Errr? Scandisk no longer used in XP? Then why is it part of the archetexture? If one goes into system tools both MS scandisk and MS defrag are still there? OOPS I meant "chckdisk" or checkdisk...

Easy Cleaner does a scan for duplicate files but provides no information about which ones may be safely removed. Some articles I found doing a Google search tell me clutter may be removed with...

Hello, First, while I'm not a 'puter "genius" I most definitely am "geekified" enough to call myself an expert 'puter user: Anyhowz... I have two drives, my C drive, and a D drive, both multiply...

The technique is described in Answer ID 3119 of the Seagate knowledge base. I doubt it was a hardware issue, since you were able to access the drive. Nonetheless, you accomplished your goal and...

Thanks for your reply. Windows XP Pro SP2 IE 6.0 SP2 Windows will attempt to go to another URL. The page will go blank and hang. Sometimes I will get many multiple pages, even over 60 pages. I...

Hello all: It is taking way too long for the network drives to load on some of the laptops in our office. They are running Windos XP SP2 O/S in AD 2003 environment. There is logon VB script that...

I get an error message on running Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool. I have checked KB89171 but the error does not appear here. What does this Scan Error...

Fix Logon/Restore Welcome Screen: http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/fix_xp_logon.htm This should reset the default GINA in registry. To set it manually, see the following KB article: The...

Hi, I am experiencing a blue screen error very often and found memory crash dumps. I am copying the debugger analysis result. Anybody can tell me, is this hardware or software error. I am using...

Hi, I am experiencing a blue screen error very often and found memory crash dumps. I am copying the debugger analysis result. Anybody can tell me, is this hardware or software error. I am using...

Jay wrote: *Really* describe what is happening accurately. Is it "logging you off", meaning it closes all applications and when you log back on you have to start up everything... OR is it locking...

Hi, Try expanding a new desk.cpl file. It appears to me yours has became corrupt. http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=888017 -- All the best, SG http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Usenet

Hi, have you made it your default browser instead of IE7? have you admin rights? just a thought, -- thanks, alex

After logging on to my computer, it idles for a minute or two, while I am lookng at my desktop. Then my computer logs me off and I don't know why or how, but it is bugging the heck out of me. Can...

We bought a new 320 GB internal drive and installed WinXP Pro on it. A previous user of a 60 GB hard drive seems to have partitioned it into two partitions of approx. 30 GB each. Drive letters are...

I have a Dell Dimension 8200 system with two 160GB internal drives. The first contains a Dell diagnostic partition (10GB), a Win XP Home Ed. partition (40GB), a Win XP Pro partition (40GB), and a...

Hi, paperladee, There are lots of dial-up Internet Service Providers out there. One word of caution, though: Be careful about choosing one. I was stung by an unethical and criminal operator, who...

Hi, download and install "PC WIZARD 2008" and ALL your computer info will be at your fingertips, for BIOS, click on main board then BIOS, as below, -- General Information : Manufacturer...

you can use ntbackup to backup on remavable media like CD/Floppies this task is handled there by a service called removable storage check to see that it is not disabled, when it is not disabled you...

when we createcomplete backup using ASR it asks for a floppy to store disk signature ,Partition information,. Pnp device information since Floppy is a very unreliablle media you store it for 1-2...