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Semi-frequently (a few instances during a given day), when running Firefox, it will refuse to navigate to any website, not even when I click home. The tabs just get stuck saying “Loading”. When I shut down Firefox and restart again, I get the “Firefox is already running…” message. Attempts to …

G'day. I'm here because I don't know the right question to ask :S I discovered that if I clicked the mouse wheel down, I could get a little icon on a page that looks like a joy-stick icon -- take a Cap'n Cook at the attached image. By simply moving …

Major issue! I am unable to run windows after removing some programs a few days ago. The system makes it past the windows logo page and then freezes as a black screen. The error message says - services.exe - unable to load missing component. missing file msvcp60.dll My dell computer …

how do i download windows xp pro on to my laptop if i cant get on the net or dont have the disk can i download it on to a disc on another com...

I played with registry long ago and would not like to mess up with it (since I'm no longer as expert as I used to be:) ) help me colleagues to add comodo internet security to make it start with windows. I checked configuration and I don't see the option …

Hi all, When installing packages on cygwin, I'm not sure of the differences in selecting the bin and src. Can someone help? Thanks

hello, I have a strange problem, my web browser (IE 8 priviously IE 7 & mozilla) are unable to access the internet showing an error message and after "diagnosing the connection problem" no problem is showing. However I am able to connect to yahoo messenger and am able to access …

Hello. I am attempting to help my mother-in-law with her computer. She was playing a game online and caught some kind of nasty virus (I suspect) and her computer is in the eternal re-boot mode, but not allowing me to go into any of the safe modes. She didn't have …

Somebody helped me 2 years ago to install MS Fligth Simulator. This guy made me create two entries into XP just after starting the PC. One entry is the normal XP used as usual and the second entry started also XP but with many services disabled so that the Flight …

How do I solve the problem when typing and my text skips letters and/or types double letters. Is this a problem with my keyboard, my mouse or what?

i have a dell latitude d 600 and it won't boot up when switched on just the a flashes then all power goes off, when it does go to the dell start up screen it says press f2 or f 10, when i press either of these nothing happens! help …

how to bypass the logon screen at the start of vista multi users.

I recently bought a new computer 4G ram Amd phenom 2 ×4 ATi 4870 MSI etc.. Anyway there is no possibility that any crashes are caused by hardware.... But windows 7 RC keeps crashing with blue screens while normal activities So is the problem because its still on beta or …

Hello here is a problem that I look in the msconfig, I just type it in run command to look at the startup items. Meanwhile I find an entry that doesn't have any name, no command is there but the location is the same as the other programs have. HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run …

ok, so i was tring to install ubuntu on a second HDD the install went fine however grub is not detecting the new drive. so i canot boot into vista. i simply get an error saying: [CODE] GRUB loading stage 1.5. GRUB loading, please wait ... error 21 [/CODE] i …

Hi, I'm new here, very frustrated, and about five minutes from having a stompfest with my computer. My problem started when I was playing a game on my computer and it froze. I couldn't do anything so I restarted my computer by holding down the power button. It started up …

I don't know if a program like this exists, where on one side you would drag specific files \ folders you are looking for. On the other side of it would find those files on your HDD and show you where those files are, with the option if you wanted …

Hello daniweb friends, I have this pc FUJITSU SIEMENS D1625 Enclosure Type: Mini-Tower Board: FUJITSU SIEMENS D1625 S26361-D1625 Serial Number: 11793442 Bus Clock: 800 megahertz BIOS: FUJITSU SIEMENS // Phoenix Technologies Ltd. 4.06 Rev. 1.03.1625 05/13/2003 2048 Megabytes Installed Memory Slot 'Slot-1' has 16896 MB Slot 'Slot-3' has 16896 MB …

my mozilla cant start up.what do i do? now help

when windowxp is being install this message appear. "Installation Failed H:\1386\asms Error Message One of the components that Windows needs to continue set up could not be install. The parameter is incorrect. Please a little help would be aprreciated . thanks guys. Jhun

I was trying to investigate the following error from one of our xp users, after running the netdiag test, i found ou that he was passing everything except:the trust relationship test. (Secure channel for domain was failing) To combat that I started to use the netdom utility to reset that …

Hi buddy, I encountered a problem at startup, when almost all the icons are loaded on the desktop and some loading is continue in the taskbar. I got a dialog box which gives me the message that "viewMgr has encountered a poblem and needs to close." and this dialog has …

Ok so i will start off with trying to describe what the problem is to the best of my ability. A few days ago my computer was working. i Came home from work and i booted up my pc. it booted up fine and as i started to login to …

I can't remember my password and need help thanks

Hello , i am currently running Windows Vista in my laptop and i just received windows 7 from my friend. I want to know if i can install windows 7 without losing my vista , which mean make a partition in my hard drive and install the new operating system …

I have an acer Travelmate 280 that I need the recovery CDs for. Either the ones from the 230 or 280 series will work. Anyone have a copy of them? I would be willing to pay to get those. Apperciate it.

In my Windows, attrib.exe lost from system32 so I couldn't access attrib command from DOS, is there any way to recover it.

