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Twice now while updating windows I have had a DOS screen appear in the background of the update download screen, which lists all my NAV files and then disables them, gives me weird messages ("thanks for leeching") and disables NAV, causing me to uninstall and reinstall NAV for it to work again...

Due to some insane tweaking on my part I have completely buggered my XP operating system. I have it running now but it is highly unstable. I am going to save (on disc) all my important stuff then I want to reformat the hard drive and reinstall. With Windows 98 I could do this easily. What is the...

I am running XP with IE6.0. Recently I tried to chat with some buddies using a program called DigiChat, which is online and does not require a download. When trying to access the program I get a message that says "DigiChat requires a java compatible browser" Ok, so how do I make my IE...

While playing battlefield Vietnam I have a lazy mouse issue. What I mean is that when I move the mouse the mouse pointer "swings" to the direction I want to move it to as opposed to actually moving there in a more rigid and tight manner. Moving the mouse pointer back and forth in the game causes...

I find that the lower the Hrz setting I have my monitor on the better the graphics quality. I was playing Battlefield Vietnam at 75 Hrz and moved it to 70 and it improved the graphics substantially. I was always under the impression that the higher the Hrz on the monitor the better. can...

It's that time again when I decide whether I move from Norton 2003 to NIS 2004. Or do I move elsewhere to another IS, Antivirus program. I am hesitant moving to NIS 2004 as I have heard quite a few negative things about it. Any suggestions? Engineer Keep in mind that whatever I switch to...

I've always had Pentiums in my home PC's, and it has been easy when buying them or seeing them advertised because their processing power/speed is in the name, such as P4. 2.6 Ghz. However, I will be buying an AMD chip soon. How can I tell the speed/processing power of those chips from their...

I have an old IBM ThinkPad (Type 2626-50U) in which I have developed a problem. The video display is centered on the monitor screen with a black border around it. The Display Properties where I would normally change this setting is only giving me one option (16 colors) and one resolution. I...

I have found in Program Files/Common Files/My Software folder a program called NewsFlash and a accompanying dll file that constantly tries to connect me to a site called careersteps.com. no problem I just delete the files and folder, My Software, right? Nope, XP says that the file is in use and...

When I go to the Windows Update site (I have XP) and the site tells me to download a new version of a driver that I currently have (i.e. agere pci soft modem driver) and I follw the instructions, where, later, do I find out what the updated driver's properties are, what it has fixed, corrected...

A while back I asked about how to fix an IE resize problem as when I opened IE the IE window was very small (opening small all the time). Someone suggested a registry fix for this which worked great. Another fix was to close the IE window while holding down the shift key. Can someone tell me...

Ever since the new MS Security fix my system takes longer to boot up, especially my Norton IS and AV programs. My system ususally boots up in about 30 seconds now it takes about 3 times that much time, any idea what this is all about?? Thanks Engineer

Remember Microsoft Chat, the cartoon one. That little chat program had a lot of useful features and was super easy to use. Where can I get another free, small, simple, chat program like that (minus the cartoons, or including them, no preference really). Thanks Eng.

Hi Guys If I set a system restore point (e.g. "Before download") and then download a program, after a while if I return to the system restore point I created before I downloaded that program, what will happend to that program? I know it will no longer show but does it actually get deleted...

I've heard of this file sharing program called Winmx. What exactly does it do? Is it intrusive? Is it another msn messenger type of program? How does it work? Is it safe? Thanks Eng

Many moons ago, before I had my 2.6 gig processor, XP, 21 inch monitor and all that cool stuff, I also had (on my old system) a program called "Valentine Dancer". It was a computer generated/animated, female dancer who danced to tunes when you played them on your PC. I believe it was a screen...

I heard about this program and that it is really popular but I am not sure exactly what it is. Thanks.

I heard the other day that a very popular download is Pop Up Ad Killer programs. I also heard that some of them have big compatibility issues with IE. I am thinking about downloading a pop up killer program but I am not sure if I will end up downloading something that I will later regret...

When I open my IE to surf the IE window opens very small, like a tiny box. It used to open as a full screen, but something must have re set it. How do I get it to open to full screen again. Eng

I have Norton NIS and AV 2003, and yesterday I found seven trojans on my system after a scan. Trojan.ByteVerify x2 Trojan.BackdoorLixy x3 Dummy1 Dummy What gives, I thought NIS was suppose to block this type of thing. How do these trojans end up on my system anyway. BTW, They...