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Hello I’m new to building a computer so I need all the help I can get. The problem is the computer doesn’t seem to find the hard drive, when it starts xp setup and it comes to a point to hit enter to start loading files I get a message …

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I am looking for something with a gui that is capable of accessing sql database data and then being able to produce simple graphs from that data. Any suggestions for programs or something I could modify to produce that result are appreciated.

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My Norton 360 subscription ran out today so I had to download free pc Protection I currently have windows firewall on, I have IObit Security 360, but I can't download any anti-virus they all say something similar about an internet connection. PLEASE HELP MY LAPTOP IS VULNERABLE. Here is my …

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i have total security installed on my laptop,i have entered add/remove programmes but i still cant remove it.it keeps poppind up asking me to run a detection for spyware/ardware.....it is annoying me ...how do i get it off my system????????????

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I have a windows XP computer and it has gone to the blue error window. I cant use the mouse or get it start so cannot download a programme to fix it. Its a very old computer that I acquired with no discs etc with it, but its worked perfectly …

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Running Windows XP for about two years with 3.0 Ghz CPU and 2 GB ram. Recently the display started freezing. CTRL, ALT, DEL does nothing to recover. At first I thought it might be the FireFox browser. I upgraded to the latest version. Then it would freeze when I was …

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It's a 350 watt PS. When I plug it in, and it's not connected to anything it doesn't seem to fire up. Shouldn't the fan turn on even though it is not connected to any computer peripherals? I hooked it up first to a computer and it didn't fire up …

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Hey there, I've had a hoke through the forum and I've seen that a lot of people have issues with windows not starting, but no-one had the exact symptoms that I have had, hence this new thread. Basically yesterday I shut my computer down as normal but when I turned …

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I Have sound from everything else but not dvds...I have checked may differebt forums etc and have found nothing to help, although it appears I may need a codec? Please help..thanks alot!

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i dont know if its weird but here it goes: my computer seems to be fine last night. just right now, im so surprised that its not working anymore. as soon as i turned on the AVR, the LEDs(red and green) in front kept blinking. The funny thing is that …

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When i google something, I go to a result, but it redirects me to a fake virus scan site. Also, when I try to go to gmail, it doesn't load unless I go to this specific address ([url]https://mail.google.com/mail/#inbox[/url]) The button on my google tool bar doesn't even work. I've tried …

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hi, first of all i would just like to say hi as im new here. anyway ive recently been encountering a problem with my firewall. i have had limewire for some time now, and i have also recently downloaded AVG and Spyware Doctor (just incase that helps) ever since installing …

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Odd random sounds, like people talking. Firefox shuttering, odd slowdowns stuff like that. ------------------------------- Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 2:26:03 PM, on 8/9/2009 Platform: Windows Vista SP1 (WinNT 6.00.1905) MSIE: Internet Explorer v8.00 (8.00.6001.18813) Boot mode: Normal Running processes: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Windows Feedback Panel\WFPASIEve.exe C:\Program …

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Right so I wasn't sure if the other posts that say please read before you ask for help pertain to me so if they do i apologize in advance.... My Windows explorer keeps closing on me....Its fine when i use IE or AOL etc but the minute i am on …

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I have recently noticed that I am unable to run most of the admin tools in Control Panel. I need to run "Computer Management" to initialise a disk. When I click on the icon I get the nasty sound and a simple "Access is Denied" without further explanation. I am …

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Lost in the title actually means I deleted it thinking it was part of my problem with "Isearch" and AdDestroyer. AdDestroyer showed up as running in my Task Manager and the process was attached to "explorer.exe" in the list of processes. I took it out of System32 files and put …

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hi all, this is the link for the image of the infected page. [url]http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/GsTRevYbTEJo40vK863L8Q?feat=directlink[/url] After i accidentally click a link in an email, my yahoo search result's background is infected. below is my hijack log file. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 3:26:53 PM, on 8/6/2009 Platform: …

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I have an interesting dead laptop. This Gateway MX-6931 overheated on a bed, did not shut off (possibly because the CPU wasn't doing much, so the motherboard was hotter), and now refuses to boot. The interesting part about it is, unlike other dead laptops, this one will POST [I]and find …

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Hey guys, So I've had my Vista laptop for more than 2 years now. Last month, I took it to Tokyo. That was when things started to get messy. My explorer.exe crashes at every startup. I have to do ctrl + alt + del to run explorer.exe every single time. …

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My pc suddenly quit responding to the mouse on left click. It will accept right click, but this is strange, too. As an example, if I want to click on a "next" button, a box will open up, but if I hit enter - it will go to the next …

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Had a terrible virus, couldnt even boot up for a while. After hard work I got it cleaned out ( a combo meal of McAfee and Search and Destroy and ccleaner ) So thats good news. However, I am stuck on one thing: my desktop was changed to state essentially …

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hi, i have a dell laptop model #PP22L. i know i have a virus because i keep getting popups that tell me im infected and they want me to purchase their software. i ran a hijackthis report and the following info came up. before the scan ran these 2 boxes …

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the virus i have won't let me browse the internet in ie. i have a red circle with a white x that keeps poping up saying my computer is infected. i ran highjackthis but i don't know what all that is. i was hoping someone on here could help me. …

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hi guys i have an ecs ez tv tuner... picture is coming in great, but the sound it produces is horrible... the card is a pci card...it has an audio out , you have to connect a wire that came with it from the audio out into the mobos audio …

