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    Can't Resize Outlook 2003

    I have Outlook 2003 installed on my PC at work and every time I click the resize button, the program minimizes to my taskbar. I can't click on the taskbar icon to restore it. I have to right click and select maximize, at which time Outlook maximizes. It also looks like it's minimizing to a...
  2. johntx2001

    Can't Register McAfee Total Protection 2007

    I recently installed McAfee Total Protection 2007 using the Vista-compatible download from the McAfee website. However, when I try to register the software, I get a blank screen under Product Setup. I've contacted McAfee live webchat and their solution of course is to delete cookies, uninstall...
  3. johntx2001

    Hauppauge PVR-250 Won't Initiate

    I'm running Windows Vista Home Premium and have a Hauppauge PVR-250 PCI card. The live TV, etc. works perfectly in Media Center but whenever I try to utilize the video capture feature in the PVR-25o I get an error message saying the software (ULead DVD Movie Factory 6 and Nero Vision) failed to...
  4. johntx2001

    Vista Boots up to Black Screen

    I've installed Windows Vista on a brand new hard drive and sometimes it boots to a black screen and just hangs there. It will go through the "Knight Rider" initial screen and then I get the black screen which should then give the round blue Vista logo, but instead it just stops at that screen...
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    Power Supply the Problem?

    I recently installed a 7300GT PCI-Express Video card and suddenly my PC locks on bootup at the main Windows Screen. The blue scrolling bars below the logo scroll through and then stop and the system is frozen. I installed another new video card and had the same problem. I had a 600W power...
  6. johntx2001

    Compaq Laptop Motherboard Keeps Burning Out

    My niece has a compaq laptop that's just over a year old and this is the second time the motherboard has burned out. The laptop will be working fine, and then goes completely dead. It can't be booted up at all -- just no response. Compaq replaced the motherboard in August with a 90 day...
  7. johntx2001

    Transferring Outlook Express to Outlook 2003

    I recently got a new pc and wanted to transfer my outlook express files from the old hard drive to Outlook 2003 on the new hard drive. I having a hard time figuring out where the outlook express files are on the old hard drive. Does anyone have an idea how to do this? Thanks!
  8. johntx2001

    Computer Goes Dark At Bootup

    I have a brand new HP Media Center computer and whenever I boot up, the Windows XP initial screen appears and then the screen goes dark. HP support said it was the video card so I bought a new one so I could fix the problem immediately, and this didn't help. I can get into safe mode, but no...
  9. johntx2001

    Microsoft Wireless Intellimouse Explorer

    I recently got a new Dell laptop computer and now my Microsoft Wireless Intellimouse Explorer won't work. When I try to install the Intellipoint software, there is a conflict with the built-in touchpad on the notebook. I have tried uninstalling the software for the touchpad, but then I get an...
  10. johntx2001

    HP G85 - Won't Network With Win 98/XP

    I have an HP G85 All-In-One printer and it is plugged into one of my computers via USB. Both of my computers are plugged into a Linksys Router for my cable modem and I have the computers networked to each other via the router. When both computers were using Win 98, everything worked fine, but...
  11. johntx2001

    Palm M105 Hot Sync With WindowsXP

    I have a new Palm M105 that used to hotsync fine with Windows 98. I recently got a new computer with WindowsXP and I can't get a connection with the PC when I hotsync. I currently have a splitter cable on my serial port and the other device works just fine, but the Palm gets no repsonse. I...
  12. johntx2001

    Old Dos Program Won't Work In XP

    Help!! I have an old old (came on a 5 1/4" disk) DOS - based program that I really want to use. I have Windows XP and it won't even load anymore. Is there a converter I can download or something that will allow me to run very old software or am I just out of luck?? Thanks for any help...
  13. johntx2001

    Windows Messenger

    I recently installed Windows XP Home Edition and would like to uninstall the Windows Messenger. It keeps popping up with new updates to the Messenger system etc and drives me crazy. I've tried deactivating it from the msconfig box but it still shows up at bootup. I can't find anything that...
  14. johntx2001

    Microsoft Outlook Blocks Attachments

    I'm using Microsoft Outlook 2002 (not Outlook Express) and I downloaded an email with an .exe attachment. Outlook blocked the attachment and said it's a type level 1 attachment which is automatically blocked by Outlook because it could be dangerous. Is there a way to turn this off? I don't...
  15. johntx2001

    Hard Drives Making Loud "Knocking" Noise

    I have two hard drives on my machine running windows 98 (C: and D: drives). The other day the C: drive started making a loud knocking noise, so I disconnected it completely and used the D: drive as my only drive (now the C: drive). Shortly thereafter, the same problem arose. I replaced the...
  16. johntx2001

    Windows Registry/McAfee Virus Scan Installation

    I recently installed windows 98 on a new harddrive, and after trying to install several software packages, including McAfee Virus Scan, I got an error message saying my Windows Registry was corrupted. I reinstalled Windows 98 and now when I try to install McAfee, I get a screen that says it is...
  17. johntx2001

    HP Photosmart Generates Blank Page

    I have an HP Photosmart 1218 printer, and it generates a blank sheet of paper for every page it prints. I've checked all the settings, downloaded the updated printer drivers and still have the problem. Please help if anyone else has had this same problem. Thanks!

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