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We have a Dell laptop running Windows XP, SP3 and Internet Explorer 8. The previous URLs visited keep disappearing after going to another website. I checked Tools/Internet Options/Browsing History and "Delete browsing history on exit" is not checked, so I don't know what is causing this. We have another Dell …

Hi guys, I would really appreciate your help. I have been asked to find out how to set up a laptop designed to go into shop, so that users can ONLY use the internet. They cannot run programs, make / delete existing files or anything else that will cause problems. …

Hi, I'm seeking help inquiring the updates of my PC. For some reason, I cannot download anything from the Microsoft website. All I get is options of redirects. Can anyone help?

Hello All, I copied my hardrive as separate hardrive for removal of one hardrive to be used and save the other one. Some copied icon does not open up the software like the original. Mainly the microsoft office 2003 software. How do i make or link them to the software …

What is the best browser to you?opera is the best browser to me, but when screen shot neede ie is the best browser.

hey thank you for entering here .. i hope you would help me with this .... my problem is when i start windows it crashes immediatly and stucks so i do (ctrl+alt+del) to enter the task manager and log off the user .. and log on again and the windows …

I want to run a batch file which can connect automatically to SFTP Server running on Linux and can download files from Linux remote side to my local side. Besides that, this file will be scheduled to run automatically on every month. But, I'm facing a problem to connect it …

ran ad ad aware ask to reboot rebooted. windows reboots but on logon page you hit ok windows window opens then rt back to logon page then says saving personal info hit it again same thing tried starting in every aspect of safety mode (f8) everything ends up same page …

Hiya. I'm having problems with my new Vista computer which I built. i've changed the power settings and that seemed to work for a while, but then had the issue again. What happens is that the computer crashes, (as aversed to temporary freezing) and requires a restart. In the event …

Hey folks, I am facing a really weird issue. I have a HP tx2622nr laptop running Vista Home Premium. 3 GB RAM AMD X2 RM-70 processor The problem I am facing is that, my browsers do not work. I have no clue when I lost it. I use Chrome predominantly. …

I installed a new xp, and many apps. then I swapped out a few drives - adding a hd, a couple memory sticks and permanent usb devices that appear as drive. Then ran a repair of windows xp pro. The MAJOR problem is now I cannot uninstall or install many …

I have an IBM ThinkPad that was once a part of a student network at a university. I own the laptop and took it with me after graduation. It has Windows XP Pro. I wanted to update the anti-virus software to Norton 2009. SInce I had an older version of …

Hey you guys, I currently have Windows XP Home Edition SP2 on my computer and do not have access to professional. Is there a way to get the xp professional remote desktop program (so that i can access this pc) on my xp home machine?

I need a program or a way to find used space on my harddrive. The folders that I can see accumulate to about half of my HD space. Right now it shows that I have about a 1 GB of space left. I have looked in My Docs, Doc and …

Hi, I have a problem and need some help. Whenever I try to install my HP 3210 all in one scanner/printer I get the error that my system will be shutdown initiated by NT Authority\system. I have checked for viruses, adware, malware, everything! Any help would be appreciated. Burgerboy

I was wondering what is the best way to clean the C Drive in Windows XP??? I have an 80GB hardrive and it is almost full and I need to clear some space for other stuff, but don't want to clear every single thing on the drive. Just unused files …

Hi, I have a GW4500, WinXP SP2, 2 gig mem. After working on the PC for awhile when I select Start>Shutdown I then have to wait almost 2 minutes for the "Shut Down Windows" to appear. This is happening to 3 of my users. It began about 1 week ago, …

OS: XP Location: Band When a teacher exits out of outlook, they get an error message: [COLOR=Indigo][B] Debug Error! Program: C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\Office10\OUTLOOK.EXE abnormal program termination (Press Rety to debug the application) Abort Retry Ignore[/B][/COLOR] If you click on Ignore, you get this message: [B][COLOR=Navy]Runtime Error! Program: C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\Office10\OUTLOOK.EXE abnormal program termination OK[/COLOR][/B] …

I am running XP Home SP3 fully patched. I was having trouble with IE8 in that at times it was unable to follow a link and came up with a connection error. I tried the same action in both Firefox and Chrome and they had no problems at all. So …

Frnds need some unrgent help, i have installed Ulead GIF animator on my XP SP2 PC its celeron 2 ghz system, when i start the application it give some error, this is the error [IMG]http://img14.imagehosting.gr/out.php/i607264_Untitled1.jpg[/IMG]

Very odd, other devices apparently work FINE in the port but upon connecting mp3 to my computer i get the following: ONE OF THE USB DEVICES ATTACHED TO THE COMPUER HAS MAL FUNCTIONED..WINDOWS DOES NOT RECOGNIZE IT...yES I have tried 2 different mp3 players and also 2 different usb cords., …

Sorry if this has been asked before ..... I want to explore W7 but not try and use it as my base OS - happy to stay with Vista for the moment. Can I set up a separate partition or whatever, install W7 into that and then, at startup, choose …

I'm trying to teach my 10 yr old son to upgrade his PC. It will be handed down to his little sister soon but we wanted to make game playing a little faster (she's 4 yrs old so we're not looking for super speed). I have not done this in …

I need to Delete an Icon that is no longer on my Task Bar at the bottom of the screen, but it is listed in the "Past Items" of the Customize Window. If I right click on the bottom Taskbar in XP and go to "Properties", Go to "Customize" then …

For some reason there is a windows installer window that pops up ike every 30 seconds, and its just a windows installer window that says preparing to install but as soon as it pops up on my screen it goes away and then opens another one, is there anyway I …

I am upgrading my emachine T3302 from a Sempron 3300 cpu to an Athlon 3400 cpu. When I installed the new chip I discharged myself to ground, and used new heatsink compound. When I boot my computer, windows starts up, my cpu fan increases in speed twice, and before all …

When I booted up this morning the computer gets to the welcome screen and then reboots, constantly stuck in this cycle. I can't get into safe mode. I've only just finished reinstalling everything after this happened a week or so ago. I'm fed up with XP!!!! Help please.

