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Also, do I need to turn spybot back on or does the AVG give me GOOD enough regular protection?Almost missed something.

Your Java is out of date.

Older versions have vulnerabilities that malicious SITES can use to INFECT your system.

First install the new Sun Java Runtime Environment

Be sure to close all browser windows before beginning the install.

Remove the old version(s)

• Download JavaRa.zip and unzip the file to your Desktop.
  
• Open JavaRA.exe and choose Remove Older Versions
  
• Once COMPLETE exit JavaRA and delete the program.

OK I'm not very good with computers, I'm the first to admit that. Last NIGHT while my computer was shutting down it lost power, some grid failure or other the whole lost power. I've turned it on this morning and it said my profile had not loaded correctly. Which BASICALLY means its loaded a temporary one. Currently all my files are gone, 10 years worth of pictures, home work, reports etc. I have tried some basic attempts to relocate the profile but I don't have any more experience then the classic off again on again thing. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Is there any CHANCE of file recovery?

Cheers, Matt

Packard Bell
(Actually I've just found a label saying its vista not Xp very sorry about that)
Intel core2 duoClick start then click Computer. Click on the C drive and then choose Users. Is your account still there?The account was still there, it had alledgedly logged me into but all my files and settings were gone. I've since reloaded the computer again. Logged in as before and the profile has come in correct this time and faster than ever. I have no idea what happened but it seems to have righted itself, which is a relief, but is RATHER annoying seeing as I've spent the last three hours desperately looking for back-up discs and searching internet help sites. Thanks for replying and I'm sorry that I've wasted your time. This website has been really helpful though so I will definately be coming back in the event of FUTURE problems.

Cheers, MattNow would be the time to develop a solid backup strategy...

Made a short VIDEO and uploaded into My Picture. I can't preview or see it. Keep getting a message that says Windows can't find PATH, file or device. Did the web search which took me to LCB download, but that wouldn't work because "I don't have permission". I have done movies before and never had this problem. Any suggestions? Thanks. More info NEEDED.
Movie players and formats have problems.
How did you make the movie? In what format?
Are you trying to copy a file that has copy protection?
(We can't help with hacking.)

Here is a link to a media player that is free and works good.
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/The "movie" is a video I made on my digital camera. The problem was with OnLine Armor blocking access to files needed to see the movie. I had to uninstall OLA because for some reason it would not work. When I rebooted my computer I got a message from OLA saying it had blocked access to certain files/programs I needed. However, when I told it to allow these files/programs it didn't respond. I will reinstall OLA and see it it will work.

Don't understand your comment about hacking.On Line Armor
http://www.online-armor.com/
That is a firewall recommended by TuCows.
I have no knowledge about it.
Quote from: Geek-9pm on November 02, 2010, 07:19:27 PM

On Line Armor
http://www.online-armor.com/
That is a firewall recommended by TuCows.
I have no knowledge about it.

The PAGES on my website on my computer have SUDDENLY shrunk and cut themselves in half. I only SEE a fraction of the page on my screen and have to scroll across all the TIME which is annoying. I don't know what I have done to cause this. Any suggestions how to get the correct view back please?Just on your website? In Frontpage? Are you talking about designing your website? Your post is very unclear.Screenshot please.Are you talking about all WEBSITES that you're viewing on the internet or your own website that's stored on your computer?

sometimes when i open ie i get 'restore to last session or go to homepage' happens usually first time onlyMore info...f in title is wrong. I can click from the START MENU, from a shortcut on the desktop or in START/all programs to bring up ie 8. Happens the first time it's tried: I get the two options to 'restore last session or homepage option'. After that the options are gone. More info? The last two times i opened ie8 for the first time the little green bars filled up the little white bar at the bottom a little to the left of centre. The hour glass appears and takes about 30-40 seconds to start ie8. Slow. I am right now waiting for an answer to my two firewalls. Which to keep: the one in Linksys-G 2.4GHz 54Mbs or the one that comes with my Internet SERVICE Provider's Security Package. ?contacted my service provider and he says he uses both with no problem, i will disable them and see what happens i disabled the firewall in my internet service providers security package got a couple of pop-ups and turned my IP"s firewall back on And ? ?since i downloaded Firefox and did some FIXINGS I'm okay today tyvmGood to HEAR you are fixed up...Welcome Aboard !

I scanned DRIVE C with SUPERAntiSpyware. Do I SCAN Drive D ALSO?

I'm having trouble with my two-year-old customized system. I do have some limited amateurish experience with Windows - whatever has been necessary for me to enjoy casual PC gaming and some minor troubleshooting through the years. This is by far the biggest problem I've had to face. I apologize if any of this is irrelevant info, I'm not sure what will help and what won't. Thanks in advance for any help.

Here are my system specs (my problem is outlined below):
Windows XP Home SP3
ASUS DVD/CD-R
ASRock Wifi-Motherboard SLI ATX form-factor
AMD Athlon X2 64-BIT capable dual-core processor
4 GB Ram
NVIDIA 9800 GTX+ - 512MB
600 GB Hard drive (~55% free space)
Antec Powersupply

Everything was running fine and dandy, no problems whatsoever until 2 days ago. I said earlier that I've troubleshooted a teensy bit, however it's never been for this system. It hasn't demanded anything until now. I just got a new software game that I was excited to install so I put it in my DVD drive. Before installing I wanted to do a little house-cleaning with my system so I allowed Windows to Update and I downloaded a new version of AVG's free anti-virus software from CNET.com (a free version 2011). I had an older version (version "Free 8.0") which had expired, which I did not uninstall. After the download completed, I allowed it to install which is when I started to notice some slowness. It wasn't much slower than normal - just a little.

