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Getting a new hard drive by brian
Have to reformat etc.. machine Dell bought in 5/2002. They are replacing the hard drive and told me not to use any of windows updates.....to me this sounds...
December 12th 03 07:19 PM
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new drive and dell recomnended no windows updates? by Brian
bought5/2002.....not even serv pack
December 12th 03 07:19 PM
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reformat xp to 5/03 told no updates (win) by brian
any opinions? I think wrong....not even sp1
December 12th 03 07:19 PM
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December 12th 03 07:19 PM
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processor speed adjustment? by Brian
i am currently running XP with a pentium 4 at 1.8ghz on a Dell Inspiron Notebook. however, it indicates that i'm only running at 1.05 ghz. what i would like...
December 12th 03 07:20 PM
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Critical updates upset my PC by Brian
Whenever I respond to a critical update notice and allow it to download and install, I find that my PC reboots incorrectly and stays that way for several...
December 12th 03 07:25 PM
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Deleting Old Operating System by Brian
computer originally had Win 2000 operating system we installed Win XP but left Win 2000 on system as well. We now want to totally delete the Win 2000...
December 12th 03 07:30 PM
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memory by brian
Is there anyway to test or find out if the memory is bad? Everytime I try to open a progam it will start to open and then just freeze, so I open task manager...
December 12th 03 07:34 PM
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What does evntscv.exe do? by Brian
I noticed that my cpu was 100% occupied even though no programs were running. I checked the task manager and noticed that "evntscv.exe was taking 99% of the...
December 12th 03 08:18 PM
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Windows Class Installer by Brian
I have been trying to install an epson scanner on a winxp home computer. The error it gives me is that the clsas installer has denied the request to install or...
December 12th 03 08:20 PM
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msmsgs.exe - Application Error by Brian
This error occurs when I boot up my machine. It does not seem to affect any of my systems but it is quite irritating. The full error is: msmsgs.exe -...
December 12th 03 08:42 PM
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Pop-ups by Brian
Hi Jesse, I had the same problem with pop-ups. Here's what to do: Click Start, then click Control Panel. Click Performance and Maintenance. Click...
December 12th 03 08:52 PM
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16 bit MS-DOS Subsystem "illegal instruction" by Brian
I keep getting this message when I boot up my computer Title Line "16 bit MS-DOS Subsystem" C:\WINDOWS|system\WINSET-1.exe The NTVDM CPU has encountered an...
December 12th 03 09:03 PM
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Windows Update woes by Brian
I'm having similar problems where I uninstalled some updates but can not now re-install them. I thought it was detecting a later patch/update and aborting but...
December 12th 03 09:10 PM
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clock by Brian
I can adjust my time on the computer to the correct time, and very soon after it will adjust itself 12 min and 44 seconds slow. Never more, never less....12...
December 13th 03 06:36 AM
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clock by Brian
Your CMOS battery might be dying. Take your computer in to a local shop and have them test the CMOS battery. Brian -----Original Message----- I can adjust...
December 13th 03 06:36 AM
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Unable to remove 'read only' - properties..... by Brian
I want to xfer some files to cd. from My docs. Dialogue box warns me of read only cannot edit or move etc. I right click go into properties and untick read...
December 13th 03 08:11 AM
by Paul B T Hodges Go to last post
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unable to copy any folders/files to cd disc drive. by Brian
Hi all, I am unable to transfer any folders or files (including my photo albums) to cd disc drive. Every time I go to My docs/properties/general and untick...
December 13th 03 08:14 AM
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Battery meter icon not displayed by brian
The battery meter icon is not always being displayed on my laptop. Sometimes it is and somethimes it's not. Anyone have any ideas??
December 13th 03 08:19 AM
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XP Home Task Manager by Brian
I am unable to open my task manager. It comes up on screen for a second or two, then disappears. I have tried everything from right clicking on the start bar...
December 13th 03 04:34 PM
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