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Hi all, After setting up my WPA Personal Security for my wireless router, I was unable to connect. "The network password needs to be 40bits or 104bits depending on your network configurations. This can be entered as 5 or 13 ascii characters or 10 or 26 hexadecimal characters." The weird …
A while back I tried to install Windows XP Black Edition on my computer. Windows xp pro was already installed and I was not able to install xp black edition because some important files were missing in black edition Since then I changed my mind and continued using Windows xp …
After repairing "broken" pc running Win XP SP2,all seemed well. However,I noticed that the Product ID in the My Computer/Properties/ System Properties/General has been corrupted and reads "VIRUS ALERT !" Although the system runs OK, and viruses/trojans appear to have been removed by using several Antivirus and Malware programs (Avg,Avira …
I wanted to confirm that why does a Computer running WinXP OS automatically restarts? Does it restart because of power or voltage fluctuation in Power Supply or there could be other reasons as well? One of the hardware technician in my area told me that even bad sector in a …
okay so i tried to shut my computer down but it went to the blue screen (after you log out) and started updating this thing. well i was in a real hurry so i held the button on my cpu for a couple of seconds till it shut down. then …
in short i have a program called driver genius, apparently i had a crap load of out date drivers that needed attention. i used the utility to download and install them and then the computer started acting up. first my tv tuner doesn't work anymore, i only have sound sometimes, …
i installed two OSs in different partitions and later removed the other one by formatting the disk it used. now when i start the PC the BIOS still makes me choose the OS i want to start.How do i remove the OS that is no longer there from the bios …
hello everybody how you doing first iam very happy becouse i have joined to this fourm....it is wondrfull iam sory 4 my week english... iam working hard to improve it... i have a question. http is a protocol ...uses one tcp connection on well-known port 80? what does this mean??? …
Vista ultimate or premium? I have xp pro on one of my machines and want to change to vista but I want to know if premium is worth it or should I go with ultimate? I have ultimate on my main machine and love it. My only reason is that …
So on my friend's computer, his RJ45 jack stopped working. I thought maybe it got shut off in the BIOS, even though it just stopped working while using the computer. Its not the cord it self as when he plugs it into his xbox 360 he geting connectivity. When he …
I need to do this process decribed in that article on the microsoft site, i thought i had it all figured out, then wn step 2 part 2, it simply states "Press a key when you are promped to restart from the disc." I cannot figure out how to do …
Wassup to all! I am currently using NLite to slipstream my sata drivers to my xp cd. I downloaded the driver that I needed from the HP website. It was an executable file so I used winrar to unpack it. I then directed nlite to that folder. Unfortunately, my progress …
yeh ive been having problems with the speed of my computer, its really slow and was never this slow. when i open up windows task manager its shows a massive page file usage, and to be honest i have no idea what this is. it always shows a low CPU …
Hi all, I am a new member in Danyweb and I would like to ask you about my problem in my laptop. I have a toshiba laptop. I bought it three years ago and until one month ago, it seems my laptop were working well. However, now, it always restart …
Hope I am doing this right and that someone can help me. (Windows XP Media Center 2002) I am trying to remove a virus: (C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\TDSSserv.sys) (HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\TDSSserv) As per what I read on the forums, I should use SDfix in Safe Mode to remove the virus. My problem is the following: …
I presently installed a software, on my machine. After this installation, i received an update from the manufacturer and every since then, anytime that i try to access the program i am greeted with the errors attached. Can someone please tell me a way to get around this? Thanks in …
I'm getting an "Invalid Boot.ini file booting from C:\Windows\" "NTDetect failed" message when starting up. The computer does NOT boot up, it remians in this loops and the same message continues. I do not have my XP cd. What can I do?
My eMachines Win XP/SP2 with CD-RW 16X max write - (Device) Samsung CD-R/RW SW-224B DVD/CD-R..I copy/burn data files to the CD-R but when I try to play back the CD it seems that the files are in Windows Media Player and I cannot read it. These are not music files …
Hello, i am new here in this forum,and I always visited in this thread and reading those post will help me a lot to fix some problem related in computer, but then till i experience this kind of problem and i don't even know on how to fix it .My …
Every time I write an email, after about 50 to 100 characters are typed the system freezes for about 10 seconds - then I can continue. This is highly frustrating. IN FACT I've just noticed the same thing is happening as I type this thread! Any ideas what's wrong? (I …
as the title says, i get constant computer freezing, weather it be watching a movie or playing a game. this has only recently happend and i have no idea wats up. a month or two ago my computer used to run fine. here is my HJT log, give me a …
I can't shift between languages! Everything is actually normal when i check out the options in "Regional & Language Options". What happens exactly, is that when i press the "EN" icon in the language bar, then the menu appears, to choose "EN" or "AR" (arabic), and i choose "AR", it …
I would like as many opinions as I can get on this subject. I am trying to figure what system problems will result in a 192 IP address, and the fix for that problem. I will start with, unscrew the coax and that will result in a 192. Your thoughts …
My computer has the smitline virus on it... I have ran several virus programs it even changed my background to were I can not even change it... Can you please help me fix this problem... and show me how to reconfigure it to get rid of the virus...
