50,473 Archived Topics

Remove Filter
Member Avatar for
Member Avatar for oneil46740

I have a E machines W2040 AMD xp, when it was given to me it wouldn't power up at all. After cleaning and replacing the power supply i had high hopes. now it powers up but no video, i installing a video card and even tried a driffent screen, still …

Member Avatar for hotmatrixx
0
128
Member Avatar for snavarrete

My IE starts by itself every 5-10 min and opens random pages. Mostly "Big think" and car loan pages, but also hardcore porn web pages. A week ago I downloaded the newest version of Avira and scanned the computer. Th eproblem was solved for a while. But it happened again …

Member Avatar for hotmatrixx
0
287
Member Avatar for Paddy

I use Windows XP SP1, and my system runs into problems when I am disconnected from the net. The connection tray freezes every single time, and the tray icon of the two computer screens which flash blue when transferring data doesn't disappear as they usually would when a system disconnects, …

Member Avatar for hotmatrixx
0
569
Member Avatar for will.i.am

Hi, please answer this quistion its urgant :), i have a msi nf980-G65 nforce 980a SLI DDR3 Motherboard and it says, supports Dual DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1800/2133 (OC) i have got Corsair 4GB 2x 2GB 1600MHz BEMP Dominator DDR3 Memory - Intel Core i5 & AMD AM3 - CMD4GX3M2B1600C8 CAN I JUST …

Member Avatar for crunchie
0
227
Member Avatar for mabantot

Howdy, I'm running two hard drives on my PC and i"m trying to re-install XP pro to both drives due to some nasties I can't rid myself. I'm installing with a XP pro [I][U]upgrade[/U][/I] CD. (My upgrade CD wont allow me to boot from the CD drive and install so …

Member Avatar for willmon2000
0
369
Member Avatar for Dukane

Does anyone know a software package similar to [url]http://www.tucows.com/preview/336102[/url] but works for Windows PCs? I do not have a Bluetooth enabled printer or Bluetooth printing adapter, which is why I am inquiring about a software based solution. I do have a Bluetooth enabled PC. Thank you.

Member Avatar for hotmatrixx
0
123
Member Avatar for Sinaru

About a month ago, when I turn on the computer the screen was like a broken old TV screen. Broken lines were going all over the screen. I could barely read anything or do any work. Less than an year ago I brought a Nvidia graphic card and it was …

Member Avatar for hotmatrixx
0
127
Member Avatar for Techwriter10

The other day I walked into [URL="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/index.asp"]Barnes & Noble[/URL] in Boston, and there was the [URL="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nook/index.asp?cds2Pid=30195"]Nook[/URL] sales desk front and center. Being a gadget geek, it screamed for me to come over and check it out, and I did not resist the siren's call. I picked up one of the …

Member Avatar for Techwriter10
0
259
Member Avatar for fire_munki

Hiya, Anyone got any advice for helping? It reports it can't update with this error code. Have searched for fixes and this comes up: 1. Click Start. 2. Choose Run. 3. In the Run box, type (pressing okay after the command) :- Regsvr32 QMGR.DLL But it hasn't helped, any ideas …

Member Avatar for fire_munki
0
121
Member Avatar for climax

somebody help me! Some bastards hacked into my comp and now I can't open simchamber.net at all.. I have tried using different browsers like opera, mozilla and Int. explorer but the result is same.. any idea how i can fixed this??

