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i was using my computer and accidently bumped the mute button on the keyboard when my mixer devices dissapeared how can i fix this its a pain in the ass

We look after a lot of windows 2003 servers running Oracle 10.2.0.4. What I'm trying to do is remove the older info from log files. For example oracle writes an alert log of everything that happens on the database, I want to remove the older stuff whilst it's still running …

Hello everyone. I recently installed windows 7 and everything is all well except for the sound. I have checked the forum but have found only one thread with this same issue but no solution. I have an Nvidia EVGA 650i Ultra Motherboard. I downloaded the most recent driver from Nvidia …

Hi I am trying to clean up a computer with spanish XP. In normal mode the computer works fine, even though it is really infected with stuff. But when I try to start in safe mode, it crashes with a blue screen. There is an error code below with these …

I've been using WinXP Home Ed for 3 years and just today a white block pops up(left side of desktop) that is 3 inches wide and is as tall as my crt when I turned on pc and desktop came into view. It has, Folder Tasks/Other Places/Details with drop down …

Hello, I tried playing a movie with Windows Media Player. I have sound but not video. A message screen did come up and said that WMP did not close properly and some codecs were missing. My version of WMP is 11 and I would like to know what codecs I …

When i had installed Windows-7 in one of mine's frinds laptop then i had not abbled to start the webcamp which was integratted on it. I had also installed all the drivers of the laptop. so pleazzz help me and tell me that what to do??? and sorry for the …

SIR, I am a student . i have a problem that the when i start installing Nero software in my computer the message is shown my screen that install theDIRECT9.0C. so please help me how to down load this software from your site?

Quite simply, the CD/DVD Drive on my laptop won't open, and there's a CD stuck inside. Help... Please!

I am having trouble starting a program called Multi-Batch 6.0 which use to work fine till I did a windows update, now I get an error message Error number 3633 in routine db_connect Can't load msjter35.dll Does anybody out there have any suggestion? :sad:

I can't understand why when I go to certain web pages, I now cannot see the pictures on those pages (sometimes also the banners). There is a small red "x" along with the name of the picture in the upper left hand corner. I have already checked my settings in …

Hello all, Here's the situation: My brother goes to all these weird sites (not porn..that I know of), anyhow, somehow he managed to get spyware. I have reformatted his HD before and thought that by him using Mozilla Firefox would prevent any unauthorized downloads. But no, he had to activate …

hello i am trying to make a cmd file to change my background. this is the cmd i am trying to use: REG ADD HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop /v Wallpaper /t REG_SZ /d C:\Windows\newbackground.bmp /f what am i doing wrong? when i enter this on cmd i get: invalid syntax. type reg …

i have locked myself out of my coputer. i do not remember my user name or password is there anything i can do

I am getting slow PC startup problem when it boots. My friend suggested me to use registry cleaner. I just want suggestions from people about registry cleaners which are available. Please Comment.

my warcraft III is not functioning well.. it is running but the screen flash: 59.8 khz/ 74.8Hz Frequenct out of range Try another resolution.. i've tried changing resolution but the problem...

I been having problems logging in to vista for the last week. It will go to startup repair every time and it wont boot. if i uninstall the nvidia drivers it will work fine.Ive tried old and new drivers.I even clean up the driver with driver sweeper.I just ordered a …

Does anyone know of a patch for a Compaq 12XL300B laptop so a Dell 926 printer will function?

Currently using Vista Ultimate. Would like to download some desktop background images but the potential for exploits/malware is significant. Can anyone cite a safe place to aquire a few images? An informed reply would be welcome.

My default games have vanished(minesweeper etc.) I am unable to reinstall games from my xp cd which is a xp prof sp2, I have upgraded to sp3. I tried to reinstall from Add/Remove programs, Add/Remove components and get the following msg. The file freecell on Windows xp cd/rom is needed. …

Since last few days, my system has starting to restart every morning sharp at 8:00 AM. I'm shown this message (Attached below) and given 5 minutes to close all apps before restarting. But it's really annoying when that happens everyday! :?: I've no idea, what program finishes running everyday, irrespective …

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Oh dear, now I do not believe that was meant to happen. It appears that users of Office 2003 who also protect their documents with the Microsoft Rights Management Service (RMS) have found them so well protected that nobody can open them - not even the person who created the …

I have been trying to use my MSI EX623 Notebook's inbuilt mic. with nil results. It does not appear as an option in the Control Panel > Sound folder of Windows 7. I have been using a Logitech external microphone but prefer to use the one that came with the …

hey folks ahhm! i have a very big problem in booting my operating system its just it so slow to go to my desktop, hoping for your kindness pls help me.. God bless!!!!!!!!!!!

i have laptop. the model name is " HP PAVILION DV 6000". i have installed windows xp. but it is asking some drivers. Those are base system device network controller PCI device unknown device video controller video controller (VGA Compatible) please help me to get this drivers. thanks, have a …

I am using internet through pc.but i want to use this internet on laptop also.can anybody tell me .how should i connect internet through wireless.

