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Hi, I was wondering if any old security updates that are installed on your computer have to stay there? If I try to erase them (like 50) it says certain programs will be affected, what's the deal? Why does it load so many updates into my hardware list...half of them …

My computer, my documents, control panel, and search will not open. When clicking on any of these, an internet explorer error message shows up. I have an older Compaq, Win xp. It's an older computer, but I am the 1st to use it. It was working fine. I tried to …

Hi Guys, I recently had a problem with my computer and had to do a good old system restore. Though this sorted out my software problem, it has created a really irritating problem - my computer still works but it is frustrating me no end!! Here is my predicament: When …

I want to add some different col.no. according to my requirement but Sum () is it taking only 30 individual no. (or 30 parameter) after that it is showing too many paramters How to add more than 30 individual no. in EXCEL it's a big prb for me Reply soon

Hi I have this problem installing some programs like Accord CD ripper and usually any program like a converter from one format to another. Half way through the installation an alert will come up saying that there is a conflict like another program is using some elements and cannot change. …

I have an older computer that I want to give to a friend. It has a valid XP OS but I have no install discs. Is it possible to reformat this HD and keep this same OS. I just need to make sure any other info is off this HD.

I have had a new hard disk drive installed into my computer. the guy has split the drive into two - which seems to have upset the recognition of my memory stick into the second USB port. It used to be 'd' but this is now something else. Can I …

Hoping someone can help. I've started getting the above message when I click on Sound recorder and I can't figure out why. Can anyone tell me where or how to look please so that I can reactivate Sound Recorder. I have Windows XP home edition. Don't know if you need …

My internet explorer keeps shutting down. I can open it up but if I try to go to another website it just shuts down. Now I'm also getting an error message in outlook2000 saying that there is a problem with my pst file. I've done the detect and repair for …

Hi, Recently I have noticed this errant problem on my computer. The system clock disappears when I start a particular program and then comes back only on a reboot and is displayed until i execute the program and the clock disappears. Currently using XP Home SP2 and the program I …

Ok, problem starts with me finding out that i have bad sectors in my disk (alot of them), so i google a solution to this. I dl and run HDD regenerator and it says that I must make a bootable USB and then restart my laptop. When I do this …

I am using [B]TSST Corp CD/DVDW TS L632D ATA[/B] CD/DVD drive and when I insert the installation disk, it does not detect during the boot and directly restarts. But in Windows it works as normal. Any solution to my problem ???

i cant see my desktop everythings black the only thing that i can see is the things i open. i ran a virse scan but nothing showed up its almost like everythings blocked by something. I've restarted my computer and everything can someone please help?

In Win 98 I use WINPOPUP.EXE to send messages between PC´s connected in an Office web. I do not find some similar in Windows XP and I need it. Ty. :o

Dear Friend, I setup FTP server for my company they are using Win 2003 server. I created multi user accounts. In internet explorer or explored window through I can access the particular department folder only (what i logined). But if I going to firefox or some other FTP client softwares …

I have a laptop (a HP Compaq Presario R4000, running Windows XP) which is connected to a wireless network. There are two other computers connected to the same network (another laptop, which I am using at present) and a PC) - these two are having no problems at all. Whenever …

Hi, I have following message displayed in my Father's computer: Apc Main Please re install Performance Center There was virus attack earlier and its been solved with instructions from this forum. There is no other problem that I have noticed. Thanks for your help ! PS: I have attached picture …

I have set up two email account in Outlook but cannot figure out how to switch between accounts. In Outlook Express I just switch between account. Can I do the same in Outllok??

responsible for filemaker 8.5 server ... windows xp ... i have done this once, but forget how to to add a new user ... the server software doesn't take me into "add user" ... can anyone direct me? ... thanks in advance ...

I'm posting because Im trying to hook up another computer to a Comcast Cable SB5120 modem. My main computer was a easy hookup through Ethernet but Im trying to run my other off a router and it wont pickup the internet...I tried installing the program to run it though USB …

Recently my HD on my Gateway 700xl crashed. I bought a WD HD and installed it. when I booted the computer with the operating sys disk that came with the computer I got the black screen of death during Windows setup/ setup is starting windows. An IT friend suspected that …

Hi, whenever I play audio, and the output goes through my speakers, it GOES THROUGH MY MICROPHONE TOO. Like, when I play a song, I monitor the microphone input, and it says it has input when the song is playing. How can I fix this?:?:

Well im looking for an old machine for my gran. Looked out my old thinkpad. She only needs it for (possibly) dialup internet, emailing, and typing/printing letters. Its only got 128mb ram and a 600mhz cpu. 20gb hdd. Originally had NT4 (downgrade rights from 2000). Tried 2000 on it but …

Hi guys, sorry if I have set out this post incorrectly as I couldn't find the forum rules anywhere.(there were a few forums I came across detailing how they want me to set out a post of a problem). On my laptop, my windows loads fine, but when it gets …

Hi everyone, I am new to the site, I am going to list the comp. specs first: 2.4 GHz intel celeron 512 RAM 60 gb HD DVD-ROM CD-RW My problem is that I was given this computer to repair with the 6 disc HP Recovery, it loaded everything but at …

I have been trying to repair a laptop pc for a couple months now and have not had any success in finding a solution to the BSOD problem's. Errors reported are as follows: [INDENT][/INDENT]0x00000024 (0x001902FE, 0xB4BEE538, 0xB4BEE234, 0xB9CE63EE) NTFS.sys Address- B9CE63EE base at B9CE6000, datestamp 48025be5 I have also seen …

[COLOR=green]Hey Guys, [/COLOR] [COLOR=green]I am running vmware ESX 2.5, I have created two virtual 2003 servers via a template. [/COLOR] [COLOR=green]Both VM’s have the same resources allocated dual 3.4 xeon and one gb of ram. I was successful at installing SQL 2k on the first box. [/COLOR] [COLOR=green]When I try …

I just installed service pk 3 from windows updats, but when i rebooted the computer i get as far as the windows logo then the computer reboots itself. Can anyone help with this problem. Ive tried safe mode but it just loads a bit then freezes.

