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msp files
Posted on March 30th, 2006 | 1 Comments

My system is holding nearly 18GB of msp files such as 1af7f61.msp. Almost all are 18,760MB in size and there are hundreds of them. Can I delete them? _____ DC G

browse window hangs on open, save, manage and navigate
Posted on March 30th, 2006 | 1 Comments

What ever browse window I attempt to use hangs for 15 to 45 seconds, returns a not responding error and eventually responds. This occurs99.9% of the time. It happens using the file manager or the...

hard drive errors
Posted on March 30th, 2006 | 1 Comments

Hello. Recently my i was getting the Blue screen of death looping on my laptop with Windows XP Home, so i tryed to recover it using the console, to no prevail, so i reinstalled windows, which went...

virtual memory with 2 hard drives
Posted on March 30th, 2006 | 1 Comments

I started doing video editing with Movie Maker and other software. I have a second hard drive to store all of the files associated with the making of movies. The Movie maker application itself runs...

script to end tasks in Task Manager
Posted on March 30th, 2006 | 0 Comments

When I do my video editing I try to free up as many resources as I can so I unplug my cat5 cable from the modem then go to Task Manager and close down all my firewall, virus, and pest control apps. I...

Explorer.exe
Posted on March 30th, 2006 | 1 Comments

When I boot up Windows XP explorer.exe doesn't seem to be running, I press contol alt deleate and then go new task, explorer.exe and it starts to work for about one second then exits. What the heck...

Runtime Error
Posted on March 30th, 2006 | 1 Comments

I keep getting Runtime error, line 41, run debug yes or no. After I ran debug, the same error keeps poping up and I can not use the web site. Please tell me what is wrong with my Microsoft internet...

This computer is so slow
Posted on March 30th, 2006 | 5 Comments

Back in the days of Windows 3.1, there used to be a way to remove items from the start-up menu. I've run spybot S&D, antivirus, AVG, the system is clean, defragmented etc, but I think part of my...

ARTICLE ID 307545 in the help and support section
Posted on March 30th, 2006 | 0 Comments

basically i start up my laptop, and it doesn't get to open windows, because it says (on a black screen) that the following file is missing or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM i tried to...

XP Windows Blinds
Posted on March 30th, 2006 | 1 Comments

Hello there Please excuse this very basic question. I was hoping to be able to download and load some XP windows blinds themes.I have downloaded a couple of windows blinds that I quite like, only...

Safe Mode
Posted on March 30th, 2006 | 1 Comments

I was working on a computer so full of virus it did not function. I was given advice to go to "run" and put in: msconfig. When the screen pops up, then I was told to go to boot, then put in safe...

replacing CD unit iwth DVD in notebook
Posted on March 30th, 2006 | 7 Comments

I am having a problem with replacing a working slimline CD in my Inspiron 8100 computer which only came with a CD. I exchanged it for a DVD, model Toshiba sd-c2202. I am trying to put this DVD in a...

blue box on left of screen
Posted on March 30th, 2006 | 5 Comments

I have a blue box on the left side of my desktop. It moved my whole desktop to the right about 25%. This box has 3 drop down boxes:Folders,Other places and other. I do not know how this appeared, but...

Windows wont start correctly.
Posted on March 30th, 2006 | 1 Comments

When i start the computer up it loads until it gets to the screen saying hit F8 for startup options...it automatically goes to this screen asking to start in safe mode...etc. etc. Any option that i...

Windows XP
Posted on March 29th, 2006 | 2 Comments

I bought a new I1000 last year that came loaded with Windows XP. It has now crashed and lost some of its memory (windows will not load). I am trying to repair the loss by using the repair console, ...

Test insertion point disappears
Posted on March 29th, 2006 | 0 Comments

I’ve been plagued with this problem since download and install of SP2. You are typing along and you hear the "boop” error sound and see that the last characters you typed are not on your screen...

Suspected Bad Sectors?
Posted on March 29th, 2006 | 2 Comments

I use Norton to defrag. Every time, I get more and more "unmovable" files. Have know idea what they are. I suspect bad sectors. The drive is 5 years old. How do I use CHKDSK? to find out fi...

Shutting Down
Posted on March 29th, 2006 | 1 Comments

it will start up get to the screen where I have to choose a user gets to my desktop loads a couple icons then restarts itself over and over. However it will start up in safemode and let me perform...

control panel error message.
Posted on March 29th, 2006 | 1 Comments

I cannot access my contrl panel, when I try I get an error microsoft must close. Then all of my desktop items disappear and then reappear.

Help can not open add/remove programs
Posted on March 29th, 2006 | 1 Comments

I keep getting parse error line 1. Some how my Nortons has been deleted and I can not get it reinstalled. Also my computer will not recognize my dvd/cd drive. Can someone please help me with this....