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I tried to install an update from Windows and i got the following error: Code 80070490 "Windows Update encountered an unknown error" does anyone know what to do so i don't get this error and the update installs? thanks in advance

Hello i just install windows 7 and almost every thing is good only my microphone is not working i have sound but can not use the mic. i have a asus P5JD2 SE motherboard and a soundmax integrated digital HD audio.is there some one now what to do. Pilo14

guys have to create a SRS document on my final year project,and the admin is ask us to create the SRS Doc using Lutex.but i am not familier with the software Lutex.so what i wont to know is ' lets say i did my srs using ms word and convert …

Hi, my mouse pointer is always showing arrow and hourglass together. This seemed to happen immediately after Downloading MS updates of NET. I have used System Restore to a point prior to Updates - no success. Any ideas how to fix back to Default operation of pointer? Thanks.

I removed a virus from my system and now certain application (.exe) files will not run. I get a dialog box that says "Windows cannot open this file: FILEname.exe To open file Windows needs to know what create it.." This only happens with some .exe files. Any help would be …

I've been using WinRAR for as long as I can remember, because when I checked up on it at the time it was the best tool available as far as compression was concerned. Is this still the case? Is there now an alternative that can squash files into even smaller …

hi, im trying to send a basic message to a ip address over the net, i was told netsend was what i should use, does anyone know how to use it or have used it in the past? thanks, darren

does anyone know if Adobe Flash Player 10 will work on windows xp professional version 2002 service pack 3. Reason I need to know is I only have flash player7 and I just made a 3D flash photo gallery with XML coding and it requires flash player 8 or higher, …

My Hewlet packard 8750 model with windows xp froze on me the other day and now won't boot any furher than power tothe fan and the hard drives spinning. I've uninstalled the cmos batery no luck, flipped the jumpers no luck. I get 2 beeps now but it just stalls …

i just install microsoft outlook 2000 but i do not know how to configure it. how get start with microsoft outlook? how can i send mail using microsoft outlook? what should i type in internet mail server, outgoing mail and incoming mail? :cry:

About a year [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/news/story220410.html"]ago[/URL], three girls fought charges of child pornography -- of themselves -- for refusing to attend 10-hour class on pornography and sexual violence after they were arrested for taking pictures of themselves [I]en deshabille[/I]. Now, the district court not only barred the district attorney from initiating any …

hey people, i have a question that has been boggling my mind for some time now...i download torrents and i use a program called utorrent.. i run 6mb service on my internet but when im downloading it drops my internet speed down to below 1.5mbs is there anything i can …

Here is the system layout: Lenovo Thinkpad T61p Vista Business 32bit SP1 4 gb RAM Duo T9300 It does have the minidock also, but the problem occurs even when not in cradle. We have a LAN at the office which the laptop connects to no problem. The web browsers work …

Just bought Nero 9, put the CD into the computer, selected Nero 9 and get the warning message : File not found. K:\Program Files\Common Files\Nero\New Product Installer 4\Setup.xml and I can't even doenload the CD. Can anyone help ?

Hi everybody I am trying to set to FTP server in user isolation mode. If I choose c:\ftp as my root directory for the FTP site, what should I name the directory that I create in c:\ftp. When I read about this, I got different advices. Somebody said that it …

Hey I have 2 different hard drives on my pc and one of them has the Windows 7 Beta, and the other has Windows 7 Ultimate full retail version and I was wondering if there is anyway I can get all my files and games and stuff from my Windows …

Hi, I have Cable internet and for the last week my internet has been running very slow. It's perfect when downloading or using downloading programs such as Kazaa. but when i'm browsing in Internet Explorer it is really slow. I have three computers on the network and the other two …

hi everyone, I am currently using windows 98 and want to find out what the port number and computer name and ip address for my computer is. Is there a way or a file i can go to get the answers to my above questions. My e-mail is [email]freesoft_2000@yahoo.com[/email] Any …

I just partitioned my single drive so that my system partition is only 40gb, and my "data" partition is the remainder of my 500gb drive. What I would like to do, if possible, is mount this partition on top of my C:\Users folder so that all user data is transparently …

My sister got new laptop Sony Vaio, which was bought in Italy. It had that password protection when you first run it, so we couldn't get into Windows (Windows 7 64-bit, not sure which edition). A month later father got password from shop where he bought it (he works in …

I have recently installed Windows 7 from Windows XP and I have no sound. I have installed loads of software to see if that can resolve the problem but nothing seems to work. Now again there is a faint crackle from the speakers as if it is trying to start …

i was current developing a software and i like to use odbc in conecting to my database but im having trouble of what version of mySql ODBC connection is compatible with windows 7 or is their any compatibility issue with this software...

