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Hey. My question is, can laptops have startup problems if they're cold? If the answer is No, or They Shouldn't, then I will call the depot and interrogate them as to Why my computer fails to start in the mornings. My problem is, sometimes when I turn on my computer, …

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I was searching google for firefox and I came along Microsoft Firefox.....But I just about fell of my chair when I saw the system requirments. It has to have a Quadcore CPU 4.6GHz processor or higher. I thought that I should let people know of this. I know in a …

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Hi All, First of all, I have very limited knowledge of broadband - unlike 101% of all you guys. The problem is- I recently decided to get broadband. I have a desktop and a laptop. The laptop is a Dell inspiron and it is 9 months old and it has …

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Hello, When i try to delete a video folder in my documents, it says "Cannot remove folder VIDEO_TS: The directory is not empty". Can someone please help?:sad:

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Hello. Random hyperlinks have been appearing in some of my Excel spreadsheets. I've run virus scans, spyware scans (including AVG AntiSpyware) and they've come out clean. I've also cleaned my registry with Eusing Free Registry Cleaner. Here is my Hijack this log. Please let me know if you see any …

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i reinstalled my windows xp cd because of previous problems and now i have another problem when i click on my computers then check my hard drive it indicates that i have 30gb left and i have a 100gb hd. i tried to find these files so i can delete …

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Installed a new graphic card, now my syncmaster nf 900 monitor doesnt work. Tried with a older computer and then it did work. strange... both are crt or what you call monitors that isnt flat. I had x600pro 256mb before this 7600gt 256mb card. Need help =) help me...

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I will wait until service pack 1 is out there are to many problems that Microsoft need to iron out ie fix:!::rolleyes: [url]http://www.winsupersite.com/reviews/ces07.asp[/url] new microsoft home based server what do you guys think rimos :eek:newbie

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Have followed instructions in the main threads with regards to AVG anti spyware and Hijackthis but still appear to have the same problems. I'm being redirected to various websites through IE and have had a whole array of pop ups. Would appreciate any help anyone could give me. The AVG …

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Had a error message appears in my Windows XP. The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000142) What's it? How do I solve it?? Please advice. Thanks.

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Ok a couple days ago I turned on my computer and the intel screen came up bla bla bla and I hear a strange clicking noise I take the side off and it's coming from the hard drive. By the time I look at the screen it ayd disk read …

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Hi all. I have a D-Link DI-514 (wireless router) working great in my house. I am about to get an Xbox 360 and want the Xbox Live. However I do not want to spend £60 on the Xbox adaptor. Nor do I want a massive wire (three stories high) going …

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Yep, I've got it. And the Exploit-Byte Verify Trojan. Here is my HJ log. Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 10:07:33 PM, on 2/8/2007 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\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\Program Files\TGTSoft\StyleXP\StyleXPService.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe …

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I've been thinking of putting a SATA card in my machine to connect a 160Gb hard drive. Can Windows 98 SE handle a drive this size?

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I've been having trouble reinstalling XP Pro on a raid drive. Went to upgrade bios and kapoof, no bios, no computer...dead. Asus K8V-SE Delux. Is this the end or can it live again? Thanks for any experience with this problem.

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[COLOR=DarkRed]I've seen this problem before on here, however was unable to solve it in the same way as the previous user. My laptop got sent off for repair last week, and since it came back, I cannot get it to connect to the internet using Mozilla or IE6. In safe …

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i used hijackthis... n i am posting my log.. kindly guide me how to get rid of this virus...which makes new folders in my computer of size 104 kb...disables my task manager, standby and hibernation, hides my folder options... pleaseee help Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 12:09:28 AM, …

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I'm wondering if this would be possible, I've currently got 4 computers, including my xbox 360, and I would like to replace my router with a 8 port switch. I believe my modem is capable of performing NAT and DHCP services. Would this setup work? Would I still be able …

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hello, everyone! hope everyone is doing okay. I am having trouble with my computer. I have Windows XP professional service pack 2 and i could not open google. it will say page cannot be displayed, did try the options but to no avail. pls. help. thank you.

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Hi everyone Whilst I am not the most knowledgable in computers, I have discovered that my browser has been hijacked. If someone could please look at the copy of my log below and let me know what I need to get rid of it would be very much appreciated. If …

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OK. I'm an idiot. I've managed to get my laptop hijacked... though I'm still not entirely sure how. I don't recall having gone to any websites that I haven't been to before, but... when I went to look at history everything had been cleared. About a week ago I installed …

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Hi all... I sure hope someone can help here!! I have the Inspiron 1150, just over a year old and in November had the motherboard replaced because the power supply connection just broke off. Warranty out in Jan, now there is just a black screen when the computer turns on. …

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I have read some of the other postings, however, i still have yet to fix my problem. I cannot recall when this problem first took place. Everytime i try to view a video supported by Quicktime Player, it begins to load, then quickly goes to a faded quicktime logo with …

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hi, got rid of alot of viruses trojans and nasties. but this one stays through it all and wont delete. I keep picking them up downloading. Its called (deepscan generic ranky BC391OEE):!: its getting found in system 32/ driver/ svchost.exe. Will i have to reinstall? Any ideas will be most …

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Hi, I recently bought a new PC w/Win MCE. I would like to transfer my accounts, security settings, and Group Policies from the old PC w/Win XP Pro. I have read that I can use the settings and files transfer wizard, but I am not clear about what is transfered, …

