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I have a PDC Server running Windows Server 2003 that was on SP1. The server was low on disk space, but I was able to clear enough were SP2 indicated that it could be installed. Unfortunately half way through, it ran out of space and quit. When I tried to …

Hi all, Last week I did a system restore on my machine and, for some reason, I booted into safe mode a few minutes later. It was not related to any problem, just out of curiosity, I don't remember over what exactly. it went through all the long list of …

I get an error of Service Control Manager says "At least one service or driver failed during system startup. Use Event View to examine the event log for details." I'm using Windows 2000 server. How do I stop this error on startup? Thank you.

The message from Windows Logs\Application for Error 8193 is: Volume Shadow Copy Service error: Unexpected error calling routine CoCreateInstance. hr = 0x80040154, Class not registered The message from Windows Logs\Application for Error 22 is: Volume Shadow Copy Service error: A critical component required by the Volume Shadow Copy service is …

Hi all, I hope you will be able to help me. My computer is acting up, or rather, my internet Explorer is. I still have the 6.0 version. I keep getting either "page cannot be displayed" or "invalid syntax" errors. I ran Hijack This and I am pasting the log …

Hello everybody, I am currently having a problem with my Packard Bell computer that has XP Home Edition (SP2). I was starting live messenger when it could not connect and gave a windows error screen. Then I decided to restart the computer, but now I can't start it due to …

SOME have BIG RED SQUARES, and in other places just the small square with an X in it.. I know I have to download something to correct this but I dont know what..

My pc came with windows 7, is there any way in which i could switch it to windos vista?

HI, running SB server 2003 here. Have a small LAN behind the server, server is acting as gateway to static DSL, DNS is configured, running a webserver on the server for our website. Here is the deal, I am sure it is something small I am overlooking, but maybe you …

Hello, let me start by saying thank you for any help you can provide. My level of tech knowledge is pretty high, and yet I am stumped by this issue. I know this community is a source of high quality reliable knowledge, which is why I turned here both in …

Hello world of DaniWeb, I'm experiencing an annoying "error". Here's the case: a while go, I had my PC running both Vista and XP until Windows 7 came out. So, I decided it's time to upgrade. The problem was that my graphics card (GeForce 9600 GT) suddenly stopped working properly …

Hi, I have a LG netbook, which I was running a dual boot system of Ubuntu and Win7 on. I was in the process of removing ubuntu and had rewritten the MBR so the GRUB loader no longer had control. I was uninstalling ubuntu in the control panel when my …

I'm not sure how all the upgrades to Windows 7 work. I have Vista Home Basic but would like to upgrade to 7 Home Premium. Is this possible or is a clean install necessary in which case I will probably have problems with drivers? The pre-release price is good, very …

i use windows 7 on my laptop and also have ubuntu 9.10 on my pendrive which i also use on that laptop. This is a very weird problem that i am having . ill tell you what happened. i was using linux but need some work done in my win7 …

My safe mode keeps going to the bsod every single time I try to boot it up. I'm sure there is no virus in my computer. Its a Dell Dimension 2400 with windows XP. My hijackthis log is this: Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 10:48:54 PM, …

Hello! The Time has arrived!! After years of long waiting and painful laptops the time has come for me to finally build my own desktop. I have around 1200 price range that I would like to stay in but, I was wondering for one, suggestions of what type of hardware …

On my wife's XP laptop, going to My Computer and double-clicking any drive icon does not open the drive to show a window of folders and files. Instead, the "Open With" dialog, appears, asking us to "Choose the program you want to use to open this file." So we don't …

Hey everybody. I am having problems with my run.dll registry. I have been in my registry editor, and have gotten advice to reinstall my run.dll registry. I know there may be spyware and/or malware involved, but I need the advice of someone way more experienced and I just have no …

Hello guys, I have a query my brother uses hotmail (email primarily). Unfortunately in recent weeks he hasn’t been able to send any email via his hotmail. When he clicks to send new messages below appears: [COLOR="Red"][B]Festive Offers May the light of the holiday season shine brightly in your heart …

One of our PCs is not printing footers with field codes; it is printing the field codes rather than the field results. For instance, one of the items in the footer is using the "Page X of Y" deal. It shows up correctly in the document itself as "Page 1 …

Hi Guys, Please help me out to resolve this. I have NOKIA 3110c mobile and frequently I connect internet thru nokia mobile thru a data cable. So now you come to know that I have use a usbport (I dont have much idea about ports). Before connecting to the internet, …

Hi, I'm having an issue with my Granddad's Dell Dimension 5000 machine with XP Home. He gets a Blue screen of death whenever he tries to read certain cd's that he's written to. It does not happen with all his disks only a dozen but it's irritating as he has …

yesterday my computer got affected by win32/huer viruses. I tried to heal most of the files with AVG but AVG was unable to heal some of the system files . So i have decided to go for clean installations . after installations I can access to all of the drives …

I have a small wireless LAN running a box with XP Pro as the primary computer. It has an HP P3005d printer connected via USB and shared to a Vista Business box. The XP machine prints fine. However, the Vista machine takes forever to print even 1 page docs. Doesn't …

I reinstalled windows due to it not being able to start all the sudden. Anyways. There is varois things in my old desktop and Aplication data folder from my old account, that is VERy important and I NEED ( Mainly my E-mail's) Here's the thing, when i try to acess …

