you will get an error that the key is already beind activated. it will allow you to install but not activate.

anoterh good data recovery is getdataback for NTFS or FAT

if your windows boot up and you can acces the drive from a usb or even from your internal attachment. use a program name easy recovery to recover your files. then you can format the hard disk. i...

right click on mycomputer icon. chose manage then select disk management. right click on the drive you want to partition. select shrink. follow the steps to shrink the disk or you can set you own...

instead of copying the files to the partition. you should use the cd to bot then install on the new partition you created.

when you install the programs go to the each user account and any icon associated with your programs. then go to the default user folder and remove what ever you don't want other others to have....

do you have 64bit processor. base on your specs it does not seem that you have one. 64bit will only install on a 64bit processor

here are a few things you should try, power down the modem, power down the router. unplug the Ethernet cable between he the modem and the router. Then in this order power up the modem, Wait 5 min....

try reinstalling first, then if that does not fix the problem, do a system update, if that does not fix the problem then you can do a restore.

upgrading from XP to vista in NOT a good idea, clean install or a new PC with vista is better. Vista is definitely easier with certain features. but it will take some getting use just like how we...

And no you can't back up mcafee then put it on the new system if you have a current subscription you can download and install on the new system. to keep your current setting do an upgrade to ultimate

ok good for you, i guess you can close this

you reinstall vista

your startup program might be trying to load a file that was removed or deleted. do a search on the pc for the file. Did you turn off any service in vista

LOL, you can experiment with different channels to make sure you are getting a strong signal from the router. You know those bars that show how strong your wireless signal is. when you change the...

change the channel your wireless operate on. you would have to log into the router to get this done. this means that his wireless is operating at a higher frequency and on the same channel as yours.

does the home network have wireless, use the laptop at home wireless and wired at work

how much ram you have on the system , how many programs do you have starting with windows. (items in the task bar by the clock) as for turning off services this will not make a drastic improvement in...

can you be a bit more specific. what is the exact message. is the printer connected to a print server or directly to a pc and shared. if the printer is connected to another computer what is the...

not unless the program has that option to change the language that the program runs in. Something like how you can change the language in windows

here are the steps you can try to sort by group.
right click on a empty area in the Windows Explorer window. then Click on Sort By, Group by, or Stack By. Choose the sort order you want the window...

or right click on the blank area of the menu bar and check standard.
Windows Media player operate the same away too.

Whats up with microsoft

I know exactly how you feel dragon. you do these...

you would have to download new themes. I doubt Microsoft provide any such so you would have to do a search and be careful where u get your theme from

can you open and log in to any Chat program, AIM, Yahoo, MSN or or send and receive mail with Outlook or Microsoft outlook.

some drivers will show up as Microsoft. Is the remote connection to the pc a USB connection or a PS2. Basically you should not have to load drivers for the keyboard and mouse. UNLESS you want to use...

To add to that Vista, Longhorn really creeps in Virtual mode. I use VM ware. as for adding more memory you have to shut down the VM then edit it select the memory setting and move the slider to...

a clean install takes less than a minutes once i start to add programs it moves up to 2+ minutes.

is this a USb connection or PS2. Wireless or Wired, If its a USB try another slot or enable all usb ports in the BIOS.

have you tried updating from the windows update site

so how are you installing IIS. and have you checked for updates to vista

when you say windows box are you referring to the add/remove windows components in control panel?
if IIS will not install check what version of the .NET framework you are running.

@ forumdude - He got the magic wand to wave any post off the site.

but why overclok when you can get top speed overclocking works best when you have a supercool system lots of fan with cool dry...

if the CPU fan is not working you will need to replace it. I don't know the configuration of your HP PC but all CPU's are help in place with some sort of clip and the fan is either held in place...

these temps are within range. but maybe your fan is not working efficiently. check the fans, this is why the PC freezes.

then in that case i would not suggest using the icon change, you would have to do it for every single file,,,,but if you want to change all at the same time...use the program you want to be the...

>>>but specific file types IE. FLV files.<< you want to change the icon for FLV file type???

what did you use to defrag...... chkdsk is not as effective as diskeeper, diskeeper actually move all file to the correct sector on the hard drive, frequently used file to the front of the HDD for...

HArd drive MUSt be dying, not accessing file efficiently,,,use diskeeper 2008 to defrag the drive.

in widows explorer right click on a file
open with command for individual files. or go to control panel and choose default programs. here you will find setting for set your default programs and...

you stated that this has been happening since the past 2.5 months. was the pc being used for regular stuff, what i am getting at is 3 month ago you obly turn the pc on for maybe checking a few email...