Archive for the ‘Q_and_A’ category
Halo Patch for S3
Name: sydney collins Halo:Combat evolved is not running on my system because of my incompatible graphics drive. I learnt that there is a patch available but I don’t know where to download. Pls help First Recommendation: Get a new graphics card. S3 has been out of the mainstream since, well, the days of 3DFX. That’s [...]
Windows huge
Name: Frank Ferus The windows on my PC are huge, like in safe mode. How do I get them to normal size? Your display resolution is set to a low level, likely 640×480 (if it’s just like safe mode) or 800×600. To set them normal do the following: 1. Right click on the desktop 2. [...]
No icons or start menu
Name: Machelle S when the computer was restarted the screensaver came up but nothing else no shortcut icons or start toolbar cannot retrieve any files By “screensaver” I assume you mean the desktop background based on what you’re describing. What appears to be happening is that your Explorer Shell is not loading, or not finishing [...]
Laptop Battery
Name: Betsy We have an HP Pavilion laptop, about 2 yrs old. We just replaced the battery, charged it up and it worked fine. Then we left it on the counter, unplugged, and when we tried to power it up today it was dead. Plugged it in and it is fine and the battery is [...]
Forgotten Password
Name: lynnora i have forgotten my windows password and didn’t create a back-up cd, just wanted to know what my options are, please help ;) thanks Best Wishes, Lynnora Lourenco The first, and easiest way to make the correction is to boot to safe mode, and log in as the administrator. The vast majority of [...]
Key problem
I am having a problem with one of my letter key one won’t type or not working. I have a Dell Latitude 99% of the time it’s a problem with the keyboard itself. Try hooking up a different keyboard to the machine and see what happens. If it’s still an issue then it could be [...]
BSOD
I get three different BSODs BAD_POOL_HEADER least common one IRQL_whateveritis most common one PFN_LIST_CORRUPT at first I thought it was an overheating problem then I thought it was a RAM error and I uninstalled AVG virus software and my comp was fine for a week and now the BSODs are back. They are like a [...]
Electrical Surge – Computer won’t power up
After an electrical surge my computer is dead, nothing powers up. A friend thought it mught be a fuse. Is there such a thing and where would it be in the computer? There usually is a fuse in the power supply of the computer, but because of the capacitors and such inside of the power [...]