The left control key on my keyboard has suddenly started toggling the mute on my master volume. How do I make it stop? [more inside]
posted on Jul 23, 2008 - 4 answers
Can I wirelessly have audio from my laptop play on another computer? [more inside]
posted on Jul 14, 2008 - 12 answers
How do I remedy the error message I'm getiting on my laptop about the windows\system32\config\system file being missing or corrupt? [more inside]
posted on Jul 12, 2008 - 15 answers
Data Backup Filter: I have about 6TB (yes TB, not GB) of data. I need to back it up BEFORE it crashes. I also need a good way to share it on the network. How can I do this? Details within... [more inside]
posted on Jul 8, 2008 - 28 answers
How do I get this Bluetooth headset working with Skype on Windows Vista? [more inside]
posted on Jun 15, 2008 - 2 answers
I'm on a Chinese-language computer and want to use Windows XP and Windows Vista in English. How can I do this? [more inside]
posted on Jun 12, 2008 - 1 answers
My home theater PC wakes up by itself [more inside]
posted on May 30, 2008 - 8 answers
Windows XP TrojanFilter: I caught a trojan, cleaned it out, and now...100% CPU usage making my computer unusable, and I can't turn on Windows Update besides. With System Restore off, and every piece of software I've run so far telling me it's now clean, how can I fix my system without wiping my hard drive? [more inside]
posted on May 27, 2008 - 18 answers 
Can you restore an application windows missing from the taskbar? [more inside]
posted on May 27, 2008 - 8 answers
Does anybody know a way that we can manage dual boot Macs regardless of what OS they are booted into. [more inside]
posted on May 17, 2008 - 4 answers
When I click the icon to make my current window fill the screen, it makes the window bigger than the screen - three of the sides align but on the right hand side the scroll bar and red X are off the screen. [more inside]
posted on May 6, 2008 - 9 answers
What Linux Should I Use?-Also need advice/help setting up drivers/random linux stuff? for my computerI'm a pretty knowledgeable guy about computers. I also want to be able to have vista on my computer, and hopefully keep my laptops extra functionalities such as fingerprint reader. [more inside]
posted on May 1, 2008 - 27 answers
How do I hook up a homebrew HTPC to an analog TV? [more inside]
posted on Apr 25, 2008 - 6 answers
My desktop computer is dead dead dead (I think -- can you help me be sure?). I was going to get a new iMac anyway, so now I'll just move those plans up. I understand there's a utility to migrate all my files from the old Windows machine to the new Mac -- how can I make that happen when the old one won't start? [more inside]
posted on Mar 27, 2008 - 10 answers
PC Help again again. I have an old pc with windows 2000 server installed on a 20gig SCSI drive. I am trying to install a 40 gig IDE drive that has xp on it. I don't need windows 2000 server anymore so I want the computer to boot into xp but it isn't happening for me. What am I doing wrong? [more inside]
posted on Mar 22, 2008 - 11 answers
I reinstalled Windows XP on a Dell machine running Ubuntu and it won't run above 640 by 480 resolution and 4 bits. It's an 80gb hard drive with 2gb of RAM, and there is nothing I can think of that would cripple the system like this. Any idea how to get the system running like it should be? [more inside]
posted on Feb 12, 2008 - 15 answers
I can't set my external monitor as the primary monitor on my Dell Laptop in Windows XP, what is wrong? [more inside]
posted on Jan 30, 2008 - 5 answers
How do I stop the annoying "This device can operate faster" query when I plug a USB 2 thumb drive into a USB 1.1 port (which is all my computer has)?
