Explore topic-wise InterviewSolutions in Current Affairs.

hello.

I play combat flight simulator ALOT because i am a member of a online squad.
over the last 2 WEEKS the active x wont download even when i click install nothing happens.
I dont suppose ANYONE can help?

thanks
R0SSAre you using Internet Exporer, Firefox, or another browser?

[glb]Flame[/glb]yeh i am using internet Exporer.Do you have a firewall? It SOUNDS like it might be preventing Active X from installing...

[glb]Flame[/glb]Hey
Sorry i took so long to answer. I had a massive virus problem to the point where i had to scrub the hard drive. I have now gone back to Norton and all my problems are gone.  

thanks
R0SS

Thanks for the help,but that didnt solve the problem,guess its off to the big computer heaven for this one.

Hey everyone! I have a question... I am going to have a home network installed soon, but have a question about this... I will of course be the Administrator, so I want to send messages via Windows Messenger... How do I send these messages to everyone in my network?

[glb]Flame[/glb]Flame......Well , I'll tell you how I do it , Simply have the various users SIGN into messenger (msn messenger) with their hotmail address , add them to your contacts list and ....thats it .......... Provide a headset and mic at each station and your..... "hands free "   ........or as an alternate ....open your door and yell........LOL


Hope this helps

dl65  Ok.... Thanks for the help, but I think you missed the point of my question.... I am talking about Messenger Service... I don't want to to use Windows Messenger (.net passport).... I know that there is a way... I think you have to use the DOS prompt... Any ideas?

[glb]Flame[/glb]From a command prompt, try using

net send  user message

Hope this helps.  I think WinXP SP2 has Messenger Service disabled.  Test your computer with this.  Should make you think twice about turning it on:
http://www.grc.com/stm/shootthemessenger.htmI see.... Is there any other program that you all know of that will allow me to send messages throughout my network? (I will save instant messaging (MSN, Yahoo!, AIM) for a last resort, as downloading software that can be used OUTSIDE of the network scares me)

[glb]Flame[/glb]Flame,

Technically any software "can be used outside the network".  Last I checked Windows XP with SP2 installed and Windows Firewall running is not vulnerable.

Also you COULD disable port 135, I think it is, on the firewall between your network and the Internet.

GaryI see.... What I meant by that was that I want a Messaging Service that NOBODY OUTSIDE of my network can contact me from... (Internal use only)

[glb]Flame[/glb]and if you disable incoming traffic on port 135 on your hardware firewall between your internet connection and your local network, no one will be able to send you messages from outside your network using the windows messenger service "NET SEND".  So that would do exactly what you want.

If you don't have the hardware firewall, then using a software firewall and only accepting messages from "internal" addresses on port 135 should accomplish the same thing.

GaryFlame......ROTFLMAO........next time I'll put on my glasses ........
Looks like you have the situation under control

dl65  
Quote

ROTFLMAO

dl65  

I am new to batch file and can not figure out how to execute a sql statement in oracle and then OPEN the .txt file that is generated as result.

here is the first code, and it works great.

File Name: CRA_test1.bat

C:\ora8i\bin\sqlplusw.exe [email protected]/password1 c:\temp\CRA_data_test.sql

the query will run and it is designed to generate a text file called CRA_data.txt in the c:\temp\ FOLDER and it does the job.

then when I click on the 2nd file it works as well.

File Name: CRA_test2.bat

START IF EXIST C:\temp\CRA_data.txt START C:\WINNT\system32\notepad.exe C:\temp\CRA_data.txt

this would open the text file if it exist (basically careated by the first batch file).

what my problem is try to combine both of this in one batch file.

this way I can PUT a batch file short cut on the user's pc and when they click on it it would run the query and then open up the notepad.

I have tried PAUSE which I hoped would run the query and then wait and then allow the user to presss any key to continue to the second process...but it just closes after the query.

C:\ora8i\bin\sqlplusw.exe [email protected]/password1 c:\temp\CRA_data_test.sql PAUSE START IF EXIST C:\temp\CRA_data.txt START C:\WINNT\system32\notepad.exe C:\temp\CRA_data.txt

I tried /wait but that didn't do any help either.

C:\ora8i\bin\sqlplusw.exe [email protected]/password1 c:\temp\CRA_data_test.sql /wait START IF EXIST C:\temp\CRA_data.txt START C:\WINNT\system32\notepad.exe C:\temp\CRA_data.txt

I tried SLEEP but that didn't do anything either.....had chosen 20 seconds and 30 seconds which was plenty of TIME for the query to run.


