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Hi. When I startup my windows 10 and log into my account, my desktop doesn't seem to be visible. It's just a black screen. There are no icons and no taskbar. When I try to open task manager, I can see it cursor loading for a split second meaning something …

hi, I am fighting around with setting a property on sound device via registry edit. I know its located at [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\MMDevices\Audio\Render\{ab701278-c48d-41cd-b68c-8466465f06e4}\FxProperties] i found that the setting is "{fc52a749-4be9-4510-896e-966ba6525980},3"=hex:0b,00,8f,f0,01,00,00,00,ff,ff,00,00 what changes is ff,ff to 00,00, that is ok, but also the 3rd, and 4th value change, but i did not discover …

Hi all I have an old windows server 2003 (32bit) with a shared folder containing an executable. The exe is old and I think possibly 16bit. I am trying to run the exe on a networked pc through a mapped folder / network location. The pc is running win 7 …

Hi guys! It's been a while since I last posted here. I'm having an issue with not being able to remove non-installed fonts. Meaning, the fonts are not installed in the Windows/Fonts folder and cannot be uninstalled the proper way. These fonts came with some kind of hidden-object game that …

My Computer is Dell and i have a Win 7 64 bit PC and when i restart it there are loss of data's both on Local Disk C & D with MentioningSticky Note ....; How Can i Fix This Problem?

All my 3 fans are working BUT my PC's power button doesn't light up and, I have checked on the cables/fans/motherboard everything seems fine though as I press on the power button nothing comes up as it usually is green the desktop is blank WHAT SHOULD I DO!?

Is there any free PDF editor for Mac, but not Preview to edit PDF files on Mac? Need to edited file the same as the original one.

which is not possible. I have a dell e1505 running xp So I bought this [URL]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822145113[/URL] and this [URL]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817392009[/URL] Perhaps of note is that the HDD is OEM. I'm not really sure if that plays into any of the following. Installed HDD into enclosure per instructions and connected it to …

Using Window 8.1, today I get updates and than it say update not complete undoing changes....... but it stuck here. I does system restore but I get error on this Which is unspecified error accured during system restore (0*80070017). And I don`t have sysm image to do system image recovery.. …

Hi! I have a problem with Reimage Virus being very active on Google Chrome. I have tried to find it to get rid of it, but do not know enough to be able to locate it. I even did a restore point to try to see if that would fix …

Hello I've deployed a 32-bit Windows 8.1 on VirtualBox on Windows 10, yet when I am logging in on the VM, a few seconds after the desktop appears, it starts flickering like a looping refresh, and I am unable to see any icons. Any fix for this, without having to …

Hello. I've recently upgraded a Windows 8.1 Pro (OEM) to Windows 10 using the Media Creation tool since I was not getting the GWX icon. Activation has been successful from the OEM key. However, there were some registry issues from the Win 8.1 install itself, and these are still present …

Gys i gt TP LINK modem with ADSL. My problem is i can access to my modem wify buy my computer is not detecting the presence of modem ans so i cannot acces Internet in my pc somebody help me to fix it

all, a few months back, I did the free upgrade to Windows 10 from windows 7. I tried it for three months and decided I did not like it, I thien reinstalled windows 7. Now in setting up my outlook, I notice that my address book and email folders are …

I'm looking for a cloud based storage of up to 150 gigs / month that allows scripting and to sync from a network drive; I'm hoping someone can offer some suggestions as I've spent quite a bit of time searching & most packages are 500 gigs or 1TB /month which …

Here is the order of what happened. Some of it seems weird: 1. I downloaded a web page with Firefox Save Page As. The site should be trustwoirthy (a local newspaper). 2. I edited the HTML file with Notepad to remove everything (ads, scripts, etc) from the page except the …

It's been over a year now since XP has died and i'm feeling guilty about it. I am very lucky to still have my 3 copies which are in the original cases with unused product keys, so I decided to install it on a desktop that i've been given from …

Good day I am experiencing issues with Microsoft Excel 2013 32- bit running on Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit. Whenever I start Excel or switch to it from another program the following error message pops up: "An unexpected error occured: Object reference not set to an instance of an object" To …

Is it possible to remove the downgrade option in Windows 10 ? I have upgraded from Windows 7 Pro and now I want to stay with Windows 10.

After running Windows XP for far too many years, I decided to upgrade to Windows 7. I built my PC around 5 years ago: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 667MHz RAM Western Digital Caviar 320GB HD OC GameXStream 600W Power Supply DFI Infinity 975X …

Is there any program for boosting my headphones i have searched on internet but all i get is the same steps (right click on volume>Playback Devices > Properties>Enhacements> Enable Sound Equalizer)

Three days ago, my laptop stopped connecting to the internet. Error says no modem found. When I go to Device Manager, modem is not listed. Can't update anything because cannot connect to the internet. Help, please!

