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My Folder Option is missing, now i CANT SEE the hidden files any more, Please Help. I'm using Windows Xp. I'hv checked the view, but there is no folder Option... Help!!http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Fix #129

How is your COMPUTER SECURITY?It's poor i think.At least, you're honest....LOL

When you're done with the above fix...
Download HijackThis:
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/hijackthis.html
and post its log.Thanx, but its not working my pc is infected badly. I'm going to format.Go to control panel and open then internet option. click on the advanced tab and click on the restore advanced settings button. Quote

I'm going to format.

Well here it goes i have an intel celeron toshiba 367 MHZ 128 mb ram WINDOWS pro xp 2002 and it does not matter what verion of the antivirus program i TRY to install or the name of the antivirus program EVEN when i've had it on my computer and have used it before with no trouble something keeps uninstalling the software for me.First of all, running XP with 128MB of RAM is a challenge. You need more RAM.
Now...
Download HIJACKTHIS:
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/hijackthis.html
and post its log.

Let me start by saying I'm not a computer wiz so bear with me. For the past few weeks while working on the internet my computer will randomly shut down. The shutdown occurs without warning or error message. I is preceeded by a loud humming noise then just turns into a black screen. The problem occurs sometime during the reboot if I try to turn the computer back on but if I wait 30 min to 1 hr it will work normally until it occurs again. The problem seems to be worse while TRYING to watch videos. Any help would be greatly appreciated.Hi there

Please provide us with more information about your system (see here)
Sorry for not including enough info. The computer is a Toshiba laptop that runs Windows XP, Pentium 4 CPUThats no problem

Which application do you use to watch videos & are they DVD's or files that CAUSE the crashes?

Unfortunately, it could be a number of different things causing your computer to crash. Unless you have anymore information you can think of that you can provide us which you suspect could have contributed to the problem, like the recent installation of software/hardware or any other problems/glitches you've noticed leading up to this problem, then we'll need to go through all the POSSIBLE CULPRITS (which isn't a problem).

First, MAKE sure you have all critical updates installed from Microsoft. Make sure after updates are installed, you check again & wait until you see the 'no critical updates are available...' message.

Then, do some basic maintenance. Download CCleaner & please read this guide for how to use it.

Also, check to see if your HD needs to be defragmented (guide here).

Next, see this guide for security software you'll need to download & also how to post your log files created by that software in the virus section for this forum.

That'll be a good start I think

I have receive an error message on two different occasions. I am wondering what it is and how I can correct the problem.

The message say this:

Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library

Runtime Error!

PROGRAM:(program name)

abnormal program terminationHere's a bit of info but regret unable advise further until some info is forthcoming.

Please READ this..

I am running a Sony Vaio Laptop with OS WINDOWS ME

This problem has occured when I tried to install a wireless card (with much tech support I was never able to COMPLETE because of this error) and when trying to run a movie with program "InterVideo WinDVD"(have watched many movies with this program and never had this problem, put in a different movie and it ran just fine)Are you running AOL, if so did you try the fix in the first link I posted?I do not have AOL on my computer.
When I to "add/remove programs" there is something called "Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable" Could that be something?

i recently did a clean load of windows xp and now i cannot login to an online banking site. working with the bank we tried everything we could including resetting username and password. using the reset info the bank can access my ACCOUNT and i can access the account from a friends COMPUTER but when i try to use mine i keep getting login failure messages. all other sites i use that have logins work fine, it's just the banking site.I had a similar problem & found that it was simply because I had disabled the acceptance of cookies.Quote from: glendab on March 11, 2008, 08:41:43 PM

i recently did a clean load of windows xp and now i cannot login to an online banking site.

Hi all, now tell me if i cant do this. i WANT to USE remote desktop to connect to a family members computer that is ACROSS the united states. i am in MI they are in OR with remote desktop work? or do i have to be on a network for some reason?I believe the answer is, "If you're not connecting to the host computer through a VPN, you'll need to use the ACTUAL IP address of the host computer instead of the computer name." That comes from Get started using Remote Desktop with Windows XP Professional.

Hi All,

I need to CREATE a bat file to remove readonly on C:\WINNT\TEMP folder.

I tried with this

attrib +R C:\WINNT\TEMP

still the permission is read only.

Could ANYONE please help.

Thanks,
saveeWelcome to the CH forums.

Try attrib -r etc.....

ENTER attrib/? at the command prompt to display all permitted parameters.

Hi, Im new here. I just reinstalled windows 2000 on a compaq deskpro tower.
I go most drivers INSTALLED but the unit doesn't see the MODEM and SOUND card on the PCI bus. I get the message "PCI communications controller" as not being RECOGNIZED in device manager as well as the Multimedia Audio controller.

The system board is a Compaq 0684h. Any ideas? Im desperate. My customer wants his computer back! Any HELP is GREATLY appreciated.Do you have the Driver CD that shipped with the machine ? ?
Sounds like the MBoard drivers aren't fully installed.Did you install the drivers to this hardware? It wont work properly if its not installedQuote from: squall_01 on March 14, 2008, 11:25:08 AM

Did you install the drivers to this hardware? It wont work properly if its not installed

Hi
When starting XP I get the following MESSAGE.
exception processing message c0000013 parameters 75b6bf9c475b6bf9c75b6bf9c.

what is it and how do I remove

thanks


Ian DHello Ian

First, you need to scan for viruses/malware. What anti virus software do you have?Hi
I am using AVG

IanDHerePlease, post FULL error message.hi Broni

message I gave is the full version as it appears in a box


cheers
Ian DMaybe LOOK here

http://www.consumingexperience.com/2007/11/windows-no-disk-exception-processing.html

I went to open my browser and it wont load. I closed it out and retried nothing. I USE Norton to check for a virus and nothing came up. I don't know what to do know? Please help.Which browser and what is your operating system?
Need...more...info...gasp

Operating system / antivirus & antispyware protection / service packs installed / when did it start HAPPENING / did it ever work right / installed any new software?

