Do you have the patches from Roxio? Some known problems between Roxio & XP. Johanna
I put a strong password on the kids' comp, also on dial up, so they have to get me if they want to go online. I have a flat fee unlimited service...
Do you run Norton? There was a problem with the Verisign servers after a Jan 7 update which caused MS apps to hang. Do a search on the board for...
My Mom's HP was loaded with Backweb. I got rid of it as well as I could, but it kept coming back with error messages prompting for a fresh...
ltoews If you would have read the thread or clicked on the links Christer posted, you would have understood that we were talking specifically...
The way Ephemarial described is how we have the network set up at the church, so that each workstation prints off of its own printer, except the...
Leave your internals in place, turn off, unplug and disconnect your MODEM, externals, printers,scanners, cameras, etc.- and anything on a USB...
I think you have that backwards, RickyD2. Turn off your AV if you want, but NEVER turn off your firewall while you are online. Johanna
You can right click in your taskbar, bring up the task manager and click on the performance tab if you want to see some detailed info about memory...
Dave I liked your example...I have those problem children at my house, too. (The place is infested, actually- we need an exterminator!)...
Leave it blank and just keep going. You would be surprised how many machines have no admin password. Just hit enter and continue. Johanna
Since Sys Restore is not an option w/o a functional desktop, the repair XP from the cd might be your only chance. If you could somehow get it to...
To find your address book, do a search for wab (windows address book) then you can copy (import) into OE while you figure out the Outlook...
MSN Messenger is trying to access the net, and Norton is trying to load, and it is taking a minute to sort itself out. Disable MSN Mess from...
clarification FYI: for anyone down the line reading this- When you toggle system restore, all prior restore points are lost. Johanna
Have you tried installing the NIC through the add hardware or device Mgr? Sys Restore only checks system files (and mine never runs a chkdsk...
Right click, make new folder, rename, drag & drop, right click, properties, choose icon? Johanna
I don't think Office needs to be running until I call on it, either. Try this to get control of what loads at boot. Johanna
What is the problem you are attempting to fix with System Restore? Johanna
drag and drop? Johanna
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