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Hey everyone, yesterday I was on my computer, talking to some friends via AIM and YIM, and my internet went out on me, but it actually wasnt out. A little image of two computers appeard in the taskbar, and said, Local Area Connection, little or no activity. I rebooted about …

I Have An Acer Computer That Reboots Itself At Any Time. You Never Know When Its Going To Happen. It Shows To Have No Viruses From A Virus Scan. Can Anyone Help Me Out.

So, my friend told me about a HSF, I tried putting it in. But before that i took off the wires off my motherboard. I took off the old HSF, i tried putting in the new one, but it didn't fit. So then I decided to put back the old …

Hi all, I apologise in advance, I have a slight learning difficulty so go easy on me! I also think this post should go into another forum as well, but I am not sure :o) I recently purchased a Dell and after getting it setup almost like my old computer …

I installed IE v.7 a few days ago, and my computer hasn't been the same since. It won't allow me to access certain websites (like trying to pay my power bill online), and it has slooooowed my computer down considerably. I've cleaned out all my temporary files, re-booted, and sleected …

Lol, hi i basicly joined for someone to help me, when i try to play some of my music in windows media it says, "Windows Media Player cannot play the file because there is a problem with your sound device. There might not be a sound device installed on your …

All my desktop icons are linked. If you drag one, they all go. Main problem is when an icon is clicked, the Recycle Bin folder opens. Really stumped on this. Any help appreciated. Thanks.

Right-clicking on the Start button causes my XP Home Edition system to freeze. The only way I can correct it is to reboot. However, it recurs when I try to right-click again. Otherwise, the computer works normally. Would anyone have a solution to this problem? Thanks, Oded

:rolleyes: I have a compaq 1275 laptop that came with a toshiba 4.3gb hard drive I got a IBM travelstar 20gb for free model #djsa-220 would I be able to install it in my laptop and also I have the quick recovery cd's that came with the computer that puts …

Hi, I was using my computer surfering the web as I was doing my paper. THen suddendly it froze, i thought because i left it on an hour or two too long. I suddently heard the hard drive like it was loading something. I forced restart (button not a + …

Hey, i've been a long time reader of this website because i use it at my job where i also fix the same problems you all encounter every day, but now the tables have turned. i have a problem of my own... i want to burn cd's on windows media …

[COLOR=#000000]I am having the strangest problem with Windows XP. No matter what application I load, there is a 1.5 ~ 2 second delay before the application is ready for use. I will explain further, first, here are my specs:[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]* Inspiron E1505, Intel Core Duo Processor T2400 (2MB/1.83GHz/667MHz)[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]* 2GB, …

[B][COLOR=#000080]Hello, I don't know too much about computers, but I wonder if any of you out there could please please HELP ME... I own a IBM T23 thinkpad laptop.[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=navy]The problem with the laptop is as follows:[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=navy]When switched on within a minute or so a clicking noise is heard... …

In windows98, windows media player stores the recent viewed files address and there was no option to remove this privacy from player...some of virusscan provides some utility of cleaning but some of them not work. To clean manually follow this: Click 'start' and go to 'run' and type 'regedit' (only …

[COLOR=#000000]Hello. I am having a problem with a PC I am working on for a friend of my sisters. It is an old [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Gateway E-1400[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]PIII processor[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]16MB TNT2 PCI Graphics card[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]256MB RAM[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]15GB HDD[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]I know this is an old PC but it was given to him …

Hi, I wish to Upgrade my PC for the future softwares going to be released.... Like Windows Vista Currently I have: [B]Processor: [/B] Intel Penitum 4 Processor 540 with Hyperthreading Technology 3.20 GHz, 800Mhz FSB, 1MB L2 Cache, 90nm [B] RAM: [/B]512 MB RAM -- 400 MHz DDR SDRAM Memory …

Hi Everyone, got a problem here that i can't seem to solve. i am using Windows Media Player 11, with WINXP OS. I tried installing the codecs, tried uninstalling and installing WMP11, but no luck. so please can somebody help me...i am sure one of you out there has come …

Okay here's the situation. I was trying to make Daemon Tools 4.03 work by using SPTD Deleter, which required me to install both the .NET framework and WMI. I could only use SPTD Deleter in safe mode, and because my machine doesn't have a boot options menu by pressing F8, …

I need to know the location of the CDrom Driver's. The Symantec remove product tool, Has Removed them.

I just have a few questions. I want to restore my pc to the way it was straight out of the box. I know I want to wipe my HDD, but I have no OS to reinstall once I do it. I would really rather not spend $200 for windows …

Can Anyone Please Tell Me What This Means & How I Can Fix This Issue? I Am Using An Older Toshiba Laptop And Whether I Put In A Cd-rom(that's Been Burned With Music On It) Or A Blank Cd, I Receive The Message " Please Insert Disc Into Drive D" …

Just worth saying that anyone having trouble with suse 10.2 and VPC 2004 needs to set the RAM to less than 512

Ok heres my problem, and I intend to explain it in great detail so you can presume that this problem is a lengthy one. I hope someone has the courage to read through all of it and help me out. I'd rather not have to buy a new computer but …

Hi everyone. In the last days i experienced a big trouble with the stored data on my c partion of a maxtor 160gb hdd. The problem occurred and started with a strange crash when i was simply exploring a directory in win xp 2005 media center. When i saw the …

I added an image background to my MS Word document. But it doesn't show in Print Preview. I tried an output as a PDF file (via a PDF driver). In that file also, the background doesn't appear. Is there anyway to get this done?

