Some of the software available for download lists MD5 checksums. I have no idea how to generate a checksum to compare with the one on the download page. Do...

A few weeks ago, I settled in front of the PC to watch a streaming movie. I had left a USB mass storage device plugged into the PC. All of a sudden I got a...

Hello, Upon every start-up, the cursor does not respond to the mouse. Hence, it's necessary to restart the computer (a second-time) for normal operations....

Recently my XP SP2 Quick Launch Icons started disappearing upon reboot. I have to select the "Show Quick Launch" option in the "Task Bar/Properties"...

Hello all At present I dual boot Win XP SP3 and PCLinuxOS Gnome. My disk setup is Internal 250 Gb master set up as 133 Gb for XP and the rest for storage of...

Periodically, when using some app that's not capable of opening up a UNC, I map "D:" to my NAS box's "Data" folder. But when that share is not active, every...

I am annoyed that the filename can still be seen through a file recovery utility such as Piraform's Recuvera when I have deleted a file. I have no qualms...

When I try to open Control Panel, I get this message. Can someone help me fix it? Thanks, Andy This file does not have a program associated...

My nephews computer (Windows XP SP2)got corrupted after power outage. After fresh installation having problem with net connection and sound. The volume icon is...

I've got a SATA disc that I access through a slide-in bay - i.e. It can be removed from the bay through the front of the PC. It's a backup disc and I rotate a...

Hello. A couple days ago, I upgraded my old 32-bit Windows XP Pro. SP3 (IE6) system/computer/system to an Intel i7 with 6 GB of RAM. I know that 32-bit...

My son has a laptop (Gateway) that I bought him several months ago. They Best Buy guy did a good sales pitch. Shortly after, my son started having trouble...

Windows XP SP3 I have an ESATA drive plugged that's only used for nightly backups. It spins down when it's been idle for a while. Whenever I empty the...

I found this error in the Application section of the Event Viewer. I would like help in finding out what is causing it. Thanks, ...

I have a Dell Dimension 8200 with a 127Gb hard drive (20.1 being used and 107 free), running XP, SP3, Windows Firewall, Avira antivirus, Spybot (for updates...

Is there any good reason why some of the industrial machines we use run spot on time (08:00 is correct every morning) and other lose as much as 2hrs in a...

I have a friend who has 5 computers networked. There are four Dells with XP Home, and one eMachine (yeah, yeah, I know) running Vista Home. All Windows...

HP Pavilion a6200n won't boot up. By process of elimination I discovered that if I removed one of the two 1Gb DDR2-5300 memory sticks it would boot. There...

Lately when I run MS Windows Update, I get a msg at the end saying "Some Updates Not Installed Security Update for MS.Net Framework 2.0." About the time...

Is there any way to determine when the Recycle Bin was last emptied please? I happened to open it this morning to look for a file and was surprised to find...