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how to add fonts from a ZIP format?Hi, first extract the FONT(s) from the zip file then
Control Panel>Fonts>File>Install New Font and browse to where the unzipped font(s) are.

HTH,

DEREK.thanx, i used zipgenius to extract the file and then install ed it as TOLD by Delboy.Hi, no problems, glad I COULD help

Derek.

Is there any instruction that can automatically manage a software such as typing words in a NOTEPAD?I'm a little LIST.... You want software to do..... what?

[glb]FLAME[/glb]What you want is a MACRO. I'm no genious on them, but you know what to SEARCH for now. Quote

I'm a little list....

I can't ping. The only two IP's that receive replies are 192.168.101 and 127.0.0.1. I am the 192.168.0.101. I can't even ping the host computer. And my internet is suddenly starting to freeze a lot, I have to wait a few hours for it to work again. I checked for adware and viruses, but I am completely clean. Then I checked fro MALICIOUS processes, I got rid of the ones I didn't need (the ones that didn't look familiar) and it still did NOTHING. I don't remember what I did because I haven't done a ping check in months. I also got rid of my firewall, originally the error was "PING transmit failed, error code (some number)" Because I accidently made the firewall always block pings, but just shutting it down got rid of that. Any help would be great.

P.S. I am able to connect to the internet through a web browser.

IE: I am posting in this forum through the computer with the ping problem. Maybe my ping file is corrupt, or maybe this is more serious.type net after the cmd prompt or in the run box......aand chose the options like net view.....does it though up an error message??Sorry to waste your time GUYS, sorry. It started working again. I think all I did was uninstall my firewall and restart a couple times. Strange how that fixed it when it used to work fine with my firewall.

By the way, the net command worked fine. No errors.

Thanks anyways.Nevermind, it stopped working again. It seems it works right when I restart, but when I go to web sites, somewhere in the middle of it I lose the ability to ping. I need help again.reconfig firewall to allow sites lthat you wish to ping.....also check you are allowed to ping the SITE in question the other firewall may bounce your request back?? check the network settings???file sharing and all that jazz....Nevermind, it started working again. Sorry to waste forum space. Dont worry john take it easy mate.......if you have... a ..problem we have the time?? just post.....no charge....someone will help........Wow, the way it was going back and forth I thought is was more than just a ping issue.  More like ping-pong.LOL. I believe it stops working everytime I feel a slight lag. For EXAMPLE, if all of a sudden I am going to a website and it takes longer than usual, my ping stops to work.You do know that ping and surfing are directly related right?  If you can't ping then you won't be able to surf either.Yeah I know, weird right?. I can only ping 192.168.0.101 (myself) and 127.0.0.1 (also myself). Anything else results in a request timed out.see if you can repair the winsock>>http://cexx.org/lspfix.htm

Hi guys I have a compaq presario with a 1.8 gig processor and 1 gig ram and a 250 gig hard DRIVE. The problem I have is when the POWER went out a couple of months ago my computer was acting weird the graphics and everything basically acted like it could have a virus but i checked all that it came clean and i could not figure it out so i reinstalled the os I have win xp and everything was fine until the power went out again and this time it went out 3 different times within an hour and every time i just turned on my computer in between and there was no storm it was after and now my computer is doing the same thing all over again. right now i'm on my laptop my other computer is a desktop. I've become stumped on this maybe my hard drive has bad sectors i'm not sure. but after this happened i've had to reboot my computer everyday but after i reinstalled the os it was fine it only started to act up again after the power went out and then i had to start to reboot the computer again. i've even updated the graphics driver after the first reinstall. and like i said it worked fine until the power went out again. any ideas oh by the way internet explorer was freezing and crashing alot and the computer and before the power went out i didn't have a problem.

thanksWithout puntcuation i can barely decipher your Post.sorry about the lack of puntcuation i'm not very good at that. Basically my computer is giving me problems when ever the power goes out and then i have to reinstall windows it's happened twice now in the last 2 months. it was crashing and going slow and the odd thing was internet explorer was the most affected. the first time it happened i did a quick format and reinstalled xp then after the second time which is tonight i did a full format then reinstalled the os. My computer has a gig of ram in it and all the cooling fans are running i verified that lastnight. I did all virus checks and malware and it came out clean. so i'm not sure what's causing it.Good evening brett1974 and welcome

If you have re-INSTALL windows every time the power goes out do any of the below apply 

#1... Do you leave the PC on pretty much 100% of the time so the only time it is off is during power outage
#2... When you start the pc and while it is running do you hear a winning / clicking noise? especially when you are opening programs
#3... Do you get or have you in past (last few months) get any errors or BLUE screens of death?

Once again welcome and hope to hear from you soon, Mike   Yes I do leave the computer on all the time No the only thing i hear is the fans running so i know the hard drive is fine and no no bsods at all Quote from: brett1974 on July 24, 2012, 07:04:52 AM

Yes I do leave the computer on all the time

when i start my computer it goes past the start up screen and stays stuck on blue microsoft windows xp page. how can i get past it so i can log on to my computer?I'd pop the OEM CD of XP and perform a repair INSTALLATION. I have seen this before with drastic hardware changes, although most of the time drastic hardware changes such as CPU change from say AMD to Intel causes blue screen of death ERROR. Your error is a desktop and services that is not populating from the sounds of it.Go to the safe mode. Install kaspersky internet SECURITY . Update the virus definitions.Launch a FULL scan.Try to log on to win xp again.

Ignore the above post.

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

Tell us about your computer.

The more information you provide the more likely it is we can provide intelligent assistance.

Funny...i've never seen a password for removing Kaspersky...
Course i haven't used it in 3 years so things may have changed...

Actually i think it's ironic that an App would need a password to un-installl....sounds like something Norton would do.

Yup,Dollars and cents.They hold your PC Hostage or maybe ransom demand is a better way to put it. I have found all of the Big Internet Security Conglomarettes to tie up CPUsage. So i got smart(cannot believe i just said that,,lol)and downloaded MSS for Gratis,and works fine.Well,for the last 7 years i would guess. Hey thank you for taking the time to give me some advice. Oh yes and i did not recieve any CD-Roms with it,oh well.

