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I have a PC runnng Windows XP SP2. I have installed a number of applications but overtime, the PC slowed down and now takes 30-45 minutes to boot. I have tried reparing Windows XP with no results. When it boots, starting applications takes 10-15 minutes and the applications including Office …

I recently bought Windows XP and installed MSN Messenger. The problem is that when I start up, the Messenger window pops up with my online contacts but then reverts to sign in screen and a message at the bottom right of my monitor says " You have signed in to …

Trying to download and run Prison Tycoon on my pc. When I click to open the game it shows the Direct3D Renderer Creation Error and then closes out the game. Not sure what is causing this or how to fix it? Any ideas or help?

I have a Gateway 508GE and i am current running Vista Premium on it and my sound isn't working. The drives are High Definition Audio Device and they are produce by Realtek how can i get my sound to started back to work on here i really do need it. …

I have a new laptop with windows 7 premium, it will not recognise my HP COULOR LASERJET CM1015 MFP all in one printer, it will print but not correctly and I cannot scan, I have downloded the drivers but to no efect, anybody have any sujestions.

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Hi, I'm using IE6 in my PC. 6 mths ago, I have install Visio Viewer 2003 and I'm able to view Visio files in IE. After some time did not open any visio files, my IE now cannot display visio files anymore. All I see is a small image with …

registry editor and task manager has been disabled in my computer because of some virus activity.plz anybody help me to make them enable.

Hi I'm currently stuck in an infinite loop because of the code I've written and i can't stop the code, close excel etc. Basically the code runs after a cell change, displays a msgbox and then causes itself to run again, and while this is happening i can't do anything …

I purchased a new laptop with Vista and am waiting for my free upgrade to Windows 7 to arrive. I also recently purchased Office Professional 2003 and am wondering if I need to wait to install it until AFTER I upgrade to Windows 7. It could be several weeks before …

Hi I have tried to find a way to have IE8's Add to Favorites option work like IE7. Using IE7, when one adds a website to Favorites one can continue to add other sites to the same folder. This is very useful for researching a topic and keeping links to …

I am running Vista. I recently had the computer in the shop and a new video card was installed. (HP) Once it was returned all was well for about 1 week. Then my printer would not be recognized. I unplugged the usb cable and it would work for a while …

My friend handed me his laptop today claiming it was dead and that it would not start and work. i turned it on and found that it was in the middle of a fresh windows installation of windows xp home sp 3. i called him and asked what he had …

Hi all! My computer is getting a bit slow... does someone know how can i get me computer faster and more RAM

Hy guys, I'm new on this forum and I'm hopping you can help me. I'd like to change my radio ripper cause it kinda made me some problems on my PC and I hope that you can give some suggestions. Thanx

I cant seem to re format my computer. Every time I try I get a blue screen error Stop 0x0000007b. How can I fix this? Anyone

Can anyone help me with information please? I am looking to set up a surveillance system with 2-4 cameras to monitor outdoors at night. Ideally it would be motion detected and record to a dedicated pc. Only problem is I am not sure where to start looking for what I …

I just recently tried to turn on my laptop (Compaq Persario F700) and going a rather upsetting message. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause. To fix the problem: 1. Insert your Windows installation disc and restart your computer. 2. Choose your …

I've had a web site for six or seven years now and everything was fine until this morning when I tried to access the site and got an "Unable to connect" error message. I tried accessing my site's files with my ws_ftp program, but I receive two error messages: "Can't …

Conflict with disc emulator software detected. Greetings all! This little problem is really starting to annoy me. It's happening when I try to launch the game Deus Ex: Invisible War. I googled the error message and from the results I'm guessing the CD has some copy protection software on it. …

Hey guys, is there any program out there that will scan a directory of files and record its file size on disk and its name? I've been searching and can't seem to find anything.

Hey all, I'm about to switch to Windows 7 from Vista via an HP upgrade disk, and just had a few questions. First, should I first restore my notebook to factory Vista settings with system recovery disks (there's quite a bit of crap on the system, as well as a …

hello there.... i'm new here... i just found this web yesterday... i got the question... can i change the extension of windows vista from vista starter to the vista home premium? if can... could u teach me how can i do it?

at the weekend i decided to tidy my computer area. I unplugged everything from my computer positioned things where i wanted them and then plugged it all back. Just because i was sick of having wires showing and looking a mess. Anyway. When i turned the computer back on every …

I suddenly am unable to receive email sent from my friend from her primary email address and when I try to send email to that address it bounces back. Yet when we both use her alternate email address the messages are received. It's as if something is suddenly blocking access …

All of a sudden my windows corrupted. Now whenever, i start any application, my pc restarts and then message is displayed that "windows has recovered from serious error". How to solve this problem?

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 …