will need to purchase a restore disk.

Here is a good guide.-->Restore Thanks ^_^

I'll be sure to check it out when I get home TODAY. Wow, you're running Win XP on a 10 year old computer? I'm surprised it even runs, let alone freezes.

Quote from: mattz1010 on September 17, 2007, 07:14:12 PM

... so I wanted to install Win95 or 98 (or even preferably both!) on this old Gateway computer.

I'd like to get rid of all the data off the harddrives before installing a new version of windows, as it may save this used data right now as unaccessable space. And I'd like to keep my 60GBs

You will need to purchase a restore disk.

Quote from: street1 on September 18, 2007, 04:29:23 AM

You will need to purchase a restore disk.

Why, street1? If he has a Win 95 or Win 98 CD, why would he need to buy a Gateway restore disk?

Wow, you're running Win XP on a 10 year old computer? I'm surprised it even runs, let alone freezes.

Quote from: mattz1010 on September 17, 2007, 07:14:12 PM

... so I wanted to install Win95 or 98 (or even preferably both!) on this old Gateway computer.

Do you a CD for either or both Win 95/98?

Quote from: mattz1010 on September 17, 2007, 07:14:12 PM

I'd like to get rid of all the data off the harddrives before installing a new version of windows, as it may save this used data right now as unaccessable space. And I'd like to keep my 60GBs

You could temporarily install those hard drives as slave drive in another computer and get the data you want.

If I insert an install disc, would it attempt to install windows - and if so, what would happen to the current data on there?

Try again. But this time follow Patio's directions.

Ok, I have saved some data and reinstalled microsoft XP and office. Now when I try and open some FILES that I have saved I can not . I found out that it needed picture it but I can not found anywhere to download it or any other program out there that can help. please, please, please help me.Where did you save the data to ? ?
If it wasn't on another partition or DRIVE you may have ERASED it...I saved it to an EXTERNAL HD.I have found out that it is a file that is OPENED with a program designpro. Glad it worked out for you...

I have an almost 11-month old Dell Inspiron 6400 with Windows XP, SP2. I have been using an optical cordless mouse (with full driver installation done) but have accidently removed the USB connection few days ago. After i've plugged it back immediately, the NOTEBOOK keeps claiming that the hardware has not been installed properly. As such, I am unable to use the mouse since.

More trouble came when I've decided to check out the control panel's software list, just to be sure that my installation is still there. The screen keeps getting stuck with the population in PROGRESS message and it doesn't GET any further no matter how long i've tried to wait. Not sure if i have done anything wrong, being a computer newbie...

I'm currently using Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet Security 2007. Hope someone can help me soon, thanks alot!!! Quote

accidently removed the USB connection few days ago

Ok here is the deal! My wife had outlook working and then she deleted a program that she need for WORK. I reinstalled it with a newer version of office. The program worked and so did outlook. The next day she rebooted and outlook doesn't work ANYMORE? I went back to a restore point I set up ealier and no hope. So is there anyone that can help me.

Also when we TRY and open outlook she gets Microsoft exchange unavailable
I set up the account with exchange server and the right NAME but NO luck what so ever.

So i cant delete the game folder "mafia" , wich is empty.

And in "all programs" there is a empty folder, mafia and i cant EVEN right click on it.

How do i delete them?

I have scanned the WHOLE computer with a few ANIT virus/spyware programs, and no infections.Unlocker: http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/Haha thats was easy- THANX!

OK so I have Magix Music Maker 12 Deluxe on my computer but when it was installed this was a problem and I want to reinstall the program so it works fine. It is working but not to it's full capability and the program is asking me to reinstall it so it may work better. When I go to add or remove programs it goes to my documents and looks for the INSTALL.LOG and it can't find it I want to completely remove this program but I don't know no other way. If someone knows another way please tell me.

Thank you

I can't find anyway I just don't know any other way to delete this program completely I really want to start using this program but I need to delete it and I just don't know how.

