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| | Hi! I started having problems with my computer when a friend sent a file through MSN Messenger, and after I accepted and opened it my instant messenging starting going nuts. My computer is now running very slowly, and oftenly opening up an annoying windows offering antivirus softwares. Can you help … |
| | Hi; I was wondering if anyone knows what the +12 and +5 volt measurements should be under no load and also under load? One would think that under no load ( nothing connected ) the voltages should be slightly higher than 12 volts or 5 volts. Thanks; Dougie |
| | I need some help. I wanted to edit some home videos with Windows movie maker but everytime I used it the program perfomed an illegal operation, it used to work fine but I thought what ever and I downloaded Colorful Movie editor 4.0. But this did the same thing everytime …  |
| | Hey! I have a small problem. Video Edit Magic isn't working for me right now because when I try to import pictures (not video files) the program closes without warning. I have lost entire projects because of it (and had to redo them, which takes HOURS) Also sometimes when I … |
| | Hi, Looking for suggestions here I have two locations with two pc's at each....both ;locations have highspeed internet access. I need to set up file sharing and printer sharing between the two locations......any suggestions as to how to proceed? at one end is XP, at the other end is ME |
| | Hi there. On my new laptop everytime i try to do anything like add/remove programmes, Powerdesk automatically starts up, and not the usual control panel, i cant do anything it seams without powerdesk starting up. My virus package is up todate - please help - i cannot find a setting … |
| | Hi, this seems like kind of a wierd one that i'm having. I just reformatted my computer due to a bunch of virus issues. Got all the drivers reinstalled and got onto the internet. For some reason the internet has been running kind of slow and a lot of the … |
| | Hi, I have one intranet 192.168.15.1 - 254 and one 192.168.17.1-254 The first one is the main domain based on a domain -DHCP server (win2003) and it work inside our factory (main office) The second one is our secondary offices wich logon to the same domain server of the main … |
| | Hey All, Joined the site here and have been a lurker for a while now. I've learned quite a bit reading here on many subjects. Just thought this new Wubi installer was a great thing for those of you that are new to Linux as I am. I found it … |
| | Hello to anyone that may be able to help me out, I believe I have stumbled upon a virus... I have no idea where it came from but I think my LiveUpdate for Norton has been acting weird so it may have snuck by somehow... it is causing a few … |
| | I think someone's trying to hack my computer, and steal my passwords. For some reason, websites that I'm logged onto, and should stay logged on, suddenly log off when I refresh the page, then are logged back on. My gmail account was logged off for some reason too, and that … |
| | Hello All... newbie here... i finally got my wireless card installed and the lost drivers reisntalled. the card works "ok".. i think it probably can be better. heres my dilema. i have an emachines dexsktop... T6524. and i bought with it a Buffalotech wireless LAN adapter. WLI2_PCI_G54S. when we moved …  |
| | Hi My name is akhtar I am a hardware engineer I have problem in our one site. that We have Adsl Broadband modem with ip address 192.168.1.1 and mask 255.255.255.0 and one wireless router linksys make with ip address 192.168.1.3 and mask 255.255.255.0 and Another network with router ip 172.10.10.1 … |
| | So, the right alternate button, right arrow key, fullstop/greater than, and right-clicky button on my keyboard have failed me. I am currently using ctrl-v to paste fullstops, and stinks. So, I took out the fullstop and right arrow keys (they are the more crucial ones) and cleaned them and even … |
| | I reformat my secondary computer as it was slow and all of my stuff had been moved. Previous to this it was able to access the shared printers and files on my new computer. We have a linksys router and the reformatted computer is able to serve the internet, etc, … |
| | Hi all, I am trying to build a Linux machine for graphic designing and video editing. Of GNOME and KDE, please help me choose one for best visual detail and efficient use of the hardware.  |
| | Hi everyone, I have just reformated my computer. Win xp pro. I can't use the scroll on either mouse, usb or standard port mouse only on the internet. They scroll fine in my work and text documents, but when I use the scroll on the internet, weather it is ebay …  |
| | Hello people, INTRODUCTION I need help...i've just built myself a new comp and am trying to install Windows Vista Buisness (which my university provides free). I have built the comp and all seems well and fine. The BIOS recognises the dvd/cd drive and the HDD and does'nt make any weird … |
 | Hey.. I'm hoping someone here has some insight... First, I have about a 3 year old Alienware desktop. Windows XP Home Edition, P4 3.x Ghz processor with an ATI Radeon 9800 Pro (256MB) video card. I can get more specifics on specs if it will help, but here is my …  |
| | Hello, System: Dell Dimension 8300 desktop with 512kb RAM Windows XP Pro SP2 with IE7 (7.0.5730.11) I have this annoying problem, after having just recovered from a bout with some BHO glitches. Everything is working fine, except that pulldown boxes on web pages come up blank. For example, the "search … |
| | Got a machine socket 775 it powers on, but no video or peripheral power (usb optical mouse light doesn't go on) I changed the ram, changed the power supply, disconnected everything but the essentials. Friend reported it froze up a few times, then just reboot it.. now it does the … |
 | hi once upon the time there was a gnome just working so nicely and quitley when a crash happened the system admin rebooted the and then "fsck" came out and asked him to do another fsck manually and he did and errors keep coming and he presses yes for about … |
| | First off I am new here so what's up!? My mp3 player came without instructions and I am confused. I have all my music on the computer but I do not know how to get it to the mp3 player. It is a rca m5001 and it is 1gb. Please … |
| | Opearating system Windows2000. Internet explore 6. I started having this problem one day after, I guess, runnig ad ware or spy ware removal programs When I start internet explorer, I see IEXPLORER.exe in the task manager but no internet explorer window opens up. I then installed Internet Explorer 6 SP1. … |