I don't have internet connection and sound on my windows xp right now. i know i DONT have the drivers, but on the internet there like 1000 different drivers... I just only need the internet driver, where can i download this?Go to the website of your computer manufacture and download and install all the appropriate drivers for your computer starting with the chipset driver. QUOTE from: Allan on July 22, 2012, 02:52:50 PM

Go to the website of your computer manufacture and download and install all the appropriate drivers for your computer starting with the chipset driver.

My 120 gig hard drive shows that it is almost full. I know that almost 50 gig of it is video clips being edited from my camcorder. I really don't think I have FILLED this thing up.

There are 3 users on the PC, myself as admin, my wife and son. Some of the video directory is "shared". After browsing the C drive last night looking for where all the space went to, I concluded that the shared directories are counted once for each user giving a false disk usage. So when I select "properties" on the C drive to get usage and the pie chart it may be wrong.

Am I right or wrong here?

Thanks,Hi, I don't know why the disc usage is being wrongly reported but maybe you could try a freeware disc inventory program to SEE where the space is being used. I'm just looking for a link to some downloads.

Derek.Hi, just had a thought; have you run Scandisc? Even if there are no errors the report should say how much free space there is.
(Back soon with some links)

Derek.Well, is there anything like pictures, games, etc. STORED on your computer? (Besides motion pictures) ALSO, what operating system are you using?

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Disc Investigator:
www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_description/0,fid,22917,00.asp (free)

Chris Free Software Cleaner:
http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_description/0,fid,17780,00.asp (free)

DiskState
http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_description/0,fid,5265,00.asp (shareware)

These are just a few, loads more at Pcworld

Derek.Thanks guy's, XP pro, first I am going to defrag then scan disk and then some of the utilities you have provided thanks again I'll keep you posted.burn data to disk........or upload it to a website.......120 gig is really 111.76 gig so there's 8 gig "gone".

Try reducing System Restore points to last one only and lower the space used by system restore.

If you have drive partitions turn system restore off on all but the C: drive.

Take a look at c:\windows for hidden $NTUninstaller$ files and delete them. Then delete their entries in Add-Remove programs.

Delete the datacoll files and the prefetch files (they will both re-build) and then run CCleaner over your system to clear out all the junk files.

Hi all,


I had for a long time Windows 7, but I also wanted Windows XP.
So I installed windows XP, unfortunately on the same partition.

When I turn my computer on, Windows XP will load and I don't have the option to select Windows 7.
Windows 7 is still on my computer, It's installed in the map "windows" and xp is installed in the map "XP'

How can I start up windows 7 again?

Thank you for your time.

Edit: im in the BOOT.ini and I see Windows XP only... But I think its possible to add windows 7 in it?
Added windows 7 to it... rebooted windows and i got the option to choose windows 7! But some files are damaged in system32 so windows 7 doesn't start up.Good evening marcieboy and Welcome 

OK a lot of the folks may tell you the same thing as I am putting in here.

If you want to multi-boot a PC always install the oldest OS to the Newest ONE

What I mean is (and this is from past experience) install XP then install W7 and if you want to install any Linux destro's then install them LAST because Linux has the better boot loader.   

But onto your question if I am understanding you correct it sounds like the boot.ini was over written by XP. You can try to play with the boot.ini. but things very well may never seem right afterwards.

I would say to save you a lot of headaches "backup and save all your important doc's etc" Format the harddrive / partition the harddrive then install XP first on one partition and then install W7 on the other partition and let W7 handle the boot loader.

Even if you can fix the boot.ini in W7 the PC will never seem to work correct afterwards and more than likely there will be issues down the road. 

Hopefully this helps you if you have any more questions please just come back to CH, MIKE    Windows Vista/7 don't use NTLDR to bootstrap the OS, and have SWITCHED to a newer "BOOTMGR" architecture.

BOOTMGR does not use Boot.ini.

The problem, of course, is that Vista/7's boot loader was replaced by XP's; XP doesn't know how to boot Vista/7.

You can use startup repair from the win7 disc to repair the MBR and bootmgr files, if you have one.

Hi,
 I want to buy some NEW laptop computers running XP. Is this POSSIBLE? Is it OK to to buy a WIN7 computer, format the disk and load XP?
Regards
Geoffl
It could be done that way....as long as there are XP drivers AVAILABLE for those LAPTOPS...... and you have a valid legal XP license for each machine.
Thanx...ST...forgot that important detail..... If you have a single license you cannot have installations on more than one machine at the same time.

Hello and I wish i could get someone
to respond with some possible solutions.
     

  I have a Dell Demension computer and have really mucked things up i'm thinking(come to think of it thats what got me in this mess to begin with ,the thinking part=>). So i was INITIALLY dealing with the error~mfc71u.dll cannot be found.you can try reinstalling.Along with"TASK SCHEDULER Has missed some tasks,blah blah blah. and yet still a what appeared to me to be a registry error that went something like 000000.fx? not to sure on the last one there.
     Moving on i reffered to msconfig to invoke the boot selections and went with safe boot with networking. After many attemps at finding a tool i could use to help i found that my cursor all of asudden upon trying to boot to the start menu of windows would seize up at the wellcome section of the boot. Now from here i went,useing the term loosely ape sh_t,trying to resolve what seemed like a simple missplacement of the usb cable attached to the little HD homeing pod with the button in the middle,atriangular plastic device. So now here i am,befuddled once again. If anyone can help me with this i would be FOREVER gratefull.I saw where "Patio" helped someone with a somewhat similar predicament,but don't let that hold you back,please.

Thank you once again;Sincerely
Logansroll55

(added)1.I do have a DEll winxp cd
             2. I have repeatedly referred to F2 and made numerous attemps
at modifying to get passed this seizure issue.
             3. I have searched high and low for a schematic of proper boot sequence for the:Dell~Dimension 4600i Series(Bios Ver. A07)
  On a botched OS, I'd use a Repair Installation if you want to keep important data on the HD and fix the OS, or perform a full clean installation wiping drive clean and setting it back to factory, then tons of patches + AV install, and then you should be all set.Good evening logansroll55

Have you had any luck with your issue?