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Hi everyone I'm new today and have a problem with my antiquated computer that usually works very well, but unfortunately I left a CD in the drive when I last closed down the computer and it went straight to the CD to try and start up the computer. I have …

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Hi everyone, i have an everex laptop that is windows xp based and sometimes when i boot it up i hear a beeping sound that beeps 3-4 times and then stops. however, it does not give me the startup screen. and sometimes if it actually gets thru to the bootup …

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Recently, my AVG security showed a warning, when I opened up the AVG apparently my Email scanner is no longer active! (I don't know why) plus, I kept getting a pop up telling me my Computer is infected with Spyware, another pop up kept springing up saying "Antispyware2010 will download …

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Hi, I need to validate user input to ensure it is alphabet characters only. I know there must be a simple solution but evertything I have tried has either partially failed or totally failed. At the moment, I have this: [CODE]until [ $(echo "$myVar" | grep -v '[^a-zA-Z]') ] do …

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hi, i have a dell laptop model #PP22L. i know i have a virus because i keep getting popups that tell me im infected and they want me to purchase their software. i ran a hijackthis report and the following info came up. before the scan ran these 2 boxes …

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Hi, I connect external monitor to laptop and set it to Extend my Desk Top mode. To bad, my laptop LCD screen is Dead. Only the External monitor show the extended desk top. How can I reset this external monitor to Mirror so it shows the main desk top. Now …

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was the difference between windows 7 ultimate 32-bit and windows 7 ultimate 64-bit? btw I ordered windows 7 ultimate 64-bit! (comes free with my dell desktop)

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Hi, I have an MSI router connected to a desktop pc. As an OS i am using Windows Vista on both my desktop pc and laptop. My problem is that when I am trying to ping my router from my laptop ( ping 192.168.1.1 ) and I am having a …

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Hi O/S Windows XP Problem Record deck connected to pre-amp - connected to line in on PC - when playing a record no sound from speakers. Checked volume control - Recording - line in checked - volume 1/2 Playback - volume 1/2 on line in Have updated drivers on sound …

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I have an HP Slimline S7220n with 1 gb of ram, 250 gb hard drive running vista home premium. Its been on since about March and it overheats every 20-45 minutes depending on how long its been off. Currently I am keeping it running to back up my stuff with …

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o/s VISTA HOME PREMIUM SP2 64 BIT I am constantly being asked to verify that SEAMONKEY is my default on startup. Everything is in order in PREFERENCES but still it persits. Any suggestions?

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hi, i hav two systems one is windows server 2003 and other one is windows xp professional. i have some shared folder in both the systems. if i tried to use shared folder of server(server 2003), in client(xp professional) is possible. if i tried to use shared folder of client …

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Hi, I bought a computer with a HDD capacity of 80GB however, 40GB is only available for me to use, can n-e 1 tell me what to do to use the maximum capacity of my 80GB HDD??....

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Well yesterday i was happily typing away on my normally well behaved xp computer when in a google search, the typing stopped and i could not get any response from the computer - tried the task manager but couldnt get anything at all!! last resort was i thought to switch …

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First of all, hello. my main problem is its seems my Toshiba Satellite U405-S2846 downloaded automatically some kind of software... i thought it was a Windows Vista Update, when it asked me to reboot i did so, but since then it doesn't start up... i push the power button, and …

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Whenever I try to use system restore, it says: "System restore is not able to protect your computer. Please restart your computer, and then run System Restore again" Of course, I tried restarting, and it didnt help. I went into the Services thing in the Administrative tools to see if …

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I am using intel D845GVSR chipset family motherboard, from last 1 week i am facing a problem related to sound issue. My sound got disabled, no sound is coming from speaker. I reinstall whole window XP, then after installing board drivers sound comes. then after restart it again got disabled. …

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Hello everyone. I'm having trouble with a TS-L632D DVD+-RW drive installed on a Dell XPS M1210 notebook with Windows XP Media Center Edition. The drive reads CDs and DVDs, but cannot write/burn on any blank disk... nor a data CD with free space available. Whenever I try to burn data …

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I just got the latest Linux Kernel from a magazine CD. Its the kernel 2.6.29.4 in tar format. Suppose to be the latest. How do I update or install to this latest kernel into my Ubuntu 9.04? Thanks!

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how do i know the right processes which are supposed to run my machine so as i end those unwanted and viruses

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Im trying to set up a home web server using Apache. I have Verizon dsl as my service provider and have been told that the block alot of the ports. I set up port forwarding to several port(8080,2047,2555) but no luck in getting through to my site. Can sowemone please …

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Thanks guys... autofix worked by repairing Autoplay... but u know that window that pop ups when u use a CD, DVD, Flash Dirve that gives u an option to do something with the files stored... that is not popping up! The autofix restored autoplay - music and DVDs are detected …

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hi,i have a problem in installing sql server 2005 express,and even 2008.Ive searched the net for possible solutions but Ive not seen an error the same with me so ive decided to ask now. I hope someone can help me. this is the error Ive received when i install sql …

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Does anyone know how to write a (preferably) console app that would find the modal value of a set of data that you entered?

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My computer is not acting well. Windows XP will often not start (I'm using safe mode now), my browsers are being hijacked (both IE and Firefox), IE starts by itself (sessions noted in Task Manager), and many of the things that are suggested on this site will not install, or …

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I have two virtual machines, one running Server 2003 Enterprise and one running Windows XP Professional. I want these two operating systems to operate in there own network, not connected to anything else. I have been doing some research but have been getting confused and I have had no look... …

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