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| | This is mostly my own fault, but solving the problem has got me beat so far. I subscribed to a list from laughternetwork.com called freefunnyjokes. Recently their site said "to continue getting our newsletter goto [URL]http://freefunnyjokes.info/update.php[/URL] ". Going to this site said "To continue Click here" - a link to …  |
| | i am having a lot of trouble with win xp.. first of all, my comp freezes for reasons i cannot deduce.. it happens when i try to load anything from any of the cdrom drives, but not everytime.. it only happens some of the time.. and NOW, i tried to … |
| | Yay, I finally got someone to by my old pc for 2 grand, and I had $2500 saved up from work. I already have all my student loans payed off, and my car, and almost there with my house. So I finally got the PC, I have ALWAYS wanted. DFI … |
| | does anyone know where i can download vista? because i tried and tried and they have either had the max or i just cant get to it, i already have the serial code so all i need is the download!!!!! Thanks Kyle |
 | Hi, I have Vista and XP set as dual boot on my machine with no problems. HOWEVER, I have noticed that on most of the forums I'm a member of that people are having a LOT of issues surrouding the install of Vista on their existing machines and some are …  |
| | :rolleyes: HI! Thanks for accepting me as amember of DANIWEB. My question is, how would I know if the motherboard has a defect, coz I test the memory, videocard, the hardisk I put them all in other psu they are all working, I thought maybe it's the motherboard? How would …  |
| | Hi All, I'm very helpless right now... my notebook acer TravelMate4102W is dead. Whenever i try to on my notebook, the power light in on. But nothing shown in the screen. And normally i will need to press the power button around 5 second to force the windows shut down. …  |
| | Debian Linux is what you might call very, very flexible because it runs on nearly any hardware configuration, from Motorola chips to PowerPC to the x86 structure. So whatever your machine is Debian Linux can most likely run on it. However, because installation is so different between different setups, this … |
| | i would just like to point out that im not sure where im to post this so if this is the wrong place then could someone reply telling me where to post it ? Thanks Hello people, im new to computers, i don't really have a clue what people are … |
| | My god am I frustrated with this one. My explorer.exe keeps randomly jumping to 99% CPU and staying there. I don't have a clue as to why. I've already scanned for viruses, spyware, and adware with Symantec Antivirus, spybot, and ad-aware under safe-mode twice and I found and deleted everything … |
 | Hello everyone. I was trying to compile a Linux kernel module yesterday called vmmon (which you need to make VMware work on Linux) for the 2.6.16.7 kernel. First I installed a GCC package made for my distro, Puppy Linux 2.00. The package turned out to be for a slightly different …  |
| | well, someone advised me to run hijack this and post the results here...i hope thos helps solving my problem, wich i already mention in the thread "firefox trouble" Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 0:18:53, on 03-09-2006 Platform: Windows XP (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 (6.00.2600.0000) Running processes: … |
| | hi everyone i am new here i had a alot of problems with my comp but after reading all the forums i got a lot of helğ can some one read my hijack this and see if there is still any more problem still there thanx. Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7 … |
| | Hi--Built a new PC using: ECS NFORCE3-A motherboard AMD Sempron 3100+ processor with Coolmaster heatsink Corsair memory (DDR 1GB PC-3200)-single module ATI Radeon 9200 video card (128M) Raidmax Scorpio 868 case - 420W power supply 6GB Maxtor hard drive LG CRD-8400B CD-ROM Phoenix-Award BIOS v6.00PG Eventually got everything working perfectly … |
| | Hello people - I found this forum through google, and I am hoping you all can help me. Yesterday, I came back to my computer, and it would not wake from screen saver mode no mater what I did. so, I restarted the computer, and now it will not start. … |
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| | i'm using a dell notebook but i think the hard drive is locked with a password and it says "The system primary hard disk is protected by a password authentication system.You can not access data on this hard drive without the correct password." WHAT DO I DO? |
