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As some of you might already know, I'm a huge simulations fan ... SimCity, The Sims, The Sims 2, etc. Well, I just bought a new computer a couple of days ago, and it's running Windows XP Professional x64 Edition. I installed The Sims 2 and all of the expanion …

Hi there not sure if i have posted this in the correct forum. I have a problem adding a reg key to another computer. It works fine on my computer but when i transfer the reg key via flash drive and put it onto the desktop it appears as if …

Hi, I got an ext HDD recently which refuses to work with USB 1.1 ports (It worked on my friend's USB 2.0) although the product clearly says it's backward compatible. I was wondering whether it is essential to put the external HDD switch to master - i haven't got a …

After an incredible amount of odd behavior from my computer, I had no choice but to reformat the thing yet again. Every time I do so, it only starts bugging up after another 6 months, presumably because of all the garbage sony loads with the recovery disk I can never …

Hi, I am experiencing high CPU usage most of time, anywhere from 20% and higher. It uses 100% some of the time. On Task Manager, however, most processes have a CPU usage of 0% of it is very low, except System Idle Process (I know it's meant to be high). …

Ive got a critical system error icon on my toolbar which isnt going away ive tried virus scans none of them get rid of it can anyone help me?

Hey people! Not sure if anyone here can help me as this is a company laptop, but I had a lot of work to do over the holiday weekend and now I cannot even get to my desktop much less my email and work files. The last time my Dell …

Well lets take it from the top: Windows 2k server (updated and service packed) 15 work stations running 2k pro or xp Enterprise Resource Planning software (syteline) IntraNet resources Office Suite When trying to browse the lan I get the following error "No more connections can be made to this …

I have recently started having display problems with my HP ze5500; up til then, it's been great. Now the display is getting really squirrelly. Have tried all of the suggestions from HP tech support. Before they will pick up for repair, they want me to do a system restore. First …

How can I connect to an IP address of a computer that is behind a router, from outside of the network? My computer has its own network address 192.168.1.65 and my router has its own address, I need to know how to connect to my computer from outside also on …

all i kno is that i get the blue screen with the following error: 0x0000007E ( 0xC0000005, 0x00000000, 0xF8AB651C, 0xF8AB6218) i tried starting normally, safe mode and nothing works. i need serious help!! :!: i have a Dell Inspiron 1150

Well i've been having this error pop up and cut me off hte internet after about 5 minutes.. ive looked up alot of solutions and non have worked for me.. heres what i got from the error szAppName : svchost.exe szAppVer : 5.1.2600.2180 szModName : imon.dll szModVer : 2.51.30.0 offset …

I am running a P4 2.4 Ghz system with 1GB of RDRAM on an Intel board co-branded with Gateway. It is a Gateway system from three years ago. Everything was running fine till the other night the screen went black and nothing came up. I have it on a UPS …

I'm trying to make an mp3 cd using nero 6. I have a playlist of my favorite mp3s in the order i want them to be in. However, when I import them in to Nero, using the mp3 disc feature in nero 6, they are sorted in alphabetical order. There …

if u tired to see windows98 shutdown screen everytime you shutdown your computer....do the following- Unhide files from folder option In windows folder look for 'Logow.sys' file then open with by choosing program 'paint'......then edit it save at its original location --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [I]Note: Do not fill the file too much …

Hey. I want to reformat my computer. But was unable due to some files accidentally deleted.Is there any solutions?

[COLOR=#555555]Good Afternoon All[/COLOR] [COLOR=#555555]I’m very new to creating access databases. I am attempting to great a resource library of all the Books, videos and files that I have to manage. I have created 2 tables and a form with a Sub form attached to it. What I am hoping to …

im using a windows media player 10 and it always works fine, but this morning i dl a movie but the sound wont play, so i dl a codec for it its called ac3 filter, still wont work on winamp so i try to play the video on windows media …

I know this is probably the dumbest thing that you guys have ever heard of, but I cannot install Vista Ultimate 64. I'm running Windows XP SP2 and it won't allow me to boot from the DVD I burned with the .iso on it. What are the steps I need …

How can I create an image or i guess a backup of XP with all the software i want already loaded on there and then deploy on many computers within a company? Thanks

How do you erase usernames off the welcome screen, not to like delete the accounts but to remove them from the pull down thing I'm totally confused can someone help?

i recently went on holiday.. it was lovely thanks =) anyway.. while i was away some smart little girl known as a "sister" decided it would be a good idea to upgrade my pc without actually upgradeing =O she installed windows xp.. ¬¬ and if your looking at my computer …

I recently got a couple Dell LS Latitudes to learn about and of course, use. I'm a bit of a tinkerer, and I'm finding with Dell's direct approach, these are somewhat easy to assemble and even enhance... While in that regard I'm referring to the graphics card options, my first …

Hi all, I have been trying to set up Dual boot using two existing XP PRO and an existing 98SE operating systems on two existing harddrives. Xp is in 4 partition drive, (C),(D),(E),(F), and 98 is a single partition, (C). Xp is drive 0 and 98 is drive 1 Xp …

For about 6 months now i have been having this problem. Almost everytime an application is opened a blue screen appears with Windows at the top and underneath: An error has occured. To continue: Press Enter to return to Windows, or Press CTRL+ALT+DEL to restart your computer. If you do …

Hi all! My internet's gone really strange; I can access all other pages except anything that has a login page. Please help! Any replies are appreciated.

