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Editing the registry on a different drive.
Posted on April 10th, 2006 | 2 Comments

Hi All, I am running XP on my 'c:' , and I want to edit the registry on a different installation of windows xp on my 'e:' . The problem is that I cannot boot into the verison of windows xp on...

Why is my screen so small?
Posted on April 10th, 2006 | 7 Comments

Why does my screen reduce so small when coming out of sleep mode? Its got like a 2" black border around the whole thing.

Desktop minimizing when waking from sleep mode
Posted on April 10th, 2006 | 2 Comments

Hi, For some reason when my computer goes to sleep from lack of use, the entire screen minimizes when it returns and there is about a 2 1/2 inch black border around the entire desktop screen. Anyone...

problems with windows xp - an error message
Posted on April 9th, 2006 | 1 Comments

hello, I have a problem with windows xp. When I turn on my computer, and windows xp start, I get the following error message regarding Easy Access software demon! And all my files were gone! What...

box and message
Posted on April 9th, 2006 | 1 Comments

a black box keeps coming up about every mintue and a message that says "the system is not suitable for running MS-DOS and microsoft windows applications." Do you know how to make it go away?

deleting temp files to increase performance
Posted on April 9th, 2006 | 3 Comments

is there a difference between deleting "temp files" and "temp int files" . my issue is performance. I have noticed my machine is running slow, as if there are too many processes running at the same...

Virtual Memory
Posted on April 9th, 2006 | 8 Comments

I recently installed a program for my job. The installation went fine, but when I try to execute it, a pop-up labeled Director Player 5.0 says that "This program requires at least 3MB of free...

what it $NTunistall?
Posted on April 9th, 2006 | 3 Comments

under my windows folder I have a bunch of folders named $NtUnistall. Are those necessary folders or a potential unwanted thing? Any info would be great. -- Jason

Re: large files in TEMP folders
Posted on April 9th, 2006 | 1 Comments

is there a difference between deleting "temp files" and "temp int files" . my issue is performance. I have noticed my machine is running slow, as if there are too many processes running at the same...

Can't Synchronize With Internet Time Server
Posted on April 9th, 2006 | 3 Comments

I get an error when I try to synchronize with time.windows.com: "An error occured while Windows was synchronizing with time.windows.com. The time sample was rejected because: The peer's stratum is...

Re: Blue Screen when trying to connect to ISP
Posted on April 9th, 2006 | 0 Comments

I am having the same exact problem as the guy who first posted this message. What ever you told him, that seemed to help him, I did not understand it. Does anyone have any ideas how I fix this...

Media Center 2005 for Xbox 360
Posted on April 9th, 2006 | 0 Comments

Okay, I've got access to a PC that has a partition on it to recover Windows Media Center Edition 2005 for an HP computer. I own the license (and several others). I have three PCs that have legit...

system restore problems
Posted on April 9th, 2006 | 2 Comments

I recently changed HD's in my computer. I've got most of the bugs fixed except one that I can't figure out. Windows will not let me do a system restore. If I go try to go to system restore from...

Low battery shutdown
Posted on April 9th, 2006 | 1 Comments

I am using XP Pro on my desktop. It has started to randomly shutdown and when started back up, it shows a "Low Battery Message" - "You should change your batter or switch to outlet power immedialy...

Black Screen After I Disabled Video Driver
Posted on April 8th, 2006 | 5 Comments

I was trying to update my ATI Driver and received the missing video driver error. I disabled the Radeon video driver (and later also disabled the default driver). When I start up my computer, I can...

Disable services for Alternate profile
Posted on April 8th, 2006 | 3 Comments

How to disable serviçes not necessary in Windows XP Pro SP2 to create a allternate Profile (edition of video).

PC will not boot up, missing System 32 File
Posted on April 8th, 2006 | 1 Comments

My son's PC will not boot up and the error message reads <windows root> \system 32\hal.dll What and how can I repair this? Please help. -- GDA

Can't get past select user screen - home edition
Posted on April 8th, 2006 | 2 Comments

Hi- I think we may have been infected with the black worm virus. So, I tried to start up our machine, I see the select a user, click on a user, it says it's loading the settings, but then it...

Defragmentation
Posted on April 8th, 2006 | 2 Comments

I want to run defrag remotely on 300 p.c.'s overnight How can this be done? -- Bri.

Re: Can't Delete Scheduled Tasks
Posted on April 8th, 2006 | 0 Comments

I have not had that problem myself but I would try booting into Safe Mode and check properties/security for the tasks to make sure administrators have full control. Also verify that you are indeed...