hello , when i try to open anything , occasionally my pointer will become inactive . this lasts for anywhere between a few seconds and 20 to 30 seconds...

OS = XP - SP2 up-to-date; when trying to set system restore in System Properties I get the following error message: "An exception occurred while trying to...

Sorry for possibly OT:'ing again but, it takes sooooo long trawling around for hardware on websites and reviews, and there's bound to be kind soul in here...

I am experimenting with virtualizing Windows from a few laptops that have been used for some years. To this end I am using VMWare Convert in order to create a...

Hi. I am having troubles with the "auto-play" feature on my computer, specifically my media card drive. For years whenever I would insert my card into the...

Hi, I've developed an issue in the past few weeks where some standard windows dialogues boxes appear but are empty of text. A typical is the directory list...

Have 2 IDE drives and one SATA. the SATA is 2 partitions, W & X, the W has 2 (.tib) True Image backup images on it and a number of karaoke MP3+G files. If I...

Where do I go to uninstall the old drivers to the video card? I bought a new card and it says to install the drivers before installing the card. Should I...

How do I remove a single entry from the Start All Programs menu when the program has been uninstalled? TIA. -- i Semper Fi

Hallo! I am using wget as follows: C:\Utilities\wget\wget.exe -nv "http://updates.f-prot.com/cgi-bin/get_randomly?fp-def" This command downloads the...

Forgive me if this question has already been asked and answered, but I can't seem to find that thread. I accidentally unhooked my IDE cable from my second...

Both me and my wife use separate logins on the same pc but whenever we log off or shut down the pc and log back in, the splash screen says we have unread...

When locating Registry Keys I usually manually browse explorer. Using Menu Edit |"Find" feature within the Registry Editor and pasting a key...

I have lost the "View Slide Show" option from "My Pictures" folder. Could anyone help and tell me how o get it back TIA Dave

what happened to my computer!? it suddenly infested by virus, causing it to run significantly slow, btw i have no internet connection i rent a computer in a...

how can i enable registry editing? when i start to run the 'regedit' a notice box appears telling "registrty editing is disabled by your...

Alright so some of you might have notice ive been getting boot up problem, so i restore my computer to its factory default and hey!! It solved it!! So i...

SP1 for both 2.0 and 3.0 fail to install. I tried repair via Add/remove - failed for both. Suggestion for 3.0 was to download the package from MS. I did and...

Recently bought a Toshiba lap top with XP Pro on it but a few occassions when no programmes opn and i am trying to connect to a wireless netwrok everything...

"Cleaning up " one of my XP PC's and wondering - is SP3 "officially released " ? I've got a LOT of stuff in add/remove - under updates for XP and was...