When the software said it was finished I tried to enter its interface to customize my virus-protection. When I tried right-clicking on the program in the system tray, no commands would respond except for the "Scan Computer" command. The program also wouldn't respond when I tried to interact with it through the Start menu. I noticed the installation had automatically uninstalled the version 8.0. Irritated by the lack of response by the program, I just wanted to get to my game so I opened up My Computer and tried to click on the DVD icon to install it. By this point my system became what it is right now: ridiculously slow... as in opening Calculator took 4 minutes. I got a Blue Screen of Death somewhere around this time too, something my system has never seen before. Unfortunately the BSOD disappeared before I thought of writing down what it said. The computer also crashed and still crashes willy-nilly.

At first I was convinced it was a virus or malware or something so I downloaded Windows Defender off of Microsoft's website and completed a scan but nothing was detected. I did a system restore to a day before this happened but it didn't help. My internet browsing remains mostly unaffected once I get the program running. My screensaver which uses 3D rendering also remains unaffected. Now I'm thinking this is a RAM issue, MAYBE? (By the way, I just tried calling up Task Manager and then shutting down. They took 11 minutes and 40 minutes respectively.)

At this point I haven't been able to DeFrag because the program freezes (but not my whole system) and stops responding according to Task Manager. Also doing basically anything that uses Windows Explorer (not Internet Explorer but Windows Explorer like "My Computer and Task Manager") ceases to function as soon as I call it up. I've gone into both "SafeMode" and "SafeMode with Networking" and tried using Windows Explorer programs but the metaphorical molasses has spilled onto them too!

Does anyone have any ideas about how I can FIX or at least diagnose what's going on here? I'm all out of my amateur tricks.

Thanks in advance.Quote

I just tried calling up Task Manager and then shutting down.

The only thing is that my system keeps crashing after about 1 hour or when I'm playing a game for 10 minutes.

Take 2 readings and post them here...1 under normal usage and 1 under heavy gaming.

cant download and EVERYTHING runs slow does anyone know how to fix THISIF it's new and already having problems, then I'd take it back.is windows embedded an OLD type of windows
is windows ce an old version of windows
Quote from: JENNIE on October 26, 2010, 05:49:43 PM

is windows ce an old version of windows

For some reason I cannot get the mouse touchpad to click or DOUBLE click. It STILL directs the pointer and the right and left buttons WORK. It is just the touchpad that wont click. I have TRIED going into mouse options but dont see anything to change settings.Has it ever worked as you expect it to?

Have you changed the driver(s) recently?

Dear Forum,
I keep getting a NOTICE WANTING to know if I WANT to "compress messages". Does anyone know how to deactivate this?
THANKS so MUCH!
Sincerely,
Mike

I'm trying to write a program through notepad that will play a video through windows movie player and at the same time record the person watching the video through my webcam. It seems simple in concept but in reality its proving to be impossible. i have read countless forums and different websites but none of them seem to cover my topic. this is how far i have gotten


{
start/max lws /quickcapture

start/max wmplayer "C:\Documents and Settings\Joe\My Documents\My Videos\LOGITECH Webcam\video 4.wmv" /fullscreen
pause
}

lws is my logitech webcam but now that i got it to open i dont know how to run the start and stop RECORDING functions
failed attempts
/record
/startrecording
/start capturing
/capture
and many more variations.
Does anyone know how to accomplish accesing functions inside of other programs through the command prompt?
please help
thanks Joe
Why the curly brackets? Have you studied batch syntax at all? What webcam software are you using?

Does your webcam software have a key combonation to start the capture?1)Curly brackets aren't used in my code just in the explanation.

2)i am self taught through the c++ training web site this web site and about a dozen OTHERS.(clearly im not educated on the subject)

3)The webcam software im using is "logitech Webcam C200" but i'm hoping for a simple command that if i change webcams in the future i can just change that line of code.

4)I looked under all the help web sites and even called logitech to get a short key or key combination to start capturing or recording but they were not helpful. (there may be i just cant find where that might be written)

i appreciate your help and responses in advance thank you
Ok i found the keys to start and stop recording ......the letter v and s were underlined so it is ALT+V to start recording and ALT +S to stop recording.


How do i enter those commands (also with a time delay) into the command prompt using windows xp notepad?Type this into notepad and save as .vbs:

Code: [Select]Dim wsh
Set wsh = CreateObject("wscript.shell")
wsh.Run "lws /quickcapture", 3, false
wsh.Run "wmplayer C:\Documents and Settings\Joe\My Documents\My Videos\Logitech Webcam\video 4.wmv /fullscreen", 3, false
wscript.sleep 5000
wsh.sendkeys "(%v)"
wscript.sleep [insert length of vid in miliseconds]
wsh.sendkeys "(%s)"
Set wsh = Nothing
A few changes:
Code: [Select]Dim wsh
Set wsh = CreateObject("wscript.shell")
wsh.Run "lws /quickcapture", 3, false
wscript.sleep 3000
wsh.sendkeys "%v"
wsh.Run "wmplayer C:\Documents and Settings\Joe\My Documents\My Videos\Logitech Webcam\video 4.wmv /fullscreen", 3, true
wscript.sleep 2000
wsh.sendkeys "%s"
Set wsh = Nothing
Ok looks good but im running into problems. im gonna run some variations first before i ask the next questions but the script does NOT know which screen to access to send the keys.

