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I would try a system restore. SOunds like registry corruption.

Ths is just a workaround but how about disabling the Help and Support service? Click Start, choose Run, execute services.msc, double click on Help and Support and set it to disabled. By the way what service pack do you have installed 1 or 2?

Open the registry editor: Start, Run: regedit. Navigate to the following key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced On the right panel insure that the TaskbarSizeMove is 1. Then try to move the taskbar again.

Don't open ports in your firewall. It's not very secure. Remote desktop web connection is created for internal networks. It's better not to use it. I recommend you LOG ME IN: [url]www.logmein.com[/url] .

Go to Control Panel, System Properties. Click Advanced at the top. Under Performance click the Settings button. Under Visual Effects put a dot in Adjust for best appearance. Apply the settings.

Here's something that did the trick for me and it's much more easier than the microsoft article about this problem: [url]http://www.toughadmin.com/article.php?article=System[/url]

I know on Dells the radio switch is Fn+F2. Contact the Gateway tech support for more information as I couldn't find anything on their support site.

What is the default playback device in Control Panel/Sounds and Audio Devices the Audio Tab?

From my tech support experience I can say that Trendmicro and Norton create the worst problems. The Symantec Norton Internet Security Suite is the worse thing that somebody can do to their computer. It will not detect any spyware, it will crash very easy, if it crashes you cannot remove …

If Explorer doesn't start automatically the registry key that takes care of that might have the wrong value: The key is: [b]HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon[/b] And the value is [B]shell="explorer.exe"[/b]

Do you remember to actually format the hard drive at some point? Also do you remember if any of the programs and documents from the former installation got transferred in the new one? I've seen cases where the hard drive was formatted but because of partitioning configuration the setup program …

You need your operating system cd. You have to put the cd in, disconnect any USB devices from your computer and take the floppy out and then restart. When it says "Press any key to boot from the cd.." hit enter. From this point on you will have to wait …

By explorer window you mean My Computer or you mean Internet Explorer? The reason I ask is that I see Windows Explorer running in the memory in your Hijackthis log but I see that you're posting with Firefox. If it's Internet Explorer with the problem do this: Go to Start, …

Disable 3rd party browser extensions and then try again. [IMG]http://www.myfixes.com/screenshots/iexplore/advanced3rdparty.gif[/IMG]

Uninstall Nero. Go in device manager. Right click on your cd drives and uninstall them. Reboot. Go into my computer. Right click on your CD burner. Go under the Recording tab. Take the checkmark out of enable recording on the drive. Apply the settings. Put the checkmark back. Change the …

Unplug all your USB devices and then reboot. You were saying about the resolution. What kind of monitor do you have? Also go in BIOS and clear the NVRAM: [url]http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/kb/en/document?dn=1023538#0[/url]

Turn the computer on and put in the top drive the blue cd called: Driver and Utilities that was shipped with your Dell. Turn off the computer and then turn it back on and as soon as you see the initial Dell logo start hitting F12 every second. That will …

This might be caused by a group policy. Try the following fix: [url]http://www.myfixes.com/quickfixes/fixes/24[/url]

Go in safe mode. Bring the task manager up. Click file/new task. Run msconfig. Click Launch System Restore. Using the same method(file/new task in the task manager) you could run different applications including internet explorer: iexplore or your cd burning program to backup your data.

Make sure that the [b]Everyone[/b] user has [b]Allow full access[/b] on the Security tab and the Sharing tab in the properties of the folder that you can't see on Macs. Verify the same thing for one of the files inside it.

I believe that's because Everyone doesn't have permissions on that directory your home page is located in. However for web server I strongly recommend Apache and not IIS. You can download Apache from here:[url]http://gulus.usherbrooke.ca/pub/appl/apache/httpd/binaries/win32/apache_2.0.55-win32-x86-no_ssl.msi[/url]

Go in safe mode. Login as Administrator. At the "Windows is running in safe mode warning" click No to launch System Restore.

Try the following: Go to start, choose Run, type cmd. In the black box that shows up type the following: netsh winsock reset catalog . Restart your computer,

The fact that you installed Windows on the HDD using your PC is certainly the problem. During OS install certain configuration settings are made specific to the machine Windows is installed on. You need to format the hard drive and install windows while the HDD is connected to your Laptop

Try this: [url]http://www.myfixes.com/quickfixes/fixes/24[/url]

I'm not exactly sure about this but taking ownership of the files should work. [url]http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308421[/url]

You usually get it on corrupted plugins. Are you using any spam killer software, what is the program that you use for e-mail Outlook Express or you just use web-mail?

