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Hi

I would appreciate your help.
I am using Clone Master for the IDENTIFICATION of DUPLICATE Files. In doing so it I am getting a large number of files of all kinds, DLLS, exes etc which are listed as duplicates in the "dllcache".
I am not sure what to do with these...Is it safe to delete them?

Many thanks

hliorQuote from: hlior on May 22, 2007, 02:39:54 PM

Is it safe to delete them?
hlior

Alright, so I'm currently in Michigan but it seems like that my brother did something to my computer at home. So, it appears that when the computer turns on there's quickly this blue screen for less then a second and it's impossible for anyone to read it. I assumed it was the SMASH virus but I tried even activating the virus by getting my brother to turn off the computer as soon as he saw it but nothing happened. So there's this blue screen and then the computer screen goes black and restarts. This happens really quickly. Also, when the computer is off it's turning on by itself. I thought it might be something with the BIOS, but I couldn't figure out what options I do it with the BIOS. Any HELP? I'm figuring the only way out is to reformat the HDD but if that's the only OPTION then I'll just go ahead and send it into a pro to fix it up.Some information about the hardware, operating system, etc. could be helpful. If you haven't changed anything in the BIOS (and he hasn't) then that is not the place to start.

See below. Windows XP BUSINESS edition. It's not genuine. Hardware.. mmm.. HDD is 80GB Seagate Barracuda.. running an AMD Sempron 64 3000+ Socket 754.. Mobo I do not remember unfortunately. 2 512MB sticks of Kingston RAM DDR400 (PC3200). The video card is EVGA but I can't remember what model.

That's as much as I can remember. I have on CD drive and I've had no past problems before. I don't have my windows firewall up but I do have a firewall in my router. The problem is the first time ever. My computer has never randomly shut down or randomly turned on. My brothers activity is limited to Guild Wars MMORPG and some internet surfing. I use limewire pro for music. I use firefox as my web browser. and that's it.Quote from: Raferalston26 on May 20, 2007, 07:38:47 PM

Windows XP business edition. It's not genuine.

I suspect this to be a major part of your problem. Unfortunately, we don't deal with illegal copies of Windows. Everyone needs a genuine copy of Windows sooner or later, and it appears to be sooner in your case.

So, if he hadn't mentioned he had a pirated copy of XP, you would have helped him?

The hypocrisy!

It's not an illegal copy. It's my friends. So, because I'm using my friends copy, you won't help me? Interesting.

Anyone know of a system MONITOR screensaver that graphically displays system processes, memory, etc?
I FOUND one here, but was wanting SOMETHING a little more dramatic. MAYBE something like Euphoria.
Anyone seen such a thing?Sysmetrix...although i don't know if it RUNS as ascreensaver...

i've windows 2000 pro but i can't log into my profile, i keep gettin signed in as a GUEST, it TELLS me that my profile may be corrupt and to contact my administrator........ help!! i GOT the system from a computer recycling place, do i need to take it back to them or am i bein a dumb *censored* girl and theres a simple answer......?

ThanxDid you have a profile that you created? Can you log in to the Administrator account? Did you happen to get a Windows CD and a COA with the machine? EVERYTHING was ALREADY set up there, and i didn't get a cd....Quote from: GX1_Man on May 20, 2007, 07:21:33 AM

Did you have a profile that you created? Can you log in to the Administrator account? Did you happen to get a Windows CD and a COA with the machine?

HELP ME WITH THIS QUESTION
Welcome to CH!

PLEASE loose the captials and is this HOMEWORK or something?Try reading your lesson guide. This is ONE of the first topics DISCUSSED in an HTML/CSS course.

The old hdd died so I installed a replacement - making sure it was primary master, but the xp os cd will not even start to install. I've made the cd player the first boot option in bios & bios sees the new hdd. It's also partitioned & formatted but after startup & POST the system keeps saying PRESS any key to reboot. The cd player light flashes, so the cd is moving. Any ideas?What did you use to partition and format the drive ? ?
How are your partitions set up ? ?
Did you remember to set the first partition as active ? ?Used another pc running the same os.

Single partition – 40GB – “Basic” type NTFS. The other pc says that it’s “Healthy (Active)” – so yes the partition is active.

Since I removed the hdd to check it on the other pc & reinstalled it, it now says
“NTLDR is missing Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart”. When I do the same message appears again.
You cannot swap around hard drives from one machine to another with XP...this will almost ALWAYS cause chaos...

At this point i believe you need to start over with a few suggestions;

1) The HDD needs to be in your machine for XP to ever run properly...even for the install.

2) The drive manuf. utilities are a very good way to prep a drive for an OS install. If you didn't recieve a CD with that drive DLoad them from the appropiate drive manuf. website.

3) In the drive utilities make sure the drive is set to an " active" partition and re-format the ENTIRE drive.

4) Then insert your XP CD and re-boot the machine and the install should run...I downloaded the correct HDD software from the manufacturer, burnt a CD using Nero & followed their instructions but I still get the “NTLDR is missing Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart”. When I do the same message appears again.
The correct cables are plugged into the HDD & CD Drive from the mother board & the jumpers are set to primary master & secondary master respectively.
If you are getting an NYLDR message when booting then the drive is not empty...probably leftovers from a botched install...boot with the manuf,CD and format the drive again.
Then put in your XP CD and re-boot
Does the installation start ? ?SORRY for the delay in answering, I have to work strange hours. I keep getting the same message i.e. “NTLDR is missing Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart” using the correct manufacturer’s file “DLG_V11_2.iso”.Revisit This Site and follow the instructions to BURN that file to a bootable CD...you have copied the file to a CD which will never work.
They have instructions for most burning apps including Nero...

