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Microsoft will stop releasing security updates, hotfixes and other updates for Windows XP SP2 on July 13th 2010. No biggie, you might think, after all Windows XP SP3 was released way back in April 2008 and since then we've had both Vista (perhaps best forgotten) and the much more palatable …

Hi, I am using windows XP now i want to switch to Linux. Only bcoz i thought i cud use free software as possible as i can. Currently there are only three things which im using are illegal 1. OS (Windows XP) 2. Photoshop CS2 3. Dreamweaver 8 Im working …

Hello Group, I'm running with MS XP Professional, version 2002, service pack 3. Many of you may well have already heard that there are some problems being encountered by some users with trying to install the update for SQL S/Pack 3. KB970892. As I do a lot of traveling with …

When I restart my crt monitor it goes black, but the mouse cursor is still showing.When I manually restart my pc the monitor works fine.Should I be looking out for a new monitor ?

Hey all, I'm currently finishing up in college and about to start a career as a software engineer. Apart from the experience I will gain in my job (should be primarily c++), I was wondering if there is any other experience someone might recommend I could gain in my own …

I have a PC that I built about two years ago and it will not boot. When I power it on, nothing happens on the screen, the fans work, lights light up, and then the computer beeps. The beeps are two long beeps followed by a short beep, then it …

For background, my computer first refused to start and the RAM had to be removed and put back in. [url]http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread340069.html[/url] The problem, now is that the video fades. At first, when working on getting it running last Thursday it faded in and out. I went away for the weekend and …

I am working on the following computer and have had a interesting thing happen. The video display for the monitor started to shimmer. It is a flat screen monitor. The name of the monitor is Samsung. Machine name: DUSTY Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 …

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I currently operate 2 access point with the same SSID to spread wifi coverage. They're both protected via WPA2-PSK. One is a router, the other is a windows 7 laptop running Connectify. DNS IP Address for the router is 192.168.0.1 DNS IP Address for Connectify is 192.168.2.1 My android phone …

Ok My problem, My 3yr old X205 Toshiba with Phonix bios is asking for a bios password.My account is admin & never has had a bios password set. Press on switch,bios splash screen comes up then goes to password request.This is not a windows pass request but a bios pass …

Can you tell me if I've chosen the proper equipment to do this? I have Cable Broadband [B]Netgear WNDR3400 Router[/B] --Wireless connect Laptop PC --Wireless connect Nintendo Wii (2.4 GHz) ------Wired from Router to PC Computer ------Future Wire from Router to Satellite Reciever ------Wired from Router to [B]Switch, Netgear GS608[/B] …

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Hi guys! My first post here so hopefully we can learn from each other and maybe make a few new friendships along the way. Thanks for having me! I have a problem at home. I am using a wireless netgear router which is connected to my machine via ethernet cable …

I want to replace my aging Linksys WRT54g with a Netgear Wndr3400 router. I am also putting in a netgear switch at my Home Theater to connect the Sat recievers, TV and Xbox. Must I uninstall the Linksys and related info first, or just install the Netgear over top ?

When i joined DANIWEB 18 months ago things where much simpler, it was easy to start a thread,if you started a thread in the wrong place some1 helped you out and you could easily get to your old threads and answer new threads, these days everything is helofa complicated, i …

It started happening about a week ago or so, I turned my monitor on and rippling lines were going up my screen quite small in width. The weird thing is as soon as I opened firefox and therefore my screen was predominately white the rippling stopped. But if there's a …

Im at my in-laws for the week, and connected to their internet, which is working just fine with their laptops, i checked to make sure the password was right, it connected just fine then it wont load any sites, its like its working in off-line mode but its not. IE …

Hi Friendz.. Can you tellme why office 2007, preinstalled in vista is not accepting the product key ,which is being supplied with compaq 6510b.

Well my computer was infected by a myriad of nasties, I've managed to destroy and delete most of them, but there's something still lurking around unnoticed to me preventing me from beig able to connect to online. I'm using a computer using the same network and the infected computer is …

Any thoughts on the security+ exams i am writing the exam in the next 3 weeks barryt

in our this months newsletter i saw that "essential" became a featured poster as well as a featured coder. if i compare number of his posts or reputation points or solved threads, i think Ramy or Scott(sknake) must be granted these before than him. I think the problem is, neither …

I just got a job offer from a major software development company. It’s a software engineering position and pays 80k/yr. Is this a competitive salary? I have no idea how to go about determining what I’m worth based on my qualifications. I’ve looked at sites like glassdoor and payscale, but …

I have encountered one unique problem with a few networked computers in my lab. whereas most computers can access the internet, some do not- though the cables are fitted!!

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I got home from work to find my pc off. A storm had just passed through so i thought the power had shut off for a time. I started it up and i couldnt connect to the internet, so i restarted it. Thats when my problems started. All my computer …

Recently, I noticed in the Windows Task Manager that a spurious svchost.exe appears and always uses about 50% of the CPU resources. I 'End the process', but it will appear later. If I don't initiate a new activity the greedy svchost does not appear. One thing for sure that will …

I have a Delloptflex GXa when I try to boot up I get the message one or more dimms not sync it won't even allow me into command prompt

Hello all, I recently had someone send me an excel file that was made with Excel 2007. I have 2003 Excel and so I could not open. I went to Microsoft support and downloaded the file that did eventually open the file. However, all my other documents I created will …