i'm in a domain environment, and i've noticed that when users (including myself) click on my computer, their pc's will hang for up to 1 minute. the problem is a few drives that are mapped shooting...

I am finding that Windows explorer in xp sp2 is crashing on a ever increasing frequency. When reporting the error I am directed to the following...

mouse is functional,but no response from keyboard or computer, just a black screen. have tried ctrl alt del, tried manually turn off, no response ,. anybody encountered this before? please help!

I would like to know if anyone has a clue about how to realtime monitor the power consumtion of a selected USB port. Preferebly thru perfmon. // MrWells -- "Dont tell me it''s inpossible"

I have followed the instructions via knowledge base to the letter re modifying the registry etc., but I still get the same message when I try to open HELP AND SUPPORT. Limited tech knowledge so a...

When ever I am trying to look at my pics, or copy or save any pics windows explorer crashes on me after a few clicks to down to my pics folders and it closed out Internet Explorer if I am in that...

Hello! I need help please. I'm trying to turn the firewall on, and it says "For your security, some settings are controlled by Group Policy". I'm the only user on my computer, and so I'm the...

I am using XP SP2 in my laptop.. I dont get any hibernation tab in the power options widow... Also the "STANDBY" option is grayed out in the shutdown menu.. i dont know how to get it back.. And...

The post at "recycle contents invisible" didn't help. I've only had the machine (Windows XP Media Center for 2 weeks; I just noticed this so I don't know how long it's been going on. Files go into...

After cleaning all junk files from the Dell set up, Optimizing the hard drive (Primary WinXP Media), insuring no spyware was aboard and anti-virus software was working~~~~ It still takes a solid...

I want to install XP Home over XP Professional on a second hand machine I have - and on which I have installed my usual software - without having to reinstall and configure everything again. Is this...

if anyone can help me with this same problem- i tried downloading this file that realtek file- and it comes with an error message- can not download file- 550 WDM_A387.exe. no such file or...

My full exported registry is 70mb, but the System State.bkf is 400mb! This is great, I suppose, but I'd really like an explanation of what added files/features one gets with backup of system state. ...

Please help! this is the message I am getting. Not only that, but I look on Task Manager all the time (even though I'm not sure what it does) but I do notice that the flickering light at the top of...

pc keeps shutting down or freezing keep seeing this error in my error msg log any help? ACPI AMLI: ACPI BIOS is attempting to write to an illegal IO port address (0x70), which lies in the 0x70 -...

I have read about slipstreaming WinXp with SP2. There are several web sites that describe the process. But they all just seem to combine WinXP with SP2 on a bootable CD. Which is fine, but I sort...

This suddenly started happening, and it annoys the heck out of me. Every time I log on, The computer shows the typical small window that says Loading your settings... Right after that, the taskbar,...

bafoon Wrote: thank you for the help. -- jessi10toes

Pentium M 1.73GHz, 2MB RAM, 100GB HD, XP Home SP2 Over the past few weeks, my system performance has really degraded. Bootup is almost 8 minutes, programs take forever to load, and the HD is...

This is driving me nuts. Windows XP Media Edition has started rebooting itself without my shutting it down. I had this problem about a year ago and according to several resources the problem was with...