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Hi all, I have downloaded Mandriva One 2010. I have Windows Vista and one 80GB external HDD. I want to install Mandriva in that USB drive (On 40GB partition specifically) and walk with it anywhere. Unetbooting only supports up to Mandriva 2008. Is there a software to do So? Thanks!

OS Name - MS Windows XP professional Version - 5.1.2600 service pack 3 build System Manufacturer - AWARD System Model - AWRSACPl System Type - X86-based PC Processor - x86 family 15 Model 4 stepping 1 GenuineIntel ~3600Mhz RAM - 512 Last programs installed - HP Photosmart C4343 All-In-One My …

Hi, My colleague and I have a strange issue where certain sites give us a "DNS error - cannot find server" error. We share an office with a friend and his PC, connected to the same router is able to view all these options without any issues whatsoever. I ping …

Hi I am unable to install the latest security update for Windows Net 1.1 or whatever. I don't know why I need this update anyway as I have Net 3.5 SP1 (why not SP2?) I am running XP Pro and have over a million files on a Dell 8200 vintage …

Hi there.. I'm looking for my ethernet controller driver for my computer.. I can't connect to the internet using an ethernet cord and currently using a usb cord.. While it is slowing down my internet speed it's using up space where i can put other devices such as my ipods …

I cofigured a ftp server through windows ISS . I used a tutorial. As instructed on that i could create c:\inetpub\ftproot directry on my computer. But the problem is that I can't access it from anther computer. When I try to access using ftp:// <IP address> it says, [B]Connection Interrupted …

So i need some majjoorrr help... Ok so I am doign a Spanish class online and in order to pass you you have to speak some of the things they say into the microphone and submit it into a post. My microphone was working perfectly fine until like 2 days …

I read lots of posts about DELL Latitude WinXP laptops (including model 630) Ethernet cable connection problems. When I first had machine, I too thought I had a bad cable or connector, but I later learned that was not the problem. If the machine is started with the wireless modem …

hello...I am having a hard time trying to figure out what is wrong with my recycle bin...I delete things and they go ...I don't know where so I can't restore anything I have deleted to the recycle bin. I unistalled all my Norton things and I still put stuff in …

Hi ok so I'm getting the Blue Screen message *** STOP: 0x0000007E (0xc0000005, 0xF77CA3C0, 0xF7C6A528, 0XF7C6A224) *** atapi.sys - Address F77CA3CO base at F77B4000, DateStamp 41107b4d so i tried to run in Safe Mode but went back to the blue screen. so I ran the XP Boot Disk, and had …

I attempted to install an nvidia graphic card and it showed up in device mgr. but my monitor indicated no signal found. I was advised to go in BIOS and disable on-board peripherals(set to auto) and reboot. Now I have NO display at all, just a black screen. I can't …

Hi, I'm new here and I need help with error messages popping up. The latest one reads: Windows cannot find C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322\netfxupdate.exe It appears every time I start up my PC. Can anyone tell me how to get rid of it, please?:(

That should be: "[B]Unable[/B] to modify shared files and folders." I am running Active Directory on a Windows Server 2003 Standard (SP2) machine. I added an external hard drive to hold shared files. I didn't have an problem moving the files from their original location on the server's internal HDD. …

hi i am using windoes xp sp2 my task manager has been disabled and it shows a msg that task manager has been disabled by administator but i did no do this. some times it become enable on its own it shows two similar boxes written on that [COLOR="Red"][/COLOR]error unknown[COLOR="red"][/COLOR] …

Ok so i recently reformatted my comp. and installed sims 2 double deluxe and then my gf installed some photo software and last night i let her log in just fine but now everytime I click my username it freezes and wont let me type in my password? Whats going …

Hi all My friend has an ASUS laptop and he has a virus which crashes his PC indiscriminately. He has installed AVG and found a rootkit under this file name. C:\WINDOWS\systetm32\drivers\GETPADD.sys AVG cannot rid the file it still appears after startup. I have tried following the suggestions from this thread …

I had created an .rtf file that had just a cut/paste from my cable company's website of channe listings. Since I recently purchased a rather large 2nd drive, i saved it there j:\channellineup.rtf. I now can't open, move, delete, rename the file. I can copy the file, but the copied …

Hello, I have some trouble when playing sound files with Windows Media Player or Media Monkey. When I play music there are very short interruptions. What could be causing this? My system has 4GB RAM, an Athlon X2 and Soundblaster Audigy soundcard. It runs Windows XP Thank you.

Running XP SP3. Recently ran an update, upon restart got BSOD. Restart, BSOD. Frustrated I left it alone for the night. In morning booted up everything worked fine. Started BitComet, BSOD. Same issue with restarting, BSOD. Entering Safe mode was no issue. Deleted some junk. Left alone for the night …

Hi I want to install Windows 7 and Mac Os on same computer any body help me how can i make my drive dual boot.

Hi, I've suddenly started getting some errors reported in my apache error_log on Windows 2003. The apache has been running fine and we've not upgraded it. I've now getting this in the error_log, [Wed Nov 11 09:42:28 2009] [crit] (10038)An operation was attempted on something that is not a socket: …

Hi All, I'm using a Toshiba Laptop with Windows Vista Home Premium. Strangely my USB mouse will suddenly freeze after 3-5 minutes in use. I cannot move my cursor but I can click (left or right). Have tried with several mouse, all having the same problem. However, touchpad got no …

Can't access folders (D: or DVD) after sleep/hibernate. The error is: D:\<Folder Name> is not accessible. The file or directory is corrupted or unreadable. All normal after restart.

