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Hello, I came across a strange problem which never existed in the last 4 years on my computer. "System: Dell 600m, Windows XP, 512MB RAM, Intel Pro Wireless, Intel Celeron processor, AntiVir AV software (free edition)" My computer all of a sudden started showing blue screen a couple times but …

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i have a dell latitude d 600 and it won't boot up when switched on just the a flashes then all power goes off, when it does go to the dell start up screen it says press f2 or f 10, when i press either of these nothing happens! help …

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Hey All, I want to try Linux so I was wondering what was the best way to go about it (the way that would cause the least casualties). I guess I can either go the dual boot route or I can install it inside Windows Virtual PC. ANy recommendations?

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My computer has been really slow lately. I used to be able to click IE or Firefox and it would popup almost instantly and now it takes 15 or so seconds. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 6:11:29 PM, on 07/28/2009 Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600) …

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Windows Defender is not starting in my Vista PC. A warning appears on the screen every time I boot, telling that Windows Defender is not initializing. Go to help/support to start any programme manually. How can I solve this problem?

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Not a problem I have had before. When booting up, I get two short beeps and the computer asks I either check RAM F5 (did full tests and all tests come up fine), continue with F1 or do F12 for set up. I have tried all and am unable to …

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Hi, is there an affordable and easy to use software to take control of remote customer computer to do support like webex? Something easy to use for end user and that can bypass firewall? I know logmein rescue but this solution is a little bit expensive :) Thanks for your …

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I've been having problems with my soundcard and wireless that I think are due to spyware on my computer. I've gone through the steps in the Read Me post and would be grateful if someone could take a look at my log files and tell me what I need to …

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a virus on my computer wont let me use the internet, it can connect with limited access but no further. It will not let me run network diagnostics and says that i have to activate it manually. When i try to activate it manually, i get a message saying "Windows …

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Can somebody help me out, I am kind of worried about some viruses. My laptop restarted last night and when i came back a windows live page came up and said I might have some malware on my computer so I ran a scan with malewarebytes but no hits Logfile …

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Hi Guys, I am in very serious problem so please help me out I have [B]Windows XP SP3[/B] and I am using internet through my Cell Phone with the help of my sim card i was using internet from my cell phone from long time ago but from 2 - …

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I have a Dell D620 which has a particular problem. When the PSU is plugged in there is no indication of charging or any other electrical activity. I have used 3 different PSU's from D620's and the result is the same. The failure was very sudden and as such I …

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When I try to install it, it says Error: ReadFile() Data Error( cyclic redundancy check ) Is there any way to fix this? Specs: ------------------ System Information ------------------ Time of this report: 7/29/2009, 16:32:49 Machine name: KILLIGER Operating System: Windows Vistaâ„¢ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6002) Service Pack 2 (6002.lh_sp2rtm.090410-1830) …

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Hi friends, My PC was loaded with Vista Home Premium. The same OS was installed by me on another partition. The second one stopped working after one month for want of activation. My attempts over telephone and on line did not succeed and meanwhile the DVD got damaged too. Then …

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So I am installing various OS on my new iMac with the help of Fusion VMware. i sucessfully install Ubuntu using Fusion VMware and a mounted disk image of Ubuntu. The installation seems to have executed correctly since i can boot the virtual machine. However, since i am totally new …

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i am trying to reformat my hard drive on a dell dimension 8400. i am using the xp disk that came with the system and get as far as the prompt to install windows and then the message at the bottom says examiing 152587 mb disk 0 at id 0 …

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Hi guys. Have got a little problem when trying to view the internet. Basically, around 10 minutes after I first start browsing, Internet Explorer (And Firefox) just seem to stop working. The internet is still connected as I can still talk on MSN or use Spotify etc, I just can't …

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Hi All, I am a software developer and am trying to get my head around how Host Headers work. When a Host Header is setup for a domain in the format *.domainname.com, e.g. "test.domainname.com", I can navigate to the site by typing in the address including the Host Header information. …

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On the top, bottom, and right side of the screen the mouse stops like it is supposed agaisnt he screen. But on the right side it goes off the side of the screen indefinently, its very wierd. Never happened before just started today. My mouse can get lost out there, …

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Hello everyone, I'm new to this board and I'm in desperate need of assistance. I'm not too tech savy so I'll try my best to explain to what's happening to my system. It appears I've contracted some sort of trojan virus of the sort. 1. Although I use Firefox as …

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Hello all and just wanted to say thank you in advance for any help with this problem. I'm running Vista and I seem to keep getting the page cannot be displayed message for certain websites and when I try on my other comp those same websites work fine. I don't …

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hi what format is best for back up of media files mainly dvd without loss of picture or sound quality is there any way to shrink files without any major loss currently storing them all as iso files and playback via kantaris media player

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Hi Fellow Daniweb Members, It may sound abit insane, but is it possible to upgrade a Playstation 2 graphics card to maybe a 512MB Nvedia 9800 GTX HD? But even if you can, how can you disable the integrated graphics card? does the playstation have a BIOS like computers? and …

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I have a Toshiba P100 with a faded LCD screen, I can connect it to an external monitor and everything works fine on the external monitor, but I can barely see anything on the laptop screen. I replaced the inverter first but that didnt help, so I replaced the LCD …

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Hello to everybody Plz help me Now onto my problem My Homepage is set to about:Blank but everytime i open my IE it will go to this website [url]http://www.369.com/[/url] System Windows XP Home Edition Version 2002 Service pack3 IE 8 This the report that i use Trend Micro CWShredder to …

