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hi ppl when i put my memry card in my digi cam to store the pics from my cam to card its saing CARD NOT INITIALIZED!!!!!!, how do i fix it??It may NEED to be formatted 1st....read the digicam Owners Manual...ok cheers, its mad COZ it was WORKING the other day and now its not it was after i plugd it into pc threw a memry stick i took pics off it then put it bk into cam nd the PROBS STARTED!!!!

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I have the memory of an Elephant.....

I guess my question would be how you intend to get the Windows files onto the partition without a CD drive.

I'm trying to do a PC Restore type thing, but I'm guessing my Dell Dimension doesn't have one, considering it doesn't do anything when I do Ctrl + F11

My 7 year old XP laptop has just received EasyBCD and a new partition with W7.

I now realise that the new partition has stolen a letter F:\ which has always been used for a special partition on my external Hard drive, and I want it to stay that way.

I believe drive letters are only held in the registry and have no effect outside the O.S. in question, therefore W7 will not be affected by me changing the letter which XP uses to view it.

Please confirm it is safe, or explain my error.

Regards
Alan.
What is on f: Drive? And what do you mean the partition "stole the letter f:"? What did you do that reassigned drive letters?Not really stolen - just squatter's rights ! !

I normally have the external drive switched off unless I am archiving files etc.

Hence once I created the new partition with a Boot CD and installed W7 in the new partition, the external drive was unknown.

I now realise that when I booted XP with the new partition present, it allocated the next available letter, and unfortunately considered F:\ to be free and available.

I intend to change it from F:\ to some other letter that will cause no grief,
so that the next time I boot into XP it will be able to allocate F:\ to the correct partition on the external drive, just like it always did.

Alan
1) As you now know you cannot have any external drives attached when installing an OS.
2) Either leave it as is or start again - delete the partition and reinstall W7 where you want it.I hope we just have a misunderstanding.

XP is installed on an 11 GB primary (not logical) partition at the start of the disc.

W7 is installed on a 20 GB logical partition, with 3 other non system partions between it and the 11 GB partition.

W7 refers to its 20 GB partition as C:\
and refers to the 11 GB primary partition as D:\

XP refers to its 11 GB partition as C:\
and I assume that after creating the new partition then had the external drive been plugged in when XP booted it would have NOT considered F:\ to be the next available free letter, and would have chosen a letter that avoided future conflict.

I merely wish to correct my lack of foresight and change the letter F:\ which XP allocates to the 20 GB W7 partition.
W7 knows that its 20 GB partition is and always shall be C:\ to itself
and is not (so far as I know) concerned that XP calls the W7 partition F:\

XP, W7, Linux etc. all read the same "label" on a partition, and if any one of them change the label all the other O.S. will see the new label.

I believe what XP or W7 calls a partition is a private matter within its own registry, and a change of a "private nick name" letter by XP should have no effect and be invisible to W7 - I hope, but I am here just incase I have overlooked something.

Regards
Alan
1) Whichever OS you boot will see its drive as c:, regardless of the actual drive or partition designation
2) Changing the drive letter of a drive or partition containing an OS can cause problems. Hence my recommendation above - either leave it alone or delete the partition with the "second" OS (on F:) and reinstall it on the partition you want.A few observations:

OS's do not change or steal their drive letters just by chance...

You stated the following:
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W7 refers to its 20 GB partition as C:\
and refers to the 11 GB primary partition as D:\

XP refers to its 11 GB partition as C:\

I am not an elephant - I have difficulty remembering what I did last week ! !

Can anyone help with this item? When looking at any page on the screen the hourglass pops up NEXT to the cursor. It flashes constantly- on an off at a high rate. if you MOVE the cursor around to different areas of the page the hourglass may disappear. if it stays on the screen next to the cursor its always hyper an flashing. it does this EVEN when the cursor isnt next to the hourglass. Any ideas all help would be GREATLY APPRECIATED.

ive installed kpsky, and mallwear ive un-installed mallwear and kpsky but its still happnin, how would i install latest drivers?In addition to answering ALLAN's questions....

