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Help ME Please – Slow and Freezing Windows ME computer

Name: Jo-Lynn I am not sure how to fix my computer.. Hell I am not even sure I knoew what is wrong with it. I know that my stepdad has run the restoration discs through it aat least 10 times now.. I realize that it is an older computer..But its not that old.. I really [...]

Computer not booting

Name: Moses Hi. I would like to say that you web-site is the most useful… My question is that I install my software on my PC, at first i install Windows x64 whish i find out that my terminal was not able to support it then i change back to windows home edition and the [...]

Sony Vaio RX 400 USB, mouse and keyboard ports broken

Name: kes I have a Sony Vaio rx 400 I believe and my usb ports dont work. All 3 of them as well as my keyboard and mouse ports. How do I do about replacing them, and is it expensive? Assuming that the computer still even boots (it sounds like something horrendous happened to your [...]

Cannot adjust the color from 16 bit

Name: Ernie Roe I recently reformatted my hard drive. I use Windows ME. Everything works fine except I cannot adjust the color from 16 bit. I have all of my install disks but I cannot figure this one out. Do I need to install the printer first? When I try to slide the bar to [...]

Toshiba Laptop recovery disk not working

Name: Dwayne Fowler I have a Toshiba 5500 Lap Top,when I insert the recovery disk the “welcome to recovery screen and info comes up”, however it asks to press f1 to ok the execution but will not do any thing. Is there a way to boot the recovery other than this? Some computers today actually [...]

Administrator password lost

Name: Timothy McIlhiny I fouled up and now when I go to control userpasswords2 I get User Accounts but it has Adminisrator an I do not know the Password. How can I get this password? The easiest way to get your admin password is to not get it at all. The process of actually cracking [...]

How to reset the Administrator password for Windows XP

If ever you’ve lost a password in Windows XP and feared that you’d have to format your computer – worry no more. This article will tell you how to reset those passwords so that you’ll be up and running in no time. The first step is to get the Emergency Boot CD. Download it, and [...]

PC enters sleep mode and unexpectedly awakes

Name: David S. Croop My pc will enter sleep mode only to re-awake just sitting there. I can’t tell if a product is calling out or in, but I believe that’s what’s happening. I cleaned the startup. Any help? Thanks Dave My first suggestion would be to check your mouse. I’ve run into quite a [...]