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hy i tried to install a genius speed wheel on a pc running xp pro sp2 the problem is that the wheel has a serial conector (it works fine under win 98) but for xp i need a usb conector so i bought a serial-to-usb convertor but it didn't work. it's recognased as an unknown media device, instaling the usb driver (for the wheel) doesen't...

Where can I get Window XP Home Edition software in English? My laptop is using Window XP home edition version 2002 in Japanese but it is very unconvinient for me. I had changed by windown XP profesional in english but sound failed. who can show me how to solve?

Hello, I have a computer with Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition installed on German language. How can change it on English without reinstalling Windows XP? Thanks in advance Lile

Is there any one that can help me i have a problem i forgot my administrator password to my pc i only have guess privilages is there any way i can get back or have to get the password.

I am getting an error messege when I try to install any software in my pc which is running on windows 2000 professional service pack2.This is the error messege."windows installer cannot be access".It never happen before.I also try to run the file from command prompt typing F:\winnt\system32\ msiexee.exe. but same problem please help to find...

I am getting an error messege when I try to install any software in my pc running windows 2000 prof ."windows installer cannot be access"

Dear friends. I’m using unauthorized XP Professional operating system so I need activation after every 30 days. I have another XP CD but it is not boot able. When I install this CD the Microsoft Access is not supporting. I don’t understand why?!

Hi All, I am using WindowsXP operating system. I was able to hide the files and to see them : I was going to the "Tool" menu then "Folder Option" and then "View" tab and "show the hidden files and folders" check box ... But from some days I am not able to get that "Folder Option" in the menu from the "Tool" menu. So I am not able to...

This is probably an old problem, but here it is.! How to open a Web application Download into Excel: For PC (Windows) Users: 1. On your desktop, click 'My Computer'. 2. Click 'Tools'. 3. Click 'Folder Options'. 4. Click 'File Types'. 5. Find the file type '.xls' in the list and highlight it. 6. Click 'Advanced'. 7. De-select <>...

Good Morning, I hope some one can help me out with a problem of mine, i have recently suffered a virus to my PC which disabled all functions other than to re install Windows and start a fresh, unfortunately I had all my wedding photos on the hard drive and no back up, is it possible to retrieve these files myself or am I best taking my PC to a...

I just acquired a P.C. which was being thrown out. The only problem which I believe is solvable is that when I try and open any program other than Windows Explorer I am told that ' This program does not have a file attched to it to perform this action. Create an association in the Folder Options control panel.' Help would be appreciated.

DVD rom is not reading cd's but its reading dvd's.Whenever i put a cd it gives an error message that either cd is correpted or windows cant read this format.it's in an IBM thinkpad t23 with toshiba cd rom. any help regarding this.......................

The place where my husband works gave us the information to put on our home computor so we can change benefits,look at paychecks, etc. I have gotten to the home page but it will not let me do anything and gives me this error: EJB Exception: The Network Adapter could not edstablish the Connection. Can anyone help me with this and tell mehow...

I cannot SEND emails without getting a pop-up from Windows Installer.It reads as follows: The feature you are trying to use is on a network resource that is unavailable. Click OK to try again, or enter an alternate path to a folder containing the installation package MAIN SP3ff.MSP in the box below. It doesn't matter where I click, the same...

hy all i don't have a good net connection at home ( it isn't cheap either ) so i can't download alot of stuf but at school we have lets say a good net (15 - 30 KB/s) so i conviced one of the teacher to let me put a HDD in a pc ( @ school) . the problem is that other techers or school mates shouldn't see the partitions ( on my drive )...

Yesterday I attempted to install sharepoint portal server 2003 on windows server 2003. Once we had installed it I realised that we had followed the setup instructions for a server farm set up as opposed to a single server network. I then un installed the sharepoint services program, and then tried to uninstall the sharepoint portal server, but...

Im really sorry Im not quite sure if I should be posting on here. A message has popped up on my friends computer telling him he is out of stacker space..... Please can you tell us what this is and if this will be the reason his computer has started going really slow. I have a very basic understanding of PC's but I really haven't got a clue onthis...

I'm wondering if there are any scripting gurus out there that can help with my situation. Here goes... So I've made this .NET application that manages an engineering firm's drawings, this application allows for data to move from a drawing to a database and vice versa. Now here's the problem, those drawing files are opened with an application...

I am having a problem when I am either using the scrolling wheel or the up and down arrows. It use to be smooth until my harddrive crashed and I had to replace it and reinstall windows. I have a logitech X wireless keyboard and mouse. The screen seems to jump several lines at a time and I have already verified the the scrolling is set to one...

Hi, Every time I open 2003 Outlook, I get this error message "The procedure entry point LdrLockLoaderLock could not be located in the dynamic link library ntdll.dll" Please advise on how to fix this error. Thank you.

Hello, I am sorry if this is not the correct forum for this post. I am looking for a tool for Windows, that can do file transfer to remote machines ( running windows as well ), and also do remote execution. it should be run from a script, it should have a log of all errors, and it should be able to do Retry/Stop/Continue to operations ( for...

Hi everybbody, After reinstalling our Windows 2003 Server and correcting the dammages provoqued by the alimentation box, now the other problem that appears is the follow: The Server works normally, however time to time when a user from the workstation tries to open a file on the server or a folder he have to wait nearly 1 or 2 minutes to...

what should be the criterion for selecting the quantum size in round-robin scheduling algorithm so that its performance is best?

hy all is there any way to prevent wintows to boot in safe mode?

I am trying to turn on the SSDP service discovery program, but when I try to turn on the service i keep getting a 1053 error: The servcice did not not respond to the start or or control request in a timely fashion. I have googled this error and found out that it was sometimes caused by the .net framework. I downloaded version and installed...