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- Laptop Constantly Slowing Down
- I have a laptop thats about a year old, HP Pavilion with an Intel 2g Centrino Duo processor, 2g memory. Running windows xp media center.I have all the proper antivirus software and my system is constantly slowing down. What can I do before I just get rid of it and...
- Tags: Notebooks, PRODUCTIVITY, Chilli_Willie, laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2007-10-05
- Is system monitoring software beneficial
- I have had good experiences with software like Norton Systme Works, but does this kind of program benefit me?I know we all need antivirus software, but does it help to have all the other programs; registry cleaning, windows repair, file system monitoring you get the point.
- Tags: IT Services, Tools & Techniques, Chilli_Willie, system monitoring, software
- Discussion threads 2007-07-06
- Lost System Restore Points
- Some how either due to a virus or system meltdown I lost a ton of data as well as all viable System Restore Points. I can only go back 2 days and it tells me there was an error and I cannot restore to that time. I ran a data...
- Tags: Chilli_Willie, restore point
- Discussion threads 2007-07-06
- System Restore Issues
- I made some unwanted changes to my laptop and decided that system restore was a good idea. I opened it to find there were only 2 restore points available and it would not allow me to go back a week. When selecting a restore point 2 days ago it says...
- Tags: Chilli_Willie, system restore
- Discussion threads 2007-07-06
- Where did all my data go??
- So I was trying to move some folders onto my 2nd internal harddrive on my laptop when they disappeared. A couple of the folders made it over however 85% of the files mostley xcel spreadsheets did not. I do not know where they could have gone or if they are...
- Tags: Storage management, Chilli_Willie
- Discussion threads 2007-07-05
- using 2 harddrives in windows
- I have an HP Laptop with 2 harddrives, the 1st drive is full of work projects and images. How do I map my documents and images to my secoond drive? I also want to start using that drive for storage. suggestions?format?If the disk management utility is seeing the drive, it...
- Tags: window, Chilli_Willie, hard drive
- Discussion threads 2007-07-05
- Terminal Services or VPN
- We are launching a new POS software and the company does not support a multi-location practice. They did go as far as to recommend using termina services as the method of allowing the remote office to access the data on the server. I have static IP's in each office and...
- Tags: Chilli_Willie, Citrix Systems Inc., it management, networking, remote access, terminal services, VPN, windows
- Discussion threads 2007-02-19
- 1st time Terminal Server User
- I am setting up our new POS software in 2 offices and they recommend that I used Terminal Server to connect the 2. I hvae never set it up before. Both offices are on high speed wireless connections. Do I need to obtain Static IP's from my ISP? I am...
- Tags: Chilli_Willie, windows, software, networking, terminal server, Microsoft Windows Terminal Server
- Discussion threads 2007-02-09
- Outlook Just Wont Work
- Computer went down..office was corrupted? Lost everything. After a reinstall all my Office companents work except Outlook. Cant locate my default mail folders. Any ideas?Stand-alone installation or Exchange client?Is your system a stand-alone unit using Outlook to connect to a ISP-provided e-mail account, or are you on a network with...
- Tags: Microsoft Outlook, Chilli_Willie
- Discussion threads 2007-01-17
- Every thing but Outlook works
- Office started acting very flakey, alway sasking for the cd and looking for cab files. I reinstalled it and everything but outlook works. It says it cannot find my primary mail folders.I already lost all my Outlook data..I would atleast like to start recreating it.
- Tags: Chilli_Willie, e-mail, Microsoft Outlook, office, outlook, software
- Discussion threads 2007-01-16
- Every thing but Outlook works
- Office started acting very flakey, alway sasking for the cd and looking for cab files. I reinstalled it and everything but outlook works. It says it cannot find my primary mail folders.I already lost all my Outlook data..I would atleast like to start recreating it.
- Tags: Chilli_Willie, e-mail, Microsoft Outlook, office, outlook, software
- Discussion threads 2007-01-16
- Problems with certain webpages
- I have a brand new computer with XP Media Center and when I go to say foxnews.com I cant view any of the video stories. I dont know what I am missing.The security settings in IE are set too high. To alter this open IE left click on the Tools...
- Tags: Web browsers, SECURITY, Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Q&A 2006-07-18
- Linking Files with an FTP Site
- I have documents and spreadsheets I use daily on my laptop. I keep copies on my FTP Site as a backup incase my laptop is ever stolen. Is there a way to mirror or automatically update the changes I made to the files on the laptop?http://www.ftpsynchronizer.com/
- Tags: Notebooks, laptop computer
- Q&A 2006-06-27
- Laptop Video Card Features
- I am using a NVIDIA GeForce GO 7400 in my HP Pavillion 8000 laptop. I am trying to use the feature which allows me to view my desktop computer with my laptop. Can anyone help me configure this?ThanksDo you mean the [b]Remote Desktop Option?[/b]How you set this up depends on...
- Tags: laptop computer, Chilli_Willie, windows, desktop, video card
- Q&A 2006-06-26
- Mirroring Changes in Excel
- I use excel to organize alot of different information and I keep a copy of everything on our FTP site just incase anything were to happen to me or my laptop.Is there a way to make the copies on the FTP server update when I make a change to the...
- Tags: Chilli_Willie, excel, windows, Microsoft Excel, mirroring
- Discussion threads 2006-04-21
- moving data
- I am getting a new laptop and I need to move everything from the old one to the new one. I do not have a network but I do have FTP access. What would be the best tool to use. I need to move mostly just documnets and all my...
- Tags: USB flash drive
- Q&A 2006-04-13
- Blue Stop Screen of Death
- During startup I get a stop screen with the error message..stop: 0x00000024 (0x001902FA, 0xf7b4c80c, 0xf75cbbba)ntfs.sys - address f75cbbba base at f75bf000, datestamp 3d6de5c1i have tried a new install and it kicks it out half way with the same message. I am thinking harddrive failure but I am hoping to salvage...
- Tags: CD, CD-ROM, Chilli_Willie, Enter, hard drive, HDD, Microsoft Windows XP, Recovery Console, windows
- Q&A 2006-01-28
- WinXP HOME Blue Stop Screen
- WinXP Home on Dell Inspiron 2650. At startup I get a stop screen.stop: 0x00000024 (0x001902fa, 0xf7b4c80c, 0xf7b4c50c, 0xf75cbbba)ntfs.sys - address f75cbbba base at f75bf000, date stamp 3d6de5c1I have tried to boot to a winxp pro cd and i get the same screen. cannot boot to any safe mode.any ideas or...
- Tags: Chilli_Willie, hard drive, hardware, hardware problem, HCL, memory, Microsoft Windows XP, NTFS, windows
- Q&A 2005-12-18
- Exporting Messages Error
- I am trying to export my messgaes from Outlook Express and it pops up with "An error occured while initializing MAPI" I need to get these messages off this computer. Any ideas? Do I need to reinstall Outlook Express? Will I loose those messages?The messages are saved as a PST...
- Tags: Microsoft Outlook, Groupware
- Q&A 2005-08-10
- CMOS the problem
- Brand new system and wont boot...I was told to reset the CMOS which I did and now it sits "Verifying DMI Pool Data" I dont know what else to do.If it's brand new take it back to where you got it from! Does it have a warranty?This issue can be...
- Tags: BIOS, Chilli_Willie, CMOS, CPU, disk drive, hard drive, motherboard, RAM, RMA
- Q&A 2005-05-18