I don't know if this is even possible, but I have lost all of my digital pictures that I had saved on my computer. I deleted my account because it was messing up; my MSN browser wasn't working, etc. I didn't realize that it was going to delete all my …

After installing Windows 7 on my HP dv9720us Laptop the WiFi on/off that is blue when on now the switch stays amber like when it is off. Anyone find the same thing?

My pc spec is amd 1gb 512mb 80gb dvd rom cd rewriter

Ok, so the following logs can be viewed after the install fails... I have access to the software through my University and thus am installing the software by virtually mounting the ISO file using MagicDisc. Once I do that the autorun kicks off the installer and its all downhill from …

Hi, I created a group of macros in Word 2003 and they have been working fine. Recently a client upgrade to Office 2007. I went in and changed all the Application.FileSearch commands that I had in my macros, knowing that that command was no longer supported. But when I try …

Column A has dates. B2 has Book Code like "001,002,003". B3 has book code "006,008,005,009,001,002". So, maximum book codes in Column B is 6. Column C has No. of Books. Column D has Mode. Purchase is 1, Sent is 2. If books are purchased, then 1 is entered in D, …

PC won't shut down, keeps restarting

Hello all: I have been having trouble our home PC. We recently hooked it up to the Internet for a few days without a firewall or any virus protection out of obligation. Stupid move. The computer began running slower and slower as it had come down with several viruses. I …

I'm on windows XP and I use Firefox on a wireless laptop. I am trying to download and install visual basic express from microsoft and I get the unable to connect page. I have previously able to download Visual C++ express from that same site about a week ago. I …

windows cannot connect to the internet using HTTP, HTTPS or FTP. This is probably caused by firewall settings to this computer check the firewall settings for the http port(80) https port(443) and ftp port(21) you might need to contact your internet service provider (isp) or the manufacturer of your firewall …

i have a problem to open my drive by clicking on it. when i double click on it, another window come out,at that window, the right panel is the search window. i go to tools >folder option>file types and select drive and select advance i found that , in the …

is there a way to get the system to recognize this? ITs an APPLE I pod & XP...>>?

Hi all, I am using a HP laptop and have got windows xp OS installed. recently i have started facing some unsual problems at the start up. when i turn on my laptop it goes fine till the " windows is starting up ...." screen and then freezes and aftera …

Hi, For some reason my usb keyboard and mouse has stopped working within windows. I have tried going in through safe mode with the same problem the wierd thing is the keyboard works in BIOS. Any of you guys had the same problem or have any ideas on how to …

Hi, We have an office of over 150 employees on several occasions i have had to reinstall windows XP Pro on PC's, Due to an infinity boot loop - we use AVG as our antivirus and today after updating AVG to 8.5 it began to run a virus scan - …

Hi everyone, A few days ago I decide to reload XP on an older desktop. Dell pentium 4 with 1gig ram. Backed up data and started. Went part way through with the format and power glitch??? Now I can get to the set up menu but the cd drive does …

i am trying to view online free movies from bharatmovies.com,the display opens but the video does not start but a sign appears on the left top with three colors in it red,blue,green.i cannot understand what it is and unable to findout what is missing in my pc.

When I try to run ACROBAT 9 PRO EXTENDED in 64-bit Windows 7, all features seem to work, but then it just closes itself after 5 seconds or so. If anyone knows of a solution please post. Thanks so much!

Can anyone provide guidance to resolving a BSOD? The BSOD screen prints: PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA STOP: 0x00000050 (0xAB71C9F0, 0x00000001, 0xBA6F57E5, 0x00000000) jraid.sys - address BA6F57E5 base at BA6F2000, DateStamp 49C21E82 Output of Everest System Summary --------[ EVEREST Home Edition (c) 2003-2005 Lavalys, Inc. ]------------------------------------------------------------ Version EVEREST v2.20.405 Homepage [url]http://www.lavalys.com/[/url] Report Type Report …

How can I prevent users from running portable applications on my network? I work at a school and students are bringing games in on their thumb drives to play during class. Is there a way to disable executables from the thumb drive? What if they copied the files to the …

Hi, Just wondering if anyone could help me completely remove adware and potential viruses from my computer..I have run Ad-aware Spybot-search and destroy, avast, and AVG- all up-to-date. They find problems and I remove those, but It seems new ones appear, ie Ebates, Dyfuca, FastClick, etc etc..Please any help to …

Hi. Can anyone suggest FREE, Virus FREE 3D Computer animation software

ok .....i have done some research on my comp...i had a question before and could not find an answer.... ok i had and still have a problem with my comp, it reads and plays dvds but not reading or playing cds...not even antivirus software, so i decided to do a …