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    - no longer recognizes A or D drive my computer no longer recognizes those two drives, it asks me to install a disk into the appropriate drive even though there is a disk in them. Any suggestions? Bill Tag: Re: XP SP2..... Tag: 259975
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    - Read-Only Folders - Huh ? All of a sudden, all of my C:\ drive folders are "marked as read-only or your system administrator has disabled functionality. Please contact your system administrator". I'm using WinME and I'm not using any administrator on the system... Hey, what gives...why all of a sudden can't I change or customize the 'view' of a folder now? -- Nomad Tag: Re: XP SP2..... Tag: 259973
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    - Convert a Drive Can Fat16 be converted to FAT32 under WinME? And if so, with Windows ME installed on it, is this done without formatting? In the Instructions only Win98 and Win98SE are mentioned as being applied to. The DOS Command is: "cvt C:cvt", where C is the drive to be converted. The other option is not available in WinME, since there is no drive converter in the system tools. How about it? Harry. Tag: Re: XP SP2..... Tag: 259970
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    - XP SP2..... Help!! I am trying to get this computer organized to put XP on here and Mike suggested that I should download SP2 before I do. I can't find it anywhere......except as a Windows Update to XP. In other words, it seems that I cannot download it unopened to burn it to a CD unless I already have XP on here. Is this correct? Still have a couple of things to do before putting XP on, but thought I would ask. And a segue here.......a friend has just bought a laptop with XP on it and it has SP2......I was looking for the free EZ Armor download on the MS site and came across a list of AV proggies that get screwed up by SP2....and EZ Armor is one of them. Any suggestions? AVG?? And I am pretty sure the firewall is enabled in SP2.....but should I tell her to download ZA?? Questions.......and no time. I am running as fast as I can, grin!! I won't even list the rest of mine.....heh heh. One more.....should I bother with the last 2 critical updates to WinME? I am using Firefox 99% of the time anyway. Cheers......Heather Tag: Re: XP SP2..... Tag: 259943
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    - Installing Administrator How does one install "Administrator" in WindowsMe? I need it to run a certain program. Thanks Tag: Re: XP SP2..... Tag: 259929
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    - IE6SP1 Download Question Sometimes when I an on a web page click on a download link in Internet Explorer, it automatically starts downloading to Temporary Internet Files instead of giving me a choice where to save the file. This does not happen when I right-click and choose Save Target As. I think it must be a configuration setting, but not sure where. Windows Me IE6SP1 Tag: Re: XP SP2..... Tag: 259927
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    - Why do I need WBEM? I have a freeware program named Beta 10 that allows me to remove such unneeded modules as Windows Media Player 6, Windows Scripting host and I also notice, WBEM (Web Based Enterprise Management.) Can anybody tell me if there's a reason I shouldn't remove that module? I use this computer at home and unnetworked. I have a fiber optic cable connection. Frankly, I'm unaware of any reason I should have this on my system, but it's always a good idea to check here first. TIA -- Regards from John Corliss Tag: Re: XP SP2..... Tag: 259925
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    - invalid page fault winword 2000 I am half stumped looking for advice the cmos batt may be dead the clock and date will not stay set with system off I cant imagine how the mobo could of gotten fried winword caused invalid page fault in module winword.exe at 0187:300b4d5c hd space ok hd scan ok ram ok resources 80% deleted temp files checked for virii ?? tia -- Evil will always prevail because good is dumb We are Many Mark 5:9 Tag: Re: XP SP2..... Tag: 259922
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    - what can be sucking up my dimm mem ok i got a 264 dimm and it only says i got like 235 and only like 3 mb left so what can be open that i dont know about that is sucking up my dimm? Tag: Re: XP SP2..... Tag: 259899
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    - USB Problem I have a digital camera that uses a USB port. This has worked fine until I took my computer into get fixed. Now, the camera won't respond to the computer. I've checked the camera manual but there were no answers there. What I've noticed though is that in System Properties -> Device Manager, there is no USB listed, where I think there should be. I think the problem may lie around this. Thanks for anyone's help Tag: Re: XP SP2..... Tag: 259890
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    - Browser Time Out I have broadband and can connect to the internet for about 10 minutes. After that any attempt to go to a different webpage "times out". It happens with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Netscape). The only solution is a restart of my computer, which gives me another 10 minutes or so. Any suggestions? Thanks. Tag: Re: XP SP2..... Tag: 259879
