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I have W2K Pro SP4. My system frequently crashes with a "Socket 0 error". It does not crash if running in safe mode with no internet connection. IRQ conflicts might be the culprit (although I could be wrong about that). My system reports IRQ 11 conflicts: 11 RADEON 7500 SERIES 11 NEC PCI to USB Open Host Controller 11 NEC PCI to USB Open Host Controller 11 NEC PCI to USB Enhanced Host Controller 11 Win2000 Promise Ultra133 TX2 IDE Controller 11 HPT372 UDMA/ATA133 RAID Controller 11 CMI8738/C3DX PCI Audio Device 11 VIA USB Universal Host Controller 11 VIA USB Universal Host Controller 11 VIA USB Universal Host Controller 11 Realtek RTL8139/810x Fa…

Some months ago I presented this problem but it was never resolved. When I boot up the desktop icons 're-paint', not refresh, themselves completely. After 4 days of intensive research I found the following. When booting up, in a few instances the desktop icons refresh themselves. This is very rapid but is noticeble because is happens about 3 to 6 times. This is while the system is loading the start up items during bootup. One one occassion however, the screen is 're-painted' about three times and is a slow process compared with a 'refresh'. I have done selective bootups via 'msconfig' and found the problem. There is a file which loads from startup named C…

Aloha all. Ask Me.com has put a search window on my IE toolbar. I don't want it, but can see no way to delete it. Right-click does not mention it. Help?

Hi In a previous post (Laptop / PC data Synchronization on 18-06-07) I was advised to install SyncToy in order to synchronize data files between my PC and Laptop. I have downloaded Synctoy V1.4. When attempting to install this, I am informed "this setup requires the .NET Framework V 2.0.50727" when clicking on the option to down load this file, you are redirected to a page that gives you the option of "X86", "X64" & "IA64" which of these three do I need? I already have "Windows Installer 3.1" which was downloaded under (KB893803) when released. My OS is XP Home SP2 Thanks for any help Joco (London)

Hi, I have office 2003 loaded on an xp laptop. Outlook is not running at all and when I open Word and Excel it starts and install wizard. Eventually it brings up these programs successfully. I tried to do a repair in Outlook but this did not work. I decided to uninstall office from add/remove programs. When I select Office 2003, I get a message that states "The installation source for this product is not available. Verify that the source exists and that you can access it." Can anyone help? I thought an uninstall and reinstall would fix the issue but since I can't uninstall I am not sure what to do next. Thanks -- Chuck W -- Chuck W

I had a problem with my hard drive on my XP Pro desktop that turned out to be bad sectors. My other computer's XP Pro fixed them. A friend suggested that I get a new hard disk, as bad sectors are a sign of impending failure. How do I replicate my hard disk before it fails? So I can pull out the old one. install the new one, and boot the computer as if nothing had happened? No installing of applications, working with Microsoft to transfer my legal copy of XP Pro, etc. Do I have to buy some software that will cost more than the new disk will? TIA, Paul

With VSS on windows server 2003, do i "really" need BUEXEC agents?

Yesterday I installed KB932716, the Image Mastering API v2.0 (IMAPIv2.0) update package for XP, x86 (32bit). Upon rebooting the splash screen will run forever. A Safe Boot also failed. My guess is that XP is having a problem loading the new CDROM.SYS. There is no information in the Event Viewer about the reboot. What I don't understand is why the new files cause a problem when the original SP2 files have always worked just fine. Any insight would be appreciated. FYI, I copied back the original SP2 files from the Recovery Console and all is currently well. But I'd like to have the Imapi v2.0 installed. Thanks.

I'm attempting to set up a Windows XP machine so that only a certain program can be run when a user logs in via remote desktop, and that program starts automatically upon login. I've tried adjusting registry settings and using the gpedit.msc panel to enable this feature, but nothing seems to work. Can anyone tell me if it's possible to do this, or does this setting not work in XP's version of Terminal Services? Thanks!

Hello, I have XP running on my pc which has been activated and im going to format and install Vista. My question is can I reinstall Xp on to another Pc and activate it. Will it come up as already been activated. It was activated about 12 months ago or more. Thank you Scott

I wrote an MSI package that used the path found at HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0\InstallLocation to determine where the .NET bin directory was installed. However, on 64 bit systems, that path no longer exists. Where is the new location which gives the uninstall information on a 64 bit system, so I can find the installation path?

I have set up a backup using the backup app included in the XP operating system. I have told it to "wake the computer" to complete the event, I have made sure "run event only if logged in" is NOT checked. Nevertheless, the computer never "wakes", from standby, hibernation, or full power off, in order to complete at the scheduled time. Any ideas?

I have been having some issues with a nasty pop-up issue in IE7 and I thought possibly I could resolve the problem by restoring my system. When I try to do a System Restore it tells me "System Restore Application has encountered a problem and needs to close." I have tried to go from Safe Mode but to no availe. I am on XP Pro SP2. I have recently installed a beta version of McAffee. (Don't know if the latter has anything to do with it.) It's been a couple months since I have had to use Restore. Thanks for looking at my problem. Any suggestions on the popup issue woud also be helpful.

For the past few months the monitor will not go off after the computer is inactive for 15 minutes. It has been set that way since I got it and worked fine. That is the way I set the pwer system to operate. Now the screen will go off only if I turn it off myself. Any ideas?

I let my granddaughter play a game on my laptop and now for some unknown reason, I have no start button or taskbar. I have only found information on how to find the taskbar by right-clicking on the Start button, or to move the cursor to the area where the taskbar is located to have it reappear. None of this is working. Any ideas?