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I received a computer from an acquaintance-I do not have the XP password nor do I want it. I am trying to clean the Harddrive with Wipedrive to start anew. The computer will not boot from the CD Drive even though the Bios says it is the first boot. Any …

First off I am not certified in anything and totally a hack. But I can read. I have no formal training in MS products. I have evaluation editions of SQL SERVER 2008 and Window 7 . I have successfully networked a DC on one server, to an SQL SERVER 2008 …

I have a computer that I am de-commissioning which has Microsoft Office 2003 on it. I would like to move this software to the new computer which is replacing the old computer. 1. Can I do this or will the Microsoft Activation Process stop me in my tracks? I've already …

Dear Friends, I get the error message "Network Path Not Found" on clicking on the computer name under My Network Places. Both the systems are on Win XP Professional. But I am able to access the server PC by giving the computer name or IP adderss through Windows Explorer. (The …

i got the blue screen, i dont have a start up dics. as soon as it starts up it gose the bluc screen, if i go to safe mode and go thru all options it still gose back to blue screen, even after restart? any help???

I have a computer just given to me with XP-problem is the former owner did not give me a password. I cannot open up Windows. Is there any way to recover/bypass the password or do I just have to reinstall XP. MalcolmL

hi everyone, the problem is when windows has loaded and we are on the desktop.left click start,the menu pops up but then disappears,when eventually it stays on,you go to programmes and click everything disappears again.the os is home edition and the start is on the classic option,thanks for any help.

i have windows 7 professional installed, updated to the latest Windows Update and Graphic Card. I am using Nvidia GeForce 9600GT. When i am playing games like Counter Strike, Aion, World of Warcraft and i did not set to my native resolution, 1680x1050, my screen both sides will be blackened …

I got XP to run QB by trial and error, messing with its bootup files But with Vista there seems to be no way I have 30 yeatrs of QB progs at stake here! Many thanks esdel B

[COLOR=Navy][B][B][FONT=Comic Sans MS]I have a very strange problem! I have an almost brand new Dell Computer running Windows XP. I have been using Windows Media Player quite happily to listen to my CDs. I copied a couple of DVDs yesterday and now, when I play a music CD, it shows …

Alright, bear with me on this. I'm using my PS3 to type this. blue screen STOP: c000021a {Fatal System Error} The Windows Logon Process system process terminated unexpectedly with a status of 0xc0000139 (0x00000000 0x00000000) The system has been shut down, i have tried booting in every possible mode, and …

I'm looking for a little help understanding why a computer will hang up for a while and not respond when attempting to complete certain tasks, or even randomly. I'm not necessarily looking for information thats specific to my exact situation, but rather general information that will help me understand what …

I have an XFX GeForce 8200 Motherboard that says I can update BIOS to be compatible with Phenom II's. I'm confused because I thought AM3 CPU's could only be paired with DDR3 RAM and the mobo is only DDR2. How does this work?

ok last week i was having problems getting my motion le1600 to boot and only thing i could come up with after installing windows and updating the bios was that the hard drive died well i ordered a new harddrive and i got to install windows and i was installing …

hi i have installed dirct x 9.0 c on my windows 98 se. for playing need for speed 7 game i must use direct x 6. how can i delete direct x 9.0 and instal direct x 6.0 thnxs

Windows 7 is coming next month. That's hardly news to any of you, I'm sure, but have you considered that this major OS release could be the catalyst to end the recession? I'm guessing not many of you have come to that conclusion, but consider this: Many, many companies steered …

Hi! I have a new problem. I have a used computer that seems to be password protected. Is there anyway to override this password long enough to get in and fix it? Thanks so much for your help! Laurie

hi people! this is my first post here. i had no clue as the where to post this question from the list of forums, and since i have Vista this was my only viable link... so sorry if its in the wrong place. i searched for this query, but as …

Hi, i got o problem with starting my HP Laptop. A month ago I installed windows 7 and work fine till yesterday, when, after an update on sept 28, the laptop does not start. I mean, it start , nothing came on, and shutdown in 30 sec, start again, shotdown …

Like many I'm sure, I'd heard a little of the Free Software Foundation - their petitions to the US Govt recently (and a public march if I remember correctly), brought a bit of a laugh. But I recently stumbled upon a new campaign being run by the FSF, entitled the …

Ok so today I just bought and installed 2GB of RAM, and was wondering is it possible to use my old RAM and new RAM at the same time? Because when I inserted the new RAM and turned my computer on, it made like sort of an alarm sound, but …

Hello all, I bought a Samsung NP-NC10 Notebook. It had XP installed. I replace it with Vista Ultimate, only to crash it as the Notebook won’t accept Vista (presumably because the version I installed is 64-bit?). So, I reinstalled XP and system drivers from the Reload discs. NoteBook now functioning …

I have a question about licenses for Windows 7. I know a lot of software companies will let you buy a retailers licence for a product and then you could use that product on multi-computers. Does Microsoft allow you to do this with their OS by purchasing something special or …

I've been working on a laptop and I can't seem to find out why there are temp files constantly and rapidly building up in my temp folders. I ran MalwareBytes which discovered and removed viruses and I also ran AVG Free Antivirus and nothing new came up. I also ran …

