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| | I opened Alacarte Menu Editor about 10 minutes ago, and tried to make one of my applications visible by checking the box next to it, and it crashed alacarte, and erased everything from my Applications dropdown box. Now, whenever I try to run Alacarte from System > Preferences > Menu … |
| | I have a machine with Vista HP and Office Pro 2007 installed. Everything seems to be fine except every time I start Excel, Windows Installer kicks in and wants to configure it again. I've uninstalled all I can find that's to do with Office and have done a complete reinstall … |
| | Hi guys. First of all, I really didn't know where to make my thread, since I don't know what's the source of my problem, so sorry if that's not the right place. My problem is that my internet kind of dies from time to time. I have windows XP if … |
| | hi guys, im facing a problem here with my pc, it shuts down all of a sudden when using it, for example whenever i run the Flight Simulator X, it was working fine but today it is very slow and graphics loading process is very slow, im using windows xp … |
| | Hi, I am having a somewhat similar problem with my Gateway laptop, using my rather inferior troubleshooting skills I have not reached any conclusions. It is a 400 series laptop, and It won´t turn on at all, with the battery in or out, plugged in or unplugged. Power is getting … |
| | Is it possible to get a copy of MS windows Home server without having to buy the dedicated computer for it?  |
| | My girlfriend was moving files around on her computer, nothing big, just images. She then got the Blue Screen Of Death, and so she restarted the computer. When it restarted, it gave her the windows splash screen and then went to black and sat there. I restarted it with last … |
| | W/32Trats C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\etfmon.exe.tmp I've been trying to deleted the above for several days. I've run several scans with McAfee and after the scan it says to "rescan after restart". I've tried that and it just repeats "rescan after restart". I've also tried AdAware programs but nothing seems to work. It's slowing …  |
| | Hello everyone,excuse me but I have to post this fast becuase of my virus.I own a Compaq Presario,AMD Anthlon,64 Processor wit windows xp home editon sp2.I am posting this log in hope of getting urgent help.I am working with Netzero dailup and keep getting cut off wit and error message … |
| | I am new to this site and apologize if this question has come up before. We have a Coordinate Measuring Machine that has software that only works using Windows NT. We can upgrade the software for a cool $6k. Or we can use the proven system available to us. The … |
| | I have just bought a Maxtor 3200 usb external hard drive. It is formatted in ntfs. I have two operating systems Win98SE and XPHome. Both are formatted in fat32. I need to keep them both in fat32. However, I can't seem to format the hard drive in fat32 (doesn't give … |
| | hi, i have a sony laptop witch is working on windows xp and i think i have a spyware infection or sumthing because i will start it up and i would click on the software i want and then it will load up then it will restart it self, if … |
 | List the wattage for the Power Supply (PSU) on your computer. Who has the highest, and can PROVE IT!!!  |
| | I was just wanting to get someone elses input before I went and spent more money on something that might not be the problem. For awhile now my computer has been giving me the "blue screen of death" ever so often. Most of the time when it happens it is … |
| | Hi all. I have a custom built system that I've been using for around 3 years. To save power, I hibernate it before I go to bed. The other day, when I tried turning it back on from hibernate, nothing happened. The motherboard power light is on, the power supply … |
| | I have an old work laptop that was deactivated when I left the company. The company doesn't want the computer back since it was 2 upgrades old. It requires a UN and PW to log on that I don't have, so I can't get past that screen. Is there anyway … |
| | I am very new to all this but have a problem connecting to the work intranet on my laptop when i get home. I work in Norway and live in Spain any suggestions |
| | Hi everyone I recently discovered a little about computers in my vocational engineering program at my highschool and I guess I started using my Grandmothers desktop as my lab rat and I started off by adding like memory sticks from old broken computers to hers, that worked out fine, added … |