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i tryd to run pc without kspsky but it still crashed

You know Broni, after giving the above advice for all these years (since XP was first introduced) I guess MAYBE it's time I looked into Blue Screen View. I think maybe I'll do it. I'm going to leap right into this new millennium (kicking and screaming)

Ntbackup is scheduled on some of the systems and it doesnt start, when tried to start manually it will not start. what MIGHT be the problem.

Thanks in Advance
SandeepHi,

it is good and is used in many WAYS



REGARDS,

phe9oxis

what i have done on it before not occure, i have uninstalled kaspersky,install revouinstall,Fcleaner and cloud panda ANTI and Malwarebytes Anti tool. because this pc have problems with virus skype. after that i have restarted it and when come loading personal setting srceen it restart immediately by it seft all times.

But i can enter in to safe mod NORMAL is no restart so i have uninstall all i have done above, disable all services and startup in msconfig and also disable some drivers like: NETWORK,vga,sound. but it still restart the same when come Loading personal setting screen.

Note: I also have chosen Last known good configuration(.......) in Option Menu. yes it ok for temporary for a while. but whe i start restart it again and let it to WINDOWS, it still restart when come loading personal setting screen.

so any idea pls help i will looking for ward before i deside to reformat windows if no choose.

thank

SAM

my home excite home page has items on it that come up that i dont want.
how do i get rid of them?
the items are not in CONTENTS selection menuNo many here use http://www.excite.com/
So you will have to explore what help they offer.
Be aware that some programs may consider excite to be a intrusive site and will block it or some of its features.
Not to my personal knowledge, somebody else SAID that on some other forum.
Do a Google search with keywords that would describe you problem in brief.
Like: excite home page issue
Here is a hot one:
http://forum.eprompter.com/index.php?showtopic=2369

Probably a bad choice for a Homepage...but that's just me....Quote from: patio on July 03, 2010, 04:10:01 PM

Probably a bad choice for a Homepage...but that's just me....

Nobody has been there for five years.

Apparently, that's not true.

my home excite home page has items on it that come up that i don't want.
how do i get rid of them?
the items are not in contents selection menu

Open msconfig and CHOOSE "selective startup" (DISABLE everything from loading) and reboot. Is everything normal? If so, start adding items back one or two at a time, rebooting after each, until the problem recurs. Report back with the name of the offending process.I tried this, but MS Office or my Internet connection would not operate when I did not load everything. So I was unable to test the text. What should I try next?For what it's worth, I keep task manager open, but MINIMIZED all the time. It displays an bar graph representation of CPU useage in what I've always called the SYSTEM tray for years, but apparently it's proper name is the notification area. Anyway it's in the lower right hand corner of the screen.

If the graph is maxed out you will see a slowdown in TYPING characters appearing. I usually have a couple of web sites open that do frequent live updates and I will see CPU useage go to 100% briefly during those updates. When that happens I just wait a few seconds and then everything returns to normal.Quote from: qsgto on July 28, 2010, 08:29:54 PM

I tried this, but MS Office or my Internet connection would not operate when I did not load everything. So I was unable to test the text. What should I try next?

hi.
when i download MSE it went through to the downloading stages INSTALLING stage and the computer crashed.
I eventually had it installed.
Ran a full scan and somewhere in C system 32 the computer crashed.
This happened 4 times.
I DELETED it and could not redload it.
the computer crashed.
Trying to download did not succeed 3 times.


Norton is installed on this system i do not use it.
With thought to this is the cause i ran the norton delete tool.
MSE still would not dload.
I also had the same dload crash problem with Skype.
Since then i have deleted Skype from everywhere.
And MSE from all files.
Now i have Norton 2010.

Strange little world.
It dloaded fine installed and runs fine and picked up a couple of cookies mse didnt.

I am very interested to know.
Is there a gliche in MSE?
Is Skype caused by the same gliche?
Does Norton cause the crash?
Thanks.







to add over my computer.

