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I'm curious if anyone has any input on this subject. With new windows 7 computers, they contain a license (sticker) on the back or side of the computer somewhere. They do not, however, contain any restore/recovery discs. These have to be created with the new computer. Most computers nowadays have …

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Upon booting my XPS m1710 keeps asking for a system or administrator password, which I don't have. The service tag on the machine is HVVVZ2J. Dell support is reluctant to give me a master password because the person I bought the laptop from is not to be found in their …

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I am going to get my new laptop soon but the cpu is AMD Phenom II X3 N830. It is a socket S1, but I was looking at some quad core Phenoms on ebay but either a) they were slow speeds b) the ram would be only 1066MHZ supported. I …

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When im installing windows 7 getting below error A required CD/DVD device driver is missing. If you have a driver floppy disk, CD, DVD or USB flash drive, please insert it now. Note. If the windows installation media is in the drive, you can safely remove it for this step." …

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Dear All, Please Help me, An E-mail was automatically sent to all contacts that were added in my accounts, That e-mail contain a malicious link inside it. I also received this e-mail on my yahoo account because my yahoo ID was also added in contacts of my AOL id, I …

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My desktop computer (xp media center edition)(Packard bell)(3 years old) doesn't display any image on the screen, Last time it worked fine i was using it, i went away some few minutes and when i came back there wasn't any image on screen. I've been using the pc all day... …

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In a few weeks im scheduled to take the comptia network+ exam. Im wondering for those that have taken it what things should i be really focusing on that i must know? This will be my first cert so im excited and nervous at the same time.

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It appeairs that I may have been hijacked. I have run AVG & Microsoft Security Essentials in Safe Mode and there were no threats. When I am in Safe Mode I cannot connect to the internet to download the hijackthis to provide you a log. Any suggestions how I can …

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i join linux machine in windows server 2000 AD domain using likewise-open5 but i cant access files and folders in a file server even i have full permission to those files or folders. Anyone can help me to fixed this. thanks

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I'm preparing to have custom-build shop do PC to my specs (I will supply most of the components). I'm intending to have three dedicated hard disk drives (one for PC-BSD, one for Linux Mint, and one for XP Pro). Been told on other forum that its most important to pick …

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Going into device manager, then looking at my graphics card - It has 4 Memory Intervall and 3 I/O intervall and one IRQ. 1. Shouldn't it only have 1 of each? I mean, how can it have more than 1 I/O address? 2. Looking at other devices in the Device …

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Hi i'v recently bought a 2 year old packard bell easy note ALP-Ajax C3 laptop with windows vista, i have seen this laptop working and connect to bt broadband and go online before i bought it, but when i brought it home and tried to connect it to my virgin …

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So I've been trying to deal with a virus that's been affecting my rundll32.exe, but have been unsuccessful so far. Here's my HJT logfile (there's a heck lot of rundll running). Please help! I've used avast and malwarebytes to try cleaning it out but nothing works. I even went into …

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Ok, so, I have a Dell Studio 1537 laptop, and yesterday upgraded my ram to 4GB and also upgraded my 32bit Vista to 64bit Win7. I made backup DVD discs of my whole iTunes library, but when I tried to reload them on to iTunes all of a sudden my …

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Hey guys, I tried joining a game of SC2 and that with my music play and my Ubuntu-box going, I guess it was a perfect storm as my computer just died. Upon regaining the helm, I went to command prompt and noticed it is much different. I cant describe it …

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Hi all, I am trying to figure out the users logged in to our general server at work. Is there a command or string of commands that lists users (only once if logged in multiple times) in alphabetical order with no stats behind the username?

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dear friends, i am having a problem with my win 7.I dont know exactly when it began.My save dialog box doesnt include desktop option.Hence i am unable to save in desktop until i choose c:/users/ishaan/desktop. there is optio of saving in libraries , my computers , favourites but not desktop.

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Today as most of new windows are coming from Microsoft (Vista, Seven, etc) and Xp is going to be expire (in 2014). The main cause of ending of XP is "Low Security". Following are some Tricks to raise a little more security on your XP. [QUOTE]1. Immediately create a System …

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Hi, There is strange problem occur this ester when i was working quite normal last night at my Dell XPS M1330 Laptop and did properly shutdown. After one hour when I want to work again I push the start button but strange thing occur that it shows blue light at …

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Hi all, I have recently begun learning java at uni and have encountered, what appears to be, a somewhat unusual problem. Every time I install JDK6 and BlueJ onto my home computer (running win7x64) I suddenly lose the ability to copy files. At first I thought it was just a …

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Okay, so when i first start my computer up, its fine. I can use the internet, surf the web etc. However, if i go away for a couple of hours, and then come back, often, i'll go onto the internet and get an error like "cannot display page" etc. However, …

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Hi there, Is it possible to lock down permissions to files on a network file server so that people who amend them can only save them back to their original network location? By this I mean can saving them to their local C:\ or sending them on via email after …

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Hi to everyone, Wishes for Happy Easter. I need some help if someone could help me. I am doing a project for cache and RAM. I have searched on PC magazines etc and I have found many information. Can someone guide me a little bit more. I have found the …

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Hallo, Avast has located a rootkit MBR:\\.\PHYSICALDRIVE0 I have already tried a solution that I found in this forum but it has not worked. I have run TDSSKiller but that was not enough. Can someone help me? This is the log of TDSSKiller: 2011/03/17 18:33:23.0157 4372 TDSS rootkit removing tool …

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Windows XP On Pictures I get the Rectangle with the X on the right hand side of the immage...It appears that the picture will display, when I click the red or blue x the whole picture will display.. What can I do to correct this?

