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im having some TROUBLE with a card reader, it should just be detected when its plugged in but windows says it has malfunctioned and shows up as an unknown DEVICE, and i have selected that it be used (enabled) but it STILL wont work, i then tried INSTALLING a driver but that hasnt been picked up by my pc.
when plugged into three other pc's/laptops all running XP it works fine.
help!Have you tried more than 1 USB port / got the latest drivers?

Alan <>< Have you tried to restart the PC and plug it back in??

I think this thread would GO here, lol.

So, I RECENTLY got a Compaq Presario 1201T and started it up.
It loads the red Compaq screen, then it shows a black screen with a LITTLE white thing blinking in the top left corner, then it goes crazy, heres a video to what it does, because i can't really explain it better.

Here's the Video

EDIT: I forgot to mention that it operates on Windows ME.Hmm might be a BIOS problem since the computer doesn't seem to get FAR ENOUGH to start booting the OS.

Try reseting the BIOS settings. You should be able to enter the BIOS config by hitting either F2, F10 or F12 when the red Compaq logo appears.

I'm GLAD, but...
You got what GOING? Your bootdisks, or your computer"?BTW...
The command is chkdsk /F, not chkdsk/f
You need to hit SPACE after "chkdsk".

My HELP backfired. I sent my brother a program to find duplicate FILES and he called to say that he used it found alot of them kept the latest and deleted the others. When he tried to turn on the computer he gets a preliminary indication which turns into a screen that says ntldr needed and can go no further. He has the reinstall cd disk xpwith patch 2 that came with the computer which I had him put in drive and start computer cd light blinks but does not read disk. He like me has limited knoledge so we need help.
What can we do to get the computer to run. If I down load the BOOT disk that I can get on the microsoft site and mail them to him will that WORK. Since he cannot get his to work, I am hoping that with the proper info I can undo my good intentions. I guess that some critical file has been deleted that causes it to fail to boot up. can anyone help me with this? If more info is required I can contact him to get it.
Thanks "Geegee" Geegee.... I see there a several threads on missing ntldr ...you can go to search in upper right hand of your screen and type "missing ntldr"...Hopefully you will find your answer in there!! Geegee, lots of good info. here.http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=ntldr&meta=
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He has the reinstall cd disk xpwith patch 2

Righto..
Well..I have no idea what has happened to my laptop, it was working fine yesterday, then it started to run really SLOWLY, then the menubar thingy at the bottom of the page (blue bar with GREEN start button) dissappeared and I couldnt move to pages (although I could Alt-Tab to move through the pages.)
I left the laptop for a while to see if it would fix itself, it didnt, so I had to manually shutdown the laptop.
When I tried to turn the laptop back on again, it starts to load fine, having the black screen with the Windows XP logo and the loading bar, then it loads to a blue screen that also has the Windows XP logo and wont load any further.

I tried to get the laptop to run through safe mode, but it still ends up stuck at the same point. It is really annoying.

Is there anything I can do to resolve this problem?
Any help would be great thankyou!!"windows won't start even in Safe Mode or has other serious PROBLEMS that can't be fixed with system restore"

Hi, when you hit F8 and you see the computer Startup option....
Hit the "Last Know good configuration"

if that dosn't work... TRy Using Safe Mode With Command Prompt to access System Restore:

once login Type: %systemroot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe in the blank, and then press enter key.

after several seconds, the system restore windows appears. Click the Restore my computer to an earlier time button.
In the calendar ... click a day when your Computer was working properly, and then click the next button.

To Confirm your choice, click Next.
The system Restore process begins, Moments latter, your computer automatically restarts itself. When it boots up, Follow the on-screen instructions.



if everything works good, check for a virus even if you think you may not even have one!

get back and Let me know how things worked out.

goodluck! spider have you install anything before it happen?i suggest format the laptop.
kuszmania9999, before you give anyone instruction... I would do some research before

giving that Option! Only because They can lose Important Information that maybe Value to them.

Yes.. this maybe the case but, we don't know that yet and they may need there data.

The trouble SHOOTING I'm giving is correct and I would copy this info for safe keeping..... Just in case someone else is having the same issue in the future.... it could be you or me.

spider
Quote from: kuszmania9999 on October 06, 2007, 08:03:00 PM

have you install anything before it happen?i suggest format the laptop.

I'm attempting to install a official version of windows XP Professional edition on my new computer.

I had mucked around with Fedora (linux) whilst awaiting the arrival of XP.

ANYWAY I used a Windows ME boot disk to delete the linux partition and add a dos partition.

anyway when I try to boot, it says press any key to boot from cd, after pressing any key it says its analysing my system then the screen goes blank, and the windows installation doesn't begin.

Any body have any suggestions, the cd runs fine from my other computer (used to post this msg. (except I need to keep swapping mouse/keyboard/moniter as I have 2 computers and only one set of periphiels)

HELP!Two questions:
1. Does your screen goes black after you press Enter at "Welcome to Setup" screen?
2. Do you wait long enough? That black screen may hang up there for several minutes (15-20).I would say that if it takes that long to analyse the system then traces of the Linux install are still there perhaps...
Did you remember to set the first partition "active" when using FDisk ? ?

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1.Remove native, swap, and boot partitions used by Linux:
a. Start your computer with the Linux setup floppy disk, type fdisk at the command prompt, and then press ENTER.

NOTE: For help using the Fdisk tool, type m at the command prompt, and then press ENTER.
b. Type p at the command prompt, and then press ENTER to display partition INFORMATION. The first item listed is hard disk 1, partition 1 information, and the second item listed is hard disk 1, partition 2 information.
c. Type d at the command prompt, and then press ENTER. You are then prompted for the partition number you want to delete. Type 1, and then press ENTER to delete partition number 1. Repeat this step until all the partitions have been deleted.
d. Type w, and then press ENTER to write this information to the partition table. Some error messages may be generated as information is written to the partition table, but they should not be significant at this point because the next step is to restart the computer and then install the new operating system.
e. Type q at the command prompt, and then press ENTER to quit the Fdisk tool.
f. Insert EITHER a bootable floppy disk or a bootable CD-ROM for the Windows operating system on your computer, and then press CTRL+ALT+DELETE to restart your computer.
2.Install Windows. Follow the installation instructions for the Windows operating system you want to install on your computer. The installation process assists you with creating the appropriate partitions on your computer.

Two questions:
1. Does your screen goes black after you press Enter at "Welcome to Setup" screen?
2. Do you wait long enough? That black screen may hang up there for several minutes (15-20).

