Noticed that ctfmon.exe started up with the installation of IE7. ctfmon is a process used by MS Office for the Language Bar and Speech and...
Hi Abi, Bring up dxdiag again and on the Display tab: In the left section under Devices should be the brand/model - Name/MFG name In the...
Hi Abi, The version of DirectX you have is fine and the memory should be enough - but that really depends on how much of a load you're putting...
Hi Abi, To test the video, try XP's built in diagnostic: from the start menu > run > type dxdiag > ok. In the DirectX Diagnostic dialog...
Hello Abi and welcome to the Board :) Have you gone thru the exercise of setting the background via the Control Panel > Appearance & Themes?...
Hello Alex, Yes. As soon as you do, one of the Mods will move this thread to the Virus/spyware removal section. Regards - Charles
Is the system uchecking that box on a reboot? Regards - Charles
Hello JPaterson000, Check the "use drop shadows for icon lables ". Regards - Charles
Forgot about a step to take before doing a repair. Try the system file checker tool http://www.helpwithwindows.com/WindowsXP/howto-24.html...
Ok, thanks Bill for the info. Regards - Charles
Hi BOBBO, I meant a repair of the OS - http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm If you do re install - removing the current...
Hello Alicia, Mike Linn's app can be stopped from starting up in msconfig or in the program's options. If this is just for installing IE7,...
When I installed IE7 RC1, it installed KB915865. Not having installed the final version of IE7 on my XP installation that's still running IE6,...
Hi BOBBO, No. You know about when this started, so that narrrows down looking at logs. I think you've tried a repair install, although I'm...
Hi BOBBO, I don't see any way to limit scanning the registry. Have you looked in SpyBot's logging files: Checks(yymmddmm).txt...
Hello jetbobo, Good practice with this or any reg cleaner is not to remove hundreds of "problems" all at once - a good formula for getting...
Hello upsguy, Not clear on the question. Do they show up in My Computer or in Disk Mangement but can't be read? Or not show up at all? To...
Hello joseguerra, Thanks for the info on ZAP v6.5 - much appreciated :) Jut tried it, also confirm that it does indeed happen - it is the...
Hello coop Other possible fixes for this problem: http://www.windowsbbs.com/showthread.php?t=58124&highlight=system32+opens+%5Bon+bootup%5D...
Hi BOBBO, What is the Scan priority set at under Settings? Have you tried higher than Normal? Regards - Charles
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