When I try to backup a USB drive (18GB) using the Windows Backup Utility, it
starts the backup but quits after only 4GB.  It does not display an error
message or anything like that, but rather it just closes suddenly and leaves
a 4GB backup file behind.

currently when I start up my PC I get a warning:
1720 S.M.A.R.T. hard drive detects imminent failure
it asks me to back up hard drive and run HDD test in setup
I can also reinstll from the CD but the problem is I don't have my drive

I'm not the best with computers. But I know there has to be something wrong
with mine. I got it Nov 13, 2006. and it's never worked right from there. But
it's all when I'm Connected to the net.  When I am online, I am always on
this one site. in fact my favorite site,  There are ...

I have noticed that a series of mystery files appear on my HD Windows
directory whenever i boot normally.  They are not present when I boot
into safe mode.  There are 11 files named as follows: 1, 5, A, E, F,
G, I, L, P, S, Y.  Each file is 1.49GB in size. The files have no

I have an ACER TravelMate 4220AWLMi at work. I came in this morning and the
display is very dim. I am primarily a mac user and I'm not sure how to fix
this problem. This is computer is used by multiple people so I'm no sure if
someone changed some settings or if something is ...

When I reboot my PC with Media Center Edition, it goes into some type of
"diagnostic mode".  It shows as DRVM CDB Diagnostic, and checks everything,
and will stay on the screen until I X it out.  I do not have it set in any
type of diagnostic mode, so I am not sure why this is ...

My Compuetr shut down twice with the following message
" Problem caused by File: srescan.sys   Page_Fault_In_Nonpaged Area  
Solution   Disable Bios memory options such as catching or shadowing"
(Note:  There was srescan address base info. and date stamp which might be

I'm trying to fix a friend's computer that got totally hosed up when he was
setting permissions for the registry. It now has no idea how to open any file
or application including system restore. I've read that you can use WMI to do
a system restore remotely but I can't find any ...

Hi, this morning I went to boot up my computer and it gets to the
Windows loading screen and auto reboots itself due to system failure,
over and over. I have made no alterations to the system the last time
I used it, so I'm not sure why this has happened.

I keep getting this message - The application or dll
c:\Windows\System32\SHLWAPI.dll is not a valid windows image please check
this against your installation diskette.......
Over the last 12 months I have had to reformat my pc some 4 times and now

I've set my XP to download updates only, but after downloading the icon
disappeares from the taskbar. When I shutdown my system XP starts to install
the
downloaded updates but that's not what I want.

I recall that Windows Update used to allow me to download the updates when
notified, and then let me install them right then instead of waiting until a
specified time.  I've looked through the KB, and find references to that
behavior, but none of the options I have available ...

Xp pro, Dell I9300, 2gb mem, 2ghz processor speed. C drive/os
After repeated chkdsk and diskclean/defrag, I still can't get rid of 2 short
red bars of fragmentation. Here is the report:
Volume (C:)

Can anyone help me; I think I have a setting problem....hopefully. My email
messages won't print and I keep getting an error message.  "Unspecified error
an error has occurred in the script of this page." error message 2020. The
print icon in the folder inbox widow is dim.  So ...

I have just had to re-boot my hard drive because of a virus, i backed up some
files on another partion, but now i am having problems restoring these .bkf
files can anyone please help thanks.
                                      Dan.