Any version of FDisk after DOS 5.2 will work with this procedure.

I wrote a post earlier about a problem with msvcr7.dll and I want to thank those that tried to help however I gave some wrong info so now I'll TRY to correct it. I'm trying to install avast anti-virus and I can install it but can't get it to run because I get this message application FAILED to start because mscr71.dll was not found. Reinstalling the application MAY fix this problem. Someone gave me a site to go to that might help reinstall this file it was www.dll-files.com/. It seeemed to have this file available but it comes in a zipped file and you have to buy a program to unzip it or open it. I don't know anything about zipped files. Is there another place or way to reinstall this file. I have windows xp home edition. Thanks for any help you can give!DLoad and install 7Zip which will handle all types of compressed files....zips are just one of many types it handles.
When unzipping a file you are simply un-compressing it back to its normal size...it's BEST to create a Temp directory for this that's empty so when it's un-comressed you know all the files in that directory belong in the original zipped file.

7 Zip

Choose the first DLoad at the top of the page.

Good LUCK and let us know...Thanks patio for your help. I downloaded 7zip and after a little study on how to use it I got it to work and got my problem with the msvce71.dll file resolved. Once again thanks for your help time and patience.Good to hear you are fixed up...stop by anytime.

Hi, I have a stop error NUMBER 0x0000007B Inaccessible boot device. Im was RUNNING in windows 2000 Proffesional. I tried the f8 start in safe mode that didnt work. I tried getting into DOS that didnt work. I dont have the recovery DISC as these computers were bought through a place that was suppose to provide the support, but went out of business since. My question is can I make another recovery disc from the other computer running the same software??? If so will I loose the information on that is different from on computer to the other? I found this on google. It may help you.
HTTP://support.microsoft.com/kb/324103You're best bet would be to borrow a Win2K CD and run the Recovery Console.
Do you KNOW anyone who has one ? ?

My old genealogy COMPUTER crashed this morning. I would like to save the data. The Windows CD has a repair option, but it asks for a password, which I didn't set and don't have.

I put in the System Mechanic rstore disk but I have to ckick a button to start it and I can't click anything.

The 5 restore floppies from the Windows wep PAGE don't do anything without the running the Windows CD as well.

What else can I do to kick start this computer?

SandyThe HDD doesn't have to be able to BOOT to Windows to retrieve the data...the safest method right now would be to remove the drive and hook it up as a slave drive in a working machine with a burner.
Retrieve and burn to CD whatever data you need.
There is a repair method to re-install Windows but the risk of data loss is still there so try the above method first.

Hello,

when i use

@echo off
net user admin_name pass_word /add
net localgroup /add administrators admin_name

to make a new admin account on my pc it only works when im computer administrator and when i try to do it from a limited account it doesnt work..

can anyone tell me why and how i fix this?

ty in advanceI am surprised that you ask this question, when you clearly appear to know the answer.

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it only works when im computer administrator and when i try to do it from a limited account it doesnt work..

I'm working on my sister's pc--Win ME. Can't get rid of the LOGON prompt when booting up. She's the sole user with no User

Profiles. I've been online all day in almost every help forum (including this one) trying to find a REAL solution to this

problem and hope that someone (hopefully a pc guru) may be of help.

Here's what I've done so far:

Searched for *.pwl files and renamed with .old extension--didn't work

Deleted above renamed files--didn't work

Deleted all *.Pwl files--didn't work

Opened system.ini with Notepad and removed all lines in the Passwords section, then saved--didn't work

Msconfig>System.ini tab>unchecked Passwords box--didn't work

Installed TWEAKUI>Paranoia tab>checked "Clear Last User at logon"--didn't work

also, in TweakUI>Logon tab>checked "Logon automatically at system startup" (with "Clear Last User" setting disabled as
per instructions--didn't work

Control Panel>Network>Primary Network Logon>Window Logon--didn't work

Control Panel>Passwords>checked "All users of this computer use the same....."--didn't work

At Login Prompt, typed a Username, but didn't go near Password box, clicked OK, then rebooted--didn't work

Right clicked for Properties of "My Network Places" icon on Desktop--same thing as Control Panel>Network ("Network Neighbor-
hood" didn't appear on Desktop after format--just "My Network Places"

I realize that I/she can just hit Enter or Cancel to get past it, but it's a pain in the a** when it could (and did) boot

directly into Windows w/o all this happy horse manure. I'm at a loss as to what to do now and hope that someone can steer me

in the RIGHT DIRECTION to fix this. Ain't sceered to mess around in Regedit as long as instructions are detailed. I know

just enough to be dangerous in there even with backing it up first. Any help will be GREATLY appreciated.

HP xe783
Windows ME v.4.90.3000
20GB HDD
512MB RAM
Internet connection via cable






Try reading this article from Microsoft.Sorry Saviour. Forgot to mention in my original post that I've been there--done that too. lolForget the previous comment I made here...it asked about Profiles...I see you've already checked that...my bad.

I know you said you've tried the previous link I sent...but did you try this?

How To Cache Your Windows NT Domain Password in Windows 85/98/Me

Couldn't hurt...Saviour, I'll be sure to give your last suggestion an eyeball tomorrow and let u know if anything good comes of it.Hopefully...it'll work...I'll stay tuned...emptypockets62426...

The following link appears to present four simple steps to remove logon prompt on Windows 9x/ME systems:

http://aumha.org/win4/a/nopwdlog.htm


Its instructions per TweakUI differ from your actions. They say 'In TweakUI, on the Paranoia tab, disable the option to “Clear last user at logon.”' They make no reference to any other TweakUI options.

I THINK this link may be helpful... dahlarbearSaviour, thanks for your suggestion about reading the link "How To Cache Windows NT Domain Password....". Unfortunately, that didn't help in my situation.

dahlarbear, thanks to u also for input, but I noticed that blunder too and changed it--didn't work.

Still got my fingers crossed that I can finally master this problem. Just irks me to no end that I KNOW it can be done cuz I've done it before on other Win ME systems, but this one is just trying to be a a**hole (excuse the language) about it, it seems. DLoad and install the PowerToys collection for Win98...they will run fine on ME.
There is a tool in TweakUI that will do just this...Thanks patio, but been there-done that--didn't work. Hoping for a registry hack to fix it. Nothing else has worked.A backup, format and reinstall will fix it...LOL!This might be worth a shot...

