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Has anyone else had a problem with Java running on Firefox using windows Vista. I have installed java and it works on internet exploreer but i wont work on firefox when i tryed to install i get a a installation has failed doenst tell me why or anything just want …

My daughter got on computer ,and now I can't access anything without giving each special permission to allow me to access.I cannot get to users in control panel ,won't let me access.I cant even use start menu.I keep getting popup saying "Windows cannot access specified device path ,or file.You may …

I have 6 users all experiencing the same issue. They have items listed in there calendar and the remiders are being generated but they are not popping-up to alert them. Does anyone know what this could be? Its MS Outlook 2003 SP2.

I noticed some errors a few weeks ago and was unable to run chkdsk c: as it would not blue screen, but reboot at one point in the process. This was running chkdsk in windows with no /f or /r parameter. I was able to copy my data from the …

I came back from break and my friend's computer was cycle booting. I told him to get his repair discs, which he did... But now, when he tries to setup the repair, it goes straight to the Windows Desktop Blue screen and that's it. Nothing else. It's a Sony Vaio …

Yesterday opened msconfig and when I went to make a change, something I've done previously with no problems, a box came up saying access was denied and I needed administrator privileges or something to that effect. It did, however, make the changes I requested, despite the access denied message. I …

Okay, before I tell you what the problem is, let me provide a little backround information to maybe help diagnose the problem. Recently, my HD encountered alot of problems and it got to the point where I couldn't even boot without getting a blue error screen. The HD is a …

I have this exact problem: [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/forums/post171392.html"]http://www.daniweb.com/forums/post171392.html[/URL] However the solution didn't work because I messed with the registry :-( I couldn't install Windows installer 3.1, so I couldn't update my repaired version of windows (which was working AWESOME, btw!) I set restore points and stuff "just in case" after messing with …

I'm trying to install Windows XP Pro to a system with a Mach Speed MK8-939A mobo, AMD Athlon64 3200+ CPU @ 2.0 GHz, and 512 MB of RAM. I've tried this on three different HDDs now, with the same results on all three. The install itself goes fine. First boot …

I am having a little issue with one of Microsoft Office 2007 Application. Visio 2007, no matter what i do i cannot install this application. I tried the trial version, the full version everything, i keep getting an error " Microsoft Office Visio professional 2007 encountered an error during setup". …

Hello.. I just purchased a HP - Pavilion TK-57 Laptop (Model dv6704nr). Of course it is running the Windows Vista Operating System. Can someone help me to delete all of the unnecessory progams from the laptop? The system also seems to start up a bit slow so Im sure there …

The solution to the cmicnfg problem was posted in another thread: "You simply delete the Cmaudio key under Run from the registry. To do this: open regedit->HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE->SOFTWARE->Microsoft->Windows->CurrentVersion->Run. Now, in this folder you should see CMAudio. Delete it. This takes care of the problem. This will not hurt your computer in …

Hi(First post) I hope im not in the wrong section, if I am sorry about that. I hope you guys and gals can help me with this problem/question I have regarding acronis true image. I work for a small business which has a wired lan network, we have a 250GB …

My girlfriend runs her business from home and every thing is stored on her computer last night she right clicked on the [B]desktop > arrange icons by >[/B] and then by mistake she clicked on [B]lock web items on desktop.[/B] She now has no desktop I can't right click on …

There are many very smart people here...so here is my situation. i'm running XP MCE 2005 and I do use OBJECTDOCK all the time. Sometimes I get bored of OD and want to use my standard desktop icons. Well, when I right click my desktop, I have no "show desktop …

I have a chance to beta test the vista os. Is anyone else doing it? If I decide to I will need a computer to do it on other than my main ones. I guess I will just look for someones used one.

I have Toshiba M7 notebook with 1.5GB memory. CPU is Centrino duo 2300. Recently, I installed Nokia PC suite and using that SW tried to install some appz on my Nokia phone. during that activity system crashed and I switched off the notebook by HW reset. From that point on …

pleaseeee any one tell me what to do. my windows erased and i don't have new one to install can any one tell me any alternative ways;

Hi. I have a problem in that, when the computer is first started, when any of the 3 users logs in, an error message headed "microsoft Office Excel" and stating "Microsoft Office Excel has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry ...... " etc. If you click …

When playing video clips in WMP (o/s is Vista) some of the files play with sound, but others will not. When I looked at the properties of the files, the ones which were playing with sound all had audio bit rates under 128kbps while all the ones which weren't playing …

I am at my wits end.... I have a product on Server A that uses SMTP to send notifications to end users. Server B is the exchange server. I can telnet on port 25 from Server A to Server B but cannot telnet from server B to Server A on …

When I hit Ctrl Alt Del keys to view Windows Task Manager it doesn't pop up. I get a message that Task Manager has been turned off by administrator. About 1/2 year ago I got rid of a lot of Trojans on the computer and have not used task manager …

Hi, I have read several posts on this issue but none exactly fit. I have recently installed win2k over win98 on an old Compaq n600c laptop. The laptop has one of those stickers saying it's win2k compatible. I used an upgrade disk, and opted for a 'clean' install. I thought …

Hi All, i m using windows xp on my desktop. it was working good but i got one flash drive 8 Gb n connected to desktop but after that it started work dead slow on any operation on that computer. i disconnected usb it start working fine. then i tried …

This is deeply disturbing-- a close friend's career may be going in the tank because of a browser technicality! This gentleman hired someone to design his company's website, and unknown to him the designer plagiarized another website. The rightful owner found out and called my friend, who of course agreed …

