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Hello, I just took the hard drive out of my daughter's computer and installed a new hard drive.... Turned the thing on and it says: "No Operating system found". So, I tried to reload the disks that came with her computer (HP) But, it didn't work... I go into "Set …

I saved this website on my desktop and with it a folder was saved on my desktop as well. the format i saved it in was in webpage complete(*htm, *html) . now im tryin to delete the folder and it wont go away. the error message says that its being …

windows update can't download hi guys i can't download the latest patches for windows [i have a legit key] i contact microsoft support and was advice to do this: If you are running Ad-aware, ZoneAlarm, PC-Cillin, Norton Antivirus, Norton Internet Security, Norton Personal Firewall, McAfee, Proxomitron pop-up blocker, Ad Muncher, …

(I've split your post into its own thread per forum rules ([url]http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/faq.php?faq=daniweb_faq#faq_rules[/url] -- dlh) I am encountering a problem with IE on Windows Server 2003 with SP 1. Firewall issues have been checked. I can open IE for other websites but if I click on Windows update, then the window …

Hello all. A new poster here. Seems like quite the community you all have here. Congrats! I have a tech question I need help with. I recently flashed/updated my Bios. Everything went smoothly with the exception of my mouse not working through the PS/2 port. It is a Logitech MX1000 …

Apache Tomcat and IIS 6 with JK2 Dear Community, please help me to solve this though problem by installing and cofigure Apache Tomcat with IIS 6. Firstly Ive tried to use Apache Connector 1.2 but after day try it still didnt work. So I took another tutorial [url]http://tjworld.net/help/kb/0001_iis6-Tomcat5-JK2.html[/url] and made …

Norton removed Trojan.Byte.Verify and it came back 2 months later! I followed the steps from [URL=http://http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/trojan.byteverify.html]HelpFromsecurityresponse[/URL] It came back, please help!!

my disk drive to my computer(Dell Demention desktop) wont open when i push the button and the activity light doesnt come on either...any suggestions would be greatly appreciated... Thanx

Hi!! Just new to this website and there is lots of very useful information. It is amazing how much you can learn from this website. Its great! I am having some problems with my hotmail, after i put my address and password and hit go, it goes into a white …

how do i get my hijack log to plz help!!!!!

I am kinda computer illiterate, so bare with me... I wanted to get a USB kit to convert my VHS/DVD to my computer and my friend told me I should make sure my computer has a graphic card before I buy it (I have a Windows XP type: 2366-85U). I …

I cant find a file called wmdaud.cat and I need it for my onboard sound card... YAMAHA Native DS1 WDM Ive got the rest of he files .drv .ks .sys but all I need is this .cat file. I went to YAMAHA website but that doesnt seem to work.

I am trying to install some software on WIndows 2000 pro and I get: "Preparing to install" forever (it simply gets stuck at this stage) Any Idea? Thanks

I wasn't sure where to post this, so if it's in the wrong place, please just move it. About two motnhes ago, my Internet Explorer's connection just stopped working. At that time, this was completey fine, as I use Mozilla Firefox to get online. Of course, now this is creating..problems. …

Hi all, Basically I have an AMD 64 x2, should this show up as two processors in task manager or just the one? :confused:

i know that there are countless dual boot threads, but i didn't see the one that i was looking for. i have win xp pro on my computer. i just installed a hdd out of an old computer that has win 98 on it. i am wondering if it will …

:o I have almost tried EVERYTHING That I know of Besides, Throwing This Computer Out MY Window..Someone PLEASE HELP ME ... I have always Played games from games.com and had no issues, I have always checked my hotmail and had no issues NOW. I get "sorry we were unable to …

ok when i play wc3 my cpu freezes... this never happen for a long long time... before when i had a geforce 4 mx 440 it freezes but i switch it to geforce fx 5200 and it didn't freeze but lately it starting to freeze again... i wonder is it …

I am looking into buying a registry cleaner, but I am not sure which is best, and the free trials don't really prove anything to me. So anyone who has bought a registry cleaner software could give me some info i would appreciate it.

Hi everyone. Ok, I know how to reformat a computer, but I have a question. My computer has two hard drives, well actually three because two of them mirror each other on a RAID 0 configuration. Anyways, Windows is installed on my RAID 0 configured hard drive, which in total …

Hi Folks Recently I've been getting a problem where whenever I try and run video from desktop, whether it be from media player, realplayer, quicktime etc. the computer near freezes up and I get 98-99% cpu usage on whichever player I'm running. This happens with video being displayed in websites …

I just got done upgrading my computer from me to xp and when i restarted the computer it booted up just fine untill after the windows logo it goes to a black screen with little white dots at the side of the screen. Can some one help me!!!! :sad:

Hi, I'm having problems with Outlook 2003 hanging whenever I try to Save or Insert attachments. In either case Task Manager shows Outlook as 'not responding'. I have tried restoring back to previous restore points, repairing Office and even reinstalling Office but the problem remains. Fortunately I can insert and …

After a virus ,losing my restore points, WMP 10 will not let me play mpg`s off the web. I have uninstalled WMP10 and downloaded and re-installed it but the same happens. I am 99% sure my system is clean. After I try to play an mpg the WMP just stops …

As the title says, my windows media player won't go into fullscreen mode. When I try to, it juss goes to a black screen for a few seconds and then it goes back to the normal size. This juss started happening recently. Anyone know what I should do?

