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We are WORKING on computer that began reporting page files too small.  Tried to install a repaired version of Win2000.  WOULD not allow a complete install.  Bought a new hard drive and successfully installed windows but when we install the old drive as slave, Windows  reports 'access denied' when we try to read data on drive. This happens with both old drives that were originally in computer.  We can read data in the Recovery Boot system on WIN CD but this system does not allow wildcards to copy data.  I'm sure that if we re-format drive it will solve problem but we need the data off it first.  Your help will be greatly appreciated.first i would run a diagnostic program on those hard drive..maker like maxtor/seagate etc have them and there is>http://www.theabsolute.net/sware/dskinv.html did you try altering the bios settings? or just chose the CABLE select option on those  hard drives...hth..Thanks for the reply.  We just solved the problem.  When we looked at the permissions on the drive there was a default user set up that I gave full control to.  Evidently, this is not enough.  I had to create a new user and set control parameters.  Once I did that, we had full access to the drive.  Interesting problem, simple solution that took us about 20 hours to find.

My left speaker is dimmed almost to where I cannot hear any sound out of it, the right speaker is amplified, and it appears that the center speaker and the subwoofer have their signals crossed.
I have tried everything I know to try and have had no luck so here goes w/ what i have tried.

To start with, I have onboard sound that supports 5.1 speakers so that is not the problem. I have reinstalled drivers and updated them and this didnt seem to help.
I changed cable wires to the speakers and this moved the problem to my right speaker w/ my left speaker turning to CLEAR sound so it isnt blown.
In addition, I bought a 5.1 headset, and its the exact same problem on them w/ the left front dim and the right front amplified.
The connections are color coded and Ive even tried swapping them out to see if it helped....to no avail. I dont see any jumpers I can reset on the mobo so I dont think thats a problem either.
Somebody help
You may need to properly configure Windows and/or your drivers as well.

With my 5.1 Trust speaker set came a cable that would prevent the middle channel from acting as a subwoofer, I suggest you refer to the manual to see if there are any cables or extensions you may need to use.i didnt specify my speakers...they are Logitech Z-640
and my headset is a gainward headset.
Even if it were a problem w/ the speakers not having something hooked up, the same problem shouldnt occur in the headset as well.
Thats why i think its internal....but changing drivers didnt seem to work for me Quote

...Thats why i think its internal....(

Autoexec.bat is missing in my system (Win98).  When I edit it thru msconfig and restart the computer its again missing.  Then I came to know the problem is with Wincomm, which is deleting my Autoexec.bat.  In Program Files, there is a FOLDER called Wincomm. I tried to DELETE it, but access is denied because its in use. So, I did CTL alt delete, and under processes there was Wincomm.exe and Winlock.exe. I tried ending the processes but they KEEP re-appearing on the list of processes.  Any way to get rid of this?  Pls help me to bring my Autoexec.bat back.You've got an internet worm and virus.  SCAN and delete.  Your anti-virus program is not up-to-date. :DThanks for ur information.  Finally found out it was due to a virus, which installed a wincomm.exe file and winlock.exe files by itself and deleted my autoexec.bat.  I deleted it from Program files.

You should use a virus scanner.

Hey there everyone, I'm having a problem with WINDOWS XP and SP2.  I hope someone can possibly help me.  My NIC likes to tap out most of the TIME, and when it does, I get the message "Limited or No Connectivity"  I manually set my IP's and what not, and I can get it to SEND packets, but it won't recieve any.  Anyone have any idea's on what to do to get it to work?  Or what is wrong?

THanks for the help Did your problem occur after installing SP2?

If yes, disable the Windows XP SP 2 firewall.how did you manually set your IP'S?

i dont know what to do..... my c drive should have 13.9 gigabytes of space on it... my computer is only a year old and the free space on it is 1.93 gig..... how did this happen? and what can i do to free this up..... there is not alot of stuff installed on my computer so i dont know why there is so little memory... can someone please HELP me my email is [email protected]http://www.handyarchive.com/Utilities/Miscellaneous/3255-DU.htmlTry this:

Goto Start menu->Programs->Accessories->command prompt, at the prompt type in:  chkdsk/f it MIGHT ask you to restartthe computer so restart it, let chkdsk do the work. It will take a few minutes. most likely this will fix your PROBLEM. Once your computer starts, go to the command prompt again, this time type in chkdsk/r
and go throuigh the same process again.

rScan for viruses and trojan horses.

More information is required:

• How many partitions
  
• operating system
  
• How did you create these partitions? (Optional)
  

Someone please help me

:-/ does ANYONE know how to change the default print style of the CALENDAR? mine defaults to "daily" view, and I want the "tri fold" style as the default. so far, I have to select that option each time I print.http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=197901
http://www.slipstick.com/addins/gallery/index.htm#groupcal ;)thanks for the information, but I STILL can't figure out how to SET my calendar default printing format to 'tri-fold' ...In OUTLOOK

Click "view" "task pad"

Yesterday, I UPGRADED Avira to the latest version, and when I restart I get "This OPERATION has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact your system administrator.". I searched and it says it's a outlook and IE problem. So reset the IE and tried to remove outlook. Funny thing is I don't use IE only for windows update and never outlook. I even put my comp in safe mode and ran avira, malwarebyte, and windows malicious removal tool and it came up clean. Everything works just when everything loads up I get this popup when I start my comp. I can live with it but just want to make sure it's not a major problem or to find out if there is a fix.I noticed something, every 2 hours I get the pop up no matter what I am doing. Sometimes you will encounter a problem with the restrictions on your computer. To be more clear, whenever you click on a drive or a folder in your computer, you will get a message “This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact your system administrator.” This occurs even if you are logged in as an administrator.

You will be able  to  run  all executables on your desktop and will be able to open all documents on the desktop. The programs also will work but you will not be able to save any thing in any folder as it refuses to open the folder/drive in the “Save as” window.

The solution of this problem can be done by using the Microsoft Management Console to fix issues with access permissions.TGA. The procedure is as follows..