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hi, i really dont know a great deal about infections, rootkits etc but i believe im infected with something pretty nasty called twext.exe and i have no idea how to get rid of it, iv tried scanning with spybot but it gets disabled half way through the process, iv also …

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Last Saturday I decided to unhook both computers and straighten out the wires. I was able to get on the internet fine before that. Now I can't get on using the ethernet cable. We have tried running it straight from the cable modem to the computer and nothing. It is …

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ok, first off im new here so be gentle if this isn't the right place. anyway i have a usb flash drive (2gb) im running Windows 7 (WinSev) i would really like to be able to plug in my usb stick, and have my computer log in. Then when i …

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I have been setting up a new Zotac IONITX-A motherboard in a computer I am building for a home theatre setup. However the on-board gigabit ethernet will not detect my cable to the switch. I have tried 3 different cables, every port on the switch, I took the cable off …

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Hi, I'm trying to repair an HP S3100n here with an integrated graphics card and I wanted to know.. are there any "testers" to test if the problem comes from the graphics card or the motherboard itself?? Reason being there's a pci-e low-profile slot open.. and i don't wanna go …

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hi everyone,my friend had a intel celeron,3.06gz and i was wanting to get a p4 on the same 478skt,but i noticed that its different,the celeron cpu had all pins covering it,as the one im thinking about geting for him,only had the pins in a sort of square rim around the …

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Hi, My HDD is divided into 2 partition. I have Ubuntu installed on one partition and Win XP Prof installed on another. I obviously select one to boot my computer. Let's say I booted from WinXP and also want to use Ubuntu without restarting the PC. Is this possible. Do …

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I bought 2 drives, both the same, both from ncix.com, both 1 terabyte WDs. I've tried them in 2 computers with known working sata hard drives. I can't believe that I would've received 2 faulty Western Digital drives. All the settings are correct in the bios as far as I …

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Recently i captured a trick to attract customers or you can say its strategy that i used to get visitors to my website and its none of the other image rotation script. I dont like my website being watched in IE as i dont the its interface so after installing …

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Since i installed windows 7 RC 64bit i keep getting blue screen crashes I managed to get a crash log from a software called whocrashed but still do not understand any help Crash dump directory: C:\Windows\Minidump Crash dumps are enabled on your computer. On Tue 28/07/2009 01:16:22 Ù… your computer …

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Hii, I have Win XP sp2 installed at my pc and recently got affected by a startup folder virus..and various other trojans...My nod32 v3 anti virus reported that there is a reader_sl.exe and servises.exe file in C/windows/system32 which it could not delete.... My pc started anonymous downloading/uploading from my net …

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There is a strange problem with this DELL XPS system. It starts normally till the log-in screen. I enter the ID and password, which is accepted and then windows startup sound , followed by windows log-off sound heard. It again logs off, and shows the login screen again. Same process …

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Firstly I do not know whether this is the proper place to post this thread so sorry if it should be placed somewhere else. My work Computer has a very interesting problem. I am not able to connect to microsoft site for any updates or software downloads.All of my collegues …

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Hi, Could anyone tell me that, what is the problem? I have new laptop hp compaq 6720s with intel centrino core 2 duo 2.10 GHz, 3GB RAM, 3MB L2 Cache, and windows xp sp3. It is just from one month later I buy it. I don't know what happened to …

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I have a older version Sony Vaio PCG K315b. This is currently not working due to a failed hard drive. This has been established since I have attempted to complete system recovery and the error message 'Failed to read the image file' is displayed. I have a few quotes for …

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I'm picking up this thread mostly where it left off. I appear to have the same basic rootkit on my system, which shows in McAfee scans with the same signatures given by [B]nasserjah19[/B]. McAfee finds it on each scan and thinks it is removing it, but it's always still there. …

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Hi I have been helping a friend out with his HP laptop. The laptop was used at a house party and the day after wouldn't start it requested the system recovery disks and he lost everything through recovering the system. It's worked ok since for about 2 weeks but he …

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Hi there! Using Toshiba Laptop 1 gig Ram 3 partitions on hard drive installed: XP Pro SP3 SuperAntiVirus Norton's System works 6 combo fix, Hijack this, recently: Combo fix installed as part of its procedure Windows restore point program; this is different i think from the restore point you will …

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What is virtualisation and is it really going to revolutionise IT management? It seems like everything is being virtualised these days. Even a cursory glance at their back-offices reveals that businesses are now operating in an increasingly virtual environment. Storage, servers, applications - nothing has to reside in a box …

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Hey guys! recently my laptop started playing up on me, everytime i turned the stupid thing on it would get stuck on the blue start up window and wouldnt load anything! wouldnt load in safe mode or anything. So I stuck my restore disks in and tried restoring it, then …

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Hi I have just finished working on networking , and now I want to start working on wireless networks .is there any ebook or pdf you know that can help me on this?

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recently my aunt gave me her computer to fix (it was so bad the only thing it was good for was an over-sized paper weight.) anyway, i removed over 100 Trojans 50 virus' and 700+ malware/adware. ive done multiple scans with malwarebytes, ad-aware, and spybot along with anti-virus scans all …

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Hi this is my first ever post so forgive any problems and feel free to inform me because whatever it is I proably do not know. The Problem My family just got a brand new windows vista computer from best buy. We got a hp m8100n computer AMD Athlon 64x2 …

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I don't know very much about viruses; I went to a website recently and aVast blocked a few trojans that tried to enter my computer. I ran virus scans with aVast!, Spybot, and Ad-Aware 2007 and no viruses were found. How likely is it that if a virus somehow managed …

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