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| | I read a post similar to my issue, but my situation's a bit different. See, my computer starts and then stops. I press the power button, the fan starts, the lights flicker and then nothing. I literally have to press the power button 15 to 25 times to finally get … |
| | Title remind you of anything? Ok,a couple of days ago I lost sound on my system. It is an old Dimension 3000 running XP with SP3. I have run every Malware/Spyware/Anti-Virus known to man, (ok not all of them but close) I have removed the sound card, rebooted and now..........My … |
 | The long summer holidays are over here in the UK, and our kids have pretty much all gone back to school this week. Which is good news for providers of anonymous proxies and bad news for the school network admins trying to prevent students from accessing inappropriate sites. One UK … |
| | Most people seem to think that Microsoft is the most insecure vendor while Apple reigns supreme at the top of the good security league. However, a new security report would appear to turn that assumption on its head, claiming that when it comes to the vendor with the most vulnerabilities … |
| | hi friends, pls help me by posting windows detailed memory map(protected mode) thank u |
| | the shortcut it self shows and is still click-able but the icon image doesn't show up and its annoying because sometimes i click on the wrong icon sometimes.. also the recycle bin icon wont show.. here is a image of my desktop [url]http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d181/toto_mimi_89/wontshow.jpg[/url] |
| | Hi, I intend to purchase the above mentioned laptop from an HP retailer for around 39k..I am quite happy with the specs on offer but for the Intel chipset ,which according to many is not a patch on Nvidia...I am not much of a gamer but I am a total … |
| | We have a few PC running XP sp3 have some network problem, if the pc has not been use for some times, it will locked, when user unlocked it, all the network loset, IE FF, outlook, thunderbird, all the windows base program lost the network, but I can ping and … |
| | hey please help me! i cant able to delete a registry entry in my startup [HKLM/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Run]. this results to an error which pops up during the startup of my windows. when i delete it, it will gone and when i press F5, it will still be there. the registry entry … |
| | I followed all instructions before posting and the thing is I installed the Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware and it wont start do I have to uninstall Norton for this to work and if so will this give me the protection I need? Need to know before getting started and I will sign … |
| | Hi, Could someone please help me? I have searched through articles for hours and cannot find the answer on my own, so this will be my first post in asking for help. I have a 2wire router that is helping me connect through my Comcast cable line. My husband's laptop … |
 | I have a Linksys router (WAN = cable modem) connected to a Linksys gigabit switch in addition to a Linksys Wireless G router. My XBOX 360 is connected via CAT6 to either the router or the switch - I forget which one and my cables are so crazy underneath my … Hardware and Software home-theater |
 | I am planning on upgrading server 03 with exchange 03 to exchange 07 and server 08 software. i have never done so before, so i have a few questions. i did not set up the current exchange server, so i have no idea what package was purchased. i know that … |
| | i need help to fix my active dekstop recovery, whenever i open my computer i the active dekstop recovery stuff. and i can't open anything when i try to open system restore this dialog pops up and says "choose the program you want open this file". nothing works can someone …  |
| | When I was trying to delete some unwanted huge programs from the add/delete programs in control pane, i have mistakenly deleted the driver of display of images itseems. Now i have only one option 16 bit in settings of displa. The pictures are very hazy and bad. Please tell me … |
| | Hi everyone, I am running an institution with 10 clients and a server. I have searched and found a cheap and apparently cool software "Total Spy". I want to know, whether the software provides the features that has been described in this [URL="http://www.softwarereviewboffin.com/security-and-encryption/total-spy-review.html"]review[/URL]? On the other hand, if anyone has … |
| | I have been trying to install the same 22 updates from Microsoft for the past week. All have ended in failure. Any one have this same problem? Is there a solution? |
| | Greetings! I'm suddenly having a problem accessing web pages in Internet Explorer v7.xx. Getting error message for all web pages: "Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage". File->'Work Offline' did not accidentally get checked. NOTE: I am able to log on to Windows Messenger, just not Internet Explorer Here are the … |
| | I am working on a Compaq Presario SR1318NX. When I turn it on the fan starts out good but as soon as the COMPAQ logo appears the fan speeds up and then it turns off. I have tried running it in safe mode but it says system32\hal.dll is either missing … |
| | [b][i]"Every time we raise the bar, you-know-who stoops to a new level." - Novell[/i][/b] - Novell is a powerfull network operating system. Response: Its not out dated. In fact, Microsoft stole the .NET idea from Novell (Novells ONE Net Strategy)! - Novell requires a bulky client for conectivity Response: Nope! … |
| | Hello, First I would like to say I'm new here and from what I've read on some of the threads seems like a very useful place for information. My problem: I was playing warcraft 3 single player minding my own business sound was working fine, everything was cool till my … |
| | hey all i have an a issue when My PC works more than 6-24 hours my monitors turns off and nothing responds that it should. To turn monitor on I have to reset my PC ..But when i do this it damages system files or some other files as well …  |
| | Setup: PC desktop GT5656 Windows vista home premium 3gb ddr2 dual channel 500 gb hard disk AMD athlon 64x2 6000+ Hello, I turn my computer on and it gives me the "Launch System Repair" and "log into windows vista menu" When I choose either option the computer shuts down. When … |
| | Hello, I have recently purchased an mp3, and I have Windows 98 SE. I need to know how to add music files to the mp3 player. Can you please give me step by step instructions? thank you |
| | hi, guys this is my first post anywhere. so, here's the thing...i'm working on an older daewoo mini atx box psu: hec 145 watts cpu: amd k6-2 550 mhz ram: 256 mb floppy, lg cd-rw hdd: quantum fireball 15gb mobo: msi ms5187 ver:1 i had to change the cmos battery … |
