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Cannot create boot floppy
Posted on October 13th, 2005 | 4 Comments

Hi -- I have a Windows XP computer. The PC's owner tried to fix "a virus" by reinstalling Windows using the PC's recovery CD. He wound up with a machine that spits out "NTLDR missing" when switched...

Task bar buttons still "grouped" in MS Word (and nothing else is)
Posted on October 13th, 2005 | 1 Comments

I am running XP Home SP2 and MS Office 2003. I don't like my buttons being grouped and I have unchecked "group similar task bar buttons" in the properties section for the windows task bar. Other...

"OPEN WITH" does not work correctly
Posted on October 13th, 2005 | 1 Comments

Hello! I hope someone can help me out. My problem is the "open with" command in the context menu. I will use .mp3 as an example(although this problem extends to jpegs, etc). When I click on this...

2 problems...any ideas?
Posted on October 13th, 2005 | 2 Comments

1. All of my documents and programs are stuck on opening with Paint Shop Pro if I clickon the icon or folder directly. The only way to actually open a file or start a program is to right-click and...

Reduce custom toolbar in TaskBar to one icon?
Posted on October 13th, 2005 | 2 Comments

I'm setting up a custom toolbar on the TaskBar to get multilevel menus to access my files on my D: drive, not in My Documents. It works well enough but I'd like to have the toolbar just show as an...

task manager disabled....restrictions in effect on this computer
Posted on October 13th, 2005 | 1 Comments

Okay Board..I'm going nuts...the Cox Cable guy changed my regedit.exe to try and keep the little rascals from messing up the computer and now my taskbar has been disabled, evertime I go to regedit to...

Did I create additional partition??
Posted on October 13th, 2005 | 0 Comments

2nd try. My newly installed XP seems to be on a different partition (?), and none of my programs or files are accessible. If I go through explorer to the "C" drive, everything is still there, and I...

OT.(Outlook express prob)...............
Posted on October 13th, 2005 | 4 Comments

Apologies for posting in here and - I have tried the outlook express NG - but no-one is home (3 posts in total during last 24 hours ?).............. Hello, Could anyone please how to access a new e...

Close all programs?
Posted on October 13th, 2005 | 3 Comments

This might sound like a stupid question, but I have never been able to get a satisfactory answer to it. Can somebody please explain it to me? When an Install Wizard (or anything else for that...

Error messages
Posted on October 13th, 2005 | 1 Comments

I frequently get error messages that ask "Do you want to continue running scripts?" Inside the same error message is an additional message saying "Library not registered" Or Access denied" HOW in the...

System Restore problem
Posted on October 13th, 2005 | 8 Comments

Continuing from my previous posts, I still have problems. I'm using Windows XP Home, SP2 installed and on automatic updates. System Restore only shows the most recent restore point and no other. I...

Winfix2005
Posted on October 13th, 2005 | 2 Comments

The program Winfix2005 just pops into my computer from time to time. I doubt that this is a Microsoft program because I have McAfee from them. Is it dangerous or just annoying? -- Karen

Runtime error
Posted on October 13th, 2005 | 0 Comments

I have a Lexmark all in one printer X5250 when I try to open Fax soiution to fax something Runtime Error appears and says program C:\program files\lexmark fax solutions\fax ctr.exe abnormal program...

Can't logon to Windows XP operating system
Posted on October 13th, 2005 | 1 Comments

rI purchased a used Dell deminsion 4300 from an individual. Had no problems getting onto my operating system until after Hurricane Katrina left us without power. Then I did get back on and...

deleting file, access denied?
Posted on October 13th, 2005 | 1 Comments

I am trying to delete a file but when i click delete a message pops up saying cannot delete:access denied make sure the disk is not full or write protected and that the file is not currently in use. ...

chkdsk repeatedly finds "problems with file system"
Posted on October 13th, 2005 | 7 Comments

I have read several threads about this problem (described in more detail below) which I found by searching, but I have not found any conclusion in any of them as to whether (a) this a bug of some...

Update Tuesday
Posted on October 13th, 2005 | 6 Comments

Yesterday was update Tuesday when Microsoft release updates to their operating system. This time we had 9 critical updates. I wonder, why, if they were critical, we had to wait. Why couldn't they...

cursor changing
Posted on October 13th, 2005 | 0 Comments

When changing pages or any other online update I am briefly seeing a small page with a "do not enter" type circle over it briefly replacing my cursor. Actually I believe the page has already...

Close all programs?
Posted on October 13th, 2005 | 0 Comments

This might sound like a stupid question, but I have never been able to get a satisfactory answer to it. Can somebody please explain it to me? When an Install Wizard (or anything else for that...

XP reinstall troubles
Posted on October 13th, 2005 | 2 Comments

Ever hear the term "...just enough to get himself in trouble"? Here I am. Dell 8200, XP Home. Seemed to be running differently lately, so I ran all my normal stuff (Norton, ad aware, MS spyware...