Totaal fysiek geheugen512,00 MB
Beschikbaar fysiek geheugen114,95 MB
Totaal virtueel geheugen2,00 GB
Beschikbaar virtueel geheugen1,96 GB
Ruimte voor wisselbestand1,20 GB
WisselbestandC:\pagefile.sys
Naam VAN besturingssysteemMicrosoft Windows XP Home Edition
Versie5.1.2600 Service Pack 3 Build 2600
FabrikantMicrosoft Corporation
Systeemfabrikant To Be Filled By O.E.M. by More String
SysteemmodelTo Be Filled By O.E.M.
SysteemtypeOp x86 gebaseerde pc
Processorx86 Family 15 MODEL 4 Stepping 1 GenuineIntel ~2673 Mhz
BIOS-versie/datumAmerican Megatrends Inc. 1009.001, 17-12-2004
SMBIOS-versie2.3
Map van WindowsC:\WINDOWS
SysteemmapC:\WINDOWS\system32
Opstartapparaat\Device\HarddiskVolume1

My computer does not respond to commands. When I log on to the internet, it won't respond to the back button and frequently GIVES the "This PROGRAM is not responding". message.

I have to hit the END program several times before the program ends. Also when I try to type the courser will hang up and I have to hit the letter letter on the key board several times before the letter will type.

My computer is very slow to respond when I use search or try to switch pages in a web site, and often hangs up, or gives the not responding message.

I have scanned my computer with my ANTI virus software several times on full scan and ran several scans wit malware bytes and did not show any virus.

I am at my wits end trying to figure out what problem is.

Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated

Thanksdelete cookies, temporary internet files and history fairly regularly. These problems happen on internet explorer as well as on Mozilla - program will just randomly slow and shut down.

There's plenty of memory, but it just seems to go dead.
Hope this helps you.Your post is confusing. Is the problem only with the browser or is it with all apps?

Quote from: GLOOPS on August 01, 2010, 05:08:37 AM

The only google I know is my 'Home Page' and the maps. I had my computer built from scratch

Where on earth is the 'Recovery Console' mate?

Didn't know that the 'Recovery Consul' was just another name for the 'Command Prompt' (or the old DOS, for us that were in at the very beginning. )

It isn't. And it's "console".

Sarcasm IS and always will be the very LOWEST form of wit!

Generaly speaking, they have a very low I.Q.

I have lived a long time and seen them come and go.

Didn't know that the 'Recovery Consul' was just another name for the 'Command Prompt' (or the old DOS, for us that were in at the very beginning. )

hi.

i wish to dload a contact CARD photo.
Each time i go to Upload Photo i can only enter into Logitech and not the photo FILE of which there is a range of foto files.
How has Logitech DONE this and how can i RESTORE it?
It happened for this Site and even Gmail.

Thanks for any help.

I have Windows 7 on my HP pavilion entertainment LAPTOP p.c. Recently the up, down, left, and right arrow keys stopped working, or when they do work, they switch only from top directly to bottom of the screen or VICE versa. The keypad has stopped working as well. Numbers can't be entered, direction keys won't work when num lock is off, a general meltdown for navigation. Only the touch pad will work. When I reboot the COMPUTER now, it doesn't go directly to my password login screen. Instead it asks me to press f5 or f6 before it will load windows.

Any ideas why this happened? And how I COULD re-enable my arrow keys and keypad?What happened before the problem?
Any error messages?
Have you tried an external USB keyboard.

anyone KNOW how to HELP?You MIGHT WANT to provide some more INFORMATION.

Hi, I have tried many solutions to this prob and so far nothing has worked. I tried DEL the DRM folder contents, I tried my ports on my router, turned off firewall. this is a fresh COPY of windows xp prof. about 2 weeks old. Before i reformatted it worked. after reformat nothing.

This is the error i get in Event Log

A NEW media server was not initialized because RegisterRunningDevice() encountered error '0x80040500'. Restart your computer, and then restart the WMPNetworkSvc service.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

I have tried restarting my PC and service everything. I know this isnt a prob with my 360 its a Windows prob. Please can someone help me with this prob, i have been searching online for hours.


Thanks!What is RegisterRunningDevice() encountered error '0x80040500'? am i missing a file?problem Fixed.. Just reinstalled WMP 11 and now it has no prob starting and STAYING started... strange...


anyways can close.

