DaniWeb IT Discussion Community - Windows Vista and Windows 7 / 8

BIOS password

ganges — Sat, 25 May 2013 04:45:28 +0000

hi
i have forgotten my BIOS password ( I am using aspire 4730z and windows 7 32 bit)

i tried
D:>cmos>windows>ioperm.exe -i

OpenSCManager function call failed.
Error: ioperm.sys installation failed.

how to fix this error
there is any other way to remove BIOS password

thanks for your time

HELP -Two Monitors - Indepedent Display connected only to one tower/desktop

ToiNKieZ — Thu, 23 May 2013 20:55:25 +0000

Is there a software that can run two instances of windows 7 or windows 8 seperated onto two monitors and running/connected only two one desktop computer. Im not talking about hyper v or extended display. Im looking for the monitors thats running differently from one another. Can anybody help me out with this one?

Also. Software or hardware that i need to be able to do this and use two keyboards and two mouse for each display.

Help me, how to install MS SQL Server in Laptop!

shenn.to — Thu, 23 May 2013 12:10:36 +0000

My Laptop Specs:
i3 2.40Ghz
2048MB RAM
Sony VAIO E Series
Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000
64-bit OS

I had tried installing Microsoft SQL Server 2008 for about 3 times now on my laptop. I still can't install it. Please help me.

What to do? I really need the software for my project.
Please Please Please.

THANKS, MORE POWER and GOD BLESS.

media player with taskbar toolbar / deskband?

lordrt — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:50:04 +0000

Hello, anyone knows a media player, similar to the old WMP 11 - which had the taskbar toolbar, to be used with Windows 7? The current WMP12 does not support this feature :(

Laptop touchpad driver issue

Prasad Thale — Thu, 23 May 2013 08:13:36 +0000

My acer laptop touchpad doesn`t work; but when I uninstall PS/2 mouse driver and restart or shutdown it works perfectly after next windows boot. I have re-intsalled Windows 7. Also when Windows instalation started touchpad was working; but when almost finished it stopped working.

Can I install XP Professional & Windows 7 together in my PC

sangee1311 — Wed, 22 May 2013 09:46:55 +0000

I want to do Medical transcription practice at home but it can be worked only in Windows XP Professional. I have installed Windows 7 earlier. Now I have uninstall Windows 7 and installed XP Professional. But I want to install Windows 7 also for my other works. Can I install both Windows XP Professional & Windows 7 together. If so, how is it possible? Please suggest me. I feel I am missing Windows 7.

need to doa factory restore on a tower my friend gave me

kerrynoo81 — Sun, 19 May 2013 13:01:04 +0000

Hi I need some help my friend has just give me her PC tower and I need to reset it bk to factory settings I push f8 and get to the page it tells me to on the internet but I don't seem to have the restore option that shows up on the sites I've looked at can anyone help it's a vista.

Windows 8 - Internet Stops working after a while

sirlink99 — Sat, 18 May 2013 13:47:56 +0000

I have a computer that came preloaded with windows 8, and I have noticed that when I leave it on without using it for a while (maybe 15 mins, haven't actually timed it) it will say that I am connected to the internet with internet access, but when I try to use it it displays that I have no internet connection in the browser. If I run the windows diagnosis from the network & sharing center it says that there is no problem with the internet. Then I click search for online solutions and it says I need to connect to the internet (while already being connected with internet access).

I searched online, and came across a site which said there was a power saving feature in windows 8 that would turn off the wireless if the computer was not being used, and it said to go to the battery options, select the mode you are running and hit advanced settings, and then set wireless adapter settings power saving mode to max performance. I did this, but my computer is still losing connection to the internet. So far the only working solution I have found is to restart the computer. How can I fix this problem?

Thanks for the help.

ps.

I have tried:
disconnect from internet and reconnect to internet
locking the screen
changing power plans (both had wireless adapter setting set to max performance)
putting the computer to sleep and restarting it
doing something else for 5 mins then trying the internet

IE10 Loses HomePage URL

Ancient Dragon — Thu, 16 May 2013 20:15:11 +0000

I can't get IE10 on Windows 8 keep the address of my desired Home page. I want to use google.com as the home page, I go to Internet Options, Use Current Page as home page, then save. It works for only a few minutes before reverting back to blank address. I always run AVG antivirus, and occasionally run malware checker, but nothing will fix this problem.

Anyone else have similar problem?

Windows 7: Complaining not genuine

Stefano Mtangoo — Thu, 16 May 2013 12:09:55 +0000

I have Windows 7 Professional. I bought it in 2010 and it have never bothered me until when it started complaining. I have found that where I bought they did install Using their own product key but did give all Computers DVDs (XPSP3, Win 7 Pro et al). The Disks were lost in fire accident but I have its key (from bottom of laptop which is yet to be used anywhere) and The key they installed in my laptop (with no Discs).

Since My Windows is complaining I run sfc /scannow and found corrupt files and failed to fix them. What else can I do to make my PC work? I cannot even do Windows update. My diagnosis show that registry cleaners (I have used CCleaner and ASC and other one) might have tempered with files and corrupt them.

I need advice!
-Stefa

help with .bat file creation to copy files over LAN

lordrt — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:44:51 +0000

Hello, anyone can help me create a .bat file, which will need to copy a .fdb file from a shared folder on one computer to another share on another pc over my LAN network? The .bat needs to be scheduled as well, is it best to use the windows 7 task scheduler or any specific code in the bat itself to do this?

PS. The .bat needs to be able to overwrite any existing file with same name...

