OK so whoever has any questions or needs, help this thread will answer your questions, just ask.

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anyone know how to edit the programs that start when you boot up? i stumbled apon this years ago it was a command prompt but i cant remember it.
oh and im using windows XP

like msn or any other programs?

ya when i boot up like 20,000 programs start up. msn aim alot more

my brother does.
he is like the computer need guru and he fixes everything himself. i dont know how to do it

I just, to avoid all processes to be loaded run task maneger on booting and close explorer before "LOCAL NETWORK" processes loads.
That usualy prevent loading of all that crap.
Then you just run "explorer".

Ok. my friend is trying to run linux on his computer. he has the disc but he can't figure out how to get to the boot menu and boot the computer through the C Drive.

Click start, and then run, and type in msconfig. Hit enter.

This brings up the system configuration utility. At the top there is a row of tabs. Click on the tab that says 'startup'. Here you can check and uncheck startup items. Be careful not to uncheck your antivirus. After checking and unchecking what you want to start up, click Apply and then Ok. You'll have to restart.

nice

True, but you don't disable all processes to load that way.

...
He asked about stopping start up items. If you uncheck these startup items, their processes don't run. That's the whole point of the utility.


It's posts like this that make computer help threads very annoying. We have no idea what distro of linux you're talking about, or what exactly the problem is. It sounds like his cd-rom isn't selected as the first boot device. Depending on the motherboard in use, either pressing F1, F2, or the DEL key will take you to the system bios where you can change boot device.

I would suggest staying away from linux if you can't get past the installation process on your own.

ok. whats the command promt thing to type if you want to check websites?

In command prompt you type comething like:

_____ www.myspace.com

to check on myspace. it gives you the ping.

ping -n 100 www.myspace.com


100 is number of pings.

You can type ping www.myspace.com to send and recieve 4 packets of information, or use ping www.myspace.com -t for an unlimited amount. It will ping until you hit CTRL + C to stop it.

hmm.. but i remember it was:

track(something)

or maybe it works with ping. thanks anyway

You're talking about a tracert. Type in tracert www.myspace.com. Ping just verifies you can connect to a webpage, tracert shows each step of the connection. This can be helpful when you're internet is down and you don't know where the problem is.

o this has been happening for a while now, on this computer everytime a flash game is played for 20 or so minutes it causes the computer to wither shutdown or go into a standby mode thast you cant get out of. i opened thecomputer to see if a wire melted but everything was fine, except for the fan which was blazing hot.

operating system: Windows XP professional version 2002, service pack 1
Ram and computer specs: Intel®Pentium) 4 CPU 2.66 GHz
2.66GHz
512 Mb RAM

Fuck this thread.

unpin this shit.

i get no help!

Have you tried reinstalling flash? I had a friend with this same problem and that fixed it.


I gave you a fair reply. Now you'll get a fair warning.

i just tried that, still does the same thing

give up now fred, it's a pentium hahaha old school. You could always format your hard drive/s and see if that helps, if that is possible. Only other thing is it isn't Flash that's doing it, although it seems likely it is.

Pentium 4 isn't all that old.

See if there are any updates for your video driver on the computer manufacturer's website before you do something as drastic as formatting the system. Also, see if it does the same thing in a different browser.

Same thing happened to me I don't know exactly what it is, but I do know how to get rid of it, restart windows and the computer will work the same as usual the problem may be spyware or a virus.

For some reason, Macromedia Flash and Adobe Flash give different results, try using Macromedia if you're using Adobe, or vice versa

This is not a spyware issue. Every time something goes wrong with a computer, someone wants to blame spyware. You're not helping.

FUCK THIS THREAD!!

How come he hasn't got a ban yet? Stop spamming.

bingo!! thats the one. thanks.

TWAT

watch yourself.

anywho..

you guys should make a club for this stuff hey I'd join!!!

Hey! What are you talking about?

This is a stupid thread

I am trying to put my entry for AOTW #3, and I do not know how to put it in. How do I do this? And I need this by Saturday! U have Windows XP

i have trouble with that too so i dont know

What do you mean by put it in?

Alright, quick question, I just recently got my mac up and running with internet and I downloaded msn, but I can't figure out how to get it going. I have an icon on my screen that brings you to a window, and I create a seperate folder for it, but it won't let me open it. I can't place it in that folder.

WINDOWS.

lawl you're so helpful Mister!

That's the best solution. So yea, very helpful.

I figured it out.

Ok, after making the mistake of shutting down my computer during a system restore. i finally got it running again.

the problem is, now the "Owner" account is missing all its documents and desktop stuff (ex.)

when i went to the hard drive> documents and settings> owner

i see 2 owner folders, the orginal one and the one i newly made after the fatal system restore. i tried to open the original folder but i got a message saying access is denied.

I changed the view options from "read only" and still got the same error.





So question is. How do I open that folder and do i get back my bookmarks, desktop icons and stuff back from that folder onto this account

I've been trying to install Diablo II to my Mac (OS X 10.4) and I have downloaded the patch from blizzard.com that allows you to install it, but when I put the "install disc" in when it asks, it spits it back out.
Why won't it read it?

My laptop wont start windows ... for some reason!

When ever i turn it on .. it asks me if I wont to run windows normally and some other options!

Whatever i choose it restarts ... and asks the same thing again!

:S

Geforce 8800gtx rocks!!!

fredman555, why not try listing the directory in command prompt to even see if it's possible to access it? If you can't, try an older system restore?



Mearl, are you sure that the disk could be read on other macs?



I'm guessing when it tries to boot up, it shows a blue screen briefly, and then restarts. Right?

Ok, ever since I got Windows Media Player 11 installed I'm trying to uninstall it. I seriously hate it and the problem is I can't rollback to the previous version.
I tried to rollback through Add/Remove programs, it didn't work
Also tried to delete hidden wmp11 folder from C:\Windows
Ok, more or less I tried everything that the official microsof website suggested and nothing worked, that thing is still there.
Help? Anyone?

Operating system: Windows XP
Ram and computer specs: Intel Pentium 4, 512 MB of RAM

try to use Smartest Uninstaller Pro 2007 and see what you can do.

Operating System Windows XP
RAM and Processor Specs Media Center Edition, Version 2002, Service Pack 2, HP Intel Celeron M CPU, 430 @ 1.73 GHz

1.73 GHZ, 504 MB of RAM

Okay, here's the dealieo, I cant find my D drive. I have NO idea what happened to it, it just doesnt appear in the My Computer thing. It used to, but now it doesnt. The same thing happened with my E drive for the CD's and whatnot but it came back recently.

I already asked on the Compaq forum and they didnt know what to do.

Try to use Magiv Partition