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I just need to know that can win 7 slow down the games as compare to xp as win 7 is more advanced,so iam confused on gaming on xp or win 7 and how much space does it take for win 7 as i have 20 gb on C drive . Specs are: dual core E5400 9800 gt 2gb ram wish for the best replies

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?) i cant use paints anymore it keeps coming up with (Paints has encountered a problem and needs to close) Can anyone help me ans my daughter love playing with paints lpease help Tessy

Hello, My D-drive is showing its full but there is nothing in it...how to clean it?

Hello, I have two usb ports on two differnt computers that are identical... so it would seem. I just purchased a Toshiba usb drive 3.0 and transferre data from an xp desktop to it without a problem. One of my windows y7 computers can see it fine... My workjorse windows 7"s usb can't see it at...

I am trying to do a clean install of Windows 7 64 bit. It hangs at the starting windows screen and does nothing more. No HDD activity or anything. Let it sit all night like that to see if it would go any further, but it didn't. Anyone else have this experience, and if so, what did you do to make...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?) I've just upgraded from 98 to XP. I now find I have to switch my scanner on before my PC or it doesn't find the scanner, with 98 I could switch it on afterwards and it found it ok. I've looked in 'Device Manager' and the...

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Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?) Hi this is going to seem very silly. My sons play on the kellogs frosties website. They logged on this morning and the games would not load. It lets them pick a game then it says "checking computer". Macromedia is installed...

I have a friend with a problem. They are using Win XP Home, hooked up to a cable modem. Every time they use outlook express, it takes about 5 minutes to open an email. I have been trying to find an answer on the Microsoft support page, but I am not finding a specific answer. We have tried...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.security,microsoft.public.security.crypto (More info?) Dear All, I'm the domain RA and I restored a file encrypted by another user to my machine. All machines are Win2k SP4. Using efsinfo, I checked that my RA cert is on the file and also...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.general (More info?) I have 6 computers networked in my home, no domain just plain ole' sharing basically.......... I'm using a 4-port router uplinked to a 8-port workstation....... Bottom line, no matter if they are connected to either devices...

after updating today as soon as i get past the windows logo all i get is a frozen black screen with the cursor in the middle of the display any suggestions??? thanx bTx

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.general,microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser (More info?) fter several months of having no problems updating Windows 2000 pro,my browser consistently stops at this point (it doesn't hang but just finishes): "Windows Update is...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.active_directory (More info?) I found that a delayed replication last night prevented a domain controller from being rebuilt and rejoined to the domain. I recieved error messages stating the account existed in the domain, but we checked all of...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsnt.misc (More info?) When I start my Win NT 4.0 Server SP6 in Normal Mode, I get a Blue Screen Stop error : STOP ERROR: 0x00000050 (0xC8F40B47, 0x00000001, 0x00000000, 0x00000000) PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA. I'm able to Start it in VGA Mode...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.security (More info?) I went to the "user rights assignment" but when I try to "ADD" permissions for Administrators.....nothing happens. When I click the "ADD" button I don't get the pop-up screen with the list of groups and users. How do I...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.advanced_server (More info?) During installation when I create a partition I get the error - 'this disk does not contain a windows 2000 compatible partition' 'return to the previous screen and create a windows 2000 compatible partition' When I...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.advanced_server (More info?) Our server has been coming up with these two errors in the Event Viewer for a while. We are running Windows 2000 server. We found the fix in Microsoft's knowledge base but the fixes were for service packs 1 and 2...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsnt.domain,microsoft.public.windowsnt.misc (More info?) We will have a user from outside the company coming in that only needs access to one share on the network. We need to keep him off all other shares and machines if possible. We have a lot of...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.setup_upgrade (More info?) I recently purchased Windows XP Professional. During installation, will it recognize my current settings without formating the hard drive?

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.group_policy (More info?) Do I need to create a different MSI for W2K and XP?

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.group_policy (More info?) I am trying to automate changeing the File & Print Sharing settings to yes or no using a GPO or batch file script that I can assign to computers in AD. I am having trouble finding any information on the web to automate...

Hello, I have a hp p1102w laserjet printer and I can not find a driver for windows 98 -- please help

I have an ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO motherboard in my pc running Win7 x64. I had been having an unrelated issue with a blue screen, and updated the BIOS using the EZ Flash option in the BIOS itself to update drivers to the most current on the ASUS website. After that was completed, I was able to get...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion (More info?) Running Win 98SE. When I use Run, msconfig, the config only stays on screen for about two seconds and then "turns itself off"! How do I get msconfig to work properly for me? Thanks

hi dell! i am C.B.Singh. i need Dell inspiron n5050 web camera driver. Please help me yaarrrrrrr.

Hello, how i have my webcam work for me or do i need a software for it and how do i install the software. thanks.

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win95.general.discussion (More info?) I have a friend who is using a W 95 PC where the display is causing trouble. The problem is that after Windows 95 starts, the top one inch of the image appears to be duplicated on itself, as if the display was a sheet...

I am trying to re-install WIN98SE on an old computer (specs below). It will get most of the way through the setup, and the I get an error with ddhelp "This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down" then with dxdiag "This program has performed an illegal operation and...

I built a Win98 box that has been running great for almost three years now. It is an Asus P2B board with a PII 333 processor in an ATX case. I installed Outlook 2000 which asked to install IE5 which I was OK with. After the installation and setup I noticed that the machine no longer...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize (More info?) Is there any way to configure computer to give an option to boot from 2 seperate OS from 2 seperate hard drives?

i recently installed an ssd and installed a fresh copy of windows 7 on it, now i was planning to use this as my boot drive, but apparently my mbr is still on my old copy of windows (HDD still has windows installed) now im wondering how can i transfer the mbr to my ssd so i can wipe windows from...

Please someone help me. A pop [...\\Src\Audio\MonitorMixer.cpp-153] blocks my screen on my premiere CS3. What do i do?

I recently just got help with a malware removal issue. However, in running the appropriate apps, it seems ComboFix.exe reset some of my XP settings. Here are a few areas I had previously configured that were reset: - Notepad "Word Wrap" option reset - Windows Firewall enabled in Services...

It all began with reading an article, THIS one to be precise. I've always wanted to build my own case. I've seen plenty of other more complex builds, but something about this one just did it for me. I'm not sure what, but it's inspired me to start working on a project of my own. Now I'm a...

hey guys recently my gmail accounts are hacked by a hacker and i cant claim my account even by forgot password button. so as a revenge i even told the crime police but no legal steps were taken. therefore i want my account back as it contains my important personal stuff which i dont want to be...

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