Screen flickering during cold boot and after turning it on

TechSupportGeek — Tue, 14 May 2013 07:47:56 +0000

I believe it is sort of ironic that my name is TechSupportGeek, since I only seem to be asking questions for the greater part of the last year and a half. :)

Anyway, on to the problem now, during a cold boot, my computer screen starts flickering like crazy at the BIOS boot screen. Then, after a while, it transitions to the Windows load screen, and the flickering stops. From that point on, everything seems to be normal. Except for one thing (dramatic drum roll, please).

The flickering also appears when I move my cursor to turn on the monitor after it has automatically turned off (power saving settings, you know). I'm not talking about sleep mode, just the regular monitor shut off (nice alternative if you don't wish to have a screen saver). Only this time the flickering will not stop until I move my cursor a second time.

The funny thing is I've never experienced such issues in the past, but I guess there is a first time for everything. By the way, in case you're wondering, my computer runs Windows 7 Ultimate x64. If you'd like more information, tell me accordingly so I can know what to provide you with.

Thank you in advance.

windows 7

rmeron — Mon, 13 May 2013 20:01:01 +0000

changed my system from HP (windows 7) to Apple IMAC. Installed "Paralel Desktop" on my IMAC and successfully transferred my Corel word perfect files. Have many hundreds of e-mails on my HP (Windows Live Mail and Windows Mail) which I do not know how to transfer over to my Paralel Deskktop (windows 7). Is there any way to transfer the entire content of my HP Windows 7 over to my paralel desktop (windows 7) so that I can have all my e-mails without going to importing from the server since most e-mails are no longer on the server. Is there anyway to copy the entire hard disk from the HP to the Parallel Desktop? Please help!!!

Thanks.

Raya

how to recover my secret question for yahoo

Shane_2 — Mon, 13 May 2013 15:27:29 +0000

this is two weeks i cannot access my yahoo account because i have forgot my secret question please help me because i used this mail address address for a long time i have send many mail to yahoo customer care to resolved my problem nothing is done so when i sign to my yahoo account they asked me WHERE TDO YOU HAVE YOUR HONEYMOON I OPEN THIS ACCOUNT IN 2010 I HAVE NOT WRITE DOWN THE SECRET ANSWER .IS EVERYONE CAN HELP ME THANKS;

Windows 7 Partition error

adyhood — Fri, 10 May 2013 18:23:50 +0000

So, I was trying to do two things at once and it went badly:

I was just setting up a new HDD with Window7 on it, next to an old HDD with windows xp on it. I decided to shrink the XP drive and split it into tooto give both OS access to a common empty drive rather than have them accessing each others main partition. During the shrink process I disabled the Virtual disk manager which caused: "virtual disk manager the service cannot be started".

Now I have a 500Gb drive of which only 120 Gb is accessible. Disk management and EaseUs say the partition spans the whole drive and so I can't re-extend it. I really don't want to format the drive but I need access to the other 380 Gb!

Anyone else seen this before?

Display the creation date of the media

yosi501r — Wed, 08 May 2013 14:13:57 +0000

Hi everyone,

I'm desperately looking for 2 programs that do the following things:
Program 1: It's a video player that has the option to display the creation date of the video which is being played, but on the video itself!
Program 2: It's a photo viewer that can display the creation date of the photo but on the photo (on one of the corners)

Note for both:
- If the feature is customizable it is better- like can determain the color and size, position, etc.
- I'm not looking for a program that generates a new photo/ video which date converted inside as a part of the media.
- The creation date (when the photo or video was captured) is in the METADATA of the media.

Any help will be really appreciated!

AVG Undelete

sheba.inu — Tue, 07 May 2013 06:19:02 +0000

Being in a tired state of mind I had gone to clear out my recycle bin as I usually do that I didn't realize until too late that I had clicked AVG delete instead of "Empty Recycle Bin". I went under AVG Undelete and restored the files but I can't seem to find them. I had restored the deleted files which had been shortcuts of folders and files of pictures but now I can't find them. I even used the Freeware that windows has installed for fixing .Ink files. Where can I find the files that had been recently restored?

Location of Win7 Registry

seblake — Tue, 07 May 2013 04:11:02 +0000

I am quite computer literate, but I don't know what I don't know...

BACKGROUND:
Windows Explorer kept freezing over several days when trying to display a directory, save a file, and other tasks. Several hours of research followed. MalWareBytes (2x); SpyBot (3x); CCleaner (3+ attempts); "sfc /scannow" used multiple times in regular and Safe Mode. Nothing worked. Not even Last Known Good Config or System Restore (4+ attempts). I couldn't even load the sfc log because Explorer kept locking up. Next step was to repair Windows. I did a Custom install - to keep my old files.

CURRENT TASK:
I want to copy the old registry file and overwrite the new registry file with it. (No, I didn't realize I needed it until I was done with the install...) This will keep me from having to re-install all of my programs.

QUESTION:
Where will I find the file that I need? Or is there another way?

Thanks, in advance, for your time!

help super duper virus desprate help needed!

supercomputer — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 23:38:00 +0000

There's a .mkv movie that woked fine on my computer and played, but when I put it on my desktop it crashed windows explorer constantly. Even when I restared it straight away says windows explorer has crashed. How do i fix it?

Slow Internet speed on only one Pc

Burton96hd — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:17:37 +0000

Hi, I have a big problem with slow Internet on one computer. This problem started to occur about 2 weeks ago now.

