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hey over the last few weeks i have noticed that when i turn my pc on in the morning before anyone else has used it -thie IE history contains elements like: xitamo.com nexoa.com bitamo.com search.starware.com and every so often i will notice that there are pronographic sites and sites for …

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I am replacing the HardDrive on a 350mhz iMac g3. The hard drive replacement has went ok, meaning I was able to replace the OS 9 and OS X operating system with out much trouble. So far I have the original drive intact but failing. I have two partitions on …

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hi pips! just found this forum and im hoping that this will help me solve my laptop problem..so here it goes.. i've had this toshiba Satellite A20 laptop for almost 2 years now..it was working just fine eventhough i noticed that it was running relatively slow than usual..i'm just a …

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[ATTACH=right]14446[/ATTACH]The iPad hasn't been out three weeks and already we are hearing reports that [URL="http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Horizons/2010/0412/Google-Android-tablet-rumored-to-be-around-the-corner"]Google[/URL], [URL="http://byronmiller.typepad.com/byronmiller/2010/04/hp-video-shows-ipad-wannabe-teaser.html"]HP[/URL], [URL="http://www.pcworld.com/article/194431/will_dell_supersize_its_mini_tablet.html"]Dell[/URL] and [URL="http://byronmiller.typepad.com/byronmiller/2010/03/engadget-movie-shows-off-possible-microsoft-digital-journal.html"]Microsoft[/URL] are planning tablet computers of their own. Much like touch phones, these devices are not likely to be created equal and it got me thinking what these companies must do to …

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Hi, Could anyone please help me to understand what's involved when moving a hard drive (Windows and documents in three partitions) to a new PC? I have an XP SP3 setup that I've tweaked to perfection (for me at least) and would like to maintain those files and settings when …

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my ide hard drive not work. when I connect it other pc it not show. I don't know why? is it possible to recover data ? if yes then how? another thing is it possible to repair and what you are suggestion me (about repair).

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Hello...I'm researching a project. I'd like a Win7-Pro with two monitors. Then I need to open two IE windows in kiosk mode, one on each monitor. I know I can do iexplore -k [url]http://site.com[/url] but I wonder about the second instance on the other monitor. I don't have the hardware …

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I am trying to get in to fixing laptop hardware in Israel, the problem is I don`t know where to buy hardware. Mobo`s are a big problem, the rest is pretty simple. Any website or company shipping them overseas quickly ?

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I use O2 as ISP. Someone said I can use 'dynamic' something via the home hub. How do I do that? Is it more effective than windows parent controls. I have an asministrator account which lets me in to all my files under 'users' . I tried to set parent …

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Hi all. I'm having issues with my os (vista home premium). My dvd rom drive stopeed being recognised. An exclamation mark is displayed when I check the hardware installed. How can I resolve this?

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Hi Guys, Could anyone please let me know what should i do for this problem? In Jan 2007 i installed demon tools and alchol120% softwares. after that when i restared my laptop i'm getting 5 beeps. Soon i uninstalled those softwares, but still i'm getting those 5 beep sounds(very loud) …

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Hi, I have a Sony Vaio VGN FS640 which I have had for quite a while now. The problem I noticed a while back is that the laptop would randomly switch off. (I don't have any virus or anything) It used to switch off on a hardware level, usually when …

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hi guys, plz see attachment. i was wiping my screen off with mild soap water, and this was there when i turned it back on. anybody know if its permanent, or if there is a fix?

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Among those stranded by last week's new eruption of an Icelandic volcano was Jens Stoltenberg, prime minister of Norway, who on Friday found himself stuck in JFK, according to [URL="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2010/04/16/2010-04-16_volcanic_ash_strands_norway_prime_minister_jens_stotlenberg_in_nyc_airport_so_he.html"]news [/URL]reports. Fortunately, he'd just bought an iPad, and proceeded to conduct the daily business of the country in the airport …

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For about the past month my Vista 32 bit student addition has been trying to format ever device I plug in weather it be a USB drive or an SD chip from a Camera or even my ipod. I know that this is not correct because I have tried all …

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I have safari, explorer, and firefox and none of these browsers can connect to these sites. I use Noton as an anti virus and zonealarm as a firewall. All of these problems started when my Norton subscription ran out. I went to the norton site to renew it and i …

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I had a failure in my Office 2003. I cannot go into repair it and I cannot remove it. I went through the office removal tool and it didn't work. I still have all my icons and I can still get into the programs but I get errors. I want …

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[COLOR="Red"][B][U]i have a problem with msn i think i have a virus but it cud be enythin soo the problem is when i put in my password and try to sign in it says theres a update ive tryed lots of things to do the update but it just dosnt …

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On the heels of my idea from yesterday, "[URL="http://www.daniweb.com/news/story274873.html"]A New Social Media? Instantaneous Messaging[/URL]" (Yes, I realize that it should be "Medium" not Media--so sue me), I've decided to grace you with another idea that I've had for some time: Drag and Drop Messaging. This idea, that you'd think would …

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I am helping a friend set up a wireless network with a pc and a laptop. He currently has dial-up access through MSN. How would I do this? Would he need an external modem connected to a router? or would going with a DSL or Cable be the easiest way.

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Hello, I am having problems with a Dell Inspiron 2650. I've owned it since 2003 and have used it every day and worked on it for extremely long hours (all day and night often enough). The battery died long ago. I now rely on the adapter, which is fine since …

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Whenever I visit any website on my computer, I get an error loading message in the upper left corner of my computer. Yellow triangle with an exclamation point inside it, something in regards to error loading page. How can I correct this problem?