C:\ora8i\bin\sqlplusw.exe [email protected]/password1 c:\temp\CRA_data_test.sql SLEEP 30 START IF EXIST C:\temp\CRA_data.txt START C:\WINNT\system32\notepad.exe C:\temp\CRA_data.txt

any suggestions or guidence will be greatly appreciated.

thank you.

desaidesai, you should do a little "debugging".
Let those 2 batch files. Make a third batch file, in which write:

call CRA_test1.bat > bat_output.txt
pause
call CRA_test2.bat >> bat_output.txt

After you run that 3 bat file, see what is written in bat_output.txt.
We wait your reply.
thank you for the help.

It did the trick.

only thing is now that the dos cmd prompt still displays .... and user would have to manually type 'exit' and click 'enter' key to close it or click on the 'x' on the upper right hand side of the frame to close it.

is there a way to automatically close that dos prompt that is popped up once the txt file is opened in notepad....without closing the txt file.

thanks again.

Im trying to do a fresh install of Winxp on a friends pc. I started off by botting with a win98 cd and removing the partition. I rebooted and went into the setup of WinXP. About 17% Into copying setup files it says it can't read the disc and it won't COPY anymore files after that.

I tried a fresh install on my own pc with the same disc and it WORKS without a problem. Any tips or SUGGESTIONS?Im giving win98 a shot but it sits at the formatting screen at 0% and goes nowhere.
I did put the HD in my pc as a slave and tried to format it but it never finishes. It will do  aquick format but not the long one. Im thinking the hard drive may have errors. Is it maybe possible to install XP over a network?I think too the harddisk has problems.Sounds like a hardware issue definitly. TRY buying a new hard drive and just doing a boot up with the XP disk.  All XP disk are bootable and there is no reason to use the 98 boot disk.
Before you buy a new hard drive try using Just the XP disk and tell it to delete the active partition and then create one and format it using the NTFS file system.

WHEN LOGGING ON TO WINDOWS 98 . IT FREEZES UP AND I CAN DO NOTHING.. HELPFirst, please stop using CAPS... It can be seen as "RUDE" to many other computer users, as it shows that you are yelling at us... Now, about your issue... Do you have antivirus protection?

[glb]FLAME[/glb]Or your HARD drive is going bad, run SCANDISK and see what it picks up message appeared :  long file name found, run scan disk for windows..  

how do i do this?  I thought i was RUNNING a scan disk and the same window popped up..

go to my computer and click on your hard drive, then choose properties, it should be available to run thereThanks,  ill try it..  Most of the time it freezes up before I can click on anything.. but i will get it a try..

ok so does this meen to get your windows 98 start up disk and reinstall windows 98 and can you use a differnt windows 98 startup disk from a differnt computer thats a 98 will that still work becuase i never got one for this one.Using the Windows start up disk from another computer might not work, but worth a  shot, do you have ethe product Key? (The validation NUMBER to ACTIVATE windows). And YES you want to reinstall Windows 98.  By the way, is it Windows 98 or 98SE (Second Edition)? If it is not SE I recommend finding a copy from somewhere or if your computer can handle it go to Windows XP.how can you get it to windows xpYou need a Windows XP boot cd, of course. And a valid serial number, you receive when you BUY Windows.First you need to check your SYSTEM compatibility for Windos XP. What Kind of computer do you have? Processor? FSB(Front Side Bus)?How much RAM do you have?
Here are some links that tell you the minimum requirements for WIndows XP Home Edition or Windows XP Professional Edition. (I recommend the Professional Edition)

Professional Edition:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/upgrading/sysreqs.mspx

Home Edition:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/upgrading/sysreqs.mspx

As you will see they have pretty much the same minimum System requirements.

Hi to all, my NAME is Chris and I have a little problem with my computer. The problem is all of my colors on my monitor are showing real pixalated and my screen is extra large to the point where I cant scroll  when online. This just started TODAY can anyone help pleasei would SAY just CHECK the properties set up and make sure they are on DEFAULT or set up the way you want themIf that doesn't work you can try downloading an updated driver for your video card at either the Manufacturer's web site or from Driverguide.com.
If you are not sure of your Video Card, try clicking Start > Run > and type DXDIAG and look under the Video Tab.

