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nothing life threatning, just annoying i had a long in depth post set up before, but on attempting to preview i got the "for members only" page (wireless connection reset?) so here it is in the bare bones version: my comp: dell m1710 t2500 (2ghz) 2gb ram XP Prof SP2 …

System: Windows XP Core 2 Quad 2.4ghz 4 gigs Ram XFX 8800 GTS 640mb Gigabyte Motherboard Just built my new computer and it was working just fine last night and the 3 weeks since I completed building it. I tried to hook up a floppy drive from my old comp. …

Hi, I coulnt find much under search, I was hoping someone can point me in the right direction for a tutorial on how to install a new hard drive. I have never done this before and Im not sure where the jumpers should be, should i put them in the …

hi i need serious help, i need to put a video editing program on the school pc so i can do my media project (media course with no IT software makes sense lol) but i can't open any files that end in .exe or .bat, is there any way round …

i have a sony vaio and a couple of days ago i plugged it into a projector, since then the display on the laptop is strange, the fonts a bit burry, pictures not clear, its hard to explain but the display used to be crystal clear! i can't figure out …

Hello all, I'm hoping I can get some help here. Something very strange is going on with my pc, and I'm pretty sure it's an HTML issue. Basically every internet page takes forever to load. Going into TASK MANAGER I see the "SYSTEM" process goes up to about 65% or …

Two or three weeks ago I encountered an error while booting up my computer. I switch on the machine, it makes its way to the blue login menu which contains my user account, and as I'm entering my information the blue screen of death flashes on the screen and the …

guys i have vista on a small hard drive i just want to clone it onto a larger drive whilst still making it bootable, then i can format the smaller drive and use it for media storage. can anyone suggest a suitable, idiot proof cloning software i could use? many …

Hello guys, I have a problem with my email domain under Exchange. For example, my email domain is currently "microsoft" for the email domain. The email domains "mail.microsoft.lan", "microsoft.lan", and "microsoft.lan" are 3 old domins that were previously created. These email domains continue to be automatically included as email alieases …

I have a problem with my company website. We were hosting it on our network and now we are hosting offsite. When entering the URL from within the company it still takes me to our old website which is internal. Whe I am at home, the URL goes to the …

Sound is not working on my computer ever since i deleted some viruses. Any help would be appreciated.

When I start Outlook it prompts me for a network user name and password. The password is correct but I get prompted again every 5 minutes. I have logged this failure and it is "Authentication Failure (7)". How would I fix the problem? Thank you in advance for any information.

Had some computer problems, replaced M/B and processor and had another problem probably related to the M/B problem (CPU fan died, then Processor died)where I did a wndows repair and seemed to fix the problem. Now I hooked it into the network, but now while it can see everyone on …

Hello, I'm sorry this is long, but please help. I also apologize if this is the wrong place, it's my first post! My dell laptop has been crashing recently and giving me the bod. I'm not terribly tech savvy so I wrote down the error code, googled it (I don't …

Hello I have an older computer that I want to use for my daughter, it has windows me on it and everything else I have acculimated over the years. Is there someway I can restor it back to its original factory settings and programs. I have looked for my disc …

Let's see if I can describe this; it's kind of hard: This guy showed me his computer today and things are popping up from his taskbar where the icons are usually, but above it, in a grew window. I've never seen this before and he says it started happening after …

Integrate Microsoft Project 2003 in Microsoft SharePoint 2003 Server ??? Hi! Know someone if an integration of Microsoft Project 2003 is possible in Microsoft SharePoint 2003 Server ??? regards, gicio

Hi all I have beenhaving a bit of an issue which i have posted on awrong thread as it was abut DVD Burning Issues. OK here goes.... I have been looking into the threads but can not find any proper solution for my problem. I am wanting to write my …

Man this is frustrating! Oh..hello all!! So like I was saying, my Vista Ultimate will start loading up, icons and desktop background visible, and it just stops! Seizes up completely. The computer seizes before the sidebar loads up. Not quite sure how to attack this problem. For a start I …

My computer has recently started disconnecting from the internet about once every 10-15 mins. I have no idea what the cause is for these disconnections. I am connected to a router by a cable and share the router with 2 other people (sometimes 3). One of the other people connected …

Hi there, Im having some trouble accessing certain websites. I cant access: [LIST] [*]mail.google.com [*][url]www.tribalwars.net[/url] [/LIST] I can access my bank website which means its not a problem with security. every other website that i use on a regular basis work fine, and i have not changed any of my …

I am getting an error message while installing Widows XP. This is the message i get 'An unexpected error (768) occurred at line 5118 in <drive letter>\xpclient\base\boot\setup\setup.c Press any key to continue." Once you press any key, the system then starts to load Windows, after which the following message comes: …

I currently have a Gateway Desktop with 120 Gig Hard Disk! I was wondering, what server software should I put on this computer. Windows 2000 Server or a Linux Server. The reason I need a server is for my 2 domains. I currently host DCDJ.net with another server and dcwdservices.com …

When I use my PC with my Windows 2000 roaming profile, I can access Outlook 2000 without any problems. I am in the administrator group and origionally installed Outlook on the machine under the PC's administrator password. However, when anybody else logs on to that machine they cannot access Outlook …

Please help...I am running vista home and it won't play any media files in wmp, winamp, etc. I have tried several different programs and none work. Video files will play for 5 seconds and then stop. Error message says file could not be available, proxy settings, etc. Any clues?