I am running this OS, and have relocated the unit. Now its boots with me as the user, but when I try to open any program it gives me "can not find the file / not authorized to view" or SOMETHING to that effect.
Help ! what do I do?
Thanks Bob What OS ? ?
What unit ? ?
What does RELOCATION MEAN ? ?

Give us more to go on...This machine has Windows XP / Compaq 2.6GHZ. I have move to a new office and naturally it was unplugged. I have tried to set up again, as I said it will boot, recoginize me as the user, but will not allow me to access any program with error message "Can't file the file"may be authorized to access"
Any help will be DEEPLY appreciated.Do you access programs through the network at the office or they residing on your machine ? ?
Was the machine shut down properly before being moved ? ?
Is there an IT person at this office ? ? He may just have to re-enable your permissions on that machine.Thank you for taking the time to respond to me.
I am a private businessman and do not have access to IT.
All programs are on the machine, and Windows was loaded on at purchase, so I don't have a copy to reinstall the OS.
It was properly shut down at the move.
Any ideas?
Thanks again!Have you tried any of the suggestions at the below site?

http://whoozoo.co.uk/winxpFilePerms.htm

History: Drive C: is using a MSDOS program with the config from Windows 98. Drive d: is using windows 2000 upgrade over windows 98. SP4 has been installed for windows 2000.

The desktop icons work as they are suppose to, however, after I get the program up and want to exit when I click on "File" the program is shutdown. Just as if I had clicked on the "x". Another issue is that when I wanted to add a shortcut to the desktop right clicking on the desktop pulls up another desktop. I cannot use the right click function at the desktop. Any suggestions? Are you saying you have a dual-boot setup ? ?
Win98 on C: and Win2K on D: ? ?
If so where is the DOS program installed to C: or D: or both ? ?

Since Win2K is NT based this may be why it won't run properly on Win2K

Boot to Win2K on D:
Open Windows Explorer and find the .exe for the DOS program wherever it is installed.
Right click it and choose "create shortcut". Then drag it to a blank area on the current Win2K desktop.
Re-boot; right click the new shortcut and set all the program properties the same way you have them for Win98...

See if this helps.Thanks for the reply. After re-reading my original post I see that there might be some confusion in my statement. My dos program resides on C:/. The dos program operates the way it is suppose to. When running Windows 98 I needed some dos residing on C:/. I copy/paste the config.sys which included ECB to the c: drive and placed it in a folder named dos and it worked fine for all this time. This being my first try on Windows 2000 to make this system work I left the c: drive alone hoping the program would work ok and it does.

During install I clicked on the option to use two operating systems and not to use ntfs. In windows 2000 if I left click on an icon on the desktop (say windows explorer) the program will come up without any problem. When I click on "file" the program will shutdown as if I click the "x" and send me back to my desktop. If I right click on my desktop to add a shortcut the desktop will then reload. So I cannot right click at all on the desktop I havent tried it anywhere else. The problem with the "file" button only showed up after I installed SP4.

Windows 2000 does a dual boot giving me a choice of which system I want to use. The original purpose for MATING the two systems(98) was to give the capability of saving a history file to cd's for the possible viewing at another time. I could tweak the program enough to get it to do what we wanted. I am very close to retiring and I am trying to give this system a little more life. The company depends on it. I am concerned that a newer operating system would be better as the computers that are being bought now even use usb keyboards which I couldnt get to work. I even used a usb to ps/2 adapter for the keyboard and mouse and the keyboard wouldnt work. I dont know what I will do when I cannot get ps/2 any more? Right now I am using the older models that are replaced with the newer computers. The older models are ps/2. chuckQuote

Boot to Win2K on D:
Open Windows Explorer and find the .exe for the DOS program wherever it is installed.
Right click it and choose "create shortcut". Then drag it to a blank area on the current Win2K desktop.
Re-boot; right click the new shortcut and set all the program properties the same way you have them for Win98...

I recently installed a "new" SATA HDD in my computer & did a fresh INSTALL of XP Pro. I then re-installed my old IDE HDD (as a slave) in hopes of tranfering files to the new HDD. I cannot FIND any of my music or pictures now. Any suggestions?
I have tried everything that I can think of...Try it as a MASTER and SEE what happens.If XP was on the IDE HDD you can Try Here...

I have been using Outlook with Yahoo for over a year now, and recently became unable to send outgoing emails. I recieved the error written below and have been unable to find helpful information. There is no problem with my internet connection, and the website it offers provides no assistance at all. There are also no messages in my outbox, and in an attempt to fix the problem I also deleted all 'sent messages'. Any help would be great. Thanks.

Task 'Yahoo Mail - Sending' reported error (0x800CCC0F) : 'The connection to the server was INTERRUPTED. If this problem continues, contact your server administrator or Internet service provider (ISP). The server responded: 553 From: address not verified; see http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/edit/alternate_email/index.html'Do you pay for your yahoo account?

