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| | I've read a lot of threads about new windows opening which are blank, but I have a different problem. When I click on links in web pages they sometimes open minimised but then disappear again. Same thing happens if I click for video streaming. Again the WMV window opens but … |
| | I Have a TOSHIBA Sattelite P25-S262 Laptop, And When I boot the System, I Get a Bunch Of 0's Across the screen, It's like the matrix in here! When there was an installation of windows on there, it loaded into windows fine but the bit depth was only 16bit, If … |
| | i got this new 40gig usb 2.0 portable hard disk, i mistakenly dropped it and now it make a scratching kind of sound when i plug it to my computer and other computers, the computer doesnt read it at all. what can i do to fix the hard disk and … |
| | I have 2 laptops, one running xp pro and one running vista. I would like to know how to link these two computers to be able to get files from each other. I don't have any sort of internet connection. Thanks, Brian |
| | so yeah.. before i reformatted the comp, it was restarting a certain time even if i wasnt using it or not.. and/or freezing up. idk what to do. and tbh, the CD that i used to reformat my comp is a burnt one.. so it's not genuine.. i was just … |
| | Hi, I received a new laptop from my IT department at work, and noticed something odd. One of the things I have starting up automatically when I first log into my machine in taskmanager, so I can see what's happening with the machine. When I watch task manager as the … |
| | hi there, A few months ago i decided to build a completely new machine, aiming to design a powerful gaming machine, after some discussions about my hardware, i have decided i think i need to upgrade, im not an expert on hardware so this is where you guys come in … |
 | Hi Friends In Windows media Player 11, I arrange titles of CD's for burning to a 'compilation' CD but the BURN button stays greyed out so I cannot make the new CD. Any help much appreciated. Thanks, Tez |
 | Hey guys My ISP is MOWISP ( [url]www.mowisp.com[/url]) they use a wireless internet Transmitter which is picked up by a receiver that is mounted on top of my house. my internet has recently quit. my router is fine. the internet connection light on the router is displaying an amber light … |
| | i dont know much about laptops or computers in general so hopefully the info that i give will be enough. when using the laptop it just shut off for no reason. after that i tried to start it again by pressing the power button and it seemed as if everything …  |
| | Hi guys, i hope someone can help me. my pc is a 7 year old advent I bought myself a sata pci card and want to connect a new sata dl dvd burner. i have fitted the card to the pci slot but when i power up it gets half … |
| | Hello. First time post, please be gentle. I have a graphics card problem; I'll probably try my best to explain the problem and hope someone or anyone can help me find a solution. At any time I have a game that requires the use of OpenGL, I seem to get … |
 | (Sorry thread title should read BUG not BUT lol )Hi all, I am not sure if this is the right forum for this (so please move if not) but I was tinkering with a Toshiba notebook earlier that has a power up (user) password. Without this password it is not … |
| | Has anybody ever come across a strange issue where several e-mails in the inbox in outlook 2003 are being ramdonly moved to the deleted items folder.... it usually occurs after work hours and and if the user is left logged in to terminal services it still happens ..... there are … |
| | Crunchie, how do I stop those sodding stupid smileys from disrupting the text..... that last reg repair line formats incorrectly if you copy it into notepad. Man, but those things really wee me off. "3389:TCP"= 3389:TCP:LocalSubNet:Disabled:@xpsp2res.dll,-22009 will copy incorrectly.  |
| | Router: Linksys Wireless-G Broadband Router (with 4-port switch) Model: WRT54G it is passworded and wireless light IS lit up. Laptop: Dell Inspiron 9300 I live in an apartment in college and the laptop has been connecting just fine to my router for the past 6 months. Then about a week … |
| | i am having compaq presario sr1425il boot rom bios driver is currupt. M/b is Asus PTGD1-LA(Goldfish2) I don't know what to do?:( |
| | Hi, I was given Toshiba Tecra 9000 which worked 3 days until WinXP gave blue screen. After numerous reboots I finally reinstalled WinXP at it worked next 8 hours just fine and then blue screen again. After that it wouldn't install WinXP again. Install stopped error which told to use … |
| | Hey everyone. I am trying to install the Norton Anti-virus on my Mom's computer. When I do it, it says "The Windows Installer Service could not be accessed. This can occur if you are running Windows in safe mode, or if the Windows Installer is not correctly installed." How do …  |
| | Hi. My laptop dvd, is dead, and I get the error on top. Tried 2 update driveres without any luck. Any ideas?? |
| | My system is running on Windows XP SP2, my problem is when i double click the hard disk icon in My Computer to browse the different folders in my hard disk i am redirected to "Open With" and below are the list of application software installed on the system. |
| | please could you help, ive got a vista computer and when i log in i have to keep pressing ctrl+alt+del to startup task manager and start a new task 'explorer.exe' could you let me know whats wrong or what needs to be done please |
| | hi am new to linux and i just wanted to know how to send a message from a client workstation to another client workstation working under the same server using Linux.e.g.using net send messages pliz assist MS DOS  |
| | I am a college student, and am seeking an answer to a question. I am wondering if a modern day computer can function without RAM. If so, what is the outcome? If anyone can help me, please respond with a way for me to get in touch with you, and … |
| | Hello: I have been using upgrades since NT3.51 and have been on Win2K for years. For some reason I never thought the SP4 was a "must have"; and didn't bother with it until I've begun running into "....must have SP4 installed to ...". I downloaded the SP4 executable and have … |
| | Hi all, My PC is running extremely slowly and I'm thinking I might have some nasties at the root of it all. I ran Lavasoft's Adaware and clean things up but it's still slow. Here's my Hijackthis log. Can someone please take a look and advise? Thanks a bunch.....JD Logfile … |
