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| | Hi, I recently bought a new computer n installed a DWL-520+ wireless card. It works great, connects to the network and Internet etc- but as soon as i turn on my other pc with wireless connection (which is closer to the router), the signal 'flicks' on and off about every … |
 | [B][/B]I heard that in Sp1, if you run a pirated copy of vista, you can still use your pc, as long as you can put up with a black background and obvious signs saying windows is not genuine. Does that mean i can download a pirated copy of vista ultimate … |
| | Well first off ima newb... =) i came across your forums while surfing for a solution for my dead laptop issue and your site seemed promising. the laptop is a 4 year old compaq presario 2100 and from what i understand just stopped working one day about a year ago. …  |
| | Hello All, I have, for far too long, been using a Linksys EFG 80 for network storage. I had 2 hard drives, set for Raid 1 (I think, whichever makes the one drive copy the other, not striped for speed). Anyway, the device has died and I can no longer … |
| | I got new speakers a couple weeks ago, and they have a small remote with two plugs for headphones and a microphone. The headphone plug works, but the mic one doesn't. Now, the mic plugs on my tower don't work either and I dont know what to do. Anyone know … |
| | Problems using GetShortPathName I'm using the UNC prefix for the Path:'[B]\\?\unc\heathers-bill\D$\aFileWithALongName.exe[/B]' GetShortPathName returns 0 & using GetLastError() returns the error 'The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect. ' even though Windows Explorer can access the same path Since I can navigate to this path using Windows Explorer, … |
 | can anyone tell me what hardware deals with interuppt signals and how it works, i have a rough idea but not full circle, also pre-emptive multi-tasking has me stumpted?? |
| | Hello, I have an intel D845HV motherboard and I am puting it in an aftermarket case. I need to know the wireing configuration for the motherboard. I have a power sw, reset sw, power led, HDD led, and front speaker. Can anyone help find them a home on my motherboard?? … |
| | I have a new system: Biostar MB FT 7050 OCZ platinum revised 2 gigs Ultra 600 watt PS seagate 250 gig harddrive My problem, My system will not boot up properly after it has been off for a while(15 + Min). It boots to the BIOS and allows me to … |
| | Hello all, I am in a bit of a pickle I think, I have just ordered a computer to be made today, will have it tomorrow night. The problem is that, I was wanting to use the Windows xp pro 2002 from the old computer, but am not sure if …  |
| | I've had a backlight problem on my Toshiba Satellite A100 for a while now. After researching for days on the net i was sure it must have been an inverter problem. My screen would show everything perfectly fine for a little while but would then go black but the screen … |
| | [FONT=Arial]please can anyone help, i have a fairly old ex school use PC that needs a password to use. How can I remove the need for a password. The motherboard is an AOPEN 6bc, I know that jumpers are used but which and how ? many thanks - kevin machell[/FONT] |
 | how can I share computer connected with Internet to others computer in the same place without using networking system .plz help me out |
| | Ok hi, im back again. Im getting a BSOD every like 10 minutes sometimes, since my comp was turned off for the night right now it works ok, but who knows, it can happen any second. I wrote down the error that Im getting. [I]STOP: 0x000000F4 (0x00000003, 0x866A8500, 0x866A8674, 0x80501142).[/I] … |
| | New at this....have a blue screen with error oooooo7b. It was built in 2000 with win2000. Best course of action. I am considering upgrading to xp or buying a new system. Old system did work fine until I downloaded a BIOS from the web and got a zillion of icons. … |
| | HELLO DEAR, I HAVE A LAPTOP TOSHIBA Satellite Pro A10 ME REINSTALL NEW WINDOW XP after installtion not working faction key plz help me ................. |
| | Guys, is there any good voice conferencing free softwares availble../downloadable.. ? |
| | I have a new system: Biostar MB FT 7050 OCZ platinum revised 2 gigs Ultra 600 watt PS seagate 250 gig harddrive My problem, My system will not boot up properly after it has been off for a while(15 + Min). It boots to the BIOS and allows me to … |
| | I have been playing this online game called Runescape for a year now. All was good until a couple of months ago. The computer started to restart each and every time I played Runescape, and I don't know what to do about it. People suggested different things and I have …  |
 | hi ie7 wont open tabs anymore i have gone on to tabbed settings and they are enabled yet they do not work. ive tried searching google no help there just get a load of BS Can anybody help me? thanks in advance |
| | My external hard drive has been acting very strangely for the past few days, and I can't figure out what the problem is. The drive disappears intermittently from my system, then reappears as an "unformatted" drive, which is inaccessible via My Computer and recovery tools. If I unplug the drive's …  |
| | Hi - I'm new to this site, and I DID search prior threads for this exact problem, with no luck. I just bought a used laptop from a software developer; it was his wife's and she used it very little. I've talked to him and tried everything he suggested in … |
| | Hey so i think im having problems with the size of drives. my 250g drive shows as 230g and my 500g drive shows as 465g. is this normal? i know it should take of some space but really that much? and also a 4.7g dvd shows as 4.3 so i … |
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| | I'm interested in opening up a small network lab for my research work at my house. For this i already have purchased the following:- #3 Pc's #1 linux(machine) functioning as a router having 2 NIC #1 8 port switch Patch cables as required. Now,the thing is that getting all this … |
| | hi dear all give me some details for which one of best suitable server for PHP+ mysql ? Thanks |
| | I need help bad! My little cousin was trying to install some autominer or some stupid crap like that for that stupid runescape game whenever I was out of the room and now a program called perfect keylogger is trying to get me to install it. I can't access several … |
