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Hi, My uncle cannot log into Windows because somehow the user account names are gone from the Windows XP login screen. I tried booting with the Windows XP installation cd. I got to a point where I thought I was about to reinstall windows but I wasn't sure so I …

Everytime I plug a device into a USB port on my laptop I get the following error"This device cannot start Code 10".I've tried updating the driver but it says I have the latest version.This only been happening for the last week,before that it was fine.Should I try uninstalling every device …

Hello. For one or two of our Windows XP Home Edition profiles (too many kids), but not all profiles, we've been getting a Windows Defender Warning stating WD has "detected programs that might compromise privacy or damage our computer." It names "TrojanDownloader:Win32/Renos.DZ." Paired with this is a 'b.exe' message stating …

This computer an HP Pavilian laptop, suddenly failed, and shut down the system. When reloaded, all the desktop icons, except for perhaps 15% of them changed over to MS Word ( W ) logo's and none of those shortcuts will load. Seems like attributes or properties changed. Just won't load …

Hi guys, I'm a newbie here, so please forgive me if I miss anything out. I restored my Dell Studio laptop (Vista 32 bit) to its original factory settings the other day, after backing up all my documents etc. Everything went fine, windows and my internet browser are all looking …

I'm running Windows XP When I try to write in a forum that usually works all right, I get a these massages and the IE shuts down. Can you help me please?

my stand by option not work. I mean it enable flase. how I repair it. I install a new windows xp, service pack 2.

Hi , some times my computer show a blue screen that says error happened the error is [B]"IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL"[/B] and in the last of the message wrote [B]"dump physical memory"[/B] , i think that error occur after i installed new hard disk in my computer but I'm not sure that the …

Hello and thank you for looking at this, I have been having troubles with my computer. It is running windows 7. Randomly Internet Explorer has a pop-up saying "You last browsing session closed unexpectedly". The odd thing is that internet explorer does not show up in applications and does not …

I'm spending a lot of time in Microsoft Word/Office and am finally frustrated enough with my problem to look for a solution. I couple of years ago bought a Dell c610 Latitude laptop with MS Office 2003 installed on it. "My wife lost the CD" was the reason given to …

Hey guys, I'm running Windows Vista Home Premium on an HP Pavillion dv6810us laptop, and I've recently begun having problems with my DVD drive. When I push the button to eject my DVD drive, nothing happens. Also, I have a DVD in there right now and it doesn't recognize it. …

Hi all. I use a PC a lot but ask me a techie question about it and you may as well be speaking Martian, so please bear with me. I have an intermittent problem whereby my PC freezes, and shows a screen of slightly off horizontal lines, sometimes black and …

I plug the usb in, it says new hardware installed, and then in the bottom right i get the icon to connect/disconnect it, but I cant find the drive so I can copy things to it...

My Dell Dimensions 8100 main hard drive is dieing. I have a second hard drive installed already recognized and with plenty of gigs(60 or 80). The problem is I've never had a computer that started with a different OS. Do I install Windows Me First and then Windows XP?? or …

i m currently using windows vista home basic.... i think my registry files are corrupt and i am unable to fix this problem......

When I want to print in Auto CAD 2008, it show a error massage (Error loading ntprint.dll. The specified module could not be found). Why show the massage & How can i solve it......?

Question I want a drop down list, where each item would have a separate value and when one item is selected, the corresponding value shall be posted in a separate cell. For example, say the items to appear on the list are A, B, C, D and the corresponding values …

Hi all. I have this peculiar problem, that all popular antivirus sites have been redirected to localhost (127.0.0.1). My computer has Windows XP prof. SP2. I've checked the hosts file (windows\system32\drivers\etc), and it is fine. I next checked the system for virus with latest stinger, it didn't find anything wrong. …

hi. i'm encoutering an error when i'm trying to install windows xp on a laptop with a pre installed windows 7. the xp cd will boot, but after a while, before entering the setup options, a blue screen error will appear.. is it possible to have that laptop installed with …

I've been having issues with a virus on my computer. It is a pop-up that says my computer is infected with horrible viruses that are stealing information from my computer and that I need to download their anti-virus software to fix it. This virus also redirects my computer almost everytime …

I have Windows Defender installed, and whenever I open the My Videos folder, which contains tons of movies, Windows Defender warns me that malicious code is being run, and it has to close explorer.exe. While I can sorta play some of the movies (by having the expand folder option for …

OS on my laptop: Vista. To keep it short, my laptop does not turn on normally anymore. When I turn it on, screen stays black, and lights keep turning on/off every minute or so, as if it was restarting. I thought that taking out the battery and putting it back …

I was recently laid off. Before turning in my work laptop I was allowed to download all my files to a flash drive to take with me. I bought a new laptop (w/Windows 7) and everything was going fine until about a week later when all of a sudden the …

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I used the safe mode but it gives me the defalt username wich is not the right one is a reset disk a option? I need help!

