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A small item! well about 6 gig. I have a compaq, amd 64 used to run xp reformatted to win 7 32 then to 64. All works well. On seeing the main hard disk it still appears to have a partition of about 6 g (drive d:) with old files …

I sure hope you can help me.I recived a message on my screen that i should run the online crash analysis.I down loaded the users guide and followed it the best i know how i am very computer stupit.I down loaded the program and loaded to disk like i was …

Mark Shuttleworth, founder and financial backer of [URL="http://www.ubuntu.com"]Ubuntu[/URL], urges the Linux Community to "build a better desktop than Apple." Shuttleworth made this statement this week at OSCON (O'Reilly's Open Source Convention). He added that interoperability with Windows is of very high importance. Sounds easy enough. Let me get right on …

Hello, New Friends! I'm new here. What a marvelous world you all have here! Thank you for this fantastic resource! I am honored to be part of your community! /me tips my halo to all. 0:-) I need help getting my desktop shortcuts to work again. I've got the latest …

Hi ALL, my NEC vl260 came with win xp sp2, preinstalled after reformatting due to system crashes, I have installed a copy of win xp sp2, now the two are in conflict i.e. sound card is not recognised, can anyone tell me how to access the preinstalled version ?

Hi all, I have a small Active Directory domain with a single Domain Controller running Server 2003 Standard. It does not host any websites on the internet through IIS, does not host email (by Exchange or anything else), and our VPN is setup through our router. I did not install …

Hi guys, im currently using a dell studio 15, and i just recently upgraded myself to windows 7. All was fine till a few weeks ago where i started to get problems with my graphics card. My screen will flash black once, come back up with 'ati radeon stopped working …

I have been trying to reformat my drive on my computer, not a "windows XP reinstallation" but just straight out format the disk. after it gives me the warning of erasing everything on the disk, a window pops up after I click format saying, "windows cannot format this drive. quit …

I getting no sound, had this computer for 3yrs with no sound. Code 10 is the message in my Device Manger. This code cannot start. Click , check for solutions . The data was send to microsoft for solution, the check for solution dose not work,with out as much as …

MY Windows 98SE w/FireFox w/ AMD 32BIt cpu w/ Linksys Router and other stuff was completely falling apart. Everything was going wrong and every site I turned to on the WWW promised instant help and cures. I lost track of them! Not one of these sites to which I went …

Good morning all. So, I got the dreaded Vista Antivirus 2010, not once, but twice while trying to download a torrent (yeah I know-bad idea), anyway, I was able to remove it both times using spybot first followed by malwarebytes. However, now it appears I have a very heavy paperweight …

I installed a software program called My World ( a GIS program from PASCO Scientific). Somehow I have ended up w/ two versions - 4.17 and 5.0 on my computer and I can not open either version. I get a Java startup error. I can not delete either program from …

I have a MX300 mouse on a Boxx Computer running WinXP32 that keeps freezing:confused:, if I just unplug and replug it in it will work again for a few minuter to a few hours! I have reinstalled the driver several times to no avail with the latest driver which used …

I desperately need to install Windows Live Writer. I previously Installed Writer in my xp system. But now, after formatting my XP, I can not Download the Windows Live Installer in my computer. The strange thing is that I can’t not even access any Microsoft.com pages. However, I downloaded Windows …

MY internet explored will not display any web site firefox will. I need explorer to connect to remotely connect to my office LAN. any suggestions?

I have a computer with win xp 32 bit that I have in a network with a computer with a Canon ip4200 printer that is on the windows 7 home 64 bit computer. I can see the shared files on both of the computers, but I can not get the …

I have windows Vista on my HP laptop. The user administrator and standard accounts have always acted wierd. Here is what it does the admin account acts like a standard and the standard acts like a admin. If I click on a function on the admin side say change firewall …

Hi There From time to time my hard disc light will come on for no reason (no programs running ) and computer locks. Can also happen if am using Firefox or Word or similar, even when I have good free memory (say 200mb out of 500mb) (sony Laptop running XP) …

I whitched my sons account to acount administrator so we could load some software. But access was denied and when I tried to change his account back to limited and mine back to administrator I was denied both times.

Google has today launched a new Beta version of the [URL="http://www.itpro.co.uk/blogs/daveyw/2009/03/22/google-chrome-stands-alone-at-pwn2own/"]Chrome browser[/URL], adding brand new privacy controls into the mix. You have to admit it's great timing, what with Microsoft this week making the 'browser ballot' screen available in European version of Windows giving users the option to [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/news/story253418.html"]switch from …

MS Office word Version problem Hi, I'm facing the following problem when trying to open the word document from deployment server. Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word, Version=12.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified. I will explain in detail my problem. …

i have tried all i know how to do! i have a wireless router for my desk top and i have a connection on my laptop but can not get it to browse the internet. what should i do?

I wish to change home page (to CNN) but the page only occupies the left half of the screen! How can I expand it to a full screen (as was my previous home page ((Netscape)?

