Problem with I.E - I can open I.E with no problems, however, when I'm browsing a web site and click on a link, the page will start to load and then just hang there. I have tried repairing I.E through add/remove programs to no avail. I have also run every spyware and anti-virus program known...

trying to help a friend with ME. she tried to load a game for her daughter and was prompted to update directx. Now it won't startup at all. it won't go past the millenium screen. At one point she got a file could not be upgraded from 1% to 2%. I can't even get it to start in safe mode. Does anyone...

I have just been told that the mouse seems to be acting up. I myself wouldn't notice since I use the keyboard and adaptive software on my ME box. Here's the problem...After the machine has been running for a good bit, you can't click on anything. You can mover the cursor around, but neither...

I am trying to fix a friend's PC which is a Windows ME Celeron based PC. The computer has AVG and Zone Alarm running. The problem is an error message that appears at startup referring to access to a file because another program is using the file - I do not know what the "file" being accessed...

I am having difficulty logging in to a particular website and have been told to be sure that my computer allows cookies. The instructions were to go to IE Tools, Internet Options, Privacy, and Cookies. Well, I can get to Privacy, but can't find a section entitled "Cookies". Can you tell me where...

Hello In startrunMSCONFIG start up tab, there is a program that appears twice in the list. I would like to delete the redundand reference to it but clicking on 'clean up' doesn't do anything. How should go by this? Thank you in advance.

Hi all I have recently installed Norton Antivirus on my system with which i found loads of security risk trojans etc on my machine which i have now cleaned up, now everytime i now start my PC i get an error message saying 'Missing ibm00003.exe, unable to locate file' and am now unable to get rid...

Can anyone explain why I keep getting the same critical updates sent through after I have already updated my system? I have just checked my instalation history and find some updates have been installed up to 6 or 7 times.

I have three computers with Windows ME, I would like to completely reformat the hard drives and then donate them to charity. They a good, useable computers with 20GB hard drives, CD, monitor, keyboard, etc. All in good working condition, but I simply can NOT remember how to reformat the hard...

Yesterday after an apparently normal close down, next time I re started, the computer went into scandisk "improper shutdown", but with the thorough option dotted, automatically fix errors ticked and all options greyed. SD went through about 3/4 of the bars, then checked some 28,600 sectors,...

Hi there. I did a "Repair Windows" instead of a complete reinstall (didn't want to reformat hard drive). The installation appeared to have gone smoothly, however when I went to connect to internet - I could not dial out. "Microsoft Dial-Up Adapter is not Installed". I checked under the...

My CD-ROM and CD-RW drives no longer appear in 'My Computer' (Windows ME). In Control Panel, the primary and secondary IDE controllers are marked with an exclamation mark on yellow background, and the Properties button show the device status as "This device is either not present, not working...

what was the *LAST* version of windows messenger to work with windows ME ? i'm not talking about MSN messenger. :-)

It doesn't work except when I click on the button for it in the box in the bottom left hand corner of the right hand pane in Windows Explorer. I've tried changing the program that JPGs open with and it didn't help.

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In normal mode I have five devices listed under Sound, video, game: Audio codec Game controller Hauppage video Hauppage audio MPU-401 Midi In safe mode I have additional: BDA IPS Sink BDA MPE filter

Hi. Like so many in the weeks past, I am getting that God forsaken error message when I start up Windows...: "Explorer has caused an error in ~7583836889.TMP, Explorer will now close". And of course, by letting it do so, I am left with a blank desktop (no icons or anything) and a mouse pointer,...

I have searched the Google newsgoup archives and the Windows support site. Not having much luck. I have seen several things on how to "disable and get rid of the logon prompt". But, I WANT the logon prompt and I DON'T want the ability to just hit cancel and be able to logon.

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Hi, Is there a way of changing the appearance of a "default yellow folder"? I've added new folders to my desktop, but I would like to change the look from the plain yellow look. Thanks