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Error message on boot... [View all]
I have a W98 SE and on boot get the following error: A box with and X and :the system cannot find the file specified. Nothing on the title bar, I ha
coopnsFeb-15-02 05:58 AM
by PsychoLogical
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Wordpad Error Message [View all]
Whenever I try to open Wordpad, I get the following message: "Failed to create empty document". I have to uninstall Wordpad, then reinstall Wordpad
BillyDFeb-15-02 05:51 AM
by PsychoLogical
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Feb 13th 2002
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I press F1 and it says... Cannot open the file: windows... [View all]
hi, Someone please help?? earlier on Internet Explorer froze on me and i had to shut down via the tower. It happened just after i visited the webpage
SanDmAnFeb-15-02 05:26 AM
by Sonny
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All is well again with pc...for now :) thank you for al...
Feb 15th 2002
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NAV newer defs dtd 2/13/02 and [View all]
released on the 14th. Maybe they should release it as 2/13 part 2. Anyhow it is a newer version than the one released yesterday. Probably why Ropera p
NormFeb-15-02 05:23 AM
by Owbist
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Google Toolbar [View all]
I'm experiencing a minor irritant with the google tool bar. I'm using I.E. 6. I like having the toolbar to the right of the address bar. After opening
peterbFeb-15-02 05:19 AM
by D. Manley
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Time to get a new Hard Drive...Suggestions? [View all]
Well am finally ready to rip out my piece of crap IBM drive. After the first one failed last summer, the replacement one is starting to develop "click
NukeFeb-15-02 05:13 AM
by Sonny
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Feb 15th 2002
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New Windows Update Offering?? [View all]
Anyone have any information on a new offering on the W/98 WU site under the (always vacant) "Drivers" section at the bottom of the page? Intel HDC
D. ManleyFeb-15-02 04:54 AM
by dfletch
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Feb 11th 2002
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      RE: New Windows Update Offering??
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RE: New Windows Update Offering??
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RE: New Windows Update Offering??
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RE: New Windows Update Offering??
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RE: New Windows Update Offering??
Feb 13th 2002
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RE: New Windows Update Offering??
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                Uninstalling troublesome update....
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talking about sigs [View all]
you guys might like this site: http://www.cooltext. com/
RoperaFeb-15-02 04:52 AM
by Hardware Freek
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RE: talking about sigs
Hardware Freek
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RE: talking about sigs
Hardware Freek
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Hard error with WinXP Upgrade...please help [View all]
Hi, This pc is making me nuts..I tried upgrading from Win98 and Millenium to XP but on both instances I get this message and the installation stops:
hasmosFeb-15-02 04:47 AM
by hasmos
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MS Outlook [View all]
Can MS Outlook support more than 1 email account? If not can I load a second copy, or load Outlook Express also? Outlook is on computer for/by my busi
smile2Feb-15-02 04:47 AM
by Sonny
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RE: MS Outlook
Feb 15th 2002
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RE: MS Outlook
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Another Wordpad problem, or not? [View all]
I cannot copy text from Outlook Express (E-mail) or any web page (html document) and paste into Wordpad. When I copy the text and right-click in a Wor
LinkFeb-15-02 04:46 AM
by Link
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Large Hard Drive, fast? [View all]
Does it matter how big a hard drive is in reference to how fast it is. Would a standard 7200 rpm 20 gig hard drive be any faster than a 80 gig hard dr
KaosFeb-15-02 04:43 AM
by Silverado2000
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Mike Myers ? [View all]
This one ?
Mike1Feb-15-02 04:39 AM
by ma_137
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Hard drives [View all]
I know this one's been done to death, but here we go again. 40gb - 7200 Hard drives. Choices are:- IBM $235 Maxtor $209 W
Paul DFeb-15-02 04:28 AM
by garbru
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RE: Hard drives - a bit more info
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what is a charter member? [View all]
to me, i thought it was/is a member since the beginning. yet i see some charter members that have made only 10 or 20 posts. so, my definition is out t
daterminehtorFeb-15-02 04:16 AM
by minacross
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Bios ? [View all]
A friend of mine wants to setup the bios for a supervisor password,so he can lock it up from his son. Now here's the part I don't understand,he can bo
Mike1Feb-15-02 04:07 AM
by Mike1
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RE: Bios ?
Feb 15th 2002
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Virus scan [View all]
I have adopted a laptop with Windows 95. I am using it basically as a word processor (Word and Works). I am not connected to the web. Since I work
KGardneFeb-15-02 04:04 AM
by Crazed
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RE: Virus scan
Feb 15th 2002
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Compaq 4550 POC [View all]
How do you get into the bios on a Compaq? When it boots I get the Compaq splash, then it just loads 95. There is no message to go to setup, it just ta
tpikdaveFeb-15-02 04:00 AM
by tpikdave
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Ok I'll give ya'll another chance here on this. Motor x... [View all]
I asked some 6 months about or so ago here and could not get a answer that helped but when I post on the motorcross madness 2 boards they cant even te
rovingcowboyFeb-15-02 03:39 AM
by rovingcowboy
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win xp install failed [View all]
I get to the point of the win xp professional install where it is searching for hardware. At 24-25 minutes left the screen goes black and forget it.
EthanFeb-15-02 03:38 AM
by Ethan
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Help! [View all]
:( Shelly any idea how big this Maxtor hard drive is? here is the model and serial number: Model 7541R SN j702fmrs Cyl Heads Sector
accooperFeb-15-02 03:16 AM
by MSU
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RE: Help!
Feb 15th 2002
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ATI Radeon Drivers Released [View all]
Released today for Windows 2000 and Windows XP. Go [link:support.ati.co m/issuetype/driverdi rect.html?parent=0&f older=72&d
SonnyFeb-15-02 03:12 AM
by MSU
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how to get dos box on network [View all]
I have a dos machine with a 3com nic installed. I run a bath file to load the dos drivers for the nic, (3c5x9, ipxodi, lsl, vlm). These load fine. Bef
skipFeb-15-02 02:51 AM
by Roni
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cd-rw problem [View all]
HI I have an AMD 750 w/ 384 MB 13gigs(6 free) HDD running win2k pro. My cd-rw is a 12-8-32 Samsung and it was working fine until 2 hours ago. The pr
mgorinsteinFeb-15-02 02:40 AM
by mgorinstein
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Good Speakers, Low Price??? [View all]
I just have so many questions now that I've found this board. I am so grateful for all the help I've been getting. I've had no one else to ask. Any
ms8mirandaFeb-15-02 02:32 AM
by Kaos
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Windows Colour Palette [View all]
Hi, Dont know if this has ben asked, or done before, but is it possible to save selected colours from the custom section to the basic area, to save a
KenFeb-15-02 02:26 AM
by Ropera
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Problem sine that new security update for IE [View all]
I downloaded and installed that new IE security update with the 6 new bugs and all that yesterday. Now, i can't use the open feature for file downloa
PaulFeb-15-02 02:22 AM
by npmcl
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Windows Support Center [View all]
This was sent to me today by a friend & I believe it is new, At least I have never seen it before. I am a big fan of their other sites. They also hav
bbutlerFeb-15-02 02:10 AM
by Sonny
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test sig [View all]
seeing if I can master this..
JiminLAFeb-15-02 01:39 AM
by Mike1
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Need Advice On Cleaning D: Drive [View all]
I want to clean everything off my D: drive(partition), C:\WINDOWS and C:\WINDOWS\System directories have been accidently copied to my D: drive. What'
jkitcFeb-15-02 01:09 AM
by jkitc
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