Recent content by wizzofid

How about trying system restore?

Just an observation...I have recently discovered that if you make major changes to settings or add/remove hardware/software XP will require you to re-activate because of all those changes. I am becoming very weary of all the BS I've had to put up with lately from XP.

Check these settings in Word under Tools/Options: General tab - check the box marked "recently used files list" and set it to as many recently opened files as you want to view in your history. Save tab - set the "default format" near the bottom to Word 97-2000 RTF. See if...

Thanks for the reply linney. What type of problems should I be looking for in the Hosts files? Also, I have tried running several commands such as "ipconfig /release-renew, ipconfig /flushdns" and a bunch of others. I've also uninstalled and reinstalled the dial up connections. So far...

IE 6 problem - DNS error I posted this on the browser issues board but have not had a single reply in two days. I'm posting it here hoping someone might have a suggestion. "My former ADSL ISP had major problems a few days ago. Now my IE 6 keeps coming up with a DNS error and I cannot view...

IE 6 DNS error My former ADSL ISP had major problems a few days ago. Now my IE 6 keeps coming up with a DNS error and I cannot view any web pages. Their tech support had me do a ping test and release/renew my IP address along with deleting temp. internet files and cookies. This failed to...

Thanks for the feedback. Wiz

See if this helps: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;323219

I had a similar problem getting a camera and printer to work. The trick that FINALLY fixed the problem for me was to uninstall the USB host controller/root hub from Device Manager. Then I rebooted, XP found the new hardware (usb) automatically and re-installed it. Everything runs fine ever...

See if this helps. http://winangels.com/win9xnt/tips/xp-ie6_nosource.htm

I get an occasional freeze in XP caused by an unsupported driver for my touch pad (older Acer laptop). Like you, my only option is to disconnect the power. However, they don't occur that often so I decided to live with it. Have you checked the event logs?

This should help you. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;290402

Disk Cleanup settings: Start button/run. Type in the following - cleanmgr /sageset:99 (note the space between cleanmgr and the forward slash). This will open a list of check boxes. Make sure all are selected and they will appear each time you run disk cleanup from then on. You will find the...

Go to Control Panel/System/Advance tab/Performance - setting button. You will find the page file settings there.

Just turning off the system restore function saved me .5 GB's but it's up to you if you want to do without that. A really good trick is to run disk cleanup. When the window opens look for the "compress old files" option. Check the box, then click the options button. The default time to...