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bloody ScanDisk... by DC.
Hello, My friend's computer, running Win98se, starts the " one or more of your drives may have...........etc." and goes to ScanDisk every time it is started. After that it works normally. I've run ScanDisk manually, a thorough scan reports no problems. Anyone know how to reset this? DC.
July 21st 04 09:55 PM
by Ron Badour Go to last post
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another question by
Thanks for your response, I have another question, and I wonder if it may be related to my (start button sticking) problem: The clock(lower right)loses time. I can click on it and hit OK, and it will correct its-self. It seems to happen when I am doing something on the internet like reading a long...
July 21st 04 12:09 PM
by glee Go to last post
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changing desktops by Pirate
Hi again My O/S is win98se, pentium 2 355mz,195memory,10gb Hdrive....When I am using my pc for some reason it seems to change desktop after a small window appears saying explorer error and when I press cancel on this it seems to go to a slightly different desktop ie the bottom task bar has only my...
July 21st 04 04:01 AM
by glee Go to last post
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computer won't boot up by
I believe I have a virus that cauused the problem. Any ideas ? My screen is black . The hard discs are running, but never stops. Cant come up in bios either.
July 20th 04 06:47 AM
by CJT Go to last post
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jpegs by [email protected]
My jpeg files no longer have jpeg icons. They have a window icon and I am no longer able to open them by clicking on them. No idea what happened. Anybody else know? Thanks!
July 20th 04 04:21 AM
by Jeff Richards Go to last post
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Windows does not shut down by Marie
Maybe some can help me! I shut down my laptop (star, shut down) and the system gets "hang", and have to power it off manually. Why is this happening?.
July 20th 04 12:01 AM
by Ron Badour Go to last post
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high processor usage when idle by Chink!
Hello My pc shows very high processor usage when no applications are open. Stays between 70 and 90%. Makes programmes run very slow, cursor freezes and jumps, almost unusable. There is some norton anti virus software running in the background What can I do to improve performance? many thanks
July 19th 04 10:28 PM
by Bert Kinney Go to last post
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Error msg after doing a scandisk by Frank
After doing a scandisk on my computer, I just get the following msg when I try to restart the computer: MSGSRV32 caused an invalid page fault in module unknown at bff7:bcde2485 Thereafter the computer freezes. What can I do to correct this situation? Eventually: Can I do anything to undo...
July 19th 04 06:48 PM
by Frank Go to last post
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Service layer (not responding) by Rod
Hi, I am running Win98se on a Dell 1GHz. Windows keeps freezing. When I do ctrl-alt-del I see the above error, ending the "service layer" usually clears the problem, but not always and requires a reboot. I cannot reproduce the problem, but it seems more likely to occur when I am using some...
July 19th 04 05:05 PM
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Help by AMY
HELP I cannot start my computer I have a vkd error ive tried everything and i cannot find my windows cd
July 19th 04 04:59 AM
by glee Go to last post
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Fatal Exception Errors by Anna Ruth
I have Windows 98SE, IE6SP1, 1000 megahertz AMD Athlon 128 kilobyte primary memory cache 256 kilobyte secondary memory cache, Board: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. 7VKMLS 1.x Bus Clock: 100 megahertz BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. 07.00T 08/27/2002 Am on dialup and have Wal-Mart Connect as my...
July 19th 04 12:23 AM
by Anna Ruth Go to last post
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Power Management by jdubya
I have to go into power management every time I start up the computer and set the momitor to rest after 5 mins. or whatever time I choose. Shouldn't I have to do this only one time unless I change the time? Any help?
July 19th 04 12:18 AM
by jdubya Go to last post
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can't open file by iain
i am having trouble opening a wps file from My Documents- after copy/pasting a picture off internet to the wps file (i have successfully used this method previously, as not all pictures display the download function) -and after having trouble disconnecting from internet/ saving and closing files...
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July 18th 04 12:36 PM
by iain Go to last post
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message at the time of shutdown by
What happens when we shut down the system. Whether Hard disk and RAM shutdown simultaniosly. How is the message "ITS NOW SAFE TO TURN OFF YOUR MONITOR" appearing on the screen.
July 18th 04 10:23 AM
by MasterBlaster Go to last post
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Win98 msconfig & KERNEL32 terminal error by Martin Richecoeur
Win98 msconfig & KERNEL32 terminal error When I am in normal mode and I run msconfig it's fine until I either go cancel or ok. I get the following terminal error that then goes to an unreturnable blue screen (hard boot necessary)! KERNEL32 caused a general protection fault in module KRNL386.EXE...
July 18th 04 06:28 AM
by glee Go to last post
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fatal exception error by Ken Dye
When I boot up my system....it gives me the following message...a fatal exception OE has occured at 0167:00000015....If I can find a way to get in the bios setup and change the boot up options,can I reinstall windows and fix the problem...Please help me!..Thanks.. Kenneth:::::::
July 18th 04 06:10 AM
by glee Go to last post
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standby, shutdown and closing by papa don
My standby and shutdown will not work. I must use power on/off switch. How to correct? To close solitare, messenger or any other thing they will only close in three or four segments instead of all at once. How to correct. -- papa don in hawaii
July 17th 04 11:42 PM
by papa don Go to last post
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PLEASE!! Let Me Do My Own..... by Star E. Avenues
Chose "Let Me Specify my own virtual memory settings.." for the SWAP File on the My Computer Performance tab. And Wow!, my P.C. was working smoother, better, much more quietly!! faster, than it has in a long time. Next thing I know that option is no longer available to me and every time I...
July 17th 04 07:01 PM
by Star E. Avenues Go to last post
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USB driver problem? by FACE
Output from MSINFO32, Components,Miscellaneous: ~~~~ VIA USB Enhanced Host Controller Unknown This Device Has a Problem: Code=28 (0x1C) The drivers for this device are not installed correctly. To install the driver for this device, click the Driver tab, and then click Update Driver.
July 17th 04 04:15 PM
by FACE Go to last post
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low resources by jay
what steps should i take to the problem of freezing screens and a message not enough memory when i have a 256 ram with only 4 applications opened?
July 17th 04 10:51 AM
by Gerry Cornell Go to last post
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