If I am understanding your post the wireless device that has a rectangle shape. Is your mouse wireless? if so 1 are the batteries good and if so did you try pushing the reconnect button so the mouse will work again. Or do you have an external hard drive? sorry I am not sure what you are describing in your post. 

One more thing you can try is doing system file check (sfc), and checkdisk (chkdsk) when you run these you very well may need your xp disk that you already have. These two can fix a lot of issues in windows.   

Now just as DaveLembke stated doing a in-place install / upgrade will leave your documents, pic's etc in-place but will fix the corrupt windows files. Sometimes this is faster than trying to repair what files are broken / curropt

Also for XP a great tool that I have used in-place of windows control panel is http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml this is a good tool for editing the windows start up items etc. This tool has been around for many years and works great and the best part it is free but if you like it he does have take donations for it.

Please let us know how you are making out so we can better assist you 

Mike  Quote from: DaveLembke on July 16, 2012, 09:56:54 AM

On a botched OS, I'd use a Repair Installation if you want to keep important data on the HD and fix the OS, or perform a full clean installation wiping drive clean and setting it back to factory, then tons of patches + AV install, and then you should be all set.

Good evening logansroll55
Thank You ,very much for inquireing,yes i managed to muck my way back out of a sticky situation after remembering i had made some adjustments to system setup(F2).You all are very good at what you do here and in what seems to be a less than satisfactory +CUSTOMER Service+ environment we live in these days,your all a Breath of FRESH!!!
Peace

Have you had any luck with your issue?

If I am understanding your post the wireless device that has a rectangle shape. Is your mouse wireless? if so 1 are the batteries good and if so did you try pushing the reconnect button so the mouse will work again. Or do you have an external hard drive? sorry I am not sure what you are describing in your post. 

One more thing you can try is doing system file check (sfc), and checkdisk (chkdsk) when you run these you very well may need your xp disk that you already have. These two can fix a lot of issues in windows.   

Now just as DaveLembke stated doing a in-place install / upgrade will leave your documents, pic's etc in-place but will fix the corrupt windows files. Sometimes this is faster than trying to repair what files are broken / curropt

Also for XP a great tool that I have used in-place of windows control panel is http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml this is a good tool for editing the windows start up items etc. This tool has been around for many years and works great and the best part it is free but if you like it he does have take donations for it.

Please let us know how you are making out so we can better assist you 

Mike 

Have an external hard drive with 538 gigs free. Am trying to cut and paste .avi files onto external hd. error report keeps saying the destination drive is full and recommends a clean up. have cleaned up, and have more free space, but same error report comes up when trying to cut and paste. Have done complete scan, (Kaspersky) on both units and am virus free. HELP!Welcome to CH. VOLUNTEERS here are ready to help.
Please include the OS. It makes a difference.
And what kind of eternal HDD do you have?
What size are the AVI files?
Have you also run a check disk on the external?
If external drive has FAT32 filesystem, attempt to paste files larger than 4 GB will cause a similar error. Please describe "error report". Have you run CHKDSK?


Hi
Yes, have run chkdsk. it is FAT32Sorry,
error report says
"Cannot copy Spiderman3 : There is not ENOUGH disk space.
Delete one or more files to free disk space then TRY again.
To free space on this drive by deleting old or unnecessary files, click Disk Cleanup. Quote from: Tookie on July 27, 2012, 03:12:23 PM

Hi
Yes, have run chkdsk. it is FAT32

I'd prefer you run chkdsk with the /r switch

....
Is there any reason your external is FAT32 ? ?

So am i correct in saying that big files are not compatible with FAT32 format.

I have not come across any other format but the FAT32 for at least the last 5 years. Honestly thought it was the only format now available. Will interogate my supplier about this, and refer him to this site if he gives me any BS!!Thanks again guys.

re-start pc and hold down the f8 key<safe mode> and chose last good config.......if you are going to scan foe bugs disable system restore and disconnect from the net while doing the scan....

Why exactly did your dad restore it? Maybe there was a problem only he knew about?

Sounds like you might have to erase you hard disk.... Contact your computer manufacturer for information... Also, do you have a disk that your computer can boot from if you reload windows?

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http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

Windows XP Home Edition - Google CHROME - desktop computer - I am sole user - Mecer Intel pentium P4 CRU - 3 GHz - 2 GB RAM - H.D. 75 GB - Used 25 GB. I am an Administrator. I can download any PROGRAM but it won't run - msg. is "insufficient permissions". I suspect it is with the OS. I feel that reloading or re-installing Windows XP may solve the problem. It was O.K. TILL about 6 weeks ago, and I cannot recall if or when I made a boo-boo that caused this error.
PROBLEM: The computer was a gift - internet paid for by a friend - I have no CD's at all, and cannot afford any. (I am a pensioner living in a Mission - pension US$150 per month ) I don't know anyone who will lend me a CD, and I am isolated to get anywhere. So what I think I need is step-by-step instructions as to how to repair or re-install Windows XP WITHOUT a CD of any nature. I am a novice so please treat me as a dummy. Thank you - Ken MilesBecause of your reference to this being a recent phenomenum  and your avowed lack of computer knowledge i am providing a link to the Microsoft site for instructions on their "recovery" process for your operating system. This does not require any discs.Please read it and try it.If you have further questions please return and we will endeavor to help.truenorth
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306084Good afternoon kenmiles and welcome to CH

   If the info that truenorth is giving you is 100% correct but you may not be aware of these other XP features (The info below is just for your knowledge and if all else fails). Out of curiosity do you have any important items (like pictures, word documents etc) that you would want to save. Considering where you are I don't know if you have access too or can borrow a external hard drive or some kind of storage medium to do so. "Doing this is a just in case" Plus if you do have to do a complete re-install please keep in mind that a LOT of bandwidth will be needed to reinstall all service packs / hot fixes / security updates etc. Plus you need AV (either free or paid). These windows updates will depend on what service pack is installed can be in 100's to update the PC.       

   Now this is just in case you have to do a fresh install and not using a "restore point" (this can be done with out XP disks so long as the hidden partition is in place) On Some PC manufacture's like Dell, HP, Compaq etc have a small hidden partition to re-install the PC if nothing else works to start this will very from PC manufacture to manufacture.

