First Time I Got Error Message About Defrag
After I installed the Avira, I also installed Adobe Flash Play (or
whatever it's called) and also Adobe Reader 9.2. After the updated
Reader installed, I got a message I have never gotten be | | 0 | 177 | 12/13/2009 11:38:49 AM |
Slow Formatting Burning And Installing
I have a no-name machine, Intel Core2Duo with 2GB of memory running Windows
XPSP3. Motherboard is Gigabyte GA965P version 1... I believe it is version 1
as the version number is blocked b | | 0 | 139 | 12/13/2009 11:38:46 AM |
Is it worth installing a Solid State Drive (SSD) into my old PC?
Hi
A friend said I should buy an internal SSD (Solid State Drive) and put
all my data onto that...
- How much faster is a SSD drive in practice than a conventional hard
disk? | | 0 | 72 | 11/30/2009 11:42:45 PM |
Event Viewer Error Message
Each time I boot up I get the following Warning in System,
Could anyone please advise me what I can do to resolve the situation.
The 'D' drive is a local Hard Drive on my compute | | 0 | 73 | 11/30/2009 10:58:10 PM |
instal more ram
I have a gigabyte motherboard currently with 2 No 512DDRPC3200 ram cards.
There are slots for 4 memory modules; the names quoted in the Gigabyte
installation guide are ddr1, ddr2, ddr3 and | | 0 | 67 | 11/30/2009 10:58:10 PM |
Can't install anything
I can't seem to install software on my computer. About 9 out of 10
applications won't install. A couple weeks ago I bought a few games on
CD. One said setup could take several minutes. I wai | | 0 | 60 | 11/30/2009 10:58:09 PM |
virtual memory on another hard disk? 64bit version
I have 6gb memory, one hard disk for OS and Programs, one for images, one for
the photoshop temp file, and one spare i've tried but is it possible to
force the OS to put the pagefile on t | | 0 | 80 | 11/28/2009 8:09:02 PM |
Cannot Press SHIFT Button
Dear Mdm/Sir,
Please Help !
Any active programs will crash when I press SHIFT button.
I am Running Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 3.
Thank you !
| | 0 | 77 | 11/26/2009 7:21:49 AM |
Maximum virtual memory size
I am aware that the optimal page file sizes are 1.5 to 3 times actual RAM but
I was under the impression that the maximum XP 32-bit could manage was 4Gb.
Has this upper limit been rem | | 0 | 46 | 11/25/2009 5:24:09 PM |
Open With Explorer (explorer.exe) problems
Explorer is not on my Open With list. If I left click Start, right click on
a program, left click on Propteries, then left click on Find Target, I get an
Open With list that includes the | | 0 | 73 | 11/19/2009 8:10:22 PM |
Files are renamed/duplicated after System Restore !!
Hi everyone,
I did a System Restore in late September although I shouldn't have, I did a
Diskcheck which fixed the hard drive. Anyway, after the System Restore I got
a me | | 0 | 42 | 11/19/2009 3:58:54 AM |
Windows XP Home Lockup & Shutdown Problems
A friend who has Windows XP Home running on his machine has had several
problems in the past week with lockups and not shutting down. He has run
Chkdsk and no errors were found. He ran his v | | 0 | 50 | 11/16/2009 11:02:50 PM |
Computer running slowly but not using cpu
My computer has statrted running very slowly, but looking at the processes
running in Task Manager, only the System Idle Process seems to be using more
than 2 -3 % of the CPU. For example, | | 0 | 31 | 11/16/2009 11:02:48 PM |
Event Viewer Event ID: 6004
I've noticed Event Viewer is reporting lots of Errors with Event ID: 6004.