1.Click Start > Run. Type MMC and then click OK.
2.Click Console and then click Add/remove Snap-in.
3.In the Add/remove Snap-in DIALOG box, click Add.
4.In  the Add Standalone Snap-in  list, click Group Policy, and then click Add.
5.In the Group Policy object window, click Finish.
6.Click Close, and then click OK.
7.Go to LOCAL Computer Policy > User CONFIGURATION > Administrative Templates.
8.Click Desktop.
9.In  the  right-pane,  Right-click Hide my Network  Places icon on desktop, and then click Properties.
10.Click Not Configured, and then click OK.
11.Expand Windows Components, and then click Windows explorer.
12.In  the  right pane,  right-click Prevent access  to drives from my Computer, and then click Properties.
13.Click Not Configured, and then click OK.
14.Quit the Local Computer Policy MMC snap-in.

Or this.I tried the second method first and restarted same issue, and same result as on the first method.

hello, i don't normally do programming, so i was messing around with some code i got from the internet and with c++

i compiled a program thats starts up using regestry KEYS, and LOGS me off when i log on, so i can't get into my COMPUTER, and safemode is not a option because my computer disable annyomous people from booting into safemode, the only way to get into safemode would be to get access to msconfig.exe, but i can't log in,

so i ask this; i read somewhere that by pressing certain buttons when you log on, only the most important process's load, and thus i'll be able to get in and FIX the damage i made

if you can help, thankyou.

and i know, i am really stupid

Joe goss Quote

so i ask this; i read somewhere that by pressing certain buttons when you log on, only the most important process's load, and thus i'll be able to get in and fix the damage i made

ok guys, i'm new here and i'm pretty much a computer dummy, (that would be why i'm here) so BEAR wth me here.  actually, i'm not even sure if this is the right place to post this question, but i figure there are enough computer nerds in here (i use that term lovingly and respectfully) that someone is bound to know this....ok....here it it:

my step-dad recently played around with my computer and changed some stuff on me.  before he toyed around with it, i would save VIDEO files to my c: drive by right clicking, then clicking "save as target", but now when i do it, the words "save as target" are grey instead of black and nothing happens when i click it.  
"open", "open in new window", "copy shortcuts", "add to favorites" and "properties" are all still black, but everything else is grey.  what do i do to be able to save stuff again?  please e-mail me if you can help and let me know either what to do or what more info i can give you so you can help.  thanks a ton.  sorry it's so long.

[email protected]
 A dating service would be quite a profitable idea, it seems..what's that supposed to mean? Quote

please e-mail me if you can help and let me know

...i have to have HIS password to change stuff on MY computer.  any idea how i can hack around and find out what it is.  there's no way he'd tell me what it is.  

okay, apparently we don't take jokes too well around here.  

thanks merlin_2!  now if only i knew my step-dad's password.  yeah, that's right.  i have to have HIS password to change stuff on MY computer.  any idea how i can hack around and find out what it is.  there's no way he'd tell me what it is.  

hello

heres my PROBLEM- when i TRY to start up my computer(not the one im typing from) which is windows xp home, it begins normally only to go to the "windows has not started SUCCESSFULLY" screen. no matter which of the safe mode, last good config, or start windows normally OPTIONS i try, it simply keeps RESTARTING. as well, i looked on microsoft.com and tried the suggested method to re-install kernel32.dll but it wouldn't work. WHAT DO I DO? any ideas?http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

when i open a folder or the internet and then try to

drag it somewhere it moves in kind of a delayed action

across the screen. I dont think i have a bad connection

to the internet because it does it for FOLDERS too. and im

pretty sure i dont have too many programs running.

any ideas?

thanksInstall (updated) videocard drivers. joko.....Has this just started ?  What o/s are you using ?

let us know

dl65  i just reinstalled windows xp and it has been occuring

ever since. Before that i had no problem.what is your RAM and ISP Speedjoko....have you visited ......
http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/v5consumer/default.aspx?ln=en-us     and D/l and installed all the updates and SP2 ?

let us know

dl65  yeah dl... that sp2 SP will PROLLY work... nice post Quote

i just reinstalled windows xp and it has been occuring

ever since. Before that i had no problem.

i just reinstalled windows xp and it has been occuring

ever since. Before that i had no problem.

i just reinstalled windows xp and it has been occuring ever since. Before that i had no problem.

Going crazy - can't print HTML pages w/ my WINDOWS NT this can't be this hard!!!!  Leslie Clark.....Is this something that has just started ?
What happens when you try to print a web page ?

let us know

dl65  thanks for answering!

Nothing happens when I print - whether I select the PRINTER icon button or use the drop down file menu and select print - nada - zippo

I've been changing the format on my emails to plain text and printing them, but that doesn't help with Web pagesOOps i've got Windows 2000 professional not NT Leslie Clark....You NEVER said when this started . Has that printer ever printed correctly?  
Is the printer a shared printer or part of a network ?
By any chance did this start after installing a win 2000 update ?
let us know

dl65I got a NEW computer 6 weeks ago, the problem started right away.  I'm using my old HP 6122 printer- never had the problem before with my old computer and Windows 98.  I can hook up to the network printer or my desktop printer and still have the same problem.  The guy at my computer store couldn't figure it out.update the drivers>http://www.opendrivers.com/searchhtm.php

I get two messages.  One says cannot load the locally STORED profile.... there is a counter of to the side and an ok button.  the next one says cannot find the locally stored profile and then something about each time I LOG off I will lose all changes made.  
I can get xp to finish loading, BUT it is not my original settings.  I freaked at first b/c I thought i lost all my pics and music.  I searched for them and they are STILL there, but i am logged on as a TEMPORARY profile.  what ever that means.  
see last week my powersupply WENT out and then my friend replaced it with one that did not have enough wattage.  i have since gotten one that is good and so my pc was acting up, i did safemode, and booted withe the disc.  
nothing will get me back where i was.  i even tried restoring to a date when the pc was fine, it didn't work.  can someone PLEASE help?http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=811151can i log in as an admin.  even if the the message box i get when i first log on says that this is a temporary file and all changes will be lost when i log off.  i really just want to reset my last known settings.  is there an easier way to do this?Did you even bother to try as the link suggested?

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 is there an easier way to do this?

