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User Accounts Disappeared
Posted on January 1st, 2006 | 12 Comments

Running Windows XP Home Edition, and when I boot to the graphical logon screen, my user accounts have disappeared. I am able to CTRL ALT DEL twice, and log in as administrator, however shen I perform...

Photos Don't Appear
Posted on January 1st, 2006 | 6 Comments

on two different web sites i use, photos on these sites won't appear. I have checked all my pop-up blocker settings, and permitted access to these sites with my security program. Please Help

Programs to clean Add/remove programs list
Posted on January 1st, 2006 | 3 Comments

do you have name of programs to clean my Add/Remove programs list (the list appear in Control pannel options)? do you have name of programs to clean my HD from programs, without Uninstall, or...

Make any Window translucent
Posted on January 1st, 2006 | 0 Comments

Make any Window translucent with this small utility: http://www.cadxp.info/sujetXForum-520.htm webmaster http://www.cadxp.info

Primary master not detected
Posted on January 1st, 2006 | 2 Comments

I want to up grade my 20gb hard disk to 80gb but my computer can not detect my new 80GB hard drive. Cmos setup of the primary master TYPE is set up to AUTO and MODE is setup also to AUTO. Please...

xp backup wizard missing
Posted on January 1st, 2006 | 2 Comments

can anyone help me ,,,,,, I have no backup wizard in my system tools.. xp is giving me troubles & looks as if I might have to reformat.. be nice if I could backup..manythanks -- scott

Help re - stop: 0x000000d0 driver_corrupted_mmpool
Posted on January 1st, 2006 | 5 Comments

Hi, Just received the above stop bsod, it's the second time in the last 2 weeks when I'm only working in Excel (this time the PC ran over 4 hours before it stopped). The full message...

Sound Crackles on Multiple Sound cards and speakers!
Posted on January 1st, 2006 | 16 Comments

I am running Windows XP Pro SP2 and I have a problem with my sound crackling when ever ANY sound plays. At first, I thought it was the sound card (onboard VIA), so, I got out a USB Creative Sound...

startup issue.... aaauuggghhhh
Posted on January 1st, 2006 | 10 Comments

I'm sorry for reposting.. i am getting desparate now!! a quick scenario.... computer (fairly new P4 2.8, 512MB RAM)... starts up, gets to the xp splash screen, then screen goes black with arrow...

Missing Files and Repair - HELP
Posted on January 1st, 2006 | 2 Comments

Somehow my kids did something to remove or corrupt the windows\system32\config\sysytem file...So now the computer locks on boot stating it is missing or corrupt. It said to use the windows set-up...

Virtual memory settings
Posted on January 1st, 2006 | 15 Comments

I have tried repeatedly to change my paging file size using the custom size option in the Virtual Memory dialogue box. However, the "currently allocated" field in the "Total paging file size for all...

Mouse pointers and Sound schemes
Posted on January 1st, 2006 | 0 Comments

Dear NG, please can someone tell me where I can find the files in which mouse pointers schemes and sound schemes are saved in Windows? I need to restore my system and do not want to lose...

Viruses in Windows "Recycler" folder.
Posted on January 1st, 2006 | 2 Comments

AVG antivirus revealed viruses in the "Recycler" folder, on the "C" drive, but it is undabe to remove them. I am also unable to remove them manually, even from the Recovery Console". Also odd, some...

changing group membership if working in cached mode
Posted on January 1st, 2006 | 0 Comments

Hi, We have a number of users with laptops who travel. The laptops are joined to the domain and when the users travel, the laptops use cached credentials for login. This all works fine. We'd...

Lost Speaker Sounds
Posted on January 1st, 2006 | 2 Comments

I am running XPPro/SP2 with all updates. I had a crash the other day (we think it was overheating - the fan had died). Ayway, I can no longer get sound to play through my speakers - everything plays...

Explorer goes mental!
Posted on January 1st, 2006 | 4 Comments

xp pro, 3200amd, 1gb At times my pc goes on a major go-slow. When I look at the Task manager Explorer.exe is using 99% cpu and 120,000k. I reboot and it's ok but it happens when I open several...

BLUE SCREEN on Shut Down !..
Posted on January 1st, 2006 | 10 Comments

I have a Dell Inspiron Laptop, relatively new one with Win XP Pro w/ SP2. At the shut down, at the very last step where it is indicating to save the settings... it is crashing with a BLU SCREEN. I...

msconfig - startup question
Posted on January 1st, 2006 | 10 Comments

Is it possible to actually delete/remove an entry in Startup from MSCONFIG? I don't mean simply disable/uncheck the entry, but remove it completely. I suffered a Trojan hit on my PC, and spent like...

Wireless Desktop problems
Posted on January 1st, 2006 | 4 Comments

I have and Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop 1000. Sometimes when I boot up the computer, wake my computer up from sleep mode, or somtimes it happens just randomly, my mouse and keyboard just stops...

300GB Hardrive
Posted on January 1st, 2006 | 13 Comments

I bought a 300 GB hard drive and i went to installd XP pro, and now is only reading 125GB. help please