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Changing administator name
Posted on March 31st, 2006 | 2 Comments

I have a question I bought my computer through a rent to own place now I own it and for the administator it has there name is there any way to change that name to mine I get no help through dell...

XP Unlimited
Posted on March 31st, 2006 | 3 Comments

I found a program called XP Unlimited at xpunlimited.com. It allows XP Pro to behave as a Terminal Server allowing unlimited concurrent sessions. The company says that it is legal to do this,...

epson r220 printer
Posted on March 31st, 2006 | 2 Comments

i have a r220 printer but cannot print web tp pages i have copied my e mails to 3" disc but no print printer will print test page and word when i try to print web pages i recive...

error message on startup
Posted on March 31st, 2006 | 4 Comments

I am getting this error message on starting my computer: Rundll Error loading C:Progra~1\MYWEBS~\bot\1.bin\MWSBAR.DLL Can anyone tell me what it means Anmil1

IP ad blocker
Posted on March 31st, 2006 | 10 Comments

before you say anythin i use ad-aware, spybot s+d, windows defender and mcafee virus scan to check for ad ware. i'm still getting a huge amount of pop-ups whiich i can only assume are IP related pop...

windows defender was unable to complete the update 0x802400b
Posted on March 31st, 2006 | 3 Comments

Any idea what this message is referring to? There was no reference to this error in the knowledge database

System Restore
Posted on March 31st, 2006 | 4 Comments

I have tried to do a system restore and it looks like it is going to work, but it just sits there. I have tried this in safe mode and the same thing. When I do a ctrl alt delete and look at the...

Windows Aquarium Plus screen saver
Posted on March 31st, 2006 | 2 Comments

Windows Aquarium Plus screen saver causes my system to freeze. Anyone hadsimilar probs? I have a 2800AMD Athlon processor at 2083 mhz. ATI Radeon 128mb video card and 1gb of RAM. Lots of space on...

Unable to access after updates
Posted on March 31st, 2006 | 2 Comments

After updates were installed I was unable to use my memory stick through a usb cable, and also not able to download picture from my digital camera thourgh a usb cable. But my printer still works...

upgrade group policy for XP sp2
Posted on March 31st, 2006 | 4 Comments

Hi, I currently have 2003 domain controllers and 2000 professional desktops. We are looking to upgrade the desktops to XP sp2. I found a document from Microsoft about the new group policy changes...

Slow computer
Posted on March 31st, 2006 | 7 Comments

My computer is running slow. I have done all the things such as delete cookies, Spyware, delete temp. files, defrag. Clean up excess email. I removed Norton anti-virus, reinstalled boot disk and...

Shutdown Problem
Posted on March 31st, 2006 | 5 Comments

Against my better judgement, I recently loaded then ran a freebie version of "Registry Mechanic" (from Personal Computer World cd). Since then on clicking "Turn Off Computer" my PC will wait about...

restore
Posted on March 31st, 2006 | 3 Comments

nothing happens when I click on restore.Just like frozen

System restore
Posted on March 31st, 2006 | 2 Comments

I recently had some trouble with a well known firewall, which I have uninstalled. When I decided that I wanted to restore my system to a few days ago Xp went through the process but when it came...

Mouse problems
Posted on March 31st, 2006 | 2 Comments

I try to right click on items and nothing happens anymore. Any ideas why?

Quick Question - .bmp files
Posted on March 31st, 2006 | 3 Comments

Do .bmp files normally take longer to open then other picture files (eg .jpg)? Thanks in advance

New Hard Drive now machine won't boot
Posted on March 31st, 2006 | 4 Comments

After I installed a new hard drive (blank) the CMOS found and identified it. I rebooted and started to install XP, which hung up. Shut it down and tried again. Now the system won't even boot from...

please help
Posted on March 31st, 2006 | 2 Comments

i recently got the puper trojan and it was write protected. i was told in the help of my anti virus (mcafee) the disable system restore, reboot in safe mode, and rescan and it should delete, it did...

HELP: can't install drivers.... :S
Posted on March 31st, 2006 | 3 Comments

I downloaded video drivers for my Dell Dimension 8400 from their website. But I keep on getting: Internal Failure Error Number: 0x8004070 Description: Why?

Explorer.exe gets killed instantly, so no shell
Posted on March 31st, 2006 | 5 Comments

Dear MVP's Let me tell you what I've done and discovered till now (FYI, I'm a professional IT-er with 15 year experience, but I'm really baffled by this one) Explorer process gets killed a few...