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I'm getting some error messages when starting up my XP machine. This is what I get... The format of the "runex or runonceEX" entry was invalid. A vertical bar ("|") is needed after the function name and the function needs to support winMain () paramater. Then I click on OK …

Hi there I have a compaq presario cq60 and from yesterday while it was being used it just went blank i left it over night and turned it on this morning, laptop starts up i can hear it but the screen is blank i have even tried taking the battery …

Every time I try to shut down my computer it just does nothing and goes back to the original main screen. It doesn't freeze or do anything malicious, it just goes back to a normal operting computer. However about 1 in 5 times it does turn off as if nothing …

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My beloved laptop is a HP Pavilion dv9925nr running Vista Home Premium. It tries to boot going to a black screen saying something is 'inaccessible' wanting me to use a disk and restart. Advice greatly appreciated!! I have Advanced System Care Pro and use it frequently. I installed it on …

hiya all, a mate of mine has a new machine(windows 7)he has installed his old xp drive and set it to slave,windows 7 sees this as local disk G,IT can see the folders,but denies access saying the path is not found,any help would be swiftly passed on and appreciated.hes been …

I need to search for all files on my computer that contain certain html tags. I tried the search function that comes with Windows Explorer (My Computer), and it can't find html tags, even in files I know contain them. I have Windows XP.

Hello, I am hoping someone can help me with this problem. I also hope I can explain it properly, and not make it too confusing. First, I want to explain the setup to my system. I have a wireless Linksys router connected to my cable modem. My pc is wired …

My Niece has asked me to fix her E!-system 3085 laptop. I don't know how she managed to do it, but she deleted all the drivers from the machine. I've managed to get most of them back, I ran a 'repair' from an XP bootable. The lappy is now OK …

Can anyone tell me?Why i am getting this error?.You have reached a limit for sending Email.When i tried to send the email.using gmail.Kindly let me know the Idea.Any help would be highly appreciated.

the drivers are up to date and get code 10 error mesg

Hi folks, Every time I start windows seven, a message box appears with the following text: Error on loading C:\windows\system32\oobefldr.dll the specified module could not be found What can I do to fix this problem? Thanks in advanced

Hi everyone i wrote a program under MS Windows XP using VB6, and i included a help file created by the MS help builder of that same windows. the problem is now when i try to run this program over MS Vista or 7, the program run naturally but when …

Hello all, I have a problem. I have a dual boot system with XP as primary and Win7 installed off of XP so that XP has the boot files. My problem is now I want to get XP off and solely have Win7. Can I remove the XP partition then …

How can I change windows 7 from enterprise to ultimate edition after installation?

Hi None of my dvds or cds are playing when I put them in my disk drive. I have a Compaq presario. Please help!

I am having trouble burning a DVD with Nero Vision Express 3.0. It is a movie I own. My three year old is in the "independant" stage and I don't want the orginal to get damaged. I have burned several movies and I have not had this problem before. The …

Hi Guys, I cant find the Folder options button under the tools tab on my comp. Its shows me some map drive, sync drive etc. None of the usual options are showing. In one of the previous threads. this is what was suggested. "[U]man this problem was getting on me …

Does anyone know of a script command which will install a network printer for all users on a PC? As you are probably aware by default it will only install the printer for the person logged on at the time. Thanks in advance for your assistance.

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Anyone having problems getting their old scanner working with Windows 7 ? I just installed 7, trying to get my HP Laserjet 3050 scanner running is a nightmare. Any recommendations ?

hi! a friend of mine have acer one laptop, a idiot added a hdd password, so now he cant start his machine. how can we remove it?

Hello. I have Sound problems with Win XP-SP2. One of the symptoms is that at the device manager I see TWO "PnP Software Device Enumarator". At properties window none of them allouds me to disable or unistall it. Is there any way to disable or unistall one or both of …

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i have a gateway labtop...i used the s-video out ...when i was done i turned it off..the next day i turned it on and have -black screen-power light on-hard drive spinning-no beeps-keyboard not working-blown cap replaced..have 18.5v across cap now....have power on lcd plug 18.5v (black wire)...dont know what to …

Hi, I get the above error all the time now since a few days ago. I suspect that it was introduced by some automatic update from MS, but I don't know which one, or I would uninstall it! It seems to be getting more frequent also. It occurs on websites …

Dear friends, I have one problem in my project. I am making one label printing software for ebay. I had made up 95% of the project. Now what is the problem I want to get a field value from ebay site. My application is windows based. I had put one …

I am set up with an extended desktop on my laptop computer. When i am watching a video on full screen on one screen i am unable to work on the other screen without it exiting the full screen mode. Is that just what always has to happen or is …

When i tried to open any web site .it says internet explorer is currently running with add-ons disabled.any web page does not open .Kindly let me know the idea.Any help would be highly appreciated.

in the attach file I want the selected area will be fixed. I mean when I page down this section not go up. this will fixed and the above thing only move. how I do it?

