Google Street Maps Everytime I go to a street on Google Street maps the screen
comes up black
I have installed all the Adobe readers and Flash
My computer never used to do this.
Help would be a | | 0 | 127 | 12/13/2009 11:38:08 AM |
Flash Drive and Windows Explorer In windows xp professional, how do I stop windows explorer from
opening a new window when I plug in the flash drive? The flash drive
has no files on it. Disabling autoplay has no effect.
| | 0 | 139 | 12/13/2009 11:38:04 AM |
Cannot input Chinese Dear Mdm/Sir,
Everytime I try to input chinese word at the atice windows, the chinese
input function cannot show the chinese word ? after I type in piyin the is no
chinese word | | 0 | 77 | 12/1/2009 12:53:53 AM |
WiFi Trouble I have a WiFi Dell Latitude/D600, windows xp,service pack 3,
processor-1.5GHz, RAM1.00 GB, and I have this problem. I keep losing
the connection on my laptop and sometimes I even have to res | | 0 | 55 | 11/30/2009 10:55:27 PM |
Volume control from keyboard Is there a way to control the speaker volume from the keyboard?
| | 0 | 51 | 11/30/2009 10:55:20 PM |
Desktop issue Hi all,
this is a question that I should know the answer too but, I have not
been able to solve it yet. The shortcut labels are in rectangular
boxes. I would like to change them so | | 0 | 46 | 11/30/2009 10:55:20 PM |
Norton Internet Security Forgive me if this is outside the remit of this forum ...
My annual subscription to Norton is due for renewal shortly and is now �55
Sterling (up from �39.99 last year). This does se | | 0 | 36 | 11/30/2009 10:55:19 PM |
Windows XP Home can't boot This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
------=_NextPart_000_01A7_01CA7094.E43575E0
Content-Type: multipart/alternative;
boundary="----=_NextPart_001_01A8_01CA7094.E435 | | 0 | 82 | 11/28/2009 5:57:53 PM |
Top posters This month Nov 2009 This month 17 hot-t...@hotmail.com
15 da...@example.com
14 j...@example.invalid
13 no....@no.where.no_spam.co.uk
13 newshel...@gmail.com
13 billu...@nospam.net
12 v...@ng | | 0 | 55 | 11/28/2009 8:29:27 AM |
Registry Key Deleted Hi
I have accidentally deleted the registry key HKLM/Software/Classes. Now the
System is not booting. Is there any way to rebuild the system. Or do I need
to reinstall the operating | | 0 | 47 | 11/27/2009 11:28:49 PM |
Windows XP Restart Issue - Blank Screen - Cant Get to Desktop
Thank you All in advance for your responds.
My laptop froze and I had to restart it using the on/off button. During the
reboot, I saw the windows logo showing on my scree | | 0 | 78 | 11/25/2009 5:00:11 PM |
Changing account access to applications This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
--------------090505000902020706000303
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
I recently added a | | 0 | 46 | 11/25/2009 1:39:44 PM |
Monitor screen appears smudged At times my monitor shows 'smeared' images and text. The
display looks like somebody rubbed their hand over the
screen and smeared everything a bit to the right, as if the
paint had no | | 0 | 59 | 11/25/2009 12:01:39 PM |
Cannot read or write rewritable CDs win xp professional version 2002, sp2
Pentium 4, 2.8 ghz, 1 gb ram
I have a CD/DVD ROM and CD/DVD RW.
I use the RW drive for backups, usually to DVD+RW; this currently work | | 0 | 41 | 11/25/2009 7:19:58 AM |
Can't Restart XP Home Edt. - Desktop not Reloading/Blank Screen Thank you All in advance for your responds.
My laptop was working fine and then it froze. I couldnt restart it on my
desktop since it was frozen so I turned it off from the on/off bu | | 0 | 47 | 11/25/2009 5:18:28 AM |
Mounting ISO files Does Microsoft have any tools which will allow ISO files to be mounted?