Like a lot of Dell's during the boot of the PC you would see a "blue bar" up top and you would push and hold the "crtl" key keep on tapping the "F11" and just follow the PROMPTS during the option boxes that come up just pick the one that states "restore pc to factory setting" it will tell you to make sure this is what you ant to do and to have a back up of all data.

For a lot of HP's when you turn on the PC and just after the HP logo appears keep on tapping the "F10"  key and Select one of the following procedures, depending on which recovery type you want to perform:

    To perform a standard system recovery, click Next , and then click Yes . (this one is for re-installing app's and fixing windows)
    To perform a destructive recovery, click Advanced , (select Destructive Recovery ) and then click Next. The "destructive" is not as bad as you think but it will delete all your stuff and restore the PC to factory settings.

   But just as truenorth pointed out the MS link will guide you thru the steps to "using restore points" this is a great feature if like say the PC was running OK like say a WEEK ago or even further. Using this keep ALL your personal doc's, pic's etc in-place and not touched. Not to mention using this is a LOT quicker (time wise) and headache wise. If for some reason you do not have access to that web site please come back and let us know so we can put the needed info here for you.

   What I am writing here looks and sounds worse than it really is. If you can give us the model of PC (i.e Dell Dimension E521 or a HP DV9000) we can help you in more detail if the link truenorth has given you is not available and if you need to do a fresh install or if you have any questions.

Please let us know if we can help or answer any more questions, Mike   

   

 

I USE the FOLLOWING method to tile windows side by side in Windows XP but I have come across a problem which I am outlining at the bottom of this message.

Method used:       1. Firefox and a Word document are shown on my taskbar .
                             2. I hold down the Ctrl key and left click on one of the buttons.
                             3. WITHOUT releasing the Ctrl key, I left click on the other button.
                             4. After releasing the Ctrl key, I right-click on an empty area in the
                                 taskbar.
                             5. From the menu, I select TILE VERTICALLY

The problem:-   How to reduce the size of the PAGE which shows the Firefox site?
                         I have managed to reduce the size of the Word document page but
                         why not the other page, that is, the one on the right side of the
                          screen?

Many thks to all who have the kindness to reply.Whichever window you want to re-sizw open it and make TI the size you want...
Then close that window and windows will do it automatically the next time

Hi,

I was away overseas lastyear, came back home in December. I havent used my laptop since then & I NEED it for my uni course next week.
I cant remember my PASSWORD & wondering if there is a website to download a reset disk which doesnt DELETE documents, photos etc as I still want them.

Thanks for your help in advanced.
https://www.google.com/search?hl=&q=forgot+admin+password+windows+xp&sourceid=navclient-ff&rlz=1B3GGGL_enUS369US309&ie=UTF-8&aq=3&oq=forgot+admin

hi i cant open my facebook account and gmail account that i USE as the username on am achine running on windows xp service pack 2.pliz helpGood afternoon divamadzure and welcome back

From what is posted it is kinda hard to give you an answer

Does this happen in ALL browsers (IE, Firefox, Chrome etc)
If you have a yahoo email account, hotmail email account etc can you log or do you just have a Gmail email account?
Have you RUN a Full AV scan with your AV suite (anitvirus suite)
Are you able to GO to web PAGES like www.msn.com / www.ebay.com etc?

Hope to hear from you SOON, Mike

Hi recently the other day I was deleting some programs off my PC and I accidently removed Soundmax and it would be grateful if someone please HELP me with this issue. I tried system restore, deleting all soundmax files, also clicking run and and device managers, still nothing. Even downloading a driver from dell my PC is a windows XP home edition 2002 and when I re installed soundmax it said "no audio codec installed". help I have tried everything I possibly could think of so now I am desperate for getting sound on my computer back.what else did you uninstall?Good evening samsalgado and welcome to CH

I do have a couple of questions for you just like "TheWaffle"

#1... Your OS (operating system) is XP? correct
#2... What programs did you remove and did you remove them from windows "add / remove" or were you finding files / programs that you didn't want and just hit the "delete" BUTTON?
#3...If you look in the "device manager" is there any yellow ! or any that are greyed out or disabled?
#4... Do you know what SP (service pack) you have if you are not sure what one you have just "right click my computer icon" and choose properties and on the general tab it will say windows xp service pack 3 etc? 

When you have a minute Please check the above items and let us know how you are making out, Mike   

If you uninstalled Soundmax why would you expect the sound to keep working ? ?

P.S. The best codec package out there is K-Lite...however you could just use VLC player...Free.You should contact to the NEAREST computer repair shop about your computer.

Ignore the above post.try to search over the NET for sound driver compatible to your motherboard.go to command prompt and TYPE dxdiag

I have a Dell Inspiron GX 260 P4 2.8 with XP Pro SP3 with 2GB of ram. I needed to reboot my PC a time or two and have noticed that i keep getting the following message:

Memory address line failure at 5F6A2DCB
Read 95959597. Expecting95999595
Decreasing availalable memory.
The amount of system memory has changed.
Hit F1 to enter setup
Hit F2 to continue

I hit F2 to continue the BOOT process to XP. When I check properties on MY Computer to check my RAM it reads 1.49 instead of 2GB. Is it possible that only a SMALL PORTION of my RAM is not working, and the rest is   Is that possible ?? How do I fix this ?? Can I fix this ??

Thanks


You try new RAM.
But first, check for any debris or crud in the memory slot. Or on the memory chips. Do you live in an area will high DUST or high humidity?
Yeah........ my PC is down under my desk...... I am sure there is lots of dust down there. I will blow out all the dust with some compressed air from the can and make sure there isnt any debris in the memory slot or on the RAM itself. I will keep u posted,

Tanks

I've seen those errors with a failing CMOS battery...for 3 Bucks i'd REPLACE it.

Do it with all power unplugged.

