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| | Hello, I have a sony vaio laptop and need to disable the wireless lan. Can I do this in the Bios? If so, can you provide instructions? Thanx, Cindy |
| | FOUR QUESTIONS: Firstly, why does the ALWAYS ASK FOR MY E-MAIL ADDRESS AND PASSWORD OPTIONS not functioning eventhough I have clicked that option. Secondly, why do I keep getting the same message that my password is incorrect although I know it IS. This itruly annoys me as I have to … |
| | Hi, Can any one of you help to sort this out? My microphone produces kind of a noise which really disturbs me. I tried the mic in several ways.. using the Soun Recorder (sndrec32). It seems all my audio settings are correct. I'm suspecting it to be a hardware problem. …  |
 | Can you use SATA CD and Hard drives along side IDE CD and Hard drives?? |
| | when installing windows 98 on my newly built pc I get to the searching of plug-ins and it then hangs, this has happened multiple times so please could anyone give me some suggestions:confused: I have a XFX geforce 6600gt and soundcard already plugged in is this likely to be causing … |
| | I'm currently looking for a Free distro to run on my servers. I'm going to be using a web server, ftp, dhcp, game server, etc. I wan to know if there's a windows like free server, or which one would you guys recommend. I've looked into Xandros server, but that … |
| | Hi I have been experiencing intermittent connectivity problems with my broadband for the last few weeks. It manifests itself with the "network cable is unplugged" message. I have checked the cable is plugged in and have connected using another laptop without any problems.   |
 | Hey everyone, I'm still trying to get DNS setup correctly. I decided to pretty much start from scratch and use Microsoft's article 5171. I'm using MyCompany.com as our Domain and I put that in for the DNS as well. All of the other AD folders show up in my Forward … |
| | Hi, I need help!!! My old Dell Latitude cpX tries to start up but shuts itself down after 4 seconds. Sometimes it tries to start again on it own!! :evil: Any ideas? :idea: I've tried booting up docked, undocked, battery in / out, DVD drive in/out, floppy drive in/out. I … |
| | I have a wired router provided by my Wireless Provider, so can't remove it from the mix. I then have a Linksys wireless router I would like to add to the network to make my laptop portable around the house. I have been able to make it work by following … |
| | I looked around the forums at some length incase this has already been addressed, but I didn't see anything that was similar enough, so here's my problem. For background, I've never had anything like this happen before. I'm still using dial-up (yea, I know), so I went to sleep last … |
| | I was on my laptop today and the plug came undone. no big deal, I plugged it back in and fired it up. The screen, however, was barely readable. Very dark but there was a picture in there. Any ideas how to fix this or what it means? is the … |
| | when we boot the system in safe mode what are the files shown before booting the system?? ( a list of files is shown) i have some files in my startup list & when we boot using safe mode will those files be executed?? will drivers be loaded when v …  |
| | Greetings, I checked through a post or two from here regarding this error earlier,but since his code and .dll file is different from mine,I'd like to request help for my case.For mine... Application part: Faulting application svchost.exe, version 5.1.2600.2180, faulting module netapi32.dll, version 5.1.2600.2180, fault address 0x0000a3c0. Event ID : … |
| | For some reason, RUNDLL32.EXE keeps monopolizing my CPU usage. When I boot up, RUNDLL32.EXE behaves well and only consumes a modest amount of CPU usage. At some (seemingly random) point, though, it decides it wants to monopolize my CPU usage. (When I pull up 'Processes' in the Windows Task Manager, … |
 | I am very interested in running AIM Pro, which according to the aim.com website, is Windows XP x64 Edition compatible. However, the setup program throws back an error saying invalid operating system. Anyone have any ideas?  |
 | Hi all i have been using microsoft access alot of late to create databases for various purposes. Normally before starting the database i will plan it out on a piece of paper what the structure of the database will look like for example what fields i am going to need … |
| | I have a client PC (with Windows 98SE) that is connected to my network with a WRE54G range extender. It connects to the network, but not the internet - the IP is a 169. number rather than a 192. number. I've tried using winipcfg to release and renew but it … |
| | Has anyone had any problems running the latest version of PartitionMagic on Windows XP x64 edition? |
| | Hi All, I am running into a major mac problem this afternoon. I logged out of my Mac last night and came today, no login page! All I see is a semi-blue screen. I restarted my Mac a few times, without any success. Please, someone advice me on what I … |
| | I dont know if this should belong under software or network security, but I am a little stumped at why I am missing the 'wireless networks' tab. This is a pentium machine xp pro SP1. I was trying to connect to the machine with software that will syncronize files in … |
| | So I just signed up with a new ISP that is giving me 8 static IP's. Well I want to put my server on one of them. The server will be an FTP and will host pictures for MySpace and forums. What I want to know is what exactly do … |
| | Greetings! I can't get my CD drive to work. Perhaps after reading the issue someone could either help me out or point me in the direction of a previous post answering the question. When I put a CD in the drive, the system tries to read it but fails, and … |
| | I currently run a fan based cooling system, and my room is unnaturally hot. I've wanted to change it to a liquid cooling system. Can the heat sink on my processor be removed? Or has the thermal gel between the two bonded them together? (I custom built my computer myself. … |
| | Hi, just joined here after hearing how good the help was! I've just started having a problem with my MP3 Player, it is this one: [url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/New-512MB-RED-MP3-PLAYER-REC-USB-PEN-DRIVE-FM-RADIO-UK_W0QQitemZ9730662510QQcategoryZ80019QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting[/url] The problem is that I've deleted all the music off the player, yet it still says there is 394mb of used space, there are … |
