Ok, i apoligize in advance for the book, but i want to make sure i cover everything as it will be most helpful to know what has been done. So here it goes: have an HP Omnibook xe4400s laptop that i...

My laptop was having problems going into standby and then coming out of it. A couple of Fridays ago, my computer wouldn't come out of standby, so I pushed the reset button to restart my...

Can anyone tell me why replacing the SystemTray value which had disappeared from HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run seems to have solved my Taskbar Corruption problem?

Does anyone out there have a source for general guidance on what acceptable counter values are for perfmon counters? For instance, Average Disk Queue Length should not exceed 2 or a bottleneck MAY...

I have a Sony Vaio desktop running XP w/SP2. I have noticed that Internet Explorer and Outlook Express will not respond when the sytem starts back up after System Standby. Everything use to work...

I have a folder which is " access denied ". The steps suggested in previous threads are not working for me. ie. start/my computer/tools//folder options/view/ ....the next step is to clear check from...

Today, when I was attempting to run Nero Express, I wasn't able to. I went to the Nero sight to see if I could get updates and I received a message that said "ASPI installation is corrupted -...

I have what appears to be an original problem. I'm currently running JRE 1.4_06. Everything works fine. However, if I upgrade to JRE 5.0 (any build), Java no longer works. I get a General...

Suddenly, my mouse pointer has started tracking irregularly. I checked under Device Mgr and it says all is working properly. I took it apart, cleaned the ball as well as the rollers. Still the...

How do I disable Northbridge enhanced page mode to fix ddr problem. Kind Regards Alex

I use a Roku sound bridge with my WiFi network to send (with Windows Media Connect) my WMAs on my notebook to play on powered speakers. My question is: can I configure a power scheme that shuts off...

I have a Dell Optiplex GX 270 running XP with SP2. I recently 3 days ago, reloaded my computer completly. My computer turns itself on at midnight for no reason. When I look into the events system...

Is there a way to stop Windows from changing a device from DMA to PIO mode? I'm aware that by default windows will change a devices configuration from DMA to PIO mode when a certain number of errors...

I have been trying to resolve this for a while now. I have a Windows XP SP2 box that refuses to shut down. I use Start -> Shut down and nothing seems to happen. It's like the OS has completely...

This morning I turned on the PC. The scenario was: At the screen in which would have appeared the log on mask there was just the mouse pointer, that I could move but no CTRL ALT DEL available. The...

I was just told by someone in our MIS group that Windows XP Pro can only use 2GB of memory. I had ordered a new server with 4GB, but he says the extra 2G will be wasted since "XP Pro only has the...

I had a problem with a program and used system restore to see if I could fix the problem. When that didn't work I went to the next restore point in the list. My problem is that it reinstalled...

.. What a mess I have... Hybrid AMD64, Gigabyte 1600 FSB board, 256 and 512 ddr400 memory, 13 months old, XP SP1 with updates (no SP2), Netscape 7.2. Simultaneously I switched to DSL and added...

Recently i installed a file that i had no problem with before, but i had a new hard drive put in about two weeks ago. I installed my program again, but my anti virus found a trojen, so i deleted the...

Hi, everytime I start or shut down my computer, the error message YJH8KX5P/OVVBNC72.DLL is not a valid windows image appears. I have researched Microsoft and Symantec to try and take care of the...