wipe drive that is locked by security software
Hi Friends, I did a really stupid thing. I loaded a security system on my pc (winmagic) and I failed to write downse the password. I was so sure I would remember it. I did not. I can only get to the...
View ArticleSystems Property box frozen
I've been struggling to get Windows Updates to work as per my posts to that thread but when I just went to open systems properties so I could get to the Windows update tab, the whole Windows Properties...
View ArticleSolved: Newly reinstalled/formatted x10 Windows XP SP2/SP3 will not Update
Good evening everyone, I have seen multiple threads containing this kind of problem here in the forums. But I though I would ask for a more direct and personalized help. I am running a series of...
View ArticlePC not starting in Normal Mode
Hi All, I am having a serious problem with my PC. Problem: Yesterday I was installing Ms Sql Server 2008 and the installation failed due to a MOF syntax error. I shut down my PC and went to sleep....
View ArticleSolved: Another xp-win 7 upgrade advice question
you guys must be getting fed up with this by now - here is mine :) Tech Support Guy System Info Utility version 1.0.0.2 OS Version: Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Service Pack 3, 32 bit Processor:...
View ArticleComputor locks ? - on start up.
Hi All, I hope you all had a good Christmas, but I am having trouble with my Dell Vostro 220 I have XP on it because a program I need will not run on W7 - my other machine. This what is happening: I...
View ArticleMouse Connection...
HELP! My mum bought a desktop computer from a friend of hers and checked it before hand and everything appeared to be working. She has linked everything up but is having trouble with the mouse when...
View Articlewindows boot manager
Hi people I recently got an advent netbook for my daughter and everything was fine until an update came on and asked me to restart so I did and the only screen that comes up is windows failed to start...
View ArticleCan I Delete Updates to Make Room?
I have a HP Mini computer that has a 149GB hard-drive with 734KB of free space. I was looking at "Add/Remove Programs" and saw a lot of old update files (Windows security files, etc.) and I seem to...
View ArticleNeed Help with Blue Screen Error / Replacing another PC
My desktop Dell Dimension E310 running Windows XP Pro shows this blue error screen (below) every time I boot up the pc. It would not even let me get into safemode to at least save some data at all. I...
View ArticleVolume control
Cannot access volume control on my Toshiba satellite L100 with XP OS. Tech Support Guy System Info Utility version 1.0.0.2 OS Version: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Service Pack 3, 32 bit...
View Articlegoogle keeps disappearing
Hi All When I type in the address page using google, the pages come up and promptly disappears with google telling me "This tab has been recovered."The same page reappears and disappears again, this...
View ArticleBrother Printer Driver Will Not Install
If you check posts by chuy123, he had the same problem as I do.An error message appears during installation of the Brother printer driver as follows: "An error occurred when copying file...
View ArticleMore Problems With Sound
I've wasted a ridiculous amount of time on this real stupid issue, reading, testing, re-reading, etc What seems like forever ago (a year or so) I lost my sound icon on my task bar, as well as sound for...
View ArticleMs releasing Win Xp to Hackers/Coders?
Recently a friend has told me That MS might be releasing win xp into the work, the source code, Do you guys agree? I personally love windows xp but it does have its glitchs on things that work now so i...
View Articleproblems with internet
How to restore changes in registry editor, because i try to make faster internet and something change but i not remember what... i remember only i change something to 0, help because for me and me...
View ArticleXP USB Ports faulty
Hi all, I'm a brand new member from NZ. I've been reading through all the old threads on here about problems with USB ports but still am unsure how to fix mine. After being in Device Manager I believe...
View ArticleI blew it....again
OK...I had sooo much trouble trying to reformat and do a clean install of my XP.... It would let me run XP from the disc...but nothing happened...I saw all the same stuff again and knew something was...
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