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    - Unable to burn CD's I have ME and am unable to burn CD's from my MP 7. The following message - 'Adaptec Easy CD Creator Plugin' states - 'No CD Recording Device Detected'. Microsoft MP7 Release also states - 'If tou are running Adaptec programs and you install Adaptec Plugin as part of your WMP install, direct CD will no longer work'. I have Adaptec Easy CD Creator 4.0. Can anyone tell me how to fix this or alternatively, if I upgraded to WMP 9 or 10 would this enable me to burn Cd's direct from my Playlist still using Adaptec with ME: and would all my music in the Library remain unaffected? Thanks.. Tag: Re: XP SP2..... Tag: 259866
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    - Protected music in ME If a music CD is recorded in 'protected' format into the MP7 Library in ME, is it possible to remove its 'protection' at a later date? If so, how? Thanks. Tag: Re: XP SP2..... Tag: 259865
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    - Error message Every time I use my printer the following message appears; Lxaxjswx has caused an error in S3_4.DRV Lxaxjswx will now close. If you continue to experience problems, try restarting your computer. I have restarted my computer but it still happening. Everthing works fine, the printer and the computer; so what does it means and what can I do about it. Tag: Re: XP SP2..... Tag: 259864
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    - CD Drives Missing in Windows Explorer I am having an issue with my CD drives not showing up in Windows Explorer on my initial boot up. I have an AMD Duron 1000 running Windows ME. When I initially boot up the machine in the morning the two CD drives (actually a DVD player drive and a CD-RW drive) do not show up in Explorer). In the Device Manager I get a yellow exclamation point next to the Secondary IDE Controller in my Hard Disk Controllers. However when I reboot the machine all is well. The CD drives are present and the Device Manager has no errors. Does anyone know how to fix this annoying issue? I would appreciate any help. Tag: Re: XP SP2..... Tag: 259861
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    - Error message on Scan Defrag or through Norton System Works I am getting the following error message.... The boot area on this drive contains invalid information about this drive's free space. Windows may report the drive's free space incorrectly or slowly. Any suggestions would be helpful. Thanks! Tag: Re: XP SP2..... Tag: 259833
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    - Repairing ME - Part 2 This a continuation of my earlier post - Repairing ME. On monday I booted up in Safe Mode. I got an error message from Helpctr stating that it had caused an error in MSHTML.DLL. This DLL appeared more than once afterward. I closed the window without any problem and completed the boot. I opened Device Manager and removed the Toshiba CD-ROM drive. There were no error-flagged devices. "Other" contained two unknown devices. I removed them. I rebooted in Normal Mode. Eventually I got the usual error message "Explorer has caused an error in MSHTML.DLL." I closed the window, and of course it came back again and again. I couldn't get past it. This error stopped the boot. There was a second error window: Run time error. "Component MSCOMCTLOCX or one of its dependencies not correctly registered: a file is missing or invalid" I was able to close this window without further effect. Of course the Explorer error message returned. I rebooted in Safe Mode and got that Helpctr error message. I closed it and did something I should have done two weeks ago. I tried to run System Restore. Eventually I got an error message from System Restore: " Rstrui has caused an error in MSHTML.DLL. Helpctr will now close." I couldn't get any further with System Restore. That was perhaps a pity because there is a hidden Restore folder on drive C. I rebooted in Safe Mode. I had recently down loaded Spybot Search & Destroy and Ad-Aware SE Personal and installed them. I ran Spybot. It found some items. I had them removed. This did not complete. The program seemed to have hung. I closed it, which I now think I shouldn't have done. Right after this the Explorer problem began. I rebooted and ran Spybot and Ad-Aware. They both found items. Ad-Aware found over 300 items. I removed all of them and rebooted in Normal Mode. Nothing had changed. The error messages popped up and the boot was dead. I rebooted in Safe Mode and got the error message from Helpctr. Thinking that installation of these programs and WiZ, also a recent download, may have caused problems, I went to Add/Remove Software and removed the anti-spyware programs. I had to remove WiZ manually. Nothing changed and I began to regret removing these three programs. I should note that the Sophos virus checker runs on boot-up. I has never found anything. The subscription is out-of-date. Since we can't access the Internet, there is no way to update it online On thursday I plan to borrow a PC with a floppy drive. (I don't have a floppy drive at home.) It runs Windows XP Professional. I will download Diskmaker, Stinger, the CWShredder files and Ad-Aware SE Personal to diskettes and install and run them, hopefully on friday. (I hope that each of them will fit on a single floppy.) I may download Spybot S&D. It says it backs up the registry before scanning. Perhaps I should have paid more attention to this when things went wrong. I will report back. Thanks again for your help. Alfred Bowman Tag: Re: XP SP2..... Tag: 259823
