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| | Yes, there was a couple threads about this. However, they won't work. I have been searching up solutions for hours and days now however none will work. One reason; 'cause my dad's computer won't open up the Task Manager. I have tried Ctrl + Alt + Del and Ctrl + …  |
| | So I have Windows XP Pro, and everytime I reboot my computer and start up, it tells me the password for my created Admin-level user is invalid. I then have to ctrl-alt-delete to get to the dialog box and for a username type "Administrator" and the Administrator password, go to … |
| | I have an Fujitsu amilo L7300 on windows xp which is running very slowly. My thoughts are to return it to as it was when purchased by performing a recovery. I do not have any recovery or installation discs as none came with it. Can ayone tell me how I … |
 | Tried numerous times to install Scanjet 5590p into both XP and Vista after reformatting them. When scanning to e-mail program, it shows as default Outlook Express, but scanner cannot find the e-mail program. All my trials and attempted solutions failed, but I think the problem is the connection between the … |
 | So I'm helping host an event for [URL="http://www.google.com"]Google[/URL] yesterday - called Atmosphere, it was based in London and had about 300 CIOs present. I was lucky enough to be chairing a couple of panel discussions (and will put YouTube links in here if anyone's interested in what CIOs from Amazon, … |
| | Hi, Suppose a site doesn't store passwords on its server. When the user creates a new account, his password is hashed together with his username and stored in a cookie insider his Web browser. When he comes to the site again and types in his username and password, the server …  |
| | my rabbit recently ate my keyboard wire, so i bought a new keyboard. btw, this is in regards to my desktop dell dimension 5150, running on windows xp os. anyways, here's the problem: i cannot type anything at the log in screen and i can't move my mouse. i CAN … |
| | My slave 200G HDD changed from NTFS into RAW after restart, and I seem to have lost everything that was on it! Is there any way it can be changed back to NTFS without losing any data? |
| | The Clipboard is a temporary storage area used by Vista. Information (such as text, files, graphics, sound, or video) can be copied to the Clipboard from one program or location and pasted elsewhere. The Clipboard can only hold one piece of information at a time. Whenever something is copied to … |
| | havin some issues, windows is slow, cannot access utilities, xp pro reverted back to 95, taskbar dissapeared, no anti virus or malware software will load. Any hair i had left is gone, any ideas??  |
| | Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 1:45:31 PM, on 10/22/2009 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v8.00 (8.00.6001.18702) Boot mode: Safe mode with network support Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = …  |
| | How beneficial is migration to Windows 7? will it be a good deal to shift to windows 7 from XP  |
| | hey everyone, just signed up here cos i've realised i know much less about pcs than i thought i did... i thought it was about time i upgraded my OS from windows 98 but didn't want to pay any money so borrowed my parents installation discs for Windows ME. i … |
| | This laptop (purchased 9/2006 - Windows XP OS)worked fine last night, went to shut it down for the night, had Windows updates to download - closed it up... This morning I'm getting odd error messages and the system won't boot. It is under warranty so I will call DELL support … |
| | ok, i recieved this computer from a friend that said his computer just wouldn't turn on one day. he said it was probably the monitor so i took the cpu and the monitor to test it. the monitor works fine on my computer so i tried his computer on my … |
| | With the price of Windows 7 topping out at US$320, Microsoft will be handing shoppers less cash at the end of its [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UzmsUtoo4Q&feature=player_embedded]"I'm a PC" commercials[/url]. Price advantages of Windows-laptops over those from Apple evaporated further today as Microsoft's latest operating system hit store shelves and OEM factories. In typical … |
| | Dell Inspiron 6000 xp SP3 2 partition XP on both. Use 2nd Part for music software only clean install. Was working fine but is seams after I installed Cakewalk Pyro it worked till I rebooted. Now it wont boot from cd or to 2nd part and just gives black screen … |
| | Sometimes my Mac Snow Leopard (version 10.6.1) randomly freezes up, and I can move my mouse, but I have the spinning beach ball of death. I can also move windows, but nothing is responding. This happens for several seconds, and then everything returns to normal. I use Firefox, which I … |
| | When i start my computer, It show Window XP Logo and progress after finished this, The blue screen appear and nothing going on except mouse cursor that can move. I try to start in safe mode it show only black screen with the mouse cursor too. Please help me! :( … |
| | hi ive a packhard bell windows xp says it has a virus, i have norton basic but this wasnt installed correctly, hence viruses! ive tried everything to sort it cant do i was wondering if there is anything i can do to sort this or would it be possible to … |
| | As far a internet speed is it better to open up a new window or a new tab??? I don't like the tab option because you can't scroll through the different internet pages, like you can't when you have multiple internet pages open. What is more efficient for max speed?? |
| | I too have (different) unwanted sounds on my PC. They come only when I am connected to the internet, e.g. laughter, phone ring, scream etc. Windows XP and Norton firewalls are swtched ON and I am virus free. I can find no sound files that I cannot account for. I … |
| | i have a dell 3000 when i upgraded my ram i goofed somthing up the computer would not start. now i have it up and running but it will not boot up it says no boot decvice found when i went to the bios it says no device installed now … |
| | Can someone help me please, i want to know how to use the console to view any personal digital certificate install on your machine. Print the certificate. |
| | Thank you first of all for the opportunity to ask my question here. I have a Lenovo ideapad laptop with Vista Home and my question is how can I correct what appears to be a problem in downloading audio and video files but especially audio...if they download at all from … |
