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I configured ftp in windows Xp using IIS 5.1 I created password protected users They can access the ftp with in local network using ftp://<inertnal ip> I want to access it outside the router. How can I do that? When I try to do it says FTP Folder error!! plz …

I think from what I gather are called look ups. When I play songs on media player 11 some parts of the song have a stuttering problem but it happens while streaming too. Not sure where to go.

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Hi i was working on a machine and noticed it was getting very hot ,at the time i was installing sp3 when it fished it shutdown as normal i then looked at the fan and found that it was blocked with a ball of dust. i removed the dust and …

I have a Toshiba Laptop with Windows XP SP2, and I am experiencing some problems with basically every browser I have. By the way, the browsers I have are IE, Firefox, Opera, and Netscape. Problem: The backround music doesn't play on websites for some reason.....I go to it...it shows on …

hi some one help me my flash drive (usb) is formated with most important data i want to recover that data i have also download a software which is recovering those file but not recovering that folders which were hidden plz any one help me how to recover hidden folders.

I currently have updated antivirus on my system and I'm not very satisfied with it. Most of the time my computer freezes. Is there any other utility to solve this problem?

My computer suddenly turned off and cannot turn back on. It gets stuck on the windows xp loading screen. What do i do, i don`t want to format my hdd because i have important info on it

I have a small business server 2003 machine that I am trying to replace a raid 1 drive. I unplugged the drive I wanted to replace and put another empty drive in it's place. When I had done this previously with a new drive it just added it back into …

I need an opensource French to English converter, which is able to translate one pdf to another and vice versa. Many thanks for helping me out.

How to Install Windows XP using USB Hard Disk Drive ? Thanking you

I tried to download a theme for XP. I first had to download a patch. After downloading the theme, I wanted to change it back to my old one. Now I can't change any theme. I get the error message "Run a DLL as an App" . Sometimes it says …

I am searching for the latest developments on an engineering problem. The problem is that the search engines return thousands of pages on the subject, most of which I have read many times. Is there any way to limit a web search to sites that appeared within the last month?

All of a sudden I cant pin anything to my task bar. I am lost. Have tried almost everything. KEN

Hi, I don't know if I am in the right site but... I have just installed Malwarebytes, as per recommendations from posts here and I am getting a message saying that it has blocked access to a malicious site about 5 times a minute. Just about every time I try …

Hi guys, I recently came across a small problem with downloading large files (using flashget or jdownloader). When extracting rar files, i was getting alot of 'CRC Errors - file is corrupt'. After changing nic card, ethernet cables & so on, the simple problem was an update in AVG which …

Due to bad sectors or many other problems i have lost my important data, is there any way to recover this ..... with out losing of some part of the data?

hi all, the new windows live messenger is not working on my vista laptop. please can somone help. i had been throught a lot of forum for help, it just seem a lot of people is having the same problem. Awaiting response.

I created ftp server with IIS in windows xp sp2. Also i forwarded the port of the router. But I can't acess the ftp using ftp://<IP> it says, [B]ftp folder error windiws cannot access this folder. Make sure you typed the file name correctly and that you have perfmission to …

hi all, we having been using facebook and bbc sites in my office but few days ago the IT department had blocked these sites. please is there anyway that i could bypass to these sites. Awaiting your response.

Hi, When I create a new email in outlook this happens. I type in a letter in the TO: area say K, and it will show me a drop down list of all of the people I have emailed with the letter K in the beginning of their name. How …

This problem is intermittent to some degree. After booting to desktop, and clicking the Mozilla icon to log-on to home page it will say not found. Sometimes it will log on with no problem. The hard drive activity lite is flashing and the activity lite on the modem like something …

I do these art videos on YouTube called speed paints. I've recently gotten one of my videos stolen, and told nothing but "I should've had a watermark." Now I want to add a watermark to them, but WMM doesn't have that kind of feature without covering up text. What program …

When I click on red X in small download box in Firefox it just refuses to close no matter how often I press on it. Sometimes web sites refuse to close as well. Does anyone know why this happens? Normally clicking on the X in top right hand corner closes …

Is anyone else using Outlook 2003? The new junk mail feature looks sooooooo nice, but so far, it hasn't worked once. I've went through, and blocked senders and full domains, by adding them to the blocked senders list, but the same junk from the same domains are still showing up …

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 …