| | I have windows XP on an Dell INspiron 1100. I have gotton a Primary Disk Drive not found error message for a few days and just now got into Windows. I believe something is wrong with my hard drive b/c it makes a lot of clicking noises before giving me …  |
| | When attempting a system restore, I get a message "restore unsuccessful" with a note to pick an earlier restore point. I've attempted a restore at least a dozen times, and selected the oldest restore date the last time I tried. Any ideas??? :rolleyes: |
| | Hi, I've been trying to figure out what's wrong with my PC. a few days ago, my computer stopped responding when I was working with an application so I pressed the restart button. My pc now refuses to go into windows. I goes through post properly, and then where the … |
| | Hi.. Iv'e got this realy annoying error,, as soon as I start up mij PC it says Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library Runtime Error! Program: C:/WINDOWS/SYSTEM32/SPOPSETU.EXE This program has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual way. Pleas contact .. blablabla I don't know what it means :-| …  |
| | I am not a novice w/ the computer, but not knowledgeable enough to know the fix. I get an illegal operation message upon booting up-at the desktop. "Access violation" fault in module DW.EXE at 015F:0043122C. All suggestions areappreciated. ??? |
| | [b]Can anyone please tell me what is wrong? Access keeps trying to tell me that I must install Microsoft Jet 4.0 Service Pack 8 so I downloaded the file and started to install it and suddenly the installer says that I already have a newer version than the one that … |
| | Trying to get my home network running, i ran Network id wizard. After restarting and not being able to login i realized it disconnected me from my previous domain, and now it wont accept the user password. Anyway you can change the domain during login or any other tip to … |
| | my randomly shuts down after about an hour or so and when i try and turn it back on it lasts about 1 minuit then it switches off again. after about 3 times trying to turn it on it beeps about 4 times then it says "cpu overheated" then some … |
 | From the "Trippy but True Hardware Fixes" department: For any of you out there who've had the wonderful misfortune of having a hard drive go totally belly-up on you, but recovering the data on the drive is absolutely necessary, check this out: One of my clients' old Maxtor drives finally … |
| | [FONT=Century Gothic]I'm not very good with this type of problem, so I REALLY need your help. OK, so... Two days ago, I turned on the computer, and like always, Spy Bot popped up to see if I wanted to check for errors. So i decided to check for errors, and … |
| | User gets a message stating: [b]Unable to open your default e-mail folders. The path specified for the file [/b][i]path to PST file[/i][b] is not valid. [/b] This article covers one fix for this issue, if the user does not know where their .PST file is located. Sometimes, the user can … |
| | [url]http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vzw_t720/[/url] If you own a Motorola T720 phone and use Verizon as a provider, you should have noticed that Verizon only allows you to download ringtones and wallpapers from there "Get-It-Now" service, ONLY. Meaning, any other ringtone WAP websites that offer ringtones are blocked from your phone. The above link … |
 | What Program can I use to view my desktop from a remote computer via the internet? I am using a free program called I'm InTouch. When I log on via the internet to see my desktop It's extremly slow and the graphics are horrible. Is there a better program or … |
| | Hello forum How can I get my USB external hard drive to mount as non root? I am using diskdrake to mount it (me being the owner) and this drive has a NTFS file system. The only way I can view the contents of this hard drive is to log … |
| | My computer is running really slow. The cpu usage is getting stuck at 100%. I am trying to listen to itunes while I work and it keeps skipping like a really scratched cd. I'm sure its because of the cpu usage because i have plenty of memory. Thanks in advance … |
 | I'll be telling you a collection of tips to improve your system performance ... (it did improve my system performance to about 200 %) 1)CHANGING THE CACHE SIZE: Go to start --> Run --> System.ini Write these to the system.ini file [vcache] MaxFileCache=8192 MinFileCache=2048 ChunkSize=512 These cache settings are for … |
