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Hi chaps, I have a problem with my dell xps 17 lappy, the connector for the main is really dodgy inside the laptop itself therefore charging it is a nightmare. I was wondering if there is such a thing as a USB main charger that can be plugged in to …

My company uses a single server to host 3 virtual servers. This post probably sounds like it should be in the servers board, but I believe my question could apply to any standard Windows system. Anyway, the 'virtual' servers data and OS are all stored on a drive on the …

Hi. After part 1 off installing Windows 8 it asks me to remove installation media (USB stick) and it re-starts. when its at the windows logo it starts prepering the unit, at 75% the monitor shows this message (no signal detected) I've tried safe mode, but windows cant complet installing …

I'm trying to run a game in Sandboxie and i used to be able to with no problem Upon closer inspection of the sandboxie window and seeing what exactly is being opened up. I see a dllhost.exe appear and then a second one right afterwards. The only way the game …

Toshiba Windows 7 Laptop is not accepting 1 Critical Update after numerous attempts. It is update KB2667402 159KB. Any help would be appreciated. System is Windows 7 x64.

Hello Daniweb, My name is Peter. I need ur professional help in solving this problem since 3 weeks now. I have been asking same question from one forum to another. Now i am here and i will like to believe that this might be my last bus stop on how …

I have an XP client connected to our network that appears to be missing random xls files. I have gone through the servers redirected folders for that user and can only find their current files that reside on their laptop. It looks like the files have gone missing from both …

This is a reoccuring BSOD that I get on occasion. Seems to happen when I'm on the internet, but then again, that's usually why I'm on the computer. Doesn't seem to be a particular site, just seems random. I'm usually typing something on a forum and in the middle of …

I'm having intermittent problems with scrolling via the wheel on my Logitech Anywhere MX mouse. I have been spending a lot of time editing old DaniWeb posts to correct formatting errors so this is where I tend to see the problem as it requires a lot of scrolling. After a …

I am getting a constant pop up prompt window to install Adobe Flash Player Pro.... I do not want to install this application as I already have the latest Flash Player installed, but it won't go away, and pops up repeatedly whenever I am on the computer. Is there a …

Hello, So I have been searching the internet for an answer to this. I know it is possible but everything i have found says otherwise. I want to set up a windows account that will accept 2 different passwords. I have seen this in person work but do not know …

So after using system restore to restore to an earlier point that I hadn't seen before (Sept when only Oct was showing earlier), it rebooted asking me to log in--except there were no accounts to login with! The only account I had was the Administrator account, and it was setup …

I got a Dell d600 but i cannot get into cmos setup

Hi, I have been having some problems with my internet.I can connect fine to the internet but after connecting,nothing will load up.My home page won't load at all.It just says "cannot find server."I can not get into any other pages as well.Nothing will load up and everything says "cannot find …

I am struggling to create a Windows virtual display driver. ***What I want***: A driver that I can register as a service, so that I can add a virtual mointor to a windows computer when my program starts, i.e. the computer shows that there are two monitors attached, but there …

My venerable tower just quit working. Panicsville. I found my keyboard didn't answer any boot handshakes. tried several keyboards all were non responsive. computer boots to password sign in screen. no keyboard...no password. There must be a way to get in to my winxp(sp3) machine and take what I want …

I am using Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit. After a reinstall, I have installed XP Mode. However, with Windows Explorer (and other utilities that access files), I can see all the files in any folder, but as soon as I try to do anything with any file, the system crashes and …

I tryed to change my ip address and now my internet does not work. Help please?

How can I tell what my "[b]static[/b] IP Address" is? I thought IP Addresses change all the time? Whats the diffrence? any help be appreciated:cheesy:

My computer has been severely hacked. Well 2 laptops actually. And it looks like my router also. Problems noted here: 1. Email accounts routinely hacked even after changing passwords and using keypass in the securist way. Suspected keyloggin occuring somewhere in the stream. 2. Something causing my typing to be …

My external hard-drive is not showing any folders once i opeen it does anyone know why this is happening? my external hard-drive is a maxtor OneTouch

Hai, I need a litte help here. I'm new in server world. I want to use this client-server for VPN network and transfering database record between client-server. what i want to ask is, can I use windows server 2012 for XP clients? or I should use win 7 clients? is …

Usually i love downloading cool softwares to make my pc look cool and attractive. But recently i downloaded a app name easlylifeapp, after downloading that my browser home page changed, it wish to work as google search engine. I have tried my best but i can not delete it will …

Hi friends, i have forgotten my BIOS Passowrd how to recover it or kindly provide me the steps to bypass or remove the BIOS password thanks for your time.