posted on Jan 29, 2008 - 7 answers
It's time to replace our desktop computer. After threads like this about the sluggishness of Vista, I'd prefer to get XP Pro, but it appears that some vendors, such as HP, only offer Vista. I'd rather not buy a computer with Vista and then install XP. Ideally, the new box would come with XP Pro and include a coupon for Vista that will still be valid in one or two years when Microsoft will presumably gets its act together. Does anyone have such a thing? Thanks and happy holidays! [more inside]
posted on Dec 26, 2007 - 24 answers
I just got a new laptop with decent specs and I want to take this chance at starting fresh. I want a machine that runs smoothly and doesn't have a lot of extraneous crap installed on it. I need advice about getting this set up the way I want it. [more inside]
posted on Nov 26, 2007 - 19 answers
So I just got myself a 3M ergonomic mouse yesterday. Plugged it in, worked fine, no drivers required. Now today, it's not working so good. [more inside]
posted on Nov 9, 2007 - 2 answers
A computer in my life has a problem with its keyboard. I'm hoping there is an obvious solution. [more inside]
posted on Oct 31, 2007 - 5 answers
In Windows XP, is there a way to see the password that is stored in the system to log into a wireless network? [more inside]
posted on Oct 24, 2007 - 6 answers
Help me find a driver backup application that can be scripted to run without prompting... [more inside]
posted on Sep 19, 2007 - 3 answers
Should I install Vista on my next computer or stick with XP? [more inside]
posted on Aug 24, 2007 - 33 answers
When playing a DVD on my boss's computer, we get sound but no image in both WinDVD and Windows Media Player. [more inside]
posted on Aug 13, 2007 - 11 answers
Why does every mp3 track on my laptop "break-up" for 3 seconds at the same point (with about 20 left in the track)? Does anyone else have this problem? [more inside]
posted on Jul 29, 2007 - 11 answers
I am building a new computer and was wondering if this setup seems good I already have the OS and case/power supply more details after break. (previously, previously) [more inside]
posted on Jul 26, 2007 - 13 answers
Knowing full well that diagnosing computer issues across the internet can sometimes be hard: what could be wrong with my computer? [more inside]
posted on Jul 25, 2007 - 12 answers
There's a brand-new user account showing up on my Windows XP SP2 desktop. Only thing is, I didn't create it, and nobody else has physical access to my machine. [more inside]
posted on Jul 10, 2007 - 3 answers
An annoying bleep from my computer is unnerving and occasionally terrifying. [more inside]
posted on Jun 27, 2007 - 13 answers
I am going to be buying/building a new computer soon to replace my Powerbook G4 and I am debating whether to get a Windozer or a new Mac. I thought I might be able to build my own X86 machine and install OSX on it using something like OSX86. Has anyone done something like this? [more inside]
posted on May 30, 2007 - 12 answers
WindowsFilter: Please help me find examples or reports that state that it is recommended / required that machines running Windows be rebooted from time to time. [more inside]
posted on May 18, 2007 - 22 answers
I have .PST files created via Outlook (Win) 2003 that I need to look into. However, I have Outlook (Win) 2000 on this computer, and it can't read a newer version (thanks, Redmond). Is there some other way to open these?
posted on May 2, 2007 - 10 answers
I have a legal copy of Windows XP running as my OS right now, the problem is I no longer have the original installation disks. Is there a way for me to somehow make a copy ... [more inside]
posted on Apr 19, 2007 - 20 answers
How can I find which computer in the domain a user is logged on to?
posted on Apr 13, 2007 - 8 answers
Can I fix a corrupted XP boot by copying the system files over from another installation drive? [more inside]
posted on Apr 5, 2007 - 11 answers
How do I change my computer's "delete" and "drag/drop" settings? [more inside]
posted on Mar 16, 2007 - 10 answers
So it's come to this - I see no other option than to ask a "help me fix my PC" question. After some troubleshooting the STOP errors seem to have been resolved, XP now boots successfully but is excruciating slow to the point of being unusable. Details and specs below the fold. [more inside]
posted on Mar 4, 2007 - 25 answers
What's the best Windows software package to edit video and create DVDs? [more inside]
posted on Feb 25, 2007 - 6 answers
Where has my Outlook New Mail notification on the taskbar gone? [more inside]
posted on Feb 22, 2007 - 5 answers
One of my PCs running Windows 2000 Professional has been a stable workhorse for several years. However, beginning a few days ago, it has not been booting properly - it heads to the CMOS/BIOS set up menu after the memory test rather than log in. [more inside]
posted on Feb 18, 2007 - 12 answers
I run a website and am having a little difficulty getting the CSS to work properly in Internet Explorer. I am trying to implement the search field into a little 'pop-up' in the navigation. It works properly in FireFox and Safari, but in IE for Windows the pop-up shifts diagonally instead of directly below. Any ideas on how to fix this?