ok so WOULD a guy be ABLE to donwlaod all the fiels of a boot cd for windows XP then BURN it and then would that be a windows xp boot cd and where can i do that?TRY Here

http://www.bootdisk.com/

hey everybody...
i just installed i new motherboard in the computer and reinstalled win xp pro... the computer RUNS just fine, i have the newest bios version but after some TIME (i think it is when i process something) it just freezes up...
i don't know what it is.. i got about ten minutes or so then it freezes... right now IM over ten minutes to write this here... do u know what it could be?
thanx anyways
MariusHave you installed well your cooler on the processor? Have you checked on internet, perhaps is a problem with some of the motherboard's CHIPSETS? Too much warm? Can you play a 3D game? Any error in Event Viewer about that event?hey...
i downloaded speedfan and it says my remote temperature is 57  degr. celsius... is that too high? and what is remote temperature? the others are just fine...
MariusDid you install the mother board drivers a disk would have come with the M/B and you need to install it,all the drivers are installed except for usb... it WORKS good... didn't crash for like 30 mins now... im about to start half life 2 to see how it goes... is 60 degr. celsius too much for cpu temp. ?
MariusDon't trust too much on what those programs tell you... You have in BIOS a place where you can check temperatures. What processor do you have?

Lately my COMPUTER has been giving me a lot of "broken links" as to SAY that when i CLICK a link on a webpage I get sent to the Cannot find Page screen nothing on virus scan and I even reset my Internet explorer OPTIONS to default. When this happens My adress bar goes nearly blank leaving only this:
'http:///'
and yes, it does have THREE /
any ideas are appreciatedHave you talked to your service provider about it?

Hi,
I BUILT my computer myself a few weeks ago and recently have been getting some terrible errors.  Windows shuts down and I get a blue screen informing how Windows shut down to protect the computer.  Microsoft told me it was a driver issue when it recieved a report about incident.

win32k.sys
Page FAULT in nonpaged area

Stop = 0x00000050 (0x9c645B6c, 0x00000000, 0xBF80D2C5, 0x00000000)

win32k.sys address BF80D2C5, base at BF800000, datestamp 41107f7a

And then it says it is dumping memory and a number counts forwards starting from 1.  

My computer is a 3.4 ghz p4 LGA775, gigabyte GA-8GPNXP DUO 915p, 2x512 pc4200 DDR2 ocz eb, raedeon x300 pcie16, soundblaster platinum pro, and I have Windows XP home with service pk 2 running on a 74gb raptor with 2 250mb hd also installed.

I spent a lot of time and effort learning about computers and up to date INFORMATION and on top of that invested most of my money in order to build this baby.  I would sincerely appreciate some help in solving this problem, this is not the first time I have seen this blue screen nd it worries me to death.  

I have been stressing out like crazy all week since this first happened and I discovered this website that looks to be very successful in helping eachother with computer issues.  Thank you in advance for any advice or information!

DrewCheck out this link,

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;834450

Let me know if that answers your questions.

In the PAST I have been scanning photos without a problem, But this time I cannot get a good print form  my pictures FOLDER after I `ve scanned them in, it saves in jpeg into the folder, if I print from the scanner the print is ok, but if I “save as” then print it its no good,  in trying to find out the problem I found that the size of the file was 33.9 kb but the ones that I have DONE before (some time ago) where like 600kb, and printed out fine.
Can any ONE tell how to sort this out please  
CHECK your scanner settings. Scan rate (dpi) is much to low for photographs.Hi, Thanks for that, But as I say if I print from the sanner its ok, its if i put it in my photos and print from there   the file size comes out at about 33kb in j-peg :-/  
ned1
ps in the past the file size would come out at about 600KB in j-pegWhen you print directly from the scanner, you are in copy mode, not scan mode. There is a very big difference. Check your scan mode settings.Hi, I  Checked the scan settings, which is 150dpi,
which is default for photos on the scanner !!
ned1

Yeah i really NEED some help . When EVER i restart my computer like it SAYS Critical Error . I THINK its my HD im not sure ? And it will say to hold Ctrl , Alt , Delete to restart but when ever i restart it gets the error .Derek, do you have antivirus software installed?

[glb]Flame[/glb]

( I did a GOOGLE search first). Is there a way to have an email account that is not web-based? For example, when Outlook USES POP3, it connects to my gmail account to receive mail. Is there any server that will TAKE email directly to me. Instead of to a web-based email account, and then downloaded by a mail client? Are there any mail CLIENTS that SUPPORT this?

still can t FIND a solution need help so bad DELETED so MANY IMPORTANT things well every thing that i use and my info and toolsYou EMPTIED Recycle Bin?

OS = Windows 98.  Windows Explorer "views" is set-up as "a web page."  Until last week, when JPG files were single-clicked on (highlighted), message that "generating preview" and then THUMBNAIL of jpg would appear.  Suddenly, the "generating preview" / thumbnail has stopped working for jpg files.
However, this feature is functional for gif and html files.

Any ideas as to why it's not FUNCTIONING for jpg files?  Most of my saved photos are jpg and I don't want to switch to other formats.