 | Someone gained access to two of my clients computers systems this week. On both systems some shady ebay and paypal transactions took place. the computers have PC Anywhere installed and vnc and I changed the authentication for both programs on both systems today. Is there a chance they used something … |
| | Hi, When I run the XP installation CD, the following message appears: "Disk does not contain a Windows XP-compatible partition" I'm guessing this message stems from the fact that neither FAT32 nor NTFS partition is present (see below). "244 MB Disk on disk [MBR] Unpartitioned space 243 MB 76317 MB … |
| | My Compaq S3000NX desktop runs XP Home 2002 + SP2 w/ a wired keyboard. At boot up, the keyboard comes up dead about 30percent of the time. I have to reboot, sometimes twice more, to get a live keyboard. Is this a hardware or software problem? Is there a microswitch … |
| | hey... im in need of some aid for my laptop... lately it's been really slow starting up and applications have been taking a while.. anyone who knows how to analyze HijackThis! logs and could help me would be greatly appreciated. here's my log. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan …  |
| | I have a Dell Dimension E310. Had to re-install Windows XP on it. I have no sound, sound card is integrated into the MOBO, and I cannot find those drivers. What type of sound card can install on this machine ? Help! anyone.. |
| | Hello, I am a new member to this forum. I hope it is ok to ask a question. I have a dell 942 all-in-one printer and I am trying to set up the fax service. I have at&t dsl setup with a filter on each phone jack. It was suggested … |
 | Hi all, I'm new here, and a newbie to techie stuff as well. I found many topics on similar problems in this forums, but none of those solutions or suggestions could help me. My operating system is windows xp pro. I use both IE7 and Firefox to browse. I use …  |
| | Hello! Thanks in advance for any help you can offer...I don't know too much about this stuff :) Last night, my computer starting randomly playing a broadcast even though nothing was open to play it on - it was just audio playing by itself.... The computer was also lagging a … |
| | I just recently purchased a Dell computer and have been getting this error message from day 1 when I shut down. Explorer.exe - application error the instruction at "0x00109e60" referenced memeory at "0x00109e60". The memory could not be written. The message indicates that it will run a debug if I … |
| | Recently i've been having some computer trouble. I dont know if its the tower, like if something got infected in it, or if its the monitor. I myself am thinking its the tower, because I swapped my current monitor with my parent's to see if that was the problem. It … |
| | When you install some program, then uninstall it and then install it again it shows that it remembered that it was already installed on your computer. Obviously it stored some information regarding its history on your computer. The question is where and in what form? (my first guess is that … |
| | You know how large manufacturers like hp and toshiba, as well as others have a fast and simple recovery partition built in, that can reinstall windows and drivers, as well as built in software in 20 minutes or less? How can i do that on a build your own pc, … |
| | I have struck out getting help from the video card maker and the monitor maker, so I am turning here for help. I am considering buying a Viewsonic monitor (the VA2226W) whose recommended resolution is 1680 x 1050. I have an older (and discontinued) video card, an ATI All in … |
 | Hi, Yesterday when I used IE 6 to go to Paypal web site, it went to [url]www.paypal.com.org[/url]. So I closed the browser and didn't go there again. Is my PC infected ? I just went to Paypal web site again today, it seemed to be the genunine Paypal site. What … |
| | Hello, Acer laptop 8200 travelmate will not start after being off for a long period of time. I press the power button and the CPU fan starts going the screen remains black, the CPU activity light starts to blink, and then you can hear the fan just stop turning while … |
| | well it started this morning when was back on my computer i noticed the usual signs of this from what iv read in the others i had a red X for my C drive and i have alot of these tmp files so i was wondering how i can remove …  |
 | hi guys sorry if i posted this in the wrong part of the forums if it is u can transfer it to the appropriate section my question is: Is Counter Strike Source playable in this specs? Intel G965 Chipset latest driver & GMA X3000 graphic 1.5 GB DDR 2 533 … |