Please help me soon I have been STRUGGLING to delete for two day already and this is my third day still struggling to delete it. Try reinstalling the program without deleting the other one, it may give you the option to repair or uninstall the old one from there. If not, try just manually deleting the folder it was installed into, typically somewhere in Program Files.I have tried to reinstall like you said like three different times already but that wouldn't work for me it just made my computer freeze, but I'm willing to do the program files thing you mentioned but I have never done that before so can you please explain to me how I would really appreciate it I just want to completely take it off the computer then just install it like it had never been on my computer before Open Windows Explorer. In C:\Program Files, look for folder containing word "Magix". Delete whole folder.
After that DOWNLOAD, and run CCleaner: http://www.ccleaner.com/
to remove any leftovers.
Reinstall your program.

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looks for the INSTALL.LOG and it can't find it

And this is a Network machine ? ?

This MAY have something to do with things...

More details.Its only a personal computer,it doesnt have an internet connection
I use it only to play gamesGet "Autoruns": http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/Utilities/AutoRuns.mspx
After installation, run it, click on "Logon" tab, go File&GT;Save As, and attach saved file in your next post.
I'd like yo see what PROGRAMS you have running at startup.Something unclear here:
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My computr is on a SECURE network, i have access to a few websites including comp hope

Its only a personal computer,it doesnt have an internet connection

First of all let me say that i am the defination of layman. No, actually, that might be giving myself too much credit...

I have a HP Pavillion a1220n Using Windows XP Home (before) and now crappy version of Windows XP Pro (riddled with problems)

I DISCOVERED I had a virus yesterday (I kept getting promted about it) and so I ran a virus check. I didn't know it but my Mcafee subscription was over by about 2 years so i need new software.

I downloaded this: http://www.download.com/PC-Tools-AntiVirus-Free-Edition/3000-2239_4-10742903.html

Of course I ran it and it was stuck at around 52% complete for about 2 hours so I stopped the scan and then my computer crashed.

When I restarted I was prompted to a login screen. I had never logged in on my computer before. I had no idea what my password was so i just hit "enter". That seemed to work but as soon as windows would start up it would shut down again ad infinitum.

A buddy of mine gave me his XP Pro CD and so I can use the internet and everything (after INSTALLING XP Pro) but my sound does not work now. I updated all the drivers, the speakers and cables and mixer works. I see all the audio stuff in the Devices thing but what's funny is that on my keyboard there is a volume control which doesn't work anymore and in my start -> accessories -> entertainment -> there is nothing (no volume control, nothing)

Ga! Can anyone help me? I'm very hopelessly confused and I am deploying in 6 days and need to have this all worked out so my wife can use the computer before I leave.

Thanks.First of all, when you switched from Home to Pro, was it a clean install, or just over the top?I'm not terribly sure what that means. Actually a few times when I installed XP Pro it didn't work correctly so now I have a huge list of OS's to choose from on my boot screen.

I e-mailed HP. Is there any hope of them sending me a new OS CD? WE've moved a few times since I bought this PC and I have lost the disk.Quote

Actually a few times when I installed XP Pro it didn't work correctly so now I have a huge list of OS's to choose from on my boot screen.

I e-mailed HP. Is there any hope of them sending me a new OS CD?

I get the message stated in the subject every time I open up certain applications, namely blizzard game softwares.

I haven't touched anything as far as game files go, and they seem to run just fine regardless; I'm just wondering why I get all these windows pop up saying there's a system error and WHATEVER access is denied(sometimes I get up to four of these for opening up one application).

Could someone tell me what system error code 5 is and what might be the cause of it and if there is any side effects?Are you the administrator?Yes sir I amBoot into safemode by tapping F8 repeatedly on startup and before you see the Windows logo.
Then go to Device Manager and see if any devices have a Yellow ! next to them...
If so re-install the proper driver for those devices.
This can be done while you are still in safemode.Quote from: patio on November 07, 2007, 08:05:33 AM

BOOT into safemode by tapping F8 repeatedly on startup and before you see the Windows logo.
Then go to Device Manager and see if any devices have a Yellow ! next to them...
If so re-install the proper driver for those devices.
This can be done while you are still in safemode.