Alan <>< HP Pavilion a1310n, Microsort Windows XP Media Center, Norton Internet Security 2005, The browser is IE7, This is the Weird part after i put the previous POST on here i restarted my computer know it works. But what would cause it to stop loading up. Thank You Connection issues.
Restarting probably re-set the modem/router.ok THANKS

Hi all,

I'm new to this forum, so bear with me. If this question needs to go to another subtopic, please let me know.
I'm on a dell computer, running on windows xp.

I've noticed w/in the last couple of months that my computer has been having an audio/video problem. Meaning, for instance, say I go to youtube I can watch a video on there for about 30 seconds to a minute but then the audio and video will just stop. My computer doesn't crash or anything like that, I just can't play the video any longer. It happens everytime I try to play a video. And if I want to listen to a song online, I can play it for about 30 seconds but then it will stop.
Now I'm in an irc chatroom and I can talk in there for about 2 minutes and the screen will move and I see people chatting, but then after 2 minutes it stops. And say about 5 minutes goes by and then the chatroom screen will quickly scroll through everything everyone has said in the time will my screen was just sitting there.

Any ideas on how to fix this?

I thought it was a flash player problem, I have most recent version of it. So, un-INSTALLED it and then installed it again, but it's still happening.

THANKS all for any solution you might have.
Hi Jflex, welcome to the forum

Are you experiencing any playback problems with files stored on your hardrive or is it just while you're online?

Which browser do you use &AMP; how is your security?Do you have the same problem if your playing a DVD movie or music CD on the computer? you may try it 1st. because if you do have the problem then its a problem on the drivers of the notebook. But if it works FINE then its a problem on the connection. Do you have router? Quote from: neljan on March 09, 2008, 03:11:21 AM

Hi Jflex, welcome to the forum

Are you experiencing any playback problems with files stored on your hardrive or is it just while you're online?

Which browser do you use & how is your security?

Do you have the same problem if your playing a DVD movie or music CD on the computer? you may try it 1st. because if you do have the problem then its a problem on the drivers of the notebook. But if it works fine then its a problem on the connection. Do you have router?

All you need to do is disable the firewall / NAT and open a port on the router. call the router manufacturer on configuring the router for port and NAT firewall

I use internet explorer. My security is minimum, windows firewall, pop-up ad blocker.
I had McAfee for my security but that has expired and I couldn't afford to renew it at this time.

Quote from: jflex237 on March 09, 2008, 11:30:13 AM

I use internet explorer. My security is minimum, windows firewall, pop-up ad blocker.
I had McAfee for my security but that has expired and I couldn't afford to renew it at this time.

That's not good. You need security software. There are some great free programs you can get. Try AVG free for anti-virus, Comodo for firewall, and SUPERantispyware for spyware.

So far so good I am using windows operating system and also Linux operating system.

But some time i am getting problem both operating system. So my friend told me to us only Linus Operating system. Some time I think it is better use of window operating system.

So that please give me right suggestion which one is good.

thanksYou don't have to be limited to only having OS (operating system) installed. You can have both Windows and Linux installed on the same machine. So, do you want to remove one system from your hard drive, or resolve the problem you're having so that you can use both?

If you decide to remove one, I can't tell you which one would be BEST for you to keep. That's going to depend on your preference.
I too use Linux (Ubuntu) and also XP-PRO
Both are good, both has their own little issues.
I find myself MOVING back and FORTH between the 2.

You may like to try out different versions of linux and find the flavor that suits you.

Now days it's really easy to install and also to configure.

SuSe is a good one.
Ubuntu is another very nice one.

I've tried tons of them and find that Ubuntu is the best so far I've ever used.

In fact for all my outlaying crew stations I RUN Ubuntu on those stations.

I can lock it down so the crews can't hose it all up like they just love to do with windows.

Anyway good luck.Also if you choose to try Ubuntu they will ship you up to 10 copies Free...
They ship both a LIVE CD and an install CD.
The nice part about that is you can run the Live CD without installing anything...Also, if you or a buddy have a Broadband connection you can download the dvd.
I downloaded the live cd, when it boots up you'll see an icon on the desktop that says "Install"

If you click that it will install it for you.

I have windows xp on a packard bell computer and have recently been using my printer to print photos ETC, have found when I PRESS print and then properties,parts ore missing off the box, its like it needs RESIZING to make it wider and longer so all text shows...so I can see best PHOTO and advance button etc...HOW Please provide more information on how you are printing the photos.

Is it WITHIN Paint/other application? picture/fax viewer? context menu (right clicking)? etc...

Hello:
At times my MOUSE wants to "Stick" at different POINTS on the screen. doesn't seem to matter what I am doing (On-line, email, Or just doing Solitaire.) I have CHANGED mouse but makes no difference ...
Windows XP
Any Idea please ?
Jim
Do you have an optical mouse or a wheel, in either case check the pads on the BOTTOM side and clean them from any "muck" they may have picked up. If you are using an older track ball mouse, rotate the ball on the bottom to open it up and with a PENCIL eraser wipe the inside rollers and remove the "muck" that has gotten on them. One more thing to try, clean your mouse pad really good.........Good Luck!!

Hey A while ago, I tried Vista on a SPARE HDD to get a feel for it. After i was done, I tried to put XP back on the HDD but it was having none of it- the HDD never worked again and off it went to RMA.

basically- was that just a REALLY nasty co-incidence, or does Vista have some kind of voodoo effect on HDDs if users want to move to another O.S.?