I have an application in an ISO file and don't want to burn it to cd/dvd
before installing it.
| | 0 | 49 | 11/24/2009 11:29:35 PM |
Windows XP 64bit Movie Maker Hi,
Currently i'm using some 32bit Windows Movie Maker filters (*.ax /
*.dll) as effects in a project i'm building, and i have to port my
project to 64bits. Because 32bit filters | | 0 | 60 | 11/24/2009 5:46:20 PM |
Virtual memory minimum too low When I am viewing I Player I often get an interruption and a message
"Virtual Memory Minimum too low"
Can I change this? and if so how?
Blair
| | 0 | 64 | 11/24/2009 9:05:48 AM |
I can't get rid of Small Window in Desktop This desktop sits in a nearby therapy facility for the amusement of
the in-patients. I see that there is a small window in the middle of
the desktop screen that just can't be removed. Or, | | 0 | 42 | 11/23/2009 6:35:23 PM |
Desktop Background I am not able to select backgrounds under desktop. Our right click on a pic
and save as desktop background. I am stuck with the current one. I recently
added a Samsung SyncMaster 2033 disp | | 0 | 46 | 11/23/2009 5:27:55 PM |
bugcode_usb_driver Hopefully someone will be able to help me here.
My wife's computer (about a year or so old - Vostro w/ 2 gig RAM and a dual
core processor running XP) served up a blue screen with the | | 0 | 76 | 11/23/2009 3:29:18 AM |
need help managing volume size XP pro
I use an array for automated daily backup,
I have set up three folders on the array A,B, C.
Problems:
The array stops accepting data after it reaches a certain level so
| | 0 | 70 | 11/22/2009 3:43:29 PM |
taskbar i got my taskbar placed vertically in the desktop.but is now not able to
bring it back in horizontal position.pls help
| | 0 | 50 | 11/22/2009 11:15:43 AM |
How to change drive letter assignment prior to installing XP? How to change drive or partition letter during windows xp setup from CD,
when some other partiton has taken already drive C:
Right now it's a laptop, where is over 100GB of spare to create | | 0 | 70 | 11/21/2009 7:23:16 PM |
Programs trying to access the internet I've been having a lot of excess bandwidth usage lately, and I'm tryinbg to
find out what is causing it, and what programs should be allowed to access the
Internet, and why.
One | | 0 | 67 | 11/21/2009 11:06:28 AM |
Annoying Message at Start Up This is not an XP problem, but since there is no Windows 7, I'm going to
ask it here. I recently purchased a new computer with Windows 7. On start
up, I got the message that I need to d | | 0 | 67 | 11/20/2009 10:11:54 PM |
High CPU usage... I have a 8 year-old PC that has developed a strange problem. When it
first starts up it runs just fine, then after 5-10 minutes a process
called SYSTEM starts up and uses anywhere from 75%- | | 0 | 38 | 11/20/2009 3:51:44 AM |
Diappearing Icons I generally leave my PC running all the time and at night simply turn off
the monitor. Once in a while when I restart the monitor all the desktop
Icons have disappeared as well as all the | | 0 | 44 | 11/19/2009 7:55:39 PM |
Error messages on startup. We have WinXP SP3.
On starting up the computer we get the following error
messages:
1/ "Product Identification Failure" Please reinstall the
Program.
| | 0 | 58 | 11/19/2009 1:14:50 AM |
access folder after re-install Something happened to my hard drive the other day and it wouldn't boot. So I
reinstalled windows xp. (I know...) Anyway, I did not format the drive, so
now I can see my old <username | | 0 | 64 | 11/18/2009 3:13:49 PM |
Unidentified Start-up list items I find items whose identity is not clear.
Such as:
ALCMTR
RTHDCPL
RECGUARD
dumprep 0-k
How can I identify these, to see whether I want them
active or not | | 0 | 53 | 11/16/2009 11:00:28 PM |
Help needed for system restore! I need help concerning system restore. I tried several times to run
it, and I've even checked to make sure that it was turned on, but it
still gives me the sign "yor computer cannot be | | 0 | 37 | 11/15/2009 3:44:45 AM |
Window location at program start Running Windows XP Media Center Edition.
Using two 19' monitors.
One particular program starts at the right side of monitor 1, with the other
half on monitor 2.
