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How come I get a blue screen when booting Windows XP that says unbootable? 

by Guest Geek on November 6, 2009

Q: I have a blue screen w/error message computer shut down to save information, unbootable, new hardware installed 0X000000ED. I cannot start in safemode goes back to blue screen and does not reboot w/ XP installation disk.

 
 

Fixing Administrator has prohibited access to USB/1394 mass storage devices 

by matt on November 4, 2009

Q: I have an Acer Power computer with Acer empowering technology framework running Windows XP Pro. When I start the computer up I get a message that says “Administrator has prohibited access to USB/1394 mass storage devices”. How do I fix this?

A: There have been many reports over the last few years of the “administrator has prohibited access to USB 1394 mass storage device” error message on Acer computers. It seems the problem is related to software called LanScope. There does not seem to be a logical way to access LanScope to actually unlock the drives so the only way to resolve this that we have been able to find is to uninstall Acer LanScope.

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How come I get an error saying Administrator has prohibited access to USB/1394 mass storage devices? 

by Guest Geek on October 30, 2009

Q: I have an Acer Power computer with Acer empowering technology framework running Windows XP Pro. When I start the computer up I get a message that says “Administrator has prohibited access to USB/1394 mass storage devices”. How do I fix this?

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How come I cannot increase the resolution on my new monitor? 

by Guest Geek on October 29, 2009

Q: I just hooked up an Acer 19″ monitor and CANNOT change the screen resolution to a higher setting to accommodate the larger screen…using Microsoft Window XP…tried all of the “help” tutorials….mouse refuses to move the slider from low to high resolution.

 
 

How do I install a new operating system with safenet protection installed? 

by Guest Geek on October 23, 2009

Q: I have a laptop that has safenet protected drive on it. This causes the first screen that I see on booting to be the safenet username/password input.

I know the username and password, but want to know if I would have any problems putting a new operating system on it.

I want install Windows XP on it.

Shall I just put the windows disc in?

 
 

Can my computer run Total War Empire? 

by Guest Geek on October 21, 2009

Q: I was wondering if it would be possible to run total war empire with a computer with the following specs?

2Ghz Intel core 2 duo
RAM 2GB
graphic card : Nvidia Geforce 9400M
Windows XP

 
 

What are the challenges when moving from Windows XP to Windows 7? 

by Guest Geek on October 19, 2009

Q: I’ll be buying a new laptop soon. It’ll have Windows 7 I’m sure. I currently have Windows XP and never switched to Vista. Can I expect any challenges and if so what might they be and how might I minimize them?

When I do the transfer how should I go about transferring all of my programs, data, favorites, bookmarks, etc., onto the new computer?

 
 

How do I change my Microsoft Office icons? 

by Guest Geek on October 19, 2009

Q: On Windows XP, where do I find my Microsoft Office 2010 (14) icons so I can change them with my office 2010 icon pack?

 
 

Why does my computer make beeping sounds when I click on links? 

by Guest Geek on October 15, 2009

Q: My computer with Windows XP is running slow. Sometimes it makes a low beeping sound when I click different links or programs. Is this my hard drive or should I get a new computer?

 
 

How come when I forward an email with an inline image it does not show up on the receipts computer? 

by Guest Geek on October 10, 2009

Q: When I forward inline pictures from Outlook Express, there is a blank square at the other end. I have tried different recipients, and no one is receiving the pictures. I have checked the settings in Outlook, but I did not find anything that would prevent the sending of the pictures. I am using AVG antivirus with Windows XP, but there are no settings that I can find that would cause the problem.