Help

[Anthony]

I need online help my bar at the bottom of my screem is
not loading and my programs are loading very slowly i get
errors and send them in and when i down load it said need
product key but there is no place on the website to type
in the product key. don't people think about these
things.can someone help me. microsoft is so big now it
doesn't want to make things easy anymore for users to
solve problems with its software.
(e-mail address removed)

 

[Malke]

I need online help my bar at the bottom of my screem is
not loading and my programs are loading very slowly i get
errors and send them in and when i down load it said need
product key but there is no place on the website to type
in the product key. don't people think about these
things.can someone help me. microsoft is so big now it
doesn't want to make things easy anymore for users to
solve problems with its software.

Anthony, don't post your real email address in newsgroups or on
messageboards. It will get harvested by spambots and you'll get a lot
more unwanted email.

There is always an easy way to get help with your computer: Yellow
Pages>Computer Repair. If you want to do it yourself, you have to work
at it a bit. Now, you haven't given us enough information to get a
specific answer. What are your system specs? Did you always have this
trouble? If not, what changed? Here are generic troubleshooting steps
for you to take:

1) Scan with current antivirus ("current" means a version not earlier
than 2002 but using updated virus definitions); 2) remove spyware with
Spybot Search & Destroy (www.security.kolla.de) and Ad-aware
(www.lavasoftusa.com). Be sure to update these programs before running,
and it is a good idea to do virus/spyware scans in Safe Mode; 3) delete
temporary and Temporary Internet Files; 4) stop unnecessary services
programs from starting with Windows - see www.blackviper.com for
services info and www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_index.htm for programs
info - 5) look in Event Viewer for clues.

Once you've gone through these steps and know your computer is virus and
spyware-free, if you are still having problems, repost. Be sure to
include answers to the questions I asked you.

Malke