I think they've changed things so you can't use a mail client unless you pay for you email address...I don't pay for it, but I don't think i have to. i know hotmail has changed their accounts and you have to pay, but not yahoo. i can still recieve messages as well, its just getting blocked up when i send them.
Try changing your outgoing port from 25 to 80. 25 is the default SMTP port and 80 is the one you use to get on the Internet.

I have the same problem with AT&T as they upgraded me and after that I can't send from Outlook. I've switched to Thunderbird and don't have any problems.

Alan <&GT;< If i wanted to change my outgoing port, how would I? Do i have to call my ISP?
No.

Outlook/Tools/EmailAccounts/Next/choose your account/Change/More Settings/Advanced. Here is where you make your change.

Alan <>< Alan thanks for your help. i have made the change and am still not sure if it has worked.

My outlook keeps saying 'sending message 1 of 3' and then fails to send. i can recieve emails no problem.
I would simply like to cancel those messages permanently, but cannot seem to. There are no messages in my outbox or sent items.
Any ideas how I could go about deleting them? Or is there anyway to find out which messages they are/ who they are to? Until these 3 are gone I cannot really be sure that things are GOING well.

Thanks for your help anyone.

i try to reset the password but its giving a Warning mesege" u will lose ur data"

ok so i am having a similar problem that someone else just posted a moment ago... i purschased my hp at CIRCUIT city and its not a pirated copy of anything so please if anyone can help me!!!!! what happens is when i start the computer it GOES into the screen that says reboot in safe mode last known config that worked etc... i have CHOOSEN all of the options and none of them work.. in safe modes it freezes when trying to load and then restarts and in last known config/ start normally it looks like its going to load and then flashes a blue screen for half a second then goes back to restarting... if there is anything that i can do to fix this please let me know.. Is it still under warranty?no i got the computer about 3 years ago and didnt want to pay for the continual extended warrantiesHave you recently added new hardware,or SOFTWARE?We will need lots more info such as OS type of machine and what may have happened prior to this to prevent RANDOM guesswork...

My computer, running Windows 98, told me that HIMEM detected unreliable XMS memory at whatever address. It said "XMS driver not installed," which if my understanding is correct, contradicts itself. After the XMS driver (himem.sys) gave me results and made me ANGRY, it said it wasn't there (even later telling me specifically that himem.sys couldn't be FOUND, go figure). So, to fix the problem (as in, make it work, not like how the vet fixed my dog) I made config.sys say the following:
Code: [Select]device=c:\windows\himem.sys
device=c:\windows\emm386.exe v
emmexclude 04000046h
It STILL can't find HIMEM (and yes, it's in my windows directory...), and it tells me that the same memory address (the above mentioned was an approximation from memory and there are 3 or 4 lines of bad memory addresses) is unreliable. I'm getting kind of frustrated, so any help would be appreciated.

Thanks for any help.Never heard of this problem.

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and it tells me that the same memory address (the above mentioned was an approximation from memory and there are 3 or 4 lines of bad memory addresses) is unreliable

Thanks, I'll crack open my computer when I get home from school.

Anyone have any ideas that don't involve throwing out or replacing my RAM?

My windows XP sp2 firewall will not stay turned on after closing a session. Help?I may be a little late with this post, I presume no one NOTICED it because it was in the wrong section.
I'll MOVE it, and hope that the OP comes back with more information.

What happened before this started, and what exactly do you MEAN?
What protection do you have?
Also include any other information you think is relevant.

I realize this is a long shot and the OP is not likely to come back.
Please, no one ELSE START posting trying to help unless they do.
Thanks.

My new Gateway computer will have XP Media Center installed. XP Home is not offered by Gateway.
I have no use for the Media Center Application. I Will NEVER attach a TV to a Computer. SOBER anyway.

This computer will be used for gaming and needs as much power as possible. Does Media Center use more
of the computer resources than XP Home/Pro? (This is not about hardware such as Video Cards and PROCESSORS but the Operating System.)

Should I switch operating systems to XP Home/Pro or just NOT use the Media Center Application?
Can the Media Center Application be disabled so it doesn't use any computer resources?
Is this even something WORTH worrying about? What could be gained by switching to XP Home or Pro?

New computer will have: Intel Core 2 Extreme Quad-Core Processor QX6700 3.20Ghz
Intel 975X Chipset
4Gb Ram
300Gb Sata Hard Drive
Nvidia GeForce 8800GTX 766mb Video Card

Thank You in advance.

Media Center is the actual operating system therefore it can't be turned on/off...
There are features that can be disabled as in any OS...
Why not ask Compaq if XPPro is an option ? ?With all of that horsepower, either will do just fine.As has been said, it will not make a difference.
If the OS bothers you, get a DIFFERENT one.
BTW - seriously nice PC.
Can I have it?

Yesterday 2 of you stuck and helped me get my Control Panel back. The actual answer was the Registry Edit changing from 1 to 0. Now I still have a control panel problem that is just as bad as not have one. Whenever I start the control panel from the start menu I immediately get a popup that says:


"Window Explorer has ENCOUNTERED a problem and needs to close. We are sorry...blah, blah." It asks if I want to send an error message to Microsoft and I always way YES. I figgure If they get enough one one kind of error message they will pay attention to it.

I am running a 3Mhz, dual pententium IV system with 1GB of Ram and 2 160GB hard drives with Windows XPSP2 Professional and have had this configuration for about 2 YEARS without any modifications with the exception of adding a second drive about 1 year ago. I have Norton/Symantic total package( sorry about that ), Webroot and have tried various other products to root these problems out. At the suggestion from someone yesterday I downloaded and ran 'Registry Mechanic'. It sure found problems, but now claims that all are fixed.

