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I tried to send an email into a fake domain (e.g. [email]fakedomain@abcdefghi.fake[/email]) and it sent. It goes to my sent items of OE6. [B]Why does OE6 allowed that email sent into a fake domain? and it doesn't tell that domain name is invalid, and it doesn't bounce back to me …
When I try to run this command. This command finds a line of code that contains 213 and put it into a variable. [CODE]for /f "delims=" %a in ('findstr /R /I 213 N:\****\*****\DateMod_SBDM.txt') do @set sbdmcurdate=%a[/CODE] In a .bat file it says. [QUOTE]\****\*****\DateMod_SBDM.txt') was unexpected at this time.[/QUOTE] However it …
Can anyone help me to insert an animated gif into my email through Lotus Notes? I hate the blasted program - more used to Outlook. We're using R5 here at work. Thanks!
Hi, My VirusScan pops up with an alert anytime I try to start a Microsoft Office 2007 program, such as Word, Excel or Powerpoint. (For example, the pathname shown by the VirusScan Alert is C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\EXCEL.EXE::GetProcAddress). It doesn't do this with anything else, web access etc. are fine. It …
My Toshiba Satellite L305D-S5923 has just started misbehaving some few days ago. In the middle of a work it could be anything the screen can just go off without the machine shutting off. When screen goes black and the machine freezes. Sometimes it gets so bad that holding the power …
i used the software CleanMYpc registry cleaner and now i can't open/run any of the programs on our laptop.i can't even open my control pane,my computer and etc.whenever oi open it, it says that the file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action.:( what should …
When my HP Pavillion operating on Windows 7 goes to hybernation, it announces my account is blocked. I have found that I have to ask for a new account and then I can type in the password. Or rather I could. Turns out that when I later tried to type …
Hi folks - I apologize if this has been answered elsewhere, but I am having trouble finding exactly what I need so I'm hoping someone can help me here. I have set up a new wireless router, and when I try to connect wirelessly I am told that I have …
im not sure if i am in the correct area - I am not technical -- I am having a problem in MSN hotmail with forwarding emails. Whenever i forward a perfectly clear email each line start with > and if the eamil is forwarded more than once it will …
Hi, I was wondering if anyone could help. My PC has an inbuilt microphone (according to Properties, it's Realtek AC97 Audio). I never had a problem recording with it before, but now suddenly it no longer works. I've tested it with Sound Recorder and the Control Panel testing thingy, but …
Hi everyone.. I am using 2 hard disks.. I have also posted a thread that my 1st hard disk is sloooo.. This problem is from second hard disk(brand new 250 gb).. I have installed windows xp in 1 partition..When i tried to install windows 7 from bootable usb in another …
I am having a major problem with my vista laptop. It's refusing partly to connect to my router. There's no problem with the router, because my desktop is linked and everything is as good as usuall. However when I try to set up a connection with my laptop it throws …
Hello, I was trying to help my friend fix her pc, I'm usually fairly decent on working on them,but this has me stumped. Her son is trying to load his club penguin, and on IE 8, after he logs in and selects an area to play, it crashes and reloads …
It seems that you cannot really hibernate in Win 7 Pro 64 Desktop. It simply sleeps and if the desk shakes it wakes up. I have gone through various procedures that I seen on he web as PowerCfg -h on Disabled Sleep Hibernate There is a Hibernate file. Hibernate shows …
Every time I run Skype on my Windows 7 Desktop PC, it says that it wants to install an update. When I allow this ... it fails. It says that I must uninstall the older version first. Now I know that it [I]shouldn't[/I] say this. The Skype on line help …
hello can you help me please i have 2 operating system in 1 pc dual booth...how can i uninstall one operating system...hoping for your positive responds...thank you in advance...
Let me warn you I'm in a bit of an ornery mood today. So when I learned Microsoft is coming out with a refresh of Hotmail this week, you can understand I was less than enthused. Every time Microsoft refreshes a product, the technology press gets all excited about it …
I just re-installed Windows XP Home on a Emachine EL1200. It istalled fine and runs fine. It's a bit slow in booting up , for being a fresh and new installation so I looked in MSCONFIG, to see what I might find. All the tabs across the top are there …
ive tried enabling telnet on windows 7 by doing the following: 1.Open control panel. 2.Then go into programs. 3.Then in programs and features there should be a part that says ‘turn windows features on or off ‘ . 4.Click ‘turn windows features on or off ‘ then on the list …
[b]I use MSN and for some reason whenever I try to check my email it takes forever and a day for it to open, everything in the email section is extremely slow to open. I have tried everything from removing the Firewall but nothing seems to work...everything else opens basically …
i just got my laptop in 2008 and i want to completely reformat it to where it is exactly the way it was when i got it....system restore doesnt seem to work. Any help would be great! oh and its windows vista!
