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I have a problem with the Universal Serial Bus Contollers (ports) none of them are working . Can anyone help in fixing these. I have been into the devise manager and they have all exclaimation marks by the contollers there are 5 of them. I have unistalled the drivers and …

I downloaded the latest drivers for my Intel chipset915G. I thought they would have the drivers that were out of date on my computer. I installed them and rebooted. When I went to reboot, the computer hung up. I watied 10 minutes and didn't hear my hard drive so I …

I cant use my computer anymore. Everytime I turn it on blank screen follows the POST. I tried clearing the CMOS but didn't work. I tried Reinstalling windows but after the message "Windows is checking ur Hardware...." the screen goes blank and hangs. Cant even enter Safe mode (F8 key). …

I have a Toshiba computer that I got brand new in June. I recently had a Windows Update that installed a few things, and now my computer cannot connect to the internet through Mozilla, and any anti virus software that I have is blocked. I don't know if this is …

Hey, I have a P4 running WindowsXP. One of the latest updates on Windows Update is "Q324929: December 2002, Cumulative Patch for Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1". I will select this update to install and it will indicate it succeeded. However, the next time I go to Windows Update, …

Hello every1, I am having a MAJOR problem with my IE7 browser. It seems that every other page I try to visit using this browser, I get redirect to the ask.askredirect/search page. I don't know how did this BHO got installed on my machine (windows xp pro). I tried to …

i have a laptop where i has just finish format and install all software. acer 4310. the laptop come with a driver cd but it only give vista driver.since i install win XP,i have to find the ddrivers at acer website. so after install all the driver, i try to …

Greetings, I have just completed an 'upgrade' from Vista to XP. The problem I have is re-establishing the connection to the 'net. PC will not see the modem (siemens Speedstream 6520). It all worked previously with no probs. Connections have been checked. Modem is in sync with outside network. All …

Windows is not openning ... Just black screen appears! I have recovery cd and WinXP cd but i dont wanna lose my data/files in my computer. Is there any way i can get to my files and save them before reinstalling or using my recovery cd?

I just recently got a horrible virus... kinda deserved it. Anywho I reinstalled windows along with all the updates since service pack 2, .net stuff and my p35 chipset (which on the MSI website everytime I'd download the chipset drivers for my motherboard the DL file would say p45?). However …

So, here's my issue. I want to buy an EEE PC with Windows. But I want to replace the hard drive. Any advice on how to copy XP on to the new drive? Thanks, Nick

ON my WIN XP PRO SP3, I have upgraded from Windows Media Player (WMA) 9 to 10 to use the audio Equalizer (EQ) capability. I can play and hear wma, wav and mp3 files. But, I cannot even find the EQ to enable it. IS there a built-in EQ or …

My "quick start" screen minimizer button is gone. I deleted it by accident and now I can't figure out how to get it back. Any ideas??

I have a network using a MEGA 105WR wireless router. I have 2 connected via ethernet cables and are working(one with XP Pro and one with Vista Home). I also have to laptops connected wirelessly with Vista Business, and all are connecting to internet and get mail. My problem is …

Please tell me wher i can find information related to windows vista Thanks

Problem 1 - when using safari on couple other programs, this error shows {Does not reside a point of entrance ( there was not possibility to locate the point of convened except_Handler4_Common_ of the procedure by the library of the dynamic connection msvcrt.dll I have tried deleting the msvcrt, and …

whenever i try to run windows update i get this message [QUOTE]Windows Update cannot continue because a required service application is disabled. Windows Update requires the following services: Automatic Updates enables detection, downloading, and installation of critical updates for your computer. Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) enables faster, restartable downloading …

Hello for the past few days, whenever I connect to the internet, my computer slows down and eventually completely freezes. If i disconnect from the internet, it starts working again! I have run a few virus scans (mcafee) and a few trojans were found and removed however the problem still …

Hi All How to Set Password For Particular Folder for using Win Xp Service Pack 2 Help me Plz Thanks

So I've recently had some gaming issues, coming to the conclusion that I need to upgrade from my old integrated graphics chipset to a new video card. My problem is I've been searching everywhere, been trying many different programs to try and find out what type of video card slot …

I have WARNINGS and ERRORS daily in my Event Viewer logs. Are these normal? How do I fix all these BS errors. Below just some of the BS errors I encounter. Cheers. Event Type: Warning Event Source: Userenv Event Category: None Event ID: 1517 Date: 01/01/2009 Time: 15:33:36 User: NT …

Morning everybody. my question seemed simple but i have been trying (unsuccessfuly) for day's to solve it . i have a message in red saying my javascipt is disabled/limited fincionality only. i have lost search function/restore function. and i can't access my emails.i have googled this and recieved load's of …

I have had this problem for a couple days. I cant open control panel, explore, my computer, nothing. any suggestions?

I have installed windows xp with US keyboard but my lap top has Norvegin keyboard layout. Can any one tell me how to switch with out reinstalling Windows XP.

