One of the best things to do would be build your own computer, or fool around with an older one that you don't have to worry about breaking.

Experience is a really big thing, but in the corporate...

What the heck was I thinking? Ohh yea, thats when this program was actually decent (for the first 2 days it was out). If you are looking for free protection, I'd use AVG Free and regularly update/run...

I think the computer engineer / IT person is a commonly confused career path.

All things considered, IT is better :P

We should talk

Try downloading the driver from a hard line connection (ethernet cable). Sometimes downloads can become corrupted when using wireless devices. Try plugging into the network and redownloading.
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What do you mean partition method?

It sounds like you should do a complete clean install. Restore disks are always messy. You want to format the disk (not quick format) prior to installing the...

A simple add-on should do the trick. Try one of these:

http://internet-filter-review.toptenreviews.com/?ttreng=1&ttrkey=internet+filter

This one is free:

http://www.k9webprotection.com/
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You have the laptop drive directly connected to the desktop correct?

Check out this windows article addressing your issue:...

Have you tried using the Disk Management tool to see if it shows up in there?

I warn you, be careful when playing around in the admin area.

Start > Setting > Control Panel or Start > Control...

You could very well have some spyware issues. I have so ideas that may help. Send me a PM with questions.

First you want to start your computer in safe mode (I say that a lot ).

Repeatedly...

First you want to start your computer in safe mode (I say that a lot :D).

Repeatedly strike the f8 key while your computer is booting up and select "Safe mode with networking"

Once Safe mode...

Keep running the scans until no results exist for all of those programs

First you should boot into safe mode:
1) Repeatedly strike the f8 key as the computer is starting
2) Select "Safe Mode with Networking"

-Head to: http://www.trendmicro.com/spyware-scan/
(in...

It is normal for your IP address and default gateway to be different!

From what you described I am almost positive that your firewall settings are causing the problem. I'd make sure that both your...

The monitor itself is purple?

Try hooking up a different monitor to the computer to test if your monitor is bad. The monitor may not actually be bad, it may just need to be reconnected to your...

It sounds to me like you have a spyware issue! Try logging into your computer via safe mode to see if IE works. To log into safe mode:

1)Repeatedly hit the f8 key while your computer is booting up...

I haven't had the time to read your whole thing now but send me a PM and I'll send you my work email address. I own a small IT company and would love to help!

Its not cheap its froogle :P.

I would say that the banner at the top needs improvement. It should be more sharp. Same with the menu. Something that may help would be to relocate your links at the...

How do you know the internal fan comes on? Are you just hearing a noise whenever you try to use the internet? That noise could be your hard drive spinning. If it is, you may need to:

-Defragment...

Start your system in safe mode (repeatedly press f8 on bootup). Run an antispyware program like spybot or adaware. Remove any problems. See if that helps

Yes, you can do this! You do need to create a separate partition. After that, you can install via cdrom like usual. Just make sure you install to your newly created partition (not the old one).

I can tell you that the only way you are going to start to make money from advertising is starting. I would recommend just trying something (like Adsense). If it doesn't work then you can learn from...

I cannot say 100% but it sounds like a hard drive problem. I am 90% sure of that. The operating system not found error means that no data is detected on the hard drive. This happens when you format...

I'm not sure if I understand your issue but I doubt that changing your hard drive or upgrading your ram would cause it to overheat. Make sure your system fan is spinning. You may also want to buy a...

I agree! There are money market accounts available online that do offer protection! Some ARE FDIC insured! Here's one I just found:

https://www.amtrustdirect.com/Application/MMWiz.aspx
This IS...

Hey everyone, its been a while but have you heard of the new merger:

BellSouth Corp. and AT&T Inc. AT&T is proposing to buyout BellSouth, this is the exact same thing that happened YEARS ago. If...

You could also purchase some more ram, I'm assuming this is an older machine? Pc-133 RAM is pretty cheap. Check out Ebay or something for it.

There are some very useful applications. Although it may be a poor idea for a company, it is a great idea for a small organization. I'm talking about like an after school club, or a fraternity or...

Your best bet, since you seem to not really know much about it, would be to take an intro to programming class. Maybe something like Intro to C or Visual Basic. They tend to explain the basic...

Your motherboard could very well be bad. Your data is probably still recoverable, but you would need to take your hard drive out and hook it up as a secondary to a computer. Doing this would also...

There is another agency for england, ill try to find it for you

You want to know who hosts his website, not his specific ISP. Enter the domain name (for example www.google.com) into this site: http://www.hcidata.co.uk/host2ip.htm. Then go to this site and lookup...

Get a router that works with DSL and has both wireless and wired capabilities

Put it as the secondary drive on another computer and recover the data that way. That way it will be safe to format. Also, your motherboard may have gone bad. In which case, you would need a new one....

Windows Vista will be 64-bit ONLY. This means that whatever motherboard you want to get should have that option, your processor should follow suit and be 64-bit. The other things don't matter as...

Dreamweaver is your best bet, take a class on it, or use the tutorials. Dreamweaver mx 2004 is not that difficult, it just takes a little effort. Front page is okay, but I don't like it. Dreamweaver...

Try it with only one video card. It might be conflicting which to start up to for some reason. Do you have on board video as well? It may have defaulted to that.

Your power adapter is probably dead, try finding someone with the same adapter or go buy a new one that is compatible. If it is not the adapter, the power connection to your motherboard may have...

You should have a recovery CD or windows installation CD that came with the comp. You want to start the comp, put in the CD and walk through the step-by-step process to reinstall. It is fairly self...

A million dollars for a domain? Wtf?