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Can somebody please fill me in on what "Bad Clusters" are? I have an external hard drive that has bad clusters on it. I have tried about everything I could think of to recover them, ran programs, re-formated the drive pulled the partition out and re-loaded everything and it still …

Hi, I'm only familiar w/ phpbb, what are the advantages of Vbulletin? Usually the larger forums use vbulletin, and the smaller forums use phpbb (like mine, heh) just curious what the big deal is. Teach Me @.@ hehe Thanks all. Ron Johnson

If I want to move Windows XP to my new PC but it is preinstalled is it possible to borrow a WinXP disc and use my current Product Key sticker on my HP machine? Would this work? Thanks

Yesterday I did a windows update which installed/activated Windows XP SP2 security center. The first time, the internet connection said it would be limited because my IP address was no longer recognized. I rebooted, and now I can no longer connect at all. (error 769; destination unreachable) I tried adding …

A friend of mine has a home network that has three computers. computer1 shows itself and computer2 as workgroup computers. computer3 show itself and computer2 as workgroup computers. computer2 shows both of the other computers and itself as workgroup computers. accessing files between the systems is not working either. all …

Hello all... hope every one had a nice x-mas :) Can any one tell me of a good HDD that does not fail as quickly as the Maxtor's ... this is my 2nd HDD from them (120GB DM9 SATA), and again it just stops the entire system to a holt. …

My Compaq Presario 700 laptop had a heat dispersal issue. It started to overheat and it shut itself down. I cracked it open and put a dab of heat sink compound right smack on the center piece of the Chip. I had done this on all my desktop units, I …

Hi I'm about to explain something that is very "odd" to me. I recently purchased the Linksys Wireless "G" with speedbooster Router. It's a nice router and all. I also bought the antenna card for the machine it is meant for. I've installed the card and for all sense and …

HI..New to the group & I appreciate the help..I cannot get my updates, there is the red X..... Can I completely Uninstall & reinstall Norton to fix this? Would any of you have a 800 number for tech supt for norton? My e mail... [email]hybriddave@verizon.net[/email] Thanks Dave :!:

Hi, I'm looking for some assistance here. I was not sure where to put this request exactly. I am having a problem with my system that everytime I push the delete but it pulls up my task manager box. I don't know why it does this. but I have to …

Hi, I'm trying to find some work in computers. I know a little about them. I have run into roadblocks because my present schedule is unpermitting. I know I should probably get some sort of certification like A+ or something but I just simply am not able to attend school. …

My friend asked me this question recently. I didn't know what to tell him. Mike: Hope you can help as I can't get anywhere with Dell, their free support is limited to OS problems and can't touch third party's hardware/ software - even though they installed it. So much for …

Well, I bought a used presario 700 laptop about 2 months ago. The owner is a friend who told me that it was not the best computer but I wasn't really thinking of using it for much more than taking notes. Anyway- i realized that the battery didn't hold much …

I have recieved all the components to my computer. Is there amything i need to know before i jump into this project.:?:

Hi guys. Whenever i try to sign in to MSN messenger, norton shows me the following screen [IMG]http://img68.exs.cx/img68/2749/norton9tq.jpg[/IMG] How do i stop it from askin for permision, as it does it whenever i sign in, get or send a messege, and at other random times! it also causes the pc …

i just d/l a freelancer demo. Its a game btw. The file got corrupted half way and i have 2 icons still on my desktop. Everytime i delete them , i get an error saying, 'file is in use' or something like that. I cant even move them! How do …

If i boot XP normally and click Start>run>cmd> and type chkdsk /f will that fix any errors or do i have to truly boot in dos mode first and run chkdsk /f. also. i created a ms-dos via right click A: format and put a check mark on create ms-dos …

Does anyone know how I can stop this "Pop-up" It happens everytime that I boot-up. The message states "Synaptics enhancements has encoutered a problem etc etc.

Please help! Just recently I got a new USB MP3 player (Nomad Muvo), while inserting it into my USB port, I heard a tweeking noise and my Monitor turned off, and it said Selft Test (G), Check check you PC and Signal Cable (R), Monitor is working (B) and then …

i dont know if i have the correct drivers. I have windows 2000 installed on my compaq presario 700. everthing works but the sound card. volume control sems to work but i still get no sound. does anyone know the exact chip set of the presario 700 (version with 1.2Ghz …

Hey folks, bear with me, I'm new at this forum thing...my system is XP Pro, browser is IE6.0, and I leave my system on all the time, broadband net connection. For two years, I've always managed to get through the odd quirks, re-booting as a last resort. But now, out …

does anyone know of a good program to download music with besides kazaa or imesh?