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hi, I am not sure whether this is the forum but I am posting this here.PLz do bear with me. I am using the Iomega CD_RW (52x32x52). The issue is the following: [COLOR=DarkOliveGreen]related to :- [/COLOR] I had to write a pdf document - [COLOR=Indigo]TRIAL ONE FOR THE ABOVE[/COLOR] What …

How can i switch off EVERY type of information bar? The download ones I dont mind as much but the 'Allow Blocked Content' ones are really annoying. I have designed my own homepage and even internal links require me to click the information bar, then click Allow Blocked Content! Any …

Hello!! Just wanted to know which download manager program is the best, in terms of security, efficiency and whether any spyware is installed along with it or not. Thanks Prakhar

That we got as part of an Action Pack so we didn't receive any documentation with it. And of course, M$ web site is less than helpful with that. We've managed to figure out how to get it up and running and get online and get the networking figured out …

I have a wired home network that works well running machines using Windows XP and ME. We were given a a Windows NT machine that I tried to network;however, it does not run the same protocols and I was unable to install them. I have an extra Window ME license …

Hi Everyone, I have Road Runner (cable) internet service and lately I will get a msg " Yahoo page cannot be found" when I click on a link or to place an order on a specific internet button to allow a purchase. Any idea what is causing this? Other people …

I do not know if this is possible or practical, so I was wondering what you guys thought. Heres the story behind it: I currently share my pc with 4 other users, and am currently running win XP pro. I have my pc locked down as much as possible, but …

This file recently appeared in my c:\windows\system32 folder. Does anyone know what it does? I've searched Google to no avail. :sad:

Hi, For some strange reason, Windows says my profile has not been found. I can see the folder and contents (C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator) and everything seems to be ok. However, Windows is unable to save a new config, and everytime I log in, the same error appears. A "Temp" profile …

this morning everything was ok i downloade the latest update for diskeeper and when trying to install i got the error message: I HAVE WINXP/SP2 "ERROR 1402 could not open key. unknown drfg....CLSid then i try to open the program from desktop and this is the error message when i …

I'm not very expert in using Win NT. I need your help to share file or folder in Win NT. In Win 98, 2000, ME or XP we can share our file easily, just right click at the file & then select sharing...as long as we have file & printer …

Hi!!! I wanted to know what precautions should be used while using CCleaner. i am on Windows 2000 SP4. Prakhar

not to sure if this is exactly whre i post...but I am having trouble finding updates for the ATI Raedion 9200 card....I went to the ATI website and searched but couldnt find anything....so I googled it. And of course I found tons of sites offering updates. But just getting my …

I've developed a problem with my STANDBY mode. When I try to go on STANDBY (START>SHUTDOWN>STANDBY) the system will hang on me. When I use ALT-CTRL-DEL it says that the STANDBY is not responding, so I press END TASK and then the system hangs on me. My SHUTDOWN & RESTART …

I just reformatted my computer, and I have installed all of my games and stuff back on. I updated Windows Media Player and tried playing a video on it and it comes up looking grainy and WAY too bright. I figured it might be a codec so i went and …

Limited Virtual Memory - Pagefile Increase...??? Dear friends, I am confronted with a typical problem and am almost at my wits end. I have two HDD: Disk One 80 GB two partitions C and D on windows xp Disk two 160 GB on three partitions E F and G on …

Hey everybody, I am having a slight problem with my computer. A few minutes ago, I just turned on my computer and everything was normal (all the start-up programs loaded) but for some reason I couldn't open Firefox or any other programs. So I closed a usual culprit, "explorer.exe." Before …

cannot play high bit rate mp3 files i.e. more than 96 kbps. Only 16kbps files can only be played. 96 kbps files are moving but not smoothly. any solutions ???

win 2000 locks up after you put in the password. I can boot to safe mode and everything is fine, then I try to reboot and same thing.

Hi guys, I am hoping somebody out here can help me. I think I downloaded some sort of virus and it has corrupted my windows. I can't boot up into windows anymore and I can't access my documents. :sad: I am going to reinstall windows, but I want to back …

i finished playing Bf2 today and after that i seemed to have some mouse trouble...it semms that it doesnt reconize what i click..it is fully plugged in...like when i try to highlight text it doesnt...ne suggeustions

When I attempt to boot Windows 98SE, it says "Starting Windows 98" and then it quickly flashes the boot screen and complains about a missing COMMAND.COM. When I use a boot disk, it says unreadible disk(unsure of exact wording, check tomorrow). I would appreciate help, and find a way to …

Hi all, For the last couple of weeks my comp has been acting weird with my call waiting. It was fine and had no probs till then. Out of nowhere my comp would disconnect or web pages started lagging real bad or not be displayed. My first thought was its …

Hello all. I'm actually trying to get a resolution for my buddy in teh Army because well, his windows wont start. It started today. Okk, He was downloading some songs last night and they finished. BTW, he did not DL any driver updates or software updates. Nothing like that. Whe …

I have no idea why, but after I leave my computer for about 15 or 20 minutes, the screen freezes. The screen goes black with 3 groups of skinny, close-together vertical white lines. The lights on my computer are still green and not orange, so it hasn't shut itself down. …