I am unable to update my old version version of messenger to the new live messenger.
how am i to solve this?More information.information LIKE?Exactly what happens when you try to update. And anything else you think might be helpful. "My car won't start" isn't a GOOD post. Does the engine turn over? Do the LIGHTS light up? Is there gas in the tank? Get the idea?oh i see.
well it updated now ( after the malware removal ), but it says

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windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file. you may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item

windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file. you may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item

I've tried to install the new Kaspersky Internet Security and Anti-virus PROGRAMME however each time I TRY I get the FOLLOWING MESSAGE:

'Your System Administrator has set policies to prevent this installation..'

I've followed VARIOUS suggestions online like logging in as Administrator, changing security settings etc. but none has helped so far. This is the case with each programme I try to install and am now stuck without any online protection.

Please could someone assist? Thanks!

i can't change my password by PRESSING alt+ctrl+del button instead of that task manager is openingCTRL-ALT-DEL from WITHIN the OS is the shortcut for Task Manager.

HTTP://www.google.com/search?hl=&q=how+to+change+admin+password+in+xp&sourceid=navclient-ff&rlz=1B3GGGL_enUS369US309&ie=UTF-8&aq=0&oq=how+to+change+admin+passwordFor change password you MUST open Control Panel -> USER Accounts, select account and press "Change password"

Ever since I installed the software for my Logitech G11 I've been having a lot of problems with my computer. I'm going to point out first, though, that I can't not have the Logitech software and have tried uninstalling it with no success. Anyway! It isn't my internet that is slow, it works fine. The slowness is in only computer files. When I click the start MENU, for example, it takes literally 45 seconds to load, then anytime I move the mouse adds an additional 30 seconds. It takes forever to search through files or to select programs. I don't get it, because once I get SOMETHING like Google Chrome or Ventrilo running they work perfectly - but anything to do with the start menu, my computer, my documents, ECT. is SOOO SLOW.

I am running Windows XP 64 bit.Quote

I can't not have the Logitech software

So I tried fixing my computer myself. One of the fixes I FOUND online was to change the boot.ini FILE to start the computer in safe mode. I did this without realizing that I can only start the computer in safe mode if I am an administrator(and my company has changed administrators, so there is no way for me to get the password/username).

So the computer starts up in safe mode, even if I press the F8 key and ask it to start in normal mode.

So I now can't log in at all!

Is there a way to change the boot.ini file while not being logged in?

HELP!If your computer is company property, CONTACT the IT help desk.Topic Closed.

ok so i have this toshiba satellite a40 that needs to be reinstalled but i no longer have the recovery disks. Is there a hidden partition on the driver for back-up if so how do i get the computer to recover to factory defualts?

2.70 GHz processor
512 mb ram
40 GB hddContact Toshiba with a Model and Serial #...

They will send out new discs...normally for just the cost of shipping.already did that they WANT $40 for the recovery disks. is it worth it? I mean I downloaded the DRIVERS and i have win xp home disks? Only you can decide that...I'll just install my own, im sort on money right nowWhat must it be reinstalled? Anything we can help with?I don't need help reinstalling it thanks, I just wanted to know weather there was a back-up partition on it before i wiped it I guess I just need to reinstall using my own disks.Yokay fair enough. Any WINDOWS Disc should be able to do that.

Btw you should be able to find parItion information in Disk Management, if that helps.thanks Ill TRY that before i reinstall, were can i find disk management in accesories? Not on a Windows machine ATM, but I BELIEVE you right click My Computer and click Manage.

I have a Lenova Laptop,

Whenever I try to install my operating System with XPsp3,I receive the stop error,

"0x0000007E (0x0000005,0xF748E0bf, 0xf78dal08, 0xF78d9f08)

*Pci.sys - Address F748E0bf base at f7487000, Datestamp 3b7d855c.

Thanks in advance.

According to similar posts on other forums you need to create an SP2 slipstream CD and try installing with that.Slipstream Guide for XP


Kudos to my buddies at The Elder Geek...
Patio,I didnt GET you.The cd i am trying to install from is a slipstreamed SP3 Win Xp.
Or am i suppose to install Slipstreamed sp2 win Xp.Quote from: tobydorji on July 27, 2010, 04:06:50 AM

Or am i suppose to install Slipstreamed sp2 win Xp.

