-----Original Message----- How do I backup windows registry before I begin to edit it? . Go to the System Restore in your system tools, and just select to...

What is this and does it affect my performance? I was told I that for some reason I don't have much PF Usage (only 277 MB). I have a 1000 mHz processor with...

How do I backup windows registry before I begin to edit it?

How do I clean up all the files generated when I applied SP1 and no longer need it?

Can anyone suggest why I can't get Task Manager to activate to clear a program that has caused a crash or lockup? Cntl-Alt-Del won't bring Task Manager up. Any...

Hi when i run sfc /scannow from run, it says i must insert the windoiws xp pro sp1 cd. only 1 problem. i am running xp home sp1. i am trying to run sfc...

Hi, I Have this error message when I start up and log on: "C:WINDOWS\System32\cmd32.exe is no a valid Win32 application." Does anyone know what the problem...

concerning this page; http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsXP/expertzone/columns/mcfed ries/03june16.asp the following paragraph is incorrect,...

Hi, I am having extreme trouble figuring out how to resolve a stop error that keeps occuring. It is: Stop: 0x000000c5 (0x0000003, 0x0000002,...

Hey Community, I have been having this lil problem for a month, and it is really starting to annoy me... I hadn't really installed anything new in a while,...

-----Original Message----- I am having serios troubles with system crashes on my PC. It consists of an Intel Pentium 4 2.66 gig processor, 2 512 sticks of...

Hi All, I have deleted a large video file and trashed it but the nearly 50 Gigs it used is still reserved and even low level programs like Partition Magic and...

defragmentation needs 15% free space to run and it is good idea to get in habit of 'routine of running' chkdsk.exe/checkdisk/first then defrag then delete temp...

On trying to start 'application management' in services (local) an error message ERROR 126 appears. I suspect this is causing other problems on my PC.

Hi, instead of getting a menu, when I right click an open program on the taskbar, they start to flash. whats wrong? how do I fic it? any clues? thanks

Hello, unfortunately it did not help. If I understand your idea, hibernating needs some free space ? How much do you think ? My 36GB drive has about 10% free...

Windows Update reports necessity of "Windows XP Service Pack 1 (Express)". The download works without problems (i already have repeated the download step...

I just bought a brand new Sony Vaio computer with flat screen monitor and Windows XP. Nothing is clear on my monitor. When I try to view pictures, they're...

Hi, Earlier this year, I purchased a new PC pre-installed with Windows XP Home Edition V5.1. Early on, I had to restore my original software configuration...

How do I close background programs to speed up the performance on my computer? Because, I have a 2.6 P4 with 512 MB of ram. But, I have a lot of...