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I know a need a new computer but I thought I would get a second opinion on what is causing my Firefox to stall when I'm trying to view sites (like this one). Also, it slows down on project playlist. Sometimes I see the java icon when it slows down. …

I'm trying to install Windows XP Professional. I go through all the steps; partioning my drive, copying all the files on to the hd, ect. Then when it goes to reboot it says "Primary master hard disk fail". I've looked at many things that could of caused such an error, …

I am trying to run the resultant set of policy wizard so that I can test GP changes before rolling them out. I'm able to connect to most computers here in the office with no issues; there is a handful of them that I have not been able to connect …

I am trying to run the resultant set of policy wizard so that I can test GP changes before rolling them out. I'm able to connect to most computers here in the office with no issues; there is a handful of them that I have not been able to connect …

I have an HP notebook with Windows Vista. I slowly got used to the childishness of Vista, but I cannot get used to the surprise upgrades. You are in the middle of something on the internet, then all of a sudden the program shuts down, the screen goes gray, after …

I recently installed a new disk drive and left the old one in the box for backup. There was software that came with the new drive that transferred data, programs, etc. to the new drive and made it the c: drive and made the old drive f: In running the …

Hello I'm having a problem with my Dell laptop. When it's in the docking station I want it to use the external monitor that is connected to the docking, and have the lid closed. The problem is that when I close the lid, the external monitor turns off. I have …

I have just bought anm Acer ASE380-UD440A, and after much trouble, finally obtained the correct audio driver. after more problems I was able to get Van Basco Midi Karaoke Player to install and work correctly, but only with the provided sample songs. The Van Basco Search works correctly, but the …

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Changing out CPU and HD on Dell laptop out of warranty. CPU running hot. I want to upgrade while I am doing it. Need more space on HD. I only have Dell recovery disk which is XP Home. It is not going to load because bios isn't going to recognize …

i can't play any mpg files, only wmv files, how do i sort this out?

Hey can someone please help me with my problem. Recently i have been having problems with my XP. After the login page, only the wallpaper appears and nothing else happens. No icons, menu bars etc could be loaded. I had to ctrl-atl-del to access task manager. On one occasion, there …

These are the features Microsoft claims Windows Vista: Visualizations Working with Windows Vista is all about seeing, finding, organizing, and confidently controlling your information and your computer desktop. Together, the new Windows Vista user interface is streamlined, useful, and efficient to work with. Windows Vista provides a solid visual experience, …

hello all, I am wondering if it is possible for exchange to become overflowed with emails? And would deactivating the archiving funtion in Outlook effect that, if so how? Thanks ahead of time for the help!!!

I was playing NFS Underground. During a race, at a particular part of the track the system stops responding and the screen turns off. The music is stopped an instead a repeated noise is heard. The system restarts instantly. After logging i can see the error name to be "BlueScreen". …

im kindof a noob so bare with me. lately it seems i have to reset my network adapter alot cause either pages wont load or my psp freezes when online. is there any thing i can do to maintain a good connection?

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I run xp and have a folder called 599330ad54d43e2b8231 and i am not sure where it came from, in the folder there is a text document called %temp%dd_msxml_retMSI.txt in this doc there are things like: === Logging started: 11/29/2007 0:49:40 === Action start 0:49:40: INSTALL. Action start 0:49:40: LaunchConditions. Action …

I'm using Windows XP Professional on my laptop & I wonder if anyone could possibly point me in the right direction in setting my own Personal Web Server, for the purpose of uploading my personal website on it, which can be accessed from any other computer, just as any website. …

Hi all. I did my due diligence and found threads with similar and related symptoms, but, they didn't point me in the right direction, so I'm creating this new thread. I've got a Toshiba Tecra 8100 running XP. I somehow got infected with a Trojan Horse. Eventually I got rid …

Hi All, I've recently setup a new SBS 2003 Premium server, following all of the wizards and avoiding anything "under the hood". The site has a static IP (forwarded to the server - can TS in no troubles), all necessary ports open and forwarded (80, 443, 25, 110, 1723, 3389, …

Hey guys, I have an issue with the partitions on my HDD and I was hoping the great minds of daniweb can help me. Being a total jackass when partitioning my 120GB hard disk I set only 7 GB for my Windows Xp operating system leaving the remaining 113GB for …

Hi there. I am new to this forum - but I wonder if someone may be able to help. I have a Sony Vaio notebook running Windows XP SP2. The hard disk is getting full and my PC is running slowly. The disk runs at 4200rpm. I would like to …

Hi. 7 days ago, we started getting redirected to arbitrary websites, our 'Windows XP Home' computer (with 6 separate profiles) suddenly got very slow, and we crashed alot. Norton Systemworks 2007 did not stop initially whatever hit us and could not remove it, but notified us of the presence of …

I need help... I downloaded ad-aware 2007 and saved it on my desktop. Once I tried to install it, it gets stuck in the "entering licenses" state. I tried to hit cancel and that didn't work. Then I get message that states "Runtime Error 216 at 0040714E". I know I …

im playing worldof warcraft,but i cantinstall adons like coorinates and other map thingsin thegame that is very usefull, and thereason is vista are stopping them to appear on the mini map oeon the main map, does any 1 know what i can do? and a nither thing. my cpu are …

Hello, I have a problem with one account in MS Exchange. All other accounts are ok, but whenever you try to send external email to this acount a reply like this comes back: This is an automatically generated Delivery Status Notification. Delivery to the following recipients failed. [email]address@mydomain.com[/email] Final-Recipient: rfc822;address@mydomain.com …

In a week or so I will receive a Dell Inspiron 1501 ($499.00). What should I do first? What should I do second? What should I avoid at all cost? What else will scare me? Let's get it right.