"A driver packet received from the I/O subsystem was invalid. The data is
the packet." The errors are | | 0 | 61 | 11/15/2009 2:32:14 PM |
CPAX20 Error
Hi, earlier this week, I received a message at start up saying, "CPax20 has
encounted a problem and needs to close". Can you please tell me how to fix
this please? Easy step by s | | 0 | 185 | 11/15/2009 4:59:19 AM |
OS malfunction
I ran sfc /scannow because of a possible corrupt file. When Windows File
Protection started I got the message "Files that are required for Windows to
run properly must be copied to th | | 0 | 37 | 11/15/2009 12:47:15 AM |
Finding a Hidden wallpaper
When one of our XP pcs turns off, it displays a large image, sort of like
wallpaper. I did not put it there. The PC is on a network (Win Server 2003
Standard). It is being controlled by | | 0 | 43 | 11/13/2009 11:18:57 PM |
Hidden Files are pissing me off.
I bought a new computer.
I need to get my iPods music onto my new computers iTunes.
I know how to do this.
You go to Tools > Folder Options > View, and then check the option that | | 0 | 50 | 11/13/2009 1:54:15 AM |
Hidden windows?
One of my tools (Macro Express Pro) has the facility to list all open
windows, in two categories: Normal and Hidden.
In the latter category I get a list of 211! Most look totally obscu | | 1 | 35 | 11/12/2009 9:16:05 PM |
Windows cannot find 'C:\Documents'.
Hi guys,
I am terribly having a pop up message and lag problem when I turn on my PC.
I'm getting this error message when everything is done loading:
[desktop]
& | | 4 | 110 | 11/12/2009 7:55:17 AM |
NTbackup - Restores wrong set?
I'm using Windows XP Pro and I have an incremental backup on an external hard
disk. I've tried to restore from it but the only otion given is to restore
from the oldest backup set.
| | 1 | 174 | 11/10/2009 6:50:01 PM |
explorer.exe being an absolute memory hog
Hi there, I can use my PC like normal, opening and closing programs, but as
soon as I browse using My Computer or Windows Explorer to a folder that
contains images, explorer.exe goes though | | 7 | 64 | 11/10/2009 6:27:25 PM |
looking for logfile of programs that were started during system start
Hello,
let me please ask something about msconfig
I started it to show which programs have been started during system start.
Quite a few, I admit. But can I also figure out WHEN they | | 6 | 37 | 11/10/2009 6:11:29 PM |
No G.U.I. for ntbackup utility
Hi Everyone,
I run Win XP Pro Sp3 . Today I attempted to perform a "system slate" data
back up , with the built in Windows | | 4 | 70 | 11/9/2009 8:47:02 PM |
interpretation of BootLog XP results
All,
many thanks for the suggestion to employ BootLot XP.
I have already significantly reduced start-up time - from 261 to 176
seconds!!
Still, quite a significant time for start- | | 0 | 46 | 11/8/2009 9:03:21 PM |
Which app to run?
When I plug in my camera to a USB port to download fotos, Windows shows me a list of
applications to use to download.
Every app is listed twice. Some, if selected, do nothing.
< | | 2 | 47 | 11/6/2009 11:37:48 PM |
Missing DLL in Cache
After three hours on the phone with HP (because my all-in-one quit
functioning), the tech ran out of options after uninstalling and reloading
software. He ran a SFC/Scannow (Windows File P | | 1 | 53 | 11/6/2009 11:24:31 PM |
Removing boot screens
I had my computer in to be repaired and when I got it back when the bios
screens boot it shows the screen that has the drives on it, the controlllers,
and what ever else is in the device man | | 2 | 52 | 11/5/2009 1:54:14 AM |
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Windows hangs after logging in
Windows recently had an error that required me to repair the system.
Now, when I log in to my account, I first get a message telling me that I
have to activate Windows. I click 'yes', | | 1 | 49 | 11/3/2009 4:32:40 AM |
Computer crashes and restarts while starting Windows
It seems some driver files have been corrupted on my system.