| | can anybody tell me .why i am getting error irql_not_less_orequal kinldy let me know the idea.and it comes to the point if problem continue,distable or remove any newly installed hardware or software Disable bious memory options such as caching or shadowing.Kindly let me know the idea.when i just restart computer … |
 | Hello everyone. I recently installed windows 7 Professional and I have moved my stuff( documents etc ). I tried to install Visual C++ 2005 Express edition but it has compatibility issues. I wanted to download Visual C++ 2008 Express edition. I just wanted to ask if anyone has installed it … |
| | This is a request for any experience with software, suggesting software, or suggestions to solutions for the problem listed below. We've recently integrated a repair facility into our large volume deployment (lvd) facility and our current software is not up to the task. [b]Background[/b]: The lvd has been using crm/manufacturing … |
| | OK - another Vista freezing problem. Does not seem to match anything else I've seen in Forums. Running Home Premuim on a QC HP box. It ran fine for a month or so - so I suspect a virus but all scans/diagnostic show up nothing. Basically I can run programs …  |
| | Upon installing windows 7 i immediately intsalled avast antivirus and did a full scan. A trojan horse was found in the old vista files which after update have been changed to windows.old, will this trojan horse still be active from there? |
| | Hi all I hope this is the right section Today I entered [CODE]df[/CODE] and noticed that my hard drive was 80% full. I checked my home folder and my files came to 7.3GB but when I viewed all hidden files it comes to 40.6 GB. I realise they belong to … |
| | Dear Gurus I was running on 80 GB Samsung (SATA 2) HDD on my PC P4(3GHZ) with Intel MOBO 915 GAV with XP sp2 1GB RAM on it till yesterday perfectly I got a new 160 GB WD (SATA 2) HDD for Upgradation when I installed the nu HDD to … |
| | I want to prevent user from booting to safe mode using F8 key. Any idea how to disable it? Pls help thanks! |
| | I have an LCD monitor here that just stopped working the other day. Anytime you turn it on, it flashes a left to right gradiant of black to red, green, or blue. The power light also shows orange, so it doesn't seem to be getting a signal from the pc. … |
| | I have a machine which I need to remove from a 2003 Domain, I am no longer in a position to contact the DC, nor am I admin for the Domain anyway, I just want to disjoin it from the domain, and join it to a local workgroup, does any … |
| | Hi, I am back with a problem as I promised!! I recently reinstalled my computer and hence I was stuck with the awesomely annoying and non functional Symantec's Norton Antivirus and Internet Security. I forgot to get rid of it and install a program that works. Later last night I … |
 | Now, I have checked to make sure that the RAM did not come out accidentaly. I also made sure that the video card did not become dislodged. I'm guessing its a problem resulting from the motherboard. because i unplug the rest of the hardware and it still beeps. It won't … |
| | my system has vista os the time of opening folders has increased what should i do to bring back the normal speed although i have done disk cleanup and disfragmentation please help |
| | A couple of weeks ago my computer began to either freeze or reboot several times a day. I noticed that it occured especially during some tasks, such as moving large files from one partition to another. I opened my case to observe if anything was wrong. I played around in … |
| | I need HELP ALL MY SOUND IS GONE. At first my sound was jumpy on certain games, so I installed a new driver and that broke my sound completely. I KNOW that I insalled the correct driver so I don't know what to do. I don't know if this has … |
| | Hi, I run windows vista home premium. I have a desktop, and laptop and both were connected wirelessly to a linksys BEFW11S4 router which connects via ethernet cable to a westell wirespeed B90-210015-04. The router and the modem are both old, from perhaps 3 years ago. I was able to … |
| | Hey, im having a problem with my mouse, keyboard and monitor. Now due to me thinking at first its a problem with the motherboard i decided to make this thread here. The problem specifically is simply all three dont work, well the monitor does but its left in standby so … |
 | Hello, My brother's computer (in another room) is equipped with a cable modem connection. My computer is connected to my brother's computer via a cross cable (a straight cable + jointer + small cross cable so as to change back to straight cable when connecting directly to modem). ICS is … |
| | Ive been havin a series of problems with my laptop, i am currently working of a colleagues laptop at present. My IE is not letting me surf the web, although plug gins, i.e my partypoker account appears to be running smoothly. This may appear to be a virus but my … |
| | HP Pavillion m733n. Put new graphics card with HDMI port, 1Tb HDD, and dual tv tuner card. Pressing F1 while pressing Power ON causes "entering setup..." to appear but freezes at that point. Took all the cards out and put the original HDD back and it still does the same. …  |
| | Hi My small ignorant brother downloaded a file for one of his games.(dont ask me wich one it is because it is not relevant) But this file was a hidden virus, a executable called: "X-force generator." as soon as he clicked ok. The blue error screen came up and pc … |
| | Hello, We have a problem. We have a router which has, amongst others, ports 80 and 443 open. Both are pointing to one machine running apache2. However, https on 443 works, but http on 80 doesn't. nmap shows port 80 as filtered (why?), and port 443 as open. I have … |
| | Ok, So, Im connected to the network, got an IP address, I open Firefox, and i get an error message "The connection was reset" I can ping google.com Pinging google.com [74.125.127.100] with 32 bytes of data: Reply from 74.125.127.100: bytes=32 time=91ms TTL=50 Reply from 74.125.127.100: bytes=32 time=91ms TTL=50 Reply from … |
| | HI friends, I have checked the forums, until i loose my patience, but didnt get any such query or reply, so finally posting my issue. I hav a CentOS box installed as a server with static ip and windows client using it to connect to internet via squid(the proxy server) … |
| | Dear, I want to know how can i get again MY COMPUTER on desktop by mistake i delete it plz reply me as soon as possible. Rgds, Huma  |
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