Member Avatar for crunchie
0
432
Member Avatar for autrakis

my computer shut down for an unknown reason. i've checked all of my power connections, which are good. i know power is being received by the machine because the stand by and memory power LEDs are lit on the motherboard . however, the main power LED is not lit. so …

Member Avatar for paulas24
0
191
Member Avatar for inciner8or

I can connect to the internet using my wireless USB2.0 adaptor, and it's DEFINATELY connected. The computer confirms data is being transferred. But when I open Internet explorer, firefox or opera browsers, i get a message saying "you appear to be connected to the internet but you should try reconnecting" …

Member Avatar for Duleee
0
143
Member Avatar for winiwa09

Hi members........................................................................................................................ my processor is core 2 duo 3ghz, and my processor fan makes noises hissing many times and i fear that processor will go out. any help to avoid these. wires are aligned well for air flow already 3 cooling fans in cpu how do i exchange my processor …

Member Avatar for Duleee
0
111
Member Avatar for happygeek

The [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/news/story220247.html"]hugely popular[/URL] act of text messaging is many different things to many different people, from a cool way to keep in touch at one end of the spectrum to something that is destroying the English language at the other. You can [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/news/story220712.html"]use SMS to hack an iPhone[/URL] or send …

Member Avatar for DarylClickatell
0
350
Member Avatar for Lomoco

Is there any good free plug-ins that check the grammer along with the spelling in the text you select? Do you have to go in Word every time you want to check the grammar?

Member Avatar for gasp
0
100
Member Avatar for Nikhar

Hey guys...I have delayed asking this for too long but maybe its high time. My UPS faced some problems and it would automatically close down. So, basically windows was shut down improperly. Now, the problem is that my computer wont run chkdsk and thereare lots of damaged files. I tried …

Member Avatar for Nikhar
0
132
Member Avatar for I.L.B.

I have recently installed Windows 7 (ultimate, 64 bit), on a Medion Titanium MD 8385PC desktop making it dual boot with Windows xp. Now when I log on using xp I still have sound but not when I log on using Windows 7. The onboard soundcard is a "C-Media AZA …

Member Avatar for dinewizard
0
154
Member Avatar for PhotoshopGod

Hi All, I have a Gateway Portable SOLO 5300. I need to get the case off and I am having problems with one spot. Right above the phone modem port I can't seem to get it loose. I can't see any clip right around that area. Does anyone know what …

Member Avatar for Mic_rugg
0
321
Member Avatar for x0RiAm

Hello, I'm having big problems while configuring new router/firewall box. There's old box which is working fine, but it's 10 years old (P1, 133Mhz, 16MB Flash Disk, 64MB RAM) :$ I Have: WiFi Orinoco 5v 16bit PCMCIA adapter. Old rusty external WiFi antenna. Brand new router/firewall box (an old PC …

Member Avatar for x0RiAm
0
208
Member Avatar for justin99655

Greetings. Looking for some help with my Vista based laptop. I have steered clear of Limewire, etc. and been very careful about what I download and install on my HP laptop, but the other day I had a blue screen pop up suddenly with a scary and long error message. …

Member Avatar for Michael York
0
279
Member Avatar for bobk80

I've got a SyncMaster 932BW that is jittery, and then blinks to black, and then back on. This saga started when all of a sudden, horizontal squiggly lines appeared on my display. I rebooted, and then I came up with a few sets of 5, or so, red vertical lines. …

Member Avatar for bobk80
0
86
Member Avatar for khess

[URL="http://www.laplink.com"]Laplink Software[/URL] [URL="http://www.laplink.com/pcmover"]PCMover Professional[/URL] $59.95 Download Version If you don't know it already, you can't upgrade directly from Windows XP to Windows 7 using the Windows 7 bootable media. Microsoft suggests upgrading to Vista then to Windows 7. That's an expensive undertaking. It's also quite daunting to consider moving from …

0
261
Member Avatar for ginirose

I recently upgraded my 2nd computer from Windows 98 to Windows XP, after doing this I was unable to make an internet connection (long story) so I uninstalled it, re-configured my Linksys Router, and got connected again. HOWEVER, I can't browse the internet for more than 5 minutes, then it …

Member Avatar for fish0912
0
196
Member Avatar for cian

daniweb, I have an acer travelmate 2480, 256mb ram, 60hdd. I want to expand my ram to 1gb because it's too slow, is it okay to do so? cian

