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XP System process using 99% CPU

A client complained that their mouse (USB) was not working and PC was really slow. Looked at the processes and found the SYSTEM process was 99%. Search on the Internet and found some others had the same issue with USB ports causing the problem. For me I changed the USB ports in the Intel […]

Microsoft Finally Releases XP Service Pack 3

Microsoft is Shipping SP3 to Manufactures and regular downloads should be April 29

UPDATE:

Looks like MS is delaying SP3 because of a bug! Surprise Surprise!

 

The file or directory C:\$Secure is corrupt and unreadable Error

Had a client who got this error on a Windows XP PRO PC. It would give this error and also would not create a pagefile properly. I searched on the Internet and found that most people concluded that you had to backup all your data and format again. Its related on a faulty NTFS […]

Show Desktop Icon Is Missing Or Corrupted

I have seen this problem a few times and I found this on the Internet

What you’ll need to do is create a file in Notepad and save it to where Show Desktop should be.

Go to Start/Run and type in “notepad” (without the quotes) then type in these lines:

[Shell] Command=2 IconFile=explorer.exe,3 [Taskbar] […]

4Gig Or More Ram Problems With Windows

Well there are issues with PC’s that have 4 gig of ram or more and either the BIOS says that it only sees 3 gig or Windows 32-bit only sees 3 gig. Either way there is limits. Depending on your motherboard there might be a setting in the BIOS called memory remaping that you […]

Windows XP: Going, going … gone?

According to Microsoft’s timeline, XP is on its way to becoming an ex-operating system.

Here is the Article from ComputerWorld

Warning! Some of the new light bulbs are starting fires

There are some new light bulbs that are starting fires. Click on the picture below to a link on the article regarding it and which bulbs to avoid.

Microsoft Releases Vista SP1 On Windows Update

Article from Channel Web saying MS has released Vista SP1

Starting To Hate HP

I have alway been a great fan of HP printers. They really started making an industry standard in their laser printers. There Laserjet, Laserjet II and III were built like a tank. They last 10+ years and always worked. Their PCL drivers are a standard. Compatible with everything. I really like the fact […]

Microsoft warns on Vista update

Upgrading Vista with SP1 will prevent some programs to work. Here is the article