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have got xp pro sp2 on h/d, i was formatting a floppy when something happened everything went off , all i was left with was the desktop screen with no icons, the only way to shut down was switchoff by the button on front, since then it will not bootup …

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Dear Caperjack, I'm experiencing the same darn problem with the System 32 screen at start-up. Could I ask you to take a look at my HiJack log below? If youcould spare the time: THNX a lot!:cool: El Tete running XP Pro on a Dell 8300 [QUOTE=caperjack]Download 'Hijack This!'.[url="http://www.computercops.biz/downloads-file-328.html"]http://www.computercops.biz/downloads-file-328.html[/url] Unzip to …

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please..I really do need help..and as the question states..for whatever reason all my players in my PC suddenly can't play DVD-rom.. it was working fine the other day...but then the next day when I inserted the same dvd-rom, all my players suddenly can't play them...

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Well I have to do defensive driving in two weeks, and trying to do calculus homework and none of my computers are working corectly. here are some of the problems I am having. [URL="http://www.defensivedriving.com/ddo/browsercheck.html"][U][COLOR=#800080]http://www.defensivedriving.com/ddo/browsercheck.html[/COLOR][/U][/URL] [COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]when I try to click “next” at the bottom of the page, I get …

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Hello, I just reformatted my computer because I was getting sick of my computer being slow. After I refomatted to Windows XP Home Edition everything seem to run fine. But when i tried to install my sound driver from dell that i got off the website, it freezes and my …

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Is it just me - or is every single online poker room non mac compliant It is such a huge pain in the ass having to remotely connect to my wife's Windows machine every time I want to play online poker. HELP!

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Lately, my internal CD writer that came with my computer has not been burning from my harddrive the way it use to. It use to burn at the fastest speed without any problems, but now I get error messages whenever I try to burn a CD. So I slowed the …

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Hey there, i got another problem. i have a anti virus software and pop ups blocked. But since i turned on my computer today ive been getting pop ups (mainly casino ones). Can anyone help?

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Over the past few weeks, I have been attempting to "tweak" my computer to allow for better gaming. I have an older Dell with a P4 and 1 gig or RAM running Windows XP HE. I have been tweaking via msconfig and also services. Now, I have done something that …

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How do I format my hard drive? All my important files and documents are backed-up on my external HD. I need to reformat my C Hard drive, but cant figure out how. I have the restore disks I received when I purchased my computer, but am lost. Any help is …

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Hi, I'm working on an AppleScript that, among other things, needs to delete page items from the pasteboard (outside the main Page area). I can go about this one of two ways: 1) call an existing javascript already in the the Scripts palette. 2) rewrite the logic in AppleScript for …

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I may be kicked out of here for saying so, but I am a very creative, scattered, silly girl who only gave in to the computer world a few months ago! I need a lot of help! I have an imac version 10.3. First of all, something was taking too …

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Hey guys, I have Fedora6 installed on my Dell laptop. I am a complete noob at any Linux os. I have a few things that I would like some help with. 1. I have no clue how to install drivers (or programs for that matter). I need drivers for my …

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On a computer I am trying to work on it gives the black screen with the can't load because of corrupt file and the part to put in the cd and push r for recovery etc. I went through the chkdsk /r and did a repair and recovery but it …

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This system alert icon/bubble appeared recently on my toolbar and ive scanned my computer many times and i cant seem to get it out. When i click on it it directs me to a website for spyware removal program called Antivermins. I scanned with AVG, Adware SE and Spy Sweeper …

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[B][U][COLOR=#000000]Network Drive access problem[/COLOR][/U][/B] [COLOR=#000000]Hi[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]I have an intranet in my office. Previously I was using [B]WIN2K Pro[/B] and Now for development purpose We put a new PC with [B]XP Pro[/B].[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]In our conventional method we used to access the drive [B]d[/B] from Run command (or [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Through [U]Tools-> Map …

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Well i hae been lookin' at some motherboards for the desktop i'm tryin' to build for me and my parents. My friend said should use a 2.5 GHz motherboard, but when i look at all the motherboards online, i see other stuff like sockets..... I'm so confused about that stuff. …

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Just need a information on how to fix my run command. When I try to open from the run command icon in the start menu I get a window in the middle of the screen that states "windows cannot place a shortcut here Do you want the shortcut placed on …

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I recently had a hard drive failure and it was replaced. Did a full recovery using the set of discs. I have all Windows Updates in place. My system is Windows XP Home, SP2. My Office 2000 won't install. No error message, it just does not respond to the last …

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I want to access my camera connected to my computer via a video server. If the ip address of the camera is i.e. 192.168.1.2 and the ip address of my connection to the net is i.e. 82.210.170.130 What address do I need to enter into the browser to view this …

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ok I'm not a complete noob, I just havn't had the proper experience setting up a network. I tried searching for a little bit on this website but didn't find the exact situation I had. I'm sorry, but I've been in a little frustration and am just desireous to speek …

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Sometimes, comrades my pc just doesn't load. It usually happens when I cut the computer off for the night and try to load it up the next day. It freezes on boot. Secondly, sometimes the computer does load up and it freezes then. One other issue I had is when …

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Ok i would like to look into swapping my dads XP home pc to linux as it will not have a chance of running Vista. Im in two minds about whether to choose: SuSE 10.2 -may be slow?, crippled dvd support, bad updater? PCLinuxOS 2007 -new, maybe unstable? CentOS 4 …

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