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    - Can't Install Internet Explorer Service Pack 1 I am running Windows ME and Internet Explorer Version 5.50.4134.0100. Windows Update is telling me that there is a service pack to be installed on my system -- but it relates to Internet Explorer and is called "Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 (Windows 98, Windows ME)". Perhaps this is the Service Pack that Mark D. in the "can't install service packs" post below is having trouble with. I am certainly having trouble with it, although I don't get an error code like the one Mark gets. The update seems to download on my computer, but fails every time on install. And every time that I end back in Windows Update, the system review suggests that I install this SP1 as a "critical update". I have no idea what to do. Tag: Re: XP SP2..... Tag: 259801
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    - DUN can't access certain web sites!!? Anyone, Is there a DNS service in Windows ME, or anything else mysterious, that could cause certain web sites never to load? I use dial up to my local ISP, and no one else has this problem with our ISP. For example, I can never connect to Hotmail.com, cnn.com, etc., but can connect to many other sites just fine. What in hell is the difference? Why would some sites come in and not others! Help! Thanks. EW Tag: Re: XP SP2..... Tag: 259798
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    - Spy Bouncer 1.21 Any good? Worth the 30 bucks? Thanks! -- Alias Use the Reply to Sender feature of your news reader program to email me. Utiliza Responder al Remitente para mandarme un mail. Tag: Re: XP SP2..... Tag: 259791
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    - stumped??? need a little help, i have a 6.4 gig hd that had me on it, upgraded the hd to a 80 gig for me so i decided to use the 6.4 gig for a small private server. formatted the hd format c: then set it as a slave drive, when i now boot up it says non system disk please insert original disk or press any key, if i press any key it goes into windows ok & shows the 6.4 drive, i tried formatting the hd format c:/s but it will not let me boot up to the c drive if i mount the drive. any ideas, it does work because people can download files from it. da. Tag: Re: XP SP2..... Tag: 259790
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    - Re: Heather Hello Heather: Knowing that you are an advocate of EZArmor, I would like your opinion on whether to go back to EZAntivirus and EZFirewall, which I had lost and now retrieved the exe. files, or keep the AVG Antivirus and Sygate Firewall, which were installed for immediate protection. EZArmor requires uninstalling any other Antivirus Software, before using it. I must say that I like AVG & Sygate quite a lot. What's the verdict? Harry, old and would prefer it both ways. Tag: Re: XP SP2..... Tag: 259789
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    - Out of scan range Power goes on screen is black get "out of scan range" it then disappears then screen stays black so what do I do next ? I have read some other solutions here but these replies all assume I can get into my computer one other thing before all this happened I got a big yellow triangle showing on the screen so I switched off as you can tell this is all new to me thanking you PJ I am writing this on a friends computer Tag: Re: XP SP2..... Tag: 259781
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    - ODBC I have an entry in my control panel called "ODBC data sources". It points to a file called odbcad32.exe in the system directory along with about twenty odbc*.dll files. Is it safe to uninstall or to remove the odbcad32.exe and all it's components, and if so how do I remove it from my computer? I've been looking for an uninstall for it but there is none. Tag: Re: XP SP2..... Tag: 259772
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    - RSS? MOZILLA? What is RSS? Is Mozilla a browser? Is Firefox a different browser or part of Mozilla? Thanks for replies. Tag: Re: XP SP2..... Tag: 259760
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    - cant install service packs when i open the executable file for the service pack 4 it says, cant run program, file is linked to missing export NTDLL.DLL:strstr and another box explains that the device attatched to the system is not functioning... however the file NTDLL.DLL still exists in windows system folder... Tag: Re: XP SP2..... Tag: 259759
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    - freeze ups and more I'm having several problems. I've had several lock ups when I double click MY COMPUTER, internet download has slowed down drastically, most download files have failed to finish, sometimes one or the other disc drive will lock up, and many problems with internet browsing. Now I've had a couple of lock ups on shut down. All of these seem to be getting worse and more frequent. I've check for adware and such by two different programs, checked for viruses, deleted cookies & all temp file, and defraged the drive. Memory is 90% free. The only things in start up are McAfee stuff and MSN. Any suggestions? -- Scttcpr Tag: Re: XP SP2..... Tag: 259757