If I select maximi | | 0 | 57 | 11/14/2009 6:52:12 PM |
My Documents relocating spontaneously I use TweakUI to relocate my My Document folder from its default
location in "C:\Documents and Settings\Matt\Matts Documents" to
someplace else. Everything works fine, but then a | | 0 | 37 | 11/14/2009 4:07:10 PM |
Where are the hi-speed USB Hubs? WinXP SP 3 Media Center edition 2002
When I plugged my Memory Card REader/Writer into my VAIO machine, which is
about five years old, I got a messaget hat it was not plugged into a
hi | | 0 | 50 | 11/14/2009 12:17:30 PM |
IE I seemed to have "lost" my toolbars bot top & bottom in IE. If i go Alt A the
my favourites will appear but they have all dissapeared from dight. how do i
retrieve them ?
| | 0 | 53 | 11/14/2009 3:44:28 AM |
HELP! I can't go to my desktop, much less get online I kept losing my connection on my WiFi laptop, so I tried repairing
the connection by right clicking the icon. Now when I start my pc it
presents me with a place to type a password-and I nev | | 0 | 44 | 11/14/2009 12:51:14 AM |
No Sound I have had the motherboard replaced in my computer with an Asus
M2N68-AM-SE2 Motherboard. No sound at all when XP installed, but if I
install Vista, no problem. Using the drivers on the disk | | 0 | 49 | 11/13/2009 11:16:46 PM |
shouldn't Windows warn you before "encrypting", if password is bl ank? In Windows XP you can encrypt a file or folder just by right-clicking
on it and selecting the Encryption attribute -- no extra password or
decryption key required -- so I assume the encrypti | | 5 | 33 | 11/12/2009 10:12:03 PM |
Problems with "properly" removing thumb drive Hi:
I have finally been conditioned to click on the "safely remove hardware"
button before removing my thumb drive.
Problem is that most/all of the time I get a m | | 0 | 45 | 11/12/2009 8:39:30 PM |
Can you recommend a good text search utility? (for WindowsXP, esp for Offi ce2003) WindowsXP Pro
msOffice 2003
Xara Xtreme Pro
MindManager
FreeMind
....} all latest versions
Hi
Can anyone recommend a utility for searching my local | | 3 | 55 | 11/12/2009 7:13:14 PM |
Removal of Hotfix for Windows XP (KB954550-v5 I screwed up!!
Is there any way to remove this Hotfix without reloading Windows?
I am comfortable working in the registry.
| | 6 | 100 | 11/12/2009 5:45:49 PM |
Computer has slowed way down I have an emachines T6520 computer with Windows XP Media Center edition Service Pack 3 with 2.40Ghz AMD Athlon 64 processor.128 Kb primary memory cache 512 Kb secondary memory cache. 896 Meg | | 22 | 57 | 11/12/2009 5:40:30 PM |
MY PICTURES I just brought my computer back from the geek hospital. Now, when I open my
MY PICTURES folder something is missing: The menu on the left side of the
screen that has hyperlinks to tasks | | 2 | 55 | 11/11/2009 2:55:06 PM |
why do I have to restart my PC? I necessarily have to leave XP pro PCs running unattended for extended
periods (days, weeks)
Software is running in the background (delinda) and data is written to
an arrays mapped to e | | 4 | 43 | 11/11/2009 12:29:51 AM |
Temporary Internet folder in XP Professional I just switched from XP to XP Professional. What is the folder that stores
temporary internet files in XP Professional?
Rob
| | 21 | 53 | 11/10/2009 3:06:44 PM |
turning on system restore I was trying to run system restore and the computer said it was turned off.
I checked the help section and it said to uncheck the box within the system
restore tab in the system restore p | | 3 | 56 | 11/10/2009 2:56:49 PM |
Depth of Quick Launch Bar My quick launch bar is normally 2 rows deep. I would like it to be 1 row
deep. When I drag it to make it 1 row, it reduces to 0 rows so it is not
visible.
