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Hi guys, Vin here. I just like to ask if it is possible to dual boot two different operating system with different architecture(64 bit/32 bit)? My current os is windows 7 hp 64bit and I would like to dual boot it with windows xp 32 bit.... Here's my computer specs: …

Hey guys i need help with a problem i am currently having with IE. I recently downloaded a file and since after that my internet explorer randomly pop up often and it is very annoying.Is this a virus!? Please help!

I put W10 on my daughter's laptop, and everything was fine at first. Now when you click the window icon for the start menu, nothing happens, so she can't get to programs, or the shut down options.

I am trying to create a PDF file that has typeable text boxes, so I guess I'm trying to create a PDF form. I'm using MS Word 2010 to create the document then I select Save As and select PDF. After doing this the text box does not show up …

Hey Everybody. I have been asked to create a spreadsheet that will create a list of matches, for example in Table 1. (Please see the tables attached). OK, fair enough, basic table so far. What I want to do is have three columns, that will return the results that match …

Hi, I could import some numbers from notepad to excel 2010, and after right click the cells were converted to General from scientific format. However, when I drag the notepad file to Excel 2013 they cannot be converted to General format. I tried different ways to convert them from text …

Hello, I've recently upgraded to Windows 10 and thought better of it. I used the 'revert back' tool. Since reverting back to windows 7, my machine has become sluggish and takes a lifetime to open anything. Every now and then it'll tell me there is a system32 file missing. Thanks …

There are two very obvious truths which need to be stated before going any further: Truth 1 - prevention is better than cure, so don't visit 'dodgy' sites or download anything anyone sends you a link to, and do keep your PC as secure as possible with the help of …

For I don't want to pay much for a blu-ray player, so is there any tools to convert blu-ray to other formats, which can play on my Mac Media Player?

Hi, we have an issue where we edit the project file which is stored in a sharepoint document library and then when we try to save it comes up saying the file is locked and cannot be saved, we then have to save a copy, this issue is intermittent but …

window 10 is good OR NOT

Hello, guys. When I ran my PC running Windows 10, there was an error saying Windows 10’s ‘Start Menu and Cortana aren’t working’. Besides, before that, All of my files from D dish got lost. It was running windows 7 x64 and I did the free upgrade to 10. Any …

All of sudden my desktop icons are taking about 2 minutes too load after windows starts. Can anybody help me. I ran malwarebytes, norton antivirus, no adware, xofspy, spyware doctor, cleaned all spyware and adware off the system; cleaned up start up programs from msconfig, defrag the HD, I've done …

I have a series of stand alone business computers that are not allowed to be connected to the internet but yet I have to keep up with MS updates. Downloading the Microsoft monthly Security updates on ISO is helpful, but installing them on 7 PC's , one at a time …

I would like to know if MS office 2003 can be installed and run correctly on a 64bit PC running win7 . I couldn't find an answer in my search. Google search results were mixed. Thanks

Hello all! About a week ago I noticed that even though I'm connected to the Internet, I'm not able to open most websites (only my email, yahoo). There are two other computers in my house that are able to connect to the Internet and open webpages (from wifi), except for …

Is Windows 10 step to Microsoft Cloud OS?

Hi I am running a Lotus Domino 8.5 server on Centos 5.2 x64 Linux. The installation is on a Intel server with Adaptec RAID controller 1.7Tb and the Notesdata directory is on an external Dell PowerVault MD1000 5.5Tb with RAID 5 configuration. I also have LVM2 installed. On Wednesday last …

I have modified permissions, edited config files, and rewritten my code several times and no results whatsoever. I am at a dead end and I have no way around this that I have come up with or been able to find online though countless help forums. The error that I …

Hi, I am connected to internet but my browser is not able to access any of the sites. All my chat clients and my outook is working fine but browser always displays "Page not found" error. I was reading on these forums and someone suggested running the WinSockFix utility which …

Good morning lads! Just stumbled across this site (think it was one of the top matches in Google when I searched for how to consistently show the solutions on EE without signing up :P) But what I was searching for on there, and what I will ask on here is: …

Yes.....we are sort of still on Novell. However, I am new to the Active Directory world and need to create my first Active directory Forest. My test server is built, but haven't installed/initiated Active Directory services, etc. Any resources as on how to plan and create?

http://educateyourmemory.blogspot.com/2015/10/2-common-e-mail-problems-and-what-to-do.html Title: 2 Common E-Mail Problems and What To Do About Them Word Count: 822 Summary: When it works well, e-mail can be great. It's hard to beat e-mail for everything from staying in touch with family to requesting information from businesses or other organizations. Want to send the same …

i purchased this hp with windows 7 and when i first turn on laptop a black screen with a white bar in center asks for password. its the old owners password id like to remove it permanently its very annoying

Microsoft release surface computer, as a programmer I am wondering which operation system is more promising to study?

