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hello,,sir, I can't simply activate my windows 7 after installation,, the windows update doesn't work and internet explorer doesn't work too..can somebody help me please..thanks and more power!

hi everyone.i'm using winxp pro.i already configure my remote access setting.i log as admin with same username and password in the computer i want to shutdown.but everytime i type shutdown -s -m\\pcname..it comes out with access denied error..what do you think is the probelm?pls help me.i used also shutdown -i …

My Pc has just started acting wierd it wont let me load up windows, it comes up with the screen, Start windows normally safe mode ect. when i click on anyone of the opitions it restarts my pc and just brings that screen back up again. plz plz plz help …

Many thanks to those who lend a hand with this problem. Specifically, my computer has both XP home and professional loaded on it (A friend of mine loaded both in case something went wrong with my computer so he could still access files and fix whatever went wrong) and while …

Hi!! I am on IBM Thinkpad R52 with 1.73 MHz processor and 256 DDR2 RAM. I use Nero Ultra 7.0 for burning cds( I have a combo drive). I havnt been able to burn cds since yesterday. Whenever i try loading Nero Burning ROM, Windows error pops up (Sorry for …

Hi I'm installing a new western digital WD4000YS SATA drive in a computer that did not have Sata drive, the mother board has the correct cable connection, but when I reinstall Win XP pro, I receive the following message IRQL NOT LESS OR EQUAL would this be related to the …

would it be okay to use a graphics card from a crashed computer on a different computer? My computer recently got the blue screen of death and I had to get a used computer. The graphics card I have on this one sucks and i cant play any games because …

I reformatted my hard drive. When I re installed everything, I installed the dell roxio software. Now I can not burn cd/dvds with out using using Roxio's software (drag to disc etc) and more importantly it will not finalize the disc. If I unstalled the Roxio Software my drives do …

does anyone have any experiance with microsoft navision / avfconsulting ?

Hi A year ago i tried to figure out how to do the 'simple' task of popping a shortcut to any website or web page onto the desktop and still haven't found the solution! In IE it's easy, right click and choose send shortcut to desktop, there, you're done, and …

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trying to sort this one out all day,can download any program,install them,but xp will not open them,this machine belongs to a mate of mine,any ideas would be greatly appreciated,thanks in advance.huggie

I want to upgrade the SATA hard drive on my laptop, but when I try to install windows xp on the new hard drive from the CD drive I get hung up. I push the F6 key when prompted and then come to a point where I am asked to …

Well like the name says I'm and so freaking new. Trying to learn as much as I can from every place that I can but there are two things that I really want to see about doing. First I would like to change the sound my computer makes when it …

Hi, i'm new here, and i recently gt sick of my old hp pc and took out my burner, another cd drive, 4 sticks of ram (ot sure what size, gotta check and see when i load it up) a sound car, and video card (32, weak, i know), as …

I can't get my Samsung YP-K3 MP3 Player to work with windows 7 it wont even let me install the soft ware disc. Can any one help.

[COLOR="red"][COLOR="Green"]Hi, Does anyone know if Vista Home Premium can connect to SQL server using the ODBC ? I have tried to create a connection with all the right info such as user id and password but error is "failed connection server does not exist or access denied". The story is …

I have folder 1 on a USB drive 1965 folders containing 17937 files I have folder 2 on C: this has 1942 folders containing 17662 files I am in windows XP How can I check if Folder 1 contains every file of folder 2? Many thanks esdel

Hi Newbie here, basic skills. Turning on what has been a very stabe system for 5 years it runs for a few seconds, fans on, black screen, as soon as the two cd drive lights start to flash, fans go off for a second or two and then the whole …

Hey guys, I am new to the site and i was if anyone can help me with a little problem. I have recently noticed that my laptop seems not to be able to install programs through DVD disks or iso images through Daemon tool. However programs like advance system care …

I noticed that once I updated my Firefox browser there no longer was a toolbar for Windows Media Radio... I did have a tool bar through Nasa, but removed it. Could that be why I had it before or is it because of the new update with Firefox browser. Anyone …

Hey everyone! (It's been a long time since I posted!) I've just upgraded from WindowsXP to Windows 7. One thing I hate is how how when I have an Explorer window open, and I start typing to move the focus to a file/directory name in that directory, it instantly assumes …

I have a Dell Dimension 3000 running XP Pro that I just upgraded from SP2 to SP3. After rebooting I get a BSOD 0000007E error. I cannot boot into Safe Mode without getting the same error. Any solutions? Thanks Jim

There has been [URL="http://www.itpro.co.uk/blogs/daveyw/2009/01/13/no-crisis-in-it-security-budgets/"]much speculation[/URL] regarding job losses at Microsoft of late, and now the truth is out. Thankfully the scale of the damage is not as great as at first feared, and nowhere near the [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry3757.html"]15,000 job losses[/URL] talked about recently. It would seem that 1400 jobs are to …

I run Win2K Pro, SP4 + all updates I use a Microsoft Optical Wireless Desktop 700 (wireless keyboard + wireless mouse + shared USB Receiver) For some time after initial installation, keyboard & mouse both worked perfectly The keyboard has recently stopped working for no obvious reason Current situation: Mouse …

Can anyone recommend a good backup software for a PC runnning Windows XP please? Preferably something you have used and found to be effective.

