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Running at 100% all the time?
Posted on October 15th, 2005 | 3 Comments

I have a laptop with windows xp home edition. I have a 1.2ghz processor, 256mb memory, and 20gig hdd. My cpu has been running at 100% all the time for the last couple months. Can anyone tell me what...

ATI graphics driver
Posted on October 15th, 2005 | 4 Comments

I keep having problems with the PC crashing at random often with the message that it is the fault of the ATI Graphics Driver. It tells me to load the latest drivers but I have tried doing that and...

Open My Computer is VERY SLOW
Posted on October 15th, 2005 | 2 Comments

I have a problem every time I wish to open My Computer or need to search for a file in a open box on any prog it take a very long time. 15sec When open My computer it always shows the torch...

NEWDOT
Posted on October 15th, 2005 | 2 Comments

Hi, I recently started getting this error msg when I boot up : "error loading C:\PROGRA~1\NEWDOT~1\NEWDOT~2.DLL The specific module could not be found". I believe this is ad/spy ware related? I...

Volume label
Posted on October 15th, 2005 | 4 Comments

I own a Sony PCG-FXA36. The drive was divided into two sections (partitioned??), C and D, by the manufacturer. C section is FAT; D is NTFS. I've tried to convert the C section to NTFS using the...

Recovering CPU tricks
Posted on October 14th, 2005 | 4 Comments

Besides eliminating 'scumware', spyware, that loads the CPU to the point of saturation, is there any other checklist to use, say, on the Taskmaster "Processes Running" tab, that would increase...

Re: Partition
Posted on October 14th, 2005 | 0 Comments

"Ted Zieglar" wrote: > Move all your own files - documents, pictures, music, etc. - to D and leave > Windows and your programs in C. You can also move your Temporary Internet > Files and your...

Reinstall WinXP after SP2 upgrade
Posted on October 14th, 2005 | 2 Comments

I am running WinXP Home + SP2. Also AdAware, SPybot, and Norton AV 2005. Still, my PC often locks up with Rundll32,exe running continuously and consuming all CPU. Is there a way to reload this...

Scheduling a defrag
Posted on October 14th, 2005 | 5 Comments

Hi. I am trying to set up a scheduled defrag through administrator. I add a scheduled task and browse for `defrag.exe' and add. When the task starts i get a brief flash of a dos screen and no defrag....

CERTIFICATE ERROR
Posted on October 14th, 2005 | 0 Comments

Lately I am getting an error "Certificate not initialized." What does this mean? I think it might have something to do with samantec. I have norton system works in stalled. This seems to happen when...

backup file .bkf
Posted on October 14th, 2005 | 1 Comments

How do I "remove" and/or "delete' backup file. Sytem backup files. Calvin

windows update & sp2
Posted on October 14th, 2005 | 2 Comments

update wants me to install sp2 when i already have? used original sp2 disk, clean install of xp prof

System Restore
Posted on October 14th, 2005 | 0 Comments

Unable to restore. Get message "Changes made to drive(s) I: afterthis point cannot be reversed becausethe drive was either excluded from System Restore Monitoring, or was turned off or removed". The...

PC keeps rebooting
Posted on October 14th, 2005 | 1 Comments

Hey guys, I have a problem. My computer keeps rebooting while I'm online, pretty much when I'm using Bearshare. I have dial-up (yeah it sucks especially since I had high speed for 3 years) and I...

Cant Validate Windows, Just restored computer
Posted on October 14th, 2005 | 2 Comments

I just restored my computer with a new hard drive. reinstalled all software that came with it and my legit home edition of windows XP. I did several of the windows updates incluiding Direct X and...

Re: Computer will not wake up from sleep mode
Posted on October 14th, 2005 | 1 Comments

Lupe Flores Wrote: > I am running Windows XP and I am having trouble waking up > my computer when I put it to sleep. The mouse or > keyboard will not wake it up. I must push the reset > button on...

Re: My house is clean - disk still "full."
Posted on October 14th, 2005 | 0 Comments

Most of the "better" photo editing programs have an "undo" feature. This feature can (if too many undo steps are allowed) eat storage. I don't use photoshop, so I cannot tell you what menu tree to...

How to regain bandwidth reserved for XP .. ?
Posted on October 13th, 2005 | 3 Comments

Hi , I am given to believe that XP automatically reserves 20% of your bandwidth and I am looking for a way to regain this ... I found a fix for XP Pro but unfortunately it doesnt work for XP Home...

Re: PC Freezes, no reaction from mouse and keyboard.please help.
Posted on October 13th, 2005 | 0 Comments

"johnsobizzr" wrote: > > > "Will Denny" wrote: > > > Hi > > > > Is there any entry in the Event Viewer that may correspond to the problem? > > If so, could you please post the Event ID and Source?

Re: Windows XP Pro SP2 not reporting 4 GB installed RAM correctly
Posted on October 13th, 2005 | 0 Comments

I'm also having the same problem with an IBM intellistation. Did anyone figure this out? If so please email me at chris@ofdny.com "nicholas ferguson" wrote: > I have have a system with XP pro on...