Every time i visit a certain website and click on a link to go to a new
page/function, i constantly get this same gray box and annoying message
"microsoft i.e. has encountered a problem and needs to close", which it does
after i clcik to send in a report about the incident.  This ...

I know this is off-topic but I was just wondering if anyone was testing
Windows Vista on their computer(s).  If so then what do you think of
Windows new operating system and will it convince users to upgrade from
98SE.  Finally, do you feel it is a secure operating system or does ...

What is OSB? I guess it is a roofing panel of some form. I am just
interested to see what it is.
Alan

I cleared NVRAM by removing battery and re-installing it. Battery tested
OK. BUT, at boot I got an event log error message. I went to BIOS and
found the following, which I cleared.
DMI Event Log

Thank you to everyone who took your time and tried to help me restore MS
Paint. The system is now running like a charm after a 5 minute registry fix.
It DID mean getting into the registry (after a save) .  Thanks, everyone.

I've just rather reluctantly installed Quicktime 6.5.2 in place of Media
Player Classic. In the case of two audio file types formerly opened with
MPC, ogg and pls, I'm able to open and play them with WMP9, but I'm unable
to create a default application association. In other words if ...

I am using WIN XP and it is just a month old,
my laptop config is
1 GB RAM , INTEL dual core --1.67MHz ,100GB hdd ,
suddenly busy symbol  shows upon desktop ,

When I shut down I get as far as the Win 98 screen with 'Windows is shutting
down' but then it doesn't finish shutting down (however long I leave it). So
I have to switch off & when I start up again has to go thru scandisk etc.
Would be glad of any suggestions.

My computer apparently got infected creating innumerable problems. One
of which was my "A" drive disappeared. I did (Load Setup Defaults) in
the BIOS which returned all the drives. Am I correct in that an
operating system, virus or software can change BIOS settings? Just

Background to problem:
PC crashed - hard drive wiped/corrupted, so had to reformat etc.
Tried to reload MS Office 2000 - disk 2 installed fine but disk 1 (with
Word, Excel, Powerpoint etc) won't install. (Error message: This patch

Well, this will have taught me *never* to make Opera my default browser.
I had all sorts of problems with it, file associations being one such.
This led me, in a moment of frustrated lunacy, to cut/paste everything
out of C:\Windows\Favourites into a different folder.

Hi peeps,
How can I restore al computer defaults like it was when I bought it?
I have a little problem saying I cant enter windows anymore cause there
is not enough room on partition (The letter has changed or so), and I

When I choose Standby either thru "power Management" or from the Start menu
,The system will go into standby (as it should) but the system won't go thru
an orderly shutdown after that. The screen displays colored garbage and then
hangs.  Any help?

I keep getting a Fatal Exception Error.  It is OE at
0028:(C1528A97,CE86CEC0, and E815F13A).  It seems to happen most often when
using IE6.0 on a W98SE machine.
Thanks,

when i paly some video in media palyer then i recevied message "DDHELP"
pls solve my problem