The problem I am having is that I am getting really slow speeds however it is only on my main computer. Every device in the house Is run wirelessly. Eg. Running a speedtest on my iPad, gives me a 1.5mg/s download which is the usual speed for my Internet as i live in the countryside. However my Pc gives me speed test results of 0.01 download. Both my iPad and Pc are in the same position from the router. The weird thing is that my Pc was getting normal speeds 2 weeks ago and now this happens. Sometimes the speed will go back up on my Pc but only for 10-15 mins and then drop again.

I have run loads of virus scans and nothing has shown up. I have restarted routers and updated the drivers of my computer. I have no explanation for it because it was fine 2 weeks ago. I have tried to think that it is the ISP, however it is only running slow on my Pc. My Pc is very good and isn't any old rubbish. I would appreciate any helps as I am stuck on what to do

finger print sensor to my HP 6730b

gilbert.patrick.58 — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:17:54 +0000

i have finger print in my laptop bt it doesn't work i have tried to update my window 7 bt no help , the fist window was vista

windows 7 help

wasikjawad — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 05:35:48 +0000

Hello guys I am using windows 7 and i am facing some problems regarding my harddrive. such as, in my hard disk D, there is a space of around 9 GB and it contain about 300 MB of content but drive D showing that 8 GB is used and free space is only 1 GB. I tried to check wether there is any hidden folders or not, but found nothing. Please help me in this topic.

I face problem with my window

Helper guy — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:53:26 +0000

I face blue screen problem in my windows can any one help me how recovery my windows so please suggest me i am so worries about ......

Can't hear the sound

ganges — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 04:39:18 +0000

Hi,
i am using windows 7 32 bit there is no sound throgh speakers while viewing youtube and live stream,
but i can hear through head phone but with out head phone there no voice from speakers,

but the speakers are in good working condition.

i am using mozilla fire fox and acer 4730Z note book...
i have to go for any plugin
help me to fix this problem

thanking you

Remove items / tasks from Windows 8 automatic maintenance

Island_Boy_77 — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 05:39:34 +0000

After wasting much of the afternoon trying to find a way to install Windows Updates automatically WITHOUT all the crud of the useless "automatic maintenance", I've come to a dead end. I know that M$, the hallowed Fruit Company and Google are trying desperately to dumb computers down so that monkeys can use them, but how ridiculous is it that one can't chose WHAT the needless dense-person's "automatic maintenance" actually does? A bit like having a function in a car that when you put the key in the ignition it also puts your seatblet on, turns on the headlights and checks the air in the tyres - making you wait 15 minutes while it does so! Surely someone out there must know a way (without upgrading to Win 8 Pro or learning scripting) to either a) Have Windows updates running by themselves like they used to / ought to or b) have an easy way to remove items from the list of things done during the spurious "automatic maintenance". No wonder techs hate W8 - its crap from a customisation point of view. No wonder MS will be dead in 5 years with nonsense like this. It's enough to make one think about going to Linux... >:(

problem with my window 7

gilbert.patrick.58 — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:40:09 +0000

my computer shows black screen , if you save wallpaper it disapper after a time and ther are some word at the right down corner of the screen says 'this type of window is not gunuine'

Change Taskbar / Explorer Skin

IsaacMessi10 — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:56:39 +0000

How can I safely change the taskbar / explorer skin without installing any software? I really like the Vista taskbar and I would love to change it. Help would be appreciated. Thanks in Advance.

word document virus attack, i suspect

gikonyo — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:44:47 +0000

when i was saving my word document, it sudenly changed to some languge i cannot understand i guess it is chinese language. I suspect it could be virus attack. please help on how to recover my document back to english.

win 7 startup

TonyG_cyprus — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 04:09:41 +0000

On an idle Sunday afternoon, I came accross an article about not showing the animation at the Windows start, and followed the instruction to Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> System Configuration ->Boot tab.
I clicked the No GUI Boot box and re-started. True enough no animation, but no quicker, so I decided to restore it, went back and clicked No GUI boot to clear it and re-started again, ok except now I get the message 'Windows is Preparing Your Computer For First Use' At each boot, it does nothing, my desktop and programs all work, it's just annoying, can I get rid of it?

Computer won't start at first time

vinnitro — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 10:00:27 +0000

I am recently having these problem with my computer that when I power on my computer it doesn't start at first time.
But it starts when I press the Restart button of CPU.
I don't know what's wrong with my computer.
I have Windows 7 OS, 160GB HDD & 4GB RAM.
My processor is AMD Phenom 9650 Quad Core 2.30 GHz.

I hope anyone here can help me with this problem.

Access denied to local disk. Security tab missing

J_Joose — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:15:12 +0000

I am trying to regain permissions to my drive after denying them accidently. I am using Window 7. But when I right click the disk and go to properties, the security tab is missing. Why is this, that is how I was able to change it in the first place. I am the only user and administrator on this computer. I even tried to make another user and give it administration abilities, no luck. I also tried the Takeown command prompt and it still says access denied. I am clueless. I feel that there has to be a way to gain access to it or I am going to have to reformat it. But wouldn't that erase my drive data. Please Help. My drive is an NTFS format.

Jeriel

Problem to download a file

florent99 — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 08:52:52 +0000

My computer does not download anything.I try to download trusted application, movies and picture. It failled, After download the file,the file was deleted and the message was (the file contained a virus and was deleted). I have tried to uninstalled my AVG antivirus and change it with Avast Antivirus, and also I have tried to change my browser from Chrome to internet explorer. Please I need help.

How to disable traffic monitoring? A hard question.

