windows

Whenever I try to open my control panel I get an error message that says explorer.exe has generated an error and will be terminated. Solution? I look at my systemlog and there is a error at startup is that the cause?

On my home computer it suddenly takes a long time to boot up. This is immediately after turning it on -- it takes much longer to start reading the hard drive before even the Windows 98 splash page comes up. It seems to run OK in normal mode after getting started but takes like 15 minutes to...

...internet access? I always block it from accessing, but why is it even asking for access?

I need to convert a whole bunch of postscript files to pdf. I have the program ps2pdf14 that comes with ghostscript. If I copy a ps file into the directory this program is in, then I can do the conversion from a dos prompt by typing "ps2pdf14 FILENAME.ps". It makes a new file FILENAME.pdf...

It only opens in the default size in links both in web pages, and also links to web pages in outlook express. Also how do I open links contained in email messages in outlook express so it opens in a new (and hopefully maximised) window? Thanks.

Does anyone know of any site where I can download all the Windows patches to save them rather than install them like on the Microsoft site. Especially for the older versions like 95/98/2000.

I recently acquired a box with XP on it and I want to play around with XP a bit. My problem is that for some reason I cannot execute applications from the desktop (files that I put on the desktop). It says I do not have the right privilages or that the file cannot be accessed. This is strange...

Slashdot reported yesterday that someone has taken portions of the Windows operating system source code and released it on the internet. Of course most responsible system administrators don't trust their windows boxen very far in the first place - not allowing any outside access to the...

It appears that large chunks of the source code for Windows NT and 2000 (and, therefore, also XP that shares a lot of the code) has leaked onto the internet (see story on the BBC for example). Anyone running these OSs should now be even more concerned about security. There are two approaches...

Just got through booting up an inexpensive ThizLinux system I purchased off-the-shelf, and folks, I gotta say it lived up (or down) to every expectation and fear I had for Linux. It sucks royally from a new user's out-of-box experience. No understandable help files. No instructions whatsoever...

Hi, I've been trying to reinstall or uninstall windows Me & I cant find any way to do it. When I try to reinstall It tells me I cant reinstall so I tried installing Xp with the disk from my new comp but it tells me I dont have the right version of Me to upgrade. So I need to uninstall & do a...

Hello all, Another trojan horse has hit my fathers laptop. This time we cannot find the virus files, and even when it is not hooked up to the internet, over 10 internet explorer popups try to come up at the same time and it crashes the system. This event appears to be timed for every 5...

I have Win98 on my laptop computer at home. I just bought a wireless home network kit. The network card for my laptop won't install because I don't have Win98 second edition. I have the original Win98. I got an IT guy at work to borrow me a Win98 SE cd-rom with the cab files on it. He says...