50,473 Archived Topics
Remove Filter  | |
 | With the annual Pwn2Own hacking event due to kick off tomorrow, Mozilla has confirmed that Firefox 3.6 has an unpatched critical vulnerability. The fact that Pwn2Own competitors will not be able to exploit this vulnerability to claim the Firefox hacking prize will be of no interest to the millions of … |
| | I have a foxpro DOS application, which runs in Windows XP, and also on certain computers with Windows 7, but it does not run on certain computers with Windows 7, even when i changed the capatibility to Win XP, it still flashes a message saying, its not a 64 bit … |
| | HELP i installed 2 updates and my pc went CRAZY:icon_exclaim:WHAT THE HECK IS WRONG HELP MEEE!!i got a TOSHIBA satellite built in mic windows vista home premium!  |
| | I have Windows Vista and my Dell desktop can't get out of the blank screen. For a few weeks it would take a while to come out of hibernation but now it won't at all. No mouse either. All I get are occasional vertical lines that flash every few seconds. … |
| | i look at the task maneger and i got 100% Physical Memory 100% disk usege 100% Processer usege 100% connect to the internet and it shuts down can anyone help!?!and i got 3.0 GB ram 2.0 Ghz processer speed so help! |
| | Hello, I have a laptop that has Vista It has wireless internet . I can surf the web then at random the connection will drop I have to restart the laptop in order to get back on the net. I found this error in event viewer. Error - Unable to … |
| | Please help -- I have tried every solution I could find on the Internet and nothing has worked. I get no audio from YouTube or any Flash video, but regular audio (videos, games, anything outside the browser) works fine. The proper audio devices are selected in the Control Panel and … |
| | I bought an open box Hp computer from circuit city before they went bankrupt, and I didn't know that the bios had been password protected. Now I need to access it, does anyone know if they used a standard password for all of their stuff, and what it might be? |
| | So, I got my iPod touch the other day to find out my iTunes will not see it. Windows vista will, but iTunes won't. I tried this on a other computer running XP and my other OS on my comp, and they work fine, so I'm thinking I'm missing a … |
| | I am just an average person, not a tech so everything I have read on this error I can't understand how to do . . . Simply put, my Windows Update checks for updates but never stops or finds anything, it has not worked properly in so long I can … |
| | does anybody know how to delete all temporary internet files and history files? i know how to do this through tools>internet options> but there are always still files remaining in the registry and other places, i want to know how to do this stuff manually, not with a paid program, …  |
| | Hi, I just got a refurbished netbook with windows 7. I tried to install a trial version of MS Office 2007 but after I enter my product key I keep getting a message saying the trial period is over, and the features of Outlook, Word, etc. are still disabled. How …  |
| | Hi guys, I was wondering if anybody has ever used this service. It looks pretty helpful. Thanks, reconx  |
| | Hi all, My laptop will simply not turn on. I took it to a friend and he had the same battery that I use and his battery worked on my laptop but would not charge. Thus, it can't be battery problems so I think it has to do with the … |
| | I have Windows XP Pro. Defragmenting is aborted due to inconsistencies in files. Running scandisk and chkdsk is ineffective. Help! Harry. |
| | I have been taxed with a project to get a system that was running under NT to run on a XP professional machine. I have two ISA DSP boards one is a master the other a slave. I have isntalled the programs and all looked good and like it was …  |
| | hi guys, please help me out with my SATA hard drive, i accidentally removed the case covering the pins on the hard drive and they are now exposed, am scared of forcing them back on the cover because they are so tiny and fragile. is it even possible to replace … |
 | hey there, I am trying to install ubuntu 9.10 in my pc. as instructed, I burned the iso file I took from ubuntu site into a cd and restarted my computer. after that, I was promted for the language I want to use. I chose english, then when offered four … |
| | Ok clever people .... im sure im being really stupid but .... I have a 4 PC workgroup network and I want one of the PC's not to be able to access some of the folders in the main 'server' pc. So I have turned on the guest user on … |
| | Hi, I was cleaning up a friend's computer and decided to schedule a disk check for bad sectors from the Tool section in the C:\ Property window. I told him that next time he boot up his pc, the scan was going to start. When he did that, the scan … |
 | If I upgrade to Windows 7, on my home desktop running Vista, will I lose all of my information that is currently on my hard drive? |
| | I recently acquired a Toshiba Tecra 8200 laptop with no operating system. I have tried several times to install Windows XP Pro from a CD but it will not boot up from the CD. The screen says PXE-E61: Media test failure, check cable, but the only cable attached is the … |
| | I'm running Windows XP in a VMWare Fusion image on a Mac. Last night something mysterious happened and this morning the machine was unexpectedly powered off. When I brought it up the Mac OS booted fine, but when I launch Windows, I get errors - winlogon.exe - bad image shell32.dll …  |
| | I have Windows XP instaled on my laptop. Recently, the moment I log on, I get the blue screen and my computer restarts. The only way I can start my computer is if I start windows in safe mode- even safe mode with networking does not work. I have also … |
| | i look around but i only see answers for other systems... i have an Acer ASPIRE (1)ne AOA 155-177 Model#:ZG5 No external disc reader PXE-EG1: Media Test Failure, check cable PXE-M0F: Exiting PXE ROM. No bootable device -- insert boot disk and press any key i have no external disk … |
| | Hi can anyone tell me before i order online if my acer aspire laptop charger is faulty or if my acer aspire laptop itself is faulty, What happened is i went to turn my laptop on and it powered up then turned off, Then i tried again and it did … |
