when I start up my computer it shows the desktop but there isn't any shortcuts. Also, my start menu doesn't show up

mY computer has been errratic, crashing a number of times and resulting me doing a re-install repair job: It has crashed again,and have taken a look at the...

Can anyone help? I recently found an unknown dial up symbol in=20 my 'internet options' (connections tab) underneath my=20 usual ISP symbol.I removed it...

Go to run,type:cmd In cmd type:Sfc /Scannow When the bar graph starts inst- all xp cd,exit info page.When its thru,remove cd,type: CHKDSK C: /R Agree to...

I have noticed over the last week or so that it takes approximately 3 minutes for my computer to boot up and get to the Welcome screen. I haven't loaded any...

Where can I get to the Paint program to download it? I am trying to fix my father-in-law's computer and I need to reload Paint. I am in another state and am...

Neither Windows Media Player nor RealMedia plays MIDI files anymore. What happened?

When I have my USB printer attached, ( only USB device ) I will randomly get BSOD's. The message mentions a USB_BUGCODE driver or something like that. I wrote...

-----Original Message----- When I want to copy some of my pictures to another file, I hold down CTRL, then click on each of the pictures. Somehow, during...

Today when I try to go to a website by clicking a desktop icon.....my firewall gives me an advisory. It says that rundll32.exe is trying to access the web.This...

When loading windows xp my computer hangs at: registering components approximately 9 minutes remaining. It always hangs at the same point in the...

When I click on a favorite or any link IE closes and I'm back to the desktop. I've run SFC /scannow, Ad-Aware, Spybot, and uptodate anti virus. Any help would...

In xp pro(not sure about home): start, control panel, administrative tools, local security policy, local policies, security options, find the one that reads -...

Hi, i got the help i needed last time here so i was hoping you could come through again. Something is on my computer somewhere, it only happens once in a while...

My windows explorer window always pops up when I boot up my computer. It always shows the same folder c:\program files\common How do I stop this annoying...

Help Please Problem when shutting down XP. Message box appears when shutting down saying program CRTCClient not responding End Task or cancel. How can this be...

In following instructions to do a task, I am prompted to click on the "Create A Hyperlink" icon on the "Formatting Bar". Where do I find these two things? Have...

system registration. How do I change the name to whom the system is registered? i.e. Control panel, system, general. I want to change the name.

This happened to me. You will need to delete the CPR program from Add/Remove programs. The catch is you will need to do a system restore back to when...

Whenever I try to access both Task Manager or RegEdit they open for a second then just instantly close on me after 1 second at most. Any ideas why they are...