Kesarion — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:48:56 +0000

A hard question, because apparently no one really knows and some ridiculous attempts at an answer have led me to the developement of viruses. For something that could just be a switch somewhere in the system, this has proven to be the hardest thing I've ever tried to do. I need help.

So here's my question:

Is there a way to disable traffic monitoring? I would like to do this for my local network connection, make it look like it's completely quiet even if there is activity. Not just for the task manager or a monitoring app, but for any app or program that may be checking, make the system give a 0 or NULL, if you want, every time something wants to check the traffic.

Is there a (relatively)easy and way to do this?

Someone told me this is a very complicated task, that I would need to make a rootkit or a custom driver to modify the settings for the ip stack, but that's just exceeding my skill level. I've been programming for some time now, but I've got no idea how to make a rootkit let alone where to look for the ip stack or how to change the kernel settings so it doesn't report any traffic.

Can someone think of a better(easier) solution?

SoundMAX not compatible with win8 any other drivers?

mat1998x — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 20:19:17 +0000

My 5.1 surround sound will not work fully without soundMAX but it is not compatible with windows 8. I have creative inspire 5.1 5300, only the two front speakers work without the driver, what shall i do? It is fully configured with the windows sound manager.

Thanks mat

Windows 8 touchpad?

mat1998x — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:19:35 +0000

What do you guys think of using a touchpad for windows 8? How compatible will it be with dual screens? Would you get one? I was looking at this one - http://accessories.euro.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=uk&l=en&s=dhs&cs=ukdhs1&sku=580-18139&SMCID=62001217&CAWELAID=1625512354&dgc=SS&cid=41147&lid=1069636&acd=23975883824506427

Thanks

Windows won't start

fejeralpar — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 08:41:00 +0000

So, I was watching a movie on my laptop when I got a blue screen.
After the laptot restarted, it got stuck on the Starting Windows screen. The logo and the loading bar didn't appear.
I tried to go into safe mode, but it got stuck on the Loading files, please wait screen.
I tried Startup Repair also, I got a message with :"Startup Repair cannot repair this computer automatically",
I checked the details and the error code was 0x490 (No OS files found on disk), so I tried reinstalling Windows 7
, but when I booted form the cd I got an error that said :"Windows ha encountered a problem communicating with a device connected to your computer" Info: An unexpected I/O error has occured. The CD ROM drive was working before the blue screen.
I tried booting the Windows 7 from an USB Flash, but it got stuck on a blanc screen.
Please, if you have a solution to this prolem, let me know.

Mouse and Keyboard not responding during startup and login screen`

supercomputer — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 06:17:38 +0000

When I startup the computer, I can't access the BIOS or go into the boot menu. I have two OS installed for some reason, and the top one in the selection list works luckily, because I have no response there. But when it reaches the login screen, I can't use the keyboard or mouse to login.
I have three HDDs, One running XP and two running 7.

HDDs:
500GB WD HD - Running Windows 7 (Preffered)
1TB Segate HD - Running XP
1TB Segate HD - Running 7

The two TB drives will work perfectly once they reach the login screen, but I only want to use the 500GB one as my Os, because I was using it for the last two years before my Motherboard broke. I can't access the BIOS or anything prior to the login screen on any of them. It will load whichever one is 'master 0', and I switch the ribbon link accordingly to boot the correct drive. So is there a way I can change the BIOS settings from either XP or Windows 7?

Windows 7 Error

supercomputer — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:29:27 +0000

Windows could not start because the following file is missing
or corrupt:
\system32\ntoskrnl.exe.
Please re-install a copy of the above file

I'm on the same computer using Windows XP off a diffrent HDD, how do I fix this?
The OS I want is Windows 7, it came from a computer that's motherboard broke.

WHY IS MY LAPTOP SO SLOW!!!!!!

joshl_1995 — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 05:24:29 +0000

Hello Community,
I was wondering if there is a reason why my laptop is going slow i haven't installed anything, uninstalled anything. It's just started going slow!

Right now i'm backing up my laptop just incase i get that pissed i might actually through it!

Here are the specs:
Brand - HP
Model - Compaq 6710b
Operating System - Windows 7 64-bit

If there is anything else you need to know about my laptop just reply below.

Please help i can't deal with speed.

install a workstation operating system

Sekeleko — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 06:13:35 +0000

How do we perform manual installation of operating system from the network

Need help with sony VAIO Y - series driver error

MasterHacker110 — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 07:48:02 +0000

I boaght a new laptop with windows 7 starter on. But when I try to adjust the screen brightnes or volume i cant, nothing happens. I have donwloaded and installed all of the drivers on sony's website of my model but it still doesnt work. How can i fix this, is there another driver i need to download for it?

I have the Sony VAIO Y Series VPCYB35AG

I need help about how to install and use my favorite app in windows 8

Goni90 — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 07:31:14 +0000

Recently i upgraded my tablet into windows 8. After doing that i can not use my favorite app easylifeapp. I need help about how to install and use my favorite app in windows 8. tomshardware com/forum/247337-49-easylifeapp-software

Access Database Password Recovery

Shalomd — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 04:53:59 +0000

Dear Friends,
Help me to break my database password.
Database in .accdb format

Hard disk not recognised

rotten69 — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 23:02:01 +0000

Hey everyone,

I have got a Sony laptop that stops working and starts showing me this line "Operating system not found" when booting up. I entered the BIOS to check out something after I tried re-installing Win7 but I discovered the internal hard disk not being recognised and it said "hard disk: none". My assumption right now is that the hard disk is dead or may be fixable.

