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Hi all, In the company I work for, hundreds of Windows XP PC's have stopped booting up. Either they get stuck in a reboot loop or state missing files in System32. In all cases, running a chkdsk /r from the Windows XP CD resolves the problem. But I want to know what's causing this as it's very...

Hi all, Hope someone can help with this query. I help maintain a large amount of computers within a domain (6000 ish). recently some software has been installed which has caused performance issues on some pcs. We are currently one-by-one remoting to these pc's and disabling two services which...

Hi all, I work for a company who has over 8000 pcs on the network. We are running a mix of XP and Win2K. Recently random pcs are running extremely slowly (also giving virtual memory low errors). Openning 'My Computer' for example takes ages. If I run any of these pc's in safe mode then they...

Hi all, We have a cisco switch and all ports are currently used up. Is their a command/program I can use to query the switch so that I can find out what ports have not been used for a long time etc. As some may not be in use anymore. And I dont feel like tone tracing all the ports :-) Thanks

Hi All, I have a new pc I built a few months back. Very occasionaly, the pc would start freezing, but its not just constantly froze........ it freezes for a split second then comes back to life for a second, then freezes for a split second and then comes back again and so on and so on until I...

Hi All, Many times at work I get faulty systems reported to me that wont boot up or are missing a system file etc. All of which can usually be fixed by Windows System Recovery Console. However, I'm looking for a boot disk that can automatically do this for me and fix/repair/replace system...

Hi All, I have to look after several mailboxes at once, and it is only on my main mailbox that I can have the Display Alert appear. Is there a way I can get a Display alert for new messages in one of the other mailboxes? Even if I require third party software. Thanks

Hi all, I have designed a program in Vb which allows the user to choose an .exe file (it could have any name). However when the user closes the vb program the .exe process remains running. What code can I use to stop this .exe process when the Vb program is closed. Again, bare in mind that...

Hi All, Heres the problem I'm getting at the moment. At my workplace we use MS Office and our e-mail is worked through an exchange server. Someone tried sending a .ppt file via email to another user. The email appeared to send yet nothing was put into the 'Sent Items' folder and the recipient...

Hi All, Can anyone help me with this question? Please. I have lots of driver cd's for many different pc's and laptops etc. Is there anyway I can save these all onto one DVD and when the DVD is inserted I can have a menu displayed giving me the choice of which cd I want to choose from? I hope...

Hi All, When I boot up my pc the system tray icon for automatic updates appears and it says 'downloading updates 0%' It has been in my system tray for a few days now and will not either complete the updates or just go away. Is there any way I can stop this? I'm not sure what the system...

Hi All, I have a .avi file on my pc which I am unable to delete as it says that the file is already in use or being used by another program. Obviously I have closed all apps and I have even tried disconnecting my internet connection, but I still cannot delete it. Could anyone shed some light...

Hi All, I recently had a spyware program which I found on my pc which I was unable to delete....after searching the net I found out how to delete it via regedit. After browsing the registry I found things on there relating to very old programs I had uninstalled ages ago. Is it worth running a...

Hi All, If I join an online game, often, shortly after, my pc will freeze and I get some noise emitting from my speakers. Only a reboot will get me out of the freeze. Could it be my small cooler fan (not the processor heatsink fan) that occasionaly stops that causes the problem? Or, could it...

Hi All, I have connected my PC to my television, but how can I record whats on my PC to Video cassette. I am using an Elsa Gladiac 511 TV-Out card and connecting to TV with a SAV lead. Where do I go from here? or am I going wrong in the first place? Please help, I have work which must be...