when the windows start for about 2 - 3 minuets if i run some heavy softwares
like openoffice etc ,the screen flickers but nothing shows up & if i check in
the task manager the instance of the software is running .The pdf reader
adobe etc work normally even in this phase.At this ...

How do I get my HP 502n to operate faster like it was new? What are some of
the things I can do? I have done spyware, disk defrag, saving space.

had to initiate a system restore - now it will not go past the blue windows
xp screen - just sits there.  any suggestions.

I accidentally used System Restore, not knowing I would lose ALL of my data,
anyway to reverse it?

there are a lot of file in the C:\Windows\Installer directory using up
hundreds of megabytes of space.  Whgy are these install files saved?  Is it
safe to delete them?  Are they required to un-install software later?
- jmd

Late last night I started a defrag of the 160Gb hard drive on my primary
computer.  This morning the computer was still on, but totally unresponsive.  
Nothing I tried would kick it into operation.  Finally, after futzing with it
for the better part of a half hour, I attempted to ...

It seems that synctoy does not support UNICODE file name (In my case written
in hebrew) because I repeatdly get error:
"Exception during preview: Value was either too large or too small for an
unsigned byte"

Hello, this is my first time to post here.
As we know, recently MS published KB908531 as a solution to MS06-015. One of
the new things included in 908531 is verclsid.exe. However, when I installed
the patch and reboot, some of my programs crashes when verclsid.exe run.

After automatic "security update" on 4/12/06, I am experiencing problems with
MS Excel.  Trying to "save as" results in application hang, and error report
to MS.  

Is there a way you can backup windows updates that have been downloaded post
SP2. I am currently using Windows XP home edition.
Thanks,

when i try to run disk defragmenter, I get a messages saying that windows
needs to search the webb to find what file created it.  I have no idea what
to do. Please help. I run windows xp with service pack 2. The company i
bought the computer from did not give me a windows boot ...

Suddenly, when I click on a link to a email address or another site, it slows
down and then I have a box in my lower tray that says I have 56 Internet
Explorer windows open - and I do!  I have to manually close them because the
right click "Close Group" does not work.  

Is it possible to revert back to IE6 from installing IE7 since it is causing
alot of PC problems

I am selling my computer to a friend since we got a new one. I do not want to
give her my bugs, I want to make a complete system restore back to day one. I
used my computer for school and had to download different programs to do
homework and cannot seem to get rid of them. I have ...

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