Try uninstalling the Ask Toolbar. Close all open Web browsers From the "Start" menu in Windows, select "Control Panel" Select...
Ignore that warning. If you want to be super safe, run a file check between the active file and the one on your keyboard software disk. Under...
You're welcome and thanks for the comments. It may be helpful to add to this post to say that when the boot.ini file is missing on any system...
Here's how that goes for doing the repair Install: The CD must be the same version of XP (Home or Pro) as what is on your computer now....
I'd go ahead and do that now. It sounds like you have some corrupt or missing files. There's no guarantee that SFC can fix that condition. If...
In that case, your permissions setting may be incorrect. Download Dial-A-Fix. It's a stand alone program that takes no installation. Unzip...
That's probably a "permissions" problem. You must be logged on under an account with Administrator privileges to run that command.
You may have to type the path in the field to the I386 folder on your CD. Eg, X:\I386, replacing the X is your CD-ROM drive letter.
Use that, it should accept it.
The advice I gave earlier was valid for IE7 & IE8. If you are running an earlier version, the procedure is slightly different. Click Favorites...
Try Dial-A-Fix. It has a repair procedure for that. When you run the program, tag the box on the first page that says SSL/HTTPS/CryptSvc. Part...
Using Windows Explorer, browse to the folder C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\MSInfo\ and right-click on IEFILES5.INF and select...
Reinstall Task Manager. To do that: Click Start , click Run , and then type the following command: %systemroot%\inf and click OK or press...
I think you'll find that right-clicking any item on the Favorites list (as displayed in the browser) and selecting "Sort By Name" will get you...
There is a free program that will help you do that. It's ShellExView. Many here are familiar with the program so post back if you need further...
Right-click on one of the images being displayed and select "Properties." That will give you the path to the files. You can delete them en...
It will take a long time to discover all the little bugs that IE8 has. I just discovered that pressing ctrl+shift+d will place a shortcut of the...
Recovery Console Instructions
Boot to your XP setup CD and evoke the Recovery Console. From a command line run the following command: chkdsk /r Remove the CD and type...
Download This File. Unzip it to a folder. Open the folder and double-click the reg file it contains. Affirm the action to allow it to modify...
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