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hello everybody..,When i open [B]cmd[/B],other commands like [B]cd dir[/B] ,[B]ipconfig/all[/B] etc which i sometimes use them.But I can't have response of attrib command.When i type attrib *.* it says like:(which i copy and paste below) [B]Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600] (C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp. C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>d: D:\>cd downloads …

ok so i have recently just repaired my installation of xp because it was acting up ! but while it is installing it just randomly disconnects the mouse and i cannot click next or ok so im stuck. i have disconnected the mouse and reconnected it and still no luck. …

Hi, my friend has asked me to repair his laptop for him because I'm the most electronically educated friend he knows, but this is just out of my reach... Here's the problem... I start the computer and [B]it powers up normally[/B], then it goes to the boot screen were it …

Hello everyone. I've looked at posts that had a similar problem with booting their computer, but I think my problem is a bit different. Please bear with me as I try to describe my issue in a caveman manner. I was in the middle of watching a movie online, and …

The ziggytv icon is already at desk, but each time I try to onstall it, pops up a window saying "ziggytv is not a valid Win 32 application". I´ve already installed Java, but happens the same.

For some reason I'm not sure when it started but whenever i try to watch videos in the .avi and .mp4 format i can hear the sounds but i can not see the video. i've tried reinstalling the players and using different players but the same result. My computer is …

I have a Dell Laptop 1525 Inspiron purchased about 4 months ago. I installed Yahoo messenger and MSN messenger. VIsta would not let me use Yahoo messenger. The screen went black as I was typing a message and the computer shut down. When I hit the on button it is …

Hi everyone! I bought an Acer AspireOne laptop in Bangkok and changed the keyboard settings etc so it would be a european keyboard. Also the language and area has been changed to english uk. I have tried adding a password for the laptop so only i can access it, uunfort …

I am trying to fix a HP Pavillion 521N computer. It was working fine until one day the computer said that there was no boot device. Fine, I removed the hard drive and put it on USB controller and ran check disk on another computer. It found several problems and …

Iv spend a few days on forums searching for this and done every option i have found and i habe come up empty. Im using evil vista and i have 2 unprotected networks im trying to connect 2 Linksys-ow-26976 and belkin54g Linksys works just fine but has a really crappy …

Good morning. I have a new Acer 5738Z Laptop, and I seem to have problems with the igfx driver. It always stops working. I do not want to change my drivers either. Any ideas how to resolve this? Thanks in advance!

please i need ur help. i have a dell laptop with vista os. but i want to load server 2003 on it, so i can use it for practical purposes. i have an installaation cd for the vista which i can always use back to load when am through. please …

I just removed Internet Explorer 8 and then the prompt for restart popped up. I restarted and got an "invalid system disk" message. Can anyone help me to solve this? Bear in mind, I'm not good with system jargon... Thanks!!!

[ATTACH]10915[/ATTACH] When I start computer, POST screen looks like scatered characters and bios is as shown on picture. Windows even don't want to start. Only in Safe mode everything is normal. Some ideas? Thanks.

Hi there, I'm new here and I've been trying to get a website. This is the URL: UPSB.info I haven't been able to reach the site for about 3 days now and I have asked people to try it on their computers and it works fine for them. MY ISP …

Hi folks... I hope someone can help me.. I'm having a really weird problem. My internet connection is fine and i can access all websites, but i can't access [URL="http://www.freepop.co.kr"]www.freepop.co.kr[/URL] This website is the only website i can't access.. Actually I wasn't able to access the website about 2 days …

Hi, I 'm a newbie and I need help! I don't know why there is no sound period from my computer, I went into properties and the mixer device is shaded. Ran a virus scan yesterday thinking that was the problem and was infected and now clean but still no …

Having recently installed XP Home on my PC I now find I cannot install daughter's original SIMS game although the Expansion Packs would seem to be OK- if the original Sims could be installed. I know it cannot as it relies on DOS but is there a patch, file, cheat …

I just switched out my old hard drive and ram from my laptop for an upgrade but now my screen is black. When I power it up the power light comes on and you can hear the drive starting to spin but that as far as it goes. When I …

Hi i just started to hear a loud clicking noise coming from within my computer at the same time as it froze up on me. it cleared when the freezing stopped. I have had it happen before at the same time i had some problems with this computer. i resolved …

Hi, I'm actually new to this site and haven't posted here before, so I'm not sure if I'm posting in the right area, but I have a problem that I have been trying to fix for awhile. I have an 500GB SimpleTech PininFarina external hard drive and whenever I try …

Me again and finally finished the computer i built! but there's only 1 problem and its pretty big.. (i have VISTA HOME PREMIUM 64 bit) when i first installed vista it worked like a charm no problem! but then i started installing drivers which include the g9 and g15 keyboard …

Ok, I have an [amazing] Dell Dimension 4600 from way back in, if I'm not mistaken, 2002. It was in storage. I pulled it out. Cleaned up everything, reformatted, reinstalled all the drivers...got it up and running to the best of its ability. Not too shabby, if I do say …

I use a windows vista home premium in my core-2 duo laptop as a single user. when i open d folders, i find a lot of folder icons with a blue curved arrow on folders like My Documents, My Music, My Pictures, etc. When I double click on one of …

hi, i am using 2 systems. one is Windows 2003 server (server system) and Windows XP professionals (client). when i try to ping from server to client it is not pinging, but from client to server it is pinging. i have tried up to my knowledge to solve this problem. …

what's the trick to making sure you utilize all your RAM and your L2 cache, are there settings or parameters i need to set to allow for that?