also for my education im curious why the lines

, 3, false
, 3, true


are needed and what they do?Ok i tried a number of different things and i cannot direct the send keys command to the proper window.

also i changed the code and made 1 .bat file and 1 .vbs file

the code "hope.vbs" reads as follows


Dim wsh
Set wsh = CreateObject("wscript.shell")
wsh.Run "lws /quickcapture"
wscript.sleep 3000
wsh.sendkeys "%v"
wscript.sleep 10000
wsh.sendkeys "%s"
Set wsh = Nothing


and the code "final1.bat" reads as follows




start/max wmplayer "C:\Documents and Settings\Joe\My Documents\My Videos\Logitech Webcam\video 4.wmv" /fullscreen

start/max hope.vbs


pause



So my current question is how do i direct the sendkeys to the proper window? At the moment i need to click on the proper window and then it will work properly but its currently pressing the keys in the mydocuments folder.

note: if there is a setting to bring this window on top of all others i can NOT use it because the webcam has got to run hidden underneath wmplayer.

Please advise. thank you
Sorry for the LATE responce. I hope you're still watching this thread.

Quote

note: if there is a setting to bring this window on top of all others i can NOT use it because the webcam has got to run hidden underneath wmplayer.

also for my education im curious why the lines

, 3, false
, 3, true


are needed and what they do?

and the code "final1.bat" reads as follows

Nahhhh...nuthin like that.

Hi my LAPTOP wont start. It just comes up with this on a black "WINDOWS BOOT MANAGER" screen.
Anyone with any IDEAS please?!
DonnaInsert an XP CD and boot from it.

In order to boot from it, you NEED to change boot order:
http://pcsupport.about.com/od/fixtheproblem/ss/bootorderchange.htm

After the disk loads, enter the recovery console and COPY that file from the disk.

Use this if you don't know how to copy a file in recovery console:
http://pcsupport.about.com/od/termsc/p/copy.htmIgnore the above post.

What is new or different since the last time EVERYTHING worked properly (ie, new hw, new sw, virus, error, etc)?

Hallo

I have recently subscribed to a 3g network operating off a dongle modem. On my full sized laptop the modem and 3g work fine. on my childrens mini laptops (Dell INSPIRON) the software installs, but when the connect dialogue appears on the SCREEN it is MISSING the "connect" and "change settings" buttons. The change settings is necessary to enter the password, the connect button is necessary to, well...., connect.

All laptops are on XP.

Any help GRATEFULLY received.

EdHave you tried re-installing the Ethernet/Network drivers on the Dells ? ?
They should come from Dell directly...USE the Service Tag #'s....

Hi,

Problem started with comp INSISTING that MOZILLA Firefox was running. Checked in task MANAGER: not running. Uninstalled and reinstalled MF. Could never use MF again.

Then, started to get "UNMOUNTABLE BOOT VOLUME" when starting up. Message became more common, and recently 3-5 attempts were required every time for successful boot.

Last night was unable to access emails, and many websites did not give full access. Notes started appearing whenever I tried accessing these www's, but I forget what they said. Basically indicated the comp was very unhappy.

Tried booting today and DOS(?) message changed from UNMOUNTABLE BOOT VOLUME to telling that I needed to run a disc check. DSCCHK/ F (?) something like that.

Now it will not boot even that far: the screen flashes DELL in very large font, with F2 for setup and F12 for boot menu. After this, the screen goes blank except for curser at top left for 2 seconds, then goes completely blank.

Tried to use CD-ROM to boot; no joy.

?

Cheers.Change the boot order in the BIOS to CDROM 1st then HDD via setup...
Then boot to the Recovery Console and at the prompt type in chkdsk /r and hit Enter...

NOTE: There is a space between chkdsk and the /r switch...
Let it run to completion...do NOT interrupt it.Hi Patio and thank you for your fast reply.

I have done what you suggested by changing the boot order.

Then I tried rebooting several times. First of all a message "PRESS ANY KEY TO BOOT FROM CD..." appears. Then one of TWO things happens:

- it seems that if I am not quick enough to press a key nothing more happens. The CD itself sounds to STOP spinning after 5 seconds and the message remains on the screen.

- if I am not so slow at pressing a key it goes a stage further: a message flashes "setup is inspecting comp's hardware configuration"(?). The screen goes blank and the CD itself sounds to stop spinning after 5 seconds.

Also, will it be obvious what the recovery console is when I get there? I am out of my depth using computers in anything other than Windows.

It's bedtime in the part of the world I live in, so I will sign on tomorrow.

Regards,

Dave

I use Windows XP and Outlook Express 6.0. I receive email from one sender and the text of the email has bold EXTRA large FONT if she originates the email. This sender says the fault lies with my computer. I have checked settings, no other emails from other senders are received with bold extra large fonts. The sender says her Sent BOX SHOWS she sent it in normal text. If she replies to an email from me, the font is normal when I received the reply.
Has anyone else had this problem and can SHARE a remedy?

