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Re-post: 'Compress drive'?
Posted on January 8th, 2006 | 4 Comments

I thought I'd re-post this question I asked a few days ago. Checking out my main hard drive, I see the option - "Compress drive to save disc space". The space this saves is significant - but is there...

View website in IE
Posted on January 8th, 2006 | 1 Comments

I have brought a new Dell PC (Swedish install of XP Home), haven't changed any of the default settings yet I am unable to see part of my Swedish website. The website is www.safeandsound.se and on...

CRYPTUI.dll mystery...re-installed WIN XP PRO, problem still persi
Posted on January 8th, 2006 | 8 Comments

At the beginning of the week I received the following error when attempting to startup my computer. ------------------------------------------------- Explorer.exe- unable to locate...

NNTP setup and Configure
Posted on January 8th, 2006 | 1 Comments

Hello: I am not sure if this is the NG but I am running Windows Pro Ser 2 and I cannot download several files when I use an FTP server. It tells me that it cannot connect 119. I try to ping but it...

Windows XP Home Edition Hardware Change
Posted on January 8th, 2006 | 6 Comments

The new Windows Varification patch that just came out is now telling me that I have made a hardware change and that Windows needs to be reactivated. All I did was put in a new Video Card, and I...

How to Default Folder to Collapsed ?
Posted on January 8th, 2006 | 4 Comments

Whenever I open Windows explorer... the Documents and Settings folder is automatically expanded.... how may I change this to "Collapsed" ? Thanks !

No Certificate OF Authenticity
Posted on January 8th, 2006 | 5 Comments

I bought a used Dell off the Dell website a while back, but I didn't realize until recently that there was no CoA stuck on the case nor anywhere in the paperwork. Is this info stored on the harddrive...

The intruction at "address" referenced memory at "address".
Posted on January 8th, 2006 | 7 Comments

Whenever I go on AIM 5.9, the lastest version of that, I always get a The intruction at "address" referenced memory at "address". The memory could not be "read". I get this while I am having a...

Activation Screen Freeze
Posted on January 8th, 2006 | 3 Comments

I just upgraded my hard drive to a larger hard drive using Symantec Ghost. Everything transferred okay and everything is functional, expect I am told I have to activate in 3 days. I go to activate...

continuous network chatter - why?
Posted on January 8th, 2006 | 1 Comments

Our setup at home comprises three "deskside" machines and a laptop. All are running XP Home (SP2) except one which is XP Pro. Under normal conditions, I see network chatter when a box is booted...

User Accounts Scrambled!
Posted on January 8th, 2006 | 2 Comments

Set up on new computer all my bookmarks; desktop preference; imported files; set up e-mail, imported address book, etc. Now the user account wish to associate won't use target specified (under...

ntbackup - not sure about some folders
Posted on January 8th, 2006 | 4 Comments

Win XP PRO SP2 I'm looking at setting up ntbackup and have noticed two folders in tree view that I don't know about. Using WinExplorer & View hidden files is set, I see -: MSOCache Using ntbackup...

Maximized II
Posted on January 8th, 2006 | 2 Comments

When I click the button for the window to maximize isn't there a button (F8?) I can hold down while doing this so it always opens maximized? Jeff

Can't Rename or Delete File
Posted on January 8th, 2006 | 2 Comments

I'm trying to rename mapi32.dll and I get an error message stating "Can't rename File". Data Error: Cyclic Redundancy Check How do I get around this??

My Pictures folder says "Access Denied"
Posted on January 8th, 2006 | 2 Comments

I am trying to hook up a laptop hard drive up to my desktop b/c the laptop crashed. I can see all other folders on the drive except for the "My Pictures" folder. It keeps telling me "Access...

.NET Problem?
Posted on January 8th, 2006 | 1 Comments

Whenever I turn off my computer or go to log off my username, I get an End Program error saying.... .NET BroadcastEventWindow.1.0.5... then underneath that it goes on to say "This program is not...

Hard Drive Access Denied
Posted on January 8th, 2006 | 2 Comments

I bought an OEM version of Windows XP Pro to replace a suspicious version loaded on my machine. I have a 2nd hard drive - Maxtor 200GB. Prior to loading the new Windows XP, I copied all of my...

xp on more than1 computer?
Posted on January 8th, 2006 | 9 Comments

can i put my XP disk i purchased on more than one of my computers? or can it only be registered to one?

xp pro toolbar missing
Posted on January 8th, 2006 | 0 Comments

neither ie OR win explorer have toolbars present (file, edit, etc...) i would love to delete ITBarLayout from the 3 appropriate files in the registry HOWEVER ITBarLayout does not exist...

Generic Host Process win32 error - no network connectivity
Posted on January 8th, 2006 | 0 Comments

Hello. Today I got an error about Generic Host Process win32 having a serious error. Something about a svchost.exe file or something like that as well. Previously I was able to network my two...