* Run the Registry Editor (REGEDIT.EXE).
* Open HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ Network\ Logon
* Double-click on the Process Logon Script value, and change the data from 00 00 00 00 to 00 00 00 01Quote from: emptypockets62426 on October 05, 2007, 07:34:36 PM

Thanks patio, but been there-done that--didn't work. Hoping for a registry hack to fix it. Nothing else has worked.

Quote from: emptypockets62426 on October 05, 2007, 07:34:36 PM

Thanks patio, but been there-done that--didn't work. Hoping for a registry hack to fix it. Nothing else has worked.

Are you saying TweakUI did not work ? ? ?

I recently was looking at WINDOWS Firewall in Control PANEL, and it says at the top:

"For your security, some settings are controlled by Group Policy."



I can't even start the PC Tools Firewall Plus service.
It just returns "Error 5: Access is Denied."

Would it be safe to delete the 'WindowsFirewall' key in the registry?
Help!Click Start, Run and type Regedit.exe Navigate to the following LOCATION:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Policies \ MICROSOFT \ WindowsFirewall

Backup the key and then delete the WindowsFirewall branch.
Close Regedit.exe and restart Windows.

BecarefulOkay, will do that.

Thank you.

I keep getting errors whenever I try to play any video in any player I've installed on my computer. Frim BS Player to M player to VLC, they all spout the message:

"X has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience."

It started off with Windows explorer doing this to me(after browsing through media usually), and now, though it still does, so do all my video files. It's killing me! I'm missing out on all my favorite shows! heh, any help that can be given would be greatly appreciated. Even if its just giving me a media player that works.

I'm running a copy of Windows XP, I have Avast running all the time. I have integrated audio and visual as far as I know. Usually when I get a problem with my computer, I just run Kill disk and reinstall Windows, but now I'm kinda.. I like my computer

Thank you,
Alan "Xero" CInstall HIJACKTHIS, and post its log in "Computer Viruses and Spyware" forum.
http://majorgeeks.com/download3155.htmlOkies, here I go, REPOSTING in the "Computer Viruses and Spyware" forum along with the HijackThis log.

Thank you!When did this problem start?

Does it happen in SAFE mode ? I can't really remember when exactly the problem started, but it started first with BS player and windows Explorer, both spouting out the "X has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience." message. Since that first time, I started using VLC, which worked fine, and then WHAM, no media Player worked after that...

No, I can't play media in Safe Mode either. Where are these video files from ? ?no Video File.. well, no AVI files.. I should test out other video types... I don't think MP4 works either, but I'll try that next...

Hey I dont know whether this goes here or not but someone will tell
I have Windows XP SP2, running on a NEC Versa E2000
Im getting really annoyed with the key board because when even I want to use the "~`'. keys I have to push them and then push space bar for it to show up or for speech marks I can continue typing then it will show but to close I must push " key then space bar, then space bar again to make a space.
How on earth do you get rid of this godforsaken feature?
Would you rephrase, because I don't understand what your problem is.When typing to insert a speeck mark I have to press the speechmark key, (nothing shows up) then push the spacebar(speechmark shows up) if i want a further space after that i must push space bar again so how do i make it that when i want to insert a speechmark all i have to do is push the speechmark key, and not the speechmark key then space.Does it do this in all your PROGRAMS?Try another keyboard...Google reveals that the NEC Versa E2000 is a laptop.

Replacement keyboards are advertised in the UK for 69 UK pounds (140 USD approx) plus 17.5% TAX (not payable on exported items)

Has it recently STARTED doing this?

Maybe you have some kind of keyboard accessibility feature enabled. Check your manual.




Maybe just some cleaning is NEEDED. Get a can of compressed air, hold your laptop upside down, and use your compressed air to blow garbage out.Nothing to do with keyboard or dirt, same for anyother keyboard.
Programming somewhere has always done it.
seems to be programmed in the for the speech mark to show you must push space after.

hi i have a hp laptop that is acting up it first was saying
ok i turn on my laptop and it do the HP screen, then the windows xp with the blue loading timer thing, then it comes to the user screen and up pops a message that SAYS " an invalid parameter was passed to a service or function"

and there is a ok tap i click ok and it just reboost and DOSE the same thing over and over.


and is now saying
after trying to update a password this return status shows that the vallue provided as the current passwors is it is not correct.

lass.exe

im triyng to do SYSTEM restore but i try to go to safe mode mode ND is says that up there!!!

it was working fine 2 nights go plz help!While starting your laptop, hold F8 key, and then pick "last KNOWN good configuration"

At the moment I am unable to attach FILES (photos in my case) to my EMAILS. I could do this but all of a sudden I can't. What happens is that when I go to 'browse' after I have selected 'attach files' when I have drafted an email the FOLDER opens up and a few seconds later it and my internet BROWSER closes down!!!
I am using XP Professional edition. can anyone give a clue as what I should do to solve this problem.
Many thanks.You MAY have some infection on your computer.
How is your AV/spyware check? Up to date?

well as i said check disk MIGHT rename files to .chk ! what do u think about the S.M.A.R.T it COULD be a false prediciton and causing all the mess !The SMART warning MEANS that HDD is ready to fail...backup immediately there may not be much time.well mate i did everythign u said and seperated both hdd and INSTALLED fresh new xp but im still having the problem with folder names(not all of them about 50 %) what do u think ?

I just INSTALLED Sygate Personal Firewall.

When I visit certain websites, Sygate Firewall blocks FIREFOX from accessing the internet.
Now I have Connection Timeouts. I exited SPF and turned Windows Firewall back on, but I still have the problem!

Anyone who had this problem and managed to fix it?

By the way, the website that was blocked is the document showing me how to unblock it

Thank you in advance.Did you uninstall Sygate? If not, it still may have some services running.Did you click OK when Sygate asked you if it should allow Firefox to access the internet?
You would also have to check the box to tell Sygate to 'remember the setting'.
Same goes for email, IMs, FTP, or anything else that needs to access the net including programs wanting to update.
You only have to tell Sygate once, it has a good memory. Yes, I click 'OK' and 'Remember this setting'.
But after 5 seconds or something like that it just said "Sygate has blocked FIREFOX.EXE".

I remember an article that said Firefox uses ICMP 3 and 4, but Sygate blocks it.I don't have Firefox so I can't comment on that sorry.

Edit: If you right click on the Sygate Icon in the taskbar and select "Applictions' you will see what's going on.The web page is blocked in IE too - with both firewalls off!Maybe the page is down...
Could you give us a link?I think this is it:
http://forums.sygate.com/vb/showthread.php?s=a6d2faf0bbc90ca9a59d209ecfbcc5c5&threadid=12518That link wont work.
The Sygate forums are down since Sygate has been bought up by Symantec.
In other words it's dead to me too.Btw if you need to read the post you can do that here.
yup, if you just type in www.sygate.com (the original sygate firewall website link), it'll simply GET REDIRECTED to symantec/norton's official site.Thank you!

