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| | Could I run applications using just the Program Files from another computer, without actually installing the program with a formal installer? Thing is, I recently had to reinstall Windows and all my applications, and am wondering what disadvantages there are to not installing the program and just using the Program …  |
| | Hi, Windows 98 SE. In the last few days cut and paste has stopped working. No software has been installed recently. The PC doesn't have Internet access. I'm thinking maybe a virus or registry corruption. Are there any other possibilities? I have to travel to access this PC so want …  |
| | I have had a problem with my internet conection for a while now. IE7 and yahoo will not connect to the internet. However Mozila will. IE7 was first to go and had to have a friend send me Mozila thru Yahoo messenger. A while later Yahoo messenger stops working as …  |
 | i have a copy of ubuntu 6.10 dappa drake or i think edgy eft is there a way to install beryl on it so i can use the cool features if theres anybody who knows please may you let us know and tell me how to install it or how … |
 | Alrighty. I would like to know the specs on the major (or minor, that's cool too) desktop managers. I would like the fastest one, but I do want my computer to look pretty, too. I am running Debian etch (testing), currently using Gnome and KDE (trying to switch to KDE, … |
| | just now i have one modem for one computer. Do i just buy a router and that plugs into my other computer or do i need a modem for each computer. ???  |
| | Hello I have a Samsung VM8000 with windows 98 as an operating system. When I put any audio or installation disc's in the cd rom drive its reads it and an orange light flashing up on the cd drive which obviously means that it is reading the disc, when suddenly … |
| | Hi When my friend was transporting her computer, she dropped it. The left side of the case and the front panel jarred loose. Everything looks okay inside, BUT...upon boot-up, the 'puter' beeps three times, the fan starts up as does the hard drive, seems to go thru their routine for … |
| | Hi, from looking at other Q's I'm worried I'm a bit out of my depth here, but I can't find the answer anywhere else, and from searching on here can't find it here either. I've got a new PC, and this has two monitor ports on the back - one … |
| | hellow to all how do i install a new hard drive on a tishiba satellite 2435-s255 i got it for free but without a hard drive so i will be installing a fresh install eny body have eny ideas thanks blackmagic |
| | hello i'm running a rather old pc its a HP pavilion purchased at wal-mart, pc was bought in 2001. OS : Windows ME name of motherboard is "Tortuga" when i boot up it gives me the following error "The driver file that displays items correctly on your screen isnt working. … |
| | Hi, I have been trying to use my new IPOD and also in the recent past my PALM and neither can sync with the computer. When I plug in the IPOD to the USB port it freezes up my computer and I have to shut it down manually. Please help! |
| | hi guys... what going on with my PC situation is... as usuall i log on into my computer CPU running as always but the problem here is for monitor which is nothing appear on screen. i have check the power cable and it ok even the monitor light a are … |
| | Hello. Well yeterday my comp shut down while i wansnt at it. I tried to turn it back on but it wont start. The Green Light on my motherboad is on so its getting power but when i press the power button on front it wont boot. I dont know … |
| | :?: Can anyone help me with this it pops up and after i ezit it comes right back....... how can i get rid of it???? |
| | I run Symantec and it says my computer is infected with an adware.purityscan. Yet when I follow the instructions for removal, the files do not exist on my registry. Does anyone know how to get rid of this spyware? Any help would be greatly appreciated. |
| | Hi, just tried installing an external caddy hard drive, it wouldn't complete the installation so i went through the trouble-shoot. I restarted my puter, unplugged then plugged in the device, then got told to restart to complete installation. (Strange I thought for a caddy drive) Any way, won't restart, my … |
 | I've got an HP desktop that is infected by a virus. I took it to the shop to see if it could be fixed, but the worker said twas not worth fixing since its so old. Thus I bought a new one. But since I showed some knowledge in computers... … |
| | I have a backup computer that I have been working on lately. After placing the components back together I plugged the power cable into the PSU. It promptly started spinning the fans but no display or posting tones. The hard disks spin as well. I attempt to hold down the …  |
| | my comptuer was working fine the night before. i shut it down properly. the next day i try and turn it on and it just keeps restarting. it dosent even get to the desktop. i tryed using F8 and starting with last known good configuration but nothing works. HELP PLEASE??? |
| | I was on the net when i got infected with spyware as indicated by an icon in the taskbar. I used adaware to recify this and now every time i connect to the internet i get a "Generic Host Process for Win32 Sevices has encountered a problem and needs to … |
| | Hi, I installed RH 8.0. It didn't detect my sound card which is a SB16. After installation I ran sndconfig, had no such fil or command. So I installed it since it wan't installed and it gave me the same error when I installed it. I ran the command at … |
| | Hi, I'm have a strange problem that I think's being caused by my router. I have several sites running on my local machine (WinXP Pro) and I use the Hosts files to direct for eg site1.local to 127.0.0.1 (Apache) and site2.local to 127.0.0.2 (IIS). Everything works fine when I'm not … |
| | Hello everyone, I had so many searches on the net for a site gives free domains for free... But i found none, Except AOL and Microsoft. i found some sub domain sites like Gigcities, freewebs, Geocities, Tripod, Bravenet, etc.................. I dont like sub domain but i would like them if …  |
