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| | hello ppl actually i want to install a software which requires to change the system date back to 10yrs, but the BIOS setting is not allowing me to change the system date back to 10yrs,instead it is allowing me to change back to 3to4 yrs.so what can i do. gud …  |
| | My pc only has 2 dimm sockets. One has 256mb of ram. Can i put 512 in the other one or do they have to be the same? |
| | I have a Toshiba Satellite A30 Laptop which has 2 fans under it (one to try to keep the CPU cool all the time the other to cool it rapidly if it gets too hot). However, over the past few months I have noticed a steady increase in the amount … |
| | All my desktop icons are linked. If you drag one, they all go. Main problem is when an icon is clicked, the Recycle Bin folder opens. Really stumped on this. Any help appreciated. Thanks.  |
| | Hello this is my first post and I am a complete idiot when it comes to computers. I have inherited a emachine t 1840 and was not able to use some software programs because the monitors resolution was so low. And in my blissful ignorance I purchased a new shiny … |
| | Right-clicking on the Start button causes my XP Home Edition system to freeze. The only way I can correct it is to reboot. However, it recurs when I try to right-click again. Otherwise, the computer works normally. Would anyone have a solution to this problem? Thanks, Oded |
| | Yesterday I tried to upgrade my pc a bit. It is a PII 33mhz with 64mb ram. It had obtained a 10 gig HDD and popped it in as well as a 64 mb stick of ram which i put next to 2 32 mb sticks. I realized that this … |
| | Sorry for the bad title of this post, but I have more than just one question... Thanks in advance for any answers to the following questions: [Ubuntu 6.06 LTS] 1) In the terminal, wine notepad.exe and wine regedit.exe work, but others such as wine write.exe or wine sol.exe or wine … |
| | :rolleyes: I have a compaq 1275 laptop that came with a toshiba 4.3gb hard drive I got a IBM travelstar 20gb for free model #djsa-220 would I be able to install it in my laptop and also I have the quick recovery cd's that came with the computer that puts … |
| | My friend gave me this computer I need to know the codes that u use to navigate through the system so that I can use my computer until i get a mouse.:?: |
| | Does anyone know what is the best LCD monitor to buy.  |
 | Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 8:46:29, on 1/12/2549 Platform: Windows ME (Win9x 4.90.3000) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106) Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\KERNEL32.DLL C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSGSRV32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\mmtask.tsk C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MPREXE.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSTASK.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\STIMON.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\ZONELABS\VSMON.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\RESTORE\STMGR.EXE C:\WINDOWS\EXPLORER.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\INTERNAT.EXE C:\WINDOWS\TASKMON.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SYSTRAY.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\ATI2EVXX.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\ATIPTAXX.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\ATI2CWXX.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\TOSMEM.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\HPZTSB03.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\WMIEXE.EXE C:\PROGRAM FILES\GRISOFT\AVG FREE\AVGCC.EXE C:\PROGRAM FILES\GRISOFT\AVG FREE\AVGEMC.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SPOOL32.EXE C:\PROGRAM FILES\GRISOFT\AVG …  |
| | Hello I am having trouble with all the desktop icons and taskbar icons going blank also the system will not let me open any programs. I have to restart the system and it will be ok for a short time before it does it again. I thought maybe it was … |
| | Hi, When I run the usual free scan spybot, adware, mcaffe, aol antivirus, they always finish. When I run trend(online scan) it cuts out early during the scan where as it worked before on my computer. Do you know why this is? Im guesing this cant be a trojan but … |
| | Hi all, I just downloaded the Adaware 1.06 and updated it. When I try to run the scan it stops repeatedly on one file.... "C:\Documents and settings\Owner\Program files\Common Files\Installshield\engine6\intel32" Any ideas...... Thanks for the help Fish |
| | Hi, I've been searching around the forums but I haven't been able to find anything that solves my problem so I guess I'll make a new topic. Basically my situation is this. I've built a few PCs before for other people as well as myself so I know may way … |