Firefox is working properly now.
I might contact Mozilla and report that the link is broken.

Once again, thank you

I want to put some zip files onto cd's, but I get a message saying the files may be in use, or write PROTECTED. But neither is the case, and I don't KNOW what to do to fix the problem.

Windows 98. 56k modem, if that info is needed.

Do you need any other info about my comp? I'm not on it right now, as I have no internet, so I can't easily get the info, if it's needed.It's been a while since I used Win98 but I don't think you can copy files to a cd. You will need to BURN them to the cd. When do you get this error message? What CD burning program do you use? Check here:

http://www.askdavetaylor.com/how_do_i_write_files_to_a_cdrom_in_windows_98.htmldo you have a cd burner? you can't just copy files to a cd if you are not using a cd WRITER (akla cd burner) and cd-r media. the program you use need to be win 98 compatible and have no problem detecting your cd writer with no problem.


or other option you can do is buy yourself a new cd writer , there are ones out there for around $25, if you are willing to spend a bit of money.
First of all... do you have a cd burner? if not go to www.geeks.com

check them out! goodLuck spider

Howdy, first of all any help anyone can give me would be STELLAR. My PC has been shooting out a "no bootable device" error when I attempt to boot up. It asks for a boot disk but I don't have one. I can't locate my system restore disk at all and i'm not sure I ever received one. The OS is windows xp sp2.

thanksCan you get into the setup utility? If you can, does it recognize your HDD?I can get to the BIOS setup yes, and how can i tell that?
What is your first boot device? Are there any disks in your disk drives?When you go into the BIOS... you might want to SET your Bios back to its default...

or OPEN up your PC and check your cables and see if its connected right..... if you have another IDE or SATA cable, try it out and see if it works!

goodluck. spiderTry changing the primary boot device to ide 0 or ide 1

I THANK you in advance for any help. I am on a computer with Windows XP.

I have looked for this problem and could not find it.

I am unsure if it even belongs here, so please bear with me.

I tried to change the image on my Desktop, by right clicking an image and choosing Set As Desktop Background. INSTEAD of the image, I am greeted by an empty, white Desktop with a Picture Icon in the top right corner. Even setting the background as one of the images that come with Windows, does not change the background.

The image is only visible for a short time after Start Up or Log In, before the icons appear, and after Shut Down or Log Out, after the icons disappear. It is only a minor annoyance, but I have to wonder if this problem could spread.

So here are my questions, What made my Desktop disappear? And, Is this something I should be worried about?

Thank you in advance for any help or thoughts on this topic.Try System RESTORE...Toboe, that's just weird!

When you right click on the desktop then select properties then select the desktop tab, what picture is showing as the desktop bg?are the wallpaper from the internet?did you save the image in your hdd?
try to save the image in the hdd & then right click it select as background.Interesting..
My son's computer has done the same thing.
I tried to assign a new picture for the desk top but the silly thing will not let me.
I can only change the desktop color....
As kuszmania9999 pointed out, are you TRYING to change the desktop bg to a picture you have saved onto your PC or to a picture on the web?In my case the pictures are saved to the hard drive.

The system acts like the permission for this feature has been turned off...

Do you have administrative rights to the ACCOUNT you are logged into windows with?Found this which may be relevant:

http://www.the-pc-guru.com/Cannot_change_desktop_wallpa.php
Quote from: neljan on October 10, 2007, 12:05:58 PM

Do you have administrative rights to the account you are logged into windows with?

Found this which may be relevant:

http://www.the-pc-guru.com/Cannot_change_desktop_wallpa.php

Once in a while I shrink the screen SIZE of a page but then the next time I reopen that page/when I want it to be full size/it will still be the smaller version. Isn't there a KEY COMBINATION that will restore full screen on first OPENING the page-so that I don't have to go to the UPPER right full size me icon? Thanks! Is this what you're looking for?
http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=open+each+window+full+size&meta=Windows remembers window's last size, before closing.what windows version?
It worked for me to hold down the control key while closing the window with the upper right XFor future reference, you may want to read here:
http://ask-leo.com/how_do_i_get_a_windows_program_to_always_open_maximized.html

I have an 2000XP computer. Today the screen started FLICKERING. What could be the REASON for this. The screen also appears to be dimmer than usual.First thing to try - restart.

Secondly, check your monitor refresh rate:
1.Right-click the desktop, click Properties, and then click Settings.
2.Click Advanced, and then click Monitor.
3.On the Refresh Frequency list, click the appropriate refresh rate (at least 60MHz), click Apply, and then click OK to test the NEW refresh rate.
4.If the test screen is visible, click Yes on the Monitor Settings dialog box. If the test screen is not visible, contact your hardware manufacturer to inquire about the availability of a fix for this issue.
5.Click OK, and then click OK to close Display Properties.

Hi guys,

I'm trying to SAVE an excel form but i can't, everytime I try to saved it, I'll get this message...


I do have Admin rights to change the settings of the folder..This is what I done so FAR...went to the folder ...right click ...properties...security tab...highlighted the users
and check the ALLOW FULL CONTROL. I also did a right click on the excel form
went to properties and check the Attributes the read-only is uncheck...I don't know where esle to check ...any Ideas???


THANK you all!!!

Restart your computer to make the settings take effect. If you need to save it as something so you don't have to do your work again then take the advice of the popup and use "save as" instead of "save". Then reopen it and save it as the old name. The restart should let any changes you made to the permissions take full effect.Quote from: kbm292 on October 09, 2007, 12:32:06 PM

Restart your computer to make the settings take effect. If you need to save it as something so you don't have to do your work again then take the advice of the popup and use "save as" instead of "save". Then reopen it and save it as the old name. The restart should let any changes you made to the permissions take full effect.

Take the popup advice...it will not change the document...just the name.
After you have access you can copy to it and then rename it back to what you like.

I just recently fixed a PROBLEM on my computer, and now it seems that I have another.

I'm using a Dell Dimension 8300 thats about 5-6 years old, and I'm running Windows XP Home Edition, Service Pack 2. It has an Intell Pentium 4 CPU 3.00GHZ, and 512 MB of RAM. I use EZ Armor Firewall and eTrust Anti-Virus, along with AVG Free Version Anti-Virus. I also have Ad-Aware SE Personal version, also free, for catching spyware.

