i installed win xp pro on my presario lap top and do not have any of the original software. win xp works great no issues except that i do not have the power scheme for the battery in the power option...

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I would like to know how you view the current and the maximum temperature for a cpu in the windows xp interface, so as to not fry my cpu and only over clock it to where it performs the way that I...

I have 1.12G of RAM plus 1G (min) of page file (pagefile.sys). However, my computer seems to run out of memory after about 1G. It starts malfunctioning, and PF Usage/Commit Charge never goes above...

I just restored my comp. But now it lags only when i am scrolling up/down on a page no matter which program i am using. It also lags when i move a window from one side to the other. This laptop is...

Hi all- Using a win xp pro laptop. I use it to connect to serveral different networks: ·1.5mbs T1 at work via wifi and wired ·8.0/768 cable modem connection at home via wifi and wired ·Verizon EVDO...

I'm trying to run CHKDSK on my C: drive, and naturally it can't get exclusive access to the drive. So, i schedule it to run on next system restart. I restart the system, and nothing happens. My...

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-001 Vulnerability in Graphics Rendering Engine Could Allow Remote Code Execution (912919) http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-001.mspx -- Hope...

How can I format my drive that has XP on it? Whenever I try to from the command prompt, I get a message that says that the volume cannot be dismounted.

I no longer have access to my d and e cd/dvd and dvd drives. The a floppy disk drive is working. This occurred after one of two acts: removing a set of programs, roxio creator 6 and 8, or removing...

When I open Perf. & Maint. my Admin Tools file folder is EMPTY - I checked against my husbands Windows files on his laptop and his file is NOT EMPTY. Anyone know which files to copy off of his to...

Hello, The store where I bought my computer installed Win XP, which created an account called "user". Can I delete it? There is no user in the Control Panel-User accounts, but there is a folder in...

I reinstalled XP home, following the 'Repair' option. This solved my underlying problem (a boot menu loop that wouldn't allow me to boot up in any mode), but wiped out all My Document data files. ...

i want to back up my data using windows back up .bkf facility. will this save all of my email address and messages as well. i want to save all documents, folders, photos and most importantly me...

When I add a shortcut icon to the start menu, I have to re-boot Win XP in order for the icon to show up in the start menu!! I think this might be related to the computer company creating a User...

Help! My mother-in-law is having a problem with her computer. Her CPU is running at 100%. I noticed it when she sends things to her printer. It will send only tiny bits of info at a time to her...

Hi there, I ran System Restore recently (to recover from a Norton internet Security 2005 problem) and System Restore reported that the restore was successful but "some files were renamed to preserve...

I have a PC in my home with a pentium 2.8 processor with 512mb ram. Over a period of a few weeks the time it take to get to the windows user logon screen seems to get longer and longer. When you...

That physical area of that hard drive may be losing its storing abilities. Not detectable by any XP tools. -- Jonny "Joe" <junk@junk.com> wrote in...

Some time back my system clock became unreliable. I changed the battery but it did not improve so I installed a time synchroniser to correct it every 30 minutes. The time is now correct but recently...