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Be gentle with me, I'm a technoturkey! How I got this far amazes me! The setup: I have a Netgear wireless access point and router connected to my desktop machine by LAN cable. This router is 192.168.[B]0[/B].1 The Netgear unit is the DHCP server All machines run XP, all patches …

Hi pals i have this virus that once doubled clicked it disables some features in my start menu such that i cannot run the task manager ,i also cannot access the control panel and when i restart my comp i get a message box with details of somekind of advert …

Alright, im running vista ultimate 32 bit with a soundblaster x-fi xtremegamer. What happens is my sound will freeze up and start ringing if i am already using sound from any source, and if not, it will just stop working. The only way to stop the ringing is to change …

I setup a RAS server at work. It is running Win 2003 and everything appears to be working fine. The problem is that if you VPN into that box for some strange reason you only get DNS resolution for resources on the network if you use the FQDN. In other …

I am running Win2K with all SP's and updates. System is 1.0g Intel P3 with 512 ram. While watching live Streaming Video on Window Media Player 9, system locks up solid. Key board is inactive-must hard boot. I have checked for all file associations (to my best ability) and all …

I am on a small network. I can access all the shares I am supposed to be able to access. If i enter the server name in a run box, like '\\tcrtsrvl1' then I get the list of shares like normal. Me and all the servers are in the same …

I have world of warcraft installed on my computer and when I play it my computer turns off after about 15 minutes. I have checked the power options and nothing seems out of place, do you know why this is happening? By the way, I'm using an Acer Aspire 1801 …

I cannot use Microsoft Works on my XP Home SP2 Emachines W2646 because it says I don't have permission due to a missing EULA. Is there someplace I can get this? Otherwise I have to either delete the program from my pc or completely reinstall windows using the recovery cds …

I upgraded a win98 pc to win xp home and everything runs great all drivers loaded the pc runs smooth except one problem in both outlook and outlook express I cannot open web links. I have uninstalled and reinstalled office I have done all windows updates I have done registry …

Hello to all. This will be my first post. I need some advice on what to do with a hard drive. I have a corrupt kernel file on a hard drive. The drive has been scanned several times (I slaved it on another pc and scanned with AVG) and appears …

:!: For only some web sites such as Yahoo, CNET(will not load at all), Gamespot, and others, the pictures and ads and such will not load. Any ideas? I have tried using many other browsers such as Mozilla, Slimbrowser, Opera, and Netscape and none have worked. Does anyone know what …

Hi, New to XP so still learning. I can see how to change a shortcut's icon (through properties). Is there a way to associate an icon with the application .exe itself? I'm mostly interested in having the icon of my choice show on the taskbar and in the window corner, …

I post this question in XP because I'm trying to get a Hard drive to go back to XP on two PCs I would like to think of myself as a intelligent person but this makes me feel stupid. I have a HDD that was formated and loaded with vista. …

Hi, Hoping someone will help. For some reason I cannot access certain websites and is frustrating me as problem happens after clean installing windows. Does this both on IE and Firefox. For instance for Hotmail will connect but not transfer data. Cheers John Wright

Greetings: New to group, first post and hope it will not be my last. Love technology but its going to fast for me to keep up. I am interested in playing slot machines as you can tell from the title of this post. I am particularly interested in improving my …

For those who tired to press the cancel and select the open with list when they insert any CD/DVD and this popup comes everytime. Here its solution to Permanently block this Autorun service: Right Click on [B]Mycomputer[/B] > select '[B]Manage[/B]' > select category '[B]Services and Applications[/B]' and Click '[B]Services[/B]' and …

Hi, After formatting my laptop and installing windows xp, after a few months, i decided to update it, but when i clicked on the icon, it identified that my windows is not genuine, and everytime i want to insall anything else, it keeps on giving me the same message and …

Hi all My son ran a repair instal on his pc because it was bluescreening rather too much. His machine runs an up-to-date genuine XP with a Norton AV/internet security suite installed. Like a typical teen it was used for gaming and college work. When he ran the repair instal …

i bought a new pc and after using it for sometime now, i boot the pc one day and i had a blue screen with this inscription: "unmounted boot device" and then also sometimes it reads: " if this is ur first time reboot or contact the administrator" pls can …

Please help me. I am using Gigabyte Mother board and i just upgraded from service pack 1 to service pack 2 having met all the necessary requirements which are: 1. AMD A thlon (tm) 1250MHz main processor 2. Memory size 256Mb 3. Memory Testing 262144K I was using it for …

[font=Arial][size=2][font=Arial]I have a problem where i will be working away at my pc and for some reason the screen just goes black. The PC doesn’t reboot or crash and is still running but the only way to fix the screen is by hitting the re-set button. On rebooting no error …

I'm trying to work with Virtual PC, but there are several files that i have in my host OS (Windows XP) that i need in my Virtual Machine (Linux Debian)... so, i need to create a shared file or a network or anything...