It always says I've got one already running. But it never successfully INSTALLED or DOWNLOADED I don't think.downloaded MOZILLA firefox and it ALLOWED me to download microsoft AV (fix it). I'm STARTING to think it's a boot up problem. and it (fix it) works great, not so great for xp pro though. ;(

Hi guys, so I wanted to uninstall .net framework 2.0 and then reinstall it again, so I downloaded Windows install cleanup.
I uninstalled .net framework 2.0 sp2 which I assumed was the right one. Then i downloaded the .net framework 2.0 redistributable and tried to install it, but it said "setup cannot continue because this version of the .net framework is incompatible"
So I FIGURED I had to uninstall all versions except 1.1
Well I did that, but now I'm not sure what versions I need and in what order.
Have I totally screwed my computer lol?
Any help WOULD be much appreciated.

Oh, and I tried to DOWNLOAD Microsoft .NET Framework 4 (Web INSTALLER) thinking it would install the versions I needed for me, but it came up with "Same or higher version of .NET Framework 4 has already been installed on this computer.".NET Framework versions are independent. It's not like one version is an upgrade of another one.
.NET Framework is not a "must have" component.
You need some particular version only, if some PROGRAM asks for it.

You can use this tool: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/astebner/archive/2006/05/30/611355.aspx to remove all versions and....wait until something demands any .NET Framework.Quote from: Broni on October 30, 2010, 12:58:50 PM

.NET Framework versions are independent. It's not like one version is an upgrade of another one.
.NET Framework is not a "must have" component.
You need some particular version only, if some program asks for it.

You can use this tool: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/astebner/archive/2006/05/30/611355.aspx to remove all versions and....wait until something demands any .NET Framework.

The Microsoft XPS printer recently appeared on my system, not SURE why. However when I prodice an .xps document and try to open it , Mozella Firefox opens and seems not to know what to do with it.
I have tried to download xps READER but I keep getting told that Microsoft .net 3.0 already exists as a newer version.
I am using Windows XP Service pack 3.
Any suggestions?Essentially, XPS files are Microsoft's own document format, that they hope will rival Adobe's PDF format. I think XPS viewer assumes that the default browser is Internet Explorer, but it sounds like you have made Firefox your default. You could try this: In Firefox, install the IETab extension then configure it to open XPS files from Tools->IETab options. They then open in an IE tab WITHIN Firefox without having to switch browser. But honestly, if you are just noodling around with XPS files, personally, I would just forget about them unless you have some special reason that means you have to work with them.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/92382/

Or just right click any XPS file and CHOOSE "Open with..." then select XPS Viewer if it is visible or browse for Internet Explorer then check "Always open this TYPE of file with this program" then click OK

If you want to fool around with XPS documents, you may want to download the Microsoft set of sample XPS documents from here (Winzip self-extractor, contains 354 files!)

http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/print/xps/xpssampdocdwn.mspx

I have a DELL computer with windows XP Home Edition. i ALSO have three user accounts on it. days ago while online, i was prompted to clean out my local disk so i run a clean up. a while later my computer froze when it can back everything was not functioning. my taskbar disappeared, my start menu had nothing on it. my desktop had some FILE and programs on there but was UNABLE to run or open any of them. any time i tried a box will pop up saying the application confriguration is INCORRECT. my other user accounts also disappeared but my files and documents are still there. can ANYONE please help me out here?!Boot to the XP CD and choose the SECOND repair option (do a repair install).

So the other day I tried to do a disk CLEANUP, and as it was going through when it got to a certain point it immediatly turned off my computer and started it back up. It didn't give any warnings or such.

When I used CCleaner, it worked fine.

Now it just did it with a BATCH file I'm using to install something. It shut it off randomly in the middle.

Why? How can I fix.

Please download VEW and save it to your Desktop: http://images.malwareremoval.com/vino/VEW.exe

Double-click VEW.exe then under Select log to query, select:
Application
System

Under Select type to list, select:
Critical (Vista only)
Error

Click the radio button for Number of events
Type 20 in the 1 to 20 BOX
Then click the Run button.
Notepad will OPEN with the output log.

In Notepad, click Edit > Select all then Edit > Copy
Reply to this post, click in the reply window and press Ctrl+V on your keyboard to paste the log.

I want to place one stand alone computer in a public area that people can use to look for and view photographs. MS ACCESS, completely meun driven, will be the MEANS to locate and display thumbnail with a button to display a full sized photo. IrfanView will be the program to display the photos. In doing so, I do not want anyone to be able to do anything else, such as save or delete. Changing file property to read only does not prevent a deletion for HAPPENING. There is a program called DeepFreeze that will restore the computer to a certain state everytime it's rebooted. It won't prevent them from saving/deleting, but when there is a problem you can just reboot to restore the state.Another alternative, if you want to go with FREE utilities, is Microsoft's own SteadyState:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?familyid=d077a52d-93e9-4b02-bd95-9d770ccdb431&displaylang=en

Although SteadyState is being discontinued, it should work just fine for your purposes...You could use permissions to prevent them from deleting, ASSUMING you're using NTFS as the filesystem.Sid - your idea is probably the best one but I will try Killer255s idea also. When I tried to schedule the task a system ERROR resulted when I clicked the finish button with msg "Unable to establish existance of account specified". So one problem solved now I need to work on the other

a week or so ago , a MESSAGE APPEARED on my desktop about it being stopped because of a problem. It tells me how to correct it by RETURNING to live desktop but the action does not clear the problem. if you go to control panel and try to change desktop schemes it will not let you move the bar up or down to change anything . I have tried all the solutions on message but none work. Any solutions?
What was the message exactly?

