Happy you got your issue resolved. Surferdude2 thanks for the alternative solutions as well. :)
Hi PwyllTwiceborn. Click Start< Run and type regsvr32 /i shell32.dll and press enter. Reboot the computer. That should fix the problem. :)
Keep us posted. More than likely its probably a third party add-on that causing the problem. Do you have any internet explorer toolbars installed?
Sorry about the computer. But as the saying goes you can't win every battle. :( Hopefully you will find a good computer that will suite your...
Hi colleen. As a side note go into Tools< Internet Options< Advanced tab. Scroll down and under browsing make sure the option that says use smooth...
Hi oldtimer. Yes you can delete the windows.old folder since its just taking up disk space. You may have to take ownership of the files and...
So it as the themes service that was disabled. :eek: Wow. I should have asked you to make sure that the service was running. Well I am happy you...
If the computer has been sitting there trying to configure the updates for over an hour then ya you will have to shut it off. It normally doesn't...
Hi SVEN. Try running WinSock Fix. Also delete all your temporary internet files. If those options fail to resolve the problem have you tried...
Great! Your Welcome. Glad I was able to help you solve your problem. :)
ATF Cleaner is a free program. You don't have to pay for it. Did you disable the windows services yet? Does your computer have file sharing...
Hi Bill on my Vista machine, .Net Framework 3.5 wouldn't install from windows update and it failed everytime I tried to install it. I had to...
Hi Bimmer Guy. What happens when you try to change your Theme back to the regular Windows XP style? Does it work? Also under advanced system...
Hi John. Welcome to Windowsbbs! :) Read this, Windows XP shut down and restart troubleshooting.
Hi Flack. Read this, Advanced troubleshooting for shutdown problems in Windows XP. :)
Hi shootertex. Welcome to Windowsbbs! :) Read this, Enable Desktop Wallpaper.
You need to make sure that the BIOS recognizes the harddrive. It could be plugged in fine but if its not recognized properly then you will get the...
Hey Jeff. Glad you got the computer back up and running. :) The program that you linked to is called Regcure. That is a major no no and that...
Hi Bob. Welcome to Windowsbbs! :) For the master drive have you gone into the computer BIOS and made sure its recognized there? Have you made...
I would try it. If its the last thing that you haven't tried then I would go for it.
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