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i am realy new to all this could anyone 1 helpwith my problem every time i open my movie files containing films i have downloaded from various sites i get meesage windows has had to close if i click on the dont send box the film goes off if i …

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Hi everyone I can sign in to Daniweb fine on my computer (xp) but I can't on my laptop. I enter my name and password but as soon as I click "login" the password box clears itself so it tries to login without the password field. This has also happened …

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Im running vista ultimate x86. XFX Nvidia GF7900GT with 160.03 drivers (and ive used other drivers with the same problem) Whenever my computer disables (turns off) the monitor to powersave (after the screensaver being on for an hour) , it displays greenish diagonal lines across the screen with no way …

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I have tried all of the suggestions from most of the treads that I have seen in this forum, I have downloaded the hotmail fix, loaded several spy and adware removals, changed my internet settings deleted cookies and temp files. Still get an error when trying to get into hotmail.com …

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My windows xp is having a strange problem since a few weeks. All cookies and other browser files are appearing on my desktop and have been clogging it. The various files include xpti, compreg, extensions.rdf, XUL.mfl, search.rdf, secmod, compatility and bookmarks backup. I have IE 6.0 and Firefox 1.5.0.6 but …

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I get this error when booting up. This started after a floppy got stuck in the drive, and was forced out. The floppy does not work , so i can not run the system disk that came with it. I had windows 2000 on it so i put the disk …

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i need 2 change a .doc file into gif format without puttin .gif at the end plz help urgent thx :icon_question:

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Hello everyone I have been wondering is it possible to edit the windows boot up loading screen? Maybe customize it a bit i been looking threw some files and i don't want to start messing with anything until i know 1:If i can 2:What files i will need to edit …

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Alright guys, this is going to be long, so sit back and crack open a soda. Windows 98 SE. I was always having trouble with my comp. Unable to access files or folders like My Documents, My Computer, Windows Explorer, Control Panel, etc. Whenever I'd try, 9/10 it would go …

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Hi, I am glad to have found another active tech board. This is my first post and it is an emergency. My machine goes to the motherboard splash screen and stops. No error messages, no beeps, no bios, no safe mode. it goes to the splash screen and stops without …

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[COLOR=Red]IP addresses instead of localhost or 127.0.0.1[/COLOR] I want to buils a web server which will work fine not in localhost. It should work online as a web server from which i can host my own websites and visitor can visit these from other PCs. So, how can i proceed?? …

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Hi, I have a problem here. My IIS 5.1 dont seem to be working. I have check all my IIS setting to make sure that they are all correct. But IE7 return me with this error: you are not authorized to view this page. Can anyone one help me or …

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Ok so I've updated my codecs after constant reboots and removing Nortan antivirus completley from my system. Now heres the problem after all this, I can no longer convert videos using the programs "Any Video Converter" and "Super Video Converter" (the reason I have two apps is to see if …

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Hi People, Does anybody know how to auto start a program when starting Windows XP? I would like to start my computer with Windows XP, leave the room and when I get back Internet Explorer 5.X is up and running. I was able to automacally connect to my ISP. But …

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Hello, I realise that much has been discussed within this forum previously about slow browsing problems with IE. And I have tried all the various stated fixes without any change. At one stage I almost wished I had Norton Firewall installed as this seemed to be causing most of the …

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I am a moron and forgot my xp password for my admin. account (only account on the computer) and now it wants me to change the password that I can't remember. I tried logging into to safe mode, but it seems to stop/freeze after the following message: multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS\System32\Drivers\agp440.sys I had …

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Okay, I have (what I think is) a serious error on my system. Every once and awhile I get an error with no title in the title bar and it says "Windows cannot access the specified device, path or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to acces the …

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hi all, my computer is not downloading anything ive googled it and followed some advice but it doesnt work. i have no idea why it wont download. i managed to download 1 thing and thought it was fixed but it stopped again. also when i press 1 key im getting …

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Not sure what cause this, but definitely a problem! I have been having problems installing programs that use .msi After doing some research, I have found that the rights in my Registry don't seem to be correct. I can look at the rights in some keys and even the Administrator …

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OK, basically, when I logon (either via windows XP welcome screen or business logon window) I immediatly logoff. It persists in safe mode. I had to reformat last time, and now it's doing it again. I swallowed my geeky pride and asked on this forum. HELP APPRECIATED. I found no …

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My new computer has been supplied with Vista installed. I would like to add windows XP pro and run two OS independently. Can this be done? How? Thanks

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I've been having a problem with Windows ME where, when left alone for a length of time, it will freeze. It will awaken from sleep, but will freeze if just left alone. Any help with this issue is appreciated.

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Last night I moved my old Dell 2400's innards into a new larger case. The computer booted immediately (XP SP2) and ran fine, no problems at all, for several hours. This morning when I started it up, I noticed it was running slow. I checked the Task Manager and I …

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On some web pages, where there should be a graphic, there is a box with a red x in it, or sometimes three coloured triangles. What is this? Why does the graphics not appear? I am on XP 2. Thanks in advance for any help, Tez

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So I think that I have picked up a nasty virus which has crashed my laptop. It is in an endless loop of trying to reboot. I have read many of the previous posts on this site and I am still stuck. Basically I load in my XP CD. I …

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I'm running IE 7 on WinXP Pro SP 2. Since a couple of weeks ago my IE crashes everytime I'm trying to close a page or upload a file or picture. I downloaded the newest version of IE 7 from Microsoft and re-installed it a couple of times but it …

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hello all this is my very first post! ok so my problem is is that i restarted my computer bcoz itgo so laggy so slow. after restarting it,the screen goes blue for a split second (i think it was that intel inside thing) then the screen goes blank nothing happens. …

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[B][COLOR=green][COLOR=green]Shew..now that this page has finally loaded, I can explain my problem and hope you wonderful people here can help me. [/COLOR][/COLOR][/B] [COLOR=green][/COLOR] [B][COLOR=green][COLOR=green]This has been going on since about Saturday. I can connect with my DSL. I have already called the DSL place and they said they don't see …

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For some odd reason, anything that uses flash, dosen't work! I can also preview music from the artists site, ect. I can't install any programs because i get an error message. Any ideas on how to fix this and get FLash to work?! I need SERIOUS help!