Was there a problem with your destop before the message appeared?

What OS or you using?

Have you done a virus check? This message seems supicious!

Live desktop allows you to access your remote PC desktop by Windows Live Messenger, have you enabled this at any TIME?

i use an alba usb mp3 player, i tried to format it, but it keeps on tellin me the file system is raw,then when i use the /Fs: switch, it displays "0mb,cannot caluate NUMBER of sectors". whn u click on the drive,it does not open ,u can't copy files or remove files?does anyone know d way around this?
You need to repartition the USB drive. Use Disk Management to repartition it

I'm assuming you're using XP, as you didn't provide much info.Quote from: reddevilggg on October 29, 2010, 05:50:02 AM

You need to repartition the USB drive. Use Disk Management to repartition it

To BC, are you saying this would not work?

Don't know if an MP3 USB is different but i assume not.

Hello.

My mouse has been doing this for a while. Honestly, I just think it's because it's Lazer Kensington.

Is this just a side-effect of lazer mouses?I remember that used to happen to my mouse, UNFORTUNATELY i have no idea what i did to FIX it, i dont use that mouse no more tho(red paint fixed mine)Quote from: BatchRocks on March 07, 2009, 01:51:40 PM

Hello.

My mouse has been doing this for a while. Honestly, I just think it's because it's Lazer Kensington.

Is this just a side-effect of lazer mouses?

ok situation is that i have 91 OBJECTS in device managers hardware list and home is 92. i have tried to attach this list through with everest HELPING out but a m/soft popup occured and stated that i could not perform this function because it consist of around 923kb and m/soft only allow 718kb yet i only have a win xp pro 2002 standard normal computer that used to only have exactly 32 items on this list . updating was on automatic untill i noticed this situation . and got flooded with updates in the space of around 1 hour . this computer has not been connected to the internet DUE to it being in a classroom since new. yet i cannot restore at any PIONT before these updates took place ( are we there yet )maybe australian wierdo sub standard laws apply. i don't know but seriously this is the situation!!I still don't know what the *censored* he's going on about. Is it time to call TROLL?

Quote from: ELVIROS

ok situation is that i have 91 objects in device managers hardware list and home is 92

Quote from: ELVIROS

ok situation is that i have 91 objects in device managers hardware list and home is 92

Now the problem is much clearer, there's something missing.

Perhaps the required help could be forthcoming from here..

Quote from: ELVIROS

ok situation is that i have 91 objects in device managers hardware list and home is 92

Now the problem is much clearer, there's something missing.

Perhaps the required help could be forthcoming from here..

seriously *censored*.

I suggest you go back to the school you got this from and visit one of their "English" courses.

Hello,

This issue is difficult for me to explain so please bear with me....

I have 2 HDD in my computer - C and D, this question CONCERNS drive C, which i have labelled 'Media'.

Somehow - in an attempt to organise the folders in the drive - i have ended up with the following folder TREE:

My name-
My Documents - My Music --ITUNES (up to about LETTER M)---Itunes Music (NEARLY the entire music collection)----My Videos
My Pictures

So now i have ended up with 2 Itunes' music folders, one inside the other and with different parts of my collection; and my video collection within the second itunes music folder

I want to get back to point where i have My Music, My Pictures and My Videos as the folders in the drive.

Anybody,

Thanks

sera.

Move the folders to where you want them to be.

Quote from: reddevilggg on January 05, 2009, 01:28:53 AM

What i'm going to do next is SEARCH the site for these kind of useless posts, then leave them another useless post about them getting their post count up. Then I can get it up even higher.

Hi,

I'm having a problem with a Toshiba laptop where apparently my video configuration consider the external output as primary video output, and not the actual laptop screen. I don't normally see anything on my screen, using the fn shortcut to change output doesnt work. I can't see anything from the bios either. I can open up window though so I would like to execute a script from a usb key that would uninstall my video DRIVERS.

Anyone has an idea how I could do that?? Is there any DOS batch command to uninstall something? The video card is a nvidia geforce 6600.

And of course if someone has an idea how I can fix the original problem, I'm up for that too but so far I havent found any option! ThanksYou have or have no tried SafeMode yet?The problem stay the same, if I get into safemode I still can't see anything. I've been hitting F8 to go to the safe mode menu, and then trying a few DIFFERENT options, trying randomly with the arrows the second, the third option, and so on but without luck.

I've been able to boot with the screen working again, but I have no idea what I did to fix it, and when I closed the computer, I lost the screen again...

So I'm down to trying dos commands to fix the problem...


And I forgot to say but OS is windows XP professional. Can you even see the safemode boot screen?

If you cant see that or the BIOS, its not a driver issue, the card is either:
Dead, cable disconnected, not correctly seated. No... I believe it still work, it is a software issue not an hardware one. If I plug in a computer screen I will get something, but the problem is I don't have one and I'm trying to fix the problem without it. That's why I called the thread challenge. the built-in LCD is busted.Quote from: BC_Programmer on March 04, 2009, 04:25:34 AM

the built-in LCD is busted.

BC is probably right. You may try this: Get into Safe Mode/ Device Manager and delete your monitor driver / reboot.

