Summary: If your "used" system does not boot from a bootable diskette or CD when inserted, then you have to go into the system's BIOS CMOS Setup (part of the s...
Summary: if i am not mistaken what you r trying to say is that u can't open up msconfig and regedit by using run?? if that's ur question then u can find the ms...
Summary: Update - internet options didn't work either. Restore wouldn't work either. After spending more hours on trying to make it work, I gave up and calle...
Summary: WORKED LIKE A CHARM....... I hacked the registry deleting the key for Ratings and got past the Content Advisor problem. Then I loaded down the share...
Summary: what are your free resources at the startup? do msconfig and clean up the startup menue disable the system restore do not run continuous virus protec...
Summary: I recently tried to get rid of a few viruses in my computer that took the run option out of my start menu and seems to disconnect my internet connecti...
Summary: When you enter msconfig and make changes to the startup tab hit ok and exit. If you pop over and click normal startup on the general tab your undoing ...
Summary: Trying to help a friend get his computer "safe"...he never has done firewall/virus scan/spyware stuff/updates etc. We just scanned for viruses and sp...
Summary: Hello Xena, I just read that you had made a clean install of Windows Me on a Compaq Presario 2200. I'm trying to do the same thing on this donated 22...
Summary: I would star with turning off Power management and cleaning up my Starup config files at Start / Run / type msconfig {go} / select the Startup tab ...
Summary: Could be software or spyware or automatic updated problem. The DEFRAG could have caused some corrupted files. Check your Scheduled Tasks window and s...
Summary: If Stop.BAT is a batch file, then you could try opening it with NotePad. If it is just text that you can read, then maybe you can tell where it came f...
Summary: I use AdSubtract Pro, (us$30.00) #1 rated pop-up and ad blocker. Blocks pop-ups & pop-unders, cleans up cookies and speeds surfing. Regular adlist upd...
Summary: One hardware option an experienced person can use is to remove the disk drive from the old machine, change its jumper from the MS (Master) position to...
Summary: Has a Gateway tech had you go to start/run/browse and type in msconfig? After doing that go to the startup tab and clean up some of the start up item...
Summary: What about going into MSCONFIG and seeing how many things are loading at startup. My P3 750 256MB RAM was running slow and the user resources would ...
Summary: You have a piece of spyware on your box called Gator. FSG.exe and Tickler are attempting to "phone home" whenever you get on the internet. Go to st...
Summary: I did the same thing, Nortons really goofed up everything, it made my computer run like a dog. I uninstalled it and installed Zone alarm and you are m...
Summary: Obviously, a reformat/fresh install didn't solve the problem. That's why we should try the least drastic solution first. * Check Start/Run/MsConfig/St...
Summary: Try cleaning up your start up menu with the msconfig utility. Click on start/run and type msconfig, click ok and click on startup tab and uncheck anyt...
Summary: G'day... some ago I found a tweak for IE that altered the registry settings to allow for more "threads" to speed up internet up-and downloads. I lost ...
Summary: Do you have the new version of Spybot Search and Destroy (1.3) or are you still "using" 1.2? There will be no more updates available for 1.2, you must...
Summary: Hard to say what might be causing that first error. It could be a corrupted disk drive FAT table entry. Or it could be from some sort of Trojan or Vir...
Summary: That sounds like one of the Windows ME background tasks starting up and slowing the system down because of corrupted files. You should have deleted Ta...
Summary: TECHS have tried but NO one can help. Any one have any solutions? my d drive screen opens after booting computer, I have minimal files in start up (...
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