| | I have just bought this pci network card [B](SMC EZ Connect N Wireless PCI Adapter [SMCWPCI-N])[/B], and it works perfect in xp and vista, but in windows 7, it causes my computer to freeze for about 10 seconds and then my computer restores to unfrozen state. Although while it freezes … |
| | I have no idea what is wrong or how to fix it if it is not to much trouble could someone help me?  |
| | Help, please! I turned on my computer and got a black screen with the message: “Reboot and Select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected boot device and press a key” I had no prior warning or problems with my computer. I hit F1 for the setup menu … |
| | We just got a wired internet connection set up in the house. We had a linksys router and tried to connect it to the modem. We can get on the internet through the wire, but when we try to connect wirelessly, it's not working. It askes us for the password, …  |
| | Maybe Prince was on to something when he recently [URL="http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2010/07/05/prince-world-exclusive-interview-peter-willis-goes-inside-the-star-s-secret-world-115875-22382552/"]proclaimed the Internet is dead[/URL]. Steve Rubel, in an [URL="http://adage.com/digital/article?article_id=144867"]Advertising Age article this week[/URL], suggests we prepare for "the end of the web as we know it." "It's hard to believe but soon, if not already the web is going to … |
| | Hello everyone, I have a motherboard with a problem. The board was working fine when one day I tried to turn it on and nothing came on the display. Everything else worked fine, the drives started up, cooling fans run. At first I thought the processor had died, but after … |
| | lost user name and lost password for ibm thinkpad 2660 windowsxp please help. thanks big jeff |
| | Hi i turn off computer but when i turn on it after show mother bord logo befor show bootloader(grub) it be reset i did not add any new hardware . now i use ubuntu live cd . what`s probleam can any one help me ??? thanks |
 | Well, I have a very strange problem with my laptop: sometimes it wants to boot and sometimes it doesn't want to boot. First of all, I want to specify what I mean with doesn't want to boot: If I press the power button of my laptop, then the LEDs of … |
| | I am running Windows XP SP2. My computer boots up perfectly until it gets to the desktop. Only the wallpaper is showing. No Icons or task bar. Pressing the windows key does nothing. I can't right click on the desktop either. However task manager works fine, and I can run … |
| | OK, so I just fresh installed Windows 7, and after it reboots (like twice) as part of the installation process, it prompted for my username, update settings, time zone, etc. Then every time after that, when it boots up, it can't get past the glowing windows logo. It just sits …  |
| | downloaded the driver for my monitor from the manufacturers web-site made sure i had the right one for xp when i click on the exe file it says can run 16-bit program??? i also downloaded the driver without the exe file can anyone help me out as to how i … |
| | I have a old HP Pavilion ze2000 that will not start. I tried restarting my laptop in all 4 modes and all I get is a black screen. Tried reinstalling windows xp and it gets to the blue set up screen and freezes at "windows is starting". The HD test … |
| | The fan is making bad noise on my Dell Dimension 8300 (7 years old) and it takes about 11 minutes before my monitor is on. What would be the best....I don't really want to change my computer...but if need be!!! Thanks for your kind answers. Also how to check whether … |
| | A few weeks ago, I sat with my digital camera and cut the pictures from it to my folder on my desktop, I pasted them inside the Pictures folder that was in that folder and then I made 2 copies of that Picture folder and put in on my desktop, … |
| | When I start Sims2, this message pops up: "Failed to find any DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics adapters in this system! Please make sure you have DirectX 9.0c... yadda yadda yadda" Well, I have DirectX 9.0c. So I ran DXDIAG, then I went to 'display' and all the DirectX Features are … |
| | Hello, I just acquired this laptop. It's an ACER Aspire 4520. Not all that bad and worth recovering. Anyways the person who owned it before me had an administration account on this computer, and I have no clue what the password is. Is there anyway I can reset it without … |
| | Hullo! I've had Mcafee protection for about five years but have decided to change to AVG rather than pay again for Mcafee. Is there anything I should be aware of, before changing? I've read on DaniWeb that no-one should have 2 AV programs running at the same time, so I … |
| | Internet explorer keeps running in the background even if i end the process on task manager. I also receive random pop ups and sounds in the background. I hear a clicking sound as if i were clicking on internet explorer but I'm not. It also turns off my sound every … |
| | I have a Presario 700 which went dead screen on us. The LED's come on and I can hear the fan and harddrive running. I connected an external monitor and still nothing. I did the full power down with no battery or AC and held the power button 15 seconds, … |
| | I bought a new laptop a couple months ago and it seems to run slow at times. Have run m-bam and atf cleaner regularly. Most times I have 70 to 80 processes running. This seems like a lot. May not be the right forum for this but not sure where … |
| | First off I am not great with computer talk But I have been trying ot fix this for a week now and I am going crazy. so here it goes. Was playing video games on my gate way amd phenomil 9100 E quad core and it crashed when I when … |
| | My Acer F5P4 computer has an un-branded CD/DVD reader/writer, shows up as an HL-DT-ST-DVDRRW GWA-4164B in the "my computer" info, and the manufacturer is shown as "Standard CD ROM drives". It uses the driver from Windows XP Pro, "\system 32\DRIVERS|cdrom.sys"and does not have it's own driver. It will read DVD's … |
| | well hello all been about half a year since i was last on here and it has changed alot for the good definatly :D .... anyway my question..... on linux operating systems it is not like xp where you jus run the .exe and install it so how the hell …  |
| | Hello everyone i have a Toshiba Satellite m55-s1001 with Ubuntu installed. I recently when on a trip and when i arrived at the other airport found my laptop dead. I don't know what might have caused it. I don't know if the airport's xray machines can cause static discharge into … |
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