Alan <><

ive got an old HP w/windows 98 os. I am no longer able to save pictures/images to my computer via a 1200 ub Mustek scanner. I indeed get the pre-scanned IMAGE on my program,but fail to save it to my computer due to "IMAGING disk full" message. I've searched for images on my computer to no avail. The icons pop up for the saved file but no picture. How do I find this disc and empty its contents.Right click your C: drive in My Computer and select PROPERTIES...
Post full size and used space here...I STILL have the same problem. I cleaned up drive C. Still get "imaging disk full" message when trying to save a scanned image. Help please!Quote

Post full size and used space here...

i have opened some files in start menu explorer and have been clicking to the left and right and the folders will not close um da help please xp pro 2002 the machine is pro !! thankyou i am serious Squall_01... I am really sorry.Quote from: BC_Programmer on MARCH 07, 2009, 08:34:57 PM

Squall_01... I am really sorry.

rephrasing their issue in an equally ambiguous way.

hi there how are you this cpu is an ex school edition( to which i am having various tune up issues with) i also have no series disk either. yet i have EVEREST helping the situation !! (kernel fault check) control panel=system=system properties=advanced=settings= my question is (does this (dump) have anything to do with everest report stating a problem on this TOPIC ) 3 chioces of dump are available 1=small memory dump 2=KERNEL memory dump 3=complete memory dump! it is SET on small dump currently?? i also previewed a startup list showing this problem on it !! yet i dont recall this on my THREAD in software (syntax error) lodged yesterday although a bit of this list is missing (operator error) not cpu thank you for assistance PROVIDED . system\windows32\prepdump o-k

I have Windows XP for an operating system, and i have a Compaq computer. (just to let you know the basic details)
Ok so last night I had shut my computer down and restart it... the problam is that I did the whole restart process and when it got to the "Select a user" screen all that happens is the pointer shows up and the background(light blue) shows up, and then i click a little bit and it will just freeze up. It keeps doing that. What am I supposed to do?

please help, I NEED my computer! (well no replies) my GUESS is only going to be a trouble shooter it may be a monitor problem any( miosture, drinks,)been near the gadget.maybe look up compaq ONLINE considering the size of that corporation they may have a trouble shooter page there some where if not try another monitor( have you any warranty) if it is pretty OLD then i would guess it is pretty stuffed Will it boot to Safe Mode?replies pleaseQuote from: GiantBear91 on March 07, 2009, 01:30:49 PM

I have Windows XP for an operating system, and i have a Compaq computer. (just to let you know the basic details)
Ok so last night I had shut my computer down and restart it... the problam is that I did the whole restart process and when it got to the "Select a user" screen all that happens is the pointer shows up and the background(light blue) shows up, and then i click a little bit and it will just freeze up. It keeps doing that. What am I supposed to do?

please help, I need my computer!

HI all

any solution to end tasks that don,t accept ending

I mean the message:

Access denied

2-) what do you know about the process SCHED.exe ?

Thank youQuote from: feras on March 06, 2009, 03:49:06 AM

2-) what do you know about the process SCHED.exe ?

Feras,

How did you solve the problem with the "sched.exe" program?

Kpac,
Post # 4 was not addressed to Kpac. But thanks for the kind help. It is great to have your knowledge available. Perhaps Kpac should edit all posts. That should encourage many people to return.

Bill wonders:
How can we be sure that the problem was solved?

My suggestion to sign in as System Administrator was because of the message "Access Denied." Most people work around that problem by signing in as System Administrator.


Bill Wrote:

Feras,

How did Feras solve the problem with the "sched.exe" program?



Kpac wrote:

"Well to be honest, I'm the only one that posted information on it.

You posted info on how to solve the other problem they have, which shouldn't even be in this topic in the first place."

Kpac,
Post # 4 was not addressed to Kpac. But thanks for the kind help. It is great to have your knowledge available. Perhaps Kpac should edit all posts. That should encourage many people to return.

Bill wonders:
How can we be sure that the problem was solved?

My suggestion to sign in as System Administrator was because of the message "Access Denied." Most people work around that problem by signing in as System Administrator.


Bill Wrote:

Feras,

How did Feras solve the problem with the "sched.exe" program?



Kpac wrote:

"Well to be honest, I'm the only one that posted information on it.

You posted info on how to solve the other problem they have, which shouldn't even be in this topic in the first place."

i'm with you there no sleep for kpac

Quote from: billrich on March 07, 2009, 04:57:51 PM

Kpac,
Post # 4 was not addressed to Kpac. But thanks for the kind help. It is great to have your knowledge available. Perhaps Kpac should edit all posts. That should encourage many people to return.

Bill wonders:
How can we be sure that the problem was solved?

My suggestion to sign in as System Administrator was because of the message "Access Denied." Most people work around that problem by signing in as System Administrator.


Bill Wrote:

Feras,

How did Feras solve the problem with the "sched.exe" program?



Kpac wrote:

"Well to be honest, I'm the only one that posted information on it.

You posted info on how to solve the other problem they have, which shouldn't even be in this topic in the first place."

Okay, I apologise then. I didn't see that.

Quote from: ELVIROS on March 07, 2009, 06:18:39 PM

i'm with you there no sleep for kpac

This I don't get.

i'm with you there no sleep for kpac Quote from: billrich on March 07, 2009, 04:57:51 PM

Kpac,
Post # 4 was not addressed to Kpac. But thanks for the kind help. It is great to have your knowledge available. Perhaps Kpac should edit all posts. That should encourage many people to return.

