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• Autocomplete in Windows IE 8 does not work please help
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• HELP - Cannot Disable Network Connection, After Updates
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• HELP - Cannot Disable Network Connection, After Updates
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• HELP - Cannot Disable Network Connection, After Updates
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• Is there a newsgroup for Wndows 7?
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• ie8: Find On Page Support Ubiquitous or Intermittent ??
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• no internet
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• window xp updated
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• XP Home will not boot up
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• Security Update XP kb977165
  • Hello, my automatic updates keeps saying I need to download and install the Security Update XP kb977165. Problem is that I have clicked OK and it has download and also installed this update now 6 times on my laptop running XP sp3 and after each time it still says the same update needs downloading. Is anybody else having this issue ?
• XP won't start... BSOD
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• Launch folder windows in separate processe
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• Dvd/Cdrw not recognized?
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• error code 1000008e on or soon after boot up
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• Removing apparent Temp files
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• XP Won't recognize CD/DVD ROM Drives
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• windows xp & firewall.
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• web games
  • Computer wont download any games that require java or shockwave players even after trying to update or install updates. Can anyone help me resolv this?
• Can not get into safe mode
  • My computer, with XP, boots normally OK, however, I can not get into any of the 3 safe modes available. The files that show roll by until they get to the same one and then everyting stops. The only way out of this is to pull the plug and restart the computer. The file that it always stops on is: multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0) partition(2)windows\system32\Drivers\agp440.sys Fortunately, I have not had to rely on getting in to Save Mode, but would sure like to get this fixed if possible. dsc