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I purchased a USB to IDE/SATA adapter, successfully removed a corrupt hard drive from a Dell Dimension 2400 running XP Home SP3, connected it to my Laptop via USB, (WinXP Pro) recognized the drive but could not run anything on the drive without the message that the drive could not …

Hi everyone I wasnt sure where to put this, but I was hoping someone could help with this problem. Everytime I start my computer everything is fine up till the login screen. Once I click on my name to login I get an error saying explorer.exe - Application error The …

Does anyone have any recommendations for Bitlocker alternatives, preferably freeware\opensource ? Also I should note I have found out that you can hack Bitlocker, sad but true. I'd like to find something that up to present day cannot be hacked into.

got a dell optiplex 330 which had winxp service pack 2, an upgrade to service pack 3 led to a blue screen. A reformat and an attempted clean install of winxp failed with 0x0000007B (0xF7ABE524, 0xC0000034, 0x00000000, 0x00000000) error message. A tested linux install worked why and how I don't …

So I just got Windows 7 64-bit and I also have a copy of Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007. My computer isn't recognizing the disc at all. It's as if there is nothing in the E drive. Any suggestions? (I have a key, but I can't seem to download …

Hi guys, is anyone familiar with Outlook? I have a weird problem. Every email message has a header, and if that header is invalid the message has a 90% chance of not being delivered. What is invalid is the Message-ID. In my case it looks like <!&!AAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAAALrdosIyftRMmCDyguLhuOjCgAAAEAAAAPR56FHedFtOqN4tqk3zXw4BAAAAAA==@sbcglobal.net> and that is …

Hey, I need help trying to get my autoplay to work because when I insert a disk into my computer autoplay won't work. When I right click the cd in my computer it shows no autoplay option, and I've also been to run on the start menu and typed in …

i just used avg antivirus to remove a limit.exe worm from my computer. After removing them and restarting my system, xp does not log in. It gets to the user login and after choosing a user it begins to load the personal setting and immediately logs back out to the …

Alrite,ive connectd my pc to my tv by vga i can see the screen but there is no sound ive got suuround sound which was plugged into my tv,so i thought this would work by changing an option on my tv 2 change audio to pc.but it doesnt work.ive got …

I'm trying to fix a computer (Vista) that fails to boot after windows updates (BSOD, safemode and "last known good" don't work either). I have the original restore media and would like too do a repair install but it disables the option if the version on the computer is newer …

Took my old Windows 2000 laptop to work to be configured so I could use the network there which is fine but they put on the control alt delete bit at start up as a security measure. Having brought the laptop home I have the option to log in locally …

Is there a way to choose a System Restore date from the previous month? I had had SR turned off for a few weeks so the earliest date I would have would be Feb. However, even though the pointer turns into a "hand" when I try and click on the …

I have recently acquired windows Vista and have had many problems already but was able to overcome them, this however, is proving more difficult. I was running a keyboard that worked for a couple of days no problem, I didn't bother with drivers since it was working fine. One day …

Hi, I have just found a new drive in "My computer" but nowhere else (It is not shown under "Disk management"). In properties I get "Local Disk "Q", File system RAW, with 0 Bytes, all blue = all space used. What ever I try to do in "My computer" gives …

[url]http://forums.techarena.in/server-deployment/465548.htm[/url] [url]http://forums.msrportal.com/showthread.php?t=15296[/url] Hi On windows 2003 server I tried to access Folder Redirection (to prevent a domain user from saving to his/her My Document folder) by doing Run --> gpmc.msc (not gpedit.msc) "Folder Redirection" is missing. I tried to re-register it as below explained below : [url]http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;555218[/url] Run -->Type in …

Please help! Avast detected a trojan called "Win32:Crypt-FOU[tri]" in a file called "fuhulila.dll"and I cannot delete or add to virus vault. Hijackthis log below: Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 8:47:43 AM, on 12/1/2009 Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16915) Boot mode: …

Can someone help me with [B]windows vista sp2 software?[/B] Thanks for anticipated prompt response.

Please help me learn. I would like to know why is that some software like Nero that could be installed in window XP doesn't workout in Vista. How i can tackle such problem that may arise in future with other software.

when i install Windows 7 it stops at 27% in the expanding Windows portion of the install. Help, please.

On my PC, I used to be part of a domain so all my preferences were stored in C:\Documents and Settings\stimpy.DOMAIN I don't use the Domain anymore and I changed to workgroup (so I could do some home sharing) and when I log in it pulls my preferences from C:\Documents …

hi all..... I am Gary from MAlaysia......I am new here.What i want to ask is why i got this error message...It started whrn i install application in Win XP.So the application can't be start.Before this i already install this application in Win 98 but there is no problem....Can someone pls …

My Gateway desktop, running XP, was freezing after startup. I found advise somewhere on the web to try cleaning the fan, so I did. After putting the computer back together, it didn't freeze up anymore, but my avast found several malware viruses called rootkit? I moved them to the chest …

As i was installing Nero 7 premium after some time of installation a dialog box opens with "unable to access shell manager" and OK only. Then i click ok installation wizard opens with message "The wizard was interrupted before nero 7 Premium could be completely installed. Your system has not …

How do I get a Tool Bar in Vista, the same as XP., with Tools, cut paste ect?

