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My OS had been giving me some problems. So I tried to repair/reinstall it. but when i tried to boot from the cd and tried to repair it it took me to the recovery console and their asked me to enter Administrator paasword. I had never set an Administrator pass. …

Hello people i need a little help please.... something really messy happen with my PC this morning her is my story i shutdown my pc normaly lastnight everything was fine i turn it on the next day i wirte my pass and everything on my destktop was gone i couldn't …

I have really hard times with my winxp recently. Time to time (sometimes, immediatelly after start) exporer stucks. Main syndrome is that, only thing which is working is ctrl+alt+del, which brings up task manager, but you cannot click anything. Next thing whis is working are windows shortcus eg. WIN+D will …

i installed windows xp with out uninstalling me first and niw i cant connect to the internet. i have a netgear wireless router and when i try to connect to the network it says i need to install the hardware for it, but one of my freinds said that the …

[COLOR=Cyan]Hello. [COLOR=Black] My Compac win98 was running Ok. but now when I start it show the window logo, and then then this message came: ' VMM32.VXD is required to run windows. if this file is not in your PATH, you may need to reinstall windows. I don't have disk for …

Hi Guys I discovered that my partner had tried to install spyware on the computer we share at home .. Anyway to cut a long story short he is the administrator and he has access to all of my folders and my profile which I dont mind however I want …

Good Day, I bought my japanese laptop last April 7, 2007 here in Yokohama Japan after that together with my friend we convert it to English OS, everything is in good condition except the DVD. I try to insert a DVD Movie but it appears, your Windows cannot view DVD …

Hi Guys, I saw that this problem has been done before but after reading the details I was still unable to solve my problem, Perhaps some light could be shed. Generic host process for win32 services........ C:\DOCUME~1\MARKD~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\WER4.tmp.dir00\svchost.exe.mdmp C:\DOCUME~1\MARKD~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\WER4.tmp.dir00\appcompat.txt szAppName : szAppVer : 0.0.0.0 szModName : unknown szModVer : 0.0.0.0 offset …

The other day a formated my PC. I managed to get the WMP tool bar on the start bar, but i can't get it anymore. Can you help? Thanks

Hey there, this is kind of a long story but i wanted to make sure i got all of the facts in there even if im not sure they are relevant so i am running windows xp pro sp2. recently i was prompted to install windows media player 11 and …

Well, i used to have a 1.6gigahertz pentium 4 with a 4G4A Motherboard and geforce 4 mx440 graphics card; a budget pc basically. That PC died spontaneously after the screen went black, i restarted, and the PC decided to make repetitive siren noise like deedawdeedaw (overheating? my CPU was only …

Hi I am having problems with my computers startup speeds. It takes too long to load and will freeze at anytime once it has loaded. I am running on windows xp with SP2. Thanks in advance.

Ok i have a problem that is makin me very mad :mad: it seems that in the attempt to fix a computer that i was hoping to purchase off a co-worker that i had downloaded an windows XP OS and then i can not figure out how to remove the …

[I]<< moved from [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread74129.html"]here[/URL] >>[/I] I was checking for beta drivers and I found this: [URL]http://www.nzone.com/object/nzone_downloads_rel70betadriver.html[/URL] I am gonna buy a laptop with nvidia go 7900 gtx, but It doesnt have vista drivers. Do you think this beta drivers will work?

Hey guys i am having problems with WinAso Registry Optimizer and Registry Mechanic 6, as the come up with 200+ errors for deep scan but when fixing the it come up with a message they are protect by Windows does anyone else have the same problem or is just my …

NOt sure if this is the right forum. Please redirect if not. Anyways here's my problem: randomly and sometimes multiple times. When I start my computer up it goes to the blue screen with this error: A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage …

i am an artist totaly ignorant of almost everything technical apart from design/image apps. I have an etower with "windows me" installed and want to install "2000pro" or at least "2000". Is this possable and will my drivers be affected or whaterver?? Please help thanks Tim:)

I don't know a lot about computers, but I want to learn. Any basic knowledge or links you want to give me would be nice. I've read some of the tutorials, like the basics of algorithms, but I don't know how to use that kind of information. The same is …

Why do i get memory dump? how do i fix it? is there a program that can fix that? anybody has info on this please try to help me thanks

Hi I hope someone can help with this problem. I have a Panasonic GS 150 Camcorder which I use on MSN Messenger, works fine with an exellent picture. When I try and use it on Yahoo, I get a black screen!!!!! I tried the Yahoo help and approached Panasonic but …

Hi, I have seen quite a few of these threads but now it's my problem I guess. I get this message both on my IE and Netscape browers. Any help is greatly appreciated. I ran HijackThis v1.99.1 and here is the logfile: Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 11:54:39 …

[COLOR=#555555]Hey all.[/COLOR] [B][COLOR=red]here's my story..[/COLOR][/B] [COLOR=#555555]rather frustrated but thats the price you pay I guess...[/COLOR] [COLOR=#555555]Some time ago I had partitioned my hard drive in to two (C: being in NTFS), over the weekend I tried to create an additional partition but I was unable to do so. I cancelled …

The generic host error started poping up on my computer a few days ago, I had get a dial up model (used, no drivers) and install. That was the first time I got on this computer with a dial up modem. I worked for like an hour, surfing the net. …

Okay so I'm no computer wiz, and I don't know what parts are in my computer and how old they are, but just a few months ago my computer was on it's way to hell from all the bugs that were in it. So I started fresh I re-input windows …

ok, ill start from the top. i have a windows xp home edition compaq, got it around 2003. im assuming when u use the System Recovery Console thats built inside the computer, u need atleast 15 open gigs in your memory for it to properly recover my computer. i used …

how can i create file and print server, please me step by step process to creating these server.

