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I was using my computer the other day for regualar internet usage... when i kept on getting the Dont Send or Send error report.... so i decied i would restart my computer. When it was loging on to windows... a error comes up saying Service.exe has caused an error hit …

Ok, heres my setup. I've got to restrict a computer in the office that I work at to only perticular sites...but I really can't think of a program that does that. So could someone recommend to me a prog that does that the best please? Thanks:cheesy:

Hello.......within the past three weeks I have switched from dial-up to DSL and have since encountered several problems. The most annoying has been trying to find the right solution when faced with the "page cannot be displayed" message. This occurs when I am fully connected....and I have gone through the …

Oh woe is me! This problem is just going on and on and nothing I do can solve it! Everytime I boot up, explorer.exe has a fit and has an error, and/or I get a message popping up saying that "The instruction at "xxxxxxxxxxx" referenced memory at "xxxxxxxxx". The memory …

When I power up my HP Pavilion ze5300 laptop, I get the Welcome Screen "without" any user names to select. I "have not" recently loaded any new software from the internet or otherwise. I am running Windows XP Home which was installed by the manufacturer (HP). I have used the …

I was wondering if a company goes out of business and leaves old software in there space, is it legal to use the software with the cd key on the package?

when i try to install microsoft visual studion 2k3 it always asks me to insert the prerequesites disk for visual studion.net.

lately my pc has been giving me loads of trouble even though i can fix these its still annoying, yet theres 2 problems i cannot solve. 1. whenever i try to boot in safe mode, even without networking my computer will restart after i have chosen the user, it works …

I am working on my dads computer he is running windows 98se. After downloading an update for internet explorer6 he has had a problem getting on some websites. He can not get on windows update he gets an error that say "explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close". …

if i am going to format my harddrive how can i back up some software that i dont want to lose (because ive lost the cd for it). cheers

Hey I finally finished my new system. The specs are in my signature. I have Windows XP pro on a 40GB partion of a 60GB Maxtor SATA drive. I also have a 160GB Hitachi ATA drive divided into two partitions, 120GB (for storage and programs) and 40GB(for music only). First …

Hi there! This is my first post in this forum. I hope you could help me in my problem. The problem is: I have a friend who needs to restart her computer everytime she is disconnected from the internet. What could be the problem? This has happened to her since …

I've downloaded Sims 2 however I get a message when trying to launch it saying: Do not have compatible graphics adapters. Please help me, my daughter is very upset, she wants to play her new game. Thanks, mindspew

Hello everyone, I've been running into trouble when trying to open some links (i.e. the media preferences popup window in Gamespot, ringtone quicktime play for previewing ringtones). When I click on the link, there is no response from Internet Explorer, whatsoever. When I open the link in a new window, …

Hi, new to this forum and it looks good. My prob is i deleted internet explorer!? I know it was a stupid thing to do but it's done now. I restored my pc to a earlier date and seem to have it back. The only thing is I can't use …

I did a virus scan on my computer a few days ago and discovered I had multiple trojan horses, which I had to delete for obvious reasons. Since then I cant sign into MSN messenger, hotmail or access outlook express. Also I have no history, which I had previously, and …

I need to change my boot.ini file. everytime my computer boots it goes to the wrong one. I want to make the second choice first.here is my boot.ini [boot loader] timeout=15 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS [operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows 2000 Hacked Logo" /fastdetect /kernel=kernel02.exe multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional" /fastdetect

Hi all - Brand new to the site- I am a video production company owner - and I have a great program for streaming my video on the web- Great... Now I want to be able to allow my clients to view thier videos offline by placing the files on …

I bought my daughter a Ministry of Sound MP035 1.5 GB Jukebox, but am stumped as how to download her music files on to it from CD or Windows Media Player. On WMP i thought i would have to go on "copy" and select the device in the drop-down menu, …

I would like someones help. Ive been trying to access my hotmail..andit accepts my username and password but when the page loads all it shows is a blank page and the words DONE written at the bottom. I was wondering if neone knew how to fix that problem Thanks Neeta

plz how to resolve this error.every time i wanna install anything from the web it givs me this error beside the download is not yet completed and it states that it has been completed and after that if i install it t givs me this eroe that invalid file/package size??? …

I Just put a new computer together, well really my dad did all the work, so now I'm trying to install Windows XP Pro. The hard drive already has exsisting files and OS on it so I'm trying to wipe everything and install the new OS (I don't know if …

please look at this thread, I would really appreciate the help. [url]http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread17415.html[/url]

can i play any dvd cd in my cd rom/cd writer if i install any software of it.saying it can play all the cd's??? if yes then which software can do this???

