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A Lot people says that Windows XP is much better than VISTA? why? the files you created in Windows XP could not be opened if you use VISTA Operating System? is it true?
Wireless systems allow you to use internet freely anywhere in you home. This tutorial will tell you how to configure a wireless network in windows vista. [LIST=1] [*]Go to start, then control panel. Select network and internet. Click on network and sharing. Here you will click on the connect to …
Hi I want to install more RAM on my laptop but not sure how much/if it will be recognized since Im running a 32-bit OS. Heres the specs: Processor: AMD Athlon X2 Dual Core QL-62 2.00 GHz Ram: 3.00 Gb Os: 32 Bit Vista Maxium Memory: 4096 Mb Thanks
Hi there, Quick question - How do I repair missing or corrupt file [B]\windows\system32\config\system[/B]. Can anyone pls advise? Thx heaps! ;)
can anyone give me codes of a simple c++ game... i'm just a college student so i don't need so many graphics... just a simple one... please i would be waiting! thank you!
I need help doing this. I tried Outlook Express Backup Genie, but it didn't work. I e-mailed the company about help and got no response. I only need the addresses, not the messages.
When I click a link IE8 always opens a new window instead of creating a new tab. I have clicked Tools --> Internet Options --> Tabs --> "Open Link In Other Programs In" --> "A new tab in current window". How can I set it so that a new tab …
I need help getting my activex to work, it won't come on and my computer says it is turned on! I can't check my youtube messages or my gmail messages. And Windows Live OneCare won't even start up! And if I use system restore to go back to an earlier …
Hi My PC has an issue at the moment with crashing repeatedly on start up - it cycles through start up, splash screen, reboot, start up and so on I've pressed F8 to interupt the start up and disabled auto restart and got the following message code 0x00000024 (0x00190203, 0x8293B820, …
I have a dell Studio 15 with the following specifications: - ProcessorsIntel® Core™ 2 Duo T6400 (2.0GHz/800Mhz FSB/2MB cache) - Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition SP1, 64-Bit - DVD+RW Drive8X Slot Load Super Multi (DL DVD+/-R Drive + RAM support) - 4GB4 Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 800MHz - …
My friend's flash drive infected my flash drive with the trojan/virus - olhrwef.exe (I transferred some roms from mine to his at school and I got infected). I noticed it about a week ago and at first, it would sometimes freeze up at boot up. My pc would be loading …
Hi There, We have a small network (about 30 machines) running 2003 server. Most of the client machines are running '98 SE. We would like to be able to access USB flash drives from these machines. Is this possible? Thanks for any guidance. Cheers, mel
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, …
<SNIP> Can someone take a look at this HiJackThis log and tell me what's wrong? Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 11:34:00 PM, on 5/8/2009 Platform: Windows Vista SP1 (WinNT 6.00.1905) MSIE: Internet Explorer v8.00 (8.00.6001.18702) Boot mode: Normal Running processes: C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MSASCui.exe …
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 …
i have a compaq thats about 4 years old and when i moved it from one house to another it no longer starts. sometimes it will get to the home screen and other times it will freeze on "loading your personal settings". As soon as i do get to the …
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?
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 …
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