I’m assuming you’re using Vista! 1. There may be a physical switch on the laptop, have a look at the user manual and turn it on, if it does...
Try reregistering: Start > Run > type REGSVR32 APPWIZ.CPL (the capitals are for clarity only but note the space) and press Enter. Then...
For the C++ runtime error, you need to get the latest version of MBAM here
Have you tried all of these? 1. Have you activated XP? 2. Check that the firewall is not blocking the download. 3. Go to Internet Options...
As a matter of interest can you get the Microsoft Catalog site here?
1. BLOCKED DOWNLOADS Have a look at the Hosts file to see if access to the "˜anti’ programs’ websites have been blocked, e.g. any entries...
This irritating problem has been around for years and the solutions are years old, as you well know. I don’t know what you have tried but I’ve...
What you can do now is attempt to remove all the manufacturers' drivers, e.g. motherboard, graphics and the like. Effectively, leave the machine...
I don’t know exactly what you’ve tried and I’m not hugely confident with these, but give them a try: 1. Go to Internet Options > Advanced Tab >...
On the machine that the printer is connected to, go to Control Panel > Switch to Classic View > Printers & Faxes, right-click the printer, click...
Try removing two registry keys but create a system restore point first, just in case anything goes wrong. Start > Run, type regedit, press...
As I suspected, you have caught ‘sasser’. If my memory serves me correctly, it’s easy to remove if you can boot but in your case you will have to...
Are you sure that the program name is LSASS (capitals for clarity)? Prior to SP2, a variant of the SASSER infection used the name ISASS...
Is that all you removed. I removed more than 2,000 files and nearly 900 folders spread over 1GB. I didn’t answer your question regarding...
Here is my on-going list of things to do to reclaim disk space. Surprisingly, WinDirStat is the first item on my list. Most of them are...
The normal solution to "Bootmgr is missing" is to boot from the Vista DVD, answer a few questions, navigate to the Repair Option and choose...
Try removing these two registry keys but create a system restore point before deleting them, just in case something goes wrong. Click the...
This may cure the problem click here
Further Update I have done some testing on Vista and have discovered that it is less flexible than Windows 7 in renaming an invisible folder....
I gave you the instructions for creating then deleting a folder with no name so that you could carry out a test. I’m using x64 Windows 7 RC...
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