I was working normally and it just crashed without warning. I am
currently working from an alternate setup but I woul | | 1 | 51 | 11/2/2009 1:30:08 PM |
laptop will not start
My sister's 3 year old laptop will not start in any configuation. She cannot
find her original XP Home Edition cd. Can she get a copy from Microsoft or
can I use my wife's laptop disc to fau | | 3 | 52 | 11/2/2009 7:28:01 AM |
Duplicate files
When I did a search for jpg files some files in a KODAK folder showed
up twice. They had the exact names and sizes, located in the same
directory. However, when I used a duplicate file finder, | | 1 | 53 | 10/31/2009 2:41:41 PM |
Page File Problems
XP SR3
I have my Page File size set at C: 640-1792
"recommended" is 1533
currently alloc. is 1453
Physical memory is 1047024
When I boot the system, it takes ab | | 5 | 40 | 10/31/2009 2:09:38 AM |
.NET snafu
I was having an install failure of the update associated with KB953297, getting:
"Initializing installation... done!
Installing Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1 Security U | | 3 | 65 | 10/30/2009 2:00:32 AM |
Extended settings tab
I am trying to see if my drive is in DMA mode. I cannot access the Extended
Setting tab in Device Manager. I am using a rather old version of XP (2002).
My slave disc broke down and I too | | 1 | 61 | 10/29/2009 12:49:06 PM |
Computer turns on to what looks like set up screen
My computer running Windows XP was working fine, then one day i went to turn
it on and all i got was a black screen with white writing across the top are
approx 5-6 F key functions. F1 to e | | 1 | 48 | 10/29/2009 3:07:30 AM |
Error on bootup
The last couple of times I rebooted the computer, the following error
message appeared when Windows opened:
title of message box: "AppleSyncNotifier.exe unable to locate
compon | | 7 | 52 | 10/28/2009 7:39:53 PM |
External CD drives missing
Unfortunately I am my mother's computer expert (and I laugh as I am typing
this)!! She just recently tried to play a music CD and it would not play.
Her computer is just showing a "c& | | 1 | 48 | 10/27/2009 12:52:32 AM |
Microsoft .Net Framework Unexpected Error
Hello,
(Windows XP SP3 user)
I'm getting a really long error from Microsoft .NET Framework everytime I
boot up. Any ideas as to why this is happening or how I can fix it?
| | 1 | 45 | 10/24/2009 3:19:17 PM |
Error Message- corrupt file or directory
I'm getting the following message: Windows- Corrupt file; The file or
directory \$Extend\$0bjId is corrupt and unreadable. Please run the chkdsk
utility."
When I run the check | | 2 | 54 | 10/24/2009 2:53:34 PM |
Win XP pro fails to start up.
I have a PC running Win XP pro which boots up and gets to the XP logo, after
the XP logo I get a mouse pointer then start up just appears to stop and I am
left with a black screen with a sin | | 2 | 34 | 10/23/2009 3:03:02 PM |
Failed update install
XP Pro SP3.
The update associated with KB953297 will not install. I have automatic updates set to
on, but I get the yellow shield in the systray telling me updates are ready to install.< | | 3 | 66 | 10/23/2009 2:20:12 PM |
Win 32 Services
I'm not even sure what topic to ask this question under. Running XP Home, all
up to date. When I try to open something like My Computer or a file of
thumbnail pictures, I get the error messa | | 0 | 48 | 10/23/2009 1:24:01 AM |
Sound control
Is there supposed to be a balance control on the sound control dialog? If so, how do
I get it to show? Win XP Pro, SP3.
Thanks, Mike
| | 7 | 37 | 10/22/2009 11:57:32 PM |
2 x IE
I've got 2 instances of Internet Explorer running in my processes...I'm
running XP Home Edition and IE 8. When using a process viewer my startup
information on one of them is "C:\Progr | | 1 | 54 | 10/22/2009 1:54:25 PM |
invalid registry entres
when i use the windows live safety scan on the clean up section it said i had
9 invalid registry entries and i should clear them i clicked fix but it only
cleared 5, tried again and it still | | 1 | 47 | 10/22/2009 8:27:01 AM |
RUNNING OUT OF SPACE IN HARD DRIVE
I have a Windows XP Pro SP3 installation. My PC has 1 hard disk with 2
partitions:
Partition C = 20GB for the operating system.