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Hi, this is a multiple choice question from my AP CS review book. I can't seem to figure out the right answer even after looking at the answer. Which of the following will evaluate to true only if boolean expression A, B, and C are all false? A) !A && …

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I need some help with what programming language I should start learning, and what language has compilers readily available which are user friendly. I'm trying to wean myself off of Windows and the Visual series as well. I've taken Visual Basic, and I have started to learn c#. I'm still …

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I partitioned my laptop(Hp Compaq presario C790ei)and installed Windows XP on the other partition, but i need the drivers(ethernet controller,VGA, etc).I have searched the internet,been to hp compaq site but I have not been sucessful.someone please help !!

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hello guys, i bought a dell optiplex gx280 refurbished recently and like to use it to play games, watch movies..etc. i already bought an ati radeon hd 4550 graphics card, worked perfect. i have about 1gb of ram but id like to upgrade it to 2gb or if possible 4gb. …

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So I have a Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit PC that I use as a Media Center. It has an ATI video card with HDMI out that I use for both video and audio output. An HDMI cable runs from the PC to a Pioneer Elite A/V receiver and then out …

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Hello, When I turn on my Toshiba laptop (which has Windows XP), it shows the 'In Touch with Tomorrow Toshiba' screen and then the screen goes blank/black, except for in the top left corner where white letters say: Password = I have tried taking out my battery and pressing the …

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I have a Mac notebook running Mac OS X Snow Leopard at my home owned by another in the family and for some reason it has been having problems with connecting to the wireless in the house. Network: TW CBL Modem to a Netgear N600 Wireless router NG N600 has …

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when I typed the command attrib it says, 'attrib' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. And some other commands like 'edit'. And after the post of my pc , "INVALID BOOT.INI file, booting from c:\WINDOWS\.. so lame need help ^^

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I have a Windows Server 2008 RC server running at the moment and want to know if it's a good idea to create a non-administrator user account to access the server for things like FTP. It is only myself and another person who will be accessing the server via FTP, …

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In windows XP most of viruses spread through Autorun (Autorun.inf) Function in windows. It is better to Disable Autoruns in Xp. I am not sure about windows Vista but In WindowsSeven and above this feature is already blocked so you dont need to do anything. Ok Here are the Two …

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Hi, I'm currently on my works PC, but after 2 days of suffering this bitch and trying various solutions to no avail, I thought I better get the ball rolling... I am running Windows XP and the virus has rendered use of task manager and delition of the virus DLL …

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Hi everyone, OS : Windows XP Professional (Srevice pack2). In my system , there are [COLOR="red"]three user accounts[/COLOR]. All the three user account [COLOR="red"]doesn't have passwords[/COLOR]. Like, one is limited account , one is guest account and other acccount, i don't knpw whether it is limited or administrator account. I …

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I want to block many websites on my PC. I have tried to Block them from "[COLOR="Red"][B]C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc\hosts[/B][/COLOR]" but it is not working. Some days ago i re-installed OS in my system but this problem not solved.... Please Help Me... Here is a copy of the text written in "Hosts" file. …

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Hello I got a system restore virus. Went to restart computer in safemode so i can scan but my computer does not boot and goes continiously around in circles. There is no system restore points and sytem repair doesnt work. I used knoppix and can find my files. i arranged …

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Me again all. I have more problems than a squirrel on an eight lane highway... Right now I have a computer that will only power on and not boot. It doesn't post or anything, just turns on, makes a few sounds and then just stays on. Nothing on the monitor …

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Hey there guys, i needed to design a vlan for part of my university coursework. I was hoping that some of you pros here can have a look at it and give me your opinion, it was very difficult to research and design. I was wondering if the native vlan …

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Howdy to all that read this topic! I have since several months problems with my monitor I use my tv as monitor for my pc. So actually my tv is my pc But some times my screen :"rolls" or "jump" i dont know how to named is exactly He does …

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when i start my hp pc p6040in with windows vista home basic, it shows me a blank screen with message Err1Err2 and after pressing enter it shows me message DISK BOOT FAILURE.INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER........also i am unable to start system recovery option. i have tried replugging the …

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Greetings everyone i make a website with some php files on my computer i use Xampp as my apache server what i want to know is how can i access this web site that i make from other machines located in my LAN for example my ipad or my laptop …

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