Hi, I have a list of display names in Outlook 2003 and I would like to convert each of them to corresponding email address. The names are usually in a format like: Doe, John (Company - US/Dallas) We are using LDAP and Exchange, so I think somehow it would be …

I have windows vista on a sony laptop. My primary (C) drive is corrupt, however my recovery drive (E) is still intact. MY laptop is stuck in a continuous reboot loop. I got all my data back, so thats not an issue. Using a vista boot cd and going to …

hi, i am running windows 7 and am trying to install nba 2k10 on my computer. when i am installing microsoft .net 1.1 framework, the following error occurs. application has generated an exception that could not be handled. Process id=0xff0 (4080), Thread id=0xf54 (3924). Click OK to terminate the application. …

My new desktop with Vista Home Premium seems to be restarting automatically now and then. Unfortunately, it doesn't happen when I'm around. I checked the events through eventvwr but it just says the system restarted unexpectedly (and gives some binary junk I can't understand). I have disabled the possible causes …

Hi, I am using MSN Messenger with a Hotmail account. In Messenger, the unread mail count is stuck on 2. When I read those two emails I did it in Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.1, so I'm guessing that Messenger cannot communicate with Firefox therefore the two emails are still 'unread'. I …

How can I restore deleted history. Think my kid has been visiting sites I don't approve.

I've been trying to fix a computer for a very stubborn client. IE is not loading any pages unless it is in Safe Mode. I am not at work now and won't be for a couple of days but I thought maybe you could point me in the right direction. …

Alright I have dial-up that I use to download patches and stuff on my 360. I use internet connection sharing to connect to Xbox Live, and it worked fine with XP. I set up ICS on XP and I would be able to download all the patches perfectly. Now with …

I am new here and I have some questions about Windows 7. Is it way better than any operating system? What is its pros and cons? I hope someone could help me about this.

hello. i got my laptop bac from cervice 2 months ago, and now it starts 2 make klicking sounds in the speakers, it vibrates and the fan goes all the time. what should i do? this will be the third time it will need a service, or ill get my …

Just today I goto Load Outlook Express (version 6) and only the left folder view and the very top menu appears. No messages are visible. It checks for email as I hear the new mail sound. The program will not do anything (clicking on anything doesnt make anything happen). I …

Can somebody help me with this problem? i am running vista using admin account, however when i log off from i can see two active users running on the system. check the user account still i can't fix it.

well first of all,,,i got this compaq presario 5373 from my sister,,,,she told me that the sound doesn't work,,,so i send my pc with a guy "technical guy",,yeah right!!,,,,and he told me that i was going to need a new soundcard so i said fine,,,,now i got a sound blaster …

OS: Windows Vista. My problem initially began when my iTunes shortcut wouldn't open. I tried all the shortcuts and even went directly to the exe file and still nothing. At that time I was still able to access other apps/programs. Last night, I tried to open my "connect to" link …

i have a database with names and id number. i also create an input sheet for sales. then i creat an invoice. here is what i need help with. when i put in any data on the input sheet i want it to be populated on the invoice. so on …

Anyone experience hang-up while installing windows XP? The keyboard just blink and lights were off and on the screen it stop on the [Enter] to continue [R] Repair and so on.... Please help what should I do? I repeated the same process almost 9x already.

Hi, I was recently posed a question by a customer. This person has an extensive folder structure in outlook 03. She somehow lost a folder but definatley did not delete it. It appears that she accidentally dragged and dropped the folder into another folder somewhere in her directory tree and …

Hi, I have an old system with Win2000 Professional installed... For some reason my computer no longer able to load the desktop screen, but the system startup and the logo with loading screen did appear when I turn the system on. After that it just a black screen and my …

What's Up? OK, This is the most fitting section I could find for this, So. I'm trying to redirect a user upon visiting a certain site to another, Now I do know about the hosts file, But the problem there is that the redirect address has to be in IP …

after install os when I press @ key it show ". when I press " it show @. I mean this two key change. why it occurred and how I reset it?

Hi, Could anyone please help me to understand what's involved when moving a hard drive (Windows and documents in three partitions) to a new PC? I have an XP SP3 setup that I've tweaked to perfection (for me at least) and would like to maintain those files and settings when …

Hello...I'm researching a project. I'd like a Win7-Pro with two monitors. Then I need to open two IE windows in kiosk mode, one on each monitor. I know I can do iexplore -k [url]http://site.com[/url] but I wonder about the second instance on the other monitor. I don't have the hardware …

I use O2 as ISP. Someone said I can use 'dynamic' something via the home hub. How do I do that? Is it more effective than windows parent controls. I have an asministrator account which lets me in to all my files under 'users' . I tried to set parent …

Hi all. I'm having issues with my os (vista home premium). My dvd rom drive stopeed being recognised. An exclamation mark is displayed when I check the hardware installed. How can I resolve this?

hi guys, plz see attachment. i was wiping my screen off with mild soap water, and this was there when i turned it back on. anybody know if its permanent, or if there is a fix?