I've just reinstalled my dell dimension 5100,and now it freezes when I try to login to paypal.I reinstalled because I thought I might have a virus. I kept getting a window saying "internet explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close". I'd appreciate any suggestions as to what could be the problemEXACTLY what and how did you "REINSTALL"? EVERYTHING you did please.From switched off,I pressed the button to switch on,and immediately simultaneously pressed the Ctrl and F11 buttons.This resulted in a CONTINUOUS ringing sound and a window giving two options:- system reinstall or system restore.I chose system reinstall.I had to use thethe modem's disc (voyager105 usb) and had to enter the dial up login details and the POP3(INCOMING mail)server and SMTP(outgoing mail)server details. Outlook Express works -I have received an email. Iwas able earlier to get my internet explorer page up, but now I don't seem to be able to-I get the page which starts "the page cannot be displayed"After the re-install your Paypal COOKIES were wiped...when you log BACK in successfully they will be re-created...

If you are using the wrong password...which i suspect is the issue contact them and they will be able to give you the correct one.

I'm a book DEALER using HomeBase2.3 as an inventory manager.  Recently HB refused to accept its own data FILE: hbdata.hbd on which I have some 2500 books listed.  Instead I received error 3197 indicating a CORRUPTED database.  Does anyone know about 3197 and what, if anything, can be done to correct it?  I use Win 98, 2nd Ed.  see if the problem lies with win98>http://support.microsoft.com/kb/185836/EN-US/

or homebase.............you could try this it may work.....locate the c:;\windows\option\cabs folder scroll down till you come across reg32 .     next to it is one called SETUP......if you click this icon it will re-install the system without losing any files......no DISKS.....required......((((back up any files needed))) just in case................................... ...!!!!ok.

msoft say this>>>>>http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q182867/

Yesterday I 'lost' my profile in Windows XP (SP3).  My user log name is still there but loads a temporary profile with not much in it.  I have now LOCATED the lost profile in Windows Explorer, and I am ASSUMING I copy it over to a new profile. But I am not sure which files are ESSENTIAL beyond the obvious things like My Documents. Any help would be very much appreciated.Good morning whitelabrador and welcome to CH

OK if I am understanding you correct your old profile is corrupt.

What I would do if you have access to your old profile save it and open it now Pull out your STUFF (documents / pictures / favorites / music / download folder etc and past the pic in the new picture folder, same for your doc's etc etc do this folder by folder.

There is a problem with comping a profile over #1 if the old profile is corrupt you will just corrupt the new profile (that would just waste your time). #2 your old profile can not be copied as a whole over your new current one while you are using it (your profile) it must be done by someone ELSE with admin permissions / writes.

Hopefully this make since Long story short you have a good new profile don't ruin it by coping over one that is broken. Just take the contents. Mike

wen i turn on my pc i get a message SAYIN "adjust the timing to 1366x768"...how do i do that???...i hav a amd FX series processor and asus motherboard...please help!!!Don't know a lot about it, but might this help you?

http://ca.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070615092035AAWMLGqGood morning ak and welcome to CH

Please don't take this in the wrong way but in ORDER to give you the complete steps we need more information ( I am not trying to be a wise guy )

Quote from: ak on August 07, 2012, 04:18:04 AM

wen i turn on my pc i get a message sayin "adjust the timing to 1366x768"...how do i do that???...i hav a amd fx series processor and asus motherboard...please help!!!

The folder on my START menu, titled MY PICTURES, will not show the images saved in the said folder but only a blank white page. 
On the other hand, if I open the icon titled MY PICTURES on the desktop, all the saved images pop up on screen.
How to rectify this please?

Thank you all.Is this what you mean?  Maybe you have TWO separate folders for pictures.


[year+ old attachment deleted by admin]YES, that's it.  What I want to do is delete the wording MY PICTURES in the menu obtained when I hit the START button and replace it by the folder MY PICTURES whose icon is on the desktop.
As things stand with me at the moment, the MY PICTURES  folder listed in the menu when I hit the START button is an empty folder and i do not want to put images into it.

hope this clrifies the matter and grateful for yr patience.

GUZEPPI (74 years old, civil service pensioner) 

I be 74 the end of this year.
Here is another screen shot. I added some arrows. the YELLOW ones point to the 'My Pictures' folder. You can change the name of an shortcut  icon on the desktop. You can also change its properties so it points to some other kind of thing or place.
The built-in icon on the start menu I can not change, except to change its name only. Some items on the start menu you can add or remove, but not the My Pictures. Actually, this is a WAY to remove it. But why not just rename it to something like "Empty"

Maybe somebody else will tell you how to fix the target for 'My Pictures' in the right hand start menu.


[year+ old attachment deleted by admin]MANY thks again.  Your method worked wonderfully.

GUZEPPI

What Does This mean?
ERROR
0271: CHECK date and time settings
ERROR
2010: The hard disk DRIVE you have installed has not been qualified for use in this computer or does not have the latest firmware.
Using a drive that is not qualified may cause compatibility issues and potential data loss.

To automatically continue after this message is displayed without having to PRESS (ESC), restart the computer, press (F1) during Power -on and look under "Startup" in the Bios Setup Utility.

I cannot get into the Startup Utility option.CMOS battery likely bad and have you installed an unsupported HD?Good afternoon FreakyFonty and WELCOME to CH

Just in case you don't know what your battery should look like it looks this and the part number may be 92P0986.

Plus just in case you would like more detail on how to do the CMOS battery here are 2 links http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/detail.page?LegacyDocID=MIGR-52603 and here http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/detail.page?LegacyDocID=MIGR-52604

With the CMOS battery being bad it is possible that is why you are getting the hard drive error.

Please let us know how you make out, Mike

Hi guys, please to meet you all, I have a similar problem than what GreenHorn had except that my laptop continues to COMPLETE the scan, also I did run   
Click Start, then Run, type cmd, and click "Ok".
At the prompt in the command window that opens, type:
fsutil dirty query C:
and press "Enter".
the result is that disk is not dirty.
But still if I BOOT up or restart 9 out of 10 TIMES I get the same message "VOLUME Serial Number 320D-180E,
Also my sound on my laptop shutters,
Could this be hardware or is there a why to fix the problem?

Regards,I split your post from the other topic. It is best to start your own topic when you have a problem or a question.

Are you running XP? If so, boot to the Recovery Console and run chkdsk /r

If you are running Windows 7 (or do not have an XP CD), do the following:

right-click on a command prompt ICON and open as administrator. In the command prompt window type: chkdsk /r  (then press ENTER). You'll be told the disk is in use and asked if you want to run checkdisk on the next boot. Say yes, exit the command prompt window, and reboot.

