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Automatic updates crippling legacy machine
I have a legacy 866MHz, 384Mbyte, XP/SP3 machine that has always run "well enough" however sometime in the last several months its responsiveness became awful most of the time. Using performance monitor I determined that "automatic updates" was driving it into a condition of more than 100 paging transactions/s... 28 Mar 2010 11:17

Can't connect to the internet?
We have a Dell GX280 40 GB that has been working fine. WE have Comcast for our two computers. One is a Mac and the other the PC. Yesterday we downloaded some training DVD's for various office programs, then removed our trail version of Microsoft Office 2007 which had expired. After that, wanted to go to the int... 25 Mar 2010 16:16

installing windows
i tried to install windows xp service pack 3 back on my com is currently windows vista. When i click on the installer downloaded from msdnaa , they show is error message "The version of windows you have installed does not match the update you are trying to install." ... 26 Mar 2010 02:31

Windows Explorer menu line gone
Wesley you are a god I have been searching for about 6months to fix this thank you "Wesley Vogel" wrote: Long post, hopefully an answer in here some where. ;-) Hit your F11 key to get out of Full Screen mode. The F11 key toggles between Full Screen mode and a Normal or Maximized window. In ... 25 Mar 2010 03:18

HP System Recovery
HP Media Center PC m1050y desktop WinXP MCE, Pent 4 (3.40 GHz), 2 gb RAM, 250 gb HD I have tried using the Destructive Recovery option and, after that process completed, the reboot keeps hanging on the WinXP splash screen with those blue bars going left to right across the screen. It just stays there, and do... 27 Mar 2010 08:14

Menu bar from System folders missing
hi, the top menubar / toolbar from all of my system folders have gone, how can I get them back? ... 24 Mar 2010 22:47

IMAP in Outlook Express - enabling just ONE special folder
IMAP accounts in OE have a special tab called IMAP. This tab enables by default special folders: Sent Items ("Sent Items path") and Drafts ("Drafts path"). But since there's just one checkbox, how can one enable just ONE of the special folders? Blank entries aren't accepted. That's it, that's the question. ... 24 Mar 2010 07:46

help and support center
cant use "favorites" and "locate in contents" in help and support center ... 29 Mar 2010 06:57

windows that are popping up asking if I want to allow or dont allo
I have two windows that pop up and the window asks if I want to give permission to allow or dont allow. one window says Name:cse.exe, publisher:Micorsoft corp. The other window says Name:dw20.exe, Publisher:Microsoft.net\Framework\v2.0.50727\csc.exe -- steven s ... 23 Mar 2010 21:47

Keyboard conflict
Running WinXP with SP3. I am currently running a USB wireless Trust keyboard and mouse combo on my mother's computer which currently work fine. She is not too good sighted however and has purchased a USB wired keyboard with large characters. I have withdrawn the trust keyboard (taken the batteries out) and tried... 24 Mar 2010 15:53