Hi Everyone.... I am new here...and i have a problem with my laptop computer. Its a compaq presario 1247....I recently had Win 98 on it, but i thought if i upgraded to WIn2000 it would improve its performance. After Installing WIn 2000, everytime I boot up, I either get to …

hi, my homepage alaways change to [url]http:///[/url] even after i change it to default few times. an error msg always pop up during start up. suspect its the noenoejetma virus. could you guys kindly help me on this. many thanks in advance. enclosed the error msg pic. harry

Hi there, I currently have to reinstall my old Toshiba Laptop (WinME) and like to put XP on. It turned out that the DVD-ROM drive has problems reading CDs, so the installation left me with a blank C: drive and is unable to read beyond a certain point on the …

Hi I have a pc with windows server 2008 (standard) installed. My broadband provider also provides me with a dedicated ip address. Can anyone help with how I configure the server to enable me to host a website using IIS7. I'll apologise in advance as I am very new to …

I have installed Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 on windows 7, and it is installed good, but when i try to open Word or Excel it gives me a message saying "Microsoft Office word (excel) has not been installed for the current user. Please run setup to install the …

aLL my mp3 files has been converted to jpeg image quite aften even after recoding. Please give me solution.

Hi All, Not sure I am in the correct forum, When i start my dell inspirion 9300, It come up with a message saying AC Adapter not recognized, press F1 to continue. This I do, and all works fine, except it does not charge my battery, It shows the power …

Internet explorer will not close om my pc,ive got winxp sp2 with norton av 2005, ive run adaware but i am still getting the same problem,i can only close a open web page by pressing ctrl-alt-del and then ending task,can anybody please help-is this another sp2 problem?. Thanks in advance. …

Hi, Anyone know about the svchost.exe problem in wich the proces svchost.exe uses 100% of the cpu? :'( Ending this process leads to sound failures, automatic reboots etc. :( Not ending it leaves the comp slow ofcourse. Comp worked fine before. This svchost.exe problem showed up out of nowhere and …

With the annual Pwn2Own hacking event due to kick off tomorrow, Mozilla has confirmed that Firefox 3.6 has an unpatched critical vulnerability. The fact that Pwn2Own competitors will not be able to exploit this vulnerability to claim the Firefox hacking prize will be of no interest to the millions of …

I have a foxpro DOS application, which runs in Windows XP, and also on certain computers with Windows 7, but it does not run on certain computers with Windows 7, even when i changed the capatibility to Win XP, it still flashes a message saying, its not a 64 bit …

HELP i installed 2 updates and my pc went CRAZY:icon_exclaim:WHAT THE HECK IS WRONG HELP MEEE!!i got a TOSHIBA satellite built in mic windows vista home premium!

I have Windows Vista and my Dell desktop can't get out of the blank screen. For a few weeks it would take a while to come out of hibernation but now it won't at all. No mouse either. All I get are occasional vertical lines that flash every few seconds. …

i look at the task maneger and i got 100% Physical Memory 100% disk usege 100% Processer usege 100% connect to the internet and it shuts down can anyone help!?!and i got 3.0 GB ram 2.0 Ghz processer speed so help!

Hello, I have a laptop that has Vista It has wireless internet . I can surf the web then at random the connection will drop I have to restart the laptop in order to get back on the net. I found this error in event viewer. Error - Unable to …

Please help -- I have tried every solution I could find on the Internet and nothing has worked. I get no audio from YouTube or any Flash video, but regular audio (videos, games, anything outside the browser) works fine. The proper audio devices are selected in the Control Panel and …

So, I got my iPod touch the other day to find out my iTunes will not see it. Windows vista will, but iTunes won't. I tried this on a other computer running XP and my other OS on my comp, and they work fine, so I'm thinking I'm missing a …

I am just an average person, not a tech so everything I have read on this error I can't understand how to do . . . Simply put, my Windows Update checks for updates but never stops or finds anything, it has not worked properly in so long I can …

does anybody know how to delete all temporary internet files and history files? i know how to do this through tools>internet options> but there are always still files remaining in the registry and other places, i want to know how to do this stuff manually, not with a paid program, …

Hi, I just got a refurbished netbook with windows 7. I tried to install a trial version of MS Office 2007 but after I enter my product key I keep getting a message saying the trial period is over, and the features of Outlook, Word, etc. are still disabled. How …

I have Windows XP Pro. Defragmenting is aborted due to inconsistencies in files. Running scandisk and chkdsk is ineffective. Help! Harry.

Ok clever people .... im sure im being really stupid but .... I have a 4 PC workgroup network and I want one of the PC's not to be able to access some of the folders in the main 'server' pc. So I have turned on the guest user on …

If I upgrade to Windows 7, on my home desktop running Vista, will I lose all of my information that is currently on my hard drive?

I'm running Windows XP in a VMWare Fusion image on a Mac. Last night something mysterious happened and this morning the machine was unexpectedly powered off. When I brought it up the Mac OS booted fine, but when I launch Windows, I get errors - winlogon.exe - bad image shell32.dll …

I have Windows XP instaled on my laptop. Recently, the moment I log on, I get the blue screen and my computer restarts. The only way I can start my computer is if I start windows in safe mode- even safe mode with networking does not work. I have also …

I've had great luck with Windows7 thus far, but on one machine (running Home Premium) I can't get Windows Media Center to retain the default speaker setting. On the same machine, the Windows Media Player component does save this. I'm stumped how to make the same speaker set the default …

I've just "fixed" a longstanding Rundll32.exe problem by simply copying the program from another machine onto mine. Now I get a new error message when I try to access the control panel: "The Rundll32.exe file is linked to missing export Kernel32.dll:ActivateActCtx." So I tried to do the same thing -- …

I have an xp computer and i want to set it back to its default setting how can I do it without the cd