DOS [View all] What is it? I was told that it is a language that one needs if they want to build their own PC. I was under the impression that DOS was like the start
Windows can't find "C:/Program" [View all] At boot-up I occasionally get the message box stating: "Windows cannot find C:/Program". Everything seems to function OK so why do I get this messag
XP not booting up [View all] Headed over to a friend of mine later,but in the meantime his computer will not boot up..Has no emergency boot disk.
Am I correct in assuming he can
A squared update [View all] Just got it:-
Downloading update information ...
Downloading Common signature update 12/27/2004 ...
207 signatures added.
The update process
Saving Desktop Icon positions [View all] Just wondered if anyone here knew of a piece of software that saves the positions of desktop icons so that they can be restored later for whatever rea
Can anybody help me pick a video card? [View all] A friend of mine got me a kick ass deal with Intel. I got an Intel Pentium 4 550 (3.4ghz, 1024 L2 Cache) and an Intel D915PBL Motherboard for $200.
Bolo for Apple IIe [View all] When I was younger we had an apple IIe and we had a game called Bolo on floppy disk (no hard drive on that baby!) that was just a ton of fun. It was
What the hey is going on with this Trojan? [View all] I foolishly clicked on a box out there somewhere which told me i needed the plug-ins offered. As soon as i clicked for the download i was instantly wi
Trouble while trying to add memory [View all] I received a game for my PC for X-mas. It required that I upgrade my RAM to 256mb. I needed to add more memory anyway so I opted to do so. My system i
An error message, PLS help [View all] I got this error message, may somebody help me know what is it and how to get rid of? Thanks
http://www.p cqanda.com/dc/user_f iles/13129.jpg
ME question [View all] About a month back I had to reload my operating system (ME). Thank heavens for an external hard drive for backing up important files!!!
After reinsta
Serviceswitching?? [View all] There is a cookie named serviceswitching that always crops up after having been on the internet. I always delete it along with other cookies, but it
Win XP Pro and SWF files [View all] Been learning slowly WIN XP Pro on my new Toshiba Techra laptop, a few days ago I had no problem running a "shockwave" file (SWF extension) only the 1
Little annoyance... [View all] I've got a CF card reader, I use to transfer picture files to my computer.
The problem or annoyance, is, in XP Home Explorer, it always opens the dr
No .gif animation [View all] On my daughters computer we have no gif animation on any of the smilies on pcqanda on three different browsers.
IE-Netsca pe and Firefox.
The comput
Browser Window size [View all] When I open Windows Internet Explorer, I get a full aize screen. New windows open half size. I know there is a setting somewhere that I can set the op
Norton Speed Disk [View all] I run XP Pro I have Norton SystemWorks 2004 can I place the pagefile.sys in files first on speed disk.
Any answer would be greatly appreciated
Prevx Host exclusion software [View all] Hi All:
I have just finished cleaning up a near new Compaq laptop of 200 or more virus/trojans.
Instead of the tried and true Zonealarm, she ha
Need to create a copy of a program.... [View all] Well, my laptop has been getting severely bogged down lately, and i think its time to reformat, reinstall xp and start from scratch. While in the pro
Symantec's No Warranty Policy [View all] This is not a question but perhaps it will help someone else that is unaware of Symantec's unethical business practice of selling their products "As I
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