My friends laptop has all of his school work for the last two years on it and has stopped booting, it will start for about 4 seconds then the power will just cut off, the computer has never been...

Hello, Due to some inherent limitations on the software that we use, I can only work from the C drive. As a result I ALWAYS work from the same folder. That folder contains data that is updated...

After changing drive names using the registry in XP Pro, Windows won't boot. It loads to the screen right before the user list shows up, but the "Loading Windows..." text doesn't show and it hangs...

Hello,I Start disk cleanup utility on windows xp computer and while it is searching In: Scanning: compress old files It exits at this point for no reason by itself, Can anyone tell me what...

I am unable to receive automatic updates. I have enabled automatic updates in my control panel and cannot download from the Windows updates site.

my soundmax icon has a red circle with a line throuhg it. what has happened and how can i fix it?

I uninstalled a program and then wanted to go back to the point prior to the unistall. The last restore point was dated yesterday, which I selected. When the System Restore finished, it stated that...

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...