I installed a new hard drive and after the program moved the data from the old to the new hard drive I noticed that Office 2003 wasn't quiet right. I tried to run the repair office 2003 installer and...

every time i go to windows update i get told that Windows Installer 3.1 is ready to update. Yet when i click on OK, it says it is updated and i press close and i go to the update page with a list of...

XP-Pro w/SP-2. System was fine, End User out on vactation for past two weeks. Came back into office today and this is what he booted to. When system boots the following error is...

I am using NTBackup and was successfully backup some files. However, for whatever reason, when I tried to run NTBackup now, the hourglass cursor appears for a short while but nothing happen. I...

Hi, For some time now I have had the feeling that all was not quite right with my Outlook Express and Internet Explorer. I remember in earlier versions of these apps that you could go to...

using system restore maintenance > using system restore to I have just found that System Restore does not work - though it may not have worked for some time, it is not something I check. However, it...

I have tons of icons on my hidden icon panel. This makes my computer start up very slowly. How do I delete some of them so they will not slow my computer at start up?

How many floppies for multiple PCs if you have 2 or more PCs running Xp and want to use the Backup Utility on each of them, do you need a seperate floppy for each PC? I didn't know if the Backup...

I have a laptop on which I want to completely reset the hard drive, and then put Windows XP back on. Although this sounds simple, I cannot remember the steps to completely reset the drive (I seem to...

Hi! I have a problem that occurs when I'm trying to create a new folder or file, this causes explorer.exe to crash. I assume that some files are corrupt or missing so i have tried to run "sfc...

I backed up my settings using this wizard. The file type should be a DAT file. When I click properties on the file is says TYPE of FILE: InterVideo Media file. I tried to rename it to USMT2IMG.DAT...

Hello, I am trying to format a secondary hard drive (my D: drive if that makes a difference). When the format box pops up one of the Format Option boxes is "Enable Compression." What is this and is...

When I run ntbackup on Windows XP Home SP2, it occaisionally finds a file that has a block on the track and unfortunately after a couple of tries it stops the backup when it sees and I/O error. I...

Does anybody know anything about Systemwarning.com and how to get rid of it. When I try to gain access to the internet I am told that I will need to download Malware (at a price) to be able to clean...

I have a folder with 16,000 pictures and html files. When I open it - i see the flashlight for about 25 seconds. I run a P4 3.6 with 2 gigs ram, a Nv gtx 256 graphic card. Is there anyway other than...

I've been hit with adware and spyware. I've been attempting a System Restore, but each time I try, after rebooting, the System Restore is "Incomplete." I'm not given a reason, so I don't have any...

I'm trying to evaluate using DEP for all programs and services. I select this setting in the appropriate dialog and restart. When I go back to chack and add exceptions, the setting has not taken. ...

I open explorer and go to the windows directory, I see about 40 files listed. They are all pretty similar $ntininstallKB######$ (the # is a number). What are these? Do I need these? Can I delete...

I am getting an error message that hal.dll has been deleted or corrupted and I can't get past that on start-up (even using safe boot, last best settings, etc...). I also can not fond the disk for a...

I have been trying to troubleshoot a memory error that occurs when loading Pinnacle Video software. It totatlyy crashes Veriosn 9 which came with a video capture box. It also occurs (but does not...