Did windows update for XP and now computer wont boot up.. says System32\Drivers\Ntfs.sys missing. had no probs till did update.. now I cant get into my computer. Can anyone help? or tell me how to extrac my files before crashing my system?

hi i have this toshiba laptop. the cd rom is faulty now(i cant find the D drive in my computer). i went to device manager and it says : Windows successfully loaded the device driver for this hardware but cannot find the hardware device. (Code 41) Click Troubleshoot to start …

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Hello, does anyone know how I can get rid of this Adobe thats sitting on my toolbar? I deleted that Adobe Gamma Loader.exe rebooted and its still here... :eek: thanks for any help here :confused:

I too am having the Generic Host-problem. :sad: I have been reading alot about this problem, but have never come to a solution. Could the experts here help me out? I checked my computer with Norman Virus Control, and here are the results: C:\System Volume Information\_restore{BCE84D8D-E2BA-4872-B7AA-EEE8594D84E9}\RP80\A0018206.exe C:\System Volume Information\_restore{BCE84D8D-E2BA-4872-B7AA-EEE8594D84E9}\RP80\A0018207.exe Diagnose …

I recently had a problem with spyware and the like. I went thru a major evaluation of my computer, downloading hijack, ewido, microsoft antispyware, adaware, spybot and the like. Everything was working fine after I did that. However, now I cannot connect using my wireless internet. I can connect using …

While attempting to uninstall Roxio I inadvisedly ran McAffee clean. Dialog box became unreadable as text was displayed in what looked like Wingding font. Please advise on how to recover normal fonts. The computer is a Dell Latitude laptop on which the connection to the internet is not functioning.

I want to transfer my files, pictures etc. from one computer to another. I have never done anything like this before. What would be the best way to do this?

When I restart or shutdown machine stucks at "WINDOWS IS SHUTTING DOWN". any solution ???

I am not sure what is going on with 2 of my computers in my house. When you right click on file and try to move the mouse down the list to get to copy or whatever the mouse will freeze once it gets over "Send To" for a good …

Alright, im trying to reinstall windows XP on my harddrive. I have done it several times before without a problem. But now im trying to install it and it wont let me. When I boot from the Windows XP cd everything loads, setup and all that good stuff loads, then …

My ability to click on a link in an email message, and take me into a web page, has dissappeared. Instead a window pops up asking me to "locate my link browser" in my computer. I can t find it. Please help. Kind regards, Robin

I've had this problem before, but my brother fixed it, and I can't figure it out. I just had my internet connection taken off and put back on, and now every time I open internet explorer, it opens for a few seconds, and then closes. I can only access the …

hi everybody, i recently hosted one of my friends website, in the local system (ie., 192.166.0.0:80 ) when i type this ip address in the internet exp , it comes with default home page , but when i run the main website for example [url]www.yahoo.com[/url] it doesnot open the home …

Ok I have a wiered problem here. I am repairing Windows XP with the Windows XP Disk because some of my windows files got erased somehow. Anyways, the windows xp disk will start the computer fine and half way through the setup called "Installing Devices" the keyboard and mouse will …

well after hours i figured out taht the reason i cant share printers is cuz of zonealarm. (it has to be shut down to work). so i figured well ill configure it so that it will accept the ip address. well i THOUGHT i did that but apparently i didnt. …

Hi all Don't know if this belongs here, but any help would be much appreciated!! When I am surfing on the net, I use BT Yahoo Broadband, and go to open a link so that a new window opens, my computer crashes/ not responding EVERY SINGLE TIME!! The links just …

Please help!!! I am running a home built 1.8 gig, 512 ram P4 XP machine that has worked fine for two years. Now it started restarting itself after only two minutes. Not enough time to get to system restore. But wait it gets better. Now it won't even get that …

Hi all, I'm trying to understand how asite can know that I open in it 2 acounts when I connect to the internet with 2 differents IP address, but using the same computer. Are computers identified by web apps and web sites. I'm talking about identifiers other then cookies, as …

Hello everybody... I need help, I have asked my tech support and they doesn't seem to have a solution... :eek: I've bought a PC with an AMD 64 bits processor and a serial ATA hard disk, Windows XP SP1 installed. The problem is that most of the times it takes …

Hey guys. When ever i try to play a DVD on my PC the sound is really distorted and choppy :mad: It used to be good, and ive tried windows media player 10, PowerDVD and WinDVD! does anyone know how to fix this? Ive got XP SP1

Hello. I have a problem regarding Windows XP Proffesional (SP2) - with it's explorer to be more precise ("explorer.exe" program). I'm typing this message via some other computer because I don't have Internet on the computer with the problem I'm talking about at all (don't have a telephone line, but …

Hi, I have a situation with a Server Running Windows 2003 Server Standard Edition. The Problem is that when the boot process gets to the GUI, it just keeps flashing on and off, the desktop never stays on the screen, it just keeps looping. I have never seen this before, …

Well Scince I Installed This Linksys Wireless G USB Adapter,my pc freezes at random times,can anyone help,PLZ!!!

I am using Netscape 7.2 on Windows XP SP1. Very often, when I enter a new URL in the navigation bar, or click a link anywhere (including my favorites list), the new page will open in the current window, but at the same time, a new window appears over it. …