| | Well i finally went around online to look at some computer parts and what now. I found a case i liked that looks like it would be nice. Case: [URL]http://www.xoxide.com/raidmax-smilodon-case.html[/URL] It's at Raidmax Smilodon case which looks like a very good case for the price. PSU would be a 500 … |
| | I am so impressed looking around at the vast knowlegde you guys have. I have chosen you as I am certain you know more than alot of the other forum users. Machine - Vaio VGN FE31Z Intel core duo, 2gb ddr,200gb hd,1.83 Intel speedstep, Proc t5600 Soft - Itunes, MSN … |
| | Why does everyone say aol is so harmful to your computer?? And If It Is harmful, how??? I just don't understand. |
| | hi the fan on my processor is driving me insane it goes constantly, what is wrong with it? is there something wrong? this cant be normal can it? please help |
| | Hello there.Once again my browser has been hijacked by pop-ups. It's strange because I have AVG antivirus/spyware protecting me, but it's happened again. Is AVG not doing its job? What is a good piece of software to actually stop my browser from catching... dodgy software I would love your help … |
| | Hi, I'm looking for a Linux based Final Year Project for my Computer Science degree. I am looking to save custom settings done by users on a GNU/Linux CD to a portable flash drive so that every time user runs the live CD, it retrieves the saved setting details from … |
 | Since I want to get into OS development I decided to install and try to use the bochs emulater. I have a sample floppy operating system called c.img. How do I tell bochs to boot from c.img? whenever I start bochs I just get panics and fatal errors. |
| | Hi Friends I cannot delete shortcuts on desktop I am getting this message " Make sure the disk is not full or write protected and that the file is not currently in use " Please help me in deleting these shortucts Actually i want blank desktop so please help me … |
| | Just this morning I woke up to find that my Dell Inspiron B130 isn't turning on. At first the battery light was on whenever it was connected to the AC adapter, but after 1 hr of charging it just turned off.I've tried removing the battery while the laptop connected to … |
| | Hi , I had some problems with Windows and decided to make repair using my installation disc with SP1 ( hum, hum ) ( I have a Linux ( Ubuntu ) partition on the second HD and using grub to choose which OS to start ) Using installation disc with … |
| | Hi there everyone I am new to Linux and have suddenly had the management of a Linux server in a remote site dropped into my lap. Can anyone tell me if there is a way for me to tell remotely what distro/version etc this server is. Currently my access to …  |
| | Hie everybody, My computer just shows a blue bank screen forever. This happened after installing windows xp professional sp2. The CD I used is a DELL cd and my computer is a proline computer. could there be some crashes with hardware of the machine? Help me out! Regards, George. |
| | Can someone help me as to where I can begin. I have been researching an my head is spining, I am taking a class on introduction into networkind and computer security and I have a project to develope for a fictional company a internet security plan. As I mentioned I … |
| | I am trying to activate DMZ on my computer. I have a Linksys router and I am on my house's network. However when I enter the Web adress for the Web Utility, which is "http://192.168.1.1", it says "Page Cannot be displayed", I need help! |
 | How can I record a skype conversation? Is there any FREE utilities out there that will let me do that? Notice I said FREE. |
 | Ok, Well what happened is I bought a used computer that was better then my moms....It was a desktop case, but the motherboard was compatible with my tower case. So I installed the used computers motherboard into my moms case and as soon as I plugged it in I got … |
| | Hi I have some extra sticks of RAM that I want to use in a friends computer that requires : 3.3V, synchronous, 168-pin, unbuffered, 133 MHz non-parity SDRAM. The extra RAM that I have is: 3.3V, synchronous, 168-pin, unbuffered, 133 MHz, non-parity ECC SDRAM (PC133 CL3 SDRAM). Can anyone tell … |
| | Hey guys, I looked everywhere for a solution but found none. Here is my problem and the solution I have tried. I am using an HP laptop, AMD Turion 64, 2 Gig of Ram, and dial up connection. Problem: When I first connected to the internet, I was able to … |
| | I have a desktop computer and a laptop both running Windows XP. recently i was running a program called hamachi on my desktop when it asked me if i would like to update the program. i said yes and as soon as it finished my internet stopped working. I have … |
| | hi I have Fedora core 4 cds, and want to install it in my laptop. How would i install FluxBox in it(i mean instead of kde or gnome)? ps im newbie thanks |
| | Hi, I'm using a Sony VAIO with XP on it but I've been recently having issues with the Task Manager. When I press Alt+Ctrl+Del I get the usual Windows Security window with the 6 buttons so I press the "Task Manager" button expecting to see the list of things that … |
| | hi i was wondering how can we make a peer to peer network i have a laptop and a PC and i wanna share some files and play games how can i set up the peer to peer network! |
 | thsi si my 2nd psot and yet again is another askin for help .(thou this oen isnt as un-serious as the former one) but yeah this problem as bene happening for what 6 months? but basically its this..: everytime the computer boots up form being turned of or restart w/e..it … |
| | I recently made a PC with some old parts some new parts i booted it up and it got to the windows xp loading screen and it restarted so i turned it off i turned it back on again and it stayed on the bios screen i turned it off … |
| | I don't think I necessarily have a virus but I thought if anyone could point me in the right direction someone here could. I have an Acer AL1912 with a Nvdia GFORCEMX440 graphic card (I think I spelled that right) I know the PC came with a built in video … |
| | I have an Acer AL1912 with a Nvdia GFORCEMX440 graphic card (I think I spelled that right) I know the PC came with a built in video display on the motherboard but its been bypassed in favor of this one. Unfortunately most times when I boot the display is way … |
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