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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 …

Please can someone help me to stop a programe from running at startup. Farstone instant burning (part of Virtual Drive pro 11) loads on start up and clicking on the instant burning window causes an error message to appear that says DCTryShl_Rc.dll has caused an error and needs to be …

I was able to get to my task manager and deleted av.exe several times and it finally went away. My friend helped me delete some stuff in the registry but i don't know if it is gone or not. I had Kaspersky Lab AntiVirus 2009 installed and i updated again …

My computer has been infected by many viruses and spyware to the point of no return and has been partitioned many times. So now I have taken my computer back from my very irresponsible roommate and want to rewrite to zeros and start over. Can someone tell me how to …

Hi, I'm hoping someone on Daniweb may be able to help me out with this problem I'm having:- Since Thursday, people have not been able to access their work computers from home over a VPN connection. Users can authenticate through the firewall and register on the network (the server gives …

Hello, I have three Hard disk drives on my laptop. The details: Hard disk C has a total 15 of GB space, Partition D has 268 GB space and E has 181 GB. All the work I do goes only to Hard disc C and space in Hard disc D …

NB: This Tip only works on Computers running Microsoft Windows XP (all versions) Also you'll have to enable viewing of hidden folders on the PC. (You can disable it when you're done.) STEP 1 Preparing the picture Of course, you must have a flash disk to do this. Once you …

How do I save a PDF Professional file so that others I send it to can edit it? Thanks

Hi guys, am dual booting Windows XP and Linux Suse, but now i want uninstall linux coz am having space crisis. The only problem is that Linux is managing my Boot, i tried to uninstall it once but my computer couldn't boot, it was serious until i re-installed the linux. …

I have [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/news/story220053.html"]written before[/URL] about child geeks, such as M. Lavinashree from Pakistan who passed her Microsoft Certified Professional exam at the age nine. At the time of writing she was busy studying for the Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer exams. However, I think I may have stumbled on an even …

Hi I am using Vista Home Premium 32bit, last night I had to reformat my hard drive, I got a bad virus, that would not let me download any programs to erase it. I have two drives, 1 is a dvd rw, the other is a cdrom, the dvd says …

i can use my usb moden in vista but when i plug in my usb modem to my windows7 it can't find any driver, how can i find the driver?...

it has been just 20 days since i bought my dell inspiron 14.... n when i use the touch pad.. the mouse cursor gets stuck at times... and today... when i switched on the laptop.. i had a problem with logging in... the display got stuck and the music i …

I am trying to get my multiple email addresses on our google apps server to become centralized in on Outlook Express mailbox. I have gone through all of the proper steps to set up my accounts under the POP3 server and under the test settings section everything works fine and …

When a shortcut was added to the Desktop on XP it was placed at the end of list on the screen. Now, on Windows7, when a new shortcut is added it gets put immediately below the Computer icon at top left. Is this a Vista/W7 thing? I've tried changing the …

I like to watch a lot of movies online. Well used to anyways. For some reason when I go online to StageVu or another site, even Youtube, my computer freezes during the movie/video no matter how long it is and becomes unresponsive. If I can get through a whole movie/video …

In Windows XP, in addition to an administrative account, I have a limited account for the internet (to help safeguard against malware). Should I log off of my administrative account before accessing the net via my limited account? And is there any way for a website to infect you other …

I'm trying to format my hard drive. I've created a boot disk and changed my bios to boot from a: (yes it's an old pc) when I type format c: /s I get an error "Cannot Format a Network Drive" how do I fix this? RJ

I have an issue that's been beating me up for a week or so. I have an XP PC that will just drop off the network. What happens is that everything will be fine and then all of a sudden, I cannot browse the internet or use the network at …

I have a simple online credit application where customers put in their credit related data, i.e. Name, Address, SS #, Birthday, etc. I have to use another program to pull credit that requires me to input all that info. So currently I get my online app screen up and have …

In the link provided, you will find an extensive list of COM Error Codes and brief description of each. The list contains: 1. COM Error Codes 2. Miscellaneous Error Codes 3. OLE (Object Linking and Embedding) Errors 4. Windows Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) error codes 5. The Win32 Error Codes …

A couple of weeks ago i bought a 2 gig ram card to upgrade my netbook from 1 to 2 gigs of ram. It cost $76 which i thought was fine. at the same store i bought a 3 pack of SD Cards, each 2 gigs 3 cards $20. a …

I Have Copied both the disk in my flash drive.but after finish one setup file.it is saying Please insert another disk.but there is no any browse option is there .so that i select from my flash drive. Kindly let me know the idea.How should i install using flash drive. Kindly …

ok this happen yesterday when i put in the win xp installation cd and it booted and the it starts to load driver and check system and the stuff it does before showing me my hard disk. After that loads it shows the screen where it is suppose to show …

Can anybody tell me .Why i am getting Access is denied error .when i tried to open flash Drive .Kindly let me know the idea.Any help would be highly appreciated.Kindly find the attachemt also.

I know, I know, DOS. heres what i want to do, adjunct the contents of report.txt to fullreport.txt. i was hoping it would be as simple a report.txt >> fullreport.txt, but it isn't. any special commands? Thanks! -nosreteP

Hi All: Is anyone else having trouble with the new Hotmail format? On two different computers (one with WIndows XP, the other Windows 98), both my husband and I cannot reply to, compose or forward messages. The new message page comes up on the screen (without the toolbar), but the …

Yesterday was Microsoft's big day. Windows 7 was released. Did you go buy your copy already? Are you waiting? Whether you have or haven't doesn't really matter but I'm going to give you my five reasons why you [B]should[/B] switch to Windows 7 and five more why you [B]shouldn't[/B]. Both …