hi, about a day ago i wiped my computer. its a windows xp, the inter net i use is broadban ethernet cable from comcast but after ive reinstalled the drivers from my dell drivers disk under device manager it still says that the ethernet, and multmedia drivers are missing ive …
Wow so many expert yet no one knows how to recover admin passwords in server 2003...if u that good show me how..give me a link or tell me something. some expert this site has
My dad has a Windows Vista computer and suddenly today the internet didn't work. So we restarted it a few times and it still didn't work. We tried to ping google and it worked and in task manager it said that the wireless internet and hard line were both working. …
Hi, I have a really weird problem that i was hoping somebody might be able to assist with. Whenever i click on the control panel the window will open, and then close, taking the rest of explorer with it. The Start menu and task bar disappear, i see the background, …
I am getting redirected to random websites when I click on search engine links and I also get a "Failed to Connect" message when I try to access anti virus web sites. My AVG earlier today detected "trojan horse SHeur:chkn" today. AVG and my computer freezes up before i can …
Hello, I am new to this so I hope I have posted this in the right place... I have just come back home after a few months aborad. PC propmpted me to download all latest windows updates on first boot. Since that, I cannot access any windows websites like msn.com, …
my status monitor is greyed out - the printer works but one cannot see the ink levels - is there a fix for this as I have reinstalled many times in various ways but no luck [ I have turned the anti virus off]
MY FRIENDS, iM TRYING TO DO AS ASKED. BUT MY COMP IS A BOOKERS ORIGINAL. OKAY I CLEANED MY HARD DRIVES DID THE MALWARE TRICK. BUT I GOT PROGRAMS IN ADD AND REMOVE THAT CANT BE REMOVED. I WAS ABLE TO START MY COMP WITH OUT USING THE ABORT BAT …
Hello, New to the website. Today I was cleaning my fiance's father's computer and last thing I had done was do a check for bad sectors ( C: ) Right click and did a system check for bad sectors and repaired them. After that I had removed some applications that …
i m having a dell1525.i m havin XP installed in it.i tried installing windows vista but, wasnt able to..my laptop is havin 160gb hard disk n 2gb ram..it is displayin an error code 0XE0000100 when tryin to install vista business edition n error code 0XC0000005 when tryin to install vista …
Please help I've been working on a home movie since last christmas. When I view it, it plays perfect but after I save it to my computer it either dosen't play all the music or randomley flashes through all the pictures and no music. I've had it with this program …
Hi all, I hope you can give me some advice, my son has a gateway 32 bit lap top which runs vista. vista came pre-installed with internet explorer yesterday he downloaded ie8 beta ( I told him not too as a mother would...lol) Now every time he opens the internet …
Hello, My school has a 'atheros ar5007 802.11b/g wifi adaptor' with an unsecured open connection. My new HP dv9700 laptop with vista says i have a great signal but nothing worked. When I went to my college's office they said their wifi does not work with vista. Is there any …
I uninstallled Norton antivi as I have systemsuite6 prof and like it better. Now during DOS startup it says theres a file system ini wants and can't find. I press continue and all proceeds without incedent and everything seems to work. Norton is long gone and I wouldn't know how …
Kind of weird what is happening really! My computer and internet seem to be working fine, then for the last few days, the internet will just stop working. It won't slow down, nothing strange happens on the screen that I can see, but all of the sudden my internet drops. …
Friend of mine is working on making a Bank Database in Microsoft Access. After trying different validation format, we failed to get exactly what we wanted. We did the setting for "Account Number" as "AutoNumber" & set the format in the way, that every time the new record gets created, …
hello everyone. I'm new here, so please tell me if I've posted in the wrong place. Here's my problem: I have downloaded the latest version of msn messenger 7. I sign in to msn messenger successfully and then after about one second, messenger exits. When I move my mouse over …
I want to convert my windows xp desktop pc into a 3 monitor viewing station setup. Im not sure if just adding a hub and connecting additional monitors and mice will do the job. Im trying to accomplish the following: have 1 pc with windows xp connected to main monitor …
Hi, My computers Hard disk was crashed last month then i have taken all the backup of data from computer on CD/DVD And my laptop. and replaced the hard disk and reinstall the XP but now some of the CD/DVDs are not readable by XP, i mean now some CD/DVDs …
Gooday. As you were the only people that could solve my last problem, hope you can help here. Every now and then my computer freezes. Everything is still on the screen but everytning stops, I have to push the reset button. It might do it 3 times in an hour …
ok so my laptop is acting strange. it is a hp c502us and has many problems right now. 1st problem is that when i start the laptop it tells me to select an operating system. the 2 choices are Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition and Microsoft Windows XP Setup. everytime …
Hi, I've been noticing my computer running very slow lately. I was able to run and play games smoothly and now it's very choppy and lags a lot. I recently reinstalled windows xp and I did it wrong and ended up with 2 windows. I manged to delete the previous …
hi! I am using windows 2003 standard edition, the RAM on the server is 4gb, there is a database on the server which is having 1.7 gb memory configured. The page file usage is around 3 gb, there are no other applications running on the server, what can be the …
Hi, I really do need some help, and it seems, that this is the best place to get some. A while ago, i was looking for an alternative to stage 6 DivX hosting, when i came to a side which suddenly smashed a whole lot of spyware on my computer. …
Im unsure on what i have to delete from my log as i do not know much! Please hep me by telling me what is safe to delete! Here is my log: Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 9:04:28 PM, on 9/5/2008 Platform: Windows Vista SP1 (WinNT …
Hi This may be a rather easy question. Ive deleted the users account and recreated it. The users email account is already up and running on his XP machine, But now I want to import his address book witch is resideing on the Server. Question is 1.Where can I find …
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