I have over 40,000 tif images to manage.  I want to distribute them into folders so that each folder contains 4 GB.  This way I can burn them to DVD, one folder per DVD.  The problem is:
                         When I open the folder that contains all 40,00 or so images, the file icons take forever to load.  I cannot quickley SCROLL , or select files because I have to wait for each little ICON to load.  These are not Thumbnails.  Under the views button, I have selected list.  
Any suggestions?
thanksYou could possibly be short on RAM (?) XP will take up to 4 X 1024Mb with the right motherboard.

Try using Diskeeper 9 Professional's Frag-Shield and see if the MFT is big enough on that drive.

Just how fast is your processor and how much RAM do you have?

The real problem is that you have too many files in the one folder ...

Been here before. ;-)PENTIUM 4
1 gig RAM
Now isn't that odd?

ok bear with me.
Under folder View, there are options for thumbnails, tiles, icons, list, and details.

I chose list from the view options, this allows the maximum amount of files to be visable in the window.

I assumed that this would be the fastest way to view all the files.

If I chose Icons, the files load extremely fast.  This solved my problem, yet I am very confused as to why Icons, being larger, and more bulky appearing, would load faster than list, which consists of tiny symbols.

any explaination would be most welcome.
It has to show less icons in one Window and can load as you scroll down rather than having them load all at once. Caching that's called.XP or any windows will also be slow to load a large folder if you have 'view file size' selected as it must read every file size that it does not have in cache.have you tried scanning for adware/spyware? might be one of the reasons of your PC loading "slow"

I have 2 or more of all pictures on my computer. I search for all picture files and if I delete ONE, they both go to the recycle bin. I don't understand why and I don't want all of the duplicates. How can I fix this?How are you deleting them and how are you searching for them?I go to "start" then "search" for all picture files.
I right click and delete one of the 2 pictures and they both go to the recycle bin. They also have the same name (if that matters).  Thanks. Quote

I have 2 or more of all pictures on my computer. I search for all picture files and if I delete one, they both go to the recycle bin. I don't understand why and I don't want all of the duplicates. How can I fix this?

I cannot figure out what is causing this problem.  For no reason, my master system volume will go up to its maximum and when I try to drag it BACK down, it just goes right back up.  I have a relatively new Dell laptop with a docking STATION.  Windows XP.  I am usually running Microsoft OUTLOOK, AutoCAD 2005, and Windows Media Player.  It has happened before with nothing running at all.  It will also affect my mouse, where I cannot right-click, and if I left-click it starts highlighting THINGS as I MOVE the mouse.  If I type, I get capital B's and lowercase b's.  Sometimes when I click Shutdown it won't, and I have to manually reboot.

Any ideas?Scan for viruses, spyware and trojan horses. Quote

Scan for viruses, spyware and trojan horses.

I accidentally deleted an important file in the system.
When reboot, it keep showing up the message ,
"NTLDR is missing"
I've seen the SOLUTION and followed those steps to fix it.
1.      Insert the Windows XP bootable CD into the computer.
2.      When prompted to PRESS any key to boot from the CD, press any key.
3.      Once in the Windows XP setup menu press the "R" key to REPAIR Windows.
4.      Log into your Windows installation by PRESSING the "1" key and pressing enter.
5.      You will then be prompted for your administrator password, enter that password.

But I didn't know what's the " Administrator password"?
What can I do? Please help me!!!

                 THANKS a lot!!!


Press Enter if there is no password.

Dell desktop.  Using XP with service pack 3.  C is my current drive, but I have an E drive with a lot of old unused programs.  I'd like to use the Windows applet to remove the old/unused programs, but they don't show up on the Add or Remove programs list.  Please advise.  Thanks.The E drive is just a second partition. It's just like a storage bin and you be able to just delete them. Do you use any of the programs on that drive?TRY Revo Uninstaller (http://www.revouninstaller.com/revo_uninstaller_free_download.html). If the programs don't show up, just delete them from the drive - they probably weren't installedI added more MEMORY to my computer and my older, smaller drive became E.  I only use one or two programs on the E drive.  It's mostly storage for photos and documents.  The windows applet doesn't see the (old, unused) programs on E.  If I just delete the programs from the drive or use Revo, will all the registry garbage be removed too? If when you installed your OS on your new harddrive, there should be nothing in the Registry to clean.If the Apps on E: aren't listed in Add/Remove there are zero registry listings for them on C:...
Quote from: afriend on July 28, 2013, 04:48:20 PM

I added more memory to my computer and my older, smaller drive became E.  I only use one or two programs on the E drive.  It's mostly storage for photos and documents.  The windows applet doesn't see the (old, unused) programs on E.  If I just delete the programs from the drive or use Revo, will all the registry garbage be removed too?

i have just acquired an old computer.  Its specs are:
-Dell
-Pentium 3: 550 MHz
-256 MB ECC SDRAM
-8 MN SGRAM(video memory)

I do not know the windows version yet because it is not booting correctly.  when it goes to boot, it first says:

"3Com PXE, version 0.99n
Copyright (C) 1997,1998 Intel Corporation.  All Rights Reserved.

(C) Copyright 1999 Lanworks Technologies Co. a subsidiary of 3Com Corporation

PXE-E61: Media TEst Failure, check cable
PXE-MOF: Exiting PXE

Strike F1 to retry boot, F2 for setup utility"

I pressed F1 and it just gave the same error.  I pressed F2 but wasn't able to figure out how to fix it.  Does anyone know how to get this computer up and running?  Help is much appreciated and thanks in advance.Every Dell has a Service Tag Number.  It's on the back or SIDE.  Post it here.what's it for?  Can i get help from Dell or something? Quote

what's it for?  Can i get help from Dell or something?

I'm having a WEIRD problem I haven't been able to fix. At semi-random intervals, my computer will lock up for about 1 second, then my monitor will go completely black for 1-2 seconds, then come back on again. i thought it was my video card, but it doesn't do it in  any graphic INTENSIVE games. it seems to only do it when I scroll fast on a website or load a folder full of files. i originally thought it had something to do with some bios tweaks I did recently because thats exactly when it started HAPPENING, but i just reset bios defaults and its still doing it. any ideas?

Just as a note,
I have scanned for viruses using 3 ANTIVIRUS programs.
I have scanned for spyware with Adaware and Spybot
I defrag every 4 days.  
I clean the registry often using Registry Mechanic
I keep my computer extremely clean.