Partition D = 280 GB
Drive C's properties reports | | 4 | 45 | 10/21/2009 10:45:30 PM |
Cannot restore system to a previous date
I changed 3 systems during last 11 years due to strong trojan and invasion
problems in the past and recently I switched to broadband, hoping for some
better results due to the hardware firew | | 2 | 36 | 10/21/2009 11:25:34 AM |
Windows XP fails
I have one computer with Windows XP. Yesterday I made a change to Outlook for
how often it looks for new email. Since then I have had problems with it.
First, the computer would not connect | | 1 | 45 | 10/20/2009 7:15:32 PM |
reload problems
I have tried to reload xp with the reload cd and it has left me with a black
screen with loads of gobblegook. Can anyone tell me how to restore back to
the windows screen.
Please h | | 1 | 49 | 10/19/2009 6:11:09 PM |
Microsoft Updates and Internet Explorer
Why is it that a person can only get the online updates from Microsoft
through IE? Why can't other browsers be used?
| | 1 | 48 | 10/19/2009 4:24:36 PM |
Two problems; one cause?
My Windows XP with SP3 system has apparently crashed twice in the last
two days, when I wasn't watching the monitor. I think so because in
one case a subsequent error message told me of a blue | | 6 | 56 | 10/19/2009 1:35:52 PM |
cannot use system restore
Hi,
I've tried to use system restore to no avail. I've unistalled norton
anti-virus etc and it still doesn't work!
Message just states "your computer cannot be restored"
Can | | 1 | 51 | 10/18/2009 5:46:01 PM |
cannot use system restore
Hi,
I have norton av 2008, and it seems it maybe be stopping me from restoring
my computer.
Message states: "Your computer cannot be restored to."
I turned off "tamper | | 0 | 51 | 10/18/2009 9:16:01 AM |
Task manager mem usage changes when I minimize window
Hi,
I've noticed when using visual studio, I can open up the windows task
manager and it will show that visual studio is using something like 200,000 K
under the Mem Usage column. If I m | | 4 | 45 | 10/18/2009 1:01:27 AM |
Cannot drag and drop icons on desktop
I have a problem which popped up spontaneously.
I cannot drag and drop icons on my desktop. In fact, when I try to
reposition an icon between 2 existing icons, the horizontal "I&qu | | 1 | 44 | 10/16/2009 3:08:52 AM |
Task Manager's CPU live icon missing from my Taskbar
I'm having a problem with an application that from time to time decides to
consume all available CPU cycles. When I suspect this is happening, I can
check the Task Manager's Process CPU mon | | 1 | 44 | 10/16/2009 1:42:21 AM |
question on restore process
I was looking into doing a backup of my XP Pro desktop, and I'm wondering
about using the Automated System Recovery method.
The desktop has an A drive, and it appears that system files will b | | 5 | 35 | 10/14/2009 10:04:30 PM |
Problem with Srv driver
I hope this is the right newsgroup for this problem; it appears
intermittently on a certain PC running Windows XP Service Pack 3:
sometimes the Srv driver does not start on boot. The immedia | | 0 | 47 | 10/14/2009 12:13:32 PM |
power scheme in an I.T dept
hi,
I work for a very large company that has about 400 monitors running at the
same time, if the monitors where set to turn off in the power scheme option
for a couple of minutes would t | | 7 | 63 | 10/13/2009 10:10:01 PM |
How to check for the presence of .NET Framework ?
Some software requires the presence of ".NET Framework".
How can you tell whether your XP (Home or Pro)
already has .NET Framework on it?