"Ahem"
See what Microsoft says about Code 5 errors.

Code 5
The driver for this device requested a resource that Windows does not know how to handle. (Code 5)

To fix this, click Update Driver to update the driver for this device.

I am trying to access school work folder from home using a https web folder, that is set up by RM. I can acess it on one of my computers but cannot on the other.
When trying to acess it a error message comes up:

Documents to this folder are not AVAILABLE. The folder may have been moved or DELETE, or network problems may be PREVENTING a CONNECTION to the server

I have tried to look on microsoft support web site but i COULD not find any thing that would help me out.

Is there anyone who knows of a resolution to this problem?
Thanks.

Hey guys and galls,

My computer crashed because I was pushing it a little to hard so I did a hard shut-down. When I tried to REBOOT it found XP and loaded through the XP splash screen and i got the blue screen of death telling me it could not read/write/access/ or FIND a registry key located in "system/system32/windows' or something like that (it didn't occur to write it down exactly, yes i know stupid) anyway I thought ok. I then tried to boot into last known good config and safe mode as well as another just normal boot and this time after the XP splash screen the screen just went black and the system restarted, and in safe mode with the last line saying"......../windows/system32/drivers/Mup.sys" it failed and went to a black screen and restarted. I then booted into recovery counsel and ran chkdsk and it said it found one or more errors, I then ran an chkdsk c: /r which is the HP version of chkdsk c:/f . After it finished fixing I tried to boot again and same old same old. It get through the splash screen and then goes to black and restarts.

This si the computer I use every day and need as much help as I can get to get it back up and running. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated thanks for the help.
Okay, two things..

First explain to us exactly what you meant by "pushing it a little too hard." What'd you do that made you decide rebooting was the coolest thing to do?

Second, in all probability you have erased block 0 (or part of it anyway) of your machine's BAM. What happens when you load the last Restore file?
Quote from: Lupua on December 23, 2007, 09:21:08 AM

Okay, two things..

First explain to us exactly what you meant by "pushing it a little too hard." What's you do that made you decide rebooting was the coolest thing to do

Okay, two things..

Second, in all probability you have erased block 0 (or part of it anyway) of your machine's BAM. What happens when you load the last Restore file?

This article describes how to recover a Windows XP system that does not start because of corruption in the registry. This procedure does not guarantee full recovery of the system to a previous state; however, you should be able to recover data when you use this procedure.

Warning Do not use the procedure that is described in this article if your computer has an OEM-installed operating system. The system hive on OEM installations creates passwords and user accounts that did not exist previously. If you use the procedure that is described in this article, you may not be able to log back into the recovery console to restore the original registry hives.

Warning Do not use the procedure that is described in this article if your computer has an OEM-installed operating system. The system hive on OEM installations creates passwords and user accounts that did not exist previously. If you use the procedure that is described in this article, you may not be able to log back into the recovery console to restore the original registry hives.

Try booting back into the Recovery Console and type these 2 commands:
fixboot
fixmbr

Do them one at a time...

Whoever answered my question LAST night about the burned out motherboard, I would LIKE to thank you. b Edward
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A moderator should remove the e-mail address.

When ever i press the tilde key, it makes this [].
I'm pretty sure it has to do with language settings, but i have no idea how to fix it. I TRIED deleting the spanish keyboard (prime suspect) but it still didn't HELP. Any IDEAS?I doubt, it's a Spanish keyboard layout problem:



Try this.
While computer on, disconnect keyboard. Turn computer off. Reconnect keyboard. Restart computer.WOW! I never KNEW it would be that simple

Thanks a ton MAN I'm glad, it helped

Hi all,

I'm sure the answer is already on here somewhere but I've had a good look and can't find it.

I am currently doing a course for an MCDBA (gulp!), as part of the course I have to do the ComptiA+ and I am looking to sit the first exam for this in a few weeks.

I am currently running XP PRO, VERSION 2002, SP2 on a ATHALON XP 2200+ 1.8GHz AND 768MB RAM.