 | Today the cyber security experts at [URL="http://www.symantec.com/about/news/release/article.jsp?prid=20100322_01"]Norton announced the top 10 riskiest U.S. cities for cybercrime[/URL]. The next time you pay a bill or update your status on Facebook you might want to look over your shoulder [virtually]. It seems Seattle, Boston, San Francisco and Washington D.C. are the riskiest … |
 | I've had great luck with Windows7 thus far, but on one machine (running Home Premium) I can't get Windows Media Center to retain the default speaker setting. On the same machine, the Windows Media Player component does save this. I'm stumped how to make the same speaker set the default … |
| | I've just "fixed" a longstanding Rundll32.exe problem by simply copying the program from another machine onto mine. Now I get a new error message when I try to access the control panel: "The Rundll32.exe file is linked to missing export Kernel32.dll:ActivateActCtx." So I tried to do the same thing -- … |
 | i have a prblem and please help me identify what is the problem. while i open games like cabal online, warcraft III, or even 3d live pool, also when watching video, browsing pictures, and worst is even when i'm just browsing the net., my screen flash and the graphics will … |
| | hi, I need to add some network switches to our network. I need 1x 48 port 4x SFP switch in our main comms 4 x 48 port 2x SFP at our 4 cabinets located around the factory. Each cabinet switch will be connected to the comms room via existing Fibre … |
| | I have a Sony VAIO PCG-8P1L laptop that only says "OPERATING SYSTEM NOT FOUND" on boot. BIOS still tells the correct time so I don't think its the CMOS battery. I tried to boot to CD (Windows, Ubuntu and diagnostics cd), but I don't get an option for boot order … |
| | My epson stylus TX110 printer doesn't show ink levels anymore. It was fine when I bought it but after my black ink ran out I changed the cartridge and the ink levels won't show anymore. All of the ink levels are gray, gray as in disabled gray. All I did … |
 | I recently learned about a good media player for Ubuntu called Songbird. I downloaded the .tar.gz file from [url]http://www.getsongbird.com/[/url], and unloaded it to my desktop. I read from one of the post on the site that I needed to move it to my home folder and just click on the …  |
| | Hey, I really hope you can help me on this. Recently I bought a cheap Laptop Toshiba Tecra A4 at Ebay. It was said there is a hard drive defect only...it's not. When I try to switch the laptop on the lamps go on and the DVD drive starts to … |
| | [B]How to format external hard drive to FAT32 in Windows?[/B] <snip> |
 | I got a call from a frind to help remove a virus problem they were haveing. I ran Malware bytes and avast and it cleaned up the major problems the viruse was causing. I was to run spybot but it is unable to connect to the server to update and … |
| | I have an xp computer and i want to set it back to its default setting how can I do it without the cd |
| | I have a T6534 eMachine with a K8NGM2 H motherboard. All 5 USB Ports have perferral power but no signal and therefore the USB hardware (like a keyboard, camcorder, ipod, etc) when plugged-in is not recognized. The Windows xp Device Manager indicates all systems are working properly. Uninstalling the USB … |
| | Sir, Can anyone tell me .How should i download all the emails from gmail into outlook express.so that if i want to see the latest email of gmail. i simply connect with internet with the help of Nokia handset.and download the email in outlook express.and disconnect from internet after downloading … |
| | Ok I am a basic entry level pc tech with no actual schooling so its all self taught. I say this so yall can teach me as we go on th best first steps to take. Lady said she was getting a 2009 antivirus popping up all the time so … |
| | Using Sonic..My system is Windows XP....It seems to take forever, I am wondering if there is anything I can do to improve the preformance of this? Also at times my fan on the machine runs and the weather is not hot yet.. I am just looking for input on this... … |
 | Tried to scan to e-mail after installing Windows 7 with windows live mail, but the scanner does not recognize windows live mail. It only recognizes windows mail and outlook, how can I add windows live mail to the list of e-mail programs for the scanner to use. Please help!!!!! Raya |
| | Hi there, I have been having problems with my pc (vista). The search results tab keeps popping up (sometimes 20 of them at any given time) It's driving me nuts so any help would be much appreciated!! Here is my hijack log: C:\Program Files\Spyware Doctor\pctsAuxs.exe C:\Program Files\Spyware Doctor\pctsSvc.exe C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe …  |
| | hey guys. so, suddenly, my Network Controller is unknown. When I go to devices manager and double click it, it comes up as an unknown manufacturer etc. Unknown Device and Vender, PNPID: VEN_168C&DEV_002B&SUBSYS_E8111113&REV_01 That's what the unknown driver's PNPID is. It's a Toshiba Netbook - NB205-N311/W Thanks |
| | Dear friends, I recently bought a new computer, worked with it for a couple of weeks and had a failure of the primary hard disk. I decided to install one of my IDE hard disks which I have left over from other times and installed a copy of Vista Home … |
| | My Toshiba Tecra 8200 laptop does not boot. When I plug in the power cord the power light (green) and the battery light (amber) light up. when I press the power on button the video or activity light (green) lights up but there is no other activity - no screen … |
| | Hi Whenever I use my laptop to connect to the internet via Wifi, the internet connection becomes intermittent. Although the Wifi signal is excellent, but all webpage I go to states "webpage cannot be found". All downloads halt and I cannot connect to Yahoo Messenger. We already ruled out the … |
| | I am trying to use my virtual terminal for accesing Internet named as TELNET under Dos.But Every time when we want to connect or open a site giving it gives the message Could open a connection to [url]www.goggle.com[/url] Why it gives the error every time when i want to connect … |
| | I have a HP Pavilion Desktop a1210n and use Windows XP. In the last two months I have been unable to get Windows to recognize my CD/DVD drive. Previously I could do a system restore and it would work for a day or 2 but now my system restores are … |
The End.