new to PC world given a HP w/win98 is there an online site to upgrade this PC or is Even possible. Also given Dell tower has all boards but wiped clean can...

hi, new here. i loaded a game that was not meant for xp and it evitually went to the blue screen. i checked device manager and it was blank. now the problem...

Hi all, I am having problems with my "All Programs" menu, it appears as though anytime that I click on Start All Programs my machine hangs. Does anyone...

Since last few days i am having this problem that i cant use my task manager by pressing (ctrl+Alt+Del) A popup msg displays telling me the task manager is...

Hi, I need to know how to go about identifying which particular system my XP backup images are from. I have a dozen or more hard drive images from various now...

Hi, Upon coming back fron an extended holiday, my USP ports seem to have quit on me. First I restored to a control point but no change. I removed all...

I just bought a new computer and have it connected to my home network. I have shared the C: drive on both machines and allowed network users to change files...

I have recently installed XP 2000 with service pack 2 and I tried to install java and the os wouldnt let me. I did some research and figured I try and change...

error initializing communications with lms

my windows media player 11 taked longer than usual to play a file and crashes a lot.

My OS is WinXP SP2 and I have corresponding disk i.e. WinXP with SP2. (I also have a separate SP2 disk). The OS is updated religiously and is current with...

This NG has been great in helping me learn Windows, Outlook Express, etc. Thanks to all who post needed information. As I move through various webpages or...

Hello I would like to install iis on my xp pro sp2 system but it is not listed in my add/remove components.... Please advise....

System is XP Pro SP2 + subsequent fixes. Recently I have been encountering errors that all stem from the fact that some system services are timing out....

Can I open multiple sessions of hyperterminal at the same time. Is the buffer a limited size or can I just keep collecting data as I need it. I want to use...

My computer is doing funny things First it has virous or adware on it second it showed as having a disk IO error ( disk is working fine ) now windows will not...

Hello everyone...anyone, My name's Lala. I have a quick question about Windows XP. I have been trying to figure it out all day and I give up! I recently...

Hallo Micro. Mijn media player(er staat geen nr.achter)ondersteunt exstensies .doc en ..pps niet. Als ik mail krijg kan ik de bijlagen met deze exst. niet...

My computer chokes up. so I check out the task manager, and every time it's this svchost.exec taking 98% of my cpu power. I end that process everything...

why does my 'Windows' folder open automatically upon startup? Just started doing it. (I am a complete novice so if you know the answer, please keep it...