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Multiple applications hanging
by Guest Stevo- 0 replies
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Applications that hang include Norton Anti-virus 2007, IE7 intermitently, Office Professional 2000(Word only hangs- Excel, Powerpoint etc open fine Any ideas appreciated. Examples of error messages from error log below: Service Control Manager Timeout (30000 milliseconds) waiting for the dlcf_device service to connect. Service Control Manager The dlcf_device service failed to start due to the following error: The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion. DCOM DCOM got error "%1053" attempting to start the service dlcf_device with arguments "" in order to run the server: {323CE21C-A448-40AA-B A74-7FCF1E44106…
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An error has ocurred in the script on this page
by Guest KCav- 16 replies
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When I search Microsoft Help and then click on any link produced by the search I get, " An error has occurred on the script on this page". "Err: Automation server can't create object. " What causes this error message? -- KC
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External Drive will not Defrag - "chkdsk" issue
by Guest IMAGEREP- 3 replies
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Hi Kelly (my guess you'll be answering this question) I read your rely to Mike on 7/29/07 (post name: Computer wants to dskdsk on boot). That was my original problem as well as each time I restarted my PC, it would automatically chkdsk my external USB drive. I read through ALL the info, performed the task as well as checked the registry (did not have to change anything). The auto chkdsk is not resolved and boot up goes right to windows. ANOTHER PROBLEM: Keep in mind, it's my external drive I'm working on. I performed Disk Clean-up as usual before I run defrag. did that, no problem. I then go to Defrag and select my external drive. I get an Error me…
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Registry Entry Run-
by Guest BW- 2 replies
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I have the registry folder "Run-" under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run- The only thing in it is the default entry and MSMSGS. MSMSGS REG_SZ "C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe"/background Is this something that is normal? I do not even use Messenger, although I have noticed that Outlook uses it. thanks! BW
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Save As window
by Guest pat- 1 reply
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I'm a newbie here, and I have a question. When I go to the Save As window, there are a few options on the left side of the pop up window, typically desktop, my computer, etc. I want to add a folder of my choice. How can I do that?
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windows "shell"
by Guest Deb- 4 replies
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I have been trying to open an acknowledgement letter and have discovered that the document uses Windows Shell. Does anyone know how I can open this document?
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Win XP Pro
by Guest Even Stephen- 8 replies
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I'm upgrading my PC (finally) ant it comes with Win XP Professional. Does this XP come with Front Page?
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pagefile
by Guest larry jordan- 3 replies
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Hello I have been searching the internet on how to set my pagefile up and it seems that everyone does it diff. Would someone give aim me towards a good site? thanks larry
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Need help understanding avast scan screen
by Guest mspetulia- 4 replies
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I installed Avast anti-spyware and when asked if I wanted to do a boot scan, I said yes. When it finished, it said File C:\System Volume Information\_restore{11B4CBBO-31BO-483C-A4FE-D6E9E8C1A928}\RP1461\AO249264,DLL is infected by Win32;Adware-gen. [ADW] It then gives me 11 options, and I don't know which one I'm supposed to choose. Delete; delete all; move; move all; move to chest; move all to chest; repair; repair all; ignore; ignore all; exit. This may be a dumb question, but I've just gotten my system back up and running after a crash involving Norton, and I don't want to mess things up again. Thanks, mspetulia
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ms works
by Guest Tammy- 2 replies
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Since I have down loaded SP 2 I have lost MS WORKS.. I use this daily, and now it is gone.. how do I get it back? Thanks Tammy
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??Help!!
by Guest Booples5- 10 replies
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Does anyone know how I can stop certain programs from automatically starting when I turn my computer on?
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help - unreadable files with same modified date
by Guest Palmbsea- 2 replies
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I recently tried to open a document and found that it was filled with symbols looking like a 'y'. I finally determined that I had a large number of similar documents (word, excell, jpegs, publisher files) that were all unreadable. The file names are all ok (e.g. mydoc.doc for a word file). 1. They were scattered in many folders adjacent to readable files. 2. All unreadable files had the modified date of 05/01/2007 3:35 am (any file with another date was readable; any file of any type with this date was not). 3. The word documents of this type were unreadable with 'recovery' software or word's own recovery system. 4. I have had continuously running and up…
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No Sound
by Guest dmoritz- 13 replies
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I recently reinstalled Win Xp and for some reason I have no sound. I have a SB Live! sound card installed. When I look in control panel under Sounds and Audio Devices it doesn't show no devices in the volume tab, but lists several under the hardware tab. In Device Mgr. it lists my SB Live! under the Sound, video, and game controllers section, but it lists many other things as well. Could I have some kind of device driver conflict? If so, how would I know? Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance for your time and attention to my question.
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OT:Google blogger keeps popping up
by Guest Steve T- 0 replies
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I have had Google's IE Toolbar forever but now the above keeps popping up on my desktop. I don't have an account with either. How do I disable it? Thanks, Steve T.
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Changing OS with same key
by Guest Vallen- 5 replies
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Is it legal to change my operating system from XP Home to XP Professional using the same key?