Thanks for any light you can shed on this problem.

RRNHave you installed any new SOFTWARE lately, or mad any changes to your system?

[glb]Flame[/glb]No new software installed; no changes to system -- unless something was DONE accidentally, as my fingers move quite rapidly across a keyboard.

Although most recent "change" made -- when quick-time "took over" as default jpg files viewer and I changed the default back to Corel PhotoHouse and changing its icon back to PhotoHouse as well.

Thanks.

Hey everyone. Just recently i got home from the movies. when i tried to turn the comp on it loaded (windows xp) but then it gott this message saying Stop c000218 or something LIKE that. The Registr Cannot load the hive file: \system Root System 32\ Configg\software. Or it's log or alternate. it is corrupt, ABSENT, or not writable

Beginning dump of physical memory...Dumping physical memory.


I tried restarting the computer *censored* it kept onshowing. i trieedd TURNING it off but it still doesn't help. thanks in advance.Hello again! I REPLIED to this ISSUE in the hardware section...

[glb]Flame[/glb]

there is no sound on my computer! the speakers are connected, the light is on and everything, but there is no sound! i have no idea WHATS wrong with it i have tried everything i can think of and its not working!!! if anyone know what to do please help!!!!What sound card are you using and have you looked to make sure that the sound is not muted?  You NEED to INSTALL your drivers for the sound card... You SHOULD have them on a CD from your computer manufacturer, or if you bought a new sound crad seperatly, then TRY looking with  the box for it... You also might try going to the sound card manufacturer's WEBSITE, and downloading the latest drivers from there...

[glb]Flame[/glb]

Is there such a PROGRAM that will take the emails from my localhost smtp server, run it through a proxy and then send it to its destination.

In REALITY, I just want to HIDE my IP ADDRESS in email headers, while using MY localhost smtp server as a opposed to an HTTP web-based email.You can tell me if nobody knows.Well.... Sorry... But I don't... Sorry!  

[glb][/glb]Does anyone at least know of a proxy which supports connections on port 25, besides the ones at www.aliveproxy.com (not my ISP either).

I am getting a "malicious script DETECTED" at start up, it identifies C:/documents.../windows timer.hta.  what should i do?What program is theeling you this? Antivirus software, ANTISPYWARE, ETC.? Also, which operating system are you using?

[glb]Flame[/glb]Norton ANITVIRUS, and windows xp is the system

I got an older gateway for my father after he BOUGHT a new HP ,because of random LOCK ups.  Thinking the PROBLEM was the hard drive i bought a new WD/80 GB-8MB IDE,.After many lock ups later the computer wont GO passed the user information setup wizard.  With the old hd i would need to restart many times until i could get windows to run,the old O.S. was ME ,So i installed 98 SE knowing the problems with ME ,98 is the only full os i have,but to no avail,still locking up.   The computer is a 2 year old gateway 128mb ram 1100 mhz amd,what sould i do ,what can i look for,???,ThanksDo you have a lot of programs running in the background? Also, does this only see to happen when a certain PROGRAM is running? Another thing... DO you have antivirus software?

[glb]Flame[/glb]Its a new hard drive and a different OS ,old OS was ME,i am trying to install 98se on a new hd ,but still have random lock ups as it is trying to install the os

I can't get my USB thing to work. I tried to CONNECT my NEW digital camera, and when i connect the cord to the USB and TRY to download a thing POPS up and reads "camera connection error." What do I do?
If your camera came with a install cd,reinstall the drivers.Try a different usb port.Did you do any changes recently to your COMPUTER?

I've been trying to reformat my friends computer, and it all goes well until setup finishes COPYING the files and it RESTARTS. Where it would  NORMALLY GO through the windows gui, its starts the reformatting again.

Ive tried taking the cd out but then i GET the "Operating system not found." any suggestions?what type of computer is it? What motherboard and processor? What operating system are you trying to install? Is it an original cd or a copy, and is it a full install or upgrade version?

Hi All

I GET the following error when I CLICK in one folders on my HD.  I am running Windows XP.  Can you help me fix this problem, or point me in the right direction.

Explorer.exe The instruction at \"0x03a94156\" referenced memory at \"0x00000000\". The memory could not be \"written\".

Regards   Do you have ANTIVIRUS protection? This sounds to me LIKE a Windows file corruption...