Quote from: jason2074 on July 29, 2010, 07:31:37 PM

Msconfig was the way out all along...

Wrong.
MSconfig should only be used as a diagnostic tool...
Never as to making permanent system changes...

BC i'll give you kudos for what you stated...
However i will prefer to stay old school on this one...
Withe services.msc being available (which should be the suggestion in these cases) and apps like Mike Lin's Startup CPL i see no reason to use msconfig to make permanent changes...
Reason being if you change anything in services.msc as opposed to msconfig the system will still boot but provide an error massage and you can recover from that...
That is not the case when msconfig is used...
Better approach for newbies and i'm stickin to it...

Hi,

When I'm trying to install XP, I get to the point where it asks me where to install, and instead of a list of partitions, I get a messege,

"8057 mb disk 0 at id0 on bus 0 on atapi (setup cannot ACCESS this disk.)"

It's a 320 GB Seagate SATA drive, brand new. This computer has no floppy drive, and there are none that work here. I tried burning the INTEL SATA DRIVERS to a custom install CD with nLite, but that produced the same results. It's an Asus motherboard with an Intel chipset, not sure of any more details.

Any help would be much apreceated.If you slipstreamed those drivers correctly: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/resolving-setup-did-not-find-any-hard-disk-drives-during-windows-xp-installation/, I suspect either bad drive, straight from the box (it happens), or some other computer issue (mobo?).
Assuming, all cables, jumpers, ETC. are correct.Somewhere I read that when doing an install on SATA, you must have just one HDD in the system. After Windows is up and running, you can add the second drive.Check your bios, make sure your sata CONTROLLER is set to ATA, not AHCI. Otherwise the computer wont see the drive when trying to install XP in some cases.

Hi; I can't switch users UNLESS I completely SHUT down my COMPUTER and re-start. This was never a problem before, but just started. What did I do??Click Start then Control Panel then User Accounts. Click Change the WAY users LOG on or off. Check the Use Fast User Switching check box then click Apply Options.

How do I copy a "PDF" file from a WEBSITE to Excel. I have tried the copy and paste METHOD on the edit MENU. It will let me USE the select all feature but the copy button is not highlighted.Many PDF files on the web are LOCKED so you cannot copy the text in them. This is deliberately done by the owner.

hi frnds.....i want to SEE a file which is starting with P and only 4 charactor long.....i tried with this commond dir p???* BT its display all the file whis is started by p......bt i want files which is only 4 charactor long....plz help meThis shows all file names starting with p which are at LEAST 4 CHARACTERS long: dir p???*

Omit the asterisk, which MEANS "any number of characters" and only use ? which means "one character".

This shows all file names starting with p and having exactly 3 more characters, making 4 altogether: dir p???

I recently bought a Belkin wireless router and have been trying to figure out how to connect my laptop to it while keeping my desktop on the modem as well...the problem is i only have one ethernet port in my modem so i cannot keep them both online at the same time. What do i need to do?Modem to router and wireless cards in both computers
I'm not sure I understand the question. The modem CONNECTS to the router and both the computers connect to the router either wireless or wired. You didn't post the model of the router, but all routers can support multiple computers. That's usually why you buy a router in the first place.

I'm not sure how you have it hooked up now, but I would think you got a MANUAL with DIAGRAMS on how to hook both computers. You may need a wireless card for the desktop if you can't use a cable.

Ok thanks. Could you SEND me a link for this card that i need?You need to read the router manual.i have read the manual and i set it up like it said to and IM still having this problem

"The application has failed to start because ASL.dll was not found. Re-installing application may fix problem"

This appeared when I tried to click on updates in iTunes. What does it mean? What is a dll? Is this a function of the operating system (which is why I posted here) or is it something else?

ThanksHello, jonnyD

iTunes 9.1. If you have upgraded to iTunes 9.1, several programs will start giving you an error that ASL.dll is missing.

