I was trying to download updates for my computer & I got error code 80240016. What is it & how can I fix it?? TIA

I cannot get rid of this tmp file i says being used by another or program the name changes the last letter sometimes --...

Hi, I am having a major problem with my laptop. When I turned it on it displayed the following message, \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\STSTEM. It's saying that I...

Being incompetant I crashed the PC and the local techie only managed to repair it by installing a new hard drive called Local Disc (C:) and reinstated WinXp...

Recently upgrading to Win. XP Pro w/ SP 1 included in installation CD. SP 2 download fails (3-5 times now). I suspect it's cuz it takes too long for my 56K...

My OS is Win XP Home Edition Here's what Event Viewer is showing me: Event Type: Warning Event Source: Ci Event Category: CI Service Event...

Hi: I ran into a strange problem yesterday. I rebooted the laptop in the morning and it started to boot fine until "applying computer settings" and then it...

How do you log onto XP as the administrator? -- Walt

no matter what site (Microsoft included), http or https , IE just take forever opening page and eventually times out. I initially suspected the problem on this...

I can not locate my cookie folder in system document/setting. I have unchecked do not show hidden folder. I opened a new user profile and the same thing. I...

The original post is "IRQ BSOD" posted 12/5/2008 Since that post, I ran pc diagnostics from Hiren's Boot Disk and came up with "failed system stress" test....

So I'm trying to connect an XP PC to a hub. The port on the hub is good. The cable is new and a tester shows that it is good. When I plug the cable into the PC...

I just discovered a locked folder C:\Program Files\xerox\nwwia (date 3 January 2008) on my system. Googling suggests that it is a well-known phenomenon and...

Hello experts, I have a 6 year old Dell Dimension 4550 w/ XP Home. Machine is old/slow...so I did new install w/ XP Pro to start off with a clean drive and...

Hey all. I knew there would most likely be trouble getting XP to recognise all 4GB, even if EXACTLY the same type of modules as the old ones. However, XP...

AVG deleted a trojan that made changes to my boot sector and have been unable to boot into windows since, not in any safe mode either. I get hung up with an...

After a reboot, I got the message "Enumerate device Win32_CDROM fail" out of the blue. It's a Lite-On LH-20A1S, only a few months old. Device has power. I've...

Hi I ran a search using Windows XP Home and found my missing files - all DBX. I would like to know how to put them back into Outlook Express or if this is...

I recently was given an XP media edition computer to fix because of inherent booting problems. When I went to do a repair with the setup disc, all it showed...

My xp machine was in the middle of an upgrade (I don't know what it was updating) when my 8 year old turned it off. I tried to reboot & couldin't. So I got...