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this problem pertains to my other laptop, We are in the UAE and have been using the computer without a problem until I tried downloading aol. I no longer have access it seems it erased Internet explorer and I don't know what to do to reload it without the site …

Hi i recently upgraded from Windows Vista Home Premium to Windows 7 Home Premium. Since Windows 7 no longer includes Windows Mail as an email client, i downloaded Mozilla Thunderbird and love it. I pinned it to my start menu as well as my task bars and about two days …

I have instant DVD2.0 hardware When I try to install the program, I get the message that the file is "not a valid Win32 application." Any suggestions?

I've changed the name with which i was currently logged on. After changing the name I try to open task manager but it respond nothing. I tried to play a song but it showed message that "File is not accessible on this location or you may have not rights to …

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My specs are AMD Athlon(tm) 64 x2 Dual Core Processor 4200+ 2.20Ghz 2 GB Ram ATI Radeon X1550 series I know I can Run it but isn't 64 bit if you plan on installing more than 2 GB Ram? Wouldn't it be useless if I don't buy more ram? If …

Hi I have got domain environment (AD win2003 server) under Event Viewer (Application and DNS Server) I have got couple of Event IDs. I know that Google is our friend but I got confused which Event IDs should I examine The error message that I have been experiencing is the …

Im Having a problem when my computer starts until bios setup and when I continue to load the windows the computer will restart in loading the bios setup. When I choose to run my computer in safe mode, many codes will appear then the bios setup will again restart. I …

Hey! Looking for some news! I've got no access to wpa2 wireless security after installing xpsp3. It can't connect to an existing wpa2 network, and wpa2 is not even an option in the Wireless Network Connection properties. I've researched and seen lots of complaints about this problem but no solutions. …

I have recently (within the last day or two) gotten a virus on my computer that seem to be pretty stubborn and nasty. It willnot allow me to use any other browser except Mozilla and now I can't log onto my company's exchange server either. I've ran my anti-virues scans …

I get this as I try to boot up my dell inspiron 1525 stop: 0x0000007e (0c0000005, 0x8a61dbcb, 0xba4f769c, 0xba4f7398) Can any one help?

My motherboard recently died without notice, so I bought a new one. Since my motherboard died all of suddenly I was unable to back things up from my windows 7 installation, and I really need to be able to my current installation working with this new motherboard. The only part …

A quick question about the contacts in Hotmail.com Once I delete a contact... How do I stop their email address from showing up as soon as I go to compose a new email... I have deleted a contact, and I do not want their email's to show up evertime I …

I have a question, how come in WindowsXP the Drive is H: that Windows7 is installed on, yet on Windows7 it decided to rename H: to C upon installing, I wanted to ask this weeks ago :)

Hi, new here and relatively terrible at computers. The problem I believe is something attacked svchost.exe and AVG picked it up and I ended up deleting it. After my XP laptop seemed wonky afterwards, I decide to restore svchost.exe. It shows that svchost.exe is back but on start-up, it gives …

i need your kind help to solve this problem when i open my messanger it comes : try installing windows live programs again programs were not installed because the installations was canceled aborted 0x80004004 thx and best regards

Hello IT and Moderators... I consider myself as end-user..Please help me with my problem.. My windows vista OS is gone..Because I tried to change/downgrade my Windows Vista SP1 to Windows XP SP3... But when i tried boot my PC to the Bootable Disk of Win XP SP3, after the setup …

I have a pretty new Toshiba Satellite laptop. When I first go the thing I noticed that in the middle of me typing something on a text based document that the cursor would jump to some random position in the text document. This of course caused what I was typing …

Mixer devices are not installed & I can not see speaker at quick launch. I can not configure it to hear sound from my speaker. I can only see the RealTek speaker but I can not adjust sound. I receive message no mixer devices are installed

I have read all previous posts on this topic but the help provided did not work. SVCHOST.EXE using 100% CPU svchost.exe is using 100% cpu usage an making it hard to do anything. I have reinstalled win xp that did not work. I have formated the comp an that worked …

I've cleaned a computer of viruses and malware. The computer is now working great. All software appears to be running fine. This computer is running Avast Antivirus. The problem is that I noticed that Avast cannot update it's virus definitions. I would think this an Avast software problem except that …

Good day everyone, I just have a little problem to share hoping anyone cold me with this. I am currently using Windows Vista Starter edition and has enjoyed using it, except only for the fact that I can't find any ways to remove the logo on the lower right corner. …

Can u plz help me..how to re-boot my pc after installing java

Win 7 64 Hi, this problem began when my computer/program crashed while running frets on fire. After reboot I got a message that mscorwks.dll could not be laoded so I ran sfc /scannow but this did not fix it so I used takeown to take ownership of the entire folder …

My computer says that cookies rejected when I try to log in to sites like yahoo and e-bay. I have set all my security settings to the right level and I still cannot access them. What can overide my settings. Please help me....