I have Windows XP Ver | | 2 | 49 | 11/9/2009 4:17:43 PM |
Reinstall XPHome/SP2 I'm helping a friend install a new HD replacing a crashed drive. I'd appreciate a link to a URL for downloading SP2 (Not SP3). Thank you.
| | 6 | 49 | 11/9/2009 9:07:59 AM |
get plus+ unable to load a gui i get this message and can't get to play any games or videos
(get plus+ unable to load a gui) i think it is adobe related but everytime i
go to there suggested answer it comes up as error | | 1 | 412 | 11/8/2009 7:48:22 PM |
Backing up/restoring customized Windows Explorer (WE) toolbar? I've googled and found a couple of different directions but this seems to be the standard of what to back up in the registry that seems would allow us to back up and restore our customized too | | 5 | 45 | 11/8/2009 2:15:17 PM |
Safe Mode (F8) doesn't work. Using XP Home/SP2. Initial problem was AVG wouldn't uninstall, thought it might in Safe Mode then discovered F8 didn't work, it simply carried on booting to Windows. Solved the AVG proble | | 8 | 64 | 11/6/2009 10:47:16 AM |
Selective changing of file dates My girlfriend and I are just back from a trip to Africa. We took about 1,500 photos between us, but now they are loaded on my PC, I noticed that her camera was set to the wrong date. The day | | 8 | 53 | 11/5/2009 9:54:46 PM |
my desktop folder opens when windows start up Windows XP Home SP2
For some reason all of a sudden recently, when Windows starts up, my desktop folder opens up. I have no idea why such batch program started running.
Can some | | 1 | 45 | 11/5/2009 3:52:41 PM |
Virus generalities XP Pro, SP3, etc.
You run 3 major anti-virus programs and come up clean. Then you run a fourth one and it lists 59 trojans.
What do you think about that fourth anti-virus.
| | 8 | 36 | 11/5/2009 3:47:12 PM |
cannot control automatic updates I always like to do updates myself rather than automatically. But I find that the wuauclt.exe always runs, even when it is set to "manual" and "stopped". When I see it | | 2 | 59 | 11/4/2009 7:56:05 PM |
External hard disk question I bought a 500 GB Western Digital SATA / PATA drive to replace what I thought was a bad drive on my second computer. Since that was not the problem, is there any way I can use the new drive | | 5 | 56 | 11/4/2009 1:56:38 PM |
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Dial-up dilemmas - icon but no access We're still on dial-up in northern Vermont (we went from 50 mbps to 28.8 when we got our new computers, presumably because of old telephone lines and new modems). Sometimes it's tolerable, but quite | | 10 | 36 | 11/4/2009 7:32:01 AM |
Hard Disk Swap Problem/Query I have a friend's computer here that has died. There is data and one
program on the hard disk that he needs ( & is not backed up ! ) I have
taken the hard disk out to try it on old comp | | 3 | 50 | 11/4/2009 6:16:36 AM |
installing xp home I want to install xp home edition on an older machine thats running xp pro. What problems, if any should I be aware of ? Thanks in advance for any advice given. -- Lisa All the W | | 3 | 53 | 11/4/2009 3:09:18 AM |
My Documents and C:\My Documents In my XP setup, on the Desktop appears an icon called 'My Documents'.
Clicking on it opens Windows Explorer. Clicking on the Folders button at
the top of Windows Explorer opens the folder | | 7 | 49 | 11/4/2009 3:03:46 AM |
Upgrade to Windows 7 Hello, I am using Win XP Pro. Amazon.com is offering Windows 7 Upgrade online, saying that if you have XP or Vista, you can use the upgrade version. Is it possible for me to upgrade from m | | 13 | 38 | 11/3/2009 3:27:45 PM |
How to eliminate security warnings I have an internal web page on my computer that is not connected to the internet . The purpose of the web site is to display data and information in a convenient manner. I recently linked | | 3 | 47 | 11/2/2009 1:39:23 PM |
How to make a dual boot PC into single boot? Hi
I found an old Win98 PC, and decided to install Win XP on it (Drive D:) to see if it would be too slow. It was not, even with 196 (!) MB of RAM.
My question - how can I keep | | 11 | 47 | 11/1/2009 7:16:22 PM |
Why is everything bigger on the monitor now? Hello, everybody
My monitor is now showing everything way too big. This happened right after I pressed some wrong buttons on the monitor to turn it on while I was re-connecting it | | 3 | 56 | 11/1/2009 1:41:43 AM |
WHY WHEN I HIGHLIGHT THE TEXT THAT ARE IN INTERNET THEN I RIGHT CLICK TO USE COPY OPTION,THEY NOT APPEAR. WHAT SHOULD I DO?