I have a fair understanding of computers, I dont see how its possible, but stranger THINGS have happened..

Cheers!

KennyAre you asking whether Vista broke your hard drive? No it didn't. What would Microsoft GAIN from breaking hard drives? It would prevent users from installing other versions of Windows and would SOONER or later be discovered and lead to a massive lawsuit.
Vista have gained a reputation as being hard to get rid of once installed but a low level wipe (sometimes also called zeroing the drive) will get rid of anything, including Vista.

Windows XP Pro Sp2,
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ cpu 2.00 GHz, Not Over Clocked,
512 MB RAM,
256 MB Radeon 9600 VIDEO card.
Samsung 160 GB HD
IE 7
NTFS system

ok pc ran fine. then it crashed. now it is STUCK in an ETERNAL reboot cycle. when you hit the power button it goes through everything to the black screen with the windows logo and the blue TRACKING bar. it holds there with the blue bar running and then reboots. it will not boot in ANY mode. not normally, not last known good config. not safe mode. not safe mode with networking. not safe mode with Command Prompt. went MS website and tried this to no avial and I do not get a BSOD.

tried thid
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;310396&
didn't work
then I tired his
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;314466& ( Method 1 ) because can't use others

method 1 sends you here
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545/
at this point
copy c:\windows\system32\config\software c:\windows\tmp\software.bak
File not found
not sure where to go from here
don't care if I have to reformat, would prefer not to. just want what is in my documents folder. I set it up as a slave got alot of other things out, but it won't let me access my documents folder. any way to retrieve that data?Try This to get your My Documents data...Thx will try it when I get home

For some reason I can't INSTANT Message on my computer any more. Did I do something I should'nt have? Can anyone help me out?When did it quit? In the MIDDLE of having the computer on (using it for other APPLICATIONS?) Were you IM'ing when it quit? Did the IM function just not come up when you turned on the computer?What messaging software are you using?

My website just died. It is on a windows 2000 SERVER running in IIS.
Go to www.ptdadvisor.com to get the ERROR. The system log says my config file has the wrong password, but I assure it doesn't. My site worked fine yesterday. O' and yes I have rebooted. Please, please help.Did you contact the Host ? ?We are hosting internallyIt looks like it's working to me. I don't have a username or password to try but I at least got to the site.Jim Schwalls & Associates?

I, too, get to the Login / Password screen.Aegis, DARN we're good... LOL HEY, if I had a brain, I'd be dangerous! So my apoligies for not updating what I have DONE. The site was down for to long, so I put it on a an extra windows XP computer until I can figure out whats wrong with the server. It is still very crititcal has the XP machine does not have access to all the features of the site has the server.

Here is the error that reads when you go to the site:

Server Application Unavailable

The web application you are attempting to access on this web server is currently unavailable. Please hit the "Refresh" button in your web browser to retry your request.

Administrator Note: An error message detailing the cause of this specific request failure can be found in the application event log of the web server. Please review this log entry to discover what caused this error to occur.

Quote from: mr_skipper24 on March 09, 2008, 10:16:55 AM

1. Login into the BIOS of your computer and change the 1st boot device to you CD/DVD ROM save then exit
2. insert the XP CD and boot from the CD/DVD ROM
3. it will start copying the files and on the process it will ASK you to reformat the hard drive. format the hard drive of the computer and after that it will ask you to INSTALL the XP
4. follow the steps and your done.

It shouldnt preventing him from formating the drive. Like with f-disk or seatools or something. I know that if you forgot the hardware topic.

My windows xp does not PASS GENUINE testIs this COPY installed on any other MACHINES ? ?
Have you replaced any major hardware LATELY ? ?

There are cases of this being a false positive. If you're legit then visit the site below.

http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/downloads/faq.aspx

.........and nothing I've tried has worked. Including a fresh set of boot disks I downloaded from microsoft.

One time I got as far as the repair console and it asked me for my password, lol. (embarrassingly, I have no idea what it is if even exists. Had it on automatic sign in since my last clean install!!! lol)

Needless to say, that's about as far as I have gotten. Left on it's own, it will just cycle threw to the advanced settings partition over and over again....

Given what I was up to at the time, I can pretty much guarantee that it isn't a hardware issue at all.

I did try to get to the C prompt 1 or 2 times, but that was before I tried the boot disks. Just to see if I could as I don't really have the knowledge to do much if I did get in there.....:-(

Anyway, thanks in advance to anyone that can offer a solution to my problem here. Quote

Given what I was up to at the time, I can pretty much guarantee that it isn't a hardware issue at all.

One time I got as far as the repair console and it asked me for my password, lol. (embarrassingly, I have no idea what it is if even exists. Had it on automatic sign in since my last clean install!!! lol)

I did try to get to the C prompt 1 or 2 times, but that was before I tried the boot disks. Just to see if I could as I don't really have the knowledge to do much if I did get in there.

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Given what I was up to at the time, I can pretty much guarantee that it isn't a hardware issue at all.

I'd put my money on a corrupt registry Because of how far I can get, I think that it's the boot record that is corrupt, yes?

Quote

One time I got as far as the repair console and it asked me for my password, lol. (embarrassingly, I have no idea what it is if even exists. Had it on automatic sign in since my last clean install!!! lol)

Repair Console=Recovery Console Yes
This is a well documented problem with some versions of XP, the fix is a registry edit but you cannot access the registry.

The relevant MS KB is here, unfortunately the 'cure' requires you to access the Recovery Console.

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I did try to get to the C prompt 1 or 2 times, but that was before I tried the boot disks. Just to see if I could as I don't really have the knowledge to do much if I did get in there.

Have you tried Safe Mode? Yes, no go.....

