Pop-up or Ad Blocker, Norton or McAfee application running in background? -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User) Lars-Erik Østerud wrote: > I can't get anything new...

How do I start Xp in Safe Mode -- Thanks Lakebum

Lisa, I have found Realplayer to be very aggressive also. During set up I did not want Realplayer to take over my computer music files. So when I was given choices during set up I deselected...

My system is running Windows xp Home Edition sp2. I cannot access Help & Support Center link from the startup menu. Same thing for Microsoft System information: an hourglass cursor is displayed for a...

I have a computer with XP Pro. The previous user setup the administrator passowrd, but they are no longer around and I do not know the administrator password. Any way of over-riding this? Do I...

Hello! Having the same problems as Boris. 2 XP Pros, haven't downloaded sp2s yet though. Using D-Link DI-704P router. Tried "View Workgroup Computers"...got the same dialog box as Boris Tried...

Problem solved. Thank you. "Wesley Vogel" wrote: > Visit here... > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm > > Read the instructions at the top. > > One of these ought to do it.

tools>internet options>security tab... Click on the internet icon and then the custom button. You need to check if you can download and script activex controls BUT only those which are signed or...

Here is my very frustrating story. I am using Outlook 2003 for email. Since my kids have been on my PC I get the following problem: I will get an email with a link in the body of the email. When I...

I'm using an 80 gig hard drive right now with 30 gigs being used for system files which is called my E Drive ( Windows picked that) and the rest being used for storage on my C drive. I'd like to...

Operating system - XP - Internet Explorer 5. Error message is in Internet Explorer and the errors seem to involve ActiveX, Javascripts and DNR Error Message reads: line: (a number value like...

Frustrating as hell, but i can't figure out how to do it! xp home pc. I keep a small text file, memo.txt in my quicklaunch that i keep phone numbers, emails, ideas, urls etc in like a scrapbook /...

I'm having trouble with is adding a new computer to a workgroup that was/is already working. This is for file sharing and to share one printer which is connected to a host computer. I tried...

Hello, Did a dumb thing last night: somehow I deleted the 'System Tools' folder (including disk cleanup, defrag, etc.) and dumped the Recycle Bin. To complicate things I did that right after...

I was browsing through this section and clicked on Trusted sites and Restricted sites. There are literally 100's of files listed from my computer: c drive, jump drives, etc. I don't use Internet...

I had a similar problem. I have winxp pro on my main computer and home edition on my laptop. The laptop has the built in wireless connections. It connected right away. I was able to connect to...

I'm thinking about changing some of my disk partions and started exploring some folder sizers etc. I checked the 'properties' on the 'C:\Documents&Settings\'username' folder and it gives me 191MB in...

Everytime I shut down my PC it shuts down as normal but then turns itself back on again. Its not a virus as it does it after reformatting my PC and i've plugged all the button leads into the...

When I run CHKDSK on non-system drive (for system drive I have C:)), seems like CHKDSK doesn't log check results in Event Viewer. Is there any way to force CHKDSK to log it's activity for any drive?

Our PC is used for very basic things, mostly surfing the internet and some very minimal word processing. Over the past two months, I have noticed that the percent of free space has dropped gradually...