....
| | 6 | 50 | 10/12/2009 5:49:42 AM |
Programs load/perform extremely SLOW
Hi,
About a week ago I left my PC idle for a few minutes. I came back and
clicked on
a minimized Internet Explorer page. The page began to remanifest itself and
the PC began m | | 6 | 40 | 10/12/2009 4:33:17 AM |
system restore
When I go to System Restore the status information at the bottom of the page
says: [C:] turned off. How can I turn it back on that Sys. Restore will work
again?
| | 5 | 50 | 10/9/2009 4:28:52 PM |
Briefcase synchronization. Is it one-way or two-way?
I have just strted using Briefcase to keep some files on my desktop computer
in sync with the same files that I change on my laptop. It looks to me from
help explanations that the synchronizat | | 1 | 54 | 10/8/2009 6:50:24 AM |
My system is slow
Hi, I use a Packard BEll 2006 model lap top, two days back i played a DVD on
the laptop and the DVD was getting stuck while it was plaling and the DVD
kept running on the same mode for an ho | | 1 | 51 | 10/7/2009 12:37:52 PM |
internet connection problems after XP sp3 install
I recently downloaded and installed Sp3 and immediately found that I could
not connect to the internet. First I tried to uninstall Sp3 and get an error
message. Nothing on the main error mes | | 1 | 42 | 10/7/2009 12:35:54 PM |
XP is too large
C:/Windows has grown to 22.5 GB with 225 updates. I need to clean this out
to reduce it's size on the hard drive. I need the space.
Do I have to reformat the drive and reinstall ever | | 10 | 48 | 10/7/2009 8:08:02 AM |
How do I create a bootable XP service pack 3 CD?
I did a Bing.com search, and read through the first 4 pages of search
results. There was not even one simple step by step instructions on how to
do this.
It does not seem like a di | | 3 | 50 | 10/7/2009 7:28:02 AM |
XP Sysetm Restore
When I try to do a system restore I get the following message: System
Restore has been turned off. Do you want to turn on System Restore now? I
click on yes and then uncheck Turn off System | | 2 | 50 | 10/7/2009 12:02:31 AM |
File access very slow...
All of a sudden, accessing files on my hard drive or USB flash drive has
slowed down considerably. It takes at least 5 seconds to open even the
simplest Word doc. I ran several programs: a | | 8 | 41 | 10/6/2009 8:21:15 PM |
Dumping Physical Memory
Hi,
I have this message when I boot up my win XP what does it actually want to do
?
No storage of recent hardware, os otherwise.. just that it suddenly becoming
like this.. | | 1 | 50 | 10/6/2009 3:06:11 PM |
IE not working after unsuccessful update to SP#3
After i tried to update to SP 3 on my HP running Win XP with SP 2 working
fine, I now find that my IE will not connect to the internet and browse to
any web pages. All i get is "This p | | 7 | 46 | 10/6/2009 5:39:01 AM |
Unable to perform defrag - WinXP3 PRO 32-bit
Message displayed after hitting "Analyze" is: Defragmentation of (C:) has
been aborted due to inconsistencies that were detected in the file system.
Please run CHKDSK.
I ran ch | | 1 | 57 | 10/6/2009 3:07:01 AM |
help! windows installer problem AGAIN.
i recently had to do a system recovery on my old compuer that i got in 2003.
ive kept up to date but lost everything so after doing the recovery i am
trying to get my pc re-updated.
i got | | 3 | 41 | 10/5/2009 11:55:49 PM |
Housekeeping Multiple XP Accounts
Hi, is there a way I can housekeep (delete temp files etc) across multiple XP
accounts on a single PC.
I use programs like cccleaner but it seems I have to run it in each of the
fou | | 3 | 48 | 10/5/2009 5:18:11 PM |
system recory problem.
i had to do a system recovery on my xp home.
the recovery reverted my xp back to sp1.
i have a wacom tablet installed on my computer.
the tablet still works but is erratic and glitchy.
| | 2 | 46 | 10/2/2009 6:37:01 AM |
Audio/Video glitches/latency
Windows XP SP3 System
Some time ago, I started having problems with video and audio playback.
