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The game is as follows: You may change [I]up to two[/I] (2) letters in the given example by either: [LIST] [*]adding one\two letters [*]removing one\two letters [*]adding one letter, removing one letter[/LIST]Example: [LIST=1] [*]Ruin [*]Rain[/LIST]I will begin: [B]Flume[/B]

Hey people I have just recently purchased an Advent ERT2250 Laptop and the function (fn) key seems to be constantly on. This means i have to hold the fn key down so i am able to use some of the keys on the keyboard properly, if i dont hold the …

I want to ask about ESET Nod32 antivirus and its efficiency. I have just got its reseller who is selling it at $37/ 3 users license. Should I buy it or I should prefer AVG or McAfee.

Hello all, can someone please help me, a year and a couple hundred Euro later still have my problem. Internet explorer keeps opening by itself - up to a hundred pages, all to the home page. I have had people look at re-formatted the harddrive several times and nothing. Have …

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While copying a big batch of files to a DVD this msj appeared: "This DVD-ROM drive is read only. You can copy files to this writable DVD but you must insert it into a writable drive". It *is* a writable drive. It has written happily to DVDs before and since. …

I have a window XP , when i open Command Promopt then it will disappear after 2-3 seconds. What is the alternative of Command Prompt in Window XP.

Obviously I have a virus, I also have a lot of pop ups every minute saying my antivirus software alert needs to be ran and my computer infected, they are without a doubt fake. So then it has a Windows security alert pop up on the task bar saying I …

All I want to do is take the AVG virus software off my machine (XP SP3) running the remove software from the control panel finishes up with an error message, and chiseling away at it via Windows Explorer and the recycle bin gives me "access denied" messages. Is there something …

hi there, I'm experiencing a problem with the keyboard on my laptop. So what happens is that when I start typing really fast, the cursor goes somewhere else and doesn't stay at the end of a line. Any idea on how to fix this problem? Thanks

Is there any way to create a meaningful list of all files on a device (drive, folder, usb stick), in such a way that they can be read into e.g. an MSAccess database, including directory structure, etc.? When using the DOS based Dir to create a text file, the actual …

:$ I really hope someone can help me. My webpages (when they load at all) load extremely slowly and I'm downloading at just under 2 Kb a second. Something has shut down my McAfee for Small business and when I contacted tech support for the computer (my brother is homeschooled) …

help..!! help...! S.O.S i had dowloaded xp sp3 for free version at 23.00 wib/ 08/oct/2012, from softpedia but i don't know its Serial Number, when i installing it to my computer...who knows that? plz help me...

hi am about to embark on the arduous task of fixing a friend's computer. without having asked her yet, I suspect that she hasn't been downloading windows updates so is there any point, as your guide suggests, in running MST if it is going to take hours and it will …

My internet explorer will launch itself every few minutes or while I'm on the internet will take me back to my start up page (Yahoo) without any reason. I've got Norton Internet Security 2012 on my computer, I've downloaded and run Malawarebytes which detects nothing and purchase and run ARO …

Does anyone know a way to make my msconfig setting stay. When I restart my computer all that crap come right back. Windows has no respect for user preferences. I know you can set it to start up in bare minimum but I'M afraid that would me a little to …

Can any one help please. I want to make copies of my music CD's and make compilations. I'm using MP3's and have the tag information all in place but when I create a music CD none of the file information, Artist, track name etc, appears on my car radio/CD player …

Basically what happened was i was cleaning my computer keyboard and i must of hit something, cause the start menu just popped up randomly and when i press "p" for example it opens projector settings, r is run, so on, it doesn't type the letter it performs the action, Have …

I have rescently had one of my usbs stolen, and I am wonering how I could make a file that autoruns no matter if the user wants it or not. this program that I would make would find ips of the computer, and the name of the computer and user, …

Hi, I have a Dell laptop (I know, I know, last one we own I promise) that appears to have at least one virus going on, and I'm a bit afraid to shut it down. I noticed that some of my searches were getting redirected in IE, so I switched …

Hello, I believe I have a virus but I don't know what to do about it. Any time I try to download a program to fix my computer, it won't let me. Also, if I try to go to a website for an anti virus program, I get an error …

I am struggling with a Gateway laptop running Windows Vista Home Premium, SP1. I have tried to fix the problem of Windows Update error 80070490 - with the System readiness tool, the Windows Update Fix-it tool, done all the requested restarts and retries, and nothing is working. Right now I …

Hello all, my name is Glenn and I live in Carterton, a small town about an hours drive north of Wellington, in New Zealand. I am trying my hand at web design and design, having done more conventional things such as building and joinery in my past. I am also …

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I haven't been able to use Firefox since last June--the last time I tried to update from 7.0 to the next version up--because whenever I try to reinstall the latest version (or any version, new or old) it installs only as far as the launching-Firefox stage, at which point it …

I'm a beginner (High school student) in Computer Science (Information Technology) and I've realized there's a lot of trojan horse on the computer at school, so I'm forced to take my laptop -.- However I was on the search for Anti-viruses it then made it clear to me that the …

Ok, so, short version, my WoW account was hacked yesterday, and all my stuff was deleted. I uninstalled WoW, ran AVG virus scanner, and Advanced System Care scan, then I came here and ran the scans on the site, malewarebyte came up with 2, the rest negative, I just want …

Hi I have 2 ps3's and one of them works, the old doesn't because the game chip has melted into the motherboard and when i turn it on it doesn't go any further than the standby mode. All my game data is on the old machines hard drive. How can …

I attempted to remove some malware by myself and believe I successfully removed it, however I am unable to connect to the internet despite having a wireless connection that says connected. There are no packets being sent or received, and all the info under support tab (up address, subnet mask, …

Hey guys, I've searched all over the web for help but couldn't find anything, so I've decided to give up and come here. Here's my problem: I want to be able to run system restore automatically. NOT to create restore points, but to restore the computer to either the most …