| | Help. I'm having trouble opening a file that ends in .snp. I'm in the army and receive files from them in this format. I've tried everything I know but no luck. I've done google searches for translators and tried every program on my computer. The only thing I can do … |
| | Hi there folks. I had a look around the forums, but couldn't find the answer to this one, so thought I'd put up a message to see if any one's got any bright ideas. My girlfriend's got an 18-month old Dell Inspiron 1000 with standard specs, though the RAM reported … |
 | I have a Sony Handycam model number DCR-HC26 for a project (it isn't mine) and I have not been able to connect it to the computer, even when the proper driver has been installed. (I am trying to connect it using a USB cord, not I.Link or a Digital Video … |
| | I have successfully configured two monitors for my HP m8147C Vista PC. I have two issues: [COLOR="red"]Issue 1:[/COLOR] When I maximize Media Center I cannot scroll to the other screne. This only happens when I maximize Media center, when I maximize other applications everything works just fine. When it's not … |
 | I am using one of the screensavers that comes with Vista (basic home edition, up to date with upgrades), but there are many times when it simply does not kick in. Is that one of the features of Vista? |
| | I'm on windows XP w/ SP2. explore.exe keeps restarting. ive had numerous problems with this computer, and i'd perfer to not take it in to be repaired again. any help would be greatly appreciated. ran Hijak and this was the logfile Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at …  |
| | I was just using my computer, listening to some music, and suddenly this "Brown Screen of Death" appeared. Kind of light brown in color, cut off the music. My OS is Vista, but I 've never had a problem even similar to this before. Ctrl+Alt+Del wouldn't work, so I hit … |
| | Hello, Internet Explorer 7 windows are opening uncontrollably every time I start FireFox (browser of choice). About every 4 minutes a new window automatically opens. I've seen a couple threads dealing with the same issue but could never find a resolution. Something is triggering the problem every time I open …  |
| | I'm trying to find out if things that run on my PC are necessary, boot up takes forever. I saw that realplay.exe is running and can't find where it gets started, it is not in the system services folder yet starts up when booting. I read where this application on … |
| | Problem statement : My Seagate Ext HDD fan/electrics died, & I need to recover the files on the hard drive. HDD appears OK. I read somewhere that I could take the HD out of the Seagate enclosure & connect it to my PC (Dell Dimension 2400) after I had removed … |
| | Hello there,bout a year ago my pc packed up and i was gutted because i had hard drives in there that had loads of music files pictures etc.Well last week i bought myself a laptop and also a intergral external enclosure to put my old hard drives in to transfer … |
 | When I view a video on WMP or any other video viewing screen, the video always come out in negative color. :mad: I don't know how to fix it. Please help me! |
| | Aloha! I hope I give enough details for someone to help me... First off, I own a Compaq FS7600 (I know compaq....) about 1 1/2 years old... Ok so... Yesterday I turned it on and the light up screen comes on, the three lights on the keyboard flash once (like … |
| | pls l ve a problem limited connectivity and l ve try the winsock xp fix it and the command netsh winsock reset catalog but no solution yet. pls do help with more possible solution to go about it l really need to connect to the internet,.my syst is a p4 … |
| | i am new to this and perhaps i am posting in the wrong area. I have roadrunner at home. with a wireless router atached to it. it is a lynksys router. my laptop says it is connected to the router but i cannot get to the internet. However my nieghbor … |
| | I have an Acer Aspire 5601 and a couple of months ago it shut down without any warning whilst I was using it. It wouldn't turn back on until the following day, and showed no record of ever having shut down, no error reports, no system check ups, nothing. It … |
| | I've been noticing some screen tearing on my computer for a while now, the odd part of it, is what it affects. I get slight screen tearing when I move windows side to side, even if very slowly. I am also getting screen tearing on Videos, but ONLY streaming videos … |
| | Hi, I have a new Lenovo A60, 9631 (well not new, but it came out of the box) that is running XP. I started it up and everything worked fine. Then I stupidly monkeyed about with the startup, and now everything works fine, but I can't access the internet. I … |
 | Good day. My friends computer shows: Your computer was infected by unknown trojan. It's dangerous for your system (critical files can be lost)! Click OK to download the antispyware program to clean your system! (Recommended) I have tried running S&D and other programs without any luck. Posted below is my … |
| | My school website always translates the password I enter into a really really long one. It changes every time and confuses IE. IE always asks to change the password to the new one, but IE always records the long one. I don't want to switch back to Firefox or Opera. |
| | Hi all, My computer specs are: [B]Operating System: Windows XP Media Center Edition Processor type: Intel Pentium D 2.8 GHz (Intel EM64T capable) System Bus Speed: 800 MHz L2 Cache RAM: 1024 Kb[/B] Since last couple of months my CPU has been making loud noises specially if I try to … |
| | My computer is about 8 years old and I have recently started playing World of Warcraft. Being the giant game that WoW is, my computer cannot handle the game and usually doesn't run over 10 fps. Since it is such a big problem I decided I'm going to buy a …  |
| | Hi I'm in need of some help....I've run a scan with avg and I've got a message showing that hosts changed C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts...should i be worried? I also noticed that when i try to go to facebook it redirects me to another site, other sites are ok... I have another computer … |
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