Hello all, I have not posted in a while, but I am having an issue with updating. I have disabled all of my firewalls, added all the update web addresses to the allowed sites list as well as to avg allowance. I get the exact same error with defender if …

I buy new PC and i want to install window 7. My question is what is required for this.

Hi, sorry for making new thread but i need help with my old computer. It was everytime use only for making with Txt files etc... now i want to play music on it and it plays faster... i have ac 97 soundchip and i know i need new driver but …

i need VB6 & visual studio 2008 software...Any one please give me the link to download this softwares....

Hello, I posted this here because I think my issue relates to the OS. Recently bought my first headset (wired). The OS does not recognize it but it does recognize a Bluetooth head set based on a usb Bluetooth device. I upgraded from Vista Home Basic to Vista Ultimate and …

Hi, I've been using Windows Vista and I happened to forget my login password. Is there any way to restore password for me? My account is with admin rights, so I can't bypass login..

Hi, I am working on a clients machine, original problem was file ext association. I fixed this with driver updates and also ran a registry fix just in case. The files ext now work fine...but 12 hours later the machine boots to a blank desktop (existing desktop background is there) …

Hello :) When I attempt to access my Hotmail account via Outlook Express I get the following error: [b]Unable to poll for new messages on your HTTP server. Account: 'Hotmail', Server: 'http://services.msn.com/svcs/hotmail/httpmail.asp', Protocol: HTTPMail, Server Response: '', Port: 0, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 12002, Error Number: 0x800CCC19[/b] I've been using …

My operating sytem is XP Home edition version 2002 servicepack 2, 3.00 GHz 3.25 GB RAM and have automatic updates turned off and have done so since I have had my computer about 18 months ago.. Up untill a couple of months ago I used to be able to open …

Please help, i got a new Dell laptop, intel core 2 Duo. I dropped the laptop while in a bag, when i try to turn it on, i cann't see the icons clearly. I have adjust the resolution and still the screen is not clear, it's a bit dark and …

Hi all, Does anyone have tipps about how to go about this problem? I have a window server 2003 with an active directory,i joined my two other Pcs without any problem to a domain. How I created the home directory: Having created a user in the active directory and a …

Hi friends, how are you all. I have COMPAQ PRESARIO CQ-40, windows vista is the OS on it but it's very bad. I want to install XP. but this problem has encountered me [ATTACH]13507[/ATTACH] but I can't solve it so please help..... ***I have done all the instructions without any …

Please help. I may not be as smart as you guys but I do know some things LOL. I downloaded and installed the EA game manager and now I can't get it to open so that I can get my game that I bought. I have exhausted everything. I know …

my computer always retarts when it switched on and happens before the windows xp logo shows on and comes one out 40 to the desk top scren thats comtinue the boot on process

I need to develop training materials and thought that I'd try to include web tutorials/demos to aid in training on a web app. I've looked at at least 5 different "web demo" packages, but none have been able to do the job. The biggest feature that I need is the …

I know there are alot of problems with this computer. I bought it about 1 year ago refurbished. Don't have the receipt or warrenty (can't find it at least). Anyways here's the problems It would over heat constantly, I could solve this temporarily by putting it on a book to …

Hello, Lately I am facing some very weird RunDLL32 errors on my Windows7 while I am trying to run programs I need for work. All of them used to work properly on Windows XP. Also some shortcuts are blank, and no longer point to correct application. Here is image of …

My PC[Locally assembled Quad Core- 2 X 2GB RAM - 2 X 250GB HDD] loaded with the OS, "Windows Vista" was upgraded to "Windows 7" and was working well. Meanwhile, I felt that my Altec Lansing's 5 in 1 speaker is not functioning fully. To correct this, I have downloaded …

Can someone please help me out? I have been having issues with my computer. My computer has been freezing up everytime a do an McAfee anti-virus scan. I also tried to do a ESet.com virus scan, but it freezes up at the same location: C:\Driver\audio\R186858\st645866.dll I already tried to uninstall …

I have an AVI movie file and I want to burn it to a DVD so that I can play on a normal DVD player. Does anyone know any programs (prefebly open source) available to download? Thanks in advance guys!

I have a 160 gb partition in my system and accidentally i have deleted all my movie files using shift + delete . Is there any way i can recover the data back somehow. its mainly all video files .

Hi i got my old PC now i went to the computer repair they cleaned my HDD but before they cleaned them the motherboard and monitor screen showed up and then i installed the XP home premium to the HDD whit my new computer and if i wanted to like …

I hope someone can help me. This started about a week ago. I have a Dell Inspiron 9300. Anytime I close a browser window, I get the message: Data Execution Prevention - Microsoft Windows To help protect your computer, Windows has closed this program. Then after I close the message, …

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