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I am getting this on start up: exception processing message c0000013 parameters 75b6bf9c 4 75b6bf9c 75b6bf9c and with a few clicks it goes away till next start up

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[COLOR=Blue]Hi, I am having problems with my computer i would be really grateful if someone could help! I had Windows XP on my computer but found that updating my windows did not allow me to use some of my programs that I had when having Windows 98. To solve this …

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Hi There all Annoying XP Home takes just under 2 minutes to boot to Desktop anybody help ceiber27

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when i press f10 on my pc when it is booting up it displays the following: [I]Stop c000021a {Fatal System Error} The session Manager Initialization process terminated unexpectedly with status of 0xc000003a (0x00000000 0x00000000) The system has been shutdown[/I] does anyone know how i can resolve this problem thanks to …

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When i turn on my PC it works fine, but then it stops on the windows 98 screen and says cannot find SYSTEM.INI what should i do?????????? PS does anyone know where i can get windows 98 CD for free

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Hey all. Got a little problem: When my managers sends out emails (from office 2003/7) about meetings and who can attend, I receives codes instead of a legible email. I believe that there is an incompatibility between office 2000 (which i use) and office 2003/2007 wrt such emails. :sad: Is …

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hi , i recently had the missfortune of receving a virus , which ment i had to clear my laptop, the only problem is that a few of the drivers that i need to restore are not included on my windows xp operating disk(ie my modem driver and multimedia driver) …

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Hi this is the first time im posting on this website i dont even know if this is the right place to post, but anyway Lately a wire for my D: drive came lose so i put it back in. I tried to burn a disc and it didn't work. …

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I have been having a problem every so often with the adobe auto updater. I think it starts when an adobe program is opened. All of a sudden my computer will slow down to a crawl and when I go into the task manager all my cpu resources are used …

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people every time i try to open my computer in safe mode it gets jammed or it works but all black i can't see anything and it says something about the safe mode settings :S and when i try to activate the adminstrator through the normal mode the account users …

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I have an hp computer that has "Media Center" xp on it. I collected [U]MY[/U] actual CD key from my computers registry using a program called "Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder." Now my question is, can I use this key on another computer I'm thinking of building? The HP computer will …

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I'm having computer problems - more specifically - browser problems. I have no problems loading my Outlook or any of my chat modules (Aim, Yahoo, etc), but my problem is this - it is taking forever to connect to a website. ONCE I connect, I can navigate no problem, and …

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people my pc finally started getting slower cause of u jbennet i uninstalled windownsliveonecare and installed avast but it seems that it doesn't protect my pc from spywares :'( i have a svchost plenty of them takin the whole pc memory i need help faast pronto wut sort o programs …

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I cannot get Windows Explorer, My computer, Control Panel, etc. to open. I have run every virus scan I know of, as well as updated versions of Ad-ware and Spybot. I have also tried restore system to an earlier date. Now what do I do? My tech support for my …

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Hi, I'm having big problems with my comp... recently (over the past 2 or 3 days) it has been slowing down considerably, taking twice the time to load some programs. The cpu doesn't seem to run noticably higher than normal either. Forgive my noobishness... it's had a rapid slowdown and …

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My computer is turning itself off at different times, the Manufacturer said there is a DLL virus in circulation that causes this ?. My AVG and Stinger has not found a virus, is anyone aware of this please and what is the fix, Thanks, Roy

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Hey guuys MY gateway pc crashed after i was running aim, now when i tried to reboot it, it wont go pass the windows loading screen. Ive also gotten an error msg where it doesnt detect the hard drive but thats gone now. Ive tried hitting F8 and going into …

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Hi all, ive got a problem with my USB Harddisk. When i connect it to my desktop the hardware detector says that a new external device USB is found. But i can't find my USB drives? Its a 80GB Segate USB harddisk. You guys have any idea what the problem …

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I just got a Dell XPS 410 desktop computer with Windows Vista. It has an Intel Core II Duo Processor, 250 GB of memory, and 2GB of RAM. Everything has been working just fine so far, but when I run certain programs, they run slowly or they don't run as …

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IMJPMIG command: "C:windows\system32\IME\imjp8_1\IMJPMIG_1.exe" /spoil/RemAdvDef/Migration32 ImScInst command: "C:windows\system32\IME\ImScInst.exe /SYNC TNTSETP command: "C:windows\system32\IME\TINTLGT\TNTSETP.exe /SYNC TNTSETP command: "C:windows\system32\IME\TINTLGT\TNTSETP.exe /IMEName i was just browsing through the msconfig and those are the only ones i can't put a name to. I looked through the folder on the C: drive and it's all japenese :-O .... …

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I have a 40G I use as a secondary drive to store all my files.. I was hoping that segregating my data from my OS drive would afford myself a certain degree of safety, alas - after a power failure, XP reports the drive as a 4G "CDFS" partition, so …

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