[glb]Flame[/glb]Hi thanks for you reply, sure have, have also run programs for spyware, and 3 online virus checkers, and my computer is clean    but I sill have my problem

Hi There,
I have XP with SP2 running on a SONY Vaio LAPTOP and can not FIND PORT Category under Device Manager? I was hoping to ActivSync a PDA via bluetooth but ran into Port number problem?
Thanks

My Windows XP will not shutdown after initiating the shutdown command. It just stays stuck in a position which says (computer is shutting down). Could anybody advise me what to doget a antivirus scanner like http://www.avast.com  it is probably a virus

R0SSPress in your power button for about 10seconds and the pc will power off. If you can boot your system ok you can use it for awhile this WAY if you want and nothing else COMES up. Save all your important data files and reload your system with the install cd or the default reload if it CAME with your pc.Ok... This is actuallt a COMMON problem... I fixed it on my computer by installing an update... You can GET this update by running a Windows Update on http://www.microsoft.com ... Keep in touch...

[glb]Flame[/glb]somebody told me about a glich in XP that caused it to not shutdown and allowed viruses and trojans to easily sneak into your system (i cant swear to it) but just check microsoft UPDATES

summary:  XP startup changes the DESIRED LOGIN name to one which doesn't exist and gives an error message.


Using windows XP, control panel/USER accounts, I have been using the classic login prompt where it asks for username to be typed in along with password.   Under user accounts, I have only my own personal (administrator) name, and Guest.  Up until now, the system has automatically LISTED the administrator name, and I could just hit enter to continue with the startup.
Recently though, the startup has entered "User" as the username and an error message shows that I have entered the wrong username or password.  So I have to correct the name by typing it in.  
I tried to change the startup by "using the welcome screen" option under control panel/user accounts.  I restarted and i could see quickly the screen showing the classic prompt, with "User" as the user name, and the same error message as before.  Then the screen changes and blue screen SAYS "windows is loading" or something to that effect.  But windows doesn't load at all.

How can I stop it from entering "User" as a username automatically, and revert it back to the admin. name?
There is no "user" username, only admin and guest.

Ideally I'd like a startup where I don't have to type and/or click anything.

Small problem I know, but annoying.

Can anyone give me an accurate estimate (+/-  FIVE million) of the number of lines of code in WindowsXP with SERVICE Pack2??
THANKS,
KJBest ask Microsoft that, but it's harder than you think to GET an accurate number. There will be LITERALLY thousands of functions which will be in seperate files strewn al over the computer.

Quite frankly, I doubt that Microsoft will be bothered/willing to give you an answer. Just accept that there is a lot of lines to an OS.

If you were really desperate, most of the varients of Linux are open-source, so you could count them for yourself.

i got my computer a year ago so i still do not know alot of things.  it has STARTED running SLOW.  an e-mail pal asked me if i had deleted the cookies and history, that might help it to speed up.  but she hasn't TOLD me how to do that.  can someone tell me how to delete the cookies and history.  i have checked into getting more memory and it is $100.00 here.  i don't have the money to SPARE right now.  thanks alot.What is your internet browser? OPERA, FireFox, Netscape Navigator, Internet Explorer, other?
You can check on google with "delete history cookies" for what you have asked.i have internet explorer.  and thank you i will go to google.  thanks again.

Ok, I had this problem. Please help me.
My brother created in his 20Gb hard disk a 5Gb Linux partition with Partition Magic. He didn´t use it at all.

Trying to erase that partition to get back to the 20Gb total HD capacity, I downloaded Aefdisk 2.0 from downloads.com and executed this lines:

aefdisk /delall (to erase the linux partition)

and then

aefdisk 1 /pri:0:0c (which effectively created a primart Windows partition with all the SPACE of the HD)

if I excecute the /show command, I can see this line in the table:

1   0c   Fat32 LBA   19461Mb   **

The problem now is that the computer won´t boot from this HD. If i boot from the floppy, then I TYPE c:[enter], I can see the c: prompt, but if i try to see the directory tree (dir [enter]), i receive an ERROR message. I even installed this HD as a slave in another computer to try to recover the files, and still couldn´t gain access to it.

I have very important files in that HD and need to recover them. Please help me !Sounds like you blew away all the partitions. Do you have the install cd? You should probably reload it and lick your WOUNDS and learn for next time. Get Image for dos and image your entire system partition on to cd's for disaster recovery, as well as doing regular backups of important files for safety.

when i login into my computer i GET a message saying: Error Loading C:\PROGRA~1\IEMENU~\tbextn.dll

can any ONE help me to stop this from HAPPENING,is there any one out there that can helpHi, try going to
HTTP://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbhowto
and put in the exact error message and see what you find.thanksif any one has more info about the above, send a posthttp://computercops.biz/clsid-1545.html

I don't think you will miss 180search If your net browsers work ok, then that's it. Search how to completely uninstall what remained.
For example, with a google search "uninstall uninstall tbextn.dll" I found these:

http://sarc.com/avcenter/venc/data/adware.iemenuext.html

http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/grayware/graywareDetails.asp?SNAME=ADW_IMENEXT.A

I have a Winxp Home edition.  

