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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

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...

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

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...

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

I have a minor problem with Control Panel icons and images within folders. The problem is, that they do not appear in alphabetical order. e.g In Control Panel, User Accounts appears 1st in the list and accessibility Options appears last. I can click on arrange icons by name and everything will...

I've just made a test pc : Intel P4 512mb ddram windows xp Pro SP2 I've got it networked via a simple hub to server running WinXP Pro SP1. The client PC connects to the internet no probs and if I do a manual Windows update, it lists all security updates etc. The problem is that it can't...

I've got P3 (1gz), 512mb ram, 80gb hard drive WinXP pro SP1. It's been working fine for 3 years, until now. The problem is that it switches itself off, it can be after 2 mins or 2 days of use. I've replaced the power supply and that got it working again for about a week, but now it's reverted...

I have recently built a new pc. P4, Gigabyte 478 mobo, 512 DDR. Lan, Audio and video onboard mobo, 80 gb Hard Drive WinXP Pro SP1. The problem is, that after i shutdown using Windows ( i.e. start button> turn off computer), the PC will suddenly start itself up again randomly, it could be...

I have just installed Alcohol 120% to try. The problem is, that the virtual drive does not show up in My computer. It is shown in alcohol as being installed and the PC did find a new DVD/CD drive, but it's just not showing up. Any help? thanx

I have 3 PC'c networked via a simple hub. PC1 is connected to the internet through adsl and all 3 PC's can connect to the internet at the same time with no problem. But the problem is with file sharing on PC1. PC2 can share files with PC3 and vica versa, PC1 can access files on PC2 and PC3. But...

When i click on a download in IE6, the save as box does not appear (it just starts downloading to a temp directory) Yes i know i can right click, but on some downloads this is not an option. Any ideas ?

Does anyone know how to turn DMA on/off on a cdrom/dvd?

I'm trying to install an old scanner. I remember reading somewhere that you can alter the registry temporarily and install windows 2000 drivers. Do's anyone know the registry hack? Thanks