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Well, first off it's nearly 2 years old. About 2 months ago the laptop would not charge but I could wiggle the cord to make it charge, soon I'd have to get it into tilted positions or I'd have to hold it in. Seeing it now I'm sure it was …

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[COLOR="Red"]Hi Friends, Need your Help !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Last month, i took assembled pc .....which contain processor "pentium D", 2.8 GHZ processor speed, 1 gb ram, 160 GB SATA HDD... First of all, i want to clear, in my pc there is no heavy application like visual studio ,oracle kind of software …

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Hi all I am trying to install my copy of Office Enterprize 2007 on another pc of mine, operating with XP Servicepack2. During the installation process, I get the message that the installation cannot find a file, something like ww\Enterprize\owowo(somenumber).CAB (Cannot remember the exact name now) and that I must …

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I bought an HP pavillion dv6000 about a year and a half ago. The other day It was on internet was up and i wasn't actively using it when it just shut off. I was like ok? So I pressed the power button to turn it back on and it …

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I have a laptop that has wireless internet connection. It says Wireless Internet Connection Not Connected. Does anyone know how to fix this problem?

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Hey Gang; I'm new at this college thing, it's been a while. Need help trying to figure out why I am getting <identifier> errors. Here's my script. would sure appreciate any help you can give. Thanks ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// import javax.swing.*; import java.awt.*; import java.awt.event.*; public class TicTacToe extends Frame { // …

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i created a bootable cd using Nero 7. but i cant get the applications on the cd to run after booting up. is there somethin im missing out?

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I have an excel sheet which i have not open for almost 6 months and I have forgotten the password. Is there a way i can retrieve password. I have searches on internet but not getting a perfect cracker.

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While, for the average end user, spam has become less of a problem over recent years as spam filters get better at what they do and simply remove much of it from sight, that doesn't mean that spam volumes are actually reducing. In fact, the opposite is true and the …

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I try or tried various programs to burn MP4 to DVD...Basically I get to the stage of Burn DVD. I have NEW Memorex DCD-R... The programs indicate the fact that it cant be burned and the trays on the drive open up.. Might you know what I am missing or …

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Hi. I have an Internet broadmand connection from BSNL (India). I have four pcs with windows XP in my LAN. How can i set my pc so that all other pcs will share Broadband internet connection. Kindly show all settings.

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asus motherboard amd 11x2processor windows xp home pci device other devices input device with yelow question mark cant find drivers oor what it is i try to run my sams a dj program an it freezes every time i try to open a encoder any ideas wth is going on …

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Dell Dimension 4550. I switched a 256mb RAM chip with a new 1 GB chip and now I have nothing on the monitor at all. I checked the monitor on my laptop and it is working so I'm guessing I broke the video card? I was probably supposed to remove …

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I bought a used computer on ebay and the text size is too small on my monitor. I tried adjusting the resolution but it doesn't help. I noticed that the computer is recognizing the old ATI monitor hardware. How do I get it to recognize my monitor? How do I …

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I have here a HP Pavilion dv6000... first and foremost from most of the research I have conducted I see that they are notorious for overheating and such. I came across a link to update the BIOS and I guess it is suppose to tell the fans to run more... …

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Hello all, I'm new to the community. Can anyone tell me of a site where I can get pictures of changeing a motherboard for the ibm t30?

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I have a Gateway M320 laptop which I recently replaced the motherboard on due to bad USB ports. The laptop is reassembled, but now all I get is a flashing power light. There seems to be no control of the power button. The power comes on as soon as it …

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Hi I suspect i might have malware on my computer although i have ran Malwarebytes and that didnt detect anything. When I itry to run a online scanner like ESET the scan starts at 50% through and I think something is interfering with it. Please could someone read my computers …

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Hi there, just hoping someone can help me :) Yesterday my computer was infected with a virus and by following some instructions I was able to remove most of the problems, but one still remains. Every so often IE opens up by itself and displays a page with text or …

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While [URL="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/12/technology/12slate.html?pagewanted=1"]reports[/URL] suggest that Google is planning an Android or Chrome driven slate computer to rival the [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/news/story273324.html"]iPad[/URL], fuelled by some loose party talk by CEO Eric E. Schmidt, others have a date and price for their iPad-alike machine already. Take the Linux-powered WePad for example. The folk at Neofonie, …

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Machine: Dell Inspiron 1150 Symptoms: (1) on pushing power button w/ battery in, power light flashes twice, battery light flashes once and nothing else (2) w/ AC adapter and no battery, power light flashes once, nothing else. (3) same symptoms when drives, memory, modem, keyboard, display stripped. So far: replaced …

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Several years ago I installed Windows XP and since then I have faithfully used Auto Update to install all the updates recommended by Microsoft, including SP2 and SP3. My PC has now developed problems, one of which is the inability to run some programs, including Internet Explorer. This in itself …

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I have a small wireless LAN running a box with XP Pro as the primary computer. It has an HP P3005d printer connected via USB and shared to a Vista Business box. The XP machine prints fine. However, the Vista machine takes forever to print even 1 page docs. Doesn't …

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anyone know the utility to send messages to another Windows machine thru a pop up. If possible, please give an example. :-|

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I cannot send email by either Thunderbird or Outlook. All else works well. Please help. Here's Hijack this log Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 8:05:10 PM, on 4/14/2010 Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.17023) Boot mode: Normal Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe …

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Hi all, Sorry for putting this topic here. I don't know where is the most appropriate box to post. I'm having a problem with internet connection, and I'm really hoping you will get me out of this. I'm connecting to internet using wireless (I'm using desktop computer by the way, …

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IE6 remains active in the taskmanager even after I turn the program off on the desktop. If I restart IE, it starts a second process in the taskmanager. This causes a problem starting Flash pages and obviously use up resourses. Can anyone help?

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