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Please help. Images won't always load on the internet
Posted on October 20th, 2005 | 4 Comments

In the past week, pictures on websites are showing up less and less. This is usually for sites that have a lot of pictures on them however. The problem exists in IE, Firefox, and Opera web browsers....

Windows XP Networking Problems
Posted on October 20th, 2005 | 0 Comments

My Windows XP Professional Computer Will Not Interface With My Broadband Modem if will not optain an ip address for the modem. Can You Help Me

XP USB flash drive issues
Posted on October 20th, 2005 | 0 Comments

Hi, Today I bought a Cable & Wireless 128Mb USB 2.0 memory stick, to transfer files from my laptop to my PC. No problem with the laptop, it sees the USB stick, and saves files to it, which I can see...

SVKP.sys -- Trojan? Real file?
Posted on October 20th, 2005 | 4 Comments

(accidentally posted this in the wrong place the first time... sorry if people read it twice ;) ) Hi, Today Norton Antivirus told me that it had found a Trojan on my computer. The file is...

Re: Broadband modem usb instigated crash
Posted on October 20th, 2005 | 18 Comments

already tried 3 different drivers including latest one ... same result changed the splitter, tried 3 different modems, cables & a wireless modem with same...

How to activate Virtual Desktop Manager?
Posted on October 20th, 2005 | 8 Comments

I have downloaded and installed Virtual Desktop Manger from http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx How do I actually activate it? I had expected to find some entry...

Internet Explorer / Folders/ Calculator?!?
Posted on October 20th, 2005 | 2 Comments

Well, I have NO idea how this happend, but now when I open up Internet Explorer, or open a folder or My Computer, the calculator opens up with it?!? I'm a pretty big computer GURU and I havent the...

Hide inactive icons problem in notification area - volume control
Posted on October 20th, 2005 | 0 Comments

Ok I've read past messages and many variations of this problem. But I didn't see mine: Every time I open the volume control (speaker icon), the hide/show icons arrow button in the notification area...

How to clear Simple File Sharing?
Posted on October 20th, 2005 | 0 Comments

Using Windows XP Professional, I log on to the Windows 2003 Enterprise domain as a member of the Administrators group. When I go to the Folder Options > View - I can see the Simple file sharing check...

ALL files/folders unaccessible!
Posted on October 20th, 2005 | 2 Comments

HELP..! I can't access any file in any folder! And I can't right click any folder/file without getting a serious crash and a message like (pardon translation error): "program error - explorer.exe...

Java Runtime Environment
Posted on October 20th, 2005 | 1 Comments

02:34 10/20/2005 RE: Java Runtime Environment Sometimes I get an error message stating that I need a Java Runtime Environment plug in to view a web page correctly. And the message "offers" to...

Entry point not found
Posted on October 20th, 2005 | 1 Comments

After installing update when I turned my computer back on I got this message: Explorer.EXE Entry point not found The procedure entry point SHRegValueW could not be located in the dynamic link...

Wierd XP repair obstacle
Posted on October 20th, 2005 | 0 Comments

I had a total meltdown of XP..possibly a worm. It took me an entire day to get XP reinstalled. The computer just kept presenting one problem after another. Finally I had to do a reinstall, but it...

/3GB switch issues
Posted on October 20th, 2005 | 0 Comments

My program needs to allocated more than 2GB of memory, so I followed the instructions for the /3GB switch; adding the /3GB extension to the boot.ini file, and I set the /LARGEADDRESSAWARE bit in my...

How to "unhide" or display my local drive/
Posted on October 20th, 2005 | 2 Comments

I just read a post for a user about unhiding C or local drives. I have a similar situation. I replaced a lab manager at a local community college and it was obvious to me he did registry edits to...

Open windows in Explorer in same window?
Posted on October 20th, 2005 | 3 Comments

I have "folder options" set to reuse windows for opening files and folders, but this has stopped working in the past few weeks. Now, each click on a new item opens a new window ... Is there somewhere...

Schedule Help
Posted on October 20th, 2005 | 20 Comments

I'm trying to set up a Schedule for Defrag to run at certain times. When ever I try to create the task it asks for a password. Where do i get this password, or better yet where do I set it up? Thanks.

Trouble opening MSOffice files
Posted on October 20th, 2005 | 2 Comments

I have a Dell 8400, 6 months old, running XP, Office Basic Edition 2003, lots of disc and memory. Recently, I am having difficulty in opening Word/Excel files from a folder. The path is C:\Documents...

Re: No C drive
Posted on October 20th, 2005 | 0 Comments

I have a silimar situation of not being able to unhide my C drive. I see where the previous manager did a registry edit and made a "noDrive" binary file. How do I "un do" that? "Ramesh, MS-MVP"...

Get Error 0x80072EFD when trying to do windows updates
Posted on October 20th, 2005 | 1 Comments

This error is suppose to have something to do with proxy settings. I don't use proxy to connect to the internet. I have a new laptop that I just set my internet up on. The instructions for setting up...