Everytime I start Windows 98, Brasil.pif shows as a message error Can some one tell me how to get rid of this and what it is
ThanksLook at my REPLY for the other post. The bottem line is, scan for viruses. Then we can rule that out.badluckgil......I suggest you run your Anti VIRUS scanner...
If you DONT have one , you should invest in one or be prepared for a lot of infections . The link will explain EXACTLY what it is and how to clean it out .

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.opaserv.e.worm.html

Let us know

dl65  If you go to grisoft.com, free-av.com, pandasoftware.com, or avast.com, you can download free antivirus progs that generally work better than Symantec/Norton. If you want to buy one, trendmicro.com, grisoft.com, and kaspersky.com have some of the best. pandasoftware.com and housecall.trendmicro.com have free online scans to cover any leaks in other brand resident scanners too.'Brasil.pif'? Definately illicit. Go to Start > Run and TYPE 'msconfig' (without quotes). Then click on the Start-Up tab and see if you can find this file, then uncheck it.

You should also get a spyware scanner and antivirus app, as was advised

Has anybody encountered spontaneous shut down of their system with no warning or error message in Windows XP?  This has been occurring on a regular basis for about a month.  First time it happened was while doing a full system scan in Norton Antivirus.

I know that a lot of far-reaching problems occurred after downloading the new XP service pack from Microsoft.  I dumped the upgrade and did a system restor, however, THINGS just ain't been the same since.are the power settings set to never.......control panel power icon click.....have a look in the events viewer log admin tools icon click......scan for trojans......nav.....does miss some of them......does this happen if the pc is on for a long while??THANKS for the response.  The shut down can occur whether or not the computer has been running a long time.  It has shut down while typing and while idle.  If I close the cover (Toshiba LAPTOP Satellite) and hibernate, I don't get the idle shutdown, however, if I leave it open and let the screensaver activate, I will get a shutdown.  Never a warning.

Fans are working properly so I can rule out overheating.

Should I follow your instructions for the "never" setting?

most laptops do shutdown when not in use......power saving...my one is set at 15 mins......if not used with in the time....personal preferences to set to never....but it puts a drain on the lion battery.....if you have it connected via adapter thats difference.. have  you checked the  bios settings check them......battery=full power......auto power=disabled  power on display=auto detect......examples of  a tosh bios settings........there may be need to look at them.....maybe the lion battery is not holding its charge......and shutdown would happen.........do it do it when connected to the mains adapter......Try starting up your computer in safe-mode and leaving it. Does the problem still remain? Even if your fans are in place and moving, if they are old they might not be as effective as they should be. Has this problem always happened? How long did the computer work fine?Probably a worm or trojan hiding in your computer somewhere.....

[glb]Flame[/glb]Thanks for all the tips.  I tried them all, but finally PAID some bucks and had a whiz come over.  Did a pretty exhaustive diagnostic.  Turns out that I have some bad MEMORY and a faulty motherboard and/or a combo of the two.  Luckily I have warranty time left with Toshiba.

when i click a picture to save as the only option i get is   bitmap     how can i change this? You need to have programs that can open files in .Gif , .JPEG , etc. Right now, it sounds like you don't have any programs that can open .JPEG and .GIF files, along with some others..... What operating system are you using?

[glb]Flame[/glb]Hmm, even MS Paint can handle GIF's (albeit at a very basic level). What OS are you using? What program does this happen in?i am using win xp,anytime i try to save a pic to my pictures the only option is   bitmap,i have read in anoyher forum it has SOMETHING to do with SP2clean out the TEMP files........tools/internet/options.....Get a jpeg FILE. Select it then HOLD down shift and right click it. Click open with. FIND mspaint. Go to file, save as... look in the box now.

For the first time since installing ENGLISH windows XP and installing all of the things I wanted to, I used the system configuration UTILITY and deleted about 9 of the startup programs.  I checked them all out with the following website http://www.answersthatwork.com/Tasklist_pages/tasklist.htm
most of them being the extra programs I added.

Now when I restart windows, EVERY time I get this message in a pop-up with the heading System Configuration Utility.

"You have used the System Configuration Utility to make changes to the way Windows starts.  The system configuration utility is currently in Diagnostic or Selective Startup mode, causing this message to be displayed and the utility to run every time Windows starts.
Choose the Normal Startup mode on the general tab to start Windows normally and undo the changes you made using the System Configuration Utility."

Then there is a checkbox saying
"Don't show this message or launch the system configuration utlity when windows start: "
then a click BOX OK.

So it sounds like it's demanding I make the change.  
if I check the box, it means the system config won't launch and my changes won't happen each time?  Is that right?
thus far, I left the box UNCHECKED, clicked OK and it lead me back to system config screen.  From there I can cancel, and I'm fine.  
But i want to avoid doing this for every startup.

Any ideas?ideas - yes - tick the box then click ok.  What it's actually asking you is whether you want to have system configuration NOT launch everytime you start up - it's like it's saying "do you know you've made changes" and ticking the box then clicking OK says "yes, I know I've made changes and they're fine, now go away and leave me alone".

If you do as it is asking you and tick the "Normal startup" box, it will actually undo the changes you have made to start-up applications and start with all of them.

hope this helps.many thanks.
I may be retarded, but the language used by sysconfig wasn't very clear.  
Case closed

After saving WORK on a diskette, microsoft word LOST the Menu, standard and Formatting toolbars. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling but the problem persist. How can I recover themwhat o/s? this may help>http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=289634    or re-boot pc and hold down the F8 and chose last good config from the menu.....SHOLD it no work scan for trojans/macro virus/worms etc......VIEW > Toolbarsim using windows xpAnd did our suggestions help?

Any ONE know wherei can get a Windows XP Home EDITION 30-Day trial?NOPE...

Hi,
I share a printer on a my network. Is it possible to share a com port?
I have 2 computers  running  a cash register program and want both of them to open the cash draw which is connected to a com port.
Any help greatly appreciated.
GeofflPlease share what type of POS systems you are using. There are many types.