Anyone had this problem before and like to share some steps about how to fix it?

thank you..

how can i use mibile phone for net in computer?

razib8bd — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:32:56 +0000

i have a mobile which is supported net & i want to use this mobile phone in computer.
but how?

Shutdown command

solomonski — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 10:31:21 +0000

I believe one of my old collegees has set a scheduled task to start at 9:30 every day on one of the pc's in our office ( he now no longer works here ). At 9:30 precisely the pc shutdowns however this doesnt seem to be the case if im not logged in to that pc. Ive searched for erroneous batch files and hunted high and low in the task schedular but i cant find anything to indicate that the task is being generated by the pc. Could anyone come up with some suggestions as to where i might find this pesky little process ?

no sound after win 8 install

notfes — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 00:36:05 +0000

just installed win 8 (clean install) and guess wot its got more bugs than a whores bed.i have lost all sound and cant reinstall xp becouse win 8 does not down grade at all after it takes over your system.and now he has put the price up (to fund his charitable causes) why o why did i do it

Help me diagnose issue (System reacting too slow)

Its.Obi — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 18:31:46 +0000

Hi Fellows,

Since two days I am facing an issue with my system. Did multiple things but couldn't get rid of it. Here's the problem;

Every program I am opening such as (Word, Excel, Media player, my documents, pictures, videos etc.), there is a lag of 10-15 seconds before the program shows up. Also when I open a new tab in chrome, firefox or IE it loads after sometime. When I type say www.google.com it direct me to the site after few seconds (instead I have high internet speed of 25 Mps but still taking at least 15 seconds to load each page).

I have Microsoft Security Essentials installed since the operating system was installed. I kept updating the MSE frequently and also ran whole system scan at least once a week. I didn't come accross any malware or virus while scaning as yet. Since this problem begin, I also ran other antispam tools like "Emsis Soft Emergency Kit" & "Trend Micro Housecall" but they also dectect nothing suspicious.

*Ran CCleaner and removed all unnecessary files, scanned registry issues. Nothing happened.

*Went to "advanced system settings" > Performance and set "Adjust for best performance". Still laging remains!

*Defragmented partition where OS is installed, still same results.

*Unistalled unnecessary programs (no luck).

Please help me to diagnose and resolve the issue, don't know why my OS is slowing down and taking much time compared as before.

And unfortunately I don't have "System Restore" feature running currently. (I can't restore to previous position)

Thanks for your advices and suggestions!
Obi

Connection Terminated in Mobile Partner

Shalomd — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 02:20:10 +0000

Friends,
I have a Huawei E173 Dongle.
Yesterday I unlocked it.Firmware update was done successfully, but after unlocking process i cant connect via dongle.
Mobile Partner displays an error "Connection Terminated"
Help me friends, i wants to get back my dongle :(

Opinions on tablet/netbook?

mat1998x — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 20:07:28 +0000

Hello,

I am going to purchase a cheap tablet, notebook, netbook or laptop for programming and web browsing when i am not at my main computer i have a low budget of £250, i was thinking maybe a samsung chromebook with ubunto on it, but if it was you what would you get?

Mat.

Atheros AR 5007UG Downloads At Launch And Disrupts Internet Connection.

Techno22 — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:23:32 +0000

At start up, even from hibernate, Atheros 5007UG WirelessAdapter 2
downloads and crashes internet connection.
The only way to get my system back is to do a system restore, but the same
thing will happen next time I start up.
Any other programme needs permission to install but not this, although it seems
genuine enough.
I can't find Atheros listed in start up items or in the programme list for this
Windows 7 laptop.
It is called Driver Device Software for USB Device.
I don't use a USB device.
I don't want the download but I can't find a way to stop it.

Windows 8 Calendar App won't delete old Exchange calendars

Dani — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 06:48:01 +0000

I have an Office 365 account (Hosted MS Exchange). I deleted a few accidentally created calendars in my MS Exchange account. Everything is synced just fine (with the one remaining calendar) in Outlook 2013, my iPhone, and on the Office 365 website. However, the Windows 8 calendar app refuses to remove the old calendars. I've tried:

Deleting the account, and recreating it
Deleting the account, and recreating it with a different username (upon changing my account's username)
Logging out of Windows and logging back in

usb main charger for laptop

Violet_82 — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 13:00:07 +0000

Hi chaps, I have a problem with my dell xps 17 lappy, the connector for the main is really dodgy inside the laptop itself therefore charging it is a nightmare. I was wondering if there is such a thing as a USB main charger that can be plugged in to a usb port of the lappy rather than to the usual power cable connector and charge the battery (I assume the computer needs to be on for it to work).
Have you ever heard anything like that?
thanks

Need to prevent internal drive from being formatted!

troverman — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 12:38:21 +0000

My company uses a single server to host 3 virtual servers. This post probably sounds like it should be in the servers board, but I believe my question could apply to any standard Windows system. Anyway, the 'virtual' servers data and OS are all stored on a drive on the host machine. Unfortuantely, you can right click this drive, choose 'format,' and wipe out all the company data in about 2 seconds. This would be the same for any secondary hard drive on any PC, so long as it doesn't contain the OS for the machine you are logged on to. In our case, this happened and required a painful recovery from backup. I don't want it to happen again. How can some safeguard be put into place to not allow formatting of this one drive (or at least not making it so easy)?