Hi, We moved our computer from one room to another in our house. It was working fine before the move, now when we reconnected it up, with all the ports securely fastened and in the right holes, it just comes up with "NO SIGNAL". We tried a second monitor with …

Hi all, I am facing a problem regarding running the task manager. Few days back, I had installed another task manager in my xp professional. Now, i've already uninstalled that software & by pressing ctrl+alt+del the window task manager is not coming. I am not finding out the solution, how …

G'day, im just wondering if anyone can help me with this... i have all these important data under ms-dos in my old windows 98 computer... and i was wondering if its possible to send all the data into a more modern computer without losing/corrupting any files? if so, can anyone …

I am running windows xp 2002 home edition service pack 2. My problem is when I first open my documents to open a file I can double click on it to open yet when I right click on that file to open with another program it doesn't do anything except …

Recently I got my computer reformatted, however yesterday my mouse began to act strange. It wouldn't click on things in firefox, or on the desktop at certain points. In order to be able to click anything, I have to minimize the window and restore it. I am not sure whether …

I'm just about at my wits end with Outlook 2003. We have an Exchange server at work and I'm using it to read email. Nothing really unusual about my setup - I check mail on my exchange account and I also check email on three other pop accounts, however, I …

Operating System: windows xp hey guys, i was playing around in the command prompt of my computer and started playing with the net user command and found the user support_388945a0 and saw how it was used by microsoft and was wondering, is there anyway that i can use this account …

These days, I am considering buying a fax server, also called fax software. But when I google it by the world "Fax server", these are so many! I just have no idea to choose one.. Can anyone offer some suggestions?

Is there more than the following ways to capture a screen shot? I'm looking for a way to copy the expanded menu items in a Windows Form: I've tried the following: 1). PrintScreen - captures the entire screen, but is too big for what I need 2). ALT + PrintScreen …

I wrote to Sony to complain about the fact that there are no Drivers nor Utilities for my Laptop on their website and that I had to download them from third party websites because I decided to install XP Pro Answer : From: "CanadaSOS" [snipped] Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 …

My computer has really been killin me. I honestly have no clue what to do with it anymore. Ok let me first off say this computer was my dad's friend's....who i was supposed to fix it for....and he ended up gettin a new one, n I had this in my …

My mother in law brought me her computer because she is unable to connect to the internet all of a sudden. Shes running Vista. I had no problem with a wireless connection at my home, but it will not work wnen connected to the modem. I checked the network connections, …

Hey! Im looking for a way or a software that can compare two files and find similarities between them. Say I have two files with lists of names in them, I want to know which names are in both files. All I have found is software that find differences, not …

Hello All, My first time posting a question; thanks in advance for your responses to help me with my situation. I had a problem with my DC Jack, opened the laptop, fixed the jack, reassembled the laptop. Now starts the problem: I turn the power on on the laptop, it …

I've been using IE6 for a long time without any problems, but due to many websites I visit prompting me to upgrade my browser to IE8 because they wouldnt be supporting my browser much longer, I decided to upgrade to IE8. It works OK but my text is blurry. I …

Hello, I've been using Dvorak on my Linux machine for a long time, and I've finally convinced my sister to do the switch as well. Using Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator (MSKLC) I easily managed to install Dvorak layout, but shortcuts like Ctrl+C doesn't move, it's the same spot, so after …

when i turn on my pc the pc says that a disk read error occurred press ctrl+alt+del to restart... what should i do i have checked the connections but still it comes and if i disconnect the wires from the hard drive then pc starts normaly... plz help....

I received a pdf file as a link attached to an email and when I open it, I cannot see an Adobe Reader menu or toolbar. I tried saving the file on my desktop and opening my Adobe Reader 9.0 and retrieving the file and I get the same thing. …

Hi, my google does not seem to be loading up but every other webpage does, I have ran AVG and Ad-Aware. Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 12:35:45 PM, on 02/03/2010 Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v8.00 (8.00.6001.18702) Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe …

HI, I NEED HELP WITH MY PC PROBLEM. :'( I CAN NOT OPEN MYCOMPUTER, MY DOCUMENTS. ONCE I CLICK IT, THERE IS AN ERROR MESSAGE, "WINDOWS EXPLORER HAS ENCOUNTERED A PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO CLOSE". I GUESS MY PC IS INFECTED WITH VIRUS. PLEASE HELP ME FIX THIS. THANK YOU. …

can any one tell what,s the prob with my usb. All drivers updated ,shows on motherboard but not on computer have tried every thing ,it shows in device manager but not in storage when a device is pluged in,yet the device lights up when pluged in

Reformated comp, everything is working so far but i cannot find a means to register my operating system. There is no "register xp" on my start menu, nor is there one in "accesories -> system tools" and when the computer starts and says "click here to register" i click and …

When I watch full length movies online, sometimes my mouse is hidden on the browser. Just inside the browser though. I have to repeatedly hit the ctrl button to see where its at. This only happens when I watch divx streamed video for long periods of time. After the mouse …

Everytime I try to download something and install it. I get a pop up box(see below) error, and I've already tried reinstalling windows installer and trying everything I could. I am very close to reformat, Anyone know what it is, or what to do? Windows ® Installer. V 3.01.4000.1823 msiexec …

I have a Dell Laptop with Win 7 and a desk top with Win XP Professional. I also have a Blekin Easy Transfer cable & S/ware. I have only been able to transfer small files to the C drive. I have lots of room on the D drive but I …