Video card:  GeForce 4 TI4200 AGP 8x
System:  AMD XP1700+, 256 DDR400, Windows 2000 Professsional SP4

If you have any idea what this is, or how to fix it, I'll love you forever.  This is driving me INSANE.There's a way I can reproduce this problem.

On another forum somewhere, somebody posted a GIF animation, and the forum automatically resized the gif to 50x50 pixels.. and everytime I go to that page, my screen goes nuts.  It LOCKS up and blacks out like crazy.

But yet I can play a graphic intensive 3d game at 1024x768 running at 70 FPS.. without a problem!I think it may be an Internet Explorer setting.  Tools-->Internet Options-->Advanced-->Multimedia--"Enable Automatic Image Resizing". Turn On. Quote

I think it may be an Internet Explorer setting.  Tools-->Internet Options-->Advanced-->Multimedia--"Enable Automatic Image Resizing". Turn On.

Hi all. My problem with PC, Windows XP, SP2. It had either restarted by itself, or got frozen or blue screened so I had to restart it. I dont know exactly when it started I forgot. Today I decided to format it. I transfered all data to external hdd and formatted it. Everything went smoothly during the formatting. After that I INSTALLED drivers for motherboard and for VGA. After I clicked finish for the latter driver the cursor got frozen. I restarted several times in normal mode and once in safe mode and the mouse remains frozen. The picture is this: The windows opens, a warning appears that a register was recovered from the log, and the cursor remains frozen. Would anyone please tell me what should I do. I have one Hiren's boot CD but I dont know what to do with it. If any of you guys need more information I will provide right away. THnx This can be caused by many THINGS. Could be RAM, Hard Drive is ill for swap file access, or main board related. I would remove and reseat the RAM, make sure the CPU is not clogged with lint and dust, and download and burn memtest86 to a bootable CD or DVD and run 3 or 4 passes of memtest86 on this system to make sure that the memory is good.

I would boot the system off of a Live Linux distro like Linux Mint or Ubuntu and make sure that it behaves when running off this live environment. From this live Linux environment both distros have good Hard Drive tests that can read the SMART data and runtime of the hard drive and give you information as to if the hard drive is really healthy or not. You can also run tests from this environment on the hard drive using the built in utility that is accessible through the GUI under system tools.Thank you for the answer Dave. I removed and reseat RAM, cleaned CPU and checked hdd for errors.
I am sorry for my question I am not a professional just to be sure: Are you proposing that the fault is in hardware ( just in order to avoid reinstalling windows)?Generally issues like the ones you are having can be caused by many things. The best thing to do would be to try to isolate where the problem is located. It could be memory, main board, hard drive, or weak power supply, as well as can be DEVICE conflicts if this system has had hardware added that is not part of the original build, although this is a very rare occurance these days with plug n play.

A long time ago I had a customer CONTACT me with an issue with installing Windows and it installed FINE, but it would always crash in one spot on boot. The problem was as simple as the fact that the original Windows Installation disc was scratched up and not well kept so this portion of the disc was corrupt and that corruption made its way to the Hard Drive installation without any errors on install. The fix here was to borrow someone elses Windows 98 Disc and use their own key with the other persons disc. Is your disc free of scratches?

I'd run memtest86 to test RAM for 3 or 4 passes. If that is fine with no errors shown, then I'd test the hard drive with a Live Linux distro such as Mint 14 or 15 or Ubuntu, in which you boot the system off of the DVD, but do not need to install it, and observe how the system behaves in this different environment which should operate flawlessly as long as you have at least 1GB RAM and a Pentium 4 or better CPU. If it acts up during this Live Linux test and it meets the system requirements of 1GB RAM and Pentium 4 or faster CPU and it passed the memory tests, then it is likely a weak power supply or main board issue as for this Live Linux distro operates without the need of a hard drive and without the need for an installation.

To help you better what is the system make/model and specs? CPU, Amount of Memory, size of hard drive etc...Here's a good harddrive diagnostic program.

Run hard drive diagnostics: tacktech.com
Make sure, you select tool, which is appropriate for the brand of your hard drive.
Depending on the program, it'll create bootable floppy, or bootable CD.
If downloaded file is of .iso type, use ImgBurn: imgburn to burn .iso file to a CD (select "Write image file to disc" option), and make the CD bootable.
For Toshiba hard drives, see here:

Note : If you do not know how to set your computer to boot from CD follow the steps herea little tips to the pc who starting by itself with the countdown,
start menu>>run
Type shutdown -a
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what does an MSHTA Computer Application Do?Robyn Hull.....Here's some info on it for you .

http://www.thejemreport.com/news_index81.html


dl65  Thanks, that helps, but one more question.......I have a teenage son at home whom my husband and I monitor (and he is aware of it)

There is an application MSHTA open and he is typing stuff in it, how is that possible?Robyn Hull.....Ok ...I see WHATS going on ....sounds like POSSIBLY a chat room of some type...does it have a name ie.......ICQ  , msn , yahoo or one like that ?
Its possible there may be a log file associated with whatever it is he's using. If you can it might be prudent to check the internet History.....after he has left the pc.....open explorer , then click on the history icon .....its up on the top toolbar and the icon looks like a clock.......this will list all the sites he's been VISITING ...( unless hes smart enough to have been deleting that info before he leaves. ( And if thats the case you will just have to outsmart him)  install a keylogger on the pc and it will record every keystroke he uses .....

Hopefully you wont have to go that far.

let us know .

dl65
That is what we have already done and it is COMING up under keystrokes typed (which looks like a login /password) with the application of MSHTA out to the side Quote

      mshta.exe is a part of Microsoft Windows Operating System which is needed to execute .HTA files.

We all know what a .HTM file. But what about a .HTA file? The two are closely related, yet very different. Let me explain.

The letters HTA are meant to stand for HTML Application. The technology was developed by Microsoft, so is a proprietary concept, and only works in conjunction with Internet Explorer (specifically version 5 and above).

When you follow a link in a Web page to a file that the browser does not know how to render, such as a .ZIP file, the What would you like to do with this file? dialog box displays.