Sunce I updatred to Java 6.0.2 late last summer, no other updates will install. I have dowloaded the online and the offline version of Java 6u10 and 6u11 and the Java installer screen does not come up. when I double-click on the saved files I am using Windows XP Pro …

I'm trying to do a fresh install of XP on a new HDD. When I boot from the XP CD, I get to the 'enter to install, r for recovery, F3 to exit' screen, and my keyboard locks up. Won't let me ctrl + alt + delete, or even turn …

this is my first post so i hope its usefull and im gonna provide you guys alot of nice tweaks i tried other than the boring ones if u want to speed ur acces to ur hard drive install System Mechanic Professional 7 and go to increase performance and choose …

I installed a Samsung LCD TV to my PC because my old monitor wasnt that good looking, but i cant manage to change the resolution from 800x 600. In my old monitor i had at least 1 more resolution option. 1028 x 800 would what id like, so anyone knows …

Hi all I am using Windows xp service pack 2. I have 3 user name using. how to set right to one user data`s can`t displayed another user.. Plz help me Thanks

Hello, I'd like to use a .bat file to ping a server. I've tried: [code] ping www.google.com [/code] And some variations, but then it just keeps repeating all the time. Thank you.

Very common thing i am sure and was able to get rid of others before but i have this popup for a virus removal that looks very similar to the Windows security shields, it keeps popping up for a download from netsecurityonline.com and virusremoval2008 and I cant get rid of …

i've read posts on this topic but i couldn't find a solution for my problem, so i hope you guys help me out. my computer randomly keeps on shutting down. thats the 1st problem. the second is that when i turn it on, it goes for about 5 seconds before …

My laptop isnt chargeing, i have the power cord plugged in and i dont get a greater charge than 6%. what is wrong???????

I need to merge two active partitions because one is running low and things keep trying to install to it. I don't have a dvd burner. I need a free partition merger.

I have Ubuntu/Vista Multiboot. While in Ubuntu I can access all my NTFS vista partition but not vice versa. Is there a legal hacking to get vista read the ubuntu file system?

Hi, This morning I tried to boot a computer in my office but it failed. It stated that the NTLDR is missing and pls boot from CD. I'm not sure which CD the computer is looking for so is there any other alternatives for me to boot the computer? Please …

I started mt laptop ( Windows Vista) today and for some reason it will not accept my password at the login screen. I have not done anything unusual but have noticed it is crashing a lot lately. Please help me .

I have used many of the cleaners out there but can't clean the drop down list in my browser, I am using Juno dialup,are there any downloadable cleaners that can take out all of the visited urls? I have done everything suggested from my end to erase the list but …

Hello, I returned to my computer yesterday and went to open my Outlook 2003. It will not open and run as usual. I receive this message: The data file 'Personal Folders' was not closed properly. This file is being checked for problems. The it starts checking the file(s) says may …

Hi guys ...So a client of mine is stuck with no desktop icons after he ran a anti virus program (witch is still unknown to me) He can only go to task manager and access his files that way, I've asked him what he gets when he type explorer in …

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Am not too sure what this goes under but since am working with Vista, i guess it could apply to this forum. Well you see i have been getting some trouble with my new computer. It is custom built and am very sure that all the parts are compatable with …

So I Got Word That My Computer Got Messed Up Whilst I Was Away At A Friends And It Appears That My explorer.exe Crashes And Restarts But Won't Stay On For More Than 15 Seconds I Could Really Use Some Help. Here Is My Log File: Logfile of Trend Micro …

Hi all Every time my computer stays idle for a little while, I have a message saying " error disk...press ctl.Alt.Del. to restart" Why does it do that? But still does not start The Pc shows regularly also the error: 0X000000F4...blue screen with a ping square. Is this real bad? …

Hi! Problem here... Here's the story. I've been to a friend's house, trying to fix his limewire problem. Since he has his computer, limewire never worked... It would never connect to any nodes at all. SO. Looked for any 3rd party firewall, scanned with spybot, malwarebytes, hijackthis. Found a few …

Hey There guys, Its been a long time since I did a defrag, at least a year maybe. Now Ive tried ultimate defrag, but it always stops a certain percentage everytime. ^ (I checked the website, they say its a common bug) Anyhow, can anyone help me? I want to …

I'm trying to send a VB6 project via email, but upon "send" I get a dialog "For your security and that of others you cannot attach a file with this extension" and I cannot find out how to send this. Help please. jacobi

Last software update was to apply some Microsoft patches around 8-12-08. Getting WE message ‘target can not handle this type of document’ when try to send data to E: drive to write a CD after already writing one CD on this drive. Have to reboot to be able to successfully …

I did a search on Google for some micellaneous item dealing with engineering. My corporate anti-virus program Symantec, notifed me when I clicked on a link on the Google webpage that the webpage had a virus. It did not identify the virus but it did say that it was unable …

I have a Gateway DX100X and the video card or i think it is a onboard Intel GMA 900 graphics processor, no longer works. I have done a little research online and I geuss it doesn't have a place where you can add a deicated video card. So how do …