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    "Repair" sequence can't fix boot up problem

    Lately, on boot up my PC starts up then shuts down. On second try, a DOS screen recommends I "Launch start-up Repair" sequence. Last time I toggled "OK" to the program's finding a Restore Point and Win 7 launched apparently normally. This morning the screen informed me it could not repair the...
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    Getting "Windows Error Recovery" message on boot

    Lately, each time I boot up in the morning, it starts to load up, then shuts down. When I restart the boot, I get a Windows Error Recovery Window that says "Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change may be the cause." Left alone, a "Startup Repair" sequence begins. It...
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    Yahoo Mail notifier's mysterious "9"

    For some reason, my Yahoo Mail notifier keeps appearing showing the number "9". Sometimes there are some new emails, sometimes there are none. But the main thing is, there doesn't seem to be any logical connection to how many new emails are in my mailbox. When I delete all new emails, the...
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    "Unable to initialize Page" error message

    On booting up I am receiving the error message "Unable to initialize Page". Googling that error message has not led me to a way to eliminate it. Suggestions?
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    Removing Skype from start up group

    I would like to remove Skype from the start up programs, since I only use it occasionally. For some reason, when I uncheck the box that says "Have Skype start up with Windows," it has no effect. I know there is a command you can put into the Windows "Search program" line that brings up the...
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    How rescue "Spam" emails from Outlook?

    I recently upgraded to Windows 7, Small Business Edition. In my daily Spam Report, I'm seeing several emails that the Outlook spam filter has identified as spam, but they're not. Their headers only are shown, and in text only with no content. When I go to my "Junk eMail" folder, there's...
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    How to skip the "Open in Vista" option

    I recently upgraded to Windows 7. When it boots up, I would like to find a way for it to skip the stage where Windows Boot Manager makes you manually select that it open in 7 or Vista. I'd like it to just automatically open in 7. I suppose I would like to be able to open in Vista in case a...
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    Where to find W-7 upgrade for best price?

    After doing a search on Shopzilla.com for the best price on Microsoft 7 Ultimate upgrade, they came up with a price of $79.99 from an outfit called NowBiz88. [http://www.shoppalstores.com/thorvat1/index.cfm/fa/items.main/parentcat/29782/subcatid/0/id/423730] Their blurb reads that what they're...
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    fix for MS/Office nag screen"

    I recently bought a new PC running Vista. I installed MS/Office from a CD I used on my previous PC, which ran on XP/home. Now, whenever I launch Word (and I presume Excel, etc.), I get the nag screen that says "This is not a genuine version of Word". I've Googled for fixes, but they seem to...
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    Virus or Hardware problem?

    Recently my PC has developed some problems. I'm running Windows XP and use Foxfire 3.0 as my browser. I also use Vipre as my anti-virus program. A few weeks ago, I began to notice my performance when loading programs, and even features like mail in Foxfire, was slowing down considerably. It...
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    Outlook 2000 -- Outlook 2003 incompatibility

    I mainly use Mozilla's Firebird for my email client on my home PC but recently set up the Outlook 2002 client, as well. My intention was to export my Contact files from the Outlook 2003 program on my company laptop. When I tried importing the .pst file into my Outlook 2002 program, I received...
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    Firefox/Yahoo sign on problem

    I recently changed the password on my Yahoo email account and since then, whenever I launch Firefox (3.0.3), I get the following error message: "Invalid username/password combination. If you continue to get this error, try entering your email address as your username." I've tried posing this...
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    Way to adjust laptop's clock speed?

    My laptop's clock is running several minutes fast a day. Is there some way to adjust the speed downward so it keeps better time? I'm using an IBM Thinkpad, 1.60 Gig, under Windows XP.
  14. jazzman111

    Locate older versions of Vueprint?

    Can anyone tell me where I can find older versions of the software VuePrint? Thanks.
  15. jazzman111

    Flash Player help needed

    Recently, I find myself getting an error message saying: "Can't find Flash Player". A techie I know took my browser to a site that uses Flash Player and it worked fine. But he didn't resolve the problem of this error message continuing to pop up. I've deleted the program and reinstalled the...
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    Microsoft update = "spyware"??

    Today, when the Microsoft automatic update program informed me there were software updates I needed, I clicked on it to proceed and download them. Then, when they had already downloaded the "update", they informed me something to the effect that "it was a special program designed to see if all...
  17. jazzman111

    Is it Yahoo.com or something else?

    A friend has a curious problem. Whenever I send an email to his Yahoo.com address, I get back an apparently automatic response the content of which consists of the letter "i". Last night we discovered that it happens to everyone who sends email to that account. He is aware of it but has no...
  18. jazzman111

    Advice on Real Player

    For some reason lately, I find that Real Player no longer works on my PC. For instance, when I click on a sound track in the Music section of Amazon.com, I get an error message to the effect "cannot read this file." No problem, I'll just Google Real Player, download the latest version, and...
  19. jazzman111

    Help selecting video editing software

    I'm not sure if this is the best place to post this, but I couldn't find an exact match. I'm trying to find the best video editing software for my needs. I'd like to be able to convert .avi and maybe other common formats into DVD format that can be played back on TV. I'm mainly going to use...
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    Does my CD drive have burn capability?

    I'm trying to learn how to burn music onto CDs. Despite the fact that I've put in a new CD-R disk rated for music, my CD burning program keeps telling me there is no CD in the drive. I'm wondering if the CD drive in my PC lacks burn capability and is read-only. Is there some way I can check...

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