Hi, I bought a external hard drive recently and duly NTFS formatted it. Now, the problem is Win ME doesn't recognise it. Is it possible to partition the the external HDD into 2 such that one is FAT32 and the other NTFS? If so, would that allow me to use …

I have had a fairly stable install of Windrows XP for over a year now. I have had absolutely no problems whatsoever, until last night. I did nothing special, installed nothing new, but when I shut down my pc it went through all the normal steps but the power didn't …

hello all. don't know if this is the right area to post or not, but didn't see a thread for '98. I bought an older computer at a thrift store the other day (I can still return it, but would like to get it working for the kids to play …

For many personal reasons I'd like to turn of RPC on windows xp pro. Is there any way to do it? I know there's a way, but I can't find one. Help is very appreciated Thanks

attached file is the report and sig of the error any suggestions as to a fix other then gas and matches would be great pc specs amd 2600 xp 2.07 ati 850xt 256 X-FI platinum 2 gigs corsair val select pc 2700 333 mhz Win xp pro sp2 up to …

Does anyone have any solutions to getting Adobe Acrobat's Print To PDF functionality back in Windows XP Pro x64 Edition? :( I'm killing myself here with only 32-bit PDF Printer drivers.

I know it's not a problem with the graphics card or the monitor or hardware because videos on the internet. Videos on youtube play fine. Even flv downloads from Youtube play fun, but only in the flv player format, not once they're converted. So Winamp, Windows Media Player, Realplayer, Divex, …

Hey, I have a PC on loan and I need to format it before I give it back. Its running on Windows XP Pro, but I don't have any discs. Is there any way of doing this without the XP disc???

I ran windows update and now it seems theyve broken the networking

I've been pondering over how I can set my virtual memory to actually [I]stay [/I]set at the level I set it at. It seems as if it's being a teeny bit stubborn. I normally get informed that it will be increased automatically but then I thought "What's the point of …

Sorry for duplicate post. I was lost in mac land thread. I just bought a sony vaio (windows xp) and hooked up my Logitech Quickcam Fusion web cam. When the cam is plugged in there is no sound on my laptop at all. I-tunes won't play and I can't hear …

Setting a static page file is mainly a tip that should be reserved for the computer user who has forsaken friends and family for the realm of PC gaming, but anyone can do it, especially if you do video editing, or are a power user of any kind. the premise …

Hi. About 4 or 5 days ago all the games on my computer (including ones on the internet) started acting funny. All the games work fine for about 10 minutes of play or so, then they just freeze the entire computer. I end up having to restart my computer and …

Has anyone run into this…? I am hoping there is a quick fix… I have a user that has a brand new T2400… I went into hook him up to a printer and for some reason or another it will not let me… If I go to the printer server …

I'm not so sure what caused it, i think it might be a trojan or something. I cannot do the right click on desktop or even within a folder but i can do it on IE browser. Does anyone have experienced this situation before? How to fix it? Thank you

Hi everyone. I'm having a problem with my hotmail and i can't seem to figure out what the problem is. My MSN messenger works perfectly, but when i click to go to my inbox I get the hotmail login page. I type my address and password, then seems to load …

YA I need one to help my freind on halo so if anyone have a unused 2 moonth and want to give it to some one give it to me here is my Email [email]kevin1014911@yahoo.com[/email]:cheesy:

[B][I][COLOR=red]i have deleted my msn emails and really need them back cause there's some info i really need to get back with details is there any way to do this?[/COLOR][/I][/B]

I have a hp laptop nx9105 which lately has been having problems, It will lose power for no reason, and it will show a blue screen when trying to activate some programs, after ringing hp they told me it was a hardware fault and it would cost £375 to have …

Im probably posting in the wrong spot if so i appologize to you guys. My disk clean up will not work, when I attempt to run it it just freezes approx 1/4 of the way and will never finish. My computer is starting to get slow due to not running …

I upgraged from Win ME to Win XP. I am able to start to up XP in safe mood. But when I try to start in normal mood it gives me a black screen and will not go any futher. Anyone got any ideas why this would be happening? Thanks …

This should be a simple thing..I hope :confused: But cant find any information on the net. Im running a windows 2003 server with AD and thought it would be nice that when the users log on that they would get a welcome screen like this : Welcome to "domainname" "user". …

the computer will show that its booting up by displaying the windows logo however once it is done a screen comes on asking if how i would like to start the computer ... through safe mode or normally. No matter which option is choosen it sends me through the same …

[URL]http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread10062-2.html[/URL] i saw taht topic but it didnt help this is what hapened i installed tinasoft's tiral thing and it made me so i could not go on my computer so i did a system recovery and in the middle of it there was a power outtage... then when i …