EggHeadCafe - Software Developer Portal of Choice Factory Pattern | | 6 | 48 | 10/31/2009 8:12:31 PM |
Can I remove old versions of software to free up Disk space. Can I remove old versions of software to free up Disk space.
| | 4 | 46 | 10/31/2009 7:40:01 PM |
HD 750G and higher Will XP recognize a 750G HD? Trying to format as one drive, i get a message saying its too large and have to partition. Running SP3 also.
TY
| | 7 | 57 | 10/31/2009 4:08:31 AM |
No "Display Adapter" listed I did an upgrade Streamline install of WinXP SP3. Now my scrolling looks like waves.
When I search the Device Manager, there is no Display Adapter listed.
I can't download drive | | 3 | 52 | 10/30/2009 6:59:53 PM |
Associating files XP Pro, SP3, updated a month ago, T42 IBM ThinkPad.
I put a shortcut of an ASCII file on my desktop for convenient opening. This text file is the output (currently with an extension of . | | 1 | 52 | 10/30/2009 5:27:04 PM |
Rectangles, rectangles and more rectangles! OK, I wasn't seeing Balloons. I was seeing rectangles and thought they were referred to as balloons.
These rectangles appear on top of what your mouse cursor goes over and generall | | 6 | 52 | 10/29/2009 9:25:35 PM |
Foolishly ran a register cleaner Now I'm having problems. For one, I can't install the Windows update "Security Update for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3 (KB970892).
I Googled the error message but my machine doesn | | 17 | 57 | 10/29/2009 7:22:31 PM |
System boot failure The operating system is Windows XP SP3 fully updated. The machine worked perfectly yesterday but failed to boot up successfully this morning. Nothing was changed on the machine before it was | | 15 | 43 | 10/29/2009 2:06:18 PM |
Cant download anything from IE I have IE 7 loaded with XP and office 2003. I have 500gb hd with 90% free space.
Within the last two weeks, whenever I go to download anything from IE 7, I get the yellow bar at top | | 2 | 52 | 10/28/2009 1:55:09 AM |
toyutabo.dll When I booted up my Win XP computer, I got the following message:
RUNDLL
"Error loading c:\windows\system32\toyutabo.dll
The specified module could not be found."< | | 7 | 60 | 10/27/2009 3:53:50 PM |
MS HELP pop up every time sending email; stop it how? This might or might not be an Outlook Express problem, but I don't know because I only use email and no other program.
Every time I send just one email, the MS Help thing for Outlook Exp | | 10 | 41 | 10/26/2009 5:38:35 PM |
sound recorder user window size The window that opens for the sound recorder is too small, it does not show the record buttons. The max screen option is not in place and the window will not resize. -- cheers;
| | 2 | 52 | 10/26/2009 10:05:14 AM |
Can't remove bad installation XP Pro, SP3, heavily updated, T42 Thinkpad
I have an update that won't update. That is, new Microsoft update proceedures give me a "Failed to install" message on it.
| | 2 | 54 | 10/24/2009 4:16:57 PM |
Why doesn't "setting folder permisisons" ever end? I've let it run for over 18 hours, yet it never completes and, in fact, can't even be interrupted by the task manager.
