I have a Win XP pro with SP2 machine. I have Norton Internet Security, adaware, spybot, spyware blaster, and it appears to all be working well. I...
Small addendum I did run setup from within windows. Looking under the DOS command prompt at the root directory, I see only one windows directory....
Progress(?) report. This is just an update, in hopes that someone can tell me whether the DVD drive is defective, or, whether the symptoms are an...
I have an old Compaq Armada M700 laptop. Bought it partially corrupted. It needs new video driver, among other things. It has a DVD drive, and it...
NO Display Try starting the laptop in safe mode. Then right click on the desktop anywhere there isn't an icon. Select the bottom most...
Application Error Thanks Pete. It worked! I didn't get the request for the XP CD or the I386 directory, but the regedit runs fine now. Thanks.
I get the above-titled dialog when I attempt to run regedit. The dialog box itself states:" The application failed to initialize...
Games question continued Thank you for your reply. I had just exhausted the other avenues. I did visit a few of the forums, and couldn't seem to...
Am trying to find my way to enable "cheat codes" on this game. Most instructions direct you to right click the shortcut, and under properties,...
Lost my encryption key Hi, Just wanted to say thanks to all of you kind folks for your inputs. I did make it harder than it needed to be. So...
I think my biggest problem is that my network was set up "on the fly "so to speak. I purchased the wireless kit about a week in advance of making...
Thanks to BenMcDonald and Firedancer for their kind replies. I'm afraid that on my main computer(WinXP) the only connection under control...
Had to reinstall the wireless network after installing service pack 2. I did it via the installation wizard. In the process, I let the wizard give...
Are the service packs absolutely necessary? Well, I tried installing SP2 from a CD, and it says there is some problem with the product key-not...
Are the service packs absolutely necessary? Thanks, Paul. I appreciate the help. I think I'll go ahead and install SP2, and will look at the...
Are the service packs absolutely necessary? Thanks for the inputs, folks. She has been using floppies to take some of her work to the school to...
I bought my daughter a used laptop that had a corrupted installation of XP home. I formatted the drive and am installing XP pro. She will never...
loading older games into Win XP Thanks Newt, I don't know what I'd do without you. Vic
Thought I'd try and install an older game on my XP machine. Can't find any support through Google as the helpful websites all offer patches that...
Can't receive attachmnts from one specific source Hi Jim, This has happened often enough between us that it has me stumped. As I mentioned, this...
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