Thanks

Tab Stops of different sizes

anumash — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 09:55:20 +0000

I have a .txt file and it contains a word and it's meaning. The word and the meaning are separated by a tab. I am noticing different tab sizes for the words i.e. the no. of white spaces separating the word and the meaning are not same for every entry. I checked the file on a hex editor and it shows 09H for the tab but yet the sizes of the tabs for the entries are different. I am working on Windows 7. I searched on the net but couldn't find anything related to this problem.

Viewing Multiple Microsoft Word Docx in A Single Page (tabs)

professor123 — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:53:07 +0000

hi l wanted to ask if it is possible to view multiple MsWord documents in single page (), like what you are able to do with PDF Complete were you are able to open multiple pdfs and they appear in one page/ document as TABS.

No signal to monitor after win8 first bootup

fredrik.b.torsvik — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:30:24 +0000

Hi.

After part 1 off installing Windows 8 it asks me to remove installation media (USB stick) and it re-starts.

when its at the windows logo it starts prepering the unit, at 75% the monitor shows this message (no signal detected)

I've tried safe mode, but windows cant complet installing in safe mode. and Im asked to re-start the PC and continue the installation

windows 8 have bean installed on this PC before.

Bluetooth Can't Work

Bile — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:06:58 +0000

-->>Hello,I have got this problem that makes me feel uncofortable...
-->>I have a Dell Latitude D620 Laptop and it Supports Bluetooth Device but I have tried to find drivers ...
-->>for it and all I get is Just Network Adaptors...
-->>Can any One please advise Me what to do?

dllhost.exe

Xjmaslord4 — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 03:54:22 +0000

I'm trying to run a game in Sandboxie and i used to be able to with no problem Upon closer inspection of the sandboxie window and seeing what exactly is being opened up. I see a dllhost.exe appear and then a second one right afterwards. The only way the game works in the sandboxie is if i terminate the first dllhost.exe that appeared and the second one dissappears shortly after. I've done some research and i've read that it could be a virus on my computer or something to that effect? Can i get some input on this please?

folder &n files disappeared, ie shortcut is inaccessible

awdusvi — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:50:25 +0000

something weird has happen; tried to access a file in excel, window pops up says file does not exist..... restart the machine, get blue screen... asks to reinstal from original disk ie repair. Done, machine starts up. Load execel, go to folder...window pops up "short cut to folder missing..." run search nothing....HELP
Drop box stored half of the files but nothing since last week and I have important docs to work on. Thanks

Problems with FlashPlayerPlugin and Mouse Wheel

Reverend Jim — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 17:13:58 +0000

I'm having intermittent problems with scrolling via the wheel on my Logitech Anywhere MX mouse. I have been spending a lot of time editing old DaniWeb posts to correct formatting errors so this is where I tend to see the problem as it requires a lot of scrolling. After a few minutes the scroll wheel starts to behave oddly. Scrolling down either

becomes sporadic
becomes completely non-responsive
causes text to scroll up instead of down

Unplugging and reinserting the mouse transmitter (USB port) usually fixed the problem but only for a few minutes. Another identical mouse had the same behaviour. And then, by chance, I had to use task manager to kill the FlashPlayer plugin for an unrelated problem. To my surprise, the scrolling started working again. Now whenever the scrolling goes south I kill the plugin to fix it. I can only conclude there is a problem with FlashPlayerPlugin_11_6_602_180 (the current release). Upon further investigation I see other people have reported similar problems as far back as 2011. Is anyone else seeing this problem and does anyone have a fix?

PS: Once the scrolling gets screwed up it affects scrolling in other applications as well.

update xp to windows7 or 8

sunilkumarpkumar — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 11:18:15 +0000

ihave dell-inspiron1525.may i update xp to windows7 or 8.if yes how can i?
i cant view (cs5)psd files in thumpnails.how to view.

Adobe Flash Player Pro Keeps Prompting Me

zlloyd1 — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 17:52:40 +0000

I am getting a constant pop up prompt window to install Adobe Flash Player Pro.... I do not want to install this application as I already have the latest Flash Player installed, but it won't go away, and pops up repeatedly whenever I am on the computer.
Is there a way to stop this from constantly popping up??

Virtual Display Driver

JaceLightning — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 13:10:10 +0000

I am struggling to create a Windows virtual display driver.

What I want: A driver that I can register as a service, so that I can add a virtual mointor to a windows computer when my program starts, i.e. the computer shows that there are two monitors attached, but there is only one phyiscal monitor.

What I've tried: I tried downloading the sample Kernal Driver from Microsoft, but when I install it on my Windows 8 machine, it uninstalls my other video driver and only shows a single monitor. I don't think it installs correctly and hoses the computer. On my windows 7 machine, I get the blue screen of death after the driver installs and the computer reboots. I'm not even sure it's what I'm looking for.

I've also tried CodeProject's display driver, but I cannot even compile the driver because most of the required includes and libraries are deprecated and no longer available for download from Microsoft (There is no Windows 2000 platform sdk)

I have been looking for open source display drivers, but had little luck in finding them. I have looked into things like UltraVNC, but their drivers are mirror drivers.

Halp? Are there any resources that would help me create a virtual display driver and register it as a service? Any books, resources, code projects, etc?

I'm really struggling with this one.

Thanks.

what is the safety precaution to prevent hacking

ganges — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 12:07:17 +0000

hi friends
have a good day I am using windows 7 ultimate 32bit
how to know my internet connection and my computer is not hacked,
if it is hacked how to find out.

and what is the safty precaution to prevent hacking..

give me valuable tips

thanks in advance...

Windows 8 Touchscreen laptops

kenth21v — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 07:38:26 +0000

Any suggestions? I mean, is there any stable touchscreen laptop w/ windows 8? Do you recommend those producst? Any comments please. thanks !