Can someone help me out? I am setting up 4 pc's in a daycare for kids to play with. (no internet). I have the pcs with no OS installed on them but I would like to install XP. My problem is that the pc's did not come with any OS …

can anyone help with this message?? "WinDVD MFC Application has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience."

I have Windows XP and Windows7 networked fine. My problem is when I ping the WindowsXP machine from Windows7 I get "[B]request time out[/B]", yet they can share files back and forth. It doesn't make sense.

I configured FTP through IIS 5.1 in windows xp proffesional. (in local machine) Then I tried to upload a file to it from a remote host. While uploading it i could see the file (from the local machine where the ftp is set up [in the ftp root folder]) But …

Hai Guys ! I'm new to this community. I had purchased a Acer Extensa 5620 Notebook, and Vista Home edition. The notebook is good and i'm happy about it, except, one problem. When i try to load a movie or music CD, and play in the Windows Media player 11, …

a couple days ago my computer blue screened i restarted and now its really slow and takes forever to startup can someone please help me acer aspire 5100 3583 1 gb ram amd turion 64 2.0ghz windows xp media center edition also my sounds are slow and distorted

Hi, I am using Windows Vista and the Auto Run won't work. Also when I click on Start...Computer...I don't see the Sony CD Rom icon. Please email me at [email]mmouse53a@msn.com[/email] if you can help. Thanks.

hi, everything was still ok, last night. all i did was scan the computer if there were any virus and it turned out that there werent' any and i shut it down. anyway, i restarted the computer several times this morning. before i can enter into my windows xp, 1sass.exe- …

I'v done some reading on this site already about similar problems to my own but decided it was best to make my own thread considering i have some different problems from the other users. - My computer shut down by itself the other day and I was thrown into the …

When I boot up, the screen gets stuck on: We apologize for the inconvience, but Windows did not start sucessfully. A recent hardware or software change might have caused this. If your computer stopped responding, restarted unexpectally or was shut down choose last known configuration: choices are: safe mode safe …

[B]How do I make a batch file play automatically just BEFORE the PC (WinXPPro SP3) goes into Standby?[/B] Why do I ask? I'm having trouble with Wake on Ring. I want my Conexant modem card ALWAYS to answer my fax line and receive faxes, but it is NOT reliable about …

Hi All, I hope someone can help me . I run win xp . I have an external hard drive that contains all my I tunes. Recently I recived a code access is denied on that external drive . The drive is working no problmes but I cant acess the …

I want to have Firefox use a proxy server for web browsing, and instead of using a regular server, I would like to use another computer. How would I do this? I know that I need to input the computer's IP address, but what else would I have to do …

Hi, A few weeks ago I bought a sata HDD to replace my former IDE one, so I transferred the OS (thks Acronis) to the new one, removed the old one and everything was OK... until I tried to repair some XP problems with my Win XP install CD, when …

hi guys, in windows 2008 how to check the particular user account is connected to what? thanks...

Since installing Windows 7 Home Premium, there are a number of unknown items which have appeared in my Windows Media player. When I try to delete them I get a message saying that I need permission from TrustedInstaller to do this. How do I access this programme to get rid …

Hi there, i was wondering if anybody can help me get rid of this so called rootkit my laptop has, my avg tells me it is there and that it is hidden. It also tells me that rebooting will delete it, but ahhh, after rebooting 10 times now, i kinda …

[i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i] [font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]Access the Administrator Account from the Welcome Screen[/color][/size][/font] [font=Arial][size=2]If you are at the Welcome screen and want to log on with the Administrator account, but it's not listed:[/size] [list] [*][size=2]Press Ctrl+Alt+Del twice to bring up …

Hi everyone. So I have your average Windows XP emachines PC. Just a few days ago, I booted and installed Ubuntu 9.10 32-bit on my pc, to make it dual booted. I just wanted to see what ubuntu was like. Pretty nifty, nice graphics, etc. So I go to uninstall …

Cannot reboot my other computer do to this message, what can I download, what can I down load to over come this condition in my other computer. i NEED STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTION.

I can not send out email and I can not send files through msn messaging I have windows xp Please help

Hello friends, As all we know that disk less client does not have any OS,i have done booting clients with single server in network,now i want to boot a client in a network in presence of 2 server for eg:-Windows server 2003 & Linux server,in this i am just booting …

in the BIOS setup, given this: i have 8gb ram, asus p5qe, 500gb hd, 3.0 pentium dual core, do i leave the memory hole enabled and the remapping on? or are there advantages to changing any of that?

ok i have no idea what the problem is. my internet is slower than it should be. -- i have a linksys WRT54G router. i am directly connected to it -- i have two other computers in my house connected to the router. their internet connection is fast and normal …

Can anyone help me to remove lsass.exe virus... im usin windows xp home edition...

Dell Inspiron 2500 I deleted 'Harddrive' from the boot order screen in my BIOS. I did this by hitting Shift+1, now I am not able to bring it back using any of the commands it recommends. Such as: Ctrl+Enter - Expands All Shift+1: Enables or disables a device. etc... How …