Member Avatar for Duleee
0
73
Member Avatar for stratever

Hi! I have a Gigabyte G31M ES2C motherboard(2xddr2 slot). I had a Kingston 1 GB ddr2 800 RAM than i bought an Elixir 1GB ddr2 667 RAM. I would like to use them both. After the start the computer write: Dual Channel Interleaved. But in the XP the programs have …

Member Avatar for Duleee
0
144
Member Avatar for sawgolf4me

Sometimes when I am using my ~5 year old Compaq laptop, the parts of the screen that are supposed to be white turn purple. But I can touch the laprop screen frame and it will go away. Then if I nudge the computer or move it, the white parts will …

Member Avatar for cheese312
0
152
Member Avatar for ggadweb

Offices 2007 update started installing on my PC then I had notice cleanup desk the storage size was 1.8 gig the installation could not finish, I have cleanup my desk I can not achieve the normal size yet I can not find the file, I tried antivirus the cleanup desk …

Member Avatar for Chaky
0
208
Member Avatar for faygo_man

hello, i have a dell inspiron 1000 running xp. the problem is that my laptop keeps randomly shutting off while on battery power.when i plug it back in i get this message "battery recalibration warning,your battery needs to be re-calibrated press f1 to boot to os or press f6 to …

Member Avatar for zemtech121
0
230
Member Avatar for nawferm

hard disk has crashed already now i want to installed new hardisk i dont know how install and o the partioning so advice me how to fix this issue

Member Avatar for zemtech121
0
338
Member Avatar for dtaufgtsman

Hello All Have been trying to upgrade vista to windows 7 but I keep getting the same message. "Setup can't continue. Restart computer and restart setup. When prompted try getting the latest upgrades". This was done many times and the message that the upgrades were downloaded was seen yet it …

Member Avatar for hughv
0
196
Member Avatar for mahela007

[I]Occasionally[/I], when I boot up windows, it doesn't detect my USB mouse. All I have to do is unplug and then replug the mouse and it works again but it's pretty annoying and I want to find out what exactly the problem is. Its not like mouse [I]input[/I] is not …

Member Avatar for hotmatrixx
0
135
Member Avatar for JimT

Hello Group, Been a while since I have been here but thought someone could help. I am trying to avoid a 150 foot ethernet connection for my sons Sony PS3 to my network and thought about using a spare DLink wireless router connection to my Linksys wireless network. Sounds feasable …

Member Avatar for crunchie
0
168
Member Avatar for jacesq

We have wireless home network- using N Utra Range Plus from Linksys- one hard wired XP PC, 1 Vista PC with wireless adapter and 1 Vista Notebook with wireless adapter. We do not have or want file sharing, only internet access. We tried to add another Vista Notebook, but Linsksys …

Member Avatar for caperjack
0
211
Member Avatar for endofmyrope23

I have a Gateway MT6706 laptop that will not power up. I was using a replacement Targus AC adapter because the original one shorted out. The new AC adapter seemed to start shorting out as well, but if I held the cord just right, then it'd charge the battery. The …

Member Avatar for rwgallegos
0
176
Member Avatar for jack.w.kelley

I don't understand why this is happening but I cannot open my Control Panel. I can't even open the personalization menu so that I can control my screen saver. Here is my system info followed by HijackThis report: OS Name Microsoft® Windows Vistaâ„¢ Ultimate Version 6.0.6001 Service Pack 1, v.165 …

Member Avatar for Adamsappleone
0
344
Member Avatar for khess

The Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC) took aim at 14 consumer electronics companies for violating GPL licensed products. This is the largest lawsuit of its kind ever filed. This lawsuit uses what Richard Stallman calls "tivoization" as its defense. Tivoization, if you recall from my post, "[URL="http://www.daniweb.com/news/story240080.html"]Does Linus Torvalds Hate …