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What you can do:

GO to Start

Go to Control Panel

Go to Add/Remove Programs

Navigate to Itunes and uninstall it.

Then re-install it. http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/

If this does not work then this might solve the problem

[Below]

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This problem also occurs while trying to jailbreak iPhone using Blackra1n, when running the executable will give you an error saying that ASL.dll is missing.

The solution for this is simple, you will need to place the Blackra1n executables in the Apple folder under Common files in Program Files. The folder would be located in the following locations:

32 Bit – C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Apple Application Support

64 Bit – C:\Program Files (X86)\Common Files\Apple\Apple Application Support

For legal assumptions/issues & or comments.

It is legal to jailbreak an iPhone. Since the DMCA has made the rule.

Need more proof read here:

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/us-government-jailbreaking-iphone-legal/story?id=11254253

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Q: What does it mean?

A: It means that it cannot work because it does not have the file it needs to make it work correctly or at all.

Q: What is a dll?

A: A DLL is a Dynamic-Link Library. It is a file of FUNCTIONS, compiled, linked, and saved separately from the processes that use them. Functions in DLLs can be used by more than one running PROCESS. The operating system maps the DLLs into the process's address space when the process is started up or while it is running. Dynamic link libraries are stored in files with the DLL file extension.

Q: Is this function of the operating system (which is why i posted here) or is it something else?

A: I do not know if it is a function of the operating system. It COULD be or it could be a function to something else.
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Best of Regards,
KornmonGrim

I purchased a DVD-Rom that said it will work with Windows XP2000 which I have but my computer only has a CD-Rom so I bought an external DVD DRIVER. My computer won't recognize this. On the HP DVD driver box it said that I have to have SP4. The GUYS at Best Buy where I purchased the DVD driver said I could download SP4 from Microsoft's website. I TRIED this and it said the XP only goes up to SP3. I don't know what else to do!There is no such thing as XP2000. You either have Windows XP or Windows 2000. Which is it?I'm sorry. I have Windows XP.Then SP3 is the last service pack.Yes I know I have the latest service package. But why won't my computer recognize this DVD writer? I click on the D drive and there is nothing there. No idea - can't see it from here. Is it hooked up correctly? Is it a usb drive? If so, is it usb 1 or 2? If usb 2, does your system support usb 2?I am using a USB 2.0 port.Did this drive come with an installation CD ? ?Yes it did. I have come to the conclusion that I don't have the correct software for this. I contacted HP Support and they didn't even recognize this model of DVD writer. They were of no help!!!! It's going back to Best Buy tomorrow. Can anyone recommend a DVD writer for Windows XP?You really shouldn't have a problem with any major brand, but I'm a big fan of LaCie products http://www.lacie.com/us/products/range.htm?id=10014

I am a beginner but have an old computer .Have Windows XP Home Edition and have found that my FAY32 cannot be defraged because it has only 6% of space left on it. I am afraid to remove any programs to free up the disc space as I don't want to remove anything that may mess up my computer.
No able to purchase anything new either. Any suggestions? check the obvious places like the recycle bin, temporary internet files, downloads etc. You should be RUNNING SP3, and if so you can use Disk Cleanup

http://www.microsoft.com/atwork/maintenance/speed.aspx

Thank you but what is SP3? I do not have it. I am on the WINDOWS XP Home Edition. I feel so stupid as I am not well versed in this but do need help on it. QUOTE from: onlyme on July 31, 2010, 11:49:53 AM

Thank you but what is SP3? I do not have it. I am on the WINDOWS XP Home Edition. I feel so stupid as I am not well versed in this but do need help on it.

...I only have service pack 2 and financially I can't purchase anything new on this computer. Do I need the FAT32 to keep this computer up and running and can I just dlete all thatis in the recycle bin to possibly restore some of the space on the FAT32? Thank you for your help and I am sorry for so many questions. Just trying to learn.

check the obvious places like the recycle bin, temporary internet files, downloads etc. You should be running SP3, and if so you can use Disk Cleanup

http://www.microsoft.com/atwork/maintenance/speed.aspx

Not having SP3 in no way prevents running Disk Cleanup, which is what you implied.