Ok help would be very VERY appriciated on this one..
ok i had an error about "NTLDR is missing" press alt del to restart.....  
Then i started messing around with my PhoenixBios setup and utility on boot part because i kept getting this message OPERATING SYSTEM NOT FOUND
So in boot device priority section it had few options..i forgot how it was setup now, well anyway it says to press "SHIFT 1" to enable...
I clicked the one under Hard Drive; ST340810A-(PM) and Bootable Add-in Cards  <-----for me to enable for the WinXp home edition to launch and so it did ..now this is my story sorry for my grammer im not really good at..So i please bare with me thanks. :-/

When i put in the CD window XP home editon and press "Enter" to install the program pressed "F8" to agree,and now it says Winxp Setup could not find a previous version of Windows installed on your computer.. I try many things but it get worse eh?

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME---its grandly appriciated.. Did you have antivirus protection?

[glb]Flame[/glb]Yes infact i did had AVG then i bought Norton 2005 yesterday but i could'nt install it cause my pc CORRUPTED  Well.... Let me ask... Did you install any new hardware/software RIGHT before you had this problem?

[glb]Flame[/glb]I believe notOh yea by the way i search for few "NTLDR missing" errors on here and it says about 'copy c:\i386\ntldr c:\
But kept giving me Bad command and stuff like that

Also i have a windows 98 floppy disk start up
i cannot figure this out  :-/the same thing happened to me with my new laptop, hes what i did to fix it. I  tried to reformat, it wouldn't let me so this is what came after.
take out ur hard drive--->turn the comp on(with nothing in the other drives--eg cds floppies), wait for it to do what ever it does, then you will get error messages and such. Then shut of the comp. plug your drive back in and then reformat and reinstal windows on a seperate partition. To do that u can find the info on this website.


hope this helpsthanks for advice
I am really not good with computers at all
But one question how do i take my hardware out?  :-/ im really not very good at this

THANKS
open up your case and u will see your hard drive, diconect the power cables. if it is IDE, u will see a thin grey ribion. It GOES to ur hard drive to ur mother board. unplug it from the hard disk side. then go of again and try my remmidy if u wish. Oh ya if there are no grey ribions let me know and ill tell u, if u have a notebook comp. its a bit different, but easy to learn. Thank you for your advice
I will surely do that right now  

O yea by the way whenever i take out the WinXp cd home edition, and turn boot my computer says;

Please select the operating system to start:

Windows (Default)
Windows (Default)


For trouble shooting..... F8

But either way, selecting windows default and or F8 for safe mode all it does is restart... Is your version of windows an UPGRADE or full install? If a full install fdisk and format the harddrive then reinstall windows.Sounds like you have an upgrade version in which case you would not be able to install unless you installed another version of windowsi agree with WRWSS, did my methode ASLO work?could he have windows xp installed twice on the same partition somehow? that could be why hes geting the message??!

I re-formatted my xp and afterwards, when I'd done the sound and vieo on the computer wouldn't work. I fixed the sound by re-installing the driver that came with the Acer DISK but I can't get the video BACK the same way. If anyone knows how, please help me.FinalMars......After you installed XP , did you go to MS update site and get all the updates ? There should have been some drivers there for you to D/L ..   This is probably a silly question ...but you go have video players installed don't you ?

let us know

dl65     Thanks for answring. Unfortunately, I did not go to MS update because I don't know what it is. I'm not the best wtih computers, I only learnt how to re-format four DAYS ago so any pointers on what I should have done would be great.   I WET to MS update and updated EVERYTHING but the video still isn't working. BTW apon running Diablo 2 it came up with error message 22: a problem with direct draw.FinalMars...ok , if you haven't been there there's a lot of updates you dont have ......So go to http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/v5consumer/default.aspx?ln=en-us  
when you get there ....your system will be scanned .........then click on the express install and you will see a list of updates for your pc ..........select them all and they will be downloaded and installed ........make sure you get all the ones listed in the express install......When you have those return to that page and let it scan you again and this time choose custom install .....and again a list will be presented for you to choose from........there will also be a number of drivers there that you should probably get as well.
You should make sure you get SP1 and SP2 ........and turn on your auto updates .


Hope this helps .....

dl65     Hey, thanks a heap! I was doubtful at first but the video seems to be fixed. Thanks again.