| | when i try to install any program i have downloaded i get a NSIS Error. this is wat it says: "NSIS Error The installer you are trying to use is corrupted or incomplete This could be the result of a damaged disk, a failed download or a virus it may … |
| | I got tired of the porblems with zone alarm and uninstalled it, and downloaded sygate. After I rebooted I received the following message- Smc. exe has generated errors and will be closed by windows. You will need to restart the program. An error log is being created. When I get … |
| | Buying a new computer Hey all, new here and am looking at buying a brand new computer . I found one that im pretty interested in. it has a Sony-VAIO-3.4GHz Pentium 4. heres the link for more details: [url]http://masspc.com/desktops/Desktops-PCs/Sony-VAIO-3.4GHz-Pentium-4-Computer-with-DVD1RW-Sony-VGCRA810G-Vaio-Computer/[/url] I'll be using it for schooling but also for gaming (not … |
| | So I turn on my laptop and within 5 minutes the fans turn on high and the thing is smoking hot. When I tried to use alt + cntrl + del to see if anything was running and using up the processor and ram to make it do that, the …  |
 | Hey everybody! I recently have been having a problem where if i try to watch a dvd on my laptop it will freeze and then give me a blue screen saying the system was caught in an infinite loop caused by the file "Ialmrnt5", one of my display drivers. This …  |
 | I´ve just gotten an XP notebook from work that I´m using on my home network. If I´m not using it for awhile, I come back and it´s sitting there waiting for me to sign in and logon again. A real pain...especially as it loses the wireless connection every time. I´m … |
| | I have been using this wireless adapter for over a year now and in last few months it started freezing up my windows 2000 at any given time, sometimes I'm online for 6 hours and it will freeze, sometimes I'll turn the computer on (without even going online) and it … |
| | I was cleaning up some softwares in my laptop, and i must have deleted something wrong, coz after restarting the laptop, the sound system went haywire, and my music/video files all sounded rather synthethized and the playback speed was faster than usual. Can anyone out here kindly advise me? Thanks! … |
| | I am also looking for a good fan controller and temp guide etc. It can be 5.25 or 3.5 size. What does anyone recommend? Thanks again. |
| | Spyware Education Recently, Harvard grad computer genius Benjamin Edelman performed a test where he surfed online without any Window Updates. (good idea) The video on his website shows you how ads are installed automatically without notifications to the user. It's a perfect example how uneducated users get spyware without even … |
| | Have you ever received emails for cheap software? Are they legal?  |
| | I know everyone seems to have this problem but I am not sure how to solve it. I have windows 2000 professional as my system and internet explorer(not sure which version) but it will not allow me to see my hotmail inbox. I have tried the login fixer file and … |
| | I am not able to get my desktop and laptop (using wireless) to connect to the internet simultaneously. Whichever one I connect to the router first gets the connection. If I connect directly from my laptop, everything is OK. Once I go wireless, the internet access is lost. I log … |
| | [size=2]By: Jeff Johnston [b][i]IO Scheduling Improvements [/b][/i]Thanks to a new IO scheduler in Linux Kernel 2.6 it is possible to achieve speed increases on standard desktop style workloads of up to 1000% according to Andrew Morton of Open Source Development Labs (OSDL). The speed increase is thanks to the wait-before-seek … |
| | On my other computer (Windows ME; not connected to the internet), I get the "Restore Active Desktop" wallpaper almost every time I start up. This has been going on for a long time and goes back to normal when I click "Restore Active Desktop". Recently, my CD-ROM drive does not … |
| | We provide 4 port switches for students in dorm rooms. There are usually two or three students per room. Sometimes students plug in the Ethernet cables incorrectly. A couple of times this past semester, different students have looped Ethernet cables into their switch. (For example, one end is in Port …  |
| | I got four computers on the network in the office. Small office. Every computer can view other computers on the network except that 3 of the computers cannot browse folders on the computer that is the gateway to the internet. All computers can browse the net. I have shared some … |
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