The same dialog will appear when you follow a link to a .HTA file, because the browser itself doesn't recognise it as something that it can display (or 'render') itself. However, thne enviroment is aware, though, that an HTA file can be executed just like a .EXE file. So you can think of an HTA file as being much like an EXE file, but with a  .HTA file extension.

i didnt know where i downloaded this from but it SAYS "This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. create an association in the folder OPTIONS control panel."
what am i supppose to do? its been in the computer for about a couple months now... and i dont know what to do :-/ What is the file name?What do you want to USE it for?right click on the file...properties what does it tell you?

my computer hangs on at "preparing installation" screen and when i try to cancel, my computer starts REBOOTING and then back to the same screen.  i can't go to my desktop nor can i access the internet because of this problem.  please heop If your installation stalls, you were never able to access your Desktop or Internet..

REFORMAT and ATTEMPT to INSTALL again.

Never overwrite Windows.

I need help.  I am running a small network where some of the computers USE Win 2000 Pro and some run Win XP Home Edition.  The 2000 Pro PCS work fine and they can see everyone in the net, however the Win Xp PCs can only see a limited amount to PCs on the net.  I have checked all the basics like workgroup assignments and they are all the same.  I can ping the invisible computers and they show up but when I click on workgroup computers they are not there.XP Home does have limited NETWORKING capability,  

http://www.wown.com/j_helmig/wxpdifs.htm

http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_home_pro.asp

Are you using a ROUTER?

Hi,

Does ANYONE know how to network two NIC in the same PC???

RWhy WOULD you want to do that?you MAY NEED a router..?to connect your nic to it via a  modem..

Hi I have decided to start using a laptop for everything I do from now on, the problem comes because my old computer has winxp pro and all of my information that I want to keep. The laptop came with winxp home and a hard drive that is not near as larg. Is there any way to transfer everything including the xp pro to the laptop from the desktop? Can it be done as some kind of image or something? Also is it easy to UPGRADE laptop parts like hard drive and memory and vid card the one I got has a nice processor but that is about it -I just got stuck with it! :-/

Any help would be greatly appreciated If you use a laptop, you will have to make some sacrifices.. Everything has to be very compact, unless you travel a lot you're better off with a good Desktop which is much easier to maintain, upgrade and repair.Man thats not what I WANTED to hear
Do they make hard drives for laptops with larg capasity the one I ended up with has 30gb I want something like 80!!
Also I have experience with redhat And was thinking there might be a way to use it to make some kind of iso of my hard drive or something. I dont know though if I could get rid of the laptop it wouldnt be a problem -see I sell on eBay and the laptop is one that was selling two months ago for big bucks but this one is the last one and I cant get rid of it for at LEAST what I paid cause everything has changed so much.
O well if I have to use it and I have to be compact it will all be better for school anyways I am certain there are larger Hard Disk Drives than 30 GB avaible for Laptops.

You could also use an external HDD.

I have no experience with creating images, but have you tried software such as Norton Ghost?Thanks for the info even though it isnt exactly what I wanted to hear-lol

If I figure out something that is easy and free I will post it so you will be able to TELL others if the question ever comes up again Quote

1)  Do they make hard drives for laptops with larg capasity the one I ended up with has 30gb I want something like 80!!

2)  ...might be a way to use it to make some kind of iso of my hard drive or something...

This is not catastrophic, but very bothersome. A few weeks ago I installed an old drawing program, PhotoMagic, unfortunately, without my knowledge or consent, it changed the extension associations for all the JPGs on my computer. I have a viewer called Vuepro that I USE EXTENSIVELY. I managed to change the extension association back to Vuepro, however, I now get a Security Warning popup when trying to open every JPG. No matter how many times I uncheck the "Always ask..." box, it keeps popping up each time I try to open a different JPG. I have a vast art reference library and all of them are JPGs. Please help resolve this problem. Any responce appreciated and will answer any questions I can. Thank you.


Win XP Pro
Version 2002 Service Pack 3
HP Compaq dc 7100
3.4 GhHz, 2 Gigs Ram
AVG Antivirus, SUPERANTISPYWARE

[recovering disk space, attachment deleted by admin]It looks like whatever you did to change the file association ended up breaking the .jpg extension (notice that it is given the "unkown" file icon).

I'd recommend uninstalling both PhotoMagic and Vuepro and then reinstalling them. Make SURE that you do PhotoMagic first if you want Vuepro as your default image viewer. The installer will usually have a list of file types that it can use, and you can usually choose which to have it associate. However if it does not GIVE you this option, then installing vuepro after PhotoMagic should do the trick.

If that doesn't do the trick, you can also do a System Restore to a point before you edited the association. That will reset to how it was, and if it still goes to PhotoMagic, you can alway r-click and choose "Open With..." As your opening method.Thanks kyle, I decided Photo Magic wasn't worth the hassle so I did a system restore and that solved the problem. I will follow your advice, should something like this happens again! Thanks kindly.It's no problem! I'm glad you got it figured out.

My computer has the BSOD. It won't open up in any mode, safe, etc.
I have Windows XP Home Edition.
These are the codes that are on the blue screen.
0X00000024
(0X001902FE,0XF7A1A3BO,0XF7A1A0AC,0X86F6EFFE)

These seem to change, though.

0X00000050,(0X94D7FDEC,0X00000000,0X86F76057,0X00000000)

ALSO, PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA  has also shown up.
The lights on the back of the unit are: green, green, green, yellow.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.1) What is new or different since the last time everything worked properly (ie, new hw, new sw, virus, error, etc)?

2) Boot the system and continually tap the F8 function key until you get to the advanced boot options screen. Select the option that says: "Disable restart on system failure". Reboot. Please POST the entire contents of the blue screen including any drivers or files mentioned.This is what shows on the monitor.
Thanks again for the help.


A problem has been detected and windows has been shutdown to prevent damage to your computer.
If this is the first time you've seen this stop error, restart your computer. If this screen appears again, follow these steps.

Disable or uninstall any anti-virus, disk defragmentation or backup utilities.
Check your harddrive configuration, and check any updated drivers. Run CHKDSK / F to check for harddrive corruption then restart your computer.Do all of the above...including Allan's suggestion and report back with your results...When F8 is tapped I go to a black screen with this:

Floppy DISKETTE seek failure
Keyboard failure
Alert! System BATTERY voltage is low.
Strike F1 key to continue, F2 key to run setup utility.