| | Alright the basic problem is our computer has completely stopped connecting to the internet. Here is the basic info about the computer [LIST] [*]Its running windows XP [*]Is using a VIA Rhine II Fast Ehternet adapter [*]Connected to a Linksys BEFSR41 router [*]Every other computer connected to the same router … |
| | Hi, I was using my computer surfering the web as I was doing my paper. THen suddendly it froze, i thought because i left it on an hour or two too long. I suddently heard the hard drive like it was loading something. I forced restart (button not a + … |
| | Hi, my montor is blurry in the center and more focused around the outer edges. This seems to have an effect only on text and is drving my eyes crazy. The monitor is an HP mx75, about 3 years old. I have reinstalled the video drivers already with no success. … |
| | Hi everyone, I have some rather ridicalous questions so bear with me for a while. The last time i did overclocking was five years ago was when overclocking was simply configuring the jumpers on the motherboard and had nothing to do with the bios. Well now they all have to … |
| | Hi All, A couple of weeks ago my PC ran into problems with an overheating CPU. The CPU heat sink and fan had come loose (LGA 775 CPU) from the mobo. I reattached the cooler and all seemed fine. I decided to replace the cooler as a couple of the … |
| | Hi guys, This is my first post in this forum. And i am not very happy to start with a problem. My PC restarts all by itself and i have no clue abt the reason. There isnt any virus. I believe its a hardware problem. And this restart usually happens … |
| | My computer is one that I put together myself so when it breaks I am the only person arround to fix it. The other night the computer turned off and the PSU started smoking. I hoped that all I needed to do was replace the PSU. Unfortunately it wasn't. When … |
| | Hey, i've been a long time reader of this website because i use it at my job where i also fix the same problems you all encounter every day, but now the tables have turned. i have a problem of my own... i want to burn cd's on windows media … |
 | [COLOR=#000000]I am having the strangest problem with Windows XP. No matter what application I load, there is a 1.5 ~ 2 second delay before the application is ready for use. I will explain further, first, here are my specs:[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]* Inspiron E1505, Intel Core Duo Processor T2400 (2MB/1.83GHz/667MHz)[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]* 2GB, … |
| | [B][COLOR=#000080]Hello, I don't know too much about computers, but I wonder if any of you out there could please please HELP ME... I own a IBM T23 thinkpad laptop.[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=navy]The problem with the laptop is as follows:[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=navy]When switched on within a minute or so a clicking noise is heard... …  |
| | In windows98, windows media player stores the recent viewed files address and there was no option to remove this privacy from player...some of virusscan provides some utility of cleaning but some of them not work. To clean manually follow this: Click 'start' and go to 'run' and type 'regedit' (only … |
 | [COLOR=#000000]Hello. I am having a problem with a PC I am working on for a friend of my sisters. It is an old [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Gateway E-1400[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]PIII processor[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]16MB TNT2 PCI Graphics card[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]256MB RAM[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]15GB HDD[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]I know this is an old PC but it was given to him … |
| | Hi, I wish to Upgrade my PC for the future softwares going to be released.... Like Windows Vista Currently I have: [B]Processor: [/B] Intel Penitum 4 Processor 540 with Hyperthreading Technology 3.20 GHz, 800Mhz FSB, 1MB L2 Cache, 90nm [B] RAM: [/B]512 MB RAM -- 400 MHz DDR SDRAM Memory …  |
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| | Hi Everyone, got a problem here that i can't seem to solve. i am using Windows Media Player 11, with WINXP OS. I tried installing the codecs, tried uninstalling and installing WMP11, but no luck. so please can somebody help me...i am sure one of you out there has come …  |
| | [I]Hi all:[/I] [I]Can someone please help with the 2 different error messages I am receiving when I insert a disc into my cdrom drive?[/I] [I]The first one is "windows cannot read from the disc because it is corrupted or dirty, or formatted incorrectly"[/I] [I]the second is "please insert a disc … |