 I use to service POS systems. The ONES I serviced NCR and Fujitsu's had ports that looked like serial ports since they used 9 pin D-subs, but these ports sent 24VDC to the cash drawers solenoids to pop the drawers and were not serial communications! If one was to plug a serial device that is RS-232 into this port and the cash drawer was triggered to pop open it wouldn't be good sending 24VDC onto a 5 volt RS-232 serial circuit.

Knowing what you have for a system will better determine your options as for if its not serial communications, but instead a 24VDC output as is more common with  POS systems, you will need to create a Y Cable with Diodes added to prevent blowing the drivers out of each of the POS computer systems. If it is a real serial connection there are adapters out there that can share a single serial communication device with 2 devices sending serial communications. B & B Electronics has a bunch of solutions like this. http://www.bb-elec.com/subcategory.asp?subcategoryid=93

I also custom built an optoisolated serial splitter once that allowed me to download to 4 PLC's at the same time from a single serial connection. One of the PLC's kept the TX/RX handshake with the computer, and the 3 others RX (listened to) the information, but the TX lines back to the computer were open ( not reporting back) at 9600 baud on RS-232 this WORKED really well for the Allen Bradley PLC's that I serviced for Rockwell Automation. Was a great job there until laid off in 2001 after almost 7 years working as an ET and my job went to Mexico and I decided to stay in the USA even though given the option to relocate to Mexico and lead the service department down there. I took option B which was teach others how to do my job and take a $5000 bonus and severance package
Hi,
Thanks for your reply. The POS system we wrote in an old MS DOS data base language.
It runs under NTVDM in XP. I have one desktop with a COM port. A device plugs into this. I send 'echo "UUUU" > com1:'  and this device triggers the cashdraw.
The second machine is a laptop without a com port. I have a usb device from the same manufacturer which makes a virtual com port. Don't know why but this device shows up as com4. Echo UUUU > com4: and it triggers the drawer. I asked the manufacturer if I could use some sort of splitter to use the two triggers on one drawer.  He was most UNIMPRESSED and thought one trigger current will feed back and damage the other trigger. He SUGGESTS 'using a share of the resource over the network. Which leads to this question.
GeofflFor this kind of hardware hacking, make sure all equipment has a common ground. Do not depend of just the power plug. Run a earth (ground) SHIELD wire to all equipment.  Otherwise, small leakage currents and burn out serial ports. A shield wire is normal practice  in serial port wiring. But run an additional wire to be sure. A flexible #18 is good enough for this. It ties the chassis of all units together. It can be a insulated wire, exposed where needed. Put it under a screw.  Quote

He was most unimpressed and thought one trigger current will feed back and damage the other trigger

Hi,
Thank you so much for your interest.
Would the shield on the device from B&B be enough. Geek-9pm  seemed to be saying it should be connected to the computer as well.
From your answer I guess you can not  share a com port.
I am sure you did the right thing staying in the US.
Regards
Geoffl

hi EVERYONE  i am NEW here, i could use a bit of ADVICE please, my toshiba laptop has XP Pro and a paid for version of McAfee running in it.  on shut down i have NOTICED that, sleep and hibernate have disappeared.
i have been to device MANAGER and found that the file VGA controller ? was not active so i deleted it. i am now being asked if i want to reinstal this, i click yes but the download is never successful, it is faulty, any help appreciated, thank you donarThe driver should be on the Driver CD that shipped with the laptop...if you cannot locate it travel to the Toshiba site for the correct one...

I FOUND that by TURNING off the auto protect on my Norton anti virus that it solved my shut down problem which was the PUTER froze up when I shut down, but is it safe to have your auto protect shut off when your puter starts up, I have cable connection and thought that - that kept you connected to the internet at all times, which makes me think I want auto protect on.. And if it is safe, is there another way around this "shut down problem" without having to turn AP on and off all the TIME?
thanks in advance for any advicei suggest TRYING a firewall, even norton firewall. does  your auto-protect use alot of CPU?lizzee.......Is it safe ......No it's not safe to be without Anti virus protection .......I would be more concerned about why you can't shutdown without a lockup......
What o/s are you using and what Norton product are you using for AV protection ..

dl65

When I try to use Windows ME recovery disk to recover the software only (not reform and recover)...part of the screen has a blue patch that covers the place I need to click to chose language, accept license, etc.  I have a HP computer.  Can someone  help me figure out how to remove the blue patch covering these important words?  k correct me if IM wrong ....i think i understand what UR saying, Ur trying to INSTALL software from winme recovery CD From Windows and u GET a blue patch on the part where u have to click to move on?
if that is correct, is the blue patch generating from the monitor or from the software itself? u can try to move the software window around (if u can) or u can change the resolution..im not really sure im just giving u ideas..play around with ur display settings. thats all i can think of for now you say i dont what to recover/reform the o/sif you did manage to click the eula you will re-install the system??   if you have a problem......are you in windows or MSDOS......From the OEM

Reinstalling the Operating System on Hewlett-Packard Pavillion Computers.

On some Pavilion computers, registration options may be hidden after a recovery has been performed. The registration screen should appear normally, however the lower options on the agreement form cannot be seen because they are below the screen.

To resolve the issue, use the following steps to continue past this screen and to accept the Windows Millennium licensing agreement:

1. Press and hold the ALT key then press the A key.
2. Press and hold the ALT key then press the C key.
3. Press Enter.

I have no idea if that will deal with the Blue-Patch issue you are facing but it seems to be worth a try.

How to BLOCK workstation/session using a batch file ?http://www.robvanderwoude.com/index.htmlI have searched there but didn't FIND. Only how to restart shutdown ETC. but no how to block session.http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/archive/winntas/downloads/scriptit.mspx

Yet another Windows 98 gremlin I am unable to GET rid of. PLEASE help. I ASSUME you want to get rid of speedy.scr? Have you tried running a virus scanner? If it is dangerous it should tell you. Did you install speedy.scr yourself?badluckgil....What anti virus are you using ?
I think your little gremlin is this ......
HTTP://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/w32opaservq.html

let us know

dl65

The printer is not communicating with the computer. I am running Windows 98 and have even tried reloading the drivers.
1. I have checked the LPT port and know it is working. It works with my cannon printer.
2. When the paper is loaded into the printer it does the self check and says "Ready to Print".
3. I have checked the cable, it works with the Cannon.
4. When I try to print a test page, the small busy light blinks once and that's all it ever does.
5. I have printed the demo color grid from the printer.
6. I have printed the internal setting page from the printer.
7. After about 10 seconds a printer folder error message comes on. ""The printer is out of Paper. Add more Paper"
8. I have tried to RELOAD the paper several times to just come back to this same error message.
I moved the printer to a new office I was setting up. Is it possible a memory CARD has come loose? Is there any thing I should check internally in the printer?
Any suggestions? Or do you know of a lead to good tech support for these printers?
when you plug in your printer, when you reboot, does win98 detect the new device?Well i DONT know if this will help u but i got somewhat of a similar problem like urs.
My printer is got a messed up paper sensor, and sometimes i get that its got no paper, even though its full of paper
so I think u got a paper sensor problem just like me, but for my case, my sensor sometimes work and sometimes it doesnt..