Hello, I have this problem from past few week now, which i haven't rectified. Hope I get some suggestion from here. I bought a new SATA2 Hdd 2 weeks before and there is no problem with that hard disk what so ever. The problem is with all my old hard …

I want to mod the windows taskbar to NOT show any running programs - similar to removing the "window list" in Gnome. I not looking to remove items from the system tray, only active windows (ie firefox, notepad, etc). I have found ways of repairing this if it occurs accidently, …

I am running win xp, sp2 and MS Office 2003 and Norton Internet Security. MS Outlook was working fine. Suddenly it can't send or receive email. A check of the accounts shows everything correct. Interesting thing - If I have Outlook send a test message, it says everything is connecting …

Hi everyone My friend and I have just obtained an older HP Pavillion running XP Pro Service Pack 1 and I am trying to upgrade to SP2. Whenever I go to MS Update or Windows Update I get a message stating: 'Your current security settings prohibit Active X controls. As …

Hi. I am having problems with my system restore. I have windows xp pro. I click start and go to all programs click accessories system tools then system restore. However, when I click on system restore the hour glass appears by the cursor then nothing else happens. I dont know …

I would like to upgrade my video card. Motherboard: MICRO-STAR MS-6728 My current video card is a GeForce 5600 FX. What is the best video card I could upgrade to without upgraded my motherboard? What is midrange video card?

Cannot revert hardrive using System Restore with Windows Xp Home (SP2). Norton 2006 reports a clean harddrive. Also, SpySweeper reports a clean harddrive. Any Ideas? Recently had my HJT log checked for virus's and spyware I may not have seen. The HJT log was checked by members of this forum.

Hi everyone, i have a little problem. i was looking at upgrading RAM. i removed one of my 2 512mbs. after examining it, i replaced it, the came 512, in the same slot. that's all i did, now my system wont boot, no screen, lots of beeps. I've tried booting …

Folks, After a clean XPSP2 install on a new hard disc, after POST the system fails to boot from the hard drive. However, if I press ESC to get to the BOOT menu, I can select the Hard Drive with the XP installed, and the system boots normally into windows. …

I'm trying to figure out why my Windows 2000 machine freezes up. Not BSOD, rather a complete 'press the reboot button' freeze. According to the readings from SpeedFan 4.27 my temp readings are: ambient temp (reported as Temp 1) in the computer box 35C. The HD's are at 38C & …

I keep getting a DRWIN error...anyone know what this is?

While trying to download updates from Microsoft a popup box appears and says, under the heading Microsoft 2002: [B]Error 1317: Setup cannot create the folder C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft. Verify that the path exists in your system and that you have sufficient permissions to update it.[/B] And at the …

Dear members, Please help me in regarding my problem. I am very much confused on whom to blame for the problem........MSSQL? or .NET ? or Win server? I have a dedicated server with 2GB RAM, SQL 2005, 150GB bandwidth, 160 GB disk space etc., I have created a .net application …

This is the error i get when i try to get into the internet Driver IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL Then they say something about the vnetusbr.sys file, i don't know what is it though I heard from other forums i seeked help from that it is a network driver's file can anyone tell …

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When I turn on my pc nothing happens apart from the lights coming on? I have no idea of where to start looking to fix it and am not sure how to get the information off the harddrive? Please help.

Well, I'l start off with my system specs... I have an Acer Laptop, Aspire 3100 2.5GB Ram, AMD Sempron 3500+ 1.79GHz, Windows XP Home Service Pack 2, version 2002. Now onto the problem: I have a wireless internet connection and I am using the Belkin Wireless G Router #F5D7230-4. I …

I have a home network with 2 computers connected - the first runs xp2 and connects with no problems. The second is a dual boot vista/xp2 which I have recently set up. Vista connects to the wireless again with no problem but the xp2 boot does not. I have disabled …

I just formatted and reinstalled Windows XP Home on my PC. after doing this i have an annoying little prompt that pops up as it is booting up. It asks me to choose an operating system to load. My choices are: Windows XP Home Windows XP Home if i choose …

Alright, I'll explain what's been happening. My friend is always going on about how his windows explorer is always freezing up, and he keeps having to restart his computer. He gave my a .mp3 song to listen to recently, but it never played, and it refreshed (perhaps rebooted) my explorer.exe. …

Ok, where do I start, long story short, we had Vista, it sucked, formated the crap out of everything(including the recovery) yep, not a bright thing to do, my bad. Anyways xp is up and running but know the sound isn't working at all. I go to the control panel …

When starting up my computer, my start up task bar, icons and anything else related to the desktop do not show up... The only way I can open things is through control alt delete. I downloaded virusterminator and it detected something in my startup labeled hmk.. I removed it and …