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activation by coffeestain
I recently restored me on an old computer. It has an error msg, "windows product activation must be activated with microsoft". My cd is legit, came with my compac, what do I do?
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September 27th 06 04:29 PM
by BJ Honeycut Go to last post
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activation by coffeestain
also I forgot to say this computer is not connected to internet.
September 25th 06 05:35 PM
by coffeestain Go to last post
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HP Pavilion 8250 stuck in 16 colors by Kirk Sabre
Hey, all I'm helping my friends get their computer set up, but have encountered a display problem that I really don't know how to get around. They have an HP Pavilion 8250, 266 Celeron Processor, 48 MB RAM, and what I believe in onboard video/audio. I know, it's a POS, but for what they use it...
August 30th 06 08:12 AM
by charles Go to last post
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Second Taskbar on Desktop by Nanpat
desktop I am working with a friend who is using Windows ME. He was running ScanDisk and touched his mouse while it was in progress. Now, when he boots up, there is a second Grey colored taskbar at the top of the screen. It shows all the drives that are in the My Computer window. He can no longer...
July 6th 06 05:39 PM
by Mike M Go to last post
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Second Taskbar on Desktop by Nanpat
I am working with a friend who is using Windows ME. He was running ScanDisk and touched his mouse while it was in progress. Now, when he boots up, there is a second Grey colored taskbar at the top of the screen. It shows all the drives that are in the My Computer window. He can no longer run...
July 6th 06 05:09 PM
by Nanpat Go to last post
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Laptop did not functioning and no display aswell by Irshad
Hello, I left my laptop in on position with few of the websites on display. When I came back after few hours there was no display coming up and no keys were working. The only way laptop started functioning was by disconnecting the battery and then reconnecting it and then by switching on the power...
June 22nd 06 11:09 AM
by Richard G. Harper Go to last post
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Passwords properties by fleur4
In the Control panel,(passwords) I try to change the WindowsnPW. It asks for the old PW, which I don't remember after 5 years and I'm going away for a few days and like to create a Password. How can find out if i ever entered a password and if so, what is my old Password. Would appreciate if...
June 15th 06 02:15 AM
by Mart Go to last post
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I want to reinstall Device Manager itself (WinME) by Chipmonk
Hello, Many months ago I lost use of my sound card (Device Manager shows the yellow exclamation mark). I also found that everytime I boot up, my USB mouse won't work unless I remove it from Device Manager, then unplug and re-insert it. Also SCSI controllers have yellow exclamation marks and can no...
June 4th 06 08:40 PM
by Noel Paton Go to last post
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screen area by Stewart
I recently bought a 19" tft monitor and am very pleased with it but am puzzled at a problem I am having with the screen settings. It is a digital monitor and can take a setting of screen area 1920 x 1080 but if I set it at this then the desktop becomes a bit like a panorama scene and the task bar,...
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May 30th 06 09:17 PM
by Mike M Go to last post
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Video Problem by Jerry
Video Problems – Problem 1: I have been having some OE:0028 type error problems. The error problems are not the reason for this post. Now, when I try to restart my PC after an error message, there are times when a screen of blue dots appears. After rebooting or restarting again, I can get back...
May 13th 06 12:25 AM
by Jerry Go to last post
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scan disk and defragmenter by SOFYXIT
it seems that (for some time now) my pc will not complete a whole scan on scan disk. it shows me a warning saying that windows is writing to another file and so the scan disk has restarted 10 times . this is shown to me mor than 10 times! so i cannot seem to complete a scan disk. furthermore, when...
May 11th 06 03:47 PM
by Mart Go to last post
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Desktop Display by Shane Wood
A recent problem I have been having occurs when I first boot up Window ME, the background appears along with the mouse pointer (and I can move the mouse around) but the taskbar and icons fail to appear. I surmissed that this was a display problem after rebooting the machine in Safe Mode and the...
May 9th 06 10:56 PM
by Noel Paton Go to last post
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Utopia by Even Stephen
Can someone who uses Win Me please send my the wav. file of the Utopia Asterisk? Thanks!
May 9th 06 10:16 AM
by Mart Go to last post
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Freezes by Adrian
I start the computer - it's normal. Except if I click any icon, or start then it freezes. Can anyone help me?
May 5th 06 03:47 PM
by Keith Davis Go to last post
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Can't change desplay resolution by Two up on a page
I set up a hard drive with ME to use when I want to use PhotoDraw (doesn't work well with XP). The display is only 16 color and low resolution. PhotoDraw won't open because it says it needs 256 color. The 16 color and resolution can not be changed. What driver can I use and how can I import it so...
April 15th 06 05:51 AM
by rajkohli Go to last post
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Taskbar by Jack
I cannot access the Taskbar properties to make changes to it. The "Start" button and its ICON are small. Also the ICONs next to the date are very small while the date is the correct size. How can I adjust the size of these ICONs? -- jl
April 15th 06 03:51 AM
by Jack Go to last post
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toolbar displaying the secure page icon by John Mullan
Hi, how can i change my internet explorer window to show the toolbar @ the bottom of the page to show whether i am visiting a secure page to transmit personal information etc....... any information is really really appreciated. thank you. j
April 13th 06 03:49 AM
by John Mullan Go to last post
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Where is customization kept? by WilDeliver
About to repurpose a WinME computer by installing XP, a couple of large hard drives, max memory and a new power supply and fan. However ... My son had done quite a bit of customization of the UI, with different background images for many folders and specific lettering choices, color choices,...
March 26th 06 11:47 PM
by janfeb Go to last post
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After new installation of Millennium by Swordlord
Hi. I re-formatted my computer's hard-drive and I re-installed Windows Millennium. But after re-installation I get an extremely crappy display with only 16 colors and 640x480 resolution. I think I need new drivers or something, but I have no idea what I need or where to get it from. I know that,...
March 21st 06 10:56 PM
by Mart Go to last post
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screen settings messed up by alastairg100
I am not sure if it is a virus or it is just something wrong with two of our computers, and the same thing just happened to happen on the same time. One computer was a Windows ME computer but we have recently installed Windows XP as it is a more secure system, and the other is a Windows ME laptop...
March 13th 06 11:10 PM
by Noel Paton Go to last post
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