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Upgrading RAM problems by
vince
In a previous (2/5/05) posting about a System Restore problem I mentioned
that I recently upgraded from 384 to 768 Mb which seemed to produce all kinds
of problems, one being system restore wouldn't complete; I later proved that
System Restore was working using the file on desktop cycle...
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Explorer not responding. by
Zboing Mouflon
I'm getting frequent lockups with Win Me and getting the "Explorer (not
responding)" when pressing Ctrl-alt-delete.
I can continue to use the machine after closing explorer (whatever that is)
but half the icons on my quick Launch toolbar have disappeared.
Any suggestions?
Andrew...
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Printer/Scanner problems by
gdewi
Hi can anyone help please. My scanner connected to LPT1 stopped working.
Computer ceased to recognise it and when accessing the Twain driver it just
juddered until it was switched off.
I have replaced this with a borrowed USB scanner which works fine but the
printer which was connected thru the...
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Computer Dying by
Jason Fowler
I recently experienced a power outage in my area while the computer was on
and downloading something. When the power came back on and I tried to boot
up the computer the problems started.
It always tries to do a Thorough Scan upon boot up and when I do get into
Windows eventually, it's very...
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February 12th 05 08:14 PM
by Rick T
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Start menu glitch by
History Fan
We have an old Gateway PC that was upgraded to Windows ME a few years
ago. The machine has 384MB of RAM, and a P2 450Mhz Pentium processor.
A few weeks ago, I noticed that when browsing thru the Start menu
programs, the lists will open up lighting quick. Faster than they should
be. It makes it...
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February 12th 05 11:18 AM
by Shane
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Backup in DOS by
zeloc
Is there any way I can transfer stuff from one computer to another
using a usb cable and in DOS? I cannot get into Windows or Windows
Safe Mode because of some disk errors, and I’d like to backup
everything before trying solutions that could affect my computer.
Thanks all.
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Posted using the...
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February 12th 05 06:16 AM
by JasonA
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CD Drive by
noname
I have pentium II with 333 Hz processor and window millenium, I want to
install cd drive as the one in it is not working. Which drive should I
purchase. will i also need a driver for it. will the modern cd drives be
compatible with my old system?
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Computer won't do anything by
Crystal
My computer is having major problems. When it turns on, all you see is the
wallpaper. There are no icons at all. Pressing keys does nothing. I've put
in the recovery CD, but it says "Function not supported, turn off system", on
a blue screen. This is the CD that came with the computer. Its...
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February 12th 05 05:00 AM
by Job
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Explorer Error - Locking up Me by
BriLar
Each Time I open my PC I am getting a Error message that is specific to
Explorer.
The message reads: Explorer has caused an error in unknown Explorer will
Close now. If you continue to experience problems try restating your
computer.
Shortly after this message appears the computer locks out,...
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February 11th 05 11:46 PM
by Mike M
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Results of running Lavasoft Ad-aware 5.7 by
Stewart Fluney
I occasionally receive a little, unsolicited message in the bottom right-hand
corner of my monitor screen which amounts to advertising or promotion of a
product or service. I subsequently ran my Ad-aware program which detected
the following Spyware components:
Type - F System - Other ...
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Keyboard lockup by
Katie
I am running windows me on on a 1.1 gig processor 128 meg ram hp xl866. I
can get on the internet, but if I try and type anything in the address bar,
the keyboard will lock up. I have tried changing keyboards, but no luck. I
have also reformatted the hard drive and reloaded windows me, but no...
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Word Pad by
Randy
I have tried sending attachments by e-mail with Microsoft
Word. When I try to open on my parents computer it
say's "wordpad. error message MSWRD83.CNV. " I then
tried a floppy and put into the computer and still get the
same message. What is the problem on why I can't open on
his computer? ...
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February 11th 05 06:09 PM
by Mike M
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adding a 2nd ME drive by
Keith
I have my old computer with a dead MB and with ME as the OS on the HD.
I also have just gotten this computer, also with ME as the OS. Here is
the problem: I want to use all the software (such as Word) which is on
the old drive, as well as all the data associated with that software.
And use it right...
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ME won't load desktop or ICONS by
[email protected]
I recently installed a CD "World Book Atlas Illustrated" on a pc with
Windows ME on it. The installation went smoothly but after te reboot,
after I signin, the desktop and Icons no longer appear.
I tried rebooting several times all to no avail. Any suggestions would
be greatly...
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February 11th 05 03:06 PM
by Ogg
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CD Drives Missing in Windows Explorer by
Ginger
I am having an issue with my CD drives not showing up in Windows Explorer on
my initial boot up. I have an AMD Duron 1000 running Windows ME. When I
initially boot up the machine in the morning the two CD drives (actually a
DVD player drive and a CD-RW drive) do not show up in Explorer). In...
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Restore problem by
Rikki
I tried to read what others have said but instead all I got was gobbly gook
about food. Could we just stick to technical stuff here? Thank you.
Is it really necessary to have that whole Restore program? It causes
nothing but trouble and I haven't used it in 2 years. Furthermore, I keep
getting...
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icons not displaying correctly by
**mixedemotions**
I'm not exactly sure whats wrong but I happened to notice my icons are not
displaying properly. The small icons next to the start menu are either not
there or pieces of them are there, some have white lines through them its the
same way on the Start menu. I have a screen cap of it in the link...
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How to Prevent Net Downloads by
JohnD
Are there any simple registry tweaks, system or IE settings that can be
utilized to prevent downloading programs from the net?. If there aren't any
as such, what's the best shareware program that can accomplish this?
OS running is Win ME ,,,,,,,,
thanks in advance
_john
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Windows ME startup hardware information database by
jake909
HI,
I have tried about everything I can think of to get this PC to come up. I
can get it to come up in 'safe mode', but every time I try it in 'normal' it
gets to where it wants to update the 'hardware iformation database', and
freezes. I have added no new hardware or anything like that. I can't...
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Windows ME _restore folder size by
Idaho Surveyor
I have a 7 gigabite hardrive and the _restore folder uses 5.3 gigibites of my
hardrive. I need to resize or delete this folder.
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February 11th 05 02:59 AM
by Mike M
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