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 | I keep losing my network connection every 2 hrs. like clock work. It begins from the moment I first log on. I start with it connected for a few seconds then I lose it from anywhere from 30 seconds to a minute and repeats every 2 hrs. all day long. … |
| | Basically: 2005 Dell Inspiron 6000 laptop. Works fine, but the monitor suddenly stopped coming on while booting a few weeks ago. After tinkering with the Power Save modes, I was able to get it back up and running. Few weeks later: monitor comes on when initially booting, but shuts off … |
| | Hopefully you can help i have an acer aspire 1710 with xp pro and sp2 installed. i have a WLAN 802.11g mini-PCI Module for wireless connectivity. i was using my wireless connetion the other day, until my notebook froze( it often gets hot and freezes) and i had to restart. …  |
| | Antivirus is V important as a safety guard,unfortunately it has side effects one of them is attacking your active Trusted programs.One might try an exeptional option but even this utility is diabled in some antiviruses ,and if it was enabled the anti virus also attack your beloved program although it … |
 | I have been documenting my laptop problem in the Vista forum [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread204104.html"](ref)[/URL] but it seems that maybe the problem belongs here. The system is almost dead even though there is a way I can break out of it. In a nutshell, there is something wrong at the POST stage that … |
| | I have a desktop Windows XP system. After getting hit with the Police Pro virus and who knows what else, I was preparing to post here. I was following the directions under "Read First Before Posting" post. I downloaded the ATF Cleaner, MBA-M and ESET scan. I performed all of …  |
| | I have an HP Pavilion dv6810us laptop, and earlier today, I left my computer running while I left the room. When I came back, the monitor displayed only a black screen. I tried everything I could think of, but it wouldn't respond, so I forced it to shut down by … |
| | Hello All, I'm new here and was wondering if someone could help me with a issue I'm having with my computer. First off, I'm infected with a virus that has taken away my desktop icons and start menu. I've tried to run explorer.exe via the task manager and I get … |
| | I have been having problems with my computer freezing up. It usually happens about 1 minute after turning on the computer....it doesn't matter where it's at in the loading process. It can happen before or after Windows has started. A little about the computer....it is a PENTIUM 4 2.4GHz system. … |
 | My friend deleted all her media on pc, after thinking she'd backed it up (but it didn't work) and emptied the recyle bin. I know there's programs out there to recover files in this instance but can someone suggest a reliable/safe one please? she's running windows XP service pack 1. …  |
| | I have searched through and read several sites in vain while trying to correct a recent problem: I downloaded AIM for chats and despite the fact that I unchecked the "Make AIM my default search engine" in the installation, AIM still went ahead and took over my searches. Even after …  |
| | I have an emachine that will not boot to windows because it is froze on the BIOS page. It will not respond to the rebootable disc. It doesn't respond to control + alt + del. It doesn't respond to F8 or F2. It doesn't respond to the esc key or … |
| | Hi can you plz help. I’ve had a look at a few different websites & it looks like yours is the 1 that’s offers then advice and gets the job done. In the last few days I’ve notice that my PC at times slow downs & my broadband takes a … |
| | I have this weird issue where my IDE/ATAPI controller drivers keep reverting to PIO mode instead of staying in ultra DMA 6 mode. What can I do to stop this from happening? |
 | I have network with one router and two computers connected to it (one through wireless connection). I can create 'Remote Desktop Connection' from one computer to other but connection is broken after a few seconds. Ideas? |
| | Hi I have a very similar problem. Firefox doesn't open multiple tabs except when I try and open a file from my desktop. I ran a virus check on the files, and it showed no virus. I also download the HighJack program and it said no viruses. Also, sometimes when … |
| | Anyone else have a problem with the Yahoo Chat Software and Vista? I can log into chat, but cannot hear anything in the voice conference. Nor can I use my mic. Was just curious if anyone else had encountered this problem and been able to resolve it. |
| | NEED HELP - I stepped into some NASTY stuff! **Please note - I am a novice at this, so I am hoping someone will be able to work with me and possible "dumb it down". I have posted on other sites and the answers I received were absolutely no help …  |
| | I have a IBM A22m laptop that won't boot up. When I hit the power button I see about a 1 second flash in the screen. I tried a different power supply, and took the battery out and put it back in etc. , and the battery light blinks. Not … |
| | Hello all, My HP nx6125 laptop has an intermittent problem at startup which seems to be getting worse. I turn it on, the DVD drive spins up, then the HDD, then it powers off and restarts. This cycle takes about 2 secs, and it goes through it about 10 times … |
| | The Microsoft Windows embedded product portfolio has just been given a hefty push into the limelight with the official release of Windows 7 technologies over to what Microsoft refers to as manufacturers of specialized devices. During an industry address at the Embedded Systems Conference in Boston yesterday, Microsoft announced the … |
| | I get an"Invalid Boot.ini file booting from C:\windows" message when starting up . I use WIN XP. I searched this site for suggestions and followed this one that worked for others....However not for me. "Below is how to edit your BOOT.ini: Most people cannot find BOOT.INI on their hard drive. … |
| | Hi, I have just completed a clean install of XP Pro V2002 with SP3 and all updates on my PC but my mouse is now over sensitive. When I click on anything it may be a double or triple click. When I try to select a file it may open … |
 | I downloaded and installed [URL="http://www.ubuntu.com"]Ubuntu[/URL] 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) and am happy to say it's an overall success. Of course, I would say that because I love Ubuntu; it's my favorite Desktop Linux distribution and I've seen a lot of them. Being Debian-based, it is rock-solid, stable, easily updatable and a … |
