Does anyone know why? -- Peace! Kurt Self-anointed Moderator microscum.pubic.windowsexp.gonorrhea http://microscum.com/mscommunity "Trustworthy Computing" is only another example of an...

I am using Windows XP Home Edition, Oulook Express and MS Internet Explorer. From internet only, the numbers are replaced with binary code symbols rather that the numeric numbers. This shows up on...

Some of my family are unable to logg off or turn off the computor when they have finnished using it, can any one help as we have to turn it off at the on off button and I am sure that is not the...

This was at the Microsoft link below: --- By default, Internet Explorer verifies if it is the default browser each time it starts. If Internet document (HTML) files are associated with a different...

I have a copy of Windows XP, and was on my username. Something was wrong with the way my computer was behaving, and was unable to remedy it through conventional means, so I was forced to re-install...

When my niece and nephew come to visit, I let them use my PC. I have created their own Win XP sign on, but in the past they have downloaded various software while surfing the internet. I want them to...

This is the 3rd time this has happened to this computer. I start it up in normal mode it comes to sighn on screen as normal. I sign I sign on and it goes to what should be the desktop , but its not...

How do I find "Favorites" and "My Address Book" in Windows Explorer? I want to back them up and copy them to another computer, but I cannot find them. Thanks in advance for your help -...

I am running Windows xp (home edition) using Outlook for my E-mail and Tiscali as my ISP which is linked with Norton Internet Security 2005. Outlook is launched on startup and tries to connect to the...

Hi My son has reformatted a RW CD of mine that had business data and photos on. Very kind of him but not at all welcome! Is it possible in some way to recover the data on the CD. When I access...

I know the answer will probably be no but here goes. I was a piece on word and my boyfriend for some reason decided to turn my computer off. He said that it asked him to save it but it didnt because...

I have the same problem, icons showing background colour but changing the settings as described here makes no difference. I know it's not a major issue but it's so damned annoying that something is...

Hello, I'm looking for a small program to Enable & Disable the quicklaunch toolbar. I have found a few examples but have not been able to compile the code. It doesn't need to be GUI based, but I...

If I use the backup utility, to back up applications and everything, will that also save the CD key? I want to use a new Key for a retail version of Windows I just bought off ebay. This is for my...

-- I recently used F8 to use the startup menu. Now, whenever I power on, I get a Real Mode ( text - black & white) menu which asks me: Boot from CD ROM or Boot from Hard Drive? ( I should mention...

Hi, I replaced the HD in an XP Pro machine and reinstalled the OS and some applications (AV, Office, MS Antispy). Then I used it for a day or two. Realized AutoUpdates are off so I go to windows...

For the record, deleting all printers fixed this issue, a workaround was also to terminate the spool service. There was at least one printer in the printers list that didn't exist anymore. The...

I was thinking of taking this class. I know the basics of a PC--I've installed a 2nd hard drive, and a cd-writer (with some problems), but do not know what to do if a computer won't boot. SMC does...

Hello, Have a poor phone connection, best connect 28.8. There is one site that is consistant in providing a good download speed (5.6 to 6.7 KB/sec), all other sites range between 2.6 to 3.2...

Hi, The Asrock P4VT8+ motherboard in my desktop died yesterday (strangely, a fatal AGP socket failure...), so I've today replaced it with an Asrock P4V88+ motherboard. Reinstalling my hardware's...