The icon won't appear if the sound driver doesn't initialize properly. Since you also have no sound when this happens, it sounds like a driver...
You're very welcome, Pam. Any time.
I suspect that if you zip the GroupPolicy (hidden) folder in System32, you will have a backup. At least that is where my primarily administrative...
Notepad will read just about any file, so long as it isn't too large. Then Wordpad can take over. If you have a small, unknown file, open it...
Unfortunately, bundled software is a business agreement more than a technical marriage made in heaven. My experiences with bundled software shows...
Notepad is an excellent html editor for those that want just the basics. That is why it is the default reader. If Front Page is available in...
Kontiki is part of that ad-/spy-ware package that C-NET calls its fast download option. It isn't that much faster, and installs junk. Remove...
On XP, an index.dat file is necessary for Sys Info. I have no idea if that is so on 98 (probably not. It is a curious Achille's Heel in XP.. Did...
I don't know about the details of Exchange, but it does seem possible to run IIS on Home Edition: http://www.15seconds.com/issue/020118.htm
Definitely enable power management. That may solve the shutdown problem. If you are referring to "hidden" processes running on the computer,...
You'd have to look at the details---maybe the whole waranty would not be cancelled, but only that related to software. The recovery partition...
There are rumors afoot............. I've verified none of these, but if you try them, we'd all be interested to know the results. The first...
Any program you want to use in XP will have to be reinstalled in XP. But the beauty of Newt's idea is that you will still be able to use your...
I wish I had a copy of First Edition to look at, but it surely doesn't seem like System Information would differ greatly from SE. Try...
First Edition may differ from SE, but SE does not contain that dll. It does load mfc42.dll and mfc40.dll when executing msinfo32.exe. Do you...
Here are a couple versions to try: http://dll.yaroslavl.ru/index.php3?in_search=MFC42U.DLL Before replacing the file, unregister it by going...
Not wishing to appear as the Prophet of Doom, I should note that very many people have done upgrades with no problems at all. I just wanted to...
That sounds fine. My understanding is that few apps and possibly some online games are QoS enabled. The service should start when needed. If it...
Policy settings can be done in the registry. many are single registry changes. You can uninstall QoS in the Properties of your connection in...
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