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| | Hey all ! I have an Acer laptop with Vista on it. It had some viruses on it and also ZoneAlarm firewall. I "think" I got all the nasties off of it and I removed zonealarm. Now, everytime I bootup, the Windows firewall stays on for about 30 seconds and …  |
| | Hi I'm a bit of a noob and don't really know where to go from here. It seems I have a virus but my computer won't let me open any .exe files, or let me into control panel, my documents etc. All the thumbnails on the desktop are missing. I …  |
| | 3 days ago I plugged in my external into a USB hub to connect it to my laptop and be able to use a USB mouse and keyboard at the same time. I was running music off it (My iTunes library is on my external) when I heard it make … |
 | Steve Ballmer dropped a bomb shell in a speech the other day at the University of Washington, letting it be known that the desktop software company was basically betting it all on the cloud. In a report on the speech [URL="http://paidcontent.org/article/419-ballmer-microsoft-betting-our-company-on-the-cloud/"]on PaidContent.org[/URL], Ballmer reportedly said the company was committing as … |
| | Hi, I need some help with this because it's driving my friends crazy. My Yahoo email account was hacked by this spammer and I can't get rid of the virus by using Kaspersky anti-virus, running the full scan. The trojan keeps using my email address to spam my friends with … |
| | HI, My sons T40 freezes when in use and then takes 5/6 times to boot in safe mode. I've tried without the battery as this was suggested elsewhere. Could it be a RAM problem? Thanks. |
 | Hi all. As the title says, does your ISP take the p***? So many Internet Service Providers (ISP's) out there seem to think they can make whatever rules they like and rip us all off with them! Does yours do that to you? I have heard a few stories that …  |
| | I want to create a batch file that opens an executable(.exe) file . Actually when we open that .exe file it asks us select or browse a file then we need to select the file. After selecting the file we need to remove the file in the second textbox by … |
| | I have a [B]Windows XP Pro[/B] machine with [B]Outlook Express 6[/B] on it. I want to transfer it ([B]Account settings, Contacts, Calendar, Messages[/B]) to: a [B]Windows 7 Pro[/B] machine with [B]Microsoft Office 2007[/B] on it. I do not want to use the Windows Mail or Windows Live Mail. I want … |
| | I'm using IE8 and keep getting pages come up with the little warning sign bottom left corner and usually the message error on page. Double clicking the message gets a message box saying 'Errors on this webpage might cause it to work incorrectly' which often proves correct. The most common … |
| | Hi I have an XP Pro PC with SP3. I have all the latest drivers. And everything in Bios and windows itself is setup correctly. ACPI is in S3 mode. When I want to shutdown the PC, I press the Sleep key, which I have done for ages, and the … |
 | Kind: HP ProBook 4510s hi all, I last time switched off my laptop after using it on projector. i disconnected projector fine, then turn it off normal. Then next day I turned on and screen was black and blue light at power button as usual. I decided that I would … |
| | Why i am getting the following error .when i tried to send email using Smtp Server???.Kindly let me know the idea. any help would be highly appreciated !!!. [Code] Task 'Pop.gmail.com - Sending' reported error (0x800CCC7D) : 'Your outgoing (SMTP) server does not support SSL-secured connections. If SSL-secured connections have … |
| | I downloaded the software for my Canon printer which is networked with my cptr and my wife's. The printer software loaded and installed, but the printer driver fails to install. I've tried installing driver before software and software before driver, but the driver install fails each time. Any ideas as … |
| | I'm working on another Pavilion (the 750n this time) and when you plug it in, it automatically turns on without the power button, does one solid beep for probably 5 seconds, and turns off, won't let you press the power button to try again. The only way to get it … |
| | I have a local network well configured. Suddenly clients on some machine can't browse the web but on one machine in same network, all websites can be browsed. I can ping my internal and external addresses well on all machines but no website can be browsed. I cannot also ping … |
| | I am soon going to build a computer. My components: Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40GHz (overclocking @ 4.60GHz) Sandybridge CPU Asus P8P67 DELUXE Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard RAM: Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Corsair A50 CPU Cooler OcUK GeForce GTX 570 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express … |
| | [QUOTE]I currently have two desktops and one laptop in the same workgroup. The desktops have XP PRO and the laptop has a VISTA OS I am the Administrator on all PCs. I can see both Xp's when openning the Network on the Vista. I'm sharing a folder in my vista … |
 | I'M taking a Linux/Unix admin course from the Oreilly online school. But I'M having a hard time understanding tcp/ip section, it's really making my head spin. Here is some of the lesson, could someone please help clear this up for me? thanks. Network, Broadcast, and Subnets Let's give ourselves a … |
| | I downloaded the 3.7 GB Fedora x86_64 DVD.iso. Is there any way I can put this on a USB drive and boot from it without using the "Live USB"? |
| | Hello I recently have some BSOD's wich lead in reinstalling windows completly, They when i shutdown my computer, shutting down the computer takes ages, wich lead in BSOD with i think this mssg, the computer didn't make a minidump but did create the folder. When the computer restarts i can … |
| | i am trying to download an application i got in an email from my friend, but i keep getting: "Windows found this file to be potentially harmful. To help protect your computer, windows has blocked access to this file." i tried turning off my firewall but that didnt seem to … |
| | Good evening, I have the blasted 'We apologize for the inconvenience...' screen. There are 3 safe mode options, 1 'last known working' option, and 1 'start normally' option. None of these work. The whole laptop freezes. The laptop did not come with a start up disk, which might make things … |