Hello Everyone; I was using my Toshiba Netbook lately & ended up having an NTLDR is missing error. I googled this & understood that it's my own fault causes this error. 1. I've got my netbook 2 recovery disks with me. 2. I've 8GB pen drive (no usb DVD rom) …

I have a new Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit PC and I tried installing some games that seemed to be compatible with my PC when I checked their requirements on the internet. I first tried installing Prototype 2. I've checked the minimum requirements here: http://www.game-debate.com/games/index.php?g_id=1327&game=Prototype%202 Installed and launched smoothly, but when …

please help im a vista 64 bit user and my spare internal hard drive wont format.it keeps telling me that the drive is in use but i know it is not virtual ram as i have put this to zero.i can quick format but this does not sort it out.please …

I Saw that others Posted similar problems but mine still does not work after reading solutions. I Installed a new hardDrive and naturally lost my drivers. I downloaded my LAN driver and my chipset driver for my Asus M5A 88-V EVO and installed theM on my PC and still no …

Hi.. I am using windows 7. All my folders became read-only suddenly and i cannot edit any type of file on my computer. Yesterday it was fine..BUt suddenly i discovered this when i am trying to edit some word file. All folders and files became read-only and i cant edit …

hi there, I'm experiencing a problem with the keyboard on my laptop. So what happens is that when I start typing really fast, the cursor goes somewhere else and doesn't stay at the end of a line. Any idea on how to fix this problem? Thanks

Hi Everyone, I hope this is the correct place to post this question. I am having a heck of a time with my computer (numerous problems) and I am hoping someone can help. The problem is beyond my knowledge. My system is Windows Vista Home Premium 32-Bit, on a Dell …

Win7 32bit laptop. I've looked all over the Control Panel and can't the link for adjusting mouse sensitivity. Had no problem in XP, but this escapes me. Input appreciated. Thanks. Giddyup

How To create Integrated windows 7 (32 bit and 64 bit) in one disk

Windows7 32bit Toshiba Satellite: For whatever reason every time the laptop is started or rebooted when it gets to the desktop an IE window pops up. It's not a full IE with toolbars, tabs, etc. It's a simple framed window with Redirector in the top left hand corner of the …

hi, I made a new partition to install vista because i wanted to make sure i would have all the files i needed before i normally would've cleaned the original partition and installed it there. I plan to keep the second partition and i would like to move memory from …

I bought this used XP tower from friend in my building year ago. It was her father-in-laws's. He could not shut it down either. I am 63 and know nothing about the Registry. When you go to start-shut down, it reboots itself. I have been shutting it down by holding …

forgive my ignorance, there must be a really simple answer to this, but im unaware of it, also, tried google-ing for it, but didnt know what to look for exactly, and didnt get much good answers either. my question is, since 2^32 is around 4Gb, so max usable RAM on …

I cannot uninstall programs in the Add/Remove Programs window of Control Panel -- the Change/Remove line or tab does not appear whenever I highlight a program I want to uninstall. Thanks for your help.

My wife complains of her Laptop with Vista "crashing" now and then when she is in the middle of something e.g. writing an e-mail on Gmail. The laptop appears to swicth off she says, in so far as the "on" button has no light around it. When she presses it …

Hey guys...having some serious trouble with configuring Exchange Server 2013 on Server 2012 for sending and receiving emails to and from the internet. Sending and receiving internally works great. However, Comcast blocks port 25 and running the MX record check over at DNSstuff.com reports that the MX record points to …

Hello, I am often opened about 30 windows on my win 7. And often its hard to find which I want quickly, I know the name well, but I cant remember icon or sometimes just finding icon is hard. So for that time there could be to have some tool …

I have 100 programs on my C Drive and I only use about 30 on a regular basis and the remaining 70 I use intermittently, but I do use them. I am sure this number of programs is slowing down my computer considerably. Is there a way that I can …

Hi, I have recently been using Linux mint 14 on my computer but after hours of trying to get used to it I have decided to get windows 8. I bought it from a shop, so it's on a disk not downloaded. But when i try to install it, I …

how to join a computer to a domain....i tried using this command in the command propmt------> ( netdom join servere /domain:TeamA.com /userd:TeamA\Team /passwordd:******** ) (server) is the name of the computer i wnt to join to ma domain. (/domain:TeamA.com) TeamA.com is the name of my domain. (/userd:TeamA\Team) Team is the …

hi frenz i tried makin use of my moderm so as for it to connect in bothe my main OS WHICH is intalled on my computer an the guest os (vmware windowserever 2008) to connect simultaneously, but isnt working. when i pluge in my moderm an if am in the …

Ok, here's the history of the problem. I have 80GB Hard drive "Samsung sp0411c" and I am using it since two years with my old desktop system with this S.M.A.R.T error at the startup (BIOS). **TWO YEARS BACK** I think there are some bad sectors involved at the last part …

hi frenz ....after succesfully installing the windowserver 2008 iso on a vmware...installation was successfull, but didnt see any thing like windows start button. is just showing a command prompt and the windows desktop....what can i do from here am jst confuse bcause the desktop is blank...and no way to access …

hi frenz please i installed vmware workstation 6.5.0 so that i could use it to run windowserver 2008 amd64 (ISO) image and it prompting this error(windows cannot open the requierd file D:\source\installa.wim. the file may be corrupt or missing. make sure all files required for installation are available, and restart …

hi frenz i installed remote administration tools on windows 7 enterprise so i could use it as A server....but i cant create a domain using DCPROMO in the command prompt..... when i try to use dcpromo it prompt and error message saying (the active directory domain services installation wizard is …

HI all, I wonder if you can help me at all. Today I changed the system battery to an Asus laptop, which had to be taken apart completely. I changed the battery and put it back together and everything was working ok. Now, when I switched it back on I …