So far, everything else I've tested seems to run OK, but I do need my control panel to work so I can get RID of some stuff--like Norton, plus makes some tweaks for my work. By the way it's a stand-alone system with broadband and Voanage.

Like always, any help will be much appreciated as I am an independent programming developer and don't have many computer savy people to talk to.

Dave




Hi!
solution for this...
1.goto regedit FORM run menu
2.select my computer
3.press ctrl+f then type no control panel.4.
4.change the value from 1 to 0




regards,
sathish

I started up my computer this morning as usual....and everything seemed fine...then my DESKTOP disappeared!...The only thing popping up on my screen is my messenger. After trying a few different things...it seems like my WALLPAPER is covering my desktop..if that MAKES sense...anyone know how I can get rid of my wallpaper?....Thanks! MichelleWitch OS are you using?
Did you make any changes to your computer recently?
Do you SEE the Deskbar of Windows?(at the bottom)
Did you try right clicking on the Desktop then Arrange icons by and then see if "Show Desktop Icons" is marked.
This is as much as I can help you with this little of info.

Jonas
What protection do you have?
If you boot into SAFE Mode, do your desktop items show up?Try right clicking any blank area of the desktop and make sure Active desktop is turned off...

How many optical drives(Cd Rom,CD Writer,DVD,DVDWriter)

do you have installed in this computer?Going for the prize, street1?

If I had really paid $1400 for software, I'd make *censored* sure i knew where my product key was!!! Or, for that money, I'd expect Digidesign to have a record of me being a LEGAL owner, and supply me with another one.
I did have 2... but about 5 months ago... when i would turn my computer on one of my DVD drives would start making wierd sounds and then it would open on its own... and my computer wouldnt finish booting until i closed it also windows wouldnt recognize it... so figured it was fried or something so i just removed it... so in short i only have onewell i was just kicked out of the military for making anti military music and they gave me one day to get off base... so needless to say i was in a hurry and alot of stuff got missplacedQuote from: life2atreus on May 27, 2007, 05:04:08 AM

well i was just kicked out of the military for making anti military music and they gave me one day to get off base... so needless to say i was in a hurry and alot of stuff got missplaced

i was told by my commander that i was being considered for seperation... and without orders i couldnt outprocess the base well finally i was told that the decision was made that i was being discharged... but i still didnt have orders then when i finally got my orders my effective date of seperation was the next day

You got trashed, I should've quoted the post before it disappeared.
Anyway, he deleted it and apologized, so it's OK now.

I have never used windows xp media center is it any good???

can you upgrade to windows xp home with it....I've never used it, but I ADVISE going for the standard Home or Pro editions instead.
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can you upgrade to windows xp home with it....

ok im on xp 64 bit on a amd athlon 3800+ 64 bit dual core. asustek am2nv3-vsta mobo, (nforce 3, latest forceware (6.25) crashes it so its on whatever came with it) nvidia geforce 7600 gs on agp 512 mb (stupid tech support left the wrong mem module in! sort that out on tuesday) ddr2 667 ram,


problem is, (occurs with vlc, window media 6.4 and windows media 11, and i assume, most others) whenever i play a video of any type, the refresh rate drops to nothing, i can see the buttons being drawn piece by piece and the screen GOES black at random till i manage to end process on it (after a while) then its mostly back to normal except the buttons like the close and minimize stay black in all windows till restart.

ive tried various codecs, to no AVAIL....

windows itsself can display a frame of the video for a THUMBNAIL but i dont EVEN get a single frame of video when i playback, i do get mostly alright sound though.



edut ----

i know its not a cpu issue, i set the affinity and the prioirty to cpu 0 and low that left a spare cpu to handle the REST and it should have prioritiesed the rest anyway, so my thinking is something, somewhere is sending un-translatable commands to the video card...

p.s. that runs tom clancy splinter cell double agent fine, no issuesWould this be of any benefit to you?
copy and paste below.

Establishes what video codecs (audio and video) are required to play an AVI file.

http://www.free-codecs.com/download/GSpot.htm

I have re posted the problem below in the hope smeone new migh have an idea.

I have just GOT two new, to me, PC's, both with XP PROFESSIONAL but two different CD's, one for the Dell and one for the Compaq.

The Dell system works perfectly, my applications when I run them appear in the task bar at the bottom next to the quick launch items, and stay there when I minimise them.

On the Compaq system I can not get the applications to SHOW in the taskbar unless I switch off the quick launch toolbar and in adition I can not see all the items that are in the RIGHT hand corner of the task bar, I have to unlock it and expand it upwards to see them all.

Presumably I am doing something stupid but would appreciate some advice.

