After lots of problems I would like to Format the hard drive and either reinstall or upgrade to Wxp. I booted up with the Boot disk and entered FORMAT C: to receive a "Bad command of file name. After several attempts I discovered the Format command was not on the Boot disk. How then can I format...

Hi folks two questions 1) What does SYSINIT do immediately after it runs scandisk? 2) Can anyone give me a brief description about waht ME does when a machine is set to go to sleep (like hitting a button on a laptop to freeze) Many thanks to Heather and Ant who have helped me realise that I was...

Hi guys, for some strange reason Windows Management and help center seem to pop up at random times for no reason at all. Tried running SR, but it didn't help. When giving the three finger solute, it shows Windows Management with the vowels in management and Help Center with the vowels missing in...

Hey all! I was wondering if I could get a suggestion or two concerning RAM, vcache settings (in system.ini), & virtual memory settings on my PC. It would seems that I am very knowledgable when it comes to diagnosing/correcting system errors and such, but a PC's use of memory and various...

I just added a 120 gig HD (in addition to my original 40 gig WinMe drive) and want to create a dual boot system by adding XPH. Should I buy the XP Home Upgrade version or do I have to spend extra for the full version? Once I'm satisfied that all my programs will run on XPH, will I be able...

Hi, I've found out that I had a recent intruder on my comp who created some folders and flooded it with files and I managed to run various ant-virus progs etc to delete all the crap he put on. Everything except a 70kb pic that won't open, delete, or do anything. I can't even access the...

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A pal needs help on this site greetings fellow newsgroupers. I recently found a site called Microsoft Forums. In a very short time I became very known to the site and its an excellent tool. This guy who runs it is good too but needs a helping hand. Please do me a favor and check it out at...

I loaned my PC to my 15 year old nephew for several weeks while I was out of town. When I returned, I found that he decided to "do surgery" on some of the system files and utilities. Specs: Compaq Presario 5WV232 20gb HDD 750mhz AMD Duron MMX 320mb RAM

A while back we tried to get DSL running on this ME box. During the process of installing the modem for some reason or another the modem couldn't find the correct protocols to use to connect. The tech guy they sent out couldn't get the ting to work. Now, here's where XP comes into play. The...

Security Now.. Episode #20 | 29 Dec 2005 | 54 min. A SERIOUS new Windows vulnerability -- and Listener Q&A "On December 28th a serious new Windows vulnerability has appeared and been immediately exploited by a growing number of malicious web sites to install malware. Many worse viruses and worms...

Hi, Can someone please tell me how to view how much space I have left on my hard drive and much memory I have free? I'm thinking of getting a new PC (with XP!) and want to know what a "good" amount of memory is to go for! 80GB seems to be the max in the cheaper ranges and I'm not sure that's...

A Strange error msg: 0E:016F:BFF62170 and it would start. The next time it started in SAFE mode. What does it mean?

Hi, I was reading up on the difference between BIOS & CMOS, and think I now how a grip on it, but I am wondering why the cmos/config program uses ram instead of rom? Wouldnt this do away with the necessity of the cmos battery? thanks for any enlightenment.

Hi, I guess. I housecall and it found a trojan in file C:\windows\system\crt32_v2.dll. When I went to delete it, it said that couldn't be done because it was in use. I really need some help. I've already been to four forums, and NO ONE seems to give a ****. (forgive the frustration) Can someone...

I get the following error message at startup. Can anyone advise on a a route to solves this issue. "error 388: a valid dll file was not found". This causes no problem, but is obviously irritating. Cheers Mark

Just reinstalled WinME. Many applications die suddenly as soon as I try to open a file from within them. So far I notice this using all of the following: - Opera - WinAmp - Zinf - WMP

I've been knocked about by spyware, hijackers etc of late and have finally got around to cleaning up my system (WinME), and have also cleaned up my Registry using Registry Mechanic. All fixed now. But here's the problem. When you right click on a folder, you normally get options like...

Hi all, It's been a year since I gave up smoking it seems to have gone so quick but that could just be me getting older g Haven't heard anything from you Heather lately about your no smoking, is it still working. Joan

I seem to recall some criticism about a-squared, but don't remember what the details were. The reason for this post: Mine isn't giving me any trouble at all. After the last update it didn't find any malware on my pc, as it didn't on the previous scan either. Before that I let it fix everything it...