F1 takes me to these choices.

safe mode
safe mode with command prompt
safe mode with networking
Last known good configuration
start windows normally

Anyone of these I choose goes to blue screen.

I can go to setup utility only.Replace your CMOS battery 1st...Part # CR 2032...3 Bucks available anywhere...

     

Then do all of the above...make sure the unit has no power connected to it. Quote from: Magilla33 on October 20, 2013, 12:12:26 PM

When F8 is tapped I go to a black screen with this:

Floppy diskette seek failure
Keyboard failure
Alert! System battery voltage is low.
Strike F1 key to continue, F2 key to run setup utility.

F1 takes me to these choices.

safe mode
safe mode with command prompt
safe mode with networking
Last known good configuration
start windows normally

Anyone of these I choose goes to blue screen.

I can go to setup utility only.

Advanced Boot Menu is Submenu of Setup Menu.

Advanced Boot Menu nowhere to be found as a submenu.
Am I looking in the wrong place?

I can get to Boot Device Menu.

*Onboard SATA Hard Drive
*Onboard or USB CD-ROM Drive

*System Setup
*Hard Drive Diagnostics
*Boot to Utility Partition

Recently purchased a Dell (can't find any model #) laptop.  Shows to be using XP Pro.  It can't be real old as it has SATA hard drive.  Wish to install Zorin, but can't get into BIOS without password.  Any suggestions about how to work around? Quote

Wish to install Zorin, but can't get into BIOS without password

I would like to relocate my Outlook Express message files from a temporary folder to the Outlook Express folder.  I did  a search to find the Outlook Express folder, but I cannot access the complete Path in Explore.  (I use XP Home Edition)
I verified the Folder Options in My Computer. It says "show hidden files and folders" and "HIDE Protected Operating System Files" is unchecked.  
The path is: [glb]C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities\{8A8B7FF5-DA6B-4C03-8963-4FCA2951D8E3}  
\Microsoft\ [/glb]
HOWEVER when I go to explore, the Path does not show ANYTHING after the long series in the brackets {}. The Microsoft folder is not shown. Why?  How can I access the full Path and put these files into the Outlook express folder?Its just like playing the game of PING>http://www.5starsupport.com/faq/oe.htmOr does this sort it>http://www.codeconscious.com/outlook-express/corrupted-oe-inbox.html

I use very much PSP and I have many plugins.
Now when I try to DOWNLOAD and install certain plugind I get the FOLLOWING error msg
"system32/autoexe.nt is not adapted for DOS and Microsoft Windows"
This NEVER happened before.

Can someone HELP me please ?

Thanks so much
China

after INSTALLING sp2 for xp pro, i now get an error on boot saying windows has detected a problem and will now shut down to prevent damage, disable any antivirus and try running chkdsk /f blah blah blah....

ive tried safe mode system RESTORE....its unable to successfully go back to any checkpoints that i choose.

tried last know good config....didn't work either.

safe mode with networking will just bring me to the same error.

disabled antivirus and tried chkdsk /f....no luck there.

tried add/remove programs to remove SP2. uninstall failed.

xp pro, duel xeon 2.0, 1 gig ram, dvd rw, cdrom, 60gig HD, 200 gig HD

any thoughts WOULD be appreciated.Try repairing Windows by USING the WIndows XP CD as a bootdisk.

I accidentally deleted my message files (dbx) and when I RESTORED them fom the recycle bin the Outlook Express program did not recognize these files, except for Inbox.  They are in the folder where the stored messages should be.
How do I get the program to recognize and list the Deleted Items and Sent Items files?
Any ideas?Rant why do people use this program> info on oe here>http://www.kayodeok.btinternet.co.uk/favorites/kboe.htmWhat does your rant mean?  PLEASE EXPLAIN.Rant= moan/ complaint /winge etc.....try tools options?in oe or drag and drop the folder/file...or just rename xyz..123 Quote

What does your rant mean?  Please explain.

..solving the mysteries..of the humble pc

I use windows 2000 pro and the stop error 0x0000007B started to appear on start up, while loading windows.

When i use a boot DISKETTE, I cannot access c: from ms-dos.

But, when i use an antivirus boot diskette, the program accesses c: and scans it.

I really need to copy a file from c: -- how do I do it?

 joana boot to safe mode the f8 on boot ..keep tapping it..and chose the last good config..have you added hardware to your pc?How to fix a fatal exception errorThe LINK does nothing?/c:\windows exit Quote

joana boot to safe mode the f8 on boot ..keep tapping it..and chose the last good config..have you added hardware to your pc?

Forget the nastys this is the problem> But i have been using a usb pen disk?

------------------------------------------------------------------------ ^Do you have any software for this...........^

The link does nothing?/c:\windows exit

My computer has a great many problems with it, and because I seem to have made no progress whatsoever (it's been getting far worse each time I try to fix it, for every different problem), I would like to just FLUSH all this crap and reinstall everything so it is nice and new and clean.

So far I plan to burn all the things I want to keep onto dvd's and cd's.  Once I'm done with this, how would I go about uninstalling everything and reinstalling it all.  I think this is called crashing the computer, but I don't know how.  Please tell me.

I have windows xp, and as a side note I have a bunch of new HARDWARE; in this crash process do I have to uninstall all the software and remove the cards and drives beforehand?forgot to MENTION that I only have access to safe mode...billiusthemook.....What you want to do is known as formatting the hard drive .....( all data is removed from the drive) . Before you start you should take the time to review these webpages .......they describe two methods of doing this .....and they will both work ....
HTTP://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=313348

http://www.webtechgeek.com/How-to-Format-a-Hard-Drive.htm

let us know how you make out .

dl65  How to ERASE my hard disk drive and start over View this article.

Are you yanking our chain?

Definition of Crash

You donot require to remove any hardware when you format your Hard Disk Drive. You will have to install drivers later on, but these will be removed when formatting the Hard Disk Drive they were located on.I have read the links, thank you for providing them.

I'm not pulling you chain.