 | Hi there,new here so please bear with me,I have a problem in that after replacing a faulty cd rom windows will not boot up,what I get on booting is a message saying one of your drives needs checking for consistency,I let it check and the message comes back no errors …  |
| | My pc was just attacked this week and i have been fighting with the infection for some time. Just today, it got to where i was unable to open up 'my computer' or any other windows based files of the like. However, from reading an old forum on this website …  |
| | I'm a 20 year old college student and I work from a laptop. My computer is majorly infected and I have no clue what to do. I get tons of pop-ups from almost every site that I visit now, including this one, and the sysprotect 2005, 2006, and Winantivirus are … |
| | Hi... Can somebody help me with advice on installing the max RAM in my Toshiba Satellite 1135-S125 laptop? Right now the machine has 240 MB of RAM and I'd like to get it to the max. Any advice on the best approach to take? Thanks, looking forward to some sound … |
| | when try to enter system restore get do not have sufficient security privileges do not know how to change it help would be appriciated |
| | Hi I am new to this forum, and not at all knowledgable about PC stuff. I am at my wits end trying to get rid of this error message. It first happened when I installed Symantect Winfax Pro (which incidentally didn't seem to instrall properly). I have uninstalled it and … |
| | I am trying to figure out why I can login as an admin and as a user, but when I try to login as a power user the system freezes. Any Ideas? Thanks Zero |
 | [B][I]I am thinking of buying a new Laptop and want to know everyones opinion on the most efficient proccessor ??[/I][/B] [B][I]I do some DTP and photo work and I don't play games (crap co-ordination )[/I][/B] [B][I]I know that battery life is also important and certain proccessors give longer working times … |
| | I have just swapped over to a new computer and transferred my outlook files. I now however have two lots of personal folders when I open Outlook - any idea how to remove one of them please. I am using xp pro with office 2003. Thank you. |
| | Hi there! I have followed all your suggestions for removing searchassistant and other nasties and now have this log...help! You have been very helpful, TIA! Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 7:40:11 PM, on 8/14/2006 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) Running processes: … |
| | I've been recently having troubles opening a few files. BearShare, Morpheus and Limewire to be exact. I regularly used Bearshare, then one day it kept closing on me. So I downloaded Limewire. Same deal. Now with Morpheus, same deal. Here's my Hijackthis log. Any and all help is appreciated. [QUOTE]Logfile … |
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| | Hi All, Im Mummabear, Carol to my friends. Dont know if ive done this right:mrgreen: but here goes. Can anyone help...since reformatting my pc my system is doing a strange thing. When I click on my local ddrives c,d or e,the windows search box comes up instead of the contents … |
| | Perhaps I should have been concerned by the 1 year warranty or maybe it was the constant switching itself off or possibly it was the hard drive failing after 8 months but anyway to cut a long story short I have a rather expensive paperweight on my hands. Owing to … |
| | I've been browsing the forum for anything that could solve my problem, but nothing I tried so far helped, so maybe someone has an answer to my specific trouble. My old computer's power source died, and we decided to just start fresh with building a new one. When hooking up … |
| | hi everyone my left mouse button will not work, i think that it is a virus as it work on others computers. Here is my hijackthis log If some one can have alook for me that would be great Thanks Docpep Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 3:49:28 PM, … |
| | Hi Guys, Can anyone help me please, I have two nieces both of which have iPod nano's like myself, however, we do NOT listen to the same music but they add/remove music for their iPods on my PC. I am trying to find a way to get itunes to recognise … |
| | Operating System - XP Professional SP2 Computer - IBM ThinkPad T41 Suddenly the computer's sound device stopped working. On the control panel - Sound devices, it was saying "No Sound Device". This was strange, so I restarted the computer. After restarting the sound device was working properly when I tested … |
| | Hello People, I recently built a system for myself to replace a very old Dell I was running. I went with a MSI PM8M 478-Socket MicroATX board (big mistake going 478. . .realized that two weeks later), Intel Pentium 4 2.8ghz, a Western Digital 80gb Caviar hard drive, 512mb Kingston … |
| | i recently got my hands on a Pentium 4 (2.8Ghz/ 512k/533) processor that was removed from a working compaq laptop in hopes of upgrading my dell XPS/Inspiron laptop which has a Centrino 1.7Ghz processor. i easily removed the heatsink and swapped processors but to my surprise, my laptop wouldn't start … |
| | Hi, My name is Debbie and I'm really frustrated! I have had several attempts at running housecall online because weird things are going on and my norton 20006 internet security hasn't picked naything up...but the housecall closes by itself in the middle of the scan. I have given up for … |
| | Hi over the past few weeks i have noticed i cant access certain websites. problems being hi5.com and mtv.com i am running a bt broadband network, i can access these websites on my computer at work but not on my home pc or laptop which is on a wirless. could … |
| | Okay, I'm in Ohio and my brother is in NY. So obviously from a pro or aspiring IT like myself there's only so much you can do over the phone. I had him check all the settings in the properties of the broadband connection and everything looks normal. Then I … |
| | Hi. I just moved to a new apartment (sharing a separate part of the house with the landlord's family), and will be sharing their cable Internet access. However, I don't know how to connect the cable to my computer and am at a complete loss as to what to do. … |
| | [COLOR=#555555][COLOR=#555555][COLOR=#555555]The cable is a Cat5e UTP 350mhz patch cable I just got to hook up another computer to my linksys wrt54gs version 1 router and when I do so it seems to screw up the router. I was connecting and using the internet fine before I connected this cable to … |
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