I just recently removed a troublesome driver from my SYSTEM, and it no longer crashes frequently like it used to. However, it's now running incredibly slow and freezing up all the time, for no clear reason. I had a friend of mine come and look at it, and he updated the video card and changed all of the settings for performance over quality, and even that made no difference. It takes the system almost 5 minutes to start up, and it takes almost a minute for it to open a program.

When I open My Computer or Control Panel, it takes about 30 seconds for it to load the things inside it, while it gives me the flashlight graphic. That's never happened before. This computer has gone through periods of running slow before, but it's never run this slow or taken so long to run before. The hard drive is not full; It has 112 GB capacity and is only using 40% of that right now - 67.3 GBs are still free. I've defragmented and cleaned up unused programs and checked for viruses and spyware. I have no idea what to do to make it run faster. I think something's seriously wrong with it.

What should I do?

Running two anti-virus programs at once on the same computer will certainly affect performance and can cause instability.Sounds like my machine. Lucky to get an open window. It has been really bad yesterday and today. I read a lot of the stuff on this site under general troubleshooting. I discovered the prefetch FILE or folder under C/windows/prefetch and deleted all the files therein. Yesterday my net provider said my modem or radio as they call it was junk so they gave me a new one. Just before getting here today to read your post I restarted and pressed F8 right at startup to get to one of the Windows diagnostic screens and selected "start from the most recent time your computer worked". After doing that there was a very significant improvement. I don't think my HD is bad. I'm guessing it's software. I asked at Best Buy/big money for them to work on it/ but he did mention memory going bad and gave me a price on checking it out. I think he meant the actual chip. I'm looking for a way to check it out. I'm also considering that the many programs I have deleted may have left troublesome things yet to be removed. I thnk you can buy software for that. I assume you know about clearing all the temp files and cookies, historys etc. The antiviruses/spyware and registry make the machine slower and slower up to your point. Either reinstall Windows (SIMPLY back the files you need first) or more easily, add a good gigabite to your memory. I bet my girlfriends panties (cleaned) that this will make a huge difference.Have you read the first two entries on this forum? Good stuff!Fresh install would do the job...

You might also try

downloading after fresh install...

Avg
Spybot search and destroy
Some sort of resighty cleaner...

I am running Win XP Home Edition Version 2002 Service pack 2 and have a question about the Add and REMOVE Programs screen.
My question is that I seem to have this large blanked out space between the listing of two of the programs. The screen is either blacked out or has alternating wide black/white stripes. I am concerned that maybe something has taken over part of my machine and is HIDING the listing.
Is that possible? If it was caused by something malicious, how do I remove the blanked out part? Or is it nothing to be concerned about?
The computer itself is a Compaq Presario w/Celeron 2.53 GHz and 760 MB ram.

TIA for any help,
nodddazDo you or did you at one time have AUTOCAD installed on that machine ? ?Quote from: patio on OCTOBER 08, 2007, 05:38:41 AM

Do you or did you at one time have Autocad installed on that machine ? ?

Hello
I have a problem during start up! I GET a DLL error message, it says that it cant be found!
How do i get rid of it? I have had it months now. Well, Westy, a lot depends on which dll it is that cannot be found, and as you haven't told us that, helping you is going to be a bit like voodoo or black magic. Why don't you help avoid that by TELLING us?

Sorry i hopeless with computers
C:\PROGRA~1\MYWEBS~1\bar\2.bin\MWSBAR.DLLYou have found out that "free" software often BRINGS hidden costs!

This is from the "My Web Search" toolbar which is downloaded and installed with SEVERAL different "free" products.

Getting rid of mwsbar.dll, or references to it, isn't terribly difficult. The first step is simple: go to Control Panel, Add or Remove Programs... and look for and uninstall "My Web Search Bar".

Restart the machine and see if the problem is gone.

If that does not work, use this link and follow the instructions.

http://ask-leo.com/d-060906a


Westy PM'd me to say it has gone. The kind of PM I like to get!

I had a problem this morning and have spent the last 4 1.2 hours trying to solve it but I am gettng deeper and deeper into trouble. This is Windows XP Home.

Firefox would't come up on my screen. I tried loading it up in Firefox safe mode and Windows safe mode but that didn't help. Task Manager said it was, but I couldn't see it.

So I created a second user account. Funny, but that user account never comes up a a choice, so I tunned on the guest account. I needed to download a program but the guest account had no administrative privlidges so I couldn't load it after I downloaded it. I So I gave the second account administrative privlidges, which removed it from my "real" account. Now the progrm refuses to load in the guest acocunt, and the the real account still won't load windows. You may suggest I use IE, which is what I'm doing now, but what I'm doing REQUIRES another thing that doesn't work on IE, Safari or any other IE related progam. I have tried system restore and that did'nt help, as did not unstalling and reinstalling Firefox.

How can I get administrative rights back on my real account and delete the guest account and the other account that dosen't show?

Sandy
I once had Firefox refusing to run, and I had to delete the Firefox user profile. It survives a Firefox uninstall/reinstall.

It seems to be a fairly common bug.

A profile in Firefox is a collection of bookmarks, browser settings, extensions, passwords, and history; in short, all of your personal settings. These items are stored in a special profile folder on your hard drive. Each user has one of its own.

In Windows XP, it is located as follows:

C:\Documents and Settings\\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\xxxxxxxx.default\

The xxxxxxxx is simply a collection of 8 random numbers and characters, used to ensure that each profile is UNIQUE. Firefox automatically creates this. When Firefox is in use, it locks the active profile to keep other programs from altering the contents or causing conflicts. This lock is normally transparent to the user, but sometimes the profile remains locked when it's not expected.

You may not have to actually delete the profile, you may only need to delete a file CALLED parent.lock which may be in your profile folder.

So I suggest you follow these steps (They may work)

Give your regular user account its admin privileges back.

Log in to that account and do not start Firefox.

Check in Task Manager that Firefox is not running.

Look in the profile folder for that user and see if parent.lock is present. If it is, delete it.

Now try running Firefox.

If it does not run, you could try the scattergun approach of BACKING up everything in the profiles folder (by copying it all to another folder) and then deleting everything. If Firefox starts up OK, then you could copy back your bookmarks.htm file, etc.



For a discussion of the "Firefox Profile In Use Bug" see here

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_in_use

and here

http://www.talkgold.com/forum/r117316-.html

and here is a detailed account of how to create and use a new user profile using Firefox Profile Manager

http://www.borngeek.com/firefox/profile-tutorial/








Thank you. I now have a workable Firefox but I guess I still don't have installation rights. Setup fatal error: Unable to generate installation log file.

