desktop support

  1. Uninstall windows apps only to come back

    Hi, I have created a new image for a Dell Latitude 5320 windows 11 and got it right where I wanted it. When logged in as the administrator of course I do everything under that account because at the time the laptop is in audit mode. I have completely uninstall quite a few apps like some of the...
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    Windows XP Outlook Express has suddenly become intolerably sluggish

    It began late last week. Outlook Express takes a very long time to show its GUI at all, a long time after that to become responsive, and when it does become responsive it is intolerably slow. Prior to this Outlook Express has functioned very well for me. I greatly prefer it to Windows Live Mail...
  3. Windows 7 Messages produced by msg.exe goes away after 2 minutes

    I am desktop support for an enterprise Windows 2008 AD environment and I have been looking for a replacement for NET SEND. The msg.exe command looked promising when using the target machine's local scheduler but the message disappears after 2 minutes on the target workstation. Has anyone...
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    Windows 8 Code 38 Error. Window Driver USBSTOR.sys

    My Win 8 x64 desktop suddenly stopped recognizing USB storage devices (Thumb Drives & 2 External HDD). When working through Device manager, all show yellow exclamation marks and working through properties, all say "Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware because a previous...
  5. You cannot open an .oxps file in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2

    Describes an issue in which a program that can open an .oxps file is not installed on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008. After you install the update that is described in this article, you can convert the .oxps file to an .xps... Link Removed - Invalid URL
  6. Windows 7 Drive Map Alert

    I am running windows 7 pro 64 bit desktop....I continuously get a popup message titled "Drive Map Alert": The drive map server cannot run because you are running another application that has exclusive use of port 80. To continue, you must locate the application using port 80 and close or stop...
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    Windows 7 The Windows Security Center Service cant be started

    Hi, I am using Windows 7 Home Premium OS. Lately I have been getting the error message mentioned in the subject. I have also tried the option of "To access the console type Services in the Start Search field, and pressENTER. You will need to click Continue if prompted to open the Services...
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    Windows 7 BSOD 7f on Win 7 Home Premium 64bit.

    Hi all, I'd appreciate any and all help i can get. I just purchased a new Fujitsu P770 i3-330, running Win 7 Home Premium 64bit. Its installed with SP1. I keep getting BSOD Bcode 7f out of the blue :P Cant figure it out and its driving me nuts. I'm attaching info about the memory im using...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 Blue Screen Of Death

    hi, I just got a new desktop with windows 7 home premium. I formatted the hard drive and install Ultimate. I have been getting the BSOD average about 3 times a day. It could come from any time (playing games, surfing the web, or just copying files). I didn't really use Home Premium so I'm not...
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    Windows 7 Empty Folder Problem?

    Hello, I just recently installed windows 7 on my desktop, and I finished transferring a folder containing my music, and videos from my external hard drive onto this desktop. The problem is, when I highlight over the folder, it says it's empty, and there's nothing inside it, but if I look at...
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    Windows 7 Odd Problem with IE8 & Networking & Sharing Center

    I'm a noob to these forums but am a desktop support technician with over a decade of experience, but I'm havnig a problem I'm at a loss for. I recently did a clean install of the RTM on a fairly beefy homebuilt PC. The install completed fine without any errors. However, after two weeks of...