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Hi I have 1GB and 2GB flash Drive and I tried to fill both with MP3 songs. I can only get around 400MB of files on each one which equates to about 120 songs. This is the same for both drives. Is there a limit to the number of files that can be in the root directory of flash drives? They are bot...

Hi All I created a great hullabaloo regards the subject some time back and was never able to resolve my problem. Read thread779-1031578 about all my failed attempts. Well you wouldn't believe but I found a way which actually fixed my problem but I have no idea why it does. When I boot my machine...

A friend mistakenly used the feature in OE to compress all folders. Questions: Where do all the emails go when this feature is used? Can they be uncompacted? and can the compacted emails be accessed? The is no archive folder in the folder list of her OE. She is using Win XP SP2, any help with...

I have just completed a windows update using win xp sp2. The download was successful but when it progressed to installing the win installer update and the genuine advantage software the result was a failure. The install failed to install windows update 3.1. I have a standalone win installer 3.1...

The computer I have will only start in safe mode. When in safe mode I removed all the startup options when in MSCONFIG. Still no change. I pressed F8 and went to last know good config, the only option was C:\windows "SAFE MODE". I then attempted to repair the installation using my win xp disk...

My friend's computer fails to start windows xp sp2. During the start attempt I do see a flash of a blue screen but am unable to stop it so I can read it. I couldn't read the drive when I booted using Bart's PE Disk. I attempted to re-install windows but I get to a stage where the installation...

Hi I changed a hard drive around to do some work on it, when I changed it back for some unknown reason I had to activate and register windows again. Since then what happens after a while of inactivity is the subject message and Icon comes up in it's own screen. So to get back to my working...

hi I am running win xp pro sp2, all of my executable desktop icons are now the same as the msn messenger icon, all of the property details of the icons are still correct but each icon will only start msn messenger when double clicked. Windows explorer still operates but when I am in windows...

Hi I am unable to get my Notification Icon for my network connection to display in the tray near my clock. I have ticked the box in network properties to display this icon but it still doesn't work. Can some one assist me in this matter?

Hi Fellas I don't really have a problem, I just want to know if there is a way in Windows XP or some other 3rd party software that is able to show me what ports are opened on my computer and what program is listening on that open port. Thanks for your time Ockerb

Port Forwarding is mentioned a lot when using various torrent clients. I haven't quite grasped the concept of it yet and remain slightly confused. Can some give me a quick lesson on this in layman's terms please. Specifically matching ports to IP addresses. Thanks for your time Ockerb

Hi I have 3 computers on a LAN, all can see each other and all can share files. The LAN is shared via a 4 port modem/router. I have a laser ethernet printer also connected to the modem/router hub. All computers can see the printer but none of them can print to it (Status - Error Printing). The...

I am running a system with intel 3.2GHz CPU, 1 GB DDR Ram and 128MB Radeon Video Card. I use broadband to connect to the internet. Many times when I am viewing no particular web page the following message pops up. "The instruction at 0x7c911629 referenced memory at 0x00000072. The memory...

Hi I have a trojan in the restore folder in winme and my antivirus can't get rid of it. How do I turn of my restore to delete everything in it?? Your help is appreciated Ockerb

hi I am running a computer with win xp pro. I have been trying to set up a small 2 computer network using a small hub and cat 5 cables. After I set up the network and rebooted the system the firewall on one of the computers has come up with 2 files, alg.exe and explorer.exe wanting to connect to...

Hi everyone I have a computer running win xp pro. It boots ok but when I get to the desktop all the icons have lost there association and are inactive. I can't run any program from an icon and this includes any exe file from a cd as well. I tried to reinstall xp over the system I had, it...

I have a computer which initially had dozens of files and reg entries that were identified as spyware. I was able to get rid of everything that was annoying but am not able to stop going to some page full of advertised spyware programs and other garbage when I press the home icon in internet...

I have a friend with a hard drive with 2 partitions. After booting with a win xp cd he accidently deleted the wrong partition. The drive now has only one partition. He has not done anything else to the drive since then on the off chance he can restore the partition. Can someone suggest a fix for...

Hi fellas In my registry under windows\current version\run there is the name NWEREBOOT. There is no data following that entry. In the startup section there is a startup entry with no name and no command but the location is in the windows\current version\run section of the registry. If I take the...

Hi Fellas I have 2 pc's and 1 laptop shared in a home network. All are running Windows XP Pro. My main pc which is the one connected to the internet (via a dlink modem/router)does not display the sharing "hand" under the drives that are shared, both in "My Computer" and "windows Explorer"...