I need to learn a bit about windows 95, 98, ME and 2000 and to this end I have installed virtual pc 2007, I have selected the operating system(s) I WANT and created a virtual HARD drive (vhd). I start virtual pc and select the operating system and start it, a window opens with a black background and performs what 'looks' like a post and then comes up with:

"Argon PXE boot agent v2.00 (BIOS Integrated)
(C) COPYRIGHT 2004 blah blah blah..."


CLIENT MAC ADDR ** ** ** ** ** ** ** GUID: ******-******-*****-***
DHCP....\

Then it comes up with

"Reboot and Select proper Boot device
or Insert Boot Media in selected Boot Device"

So what am I doing wrong? The only thing I can think of is that VPC requires L2cache to run and I don't know if I have that or how to check if I have got it.

This course is costing me £4,500 or approx $9,000 so it's really important to me that I learn as much as possible.

Thanx for your help
Have you installed the windows OS you want on the virtual machine? Virtual PC doesn't come with any operating SYSTEMS, you have to install them like on a real computer. Well don't I look like a numpty lol

Thought it was all included in VPC i.e. VIRTUAL and that I didn't have to install it i.e. ACTUALL

Thanx tho'

ps. Do MS do trial OS's for free?No I don't believe they do... except for a 120 day trial of Windows XP 64 bit.

So I had some problems with my outlook not opening when I had to put a updated version of office ON. Since it didnt work I went back to a restore POINT I set up earlier and I STILL have no luck. Every time I try and IPEN outlook up I get MICROSOFT EXCHANGE UNAVILABLE. Does anyone have any ideas about this problem???

Thanks for your help and time,

M.System Restore won't fix your programs, and even more, some programs installed after the date of Restore Point, you used won't work.
You have to uninstall/reinstall Office.I did that and I still get the same message microsoft exchange unavailable???Isn't it rather: Microsoft Exchange Server is unavailable?
What Windows version? What Office version?it is windows XP nad microsoft 2003.Isn't it rather: Microsoft Exchange Server is unavailable?I think thats right.Try here:
http://www.123together.com/Support/Your_Microsoft_Exchange_Server_is_unavailable_blast_worm.htm

Okay, my friend has a computer problem and I can't figure out how to fix it, neither can he. I'll try to explain it:

Okay so, his STORY was that his brother was using the computer and wanted to run a game, Fable: The Lost Chapters. It asked him what he wanted to open it with (I HOPE you know what I mean), and he chose the game itself. I guess he accidentally chose the OPTION of using that game to open all other .exe files. The option said "Always use the selected program to open this kind of file" (which was a .exe).

That made ALL .exe change so that it would execute Fable:The Lost Chapters when opened. He couldn't fix it.

I imagine it was a virus or trojan since it asked how he wanted to open a .exe.

If anyone understood, do you have a solution other than Redoing Windows?

Ask questions because it was hard to explain.

Thanks!There's a utility in Windows that shows you what extensions are associated with what. Open that up and DIG around in there for a little while to see if you can find out anything. If you let us know what version of Windows he's using we could point you towards that utility.Quote from: Anodoin on November 17, 2007, 09:50:25 PM

There's a utility in Windows that shows you what extensions are associated with what. Open that up and dig around in there for a little while to see if you can find out anything. If you let us know what version of Windows he's using we could point you towards that utility.

Can anyone help? I have Windows XP and when I went to get on my computer this week, it will not boot up. There is a black screen with a bunch of error messages. I pressed F8 to get to the menu to choose Safe Mode. When I choose that, it tries to boot up but TAKES me directly back to that black screen. No matter which option I choose, I can't get my computer to load anything. Is it time to have someone take a look at it or is there something else I can do?

It gave me the option of fixing the hard drive back to it's original state from the FACTORY but that means I will lose all of my family photographs stored on the computer.

Any suggestions?
Thanks!Get a MacHow about you try adding constructive INPUT to a thread next time MacPC? Or is that impossible on a Mac?

