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Hello everyone, I'm having a strange problem with my computer that I would have expected to be more common, but I can't seem to find any threads already on the topic. My computer somehow became infected with a few viruses that targeted about 20 different files in my C:\windows folder. …

sony vaio laptop VGN CR407E hello everyone! i've joined this website for the sole purpose of getting answers to fixing my laptop. for any info/help, i thank you in advance. so this is the story: opening an email from a legit website (intercontinental hotels group), then my computer suddenly freezes. …

I thought RIS was on server 2003? for some reason I have WDS on my server 2003 machine.... is this normal? well if it is, here is my question... I need help making an automated .wim image for the server, I am only 15 so would like help in resolving …

Hi, I'm Fred. I understand Computers somewhat but definitely no Expert. I have a question about a Display Properties feature. My Computer is an HP 6738 Pavilion Windows ME 4.90.3000 700 Mhz 319 MB of Ram Internet Explorer 6 Outlook Express 6 I have created custom colors and other features …

:) Hi , tried installing Chrome from google but unable to do the same as the event viewer showed the following error "The description for Event ID ( 20 ) in Source ( Google Update ) cannot be found." also Installation Failure: Windows failed to install the following update with …

Hello all, I am new, this is my first post. I am happy to be here. A friend recommended me from a GTO site I belong to. I hope I am posting in the right section, forgive me if I am not. My computer is fairly new, about eight months …

Hello, My Win2003 R2 domain server showing high cpu use. When I started domain backup. It was taking whole 2 days for just 280 GB data. Few day ago it was taking only 5 Hrs. Please help me in this regards, Tushar Joshi

I'm having trouble with a particular folder... I should have over 3,000 files in it, but it's only showing 21. The files must be hidden because the program i'm using to open these files are working properly. I just cant see them in the folder.... I tried dragging some new …

Picasa (a google product) scans disk looking for jpgs. It assumes that there will be files in ...\My Documents\My pictures. This worked as advertised until I had problems with sound on DVD movies. Dell fixed that by installing new firmware for the DVD player. After that Picasa was able to …

Well, I don't know if this is a computer issue--because I doubt it is. Yet I do not know if it is a Vista issue. I have Windows Vista 32 Home Premium, and here's the thing. My computer will take a long time to load web pages--but that's not the …

Hi, I hope someone can help me with this cause its driving me crazy!! I have a number of folders in the c:\Windows directory that I cannot delete (they all start with lots of underscore ______) and also 4 shortcuts in the quick link bar and cookies in the cookies …

So I have a brand new hp laptop. I put in a DVD yesterday and it says the region is not supported. It asks me if I want to change the region. This is strange to me because this is a U.S. DVD and the laptop should be set to …

After Burning a number of files to a CD I find that the capacity has been reached. I write to inquire about the remaining files. Is there a way to use the operating system to 'compare' what has been copied and highlight what remains to be copied. Similarly, Is there …

all I get when I start my computer is the wallpaper pic and error missing C\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SHLWAPI.DLL THEN IT SAYS ERROR LOADING EXPLORER.EXE MUST REINSTALL WINDOWS IT WON'T DO ANYTHING EXCEPT SHOW THESE 2 ERROR MESSAGES

After updating Norton Internet Security. After the update I was advised to restart computer. Now the computer just goes to a black screen that says run windows normally, safe mode, etc. when I click Normal mode it shows the Windows XP start up loading screen with the green bars below …

I have windows xp sp3 installed in my system with xp sp2....but i have real problem in my computer..i got once virus in my computer....after that i format it ....but it is not gone.....i think i got virus from pendrive.....whenever installing my xp i got virus.....i am using net...i used …

ive lost my windows XP setup disk but i have my serial code thing on a sticker which is on PC. is there a way to download Windows XP on a computer running vista and then burning it onto a disk and installing windows in that way? cheers, THIS IS …

It quarantined 110 files. I could not clean them so I deleted them all (all of them are recoverable or I can get by downloading/reinstalling. Then I restarted and run another scan, but before that I ran HijackThis... Things were fine until I updated to XP SP3 :-/ ;) Can …

Hiya Not sure if this is the correct forum, but thought i would give it a go Keep getting e-mails that have the message This is a multi-part message in MIME format And the rest of the email is just gobble dee gook. Any ideas how i can get to …

Forgive me if this is answered somewhere else, but I have tried searching on the problem and am not coming up with any relevant results (anywhere on the web). I have Vista 32 Ultimate installed on a P4 Quad Core with 2GB of ram and an onboard NIC (10/100). The …

I just built a computer So i have No operating system on it at all. I Used an old version of Windows XP Professional That I began to Install, but Now i do not have the CD Key. How Can I Uninstall Windows So I can start With A Clean …

I worked through the tips to tweak my XP and its messed up my graphics; I ran 'sfc / scannow' to correct any .dll's etc using my XP SP2 disk. I run a 19" widescreen monitor and use 1440 x900 resolution, I can only see 1280 x 1024 and 1400 …

Last two times I have booted my computer up it takes me to the screen where you select what mode to run it in. Then usually takes a couple more screens of scans and loads before it boots up. Has restarted twice for no reason while I am on it. …

Hi, I am just about to set up a home server that i will install windows server 2003 on. I am planning on using a fairly old pc, that is no longer used but yet still does perform very well and meets all the system requirements of windows server 2003 …

HELP!!! I haven't been connected to the internet for three months and when i eventually did the other day, windows started to automatically install some updates. It then asked me to restart my computer, which i faithfully did. But to my shock and horror, my computer would not start and …

I brought new laptop which is Toshiba Satellite A205-S5859. Now operating system is windows vista home edition. I need to install windows xp professional. But problem is xp couldn't find my sata HDDisk. How can i solve that problem. Please help me guys.