| | Hi - this is my first post so please let me know if I have done something incorrectly... When I attempt to open any item in Control Panel I get this error: RUNDLL - Error in setupapi.dll. Missing entry:s - I appreciate any help that can be provided! Note - … |
| | I have three harddrives (one has the OS on it and two data) and one dvd drive. With two busses whats the best way to configure the drives? Thank you.  |
 | Can anyone tell me where can I found the bootable files for installing windows xp professional (without service pack) as a standalone os? all I have is a boot disk for windows 98 second edition. so the problem arises when i try to install winxp pro. before installing it i … |
| | hi, I was wondering what im doing wrong, I want to make a folder on a portable hdd private (western Digital model WD1600D036) I have reformatted it to NTSF. But the tick box is still greyed out, Any ideas?? |
| | I am quite confuse about the relationship between Internet and world wide web...actually which one is subset? Is it world wide web? So, how is world wide web link to internet? I'm noob, so i should learn from u all, senior pls help..thanks.. |
| | I installed windowsxp repair pro 2007 , a software for keeping windows stable. I started running. After finished scanning, i click repair, a window pops up. Saying that "unhandeled exception occured, Common language runtime detected an invalid program" When i click details, it shows--- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See the end of this … |
| | My internet explorer is opening itself, but it doesn't fully open. I use Firefox and not IE. When I'm not using my laptop it stays powered on and logged in under my bed. If I happened to leave the speakers on I will hear the link click noise repeatedly. At … |
 | Hello all. I have a big question regarding windows xp pro. I have a very old copy of windows xp pro upgrade thant doesn't even have sp1 on the disc :( that used to be installed on a pc i had. that pc was thrown away about 3 years ago, … |
| | Hello, I have a presario 2100 series laptop, and i am trying to run the quickrestore disks to restore the hard drive to the factory image. i have started the process with disk one, and it shut down after about 16%- now it doesn't have the operating system it needs … |
| | I recently had an Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 2.33G 65N given to me, and I have found a few mobo's that will support it, but wondered if there was an easier way to go about searching for a compatible board without going through the whole tedious process. I thought … |
| | I have an older pc (compaq sr1910nx, 2006 model) in a new case (as a gift). The specs stink!!! I will upgrade everything except the case, hdd, and operating system, as well as monitor, keyboard, and mouse. But i will upgrade the psu, mobo, ram, cpu, and optical disk drive. … |
| | Ok I know its weird.. but can someone tell me if its possible to downgrade Windows XP (which can be bought off the shelf) to Windows NT? I have heard so many things, and its getting confusing. Could someone help to clarify. 1. Its impossible to downgrade XP to NT … |
| | Every time I log in to my account "vs49688", I have none of my files or settings. I checked in the Documents and Settings Folder and there is a "vs49688.001" as well as a "vs49688 " folder in there. I can access the vs49688.001 folder, but I can't get in … |
| | Hi there! I`m a noob but anyway: I have added my IPod to my PC. For a some time all was ok, but now I have an error, when I want open IPod using a My Computer and double click on pod - it gives out error: "RunDll Error loading … |
| | Can anyone get aol to worl on windows 64. is there any way to get it working even tho they dont support windows 64. in another site someone said this:- Success. Turns out the latest AOL cd-rom install did not install a 64bit winminiport, so it means no 64 bit … |
| | I'm trying to install a Python module, called PySndObj. I extracted the sources. It uses [icode]scons[/icode], so I tried to install it with it: [code]alex@alex-laptop:~/Desktop/SndObj$ scons pythonmodule=true ALSA=true scons: Reading SConscript files ... Building the Sound Object Library Checking for Realtime IO support... OS is Linux... Checking for C header … |
| | I have a small network that has Small Busines Server 2003 R2 as the server, and the desktop computers are having the My Documents folders redirected to the server. The server is then backed up regularly. My question is: If a computer has to be replaced, how does the user … |
| | Hi, I am having real trouble connecting my Laptop to the wireless network. Here is the problem: I have a PC set with with netgear router, all connected to the Internet fine. I can connect my mac to the wireless network by entering the WEP. However, I have a Wireless … |
| | I have an iPod which was the capability of accessing the internet, so I am trying to set up this router that I've had forever. It is a Linksys Wireless-B Broadband Router. 2.4 GHz, 802.11b, Model BEFW11S4. My problem is that I do not have an available Ethernet port on … |
| | Can someone please help me? Im new to linux and im trying to learn as fast as possible. I have recently installed freespire on my spare pc as an crossover from windows. Ive learned of Wine and I need to know how to install it/where to get the right version … |
| | Hi, Im fairly new to video cards and I want to be able to run games like "World In conflict" and "Crysis." I know I need a PCI compatible video card but Im not sure which one to get. Im looking for a price range of $60-$120 and I'm hoping … |
| | Hi I've recently signed up with Pipex internet having moved from Freedom to Surf. I chose the 2Mb package as my line is capable of 1Mb max (living in the middle of nowhere) which is what i achieved with F2S (about 1100kbps connection speed). After configuring my router to use … |
 | Well, I'm new to this site, but I was wondering if I could get some help on a Device I have. here's out it goes, when I first got my USB Connector set up, everything was going great for a week, then I was told everytime I connected my DS … |
| | Just a quick question I'm going to buy a new DVD burner to increase the speed of burning my dvd's and my question is, will this new burner conflict with the cd/dvd burner that was installed by the manufacturer? I run on an: T3958 eMachines D845GVSR Motherboard Thanks, Mark |
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