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    - Printer/scanner not working Can anyone help please. My scanner connected to LPT1 stopped working. Computer ceased to recognise it and when accessing the Twain driver it just juddered until it was switched off. I have replaced this with a borrowed USB scanner which works fine but the printer which was connected thru the scanner has now stopped working. Windows keeps saying it is 'off line'. It only works when connected via the old scanner and the scanner is turned on (this previously wasn't necessary)and not when connected direct to the computer. I have tried reinstalling the driver. Reinstalling the LPT1 port and changing the BIOS settings from EPP to ECP EPP& ECP etc without success. Tag: Re: XP SP2..... Tag: 259752
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    - I have a virus I found a virus while i was doing a online scan at the web site ravantivirus.com The virus is Win32 /IstBar.NAA I have not found any support in how to clean my computer from this trojandownloader. How can I clean my computer from this virus? can some one help? Tag: Re: XP SP2..... Tag: 259740
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    - system recovery with usb hi I want to use the recovery cd in my laptop, but it is not reading any cds (i think it's broken). I can read cds using an external usb drive. But i don't know how to use the recovery cd with it. Thanks Adrian Tag: Re: XP SP2..... Tag: 259738
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    - strange lines on icons I have strange vertical lines showing up on my icons and on tool bars. On the tool bars it looks like bar codes. I rebooted and ran virus scan several times. It is on a small netwirk but no other computers are having trouble. Anyone know what this might be? Tag: Re: XP SP2..... Tag: 259735
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    - Windows Logon Missing Hello. I am running Windows ME. I did a reinstall to correct a midi problem. This worked, but created a new problem. I no longer get a logon box at startup. I have researched this extensively and taken all the steps I have found suggested. I believe I have all the basic setups correct and assume it is a registry issue. I have used the following in control panel: Passwords to enable different user settings; Users to set up different user profiles and Network to add the Microsoft Family Logon Client and select it as primary logon. I have tried removing all this, deleting all .pwl files and selecting Windows Logon to see if I could get a basic logon -- no go. I have also tried setting all the above up again after deleting .pwl files. Again no logon. Any help appreciated. Tag: Re: XP SP2..... Tag: 259729
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    - Windows Explorer crash Windows Explorer stop responding after is senses a connection on the onboard NIC. I have removed the drivers (Intel Pro 100) and install them again. I have disabled the onboard card and installed a Cardbus NIC with the same results. History: The computer was working fine until I tried installing a Dlink DWL-G650 wireless network card. I have removed all hardware and applications that is associated with the card. I have rolled the registry back to a date prior to the Wireless NIC install with the same results. I am about to reinstall Windows Me, but I thought I through this problem and see if any one has experienced this problem. Thanks, J Tag: Re: XP SP2..... Tag: 259726
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    - Problem with no icons appearing on desktop The desktop image is displayed, but when you go to Task manger (ctrl,alt,del one time) nothing appears. Booted into Safe Mode and samething. Any ideas? This is on a laptop and occured after the user had been browsing the Internet. Again nothing but the desktop image shows up on the desktop and right clicking produces no screen properties. Any help would be appreciated. Tag: Re: XP SP2..... Tag: 259721
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    - Unable to create bootup floppy Greetings. Working on my sister's machine Pavilion 7840 766Mhz 64MB RAM WinME, I have everything working, updated, and startup preferences set. I wish to make a full backup on CDR(W) for the 6GB of used space. Reading somewhere, I should have a floppy boot disk created to get the CD-ROM drives recognized to be used to reinstall the backup. Attempting such, I get a list of files not found with the extension of .ebd. Searching manually on the restoration disks and hard drive, I can only find a folder under Windows named EBD but the extensions are mostly .sys. Can anyone tell me where to find these files? If I could find a backup program that creates a bootable CD, that would eliminate the need of a floopy boot disk, right? But I wouldn't feel good about giving this machine back knowing it can't make a floppy boot disk. I'd appreciate some advise on this. Thank you! B.rgds, Kevin Tag: Re: XP SP2..... Tag: 259720
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    - Virus & Spyware trouble Problem with my daughter's Sony (ME) notebook, she used AOL, now the computer is about useless. I ran AVG anti-virus, ad-aware, & cwshredder. Each found and either deleted or quarntined a TON of stuff. But this seems to have only aggravated the situation. At each reboot, most of the junk in still there, regenerating I suppose. Tried running the apps in safe mode, same results. With AVG, scan the files, and each time comes up with: Trojan horse downloader.dyfica.2.ba (and 4 more, different #s) Trojan horse downloader.istbar.5.E ( and 3 more, different #s) Trojan horse downloader.small.14.1f Trojan horse downloader.agent.7.f Ad-aware comes up with about 500 hits each run. (First run was 1,200!) What to do! Thanks, Bonnie Tag: Re: XP SP2..... Tag: 259718
