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My monitor can display 1152x864@80Hz but winxp only lets me choose between 60, 72 ,75, 85, 100 or 120Hz. Is there a way to make 80hz appear? I know it does work @ 80hz because i have used a 3rd party program to change the refresh rate (but it did not make it appear in windows display settings)...

Is there a way to let a limited user install programs? Giving them admin access is not an option

I have a Microstar 6191 motherboard. http://support.packardbell-europe.com/support/pri/item/item_spec_athena.asp?c=ap I had 64meg pc100 ram and tried to add 256meg of pc133 ram. When i added the ram the pc would not start, i tried the ram in both slots, with and without the current 64meg ram in...

I am new to linux, i have just installed Mandrake v9.0 today. I cant seem to be able to install RPM files. (eg bestcrypt from www.jetico.com) I was logged in root when trying to install it. Other programs have failed to install as well.

How can i enable internet connection sharing over a DCC connection. Both comptuers run winxp pro, i use the parallel port 2 make the connection. Also how do you share files via dcc. I can connect successfully but i cannot see the machine in "my network places" I just get the message...

I need a bios update for my Microstar 6191 motherboard. http://support.packardbell-europe.com/support/pri/item/item_spec_athena.asp?c=ap I have tried the MSI live update 2 program but i cannnot find a bios upgrade for my motherboard. I need 2 flash the bios because i have bought some new SDRAM...

I have a 3com US Robotics 56k Faxmodem. I connect at 44kbps at my house but at my friends (using my PC with the same settings) i connect at about 50kbps. I have tried connecting with only the modem plugged in (no other phones etc). I have tried connecting to the master phone socket. I have got...

When i set up msie to connect through a proxy server my internet connection will not connect when i dial up. It says about invalid username and password. (error: 691) I have to delete the connection then make it again for me to connect again, even if i disable the proxy in msie i still have to...

I want to disable the cd rom drives on my winxp pro computer. I have an admin account. I tried disabling them in the BIOS (by setting them to "not installed") but windows xp could still access them. Taking out the cable to the motherboard is not an option because i need to be able to...

When i use shortcut keys (eg windows commander is assigned to crtl + f12) the system sometimes freezes for 5-10 secs. If i press buttons nothing happens but when the computer goes back to normal it acts as if i did press the keys (eg. if i tried to minimise a window i would actually see it...

I cant get a Direct Cable connection to work with a win98 (host) and a winxp (guest) computer. I use the parallel port. It connects ok (apparantly at 4m/s), but when i try and access it in "my network places" it stops responing for a few seconds then gives me a message saying something...

How do you set up a laplink connection so it can be accessed by a winxp pro machine? I have setup a laplink connection but it doesnt seem to work properly. It connects ok, but when i try and access it in "My Network Places" it says it cannot access it, something to do with not having...

I have winxp pro and i am havin trouble backing up my efs key. I have followed instructions from the following websites but i could not get it to work: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?ID=kb;en-us;Q241201 http://www.surasoft.com/tut/xpefs.htm When i try and add the data recovery...

I have a Geforce3 ti200 overclocked to 240/475 an athalonxp1600 and 256mb ddr ram I am running winxp pro When i run games in open gl mode i get very high framerates, (constant 100fps @1024x768 in counter-strike) Howeven when i run them in direct 3d my frame rates drop significantly. (i get...

I have winxp pro and i discovered a folder which was totally hidden even though i have set windows explorer to show hidden and system files. It could not even be seen in windows commander or window command prompt with the "dir /a" command. I can access the folder fine by typing in the...

I have norton system works installed on my system and norton unerase protection keeps files stored in "C:\recycler\nprotect" on an NTFS drive. However when i tried to erase these files using the program it failed to do so. I also tried erasing the files manually and i got the message...

I have an A4 TECH optical mouse http://www.a4tech.com.tw/a4techenglish/wop-35.htm Sometimes when the cursor moves of its own accord even though the mouse is still. It moves backwards and forwards in a small space (not like a trogan, there are no processes running that are not supposed to be)...

Is there a way to stop users changing settings in Microsoft Internet Explorer. I have winxp pro and use NTFS drives. Is there a file you can make read only to that user so they can read the settings but not change them? The settings i am most interested in are advanced settings in internet options.

I have a ramdrive for winxp pro and i was wondering what would be useful to put on it. I heard that putting cmd.exe on it would speed things up. How would i make it so at every startup the new cmd.exe on my ramdrive would be used instead of the 1 in c:\windows\system32. (i know i would have to...

My computer has been crashing very frequently since i installed some new ram (256meg ddr). I downloaded a prog from http://www.teresaudio.com/memtest86 and the ram came up as faulty. However so did the ram that worked before (64meg pc100 ram). If i send my ram back for a replacement i will have...