I have Windows ME, Outlook Express 5. I don't get the great pictures and graphics - just looks like HTM format. Email often has .EML suffix or nothing. I have looked for various fisxes - even when I "save" them to .HTM or .EML format and try to open with everything in the book - no luck or worse....

Hello. I'm attempting to run Sim Tower, a program designed to run in Windows 95. When I attempt to startt the program, I get the hourglass icon for a moment, but nothing else happens.

I've got a problem with the audio on my pc. Here is the problem: From time to time (becoming more and more often now) when I start my PC, the audio isn't working. I've checked the volume and drivers, and they're ok. If I try to play a sound, the player just hangs. Sometimes, when I reboot, it...

One of my computers running Windows ME will remember and fill in blank boxes when I type just a letter or two. It also fills in passwords when I type the previous required information. How is that turned on and off so I can do it on my second computer? Also, is there a way to change incorrect...

Has anyone experienced a problem with the auto update for "Critical Patch for ADODB (KB879699)? When I attempt to update nothing seems to happen and my system hangs. Any thoughts? THANKS!

After a few questions regarding spyware, I have run the spybot program which has identified a number of applications that have registered a Uninstaller on my system which do not show on the add/remove program. The following are as follows as request for your assistance in these applications: dxm...

Help! During an automatic update my system hung up. Since then the automatic update comes up but when I click on search for updates, nothing happens. Does anyone have a solution. Is there some way to reinstall the automatic update software? Please e-mail any possible solution to me...

Hi, Read posts regarding problems with Norton AV software and Win Me. Have friend who has very basic computer skills. I need to install AV and firewall apps (or combination app) for him that will almost "run by themselves". Update prompts, etc. I am going to automate as much as possible. Friend's...

Has anybody tried the free AVAST anti virus scanner? I've been using it for a while and have had no complaints. I was using GRISOFT AVG 6 but they had a couple of releases that were messing up my computer (screen would turn black and I've have to reboot when the virus scan was running). Before...

I have read the newsgroups for several years now and have recommended and installed AVG on numerous machines without error. Recently I suggested that a friend download it to his XP machine and he said that it caused his machine to crash (no further info). Recently my copy of mcaffee started to play...

I just found out that my Windows Media Player isn't working...think it has something to do with the .dll file?? sigh Peggy

Only a few days ago I noticed an error message when I turn on my computer. It says, "The AVICAP32.DLL won't start. Check the file to determine the problem." I have tried several methods to get it working. I even went to my friend's house. She has the same computer I have. I signed on as a...

When I boot up I get the error message: Avsynmgr has caused an error in MCSCAN32.DLL Avsynmgr will now close. When I click on the close option the com;puter finishes booting up. When I try to go into Word or Excel I get the following message:

can anyone reccomend a freeware backup program for saving document files as opposed to registry files.

Has anyone used the Windows ME backup.exe feature? I'm wondering what your experience was, how it worked and if you ran into any problems when you tried to restore the files you backed-up ???? Any tips you can give would be appreciated.

Does anyone know how to create a backup file. I'm not talking about scanreg /backup. I mean a actual file. I created one but I can't seem to find where I got the info on how to create one. :( so in case I have to unistall windows me I'll have the stuff on there still.

I used this program a couple of years with no problems, but something happened to it, after I got my last computer with WinMe. It would no longer load as it had before, and gave some message about not being found or moved or something. So after downloading and reinstalling several times with the...

Hi there, my friend is still using Windows ME and has Powerpoint 2000 installed. Now she got used to working with Powerpoint 2003 and complains about missing features in PP 2000. Which is the last Powerpoint-Version that can be installed on top of Windows ME? Any ideas?

THIS WAS ORIGINAL RESPONSE TO PROBLEM LAST YEAR: From: "Seaver Ren" To: "CARMEN ARDINO" Subject: About the problem of System Restore Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 20:26:27 +0800 Dear Carmen, Per the current status, I suggest run the Setup /nd

Still no luck with Windows ME re-install. This was an upgrade from 98. 1.As per last response, I was to boot to DOS, so I tried to get on in safe mode, but when I did the mouse did not work so I could not delete the ‘WMPLOC.DLL’ file. Can I do this from a regular start-up? 2.My...