Every time I start my computer I get the msg. that explorer has caused an error in shell32.dll, and from that point on nothing will load on the desktop, nor can I access the internet. Every now and then it starts properly, like today. Any help out there? Much appreciated:)

I'm working on a friends system (Sony VIO) after she was having problems. So I completely restored the system and everything was fast and ran great. Once I ran the Windows Update, install the critical updates, and reboot the system suddenly became very very slow. I've check on Sonys website with...

I have picked up a couple of annoyances in my Windows ME Explorer display. First, I can't get the file list to display as thumbnails. That option no longer appears in my Views menu. I can display large or small icons, list, or details, but not as thumbnails. Second, the 'new folder' icon in the...

When I tried to connect to my Internet provider on my Windows 1995 PC, I received the following Warning! Your Windows password list was damaged. . . . You may need to reenter password. There was a help button which I pressed. It only said to restart the computer which I did to no avail. When I...

I cannot get the following problem resolved: The initialization of the Help Center Failed. Please report the following error number to Microsoft Support: 2147143677 Please note that via Search of MS Support I learned of a resolution of the same problem, exactly as per above text; but which...

when i download a file it is saved as a "JPEG" file, but when i go to open the file my system says that it is missing a file "PRPGRAM.EXE"

Each time my computer starts up it says last attempt to resume from hibernation failed do you want to try again. If I press yes it starts ok but takes forever. How do I get it back to its normal shutdown and start up? Thanks Bernie

I am not very good at changing a lot of things around in my computer, but i try to read the guide to direct me, I am not to sure what to do about all the many programs that start on my computer when it first comes on, I don't want to delete them but I donot want them running everytime I start my...

Every so often my PC is showing blue screen of death with message Windows Protection error, you need to restart your computer, system halted. I did a google search on it and it seems like I need to do some troubleshooting for shutdown on VXD. any tips to start me in the right direction? thanks

My Boot Disk is not loading right. How do I go about getting or downloading another one?

I've downloaded and installed Mcafee Virus Scan, subscribe thru AOL .. but get error message on startup: Mcafee Virus Shield " X Error: Incorrect V Shield device driver version" then old Mcafee menu which just scanned comes up I have to delete both of these ; Then ==

I have just recently downloaded every darn "critical" update, but am still experiencing this weird problem. While I'm browzing, fiddling around or whatever up pops this Runtime Error 6025 which replicates itself umpteen times, until I have to close the window because it freezes. Does anyone have a...

I keep getting 'wtoolsa has caused an errorin KERNEL 32.DLL.' can anyone help me? What is this, what causes it and what can I do to fix it? Thanks!

Restore points are RG*.CAB files. The presence of BKVXDLASTLOG.nn files usually indicates that the state manager is possibly in the course of analysing the various files in the _RESTORE\TEMP folder prior to either "cabbing" them (FS*.CAB files in Archive) or discarding them. I suspect that what...

I am trying to install and use a wireless LAN Card from Dlink. When my laptop is running and the card is plugged in, I keep getting a message saying that Explorer caused an error in MSAFD.DLL. It will go away but come back in 5 seconds. I can't get rid of it. It doesn't come up when I have the...

When downloading pictures they are often automatically placed in the "My Pictures" folder. How can I have them automatically placed in the folder of my choice? Thanks, Walt -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the...

I had a significant crash a few months ago and in the process of re-installing Windows ME I can't locate the palintino (sp?) font (many of my programs now have a nearly unreadable, tiny, cursive font); I can't find the font anywhere on my disk (it's a Dell OEM disk). Any thoughts? Thanks, Kelly...

When I shut down my computer , I get the following on a blue screen. VWIN32(O5)+00012DO ERROR:OE:0028:CO2A44A8 push any button to continue. When I do it continues to shut down somtimes and sometimes it just hangs up and you have to shut it down. How do I identify this error and correct it? Thanks...

Everything was fine on my computer until recently when i started getting an error message in Windows ME shortly after reboot: Explorer has caused error ~8272807082.TMP. Explorer will now close. If i close it, everything disappears except the picture on my desktop. But i can go on, like i am now,...

I am not one who knows alot about computers. Somehow I added 2 things to my task bar and I don't know how to delete them out of there. Can you explain how to do this in a way that I may understand? I appreciate this so much. the two items are Quick Time and the other is EN stands for english...