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Sir, Can anyone tell me .How should i download all the emails from gmail into outlook express.so that if i want to see the latest email of gmail. i simply connect with internet with the help of Nokia handset.and download the email in outlook express.and disconnect from internet after downloading …

Using Sonic..My system is Windows XP....It seems to take forever, I am wondering if there is anything I can do to improve the preformance of this? Also at times my fan on the machine runs and the weather is not hot yet.. I am just looking for input on this... …

Tried to scan to e-mail after installing Windows 7 with windows live mail, but the scanner does not recognize windows live mail. It only recognizes windows mail and outlook, how can I add windows live mail to the list of e-mail programs for the scanner to use. Please help!!!!! Raya

hey guys. so, suddenly, my Network Controller is unknown. When I go to devices manager and double click it, it comes up as an unknown manufacturer etc. Unknown Device and Vender, PNPID: VEN_168C&DEV_002B&SUBSYS_E8111113&REV_01 That's what the unknown driver's PNPID is. It's a Toshiba Netbook - NB205-N311/W Thanks

Dear friends, I recently bought a new computer, worked with it for a couple of weeks and had a failure of the primary hard disk. I decided to install one of my IDE hard disks which I have left over from other times and installed a copy of Vista Home …

I have a HP Pavilion Desktop a1210n and use Windows XP. In the last two months I have been unable to get Windows to recognize my CD/DVD drive. Previously I could do a system restore and it would work for a day or 2 but now my system restores are …

Can get my hotmail from my outlook program with no problems but if I try to log into hotmail by [url]www.hotmail.com[/url] if constatly clicks from one log on to another every half second.whats wrong

After the latest Microsoft Windows XP hotfix (the browser checker), I am unable to check my email in Microsoft Outlook (request times out). The Internet is very slow in IE8, and fails to load pages in Firefox at all. I have reinstalled IE8, Firefox, and Outlook to no avail. Have …

I have been experiancing slow/intermittent browsing in IE and firefox since the recent KB976002-v5 (browserchoice.exe) hotfix. My pop3 email accounts also time-out when sending/recieving. I have reinstalled both IE and firefox. Specified DNS Servers on the router and problem PC. Fixed all registy errors, and performed a deep clean including …

So this is a new spin on the missing CD-Rom/DVD-rom from My Computer issue others have had in the past. The problem: DVD-Rom and CD-Rom have seemingly gone missing from both Device Manager and My Computer on XP. Here's where its strange though: 1. I know they are connected just …

I downloaded a self-extracting exe "py2exe-0.6.9.win32-py2.6.exe" from sourceforge. When I attempt to open this file, I get the following message "This application has failed to start because the application configuration is incorrect". I have successfully opened the file on another win-xp box but I need to have this on the …

i am running windows xp media centre sp3 on a p4 machine, this had been working fine up until malware infected it. Took the decision to format the hard drive and install from fresh. I am unable to do the 30 day registration a network connections not allowing a LAN. …

I am using a Dell computer (model information can't get specific with for now, my mom would flip on me) running Windows 7. There appears to be an issue with the keyboard as if the left arrow key and the up arrow key are pressed down, making it impossible to …

Newbie problem. For some reason, I can't get this to work: [CODE] FOR /L %%A IN (1 1 23) DO ( if %%A==1 set drive=C: if %%A==2 set drive=D: if %%A==3 set drive=E: if %%A==4 set drive=F: if %%A==5 set drive=G: if %%A==6 set drive=H: if %%A==7 set drive=I: if …

I recently wiped out my hard drive so I could reinstall everything to start fresh. I was having problems with the RAM running at 100% only when I was online doing simple games. I replaced the video card, I've added memory and even set up page file to try to …

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I am currently searching through Google results but I was hoping someone would be able to assist me here too. I am looking for a VB script that will stop more than one service on a Windows 2003 server then set it Disabled. We are using System Center Configuration Manager …

While iam lasing my boot infront of windows its not wrking. tried 7 times since last two hours ..my boot purchased from Reebok and it have 7 month garantee also. what will i do ......

Hello, I'm a newbye in here and I would like to know how to run a command, when in a cmd.exe window in vista, without to go first in the directory where that command is located. In other words, when I run cmd.exe it opens up in a default directory …

Hello all, I have an office network of 6 computers or so running Windows XP. Sporatically 3 of them now will not perform search. They will start up the search program, but they will run and run and never find anything, even if I search the exact file name in …

I cannot print unless a print link button is on the material i wish to print...the task bar with the print button and the history removal tool, etc is missing from the top of the home page...How do I replace it? ( i have windows 7......64 bit)

Hey guys, I have Windows XP Pro installed on a SATA drive and have now added a IDE drive containing Windows Server 2003 . Now the problem is, depending on the boot order of the disk drives, I can only load either XP or 2003. I do not get a …

Greetings. I need to print an Excel document to a PDF with hyperlinks. Creating hyperlinks in Excel is no problem. If I print to a PDF (using Adobe PDF print driver), the hyperlink appears and works in the PDF. No problem. But I need to change the display text of …

The MIX10 Microsoft Developer Conference is always good for a laugh or two, but just who was rolling on the floor after the IE9 preview code was revealed? Certainly Microsoft is deadly serious about Internet Explorer: The Next Generation. So serious that it has apparently created a new development team …

Hi Guys, :icon_smile: I have a problem with my Internet Connection. Here is the scenario: My workstation (WinXPSP3) is connected in a Corporate Network and my IP Address is assigned statically and reserved in our DHCP Server. I am connected on a VLAN 27 so my Gateway is 192.168.27.1 and …