The reason I asked if I had to remove the hardware is because in xp you have to install the software BEFORE installing the hardware, and after all the drivers have been removed and you must reinstall them, the hardware will already have been installed.

But I guess by your response I don't have to remove the hardware.

I'm about to reformat so thank you for the information.  I hope this will be the end of my problems.to end all your problems bill disable automatic updates..disable remote access...unless of course you use it...encypt your wireless...as people can access your system by using  a scanner....and there is this if you need it>http://www.windowsreinstall.com/indexwinxp.htmsorry I haven't responded in a while, I've been busy.

because I can't access standard mode, I've been using safe mode, and while I can run Roxio Easy CD and DVD creater, for some reason both my DVD/CD drive and my CD drive are not responding.  In my computer it shows two cd drive icons, and they are labeled CD Drive, and when I click properties they are labeled as they were before with the DVD/CD witer etc.

It tells me the device is working properly, but in Roxio it says there is No Recorder.

Are CD's not accessible in Safe Mode?Have you uninstall roxioNo it's still installed and I've never uninstalled it.If you lok here bill there will be need to save your stuff to disk>http://www.windowsreinstall.com/winxphome/installxpwindowsparallel/index.htmI know there's need to save my stuff to disk, that's why I'm trying to access my dvd burner; to burn all the files I want to save onto a disk.

And I was under the impression that I insert the windows xp cd, then I restart the computer, then, in dos, I run it to reformat the computer, deleting everything on the c drive, and then I reinstall windows and begin anew, then once everything is good to go, i copy the files on the DVD's i had burned back onto the new, clean c drive.

So, because I currently have no access to the standard mode, I'm running in safe mode.  For some reason, safe mode won't recognize the burner. (meaning if I put a blank cd or dvd in the drive, it tells me there's nothing there and roxio can't burn, and if I put in a rw dvd or cd with files on it, I can access the files but cannot copy things onto it and roxio tells me there is no burner.

I need to run the burner, but I don't think safe mode allows that.  If it normally does, then I need to get MY burner working because it isn't for some reason.Bill my friend the website i posted does ....re-install winxp without losing any files you have......?but then the virus would remain, wouldn't it?no it would be destroyed...win will over write the virus script.... that what a virus it....a script windows cannot understand.......and therfore throws a wobbly...the best script..for all is ...why?alright I'll try it out    

Thank you for the help, wish me luck

???WHEN I OPEN WINDOWS THE WINDOWS ME WILL FLICKER IT SEEMS LIKE THERE IS TWO OPEN WINDOWS IS THAT POSSIBLE?Scan for viruses, trojans and spyware.

Check refresh rate.

See if all cables are CONNECTED properly.

Install proper/updated drivers.more info needed on system ....... i have added GRAPHICS card maybe not SURE yes i have its a new MONITOR i am using lcd?...ram 32/64/128/256/512/1024 ? cpu celleron/pent 1/2/3/4?   for example...does this flicker occur when the pc is on for a whilewhat programs are in use when this happens to you...

Posts without CAPS will most likely be answered SOONER because they won't make you look like a total... Fool...

Go to Windows Explorer - > Tools (Extra) -> FOLDER Options ->  Display (Tab) -> Advanced Settings

Tag the options you wish to be turned on or off.Click Tools > folder options > view

under hidden files and folders

click show all hidden files and foldersand KNOCK the video settings down to 800X600 high colour...? why ruin the most vauable thing you have..........your eyesight....

My XP machines are losing DOMAIN access, symptoms can include:

Username no longer Joe Smith but jsmith on start menu
Access Denied on printers
Limited access on Network
No network connectivity
no access to file shares
disconnected mapped drives

I will run netsh winsock reset and reboot. It fixes the issue.

This is not happening on my Win7 computers.
I have Server2008 MDC and win2003 DC's at several offices.

Trying to figure out to fix this on the system/networkDoes this just happen once to each machine, or is it a recurring issue after you've run netsh winsock reset and rebooted?
Does there seem to be any pattern at all as to which machines encounter the problem?  For example is it certain departments, PEOPLE connected to certain printers, people who run certain programs, etc?It really has no preference besides XP machines. Have not seen it once my Win7's have about 100 of each. It generally is fixed after the reset. I have run into 1 pc that I have had to do it several times on.

We were having a problem with domain trust issues on all PC's. So I FOUND an article with a solution that I ran. It has fixed that issue. This new issue started about 3 days later. Not sure if that could be RELATED or not. here is the link on that:
http://dailyadminlife.wordpress.com/2011/08/05/the-trust-relationship-between-this-workstation-and-the-primary-domain-failed/I can't see that that change would cause this issue myself, so I don't think it will be related.
I'll have a think on it, it's not something I've run into on our domain but we're very much phasing out any XP machines we have left.  I'll post back if I think of anything to try.See Here...I am having no problem fixing the winsock issue. My goal now is trying to figure out what is causing it. So far I have repaired about 30 XP machines with no light at the end of the tunnel for the other 70. I am trying to figure this out before I have to.

i am formating my computer.
then it is   showing  NTLDR is MISSING .what should i do?You should be BOOTING to the Windows CD...
You have to set the CD drive as 1ST in the BOOT order in the BIOS...PRESS F10 to save changes and exit and it will re-boot to the CD.

My browsing through windows delays by 2 minutes on WHATEVER I click on. For example: When I click on start, It will take 2 minutes for the user menu to appear. When on click on anything on the user menu, it will take another 2 minutes for the next page to appear. Whatever I do on that window it will also take 2 minutes for the next window to appear. If I click on control panel, It will take 2 minutes for the control panel to appear. Everything has a 2 minute delay. Even shutting down has a  2 minute interval. This has been going on for over a year. Please help!!!!
What browser?

Also, being as you mention the Start button and Control Panel, do you actually mean Windows Explorer ??If it happens with everything (START, MENUS, etc), the browser isn't important - the problem goes beyond that .

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

2) Have you run full scans with BOTH your anti virus app and with MalwareBytes? If not, please do so now.

3) How does the system perform in safe mode?As of anything new. I changed my isp and downloaded google chrome. However: this problem has been happening since June of 2012. What I've done did not effect the delay. Scans were run and nothing was picked up. Safe mode works just fine.                           Since safe mode works fine let's try a selective startup.

