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folks, this one has me stuffed!! admittedly I am no techie legend, but I can hold my own... I have beside me a HP pavilion DV5000 that has an XP pro install. the error is is in that during boot it will go all the way to the desktop, show …

there is of course a way to put settings in your registry that will allow you to right-click on a dll or ocx file and then click Register or Unregister fromt the context menu. However, for those of you who don't like messing with your registry (or don't know how) …

Hello, a few months ago I started not being able to view javascript. Google ads, chats, javascript popups, chats ect. I use Mozilla firefox but I have the same prob on IE (Yes javascript is enabled on both). I use XP and run Nortions Internet Sec 2005 although I have …

Hi I have Windows 2003 server at home. I want to access this machine from the internet. Instead of opening port 3389 to the internet, I would like to have it accessed via the RDP web connection. So I installed IIS... created a self signed SSL. Withing the network at …

Hi ive tried so many times to change my desktop background, ive tried downloading and applying my pictures but nothing happens. There isnt even an option when i right click to change the background. My computer is new and ive only had it a week so dould it be that …

Plz help got this IBM p3 Thinkpad 600X that wont boot without bios password. av tried removing the cmos but no succeess. tried shorting the parallel port but wont work. Plz help

Hello Guys and Girls, I have an IBM ThinkPad which is running Windows 2000. The other day I foolishly ran CHKDSK when I really didn't need to. After that, when starting-up the machine all I get is a Stop Error message and the machine won't continue booting-up at all. In …

Hi, my Outlook will not open after downloading and running the latest service packs yesterday. Outlook opens into a tiny window, first it said Microsoft SEtup Bootstrapper is not working, now it only opens in a tiny window and then closes saying, cant open Outlook. Tried uninstallating service packs through …

Greetings! PROBLEM: switching between USB desktop speakers and USB headphones to listen to online music without closing browser. I'm running an HP laptop with XP(SP3). Sometimes I use USB desktop speakers and sometimes USB headphones (through a USB hub) to listen to online music. I unplug the headphones from the …

So about three months ago a virus was rampaging my parents old DELL 2400, and I did not feel like fooling with it so I took it to a computer repair place to add some anti-virus ware and get rid of the little booger. Now, however; the thing gets stuck …

Any help from fellow DaniWebers would be appreciated, I have a 3 yr old Compaq V2000 laptop. I recently installed a new hard drive on it and decided to install Vista Ultimate. I formatted the disk from within the Vista install. Worked fine for short time. Now the thing randomly …

I am getting the message when i start the computer that Generic Host Process for Win32 Services Error. I have seen the advanced options/details of the message and it is as under: szAppName : svchost.exe szAppVer : 5.1.2600.2055 szModName : wiaservc.dll szModVer : 5.1.2600.2055 offset : 00017f81 Please help me …

Hi how can know how ports is open and how can get list of open ports name ??? thanks

Hello guys, I've using Acrobat Reader 9.3.2 and I want to insert an image to the PDF file. As I searched through the web. I dont have the tools for inserting images in my acrobat or maybe I just can't see it. They said, to insert an image "Go to …

Is there an option in Outlook 2003 or a free add-on I can add to enable the popup(toasts) when an email enter in a subfolder of inbox (because a rule I created) Thanks for your help!

Please advise if I am in wrong forum for this post. Re: Gateway NV52 laptop, AMD Athlon 64 X2, 2.1 G, 4 G ram This came with vista on it and a mail in for windows 7 update which I did get and installed. Worked great for 3 months then …

When using IE, some of the sites, i.e. Yahoo Mail, render themselves with HTML showing. The page is general disoriented. I have to keep refreshing the page until the signon boxes in in the proper place on the screen before the signon is accepted. After refreshing the page keeps changing, …

Good evening: Does anyone currently use this configuration, or know how to make the Laserwriter Pro 630 work with XP? Thanks, Rando

My grandson recently ask me to look at his notbook, When i tried to boot it up i got this message. The image apphelp.dll is possibly corrupt. I cant do a repair with original cd as the notbook has no cd drive or floppy drive. Is there any other way …

[B]I use Windows 7 at work on a Dell. My new Gateway laptop arrived yesterday and I have stayed up all night trying to find the Dock Bar. I viewed a thread about it that is 3 months old. Does this mean that since I don't have a Dell I …

Hi, first let me stress - I have no real computer knowledge and most of the phrases etc mean nothing to me! I'm a stay at home mum and work from home making stationery etc and my husband bought me an external hard drive to back all my work up …

How do I move or backup my e-mails from Vista to a usb stick and then restore them from the USB stick to Windows 7. Thanks, Raya

Last year I swapped my motherboard and processor and all has been ok until today when I connected my Samsung Dv camera (model VP-D371W) up to the firewire port and it says it can't recognise it. I have been on the microsoft windows update site and downloaded any updates available …

The best way for me to explain this is to give this link [url="http://www.realtor.com/FindHome/HomeListings.asp?mlsttl=Pueblo&frm=bycomm&pgnum=1&mls=pueblo&lnksrc=REALRSCF2C0002&js=on&poe=realtor&st=co&areaid=1082004&areaid=1016293&areaid=1024148&areaid=1016300&typ=1&typ=3&mnprice=0&mxprice=100000&mnbed=3&mnbath=2&mnsqft"]http://www.realtor.com/FindHome/HomeListings.asp?mlsttl=Pueblo&frm=bycomm&pgnum=1&mls=pueblo&lnksrc=REALRSCF2C0002&js=on&poe=realtor&st=co&areaid=1082004&areaid=1016293&areaid=1024148&areaid=1016300&typ=1&typ=3&mnprice=0&mxprice=100000&mnbed=3&mnbath=2&mnsqft[/url] When I go there there should be pictures of homes for sale. I get an address that I have to click on that takes me to the picture. I was working fine untill blaze changed my …

