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Hi Dani: I'm so thankful for the help I have received here. I have tried everything but I can't even run a scandisk. I looked in my Dummies book and couldn't find it. I'm wondering if I have a trojan in the PC. I still can't do the Norton updates. …

Hey guys, I'm new with computers and don't know alot, I recently bought a copy on windows XP Home to upgrade my PC with. I installed it but I never deleted windows 2000. Now when I boot up I get the option of which OS I would like to use. …

I dont know much about oem OS. I would like to know, if I buy an oem windows XP Home disc which cost less than retail, is it possible to boot from it from a cd-rom on system startup ? The oem version I got with my older system 3 …

Ok, really wierd, posted thread on this before thinking it was spyware or adware..... turns out it WASN'T after running ad-aware, spyware and EVERYTHING ELSE. This is the problem: Whenever I try going to google.com or yahoo.com, it takes me to some place called "cPanel" and it says "There is …

I am experiencing a very frustrating VIDEO & AUDIO STUTTERING problem which appeared one day out of the blue about 6 weeks ago. I have checked and tried pretty much everything I can think of, short of doing a clean re-install of XP Home. The symptoms are: when XP initially …

Hello people I am running a systen 2.56 ghz and 1 gb of ram 2 256 memmory modules and 1 512 memory module My winXP would restart for no apparent reason all. and den there would be nothing on my screen n the orange led i shown on e monitor. …

I purchased a Dell computer that came with 90 days of McAfee Virus protection. I have deleted the McAfee and am trying to install Norton Antivirus 2005 from a new disk but it does not want to install for me. It is taking about 30 minutes to install just one …

I leave my computer on all the time and when I left one day I left the screensaver on. When I came home and tried to use my computer it was on but no signal was being sent to the monitor. So I restarted the computer and it loaded up …

I have a new 19" LCD with recommended resolution on 1280 X 1024. I'm using Windows XP Pro. When logging into Yahoo or MSN, ect. only 800 X 600 fills the screen! How annoying!! Is there some way to fix this? Thanks.

my computer has had so many issues. is it safe to completly wipe out my computer and start from scratch? such as reinstalling windows and all my other programs? and if so, how do i go about doing it?

I'm encountering a peculiar situation on a Win2000Pro machine. When the machine cranks up in the AM it is fine and works normally. As the day wears on, with use, the mouse actions get jerkier. Anyone have an idea? Thanks, BuddyB

I have 98SE on one computer, WinXP Pro on another. I want to Backup the 98 onto the XP machine, Then perhaps vice versa. I have a crossover cable and network cards in each machine. What are my best options? Up next is a second HD for the XP machine. …

This is a large problem I've been having for nearly two years now, and despite my best efforts, I have not been able to find a solution. Okay, here goes: First of all, I cannot access secure sites. I have, however, seen a rule that I had overlooked in Norton …

I was having problem with something on my system, so as a temporay fix, I placed a second installation on the computer. Is there anyway to move the files I want from the first installation to the second before deleting it?

Hello. On certain websites when clicking on an icon directing to another feature, NOTHING happens. The mouse quickly does its hourglass affair, then returns to normal. I assume a new window should open up, because I am able to navigate around the rest of the relevent site. Thus, I cannot …

Periodically I get a pop-up down by the clock that reads..Local Area Connection..Network Cable Unpluged. This occurs on or off line, with no dicernible patern. So far I haven't noticed any ill effects associated with it, but I'm still a novice. Any ideas of just what I've got happening here? …

A while ago I used to play a game called Halo alot (many months). One day I came home and turned on the PC and was going to play it. When i got into game, alot of stuff were invisable such as: Veichals Players My character But I can see …

I accidently uninstalled Accessories, Games, and a little more maybe. (Control Panel -> Add/Remove Programs -> Add/Remove Window Components) and when I try to reinstall them it asks for a "Windows XP Home Edition CD-ROM" Disc. I don't know of any disc, any idea where I could find the stuff …

Hi, I have recently came from a LAN sesion and when i got home my windows media player is playing up. I can't listen to music of any kind or movies this is really irittating... Whenever i do try to play a song or movie clip it comes up with …

over the past couple of weeks i was hit with a trojan that inspired me to buy an exterior harddrive to back up important files. this required me to upgrade my operating system from word 98 to word 98 second edition. however, since i did that, i have not been …

Only recently, within the last couple of days, my web browsers suddenly will not let me access at least 60% of the sites that I try to visit, including reading my email with yahoo or msn. I have already tried ip -release, it doesnt work. Reinstalled the dsl software with …

I downloaded this cd burning software however I do not know how in the world to burn a copy from another cd. Anyone here have and know how to use this program. Thank you.

Hello, I'm encountering a problem with word.I can't get a grammar and spelling check(F7) in greek because there is no dictionary or thesaurus.I know that there was one in previous editions of office.What should I do in order to find and add a greek dictionary to word?