Hi, Can I configure Outlook Express to view my GMail or Yahoo mails. If yes, tell me how? Specifically what to select for Server (POP3/IMAP/HTTP). I have Office 2003 Installed. Thanks in advance.

Hello all. I was hoping maybe someone could help me out with my problem that I am having right now(well not me, but a co-worker at work). We use Visual Studio.Net 2003 along with Reporting Services here at where I work. Well, all is going good for all the clients …

Hi, I have 2 hard drives on my computer, both running Windows XP MCE 2005. I will install the Vista upgrade on my 200GB hard drive later and leave XP on the 80GB HD, so I can dual boot (that is dual booting right?). I would like to ask you …

Hi, I did a Windows Repair using the original Dell XP CD that came with the computer. Well during this process an error message popped up stating: Software Installation has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility. This software will not be installed. Contact your system administrator. So …

I think I might have stumbled upon something.:?: I had read on another website to go to start-run- key in: services.msc, then hit ok. then you scroll to windows audio. now you want to RT CLick on Windows Audio and click on Properties. a small window with tabs will appear. …

I have read numerous posts about this and have ran about 5-6 different spyware ad aware programs to no avail. I have also tried 2 different antivirus softwares and nothing is helping. Hoping maybe someone here has an idea. Attached is my hijackthis log. Thanks in advance.

[COLOR=Green]Hey everyone. Everytime I try to open yahoo messenger, it will pop up and then diappear immediately. I also cannot get AIM to open at all. If anyone could help me out I would appreaciate it so much. Thanks! :cheesy: HJT Log Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\csrss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe …

i am having an [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread74299.html#"]error message[/URL] upon boot up of my laptop, though it does not prevent the laptop from booting up fully. Here is the message: The system [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread74299.html#"]DLL[/URL] user32.dll was relocated in memory. The application will no longer run properly. The relocation occured because the DLL for C:\WINDOWS\system32\HHCTRL.OCX …

Hello, I just received a Compaq E500 laptop from Ebay. I tried installing Windows XP Pro. Everything goes fine untill i get to the "copying files" at file win32k.sys it stops installing and gives me options. Either retry installing this file , witch i tried many times and still wouldn't, …

Hello, I just received a Compaq E500 laptop from Ebay. I tried installing Windows XP Pro. Everything goes fine untill i get to the "copying files" at file win32k.sys it stops installing and gives me options. Either retry installing this file , witch i tried many times and still wouldn't, …

I have an Intel Pentium 166MHz w/MMX Computer and use Windows 98. A web site I was trying to access had this error message: "ERROR! JavaScript is required to use this site!" I then downloaded and installed JRE (Java Runtime Environment), Version 6, Update 1. I even customized my Security …

I am having problems with my wireless connection, it always says that it is connected but i am unable to load a web page. I have pinged it successfully and no packets are lost. I am using windows xp on SP2 with a netgear WG111T wireless adapter and a netgear …

Microsoft SMS vs. novadigm software and other software?!?! Hi! Imagine you have a company with aprox. 500 Client PCs. It is a windows 2003 domain. Suddenly you want to install a certain software on 289 of 500 PC. You have 1 hour for this job

:?: Running win xp home on compaq presariosr1110nx. had to do a recover due to problems with cd/dvd combo. now whenever i open a new site on line i get the following message "..cannot find import;dll may be missing,corrupt,orr wrong version file"rtl70.bpl",error 126" ran ccleaner and various other reg edit …

Hello, Yesterday I stumbled onto some spyware and subsequently ran spybot and a few other programs, and got rid of it (or at least I'm pretty sure I did). Now I'm having a problem where when I log in I never get the start menu or my desktop icons, just …

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I had a problem with one of our machines randomly pulling 100% CPU usage for periods of time. I tried several forums and removed every known issue there was until I finally wiped the drive with random data then reformatted. 5 minutes after the clean installation (unplugged from network) the …

Hi there, svchost.exe appearing 6 times in Task Manager. Is this normal or do i have to do something to get rid of the duplicates. Thank you

i have a 2003 hp running xp sp2 well i decided to vac. the dust out of it since its been a while. also it was getting real hot. the cpu fan just barely working. well when i put it back together and hit the on button it seemed to …

I had an lssas.exe error - "The Endpoint Format is Invalid" after installing a DDR 333 PC 2700 RAM watever. After taking it out, it was fine again. Is there something wrong with my computer or something? I've had a search around and it may be a RAID problem but …

When I log into windows XP Pro I get a pop up window at the beginning asking if I want to run WINPOL.EXE Does anyone know what this is and how to get rid of this. I have only just installed a fresh copy of XP. I have the latest …

i want to install windosxp on machin already vista installed on it how can i do that ? many thanks amin

Ok this is strange and I'm not sure how this happens but here goes... I got an email in my hotmail account that when I click on to open flashes a black screen up really quickly (I managed to read the words 'remove' and 'disable') & makes my PC restart. …

I'm trying to create a backup to a cd rom disk using the windows XP backup program but everytime I reach the dialoge box to choose the "backup to" I cannot choose the backup type nor will it let me write to my cd rom disk as the backup to …