Ok, I'm not that PC savvy, but I need some help! Our PC crashed and I'm afraid we will loose all our data. Not sure if we got a virus or what? Here's what happened: My husband has created and maintained several small websites using FrontPage. He was updating a …

I have a Dell Laptop M1330, all of sudden the wifi stopped working, so ran all kind of aniviruses, cleaned 5 viruses, good, now I can´t connect via wifi, but can connect via Lan; so I figured that after deleting those viruse, I was left with corrupted files. I uninstalled …

i have a 7 Port USB 2.0 Hub that i use to network printers and for some reason when i boot my computer up it freezes before loading the windows splash page and will remain frozen until i remove the usb cord then windows all the sudden continues to boot …

I have a computer that when I hit which ever profile I want to log onto XP with it says the usual, Loading personal settings... then the screen goes blue for a second then I'm kicked back out and it says Saving personal setting and it goes back to the …

Hello :) ..i am new to this site, (been a member for less than 1h) at work i have a couple of XP machines an 4 Server 2003 machines, my problem :-O is that 2 of the 4 Server 2003 machines CANNOT connect to any Microsoft web site, The two …

Hello, Have a compaq laptop. using windows 2000, It has Belkin wireless networking installed. I can get on internet when I hard wire to router but not using wireless. It recognizes router and trys to connect but comes back with limited or no connectivity message. "This problem occurred because the …

Every time I turn on my computer, it tells me that the firewall is shut down. The message will then disappear after a while. And the firewall is turned on again. How can I fix this?

I have created a windows forms in which on certain button click i show FolderBrowserDialog. After the user selects a folder and click on Ok button of FolderBrowserDialog i have done some work in the Ok click part of FolderBrowserDialog. For example [code=C#] if (folderBrowserDialog.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK) { generateFiles(); } …

I shut down my computer and now when i try to start it, it would say: Invalid boot.ini files Booting from C:\Windows Then the computer would just reboot itself and goes through the process over and over again. I have window xp home edition and the computer was bought like …

I am working on Windows XP and I select the hidden properties for some of my folders on my desktop and i can't view them even trying to show hidden files and folder options.... please can someone help me out with this... thanks a million in advace..

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I have a client, who received a pc from one of their children. It runs on XP Pro service pack 3. All of a sudden, they have no internet connection. I could see that their router is connected to the internet. I went out to their house, because I suspected …

Does anyone know how to get a Hitachi Deskstar 160 Gig HD to recognize more that 32.8 Gigs. Is there 3rd party software that will allow this? Or does anyone know which jumper setting I have to remove? Thanks

I bought this laptop from a friend of a friend about six month ago, it was runnig good, but some how got corrupted and I thought that by formating the hard drive would help. My friend gave me the system password and the hard drive password but forgot to give …

I have American Greetings "CreateACard" Platinum 8, My question is: There is three cd's for the installation, I would like to compile three cd's into one DVD, so I can insert on DVD to install instead of three. Cause for some reason after I formatted the HD and installed service …

Does anyone out there know the command which removes "\Documents & Settings\username" and displays just the c:\> and not c:\ Documents & Settings\username> ???

Hi all. The other day on my main pc when I clicked on a video, all went black and it restarted. I got the message "system has recovered from a serious error" etc and everything was fine for a few hours till I clicked on a youtube video and the …

Hello, After it was repaired my SONY VAIO laptop has no sound at all. I updated the driver, downloaded the Service pack, adjusted the volume levels and still no luck. Please help. Here is my Belarc profile: Computer Profile Summary Computer Name: 934ec0b9d0ff49a (in WORKGROUP) Profile Date: 16 Юли 2009 …

I got a laptop with vista home on it. I never got any recovery CD's but was told all the software is on a separate partition? how do I delete all the info on my laptop and re-install vista?

Hi I couldn't find a more appropriate category to post. My apologies for misposting. My friend has been experiencing a weird problem while typing. The cursor keeps moving back mid way in a sentence. If you pause while typing, it should remain stationary (and blinking) but it moves back. And …

whenever I unmute my volume controls music comes on..very annoying music help please. Also Blank page pops in and out my screen

I find the nuance policy of not allowing me to carry one copy of PDF converter (and Dragonspeak) on my laptop, and one on my home PC is a rip... I have to buy two copies, which is RIPOFF, and misleading. I am a student, and do research, and so …

Can someone give me the filename where I can find email. A guy brought me his old drive and wants his emails saved to a disk so he can put them back into his now clean system. Is there any trick to getting them into his now clean system. The …

For the past year I've been putting up with this really annoying problem where the process 'iexplore.exe' opens up in the background. It does not cause any slow downs in my computer but is extremely frustrating when I'm in the middle of playing a game and it opens, minimizing to …