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Usually when I have a tech problem I can figure it out by narrowing things down but this case is kinda different. Lately I've been trying out many different photo organizing programs and one that caught my eye was ACDSee, everyone raves about it. So I went, got the demo, …

Hi, I have just bought a new laptop with Vista Business installed. I want to Downgrade to Windows XP Professional as some of my programs will not run under Vista. Do I have to buy a Windows XP OEM or can I use the CD I bought with another computer …

For the last few days whenever i try to download a file neither the built in download manager nor the add on download manager work. The download goes straight to the desktop(or wherever else i direct it) meaning i cant see the status or any of the other information that …

Normally I live the box on and don't normally have to reboot. Once in awhile I'll reboot twice, then export the registry which I should've done before my vacation but was too busy (this is all irrelevant anyway). Well, when I went on vacation, I turned the computer off. When …

Yes, I still run Windows 2000 Pro, at least up until yesterday! Now, I cannot boot the computer. Windows 2000 has three splash screen in the boot-up. The first screen is a DOS screen which says, "Starting Windows", and my system makes it through this screen fine. The next screen …

Hello all! I am new to this site and I wanted to start by posting my problem. I work for a k-12 scool, and I have 40 new barebones systems. I recieved these from cyberpowerpc.com and I cannot load any OS, or mainboard drivers. We have a standard cd-rom drive, …

Hi it only happens sometimes but when i try to go on any website i get redirected. I know when im going to get redirected as the ip address of the website comes up. i have just been redirected to this website [url]http://dubaidiplomat.com/flex.cfm?pt=2&rpt=1&kt=1[/url] please help ! thank you

I recently had a "SMART event" on my c: drive. I could no longer boot because "windows/system32/config/system" was missing or damaged. since i have two hdds i thought maybe i could swap them, install xp on the new c: and access the old c: (now d:). next problem - no …

hello to those who read this... i have a laptop that has a cd and dvd writer drive on it... up until recently, i have never had any problems with it buttttt lately it has been acting really funny. if i am writing a cd, whether it be audio or …

Hi everyone, When I click the Search button in windows explorer the folders pane (on the left) is replaced with the search pane. This has a title bar "Search companion" at the top with a close pane 'x' button on the right (which works). Saddly that's all I get. The …

Hi, Web pages are prinitng as mark-up language instead of normal text. Don't know what started this but it's definitely not printer specific. Can anyone explain what browser settings or other changes have to be set to revert back to normal printing? Current browser is IE7 with most recent critical …

My PC can connect to the internet, seems to have no problem, except sometimes I lose the connection in the middle of browsing. The question that I want to ask anyone here is that why my PC gives the result of "request time out" when I ping the sites that …

Hi there! I am trying to burn a DVD with Nero vision express. This is something that I have done multiple times, and am not new at. I had to reinstall Nero because after using it for a week I get an error... ever time I reinstall! But I fixed …

Anyone know how to LOCK THE TASKBAR in 98se?? I looked on an XP and if you right click the taskbar it has the option right there (Lock Taskbar) but not on 98se.... Im trying to get rid of the silly little LINE next to the word "Start" and i …

I'm trying to set up IIS so I can use I WinXP remote web desktop. But this only works within the LAN. I can not get access to my computer via internet. Meaning when I type: [URL="http://my_localip:my_TCPport/tsweb"][COLOR=#006699]http://my_localIP:my_TCPport/tsweb[/COLOR][/URL] -----------> It's OK [URL="http://my_externalip:my_TCPport/tsweb--------->%20not"][COLOR=#006699]http://my_externalIP:my_TCPport/tsweb---------> not[/COLOR][/URL] working (I have a Qwest Actiontec GT701-WG already …

ok first let me say hello to all ... now im confused about this pc im trying to start to keep it short but to the piont blank hard drive (20 GB) winxp pro trying to install xp pro on drive was getting the blue screen of death now drive …

Hi i have this problem .... when i start windown and power on the computer starts up goes past the windows startup and then a black screen before an eggtimer appears and stays there. I have to manually switch off and restart - lst time i did this it took …

Hello Everyone, I have spent nearly 3 years developing this new browser, and it's finally ready after over 600 revisions. I decided to build it on proven technology and have "borrowed" the browsing engine from Internet Explorer 7. Needless to say, it's got the best stability possible. I invite you …

My pc have been rather slow lately and keep getting stuck at windows loading screen, originally i was planning to format the machine, but i chose to use the auto repair on the XP CD instead. Well i am now able to get into windows but a lot of problem …

Please suggest/help: [B]The Problem[/B]: When I click on my icon which is a (limited) account it displays a message -- Note: I have replaced my logon name with the generic word "user" in the following-- c:\Documents and Settings\user\Desktop not accessible Access denied. I have a total of three user accounts …

Getting "Windows\system32\config\systemd is missing or corrupt" message at boot up after i choose my XP OS at the duel boot screen & its telling me to use recovery council but which CD recovery council windows 2000 CD or XP to fix the problem..... I m thinking how is a windows …

I seem to be getting a lot of program crashes lately - either when I open one, or while I'm working. Suddenly a window opens that says "This program has stopped working. Any work you my have done will be lost" or something t tht effect. Then there is no …

I installed a dual boot system with windows 98SE first then windows XP. Now I can't get but 16 colors on my display. I know I need drivers but don't know where or how to get them. The problem of looking up the correct driver is i'll be looking up …