Hello, My copy of Microsoft Word 2007 doesn't Work. When I start it up, the process takes up about 4200k of RAM for 2 secs, then it cancels, no GUI appears. I did a Process Monitor scan, and it appears that a registry key is the culprit. specifically "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-21-2116093324-2522989915-1662506377-1008\Components" However …

Usually when I go to [url]www.msn.com[/url], I can just click ,"hotmail", and again, click on my user name on the next page, and be taken right to my hotmail inbox. What really happens now, is that when I try to log in, after the next page, the address bar fills …

Hi, I got a laptop HP/Compaq NP6000 in an auction. Now when I try to login I can see that it has windows professional (ofcourse I was told by the seller about this..) However, the admin password is something I am not aware of... ans unfortunately I am unable to …

Is there a way I can reset my password for winserver if i cant log on to begin with, when i installed i ignored the suggestion to change my password to follow the security rules, any help please, and i dont want to reinstall, thanks.

Ok i think this is really bad. I just got out this computer its got 80gb HD and a P3 800mhz. Unfountuatly theres still a PW on the op system (win 2000) Only the administrator account is active. I an unable to reload the operating system because the setup at …

Can anyone tell me how to remove a password. I recently bought a computer from a friend who forgot the windows password. How can I remove the password request each time I boot to windows? I really want to keep many of tghe programs installed, but if I have to …

Here's the deal my wife droped her laptop and spilled coke all in the back of it. Well i did what i'm supposed to do i imediately took out the battery memory and hardrive so the computer can dry. Well i waited three days and put it back together it …

Once upon a time a long long time ago, Daniweb helped me out when my old pc got a nasty trojan (maybe a worm, can't remember). The solution to that one was: get a new computer! I'm hoping that this is the right forum to ask about a problem on …

About a month ago Yahoo Mail included a Toolbar just above the text area. Since that time I have not been able to SEND or REPLY to any mai from this computer. I notified Yahoo about this and they suggested that FireFox 0.8 was incompatible with the Color/Graphics mode and …

Wondered if anyone can help, I bought a noname digicam for my daughter and the software cd that came with it doesn't work, no support from the retailer and of course the manufacturer is unknown I tried searching online for a driver but it only recognizes that it is a …

Hello. I've been having problems. Sometimes, my computer hangs then goes to a black screen. It goes back then 5 seconds later, it goes to a black screen again. Im thinking it only happens when I play games since it doesn't hang now (I didn't play computer games now). All …

Hi, I have a problem with office xp 2003 installation: " The feature you are trying to use is on a network resource that is unavailable" actually the feature is the Hebrew language , and it already exists in the CD. What have i to do to solve the problem …

I had to reinstall windows XP on my HP Pavillion zd7030us laptop because I got the blue screen of death. I was able to install service pack 3 from my jump drive. However, I am unable to install IE or get a local area connection so I am unable to …

There are a few programs that are totally getting on my nerves with their updates. Windows is my latest pet peeve. I find it difficult to believe that there are grand changes to Vista that require updates several times a week. Windows Live and Fingerprint are examples of what was …

Hello everyone. I just joined your group today. As you can tell from my login I’m on the old side of life. What I know about PC’s has been mostly self taught over the last eleven years with a couple of Trade School classes on Building your own PC. Right …

When I look in START UP, It shows programs EMPTY, yet when I bring up the internet, it seems slow doing so. From page to page appear to be ok. What areas would I look to to speed this up? Also, on MS config, how does one know what should …

I've been having this problem for about a month or so now. When I try to access a webpage, it frequently cannot be displayed or comes up with address is invalid with the url: [url]http:///[/url] I assumed it had something to do with a virus or malware which diverts the …

I dunno if I'm posting in the correct forum but I need urgent help. I'm currently a student doing my final year project in school. I've been task to come up with a prototype/solution for a Single Sign On(SSO). I've been researching for about 3 weeks now but I can't …

Hi I have a LG HL-DT-ST DVD Ram GSA-H22l ATA and a HpDVD840e USB External drive which both used to work on my Vista Ultimate. Last week the side bar clock changed its time differant than the on on the bottom right of the sgreen at the same time possible …

I have Windows XP in my computer, At any time while working with my computer.,it freezes., no mouse can be moved.,alt+ctrl+del doesn't work, and i have to re-start the computer. This is happening for a year ago, i had posted here early , but couldn't get proper solution. Sometimes i …