Bill wonders:
How can we be sure that the problem was solved?

My suggestion to sign in as System Administrator was because of the message "Access Denied." Most people work around that problem by signing in as System Administrator.


Bill Wrote:

Feras,

How did Feras solve the problem with the "sched.exe" program?



Kpac wrote:

"Well to be honest, I'm the only one that posted information on it.

You posted info on how to solve the other problem they have, which shouldn't even be in this topic in the first place."

I OPENED up my laptop this afternoon and it won't BOOT.

I get the following on my screen:

Broadcom UNDI PXE-2.1 (build 082) v7.0.3
Copyright (C) 2003 Broadcom Corporation
Copyright (C) 1997-2000 Intel Corporation
All rights reserved.

CLIENT MAC ADDR: XX XX XX XX XX XX guid: XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX
PXE-E53: No boot filename received

PXE-M0F: Exiting Broadcom PXE ROM.
(then a lot of miscellaneous characters)

Details on my laptop:

Gateway 8510GZ
O/S: Windows XP Professional

Is there any hope for my computer?

Thanks for any ASSISTANCE anyone can give me.Go to BIOS. Make sure, that the boot order READS: floppy, CD, HD
Disable Boot from Network (wording is different on every machine, may say Integrated NIC, Network, PXE-xxxxxxx)

???I want to type a LIST but I have to type it with the paper LONG ways, how do I turn the paper so I can do this. I have TRIED altering the size of the paper but when it prints it it takes it back to A4 size. I hope someone can understand my PROBLEM and assist me with an answer. Thank youType as PROFILE and print as landscape?

When the printer dialogue page appears there will be a choice of profile or landscape. I believe you need landscape.

For some reason when I use the tumbnail view of my pictures I GET the IE BIG E wrapped AROUND the photo. How do I get rid of this so I can just SEE the photo?

Thanks in advance.

Today the computer crashed when my mother was playing a game on it. When I came in it said that it couldn't locate the operating system. UNFORTUNATELY because of a new hard drive(a COUPLE of years ago)I don't have a usable recovery disc. I tried what I could and nothing until, out of desperation, I simply rebooted. When it restarted it was completely back again. I haven't installed anything recently so I am hoping this is just a glitch.
Any INFORMATION or suggestions would be helpful.
One other question, my mother is constantly turning the computer off and on when she uses it. She will play for awhile and then turn it off and in a couple of hours turn the machine back on to play some more. I've tried to tell her just to leave it on but she doesn't listen. Am I wrong or does this wear on the computer?
Thanks in advance for any help or information I get.

Brenda T. No. Turning computer on/off, if done properly through Start>Shut down vs. living it on all the time, doesn't matter.
If the above situation HAPPENED once, I wouldn't worry too MUCH, but I'd run HD test, anyway...http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=287

Am having trouble with slow STARTS, slow computer and slow SHUT down. I believe I can help my self, to do so I need to log on with Administrator privileges. I go through the STEPS till I get to my ISP's home/start PAGE. Here I get an error message saying: Computer modem is being blocked. AOL is my ISP. Same error in safe mode. WOULD appreciate any help I can get.

My background in Outlook and on Web pages has changed. It now has a whitish LOOK and the WRITING is light blue, I can barely read it. It has done this before and I fixed it but that was a LONG time ago and I can't remember how I fixed it. LOL Can someone help?

I have a small problem.

I recently uninstalled a few programs and suddenly found myself WITHOUT any printers installed, it just said spooler not active. After a little looking around, I found the DOS command line "Net Start Spooler", then everything would work okay.

Problem is everytime I reboot my computer I have to re-enter the Dos command to get the printers back.
Is there somewhere in the REGISTRY or elsewhere I can turn this back on permanently?

Computer: Dell Optiplex 210L, XP Pro SP3

ThanksStart/Run TYPE services.msc and hit Enter...
Find the Net Start Spooler and right clik it to change it's ATTRIBUTES...

OK,so my wmp WONT work any more note says only part of a readprocess memory/writeprocess memory was request was completed.and my WINRAR is acting funny too.when i click on file for it to PLAY it has ? marks next to it and only has text that shows up.help plzzzz. Could you try writing your QUESTION in English?
Just try reinstall, but U show suspicions of virus.

Hi GUYS, well the other day I had a virus on my computer so I downloaded some anytispyware programs (Spybot Search and Destroy) to remove it. However the spybot deleted my login REGISTRY file and I was stuck in the log in/log out loop. I used the Windows CD to repair my problem however now I am stuck in Safe mode whenever my computer boots up. Regardless of the F8 settings I select it goes to Safemode and since I was repairing my registry files with the restore DISK it can not complete the setup if it boots up in Safe mode, as an error message comes up STATING this. Prior to using the restore disk I selected boot in safe mode in the MSCONFIG utility however I cant access it anymore as my computer is stuck in a loop. Is there a way to access MSCONFIG outside of Windows to disable the boot in safe mode option?Welcome to the CH forums.

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however now I am stuck in Safe mode whenever my computer boots up.

Prior to using the restore disk I selected boot in safe mode in the MSCONFIG utility however I cant access it anymore as my computer is stuck in a loop.

Ok, my computer is down right now but i have a borrowed one, if i take my hard drive out and put it in the borrowed one /with the ORIGINAL hard drive in place\ will either of us lose our data?No

Just be CAREFUL when you are working inside of the computer. Static ELECTRICITY can fry the motherboard. MAKE sure you are grounded the whole time.