Can SOMEONE HELP me get RID of Natall.pif I am running Windows 98. Exactly what is this?badluckgil.....Im not sure if this applies but it may. What anti virus are you running ?

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/pif.fable.worm.html
http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/articles/netskyd.html
Download this and GIVE it a try ... http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/

let us know

dl65

Is there an ISO of a program that will allow me to get BACK a deleted partion because there is CURRENTLY no operating system installed!  http://www.easeus.com/partition-recovery/ Quote from: Computer_Commando on August 13, 2012, 04:25:54 PM

http://www.easeus.com/partition-recovery/

How do i make that bootable

so its a HP pavilion a6330f. it was my grandmas and i know nothing about it. what type of operating system does it have?If it has not been ALTERED it came with Windows Vista Home Premium. Here is a link that will tell you a lot about your computer.
http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press_kits/2008/ces/ds_a6330f.pdf
truenorthI dont know.

But you can check by GOING to:

START- Control PANEL - System and then it tells you at the TOP of the screen. The OS and version.

:'(Windows XP.  I downloaded a game and I unzipped it to my desktop without creating a folder first and ended up with the  files on my desktop.  Oops!  I installed the game and later uninstalled it.  The files remained on my desktop.  I deleted these files, only to find that they had created copies of themselves.  I tried DELETING those as well (silly me!) creating more and more copies!  I now have lots and lots of copies, and they won't delete.  Rebooting the computer did not help.  My AntiVir PROGRAM does not DETECT a virus.  The only thing I can think it is that it might be is caused by the automatic system restore feature of XP that backs up files with EXE or COM extensions.
? HELP!
Was this a zip file and  you  unzipped it on the desktop in instead of creating a new folder to send it to...re-boot pc and delete them.......  ;)I found the answer.  When you delete files using the CTRL key and the mouse, and you do not release the mouse button COMPLETELY between highlights, then the file will copy itself instead of deleting!!  I found the answer.  When you delete files using the CTRL key and the mouse, and you do not release the mouse button completely between highlights, then the file will copy itself instead of deleting!!
Computer-gran.i was going to suggest that like drawing a big box around the files

Normally my brother would reinstall my operating system for me and friends I NEVER paid close attention on how he did it, I did notice he seemed to boot into safe mode first when doing our machines.

I am going to reinstall a FRIEND of mines OP WIN XP home I have everything he want's to keep BACKED up, I beleive I can just put his install cd in the drive and go from there and no safe mode needed.

Any sudjestions or tips would be appreciated.if you cdrom drive works just load the winxpinstall disk.....more info if required here>>ttp://www.windowsreinstall.com/winxphome/installxpcdnewhdd/index.htm   Thanks that should be very helpful....


The LINK says invalid....got it thanks

I am not able to download my ebooks from EREADER. I am using XP and trying to download to an IPAQ.  I keep getting this message:   "Windows cannot open this file:
                         File: Your Best Life Now.pdb
    To open this file, windows needs to know what program              
    created it."
After this a LINK to another page which says CDKNOW and refers to Microsoft Debug file.
I have been TOLD that pdb is Palm BASED format. I had used a Palm product previous to the IPAQ. I would love to know how to change the format for PPC. Any suggestions?  Go to cnet.com and search for handstory basic.

To help the FORUM user can you please GIVE as much info as POSSIBLE the operating system......followed...by ram etc if you know it....and what if any error/stop/bsod messages.... you have .....your help...will help..you!! and THANKS for your time in READING commonsense..":

I am baffled: cable went out. had to shut down computer overnite. next day i tried to restart only to receive the message on a black screen: NTLDR IS COMPRESSED; PRESS CTRL /ALT / DEL TO RESTART. CAN'T EXIT THIS SCREEN! When I go to system recovery console it doesn't WORK, for I dont have bootable/recovery disk (mea culpa)!!! I want to see if maybe I can try to get into Safe Mode, but I've tried every F command I can think of & NOTHING works. HELP Please. My Friendship forever.What do you mean by cable went out? Powercut or surge?My Mama was PUTTING up Xmas decorations and poked the cable with a stick pin. We could not find the offending pin until the next day. The cable company had told me to keep my 2 computers shut down until they figured out what was wrong. Nothing happened to my older model, but my HP a206x just went dead. It is relatively new computer--bought just 8 mos ago. I am sure that my Windows XP settings must have been affected in some way, but I lack sophistication and training in such matters; therefore I make an EDUCATED guess only. I really dont know how to deal with this because I cannot the services of a professional, as my only income is Social Security DISABILITY and my computer is my link to the world. Thanks.http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/Default.asp?url=/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/prkd_tro_evwd.asp

Ok, I was told that my Graphics card and Sound card sharing IRQ could be the cause of my freezes/errors in 3Dgames. I checked if they were sharing IRQ's and I think that they are, because in DEVICE Manager under the resource tab its got this                                              

Resource Type             Setting
IRQ                                 5


For both of them. I'm not sure but since they both have the same IRQ, does this MEAN they share data or something, could this be the cause of my freezes/errors?your graphics card should irq 11   remove it from the device manager and re-boot win should allocate it another irq...if win has a problem with it..type dxdiag in the RUN BOX.......to test graphics......and check that your system is not overheating...........and try the hardware accellerator slider.......knock it down a BIT........and check you have the correct graphics drivers from the makers of the card.
rad/navida etc......