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Hello and Welcome to FPCH Chelle. :) Hope you enjoy your stay here. -- Goku

Hello and Welcome to Extreme Tech Support - Free PC Help Louie. :) Here is another solution for you to try Louie. 1. Insert your XP installation disk into an optical drive and boot up your computer. 2. When you see the welcome screen, hit the R key on your keyboard. This will enter you into the Recovery Console with a DOS prompt. 3. Now type chkdsk /p and hit Enter. This will launch a utility which will check for errors on your hard drive. 4. After the process is done, type fixboot and hit Enter to repair any damaged boot files which may have become corrupted. When asked to say yes or no, type the Y key on your keyboard. 5. Type exit and press enter to reboot your computer. That should hopefully resolve your problem. If it does not, then post back and we will try to search for an alternate solution. :) Note: If you have multiple instances of Windows installed then choose the corrupted installation when prompted and type the respective Administrator password. -- Goku

Well, that is very strange. It could be Malware as you suspect but incorrectly configured extensions could also be the reason. What is the case with Firefox? -- Goku

The solution you suggest is likely not to fix the problem but it is worth a try. Did you change anything recently, anything at all? -- Goku

Hello and Welcome to FPCH Sharp. :) Apparently, I too am unable to access the main site while the sub-domains work fine. I think that the problem might be with the main domain itself or perhaps in its code so it is ill adapted for other browsers. -- Goku

Happy birthday Phobian! Hope it turns out to be a memorable one! -- Goku

Hello and Welcome to FPCH SHak. :) Hope you enjoy your stay here. -- Goku

Hello and Welcome to FPCH Duck. :) It might be the sound drivers as you suspect so please redownload the driver from here and install it. Next, reboot the computer. Are you able to hear anything now? -- Goku

Also, if Toot's article doesn't do the trick, then try the instructions provided in the below article and see if they help or not. "Error Loading Operating System" Error Message When You Restart Your Computer During Setup Let us know how it goes though. Good Luck. -- Goku

The most likely reason for the error message is as Randy statyed. However, the error might also occur if the file size of the video exceeds the amount of RAM you have installed on your computer. Please read the following article to gain the instructions on how to resolve it. Movie Maker 2 stops responding when you try to save a large movie file By the way, I don't think YouTube will allow you to upload a file if it is larger than 30 MBs. I don't know if they have increased the permissible limit or not but I think that was the maximum limit I checked the site. Hope that helps. :) -- Goku

The two most likely reasons for the error you state are an incorrectly started service and due to a Malware infection. As the former reason is very rarely seen now, there is a possibility that the error is caused more because of an infection. 1. Click on Start. 2. Select Run.... 3. In the Open: box, type in shutdown -a. Does the timer stop? Are you able to operate your computer now? If you are, then please wait and someone more experienced in the "Malware Removal" field will come along and assist you. Hope that helps. :) -- Goku

Belated birthday wishes from me Sangronan. :) Sorry I couldn't make it to the party. ;) -- Goku

Hello and Welcome to FPCH Alusias. :) Hope you enjoy your stay here. -- Goku

Hello Catrina. Could you please provide us with more information about your problem and the error message, if you receive one. Also, please post your system specifications as they might be needed as well. Thanks for your patience and co-operation. :) -- Goku

Hello and Welcome to FPCH Catrina. :) Hope you enjoy your stay here. -- Goku

Ah... it seems I missed the party! ;) Anyways, belated birthday wishes from me. -- Goku

I agree with Wolfey. Google has been infiltrated in the past and some Malware have undoubtedly managed to get themselves on the top of its results for specific keywords. -- Goku

Hello again Barry. I will try my best to answer your queries. 1. The method you adopted was most thorough however it is not practical. In future, if you ever have to clear your temporary internet files and cache, then follow the instructions in this article and you should do fine. I personally use CCleaner to clear my internet traces, browsing history and other private data, besides using the inbuilt provision in Mozilla Firefox, as I don't trust Microsoft's inbuilt Disk Cleanup utility. 2. The Internet Cache, as you might understand, is used to store a cache of the web pages you visit on your hard drive for quicker loading times. It is recommended you often clear it if you are paranoid about your privacy. As far as I understand, the value alloted to internet cache is measured in terms of MB and setting anything higher than 1024 MB (1 GB) at most seems a ridiculous figure to me. You can be assured that unless you browse the web very extensively, you won't be using even 75% of your alloted cache space. Thus Microsoft has considered the average user's need and allows up to 1 GB to be reserved for cache. Hope that helps. :) -- Goku

Please bear with us Ape, till our resident hardware and component specialist comes online. He will advise you accordingly with your queries and doubts. Thank you for your patience and co-operation. :) -- Goku

Hello and Welcome to FPCH Ape. :) Glad to have you here. Hope you enjoy your stay here. -- Goku

I seem to have found the appropriate instructions. Here you go. How to Create a Toshiba Product Recovery CD/DVD If you plan to install the version of Party Poker you previously had, then I would advise strongly against it. No amount of security software can protect you if you are bent on infecting yourself and installing Party Poker seems like a sure shot way to achieve this. Again, do not install the version of Party Poker you previously hard as it might lead all your efforts to nothing. -- Goku

The instructions for making recovery disks differ from manufacturer to manufacturer. First of all, we need to know what is the make and model number of your PC? That will help us obtain the precise instructions required for making the restore discs on your system. I don't know much about Poker but as I said before, there might be safer alternatives out there. A brief search on one of my trusted game creators, brought out these results. Just choose whichever game suits you best and hopefully you will like it. Hope that helps. -- Goku

Hello Bee. I think you should install updates as they cannot definitely wreck more harm than the Malware itself. Now, that you are up and running you might want to create your own custom recovery disks as it can be an awful work to go through again if you have to reinstall sometime again. If you need help regarding that, then the other techs will be more than glad to help you. The *.exe files are safe or unsafe depending on what program they belong to. We cannot guess what is safe or not unless you give us the name of the applications. I would only recommend that you use your common sense and install only that which is necessary. Anything other than that can be installed when the need arises. Glad you got it resolved. :) -- Goku

Thanks for the update Aach. It might come in useful for some other desperate soul. :) -- Goku

What exactly do you want to achieve Dorsil? Do you wish to automate the log on process by skipping the password prompt? Or the absence of the User Name on the screen is striking you as fishy? If you want to perform a repair install of Windows, there are no special tips but you might find the below guide useful. How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install Hope that helps. -- Goku