the pc starts normally and takes me to the user page. once i sign-in and my desktop is visible it takes very long for the pc to be able to do do any other operation, it is clear my hardrive is...

Hi, I have Windows XP. I attempted to flush DNS because there are times that I can't upload: Start > Run> cmd > ipconfig/flush. It wouldn't work. I received a message that says "Could not flush...

In the control Panel there is a icon for program updates,it runs on startup sometimes and also if you click it. When the window opens it displays installshield at the top right, then the problem...

im giving my computer to my uncle but he wants it "as NEW" meaning as it was when it came out the box with nothing already on it so he can do it all himself. So how do i do this i tried system...

In the 'Windows Task Manager/Processes' area I have 59 processes running. My question is: how many should be running and which ones would you shut down (if you had to) to free up system resources? ...

Guys, apologies if this has been asked before, just joined the group to remedy the problem. I have a Toshiba sattalite A30, 256 ram. When i use demanding programmes they cause my laptop to shut down...

This occurs sometimes when I am trying to install software can anyone help me.

A chum is stuck in the comres.dll not found loop when starting up his computer. He can only click on an endless series of boxes with that error message, refering to various programs/services, and...

Loading google earth caused a crash. when rebooting computer went to nearly new install of xp. Deleted google earth . disabled go-back (it didn't work) and try 4 time to restore back. message...

Some of my updates will not download onto my computer. I'm tired of getting failed messages. I also need to know if I have a conflict on my computer using yahoo dsl as my browser? Thank...

I had a slow computer this evening so I did a system restore, for 3-24-06. it didnt work so I did a restore for 3-1-06, I think. Well, now I lost some pretty important items and wondered if I can...

Hello, When I click on Disk Defragmenter to start it up, something pops up saying, "MMC cannot open the file C:\WINDOWS\system32\dfrg.msc. This may be because the file does not exist, is not an MMC...

In order to upgrade my video driver, I uninstalled the old one first. Unfortunately, now I don't get any video at all. (I can still make the computer make sounds with the keyboard, and it shuts down...

Hello i had to reinstall my XP64 system. But now my system is at slow gear. I have a K8N motherboard with a 3000+ Athlon processor. But it's seem like it is only my sound an few application that are...

I had to replace my burnt out PSU with a JEANTECH low noise 120mm fan power supply, on my P4 processor 550 with HT Technology. I am sure I have connected everything correctly however I now have a...

Windows XP with rvice pack 2 running on AMD 64 with 512 Mg RAM, has a serious flaw related to the desktop wallpaper. If a bitmap that is too large is selected, (and installed) the system begins to...

my computer crashes too much i dont know what happened.cant install programs,even cant open desktop properties,cant open system restore.i dont what happened to it,but i am sure it is infected with...

Hello I'm having problems with performance that I have traced to "MSMGS.EXE" -- which is taking a hit at my pc about every minute to every other minute. This is NOT the MSN messenger, but I had read...

My Microsoft Wireless Desktop Elite Keyboard (less than six months old) has turned crazy. I've finally uninstalled it after reinstalling/uninstalling it twice - it seems stuck on number lock, goes...

For some reason I keep getting an invalid font called taxoma.ttf in my fonts if I try to delete says cant read from disk. I can delete it though then after awhile it re appears? anyone know if a...