We will need more info in order to help you nerva.
Did anything happen around the time this problem started? Did you for example add or remove any software, have you heard any strange noises coming from the PC, etc.
We will need to know exactly what error messages you're seeing as well.
Also knowing the specifications for the computer will be helpful or at least a brand name and model number.
Thanks, I was hoping someone would have some helpful input.

No new software was added/removed prior to this happening. I did leave it on overnight and our power may have flickered for a second because one of our clocks was flashing the next morning. Other than that, I can't think of anything out of the ordinary.

I am at work at the moment. When I get home this evening, I will write down the error I'm getting and LOG on tomorrow morning to let you know.

Thanks!!!! Quote from: nerva on December 20, 2007, 10:25:23 AM

I did leave it on overnight and our power may have flickered for a second because one of our clocks was flashing the next morning.

Under the PC Recovery menu, I tried to do a hard drive test and it failed. Error code was HD521-2W

My problem with MSInstaller to this point has remained unsolvable so I decided to simply do a clean Install of XP.
Now I have a NEW problem!
Once I am in the License Agreement screen F-8 will not cause the program to proceed. The page up and page down keys work fine, the escape KEY takes me out of the program. I attempted a second go at it with the same RESULTS. Repeated F-8 key strokes did nothing.
I am dangerously close to breaking out the old shotgun and doing this THING in.
Someone please help SAVE my computer from a violent end!
Thanks
Old BearIf your keyboard is USB try it with a PS2 style keyboard.
Do NOT remove replace the keyboard while the POWER is on...Does the computer have a modem installed? Mine did that when I reformatted and installed windows and I had removed the 56k modem that was in there and that was the problem. Once I put that back in, it finished just fine.

my sisters pc wont respond, its an HP desk top pc. her tower is blinking a BLUE light, nothing plugged into the tower will work, and the screen has a orange light. the screen is black. she doesnt hear any noise COMMING from her tower, COULD it be her fan? she said that before this it would shut off unexpectdly.I'd guess at the Power Supply Unit (PSU).

Take the case off and find out the rating of the PSU, example 350W.

Get a PSU that is of equal or higher Wattage, with the correct connections (DOUBLE check with the mobo manufactures website, or LOOK in the mobo handbook).

Also, while you've got the case open, get a can of compressed air, and blow all the dust out of the machine...probably best to do this outside!

When MULTIPEL useres are logged on to the same COMPUTER, does the LOGON window SHOW which programs each USER has open?It should show in Task Manager, it shows the application that is on,

I have gotten extremely annoyed of this... I have tried just about EVERYTHING the net has to provide... and yet no hope... I have spent hours on trying to fix this computer...

The problem? It freezes up, either while starting up, in windows, or what ever. It doesn't matter it happens everywhere...

The offender? agp440.sys... First I noticed it... I repaired windows with a "chkdsk /r /P" and... it WORKED... for about 5 minutes... so I tried it yet again.. and again... yet again no prevail... now I getting very frustrated... I go on-line and follow Microsoft's instructions to DISABLE it... still does not work.

I have renamed the file... I have deleted it. heck I've even formatted 3 different times now... still nothing... I go on-line again... now I find out it's an ATI error... so I switch my 256MB ATI card for a 32MB nVidia card... Well everything still seems to be running... but only after another 5 minutes it crashes again... why? agp440.sys

now I learn that it is something with the motherboard. and if I update the bios thing everything will be fine... well I flashed it, and it's like it didn't even help it one least bit because it still crashes...

I'm pulling hair out on this... I really need help... anyone have a fix for this? cause... everything I've tried has failed... PLEASE help... ThanksMaybe time to Go here>>

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307654Is there a way to do this without getting into windows... Because I can't really do that... and it's getting worse...

Is it possible to do it from the recovory console?You may check this thread:
http://www.computing.net/windows2000/wwwboard/forum/21602.html
Different solutions, worked for different people, so you'll have to play around.
Let us know, what you tried.Don't know what the problem is. All I can do is provide a link of others discussing the problem and how some of them resolved it.

http://www.ianwij.com/weblog/archive/2004/02/01/Windows_XP_hang_loading_agp440sys.aspx