This article discusses how to use the tools available in Windows 7, Vista, and XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) to more efficiently maintain your computer and safeguard your privacy when you're online.

Support for Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) ended on July 13, 2010

What is currently the best antivirus, spyware, malware, etc..... total package download for my computer??? I need something that doesnt slow everything down too much. Just learning the whole computer thing so excuse the ignorance.There is no best AV, only what you like best. If you are willing to pay for an av there are any number of good choices (my favorite is Kaspersky). If you want a free av the best include Avira, Avast, AVG, etc. MalwareBytes and SUPERANTISPYWARE are the best spyware scanners and I SUGGEST everyone install SpywareBlaster and update it once a week.Hello, Kristina824

Well, in my opinion i use the following it may be slower a tad but i think it is worth it:

Avast

Malwarebyte's Anti-Malware

SUPERAntiSpyware

HijackThis

If you do FIND one i do not suggest AVG.

Good luck finding one.
KornmonGrimHijackThis is NOT a tool for an average user. You have to know, what you're doing.i have microsoft security essentials. Does well.

But maybe avast with online armor firewall for which free version does well might be good enough PLUS a malwarebytes' or a superantispyware or an a-squared antimalware.

I was having a problem with a SOFTWARE program and was getting fatal exception errors. I did a system recovery using my recovery disk and reloaded Win XP without a format which indicated a backup WOULD be saved in C:\My Backup. NEEDLESS to say, the PC booted with the basic XP options. How can I restore the backup created created to recover all of my personal data?

BTW, I loaded the software I was having a problem with and it fixed my problem.

Hello- I have a major problem here, from what I can tell (from my next to none [uknowledge) will have to reload windows. Tell me if you have an other option, thanks.
(windows xp home, sp2)

I tried to update my zune software-needed 3.1 UPDATER. Wouldn't do it though the update windows site-some error, so I had to manually download it. And still wouldn't work, some access error. Found this forum, and they had a solution. It was this:
Link Edit
“Apparently all that was really needed is to right-click on HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT in regedit, and add my user name in Special permissions”
I did that, and then went back to the installer and it worked. Went to restart, nothing, waited another 10 minutes, pressed it again and nothing. So I held the button in and turned it off. Now when I turn it on, all is sweet until it gets to the blue windows welcome screen. Then it FREEZES. Just the windows xp is in the middle right of the screen. The mouse moves, buy thats it. PRESS the power button and nothing. Have restarted it a few times, and keeps freezing on that screen.
Any help would be greatly appreciated, as I don't have 'great' computer skills, just ENOUGH to play with the root and stuff my pc
Thanks.See if you can boot into safe mode and remove the software. Keep tapping F8 while you're booting and a menu will come up. Choose safe mode.still freezes on the logo screen, even in safe mode .
Thanks anyway. ANYOTHER ideas people?You can attempt to recover a backup of the registry.
This article describes how:
http://webcast.broadcastnewsroom.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=8658&afterinter=true
I suggest you read it carefully before attempting it and printing out a copy wouldn't hurt either.
You will need an Windows XP install disc, an OEM recovery disc won't work.
If you have disabled System Restore this procedure won't work.thanks, but not the blue screen i was talking about-i think. i did try it though, and i couldn't get it to work.
its the blue screen that has the xp logo, just before the login page, almost the same page-just with out the names.

Resently INSTALLED a newer VERSION of a slide presentation ptogram and noticed that the tabs were not all SHOWING fully and was TOLD to reset the "DPI" settiangs. I googled this and found out where to GO but when I change the setting the tabs are still the same.

Also: when I R click the desktop I and go to properties I get this message. Note on image supplied and was wondering if this is the problem.

How do I reset to another day like say esterday Saterday the 26 or Friday if I should do this.

thefonz

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Hello,
I'm trying to upgrade my old OS (WIN98 SE) to WIN XP. But my PC does not boot from the CD ROM. I kept XP installation disk in CD drive and restarted it, I changed settings in setup to select CD drive as boot drive but no go. I disabled hard disk booting, then I got error MESSAGE "no OS found" but it never accessed the CD ROM.

