Since it worked fine after the SP2 install, and the problem came on rather suddenly, is doing a System Restore a practical option? Johanna
Start>Run thentype cmd then try your command. See if that helps. Johanna
You have been in "Sounds" in the Control Panel and looked at all the settings there, right? (I really like WinAmp, fwiw, btw.) Do you have the...
It's gonna be hard following MS advice in that article if you can't get to your desktop. You could try typing in Administrator as the user and...
Can you get to the display dialog through the Control Panel, and if you can, is the "freeze" behavior the same there? Another thought, try...
To install XP just change your boot order in the BIOS to look for your cd first, and setup is (mostly) automated from there. Clean install of XP...
I never use hibernate or standby, either, so I experimented like SD2, but I had no problems. I don't see the point, though. My computer gets...
and that number is shrinking every day. You can't even buy an OEM w/o XP! I don't think I killed Flash with Spybot or SpywareBlaster, though...
FIXED by regedit Jim, That was the weird thing- all other active X worked fine. Opened IE up all the way, and disabled every possible "block"...
I followed this advice (was mostly set like this anyway) I Shut off IE's pop up blocker, Google's pop up blocker, Norton's Ad Blocker and...
One would certainly think so, and if you figure out how to do it, I would be interested in what you find out. Like I said, my comp seems to...
Somehow, I broke Flash, and I can't seem to fix it. I have uninstalled it, and it will not reinstall. I put the full version of Macromedia Flash...
I have Sun Java checked in IE Tools Advanced, and in "set program defaults" in the CP I have "use my current VM" under the custom setting....
FWIW, I have Sun Java and MS VM both installed, and they play together nicely. My IE settings are much more lax than I would ever tell someone...
Newt, ya coulda saved yourself some typing! From my notes, credited to you: Denying Users Access Great. Dead easy with the Pro version. To...
Ben: well put! I think MS addressed many of the most important security issues with SP2, and "idiot proofed" XP remarkably well. I also...
Disable "auto restart" in Control Panel> System>Advanced> Start up and Recovery settings and post the exact error message you receive with your...
Dennis L Brilliant. Put it all in one place and make them do a checklist. Great idea, thanks for sharing! Next time I'm at my mom's... :D...
I use the Google toolbar, and, yes, it does add browser helper objects, but none are "malicious ". In addition to having a good pop up blocker...
Welcome to the BBS! Have you tried a System Restore to before this problem began? I would suggest using the Quicklinks at the top of this page...
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