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I'm having a problem with a laptop I recently reformatted. It does not matter what connection method I used (LAN, WLAN, WAN, and Dial-Up), I cannot access the internet. The drivers are all installed and Windows says they are working properly. However, I've tried connecting to a network through a …

Hi, my folder options are not showing and i cant unhide folders or files. can anyone tell me how to enable folder options and make them visible.please help.

Sorry this is so long but wanted to give as much detail as possible. My internet provider (Comcast) has recently changed outgoing ports from 25 to 587. I changed all my comcast accounts to 587 and now can send and receive without problem. I have 2 accounts that are not …

Hi, got a laptop that will not run just on the charger, i.e. charger plugged in, no battery inserted. It is about 6 months old. From what i can remember ALL laptops have this feature. Am i wrong? p.s. it also will not charge when the it is turned off. …

When I attempt to click on an underlined URL I get a pop up message that tells me an unexpected error has occurred in windows etc...If I write the actual URL down and click on it in the place it in the location window I will be sent to the …

Hello, We have an HP with Vista and we use WIndows Mail. I recently added CA anti-virus, spam, etc. It constantly freezes up and we have to constantly reboot. ANy sugggestions on how to get his workingproperly?

I was doing a simple ftp and look what I found! Look at the attachment!

[B][COLOR=red]Hey people.[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=red]I too have Vista RC2 and might I say, what a improvment over XP![/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=red]My lord![/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=red]Anyways I am unable to connect using yahoo voice chat in rooms* and am going crazy here.[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=red]I cant figure out what the deal is.[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=red]Do I need a CODEC or what?[/COLOR][/B] …

Ok firstly i guess i should warn you that this post is going to be absolutely gigantic, and give you an overview of the computer im currently running - It's an Alienware (im not showing off, it was the cheapest one!) which is probably coming up to about 4 years …

I have a weird key logger that was somehow installed... And now im unable to remove it. i tried using HIjackthis but it was never able to complete the scan. It won't show up on the ctrl+alt+delete menu and it starts up automatically i don't know how to selective startup …

Hello All, I don't know what else to do then ask someone for help :) I've been getting random popups in XP eversince the last reinstall. I'm running XP Pro SP2 and the popups come up all the time. The Log file follows below; I very much appreciate your help. …

Can't reinstall Win XP Home Edition, I turn my computer on, incert the cd. the window that ask to start off the cd comes up, I hit any key, It loads everything that it has to load and when it get to the setup window that ask if I want …

Had a scheduled Acronis backup begin when I remembered/noticed that a P2P utility was not shut down so, literally seconds after the backup had begun, I shult down the P2P. Immediately got a popup from Acronis advising that the backup could not be completed/continued. Inititated Acronis manually to restart the …

Hi! Running TS on Server2003 with 10 connection licenses. Been working fine for months. About 2 weeks ago, one of our techs could not connect via RDC any longer. Gets the "this computer can't connect to the remote computer..." message. If I log into his PC using my domain account, …

Hi guys, I wonder whether there is anything that can be effectively done so that my system may get a boost and speeds up.... there's this agonising slow pace. I've already tried some things like, disabling the "Search Desktop" feature, defragging, getting rid of eventual nasties, but it's just a …

Ok I am about to install Windows XP 64 on my pc, to see how it runs, anything I should know before I do this? and will my games still run at 32-bit even tho the OS is 64-bit?

I am having problems reinstalling an ATI Radeon 1400's driver into my Dell Inspiron E1505 running windows XP, SP2. When I try to install the driver from dell, it goes through installation, but then says it cannot continue because DirectX8 is not installed. I then installed Direct X 9.0, because …

MY USB PORT OF MY TOSHIBA SATELLITE NOTEBOOK APPEARS TO SAY TO NOT RECOGNIZE MY KEYBOARD. Before this incident, i was working on my MSConfiguration; "stopping" unesasary services that were running on my computer to speed up my system. I did write down which of the services i STOPPED: Services …

I have a new pc with windows vista and am unable to send emails, I can recieve them ok. I have contacted isp and they have checked everything and cant do anymore for me. I am running new pc with vista and another pc with xp professional through a D-Link …

This started all of a sudden with Windows XP home on a Dell 8400. When I try to open Windows explorer, Internet Explorer, Control Panel. the CPU usage goes to around 50% or more, and the programs never open. In the task panel, it shows they are running. If I …

you must forgive my complete lack of computer savvy. But Im just trying to play medieval total war and my main video driver keeps pooping out and i can't quite figure it out. I have a geforce4 card and am running on XP the error message contains nv4.dll which is …

Hi there all, I'm facing the following problem: when i'm listening to music files the pc just get stuck gives this blue page which says that some software or hardware might be corrupted and i should uninstall it and this problem happens with music files not videos how will i …

I bouth a simple laptop for a friend with Vista Home pre-installed. After linking up to the web, the IE/ ceased to function. Message I receive is: Internet Explorer has stopped working. EVENT NAME: Appcrash FAULT MODULE NAME: SmartEnhancer-1.dll etc. Can't now load IE7 at all. Visited MS website, but …

Hello can anyone help me with this problem? I installed a Xerox M15i printer on Win 98 using USB port. When I send a print job, whether a Test Page or another job it returns the error message: Data error (Cyclic Redundancy Check). I do not get the error if …