Did you create a Restore Point before merging registry backups? It's possible to go back to a Restore Point from the Command Prompt. I should have lots of restore points. But I made those threw apps like CCleaner etc....

Did you fully backup your registry before merging (using ERUNT or similar)? No

Do you have an install cd of XP Pro? Yes

You may have to do a Repair Install. **See following post to see where I am to this point.....**

Are there any critical data files on your hdd which you want to backup before a possible/probable reinstall? Yes

At the password prompt just hit Enter...

Quote from: patio on March 09, 2008, 07:04:45 PM

At the password prompt just hit Enter...

That's what I thought too. But it says wrong and makes me try again. Up to 3 times, then says that you've gotten it wrong 3 times and hit enter to restart.....

Then it just cycles back again.....

There are several things I believe should be done when your system is running sweetly, in preparation for the day your system lets you down. Here is one of them:

On many XP installations you can't start the Recovery Console because it won't recognize any password, even if a password has never been set, and will not accept a blank password either. This registry edit causes the Recovery Console not to ask for a password. This works for both XP Home and XP Professional.

Start | Run | Regedit
Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Setup\RecoveryConsole
Set the DWORD SecurityLevel value to 1
Exit Registry and Reboot

If I were you I'd be getting close to format & re-install

I'm trying to use "Windows-Key-Enterprise". It was in ISO.....

.........but I can't seem to get it to boot those floppies when it needs to deal with the

password issues.....

Are there any critical data files on your hdd which you want to backup before a possible/probable reinstall? Yes

If I were you I'd be getting close to format & re-install

Really? But why? I hope it's not because it's the easiest/shortest way?

Hello, I am running Win XP Pro, on a emachine, in which I keep tweaked to the point of obsession, but this is the first time I have not been able to figure out what this thing wants out of me. I looked in the Archives, in 2004 a guy had my same problem. I keep getting this prompt to INSERT CD #1 and it keeps trying to install something called "quick posts"? I put in the last CD I was using but it hasn't helped. I can' t get it to stop trying to install! The other guy never wrote the mod back when he asked him for more details. So here I am..... any help guys. Thanks either way. Peace, Jana


OH I forgot one other big thing is that I keep getting a message saying I am out of RAM and I don't know how to change it. I tried to install my ADOBE Photo and it could not install because of the low memory. I am only using 8% of my HARD drive! How can this be? DUH Extra please now!!! Thanks again. One thing you can try is go to Start/Run and type in sfc /scannow and hit Enter...have your XP CD handy as it will ask for it.
Let it run to completion and re-boot.
Adobe programs use quite a bit of RAM. To fond out how much you have open Control Panel and clik on Help/About Windows...report back with the total RAM.

Ok, so i have this 19 inch widescreen monitor HOOKED up to my laptop computer. i GO to my display settings PAGE and all the resolutions are normal sized resolutions so my SCREEN is streched out and looks terrible help! is there anyway to edit it and ADD in my own resolution?.

How did you do a REPAIR install without an XP CD ? ?Quote from: patio on March 11, 2008, 06:39:16 PM

How did you do a repair install without an XP CD ? ?

I want to share files between my 2 computers in my wireless network. So far i have set the folder i want to share, shared on network, allowed file and printer sharing an exception to windows firewall, and have the same workgroup name. But i still cant view the other computer's files. Like when i go to My Network Places, my other computer doesn't show up, only mine. Is there some free software to share the files to save me the trouble of figuring all this out? What should i do to share files over my wireless network? Thanks Your router may have some firewall settings that need to change also. Are the two computers using Windows XP?

-Aaron
http://www.weknowerrors.com
A free Wiki for error messages and computer problems.It would be best to get file sharing working with wired connections before going wireless to eliminate the wireless configuration as the problem. But I GUESS you can always fall back to that if problem continues.

You don't need alternative software, you need to get yours working.

Operating System. What operating system(s) are you using?

Configuration. What is your network configuration? Do you just have the two computers trying to speak with each other directly using an "ad-hoc" wireless connection or are you using a wireless router to connect them?

Ping. From a command window at each computer see if you can ping the other one using its IP address. For example: >ping 192.168.1.2. If the computers cannot successfully ping each other, you do not have connectivity, and will not be able to communicate.

Show SHARES. If the computers can ping each other, use the Run dialog window off the Start menu to see if you can access the shares of the other computer. For example enter "\\ip_address" in the text entry box of run dialog window and hit enter.

This is discussed and illustrated coherently in the following Microsoft downloads:
File and Printer Sharing with Microsoft Windows
Troubleshooting File and Printer Sharing in Microsoft Windows XP I have two computers. One is connected to a modem, which is connected to the wireless router. This computer doesn't use wireless internet. My other computer is wireless, since it connects to my wireless router.

I tried the Ping THING and it worked out, like transfered or whatever. Uh, yeah so i just typed the ip adress into the run box and it connected me to my other computer. Good, so i should share files by connecting this way?

Thanks.1st you need to network the two computers. make sure you can ping both computer (vice versa) then enable the file and printer sharing on the each computers. I tried to ping the non-wireless computer and it didn't work. A message popped up saying unknown path. In the command prompt, it kept saying "request timed out." I KNOW i have the right IP, so i don't think its just a careless error. And i am using Windows Xp...disable the firewall.
what is the IP address of your two computers?I disabled the firewall which didn't change anything.
192.168.0.101 - wireless pc
192.168.254.2 - other pcyour two computer has two unique IP address and that is the reason why you cannot share the file.
your computer should have an IP address that is in range like PC1 should have 192.168.0.101 and PC2 should have an IP of 192.168.0.102 and make sure the file sharing is enabled. make sure both computers are connected to your router. How do i change my IP address? Do you have a router? if you do just connect both your computer to the router and the router will provide an IP address on your two PC's.