[QUOTE=goldielucks]Had the same problem with Mr. and Mrs. Smith.avi, so I created a new account on XP, booted up in safe mode, and that junk-ass file still won't delete. It's evil. :twisted: Anyone else know? I even tried deleting it thru DOS, but the damn thing still wouldn't leave. Frustrated. …

If you have Service Pack 1 do this: [url]http://www.myfixes.com/internet/winsocksp1/sp1tcpip.htm[/url] If you have Service Pack 2 do this: [url]http://www.myfixes.com/internet/winsocksp2/sp2tcpip.htm[/url]

Sounds like there's a problem with your sound card drivers. Take a look in your device manager to see what you're missing. You can access the device manager from [B]Start/Run/devmgmt.msc[/B]

Try a sfc scan. The ntdll.dll file might be corrupt. Go to start, choose run, and type in sfc /scannow . Make sure to have your Windows XP cd with you.

I can tell you that even if they are associated with it they are harmless. That key is not one that would allow the application to launch. However I don't have those registry entries so they are not windows default. They probably are from one of the evaluation applications that …

Go to Tools/Folder Options on top of your Explorer window and put a dot in Use Windows Classic Folders. Also go under View and then take the checkmark out of Remember each folder's view settings. Apply the settings. Your c drive's properties look fine.

How old is your Inspiron? Also by the Dell Restore CD do you mean the Dell Resource CD (a blue disk) or you mean the OS cd (a burgundy or black disk)? If you try hitting F12 while the computer boots up what happens? Also have you tried going into …

You said you have DSL. DSL modems can work 2 ways: router and bridge mode. In bridge mode the computer will have to establish a PPPOE connection. It is possible that your DSL modem doesn't function in router mode anymore and some of the computers have a pppoe connection created …

First of all IE is a bad choice for browsing. I would suggest Firefox. Here's a possible solution to your problem though: Go to Tools, Internet Options and click Advanced on the Top. Look for reuse windows for launching shortcuts and uncheck it. Apply the settings.

Yes but your IDE cables appear to be disconnected so I don't think you will be able to reinstall anyway. Disconnect your machine from the power, open the case and make sure the cables are connected correctly. If the cables are connected successfuly your BIOS settings might be corrupt so …

[QUOTE=goldeagle2005]Louker: When you see the desktop wallpaper, press "Ctrl-Alt-Escape" to launch task manager. Then, click file>new task(run). In the run dialog box, type "explorer" and press enter.[/QUOTE] It's Ctrl+Shift+Esc. If that doesn't work Ctrl+Alt+Del.

Use SymNRT to uninstall it: [url]http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/sharedtech.nsf/docid/2006031710323113[/url]

Open a command prompt: click Start, choose Run, execute cmd . Type: chkdsk <drive_letter>: /f Where <drive_letter> is the drive letter assigned to your external HDD.

Try this [url]http://www.myfixes.com/articles/system[/url]

Try to erase all your policy settings. On a home machine there should not be any. This batch file will help you do that: [url]http://www.myfixes.com/batch/0b5ed63d7897a07af3d769d550a8b003/clearPolicy.bat[/url]

In a lot of situations when you are locked out of the operating system you need to use the Recovery Console which is a command prompt. I've already posted a link to one of your messages ( [url]http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread46923.html[/url] ) which shows you how to do a System Restore from Recovery …

Create a new profile and see if that happens in there as well. Usually that sounds like a mandatory profile to me.

What laptop your have?

I think that you can't get into the recovery console uless you install the drivers for your SCSI controller. You have to hit F6 at the beggining of the windows setup, then insert a floppy that contains the drivers.

The fact that the lights are off and you can't get into BIOS proves that there is something wrong with the connection. What kind of keyboard and mouse are they (USB/PS2, Wireless/Wired)?

Could you give us a screenshot of the message? Also how long has been this going on?

From your last hijackthis log we didn't see any hacking tools. The dialer it's supposed to try to use your dial-up modem everytime you turn the computer on. Has that happened? There are two possibilities: 1. they are on your computer but they are not active, just stored on the …

The error is related to the Yahoo Mail plugin. Your Internet Explorer thinks that Yahoo is your default mail client. In Internet Explorer go to Tools/Internet Options click programs on the top. Change the E-mail value to Hotmail or Outlook Express and apply the settings. In your Hijackthis log there …