 | I am currently trying to research any companies offering network monitoring services. I am wanting to have online service for monitoring servers, all common network nodes, and such with email/sms sending when there is a problem or failure with anything on the network (with capabilites of both external and internal … |
| | eMachine T3418 on board 10/100 ethernet. Went into control panel (win xp home), network connections, properties. Checked the box to: show icon in notification area when connected, and the network connection was lost. Device manager showed yellow exclaimation next to Device Unknown - nVidia network controller. Uninstalled the driver then … |
| | Hi, I have a G4 running 10.4 and a Canon 400d, I have been Using this camera for two years on the same mac g4 computer it now will not recognize it. I have tried the flash card in a number of readers and joining the camera to the computer …  |
| | I recently put together this new computer Specs: AMD Athlon 2000+ XP 512 MB DDR RAM WD 80gb 7200 RPM HDD ATI Radeon 9200 128mb Video card Windows XP Pro SP1 Just the other day, I restarted my computer, and it booted (as normally does) in about 10 seconds. Then, … |
| | Hi all, example Proto LocalAddress Foreign Address State TCP 192.168.3.100:1104 60.160.16.1:139 ESTABLISHED Which port should I key in 1104 or 139? Will port forward make my connection faster? thks |
| | Hello, System is a three year old HP Pavilion zv5120us with XP Home SP2. The problem initially started as a recurring BSOD with stop error 0x000000f4. KERNEL_DATA_INPAGE_ERROR was displayed one time with this stop error. After the initial BSOD, restarting Windows normally took from five to ten minutes. Subsequent BSODs … |
| | Thank you! Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 4:11:55 AM, on 2/17/2008 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) 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\ibmpmsvc.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\Program Files\Intel\Wireless\Bin\EvtEng.exe C:\Program Files\Intel\Wireless\Bin\S24EvMon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE C:\Program Files\Unlocker\UnlockerAssistant.exe C:\PROGRA~1\THINKV~1\AMSG\amsg.exe C:\Program Files\Analog Devices\Core\smax4pnp.exe C:\Program Files\Lenovo\AwayTask\AwaySch.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxtray.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\hkcmd.exe … |
 | I don't have much experience with laptops and am helping someone with their laptop on Tuesday and figure I'd go in with some advice. I've searched the web, talked to people, but would like some final clarification. The individual spilled a drink onto the keyboard of a laptop. Now when …  |
| | It all started when i went looking a trial version of Microsoft Office. I think i went to a website that i shouldn't have and tried to download a trial version of Microsoft Office 2007. After i downloaded this file and closed the browser, random pop-ups popped up informing me … |
| | Hello everyone! I recently purchased a new hard drive and installed windows xp. Everything was doing great until i started playing GTA. At some points of the game the screen freezes and the sound turns to a horrible noise. I also discovered that also playing videos from the web( e.g. … |
| | Hello, I seem to be having a common problem yet from what I've read in some of these threads the fix is different for everyone. My home PC will not open some web sites, the browser sits there connecting to whatever web site I'm trying to access and does nothing. … |
| | Recently bought viao desktop all in one. Vista home installed. The keyboard is a viao, and the drivers show microsoft, but all 'working properly'. The keyboard switches on and shows connectivity. BUT none of the keys will type on the screen. Is this because it needs another driver. I have … |
| | I'm sure that Microsoft in their infinite wisdom had a reason for making my computer beep when I move the Volume Slider in the full window that you get by double-clicking on the volume icon in the lower right. It's annoying. I usually have WAVE at 100 percent so anytime … |
| | Hi, I just registered to have a little help on this. im on asia and took some photos on my N90 mobile phone, and i transfered them to my laptop. the company im working ruined my ADMINISTRATOR user, and created a new one. The photos and the desktop organization disappeared. … |
 | please...i have some problems...strange problems: 1. i scaned with PC Tools Spyware Doctor and Norton Security Scan and Nod32 (my default antivirus) but they found only some cookies and installation kit of one of my key loogger, nothing else... but starting with CmdLineExt02.dll that i was not enable to delete …  |
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