I have downloaded and installed Windows Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 so that Web pages that I choose to print will be properly sized on the paper. I printed a couple of Web pages and though the print is indeed sized correctly, now the text size is too small. I …

Hello Forum, Need your assistance and good advise...thanks! Few days ago I started to have problems accessing various site (such as the home page). After reading some solutions I tried Winsockfix. Since then I experience lots of problems, started with errors messaged with Norton and 100% CPU Usage and so …

I did a system restore going back two weeks and now I have no Explorer (used another comp to get here). I still get my emails. I went into Program Files then Internet Explorer and tried the icon in there but only get a black flash. Have done an sfc …

Hi I have a problem connecting a Vista Home Premium computer to a Windows 98 mapped network drive on the 98 machine. They are both on the same network. The drive is mapped fine on the the Vista computer and the files can be seen however when I run a …

Hi All, have any of you come accross this issue. when login in to a windows 2000 domain, controled by active directory (server 2000) i get the following msg: "the system could not log you on to this domain because the systems computer account in its primary domain is missing …

Hi, Ive just bought a motherboard, dual core and RAM bundle. I was wondering if i had to set up my XP to run a dual core or not? -joe

I have XP pro and have a wireless network at home. I cannot get two of the four computers to recognize the printer. We all know what the normal printer icon looks like but what the heck does the bar below the printer mean? Could that be part of my …

Hello all, am new to this site. I have an older hp pavillion 7800 that came with 2000 pro. it has long ago been upgraded to xp pro. i recently aquired a laserjet 1100a that works great on my laptop but will not print from the desktop?? I have tried …

Hey folks, I'm running XP right now on a laptop HP. My C: drive is 80gb, which should be represented as "Total Size: 74.5gb" in My Computer. But right now for "Total Size" it says it only has 61.5gb. I feel like I'm being robbed out of 15 gigs. I …

Hi, I am having problems uninstalling Norton Antivirus 2007. I removed it through control panel using remove programs and then ran the Norton removal tool but on startup still get the following message: C:\progra~1\Symantec\S32EVNT1.DLL. an installable virtual device driver failed Dll initialization All help greatly appreciated.

Originally Posted on Viruses & Nasties with the title: High cpu in win explorer, task mng - HJ Log - with no response so I thought I'd try my luck here. I started having alot of virus warnings from Avast - so many so that I reinstalled via ghost. Now …

I have 3 computers that curently use xp pro. All of these were puchased used and are fully licenced to use this software. ( I have legit keys ). however I don't have a oem install disk. all I have is self made restore disks and would like to puchase …

Hi, i have [B]firefox[/B] 2.0.0.11 and IE 7.0.5112.0 installed on my WinXP sp2 System.my firefox was working properly before, but lately i have some probs. 1. it does not let me sign out after getting into my yahoo mail account. ( i have the following addons 4 firefox installed lately. …

If anyone can help me it would be heaven sent. I have a Compaq Presario V6171CL laptop. it was running really slow when I got home yesterday so I restarted it. Now if I try to boot in normal mode it goes to the windows logo screen with the blue …

can someone help? first of all. when i got home two days ago. my computer would not shut on or anything. well it would shut on, it just kept showing the options, and not booting up. so my dad re-did the whole computer. we restarted it from scratch with all …

Hi there, My windows vista home premium dosent seem to have msaccess!!?? Can i download it somewhere for free? or any suggestions??

my new advent laptop already has 2 paritions, but i am unhappy with these and would like to change the size of my existing partitions and create at least one more... does anyone know a program compatible with Windows Vista that i van use for this... thankyou Lonzdale...

Request for tech help. My computer uses Windows XP professional, when I use Internet Explorer 7, some web sites and pages appear blank although it appears they loaded okay as I receive a "done" at the bottom of the screen. Also I'm unable to download from nearly most all web …

Hello all - This is my first post here and I would really appreciate some advice. I found a similar thread from a few years back, but from what I understand, it's preferred that I start my own thread. The problem I'm having is 2-fold. First, I'm getting this Server …

Ok this problem has been going on for quite some time. I have been in multiple phone calls with my ISP, some resulting in some rather heated discussions and such. For the record I cant switch ISP's at the moment due to the fact there just isnt another one around …

i need help guys! i had this problem only recently. i started windows normally as always, but then i noticed that the icons on my desktop dont have the "shadow effect" anymore. i also noticed that the background image and the icons are a bit pixelized. ive tried everything, from …

Whenever I reboot my computer (XP Professional, Version 2002, Service Pack 2, Internet Explorer, Version 7.0.5730.13IS), I get a dialogue box that says, "! Stop running this script? A script on this page is causing Internet Explorer to run slowly. If it continues to run, your computer may become unresponsive". …

Hey guys I've got a buddy having a problem with windows xp home. Here are his specs intel pentium d 830 3ghz dual core 250gig harddrive - ide wd 4gb ram crucial ballistix 4*1gb sticks nvidia geforce 6800 sound blaster audigy 2 zs sound card The problem he's having is …

I may have done soemthing bad....I went in and unchecked some programs from the auto start menu. shutdown my system and unplugged everything, I was switching to a new keyboard and mouse. plugged everything back in and started the machine up, and it loaded the log on screen, and i …

Hello, I hope anyone could help me. Yesterday I still running the Window Live Messenger, but after I restarted my pc, I encountered the same case like this [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/forums/post449080.html"]http://www.daniweb.com/forums/post449080.html[/URL] I tried the SDFix crunchie suggest but it doesn't do anything, ok here is the error messege [B]Error signature AppName: msnmsgr.exe …