I have audacity, an audio program that says it NEEDS LAME library, a .gz file for mp3 encoding. Is it possible on a WINDOWS? I don't have the appropriate program to use that file I think. The help SECTION says it's a Linux type file? I tried a couple archive programs, but it didn't make it compatible with my computer. It just backed it up or something? StuffIt and Winace, I think. It's a compressed file, so I NEED to get something out of it, right?http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/faq?s=install&i=lame-mp3

I recently installed SP2. i was reluctant to do so from the beginning because ive heard it may cause problems, but others assured me it only happened to a small percentage of people. i guess i was in that small percentage because when i installed it i had some problems. my firefox browser wouldnt load any pages. i had the "problem loading the page" error. im sure it wasnt my net connection because i was able to connect online with other apps.

i checked the Windows firewall to allow firefox to access the net it still didnt work. so i disabled the firewall temporarily and it still didnt work.

so i decided to uninstall SP2. i found it on the add/remove programs list and successfully uninstalled. but then and i admit i was tired and wasnt thinking clearly and i did a system restore. it restored my system back and SP2 was installed again. so i then proceeded to uninstall it again from the add/remove programs list. when i selected to remove SP2 an error message came up and said something like "Windows SP2 may have been uninstalled already, do you want to remove it from the list?".

so now theres no option in add/remove programs list to uninstall it. i tried RESTORING to a restore point from when i first installed SP2, but system restore says it couldnt restore it to that point.

i tried reinstalling it but it isnt in the Windows Update list. i had downloaded the "Windows XP SP2 Network Installation Package for IT Professionals and Developers" earlier and still had it on my computer. so i tried installing that in hopes that it would be on the add/remove list but its not.

so now i need to know if theres another way to uninstall SP2 besides having to reformat? i havent tried loading windows up in safe mode yet to see if its on the list, ill try that tomorrow.

to think of it, if there is no way to uninstall it or you'd advise against it then if you can FIX my original problem of firefox browser not being able to load a webpage (IE cant either) then ill just keep SP2 installed. that problem was why i uninstalled SP2 in the first place.

Computer Specs:
-Gateway 510 Series
-WinXP
-Pen 4 2.80Ghz
-512mb RAM
-NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200
-Adware/Spyware/Virus Protection used regularly are Ad-aware, NOD32 and Norton AV 2003.

also i dont know if this has anything to do with SP2 or just coincidence but my HP PSC 2310 printer cant print or scan anything. i get an error message when trying to print. i tried reinstalling drivers. the last time i printed something successfully was before i installed SP2.

any help would be greatly appreciatedQuote from: Jerry_03 on May 25, 2007, 06:32:10 AM

to think of it, if there is no way to uninstall it or you'd advise against it then if you can fix my original problem of firefox browser not being able to load a webpage (IE cant either) then ill just keep SP2 installed. that problem was why i uninstalled SP2 in the first place.

I have to wonder exactly what the status of your system is now, after all that you did.

And, yes, dealing directly with the Firefox issue in the first place would have been the best thing to do.

Does Internet Explorer work? Are you using that computer online to when using this forum?

I suggest you uninstall Firefox. Then, download and install CCleaner. When you install it, I suggest you elect not to install the Yahoo toolbar that comes with it; you'll see the option soon after the installation starts. Run it Windows scan and Issues scan and remove everything it finds. This Issues scan will ask you if you want backup your registry before removing the items it found. Do so, and then proceed with deleting the items. Repeat the Issues scan since it sometimes finds additional items upon repeat scans.

Now, reinstall Firefox. Is it working?

Is there a reason you used the Network install package for SP2 ? ?

Ok,. .I get your kind and Warranted gesture, . . I MEAN, I can respect that up to a certain point, surmonting to a vote for a democrat ! ; as follows;

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but could we kindly converse, on our mutual concerns, NAMELY the questions, . . One of which, . . was, . . In all encompassing understanabilities, . . ? Did you contact contrex on his literate usage, of banned terms ? ? ? Like curse words for all the girls , which of he is one of , . . .but you failed to spare me my 15 minutes of Flame ! ? ? ?


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I'm gonna tell, . . Raptor !

OK well I finally GOT to go over there, the disk she had was not like the one you showed me, it was the Toshiba recovery disk, and it totally TOOK the comp back to out of box.
BUT it was OK with her, she just wanted a working computer. So thats all solved
And now I am having more problems with the same laptop you helped me with before.
Its freezing up and doing the not -responding thing, on multiple programs. I run CCleaner daily, and Super-anti spyware, Malwarebytes Anti Malware, AVG Free Anti-virus, and AVG antispyware weekly. All on different days. Nothing EVER COMES up.
Well today I couldn't even stay on long enough to DO anything, nothing would close, kept getting the box "such and such is not responding, blah blah blah" I had to power the comp down using the button. Hate doing that.
So I ran online Panda, came back having 16 malwares. So now I need HELP getting them gone. Also I was going thru my programs, seeing if anything needed to be removed, I tried to remove the freeze.com toolbar. All it would do is blink the screen at me. Tried removing it using the Ccleaner, no RESPONSE. So *censored*. Do you want me to start a new thread?Yeah, that's gone be the best way.

