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Allowing McAffee Updates with a limited user designation
Posted on September 4th, 2005 | 2 Comments

On Sat, 3 Sep 2005 18:23:01 -0700, Andrew E. wrote: Every 5 minutes? Seems excessive to me. Any performance hit from that frequency? I realize new defs are often released but would think once...

e-mail problem
Posted on September 4th, 2005 | 0 Comments

I have just recently encountered a problem with my incoming and outgoing mail. Outlook express seems to have a problem connecting to hotmail, and cannot send mail. My incoming mail seems to take a...

unbelievable amount of adware
Posted on September 4th, 2005 | 11 Comments

Glad to see you actually read the entire text - that's a first! Your answer is in YOUR question Country Boy "Jupiter Jones " wrote:

MSN messenger 81000364
Posted on September 4th, 2005 | 0 Comments

when i try to log on to MSN messenger it tells me that I have an error 81000364 and I've tried averything to get logged on but nothing seems to work. Can anyone help??

Installing Service Pack 2
Posted on September 4th, 2005 | 1 Comments

If all updates were applied (unusual),what happens when you try SP2. Do you have the original xp cd,if so,boot to cd,reinstall,to see the registered user,go to run,type:WinVer "Melinda" wrote:

Installing Windows XP Recovery Console
Posted on September 3rd, 2005 | 1 Comments

You receive an error message if you try to install the Recovery Console on a Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2-based computer http://support.microsoft.com/kb/898594/ -- Mary Sauer MSFT...

Windows Media Player
Posted on September 3rd, 2005 | 2 Comments

Thank you Andrew. I tried it, still no luck. Could there be something in the internet settings that I haven't tried? "Andrew E." wrote:

Cutting a video in half
Posted on September 2nd, 2005 | 1 Comments

You can in Movie Maker. --...

missing files
Posted on September 2nd, 2005 | 1 Comments

Without the disk you maybe up a creek without a paddle... When you try to start a Microsoft Office 2003 program for the first time, you receive the "Installation Error: File not Found" error...

desk.cpl
Posted on September 2nd, 2005 | 1 Comments

Hi, Incase you are using Windows XP, log in as Safe Mode and do a system restore. -- Regards, Hardik Shah Microsoft Student Ambassador

windows/system32/autoexec.nt error message
Posted on September 2nd, 2005 | 2 Comments

Autoexec.nt is missing or corrupt. Copy the one in \windows\repair to \system32 and try again. "sandidge" <sandidge@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in...

Problem Opening "My Documents" Folder & Contents
Posted on September 2nd, 2005 | 1 Comments

This problem occurs when you alter the "Drive" / "File Folders" entries via File Types dialog, to add a "Command Prompt here" or "Print Directory" feature for folders....

wincmapp.exe
Posted on September 1st, 2005 | 1 Comments

On Thu, 1 Sep 2005 08:07:55 -0400, Steve wrote: Steve, have never heard of this file. Can you locate it on your system? If yes, try to get some clues from its location and properties to figure...

SVCHost error
Posted on September 1st, 2005 | 1 Comments

"somu" <somu@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: Some item or other running under SVCHOST has a programming error that causes it to reference an invalid memory address. Note that there are normally...

IP Address conflict
Posted on September 1st, 2005 | 1 Comments

The router is supposed to 'talk' to the web and provide addresses to the three computers. Based on your comments I'd say the router is at fault in not providing each system with an independent...

OS Freezing at startup
Posted on September 1st, 2005 | 6 Comments

Malke wrote: it was malware. How do you determine which program uses it. gls858

Files
Posted on September 1st, 2005 | 1 Comments

What is the extension of the file? Right-click, properties, type of file... -- Mary Sauer MSFT MVP http://office.microsoft.com/ http://msauer.mvps.org/ news://msnews.microsoft.com "dumbo"...

taskbar properties
Posted on September 1st, 2005 | 1 Comments

Programs Aren't Minimized in the Taskbar (Line 240) http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm Instructions on how to use are at the top of Kelly's page. "indu" <indu@discussions.microsoft.com>...

Run Software message box during start-up
Posted on September 1st, 2005 | 1 Comments

Hi Pearl it sounds and looks much like spyware/malware. Download Microsofts Beta anti spyware programme and run it a couple of times on your system. You may also want to try Ad Aware at this...

Slow Computer!!
Posted on September 1st, 2005 | 2 Comments

Hi Mike Cari is right, the scandisk and defrag should help, something which you should be doing regularly by the way! You may also want to look at restoring to some checkpoint in time where...