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I always get this error in internet explorer 8 (or 7): [url]http://fdc3iq.blu.livefilestore.com/y1pQ2KBrqRQcgSCWQcFnYCMDnouVpmmACik8avgBYc0XFrzVuJboCSR_dtfGTUnUgtALHOtok3SlCvPVVaDGBACFho1EEMmXvNk/9.bmp[/url] how can I solve the problem?

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Hi, recently, within the last week, my computer has developed a problem where it will suddenly just turn off. I will see a taskbar appear just before saying "Microsoft Visual C+..." and with a couple of seconds the computer switches off. It will happen randomly whilst just browsing the internet …

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guys do you know what is the difference between accesing a shared folder creating a network place and accessing them creating a network drive? which one is more beneficial when, what is the advantages or disadvantages choosing one over the other?

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Hi Just about a week ago i hooked up my VGA cable to my laptop instead of my desktop. Then i turned on the desktop just to make all the network shares available. But then i about two days ago i tried to put the monitor back to the desktop …

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By accident I discovered an item entered in my History when I open Opera browser when the browser history has been cleared. I clear history, cookies, personal data, etc., check to make sure they are clear, and close the browsers. I reopen Opera and find the item there in History. …

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Hi, I've just had to reinstall Windows XP (again). It all went well but under Documents and Settings I can see the previous user accounts. Is there some way I can bring them back to life? I copied all of the files from one of them to a new account …

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Hi, I have 2 PCs running XP Pro, but do not have Windows install disks for either any longer. A Kernell32.dll error turned my production machine into a zombie - I can start it up, but (even in Safe mode) it restarts before Windows is running. I removed the drive …

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Hi, I'm having trouble flashing my Bios. I have never done this before but my computer is not recognizing my 250 Gig Hd's full capacity. It reads as only 136 GB. Well on that not I ran BiosAgentPlus and this is what it read: Bios Type: Phoenix-Award Bios Date: September …

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I have recently installed a program called fifa master successfully.But while openig it..,error come s like [B]"The application failed to initialize properly(0xc000007b).Click on OK to terminate the application."[/B]What is the error i cant understand..?

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Hey guys, I don't think this is an actual hardware issue so I posted it here...it might be, but I don't think so. I bought a nice new laptop from Compaq about 3 months ago at Best Buy. It's a Presario CQ60-214DX Notebook PC. So I tried out the microphone …

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Hi! Greetings from abroad - I apologize for the poor English ... My (son's) computer can't access the internet ... I have deactivated all IE all-on programs and also used the MS guides in Vista, but it still doesn't work I have upgraded from IE 7 to IE 8 with …

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Have brand new Hp 550 notebook with pre-installed free Dos OS. I intended to install windows xp sp3, but after loading the setup files and about to start installing windows I get the following error message '' ........ STOP: 0x0000007B (0F789E63C, 0xC0000034, 0x00000000, 0x000000000). I seached knowledge based at support.microsoft …

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I have a Thinkpad T30 (5 years old) running XP Pro, SP3. T30 will take a max RAM of 1024, and my System screen says it has 512. I was going to order another 512 for the other slot till I openned it up and found there are already two …

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I will try and explain...this is what I already did...I put in my xp cd and selected the first option...which was 'enter' then I hit 'r' for repair and it went thru the process of repairing...it finished fine but did not work as planned...I messed something up and want to …

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Yesterday morning, I was using my computer, then turned it off and went out for a while, when I came back home and turned my computer on, nothing happens except for the powering up. It does not reconized that anything is connected to the motherboard i.e. keyboard, mouse, monitor. Hard …

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Hello guys.. So, the thing is that i keep reseting my hotmail and facebook password cause it keeps telling me almost day by day that the password i type is wrong.. So i reset it.. I have done that about 10-15 times these days. Does this mean my hotmail and …

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When I Access View - > Encoding In Internet Explorer SP2 ,it Always Stays on Western European (ISO).I can change it,but when I restart Explorer It goes Western European (ISO).The same is when i browse the internet,so pages are not displayed correctly.I tried to launch the troubleshooter but Help is …

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Everytime I open Outlook 2007, I get a message that says the following: Internet Security Warning The server you are connected to is using a security certificate that cannot be verified. The target principal name is incorrect. Do you want to continue using this server? Here's the info on the …

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I had a small issue with my XP Pro...so I put in my cd and of the three options, I selected the first one...hit enter and on the next screen I hit R to repair it....after it was done doing its thing, the computer restarted and showed the installation screen. …

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hi ive got a compaq presario 2500 and wanted more memory so i bought this(512mb pc2100 266mhz sodimm notebook memory)which the company said is corect for my pc although when i try to use the ram it wont even boot up ive tried all possible variations using two at same …

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I having a really annoying problem and i am really f***ed up trying to solve this. So plz guys, help me out with this. First my PC config. Core 2 duo e6600 DG965RY intel original 2*2gb kingston ddr2 800 mhz (Just bought it and this is the start of all …

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I'm not sure if my laptop (Sony VAIO) came with built-in wireless transmitter. I'm using Windows Vista and it doesn't detect software for my Verizon Wireless Express Card. Our internet provider at the office is Clearwire, but I'm not positive I'll be able to get wi-fi there to allow me …

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When playing music on my PC, either on the CD, WAV, or MP3 they play too fast! The system is Win 2000 v5 SP3. Does anyone know if it is possible to reduce the playback speed??