Hi, I don't know if anyone can figure this out. I used to have a PC & had Windows Media Player 10 & have since bought a laptop & although I'm using the same files, & WMP 10 some of my music files are played near to the end but …

Error signature EventType : BEX P1 : explorer.exe P2 : 6.0.2900.218 P3 : 41107ece P4 : shell32.dll P5 : 6.0.2900.2951 P6 : 44b64ba4 P7 : 0004f2b9 P8 : c0000409 P9 : 00000000 To view technical information about the error report, click here.

Hi, here is my problem. I play world of warcraft on a Sony PCG-FRV26 Laptop, it has a Radeon IGP 345M Graphics Card Driver. With this Driver, WoW is scratchy and buggy and is not very good (graphically speaking). But I came accross a thread one night about a guy …

Hi Everyone, Hopefully this is the right place to ask this question, if not, will someone please direct me to the right place? Here goes: my screensaver no longer comes on by itself. It will work if I access it through the control panel and use the "Preview" button, but …

im trying to install linux on my external hard drive and i dont have access to burn a cd. I mounted the .iso with daemon tools to install but im not seeing a way to install it without putting it on a cd to boot up from startin up windows. …

I cant log into hotmail at all.(Mozilla, IE, Messenger). I get "connection was refused when contacting login.passport.com" One strange thing: when I can log in2 hotmail I cant log in2 my ISP site when I can log in2 my ISP site I cant log in2 hotmail I used many hotmail …

In october I had my IE6 hijacked , the system was scanned by spybot and cleared up ; however a sequel was left : the Internet Options/General Tab/ Start page is disabled ; In order to change the damn porno start page I had to edit the register: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main; …

Hello everyone, I was installing Windows XP OEM onto my friend's computer. I have done this several times, but this was the first on my friend's machine. He was running a bootleg copy of XP previously and the copyright warnings were annoying him, so I gladly accepted the offer to …

Hi there; started pc this morning and the start menu and quicklaunch toolbar are inactive. They are present and visible as normal, but have no functionality. I'm running Symantec antivirus and also Iolo system mechanic 6 prof. System mechanic tells me my registry is OK but I suspect it might …

I have this program on my desktop that is somehow ended here, but I can't delete it on easy way (right click, delete) cause it says it's full write protected or in use(but it's not in use). How to delete it forcely

I have windows xp and I cannot get the system restore to work, it is on but it will not go back to a later date. advice Please.

I am waiting on my xp disk to arrive in the mail. The computer is finished and would really like to get it up and running. Could I use my xp pro disk to install and when the new disk comes use the key off of it or would that …

I had a system32/drivers/ntsf error and found the way to fix it from microsofts site. But when I go into the recovery console. it wont allow me to enter the commands I received from microsoft. I ran a chkdsk and it says it's unrecoverable. I am really limited as to …

I was wondering if anybody can help me out with something. I am trying to update Toshiba BPCI TAPI Service 1.4 to 1.43 in Windows XP Pro SP2 on a Dell Latitude 110L and WIndows keeps installing the 1.4 instead of the 1.43. I uninstalled 1.4 from the Add/Remove program …

I'm running Windows 2003 Small Business OS on an application server and have no trouble running programs from the server on any of the client computers. There are only 4 client computers on this little network and we are licensed for 5. The problem is that we cannot use network …

I have a very frustrating problem that I am hoping someone can help me with. I recently built up a new system--Pentium D with a Maxtor 200GB ATA100 drive. I have attempted to load Windows 2000 Pro and 2 copies XP Home Edition and have encountered a similar problem on …

i use a trial version of vista. its the best operating system i have worked on. please, can some body help me in getting the product key for vista.. sameer

Windows will not boot. The root directory is corrupt and hence the "bad or missing System file". This came about after uprading Zone Alarm. During the mandatory reboot I logged in as someone other than the administrator. As it was nearly complete with whatever process it was doing after logging …

I have a problem with a friend's computer. She is using Win98 S.: When she right clicks on her desktop or tries to create a new folder from explorer she gets the following message: EXPLORER caused an invalid page fault in module SHELL32.DLL at 01B7:7FCCC6F9 The screen goes blank and …

Any way to open every one of IE7 bookmarks in its own tab automatically? as if i could it could mean i could read every one of my posts ever seriously though... any suggestions?

I reformatted hd. installed a purchased version of win98se. Loads fine. When comes to screen searching for driver for the compaq Cv735 the system reboots. Does this if i take my WinMe drive and install it. The system came with Win98se but started re-booting on start-up after about two yrs. …

i requre a scrip through which i can directly make changes to the keys in gpedit ?? Thanks in advance.

I went to PCWorld today to preorder vista (not out in UK yet) £179.99 for home basic (no aero and only runs on celerons/semprons) [B][U]£379.99!!!!!!! for ultimate edition[/U][/B] [B][/B] [B][U]OMFG[/U][/B] [B][/B] If 1 dollar = 50pence then that makes it $750!!! HOW COME UK SOFTWARE IS SO MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE …

Hi everyone: I was surfing all around my puter deleting all kind of unused folders... and suddenly i found this one: C:\RECYCLER\NPROTECT\ i am not sure what this folder is ment for... perhaps to backup deleted items with Norton ??? ... Well the point is that i want to delete …

Running Windows 98 - 1st edition, I.E.6. Connected via high speed line. Have been using Google as my home page in IE for years without a problem. 'Bout 3 weeks ago I noticed that Google had added a link to a Google of Canada page, and a few days later …