Hey guys! I need some help with this. Normally I've been able to figure out nearly every problem I've had with my comp, but this one just stumps me on how to fix it. Ever since I got Windows 7 (and I love it) it has this one problem, everything …

I just purchased new computer with Windows 7 installed on it. I have to back up..but don't know what DVD to use DVD-RW or DVD+RW

Recently I had a small problem to log in my computer. After getting password it just remains idle for a longer time, only showing my desktop background. I tried to repair the OS... But no bootable CD is running, so i am not able to proceed further... I don't know …

I just started using outlook 2007. the server that I download the email from requires ssl, so I set up outlook for that and I get a security warning that the certificate cannot be verified and I have to click yes or no to continue every time I check my …

I have Windows XP, sp-2 installed in my laptop. I have stored personal file as hidden file and set the properties 'do not show hidden files and folders' on as anyone else can't see the files. But when I tried to disable this feature and enable the feature 'show hidden …

:cry: I am using Dell Dimension 4500S with Windows XP home edition. When I start my computer it reads 'PLUG & PLAY CONFIGURATION ERROR' Press F1 to continue and F2 to run set up. Also, when I enter in to my system I cannot adjust the 640x480 resolution w- 16 …

Hi there I am working on a Dell Dimension Desktop with ONLY USB for Keyboard or Mouse, NO PS2 Ports. I had to add new KB and mouse, only problem is that when it goes into Windows it tries to install a driver for them and the "do you want …

Ok so I have an issue thats really starting to get annoying. When I try to open "My Computer" it freezes. Not the whole PC, just "My Computer" If I wait long enough it will eventually start working again. But thats usually takes anywhere from a min to 2 mins. …

With all the coverage of last week's Windows 7 launch, it was easy to overlook news of the forthcoming release of SharePoint Server 2010, the next edition of Redmond's collaboration platform. A public beta is expected next month, which according a speech given by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer last week …

Hi guys, I tried to disable autorun for all devices, but it there's no sistem tab group editor. When runing gpedit.msc, group editor opens but in Administrator Templates tab there are only windows components listed. No system, no network or other devices. Can anyone help? Thanks in advance, C.

Hi All. I think this is the right place for this post. Finally got around to connecting the HDMI cable between my PC and Monitor today, about time I got rid of the VGA. When reading the below, bear in mind that on VGA, there were 0 problems at 1440*900) …

hi guys i am using window xp. i dont know what happend few days before i cant see my volume icon with the clock place. i went in the control penal and volume option. the option is selected to show the icon in bar but there is no icon. plz …

Hi, I'm currently trying to fix up a computer for a friend that's running Windows 98. He claims that everything was working up until last Thursday when we had a thunderstorm (yes, his comp was surge protected). When booting up the system all of the tests pass and windows loads …

I tried searching the forum but could'nt find anything on this topic. I just got a new laptop, and the time is in 24 hour format. I cannot seem to find the option to change it to 12 hour. Im using XP (home edition) Thanks

I can't safely remove my External Hard drive: Maxtor OneTouch Mini 4. This has happened a few times, and I used unlocker but i've heard that unlocker now has a secret virus. I also tried downloading it again last week and McAfee said it was a Trojan, and deleted it …

Hello I was talking with a friend on Skype while the microphone on my headset suddenly stopped working. I have checked everything I know of - the mute button, the sound volume, the drivers and the microphone itself (I tried another microphone which doesn't work either). Nothing works. I can …

I'm running Windows XP SP2 on a Sony VAIO 530J that came a pre-installed internal ITU V.90 56k modem.. I looked at it, it plugs into a PCI slot and it's all in there correctly as far as I know, and it had some numbers on it: 4491A-D1156A1A and Model: …

Hello all Folks, Its been a long time since I am posting something here. My problem is, when I am connecting my computer to the internet, the website of my ISP is opening. Every time I connect to the internet, this site is opening which is now really making me …

Hey, My name is Josh and my computer has a virus and i would like to reboot it or figure out a way to get rid of the virus once and for all. I purchased my computer in April and i got the virus about a month ago and i …

Does anyone know how i could make a bootable backup copy of my winxp?Just copying is easy, but my copies are not bootable, so they just end up in the bin.

Hey, Along with the installation came a host of "Windows.old.0011-003 Files". Is it imperative that I maintain these files or can I safely delete them because they are cluttering up my system. It has taken 7 disk to complete a full backup. If its possible to delete these files, I …

Sony Vaio PCV-7762 desktop My computer died. Kept trying to boot kept going in a circle. Tried the System Recovery CD #1 which was shipped with the computer. I got a blue screen with white letters. "This program could not find a CD-ROM drive or a DVD-ROM drive for your …

Hey i have a problem that i thout that you moght be able to fix. The link [url]www.webmasterglobal.com[/url] which is my site is unviewable on my computer i cant see it in my browser on my computer. But the link works on other computers but mine. What might be the …

POSSIBLE windows registry error - urgent attention Hi friends, I dont know why but every now and then i am getting these two error messages... [URL=http://img82.imageshack.us/my.php?image=errormessage12py.gif][IMG]http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/5908/errormessage12py.th.gif[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://img82.imageshack.us/my.php?image=errormessage26fc.gif][IMG]http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/1346/errormessage26fc.th.gif[/IMG][/URL] would really appreciate if someone can throw a light about what exactly needs to be done and what exactly is the problem.... anxiously …

I have been trying to install net 3.5 framework on my system because a tax program requires it. It will not install and according to Microsoft tech engineers, I will need to get a sp2 vista home premium cd to do a repair install so I wouldn't lose my programs. …