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Updating Windows CP SP3
Posted on February 1st, 2008 | 6 Comments

Pullllezzze create a Restore Point before....................... "Jerry" wrote:

Start button, taskbar and icons go on & off at startup
Posted on February 1st, 2008 | 8 Comments

I am dealing with the same exact problem as you. everything down to when I tried a system restore only one day available. Weird. Have you found a solution yet? "raisin" wrote:

start>Search results in explorer.exe high 99 CPU
Posted on February 1st, 2008 | 0 Comments

Just tonight, when I attempt to run Windows XP Search from Start>Search, Windows fails to display the search dialog and Task Manager reveals that explore.exe very shortly (5-10 seconds) becomes...

persistent crash problem
Posted on January 31st, 2008 | 0 Comments

My system crashes whenever I try to load a program which goes through Java on Ameritrade and Yahoo. It also crashes using TurboTax . I'm not sure if the TurboTax program is using Java but the other...

boot and bios problems
Posted on January 31st, 2008 | 1 Comments

You may have to replace the hard disk. Go to the manufacturer's website and get the manufacturer's disk diagnostics. That will determine whether your disk needs to be replaced. Meanwhile, you should...

SCREENSAVERS WON'T WORK
Posted on January 31st, 2008 | 0 Comments

Good Morning, I'm having a problem with screensavers. Every time I set one to come on, all I get is a black screen. How can I correct this? Thanks!!!

RE: Windows Explorer error involving gtcodec.dll
Posted on January 31st, 2008 | 1 Comments

Find the gtcodec file and just rename this gtcodec.old. this file is related to inexplorer.exe & mostly not used. url:http://ureader.com/msg/12861828.aspx

USB to Serial Adapter and changing com ports
Posted on January 31st, 2008 | 2 Comments

There is no Ports selection in Vista Device Manager. Where are you finding that? "SH0x" wrote:

installing windows component
Posted on January 31st, 2008 | 0 Comments

Trying to install the windows "management and monitoring tools" from the add/remove windows components. It stops, saying it can't copy the file. For example, snmpex_ and says, "Copy files from:...

ntvdm excess CPU usage
Posted on January 31st, 2008 | 2 Comments

Thanks for that. I tried this plus many other spy and virus removal techniques. None of them stopped th eproblem, and none of the tools ever detected anything malicious on my machine. The only...

Problems in installing Microsoft.NET Framework 2.0
Posted on January 31st, 2008 | 1 Comments

You can use this tool to uninstall programs from Add/Remove programs. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301 "George" wrote:

no shutdown option
Posted on January 31st, 2008 | 0 Comments

i have windows xp sp2. i don't have an option to shut down my computer. all i have is a log off option. i contrl/alt/del and dont have task manager to shut down from. when i log off, thats the...

a "critical errors" in system regisry but no harmful effects
Posted on January 30th, 2008 | 1 Comments

On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:47:02 -0800, Stephen R. Diamond <srdiamond@verizon.net> wrote: This message pops up periodically: ----------------- Your system is unstable

Task Manager CPU Time of a process increases
Posted on January 30th, 2008 | 1 Comments

http://www.eeproductcenter.com/encyclopedia/defineterm.jhtml?term=CPU+time -- Hope this helps. Gerry

web loading slowly !
Posted on January 30th, 2008 | 3 Comments

Joe Check your Add-Ons by disabling all and adding them back one at a time testing each in turn. In Internet Explorer Tools, Manage Add-Ons, Enable or Disable Add-Ons. Also checking whether the...

.NET framework 2
Posted on January 30th, 2008 | 1 Comments

When you try to install an update for the .NET Framework 1.0, 1.1, or 2.0, you may receive Windows Update error code "0x643" or Windows Installer error code...

System making heavy load (win xp pro SP2)
Posted on January 30th, 2008 | 1 Comments

A microsoft tech would probably start solving youre problem(s) as oulined in kb310560 "Wizard number next" wrote:

Soft resets on win xp pro
Posted on January 29th, 2008 | 0 Comments

Sometimes system making soft reset (I know this soft reset, because BIOS do not counting memory after this happens), this IS NOT fall of voltage in energy network, because after fall of voltage in...

Playing old games with very small requirements (win xp pro)
Posted on January 29th, 2008 | 0 Comments

When I want to play 'Timeshock!' I can not, because Windows sends 'button x pressed' to timeshock not on this time when I doing this, but with 3-5 second delay. This happens not every time when I...

windows defender
Posted on January 29th, 2008 | 1 Comments

Perhaps this thread will...