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[COLOR=black]Laptop went belly up taking the Konica Minolta Dimage A1 Viewer with it. Can't find original software and Konica Minolta Photography is no more. :eek: [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Any suggestions as to software to run on Windows XP that will read KM Dimage A1 MRW (RAW) files?[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Any recommended software …
[COLOR=#000000]Hi Everyone;[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]I am new to this forum, so first I would like to give a brief description of my scenario:[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]I assembled a machine with an Asus M2NPV-VM, and an Athlon 64, running XP32.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Few months later, I wanted to use the full H/W capability, and loaded …
:?: when i boot up my keyboard and mouse work fine, as soon as windows opens they both freeze and i can not do anything. also cd rom wont read so i cant reinstall windows. im a bit thick so please...
Certain keys on laptop keyboard are weird, asterisk when I hit "P" key, 5 when I hit "O" key, etc. External keyboard hooked up via USB 2.0 works fine. This happened last summer (before I had external keyboard) and repair guy that I called out to come fix it said …
Hello, I am having a problem with uninstalling 2 programs on my windows xp. I removed the programs and then I had a problem with a video card(Not related) and I had to do a system restore to a earlier time. Now I can not uninstall these 2 programs. I …
hey guys im having troubles with my laptop, i hope u can give me some help. when i turn on my laptop a black screen appears and it says SMART FAILURE PREDEICTED ON HARD DISK 0TOSHIBA MK6021GAS-(PM) PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE. WHEN I PRESS F1 IT DISPLAYS THIS MESSAGE IT …
I just got a new computer like a week ago, and i downloaded mIRC to download stuff. It was running fine, downloaded a few big programs (1 GB+) but now when i run it the comp restarted. So i changed the settings where it said the blue windows error screen …
Hi, Everytime i shut down my PC everything is ok. When i startup the pc it dosen't startup after reading the CD-ROM's. What should i do to stop that? Thanks and answer as soon as possible, Gdrori
I'm running XP. Yesterday my computer froze and I had to pull the plug. Now it runs really slow and I'm not able to change my wallpaper. At one point I did have the Active Desktop Recovery screen pop up. I believe I fixed this problem by uninstalling IE7. Now …
Would some one please help me?? I have a blue screen of death!! Someone please tell me that I will not loose my files.... Heres the error code.. *** STOP: 0x00000024 (0x00190203, 0x81357B58, 0xc0000102, 0x00000000) Here is what happens when I turn my computer on: A black screen comes up …
Hi there! I just recently had to replace my motherboard and now I have no sound. I don't even know what to look for in the device manager. There are things listed under sounds( audio codecs, legacy audio drivers, legacy video capture devices, media control devices, video codecs), but I …
Im trying to make a program and when i run it every 15 min or so get that error and i needed to know if tht message so the program just closes Thanks
I am having trouble burning files to CD. The Cd's i usually use (Imation CD-R) do not seem to work any longer. Towards the end of the burning process, an error message appears saying "Cannot complete the CD writing wizard. There was an error in thr writing process" without any …
hello i have a hp pavilian 520w installed a new WD 80 gig when i try to load xp it keeps telling me that there is still and OS on the drive.??? this is a brand new dirve. and it keeps wanting me to format the drive what am i …
Hello guys, I been getting this error message from past few days when i close my Internet explore. Can any one explain me why that appearers whenever i closed Internet explore. For me it looks like it is something to do with the memory. Please find the error message from …
Suddenly upon booting my computer i get the error ntdlr is missing press alt+crtl+del to reboot. I have tried some of the fixs online but they all include using the win xp disc to boot to command prompt. I dont have the win xp recovery disk, but i do have …
Hi guys/girls, I know very little about computers. I have an Athlon 2800 CPU, 1gb memory, 120gb hd, 30gb hd (primary), I am also running windows xp pro. I recently installed the 120gb hd and 512mb of ram (total 1gb now). My computer is EXTREMELY SLOW on start up, shut …
[font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]Long Pause During Windows Startup Process[/color][/size][/font] [font=Arial][size=3][color=#0000ff]Symptoms [/color][/size][/font][font=Arial][size=2]After you choose to start Windows from the Boot menu, you may experience a long delay (or pause) before your computer finishes starting. Note that this delay may range from 10 seconds to a minute. Also, this delay occurs before the Starting Windows …
I did a general Google search for 'no sound from Real Player or Media Player' and found your site. There was a thread on the topic from anouther user back in January but it never seemed to get finished. I have pasted info from this thread because it fits my …
Hey guys, I was sondering if you could help me with a small (maybe not so small =S ) prob I have with my pc at the moment... Ok so here's the deal... I came home one day about a week ago with a couple of m8's to have an …
I just recently got my computer back from a tech center to help clean it out (it got a littled messed up) and now I am having a weird issue with trying to run IE or AIM. With IE, it doesnt matter what I do, I cannot get it to …
My parents forgot the username and password for there windows 2000 log in. Is ther a way that i can reset/delete the username and password without being able to get on the computer?
For the past few months any disk I put in has to be opened manually for it to start. Is their a way to fix this?
