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Has anybody any idea why my windows firewall (ICS) turns itself of and on for no apparent reason from day to day. My op. sys. is XP pro bang up to date.
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Can you please tell me if I can change the icons of music, pictures etc. files on my Desktop. Under their Properties their is no option to do this, where else with a Folder there is an option under...
View Articlebev
Hi, I have a desktop computer using windows XP. Everything was working fine, then one day my mouse suddenly stopped working, - or seemed to do. I have left my computer unfortunately lying idle, i tried...
View ArticleMini Computer - Bauer - Reset
we have two of these computers which belonged to the kids. They are a little old but could be useful for some wordprocessing etc. One is running slow, the other does not get to windows, How can I get...
View ArticleWhat does this mean please?
Every time I type out the Google address in the search bar the https appears with a red line through it, and a cross on the padlock sign. What does this mean? I hope it's not serious, thanks. :confused:
View ArticleBreifcase dissapeared!
Hello Tech. I had a briefcase and I removed the icon ONLY off of the desktop because it is a private folder. I was then able to access it in the search portion of my task bar. It was always there. I...
View ArticleARO2013_ct problem.
Tech Support Guy System Info Utility version 1.0.0.2 OS Version: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Service Pack 3, 32 bit Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz, x86 Family 15 Model 4 Stepping 1...
View Articlehow to install a system language on windows xp ?
hi all , i have a computer with windows xp and i want to install a system language not a "input language" to my computer the system came only with windows xp and i want to change it to the arabic...
View ArticleProblem with Word in WinXZP
Sometimes when I save a text document in Word (on my WinXP) computer, I notice that the size of the file is enormous (maybe 8MB), when it is only a few paragraphs. When I open the document I notice 90%...
View ArticleMicrophone selection changes on every reboot
Hello everybody. This is happening on a Dell Latitude e4300 running XP SP3. Every time I reboot, my microphone selection goes from digital mic (integrated into the laptop's webcam) to Line in. I only...
View ArticleCan't Delete Temp Internet Files
This is XP Media Center Edition. When I go to "Tools", "Internet Options" and "Temp Internet Files", and delete the flles, after restarting and checking status of files, the same flles appear--they...
View ArticleI am having sound issues!
So, I recently rolled back to XP, from Vista. And I could get all the drivers I needed installed again. (Video, Printer, Keyboard, Mouse). But, whatever I try to do, or no matter how many different...
View ArticleHosts file problem
I have a problem with my hosts file on my computer (xp). When having added list of the sites, IE still has access to the site. I also tried the same procedure on my own computer (win 7) and nothing...
View ArticleXP problem after installing Windows 8
I have a Toshiba laptop on which I installed at first both XP-SP2 (SP3 gave me problems) and Windows 7. Everything worked perfectly fine. W7 is on Physical Disk1 and XP on Physical Disk2. Recently, I...
View ArticlePure Networks
I keep getting error messages on the Pure Network Platform Service program. I tried to remove it but it is not listed in the add/ remove program. How do I remove this?
View ArticleHome page loads desktop then locks up with blue screen error mesage
I uninstalled adobe reader and reinstalled it, now computer locks up after desktop loads and goes to a blue screen error message. I can get to safe mode but can not uninstall adobe reader.
View ArticleXcopy command not recognized
Hi there i have been using the XCOPY command in a command window to back up data from one drive to another for many years. I have just recently tried and the coomand is no longer recognized. Any...
View ArticleVery strange problem with XP Laptop
The laptop has a Pentium 4 2.8 GHZ processor and 512 mb of ram. I just wiped it and installed a fresh copy of xp sp3. The problem is nothing is running but windows the fans are loud and the CPU usage...
View ArticleWindows Update won't run on XP home, IE6
Hi Recently I worked on my parents computer. They have had trouble with slowness for some time. They bought their PC in 2005. I did a factory restore. The computer now has the original version of XP...
View Articlephantom image removal
I have an image that is imbedded into my desk top that won't allow me to remove it. The image is just the outline of a box that is the size of a ghosted icon box, with a red 'x' in the top left corner....
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