[B]What are the functions of auto.exe file What it does while a computer is booted???????[/B]

Yesterday, I went to take my computer over to an Ex of mines house for a little lan party with some friends. While it was shutting down, I accedentally unplugged it to early. I didn't think much of it, but when I got to my exs house to set up …

i have dell vostro 1000 with win xp OS, bought an zonet external wireless usb card, installed its driver from CD; after that windows login screen GUI changed, and after couple of days this security alert message popped up in my laptop but in a different language which i can't …

Can anyone please tell me how to turn on Java script,I have lost the ability to veiw photos or videos on my laptop Dell inspiron 630m. When I try to veiw anything it says that I need to download Flash player or I have to turn on Java script.

running IIS6 on server 2003. wrote a classic asp app for uploading flash videos, I have a couple of videos about 2MB each that upload no problem, but the client now has files that are 25MB and 30MB each and IIS times out when trying to upload these. I have …

I have a gaming computer that just died due to the CPU failing. It had a secondary 500GB HDD that I used to store software on. I am using my backup PC right now, but I'm wondering if I can simply move the 500GB HDD over to this one and …

I am NOT a expert on the computer! I AM familiar with MS config..who can tell me what should be checked on STARTUP and what should not., I dont want un necessary stuff running yet I dont want to make a major problem by un checking too many things! I …

Hello all, I am looking for a Fax Software, nothing big, easy to use just fax out and in, I do not need any extra feature that a lot of fax software has. before i had winfax pro is an old software from symantec they do not sell it anymore, …

[B][B][COLOR="Green"]I bought a computer (Windows XP Professional Laptop) at my old highschool fund raiser.[/COLOR][/B] Bad thing is, my old teacher said sign in as Administrator then just press"Enter" and it will be fine. Guess I should have known, It will not let me sign in as Administrator or Guest as …

Is there a way, in Windows Vista, to prevent certain programs from saving files to a certain folder? The reason I ask, is I recently opened a document from an email, made a bunch of changes, and saved it, not realizing it had saved to the Temp folder. Later, unable …

Howdy, I have Verizon Fios. They provided a wireless modem/wireless router that sites in my basement. The wireless connection is pretty week upstairs. I have the modem/wireless router hardwired and bringing a cat5 cable upstairs. Can I add a wireless router to that connection upstairs? That would be a wireless …

Microsoft and Palm today separately advanced web sites designed for developers to post and sell (or give away) applications for their respective mobile platforms, playing catch-up with Apple, whose [url=http://www.apple.com/iphone/apps-for-iphone/]App Store[/url] celebrated its one-year anniversary in July. Redmond also unveiled a series of new phones this week based on Windows …

Last couple of days I use Windows 7. It really cool.

With this method you can add any custom button to the Explorer Command Bar/Toolbar which I'm sure you have noticed that Vista and Windows 7 have excluded some familiar buttons, including the Delete Button/Icon. [url]http://www.aeroxp.org/2008/06/custom-explorer-buttons/[/url] If you just want the "Delete Button/Icon" as I did, then download the following zips …

Hiya Im new to all this fixing computers stuff, I do the websites at work normally but blagged this extra job fixing the damn things.. everythings been fine so far. I do a bit of lurking here and bang problem sorted.. not this time I have a dell (details to …

Hi guys I have downloaded trial version of System Mechanic 7. When i try to run setup it says [COLOR="Red"]"Software Conflict: The currently installed software Folder Lock is not compatible with System Mechanic and cannnot be used at the same time. Please uninstall folder lock before installling or using System …

I have been using iTunes for a few years with my external harddrive (250GB Western digital) as the storage. I have never had any problems. Yesterday I copied 40GB of new music into my itunes folder (g: music). I then added the contents of my g:music to my library. This …

Is there an add-on for [B]Windows7[/B] explorer that you can add some [I]or[/I] most of the features found in other 3rd party explorer file managers eliminating the need to install a 3rd party file manager.

Any suggestions for backup software? I would actually prefer a backup image, not a special back up that I would have to "restore". Suggestions please.

Im having weird issues with local host in -filezilla -apache -mysql basically with these i cant get text from localhost ie i go to [url]http://localhost[/url] -nothing go to [url]http://ip[/url] - get website cant connect to filezilla admin page using 127.0.0.1 i tried to telnet to http and filezilla admin but …

Looking to allow a user to access a single application remotely... not the entire desktop. Is there some modification that can be configured. Ideally I would like to allow different trusted users to access installed app(s) that I select. What are my options and what exploits am I exposing myself …

For the life of me I can't figure out how to connect these 2 PC's. I also need to share printers each has with the other. Please help! J

Can anybody tell me .How should i use Active Directory Users and Computers .Kindly let me know the Idea.How should i make New user.IF Possible Kindly send me ScreenShots .Any help would Be highly appreciated.

hello I am getting frustrated. my friend has an XP computer, but a couple of daus ago his computer turned off and restarted by itself at first I tough it was just updating but when it kept restarting after saying checking nvram I got confused i tried taking out cmos …

Hi all, I have the same problem as robert 1023 had. My pc is custom built it has a amd duron 700mhz processor. I have two hard disks one ( let's call this hd-0) has windows vista with 4 days left to activate and have no product key, so that …

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