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I have win2000,sp4 machine that when a user is logged on and they share the c drive as c$ it will change back to unshared after the machine is rebooted. The machine has a CD-Rom drive D shared as D$ which is not affected by it. It also doesn't seem …

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I have a folder with all my pictures form my digital camera. But there are certain picture folders that have created a file called "ZbThumbnail.info" I have no idea what it is and I can't find a program that will open it. Also, I can't rename the file or move …

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Im trying to create a batch file to remove a directory in Windows XP, obviously it asks whether you want to delete the directory yes or no, but i want it to delete automatically without it prompting me everytime for the yes/no, i have tried many switches like DEL /y …

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Hey guys, first post here, and this one has truly stumped me so hopefully someone has some insight. Problem: My WinXP Pro Thinkpad R32 laptop refuses to restart (start | turn off computer | restart). It gets to the "Windows is shutting down" screen and simply hangs. However, shutdown (start …

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I recently formatted my laptop HD and installed a nice fresh copy of XP Pro, it was running XP Home before. However, everytime I boot it now it asks me to choose if I want to launch Home Edition or Pro. How can I stop it from asking me this …

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Hi. My computer recently started acting up. I first noticed it when Firefox started spamming me with popups. I ran adaware, spybot, adaware again, and spybot again, and it didn't stop. I made sure the definitions were up to date. I even ran a virus check twice and didn't find …

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Hi! I have a HPX1963. It is frezng up constantly. I will be both online and offline when my programs become Not Responding. I have also received a meessage saying that memory could not be referenced and then it will tell me my system is shutting down. I took my …

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This was a problem i encountered with some days ago. My Dell Laptop started to freeze up with no reason at all. The mouse and keyboard were not working. I just ignored the problem and rebooted the computer everytime it happened. However, just yesterday, my computer started to freeze when …

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Help! Trying to re-load Windows 2000 Professional on my computer, but am having trouble. Have two hard drives (C and D). Was running Windows from the C drive, but started getting an error "[some file] is missing or corrupted" and sometimes blue screens. Tried to reload Windows without success...somehow, the …

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Hi, My friend is having a problem where for some reason ever since yesterday, when he boots up his machine, he is asked to select a user to login, but no users are listed to click on. He is therefore stuck at that screen. I suspect it is some sort …

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hi recently, my comp started to act weird again..whenever i open a file that is named in chinese characters, when it opens, the titlebar will nt show the chinese names.instead, boxes are seen.also, when i play chinese music using media player, even though i can see the chinese characters in …

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How do i set it up because it just keeps asking me to do Vodafone Live, how i set it up so it runs I.E off the Internal Internet? Do i need another network cable or can i run it off Wireless? Asap if possible please Thanks in advance! Splink …

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hi this is my first post sorry if its in the wrong section... the last 2 days ive been having problems reading my emails on hotmail. it just went funny one day. i can sign in fine and use msn fine, i can see my inbox and whats there but …

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I recently reinstalled windows xp on my computer (dell dimension 2350). Everything is now working except my internet/ethernet connection. I have the cord set up properly (it worked before reinstallation), and i have tried installing the proper network driver (downloaded from dell.com) but it doesn't work. Either nothing happens, or …

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I recently sent my PC to the Doctors because the Motherboard had decided to be a twat, i recieved it back and it was a lot lot better! however 2 days later a message popped up "Please activate your Windows Activation Key" Is this something he forgot to do? JK

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Hi Everyone Can anyone help me out with a small problem please. Clicking a hyperlink in Outlook Express does not work; I have to cut and paste the link to my browser. This problem is also occuring in document folders. Do not have any problem with my browser or web …

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i need help!!my PC is running under two windows on 2 different partition.XP home on C drive,XP pro on D drive.The problem now is,i was unable to change my main boot disk to the CD!!i cant get to the BIOS setup!is there any other way to get in the BIOS …

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Is it posible to convert or copy an adobe acrobat document to a word or text document that you can write to?. I'm currently looking for a job and all the online application forms are in adobe which means printing off a hard copy and hand writing the thing. I've …

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i don't know how to explain it in the title, but this is what happens: at startup, you get to the loading screen(windows xp pro with the three moving blocks). as soon as that's done, you get the blueish screen that has "windows xp" just to the right of the …

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ok guys i really hope someone knows the answer, i will be so grateful... we just re-formatted our hd all the data was stored on dvd's (as data) using nero 6. music was stored on 2 disks,and work fine.. all other data including programme files, photos, word documents etc were …

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Hi!! I was copying some mp3 music files onto my pen drive (for personal use only ). Now , some of those files which i copied no longer play , even the original files. You can see their icon( Winamp icon ,for instance), they have their proper size and before …

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[B][COLOR=Blue]Long time no Post! Location: 300 Hall OS: XP Problem: When the teacher logs in, there is an error message:[/COLOR][/B] [COLOR=DarkRed] [I]Rtvscan.exe has generated errors and will be closed by Windows. You will need to restart the program. An error log is being created.[/I][/COLOR] [B][COLOR=Black]Any ideas as to what might …

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I have a dell laptop running windows media edition 2005 service pack 2. Some time gao I noticed that advertisements on web pages that I visit are no longer loading. The page itself loads but not the advertisements, they simply show the "page cannot be displayed" term. I wouldn't mind …

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I have windows media palyer 9. Whenever I try to play a video I only hear the sound but the picture freezes. Then the computer crashes and i have to restart. This happens too when i play a dvd. I have removed the player and reinstalled it but to no …

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My problem is i can't open just one web site have no problem with no other program the site i try to contact is [url]http://doublemoneynow.com[/url] when i try to go in this site there is a page open for search ... i did try by ....my web search also by...and …

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Trouble since day one! It just shuts down now and then showing a blue screen error display. Finally got it checked out in a service station ( AND it took three weeks to get it back )... well... the shutting down stopped... but now it´s slower in all..AND It crashes …

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I have a problem with my Display properties - i fired up my new laptop running XP the other day and without me changing the settings, the screen resolution changed and i can't get it changed back. I believe my pixel setup was 1280 x 1024 which gives the larger …

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Is It Possible To Stop That Blank Taskbar Button Flashing Up From Time To Time? If Im Veiwing Any Video In A Media Player It Pops Up And Gets Mildly Annoying! Im On Xp Home Ed. Any Ideas Appreciated. Im New To Computers Try Not To Baffle Me?

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I recently Ghosted my O/S drive from 40Gb to 80Gb. The system boots ok, to the log in screen but when you log in the system shuts down. Any suggestions?

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