| | My post about my dead HP Laserjet 1300 went unanswered yesterday. isn't there anyone with a little electrical knowledge that has opened one of these printers and explored the electrical connections able to help me????????? Please, I hate to throw it into the garbage when it seems like it is … |
| | Hi, i have a sony vaio pcg k415s notepad, yesterday when i try to install linux on it i wokr fine but before it finishe installation i left the system in office open and in runing condition. but when i check it in the morning its seems to dead. nothing … |
| | [font=Comic Sans MS][size=4][color=red]Okay, the other day I was an idiot :rolleyes: and decided to change my boot screen file (ntskornl.exe).....well I did it, and it changed it. But when I go to turn on the computer, it goes thru the boot screen then when it is supposed to go to … |
| | I have had this for a long and it has always wroked. This morning, it quit printing. The lower of the twolights on the face is blinking. As per HP help, I checked the side door, the print cartridge door placement, fully closed the print cartridge door, took out and … |
| | My laptop wont start up all of a sudden. I get this yellow blinking light on the far left of the blinking light status area. It appears to have a plug in below it. Yes everything is plugged in. I try manually starting it it wont do anything. Left it … |
| | Ihave 3 scsi hds and i just bought another computer that was runnin scsi.Never hooked them up before if someone could take the time to explain to me how to go about gettin them to read in the bootup ie: boot 0 boot 1 boot 2 etc.. And where the … |
| | Ok...I've had my iBook for a few months now, and had no problems until yesterday. My computer froze, and iTunes was skipping. I let it sit, no change. Then, when I restarted it, the Airport didn't boot up. It said "Hardware not found." Ok, so I did what any converted …  |
 | Hi all, This morning i started to add in a few extra parts to and older P4 E.g: DVD burner, TV capture card and sound card. Before I started to install everything i plugged it in and everything was starting up fine so i unplugged it and started to install …  |
| | I have made a Image folder in my c:/program files/apache group/apache2.I don't want to put all of my images in the "htdocs" folder. my images come up if i place the image in the "htdocs folder" but will not come up if i place them in the Image folder that … |
| | I posted this question because I'm curious and I'm also a mac fan, pc and palm. But I'm not one to keep up with the techno jone's. I'm the reverse .. I hang on to equipment and software until it dies. My work uses PC's and Mac's .. so I … |
| | my apple powerbook g4 is not starting up i only c the blue screen with the apple logo n the circl thing olz help me i was trying to install tiger n then it had erro cause my cd had broken scraces /..can any 1 tell me how do i … |
 | Hey im making a MythTV box and the biggest concern that I am having is whether or not the capture card will work so I thought someone might know here. Im thinking about putting it ontop of ubuntu first off mainly because I want a full operating system and knoppmyth … |
| | [B]Intro[/B] I just moved from Linux(ubuntu) to BSD (DesktopBSD/FreeBSD) as you might have read in my blog. So here are some things you might want to know about my install situation that could help you out later. [B]First Scenario: Remove Linux Completely[/B] I installed my DesktopBSD right over my Linux … |
| | Okay here's the situation. I was trying to make Daemon Tools 4.03 work by using SPTD Deleter, which required me to install both the .NET framework and WMI. I could only use SPTD Deleter in safe mode, and because my machine doesn't have a boot options menu by pressing F8, … |
| | Hello. My little bro downloaded something off the internet and infected my computer. Now this annoying "Critical System Error" keeps flashing on my taskbar. I'd appreciate the help. Thanks in advance. Here is the hijack this log: Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 3:22:44 PM, on 12/11/2006 Platform: Windows …  |
 | I need to know the location of the CDrom Driver's. The Symantec remove product tool, Has Removed them. |
| | I have a Dell Inspiron 8500 with the 32mb ATI card.. I'm thinking of upgrading to the nVidia GeForce4 4200 64mb card. I know this isn't the best available at this time, but it is for my budget.... Is this a good card? How does it perform with games? If … |
| | This is sort of a two question topic, one of then is really easy and one of them, I've gotta be completely vague because I have no idea what's going on. First issue: this computer had WinXP Pro on it and all of a sudden it just started freezing at … |
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