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Java Install problem? windows?
Posted on April 19th, 2006 | 4 Comments

ok well I have searched everywhere to find a solution to this. When I install the new java software (JRE) it installs corectly, but it does not work with Internet Explorer, or with any other browser...

System security & performance
Posted on April 19th, 2006 | 1 Comments

hi...... why i am being asked windows product key details at the time of downloading updated so resulting i am not able to download security updates

Send to>
Posted on April 19th, 2006 | 1 Comments

Hi, Every time i try to move a photo or file using the Send to order it freezes and i have to restart my machine. Help please

Program menu from start empty.
Posted on April 19th, 2006 | 1 Comments

When I click on start>programs> I get the word (EMPTY). There are no programs listed. If I right click start>explore>programs, they are all listed. I have called Gateway, as this is an OEM install...

the files and settings cannot be recovered.
Posted on April 19th, 2006 | 2 Comments

When trying to reinstall Windows XP from an OEM "product recovery" CD, I see this message in the opening screen: if you proceed, "the files and settings cannot be recovered." It is not clear if this...

window for installation wizard
Posted on April 19th, 2006 | 1 Comments

HP service center installed a new motherboard for my DV1000 notebook. When I got it back, every time I boot up the computer the window for the installation wizard comes up with the message that the...

System security & performance
Posted on April 19th, 2006 | 0 Comments

hi...... why i am being asked windows product key details at the time of downloading updated so resulting i am not able to download security updates awaiting for your assistance

When Attempting To "Send To" Computer Freezes
Posted on April 19th, 2006 | 1 Comments

In My Computer>Double Click Documents Folder>Right Click a folder or photograph. Click Send To. The computer freezes. Press the three keys: Ctrl, Alt, and Del In Windows Task Manager. It shows My...

bad hard drive, ntbackup, and "no entries found"
Posted on April 19th, 2006 | 0 Comments

Working on a friend's PC, was doing a backup (to network location) because the hard drive was flaking out. Backup grabbed about 500k (current size of backup file), then the hard drive froze. Friend...

Windows Download - Problem
Posted on April 19th, 2006 | 1 Comments

Hi Over the easter weekend my computer has automatically updated itself with the Windows XP updates. However this has messed up the computer (cannot save word files and generally running slow). I...

Start up problem
Posted on April 19th, 2006 | 0 Comments

This is a sudden problem that I experience after downloading the updates from microsoft. When I start the computer I see only the backgroung picture and nothing else. I cannot see the start button or...

Win XP Secutiry UPdate KB908531
Posted on April 19th, 2006 | 5 Comments

I have recently installed (4/16/06) a number of Windows Updates. After completion I notice that there were a couple of problems: 1.) In Windows Explorer the left pane of windows explorer(directory...

Installation issue of xp sp2
Posted on April 19th, 2006 | 3 Comments

I've basically spent the past 3 weeks trying to get xp sp2 re-installed onto my desktop computer after my latest system restore, and I have yet to get a positive result. I've searched the inet for a...

lost icons on desktop
Posted on April 19th, 2006 | 4 Comments

Can anyone help me? I am running windows XP and all of a sudden for no reason and I was not having any problems, I started my computer and my background (wallpaper) will come up but NO ICONS...

win2k/xp/2003 file I/O, buffering, queues, hdd seek
Posted on April 19th, 2006 | 1 Comments

hi, i am wondering for some time now if windows 2k/xp/2003 file I/O could be optimized. situation: - a single I/O operation performing sequential read or write is very fast, probably limited by...

XP Pro won't defragment
Posted on April 18th, 2006 | 8 Comments

Windows Xp Pro won't defragment any of my drives. When i go into the properties and select tools and choose to defrag, i click on it and nothing happens. No pop-ups, no errors, nothing happens. Any...

start up problem
Posted on April 18th, 2006 | 1 Comments

when the windows start for about 2 - 3 minuets if i run some heavy softwares like openoffice etc ,the screen flickers but nothing shows up & if i check in the task manager the instance of the...

Slow operation
Posted on April 18th, 2006 | 1 Comments

How do I get my HP 502n to operate faster like it was new? What are some of the things I can do? I have done spyware, disk defrag, saving space.

Start up problem
Posted on April 18th, 2006 | 1 Comments

had to initiate a system restore - now it will not go past the blue windows xp screen - just sits there. any suggestions.

Windows XP backup to NAS hard drive
Posted on April 18th, 2006 | 0 Comments

I have been backing up to a locally mounted Network Attached Storage (NAS) hard drive on a daily schedule, five different files, one for each weekday. The files on the hard drive are updated each...