| | Hi, I am interested in understanding a little about how Automated Teller Machines communicated "fault alerts" back to central control departments. What I know so far is that ATM's have senors that can be triggered should say a cash jam occur. So a 'fault message' is first created locally and … |
| | I am on a godaddy server now and trying this mod-rewrite stuff and it is still not working. I have been searching google now for hours looking for the answer and cannot find it. Here is my entire .htaccess file: #Rewrite Rules Options -MultiViews Options +FollowSymLinks +Indexes RewriteEngine on RewriteBase … |
| | I am working on a friends Dell Latitude D610 that suddenly lost all video. [U]Failure mode was described as:[/U] using the computer on lap, it got very hot all of a sudden, video started to go fuzzy so the computer was shutdown. Once the computer cooled down for a while … |
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| | hi, i am currently going to be setting up a linux dedicated box and have a few questions if somenone could give me some input into it. not too in depth so lamens terms would be best. 1. can someone recommend a good hosting company for a dedicated box? 2. … |
| | Hey people. Basically, what I want to do is detach my laptop's LCD screen and have it less that a meter away from the laptop itself. The reason why I would like to do this is that I am constructing a small table, in which in the middle I plan … |
 | The trouble with being a mobile kind of guy is that the proliferation of mobile gadgets that I tend to carry around with me demand a small suitcase to bring the power supplies along if I am to be away from home for longer than a day or so. Sure, … |
 | Trying to burn copy of a home DVD/video of amateur show (about 1 and half hours long, transferred professionaly to DVD originally off VHS!!) using Nero 7. All seems well until the actual burn when about about half way through when Nero says ' Aborted' and ejects the DVD. Have …  |
| | In February, 2008 I wrote a blog post called [URL="http://byronmiller.typepad.com/byronmiller/2008/02/is-apple-workin.html"]Is Apple Working on an eBook Reader: Does It Matter?[/URL] Today, I would answer my own question with "Hell yes it maters." If Apple enters the eBook market, you know it would be expensive, but it would be a desirable device, … |
| | I just got a new laptop with windows 7 and of course compatibility issues with some of my older games. I was wondering if it would be possible to install windows XP onto a partition with the recovery discs that came with my old laptop? Or on a external hard … |
| | my prob is that my office mate is always downloading files via torrent and it eats up the connection.. all i want to do is to block him from downloading torrents. or maybe cut off his connection without cutting his lan cable ... heheheh its rude but its the only … |
| | Hi guys, I've been fighting this bug and could use some help. Windows XP SP3 and I've lost the desktop. Not just icons, etc. No desktop at all. I can run from Task Manager and this is my second machine so I can do most anything I need for the …  |
| | I accidently ( means I didn't know what I was doing) deleted stuff yesterday, and now am unable to boot up system.Whenever I try, it goes to safemode, which then tells me" registration/configuration error- Run SCANREG to correct". But then nothing happens and all I have is a gray screen … |
| | Ladies and Gents, I would appreciate your help solving a problem with an XP laptop I have been asked to clean up. It was riddled with Malware and Spyware including various fake scanners asking the user to upgrade to pro. I have been running malwarebytes and avg 2011 on it, … |
| | A lot of people dont like this topic but a lot of people agree with me. Overclocking now is becoming pointless any body agree with me I talking about from Processors to Video Cards just completely pointless. Water cooling is cool as well but just not worth it no more. … |
| | I can't do it through the normal way because it's been locked out by administration (I'm at school). I'm just trying to add the Python installation.  |
| | I am working on a project which is to provide a security between a android mobile device and server remotely. I know few of the techniques such as encryption mechanism and other security protocols, but the problem is that they are already being used. And for this project i want … |
| | Hello I run ubuntu linux and I have just bought a new ipod touch You need itunes to set it up, which is, as usual, only available for Windows and mac (stupid apple for forgetting linux!!!). How can I set up my ipod? Thanks, Calum |
| | I have HP Pavilion dv6516tx Entertainment Notebook PC. Its DVD drive reading CD, DVD. Burning CD. But when i try to burn DVD its not burning. Is their any way i can check if hardware is working properly or not. Is it due to any software reason? Or its hardware … |
| | I am trying to know my own server name and domain name. I use windows xp, I try to install freeBSD 7.0 to one of my laptop. I need the network info.... Can anyone please tell me how I can check what my server name and domain name? I know … |
 | Can anyone help with possible whistler@mbr. I am an experienced it professional and no stranger to malware removal of all types, in fact I am generally quite expert in this field, but this one has me stumped.# I am running W7 ultimate Avast detected Whistler@mbr on my system however there … |
| | Can anybody advise on the way to set up an ODBC connector for a desktop MS Access MDB Front End to connect to an MS Access MDB Backend on a remote (internet) location? Thanks Max |
| | I would like to use one of my (older) computers as a media center PC and store all of my home videos on that computer, along with some music that I wont be keeping on my main PC. Once those files are all on that computer, is there a way … |
| | I was playing a game on my (~2 yr old) computer a while ago when it locked up on me, and then crashed. Since then, when attempting to power on the system, one of 3 things will happen: 1) It will successfully POST, and then give me an "DISK BOOT … |
| | Hey, so i was wondering if anyone knows of a program that will take the audio in from the mic but only start recording (saving the file to the computer) when sound is present, like the VOR feature on a lot of digital recorders. Thanks. |
| | I have a Dell Inspiron 8200 desktop machine, built in 2001. User upgraded to Vista SP2 some time ago. The machine is a Pentium 4 running at 2.4ghz; 1GB RAM. Problem is, when it starts up normally, it will load the desktop and run for about 1 minute...then I get … |
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