I need help on this simple question.  How do I get my screen to be full after a restart or reboot?  It always comes up with the display covering just a portion of the screen.
Thanks.

tlangtlang......When you reboot , if the image ISNT full screen.....just move the cursor out to the EDGES and when the arrow becomes double ended ....left click and drag the window out to the size you want .......

let us know how you make out

dl65 I have to reset the window to full screen every time.  I would like it to come up the way I left it previously.

tlangWhat operating system are you using ?

dl65  windows xpWhen did this start ?

dl65  IT IS NOT A PROBLEM WITH MY COMPUTER.  I just do not know how to set a screen display (web page, WORD document, etc) to come up as a full screen page display whenever I return to it.  
I guess it is a preference issue and I do not know how to do the settings.

tlangtlang.......Try this ......click start/control panel / INTERNET options / Advanced tab ...........click on restore defaults....then click apply and ok ....
Now try opening something up and see .


dl65  tlang,drag out the window to your preferred size,right click in the upper most PART of the window(above the tool bar) and select  size and then the curser will change to a 4-way arrow then just click on any part of the window without clicking on any links

I thought my first transaction timed out when trying to post. So I TRIED posting a new one. It turns out, the first transaction did FINISH. I would DELETE it but I am not a member.

I reformatted my computers hardrive, intending to reinstall everything from it's provided recovery disk.  However, now when I start the computer, it isn't reading or booting from the cd drive, so won't recognize the cd.  It just scans the hard drive and says invalid boot disk.  I tried pushing F8 to go to the boot menu and reset the ORDER it boots from the drive, but it no longer shows all the loading information and there seems to be no time to do this.  Is there any other way to ACCESS the boot menu?  I no longer get a prompt when the computer loads, just the incorrect disk message.  Anyone have any ideas how to fix this?
Thanks in advance!Have you contacted your computer manufacturer about this issue?

[glb]Flame[/glb]YES,
 Since my warranty has EXPIRED, they want 20 doallrs before they will even talk to me.
What version of WINDOWS, what kind of drives do u have, do u have a floppy drive and cd, or just cd. More details would be nice.Sorry about that.  It's an older (98 or 99?) E-machine.  It had windows 98 on it.  It has both a cd and floppy drive.  I am trying to restore it through the cd.  It has an Intel Celeron 400 mhz processor and 32 meg ram.  I hope this helps.  try making a windows xp boot disk floopy on is best but can be don on cdrom. and go from there.If your going to re-install win98 go to  www.bootdisk.com  and download a windows 98 boot disk and then boot from there.That disc will install all necessary drivers for the cd-rom and then you can install 98. If you are trying to install xp,dont bother,you dont have enough ram to do so.you need at least 128m and should have 256mI tried the boot disk, but it has the same problem as the cd.  The computer isn't booting from either the disk or the cd drive.  It just goes straight from the E-machines loading screen to this message "Searching for boot record from IDE-0 ..OK" and then "Invalid sysytem disk, replace the disk and press any key"you might want to try looking in the FAQ section of the e-machines website. F8 might not be the key to get into bios

Someone Please help me with this problem.

I have a DOS BASED Inventory program. It RUNS perfectly fine inside STANDARD WINDOW. When I try to run the screen maximized, the program loads in full screen, but then FREEZES in that screen. I have to use task manager to end it, however I can alt-tab back to windows and run anything else i want, so the actual system is not stalling only that window. What would cause it to stall in full screen mode??
Thanks in advance........................ Brian  

I have a AMD 64 3000+ Compaq notebook and I just downloaded the free evaluation version of the 64-bit windows operating platform. I was wondering if anybody KNEW whether when I install an entirely new operating system, I will lose all my settings, programs, and files. The REASON I need to know is because I am taking an online/PC class that I am only ALLOWED to install once on a single computer, and so if installing this OS would wipe that out, I would have to pay $100 for the software again. Thanks for the HELP.

I want to email using my LOCALHOST POP3 and SMTP SERVERS. I use 1ST SMTP and freePOPs.  I found mail (SMTP) proxies at www.aliveproxy.com. I want to use them. If I mail directly from my server, it will show my IP (since my server is 127.0.0.1). I don't KOW how to confiure outlook to use relay with the mail proxy. Are there any programs that will make my emails use this proxy? I could easily just mail safe using a proxy on an HTTP based service, but it is not what I am after. Does anybody PLEASE know of some way for my SMTP server (localhost) to use a proxy? Any help is appreciated, I am going mad.

I have a Pentium 3 running Windows 98. RECENTLY, i INSTALLED BellSouth high speed internet. It worked for about a week, but now when i click on the icon nothing happens. The external modem shows a green light indicating that i am connected to the internet but nothing comes up. Why doesn't the browser appear when i click on the icon?