"The procedure entry point sehbin could not be located in the dynamic library kernel32.dll" My Laptop was working without battery when I accidentally unplugged it. When I turned on my computer I received an Error message "the procedure entry point sehbin could not be located in the dynamic library kernel32.dll" …

Hi, I've experiencing some issues when boot my PC and shutting it down.Please see below issues I've seen. - When i press shutdown button or select start - > shutdown the machine is get hanged on "Windows is shutting down" screen. The problem is happens each and every time i'm …

[COLOR="red"][B][I]I have a network with dozens of XP clients controlled by a Windows 2008 domain controller. One client, and only one of them, takes 3-4 minutes to log in. This is only the case after a reboot. If I log off and log on as a new user without restarting …

Ever since I installed XPs SP2, I've been running into numerous problem, one of which I'm still struggling to solve. Here's what happened: The first thing I noticed after installed SP2 was that it somehow renamed by Local Area Connection to Local Area Connection 2. I sort of ignored this …

I have been having trouble with my computer for the past week. I can be in the middle of something and all of a sudden it shuts itself down and restarts, any help or ideas how to fix this would be great. :confused:

I own a toshiba satellite m305d-s4829 laptop. recently it's been doing the following: Touch pad freezes for a couple seconds, screen turns black but remains backlit, computer is still on, but I can't do anything other than reboot. Only thing different is I have been using a Verizon wireless broadband …

Hello everyone. I hope you will help me with this. I am from Russia so i am really sorry if my English is not good. But I will give it a try... The problem started when my PC freezed and I had to shutdown it by pushing shut down button …

Hello All, I would please like some help with a possible de-partitioning and slow pc problem, from anyone who might be able to help me. I have a desktop pc running XP Home Edition sp3. I believe that the motherboard is a Radion 7200. The pc has 767MB of RAM. …

I downloaded a game as a trial and chose in the OPTIONS to not play it in FULL SCREEN as I wanted to see my taskbar and be able to open my other software. This created a problem as I could not get the cursor to go down to the …

Hi All, I'm new to web dev and c# so please bare with me :) I am trying to create a dynamic gridview in a web form for users to to answer questions with (code below). The dificulty im having is that i am nesting a dropdwonlist in the gridview …

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Hello I have a windows XP media center 2005 Pc Its been a while since I used it. But heres whats going on with this. The computer boots normally, When I get to the desktop, I cant copy and paste, or click and drag, anything on the computer. The network …

"pci simple communications controller driver" Can anyone please explain what thi is?

Dear friends, I need some serious help here. My PC had [B]2 Hard Disks [/B]one of them getting bad sector and finally it got conked off today morning.In that HD only as my OS was loaded I had to boot the machine through CD Rom and reinstall XP in the …

Hello I have a problem in windows 7. When i hit CTRL+space it changes my keyboard layout from AZERTY to QWERTY. I deleted all the other languages in the config panel. But in the language bar there are other keyboard layouts available(see screenschot). Is there a way to delete them, …

Hi guys! I have a 32Gb corsair SSD which i use for only a few programs and windows. I try to keep it as empty as possible but its gone a bit strange since yesterday. When i highlight all the folders and files (with hidden files showing)and look at the …

I just purchased a Windows 7 32 bit DVD and it's shipped, on way right now. But my friend told it's not receive enough 4GB RAM I have on my laptop. And only Windows 7 64 bit can. Is it true ?

Windows 98 no service packs I just installed a new hard drive and modem. I need to change the color settings on monitor in order to install internet service. Problem is that it only gives me the option for 2 bit or 16 bit color and I need higher for …

Hey everyone. Just recently I have been messing around with some files on my pc, trying to find a specific driver updater-program that was giving me some trouble. I went into add or remove programs, selected "NVIDIA Drivers" (I'm using a basic Nvidia graphics card), and removed it, thinking that …

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Hi Guys, I am having a tough time with this issue. I am trying to fill out my email address in order to activate trend micro but when the [B]empty box [/B]pops up to fill out my email address, I am [B]UNABLE to click in to the box [/B]to fill …

I've developing a web page under WordPress. It's got a complictaed header and footer and most pages have 3 cols full of boxes and images. Runs fine under IE8, Firefox, Chrome, etc, but IE7 under XP runs dead slow. Links take 10 secs to change colour when the mouse is …

Last night my husband got a extrernal case for one of our hard drives(maxtor 80gig). Reason for it, is its and IDE and in our new computer we have only SATA connections. The case we got is a maddog mega vault 3.5 usb. Product#MD-AEN350USB2 After putting it in the case …

G'day, I've recently gotten a new 2TB WD external HDD. I've replaces my 1.5TB WD HDD which worked fine without any problems. However, now the 2TB cant be seen. When i check the devices and printers, I get a USB to ATA/ATAPI Bridge but still no drive is being shown. …

hey, first time post, hopefully somebody knows the answer to this; A user running XP Pro and Office 2k3 recently had her reply emails' font change to a larger bold font that is driving her nuts. I tried checking the font settings under Tools>options>Mail Format>fonts, but they were ok and …

My company has a IIS server which is hosting a PHP intranet application. The IIS basically authenticates the user by using Windows Integrated Authentication so once the user is logged on his/her machine he doesnt have to provide credentials again. One of the employees is using Remote Desktop to logon …