Creating Bootable USB with 2 Recovery Disks

harsha_123 — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 06:16:42 +0000

Hello Everyone;

I was using my Toshiba Netbook lately & ended up having an NTLDR is missing error. I googled this & understood that it's my own fault causes this error.

I've got my netbook 2 recovery disks with me.
I've 8GB pen drive (no usb DVD rom)

WIth these I need to create a bootable flash driver. but the problem is I've 2 recovery disks. which makes it impossible to create a single iso file.

How to get these two image files together as one & create a bootable flash drive ?

ALL FOLDERS BECAME READ ONLY

harinath_2007 — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 07:13:47 +0000

Hi..

I am using windows 7. All my folders became read-only suddenly and i cannot edit any type of file on my computer.
Yesterday it was fine..BUt suddenly i discovered this when i am trying to edit some word file.
All folders and files became read-only and i cant edit them
Evem if i right-click on the folder and uncheck the read-only option, again it is turning to read-only mode.
I know that attrib command but it is impossible for me to manually uncheck the read only option on every folder..

Is this because of virus.. If so , what type of virus it is ?. Plz suggest me some solution as soon as possible
I am tired of fixing this issue..

THanks in advance..

default username and password for windows 7

ganges — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 06:10:09 +0000

i have not set any user name and password for windows 7 while installing
and what will be the default username and password for windows 7

BIOS Password

ganges — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 06:05:21 +0000

Hi friends,
i have forgotten my BIOS Passowrd
how to recover it or kindly provide me the steps to bypass or remove the BIOS password

thanks for your time.

No Internet Even After LAN Driver Installed

ryandemacia — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 05:01:24 +0000

I Saw that others Posted similar problems but mine still does not work after reading solutions.

I Installed a new hardDrive and naturally lost my drivers. I downloaded my LAN driver and my chipset driver for my Asus M5A 88-V EVO and installed theM on my PC and still no internet.

Any suggestions?

Using windows 7

product key for win 7

PREMANTHA — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 02:17:59 +0000

I NEED TO FIND WINDOWS 7 ULTIMATE PRODUCT KEY FOR IBM LAPTOP THINK PAD T43

Windows 7 32-Bit gfx lag and RAM problems, please help!

jrmcrl_morales — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 14:07:36 +0000

I have a new Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit PC and I tried installing some games that seemed to be compatible with my PC when I checked their requirements on the internet.

I first tried installing Prototype 2. I've checked the minimum requirements here:
http://www.game-debate.com/games/index.php?g_id=1327&game=Prototype%202
Installed and launched smoothly, but when the first scene comes up, it lags so much I can't even move my character properly.

Then I tried installing Assassin's Creed(the first one) here are the requirements:
http://www.game-debate.com/games/index.php?g_id=18&game=Assassins%20Creed
It's minimum requirements are a lot lower than that of Prototype 2, but I still have the same problem.

I have 4 GB of RAM and the drivers and DirectX are all updated. Please check these screenshots too for more information about my PC specs:
http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2013/068/7/7/specs1_by_jrmcrlmorales-d5xflo0.jpg
and this one too,...
http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2013/068/1/7/specs2_by_jrmcrlmorales-d5xflxi.jpg

I think it's something with the NVIDIA dirver settings, or the RAM. I've heard there's something in Windows 7 32-Bit limiting the usable RAM, the performance bad even if the game is actually compatible with your system. I'm not sure of any of these though so please help, thanks!

why slow start up ?

StefanRafa0 — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 13:54:11 +0000

helo guys i have problems with start up the PC its to slow i have disabled the start up programs and its still slow i need to wait about 1:30 - 2:00 mins to start working on the PC i have this configuration:
Intel i5 - 3570
nVidia GTX 550Ti Asus
H77M-D3H Gigabyte motherboard
8GB Ram 1600Mhz
620W RealPower CoolerMaster
HDD 500GB 64mb

formatting hard drives

glynntowler — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 20:11:38 +0000

please help im a vista 64 bit user and my spare internal hard drive wont format.it keeps telling me that the drive is in use but i know it is not virtual ram as i have put this to zero.i can quick format but this does not sort it out.please help.glynn.

