How are you downloading the pdf's without having them open in IE? Try right-clicking the files and "Save Target As..." to remove the Acrobat...
I didn't read this entire article, but it would seem to summarize the uses of XP's shutdown.exe: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,462,00.asp
Thanks for bearing with my climb onto the soapbox. I seem to be doing that more lately. Oh, well. The doors aren't locked if the audience wants...
Well, Daizy, as a diehard tweaker myself, I know that most performance tweaks are a waste of time if not actually counterproductive. One of my...
bert o ---- These things can be fun to fool around with. There are usually options for changing effects and the interface that make things a...
This may be due to the use of third-party drivers, the use of non-WHQL drivers, the need for a BIOS update, defective RAM, or an incorrect driver...
Are you using a Hewlett-Packard scanner? If so, update the driver. As always, it doesn't hurt to try simpler repair options, even if they are...
I wouldn't fool around with trying to repair this specific problem. Time for an inplace upgrade (repair installation), I think (provided you have...
Actually, the whole Winternals Administrator's Pak is cheaper than that. They are dynamite apps. Booting from the ERD CD brings you to a...
Glad you are running. It would still be a good idea to follow Welshjim's advice about Ad-Aware and Spybot both for this problem and to keep...
Like many manufacturers, ATI produces their own video cards, but they also sell the chipset to others. So you have "Built by ATI" and "Powered...
More than happy to spare someone else all the problems I had with Compaq. Many people simply refuse to work on them due to their proprietary...
The diagnostics partition that comes on many new Compaq laptops was something I completely overlooked when installing on an Armada 1500c. The...
I comfort myself by thinking that the red X is only bad if I didn't put it there deliberately ;) .
Just to be certain before anyone proffers incorrect advice, can you please right-click those things and tell us what their properties are, if any,...
Try replacing the shell32.dll file, too. It contains icons and some other, unrelated problems have been solved by using an earlier version (which...
There are some issues between Norton and OE. Check their support site, too.
Are you using a firewall? Yes, there is a very good, free version of Ad-Aware on their page. What kind of connection do you have? If you are...
You might try running scandisk from the 98 boot disk. Use the switches. At the A: prompt, if C: is your hard drive: scandisk C: /autofix /surface...
What kind of CD is it, and what sort of things does it contain? Can you see the contents of the CD in XP? And does it install on the computer or...
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