SandyWhat software are you trying to install? Are you logged in with Admin rights?
I downloaded mouse and key recorder and can't load that. But it's worse. I can't move ANYTHING off it to another computer to prepare to formate it and start over so I loose all that - including my genealogy.

I do not have administrator rights and I can't get administrator rights. I gave it to guest and guest wasn't allow to have it. My account is now limited as is guest.

My computer has no administrative rights and I can't network, I can't restore and I can't run System Mechanic.

SandyI don't understand why you cannot log in as administrator. How did you "give" admin rights to guest? Have you set admin password?

Try ThisIt says:

"How to take ownership of a folder Note You must be logged on to the computer with an account that has administrative credentials. If you are running Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, you must start the computer in safe mode, and then log on with an account that has Administrative rights to have access to the Security tab."

I do not have any administrative credentials on that computer.Quote

I do not have any administrative credentials on that computer.

So I gave the second account administrative privlidges, which removed it from my "real" account.

Pressing f8 to get the start up selections what does the "start in safe mode with VGA" mean? I know what Safe Mode means. Video Graphics Array (or Adapter), the original IBM PC graphics DISPLAY STANDARD, 640 x 480 pixels, 256 colours, NEEDS no graphics driver.

I've heard that there are ways to automate the installation of software so that you don't have to click next a dozen times and accept a license agreement (you wouldn't even have to be at the computer), but I don't know where to begin in searching for how to do it.
Anyone know how this is done?
Links? Tutorials?
Thanks. I havent heard of such thing but it may be possible.Thanks. I already knew it was possible. The question was how it's done, not if it's done.Even, if it is possible, it wouldn't be too smart, because you really want to know, what EXACTLY is installing on your computer.
Custom install is always the best way to go.http://www.almeza.com/ Is this what you're looking for?Quote from: SuperDave on October 09, 2007, 04:45:32 PM

http://www.almeza.com/ Is this what you're looking for?

Even, if it is possible, it wouldn't be too smart, because you really want to know, what EXACTLY is installing on your computer.
Custom install is always the best way to go.

If I have 50 computers in three buildings

I am using Windows XP Home Edition.
I was just looking at 'msconfig' (yes, I shouldn't be in there) but I found something under 'BOOT.INI' that said boot timeout. I don't use dual boot, but would making this VALUE LESS, make Windows XP start faster?

Thank you.I am not sure DAIRY man.... but to be on the safe side i would'nt...

But then again i am sure some body will be along to help... OK. Thank you.It is the pause between the boot selection menu and Windows starting to load....
If you're going to edit it make sure to make a good backup copy...

Not all DEll CD's GIVE this option....Follow Soybean's ADVICE and find out.
If a repair option is not listed don't GO any further unless you understand as he says are you prepared to lose all your DATA...cause that is what will happen.

When I go to load my laptop, the Windows XP splash which loads takes around 3-5 mins to load. Can anyone give me any help?


Additonal info: I recently INSTALLED Microsoft OFFICE Enterprise 2007 on my computer and thought this couldve been the PROBLEM. I then uninstalled this but the problem continues.Boot into safe mode / go to SYSTEM tools / choose system restore & choose a POINT in time prior to the problem & restore.

Alan <>< Download and run then Safe mode

AVG Free
AdAware
Spybot Search and Destroy
AVG Anti-Spyware
See Here...

Thank you in advance for any help. I am using a Windows XP computer.

I have searched for this difficult question, but have not found it.

I am not even sure if it belongs here, so please be patient with me.

My computer, when it starts, gives me the basic dialog box asking for Name and Password. I decided one day I did not like that...No one else uses this computer. So I went into my Settings to change it from the Log In box to the Welcome Screen, which if the user does not have a password, simply brings you to your desktop. But when I clicked Change the Way Users Log On and Off, a diaologue box popped up, and it READ, "Client Services for NetWare has disabled the Welcome screen and Fast User SWITCHING. To use these features, you must uninstall Client Services for NetWare."

So I went into Services in my computer, right clicked on Client Services for NetWare, which was supposed to give me a DISABLE option. It did not. So, following my own computers instructions, I tried to delete the program. Still nothing. So, following my computers instructions again, I tried to Enable, than Disable, but when I tried, my computer told me this option was unavaliable. As in I can not disable or enable Client Services for NetWare.

So, my computer tells me I need to Disable this program, which can not be disabled, to get rid of my Log In dialogue box. This is a lot of trouble for saving 30 seconds, but I still wonder if this is a problem that could grow.

All in short, How do I turn off my Log In dialog box? And, What does Client Services for NetWare actually do?


Thank you for your thought and help.Double post...TOPIC Closed.
See your other post for REPLIES and Welcome Aboard.

the BACKGROUND of my msn, and internet EXPLORER are white, i cant see any colours, INCLUDING font colours, my links are blue, and when i click them they TURN purple, ANYONE know what to do?Nice tutorial (surprisingly, from Microsoft) here: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/personalize/look.mspx

Hello,

Recently i have had some peoblems with my computer. I have a Dell Intel Pentium 4 CPU 3.20 GHz and 1gb ram. Recently when I have use it (browse the web, play games and so on) I have been disconnected. It's almost like its going into power saving mode or hibernating. When i get disconected my screen turns black and i can't restart it. I have also checked that im not playing games that demand too much from my computer.

Tankfull for some help,
Lansendit could be the RAM try memtest86

or a faulty PSU

or a million other reasons, describe to me in more detail about the problem you're facing Well, when i open a program that has the requirement 2.8 GHz processor, 1 mg RAM, from the beginning it works FINE but after a while it disconnects (The disconnects happen at random places, sometimes after 30 minutes and sometimes after 10, and not when im doing anything in particular). After the disconnect i the computer doesnt respond to my commands and the screen turns off. Im running windows xp.

I'd like to AVOID resetting my WHOLE hard drive.Quote

when i open a program.....it works fine but after a while it disconnects

i am trying to make my xp computer run faster when i go on system config there are loads and loads of programmes that i DONT know what they are - how do i know which ones to delete? and where can i go to find out?You do not delete programs. They should be uninstalled using control panel, add/remove programs. To determine what they are click on start, all programs and run each one. That way you will know which ones to delete. Uninstalling programs will not necessarily make your computer run faster unless your HDD is really loaded to the max. Download and run ccleaner at least once a WEEK. This will certainly improve your performance.Also where do you say you're seeing all these programs? I assume you're using msconfig but what tab are you looking at?I suspect he is looking at services rather than programs.Quote

i am trying to make my xp computer run faster when i go on system config there are loads and loads of programmes that i dont know what they are

My computer thinks the ctrl key is stuck at random times. I am using a Dell Laptop that is only one year old. This computer has a docking station and I use an external keyboard and monitor.