[B]HI tried booting my system and got this messege VGA-no input signal. The monitor then went off. How do i resolve this issue[/B]

Administrator, please remove me from the windows 98 forum. I got no help and don't need to use the forums anymore. thanks. petelemm

Anyway... a year ago I've bought new PC and still kept old one to use for online purposes. Few days ago I've changed GP card on new one, and it asked me to register windows online. Today it won't let me do anything until I register Windows online, the problem …

HI Guys I have a problem with a user's GFX card. In a nutshell. When I start the computer in normall mode and go to the computer management I see a the yellow exclamation mark on the GFX card.When i go to the Propeties of the card I get a …

Hi all, I have windows 2003 advance server enterprises edition been installed on dell machine with 2 network card. i connected the internet connection to one of the card and been shared then other to switch. My problem is that i can browse on the server but the workstation can …

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Hello guys, I have my laptop that came with Vista Home premium. Today I tried to install Solaris 10 but it failed. I tried to boot my Vista it failed also. Then I used Gparted to remove Solaris partition by deleting it; That made my laptop unbootable with error "No …

My Office 2007 just arrived. But it came on DVDs. But I don't have a DVD drive. Short of buying a drive I don't otherwise need, is there any way to install it? I must have it installed in two days.

Computer will not boot after installing new hardware. I was trying to install a airlink wireless cardbus adapter to my compaq evo 1020 laptop running xp. I followed the instructions. First I installed the adapter into the slot then turn on computer. I did that and it locked up when …

OK - so I installed windows 2003 server on my desktop, which is in the basement. I have a laptop upstairs (xp) which I want to connect to the desktop over remote desktop. This is working ok (networking, etc), except the way that 2003 server is working, it's making it …

Hi......First off....please be gentle with me.....I am only minimally tech/pc savvy........I have 2 accounts...(1) yahoo and (1) msn.....I uusally click on the MSN logo and my page pops up automatically....Until a week ago.....I wasn't able to get onto to MSN...so.....I went to yahoo..typed in [url]www.msn.com...and[/url] eventually found my way to …

Hey, Im at my buddies house and his keyboard randomly died.... the keyboard is 8 months old and it is used quite frequently.. I have tried uninstalling the drivers for the keyboard....but still have same problem.... The wierd part is...is that the "sleep" butoon on the keyboard still works.... You …

I want to get rite to the nittygritty before all the formal intros. Athelon 700mhz with 98SE and several sp's. I recently wanted to try using outlook express but am afraid I've gotten rid of it. I've deleted all reference to it as it ewas interferring with replying to craigslist …

I had a virus about a month ago, and have been removed from most blacklists, still so e-mail is getting returned. My question is how can I find out who is sending it back? The virus has been fixed, and the problem solved. I need to geet my clients e-mail …

G'day all :?: I very recently re-formatted my HD, and did a clean install of XP Pro, including Service pack 3. I also upped my RAM from 1.5gig to 2 gig. Every now and again (not every time) that I start up my PC, all boots up fine, until it …

(If this should go into another forum, please feel free to move.) Ok, the other day I was fighting with my Windows XP to try to play Halo without constantly getting the annoying exception errors. I updated my graphics card would still crash after trying that and a couple other …

hi guys, yesterday i got a damn virus whenever i go to c drive or open my internet explorer automatically some critical error title window come and start irritating me and automatically open IE and redirect to one site to download 1 software and unfortunately my little brother download it …

Hey there, quick question: does Windows Vista computers play DVD-R? thanks!

I have a Dell Inspiron 8100 Laptop. When i bootup everything is is fine,My Backgroung and Icon all show up. A minute later my Icon and Task bar disappear and dont come back.You have to reboot to get them back for a minute You have to be quick to open …

OK hey everyone came across this board and wondered if anyone can help me with a problem I'm having? Sometimes this laptop will start becoming jumpy, the mouse will freeze for a fraction of a second and there is a noise from the speakers which happens every few seconds. I'm …

The Dell Dimension 3000 just quit booting up and won't boot from cd or in safe mode. when trying to get into safe with prompt it just list a bunch of drivers and then locks up. Same is true when trying to boot normal it just goes to the splash …

Hi My company hosts software on a Windows 2003 server for our clients. The clients access a Https:// url to logon to their site. One of our clients is having an issue when they type in the url which is in the format of [url]https://company_name_qa.com/logon.htm[/url] The underscores resolve to percent …

Hi, I am currently using firefox and I like it better than IE, but have recently downloaded and tested out Opera. There are some things I really like about Opera, mainly the new tab button which brings up a speed dialer with a thumbnail of your web pages. Does Firefox …

Hi i am trying to downgrade from Vista to Xp, and when i try to format the hard disk with the xp disk, i get an error stating no hard disk is available.