Member Avatar for pogson
0
403
Member Avatar for aquavita

Hello. I work at a small private school as a PC and network support engineer. I have a network engineer that I report to. He has tasked me to map which network plugs in our rooms go back to which port in our various switch closets. We have one wing …

Member Avatar for xvalentinex
0
279
Member Avatar for felben

I purchased a 32GB storage disk + reader. When I plug it into my USB port a message says that it is not readable by this computer. When I choose the initialize button Disk Utility opens but there is no initializing option. I have a Mac OS X version 10.4.11 …

Member Avatar for felben
0
190
Member Avatar for petersim

Every I conduct a search for something using Google, I get the true results listed but when I click on the result I am redirected to a page on Virus software, travel sites or something similar. I have scanned Malwarebytes and Spybot and McAfee and still got problem Logs Malwarebytes' …

Member Avatar for crunchie
0
341
Member Avatar for Siberian

I know it's probably not possible, unless someone is working on it. Is there a way to install Win7-64 over top Win7-32 ? What about the option of having a complete Windows7-32 backup and then restoring that back up after installing Windows7-64 ?

Member Avatar for caperjack
0
117
Member Avatar for simes69

I used to use Windows Media Player (version 10) to rip my CDs, so I set the Tools/Options for ripping in WMP to "rip inserted CD." I now use other software for ripping, so I have turned this feature off in WMP. However, WMP does not recognise this. Whenever I …

Member Avatar for crunchie
0
142
Member Avatar for tinkaimc

Hey everyone, I'm having some trouble with windows vista, specifically with control panel and windows update. Basically, I've had a problem with windows update for awhile now; it just freezes every time I run it. I remedied that by scheduling auto updates, somehow if the computer initiates Windows update itself …

Member Avatar for robertlose0912
0
750
Member Avatar for jethrobarb

The desktop background is locked and shows the message from a spyware "Your system is infected......". It's my kids computer and he is freaking out. I think I got rid of the problem but i still cannot change the desk top back. I did a HiJack this log.... maybe I …

Member Avatar for unitedwaykat
0
226
Member Avatar for Zodiac13d

I have a Intel D946GZIS motherboard i have recently bought a new chassis and i put everything to the new chassis from then the motherboard does not switch on the Power LED on the motherboard is lit up but when i switch it on nothing happens no fans no nothing …

Member Avatar for crunchie
0
835
Member Avatar for blazer2loud

I just purchased a Belkin Router f5d8235-4 v2. It has a place to connect an external hard drive so that the network can share the hard drive. I have a 250 Gb Western Digital hard drive that I have tried to connect but I haven't been able to get it …

Member Avatar for blazer2loud
0
168
Member Avatar for firoz.raj

Can anybody explain me about telnet.kindly let me know anybody How should i use telnet using run.Kindly let me know the idea.Any help would be highly appreciated.

Member Avatar for firoz.raj
0
92
Member Avatar for matty26

A friend of mine has a Acer L5100 running Vista. During the loading of Update 955430 (which is a pre-requisite for SP1) the update failed as did the update for SP1. At some point after - i.e. a couple of months - another update has caused internet to stop working …

Member Avatar for caperjack
0
230
Member Avatar for brunoiswrong

Hello, I'm new to this forum and am looking for any suggestions troubleshooting my dead Sony Vaio laptop model #: VGN-FS742/W. It was left turned on the other night on my couch and when I woke up the next morning it was dead (no lights/power indicator/screen/nothing). The fact it was …

Member Avatar for basheernaderi
0
176
Member Avatar for StephenOmondi

hi everyone am taking ccna classes.i would like to know the full package of software that are necessary for a network that can use media conferancing. real time

Member Avatar for hayatee
0
59
Member Avatar for firoz.raj

i have taken the internet connection from cable net.in my computer i have set obtain ip address automatically.and obtain domain automatically.internet is working .but i have purchased one notebook.i want to connect internet in notebook also.now i have taken two port switch.but when i place rj45 cable in the computer …

Member Avatar for hayatee
0
138

The End.