Hello, I've just baught a new Dell Inspiron 9400 with the works, with a WXGA 1920x1200 monitor. Anyways, so far everything is awesome, except for one thing. Images in my browser (Internet Explorer), as well as the images on my taskbar and in certain programs, are extremely pixelated. Example: The …
Ok so I have been surfing the net for the past few hours and have stumbled onto this site. Ill start so, I have 3 computers all runing windows xp: 2desktops 1 laptop. I have bought[COLOR=Black]Wireless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster. SO i have 1 computer hardwired to the router."This one …
Ok, I have IE 7 and AOL 9.0 SE.... I recently installed service pack 2 for Windows XP because I bought this bluetooth keyboard that required the service pack 2. Ok, after I installed Service Pack 2 my AOL browser was acting NORMAL but the backgrounds weren't showing, so I …
I have xp installed on my C: drive (80gig) and I have just been given another drive (20gig) with Win 98SE already installed. I now have both drives installed in my machine (C: and D:) and if I wish to run 98 I can do so by entering the bios …
I have a students computer sitting on my desk with a problem that has the whole office stumped. The client has windows XP, and two days ago after updates the computer would not go past the login page in normal mode without a network connection, and would only show the …
Hello guys, Have a quick question on configuring a VPN. I was trying to configure VPN on my local machine (Win XP), so that i can access my machine anywhere else. Please correct me if i am wrong because i am just beginner in this. In order to use the …
I know it's Christmas Eve, Merry Christmas Everyone. I have done this before, but it's been a while and I do not remember how. Will someone help me? My pc keeps crashing on me saying, memory, modem etc. I'm not always at the pc, but you can leave me a …
Hey, I just need some quick help. I want to connect to a Canadian website but I'm restricted because it says that only Canadian users can access the website (I live in the US). I've tried some Canadian proxies already but I still have no success. Anybody know any tips …
When attempting to copy a picture from either the web or my own document files into a word document, text hyperlink appears from the web or "embedded object" appears from my files. The only way i figured my way around this was to directly drag saved photos into the document …
Does anyone know where your right click "Open With" menu entries are kept in the reg?? (Right click a file for program choices to open the file with) I have searched up and down and i cant find them!! -- I wanna clean up the menu like crazy!! (Lots of …
Hello all, I am new to this site and I am a complete novice and know little when it comes to the workings of the inside of a computer. I have a Toshiba Satellite Pro 6100 (I know I heard about all the problems) When I bought it through the …
I need help with a download called the Security update to the HP PML Driver for my system... I don't even know if I need it, but all inquiries are welcome...
Hi guys, ive got a problem with a qosmio f10 laptop. Basically If I try a normal startup, the system keeps restarting itself before the xp screen comes up. If i go to last known good configuration, I get the missing or corrupt \system32\config\system directory error. The only cd's ive …
My computer is beeing shut down by itself for a long time. And when I turn on my computer I got a message: ------------------------------------------------------ The system has recovered from a serious error. ------------------------------------------------------ Then I click for more info and get this message: ------------------------------------------------------ BCCode : 1000008e BCP1 : C0000005 …
I put a CD in the d-drive and the window pops up that tells you that there is no CD in the drive. This happens to all the CD's I have placed in there. When I place the windows XP installion CD in the slot it recognize's it. What could …
I am trying to find a freeware software that will measure the rate at which a file is transfered from one folder to the other over a network. Does anybody know of any good software?
I have been posting in the adware, viruses, and nasties forum and they have referred me to this one. My issue is that for about the past two weeks I have been unable to access the following: 1. In Yahoo Groups I am unable to see any hyperlinks that link …
my win -xp pc is very slow in booting as well as opening in any file how can i speed up the performance of my pc is any spam/virus problem pls suggest me the solution
IE doesnt seem functioning with any search engine. Everytime I run a search, for example in google and click on the desired link, it redirects me toward undesireable site automatically. Can you help me out this problem. I would be really thankfull to you.
I have a 533 mhz emachine that will not boot to windows because it is froze on a screen saver page. I can only move around the screen saver. Will not respond to rebootable disc. Does not respond to control + alt + del. Does not respond to F8 or …
So I've played with several different flavors of Linux, and decided it is time to put everything back to windows so I can go back to school online. Couldn't find my Compaq Presario cds, so I went out and bought a licensed retail version of XP. Threw the cd in, …
Windows XP, sp2 Windows Media Player ver. 10.00.00.4036 iTunes ver. 7 My problem is that I have quite a few music files that suddenly have stopped working. Used to work fine, but then yesterday I went to play them through my usual player, WMP. A slew of their track names …
Hi, Ive recently format/install windows xp home edition on my emachines 4260. Everything has worked out fine apart from the sound. the drivers are there but the multimedia auido controller is not installed. When I click on start-programs-eccessories-entertainment-volume control it rerads "there are no active mixers available......" Ive looked about …
I am running Microsoft windows XP service pack 2, 1.8GHz,256 MB of ram, Dell Dimension 8200, gforce ti 200 64mg ram video card. Ok here is my problem everthing was fine I intalled a game(The mark)Says game wont play without directx 9.0c, and it wont play because its not reading …
Hi, I am trying to think the benefits of having Thin Client in an office or PC better for the good IT System in the future. What do you guys think Thin Client works with the technology these days? Does it still need improvement? I have 20 somes PC and …
I have recently had a problem with my XP desktop icons. Whenever I restart the computer, refresh the desktop, or sometimes for no apparent reason, the icons all move to the left side of the desktop. I can move them back where I want them, but when I restart the …
I run Windows XP, Home Edition for about 4 years now. When I observe my 'C' directory using Windows Explorer I have the following directory and sub directories showing (please, see attachment, below). I assume that the directories referred to as All Users, Default Use, Local Service and Network Service …
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