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Hi there ! Im not liking my chances but I'm hoping someone out there can help me! A few seconds into startup i get a DOS screen saying file [B]<WINDOWS ROOT>\SYSTEM32\HAL.DLL[/B] is missing. Can I get around this or have I lost all my data forever? Pls pls help me.....!!?? …

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Greetings all, Was hoping someone might help me with a problem that i have had for a week now . My internet browsers are not working ive tried firefox,google chrome ,opera,safari 4 ,and just recently internet explorer as well . Ie will come up but crashes as soon as it …

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I dont have any OS in my pc so I install it with a new XP sP2. After the booting stage, screen appears the DOS. I know some commands because this is similar to command prompt but i cannot run the setup.exe. The CD-ROM place in the dirve C. [B][COLOR="Red"]What …

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Actually that's the main question i want to ask but I also had a next question is : Why do my computer keep reveal a voice like "cracks". And it always happen when my memory is not enough, but i didn't sense that my PC was that bad (4 GB …

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Hi im trying to install a new hdd on my toshiba protege m400 laptop. Its a tablet pc. Ive tried running a Windows XP Pro install disk but everytime i get to the install or repair screen it says it doesnt detect the hdd. my hdd has windows installed but …

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Please i want to sit for MCSE exams and i need a guru to please take me on some technical issues before i sit for the exams. please help.

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hi all .....where can i find my windows xp sp3 cd key .....i lost mine from the cd and i can't find another one .....can someone help me please ...and thnx in advance

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Hi, I have a portal with the domain name [url]www.eservicebazaar.com[/url]. This used to work well till recently I had a virus attack. After re-installing windows, I am not able to ping to my domain remotely. Also [url]www.eservicebazaar.com[/url] url gives me a not authorized error. However the exact url [url]www.eservicebazaar.com/AtYourService/index.html[/url] works …

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My Internet Service Provider (ISP) is "BSNL India" and they don't give me option to reset password when i forget it. Day before yesterday I changed it, and luckily clicked on the remember password option. Now I have no idea what is my new password. I can access internet by …

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HI Afetr starting my PC the windows bar becomes grey and internet disconnects,killing the sound with it as well,i can hear windows sounds and winamp also works fine,but youtube,windows media player do not work at all.Also i have to restart to reconnect to the internetas there is no way i …

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As soon as I boot up I keep getting the following error pops up every couple of minutes: RunDLL Error loading c:Users\lyeerluna.Brian\AppData\Local\ihopoxaz.dll The specified module could not be found. I have McAfee and have scanned for any viruses and am clean. I think this al started when I tried to …

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my daughters laptop will not connect to the internet. atat says it is not there problem and acer will not help. please help ,thanks ronbeany

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Hello to all, i am having trouble with my computer, in fact this problem has been with it since it was built, i do not know too much about the workings but it has the 2.4 pentium 4 processor, windows XP home, and an Azza mainboard i do not know …

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Hi all, I have written a code in DOS. The program is to find a file in a location and print "File exists" if it is present. Assume a file named test.txt exists in location D:\ In my sys I have enabled the option in xp-explorer "Tools->Folderoptions->View->Hide extension for known …

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A few days ago my daughter got on the pc and couldn't hear anything. "no active mixer devices available" I investigated and found a solution online (i can't recall exactly what it was..embarassed**) yesterday i updated my flash player to ver. 10 the problem with that was it would never …

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Please help me guys. My Disk have corrupted and chkdsk have failed to repair although it have detected the corruption. It is external HDD and I don't know if there is any tool I can use apart chkdsk. Both partition in the drive are corrupt and they have my very …

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I'm using windows XP and recently installed a second monitor. Now everytime I come back to my computer after being locked the wallpaper that I set is being reset to the default background. When I go to display properties though, it has the picture selected. I also tried putting the …

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Good day guys. Iwant to protect the privacy of my PC and Iwant to konw how to create a admin account. Hope you can help me. Thanks.

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When I boot my Acer laptop (Vista Premium) it shows the progress bar during startup but does not show logo afterwards. Then blank screen loads with cursor in middle and nothing else. You can move cursor around. I have tried chdsk and startup recovery tools but they don't work and …

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:$ I everyone Can anyone help? I lost my volume control. I mean lost the big one, not the small Icon . If I want to set my speakers balance for exemple, I cannot do it. Also, separate problem, my ketboard is gone wrong and if I type @ I …

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I am new, and don't know much about computers. I am having problems with my gateway laptop. When I click on standby, shutdown or hibernate from the start shutdown window, nothing happens. I have to hold down the power button to get it to shut off. Any suggestions?

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For the past few weeks, I have noticed slow boot-up times for my Vista laptop. More recently, I have had terrible boot-ups and I can't figure out why. I turn my computer off through Vista and it is fine. When I power up, using the power button on my machine, …

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Strange things are happening with my computers and the Internet connection. The Internet is working just fine, so is my Mac and PC. When I logged on to my PC this morning, I got an Internet connection. But when I logged off and plugged the Internet cable into my Mac, …

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a problem caused the program to stop working correctly. windows will close the program and notify if a solution is available getting this note when i go to a few different sites. using vista home prem/ie 8 /nis 09/spyboy/ccleaner any fix and what is cause

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Hi to all of you guys here… A friend of my husband gave him: 1). A paper with a table of 350 rows x 284 columns, which each cell contains of a single number from 0 to 9. This table didn’t typed yet into .xls file. It will be like …

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0x1000007e (0xc0000005, 0x00000000, 0xf7a957c4, 0xf7a954c0) attached is a couple of minidumps(dunno how to read it) steps I did: - ran anti virus and spyware scans, came out clean. - updated XP w/ the latest updates - updated iTunes - system restore to 1 and 2 weeks ago, same thing - …

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[B]Problem:[/B] After installing Windows Vista on my laptop, my display is showing vertical colored lines in Red Green and Blue. There are three lines specifically that show. Two of them are symetrical (the same distance from the center and the third is nearly touching one of those two. Will post …

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