Hi brad, In DM, expand the ROM devices line - click the + sign. Right click on each device > Uninstall > re boot. This is a basic first step. If...
Hello brad, You have a background process that's doing this or the Screen Saver is doing this. If you're using one of XP's screen savers, try...
Hello Paul, regsvr32 /s mqrt.dll This command is used to register Microsoft Message Queue DLL. MSMQ is installed as part of Microsoft...
Hi Dana, Many use CCleaner and has a good reputation - don't use personally. http://www.ccleaner.com/ Follow these rules: Understand the...
Hello solomon and welcome to the Board, Start by doing hardware disgnostics. RAM: http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp HD:...
Hello cone, Try Wordpad, it will take images. Regards - Charles
Hello socaldrmer and welcome to the Board, A how to on clean install. http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html Sounds as if...
Hello Digas, If you don't want go the encryption route, I would copy personal data off and delete it. BTW, MS did have a password protect...
Hello ackerberg, You can make it easier on yourself in case of a problem by not doing them all at once. People like Dennis and myself can...
Hello radiantly01 and welcome to the Board, Right click on the folder in question and > properties. What does it say? If your AV scanner...
This is a continuation of this thread: http://www.windowsbbs.com/showthread.php?t=63783 Regards - Charles
Yes, you can do that. Have you tried shutting down things you don't need to be running at bootup and making them on demand? One of your apps...
Hello stanbridge, As Arie wrote, the MS installer is not cleaning up after itself. See if the MS article on this particular patch clears up...
Hello eezer and welcome to the Board, Test the RAM: http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp Regards - Charles
Hi Hawk, I noticed your thread here: http://www.windowsbbs.com/showthread.php?t=63835 The shutdown problem appears to have been coincidental...
Hello Roger, I have a Brightview HP. Ultra Brightview has an extra light source behind the screen, and I decided not worth the extra cost....
Hi Hawk, SidebySide is a low grade form of malware: http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2005-070514-5200-99 Follow...
Hello rgn, Start checking the hard drive. Chkdsk - use the /r switch:...
Hi Crunch, See this thread:http://www.windowsbbs.com/showthread.php?t=63509 Regards - Charles
Do them one at a time with a day in between. That way you have the best chance for a recovery from any single patch. Do keep in mind that the kind...
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