I'm new at attempting massive backups. I purchased a program call Rapid Backup 2, and I backed up x amount of data on the "C" drive and all of the data on the "D" drive. It took 7 or 8 discs, but when I view the disc in Windows Explorer …

Hi, I' running XP and now I' running into an issue with Internet Explorer. I have run AdAware and Bazooka to check for spyware. There is none. I have cleared my history and cache and temporary internet files. Here is my dilemma. When I go to type in a web …

i have internet connected in all my computers but i have bloced net surfing by blocking port80 from the router. could anyone suggest a way to change the settings of one computer temporarly to access the net. i can only use internet explorer.(no extra program to be installed) thankx

I configure my email account to outlook 2007 runs on Xp All my contacts are added. But when I send an email through it contacts not shown in "to" field When i press 'a' normally all the contacts starting from 'a' shown to me.Thats what i am talking about. It …

I have an fax modem card with 2 IC:MD5628D-L-C and MD 1724T-11VC-B. How can I install on OS WINDOWS VISTA 32bit this faxmodem?There is any link to find driver? Regards

If i push the start button then everything loads but if the user thing comes then it frozes can someone help me plz

Hi, just a quick question.. say a user enters a number in a cell how would i be able to get all cells that contained that number to be highlighted? Thanks

well recently formated my harddrive and installed windows xp again. before the format whenever i connected my xbox to my pc via eathernet cable a little icon called lan would pop up and i would connect no problem. now i get no icon and when i try to set up …

Hi All, my pc currently not able to log in due to wrong password message appear all the time. Problem start when i am changing comp name & workgroup name, after this pc automatically restart and request login ID and password. Previously this pc join domain and now use for …

Hey guys, When I create a file on the server and i login with an account called engineer and try to delete the file it says access denied make sure it's not in use or is write protected. I have the ntfs permissions set. I tried with administrator account and …

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Hey guys, I have a question regarding networking windows 7 and xp. I know windows 7 to windows 7 networking is really easy with the homegroup function. I just want to be able to do the same with XP and windows 7. All I want to do is share files …

I have been getting random crashes in the middle of just browsing or when I am installing things. I cant figure it out. I got Windows Ultimate 7 from Windows XP. I deleted the Windows.old file because I thought that was it. Ill link my crash dump and my specification …

[B][I]I had windows xp installed in my computer and after then I installed Fedora Linux in one of the partition of the harddisk. After Linux installation Linux has become my default operating system. But now I wanna make windows the default operating system. Plz help me to do this.[/I][/B]

I was trying to play around deleting the ones in the bar that I do not care for, and went to "Tools/Favorite Bar, and clicked on it. I thought it would give me a warning first, since I have IE8/Vista Premium, but the whole bar has disappeared, and they did …

hi guys, what are the uses of hosts file in windows? normally, i just use it to trick users to block some sites on their workstation.. but is there any other use aside from blocking sites? any input is greatly appreciated... ;)

Can someone help me pls. I have one pc for pernonal use my problem is product code block by microsoft, its fake key, i want to know how to become genuine pls. Its black screen right now pls.

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Hi, a friend of mine is having a weird problem with the icon of his recovery partition (D: drive). The problem is the icon shows up looking like the wireless network setup wizard icon ( in the control panel with the green waves coming from a usb key) instead of …

This is really driving me nuts and I cant figure out what is wrong. I made an administrator account and a guest account. I recently changed the guest account to administrator and the Administrator account to standard. It shows that both have been changed to that mode. But when I …

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I just bought a new E machine and it is running Vista Home. The computer will not shut down. I know this has been a problem in the past with E machines.......is there a fix now or should I return it? HELP.

Hello all, Herein lies a mystery surrounded by mismatched partition sizes, reoccurring chkdsk errors, and a host if suspects (hey, I am trying to add some intrigue so someone will read this!). Anyway, here it is: 2 Physical Hard Drives: Drive 0: Western Digital wd1200jb-75cra0: NTFS, XP SP3 Drive 1: …

I have an HP pavillion and my D:recovery drive is almost full less than 1G available, while my C: Drive still has plenty of space available. I have an external hard drive and copied the entire D: drive to it. My D: is FAT32 and External drive is NTFS will …

I foolishly installed Windows xp pro service pack2. It created a loop on startup because the Fasttrak 100TX2 controller driver installed is incompatible with service pack 2. Since I could not restore the operating system in safe mode I tried to reinstall Windows xp pro. I get the following error …