I built a PC containing the following: Main Components: Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit OS HP 2159m 21.5" LCD Monitor Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300 2.5 GHz CPU Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Fan Intel DP45SG Dual Channel 1600/1333MHz Mobo Sapphire HDMI Radeon HD 4830 512 MB 256-bit GDDR3 …

my machine stats are this: BioStar TFR 570 (motherboard) EGForce 7600gs SATA 300 gig HD 2 gigs DDR2-6400 800mhz RAM 600w powersupply Combo CDRW/DVD drive Vista Prem. I have had this machine for alittle over a month now and have had numerous "Kernel_Stack_Inpage_Error" blue screens. I have had Vista reinstalled, …

Hi all, I have a Toshiba Satellite L305D-S5938 laptop with Windows Vista Home Premium pre-installed. I want to make a dual-boot with Windows XP SP1. I try to follow the instructions of installation using the help of Nlite like: [URL="http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/resolving-setup-did-not-find-any-hard-disk-drives-during-windows-xp-installation/"]Resolving "Setup did not find any hard disk drives" during Windows …

Hi Guys, first i just want to say hi to everyone as i am a newbee in the forums. i found this site when i did a google search on a problem with an older computer i have. as i looked over the site i knew that i had to …

Hello, I came across a strange problem which never existed in the last 4 years on my computer. "System: Dell 600m, Windows XP, 512MB RAM, Intel Pro Wireless, Intel Celeron processor, AntiVir AV software (free edition)" My computer all of a sudden started showing blue screen a couple times but …

i have a dell latitude d 600 and it won't boot up when switched on just the a flashes then all power goes off, when it does go to the dell start up screen it says press f2 or f 10, when i press either of these nothing happens! help …

Windows Defender is not starting in my Vista PC. A warning appears on the screen every time I boot, telling that Windows Defender is not initializing. Go to help/support to start any programme manually. How can I solve this problem?

Hi, is there an affordable and easy to use software to take control of remote customer computer to do support like webex? Something easy to use for end user and that can bypass firewall? I know logmein rescue but this solution is a little bit expensive :) Thanks for your …

Hi Guys, I am in very serious problem so please help me out I have [B]Windows XP SP3[/B] and I am using internet through my Cell Phone with the help of my sim card i was using internet from my cell phone from long time ago but from 2 - …

When I try to install it, it says Error: ReadFile() Data Error( cyclic redundancy check ) Is there any way to fix this? Specs: ------------------ System Information ------------------ Time of this report: 7/29/2009, 16:32:49 Machine name: KILLIGER Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6002) Service Pack 2 (6002.lh_sp2rtm.090410-1830) …

Hi friends, My PC was loaded with Vista Home Premium. The same OS was installed by me on another partition. The second one stopped working after one month for want of activation. My attempts over telephone and on line did not succeed and meanwhile the DVD got damaged too. Then …

i am trying to reformat my hard drive on a dell dimension 8400. i am using the xp disk that came with the system and get as far as the prompt to install windows and then the message at the bottom says examiing 152587 mb disk 0 at id 0 …

Hi guys. Have got a little problem when trying to view the internet. Basically, around 10 minutes after I first start browsing, Internet Explorer (And Firefox) just seem to stop working. The internet is still connected as I can still talk on MSN or use Spotify etc, I just can't …

On the top, bottom, and right side of the screen the mouse stops like it is supposed agaisnt he screen. But on the right side it goes off the side of the screen indefinently, its very wierd. Never happened before just started today. My mouse can get lost out there, …

Hello everyone, I'm new to this board and I'm in desperate need of assistance. I'm not too tech savy so I'll try my best to explain to what's happening to my system. It appears I've contracted some sort of trojan virus of the sort. 1. Although I use Firefox as …

Hello all and just wanted to say thank you in advance for any help with this problem. I'm running Vista and I seem to keep getting the page cannot be displayed message for certain websites and when I try on my other comp those same websites work fine. I don't …

hi what format is best for back up of media files mainly dvd without loss of picture or sound quality is there any way to shrink files without any major loss currently storing them all as iso files and playback via kantaris media player

Hi Fellow Daniweb Members, It may sound abit insane, but is it possible to upgrade a Playstation 2 graphics card to maybe a 512MB Nvedia 9800 GTX HD? But even if you can, how can you disable the integrated graphics card? does the playstation have a BIOS like computers? and …

ok, first off im new here so be gentle if this isn't the right place. anyway i have a usb flash drive (2gb) im running Windows 7 (WinSev) i would really like to be able to plug in my usb stick, and have my computer log in. Then when i …

Recently i captured a trick to attract customers or you can say its strategy that i used to get visitors to my website and its none of the other image rotation script. I dont like my website being watched in IE as i dont the its interface so after installing …

Since i installed windows 7 RC 64bit i keep getting blue screen crashes I managed to get a crash log from a software called whocrashed but still do not understand any help Crash dump directory: C:\Windows\Minidump Crash dumps are enabled on your computer. On Tue 28/07/2009 01:16:22 م your computer …

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Hii, I have Win XP sp2 installed at my pc and recently got affected by a startup folder virus..and various other trojans...My nod32 v3 anti virus reported that there is a reader_sl.exe and servises.exe file in C/windows/system32 which it could not delete.... My pc started anonymous downloading/uploading from my net …