So, the other day, I had tried to uninstall a program and by doing so, had lost or affected a folder on my hard drive that I wanted. I tried to do a System Restore and it froze up, for over an hour, it sat on the green initialization screen, …

if anyone can help info is appreciated, i bought a new computer for my kids that has windows vista . i also bought a belkin wireless g plus router so i can connect both of my computers. i've succeeded in install the router to the ( wired ) computer. the …

Hi, Already a job is scheduled to run during week days and in week ends. I could see the job status saying "Could not start" and Last result says "0x0". I tried running manually, It works without error. What could be the problem , when running as a schedule job? …

Here's what I have. First, the monitor shuts off, or appears to. I check connections, jiggle wires etc., then the computer reboots. Another time monitor freezes, lines across the screen vertically, then the computer reboots. Many things run through my mind, monitor problem, but I switched monitors and that's not …

HI! I recently installed windows XP on my computer and transferred files over from an older computer. In the process something happened and I cannot open the "My Computer" Icon, nor can I get to my computer drives in anyway other then opening a my documents window and then typing …

I have a pentium 2 processor and 112kb of cache ram. Is it possible to install XP in place of 98? Will I be able to install windows xp once i change the RAM ?

hi to all... i just want to ask the following questions: 1. is it possible to burn the working windows image in dvd together with my norton ghost so that if ever my windows failed i just put the dvd in my computer and start the transferring of working image …

Hello all, I have a continuing problem here that I can not find any articles directly related to. After recieving Windows Update's on our XPsp2 clients here on our network from our Windows Update Server, many time's the profiles become corrupt (I assume) and then the next successful logon with …

I have been looking the answer to my problem about Microsoft Windows XP saying i have 2gb RAM when i know i put in 4gb. i have been looking around for the answer for quite a while and everything seems to confuse me. Some people have reported only being able …

I'm running a vista certification practice test for a product at our company, and I was wondering what the installation paths should be for All users (I presume program files, since an admin is required to install as all users anyways) and current user (as underprivliged users have no access …

Hi All :S I have four desk tops, a tablet, a pda and a laptop in the household. All running XP Pro. One of the desktops is being used for parts and another just went south reason unknown wont boot with anything, don't even get the startup screens. That I …

Please, please, please help me. My new computer is having a very strange problem ever since i put on easy tune pro 5.0 and nVIDIA nTUNE on it. I put these on it because i was getting strange flashes of white across the screen when i was playing games, which …

Hey everyone!! My internet speed is 100mbps but it is running as low as 33.6kbps for a past few days.... My computer speed is the same as it used to be.... but the speed of internet is getting slower and slower.... and every webpage takes more than 2-3 mins to …

Dear friends, Is any one aware about hacked by godizlla displayed in the internet explorer title page. i have tried to remove it then also am facing the same issue. it some virus in my system, if anyone knows the solution for this pls help me out... Thanks, Prakash.R

I'm trying to delete a picture and get the following error: Cannot delete .....: Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

Hello everyone i have a rather small but very annoying problem on my windows xp, when my pc start up windows gets struck on the welcome screen and every time i have to manually log instead of being logged in straight away, i dont understand why because the pc only …

I have windows xp home. I am using aol 9.0VR dialup. I make online memorials. When I go to upload a photo The blue bar fills like it is being loaded and then I get a dns error page..like I am not online. It will then error out all of …

I am having issues when closing internet explorer. Every time I close IE an error message pops up when looking at the details it says what’s below: AppName: iexplore.exe AppVer: 7.0.6000.16512 ModName: unknown ModVer: 0.0.0.0 Offset: 001a5501 Of course this doesn’t mean much to me, but if someone out there …

Ok so here is what I am running. I have a p4 prescott 2.4ghz, 1gig of pc2700 ram, and an Asus p4v8x-mx. Basically I can get into bios, do any changes I want, but the comp will not boot up, at all. Not with defaults, not with any adjustments I …

[url]http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread88963.html[/url] I did what the page said and now i cant browse some pages..... ex: rapidshare is blank and other pages are blank too.. and some pages comes with parsing error or something like that. i will post a screen if i get it again.. What the fuck is wrong?

I have a really weird problem with mpeg videos, rundll32 and windows explorer. Whenever I navigate to a folder with MPEG videos inside I instantly recieve a message that reads 'Windows Host Process (Rundll32) has stopped working' and then in smaller print it reads 'A problem caused the program to …

-I have a Toshiba Laptop running Windows XP SP2- Problem: My problem is not actually only in IE, but all browsers. Some Ads which appear on a webpage are not displaying correctly. Instead of the Ad being displayed, it says "The Page Cannot Be Displayed" where the Ad is supposed …

Will Zone Alarm and AVG slow my internet speed? I hate Norton, it used to scan each and everyfile I opened. My pc slowed down a lot. Is that becoz I have only 128mb ram or is it Norton's fault?

I installed a software that puts ads on screen top, it was not working so I un installed it, after that, if I click a link that opens in a new window, a new window is opened with an image of screen in it, the address bar does not show …

for some reason when i hav 2 users logged on, and im in the welcome screen of windows xp pro, it asks me for a password that i've never set to login. is there a way to fix this? i've tried setting a password but that doesnt work either. i've …

We have a problem in Magictool software; when we making a any programe then this software is genrating programe number but now it is not genrating that time showing Run time error '62' - Input Past End of File. Plz guide

I just installed Zone Alarm and disabled the XP firewall and neither IE or Firefox will access the internet. 'Spybot and AdAware can access and update ... I have used Zone Alarm on 98 with no problems... Programs tab shows I have given IE and Firefox access Any help appreciated...