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right click context menus are slow
Posted on November 12th, 2005 | 1 Comments

Hi, How come when i right click on a file (any file type) in file explorer, it takes about 20-30 seconds to load my context menu? i tried using ShellExView to disable all the "Context Menu" items...

Saving settings
Posted on November 12th, 2005 | 0 Comments

Thanks - I don't have one. You may think I'm thick but it's a real problem -- deepwell ------------------------------------------------------------------------ deepwell's Profile:...

Using windows 98 CD games on windows xp
Posted on November 12th, 2005 | 0 Comments

Thanks for your idea. I downloaded a VDMSound program but it didn't help. Any other ideas? -- deepwell ------------------------------------------------------------------------ deepwell's Profile:...

Re: Director Player 6.0 error message
Posted on November 12th, 2005 | 0 Comments

shinerma@access.k12.wv.us Wrote: > When trying to open an older program, the following error > message appears: > Director Player 6.0 > Unable to copy the driver file C:\WINDOWS\xobglu16.dll to >...

Hoe rounf corners of infotip (tooltip) popup window?
Posted on November 12th, 2005 | 0 Comments

ISTR there was a setting which allowed you to choose between rounded or squared corners of tooltip's yellow popup box. Can someone tell me how to do this please. Jon -----

blue screens
Posted on November 12th, 2005 | 5 Comments

I keep getting a blue screen something about minidump and then shuts down, I also get an error message about internet explorerhas a problem and needs to shut down can someone help because it's...

help with networking i think
Posted on November 12th, 2005 | 2 Comments

i dont have a clue if this is even possible to do but what i would like to do is take my two computers and link them together in such a way that when i move my mouse to say the far left of my screen...

Addind New Odbc sources
Posted on November 12th, 2005 | 0 Comments

I am trying to add a new ODBC data source but I'm unable to select the driver. From control panel, click on administative tools, then data sources(ODBC). Select USER DSN. When you click on the ADD...

Motherboard replacements, any ideas?
Posted on November 12th, 2005 | 37 Comments

Hi, I am in Britain and I am looking to replace my motherboard and CPU and was wondering if anybody had any recomendations. All thoughts considered. At the moment I have PCChips M810LR AMD Duron...

F-8 Safe Mode Problems
Posted on November 12th, 2005 | 2 Comments

A friend's computer does not like it when it goes to "safe mode". I forced it through msconfig in the boot ini, and now it just keeps booting. Any ideas.

Minimize Problem
Posted on November 12th, 2005 | 1 Comments

I have a problem with the minimize function within XP. When I do minimize an application or any sort of window it does not go to the taskbar but instead disappears. I have four different accounts...

XP takes long time at login
Posted on November 12th, 2005 | 2 Comments

In Win XP, after I enter my password at the login screen, my computer stays on the login screen for a few minutes before it shows the desktop. The login music plays, but the computer waits awhile...

Re: Another Linux Computer Flipped.
Posted on November 12th, 2005 | 0 Comments

Guy Macon wrote: > John Thompson wrote: > > >The only reason you ned to reboot linux is when you replace the kernel. > > ...and if that's too big a burden, yiu can always use QNX, which > allows you...

PC-Cillin & VPN Issue
Posted on November 12th, 2005 | 2 Comments

I have just uninstalled PC-Cillin because I need to access my work server via VPN and found that with PC-Cillin 2006 installed I could not connect. With it un-installed I can connect. I noticed there...

How do I restore a Backup ?
Posted on November 12th, 2005 | 1 Comments

How do I restore a Backup (ntbackup.exe) created with the back up utility from a tape or an external hard drive to a new (empty, un-partition, and unformatted) new internal hard drive? I noticed that...

Validation Problems
Posted on November 12th, 2005 | 4 Comments

I have the real McCoy SP 2 version of Windows XP Professional. I have registered and validated. Every 2 to 6 days, after shutting down over night, I get a message telling me that the hardware...

Pirate copy of XP
Posted on November 12th, 2005 | 12 Comments

Well!.. 3 yrs ago I bought a computer from a friend of my son's. I paid $500.00 for this computer & that is a lot of money for me. Not being savvy about this stuff, I merrily went along enjoying my...

Re: 3 Unread mails at user login screen
Posted on November 12th, 2005 | 0 Comments

"PA Bear" wrote: > Compliments of Kelly: > > Use TweakUI/Logon/Unread Mail and Repair/Unread Mail Count > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp > > Disable Unread Mail on...

Trogan.Vundo
Posted on November 12th, 2005 | 17 Comments

I have identified the trogan.Vundo virus. It is in a file pmkjk,dll which is in Windows\system32 The Norton removal tool will not delete the file. I also cannot delete it, even when signed on as...

cannot install program....
Posted on November 12th, 2005 | 3 Comments

When I try to install Adobe Photoshop Elements i cant. I put the disk in and I get this msg saying "AutoPlay encountered a problem and needs to close." So then I go to My Computer, and click on the...