My computer came with Windows XP HOME Edition for which I have the recovery disc's. My computer crashed and my friend installed Windows XP Office and I don't like it. I want to reinstall my Windows XP Home but frankly do not know where to start. I know I want to copy my files that I have but I know know how to do that either. I need step by step INSTRUCTIONS on how I can copy my files and to GET my XP Home edition back on my computer like it was when it was NEW. Also need to know how to transfer the copied files to my XP Home edition after it is installed again. Please help..........I know very little about computers......Thanks JudyB

Hi I have a really OLD Tandy 1000 TL computer currently running Deskmate here are the specs...
640k ram
4 or 8Mhz cpu
No Math Co-Processor
Cga graphics card

My Question is can this system run WIN 3.0, 3.1, or 3.11 and were could I download them?
Also can my Cga graphics card run it in color or not?
ThanksThat computer just meets the requirements for Windows 3.0. We can't help you download it anywhere because thats illegal. Try looking for it on ebay.OK I figured that it couldn't do 3.1 or 3.11.
But I didn't Think its illegal to download SORRY about that.
But Vetusware has a free download for win 3.0 but on my computer it only downloads half WAY then quits.
The Vetusware download is here: http://www.vetusware.com/download/Windows%203.0/?id=153I uploaded that FILE for you. Pick it up here: http://www.uploadbigfiles.net/download.php?file=604win30.zip

Everytime I INSERT a CD or DVD, it KNOCKS me offline for a few seconds, then comes back online, it also does it when I USE an USB port, I am USING Windows XP Pro. I am on Cable INTERNET which is on all the time.

One question. Where has my menu bar gone???



No jokes, this is exactly how it appears when i press ctrl+alt+delete. (except for the blacked out name)

Running Windows XP Home SP2

Restarting computer no goTry DOUBLE clicking anywhere in the gray border area around Task MANAGER. Did that fix it?WOW. do I feel like a noob. LOL, YES it did.

And i was going to suggest to wipe the black goo from your screen Quote

i was going to suggest to wipe the black goo from your screen

Hi, i have a hp pavilion a1473w. As SOON as i turn the power on the fans on the BACK and CPU move a jump then nothing at all. When i unplug the 4 PRONG plug that has TWO yellow and two black wires on it the screen wont come on but the fans stay running. I haven't a clue what it is if any one could HELP i would really be happy.
thanks-Jeremiah

I'm planning on GETTING a Macbook soon and I want to RUN Windows on Bootcamp. If I install a non-GENUINE version of Windows XP and then upgrade it with a Genuine version of Windows Vista would it say my Windows is Genuine?

I do not wanna buy a full upgrade of Windows Vista when I can just upgrade from Windows XP for cheaper.Let me see if I understand this correctly. You want to install a copied/pirated/ xp and you wonder if a legal Vista upgrade will recognize it. Is that correct?A much easier and completely legit method:
How to install Vista with "upgrade" DVD - $130 versus $239Quote from: Deerpark on APRIL 22, 2008, 03:08:16 PM

A much easier and completely legit method:
How to install Vista with "upgrade" DVD - $130 versus $239

Let me see if I understand this correctly. You want to install a copied/pirated/ xp and you wonder if a legal Vista upgrade will recognize it. Is that correct?

A few WEEKS ago I burned a cd for a FRIEND to mail to a friend of hers back east. When I ripped the songs off of my friend's cds, I put them in a seperate folder on my desktop so as not to mix them up with my music FILES (it wasn't my kind of music, lol). So anyway, I burned the cd and deleted the folder, but now, for some REASON, every time I open Windows Media Player, the folder I put all the songs in reappears on my desktop (albeit empty). Why does this happen, and how do I get it to stop?It SAVES burns as a project/playlist...

See Here...

I recently pulled OEM 60 GB HD from Compaq Presario 2110US, and installed a new Toshiba 120 GB HD. I used the original Compaq CD for installing Windows XP SP1, then patiently worked through every *% update to get the entire SP2 and eternal fixes.
I set up the HD with NTFS or whatever the initials are, instead of FAT32. For some reason I am already getting a "low on disk space" message. I checked the hard drive size TWO different ways and it states the size is 10.1 GB.

"Help, my HD size is falling and it can't get back up!"

I checked the Microsoft site for the above error message and it suggested entering a "diskpart add" command in DOS, but that has changed nothing AND "the DOS SCREEN said something about "this is not a command" or some such malarkey.

I don't want to reformat the entire drive and then spend hours reinstalling XP Service Pack 2+Infinity.

A virus did not do this as I have been running checks with two programs and haven't installed much so far. Everything has come up clean.

Ideas, anyone?

I'm lost in the Windows Fog again" to paraphrase an old song.

thanks

It could be a bad drive. It should hopefully be under warrenty I would send it to the manufacture an see what they wouldnt do.1. Disk Management Utility. Use the disk management utility to view how that disk has been partitioned. Select Start -> Run -> type "diskmgmt.msc" and hit enter. Bottom half of window should show it as 'Drive 0". It probably shows over 100 GBytes of unallocated space. If this is true, the software provided by Microsoft will not let you make the existing system and/or boot volume(s) larger without reloading. You'd have to use third party software to do this.

The windows software will however permit you to create additional volumes out of the unallocated space.

How big does Disk Management think your "C:" drive is?

2. Compaq CD. Is this a "Recovery CD" which automatically restores your disk and software to the state it was delivered? Well, the jury considered all the evidence and determined that I failed the HD IQ test.

Thanks, dahlarbear, you were on the money with your reply.

The Disk Management Utility did show I also have a drive "E" which has 100 free GB and no formatting (neither NTFS nor FAT32). I kinda remember that when I set up this new HD (which is a Seagate, by the way), I formatted only a partial chunk of the 120 with NTFS. I guess that was the 10GB that now my system believes is running low.

Now the challenge is to lump these two together as one, under the NTFS. I will take on that challenge next.

THANKS AGAIN.You can resize your small partition to take advantage of all the unpartitioned space with a partition manager.
Gparted is a very powerful partition manager that also happens to be free.
Download the LiveCD version from here.
Burn it to a CD as an image. (Don't burn it as a regular data disc.)
Reboot the computer with the disc in the drive, GParted should start.

