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hi all i have been racking my brain for the last week and a half, i have uninstalled and reinstalled the nic drivers for the network with out any luck, the puter is a pavilion hp laptop running vista 32 bit. ip config/ all post : Windows IP Configuration Host …

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Not sure if this is a virus or spyware issue... but my Sony Vaio desktop is shutting off about 5-7 times a day, seems like something is causing it to crash... It shuts off when the computer isn't being used as well. Any idea what might be causing this? Any …

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Hey! On my laptop(runs winxp, Acer laptop) I installed nokia pcsuite and tried to start computer again, I was forced to select which way I boot windows because it didn't shutdown correctly it said. I pressed normal then it stucks on the black screen. I tried safe also, stucks on …

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HELP my computer has a problem even though its connected to internet, nothing that requires internet connection works. ive tried so many methods such as winsock. my computers internet was working fine until i was trying to download mcafee anti virus. suddenly it said i wasnt connected to internet and …

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hi all, Problem:I have a software, I have to handle system abrupt shutdown while in my software execution. Description: I am executing my software in windows xp. Every time to execute it will take ~45sec. While in software execution, i will create some temp files. In the execution process machine …

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How do I set Reverse DNS for an IP address entry of a DNS server? I am desperate.

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I had this problem before, press the button and nothing happens, then my brother was messing with the switch and all of a sudden it started. Worked fine for 6 months and yesterday it stopped, all of a sudden. I opened it, played with the switch, moved it around but …

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What is the difference between IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway

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I cant unlock a user files to share on computer 2. Both 1 & 2 use win 7 64. Both in homegroup, both having work as location both use same user and pword. Both computers have the password stuff turned off and network etc. Both computers can see each other. …

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First let's get something out of the way - I love the iPad. Every other blogger has shared their opinion so for me it's the eReader that does about ten times as much for only 150 per cent of the price. It's also the first games platform that's going to …

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I was deleting viruses on my computer, when I accidentally deleted a file that I didnt mean to. I have tried starting my computer through Safe Mode, but it does not work. I never get past the "Windows is starting up" page. I have also tried reinstalling everything, but it …

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Although they show in the list none of them work. Is this a particular problem with WMP 11. They were all ok in WMP 10. I am on XP SP3.

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I have a Advent computer that is around 3 years old running on XP. Today it completely died. When I switch the machine on the green power light comes on, as does the orange HD light comes on, and so does the green light on the DVD-RW drive. The fans …

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hello ived installed my vga driver correctly but still i cant play videos and games.. can someone help me... Machine name: AIRA Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158) Language: English (Regional Setting: English) System Manufacturer: ECS System Model: P4M890T-M BIOS: Default System BIOS Processor: …

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Yes, very deserving of a thread, as techs have all come to know and love this beast of a piece of software that never seems to either 1) install correctly, or 2) run correctly... Figured I could post up this for all the noobs and techs alike to give us …

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No need of another software to lock folder you want....its easy to lock it from command prompt. For example: if a folder in D: drive named abc then it will lock by command like this: open command prompt and follow this- D:\ren abc (here you have to hold alt key …

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[URL=http://mywebpages.comcast.net/SupportCD/FirefoxMyths.html]Firefox Myths[/URL] [QUOTE][b]Myth[/b] (Definition) - A fiction or half-truth, especially one that forms part of an ideology. While Firefox is a decent Web Browser, there are numerous Myths floating around the Internet regarding it. Hopefully this site will debunk some of these.[/QUOTE] Interesting as quite a few of these are …

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Hello, I need anyone's help. I have been having my computer to freeze up on me during McAfee virus scan lately. I tried to uninstall and re-install it and it still freezes at same location: C:\drivers\audio\R186858\stacgui.cpl. When it freezes I have to do a hard shut down, and when it …

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Hi there, im a novice, im having trouble with a laptop, the hd went and so i got a Fujitsu 60gb SATA replacement but it says it cant find hd. It doesnt have a floppy drive either please help! Thanks Dan

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I have an HP Color Laserjet CP1215 printer attached to both my old XP machine and a newer Vista machine through a USB switch. The XP machine will print, but the Vista machine shows that the printer is not connected, and won't print. I had an "Unknown Device" show up …

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Dear fellow techies! From the last few days, I am facing a major problem while burning my data DVDs. Everytime, the burn process fails in the beginning (around 1%). I use Nero basically but have tried CDBurnerXp and default windows burning options. I have also tried different optical medias but …

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Please help! I am running Windows XP and IR 8 via a wireless connection. Just recently whenever I use a search engine (any search engine), I get a message that the page cannot be displayed. this also happens when I search with Firefox. I am connected and I can type …

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i have a samsung dc10 netbook, and when i turn it on i get the above error, nothing i do will work, i cant start up in safe mode it just goes back to c000021a. and as its a net book i cant reinstall OS as i have no drive, …

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Hello everyone. I am new to this forum, and am pretty inept when it comes to computers. Even though I was using Trend Micro PC-cillin, I have gotten an extremely bad virus that I am having zero luck getting rid of. My sister also got the same thing, and the …

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I have windows vista (yes thats a bad thing) however my laptop is switching to locking (sleeping) when I have been inc=actice for a couple of minutes. This is very annoying as I am a uni student and may be reading a document and if i do not touch the …

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Please help....I have a flat screen computer monitor and it recently developed a problem. My computer monitor has a large black spot on it that is growing larger. I was moving and I had my computer and the monitor in my car. I tried to pad the monitor as much …

