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Posted on December 7th, 2007 | 0 Comments

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Drive cannot be locked
Posted on December 7th, 2007 | 0 Comments

During a recent backup, I received the message "drive cannot be locked, so you may not get a fully consistent backup" -- What are the causes of this type of error. Using the Nero Backup V7. Please...

any way to work around a laptop without the *fn* key?
Posted on December 6th, 2007 | 3 Comments

Bummer. I wonder if you can find the correct key code for the "Fn" key using Alt-### on the keypad. It's a longshot at best. It could even be that the "Fn" key on the 99 buck keyboard isn't the...

Installing Extra RAM
Posted on December 6th, 2007 | 49 Comments

OH Great, now my speakers have a bubbling sound coming from them. :> Last post, but it was fun to ease the tension in this thread. -- All the best, SG How to Write a Newsgroup...

Corrupted Registry
Posted on December 6th, 2007 | 0 Comments

When I try to start up my computer I get the message: Windows XP could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM. It also asks me to insert original...

can not delete file "in use by another program"
Posted on December 6th, 2007 | 5 Comments

What you can or cannot delete depends largely on what file(s) you want to delete. Pretty much all the system files will have this undeletable condition. Which ones, specifically, are you having...

Computer virus
Posted on December 6th, 2007 | 2 Comments

On Wed, 5 Dec 2007 22:17:01 -0800, tkegal <tkegal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: Two points:

RE: Copying hard disk then booting it in USB case
Posted on December 6th, 2007 | 1 Comments

I did, at the time, find something, somewhere that talked about some tweaks to the copied system so that windows could boot from USB. (Windows, for some reason, was never configured to be able to...

Scheduler 0x8009000f Error
Posted on December 5th, 2007 | 1 Comments

"sgr" wrote: Have a look into this...

Remaining bug after virus cleaning.
Posted on December 5th, 2007 | 3 Comments

Glad to Help Howard, thanks for letting us know and you are welcome. If you need any help please write back for more info or assistant. Regards, nass "Howard" wrote:

Applications starting very slowly
Posted on December 5th, 2007 | 15 Comments

Problem solved! Basic information came from HD Tune - Manual, 2 different benchmark pictures analyzed: 1st normal, high transmission speed, low processor usage (1-2%). 2nd picture - transmission...

Profiles
Posted on December 5th, 2007 | 1 Comments

Kamlesh wrote: Unless the 30 profiles are taking up most of your hard disk space and/or one of the 30 infested the machine with something... The profile directories should have no other direct...

Re: Cannot access Control Panel
Posted on December 5th, 2007 | 2 Comments

I have the same problem but can't find in the registry where to change the value to 0 as you indicated "Soma" wrote:

V-Com/Avanquest Systemsuite & other Applications suddenly close/cr
Posted on December 5th, 2007 | 2 Comments

Thank you for your suggestion. However my application programs do not produce a crash dump. So I have nothing to send. Avanquest are a large software utility company and have been getting this...

How Do I Remove Windows ME files after XP upgrade
Posted on December 5th, 2007 | 2 Comments

"Andrew E." wrote: anyway) and disk clean up only removes 22mb of junk, not ME. Any other ideas?

Cannot set virtual memory
Posted on December 5th, 2007 | 2 Comments

monton wrote: The first thing I would try is a System Restore to a time before you fiddled around with VM: http://www.theeldergeek.com/system_restore.htm

Taskbar
Posted on December 5th, 2007 | 2 Comments

Checked other posts while awaiting reply, found and solved problem - Thanks. wbj "wbj" wrote:

Power Scheme Turn Off Problem
Posted on December 4th, 2007 | 7 Comments

It really helped me too, thousands of miles away, here in Italy! Unfortunately only for one more profile but likely now I can also restart saving other optios. I wanted you to know that you are...

Why does my computer keep going on standby?
Posted on December 4th, 2007 | 9 Comments

I know it's not a screensaver issue because the actual standby screen pops up and the computer goes into standby. "Gerry" wrote:

temp files
Posted on December 4th, 2007 | 7 Comments

i have tried ccleaner slim it found some but it didnt do the job. i should mention that i also have tracks eraser pro ,reg mech and pc pit stop optimize. even with all this i still have 1+ gig of...