find serial number for windows 7

meeraslam — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 13:25:43 +0000

im finding the serial number for windows 7
thanks and regards
for mir aslam

Help With Major Computer Issues (freezing, virus, black screen of death etc

Irishlass2 — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 01:29:46 +0000

Hi Everyone,
I hope this is the correct place to post this question. I am having a heck of a time with my computer (numerous problems) and I am hoping someone can help. The problem is beyond my knowledge. My system is Windows Vista Home Premium 32-Bit, on a Dell Inspiron 1525 2.00BG RAM. I would like to give you some background before launching into the problems and solution attempts. Last years I had a terrible virus that nearly destroyed my computer. I couldn't get the root kit out. I called Dell and they had someone access my computer remotely--that was the worst thing that I could have ever done. That person crashed my computer and I ended up with the black screen of death and it wouldn't start. I took it to a person who does computers and they were able to eventually remove the virus after having the machine over 2wks, however my hardrive had been compromised and to keep the computer running, he had to remove a sector on my hard rive. It has worked fine ever since, but has the clicking sound and gets hot from time to time. I have it up on corks and it has maintained well, as I have no money to get a new computer. Until a few weeks ago when I started having a myriad of problems. My computer will work fine if you turn it on and just surf the internet. However, the instant I try to run any antivirus it freezes (even in safe-mode). It will also freeze randomly on the internet and if it goes to screen saver, it just goes to black screen and is unresponsive. When I try to use ctrl+alt+delete {even in safe mode} the computer will either go to a black screen or say security option failed. Also, last week my sound icon was missing and I had to go into the registry to delete superfluous keys to restore the icon. I have tried malwarebytes, hitmanpro, and avast and all freeze and cannot work {even in safe mode}. I have run microsoft security cleaner and norton antivirus cleaner and they don't freeze but find nothing. I tried to do a windows update, and it says service is not running. So I went to command prompt and reset the winsock, that still did not fix the windows issue or clt+alt+delete issue, even after being reset. I am missing BITS in the service section, and the documents and settings folder under C drive won't let me access it. I ran microsoft fixit and it found nothing wrong. When I have to manually turn my computer off after freezing it starts back up with either repair and disk check, or I get the black screen of death with flashing cursor and then it will either go to F8 menu on its own or I press it and then it starts. My computer will not shut down on its own nor stay off unless I manually turn it off. Clearly there is something wrong--probably a virus and other things. Can anyone please walk me through this.
Thanks for everything,
K.

Windows account with 2 passwords

Nickair — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 23:57:57 +0000

Hello,

So I have been searching the internet for an answer to this. I know it is possible but everything i have found says otherwise. I want to set up a windows account that will accept 2 different passwords.

I have seen this in person work but do not know how. Lots of posts i have found have people complaining about how there is no point but i have to disagree.

So if anyone can explain to me how to do this i would appreciate it.

Nick

Trying to adjust Track Pad Settings

GiddyupGilbert — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 19:01:56 +0000

Win7 32bit laptop. I've looked all over the Control Panel and can't the link for adjusting mouse sensitivity. Had no problem in XP, but this escapes me. Input appreciated. Thanks.
Giddyup

IE Redirector issue

GiddyupGilbert — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 21:06:14 +0000

Windows7 32bit Toshiba Satellite: For whatever reason every time the laptop is started or rebooted when it gets to the desktop an IE window pops up. It's not a full IE with toolbars, tabs, etc. It's a simple framed window with Redirector in the top left hand corner of the window frame. On the page it simply says, "Page cannot be displayed."

I was thinking IE related re-directing from one site to another; have cleaned out the machine, checked for malware, etc. I can't seem to get rid of it. Any suggestions appreciated.
Thanks, Giddyup

Installing windows 8 after using Linux. Ntfs problem

slasham — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 00:10:25 +0000

Hi,
I have recently been using Linux mint 14 on my computer but after hours of trying to get used to it I have decided to get windows 8. I bought it from a shop, so it's on a disk not downloaded. But when i try to install it, I choose settings, enter the product key. And then I am given two installation options.
The first is upgrade and it gives me this message;
The computer started using the windows installation media. Remove the installation media and restart your computer so that windows starts normally. Then, insert the installation media and restart the upgrade.
The second is custom and gives me the option of drive 0 partition 1 and drive 0 partition 2. No matter which one I choose, it gives me the message;
Windows cannot be installed on this hard disk space. Windows must be installed to a partition formatted as ntfs.
Windows cannot be installed on this hard disk space. The partition is of an unrecognized type.
What am I doing wrong? Do I have to convert my hard drive to ntfs format? If so, how?

Software to search opened windows

SPeed_FANat1c — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 07:18:36 +0000

Hello,

I am often opened about 30 windows on my win 7. And often its hard to find which I want quickly, I know the name well, but I cant remember icon or sometimes just finding icon is hard.

So for that time there could be to have some tool where I enter part of text and it autocompletes, I choose and window gets in front.

Do you know such app?

Windows 8 100% disc usage on startup

cuivenion — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 04:28:18 +0000

All of a sudden Windows 8 is unresponsve upon entering the desktop and on bringing up the Task Manager Disc usage is showing 100% for 5-10mins then returns to normal. Really want to sort this as I need to use the Laptop for work:
HP Pavilion g6-2265sa
Windows 8 (Home) (64 bit)
Intel Core i3-2370M processor
4GB RAM
750GB hard drive (ST750LM022 HN-M750MBB)
Intel graphics
802.11 b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth 3.0

The only AV on it is windows defender, I've turned off file indexing and the task manager doesn't reveal much. The few programs using the disk don't seem to be very active yet usage is at a solid 100% for 10mins. Any help appreciated. I'm beginning to really really dislike windows 8.

blank screen while loding windows 7 ultimate

ganges — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 01:16:14 +0000

Hi,
i am getting a blank screen it takes more than 15 minutes to display the desk top

i am using windows 7 ultimate 32 bit

recently i have installed oracle 11g and internet download manager.
help me to solve this problem with out formatting the system.

thanks for your time.

take apart dell xps17

Violet_82 — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 21:18:47 +0000

Hi all, does anybody know a good guide (step by step perhaps) that could help me to take apart my dell xps17? COuldn't find that much on google. I have to get to the back and have a look at the power connector
thanks

Need help getting laptop display to external monitor

corlando52 — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 19:25:14 +0000

I have a Dell Inspiron 6000, running Windows 7. It has the Mobile Intel
915GM/GMS,910GML Graphics chip, Driver version 6.14.10.4609. I want to run 2 external
monitors from it, sending the laptop display to monitor 1. I have it hooked up now to one
external monitor as monitor 2, using the VGA output to VGA input of the monitor. I am also
using it as the extended desktop. Can anyone help me run 2 external, separate displays?
Thanks!

Chris