Greetings Everyone! I have a user in our network who is thinking about purchasing an iPhone but wants to be able to connect to our email system. Obviously, he wants email, calendar, contacts, the whole package. Can i add an iPhone to the Exchange 2003 server? And if any of …

Hi guys, I havent been in for a while, been busy. Best wished to you and yours, Guess what I got? A new Lappie! With Vista! Just plugged it in and looking at it as I type. Wish me luck. Take care,

I'm having a problem trying to print and I'm getting the following message: Error while spooling to ** Unable to start the Spool Manager I've reinstalled the drivers but with no luck. It will print out a test page from the Printer Properties but nothing else. Any help will be …

Hi, i have windows vista and it is running fine, it looks great but a couple of my friends have had problems with Vista. I thinks is was down to the auto update for the security. Has any 1 had any problems with vista ?? Thanks

I have a XP Home PC. While attempting to Ghost my old drive onto a new drive, I made several screwups and ultimately attempted more than three copies. My new drive starts to boot into Windows, but stalls and will not complete the bootup. I understand that XP has a …

when i double click my volume E: it open with ,openwith.. option . it not open normally nor explore option working,plz help

I put the computer on standby last night and through the night it started these long beeps so I shut it down by turning it off ..now when I try to boot it just has these long beeps and blank screen Thank you:(

recently i've downloaded a software named "MPlayer-dev-SVN-latest" frm a site......and i dont knw whether it was an approved site or not.....but when it completed downloading there was no option for RUN ....so it asked me for 2 options ...like using appropriate web service/select program frm a list. can anyone help …

Hi there, I've been having some problems on startup (Win XP) whereby on entering Windows after about 10-20 seconds the desktop and taskbar simply disappears. Sometimes it reappears after another 10-20 seconds but then it usually goes again for good. If I open a program before it disappears the first …

hello you wonderfull technical people can you help someone raised in the pre digital age! some six weeks ago i re-installed windows xp pro following this recently i installed and uninstalled several applications related to my window consultancy work - cad packages etc. now i find any work on the …

I had tried to use a new webcam from TriQuest and when I used the CD which came with it my laptop went into physical sump. So now I repaired my XP Professional and when the set-up tries to install the Windows at the following screen "MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT JUST …

Daughter managed to get blue screen yesterday whilst playing game. Shut down then restarted today but after selecting XP Home edition it starts to run but quickly shows a blue screen and states "Checking file system on C: The type of the file system is FAT 32. One of your …

Greetings, Quicktime is not working in my Internet Explorer. I was using version 6.x and upgrade to V7.0 in hopes of resolving this. Didn't work. The quicktime link/window shows up on the webpage, then becomes faded with a question mark in the center. I am current on all the updates …

Dear all, Our office we havin internetnet access to server only, from client machines we people can send and receive mails using outlook 2003., the outlook 2003 is configured with the local server ip(not internet) in the server ., the PST files are stored . The server is not Having …

I know there is a limit of about 3GB Ram in win xp 32bit, but I have heard that there is a >3GB switch in win xp 32 that will make xp recognise more than 3GB ram. Is this true?

I just bought a Dell Inspiron 1500 last week with all the trimmings... Windows Vista, etc. I'm not quite sure what my issue is, but I have a sneaking suspicion it might be Windows Vista that's causing my problem, if not, I hope someone can help me out anyway. I …

I have vista 64 as my main os. Would it be best to run a dual boot using xp pro or to make a virtual machine and add xp pro that way?

Hi, "I'm trying to find a driver for my lenovo laptop running MS vistaa - my video driver doesn't work. Can anyone help" Terry

Hello all, I am pretty sure the question belongs in this thread. I am installing a new hard drive for a friend, which I know how to do just fine. This is the first time I am not adding a slave though, he needed more memory, we backed his old …

Hi all I cannot enter any secure sites msn explore and msn messenger suddenly, well since the last three days. When using the network for diagnostics for windows XP it asks me to check HTTP port (80), HTTPS port (444), and FT port (21) as it may be my firewall …

I've had this problem for a while now, and it's driving me nuts! IE, and almost everything else are able to connect to the internet on this PC which is connected to the ADSL router via LAN. However, some programs that have a "check for online updates" feature are not …

hello daniweb community, can any one help me? my xp machine cannot log in to my desktop, after loading xp and when it shows the blue windows where the logo of xp is shown , it is stuck there forever. I am able to load it in safe mode. Is …

Since I installed fireFox and made it my default browser I can't enter the IE. I tried to make the IE my default again but failed. Why can't I have them both? Thank's

Hi My problem is that Windows Security Center does not detect norton 2008.I've tried to disable and enable again Windows Security Center from services.msc but the problem continues. Is there another fix than reinstall norton? Thanks in advance

I have a dell 5150 that came with windows xp already installed on the unit and everything was fine untill I got hold of a windows xp pro and installed that. I restarted the unit and did'nt like it as much so I decided to reset my computer to a …