Recent content by AntonioAnsell

Hi... I've one quick problem and one quick question - both to do with display settings in XP Pro on two different machines. 1) On my home PC when I log on the contrast / brightness settings are to my liking, but when everything has loaded it defaults to a far brighter screen, a bit washed out...

Thanks Bob... I'm running Sophos AV... Strange thing with my problem is it began when I installed an HP LaserJet 4050T printer... Before when I was using a cheap HP colour printer via USB (as opposed to a CAT cable from the PC to the printer (I'm not on a network)I had no problems! It seems...

Hi.. I've started to get the following Windows Error message when I try to print from MS Word 2000. I then upgraded to MS Office 2003 and it's still the same. I'm using XP Pro with Service Pack 2. Here's the error: AppName: winword.exe AppVer: 11.0.5604.0 ModName: ntdll.dll ModVer...

Hey guys... Thank you for your feedback so far... I'm usung CCleaner, HDValet (a fantasic little program I got off the cover CD of a US computer magazine a few years ago, AD-Aware SE and have de-fragmented using XP's defrag software... That all sound good - or anything else you can recommend...

Hey... I'm thinking of wiping my PC's hard drive back to factory condition (with Windows XP Pro pre-installed) and then reinstall my existing data from a back up - but I want to check a couple of things before I proceed. 1) If I do a complete back up to an external drive as an 'image', when I...

Hey... Accoring to my newly expired subscriptions to Norton Internet Security 2006, it's 'alarms' on both my desktop PC and laptop flash saying I have the Torjan.Peacomm infection - but I am puzzzed. Thing is I have updated my virus scanner (as much as Norton will allow now it has expired) and...

Hey... I've a dual Dell flat screen monitor set up on my Dell desktop and am having problems with Windows XP remembering my colour setting profile on the main monitor (number 1). It loads it fine on the second monitor (identified as monitor 2)... The only way I can get XP to kick itself into...

Hey... When trying to start up my Windows XP Home (SP1) it failed to boot up - saying, on a blue screen: "Application failed to start because Shell32.DLL is not found". I tried to do a repair of the installation by using the Windows Recovery Consoul - it got to around 70% and it froze. At...

Thank you! Tried option three - and enabled both in XP Pro to stop it starting automatically!

Hey... I've a hassle with Windows Messenger v4.7. Although I have it switched off in the program's options, made sure it doesn't start up automatically using MSCONFIG etc, and it doesn't show up in my system tray - people can still message me! And the program's supposedly closed down! Help...

Sorted! Thank you! I looked under the Group settings in the security tab, as you suggested - the correct boxes were ticked. Then, I looked under Sharing. Network Sharing was ticked. I un-ticked, hit apply and re-ticked the Network Sharing box, then apply - and it kick started itself. I can...

Hey... Yes, Server. Computer Browser and Netbios over TCP/IP running on both machines and all connections in the case of the TCP/IP... I've switched on my 2nd Workstation and it has the same hassle accessing the laptop's hard drive as the first Workstation.

Hey.. double checked the Netbios settings on both PCs (and changed to ensure they were doing what the link said)... I restarted both machines, but still the same error from Workstation to laptop. Laptop to Workstation is fine now.

Hey... Thank you for all your suggestions - I've moved forward, but 50% solved! Bcastner, I followed your advice first of checking Browser, Workstation, Server and Netbt Helper services are running - they weren't and have activated them on both machines. Here's the thing - on my lap top, I can...

Hey... My System Restore feature isn't registering any installs or changes to my XP Pro system... If I open the programe, it shows the current day saying: "System Checkpoint" with the time I've just opened the program, that's it. Any history has been wiped... Any ideas please...? Is this a...