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I have a strange problem where my computer seems to randomly shuts down. It only happens when i am streaming videos. The screen shuts down like the computer is going to sleep but the only way to get it to turn back on is by holding the power button til …

All of sudden my desktop icons are taking about 2 minutes too load after windows starts. Can anybody help me. I ran malwarebytes, norton antivirus, no adware, xofspy, spyware doctor, cleaned all spyware and adware off the system; cleaned up start up programs from msconfig, defrag the HD, I've done …

I am having a very strange problem that i hope someone here can help me with! My Seagate Freeagent GoFlex 1 TB external HD will only work if it is the only drive plugged in to the USB ports! AS soon as I plug another portable HD, iphone or even …

Hi, i have only just joined this website, im not sure how to use it properly... i need help i have windows vista and recently i accidently deleted photos and somehow they have been deleted from my computer from the recyle bin too.. the only way i can find them …

Hey, I am having problems with the sound when playing DVD's on windows media player. It plays sounds when i watch an mpeg or some other movie file but when i play any DVD's no sounds comes out. I have gone through all the settings a few times now and …

I recently formatted and reinstalled Windows XP Home 32 bit on an Acer Aspire 3003WLMi laptop. Once the install was completed I went to Acer Support site and installed all of the drivers for this pc. Once completed the Control Panel says everything is fine but the LAN will not …

I have two laptops here that will not connect to websites. I punch an address in the address bar and I get a cannot connect page. One both I have disabled firewalls, antivirus, antispy programs. I have reset the IP stack, flushed DNS, etc. I have reset IE back to …

hello i have this Hp Pavillion machine, its is somewhat new and when i was working on it one day, it froze, and when i try to turn it on it just beeps , a long beep for like 10 seconds, and another long after that and it goes like …

[COLOR="Red"]OS= [/COLOR] Windows XP version 2002 Home edition SP3 [COLOR="Red"]Browsers=[/COLOR] IE 8, Google Chrome, and Fire Fox. [COLOR="Red"]Net connection=[/COLOR] DSL Modem [COLOR="Red"]Security=[/COLOR] McAfee Total protection [COLOR="Red"]Processor[/COLOR] AMD 64x2 duel core 4200 2.22Ghz 2 gig RAM My problem is two fold. The first being IE and Google Chrome browsers can not …

Hi everyone. I was given a computer today(Acer Desktop, 1 GB Ram, 160 HD) and was told it would not connect to the internet. After verifying the network card worked fine, I did a scan for spyware(malwarebytes) and viruses(AVG). Neither program found any problems but now the computer will not …

I need some help please. Everytime I turn on my pc I am getting a CTF Loader error after the desktop has loaded. I also get this same error everytime I try to run Internet explorer or Windows Update. I have run Malwarebytes and removed any spyware. I have cleaned …

"pci simple communications controller driver" Can anyone please explain what thi is?

Hi I'm installing a new western digital WD4000YS SATA drive in a computer that did not have Sata drive, the mother board has the correct cable connection, but when I reinstall Win XP pro, I receive the following message IRQL NOT LESS OR EQUAL would this be related to the …

I need help please. I have an ACER AM5620 desktop with a quad core and 4 gigs of RAM, 500 Gig HD (SATA). This is a fairly new HD installed approx 4 months ago. Now the pc will not boot into windows but will boot into safe mode. I have …

Hi, I want to create a DVD from .avi files. I already converted them into DVD format suitable for DVD-players and burn them onto disk, but the data is recorded only as sequence without menu, that's inconvenient. I need a tool to create subtitles so that it will be easy …

I have a Dell Dimension 9100 running XP Home that is freezing fairly regularly. It boots and performs fine, but after a period of time ranging from a few minutes to 30 minutes it gets sluggish responding to events and then freezes completely. I ran a malware and AV scan …

Already installed IDE 500 gb intetnal hard disk to Dell Dimension 2400: I was told reformatting would be time consuming, instead, I should run windows repair. What should I do to keep current internal 80gb hd, which is doing fine with remaining 40% memory, while adding IDE 500gb internal HD …

Forgive me if any of my lingo is incorrect as i dont know a whole lot about computers. So here is the deal, i could turn on my computer and all the fans would turn on and i would get everything of a new start up except anything to the …

Help. My pc will not boot past the Windows xp logo with the green bar showing progress. It is an Acer quad core, 3 GB RAM, XP pro. It will boot in safe mode with networking but I see no problems once I get in. The boot.ini is fine, I …

Hello, I tried playing a movie with Windows Media Player. I have sound but not video. A message screen did come up and said that WMP did not close properly and some codecs were missing. My version of WMP is 11 and I would like to know what codecs I …

I have recently upgraded the memory in a friends computer and now the browsers crash all the time and every once in a while the whole pc crashes and reboots. From what I can tell the motherboard is a pc chips M925 series p400. I had 256 of SDRAM and …

hey folks ahhm! i have a very big problem in booting my operating system its just it so slow to go to my desktop, hoping for your kindness pls help me.. God bless!!!!!!!!!!!

i have laptop. the model name is " HP PAVILION DV 6000". i have installed windows xp. but it is asking some drivers. Those are base system device network controller PCI device unknown device video controller video controller (VGA Compatible) please help me to get this drivers. thanks, have a …

My computer is very slow when i switch on

Can anyone help me with information please? I am looking to set up a surveillance system with 2-4 cameras to monitor outdoors at night. Ideally it would be motion detected and record to a dedicated pc. Only problem is I am not sure where to start looking for what I …

Ok here is the what has happened... In the past few weeks, I have noticed that everytime I start my PC I have to change my CMOs. It kept telling me that it couldn't boot from the Floppy drive, the thing is my PC doesn't have a Floppy drive and …

Can someone help me out? I am setting up 4 pc's in a daycare for kids to play with. (no internet). I have the pcs with no OS installed on them but I would like to install XP. My problem is that the pc's did not come with any OS …

Does anyone know why I am getting this message on boot for win XP pro. Safe mode does not work, Last known good does not work. I am trying to do a repair install of XP now but it keeps bringing me to recovery console instead. Please help. Thanks

hi helper, my XP PC has 1 GB ram, but slowed down. i removed startup programs, i'm opening ram.vbs file on desktop often, there is no virus in pc, antivirus is updated, emptied temp and recycle bin, removed some useless services ......did everything i can do but its still slow.....no …

Dell Inspiron 600m (Pentium 1.6 Ghz, 512 MB RAM, 60GB Hard Disk (50% free), Windows XP) Once I start using internet (dial up), CPU usage reaches 100%. According to Windows task manager, primary users of memory and cpu are opera.exe (firefox and IE as well if I use them), Mcshield.exe, …