When I read a message in the Inbox, it is no longer in the inbox when I close the message. It just started doing this, what is the process to stop deleting the messages after I have read them so they stay in the inbox as read? Thanks

I would like to ask for help on this problem that I've tried to troubleshoot, but have had no success at. The print spooler on a windows XP Home Edition SP3 machine is refusing to start. Previous to this problem, 5 or 6 printers had been configured and working for …

I Reinstalled Windows 7 via image recovery and overwritten a drive C without backing up data on drive c. After installing windows i recovered data of C drive through easeus data recovery tool. Although i have recovered all the files yet pictures are not viewable in Windows Photo Viewer. Anyone …

So i recently upgraded to windows 10, after using windows 10 for a short period of time i decided to revert back to windows 7 some of the system 32 files were lost in the process and now my computer can not load anything, it takes a long time to …

Hi Again! I need a little bit of help with this DDS Log as i'm trying to pinpoint the exact problem with it. Also some people say that spoolsv.exe is a virus, trojan and worm. Is this correct or is it false acquisition? I've attached a file so people can …

My PowerPoint has gotten buggy, the slide templates are invisible. Also, word runs slowly and seems to crash and not close files properly. I have my installation CD. When I put it in the CD drive, it brings up a window with dozens of file icons and no explanation of …

I have got my flash content hidden, kindly assist on how to get my files.

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Hi, My environment looks like this... Windows 2003 server x64 Citrix 4.5 Users are logged onto a Citrix published desktop and use Outlook 2003 for email. A strange problem occurs when a user tries to open a project 2003 mpp file in an email using content redirection because MS project …

Hi everyone. I've actually been a member of Daniweb for some time, but this is the first time I've asked a question. Please help if you can. About 10 days ago I went through the online process in the Microsoft store for paying $99 and getting the upgrade from Windows …

If i have a hard drive with BitLocker encrypted drive and I completely wipe it by formatting it will it still be encrypted? I heard something about a TPM chip and if they don't match then the drive can't be used.

Here's one that's stumping me. Does anyone know where in the registry the two-digit year regional setting is located? I am working on a system that refuses to apply this setting server wide, making it so we have to run windows services under specific log on accounts instead of a …

Problems resetting the /safeboot option in the BOOT.INI when the computer decided to never go into safe mode. I have tried reinstalling windows but no luck. Any other ideas on how I might be able to reset that option to off? PLS HELP!!!!

When I am trying to open the outlook the error came like “filename.pst is not a personal folder”.. so I created one new pst and set it as default.. then I was able to open outlook, but I need old emails which is in the old filename.pst file.... it’s very …

Skype used to have a setting that would allow me to block all unsolicited contact requests. Shortly after Microsoft acquired Skype this feature was removed. I used to get 2-3 requests per week and it was easy enough to delete-and-report-abuse although I suspect nobody ever actually looked at these reports. …

HI guys, I have to reinstall windows XP onto my samsung nc10 laptop because I want to sell it, but alas, I've just realized that the label at the bottom has faded out completely so I don't have a window key anymore. The thing is the lappy, when I bought …

Hi all, I just joined the forum hoping to find an answer to this problem. When I try to open "My eBooks" folder in Win XP Pro, I get an error message that says "My eBooks is not accessable" "the file or directory is corrupted and unreadable". The first thing …

Firefox is default browser but Thunderbird email links have stopped opening in the browser in the last few days. Have tried most of Mozilla's recommendations but nothing has worked so far.

I am considering upgrading a computer from Windows 7 Home Premium to Windows 10. However, before I start the process, I have a couple questions hopefully users here can answer: 1) Does the upgrade require user registration info? The computer came with Windows pre-installed, years ago, and I really don't …

Hey guys, I'm not sure what the problem is and don't know what info you even need to figure this out, but my laptop is only able to properly shut down about 20% of the time. The rest of the time, it shows the Shutting Down screen and waits forever, …

I use Skype frequently for voip. After I reboot, and for an indefinite time after, everything works fine. But eventually my microphone (Dell built-in) stops working. The party at the other end no longer hears me. It's not just Skype. Windows Sound Recorder doesn't pick up anything. Neither does Audacity. …

Hi - I have a corrupted Excel file which I can't repair. Cannot attach the file writes that "The file type you are attempting to upload is not allowed." When I open the file writes that "cannot open the file because the file format or the file extension is invalid. …