| | I am new to macs, having just purchased one of the new MacBook Pros. I am still trying to adjust, but one of the annoying features that's killing me is the fact that I can't seem to download the photos taken with my iPhone 3G to my mac without using … |
| | Can a 64-bit Operating System be installed on machine having a 32-bit processor?? |
| | I was thinking of upgrading my little bro's computer as its out of date a short specification is: [B]Dell Dimension 4600[/B] Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz 512MB DIMM DDR NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Maxtor 6Y160M0 160GB Microsoft Windows XP Professional I've installed RAM before on my PC and put in … |
| | I have vista basic preinstalled in my laptop. I want to install FIRST windws XP over VISTA and THEN Linux over XP. So my pc will have three os like this: 1. Vista 2. XP 3. Linux will it work? will linux recognise xp and vista and allow me to … |
| | I am trying to download the trial version of Photoshop Elements 6 from the Adobe website onto my iMac. However, it keeps failing because I don't have the diskimagemounter.app. Adobe help was anything but helpful. Hopefully someone here can help me. Please describe in detail the exact actions and things … |
| | Hi, I am using USb cdma modem to surf net in Windows. but I want to use same device in Ubuntu for surfing net. How can I do that? I tried but while scanning modems ubuntu displays the message that no usb modems were detected. Now please provide me the … |
| | I know you can delete the file DW20.exe to remove Microsoft Error Reporting's core executable, but is there a system command to kill it? Thanks  |
| | I see that previously others had the same problem I am having. When I click on my contacts list and "email contact" I get a javascript error message in the lower left corner. Then a page which says this site is not available. It then disappears and the screen comes … |
| | Hello. Quite suddenly, a rather normal, albeit slow, computer decided to start posting a message box upon signing in to the computer with: Explorer.EXE-Application Error in it. It adds: The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000006). Click on OK to terminate the application. When I go to the Windows Task … |
| | Now if you've heard of [URL="http://www.inspiredeffect.com/FoxFilter/"]FilterFox[/URL], you'll know it is an add-on for Firefox that allows the main user to block those sites they don't want any shared users to access. Now up till V6.0, one could password protect access to FilterFox, disallowing others from simply disabling filters, or even … |
| | I am trying to burn a DVD. I have burned DVDs on my laptop for 3 years. But recently it is not letting me. 1. Explorer shows my DVD drive as a CD drive 2. Whenever I try to burn to a DVD it tells me there is no valid … |
| | I tried searching for this topic but couldn't find anything posted about this. When I make new favorites, sometimes the site has a custom icon and is then shown in the favorites. But, they seem to disappear on me, and now I'm back to all of them being the default … |
| | Hello; Recently I restored a server from a crash, running Windows 2003 Small Business. Most of my computers are working fine on the network, but 3 of them are being a pain in the ass. Their common problem is that their outlook 2003 sporadically disconnects from the exchange server. I … |
| | When I boot up my computer, everything loads up fine; all my start-up programs; everything. But everytime I click on iTunes, Computer, My Documents, anything, it loads but windows explorer suddenly won't respond. I don't know what to do. Will anyone please help? |
| | Hi I am running Windows Vista Home Premium on my current HP computer, and i am using the keyboard that came with it. On it there are a series of shortcut keys that can be programmed to open s web browser, email client, search window etc. and they had been … |
| | This recipe is designed to only highlight exceptions. Other screens and choices are either subjective or obvious. One of the biggest problems to overcome is with respect to file sharing. I like keeping my files on the mac with Ubuntu reading and changing them as required. * Insert DVD including … |
| | Thanks in advance for any assistance you can provide me! When I perform a search in Google or Yahoo (i.e. using IE or Firefox) and click on the results, I get redirected to other websites that have nothing to do with the original search. Most of the pages I have …  |
| | My computer definitely has a virus and I have been unable to rid my computer of it. I have completed all of the steps that I should before posting and have attached a HJT log from before and after my cleaning, plus a Malwarebytes log. These are symptoms of my … |
| | How to remove 5 in 1 card reader from boot-up? I have a 5 in 1 card reader where a 3.5 floppy would normally be on my Acer PC. When I check “My Computer” it shows the 5 individual readers as removable drives. Can I set-up my PC so that … |
| | Windows partly hangs on re-boot? After running windows for any length of time, if I am required to re-boot for any reason (software installation, etc) the PC hangs before the “Progress bar” starts to fill across the bottom of the screen. All I get after the initial “post screen” is … |
| | Hi, I have had this problem for a while. I cannot open websites such as. [url]www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk[/url], [url]www.cwjobs.co.uk[/url], [url]www.hmsamuel.co.uk[/url] just to name a few. I have tried downloading different web browers and attempting to open up the pages in then, but suprise, suprise it doesn't work. I know that when I … |
| | I recently had my ex hack into my aol account. I had a security question that she figured out. I fixed it but it got me thinking. What if there is a way to hack into my account? Thinking along these lines I started googling it. I ran across this … |
| | Here what happened to me "out of the blue", meaning it used to work yesterday, and I didn't (knowingly) install any software. When I double click an image file, i.e. a .jpg or .png file, on the Desktop, I see the Window Picture and Fax viewer open and instantaneously closing. … |
| | Hi everybody, I'm not sure yet but I may be interested into switching to Mac. I was wondering what was the system file in OSX. The thing is I have a huge HD full of data in NTFS format and I would like to still have access to it if … |
| | im new to OS. i want somebody to please give me the differences between the kernel mode and the user mode. are these block in memory ? i did some research on the internet and all i understood was that kernel mode is protected from the user and it is … |
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