OK this is what happened so far. I left my computer on while i went an watched a movie. During that time it went into stand by mode. When i came back i tried moving the mouse and got no response. The monitor stayed in stand by mode and no …

Okay. This is my first post here, so be gentle :) Internet Explorer and Firefox don't work. Whenever I try to access a web page, FF shows a blank page with the tab title "(untitled)" and IE gives me a server not found message. Other programs, such as AIM, Ares, …

Having finally managing to open win 98,I only have 16 colours. the computer tells me I have "standard pcc graphics adapter" I cannot establish the make of the video card. Is it possible to download a driver? Here's hoping

I have a new computer with a 120g hard drive and a 20g hard drive as a slave. I also have 1 gig of memory. My question is this: In setting up partitions for my computer, is it ok to have just one partition or should I make several? For …

I tried to install win 98 using an old cd i got with a pc purchased about 4 years ago... the problem is i have no idea where the product key is!!! Now I want to uninstall everything but obviously can't get past the screen that asks me to input …

Anyone know how to transfer a word document into an Adobe Reader file?

I am running xp pro with sp2 on my home computer. I have a dsl and I am using a router with a built in firewal. My question is this, along with the router can i use the xp built-in firewall protection, or should I purchase a software firewall program. …

How good is this one, does it remove SPYWARE, ect?

HI I TRY EVERTING TO UNISTAL XP BOUT I CAN IF SOME ONE CAN HELP ME I REDY TRY TO GO ON SAFE MODE AND UNISTAL AND GO TO WINDOWS\SYSTEM32 AND OSUNIST.EXE BOUT I TING I HAVE A PROBLEM WET OSUNIST.EXE CAUSE I TRY TO RUN THE PROGRAME AND I …

I changed my explore.exe file along time ago, now I want to put the original file back. but I forgot how to change the file. 8( I have the backup file so I can change them. just need to know how to do it. I am running win 2000 pro.

Is it possible to make Service pack cds for win2k and winxp to make installation of either of these operating systems quicker.If anyone knows a link to a "How to..." it would be really appreciated..thnx

can anyone plz help me.i got so many problems with my system... anytime i just wanna download somethin' it'l stop in the middle. no installations can be done because every time it givs me error of rpc stub. even if i download any update it'l not complete rather just exits …

[font=Franklin Gothic Medium]Hey folks, just thought Id pop in again as usual. I just had a random daily thought today Id like to share with all of you. I have a friend whos site is being hosted through his desktop PC, currently running on MAccess200 or whatever. I careless. But …

I have a Fujitsu Lifebook C notebook with XP (about 2 yrs old). I'm unable to install the svcpk2. Closed all startups and still can't get it to work. When the Windows startup logo comes up it goes to a blue screen for a second so I can only make …

I must have accidentally deleted system.ini file for my 98 (I also use 2000), cause . Of course 98 can't log from now on. Can something be done (I don't want to reinstall both OS)?

[COLOR=DarkGreen]i was messing with one of my computers and now its not turning on all the way. when i push the power button my it turns on, the keyboard turns on, i can pop out my cd drives, but thats it, my monitor stays black and its doesnt sound like …

Hi all, I'm looking for some help. I'm in dire need of it. I'm trying to setup the computer I built. I cannot get the windows XP CD to setup properly. Here are my specs... Athlon 64 3500+ w/ Zalman 7000a heatsink (& arctic silver) Asus K8V Deluxe SLI 939 …

I was trying to erase the forms in xp's auto complete but it never does, the hour glass just keeps going and when I try to x out it says program not responding please help.

i woz just wondering if u could change the taskbar color of XP from the 3 colors into lyk orange or sumthing eg. if u take a screenshot of the desktop and then paste it into Paint and then go ctrl+I (invert colors) it looks cool (+if u do it …

Hey folks: Any ideas why i cant get my screensaver to work normally? It will work when i rightclick properties screensaver and preview, but no matter what time i set, and no matter how still the mouse is, the screensaver never comes on. Im running windows XP PRO. Thanks

[B]AMD athlon 2400+ 512 mb RAM Nvida geForce 4 Ti 4200 8x 128mb windows XP SP2 asus A7V8X motherboard [/B] my screen keeps randomly blacking out for 1-3 seconds. everything on the screen freezes for 1-2 secs followed by blackness for -2-3 secs it seems to be software related because …

My mom is having trouble getting onto her Personal Kent State page so she can't work from home. I am at BGSU and it's hard for me to help her over the phone. So I was hoping for a quick solution here. The page works fine for me and others …

Ok, this should be the last question I have about completing my new computer system. I have a 160GB ATA drive in my current HP system. It does not have an OS on it and is used for storage and programs only. Should I uninstall all the programs that are …

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Hi Not sure if its you I need to speak to about this but its worth ago as I have been trying to sort this problem for weeks. I have just installed a wireless network with 1 desktop & one laptop; I also have the belkin ADSL/wireless router. The problem …

Hi, I will be installing windows xp on a new Maxtor SATA drive. I know that it is usually necessary to install SATA drivers before installing WinXP on this type of drive. I have the motherboard's CD but am unsure which drivers I will need to put on a floppy. …