My brother has Windows XP with a large number of art programs that don't work in newer versions of Windows. Last thrusday, he got a an art file from a colleague with a .rar extension. He downloaded WinZip to open it. It would not open the art file. Now the …

Hello, I am running an Asus Windows 8.1 64bit lappy and I can't connect to the internet. I clicked on the internet connection icon in the tray and the green menu slides open and usually it shows the Airplane mode and below it the Wifi connections but instead it says …

i can change the windows media player skin. readers: please save the skin on a folder instead execute it, when on download. or will get an error. when i execute the windows media player show me the skin that i had selected. but why the button play is disable?(i have …

Here is the solution I found: [url=http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.blaster.worm.removal.tool.html] Removal Tool[/url] Viri and those who create them pee me right off :evil:

Good morning, I just want to get an advice from you guys regarding with permission problem. Recently when doing some cut, copy and paste action in my windows 7 pc, I encounter a problem which I cannot open a file. For some instance I cut a file from a folder …

What is the meaning of the "con","prn" and "nul" folders and what are they used for.. Pls I need a clear explanation.

I have Windows 7, 64bit with 8 gigs of RAM. Illustrator worked perfectly for weeks than just today it decides to quit. As soon as I open it, the splash screen shows and the interface opens and a couple seconds later it shuts down. No error message. If I'm fast …

So I was watchin some videos on my laptop and t suddenly just shuts down. without warning like it ran out of power. This laptop is four yrs old and i use it every single day. It is an hp630 and it has windows 10. this happened once i checked …

There's a lot of chatter about W10 but just tripped over this due a complaint about network speed fluctuations. Here's a google about what I turned off. https://www.google.com/#q=disable+windows+10+sharing+updates

I have a Toshiba Satellite P55W-C running 64-bit Windows 10 Home. I bought it new less than a year ago. I am the only user. It has an Intel Core i7 CPU, 8 Gigs of RAM, 2.4 GHz. I'm generally surfing the web and streaming audio/video. I'm not a gamer …

Hello, a few days ago my computer was being really slow so I decided to restart it, after doing so I could no longer open internet explorer. When I tried to open 'my computer' all the shortcuts on my desktop disappeared for a second and I could only see my …

Dear Experts I am using windows 7 32bit. I have created database named "accounts" and 2 tables in it through pgAdmin III. The database is working well but I am unable to found it physical location on hard disk. On what path should I find it? Thanks

A Win7 Pro workstation was joined to a domain and the admins installed some Global Policies that block local administration. It can no longer connect to the PDC and we want to disjoin the workstation from the domain. Will the Global Policies from the PDC survive or not? There are …

Hellow : I hope u will be all Wright ; My qoustion is "when,I install any window in any system from booted usb .The working of system is so slow And as same steps,when , I install window from CD system working not perfect but avg" The Steps is : …

When we install a Application Software in Windows 7/8, it installs automatically in C: Drive. More presicely in, C: Drive > Program Files > Application. Say for example Opera Browser. The main Files of Opera Browser get installed in, C: Drive > Program Files > Opera. Also the supplementary files …

I re-booted my XP Home based computer after shutting it down normallty and received the whire screen with the message: "Active Desktop Recovery". I clicked on the "Restore my Active Desktop" and received the following error message, titled: [B]Internet Explorer Script Error[/B] [B]Line: 65[/B] [B]Char: 1[/B] [B]Error: Object doesn't support …

so i checked my storage on my mac(running windows 10) it said 340gb used out of 500gb. 249gb of that are the windows system files. why are they so big and how do i make more storage. please help. im at high school and all my documents take a crap …

Why my computer always has blue screen problems

I just got off the phone. It was an interesting call. It was a technician from Microsoft calling to tell me that my computer had been sending a lot of fault data to Microsoft and that he was going to remote in to fix the problem. First he had me …

When I want to use Firefox with the KeePass Password Manager I have the KeeFox add-on. But it there anything similar to use if you want to integrate your KeePass password database with the new Microsoft Edge browser, or is it another way to do it ?

the window have a icon, on caption\title bar. that icon show us the System Menu(mouse right button). my objective is add to it the Allways on Top option. using a program, on background, i can do it. but i will have another program on process's. so is there another way …

This happens every so often. The update gets processed, and my audio is deactivated for about 24 hours. Then it comes back with no indication as to why. It's got nothing to do with my audio driver.....it happens because of the windows update. Anybody seeing this happen?

My laptop comes on and gives me a "black" sceen with a pointer. Mouse moves pionter ,but only ctl alt dele will bring up a menu. Everything is normal in SAFE mode

Up until recently whenever someone on the network went to a site that required an SSL certificate it would say that there is a securuty risk confirm exception blah blah blah, I managed to fix that but only after confirming the first time. Lets use gmail.com as an example, every …

I am facing an abnormal issue with my PC, when i start my computer it gets to Windows 10 Login screen. Now the wired issue is the Num Lock light dont turn on Automatically it has to be manually Turned On.....I tried to look for solutioin online but unable to …

**Synopsis:** * NEW computer build with good hardware * While playing audio speakers pop, crackle and audio lags randomly and intermittently. **Troubleshooting steps taken so far:** * Uninstall all audio drivers, let Windows install default audio drivers * Install the latest Realtek High Definition Audio drivers (12/8/2015) * Go into …

So, I've read Microsoft's documentation, and it ends up being a lot of words that don't explain anything. I've seen other places of people using DISM commands, but it doesn't explain what they do. I know DISM is used for working with images before deployment, but people are using it …

Hi all, I am trying to schedule a Task that will run a vb script to open a browser, send some keys, and finally close the browser. The task starts, but seems to hang. The task is created as follows: `schtasks.exe /Create /RU "SYSTEM" /SC "DAILY" /MO "1" /ST "23:00" …