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my internet browser isn't loadign some pages up properly (sometimes just permenantely loads and sometimes i have to refresh or click enter on the address bar numerous times for it to show a page). i dont have an issue with bandwidth and it is the same on 3 different internet …

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I am running a Windows XP SP2 OS on a Celeron 2.0 GHZ with 1 GB RAM. I want to auto power on and shut down my PC when I am not at the computer. Basically I want to schedule the starting up and shutting down of my computer. I …

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I bought a Sony VGN-NW25m Notebook about 10 days ago and it has developed a keyboard problem in that the character that is displayed is not the one I key in - I press 'p' and a * appears. Two questions:- 1) Should I just take the laptop back to …

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I have just heard that their is a new versio of windows on the way. i haven't seen some screenshots but i bet will the same as windows 8. I think it a bit stupid, they should just fix the the bugs and service packs for windows 7. I hope …

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Hello, I've posted this on a couple other forums.. haven't got an answer yet so I guess i'll try here. For the past four years, i've been using a D-Link 604 for Adelphia High Speed Internet. Just last year, I switched over to Yahoo! DSL and had no problem with …

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hi to all, I cant start my pc when i was working on it, suddenly my CPU were drop down and hanged. after I am trying to restart it or start it but it cant started yet n giving only msg that press F1 to re-boot, press F5 to start …

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I needed to get a file off my computer before I left for six months. It is a license file that must be moved using an application. Well the computer came up with an error saying it wouldn't boot to the hard drive. I think it may have said that …

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I love the new Apple iPad, don't you? Great specs: --Proprietary 1Ghz Apple A4 Chip (screams!) --On-board iTunes Store for apps, games, music and video --Runs all iPhone apps unmodified; native or double-pixel mode --Spectacular native apps, like Brushes and iPhoto; optional apps $10 --10-hour battery life --0.5 inch thick, …

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Yes there are 100,000 or so apps for the iPhone, but thanks to Apple policy if it's porn you are after there's not an app for that. The construction of an Adult App Store for Android devices, however, could soon swing this particular market segment towards the iPhone competitor. The …

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I am working on a GT5656. The system was downgraded from Vist to xp. When the tech performed th downgrade, he first deleted all partitions. Now the owner wants to restore Vista, so I ordered the disks from Gateway. During the restore I get Gateway Error 0x2001100200001005. I assume that …

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Windows will not let me log in. It begins to say loading settings, then the desktop flashes for a split second, then it says saving your personal settings and goes back to the different users on my computer. No users can log in. I recently deleted spyware using autoruns and …

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Hey! Recently my mozilla has got very slow, specially when I download something I can't even browse, its so slow. When I try to download many files same time it only downloads one at a time and other 0 kb/s. I tried internet explorer it worked very fast. I don't …

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I just reformatted my computer, and need to get rid of Microsoft Office 2003 Trial so I can install my purchased copy of Office 2007. I tried add/remove programs and Revo Uninstaller, but it's still there. What should I do? Thanks or the help

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I'm new to this forum, and these programs, but I've installed the hijackthis and malware programs. i'm getting popups even if i have no applications opened from internet explorer every so often. i dont even use internet explorer, i have been using firefox for a long long time. here are …

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Hi, I am facing problems in scheduling the cron to run on first monday of the everymonth. Can anybody help me out? Regards, sri

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Yesterday [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry3943.html"]I reported[/URL] how the security vendor Kaspersky had allegedly fallen victim to a SQL Injection attack, with the usa.kaspersky.com website hacked and plenty of data potentially exposed. I said that Kaspersky would no doubt make an official statement sooner rather than later, and it has. Unfortunately it is one …

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I'm currently on a old laptop i had laying around So i got this major virus which nearly destroyed my system but i managed to get rid of all the virus and stuff or atleast i thought so i'm currently running avg internet security on a trail version and it's …

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Hi guys, I've installed Rising Anti-virus on my computer (Win XP) and after restarting i tried to access the task manager but it says " Task Manager disabled by administrator". I've tried to repair windows and disabling the anti-virus but nothing. how can i fix this??

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I recently had one of our computers get infected with smss32/Internet Security 2010. Originally Malwarebytes was unable to deal with it, so following the instructions in other threads I: 1) Downloaded rkill 2) Downloaded and installed a new copy of MBAM 3) Ran rkill 4) Ran MBAM Now after running …

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I have a new HP dv4-1548nr laptop running Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit and recently (last 7 days or so) when I click on a link either in an email or at one of my vendor sites to go somewhere else I get a window that says " The …

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My 1 yr old HP tablet freezes at least twice a day now, requiring rebooting. I'm using Vista Ultimate on it. Sometimes, it just freezes out of nowhere and needs rebooting. Anytime I plug something into the USB port, it freezes and I have to reboot. WHY is this happening? …

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I switched on my computer and seem to be infected with a programme called live pc care. I tried in safe mode to remove it with malawarebytes, it said it was infected with this problem and it cleared it but when i rebooted it was there again. Can anyone help …

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This review covers the [URL="http://www.astak.com"]Astak[/URL] 5" [URL="http://www.astak.com/product.asp?serial=05EZBLU"]EZReader PocketPro eBook Reader[/URL] which sells for $199 US. Technical Specs: ePaper, E-Ink Technology, 5" screen, 800x600 resolution, 8 Grayscale colors, Dimensions: 6"x4.1"x0.4", Linux OS, 512MB RAM, Samsung ARM9 400MHz CPU, One USB 2.0, One SD Card slot, Earphone jack, Weight 6oz, Li-Polymer battery. …

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