Hi Im my C:/ theres a folder called OLDREST and when im doin a scan of my drive it takes forever to get through because this folder seems to have an awful lot of files. Inside this folder is: 5 files ARCHIVE folder - 910 files EXTRACT folder - 0 files LOGS folder - 4 files SFP folder - 0 files

About half the time I try to shut down, the screen goes to my background pattern and stays there. I can then shut down by pressing the reset button, logging on and then shutting down again. How Do I get machine to shut down all the time?

ok i have windows me edition installed on my desktop but i don't like the way it was installed it was installed right on top of win 98 how do i like format my harddrive so tat i can install windows me again fresh and clean? .. -- CYA NATE JONES

Hi can anyone help. I am running Windows ME on a differant computer and when i try to open anything on my system i get the error message "Your Current Security Settings Prohibit Running ActiveX Controls on This Page...". I can get into MY COMPUTER but it does not list anything on the computer. i...

The print icon in the My Pictures folder is dimmed out. Any ideas?

Hi, hope womeone can help, when I try to download the most recent updates my computer freezes when i get to the instal part of the process. I believe this is problem with my windows? I have the Norton Anti-virus package which also has a doctor feature to fix these problems but that also freezes...

hi to all how can i made a batch file to save changes i have made to any windows application settings. in other words suppose i want to change some setting in tools menu in windows media player how can i save these setting in a batch file .so how can i change the menu tools of any application...

hi to all how can i made a batch file to save changes i have made to any windows application settings. in other words suppose i want to change some setting in tools menu in windows media player how can i save these setting in a batch file .so how can i change the menu tools of any application...

My updating hardware database says not responding. My cd burner will not work, was trying to check the driver, even thou it says it is working properly, it isn't, I followed the directs from the Microsoft cd player web site, I removed the cd audio device from media control devices, rebooted then...

My system locked up and I rebooted. Now I get{error loading explore.exe You must reinstall windows}. What can I do to get my system back? Jim @

I can't seem to download Macromedia Flash and I've done everything that the Flash support says to try. I also can't get the Shockwave player to work. Anyone know how to fix this? Thanks.

I can't change my home page, it keeps going back to "0websearch.com". I don't know where this came from. I've run CWSHREDDER and Spybot but it doesn't cure it. Does anyone know a cure? Leo

Just colour me blonde and humour me.....grin. When I hit Run/Regedit, this is all that is showing.....and I know that ain't enough. It is all under *My Computer*. 6 Folders under HKEY..... CLASSES_ROOT CURRENT_USER LOCAL MACHINE

I recently did my windows update. Next day got auto update and without paying attention did the update again. Will that hurt anything or do I need to remove one and if I do how?? Told ya I was computer dumb!!

help will not open. I reconfiged WMI per ms knowledge base article 274736. still no help center. any suggestions? thank you!

A few times lately, an empty box pops up, and down on my task bar is an arrow pointed down to the right. It says Viewpoint Manager. What is this, what does it do, and where did it come from?

I have just reinstalled Hotbar after reinstalling ME (believe it or not, I actually like it), which works fine when I install skins from other pages. However, when I open the hotbar page itself to look at its gallery, I get a popup that tells me I need to download some components to view the page...

I am not using any network on my computer, so I do not think I need that "My Network Places" icon on my desktop at all. So how do I delete it? Please help! Thanks!

Here is a trick I have used in the past for entering BIOS on start-up. I play the "ivories" on the control, delete, and the F1 to F12 keys. It sure does it. No matter which key you need to press, you will have pressed it when you switch on your PC. 'cause, it helps if you have agile pianist's...

Hello.. Recently my cursor has jus been going a bit mad.. it moves all over the place and seems to right click and stop etc.. I have no idea why this is happening and to be honest its got very very annoying. I really hope someone can help me..