When I type on the keyboard at random times it thinks I am holding down the CTRL key. I am aware of sticky keys and there is nothing enabled there. I have switched out the keyboard but I still get the same problem COME back after a while. Any Ideas?

THANKSIF you are using Intellipoint mouse software this is a known problem. You could try altering some of the mouse button assignments or even uninstalling it completely.




I don't think, it's gonna help you, but you reminded me something.
I used to have that Toshiba computer, where no matter what I tried (including DIFFERENT KEYBOARDS), when I was typing anything in Netscape, or Netscape Mail, when I accidentally hit left CTRL button, it started to type different letters, then I was hitting on my keyboard.
The only remedy was to restart.
I drove me nuts to a POINT, that I simply REMOVED left CTRL button (right CTRL was not giving me any problem).
Well, what do you know about computers....LOLContrex,

Thats for the info. I will remove that software and hopefully this will resolve the problem.

cheers

Tried to set a better resolution and lost all my desktop programs including the start bar.Look, we don't have a crystal BALL here, so you have to tell us more.
What OS, how your monitor screen look like right now, and whatever extra info you can provide.I have a pentium 3 windows XP 512 ram.Im on this forum because i don't know much about computers. So to start out you could of just ask what i had and not USE the WORD Look as you did.I don't know were you come from or how your day is but you can use a better tone of words with me.When i help out othesr i write with a little more respect then you just did.
I apologize, I didn't mean to offend you.
Your original POST just simply lacks any details.Did you increase or decrease the resolution? Which resolution are you using now? Have you tried changing it back to the old resolution? Have you tried restarting the computer? Is there a video card or is this with onboard video? I have a video card in it since 3 yrs ago,I turned the computer on and the manual on my new tv said to increase my resolution for a better screen,So i did and then that is when i lost everything.When i reboot the computer up now all i get is a grn screen with nothing on it.I am able tp right click and click on properties where then i could change the resolution if the properties would open up but it dosen't the mouse hour glass makes a little movement bit then quits, and im back to a plain screen.Thank youIt MIGHT happened when you tried to set resolution up beyond what your video card supports.
Try to restart in Safe Mode (Windows will load only generic video driver), change your resolution to whatever Windows will allow in Safe Mode, and restart in Normal Mode.
How do i start it in safe mode when it doesn't ask if i want toRestart your computer and press the F8 key. You will get a few options of what you want to do. Choose to boot into safe mode.Alright ill try that and let you know what happens,Thank you for your time

My laptop is LOADING up completely fine but when I go to log on there is black screen with a box telling me to ENTER my username and password. I type them both in and my computer goes to log on but before the desktop etc APPEARS it decides to log off, saving my settings and goes back to the black screen telling me to log on again.

When this first happened and I logged on it told me that Windows was replaced and files were missing and I had to enter the Windows SP 2 disk.


Any help without having to use this diskl because I dont want to mess up the computer.

I have tried running the computer in safe MODE also but the same problem happens where there is a black screen asking me to log on and it goes back to the original spot after I enter my details.Quote

When this first happened and I logged on it told me that Windows was replaced and files were missing and I had to enter the Windows SP 2 disk.

I have this cd- Visual Link Spanish that works fine but if I LET the computer sit for an HOUR or so there is no sound so I have to re-start the computer to get the sound BACK. It's an older machine, Win ME, very little on the HD and works fine othewise. Any advice? Thanks much!Perhaps,you should run EVEREST to find and download the newest
sound drivers for your computer.

EverestHereSounds like your sound card is over heat... ( not sure if they can ) Overheating (too HOT to touch) soundcard or modem = faulty.

Just warm to the touch=Very doubtful.

I GET this error message everytime I start my PC. I think it's from uninstalling a program, but I don't remember which one.

Error Loading C:\WINDOWS\mlmlki.dll

the specified module could not be found

I would insert the error message box here...but I don't know how to.

Please help!Are you sure of the spelling ? ?
Did you have WinFixer installed on that machine ? ?Is it "mllml.dll" rather?Quote from: Broni on October 07, 2007, 01:37:32 PM

Is it "mllml.dll" rather?

I recently added an SATA drive to my system and installed XP-SP2 on it. The drive is supported from the mb rather than an addon card. I want it to be my primary boot drive due to the increased speed. I now have a dual boot system with the original XP installation residing on drive C:.

My question: Is it possible to remove the dual boot from boot.ini and remove the XP on drive C:? I'm assuming that I can't FORMAT the drive AFTERWARD because boot.ini lives on C. If this is true, how much of the old installation can I remove.

My bios is set to ALLOW the os to determine boot priorities and it APPEARS that I can't select the SATA as the 1st boot drive.

Thanks.You can edit boot.ini to only have one option, (the XP installed on the SATA drive) following which no menu will be presented, and the system will boot to that XP installation every time. Following that, I believe you can delete everything from the C: drive just leaving NTLDR, ntdetect.com and boot.ini in place in the root folder.

Perhaps it might be as well to do the deletion in stages, moving the files elsewhere first rather than simply deleting them straight away, so that you can correct any mistakes.




Quote from: contrex on October 08, 2007, 12:46:42 PM

You can edit boot.ini to only have one option, (the XP installed on the SATA drive) following which no menu will be presented, and the system will boot to that XP installation every time. Following that, I believe you can delete everything from the C: drive just leaving NTLDR, ntdetect.com and boot.ini in place in the root folder.

Perhaps it might be as well to do the deletion in stages, moving the files elsewhere first rather than simply deleting them straight away, so that you can correct any mistakes.

hi there im using my friend compaq laptop with windows XP and i think i accidently CLICKED SOMETHING when i was looking at some files and the satrt button moved from the botton left hand corner to the top right hand corner, i was wondering how do i move it back as im not very good with computers??, iv tried clicking and dragging/holding it down etc?

thanks !You need some practice, and you need to be patient.
Move your mouse pointer slowly toward the edge of taskbar, until it becomes double-arrow.
Keep dragging until the taskbar will double in width.
Release mouse, click inside new part of taskbar, you just created, hold mouse button, and drag a whole taskbar to the bottom of monitor screen.This had my EX wife foxed for weeks! When I showed her that you can drag the taskbar back with the mouse, she was amazed!