When initally restarting the connection (booting up, modem -> router -> desktop) I am connected to the internet. Within minutes the connection is lost. When viewing Network Connections initially I see only Local Area Connection (with strong connection) When connection cuts out I see "Internet Connection" showing that the Gateway …

I've been having a frequent problem where I have a strong internet connection, but neither Firefox nor IE will connect. I get either timeout errors or "can't find the server" errors. This sometimes happens from boot up, but more often happens while I'm surfing. Rebooting usually corrects the problem and …

Hihi all, I have just recently caused a problem, while running an update for Phoenix Bios for my mothers laptop, i downloaded and installed it but now the computer refuses to boot, the initial startup screen pops up and then the computer goes blank. I thought i was doing the …

Is there any other IDE for Windows CE development besides Visual Studio?

[COLOR=Purple]This is my problem that I'm having.. I ran this software called easycleaner and I was deleting duplicate files.. not knowing that this one was very a important one..anyway now I'm getting this on my kids computer screen [B]Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: …

Ok, I built my own PC and it has been a rock for two years. I've since lost my copy of Windows XP, can't seem to find it. I'm getting the HAL.DLL file is missing or corrupt error. I saw one of the threads on here regarding it, but none …

I have been having problems with my computer for the last 4 or 5 weeks which have been sporadic but seemingly getting worse. The problem is that I have continual crashes. For no apparent reason, the computer (Dual Xeon, Windows XP) crashes and restarts. My own tech has tried to …

Hey guys, Could someone show me how to write a batch file to install software? I just need something very basic that, when run, will auto install the software. I know it isn't that hard, but I don't know how. :( thanks!

I have just built a computer and after realising i couldnt install my version of Vista (as it was an upgrade) i found a copy of 2000 i could install on my empty HDD, and then upgrade to Vista. I installed 2000 fine, installed SP4 (which i had on a …

Hi 2 days ago i turned my laptop on and the desktop had changed to the acer default one which i thought was odd, when i checked in my documents it was empty - i have lost all my photos, music and files! I have tried to do a system …

I teach a class that includes the use of Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Access. Everything has been fine until recently. Some of my students have been required by their employers to upgrade to Office 2007. The problem is that I now can't read their homework to grade it …

Hey everyone,I am running windows XP and for the last week it seems to be really slow and sluggish,and it keeps freezing,I did a defrag yesterday and a disk clean up,deleted cookies and emptied my recycle bin,and cleaned up some unused desktop icon's,other than this can anyone suggest anything else. …

Hello, and thank you for taking the time to help me. My problems is I made a image with the new Acronis 11, but when I try to restore the image to disk I get an error saying " The archive is corrupted". I was hoping someone had a quick …

I've done just about all I can to rid my computer of spyware and, more specifically, this Bloodhound.W32 virus. If someone could look over my Hijack log file and tell me if there's anything I can take care of from there, I would greatly appreciate it. Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 …

hi all, I keep getting booted off line. I have a cable connection and have had no problems in the past.each time it happens i unplug the cable and plug it back in and all is well. I called the cable company and all checks out at their end and …

HI i have very stupidly installed Fedora 7 on my computer and set GRUB to instal on the master boot record, but now i want to switch it back to normal, unfortunately i do not have the windows dvd around. What can i do to fix / restore the MBR? …

I want to make an image of the hard drive so that if something goes wrong I can just put in the disc and restore it to like new. What do you recommend? Or is there such a thing?

i have installed vista ultimate.when i install sound driver for xp it fgives me a lot of problems.some times sound doesnt come.

Hi, I am using a windows XP Pro. for some reasons my computer would not shut off. It stays at "Saving your settting" for ages. Do anyone know how to solve it?? thx

WHere in vista do I manage the number of hard drive letters I can recognize on my PC. Problem: I attached my DVideo camera to the USB port. It recognizes that the device was attached but does not get recognize as a new drive to vista. I am assuming it …

Can you repair the boot files on a HDD pulled from a PC? (XP) ie. boot.ini hal.dll

My old motherboard finally gave out and i replaced it with a different motherboard and CPU but i am using the same HDD. It has windows XP home edition on it. when i try to turn on my computer it takes me to boot in safe mode or normal mode, …

I have bit trouble with a long word document. Page has been set up in A4 paper, but the paper appears wider so the text looks reduced. The screen shows clearly that paper width exceeds the setup 21 centimeters set up for that type of page. I've tried with setup …

Ok, here's the deal. I have a Dell Dimension 5000 which initially came with a 19 inch CRT. I got rid of the CRT and replaced it with a 20 inch Dell 2001FP. When I connected it up initially the FP monitor operated perfectly at its native resolution of 1600 …

Hi. I've got this issue on my Vista laptop that's been there since I got the thing about six months ago. The system clock falls behind the actual time at a silly rate, which can be up to several minutes in a session but varies sporadically. Then every so often …

I tried to do the right thing today by backing up all my pictures onto a CD. I opened my pictures file and click "copy all files to cd" and the "temporary files were sent to be copied. An error occured while trying to burn them and they were not …

I must be suffering a brain fart. I cannot figure out how to set up a user to be able to access a Win2003 server via FTP. I installed IIS with FTP and other required stuff I created an FTP server, using 'User Isolation', root is D:\userdir\FTP_ROOT I started the …

Recently, my computer stopped being able to play audio and media files. It was all OK before today. None of my music from itunes will play When I try to play the music from WMP i get "Windows Media Player cannot play the file because there is a problem with …