I would like to know how to password protect files under my profile with Win XP on another hard drive. Currently can only do it on the C drive where windows is installed. Thanks, Derek

I'm using WS_FTP and I cannot discover what the deal is. I have access to my folders, but I cannot create a new folder, nor can I delete folders. I do have the right trigger set for deleting folders with files in them, but I keep getting "Permission Denied." I've …

hey guys, this is my first time installing exchange server and need some tips about how to do this. if i'm supposed to be in another forum, please redirect me...thanks. i'm actually installing it on a server thats standalone, no network connected to it and veritas backup exec is going …

So im trying to find some sort of a program that I can use on my laptop, I have outlook and love it but I have a problem syncing my laptop and desktop PST file. They keep on over writing each other. So I thought maybe I would find a …

ok so here's my headache... one of the computers in my office is having a problem... one of the svchost.exe started by SYSTEM is running at close to 100% of the proccessor, while another is dormant... what could be causing this? the OS on the machine is xp pro, sp2 …

How do you completely wipe Hard drive (NOT using "format c:" or "fdisk"? My old Sony Vaio Pcg f350 randomly crashes and is genrally crash prone. I have checked the hard drive and it contains "bad clusters"! I have used "format c:" and "fdisk" but neither get rid of the …

Right then, from the beginning... there is a problem with my Internet Explorer. Whenever I open it up and try to access any websites an error messages pops up saying "Internet Explorer can not open the search page". When this has happened before I have just unplugged the modem and …

I have modem troubles on my Laptop. I have got on the internet about a month ago with no troubles but now I cant even dial out. My device Manager says the modem is working fine. I am afraid it is a virus and I have forgot to update my …

I have problem with my Windows Media Player or computer, it want play some mp3 songs(something about codec missing)? How to Fix that? Thanx

Ok so I am having a little trouble with my Outlook Address book. If im in a new message and try to add a contact to send the message to it tells me that my address list can’t be displayed. But if I click on contacts I can see all …

My Computer is windows XP. Please can you tell me do I need jave software installed, and how do I get it. Thank-you

I have three windows ... 2000, xp and 2003 server. My primary drive ( c:\) has a windows xp installation ... now my windows xp is getting corrupt and I want to wipe it out and install a fresh one. The problem is that if I format my C drive, …

Okay, here is the long and short of it. Today is April 25th 6:48 MST I want my computer clock to be set to uhm let's say the 17th of April. I right click on the time in the bottom right corner (windows XP proffessional) I click "Adjust Date/Time" I …

I recently had a hitch hicker, and after downloading the Spyware Doctor, I thought that would be the end of that...alas, it wasn't. I have a backup disc using Drive Image software for my C drive, it was provided with this computer which was a gift from a friend, and …

I don't think this is a major problem but it is definetly annoying. I have a Wireless DSL connection and about four out of ten times whenever the phone rings, I lose connection to the Internet. The first few times it happened, it didn't bother me because I think Wireless …

ok i have a computer but it is a windows 2000 and i want xp on it but how do i do that?? :cheesy:

Yesterday evening Windows Update crashed telling me 2 updates had failed to install. After rebooting IE no longer seems to support Javascript or any plugins (Flash, Java, etc. all fail), HTML Help no longer works, popups don't pop up (that's often nice), etc. Is there any solution to this except …

My computer connects to the internet, but when i try to view a site or connect to a messenger it acts like i'm not online. I even reformatted and it did not help at all.

hi all recently got rid of some spyware, but i think it did something to my internet settings. i can connect to the internet through my isp as normal, but cannot view any web pages. all i get is the usual "cannot open this web page" message. ive looked through …

I have a new functional (already tested it elsewhere) lexmark 2200 series all in one and xp will not detect the new hardware. i have downloaded the software from the disc and then get not communicating with printer message making me nuts

I'm not sure what exactly is causing it, but there seems to be a problem with java. I cant play any java games, nor see anything in the java windows. I also cant goto some sites. My problem is a lot like JJJ's on his thread "[URL=http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/showthread.php?t=18415-java]IE and Firefox Problems[/URL] …

Outlook 2000 (Win98) is telling me that the incoming mail server can not be found. I have done the following: 1. Confirmed the incoming/outgoing mail server names are correct. 2. Typed in the IP address for each of the above rather than the names. 3. Set my account up on …

ok on the home screen of my xp home edition the icon colours have changed anf i dont no how 2 make them default again look at the attachment if you dont no what i mean there a dark blue when they r really white or something

hi there. i am using my sisters account to ask for this advice i have a 40Gb samsung hard drive with windows xp professional installed on it. my problem is that i have been experiencing quite a few windows errors and BSODs over the last couple of days. A virus …

Can someone help with this please. I have just reinstalled Windows ME and installed my ISP software, but I cant get my connection password to save. If I go to the ISP icon, right click and go to properties the option for password is greyed out? Each time I connect …

HELP!! As usual i follow instructions and mess up !! 1) Have a Dell Laptop with WIN 2000 OS, loaded WIN XP pro (with NTFS) and now i have both OS. When i boot i get the option of choosing any one OS. 2) How do get rid of WIN …

Everytime I format my computer, the moniter will not work. And everytime, I have to take the computer to the repair shop and they do something very small with takes them about 1 - 5 minutes and cost $5. They told me this is because my moniter is too small …