Remember to backup your data before using a partition manager. Although it shouldn't delete your data it is better to be safe than sorry.

Recently my keyboard just up and quit. I run Windows XP. I have a Logtec WIRELESS keyboard and mouse....the mouse works fine...the keyboard will not. Changed the batteries.....checked the connections...now what? Thanks to any help. PeggyTry it on another computer.Check out: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/838398Check and see if that wireless reciever has a channel SELECTOR...some do. The keyboard NEEDS to be on the same channel as the reciever.
Also with Logitech's when you change the batteries there is a "connect" button you need to press after a change to re-orient the SIGNAL.

Hello,

I installed a Fisher-Price kids game that connects via a USB port. After uninstalling the program via "add/remove software", every time CPU is rebooted the "found new hardware wizard" begins and a pop-up window from the system tray states "unable to complete installation of other PCI Bridge DEVICE". I close these 2 warnings down and carry on as usual but I am frustrated with having to do so.

Start/control panel/system/hardware/device manager/SCSI and RAID controllers shows a "other PCI Bridge Device" with a red x over the small icon. I have right clicked and attempted to delete, and have right clicked and disabled, both multiple times, yet every reboot the same thing happens.

Averatec laptop w xp service pack 2, amd sempron 3300, 500 Ram, blahahblah

Thanks in advance............Is the game still plugged in?
Hi,

Thanks for replying, no the game is not plugged in, nor has it been for over 5 months. My wife tells me the same thing has been happening at startup ever since day one the software was installed on the cpu. I have TRIED to reinstall then uninstall with and without the disk and with windows xp to no AVAIL- its LIKE the cpu is still trying to connect to the game even though its not their and I have uninstalled the games software. Could this be a corrupt or incomplete driver still lurking?I have had this PROBLEM before after a remove. I went to search for the file and found some still lurking and deleted from there and solved the problem.I have very limited knowledge of how to find these hidden files, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated-click on start, then click search, click c drive and all files and folders including hidden. Then type in name of program and hit enter.

when attempting to boot up i get the FOLLOWING message \system32\ntoskrnl.exe
please reinstall a copy of the above file IM using xp and acer aspire 1642z
thanks in advanceLot of hits on Google. Checked a few...possible multiple issues: HTTP://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%3Cwindows+root%3E%5Csystem32%5Cntoskrnl.exe+&btnG=Google+Search

I have been trying to get my sons laptop to go online and it did until the computer restarted after updating anti-virus and now it wont go back on. I have a stupid question but I am NOT computer literate.... When I click on the network for us it asks me for a network key.... I dont know what that is or where to find it or how to make my ROUTER to where it does not ask for it.... Please help... I have been trying to figure this out for two days and I am going mad...... THANKSBrand and model of laptop, version of Windows being used (i.e. Windows XP SP2)
Brand and model of wireless router
Anti-virus software being used

Who set up your network? They should know what the key is. I don't recommend you setup your router to not ask for a key, as this leaves your network open to anyone within reach of it.It is a dell latitude laptop, windows xp. linksys wireless -g broadband router, we set up avast anti-virus,as for the router, my husband hooked it up so i dont know...
We are using a linksys wireless-g notebook adapter card. I pulled up the linksys info.
but i cant find what I need to be looking forQuote from: quaxo on April 21, 2008, 07:32:40 PM

Brand and model of laptop, version of Windows being used (i.e. Windows XP SP2)
Brand and model of wireless router

I have a CUSTOM built machine w/ Vista on it. I want to put an HD in it to replace the drive with Vista, with one that has XP. Will this work? My machine has two drives, one 80Gb for the OS, and a 320GB for storage. Its a evga 680i MB, & 3 Mhz duo core processor, with 4 Gb of ram, and a nvida 8800 GT video CARD w/ 512M of ram.Sure it will work. As LONG as you reinstall XP.

The operating system is married to the machine hardware. You can't swap drives around on machines UNLESS the drive was used to install XP on that machine.

I have two Dells. One I got in 2000 (millennium edition) and one I got last year (XP). Can I use the XP CD from last year's purchase to upgrade the COMPUTER I BOUGHT in 2000? The information person from Dell says that I need to buy a NEW XP CD. But the diskette says that it is for use on "a dell computer." Any IDEAS?That's exactly it. One computer, one installation. If you have to change your HDD, you can do the re-installation on that computer but no other one. If you have to change your mobo, you're in for a fight with Microsoft. Of COURSE, if you're not going on-line with the other computer it won't matter much.

Hello friends,

I have a small doubt regarding ping command ....

is this be possiable to know which server edition we are using( OS in server mechine) by ping command.... if it possiable please tell me how it be .....

when i saw the ping options and tryed by using -j & -k it shown the it was a "bad option".... please tell me how can i know which os version using by using ping command....from the help (ping /?),
A. I find,in my opinion, the -j and -k can not be used in one command line.
B. the "host-list" parameter -j or -k is a string of ipaddress (DECIMAL with dot) or HOSTNAME .They use space to part with each other like this:

&GT; ping -j 10.10.10.1 10.20.20.1 10.30.30.1

C. the host-list mean a chain of routers,and the LAST is the destination Host(hostname or ipaddress)

D. the Ping command can not get the host system type.

you can try "TELNET" or "ftp"
you can get some infos from the welcome message !!!