| | Hey guys, new to the forum, but hey! got a problem: Alright, a few weeks ago my run-of-the-mill linksys 2.4 ghz wireless router stopped working, both the wireless and wall connections. It couldn't connect to any URLs. So I figured it got fried from the lightning we had the previous … |
 | that, unfortunately, I have been entirely unable to find a solution to. (Note: once again I find that this could probably fit into several of the *nix forums, so I tried my best to find the one that fit the problem best. My apologies to the mods if this doesn't … |
| | Hi, I have been hit by the WinAntiSpyware2006, and couple other spywares. I tried using Spybot, Ad-Aware, but while they deleted them once, after i restart or even if i dont, they come back within minutes. Usually they only occur alot when using IE, but lately there are a few … |
| | I keep getting the error "Windows Live Messenger has encountered a problem and needs to close" when I open windows messenger. Sometimes it opens with no problem and other times this message comes up after the program has been running for awhile. Here is my log file. Logfile of HijackThis … |
 | is it usual for norton to make your pc sluggish even on 1gb ram aslo how do i shut norton fown what is the process name cheers:) |
| | Hi all, this seemed the best place to ask this question, apologies if it's not! I've recently joined up with an online game called Travian (building villages type game). There are two UK servers I have an account on - s1.travian.co.uk (88.198.49.126) and s2.travian.co.uk (88.198.65.123) When I'm at work, I … |
 | y'no how rapidshare only allows 100mb upload at a time. well there's a program on there its in .rar but split in 2 both .exe's does any1 know how 2 join them or any other files on rapidshare. |
| | I get this error message while trying to install OS X on my blue and white G3 tower that is currently running 9.2... "An error has occurred. Startup disk was unable to select the install cd as startup disk. (-2)" The CD drive works fine, recognizes the OS X disc, … |
| | When I go to the Tools menu at the top of the page and select "internet options" in the pulldown menu, the "general" tab is missing. The "internet options" window opens onto the "security" tab instead. Now I can't change my homepage.. HELP! What do I do? |
| | Hi, I tried to open internet options from within IE7. IE7 froze, popped up an error message, offered to send to MS and finally closed. The explanation from MS was that there was an error reading inetcp.cpl, and suggested chkdsk to fix hard drive errors. I ran chkdsk and it … |
| | I was just wondering how I can remove old start up files from MSCONFIG. I'm running Win XP Pro  |
| | Just installed fresh copy of windows xp on my friends dell and everything works fine except when i try to connect to the internet. XP doesnt detect the dsl modem.. it only setups dial up. During install options it also prompts me to type in area code etc., never happened … |
| | Whenever running Windows XP and then quitting InterNet Explorer 6.0 an annoying error message always pops up. It states that "the instruction at :0x03813758" referenced memory at "0x03813758". The memory could not be "read". Click OK to terminate the program. This is a really annoying pop up that was been … |
| | I have a 2003 Server network of about 40 PCs. Yesterday, for no apparent reason, the password protect on the screen saver stopped working, on both the primary and secondary domain controllers. The screen savers come up as usual after the delay period. The "on resume, password protect" box is … |
| | my computer won't show my desktop or task bar and when i try to find explorer it's not there. I don't know if it's a virus or not so here is my hijack this log Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 8:14:31 p.m., on 16/09/2007 Platform: Windows …  |
| | Im super noob at this stuff but id just like to know whats the simplest way to create a program or file which when i execute will run 2 different programs. Say i want to run winamp and firefox, i just want a program that when i execute will run … |
| | Hey! here's a strange case for you ;) In the summer my computer started to act strange - beginning with a bad install of Vista (crap). Went back to XP and then the comp wouldent start up - I opend the case side and then suddently it worked. - This … |
| | help me please! somehow i found that there is a password in the bios and i did never put that password and nobody touched my laptop. so i found a program to reset the password and after the reset it said that something ni the bios changed and asked if … |
| | Does anybody know how to disable the sound that is heard when one adjusts the system volume? By this, I mean the icon of a speaker that is found in the System tray at the right hand end of the taskbar. Every time I turn the volume up or down …  |
| | Hey everyone, this is my first post. I have had a problem on my WIN XP PRO machine in which the desktop is now white and when I right-click on the desktop I am able to click on Properties > Desktop, but then I cannot choose a desktop picture because …  |
| | ok, i recently formatted my hard drive and reinstalled windowsXP. but now i have the "safely remove hardware" icon in the system tray, and when i click on it, it gives me the option to remove C drive, which obviously cant be done. and i just cant seem to get …  |
| | My Windows XP SP2 is stuck in Safe Mode. I would like to get it out without doing a "Repair" from the CD, if it will do that. I have checked the boot.ini and it appears to be consistant with some I have looked at online. It appears I may … |
| | hi can someone tell me how we can open chm files in fedora linux? Is there any plugins or softwares for it.My all linux books are in chm format. thank u |
| | Laptop stops during start up; Stalls at "Windows is Starting Up" screen. Help!  |
| | hello my problem is that when i turn on my computer it turns off by itself. To go into detail When i turn on my computer the loading page comes up then before the welcome screen. That is when the computer turns off. Just before the welcome page comes up. … |
| | My pc shut down yesterday, my brother put in a new system restore check point which hasn't done any good and now I can't get any previous check points to restore my pc the way it was. Lost all my photos music etcs can any one help me please Lel … |
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