Yes i have a router. Both computers are connected to the router, one by wireless, and the other by wired connection from to the modem, to the router. But how will this give me a new ip?

Using "MY COMPUTER" in XP I am no longer able to read Disk Drive directories. It displays all my drives, but when I try to open a drive to view the directory I get the "Open With?" BOX ASKING what program it should use to open it.

I have shortcuts to on my DESKTOP to VARIOUS data folders. If I open a folder and use the drop down and select the drive, it works. (gives my the drive directory)

I have not added anything new (software, hardware). It just stopped working.

Any ideas?

Thanks for your help. Have you try to run system restore? http://technize.com/2007/11/02/if-opening-my-computer-drives-does-not-open-drive-contents/
Download Registry Fix For Windows XP only

I know how to do it, but I need to do TWO additional things.

The most important thing a the moment is knowing how to add user accounts automatically during the installation.

The other, which is just extra credit, is knowing how to automatically PARTITION a HARD drive.
-This one is much more complex, as it REQUIRES me to USE a script or batch file, I believe.

Can anyone tell me why the links under the headings, 1. Capture Video, 2. EDIT Movie etc. are INVISIBLE. When I hover over them they are definitely there but I can't see them.

Very Frustrated!!I am completely confused

You say they are invisible but you can see them ? ?

Do you mean the 'capture video' is grayed out?What I mean is I think they are the same color as the background, therefore they are invisible. When I hover over them the little hand appears indicating something is there. If I click on them they will activate the command.
I've tried changing the system font colors but this doesn't seem to helpHave you done anything to the registry recently?Not REALLY. I've run a registry fix program but it was doing this before I ran the program. I thought the registry fix might helpWhich version of WMM are you using?
I think it's version 5.1, how can I verifySorry, it's actually 2.0Update it to version 2.1 from Microsoft update

my HOME pc will not leave the compaq screen options are re-boot(escape) start-up(F1) or SYSTEM recovery(F10) I am using windows XP I recntly installed a spyware/anti virus software by webroot the PROBLEMS may have started then but that may be a coincidence

I am having trouble deleteing files that have no delete OPTION when RIGHT clicked on. Someone please HELP!

ThanksWelcome to the CH forums.

Please read this...

select the file or folder and PRESS the 'DEL' or 'DELETE' key on the keyboardDrag to recycle bin

I am a software junkie and it appears I have too many programs installed for them to all be viewed from the Start...Program menu. I have XP Home. All of the program files do not show when I click on the program menu, is there a way to fix this or a way to move/group some of these so that I can find them all from the start...program menu?When you click Start, All Programs, does your menu expand into multiple columns, or does it only appear in one column with a SCROLL arrow at top/bottom? There is one column with a scroll arrow at bottom, then it expands into two columns which is not all the programs, with no scroll arrows once expanded.Try going to C:\Documents and Settings\username\Start Menu\Programs and to C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs. You should be able to SEE all the programs there and remove enough to be able to see them all in the start menu.Right click the start button, choose Explore and group the program shortcuts into subfoldersYou can also remove some of the programs from the Program menu by right clicking the programs you don't normally USE and choose 'delete'. It only removes the icon, not the program, from the menu.

Alan <>< Quote from: PlantLady on March 12, 2008, 10:01:17 PM

There is one column with a scroll arrow at bottom, then it expands into two columns which is not all the programs, with no scroll arrows once expanded.

UNLESS you go to start / programs and see a little arrow beside the program that will open a fly out box with a Remove (Name of Program) if you click on it, it'll remove said program.

I had some trouble searching on this question. It may just be that I'm not using the right terms for my search but words like OS and ME and XP all give enormous amounts of results... so I'll ask directly.
I'm running Windows ME. Don't pity me yet, the machine was a gift and the ME came with it. I'm very happy with the Outlook 2000 which is on the machine and I'd like to keep that as well as maybe some other programs. Is that possible when changing the operating system? Or would I need the program disk to be able to install it? As I said it was gifted to me, but without the DISKS and permissions", or whatever.

How does one change the OS anyway?

And how do I find if my hardware will run the new OS?
Greatful for any advice, clues, links, etc.

Justin CaiseYou need to post your computer specs: processor speed, amount of RAM, hard drive size/free spaceOutlook is part of Windows so that's covered...
However any other programs you have that are not will be wiped out with a brand new OS (operating system ) installation.
If you are installing XP on that machine you would simply need to backup any data you want saved such as text files, emails if needed, address book, pictures etc.
Then you simply set the machine to boot from the CD first and boot to the XP CD. INSTRUCT it to wipe out the existing partition and re-create it and continue with the XP installation.
To check on XP DRIVERS you can download and install Everest HOME (Free ) and run a report and save it to file.
This report will TELL you exactly what hardware you will need XP drivers for...
You can visit the manuf. site for all these and or post the Computer Summary portion of the report here and we can assist tracking down the needed drivers.
Best of Luck and Welcome to CH !

I have two hdd's on this PC that are in removable DRIVE bays.
1: Linux
2:XP

when I shut down XP and unlock the drive and lock my Linux drive in, all works fine and everything is great.

I can then logoff Linux and unlock that drive, lock in XP and start it up.
FIRST thing I see is that XP's time is off by 18 hours or so.

I have the correct time zone selected.
I have the DST patch loaded.
I can select the update the time and it will update it to the correct time.

If I lock in Linux again, it will do again.

Linux has the correct time everytime I login.
XP is wrong everytime, no matter how short a time I've been out of it.

I can shut down XP and restart and the time is fine.

Any ideas?Could it be the time that the XP drive is dis-connected or is it 18 hours no matter how long the drive is out ? ?
Below is a regedit to force XP to check it more often if that will help...

