Recent content by SupaTek

I have got avast A/V running, but i've dsabled that and zone alarm and it's still the same. Looks like its gonna have to be trial and error shuttin down startup progs 1 at a time. Thanx

Whenever I boot into Vista, I get the Welcome Screen OK and then I get a blank blue screen (with cursor) for between 1 or 2 minutes. After that time the desktop appears and everything seems to work OK. Any suggestions? I've done a virus and malware check, everything seems ok. Thanx

Problem solved:nervous: I was checking through the folders on my mates PC, when I found the remains of Norton Internet Security (looks like the main Norton folder had just been deleted and not uninstalled) Anyway, I downloaded and ran the Norton removal tool, and now everything is working fine...

Both PC's can ping each other, and ping the modem/router. My mates PC cannot connect to the internet using IE7 or firefox and the avast antivirus can't connect to update. My PC is working fine. I have now wired my mates pc to the router via the ethernet port. Still the same!!!!:mad:

I am trying to sort a mates pc out for him. I am on a home wireless network and everything is working fine. But my mates pc just won't connect. I can ping the modem/router OK and i can ping google news. I have turned off the firewall and made sure that IP addresses don't conflict, but it still...

Done that, but it comes back on reboot. Thanx

I have disabled computer from start menu using Start>Properties>customize>etc But the next time I restart my computer it's back. Is there a way of making it stay gone!! Vista home premium Thanx

Your the man:up:. It works Thanx Rep points for you

Still the same. Windows Update is red with a code 80070424

The windows update has disappeared from services, i've tried a system restore to a known good configuration, but it's still not there. I've run various malware programs, but they do not find a problem. Vista Home Premium SP1 Can anyone help? Thanx

I am running a duel boot with XP Pro and Vista Ultimate. The problem is, that under XP Pro everything works fine but when running Vista the DVD/CD does not appear to work. When I put any sort of disk in the drive it still tells me to insert disk. The drive shows up in My Computer and Device...

OK, I got it installed. I had to go to the help forum to configure it, but it's working fine now:up: Thanx

Do I install this to the XP or Vista hard disk? or doesn't it matter. Thanx

I have 2 SATA hard drives, on one I have XP pro installed and on the other I have Vista Ultimate. Is there a way that I can get an option to boot to one or other without having to change the boot order in the bios ? (which I have to do at the moment) Thanx

Resurrected this thread again:laugh: I still can't get the laptop to download Updates even after following the instructions given. I don't get an option to reinstall active x, The green line just carries on moving across the screen for ever and a day. I've also updated to SP2 (with MS disk) and...