I don't know why I have a little red X inside an empty box where an image should be. I right click and there's no choice to show the image. Sometimes it's in my e-mails and other times on web pages. How do I get the images to load? Thanks, …

[QUOTE]The computer has rebooted from a bugcheck. The bugcheck was: 0x1000008e (0xc0000005, 0x80581e21, 0xba318bd8, 0x00000000). A dump was saved in: C:\WINDOWS\Minidump\Mini080804-01.dmp. [/QUOTE] I also have that same stop code, but I dont have an audigy card, I use the original nForce chipset sound. I ran the RAM test that was …

First off, hello. To start, I am an avid Photoshop user, and have been for the pst 4-5 months. A couple of weeks ago, I deleted alot of my games etc on my computer to save space and such. 2 Days ago, when I tried to open photoshop, it says …

My computer turns on and most of the time it makes a weird beep/clicking noise while starting up, then I get an error message saying " primary hard disk 1 not found" and it asks me to retry boot...sometimes I start it up and it works just fine but then …

Hi. My problem is: Can't open system properties in control panel, as long as connections and windows firewall properties. Also, can't run itunes, i click on it and nothing happens, can't run system restore (only through safe mode), when i shut down pc, i get a message saying that in …

windows xp home ntfs. Dell machine, no matter how many files we delete, empty recycle bin, it refuses to download even the smallest file saying the disk is full. The logical disk manager and My computer both say there is zero disk space available on the 70 gig drive. There …

My place of employment would like me to block the windows games from people’s computers due to them playing while there are calls waiting to be answered. I have tried setting the group policy for their group using "Do not run specified windows applications" and adding the appropriate information. But …

Is there a way to map a [B]subdirectory[/B] of a local drive to a share on a file server? Ideally, I'd like to have something like: D:\ACCOUNTING map to //server/accounting D:\PROJECTS map to //server/projects D:\UTILITY map to //server/utility Is there such a thing as .DIR file that has the UNC …

i just got this error messege while installing win xp

Hi all. I've been having a problem that no one seems to be able to help out with. When resume from locking my computer I have about a 40-60 second hang before my icons/windows open up. I can see my background while this hang is happening and can move my …

Hello People, I am having a real strange problem. I have been working on a P-IV machine with Windows XP Professional for quite some time now. No, that’s not a problem. The problem is that since today morning, once windows has loaded, I just can’t start any application. Though the …

I have an hp pavilion ze5185 laptop that wouldn't shut down. My operating system is Windows XP. When I go to 'start' to shut the computer down, I get the message "windows is saving your settings". Then I get the message "windows is shutting down". The problem is that the …

What is the best virus protection i can download? I don't have aol. :-|

I am having problems opening up internet explorer I click on the icon and about 5 minutes later I get them to open up, If I click it 10X then 10 of them will open 5 minutes later. I am also having pop-ups etc. I have run Ad-aware 6.1 and …

URGENT HELP NEEDED - critically important...!!! Respected geeks, Coming straight, here goes the problem: Background: Hardware: HDD SATA SEAGATE 160 GB RAM: DDR RAM 1.5 GB Dual Processor P4 3.2 Ghz Operating System: Windows Advanced server 2000 Application: SAP (an ERP PACKAGE) Database: Oracle 9i Note: Same single desktop computer …

computer spooned, decided it was time to reformat, deleted partition, started install, blue screen comes up saying about an error... gonna try a different cd later but any early ideas?

ok now i'm not sure whats goin on with my msn messenger. It was working fine up until I installed SP2. I have read that the firewall messes it up, and that you have to put it on the safe list, so that it can run. So I did that, …

I'm not sure if you would consider this a tech support question but I have an old dlink dmp-100 mp3 player and the original install cd dosent support windows xp. I went to the dlink website but the drivers they have for win xp are really for win2k and wont …

I just bought a new Dell Inspirion 9300 w/Win XP Media Center Edition. One of the peripherals that I bought was an Angel USB T.V. Tuner. I am trying to hook up an X-Box to the tuner, and I am having difficulty. This is very important since I am taking …

Now movies won't play on my computer right :( Darn things are WAAAAAAAY too bright. Help? Please?

Hi, I need to make these changes within the registry, can anybody tell me how and where i can locate the correct keys etc? Download signed ActiveX controls -- Prompt Download unsigned ActiveX controls -- Disable Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe -- Disable Run ActiveX controls …

I accidentally deleted several photos from my camera card while uploading. I have scanned the card using "recover my files." The files are there and in good condition. Unfortunately, I don't have $70 bucks to blow on the program right now. I would like to use DOS commands to recover …

I started using mozilla quite a while ago because my dad made me :rolleyes: and i like it but some things dont work with mozilla firefox and when i try to go onto internet explorer it says The page cannot be displayed The page you are looking for is currently …

Hi i was wondering if someone could tell me how to delete email addresses from when i log on to msn messenger. I have a big list and me x boyfriends email address is on there and i dont really want it on there anymore so could some one help …

Hello All, I have both VS 6.0 and VS .Net 2003 available to me. I am just starting to learn programming and wanted to know the difference and which one would be the best to start with. My company has a site liscence for both and I could install both …