I have a [I]WinFast TV2000 xp [/I] tv card in my computer.I installed all the drivers and I put audio output from the tv card to sound card [I]line in[/I], but there is no sound when I try to watch tv or when I record!! In configurations,my Audio device is …

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i am wondering how does Windows 7/ Windows XP built in defragmentation options stack up against third party defragers like Auslogics or any others. I would like to see some pros/cons of using the built in defrag options vs third party.

Survey: Hello everyone, Which of the two os do you think is better in: a. affordability b. graphics rendering c. media playing d. multi-processing e. gui f. support

I just did a new install of windows 7, registered version all went well with the install but when it wasfinished, there was no taskbar or start button, any body got any ideas please

I have tried installing different versions of Ares on my Vista Home but to no avail. I cannot connect and I cannot share any files ( File sharing does not appear ) Every thing else seems to be OK but as I said, I cannot File share. I have tried …

Hello there......... probably I'm going to buy a new pc quite soon and I was wondering if now with W7 things are getting better. I'm XP user since years and quite happy with it. Someone has experience already and can give me opinion about W7? I have never used W …

If you have ever run across a web site that takes forever to load or doesn't load at all, here is an easy way to check if it's the site or "If It's Just You." Just type in the URL of the site in question in the "Google Box" and …

can someone give me suggestion about buying a motherboard that's insane GOOD in gaming? Whats the price and the specs and brand. Thank you!

Hey everyone, our office recently purchased a Dell XPS 13 for one of our employees. It is a high end Core 2 Duo 2.66 with 4GB of RAM and a NVIDIA Hybrid SLI. It originally came with Vista Home Premium but I did a clean install to Windows 7 Pro. …

Hi everyone, My house seems to be using a lot of bandwidth recently and I'm trying to see if its becuase maybe someone else is stealing our wifi (which is password protected), more likely, one of us is using more bandwidth than we realize. I was just wondering if anyone …

I can never make games that use full screen to work. Eg. Diablo, Command and Conquer, 3dPinball (Full screen Mode), Flight Sim 2002 (The starting screen works since the first few screens are not full screen). All these open normally without any problem. But they get minimized. Whenever I try …

[color=#115e94][font=Tahoma][size=3]How can an Exchange 2000/Outlook user receive emails into different folders/inboxes for each alias. For example, wish mail to wajohnson, walt.johnson, and walterj to all be received into separate inboxes or folders. The outlook email rules (and functions within) do not recognize any difference between an received email to 2 …

I am working so many things at the same time right now I am just hoping that someone has actually done... what I am about to ask. My old [B]PIII IBM r30 thinkpad[/B] is a --good ---solid 'little' machine. comes with cd drive (swap w/floppy) 256 meg of ram, and …

I am working so many things at the same time right now I am just hoping that someone has actually done... what I am about to ask. My old [B]PIII IBM r30 thinkpad[/B] is a --good ---solid 'little' machine. comes with cd drive (swap w/floppy) 256 meg of ram, and …

So I want to know some opinions/facts as to what will be the future of windows XP. It's been nice month or so since windows 7 has been "officially" released and lots of people have got their hands on it. What do you think this means for those people who …

Under Vista, I try to install a Lexmark x2600, but am prompted to click OK to uninstall old software. It had been working before, but suddenly stopped. The owner says she uninstalled the printer and all software, which I verified. I also deleted any lexmark folders, registry keys,and services (why …

Dear guys , recently i installed Backup Exec For Server From Symantec my server is windows 2008 enterprise sp1 Everything is done when i will create backup jobs to do backup from local server disk drives and folders BUT , When i want to backup specified client's folder or disk …

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OS is the Windows vista starter. My friend sent me a zip compressed file comprising videos. So when I clicked open - it prompted me to choose which program I wanted to open the zipped file in. Since it was video files, I clicked on the Windows Media. Windows media …

My kids got a virus on their Windows XP desktop. I tried everything, including malwarebytes, to get rid of the infestation but no go. So I decided to fdisk, reformat and do a Win98 to Win2K upgrade...except when I started the Win98SE install, the pc said "Insufficient memory to initialize …

Hi all Can any one tell me what is the main coding or process behind copy, paste in windows? And is there any technique or software available to prevent copy the data from the windows or cd? Kindly reply this.........?

Hello ! to all viewer, Please solve my hot issue that is my word file is corrupt, when i open word (*.doc) file then display Convert text option and not display my text data only show garbage style. How i can recovery or repair word file please Urgent Help required.