posted on Feb 16, 2007 - 3 answers
How can I automate PDF creation with my automatic document feeder, ScanSoft PaperPort and OmniPage? I need to have PDFs that look like the original document and are searchable (not image only). [more inside]
posted on Feb 1, 2007 - 9 answers
Is there any software (preferably for OSX) that I can use to scan a used XBox disc for bad sectors? The format is DVD, so I suppose a normal DVD scanning program could do the job. I just want to be sure that the whole game works before my guarantee expires and I'm unable to return it.
posted on Jan 20, 2007 - 2 answers
I already have a copy of Vista through work but my PC isn't robust enough to run it. Is it possible to buy a name brand PC without Windows? [more inside]
posted on Dec 7, 2006 - 29 answers
Is there a way to back up a hard drive disk image to a single DVD for easy system restoration in Windows XP? [more inside]
posted on Dec 6, 2006 - 13 answers
Windows XP, Celeron 700, 384ish meg RAM, brand new Seagate 7200 400gig drive. at some point in the recent past, my pc developed a habit of spontaneously rebooting if i rapidly scroll through a folder with a large number of images in it before windows has had a chance to render all of the thumbnails. [more inside]
posted on Dec 3, 2006 - 5 answers
Could turning on hard drive compression actually speed up access on my laptop? [more inside]
posted on Nov 25, 2006 - 10 answers
How can I fix my Windows XP "Limited or no connectivity" error when I plug my laptop into my university network? [more inside]
posted on Oct 4, 2006 - 12 answers
Can I force an OEM copy of windows to install in VMWare server on top of linux on the PC the OEM windows copy came with? Failing that, is there a legal way to install a "normal" copy of XP pro (since I have a license? [more inside]
posted on Oct 2, 2006 - 5 answers
How can I return my Windows XP computer to its original speed after goofing up the Prefetch folder? [more inside]
posted on Sep 18, 2006 - 14 answers
Buying a server for experimenting at home. [more inside]
posted on Sep 15, 2006 - 14 answers
Why is my computer suddenly grumpy, slow, and generally uncooperative? [more inside]
posted on Sep 6, 2006 - 14 answers
Looking for a simple application to monitor the time a user has spent logged in in Windows XP. [more inside]
posted on Aug 19, 2006 - 3 answers
Why does my Windows XP installation not only boot when I turn Bootlog mode on? [more inside]
posted on Jun 28, 2006 - 4 answers
Please recommend or disparage your supposedly "quiet" or "silent" XP desktop computer; unlike some recent posts here, pre-assembled rather than home-brew. Have you used a Dell XPS 400 or Dimension 5150 in a quiet bedroom? I'd appreciate advice based on recent personal experience. I'm aware of endpcnoise and quietpcreview. [more inside]
posted on Jun 25, 2006 - 22 answers
I'm the new networking/windows servers 2003 administrator at school. Only problem is i know jack about networking! Looking for something I can pick up at the bookstore to give me a good introduction into the subject. [more inside]
posted on Jun 23, 2006 - 9 answers
Are you an expert on gaming laptops? Help me pick a Windows laptop that's small, light, with decent graphics. [more inside]
posted on Jun 6, 2006 - 11 answers
I want to change the group policy on windows xp home. It is easy to do on Windows xp professional, but I have a computer that is running windows xp home.
The windows firewall is greyed out and will not let me reactivate.
When I try it tells me that the firewall is being controlled by group policy.
Where can I find group policy on xp home??