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* Open up the registry editor by choosing Start -> Run -> Regedit
* Find the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\
Services\W32Time\TimeProviders\NtpClient
* Select the entry for ‘SpecialPollInterval’ and change the decimal value to a period of time you wish to use. The data value is in seconds, so for example, a value of 172800 will change the synchronization interval to 2 days, a value of 86400 will change it to 1 day, or a value of 3600 will change it to one hour.
* Exit from the Registry Editor, and ensure the ‘Automatically synchronise’ option is ticked for your system clock settings. (Be sure you use ‘Apply’ when you’ve finished making changes to the time setting box for the system clock, so the change there is a permanent one.)

my computer has been shutting off and i've been getting a blue screen saying things LIKE "PAGE_FAULT_IN_NON_PAGED_AREA" and "DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS OR EQUAL". It HAPPENS more often when i open ad-aware or while it's scanning. I looked up a solution to this and it said to download "vundofix" and search for this vundo thing and remove it. I did but this still happens. Also, usually when i get the blue screen I have to shut off the computer to start it up again. But when i shut it off and try turning it back on it turns on for about .5 seconds then turns back off. I have to wait a while till when I turn it on, it stays on. I took out one of my ram sticks cause the blue screen was saying something about possible memory problems, and this stopped my computer from restarting for about a week, but now its back again.

asus motherboard
P4 3.00gHz
512mb of ram (i have two sticks of 512 but i removed one)
ATI Radeon X1600 pro
windows xp pro

Try booting in safe mode then scanning again for viruses...Did you check your computer temperatures? Did you check inside to see, if all fans are running? Did you clean inside with compressed air?I searched for viruses, found an deleted stuff but its still doing it.

I've cleaned out my computer and checked the fans and temps and they seem to be fineBoth errors indicate more of hardware problem, then malware.
PAGE_FAULT_IN_NON_PAGED_AREA may be caused by bad RAM, bad video RAM, or video card itself.
DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS OR EQUAL - overheating, or, again, bad RAM.

To eliminate the simplest cause, restart your computer into Safe Mode (keep tapping F8 key after restart, until menu appears), and run it from there for a while.
See, if it'll keep restarting.ok for now i'll try a stick of ram from another computer cause this video card is pretty new and all my temps seem to be ok.Just make sure, you use correct RAM.I haven't been ABLE to get another stick of ram but meanwhile i got another blue screen and under technical information it said,

STOP: 0X0000008E (0XC0000005, 0XF7743A09, 0XF7CF667C, 0X00000000)

SPTD.SYS - ADDRESS F7743A09 BASE AT F7726000 DATESTAMP 4612449B

I was wondering if thats relevant at all

Also by type of ram, do you mean like "DDR"? or does it get more specific than that?I'll bet it's some ram that's going bad.
If you have a cople sticks in there, remove one and then run it for awhile.

If it blue screens again, stop and replace it with the other stick.
Run that for awhile and see what happens.

Check this site out for some info on Memory testing.
http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleid=1565&page=2

This is pretty handy.

Good Luck and take care
DougMemTest

Third one down. Use the DLoad to create a bootable CD.

You may also be having power issues as well.
How old is the PSU and what make/wattage is it ? ?
Simplest way to test this is borrow a known WORKING one of the same or greater wattage and swap it in there...Oh Yes.. darn good catch... Power supply.... If you're getting funky wattage it'll do this...

Hey all -

I share an office with two coworkers. We're starting a Church, and would like to share an outlook 2007 calendar across our network. We're wireless, with high-speed internet.

My understanding thus far is that it's best done with IIS service installed, but that it only comes with XP PRO. Then, I found that if you have a windows 2000 install disk, you can install the service from there, but I don't have a Windows 2000 disk.

Is there ANY way you guys know that I can share an outlook 2007 calendar, without costing me? Like I said, we're a new Church, and don't have any money right now.

Thanks in ADVANCE for any and all help.

AaronHello Aaron

Have you read:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/HA101743591033.aspx

?Whoa!

Cool!!

That looks really helpful! But, it's 4:30 - and I refuse to stay at the office past now. I'll look at it tomorrow!

I may not even have time to finish this poHAHAHA!

I know exactly what you meaActually, that article requires microsoft exchange server. I don't have money for that. Is there any other way you guys know of? I have a 'server' on the network, with a shared 500 gb DRIVE, and a 'shared documents' folder.

I'm running XP Home on two computers, and Vista on two computers. The server is one of the Home computers.

Is there any open-source software that would allow for this? Am I simply out of LUCK?

Just picking your brains!

Aaron'Bump'

can anyone explain please why sometimes i can watch programmes like itv video with no problem, othertimes all i can SEE is a rainbow kind of screen.
i have windows media player 11 selected as default, windows xp running computer. thanksthis happense to me to , just keep opening and closing the vid till it works.. tried this but makes no differance.what do you mean, a rainbow kind of screen? also, what's video card do you have?At this point in the diagnosis procedure alot more info on the machine in question the version of Windows and what may have happened prior to this would be a Welcome addition...i am using windows xp, it was working ok until comodo firewall wanted to update then it went back to a mottled kind of rainbow screen. this only shows on video such as, at the races, or itv. if i detatch the screen on itv it plays on media player ok.
thanks for any help Hello BEL

The title of your post says 'watching download VIDEOS' which to me means videos downloaded/saved to your HD & played with WMP, is this what you meant?

