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...

I was using my computer, everything was working fine, then left it on for a few hours unattended. When I came back into the room, I was in a rush and hit the power button to turn it off and left it...

Hi I have emptied the recycle bin and need to get back some well wanted photos I have accidentally deleted. I know this is possible because someone has done this for me before. i can not remember the...

suddenly the user names have disappeared from the taskmanger where it usually shos the system & default user name by the side of the running process. Any suggestion about the reasons &...

when i close down programes the page disappears from the top and slowley reaches the bottom is this caused by some sort of bug if so any idea what sort

Hey i was just wondering if there were any "optimum" settings for using the MEMORY TAB and COMPATIBILITY TAB under properties of old windows games. Im trying to play Theme hospital on Windows XP (P3...

My Windows keeps entering into power save mode while I am on the computer then it just clicks off. Any suggestions on what might be the problem?

when i try to transfer music to my mp3 i get this msg. "windows explorer encountered an error and needs to close" i open my music folder and right click on a file and choose either copy or move to...

Hi, I need a little help here... I'm trying to figure out how to activate S.M.A.R.T. on XP - When I used Me I just copied a file into a folder which activated it, but I can't remember...

hi, everytime i try to install battlefield 2 on my computer it starts installshield, but as soon as it loads up the main screen it quickly closes it and does nothing, this is the same for unistalls...

I put in a new hard drive into my computer. I have the other drive in as a second drive. The second drive has Windows Media Player on it with the Sonic DVD Decoder I bought over the internet. I...

Running WinXP another program has taken over control of .scr files. My screensavers will no longer initialize. When I go to a hot spot notepad tries to open the .scr file. How can I put Windows back...

I am running windows XP on a Toshiba Laptop, i have been recieving the automatic updates every week and have been authorizing them on my PC, my computer would no longer go into hibernation due to a...

Hi. I am experiencing a problem with one of the pc's of my organisation. It is running Win Xp pro and it keeps restarting as soon as it boots in. The result is that we have fallen in a loop that...