I'm running sp2. Is this a known issue with SP2??
thanks.
posted on May 31, 2006 - 10 answers
How can XP notify me when the startup process is complete? [more inside]
posted on Feb 28, 2006 - 4 answers
I'm trying to help someone fix her computer. She rebooted when her system got bogged down, and then when restarting, somehow logged into an account called Sarah.SARAH instead of just Sarah. [more inside]
posted on Feb 25, 2006 - 25 answers
Is there a way to tell those fancy desktop search engines like Google or Copernic, to NOT index the contents of any file on my PC? [more inside]
posted on Feb 11, 2006 - 9 answers
Riddle me this: there are two Windows XP computers (desktop and laptop) on the same Internet connection, behind the same router, connecting wirelessly to it. The laptop often (but not every time) takes a really long time (30 seconds+) to send email and connect to certain websites. The desktop never has this problem. What's going on? [more inside]
posted on Feb 10, 2006 - 10 answers
How do I get something other then a floppy drive to show up as the a: drive in Windows 2000? It could be a USB jump drive or a mapped drive, it doesn't matter so long as it's not a floppy. I have an old legacy application that only loads its data from a:, and it's driving me insane keeping stacks of floppies around.
posted on Jan 16, 2006 - 10 answers
Photoshop CS2: "The Adobe UI font could not be loaded. For best results, please exit the program and either install it or uninstall other fonts." [more inside]
posted on Jan 10, 2006 - 5 answers
Adobe Reader 7.0 for Windows is taking several minutes to open even small PDFs. Why is this, and how can I fix it? [more inside]
posted on Nov 14, 2005 - 19 answers
Irritating iTunes problem. [more inside]
posted on Nov 4, 2005 - 5 answers
A question about the legality/kosherness of re-installing Windows XP on a machine that has a legit product number. More inside. [more inside]
posted on Oct 7, 2005 - 6 answers
My motherboard died but I don't want to loose any data. Can I put in a new motherboard from a diff manufacturer and have windows xp work ok? If not, what should I do. [more inside]
posted on Oct 7, 2005 - 12 answers
The following message keeps popping up in Windows concerning a virus on my computer. Is it coming from my computer or the Internet? If it's a fake (and it may be since I noticed that it's gramatically incorrect) how do I get rid of it? (message inside) [more inside]
posted on Oct 1, 2005 - 8 answers
Mac or PC? [more inside]
posted on Aug 11, 2005 - 59 answers
I use Windows XP and am looking for a macro recorder to enable me to assign fixed strings to hotkeys. This should work for applications such as Exceed, Putty etc. It's for use at work so it needs to be a freebie. Can anyone recommend one?
posted on Jul 28, 2005 - 3 answers
Windows Synchronization Catastrophe! Due to office policy, a former colleague was using an office server as the location for the "My Documents" folder of her personal laptop, then using the synchronize folders feature to provide her with a crude backup. It worked too well. The server was decommissioned a year or two ago and no one ever told her. She just continued to work using the offiline cache. Today, not knowing what she was doing, she went into the "synchronize files" menu and unchecked the box. Suddenly her "My Documents" folder is very, very empty. Those files have to be stored somewhere on that machine, don't they? Can they be restored? Easily, even? Thanks in advance.
posted on Jun 30, 2005 - 5 answers
When I click add new printer, nothing happens, how do i fix this? [more inside]
posted on Jun 27, 2005 - 4 answers
Under WinXP, how could i get rid of the warning pop-up when I kill a process from the task manager ? i have looked around the web on various tweaking site without finding any answers... anyone ?