How to stop it happening again: right click the taskbar (when you have it where you want it) and check (tick) "lock the taskbar".

The fact is that there is no "right" place for the taskbar, Microsoft put it at the bottom of the screen by default, but you can have it at the top or on the right or left if you want.
Quote

check (tick) "lock the taskbar"

I THINK if I replace my Hard Drive, I will have less problems. (My HD is full)

ANYWAY, I FOUND some diagrams on google searches which show how to change a HD. It does not look difficult even though I have no clue whatsoever about the inside of a tower. Does anyone know of a super simple diagram? I called Sony and was told to get a 200GB or better but NOT a SATA.

One more thing...Once I change it, do I just load the XP Recovery discs? Will everything just load itself???This is one of the better ONLINE guides.

---->GoHere If you can install the new hard drive as a Slave you don't have to reinstall your operating system or programs. You could move existing data files to the new hard drive to free up space on your C: drive.

Quote from: street1 on September 18, 2007, 06:17:30 PM

This is one of the better online guides.

---->GoHere
[/hi street1, the website that you LISTED is great for me as i have always wanted to learn to replace parts in my pcquote]thanks a lot..

..I have a boot-leg copy of windows XP Professional on my comp..(I'm innocent I bought the comp at a garage sale)and it won't let me update anything anymore...I also just got a windows XP Home with the upgrade.Can I use that...do I have to wipe Pro off the comp first? How do I get real?Thanks for any and all help b4hand Well the very first thing you do is backup any data that you want to keep. Then you format your computer and use your Windows XP Home disc to install Windows XP Home. Then upgrade to XP Pro. Then you will need to connect to Microsoft and download all your updates. Which, depending on when your XP Home was created, may be quite a few.Ok do I have to upgrade to Pro..? According to the stickers on the front, This comp came with XP Home on it and last owner changed it for some reason. And thanks for answering so quickly.If you have a copy of the Windows XP Home CD then you can install that and be fine. You don't have to upgrade to pro if you don't want to. That's personal preference really. I mean there are more options in Pro but nothing that the average user would really notice or miss.

But if you backup and then format and reinstall with the legit copy of Windows you will be fine. The updates may take awhile THOUGH. On the CD does it say it has Service Pack 2 included? If that's not included that will really increase how long the updates take.The New one I just got ...is XP Home with sp2 Upgrade...I was worried that I had to have XP Full...not the upgrade. Is that true?
I have a few more ??s if your willing to let me pick your brain some more.
When backing up My Docs..do I have to open a folder of pics or will they all be copied within each folder?Another thing to CONSIDER before formatting...you may want to make a backup with the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard.
This means after successfully formatting and setting up XP Home you transfer your old settings to the new build.
This will retain your Desktop, and any other tweaks you have made. I believe it saves Favorites from your browser and network settings as well.Thanks so much for all of the info hope I do it right...If so I will be back to see you all SOON...well maybe a day or so but wish me luck No Luck involved...just take your time and PAY attention...Also with the SP2 upgrade. That's not an upgraded version of Windows. That's still the full version of Windows except is has Service Pack 2 (SP2) slipstreamed into the INSTALLATION. So instead of downloading it afterwards it is installed when Windows is. I hope everything goes well for you. If you have more questions just let us know.

Quote from: programming_pat on October 07, 2007, 08:49:52 PM

the only option may be to get the expensive video cable. the vga cable may not be able to handle the video card and the monitor.

Hello
I keep getting a MESSAGE that is "junk".
In attempting to eliminate it,I inadvertantly tabbed a legimite mail entry as "junk".
It has to be a simple thing to do,but I've been stymied for three days,so far.
Please help.
FrankWe'll need to know what e-mail client you're using before we could give you the steps to correct this.SORRY,but I'm unsure just what a "client" is.
I have AOL and the problem is in
"IM" instant messenger.
FrankYour basic problem is with email, right? So, what does AOL's IM have to do with this?A "client" would be the name of the program you're using to send and receive e-mail. For example, you could be using Microsoft Outlook or you could be on a browser window to send and receive e-mail through an online service such as Hotmail. Because you're using AOL I'd assume you're using the default e-mail client. Is this correct?Hello
This problem has nothing to do with email.
My AOL offers three types of communication:
"Mail","email" and "IM"(instant messanger).
My problem is with"IM"
FrankYou're providing conflicting information here.
Quote from: franke on February 23, 2008, 08:31:09 AM

I keep getting a message that is "junk".
In attempting to eliminate it,I inadvertantly tabbed a legimite mail entry as "junk".

Ok, first, I have a FOLDER on my desktop that I KEEP a LOT of stuff in, like 3.33GBs of stuff in. Well, everything was going good until a day or two ago, I was going to open a picture in windows picture and fax viewer (the default picture viewer) and it takes FOREVER for it to load the picture! but if i put that picture just straight on my desktop, it loads quickly. And also, my computer's fan has been acting weird lately, it's really loud now and it'll go crazy when I just use the scroll wheel on my mouse. What can I do to fix these things?Is thumbnail View turned on in Explorer? ?
If so turn it off.
As to the fan issue you will need to replace it most likely.
Remove a side panel to determine which one it is.
Carefully remove it and bring it with you to a Computer store in your area to match it up with a replacement.

As always when working inside the case make sure all power is removed and take anti-static precautions.I don't have the thumbnail view on, and it doesn't do that in any of the subfolders in that folder. And thanks for the info on the fan.Well there's a reason it's logging the ENTIRE directory instead of only the file you are accessing...
Is Fast User Switching enabled ? ?
What type of backup software do you run ? ?Well there's a reason it's logging the entire directory instead of only the file you are accessing...
Is Fast User Switching enabled ? ?
What type of backup software do you run ? ?How do I check if fast user switching is enabled? and what do you mean by 'backup' software?From the Mothership:

Quote

Enable or Disable Fast User Switching
Note: To enable Fast User Switching, you must also enable the Use the Welcome screen option. This feature cannot be used if your computer is a member of a domain. To enable Fast User Switching:
1.Log on to the computer as an administrator.
2.Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click User Accounts.
3.Click Change the way users log on or off.
4.If it is not already selected, click to SELECT the Use the Welcome screen check box.

NOTE: The Use Fast User Switching check box is unavailable until you click to select the Use the Welcome screen check box.
5.Click to select the Use Fast User Switching check box, and then click Apply Options. Quit the User Accounts tool.