Quote from: bel on March 03, 2008, 12:15:04 PM

this only shows on video such as, at the races, or itv.

if i detatch the screen on itv it plays on media player ok.

please excuse my ignorance

watching the itv channel is my problem, there is a box on top of the screen which says detach screen. there is no other screen.

can anyone explain please why sometimes i can watch programmes like itv video with no problem, othertimes all i can see is a rainbow kind of screen.
i have windows media player 11 selected as default, windows xp running computer. thanks

You may have some conflict. Does Multiple Applicator runs as a startup? Do you have Windows ME CD?multiple applicator does not run on startup !!! my pc came preinstalled with ME and only came with :: RECOVERY CDROM;; AND DRIVER UTILITIES CDROM:::::Please, GO to both locations of MSIMG 32.dll file, and post back with version number in both cases.Ver: 5.1.2600.2180 [xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158]Description: GDIEXT Client DLL...... and Ver:5.1.2600.1106[xpspl.020828-1920] Description:GDIEXT Client DLLIt looks like your version is too HIGH, and in fact (I checked M$ site) is designed for Windows XP.
That may be a problem.
I don't have Windows ME, but I checked my Win 98, which is very similar OS, and MSIMG32.dll reports 5.00.1693.1 version.
You may want to PM me with your email address, and I'll send you my file. Then, you can replace your file with mine.I got your email address. Please, remove it from your post, facing spambots, otherwise...Broni .. thanks.. i downloaded the NEW msimg32.dll file......how do i install it?? i admit my ignorance !!!!!!Don't worry about it.
Restart computer in Safe Mode (keep tapping F8 key, when computer starts to boot, until menu appears; select Safe Mode)
Find msimg32.dll file, I sent you, right click on it, click Copy
Open Windows Explorer. Navigate to C:\Windows\System
In right pane, scroll down to find your msimg32.dll file. Rename it to msimg32.old
Right click on System folder, click Paste. That will paste new msimg32.dll file into System folder.
Restart computer. See, if error will pop-up again.

P. S. Some .dll files can't be replaced in Safe Mode. In that case we'll have to USE DOS.Broni......... I did as you suggested and it WORKS !!!!!!!!!!!!! You are the very best !!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU VERY VERY MUCH for all of your time and effort...... jerryblueI'm glad, it worked
Just to let you know, that what happened to you, is not unusual in any pre-NT Windows version, like Win 98. Some newly installed programs will overwrite particular .dll file with newer version, which Windows will read as incorrect version, giving you an error.
Unfortunately, in Win 98, there is no way to prevent it.

i hit some KEY on my Sony Vaio and it's making a 'u' a 4 and a "k" a 2, for EXAMPLE. The far left LIGHT next to the Caps lock is lit. Help!
look for the key probably in the top right corner..."Num LK" that is what you hit..do it again it will solve your problem.On many laptops, you have to press and hold the "Fn" key then press the corresponding F key (F1-F12) that releases then numlock. This key is labeled "Number Lock", "NumLk", or with a picture of a keypad.

Since I don't know specifically what Vaio you're using, that's about all the help I can provide. If your laptop doesn't have a "Fn" key, CONSULT your user's manual. It will tell you how to turn on and off the number lock or keypad function.

And if you're really still stuck after all of that, try this: Some laptops will respond to an external keyboard's numlock key being pressed. Plug one in, press the numlock, unplug it.Hey quaxo. Where the heck have you been?haha here and there. Been really busy with WORK, my girlfriend's visa, this and that.How is your girlfriend's friend, means, my girlfriend doing?I think I always had to hold the Fn key and then press the NumLk key.

I have a Q/A about Making Twisted Pair Cable??

When you STRIP the cable open you have 8. wires and you have to pair them up.
So you end up with 4. pairs of wires I get this.

But this is whare I need help every pair of wires you must Twist and then get the next pair of wires and Twist them.

This is sapost to keep the Data from getting crosed over.

But the whole cable that you did not cu open are the wires Twisted inside ?
And if not why??

PS...
I know I can buy a Twisted Pair Cable I am just a geek
ThanksThe twisted pairs are not twisted around each other in this picture

I think I know what you mean. Are you trying to make you're own lan cables?
If so, this is what I do.

I cut the desired length I need or want.
Make sure you add a few more feet so you can move your PC around when you want / need to.

I then strip back about 3 or 4 inches of the PLASTIC covering so I ahve all the wires removed.

You'll see that they're already twisted.

untwist the wires and then group then in this order.
Holding the wire in your fingers place the wires starting from the left and moving right

Orange / White
Orange
Green / White
Blue
Blue / White
Green
Brown / White
Brown

Make sure they're nice and straight and held firmly between your fingers and cut them so they're about 3/4 of an inch long sticking out of the outter plastic or at least just above your finger tips.

Take an RJ45 connector with the tab on the underneath slide it over the wires and slide the wires into the little slots firmly.

Holding it all securely take the RJ45 crimping tool and CRIMP the connector firmly.
Follow the instrcutions again for the other end.

It makes it much easier to test this if you have a Cable tester.... that takes some of the guess work out when you don't make a connection in the RJ45 or miss wire it.

Check this website also http://www.groundcontrol.com/galileo/ch5-ethernet.htm




i strongly recommend not making your own ethernet cable. why?

because ethernet cable (cat 5) is specifically designed and engineered for transferring data at a certain max speed. the diameter of the copper wire, the insulation around each copper wire, the insulation around the entire group of wires, and the varying degrees of twists around each pair all effect the max speed of the cable.


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But this is whare I need help every pair of wires you must Twist and then get the next pair of wires and Twist them.

I am running WIN xp pro and I do a lot of Video Editting but I have a Q/A about Aspect Ratios and Pixels???

I always do video to be seen on a TV with a 4:3 Ratio

Now if you capture Video to the computer every program says NTSC 4:3 Ratio will be 720 X 480 Pixels

Now WARE I get lost is if you have a VHS Tape and play it on a 20 inch CRT TV or a 60 inch CRT TV it is still a 4:3 image and looks the same.

