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I am using a windows xp pro as my operating system. I want to upgrade it to windows vista. I heard that you can upgrade xp to vista without re moving your files using the upgrade copy for vista. May someone help me how to do it. Thank you for …

I installed the new Windows 7. One big problem, I can't open more than one window in Internet Explorer. If I am online on a page... and if I click the IE icon to open another site, it just reopens the same window I am already in. Anyone know of …

I'm having trouble getting the computer to shut off completely. I log off and then hit shut computer off and get the screen that says i can safely shut down computer instead of it shutting down by itself. I can't even get it to shut off by pushing the shut …

Hi there, I have windows XP.I tried to find this channel for movies but some unknown site came up,i tried closing it but it was taking long so tried to close it using taskmanager.suddenly it closed.I logged off and switchd off my laptop and now everytime i try to switch …

I installed Windows 7 this morning, then installed VC++ 2008 Express again. Now I want to install a dependency walker in its installation folder. But suprise suprise, the folder is marked read-only. Using Windows Explorer to change permissions does nothing. Yes, my account is set up as Administrator (already checked …

i am trying to get sound from my computer but none is coming out of it. it keeps telling me no active mixer device when i check it in control panel. what is wrong with it

I have been plagued with this for several months now and still have been unable to get rid of it. Anytime I play certain games (Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Shattered Galaxy, Atlantica Online, Shot Online, Pangya to name some of the ones that do this often) if the game …

I have windows xp ultimate and I had received a virus in some part of my operating system. So I deleted it. Now my computer will not start up. Goes to the safe mode selection screen. And that is it. How do I fix this problem?

My computer will not boot from xp cd. It works in other pc's vista cd boots fine. PC work fine and boots normal

Hello to all I have just got a lap top with Vista,using my desk top pc running vista I set up a home network but I don,t seem to be able to share files ,when I go into network using my laptop I click on my desk top and I …

I know there have been many threads on this. I looked them up, but most were too specific to help. I'll reprint the message just in case: [code] We apologize for the inconvenience, but Windows did not start successfully. A recent hardware or software change might have caused this. If …

The title pretty much explains it. Windows XP wont boot to the desktop. When I turn the computer on, it gets to the loading XP screen then a blue screen appears briefly then it reboots. I entered the boot menu and checked boot orders, made sure all HDDs were connected, …

Ok I just got a new nVidia Geforce 9600 GT graphics card and I can't seem to get the sound to work and I have an HDMI cable plugged into my graphics card. My pc shows no playback devices. How do I get the sound to work?

I see many DVD to computer software packages available out there and I don't mind paying for the software as long as it does the job, quickly and easily. Does anyone out there know of such a program? Thanks.

I am having trouble with some websites "remembering me". My Yahoo email accounts are fine, but theroyalforums.com, kroger.com, and jaycfoods.com will not (there may be a couple others also). Once I close the browser it "forgets" me. Any suggestions? Thanks much!

My computer is always having a problem. Now my computer is fixed i want to have a boot disk for me to use it in the future if there will be a problem. Please guide me step by step. Thank you for those who will reply.

I know that there are countless threads already on this, but even after trying all those suggestions I still can't seem to resolve the issue. I was installing BitDefender and had to restart the computer. The computer would boot up and seem to be loading Windows, but then it just …

I have installed a fresh copy of WinXP. I recently came to know about spyware malware adware so i installed IObit security, Malware bytes Spybot, counterspy ,Superantispyware. I could get some 20 infected items I removed it. IObit security there is a security option where i never installed security updates …

All I hear about are problems with changing from Vista to 7. Is it worth the problems? Will it work...? [url=http://www.nanogreens-10.com]Nanogreens-10[/url]

Hi friends, I was having two o.s installed windows 7 & windows xp sp3 at that time i was getting o.s selection menu at start time. But now i have formatted my windows 7 partition and reinstalled it now i am not getting any o.s selection menu at start up …

hello everyone, i have a new pc and it runs on windows 7, and i never had this problem with my other xp pc, everytime i create an html file with images (i have tried jpeg, gif and png so far) only png shows up and not jpg and gif, …

Help!!!! i need someone to help me,virus got into my laptop and and i format my computer without backing up and i lost everything, and i am trying to find where can i download my back up? i am using Windows vista home premium 64 bit edition.

i might have typed a wrong command at CMD or RUN few months back, but now i realised that everytime when i opn CMD, there will be something that was not spose to be there. it's something like this: Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600] <C> Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp. [B]'C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchust.exe' …

I'm confused on what to do here, and I'm really afraid to try anything without asking first because I know that I can easily mess up my system. I have Vista installed on one hard drive, and I just bought a new hard drive and installed Windows 7 on it. …

Excuse my ignorance but I will explain my problem, I cannot seem to get my windows internet to go. My outlook express works fine, as long as I do not try to open a web page with it, I can get onto the internet via firefox, which is how I …

Yesterday morning I booted my laptop and it stopped with the following message "lsass.exe object not found" When I click OK the laptop reboots and stops at the same place. Safe mode stops at the same point. Am not interested in reformatting. Any suggestions?