I'm currently stuck at a particular part of this game. The problem is, I know exactly what I have to do to solve the puzzle, but there's a bug in the game which prevents me from doing it! Here's where I am stuck: I'm in a wine cellar, and there …

Hey guys and gals, I've recently formatted to Windows 7 and everything has been going fine except for my audio card. I am using a Xonar DS PCI card on a conroe kentsfield fsb 1066 motherboard. Basically, under the Device Manager, the drivers for the card always show the Code …

Hi, I used to use ie as my main web browser. Then 2 days ago, it just stop working. When i click on the ie icon, no window, nothing start anymore. So i jhave to d/l netscape and use it. [U]IE works fine under guest login accnt though. [/U] I …

Does anyone here know what file controls the action when you press CTRL-ALT-DEL and get that "Close Program" box?? The reason I ask is,i have a program called TASK MANAGER (It looks like XPs task manager) in 'My Breifcase' and I would really like to have "Task Manager" open when …

Hi all, I created network with windows xp My comp has two network cards i give one external ip and to the second nic card (which i share among other users) i give 192.168.0.1 other users ip address begin from 192.168.0.2 and so on can you help me to know …

friends! I have acer aspire one, and using XP home edition OS. RAM is 1 GB dd R3 . now my problem is that I have very slow speed, Is there any body can tell me howz this happening with me. Or is there any way to increase my speed.

We have a situation where we need to save/backup a large group of e-mails to a folder on our server. We have 4-5 employees that have hundreds of emails concerning the same project and they would like to have them saved to one folder on the server and all of …

I have a customer who's dell dimension computer's hardrive failed. Obvious constant clicking. I replaced the hardrive and reinstalled the OS Windows XP Pro. Customer had the computer back only a week with the same issue a second time. I then rebuilt another newer Dell Dimension for the customer and …

Hi everyone, I am trying to fix a pc for a friend. He has a HP Pavillion with a SATA HD (1) and SATA Lightscribe DVD Writer (2). System is set to Boot from DVD first then HD. The HD is the Primary Master and the DVD is the Primary …

Sometimes when you want to watch a DVD video but not on DVD player, all you need is a DVD converter to help you to rip it to another portable video players like ipod, iphone touch, etc. Also if your friend borrowed your DVD and you may like to watch …

Long story as short as possible. The Network connections Icons are gone... there are NONE. Our client bought the pc in so we can rebuild it into a new box mobo and cpu. We made backups before starting anything. Everything was sucessful. We then discovered that there were no network …

I just change my computer power supply recently. Since than it keep restarting everytime I switch on. I know I can reformat the whole hard disk and start all over again. But I hate doing that since it take quite sometime to install all the software again. So can I …

Hi, I have a COMPAQ Presario v6700 laptop with Core2Due processor 1.8GHz, 2GB RAM, and Windows Vista Ultimate SP1. My problem is all the time I see the processor cycles gage is full for nothing, I tried to look for any frenzy process that eats all processor clock cycles like …

Hi What are these terms? What is the difference? I am kind of new to servers but I understand what is a server, client, and transfer protocols like ftp, sftp, vpn etc. I have also created server using filezilla and transferred files using it, and I unsuccessfully tried creating sftp …

I'm new to the group and i gotta say that this is a very kewl concept. Anyway on to my problem. Sorry if this has been posted i wasnt able to find it anywhere. I have a laptop with a wireless connection. Connects through a linksys wrt54gs with a modified …

i have corrupted my computer, and unfortunately i had to reinstall windows from a disc given to me by HP. afterwards, i tried to reinstall the programs, a bit fast, and then I noticed after boot the logon screen breaks up for a few seconds. And for some reason, i …

hey guys, im new here and this is my first question. my pc runs a bit slow and im sick of trying all those system care products that people claim to work. ive tried so many but it just seems worthless. i know my best bet is to reinstall windows …

Hi, I have a batch that has 1 input parameter. Parameter value can be like this: Test.xls I want to change the text inside this parameter, so that it changes from Test.xls to Test.ppt or whatever file extension. Does anyone know how to change the last 3 chars in a …

I am running a Dell Inspiron 9400 with 2.5GB RAM. The machine use to boot very fast until recently. Now when it boots it gets to the point of loading the desktop image and then stops for about 25 seconds, then you hear the short burst of "Windows" music and …

When I first start up my computer, it goes to the safe-mode screen automatically. After this, my cursor will not move within the screen to get to the safe-mode to select it. Therefore, since the cursor sticks - windows counts down and then it recycles and does the same thing …

Hi All, I just run a clean install on three of my dx2300 MT and the problem am facing is i can log on as administrator without any problem but cant log on using user or guest account. The computers are running on XP Pro SP3 and joined to a …

hi guys, i need ur help..my computer is experiencing a dll error everytime i boot my computer and appear as "BHO.dll" it says like i deleted something and need to reinstall a particular file..can anybody suggest and help me??? thank u very much!!

I am working on a Wincor ATM model [B]2150xe[/B]. The OS of the Wincor is NT 4.0 and Procash NDC is installed on it. Its connection to host was X.25, and Eicon C91 Card was installed on it. I made necessary modifications on it to change it to TCP/IP, but …

Hello everyone, hope I am posting in the right place. Yesterday evening my son was playing flash games on the pc. Logged off normally and today Window Vista automatically goes to temporary profile instead of going to our profiles. None of our files are present but can be locate on …

Need help!!! can somebody tell me where to get nec Lavie C Laptop driver for windows xp. thx in advance

I was wondering if anybody would know? I have an old computer with a bad hard drive and nothing else wrong. I also have an xbox with a cd drive problem but a good hard drive. Is it possible to format the drive and use it?

Hello everybody. I wanted to ask what does exactly Win7 do with their so called xp mode. As i have seen from various clips, this "mode" is actually just a virtual machine that runs win XP. Am i right? If the answer is yes then how come not all processor …