Odd pauses/glitches in either or both was more or less the problem.
Other less definable probl | | 4 | 48 | 9/30/2009 1:16:13 AM |
comp.will not defrag.
My comp. will not defrag and i have only used 6 percent of my c drive, can
any of comp. whiz out there tell what's wrong? i'm runing a windows xp pro,
with 74.5GB and 67.1GB free space.
| | 1 | 73 | 9/29/2009 6:58:52 PM |
sound system randomly changed to HD
My sound drivers are correct. My sound is on & speakers plugged in. All
Hardware shows functioning correctly. At random times, Windows XP changes my
Santa Cruz Turtle Beach sound system | | 3 | 39 | 9/29/2009 3:19:05 PM |
Procedure to replace my USB hub
I have a USB hub attached with a number of hardware devices plugged into it.
I believe that it is faulty and causing system reboots so I want to replace
it with another hub that I know is not | | 7 | 46 | 9/29/2009 11:58:53 AM |
Insufficient Disc Capacity Despite 50% Free Space
I have a Dell 9300 laptop loaded with 32 bit Windows XP Professional. When I
am working on a Word document, during an automatic backup, I will get a
message that the computer has insufficie | | 7 | 39 | 9/29/2009 1:18:47 AM |
XP PRO boots but user login with no networking
When I log in as a user, after successful boot, my adminitrator login and one
of the other user logins will not connect to a network; however, when I log
in with a limited user account that | | 0 | 54 | 9/26/2009 11:14:01 PM |
Power Events monitoring
Hello
Is there a way to log (time , date) when the monitor or hard disk goes to
sleep?
Windows power options does not support logging, maybe a third-party utility
is needed. | | 0 | 51 | 9/25/2009 9:08:02 AM |
xp isn't xp
old computer supposed to be xp home. Says so when I boot it.
New computer, one drive 64 bit vista, the other drive from the old computer.
The old xp won't boot so I tried to use my x | | 13 | 31 | 9/25/2009 2:50:22 AM |
Sound max problem
This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
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Content-Type: multipart/alternative;
boundary="----=_NextPart_001_01AD_01CA3C59.51DFFC70"
------=_NextPart_ | | 0 | 53 | 9/23/2009 9:22:45 PM |
machine chk: regs & net framework
hello, i installed a new copy of xp sp3 pro & in the event viewer i see
application popup maching chk regs 4x under system, i hers its amd issue?
using AMD Athon XP. just annoying is the | | 4 | 45 | 9/22/2009 3:14:56 PM |
Compress in 13days?
Is it serious that compressing the disk would take 13 days?
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http://www.panix.com/~vjp | | 6 | 52 | 9/21/2009 5:11:10 PM |
continual crashing during boot up.
i have xp sp2
i am trying to boot up my pc and after the microsoft xp logo loading screen,
the screen goes black and stays like that for about 30 seconds then the pc
reboots and repeats | | 2 | 47 | 9/21/2009 3:19:01 PM |
Updates don't show in Add or Remove
Last evening Microsoft Update offered 39 updates for this computer club
member's Dell computer. One apparently caused the display to resort to a
Plug & Play monitor with 800 x 600 resolu | | 3 | 41 | 9/20/2009 10:42:33 PM |
repair setup failed
Hello,
i had to do a repair set up of xp, when it goes to copying files during
setup it sipped right to registering components & then savving settign then
when it booted kept r | | 4 | 51 | 9/18/2009 6:26:00 PM |
Perfmon not updating display
It seems that perfmon and what's need for perfmon to work can be at times
fragile. Things had been working fine on my XP SP3 laptop until just
recently, I think. I tried to view some perfo | | 0 | 42 | 9/18/2009 1:35:03 PM |