Open msconfig and on the General TAB choose "selective startup" (uncheck all three items) and reboot. Does the problem still occur? If not, start adding items back to msconfig one or two at a time, rebooting after each change, until the problem reappears and you'll have identified the offending process. This is CLEARLY a time consuming procedure, but it is the best way to determine if some process loading with the system is the cause of your problem.

After you've isolated the cause, do not use msconfig to permanently disable the process. Instead, if it is a service go to START - RUN and type: services.msc (then press enter) and disable the service OR, if it a program, you can download & run a simple app such as Mike Lin's Startup Control Panel (http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml) to enable, disable, or otherwise manage startup programs.
The culprit was the services. There were 86 services listed. Do I disable all of them? No. Follow the instructions in my post above and add processes / services back one or two at a time until you identify the offending process / service.Allan,

I want to thank you. My problem is completely solved. I disabled the dcom server. Everything after that worked with considerable speed. I have another question. I hope you don't mind. My INTERNET browsing is very slow. I'm running widows xp Home Edition version 2002 sp3. My processor is 1.20ghz with 256mb ram and 40gb hd. You probably can tell that this computer is pretty old but it serves my purpose. Is there anything I can do to speed it up? Thanks againBrowsing speed is dependent upon your is- and network connection. How are you connected to the Internet (broadband, modem)? And is this a new problem or has it always been this way? Also, try a different browser and see if it makes a difference (Firefox, Opera, etc).If you disabled the DCom server process i'm suprised you can even connect to the netI'm from the old school. I use dial-up. Using this do you think a different browser would make a difference?If you're using dial up then your connection speed is what it is. If you need a faster internet experience you'll have to switch to broadband. You can try other browsers to see if they make any difference - there are some that may be a touch faster (Opera, Safari, Chrome).I just switched  to chrome. I'll see what happens. Thanks again.

Hi - bit of a weird one and I can't find any reference on the web or in these forums...

In my Office programs (Word, Outlook, Excel) whenever I TYPE "and" it turns into an ampersand "&".
Whenever I type a full stop (or period) "." it turns into a dollar sign "$".

It happens as soon as I hit enter or space.

It just started doing it last week - never seen it before ... and it's DRIVING me nutso - anyone got any idea what's going on?

I'm running Windows XP Pro version (5.1, Service Pack 3) with Office 2007.

Thanks
Robert
You have probably enabled Autocorrect.

http://wordprocessing.about.com/od/microsoftword2007/qt/autocorrect07.htm



   thanks mr fish DUDE - solved it... still don't know how those entries SUDDENLY got into autocorrect... I mean who puts in "change all periods to dollar signs"? Anyway - balance is restored to the universe. Quote from: robertrobert on August 15, 2013, 07:20:06 AM

I mean who puts in "change all periods to dollar signs"?

A mischievous friend or relative?

I guess I should be proud

how can i install windows 2000 srevice PACK on windows 98 and can i installYou can't.  All you can do is download and install the Windows 98 updates.I see the POSTER is living up to the icon.If this was MASTERMIND i would Quote...pass...

my computer screen will suddenly go black, and the computer will restart sometimes two or three times a day; I have a clean machine, always had anti-virus and/or firewall, defrag often, dump cookies & files often, never had a virus infection; have adaware and spybot; not always online when this happens, a few times have gotten "this computer has performed an illegal..." but not often; this problem started after two things: 1) i DOWNLOADED mozilla browser and then uninstalled it and 2) installed norton security--However (SIGH) the machine is 4 YRS old, running Win98SE, IE6..... :-/Lots of reasons....but to eliminate this...have you added a new graphics card...but i see the phantom ie 6 download?had a problem with ie it seems...ok here is what i would do in your case...either LOAD the win98se disk ...browse..this cd...locate the add ons folder then the pws folder...scroll down and click the setup icon which will re-install your system..without losing any files..or scanreg/restore command..or you could do this in the add/remove program... click the ie  6 program...and at  the splash screen..chose the options...i would remove it........and use ie5.5 INSTEAD its more stable...Download the latest Microsoft (Security) Updates.

Hey, I had a bunch of songs that were tossed into the recycle bin...And I cant restore them cause the folder that they were in has apparently been deleted for good! So what I tried to do was create another folder ("Muzik") at the same location, with the same name for the songs to be restored to, but it wont let me....

What to do?  :-/Normally a new folder (in your case "Muzik") will be CREATED in the same PLACE automatically when you restore the file. Basically, there is something very, very strange going on here.

Your songs, I fear, are currently in binary heaven, so to speak. If you haven't written too much to your hard drive since this incident, you may be able to get some - if not all - your songs back with a data-recovery program.

There are computer shops that offer this service, so have a look in your area for one. Alternatively if you fancy getting those hands DIRTY, you may be able to download one from somewhere, most likely in the form of a demo. There are a few on this page at download.com

http://www.download.com/File-Disk-Management/3150-2248_4-0.html?tag=stbc.gpThanx a lot for your reply and the link...

I solved the problem by restarting the computer and voila! I was able to finally restore em all! Go figure  

Anyways now Im happy...thanx againpeople may think that they have deleted files from the recycle bin...but they are held in the msinfo2 folder which is in the recycler folder..which is a hidden file...and after three days the files that are sent to the recycle bin and deleted...do get deleted after three days..An embarrasingly easy answer to a potentially difficult problem. At least that's sorted.

But merlin, the way I thought it worked was that when you emptied the recycle bin, the file(s) in question were simply renamed (I believe they were given a question mark at the very start of the filename) which hid them from the user. They stayed on disk until eventually the hard disk fills to the brim and they have to overwrite these "deleted" files in order to store something - effectively deleting them properly. This was how disk fragmentation occurred, which was why you have to run defrag every so often.Why not try it youself here is how to...INFO2 is a hidden file that holds the information on files in the Recycle Bin and to find out more>Go to Start/Run and type in: CMD. At the prompt type in: cd\ [enter] then cd Recycled [enter] then dir [enter].
this can help people who have deleted so called files..defrag will not TOUCH them....unless the INFO2  file is  damaged...and will show up on defrag as a RED strip /block...