Task Manager Warning:
WARNING: Terminating a process can cause undesired results including loss of data and system instability. The process will not be given the chance to save its state of data before it is terminated. Are you sure you want to terminate the process ? YES / NO
i want to get rid of this warning either by having the operating system assume a "YES" since i already asked to kill it or simply not displaying the warning.
thank you
-Selfsck-
posted on Jun 22, 2005 - 4 answers
Why does my laptop freeze up a few minutes after the power cable is disconnected? [more inside]
posted on Apr 26, 2005 - 5 answers
Can anyone recommend a Windows XP utility that lists details of what's plugged into my USB devices? I need more info than what Device Manager tells me, but don't need the full USB device developer suites I find searching the web.
posted on Feb 13, 2005 - 2 answers
I have a legal copy of Windows 2000. I am buying a new computer. I don't want to spend 100+ bucks on Windows XP. Is there any compelling reason to upgrade? Anything XP can do that 2000 can't?
posted on Feb 2, 2005 - 28 answers
So I installed the Microsoft Service Pack 2 on my Tablet PC, and now I got a world o' trouble . . . [+]
posted on Dec 20, 2004 - 7 answers
Laptop Clean XP Install:
1] My (on board?) sound card is unrecognised. How do I find out what drivers to use?
2] What programs do you really think I need? I already have VNC, VLC, Firefox, Thunderbird and AVG installed. What else should I add? (Freeware/OS appriciated but not needed.)
posted on Dec 16, 2004 - 9 answers
Here's a question from 1992: How do I get 1200 people in the US, Canada, and Mexico up and running with PCs and MS Office from a previous dumb terminal environment? (More inside of course)
posted on Oct 8, 2004 - 5 answers
Is there a way to bulk rename a bunch of folders in Windows XP by just removing any white space? I want to upload these to a web server and would prefer avoiding the %20 madness.
posted on Aug 31, 2004 - 5 answers
Having trouble setting up 2 SATA hard drives as a stripe set in WinXP Pro. (more inside)
posted on Aug 23, 2004 - 5 answers
['PooterFilter] So I've put Win 2k Server on my laptop, and now the sound card clicks/skips. I'm not getting anywhere with this problem. Any ideas? [mi]
posted on Aug 10, 2004 - 6 answers
I'm looking for a document checkout system, preferably one that is usable by English professor technophobes. Specifically, I'm on a committee that does scheduling, and we all work on the same document. It would be great to find a way for one of us at a time to check the document out and work on it that didn't require any behavioral modification.
Everyone but me is running windows xp. I've got OS X 10.3.
posted on Jul 31, 2004 - 8 answers
Would installing a new (smallish) hard drive in my machine and dedicating it solely to the Windows swap file (i.e., instead of having it on C:) improve performance?
posted on Jun 26, 2004 - 13 answers
Stupid computer question. How do you stop XP from calling a program when it starts up? [mi]
posted on May 21, 2004 - 10 answers
Can’t drag and drop in windows. (actual prob inside)
posted on May 4, 2004 - 7 answers
Am I facing possible computer death? I have a five year old PC with Windows 98. It started acting buggy a few weeks ago and now freezes a few minutes after startup or even during startup.... more inside.
posted on Mar 11, 2004 - 12 answers
Windows XP question... My parents computer is set up that most items are stored on a 20 GB harddrive (or possibly a partition- listed as c:) while they have 100 GB available on d:... When I install software, is it perfectly acceptable to run it off the D drive, and is there a way to switch the set up so most items save to the d drive?
posted on Feb 23, 2004 - 9 answers
Why does the current version of Windows Media Player freeze my Win2K machine? The same wmp clip crashed my machine in both the Real One player and the current WMP, but the older version of WMP plays it just fine.
posted on Feb 18, 2004 - 1 answers
I'm looking for a RSS Aggregator to use on WinXP. I'd prefer one that has its own front-end instead of using a browser. Basically something that works like a Newsreader or e-mail program. Free would be good. Any recommendations? Thanks.
posted on Jan 8, 2004 - 14 answers
I have a WinXp machine with three hard drives, each one holding 100GB. I'm researching backup alternatives, and there are tons these days (tape drives, external firewire drives, jazz drives, etc.). I'd like to find a solution that strikes a nice balance between ease of use, cost and durability. Any suggestions?
posted on Jan 8, 2004 - 8 answers
