Hi Alpha and Omega. You need to change the file associations of those file types back to the default associations that Windows uses to open those...
Hi brimis. I am glad that you were able to answer your own question. If you want a good recommendation for a good codec pack though then you...
Hi TJGarner. You stated that you can navigate the Windows 7 DVD from within Windows XP. If that is the case what happens when you run setup.exe...
Thanks for the update. :)
When you ran the Microsoft Fix It Tool that was the error message that you got from it? Thats strange that it doesn't want to run. Does the...
Hi Rob. Adding to what has already been stated in this thread, its obvious that the flash drive has most likely failed as Pete and Neil have...
Hi alijayadv, Welcome to Windowsbbs! :) If you are looking for a good temperature monitoring program that displays the temps of your various...
Are you using a 3rd party firewall on your computer? Have you tried shutting down your antivirus program and then checking if you can connect to...
Yes, Step 1 should hopefully resolve the problem for Windows 7. Also check to make sure that the Automatic Updates/Windows Update service is set...
Hi Jobin1. Follow these steps to resolve the problem: Step 1 Check whether the Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) is set to...
I would check to make sure that a 3rd party program isn't interfering with the changes you are making to the paging file. Follow these steps and...
Hi Pierre, Welcome to Windowsbbs! :) Don't worry about setting the size of the paging file manually. Let Windows manage the paging file. To...
Hi Hobhub, Welcome to Windowsbbs! :) I would try downloading and running Recuva which should hopefully find the missing files and folders on...
Go ahead and run Auslogics Disk Defrag when you are finished performing all of the other steps on my list. Regarding Symantec, do you pay for...
If changing from the Domain to a Workgroup allowed you to change the Windows Firewall settings then no you don't have to follow the instructions...
Great. I'm happy to hear that your issue is resolved. :)
Hi Jerry Dunn. Take a look here, System icons do not appear in the notification area in Windows Vista or in Windows 7 until you restart the computer.
Cool. When your computer blue screens again or pops up an error message, go ahead and take note of it and post the full error message here in your...
Hi Sarah001. It sounds like your computer is giving you a BSOD (Blue Screen of Death) but then is rebooting too quickly for you to read the entire...
Hi duub. Since you obtained an office computer that was probably on a domain you should make sure that the computer is a member of a Workgroup and...
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