It could be me but for some reason when I click on the outlook icon the hourglass appears for a couple of seconds then nothing. I set up Outlook as my default e-mail and now can't get to it. It worked fine until a few days ago. Nothing else has …

Simple Question, Does HP Presario C700 have bluetooth? :)

Please can someone explain this to me! I work with a small network of PCs running windows XP. There is a slightly faster machine on the network than mine. If that PC is off, the internet runs perfectly on my machine, but as soon as it is turned on, the …

Hi, I have an Access database with a massive table of customer details e.g. ACNumber CustFName CustSName Contact etc etc etc What I want to do in Excel is have the user type the customers' ACNumber in a cell and automatically that row will be populated with the customer details. …

This virus came from a download at [url]<snip></snip>[/url]. Once I opened the file, it opened some sort of installer or extractor and then I started getting virus alerts from Mcafee. The trojans and virusus were located in system 32. I noticed that programs were not working one-by-one, they all stopped. …

The last time I started a thread I had spyware.. I think that it has to do with this a lot.. It seem like with the last and this one, is caused by the security center alert. This time it is saying there is a Win32.Zafi.B but really I think …

I have installed two operating systems.I can suffer internet under linux but can't under windows.In windows,it shows local area connection is connected but there is no more internet.I have to restart and go to ubuntu to suffer internet.The ip to suffer internet is obtained automatically in both systems.What is the …

I have custom built cpu w/ a Sata boot Hard drive. Maxtor 320GB. I have a slave old IDE drive. The compture currently runs Linux booting from the SATA. I wish to also install Windows XP 64bit on a 141 GB FAT32 partition on this Hard drive. Maxtor only provides …

Anyone help with a Word 2007 file assocaition problem as follows? Installed Office 2007 Professional on Vista Home Premium which already had Works V8.5. Everything worked OK except that my existing *.doc files insist on opening in Works 8.5 and I want to use Word2007 for all docs (docx and …

I'm using a Microsoft WebCam VX3000. I can record OK, my problem is when I play the recording back on Windows Media Player I get a swirling blue screen. I can hear the audio although there is a slight buzz in it. Can anyone give me some input to resolve …

After a couple months storage i've moved and reassemble my computer. Its maybe 2 years old... but has had lots of problems. It was custom built by a friend. This time it has troubles not freezing. Sometimes it will freeze right after xp loads, and i will try and open …

I have tried the following: I can get on the internet I can get email (exchange server) I can ping internal/external addresses I can not CAN NOT BROWSE THE LOCAL NETWORK \\testsrv shows empty when there are in fact shares there that I could previously get to ALL SHORTCUTS TO …

Hi there, i am having some freezing issues with my hp laptop. i am running windows XP professional. In order for the computer to run at all i have to push down either directly on the trackpad or to the left of it which seems to be above where my …

Odd thing happened after logging out of my administrator settings, into another user, then back to the administrator - got a different desktop, more the default out of the (win 2k sp4) one, with the hokey 'connect to the internet' icon and everything. The other user settings also has admin …

HI Apparently my .net framework has problems with starting up as every time i start up my computer and gets to the desktop screen it gives me a Unhandled Exception Error with .Net Framework I have uninstalled and reinstalled many times now, and have also installed the patches by microsoft …

Please Help me out!! i having an small network with a domain Win2003..and 30 clients of XP pro, i want to share the folder in the Network with Password protection in the client end with AD intregation . The problem is i am not getting the AD Username when i …

I'm getting so frustrated. Here is what I try to accomplish: a clean install of the x64 Version Windows XP on my newly built PC, where I disconnected my Sata 750Gb disk to avoid further complications, since there is Linux resides on it, but not in NTFS format. Now I'm …

hello i beleive i have a problem with a virus or spyware or malware.. on my toolbar it is showing a gold shield with black diagonal lines through it...saying so many viruses detected..and credit card info is at risk and so on...... does anyone know what this is...and if so …

I installed backtrack 3 onto a USB flash drive. I installed it on a fat32 primary partition (sda1), gave it a 1gb swap, a ext2 storage partition (sda3), and a fat32 storage (sda4). When I boot to windows and insert the flash drive, it shows up in My Computer, as …

I'm working on my boss' son's Dell XPS, and it's blue screening with 00000024. It appears to be an error with ntfs.sys. I tried to run the Recovery Console to reload ntfs.sys, but it blue screens (00000007) before I can get to that point. Any ideas how I can get …

I'm new to this community which i stumbled across while Googling my isse: Does anyone know a fix to resolve the "rudll32.exe" not found on a Windows 2003SP2_Std server? The file exists and all the registry entries seem to be in tack, but i'm unable to run anything but the …

I took the plunge an upgraded from word 97 to word 2007 and beginning to wish I had not. I have 2 computers both running Vista Business and loaded with Office 2007 Home and Student edition which does not include Outlook. Windows Mail is my default email programme. The ‘email …