I need to mention that i was USING Wal Mart connect service that is still on the machine. This did not appear to cause trouble during that first week. Help please.

TomWhat does BellSouth have to say about this?bellsouth should give FREE tech support on this issue. i know my isp does. They would be the best to visit

Hi, whenever I try to load a video on my computer, my screen turns BLACK and somtimes restarts my computer.  I dont UNDERSTAND! Anyhelp out there?What KIND of video is it? .avi, DVD? Maybe you need a codec to view the video. More info please.And what OS are you using?  XP has a big ISSUE with .avi files unless you fix via the registry.how do u fix avi in the regedit. i don't know this .
and for the main question, does it have the same problem while loading other video types. If so check for heat issues. if not get back to us.

I am using WINDOWS XP on a custom built computer.


I was having some problems (Windows kept freezing)... and Windows ended up doing some kind of disk check on the START up that lasted about 6 hours.  Now that it is completed, when I get into Windows the "grey" theme is up and I can't seem to get it back to the "blue" theme.  I've tried switching it many times, but it never looks any different.  In the "Appearance" tab of the Display Properties, I can only choose "Windows and Buttons: Windows Classic Theme."  

Anyone have any ideas??


specialkel.....Perhaps you could clarify a bit .......You say Win XP was locking up on you.........did you have all the Service PACKS installed and any other updates .......
You say that it was doing some sort of disk check that took 6 hours .......was it a defrag ?
Back to your issue ......if you click start/control panel/....now make sure you are dislaying the "classic" view......  then click on the Display icon ....click the appearance tab  ......in the windows and buttons select Windows XP style.....in the Color scheme box select Default blue........in the font size select normal ....then click apply and ok .......that should do it .

let us know

dl65  
Quote

specialkel.....Perhaps you could clarify a bit .......You say Win XP was locking up on you.........did you have all the Service packs installed and any other updates .......
You say that it was doing some sort of disk check that took 6 hours .......was it a defrag ?
Back to your issue ......if you click start/control panel/....now make sure you are dislaying the "classic" view......  then click on the Display icon ....click the appearance tab  ......in the windows and buttons select Windows XP style.....in the Color scheme box select Default blue........in the font size select normal ....then click apply and ok .......that should do it

Can anyone please tell me what command to type in run
to see what programs load up when I FIRST fire up my computer? This was a niffty command but I LOST it and I can not for the life of me REMEMBER it  or remember where I found it. Running Window XP.  Thanksmsconfig shoulf help. or services.msc for more detailed info; LOOK for were it says started.

I have a dual boot machine RUNNING XP and 98. The first screen that comes up is the OS selection screen. 98 is the default and it has a 30 sec timer to start 98 if no ACTION is taken. I want to edit this file to change the timer VALUE. What file should be edited??

Thanks Ahead

Terryhttp://forums.windrivers.com/showthread.php?t=23504

http://windows.about.com/od/tipsarchive/l/bltip602.htmThanks, that was what I was looking for..

Terry

i was running windows 98. i recently replaced my hard disk with a larger one, which had windows XP installed on it. when i switch on the pc, the start screen wont dissapear, and will not advance to the usual checks.
i then put in the old hard disk since the new one wasn';t working, and the same thing happened - does ANYONE have any suggestions of what i have done?Have you made sure that it is the Master, and not the Slave drive? Also, make sure that ALL wires are properly connected, and that your video card is not loose...

[glb]Flame[/glb]This happens when you connect the new hard drive as a slave - did you format the new hard first with fitting a new drive you need to format it to your computer. Sometime this will happen if the IDE cable has broken or burnt sometimes is wise to CHANGE the cable to a new one.in the bios set the hard drives on auto to let it detect the drives on its own. if you know all of the info on the drives the place the values in. (eg #of cyls, heads ect..) and another setting in bios is to make sure the IDE setting is selected.how do i know if i have connected it as a slave drive? i just disconnected the old drive, then fitted the new one. it had already been formatted and winxp installed. i used the bios settings to check automatically but it didn't work.
any suggestions?on top of the drive there should be a sticker showing you how to set the jumpers on the back of the drive. if not go to your drives manf. eb site to find out more info. or try calling them to ask how to set the jumpers.(the jumper is a black noby thingy that conects two copper pins together. Its rectangular.)Firstly,if a hard drive has xp on it from another computer,it will not work in another computer.It will bo looking for the original hardware configuration from when it was installed.Now that you installed that drive then tried your other drive and now that does not work the bios is looking for the drive with xp on it.You will need to pick one drive,install it, fdisk and format it and then install whichever windows you want