Hi guys, do you have any idea how to solve Win2k that can't boot, can't load safe mode. Every time I boot BSOD always greets me with this error "Inaccessible Boot Device" 0XFCDE4BB0 0XC00000032 0X000000000 0X000000000. Any ideas is greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Hello, Im not very tech savy but have a good understanding. please help a newbie. I have two local hard drives in my computer....... C drive and D drive. THE C DRIVE HAS WINDOWS XP INSTALLED ON IT WHILE THE D DRIVE HAS NOTHING INSTALLED. The c drive is the …

Hi... I want to know that there is any registry file that shows [COLOR="Red"]Bios Password is Enable or not[/COLOR] or can we create new registry that show whether [COLOR="Green"]Bios Password is Set or Not[/COLOR]

Fought with Vista -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- And lost I installed a program called DosBox on my computer (Win XP) so that I could run an old favorite game of mine Duke Nukem 3D. I had no problems doing this. There is a configuration file that you can rewrite to make the program …

I am a state of distress, My computer is shutting down unexpectedly. I have spoken to many experts that have told that is could be a virus, heating, hardware. But everytime I try to run the Norton the cumputer shuts down, so I figured it might be a Norton problem. …

How Can Anyone Load Vista Having 256mb Ram?

Hey. I upgraded to Windows Vista, and recently been having some problems with it. I've come to you guys before and you have fixed problems in the past for me, so I hope you can help out this time too. The first problem is a internet connection problem. At random …

Not reaaly sure in which forum this should be in (read on and you will see) but I am sure It wil be moved if necessary. OK here goes but 1st a few specs Tosi laptop 3.2 GHZ CPU 60G HD 512MB RAM I was attempting to intsall xubuntu 8.04 …

I currently have AVG Free 8. Can I install Avira Antivir Personal Edition Classic 8 with AVG's real-time shield turned off and make it an on-demand scanner? Or can I turn off Antivir's real-time shield? Thanks..

Hi When trying to open excel files (which could previously be opened) I get the following pop up "Please wait while windows configures microsoft office xp professional with front page" I have never had this before? I am using XP home with Service Pack 2 Any advice Thanks

i were using ftp and it was working nicely in my computer, but then it stoped working. And now every when i try to access it it gives a message: (windows cannot access this folder.Make sure you typed the file name correctly and that you have permission to access the …

1.Everytime startup, after go into desktop will flash like 3-4 times then work smoothly after that. Is that o/s problem?? 2. I just bought this notebook for 1 week. the screen will turned into blue screen and restart.(This occured when im on call using skype) it happened twice. Im using …

Hi, I have a desktop running win xp and it has a hp psc1350 printer it is wired to the desktop.I have it shared .I have a dell laptop Inspiron E1505 with Windows Vista home premium edition it has a dell integrated nic . The problem is the laptop does …

windows xp pro last thing installed was animation shop transfered from another pc by mem stick after the installation computer considerably slowed down and now hours later it's inoperable okay.... currently my computer will boot up, and as soon as i log into windows everything stalls, and i get the …

In Win98 SE, I have done fdisk and format, then tried installing windows again. After I have typed in setup, and after it says copying files, it goes back to the drive prompt. I am assuming I have done fdisk wrong. Do you create a primary partition AND an ext …

I am running Windows XP Pro with SP2, I have my server setup running as a domain controller, can I access active directory from a snap in? I hate going into remote desktop! Cheers Bondi

Running Windows XP I.E.7 Recently dowloaded an upgrade version of AOL Got an error blue screen 00000024 I believe. Resolved blue screen issue with DEll Tech. Now I can not Drag and Drop, Copy and Paste. The paste is greyed out. Internet explorer wont even open, when I click on …

When i start up xp i get a message saying: RUNDLL: Error loading C:\WINDOWS\system32\hwasgsne.dll The specified module could not be found. Im not sure what has started this but any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

My problem is that when i click the right mouse then New i can see the Notepad and i real need it for now . It is in my start menu but there sometimes i dont feel comfotable. I need when i click the right Mouse. Is anyone Know how …

I have a 40 GB hard drive loaded with windows xp home that has been converted to an external hard drive and an old emachines 333i loaded with windows 98 that crashed. I'm wondering if I bring the 32 bit DDRam up to minimum system requirements for xp if I …

I have 2 concerns that I require help with. Firstly, how do you get the new windows to open at full screen? and secondly, when I try and stream certain videos on gamer and other sites, I keep getting an error that states that 'Internet Explorer cannot open the page'. …

Hello, My computer has recently developed a major problem and its driving me mad. When i start my computer and log in, the compter acts normally and begins to load windows/various other programs but then suddenly freezes and won't do anything. Nothing works - ctrl-alt-delete won't do anything and my …

somebody can help me? how to change the drive letter and paths of the boot volume. Example : i have 1 Volume HardDisk = C: NTFS (320GB) Used Space 100GB and Free Space 220GB, i want to make 2 Volume = C: NTFS (160GB) Used Space 100GB and D: NTFS(160GB) …

I have been handling a server from last 2 months.Actually this server as owner says got restart suddenly then when it started working suddenly all machine attached to it got dump error.After manually restarting the server the attached machine came back to life but server got out off order.Its getting …

I am having problems with Windows Update on my PC, it is since we had a new stick of RAM installed or seems to be, we re-connected the system only to find all sorts of things not working properly to the point where when we re-booted it CHKDSK appeared and …

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