After recent security updates my computer has started making an
annoying sound "oopt-eee" at random times. I verified that its coming
through the sound system by turning sound off for a day. I turned
sound back on and set Sound and Audio Devices>Sounds tab>sound scheme

A friend got the virusprotect malware loaded , even with norton AV 2008.   I
was able to remove much of it with spybot and hijack this, but I cant get it
out of the taskbar.   Are there any tools or tricks for this?  he can browse
now without it taking over his system but I woul ...

recently downloaded the free version of WMP11 and since then cannot play any
wmv files either off line or when i am online. Sys Windows xp withSP2..tried
sysrestore, tried reinstalling WMP11, tried going back to previous version
but it is not there..when I try to play WMV file I ...

This morning Windows downloaded an automatic update, but it could not update
the following: Microsoft.Net Framework 2.0 Service Pack 1 (KB110806). In
addition, and I believe it may a related problem, I cannot get my QuickBooks
program to open. Any ideas what could be wrong?

I may not be using the correct terminology, so let me explain my situation &
goal:
I just got a (used, but clean) laptop with a 40GB HD from an employee
purchase program. They installed XP on it, but because of their original

My computer has been slowing down.   I have removed Norton Internet and
Systemworks software.  While performing initial restart time testing by
adjusting MSCONFIG; in normal, selective, and original boot configuration; I
have lost the ability for a normal startup.  When I restart ...

I'm encountering a weird problem activating my copy of WindowsXP Pro
(OEM).   I bought it off of Ebay and by all appearances, it's a
general OEM version, as there are no markings to indicate it's from a
big name OEM like DELL or HP.

I am new to this forum resource. Having a bit of "Newbie" start-up difficulty
posting my question as a new thread.  If this is a repeat in someone else's
thread pardon my innocence.  Question: I have a User Account problem that
requires the expertise of one you Techies out there ...

Hi there, Roxio Media Manager kills me. Whenever I start the Computer it
tires to install Roxio Media Manager which is not succesful. It binds the
the Windows Installer which is running 100% CUP capacity. A never ending
story. The only way to stop to kill with Task Manager both ...

We upgraded an XP Home OS to PRO to up the number of connection to 10.
We used an OEM XP pro installation disk. Ran the upgrade.
But the number of connections still reads and indeed only allows 5.
Where did we go wrong and any Ideas on how to fix this?

I have a Toshiba laptop with Win XP. I have a lot of pictures taking up space
and would like to remove them completely from the laptop. I do not want to
put them on CD's. I never used a flash drive, don't know squat about them.
Can I put pictures on a flash drive? Do I need a ...

pop ups still appear even with popup blocker enabled,I belivethere is
another way of doimg this.
any helpout there

Hi: This is my first time here.
I have an old desktop shortcut on my laptop, leading to a networ
location on which I have archived some files.
The company has changed servers, and I cannot access the old servers

I restarted my computer today and my desktop came up with only half of my
usual icons. I could not access my documents and the settings for internet
explorer and outlook were gone. It was almost as though I signed into a
different user profile. Although this computer does not ...

Can anyone please tell me what this is and how to repair it?
Thank you!