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Sounds like a biffed logon box.

For Windows to automatically log on a user account during the startup process, the following must be met:

- The Welcome screen must be available
- Guest account...

Have you tried turning off the automatic update ie; right click my computer left click properties then automatic updates and then turn off automatic updates etc.

However you do need the latest...

My Computer has developed a problem with autoplay that is a bit strange.

When you put a cd in the drive it doesnt autoplay but does read the disc fine. If you go into My Computer and hover the...

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Thanks for the reply. All the file types were selected in the options. I have figured it out now though. I did an install of a new version of WindDVD at the weekend and it kept coming up...

For some strange reason windows media player 9 will not now play any sound from files on the hard drive. Audio straight from a cd plays fine. Everything else such as games and windows sound schemes...

Hi Digit@lSkull,


If you are still using directx 8.1 i may just have the answer for you as i had the same problem a while ago and solved it.

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My mate has just started having problems with his computer starting up. Intermittently it will not boot but when he taps it on the side of the case it carries on booting and as long as the pc...

Thanks for the response - unfortunately I have already tried to do that and it didnt seem to make any difference.

I still cant install Internet Security because it isn't finding the Microsoft...

I have just re-formatted and re-installed windows xp and have encountered an unusual problem.

When i try to install Norton Internet Security 2002 or 2003 i get an error message saying Microsoft...

If you didnt have any luck with the Microsoft page try this. The same thing happened to me after installing SP1.

run regedit

Make sure you backup your registry first
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Thanks for your help.

It ended up being the monitor as it completely packed up a couple of days later.

Thanks

As of today I have been experiencing problems with my monitor. It will randomly black out and the only way to get it back on is to turn it off and then on again. I have not installed any new...

Just to let you all know i finally found a solution to the random freeze problem.

The cause of the problem was SP1. As you know it is a massive update and i knew that it must have been something...

I tried it in safe mode and it worked thanks and ive just tested a direct3d game and the random freeze has gone.

Thanks for your help.

I have been having a problem with games and have found a solution. I need to overwrite two dll files in System 32 relating to Direct X. The two files are d3d8.dll and ddraw.dll. Obviously every...

Hi Quadricle

My errors were different errors to the ones you have been getting. The error messages I was getting were PPP errors and was resolved by deleting some folders from the registry. ...

I have posted here numerous times over having problems with random freezing in games since installing SP1.

I have always been convinced that it was conflicting dll files and now I think I have...

Does anyone know what the best BIOS settings are for a geforce 3 ti500 in an ASUS A7A266.

My specs:
AMD ATHLON 1.4 DDR
512 DDR RAM (PC2100)
GEFORCE 3 TI500
SOUNDBLASTER AUDIGY

Problem solved

Turned out it was a missing filter driver and now it is installed all programs are back to normal. it must have somehow become corrupt or lost during the crash.

Thanks for your...

Fair question but no i have tried several different files and the same result so it isnt corrupt media files or disc. I tried a new disc every attempt (about 7).

Whilst burning a disc my burning program crashed and since then I have been unable to burn using any of the three programs I use. The drive is an Asus 4012A.

I have uninstalled the drive in...

Is your printer a USB connection and if so does it appear in the box above bi-directional support and is it checked.

You just said that you have updated your norton and run a complete scan so there are defo no viruses on your comp.

Try what i suggested earlier on and take it from there.

ankh,

Your link is incorrect.The "www" shouldnt be there. Also i would be quite surprised if that had anything to do with it because the virus you mentioned is aimed at disabling security and...

Something to try. Go into your printer properties and click on ports. Is the bidirectional support enabled? If not try that and see if it makes a difference.

If it is enabled try disabling it...