Is there a set of bug fixes for the bugs in WindowsXP? This is cle | | 2 | 42 | 10/24/2009 3:46:33 PM |
How to create macro to perform series of O/S commands I need software to make a macro that will do the following: (just perform a series of mouse clicks...) 1. Start the Windows Zero Configuration service 2. Open "View Available W | | 8 | 31 | 10/23/2009 10:25:01 PM |
ie8 issue hello all,
when i closed ie7, it gave kme the option to open next time with all tabs in place, but on ie8, its not working. i checked help & found this query & reply - here | | 10 | 37 | 10/23/2009 10:18:27 PM |
Problem displaying 'All Programs' the window which pops up after clicking Start>All Programs> which is a white box with three columns. I have too many programs and they all do not display. How can I customize this box s | | 3 | 46 | 10/23/2009 1:39:57 AM |
Windows Update I have a windows update to be installed and my computer will not allow it. It fails everytime. The little yellow shield stays at the bottom right of my screen telling me to install it. | | 9 | 42 | 10/22/2009 5:33:23 PM |
Is this guy for real? I found this website today from an email a friend sent me=85
http://tinyurl.com/yh4qguq
I watched his videos on the site and I=92m blown away that he=92s making over $4,382 a mon | | 4 | 51 | 10/22/2009 8:34:00 AM |
WindowsXP, SP3, Firewall I am unable to start the WindowsXP, SP3 Firewall. I get the error: Window cannot start the Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) service. Whenever I go into Services to start | | 1 | 54 | 10/22/2009 7:38:25 AM |
Sharing Files issue When sharing files on the network (most PCs are running XP), you sometimes get the error that the file is only available as Read-Only. I understand why...but is there a way to have the error s | | 0 | 44 | 10/21/2009 8:06:02 PM |
Will Not Boot Fm CD-ROM Windows XP Home - I'm getting LSASS.exe error, failed to initialize (0xc0000005) with only OK option. When I click OK, system halts with black screen and cursor. HD light goes off and no oth | | 4 | 45 | 10/21/2009 6:33:06 PM |
Single Click UI Hi Guys, got myself into a bit of a pickle. I use XP SP3, normally I select the single click interface in Folder options|General|Click Items| ... but the single click radio button is inac | | 1 | 53 | 10/21/2009 6:07:00 PM |
How can remove redundant NET USE commands from the startup script I am volunteering at a charity that has a small network on XP. When the PCs start up they execute the cmd.exe and do redundant NET USE commands trying to map to drives on a server that was | | 2 | 47 | 10/21/2009 10:42:01 AM |
File copy problem I recently bought an external HD for use as an archive device. Copying has stopped in a couple of places with the message:
"Cannot create or replace (filename): Cannot find the spec | | 9 | 35 | 10/21/2009 6:56:19 AM |
IE6 Inquiry Hello, I am using XP Pro SP2 with Internet Explorer 6. My question has to do with Favorites. I have quite a number of favorites which are shown in one long list. I have to scroll down to | | 3 | 51 | 10/21/2009 6:56:00 AM |
Startup screen keeps recycling The startup screen my desktop (not used since April 09 when it was OK) keeps recycling. I have tried to get into it via safe mode and last known configuration but it still keeps cycling, - B | | 1 | 49 | 10/21/2009 6:54:50 AM |
link problem When I go to the control panel and click on add/remove, I get the following notice: Windows/system32/rundll32.exe...Application not found. This same message comes up on several items in the co | | 0 | 51 | 10/21/2009 12:14:52 AM |
Password on folders Hello,
Is there any way at all to put a password on any individual folders in My Documents, for example? Meaning, that everytime would want to open a "passworded" folder, | | 4 | 40 | 10/20/2009 8:20:07 PM |
Can only work in safe mode My computer will go to Windows Logo and then crash and keep trying to re-boot,will only work in safe mode and cannot get into Admin
Can anyone offer any help or suggestions?
| | 3 | 48 | 10/20/2009 1:42:54 PM |
Can't see text in boxes I made the mistake of trying to improve the readable of various fonts, using ControlPanel>Display>Appearance>Advanced. Now I have boxes in windows that I can't read because the text | | 4 | 46 | 10/20/2009 1:04:18 PM |
hi hi i am an school student and we cant right-click on my document in the start menu. can anyone plz tell me how to disable that so i can right-click on my document in the start menu. thanx alot | | 1 | 57 | 10/20/2009 7:07:58 AM |
External mouse for laptop requires remove/replace after power-up. (Re-posted because of no help on original post of 10/1/09)
Running a Dell I1100 laptop under WinXP Home SP3.
I have an external mouse connected to a USB 2.0 adapter card. It used to | | 1 | 48 | 10/19/2009 11:20:33 PM |
urgent, re: edison cutting power i jusat rememberd, less than 2 hours away from edison doing maintenance of the neighborhood - power will be off from 10:00 5:00. now as long as the pc is off, are there any probl;ems ahead ? | | 14 | 40 | 10/19/2009 9:57:23 PM |