And I understand that 4:3 means the image will be 4 times as wide as it is High.
But how does the computer see it as a set pixel size like 720 x 480?Quote

And I understand that 4:3 means the image will be 4 times as wide as it is High.

But how does the computer see it as a set pixel size like 720 x 480?

:(I have xp home and RAM is 386 and speed is 1.2

when watching youtube the sound is not good and sort of not very clear but when I adjust the PICTURE for smaller viewing the sound clears up and it is fine. I probably need a better audio codec. Is anyone having the same problem?

takethetime
thefonz Some additional RAM won't hurt the issue...

Assuming you're watching YouTube videos on a cable or DSL connection, there should be no reason your connection can't keep up. Slow YouTube videos seem to be a common problem, with YouTube video loading wait times becoming a problem that Google should be able to stay on top of. Without doing some network forensics to rule out your particular connection as the source of the slowdown, there's one free tool that should help make watching YouTube videos a smooth experience. I recommend installing SpeedBit Video Accelerator for YouTube, which pre-buffers videos and makes them playback in a more reliable way. As an added bonus, if you ALSO watch videos on places like MySpace and Facebook, you should see some improvement there as well.

Speedbit can be found here. http://www.topdrawerdownloads.com/download/104956

I also agree that adding some more ram would be a big help and not just with this. If you added another 512 you wouldn't believe the difference you'll see.

My outgoing mail is not saving in my 'sent' folder as of 4pm yesterday (3-12). I CHECKED under the OPTIONS setting and the box is checked to save in the sent folder. PLEASE help!!I have figured out the issue...thanks anyway!OK. Can you share what you did with OTHERS?

Alan &LT;><

Compaq Presario running XP Home for several years suddenly won't boot. I get a Windows alert box saying "Unable to locate object lsass.exe". But when I used NTFS4Dos to check the files on the hard-drive, the lsass file was present in Windows/System32 at the normal size.

Anyone have any idea why Windows SAYS it can't find a file that's clearly there?

We can't boot from an XP cd because like a lot of recent laptops that came pre-loaded with XP, the mfr didn't provide a *boot* CD. They did provide a "Quick Recovery" cd, but that seems to only be able to re-format the hard-drive, which WOULD destroy all personal data since our last backup.

Chkdsk shows that the HD is fine, BTW.

We've been using AVG free EDITION w/ automatic updates, so I'm not overly worried about it being a virus. But stumped as to what the problem *is*. Thanks!It should boot to an XP CD...
Insert the XP CD . power down and re-boot.
You will get a prompt to Press any key to boot from CD...hit a key.
XP will now be entering setup...LET it run.
At the first screen prompt press R to load the Recovery Console.
It will now load the files needed...this takes a little time.
You will next be asked which XP install you are working on hit Enter
There will be a prompt for an admin password if you don't use one hit Enter.
The RC will now load and will take you to a command prompt window.
Type in fixboot and hit Enter...
Remove the XP CD and re-boot.Thanks again, Patio. We're canvassing our friends, and hopefully one of 'em will have an original XP disk. I do want to confirm my understanding that XP computers can boot from any XP disk, as some users have said you have to match version and SP.

Got any ideas re that aspect?Any XP machine will boot to any XP CD...however if you are going to clear the Registration process you will need to install the same version as your liscense is tied to...

I have a Toshiba SATELLITE laptop and lately when I have my laptop connected to my TV via an S-Video cable the vids don't play on the TV; all I get is black. They've worked for years on the TV- I've noticed as well that when I'm on a site such as YouTube that there vids actually still play on my TV, but all my DOWNLOADED vids, and a lot of STREAMS don't play any longer. As well, all my video games still come up just fine when connected to TV.....if someone can help it would be more than great, thanks.

hi have windows xp o/system have put new motherboard in CASE processor is amd sempron 1.4 have 2 x PC2100 MEMORY chips 1 x 256 single sided and 1x 256 double comes up with cmos memory size wrong we enter cmos settings then save but the computer freezes until we clear cmos settings any help pleaseNot nearly enough detail to make a reasonable diagnosis.

Did you check the ram compatibility with your new mobo?Mis-matched RAM.
Bad CMOS battery.

Some MBoards won't run on both single and double bank RAM.

Hi,

I have a QUESTION to ask. Is there any way of removing/deleting user's folder from the C drive. There are 3 of us that share the same computer. Now there BECOME just the two of us, THUS i need to delete the other user's folder or profile altogether. It's found under C:\Documents and Settings\michelle.

I have tried to remove it in the safe mode as administrator but with no success. It kept saying access is denied. It's an XP Pro OS.

Thank you in advancehttp://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/1700/windows_xp_how_to_delete_user_profile

I'm glad, it worked
Reset returned IE to its ORIGINAL STATE, so you'll have to re-check its SETTINGS.

When I turn on the computer it starts to go through it's startup and when it GETS to windows starting up it restarts the whole computer and does the same thing over and over (occationally SHOW a screen to us the last known working startup) which does nothing. I think it's a hard drive problem (5 YEARS old). My old computer is doing the exact same thing. It is also about that old or older. It will start to boot up and the log on screen comes on for about TWO or three seconds and then it starts to reboot over and over again. I tried to load windows xp again but it won't load.Welcome to CH!

Have you added a hardware or installed softwares prior to this?
Or you can boot to safe mode and check Device Manager to see if there's a conflict with your systems.Can you boot to Safe Mode?Bawlsac please post as much info on the MACHINE as you can...

warnlori it's best to start your own Topic so it can recieve the proper attention and also include a lot more info as well.Have the drives been scanned for viruses? Did you try using the XP disc to try an repair the OS