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I'm running XP Pro and for some reason my popup blocker is not working correct? It used to let me open a new page (popup) in another window when I would hold the Ctrl button down. Now it does nothing when I click on a link and hold the button. I guess this problem is something to do with the...

Recently I upgraded my explorer 6 browser to explorer 7. Now I can't get my Dell Jukebox by musicmatch to open. When I try to open it nothing happens and I can't get back online. Also, I can't get the draft room from the cbssportsline fantasy baseball site to open. I'm guessing that it's a...

I recently added a memory card to a Presserio that is running xp and is two years old. The memory card was from windows online. The problem is that before the card was put in I could view all of the web sites that I wanted, now, I can open all but one of them. Any ideas? Thanks

I have a hp model 764n computer that I bought new 2 years ago. I would like to reformat the hd. The problem is that i didn't get any disks with the machine. I called hp and they told me that they don't send disks with them. Any ideas?? computercare

Help I have a dell and am running xp pro. I have norton 2005 loaded and recently tried to run the live update but can't. I get this message: "The Application has failed to start because ATL71.DLL was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem". I have uninstalled and...

HELP... I am getting between 2 and 4 unwanted web pages popping up every time I log onto the internet. One is a site for free porn... and I really don't want it! The others seem to be relatively harmless but annoying. I have several pop-up blockers installed that seem useless. To get rid of...

My HP officejet v40 printer is giving me a message saying that there is a carriage jam. Any ideas as to how this can this be fixed? Thanks

About a month ago I lost the mouse on my gateway. I did a system recovery to get the mouse back but then my display was not right. The video card is a banshee and it is reading correct in the device manager. I have tried to update the driver but it asks for the disk, the only disks that I got...

I can't get my computer to load windows. When I start it, I get the welcome to windows screen, the desktop tries to load then I get this message: Spool 32 has caused an error in MMSYSTEM.DLL Spool will now close, If you continue to experience this problem try restarting your computer. I lost my...

Recently I lost the cursor for my mouse, so I did a system recovery and reloaded WIN98. Everything works fine except my graphics and fonts. I tried to change the colors in display from 16 to 256, but when I do the restart the colors change back to 16. There are only two colors to chose. The...

I am running WIN ME on an HP machine, and when I start the computer it starts to load then freezes. I tried to start it in safe mode and it still freezes. I tried to use the restore disk and nothing happened. I get a message telling me that there is a problem with the registry. Would doing a...

I would like to know why the connecting speeds are different? I was using a Pentium II 166 processer and I could pull 48,000 bps running Windows 98, I then upgraded to a Dell 8200 with a Pentium 4, 2.53 ghz processer running XP Pro and now the speed is 33,600 bps. Is there a setting that I don't...

I am trying to remove a virus from a computer running Windows 98 for a friend, using Norton 2003, and I keep getting this box: cannot find sirC32.exe file, This file is needed for opening files of type "Application". It won't even let me in, in Safe Mode. I could really use some help...

I used a restore disk to restore the sound on a Gateway GP6-400, and now I get this message: cyber crash, access violation, when I try to get online. I can get to my email but when I try to browse the net I get that message. I don't know what this is or how to fix it? Is it something that is...

I am formatting my hard drive and I got this message: Formatting hard drive 1,218.62M trying to recover allocation unit (with a number that is counting up, ex 190,200) Is this a problem? Did I do something wrong? How long will this take? Should I stop it and start over? I want to load WIN95...

I changed the motherboard on my PB 486DXz 66MHz and it tells me: "Invalid system disk, replace disk and hit any key" I replaced the board with a used board that I think is good? I have tried to boot with a WIN98 disk but it won't read the CD ROM. Any thoughts?

When I try to print on my printer it tells me that the printer is out of paper, but the paper tray is full. Any ideas?

When I try to click on an icon on my desktop, it jumps. Could this be a virus? If so, how do I find it? I am running Norton 2001, but it is not dectecting a virus? How can I find the virus if I don't know what it is?

I am trying to load WINDOWS 95 or 98 on to a Compaq 866and I am getting this message: " The following file is missing or corrupted: SAMPLE.SYS. There is a error on your CONFIG.SYS file on line 12. WARNING - This system may not be set up to use the CD ROM. Please contact your manufacturer if...

I am trying to remove the cover from my Gateway Solo laptop. I would like to check to see what damage I did when I dropped it. I have no POST and no video, but it is getting power to the HD, floppy and CD. I removed the battery, floppy and the HD. I also removed all of the screws that I can, but...