Hi, I followed some advice a while back to turn off AutoRun on my external drives. The method I used was to change the value of all keys called...

Advice appreciated. In brief - 500GB Maxtor External Hard drive plugged into Windows 7 pc - can read what's on the drive ok. When plugged into an XP pc...

I have a Plantronics MX500i headset, which comes with a USB adapter for computer telephony (e.g., Skype) use. The unit did not ship with any software....

Hello group. Plz help. Problem: Windows XP stops just after POST, no first XP logo, keyboard locked (numlock/capslock test) Done so far (in that order): 1....

I recently bought a laptop it has Windows 7 on it I dont like it. when I put in the XP disc it said compatibility issues. What do I need to do to get rid of...

Hi all I need a boot disk on floppy disk that has to have the xcopy.exe on it, the one I need has to have the xcopy switch of: /e /c /i /h /k the one I have...

Hi everyone. It has become necessary to reinstall/repair XP from its original manufacturers rescue disk on my PC but as it is a few years old the original...

I am trying to install service pack 3 from a disk with windows xp and internet explorer 7. It goes through all the set up and then reboots, then I get a...

How does Windows XP decide all services have started and that it's okay to allow someone to log in? I would like to make it wait a longer time since some...

My primary hard drive has been corrupted so I can't boot my computer. I have a second drive I can boot from. When I boot from this hard drive, I can view the...

Is it possible to set up one id for number crunching, another for quick logon, another for databasing, another for graphics? - = - Vasos...

On Thu, 8 Apr 2010 16:55:01 -0700, opg wrote in message : everytime i click on a program it ask...

I am pretty sure that Windows updates are the reasons I cannot boot into XP. I booted into XP with ERD Commander today and in the Event Log, immediately...

I can't find a Windows 7 newsgroup on this server. Am I missing something? Thank you. Herbert Eppel www.HETranslation.co.uk

If you must post the same message to multiple groups, please learn to crosspost instead of multiposting. On Thu, 8 Apr 2010 20:28:01 -0700,...

If I need to EXPORT the Registry Entries for "Local Policies" found in "Local Security Settings," WHERE are they? Need to export ALL the "Local Policies"...

Hi Jose, Maybe you can help me: I notice you often recommend ChkDsk from the RC and run with the /r flag. I do the same. I had some time today so I tried...

I have read lots of answers for a clean install, but none of say how and where are these "Bios" at. This is a Dell Dimension 8100. I have two programs (?) on...

Win XP Pro SP3 and updates. I have been "hijacked" by XP Antispyware. Despite all my efforts to get rid of it it keeps coming back. avdotexe seems to be the...

Dell C521 running XP Pro (SP3) got hit by fake anti-vir malware (XP defender 2010 I believe). Followed all advice from forums but could not rid the PC of...