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    - scandisk & defrag I have windows me. I can only run scandisk & defrag in safe mode. Can anyone tell me what to? Tag: Re: XP SP2..... Tag: 259703
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    - Kodak Imaging not working The Kodak Imaging program came installed in Win ME. The program does not work currently on my computer. Does anyone know where I can find it to download so I can reinstall it? Thanks. Bob Tag: Re: XP SP2..... Tag: 259680
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    - agp recommendation? My monitor is starting to strange random colour and brightness changes. I am not totally sure if the monitor is at fault (it *is* an old NEC MultiSync 3FGx, but it has been the most reliable compared to a few other monitors I've been using on other pc's). When I wiggle the video cable slightly near the card connector, the colour/brightness problem re-occurs. I've tightened the connection as much as possible. I've also opened the pc case and have reseated the video card. But the problem is still the same. The current video card is a GeForce MX AGP with 32meg ram. The next product I am looking at that seems affordable (under $30 cdn) is an ATI All-in-Wonder RADEON 9000pro AGP with 64meg ram. Does anyone have any info about compatibilty of the ATI product with WinME? Tag: Re: XP SP2..... Tag: 259668
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    - Repairing ME When earlier versions of Windows became corrupted it was possible to repair damaged files or to make an installation on top of the existing installation. Are one or both of these options available for ME? I do not have room on my hard drive to make a fresh installation. I have an ME Upgrade installation CD. Tag: Re: XP SP2..... Tag: 259635
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    - windows me update cd? Does anyone know where I can still get the windows me update cd that microsoft offered a while back? I didn't find out about it until now and they're no longer offering it. Thanks, Kay Tag: Re: XP SP2..... Tag: 259630
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    - Kernel 32 error again I wake up the PC from a nap and see the following error message and was wondering if the following detail error message would assist you to assist me in identifying the culprit. Many thanks in advance. It goes: KERNEL32 caused an invalid page fault in module KERNEL32.DLL at 0177:bff7a382. Registers: EAX=05968200 CS=0177 EIP=bff7a382 EFLGS=00010203 EBX=c3208cb8 SS=017f ESP=0102ff8c EBP=c2a7e556 ECX=e7fa57c8 DS=0000 ESI=c2a7e520 FS=0200 EDX=c5b51200 ES=0000 EDI=00000000 GS=0000 Bytes at CS:EIP: a1 f0 bc fb bf ff 74 24 04 8b 08 80 49 4e 20 e8 Stack dump: bff7d0be 00000000 81d34508 00000008 bff79391 e6546100 81d34508 00000008 81e061d0 00000000 0102ffa4 0102fdbc ffffffff bffb1b20 bff69050 00000000 Tag: Re: XP SP2..... Tag: 259627
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    - New profile Hello. How do I go by creating a carbon copy of the profile on a Pc I already have but with a different name? Or, better yet how do I change the name of an already existing profile? Many thanks! Tag: Re: XP SP2..... Tag: 259626
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    - Reinstalling WinME Is it possible to partition my HD, reinstalling WinME on the new partition, then shift the program files I have on the HD over to the new partition and finally remove the old partition? Or am I just dreaming? I just hate taking it somewhere and getting every program and file I have on it removed and then put back on it after reformatting the HD and reindtalling WinME. Also, I am afraid of not getting some of the programs back up and running otherwise. Any suggestions? PS... I am not a total rookie, probably know just enough to get into trouble without proper guidance. Thanks in advance, CT Tag: Re: XP SP2..... Tag: 259620
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    - error message Whenever I try to shut down my computer the following error message appears in a blue screen; File name VWIN32 (05) + 0000 12 DO Error: 0028 C0289154 How can I fix this? Thanks Tag: Re: XP SP2..... Tag: 259613
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    - Display Name I'd like to change my Display Name. Can someone tell me how to do it? Tag: Re: XP SP2..... Tag: 259612
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    - Display Name I'd like to change my Display Name. I've looked around every place I could think of but with no luck. Please tell me how to do it. Tag: Re: XP SP2..... Tag: 259611
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    - setup has caused an error in SETUP.EXE While attempting to install filemaker pro 7.0, I receive the above message. Is the hard drive failing or can something be done to correct this? Tag: Re: XP SP2..... Tag: 259607
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    - symantec still here? i thought i had remove sym from pc? like sym lliveupdae com module 1.63.12.o, 1.64.3.0 , 1.80.19.0 and sym net same #'s. i have installed etrust armor/firewall/antivirus. hoping for the best. regt'd 1yr free. please advise. Tag: Re: XP SP2..... Tag: 259606
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    - inexplicable computer hang If my computer won't shut down, what are my options? The power button isn't working. I've tried ctrl-alt-delete to no avail. Do I have to unplug it?! What are the dangers of doing so? Please help. Tag: Re: XP SP2..... Tag: 259604

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