Hello, I'm an intermediate web designer and i've recently put up a site for my business but for some reason i can't figure, IE won't display images that other browsers will... [url]http://www.19grams.co.uk/Pub/pub.html[/url] Any ideas?
bought a used dell, (xp) want to clean it and reuse it, but it has a winXP logon, anyway to reset for myself?? thanx
Hey Guys! I have a windows XP computer that I have setup for my mom. She is not very computer savvy and sometimes clicks on things that she is not supposed to and get virus/malware installed on her machine. Even though I have an antivirus etc, I am constantly having …
Windows XP system was running fine until IE (6) stopped working. On a fresh logon from powerup - IE will open like normal - but hangs up system and IE freezes if i clink a link or change the page. From then on I can't open new IE, I can't …
Hello, im running windows XP home edition, and i dont have much IT knowledge, but recently, whenever i log into my computer, whatever the user - in this case it has administrative rights or whtever - i get 2 error messages, 'error loading C:\WINDOWS\kbdmsy.dll', and 'error loading C:\WINDOWS\aralaquv.dll', for both …
My desktop computer is running Windows XP and my laptop is running Windows 7. I went through my desktop and created a network disc (on a jump drive). When I initially run this on the laptop, it sees the desktop, lets me access everything on the desktop that I need …
How do I make it so a script will auto-select a users profile name? ex... C:\users\ ME \other\stuff where "ME" is a wildcard that would work in any profile.
*Taken from the ATOS website, [url]http://www.g4tv.com/attackoftheshow/index.html*[/url] If there's one thing i hate, it's the windows XP logo. I CAN'T STAND IT! so like, wavy and multicolored... so, i'm posting this little tweak for your collective benefit: first, get a program like regedit (google it, i'm getting lazy and don't want …
Hiya everyone, Right a few months ago i called in a company to sort out my pc as it wouldnt boot up, the guy said it was down to my motherboard (even though it was just over a year old!), so he changed it. Recently the pc has been shutting …
Hii, I switched off the power supply by mistake while my computer was working. After switching it on again, I've not been able to boot it up again neither in normal nor in safe mode. I tried installing WinXP again but to no use, gives these errors- STOP: 0x0000008e (0xc0000006, …
hi i am having problem with my windows xp if i connect my modem it keeps telling that modem in use by another program or not configured properly i have checked to make sure that my connection is correct. please i need your help
I loved AOL for years, but it was getting more expensive all the time. I was paying over $30/month when I went to broadband, but I still wanted to stay w/AOL, even if they didn't want me (evidenced when I tried to call them with questions and was snootily told …
Hi I had and still look after a Asus A6Km A6000 laptop. Recently it has been returned to me with keyboard issues. I have been down the track of: physically removing the keyboard to be sure that component is fine ~ it is I have been able to flash the …
I'm stuck in situation. I was trying to transfer files & settings from my wifes old computer that has xp to her win 7 laptop. I think she put the cord in too early or something because the computer froze. Now all it does it gives me the screen with …
Hey there DaniWebfamily !!! I have an Emachine EL1200, with Windows XP Home on it. Went to bootup one day and it won't boot into the system. It only goes into that screen that gives ya the options of SAFEMODE, SAFE MODE with Networking....etc The computer won't go into SAFEMODE …
hi, im new to the forum and would like to introduce myself,, im student looking to do hands on system builds for better understanding,, im recyling used xp systems to friends who have little $$.. one i have has (primary?) logon/PW request screen, just want to get in, wipe clean …
How do I uninstall windows xp and install windows 98SE? I know,why would I want to do that? Well, its on an HP Pavilion Intel celeron 366MHZ 48mb sdram. I know,it can't be done. O yes it can, because I did it with some help from someone else. So now …
Until a few days ago my 1TB Western Digital external harddrive was working perfectly. I tried opening J: and I hear this faint click in the background and Windows tells me it cannot access drive J: .After another try a pop-up message tells me my drive has experienced a CRC …
i deleted my world of warcraft game folder by mistake and was wondering if there is any way to recover it.
Hey everybody. I'm new here so I'm not sure if I'm doing this right, but bear with me :) I have a Windows XP and every time I try to open a Internet Explorer link, whether it be on the Desktop or in the Programs menu, ect., the window won't …
Folks, I was having a problem with the CD drive so I downloaded a driver from Dell support that I thought was going to help. Well, when it finished it powered down the computer. I turned back on and now instead of loading past the Microsoft screen, I get a …
I'm running Windows SmallBusinessServer 2000 on a machine with a 56k modem for all outgoing faxes that uses the Microsoft Shared Fax Service. I also have a Windows 2003 Enterprise running terminal services, and in the printers sharedfax is added as a network printer. It shows "unable to connect status" …
dear sir , RUN command is not working on my computer . i am using windows xp. can anybody please help?
Hello, this morning when I booted up my computer, Avast! detects a trojan horse and moves to chest. Then I notice that a folder called "Common" has popped up. The folder contains two files, one named "_helper.sig" and the other named "helper.sig". The file that had a virus came from …
I resently worked on a Windows 2000 Pro OS that was on a domain network. I changed it to a workgroup and created a user with limited account type, but when i tried to log in it wouldn't go.An error message popped up saying that the user was not registered …
I hope my title says it all. I can't show you the jpg error, because the size is too large to upload (3 MB). The mix of Firefox, Windows 7, Zonealarm. I am researching Firefox in a Firefox forum. All I know is the Combo of the same Firefox, no …
Is there a decent piece of software that will allow backup of DVD to AVI - been searching for days but getting totally lost. Happy to purchase this but don't want to purchase a 'lemon'
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