Then I ran WIN98 and from My computer, ran setup.exe for WIN XP from CD drive. After a while, when the PC restarted on its own, it offered two choices (continue with XP setup; cancel XP Set up) UPON selecting "continue XP setup", I get error message "hal.DLL not found" and rebooting occurs......

Can anybody HELP me with this. Is this a bad idea to upgrade such an old PC or to just throw it away. (Its just 10GB, 550 MHz,128MB HP)
Thanks, PBK.XP is going to be dissapointing at BEST on that machine...have you considered adding some RAM ? ?
As far as getting it installed i would travel to bootdisk.com and DLoad the Win98SE with CDRom support file and use it to create a bootable floppy.
Boot to the newly CREATED floppy and at the A: prompt type R: and hit Enter
At the R: prompt type setup and hit enter and the setup will commence...

I have a Dell Inspiron 8600 laptop running with Windows XP. Recently I was on the internet and when I switched to ANOTHER site there was an interuption and the internet window opened on the upper left hand of my DESKTOP. It is now a blank BOX which can be resized but not able to delete. I have no problem getting on the internet but that white box is a bit annoying. I have a picture of my desktop below, I hope.

Peter

http://img251.imageshack.us/my.php?image=desktoppixeh5.jpgDid you TRY System Restore?
How is your computer security?Broni,
Thank you !!
The system restore to an earlier date did the trick.

PeterCool
Still...
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How is your computer security?

A legal copy of Win XP Professional running on SP 2 with all other RECOMMENDED updates
IBM Thinkpad at around 4 years old
Intel Pentium M processor (1500MHz) with 512 MB of RAM
Intel Extreme Graphics 2M (driver is currently up to date)
Screen is about 11x8.5 inches.

If ANYTHING else is needed to help solve this question please tell me

Anywho, the main problem is that I’ve never really been able to get the computer to shrink from 1024x768 to 800x600 without having these really large, annoying black BORDERS happen. Even on games that are run at that size incorporate the borders. My graphics card has the support for that resolution as far as I can tell since I can manually switch it there (again with the borders). It can even run in 640x480! I’ve hunted for answers but many seem to talk about having your video drivers up to date and mine is. I’ve fiddled around with settings hoping that eventually it would shrink properly but to no avail. Could anyone give me some more suggestions? Or is my monitor just not cut out for it? Thank you!
In the options for the drivers, look for something like "scaling". Are you sure you have the latest drivers for your video card? Are they the right drivers?I'm very sure they are up to date Just did a double check.

However, you still FIXED my little problem! I never noticed or fiddled with the little scaling checkbox hidden amongst the other choices. I wonder why I never read anything about that in my searches... probably was just looking up the wrong words Thank you though! No problem.

I'm trying to free up some space on my friend's Hdd which is only 18 gb to begin with. I FOUND a folder marked "Restore" which is 9.72 gb in size on her C drive but when I go into the folder there are only 5 files amount to a total of 448 kb in size. There are no hidden files. The Dell Computer was purchased in 2000 but this folder was added in 2004. She seems to recall someone working on the computer about that time but she doesn't have a clue what he did. My question is: is it safe to delete this folder? If I could do that that would give her almost half of her HDD back.That is probably the Dell Restore PARTITION and not showing the hidden files...
I'd suggest if it's a desktop that she get a LARGER HDD.
You can also travel to the Dell Forums for info on creating a bootable CD/DVD from that restore partition if you are really set on deleting it...I'm quite sure she has the original ME disks. Why would this folder be created 4 yrs. after she purchased the computer? If I gave you the names of the 5 shown files, could you determine whether or not the folder could be DELETED?Sure...
But the original ME CD's will not contain her Dell drivers for that machine...
Did she consider getting say a 40 or 80G drive to add to the SYSTEM ? ?
If she does it can be "cloned" as is and she will not lose anything...all data and programs would be intact and she'd have tons of new space...she could then also format the 10G and use it for additional storage.
Post back when she decides which route to take.She's planning to buy a new computer and give this one to her husband. I'm just trying to buy a little bit of wiggle room until she upgrades.