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Apparently my WMI is corrupt and is causing errors logging onto some servers within my games. So before I perform a repair installation, I have a few questions: 1) Is there another way to repair WMI? 2) How long does a repair "In-place install" take? 3) After a Repair Install, do you...

Yesterday my PC worked perfectly fine. Then I turned it on this morning, and just after the "Windows Lodaing" screen disappeared, it restarted. And then again, and again at the same point. Then I tried Last Known Good Config. - didnt work the first time, but it did the second time...

I have a shortcut in the "Quick Launch" Bar. It's a shortcut to a playlist file, so when I click on it, it plays it in Windows Media Player. I set it to "Start Minimised"....but it doesn't. It just starts normally. Why won't it work? Is there a way around it?

I just got a new HS+Fan for my AMD Athlon 1.2GHz (200MHz FSB). It was HUGE when i opened the box - twice as big as my current one! It fitted..just. It is almost literrally resting against the PSU. This means that the CPU temp (according to "SpeedFan") is now about 5oC hotter...

Whenever I click "empty recycle bin" it asks if I am sure that i want to delete "Windows". Hmmm....If I say yes, i hear tge 'crunching' sound of the recycling bin emptying - but nothing happens. Is there some sort of virus that does this or spyware perhaps. I ran AdAware...

My Start Menu "Recently Used Programs" list is gone. Just blank. I probably changed a setting without thinking....how do I get it back?

I am an administrator on my Home PC (Windows XP Pro) with 3 Limited Users (I dont want other family memebers messing about with setttings as they used to do in Windows 98). My mouse speed is set to full, with pointer precision enabled. HOWEVER, at the logon screen, the mouse is still slow...how...

My PC freezes after being on for a few hours, when I'm on the internet or something. Usually freezes after 30mins playing a game. This used to happen like once every 3 months....since I upgraded my CPU it happens all the time. So...I was thinking of buying this cooler - cheap, quiet, but good...

I want to convert a 19GB Drive to NTFS. I understand that if using the convert utility built-in with Windows XP, then it'll be forced to use 512Bytes because the FAT32 partition will not be aligned to 4K Clusters (it's currently 16KB clusters). So, is there a utility to align it to 4K...

After reformatting and reinstalling XP Pro, my bootup is 1:15 pre-BootVis Optimisation, 1:03 after. Hoever, I can get this to under 45s if there was no NIC Delay. Is it possible to eliminate/reduce this NIC Delay (for Blueyonder Boradband Cable Internet)?? What is it for?

AVG Anti-Virus 6 says that I have a worm in the file DLLHOST which is in C:\Windows\System32 (Windows XP Pro - SP1a). It can't "heal" the file...and I know it can't be deleted since its an important file.......... So what do I do? Does Windows XP Pro have a System File Checker like...

How long does a conversion from FAT32 to NTFS of a 19GB (14.5GB Free) HDD take with Partition Magic 8?? Anyone know?

Can I convert the boot (C:) drive to NTFS and not affect Windows XP (on E: - FAT32)?? Will it stop booting or will it just be fine? P.S. I'm using Partition Magic 8.

I'm deleting everything on my C: Drive from Windows (my Windows XP Drive is E:). What files are the ones that MUST be kept, that are necessary for bootup? I know "boot.ini" is one of them...but I have so much crap on this drive (from a 3 - year Win 98 installation) that there are...

If a Bootable CD-ROM is copied to a CD-RW, will the CD-RW be bootable also?

In Office XP, the most annoying "feature" is the "Draw Here" bos that appears when you click on a drawing item (e.g. Text Box, Arrow, Circle etc.). Why the hell would I want to draw in a huge box and then move it when I can just draw it wherever I want?? How the hell do I...

According to my ISP, Blueyonder, the internet will only work on certain NICs - so if u install a new NIC, the "MAC" address of this NIC must be registered before it can be used. If I reformat and reinstall Windows XP Pro (for complicated reasons), will the MAC address for my NIC card...

I have a dual boot with 98 SE and XP Pro. (Home PC used for games, office and internet) Current Situation (2nd HDD split cos FAT32 cant have partitons larger than 32GB...): HDD1 - 19GB (Windows 98 + Apps) HDD2 - 1GB (Swap File + Page File) - 15GB (Windows XP + Apps) - 28.5GB (Data)...

I want to buy a new PC sometime in 2004. My current one is getting behind the times (has been upgraded many times - almost at full capacity), and a new one is best choice (in 2004 PC will be 4 years old). So can anyone give me advise in these 2 areas please? 1) Can anyone recommend a good site...

Checkdisk won't run (it says it needs access to all windows files - try rebooting). Rebooting does nothing. Also, occasionally (ie. once a week) Windows checks all drives for errors because they are "Drity" on startup? What does this mean?? How can I get checkdisk to run in Windows?