Make: HP Model: dv6500 OS: Windows Vista Hello everyone. I have a Vista computer in my hands with a funky dvd drive. It's not showing up in Vista(My computer/Device Mgr) and when I try to boot off of it from the BIOS it skips it. I'm guessing the BIOS doesn't …

I have hosed up my IE Favorites. In attempting to correct the problem I erased them all. I then copied them back. When I open Favorites they show that they are there, but the sites will not open when clicked. Also, when I try to save a website to Favorites …

Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit: search results window continously keeps popping for no reason, i have wiped the hdd clean and reinstalled win7 and ran trend micro house call installed symantec antivirus corp ed and did a mbr ix and i am still having the same problem. At first i …

I know this doesn't come under programming but i need some help with this. You may be knowing that the windows hosts file is interpreted before the OS accesses the DNS servers for i.p. resolving. This can be used for redirection without the user's notice. [CODE] 209.85.231.104 www.yahoo.com[/CODE] The above …

Lately my computer has been getting slower by the day. Attached are images of the 'Processes' tab in the task mgr. Image 1: List of processes sorted by CPU Image 2: List sorted by Memory Usage If you look at image 1, the System Idle Process CPU Usage = 92%. …

I am kind of having some very big problems here. It seems lately that everytime I try and listen to any media in Windows Media Player, it says, "Windows Media Player cannot play the file because there is a problem with your sound device. There might not be a sound …

I can`t download them on my network , i think my admin has blocked it , Is there anyway i can bypass it? Do u know which port does it use for torrent download, I can download exact torrent files on another network ,

I just reinstalled windows XP, and then installed ubuntu next to it. XP can't find my modem at all (version DSL). I created a new connection with my user name and pass. When it trys to connect to the WAN (PPPOE) it just gives me a connection error. When I …

Hi all I've just had a mammoth "session" getting Windows XP to install onto an HP DV5-1209ax. And it worked! Yeeha! So the reason for this post is to let you know that it is doable, even though MS and HP have made it very hard to do so. If …

:sad: I need some help/// Just purchased a used ibm t22 thinkpad at a business bankruptsy sale. got home, turned it on, and the darn thing keeps asking me for an administrator login and password. is there a work around??? I think it's XP Professional.

I have read the many posts on the site but most assume that you can get past the safe mode screen. I cannot start up in safe mode nor can I used the last known settings. I am running windows XP with SP2 on a Dell Dimension system. What are …

Hi, I am unable to burn cd's and dvd's using either nero or roxio because my vista business cant format cd's and dvd. I was able to burn until yesterday when all over a sudden it stopped. I have not installed any new program except kaspersky internet security which i …

Hi all I'm helping a friend with his PC. It was running like a sick dog, so I scanned it for viruses - it had 5 different ones! I removed those, booted into XP, then ran Spybot, MalwareBytes & Super Antispyware - deleting a large number of spyware / malware. …

Windows XP freezes at the welcome screen. I have tried safe mode, but it freezes there also. Here is what started it. dummy me downloaded a file and checked it for virus. I ran the exe and started getting virus messages. I think what happened is the program was infecting …

Has anyone experienced the problem of the default dictionary suddenly changing itself for no reason at all in Microsoft Word 2000 ? The default dictionary has been set as English (UK), user creates a number of documents only to find the dictionary then changes to English (US). Is there anyone …

Hi all, i have installed Photoshop CS4 on Vista 64 bit. But it is installed on 64 bit dan 32 bit version... How to remove it from 32bit version (Program Files X86) ? thanks

[COLOR=#555555] Hi all,[/COLOR] [COLOR=#555555] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#555555]Just to make sure everyone is aware of the new update of Microsoft that checks for the authenticity of the OS installed, once updated can't be removed.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#555555] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#555555]Batter look out if you are using a pirated one.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#555555] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#555555]You always can choose …

Hello guys. I recently formatted my computer and now I can't access some of my files. When I try to open a word file for example I get the message that I don't have enough permissions to access it. I never set access permissions for my files and I never …

I am developing an auto launch tutorial, but Windows 7 has the slightly annoying prevention of running inf files. Is there away to get around this or am I stuck with it? If there is not away would some one be able to assist me in writing a simple start …

I have encountered a serious problem accessing my hard drive and booting up Windows XP. I am running windows XP on a Dell 8400 dimension workstation. I am getting the infamous blue screen of death with the error message 0x0000007B. I suspect that I am a victim of a virus …

Hello, I have been getting Internet TCP/IP Protocol error. I have to restart the PC to get it to work again. What would be causing this to happen? Thanks a lot for your help Ernie

I want to set up port forwarding, so I need a static IP address. When I type ipconfig /all into the command prompt I do not get the relevant info, IP address, subnet mask, default gateway etc.. Can anyone please help? By the way, I'm no expert!!

After I turn on my computer all my browsers work well. But after a couple of minutes things start gettig crazy. In order to access a website i have to click about 10 times, websites won't load fully...especially those in flash or with images... I am working on Mozilla Firefox …

Hello. I have a dell latitude D531 series Laptop and it will not boot up at all. There is a blue screen of death with the message of 'unmountable boot volume'. When I boot into windows repair mode, the operating system is not shown. I cannot boot into safe mode. …

I cannot access Add/Remove but other files listed in Control Panel still function. Please help. Thanks!

I recently got an OLD computer from a friend and before i reformat it i wanted to post a [B]hijackthis[/B]. The computer is all screwed up but it has some music on it i wanna keep. The catch is it's SUPER SLOW. I just wanna use it to browse & …

Specs: HP dx2300 -- XP Pro SP3 -- Logitech Trackman Wheel USB mouse (wired) Problem: Applications constantly scroll up and down (intermittently will stop for a period of time then start scrolling erratically again). This happens in all applications; FireFox, Notepad, Task Manager, etc. I have not changed anything in …