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Outlook Express is configured to run Windows Messenger NOT AOL Messenger on startup. AOL Messenger must be configured to run elsewhere eg Programs Startup folder or Run via registry (unless AOL Messenger has an option to -replace- windows messenger)...

Run DXDIAG tool to see if your nvidea graphics card is working properly and also check that the latest drivers are installed (not beta versions).

1. Are you logged in as an Administrator? 2. Do you have Windows XP SP2 (32 bit) installed? 3. How much free disk space do you have? 4. Is anything reported in the Event Viewer (eventvwr.msc)?

Sounds like a common program, according to a search on Google. I would recommend replacing the drive with something more modern and reliable.

Yes, movies recorded on your standalone DVD recorder can be played on your PC as long as you have some DVD Playback software such as Power DVD from Cyberlink or ones supplied with DVD burner software.

I would replace the CD/DVD drive or get a cleaning kit so it can read the disk faster and more reliably.

Ys, you would notice that it boots a few seconds faster, you can login faster and loading programs will be faster as well!

Depends on how the 80GB is advertised. Simetimes its the unformatted size, so once a partition and filesystem is added, some space is 'lost', the size depends on the OS and filesystem. Sometimes when they say 80GB its either 80GB using binary 1024 or decimal 1000 bytes. And no, you cannot get the 5GB back.

Try DABS at: http://www.dabs.com/productlist.aspx?&am...&PageMode=1 Choice of card depends whether you have AGP or PCI Express slots. Any card from £100 or more will be be good for games. Latest Intel drivers are here: http://downloadfinder.intel.com/scripts-...&PrdMap=798 Compatibility issues: http://www.intel.com/support/graphics/sb/CS-010467.htm

It depends on how much of the PC you need to replace. All cards are now PCI Express, how many PCI cards do you have? If replacing the motherboard, you may have to replace the CPU, the memory and possibly the PSU as well. If it turns out you need to replace more that half the PC, its cheaper to buy a new complete PC.

Populous doesn't require much to run. See http://uk.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/populousthebeginning/tech_info.html for tech specs. Try installing the 1.01 patch (see link above)

Not a new driver, a new Graphics Card. The Intel 82810 card is basically too slow to run CoD, get a ATI or Nvidea card.

Yes you can upgrade to SP2 without affecting your documents or pictures. A backup is recommended before making any big changes. It does not matter if the PC had SP1. SP2 includes everything released in SP1 anyway.

No, the only way a session to close is to log out, a reset cannot do that. To get rid of the session you need to clear the session using Monitor or use the JRB utils to clear them.

Sounds like a problem at Steam's end rather than your end. Try later. Also, make sure your Steam.exe is allowed through by any Firewall software and make sure no VPN connections are installed as that can mess things up.

It sounds like a video codec to play certain types of AVI files. Run DxDiag.exe and look on the Display tab to see what gfx card you have.

Its for Web servers. Upgrade to Windows 2003 standard for more features.

Clear out the Temp internet files folder via Internet Options. First run a defrag on all partitions on your HD as your system will be very fragmented, that should speed up the system. It will boot a little faster and saving and loading should be faster. Adding more memory to the system will help.

None what so ever. Over a network the filesystem is irrelevant, as you will be using shares using SMB or CIFS to access files.

Please do not submit passwords on the internet. I would change them as soon as possible!!!! Ideally, your laptop should be configured on DHCP on the LAN, to access it you can either use Terminal Services Client or RDP client or just map a drive to a share on the server and a login dialog box should appear to access it.

You either have some files missing or try using the compatibility wizard to get it working. Run sfc /scannow to check for missing files. Also make sure autoexec.nt and config.nt exist in your windows system32 folder.

Which video card do you have? Where did you get the driver from?

Please provide the FULL error message...

Please provide more details about your system? OS, Hardware, DX ver, Gfx card, memory etc.

run the Program Compatibility Wizard program from the Accessories on the start menu and select Setup.exe to install it. Or create a shortcut to setup.exe and change the options on the compatibility tab to something like Windows 98.