MS Update nuisance
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) Celeron(R) CPU 2.40GHz, x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 9...
View ArticleSolved: SOLVEDIs resetting to factory the same as wiping it?
My old HP laptop has seen better years and I used it up until it crashed nearly 5 times a day on a day basis for 3 days. I have a new laptop now and I want to dispose of my old one. I looked up...
View Articlefile recovery
hello all, after turning on my PC I immediately got a error that would not let me go any further, something about a faulty keyboard which of course was not the problem. could not do a thing so did the...
View ArticleFirefox history
Hi, I hope this is in the right place, on windows XP I am using Firefox but would like to limit the storage of history, at present it seems to go on beyond 6 months. I have tried tools - options -...
View ArticleADW - Warning
Hello All Have just tried downloading the latest version of ADW Cleaner from Bleeping Computers - be aware as my security kicked in telling me the download was infected with Agent - Gen. Regards...
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Blue Screen
Laptop keeps getting this blue screen, and it only stays on for about 15 seconds before restarting. What can I do? It died due to a dead battery, and this started happening after getting a new one. Any...
View ArticleDisconnected Network between XP/Windows7
We have a network drive for shared files set up on a Windows 7 desktop in our offices. I'm on a Windows XP (SP3) desktop and connect to it. We have a ubee DDW365 modem and Belkin router. We have...
View ArticleNew Java update 8.31
Hi Guys Just been prompted to update Java to 8.31 but get message to upgrade Windows. I'm still on Windows XP and have updated Java as requested seems to be OK. Although does not look good for any...
View Articleimage an XP Box
Hi Whats the best software to make an image of an XP Box A friend has got a cad/cam program that they used on XP and recently purchased a W8.1 PC for general use However, the software is £4000 for the...
View Articleremove apple application support
I was working on a XP PC today - which would not run a CAD/CAM program acrocad 8.1 or something any It needed Quicktime to run The user had uninstalled iTunes and then our problems began cannot install...
View ArticleMultiple Issues with corrupted archives/win 32 infected and more
I really dont know where to start. Noticed when I would click on chrome it would take awhile before hourglass came up and then another min or so before it would actually come up and desktop screen...
View Articlecompressed C-drive
Hi everyone. In a bid to free some space on the C-drive of my laptop I compressed it but the result is a message: "TFGHT is compressed. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart". When I do that the same message...
View ArticleCan't get xp sp3
I'll start with this- Tech Support Guy System Info Utility version 1.0.0.2 OS Version: Microsoft Windows XP Professional,, 32 bit Processor: AMD Athlon(TM) XP 1800+, x86 Family 6 Model 6 Stepping 2...
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Can't Delete Or Restore
This file 'appeared' in my Recycle Bin recently (see screenshot) and I can't delete it or restore it because when I go into my Recycle Bin to look for it, it's not there. I've no idea how it got there...
View ArticleSolved: Strange issue with my Latitude D610
I got this computer for free. It's an older computer but I installed a fresh copy of Windows XP Pro SP2 and then downloaded SP3 from my desktop to install it. I installed all of the drivers. Video and...
View ArticleMy Computer screen won't display drive C files and folders
Tech Support Guy System Info Utility version 1.0.0.2 OS Version: Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Service Pack 2, 32 bit Processor: AMD Athlon(TM) XP 2400+, x86 Family 6 Model 8 Stepping 1 Processor...
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time.nist.gov
I have the same problem ( as in closed thread below) "an error occurred while Windows was synchronizing with time.nist.gov when my firewall (avast) is the problem, how to allow this through my...
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Hi here's my problem. We downloaded what we thought was a safe software and we think we got a virus. When we restarted the computer all we get is a blue screen, no icons. After a few minutes the comodo...
View Articlehelp me out of safe mode
[I have a Asus 1005hr laptop running win xp home. While online test an ad popped up offering free diag/repair thru Microsoft. Why not. So called tech got the diagnosis run he tells me I've got a good...
View ArticleRessurecting dead PC
My pc is an old dell with xpPro sp3, 4 mb ram, mucho hdd space. Recently, it's not loading properly and can't get in to xp. It sits there with a light-blue screen with the cursor in the middle of the...
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