I had a problem, which was unresolved (computer freezes after 1 min of being on in normal or safe mode, or just at the LOG in screen) and it became apparent that I would have to repair windows USING the original disk. I put the disk in and restarted the machine, was told windows was going to boot from the disk, then after 1 min like before, while still loading from the windows disk (an actual copy at that) it froze. Windows itself has not even started, but was still in the loading phases. How can I then repair windows?
Oh and I'm pentium 4, 512 ram, windows xp (up to date), 256+ G of memory and 60G's freeDid you try system restore when this problem first started and if so what happened. Sounds like corrupted file to me.Oh yeah do you have a boot up disk and if so have you tried it. You can download one from:support.microsoft.com/KB/314503 -I just NOTICED you were on earlier TODAY. Did you follow those instructions? If so what were the results?

anybody outhere who's good at pseudocodes, flowcharts...should let me know plsLet you know what?If they can do his homework?
its not really a homewrk FELLAS...its part of my project work ..N i gotta submit it on tuesday..its time to help a drowning fella..plllllsssssssssssss...i'll owe u guys 4eva.Quote from: aliph on April 20, 2008, 02:08:11 PM

its not really a homewrk fellas...its part of my project work

Ok this was a project of mine to FIND out if I could turn my 98SE into a XP
from coping a file from "C:\I386" THE FILE BEING "WINNT32" it's a XP setup
file and can be PUT on a disk a installed to another COMPUTER.........done it!

put in the product key:...................that WORKED fine started to reboot and
was going into installing and I selected to install a text converter of some kind for viewing asian text I guess ...I knew I shouldn't have clicked yes but
did and now it need's the service pack 1 disk 1 to go on....and I'm sure it will need the rest of them and I think their is six disk's in total!

Anyone know where I can download and put on disk this service pack 1 (sp1).What you are attempting should be done with a legal version XP.

Go to the store and purchase a copy.

We don't supply help for HACKS, here.

Hi,
I have a TYPICAL requirement. There's a batch file of MINE that keeps running checking some servers (by pinging them). If any SERVER is down, the batch file sends an email to the administrator. It also displays the list of servers and their current state on the command window. The requirement now is that for the server which is down, the text should blink while others should be displayed the normal way.
For e.g.,
Server1 : State is Running
Server2 : State is Running
Server3 : State is Not Running ----- Only this line should blink
Server4 : State is Running

Is it POSSIBLE to achieve this in WINDOWS XP? I do not have any idea of the command to be used in the batch file to achieve the same.

Thanks
Satish.

It's my dad's computer HIBERNATION not my dad himself ALTHOUGH I would love that!
If my dad's computer "restarts" after I used the hibernation way to shutdown his PC I always GET the welcome screen.
Why?
I don't want it.
How can I prevent the computer from doing this?
I know I have a lot of questions sorry for that.
Computer info:
Windows XP professional SP2
256MB RAM
1.5GHz mono core processor.

Thanks in advance Jonas.Is your Dad going to be pleased your trying to make adjustents on his computer?Yes afcourse he asked me to.
Otherwise I wouldn't do that.This is a very minor ISSUE, isn't it?Yes but it is ignoring.
And I would like to know how I can prevent it.
You don't have to answer if you find this an irrelevant question.

I have gotten a NASTY view.admt viruse that has infected my system. System moves slower than MOLASSES in winter. I am in the process of "killing" my system and starting from scratch. Any suggestions on the best way to do this?BOOT off the XP CD and MAKE sure you format the drive to start fresh.

Hi Everybody!!

I would like to help, I m getting error ( Can't LOAD library from memory) when i m opening any FOLDER.


Pls help...

THanks n REGARDS,
More details, please. Your OS? Some hardware info (memory, hard drive size and free space). Did you make some software or hardware change to your system just before this started? By "opening any folder", do you mean using Windows Explorer?

Also, what protections are you using for viruses, spyware, etc.?Hi

Windows XP pro, Memory sufficient.
By opening any folder like "my documents" or any sub folder.

Symantic.Have you noticed that the pc clock is out of sync? Googled your error message and came up with the PROBLEM being associated with the bios battery...

Sounds bit weird but.....

Thanks!!

I had noticed that there is one extra .dll in sys32 file which was causing for that, what i found manually matching with other SYSTEMS sys32 file. I had removed and problem solved.

Is the way to find above automatically?

Thanks !!

Hi Everybody!!

The clipboard is available 1-24 no., How Could it be INCREASED ??

Thanks
JayWhat clipboard are you talking about? Windows clipboard only retains one thing at a time.Soybean is correct...

Addon clipboards are the only ones that have this ability such as Yankee Clipper or Clip Mate.It sounds to me like they're talking about the MS Office clipboard.
If I recall correctly, that could have up to 24 items on it.
I could be wrong though.
If it is the MS Office clipboard, I have absolutely no idea as I don't use MS Office at all.I use a nice EXTENSION for FireFox called QuickNote...you can copy and save as MANY items as you want on seperate pages.

Handy !Quote from: Calum on April 07, 2007, 08:37:51 AM

It sounds to me like they're talking about the MS Office clipboard.
If I recall correctly, that could have up to 24 items on it.
I could be wrong though.
If it is the MS Office clipboard, I have absolutely no idea as I don't use MS Office at all.

I think use of clipboard is other than MS Office also.