Hello All, I am wondering if someone could help me. I have two daughters ( 14yrs and 12yrs ) that are coming to visit me in June and I want them to be able to use the internet while they are here, but I do not want them to have …

Hi, umm, I was searching for help on this problem I have with my browsers, and I found an article on here, right? But 1. The thread didn't really help me all that much and 2. I didn't want to intrude on someone else's problem. Here's the problem I have. …

i am running Vista Home Premium 64 bit. I built a new PC about 2 months ago. Asus MoBo Phenom11 Quad Core 3.2Ghz 8gigs of 1333 DDR3 Memory On board video( ATI 4200) 2 Western Digital Hard Drives 750 -Black Cavair Plextor DVD/CDRW Blue Ray DVD 750 watt Power Supply …

Google chrome claims to be the fastest web browser,but I think firefox is more faster than chrome.what do you think ?

I have windows xp ultimate and I had received a virus in some part of my operating system. So I deleted it. Now my computer will not start up. Goes to the safe mode selection screen. And that is it. How do I fix this problem?

I'm trying to find the restore point on windows 2000 prof OS Laptop. Can anyone help. It's going so slow, hardly moves...don't know what to do. Thanks for your help.

Is it OK to charge a few (2) mp3 players via USB on the same computer at the same time? Will be put too much of a load on the circuitry of the computer?

when i attach some of the document .this attachment go in a separate attachment .they go in the body of the email.they are not comming in the toolbar.kindly let me know the idea.any help would be highly appreciated.

Hi guys, I have recently bought a new motherboard (not a state of the art) and it has a g31/g33 chipset built-in. Not too sure what the model of the mobo is but the problem i seem to have is that when i got the mobo it had 128mb video …

All I get is a black screen, continuous beeping, fan motor running-stopping, running-stopping, no keyboard, no mouse. Help, advice, assistance most appreciated.

I am attemting to load Microsoft Ofice to on second computer, first one stolen. It will not load. Error message MAP132.DLL is corrupt or wrong version. This could be caused by installing other messaging software. Help Please!!!!!

After BIOS and the "Starting Windows" screen loads the next screen is BLACK but the mouse does move around. KEYBOARD LIGHTS ARE OFF and it will not let me press anything (including cntrl+alt+del). There is no taskbar, icons, or anything. The menu does not appear when I right-click, and I …

Hi there, Well my computers broken. i have Windows xp. So i start it up and everything looks normal, it goes onto the windows loading screen and the loading bar moves as normal but then gets a bit jerky near the end and then after that, it just goes to …

i have to have a genuine windows xp can somebody help me

All of my software worked fine, but as I update for new version it no longer connects to the internet. I have made exceptions in my firewall and my Symantec malware protection (several times, meaning that I took them off the exception list and put them back in again). I …

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I have a Dell Dimensions 2350-I need an Audio Driver PVC\VEN_8086&DEV_24C5 I can't seem to find it anywhere. MalcolmL

Hi friends, My system is crashing many times every day, showing blue screen. Before crashing, sometimes there appears a notice on the screen like this : "bbrfbpmlweq-exe has stopped working" Microsoft will inform if any solutions are found later. In the Blue scsreen, error code(?) is as follows: "Stop: 0x0000008E …

Hi, I have an XP machine and it boots up to just before the Password Screen into windows and displays the blue screen. Just a blue screen, nothing else, and the machine is completly unresponsive. I have tried to enter Windows in safe mode but again, it to just opens …

Morning... I run Outlook 2000 on a PC with Windows XP, and just recently, the programme has been freezing on clicking 'send/receive'. Also, the Folder List at the left of the screen has become extremely slow, and sometimes freezes as well. This started on Monday (two days ago) when I …

I forgot my PC password for windows 2000 and don't want to format my PC please help me.

Hello, I would like to upgrade from Vista Business Service pac 2 to Win 7. I was wondering which Win 7 I would need to purchase. I upgraded to Vista from XP can I upgrade from Vista now to Win 7. The Vista Upgrade was an express one from Dell …

Can anyone help me with my computer issue. I have a Windows Vista computer and am getting error messages on boot of the pc and when opening every program. Error: c:\Progra~2\jedubaji.dll is either not designed to run on Windows or it contains an error. Try installing the program again using …

My Windows XP cannot open any of the programs/folders in the Control Panel