Look at this
http://www.dtidata.com/resourcecenter/2007/04/23/how-to-slave-hard-drive/oh ok, thanks for the link! and i will be able to access the information on the hard drive im backing up?Yes

You may need to take ownership of your files. If so, look here
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421Ill FIND out if i need to take ownership tomorrow then, again thanks for the help and the link, id be lost without them.

PLease help me! my SCREEN keeps BLACKING out. i dont know what the problem is. IM running on safe mode right now but its keeps doing it.

i was not having problems until i used the hdmi output to watch LIVE tv on my tv set... please help me! every thing is up to date as far as i know. please help me.Laptop, desktop?
Very bad topic title, likely to discourage helpers!

I did a SYSTEM restore LAST night and this morning my computer is stuck in a startup repair loop.Its a compaq presario. What can i do ?Try a disk check from command prompt :

1. boot the computer and press the F8 key repeatedly as the computer starts.
An "Advanced Boot Options" screen opens.
2. SELECT Repair Your Computer and press Enter .
3. Select a keyboard layout that matches your country/region and click Next .
4. Click Startup Repair
5. Select command prompt.
6. RUN command:

chkdsk /r

This command will try to locate bad sectors and recovery FILES

Specs:
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
VERSION 5.1.2600
Service Pack 3

Motherboard:
CPU Type AMD Athlon XP, 1666 MHz (12.5 x 133)
2000+
Motherboard Name MSI KM4M-L (MS-6734 v1) (3 PCI,

System Memory 480 MB (PC3200 DDR SDRAM)
BIOS Type Award (01/16/04)

I would like to ENABLE Standby/Hibernate but directions I found on the internet all mention clicking on the Power tab in Power Options Properties which I don't have (see attachment). Is there any other way of enabling Standby/Hibernate please.

Thanks



[attachment deleted by admin]A freebie Toolbar or other Malware can reset or erase the the TABS in the Power options screen. Uninstall the freebie Toolbar. Or system restore to a day when all was well.
start, all programs, accessories, System Tools, System Restore
or
Download malware remover
http://www.techsupportteam.org/forum/tutorials/2282-malwarebytes-anti-malware-mbam.html



http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/learnmore/tips/magyar1.mspx

To enable hibernation support on your computer:

You must be logged on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators or Power Users group. If your computer is connected to a network, network policy settings may prevent this procedure.

1.
Click Start, click Control Panel, click Performance and Maintenance, and then click Power Options.

2.
Click the Hibernate tab, and then select the Enable hibernate support check box. If the Hibernate tab is not AVAILABLE, your hardware does not support this feature.

3.
Click OK to close the Power Options dialog box.


Note: When you put your computer into hibernation, everything in computer memory is saved on your hard disk. When you turn the computer back on, all programs and documents that were open when you turned the computer off are restored on the desktop.

Quote from: Woodman on March 10, 2009, 12:33:34 AM

I would like to enable Standby/Hibernate but directions I found on the internet all mention clicking on the Power tab in Power Options Properties which I don't have (see attachment). Is there any other way of enabling Standby/Hibernate please.

1.
Click Start, click Control Panel, click Performance and Maintenance, and then click Power Options.

2.
Click the Hibernate tab, and then select the Enable hibernate support check box. If the Hibernate tab is not available, your hardware does not support this feature.

Do you mean that the Hibernate tab is missing because there is no Power tab in Power options?

when I am typing, the CURSOR seems to jump back to the beginning or middle of the sentence and I am typing the next word at the beginning or in the middle of a previous word. I haven't ACCIDENTALLY hit the wrong key or anything and this is very annoying as I have to backspace and hit the END button or move the cursor (if it is not on the same line)to bring the cursor back to where it should be. Is there anything I can do to STOP this? I had to bring the cursor back to where it should be 4 times while typing this. I hope this is the right forum to bring this QUESTION to. thanks Is "SnapTo" enabled in the Mouse settings in Control Panel ? ?
Laptop or desktop ?control panel, to system, click advanced click performance settings, then adjust to best performance , mine is now fixed.thanks I tired it and it seems to have worked. I appreciate your help

So, you're getting same problem as in your first post?
If so, go for two other options listed in my reply #9.

I ran the disk the MEMTEST and it said no errors were found after that I restarted the LAPTOP and a while bar came up and started to load after the bar loaded the computer restarted again and continues to do the same thingHard drive test time.._. how?Quote from: Broni on MARCH 06, 2009, 05:01:49 PM

So, you're getting same problem as in your first post?
If so, go for two other options listed in my reply #9.

I bought an Acer Notebook (Aspire 4730Z) with VISTA. It runs slow and keeps kicking me off the INTERNET (my wireless). I have an extra copy of XP pro I'm TRYING to install. I keep getting the BSOD (Blue Screen Of Death) everytime XP setup goes to start XP install (after the loading of the drivers). I've read conflicting stuff on other forums so now I thought Id try this one. I went out and bought a new HARD drive and still get the same error. I downloaded acer'f hd format utility so my hd should be formatted and EMPTY. I tried loading the drivers but have no idea if I did it right.

Can anybody help me I really don't want to have to run Vista.When you put the XP Pro disc into the CD Drive, are you booting from it?

Have it format the Hard Drive before you install XP.