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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 …

I have a Dell Inspiron 6000, running Windows 7. It has the Mobile Intel 915GM/GMS,910GML Graphics chip, Driver version 6.14.10.4609. I want to run 2 external monitors from it, sending the laptop display to monitor 1. I have it hooked up now to one external monitor as monitor 2, using …

i really don't know what caused the problem. My browser cant anymore play sounds/music, like in youtube. i can see it playing. but there's no sound. During the my windows startup, there's nto startup sound anymore. I tried using other browser like firefox, no effect. My speakers work when I …

I have found the following post re this issue does any body have any idea which is correct [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Comdlg32] "NoFileMru"=dword:00000001 2.HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer Value Name: NoRecentDocsMenu Value Type: REG_DWORD Value Data: 0 or 1 0 = Yes, allow recent docs 1 = No, do not allow recent docs Value Name: ClearRecentDocsOnExit Value …

i have a mac. and than i download bootcamp windows 7 on it. so now i have OS and windows 7 on my mac. the problem is that i have to restart every time if i want to switch os to windows. and it take alot of time. Is there …

Hey All- Can anyone point me in the right direction regarding how to setup a DNS entry to point to an intranet site using only a one-word address? I have a W2K8-R2 domain network setup, with a Microsoft DNS server running on the network. I would like to be able …

when i create a shortcut it also creates a seperate folder with it now i have 12 s/cuts but also 12 folders ? any ideas

I am missing: WAN Miniport (PTP) " " PPOE (Network Monitor) (L2TP) (IPv6) (IP) I came back to my computer and it wouldn't reboot. Tried savemode. All OK except these updates. Can any one help me? Thanks in advance. debismiles

Hi All**Any help getting rid of the above message whenever I Click on Desktop shortcuts would be Gratefully received !!!!

We have a remote user a couple of thousand miles away. He bought a new computer with Office 2010. I'm trying to set up Outlook to connect over HTTP. Its a configuration I've done plenty of times before. However, this is a brand new profile and his computer has never …

hi guys ....pls i wanted knowing ...if i buy a book on windows server 2008R2 /2012.....and am using windows server 2008.....will ther be any issues

pls frenz i need your help ....i installed windows server 2008 on a samsung NP305E5A note book and the VGA,network adapter,bluetooth usb host controller, network controller,sm bus controller drivers are missing and am using AMD A6-3420M APU WITH radeon(tm)HD gRAPHICS 1.50GHZ

hi frend how cn i give a newly install windowserver 2008 on my pc a root domain name.....so that i could do automatic deployment of printer configuration on group policy an so fourth on my pc

Hello, I am using a program which is a compilation of some e-books. The books can be accessed only after installing the program. When I used this program in Win XP, the program window could be maximized to full screen size. But in Win7, it shows a small window which …

My computer takes very long to shutdown about 8 minutes when i played games. If i didnt play games it is a bit faster but still takes about 6 minutes to shut down. It didnt do this till recently.... My pc specs: CPU: Intel core i7 8 cores at 1.73 …

Is there a program or printer driver on the interwebs somewhere that allows me to print to 2 printers simultaneously while having it show up as one printer under the Windows Printers & Faxes section? I am in retail and we are trying to come up with a workaround that …

Hi, A problem Ihave not been able to solve: P.C. is off. move or knock the keyboard and the P.C. boots. now even though the P.C. is off the keyboard light is on. (wife noticed this morning)so I pressed a few keys. P.C. did not start. It's temperatemental, if one …

So far I have encountered this on [url]http://www.vgcats.com/[/url] and [url]http://uk.youtube.com/[/url] The error message I get is this: "[B]Server not found[/B] Firefox can't find the server at [url]uk.youtube.com[/url]. Check the address for typing errors such as ww.example.com instead of [url]www.example.com[/url] If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer's …

Morning all, I am trying to write a batch file that will search a specified folder for file containing certain keywords in the file name. Once one of those files is found I would like it to search the files content for a keyword. If the keyword is found I …

I have a laptop that runs Windows Vista and when I turn it on Windows won't boot. Instead, I get this error message. Windows has encountered a problem communicating with a device connected to your computer. This error can be caused by unplugging a removable storage device such as an …

I have to use the CD every time I wnat to open win XP.I went to Bios and change the pboot priotirity to Hd. No results.

Hello, There is a service that is running in services.msc called Disk Defragmenter with a description "Provide Disk Defragment capabilities." If I look in msconfig under services, it's also listed in there with a check mark in the box. Now if I look in the Event Viewer in Windows Log …

I have a windows server that I host a intranet based website on. I have recently made a webpage that lists some .doc and .pdf files that where uploaded to a specific directory via a php file. Now my issue is if I use remote desktop program to access the …

Hi There is hardly a problem with adding a new hard drive to a desktop computer but how should one update the hard drive on which the operating system is installed? Hard drives fail, I have experienced only one over a period of twenty years and that was replaced under …

This is my motherboard: K8NGM2 Series MS-7207(v1.X) Micro-ATX Mainboard i have: 1.4 GB of ram and 80 GB of HDD. and i want to know if i can install windows vista in it. can someone help me with this? something to upgrade?

Hi everyone.. I'm stumped on something. Does anyone know what WINDRES is? I know it is a Windows Resource Compiler but I'm not sure what this means in the big picure in different situations. I must have water in my keyboard because when I search on this I can't find …

Hi, We are reading the event log information in our application from using query in windows management service and Java script. The required event log is based on the current system time that we send through the query to fetch the details. We face a problem while fetching a event …

I tried to install Microsoft office 2003 on my computer but I get the error message saying setup cant continue installation source has been corrupted. I've tried updating the maximal parser file as advised by Microsoft website but still have the problem. I'm using windows 7

After changin my hard drive and usung it for like 1hr or so......i decided to restart the system......but since then the laptop have refused to enter start up page...... I dn't kw if there is sometin wrong with my system....pls kindly help......and if i have 2 get a new hard …

i have visual studio professional edition and have downloaded and installed cosmos user kit for developing operating system.when i am making new> project>visual f#> c# operating system --kernel.cs is being made..and there no program.cs file with main and init function as shown in most of the tutorials.in my kernel.cs i …

Hello, I am working for a family who are not around this week and asked me to call their service provider to get their internet back up. I called their service provider and we got the modem connected directly to the computer so there was internet activity. We did not …

Just bought a laptop running windows 8. When I opened google using firefox, I clicked 'sure' when asked if I wanted to install the google search app on the start screen, then on the page that followed, when I clicked 'view app in windows store', I was asked to associate …

Is there any way to create a meaningful list of all files on a device (drive, folder, usb stick), in such a way that they can be read into e.g. an MSAccess database, including directory structure, etc.? When using the DOS based Dir to create a text file, the actual …

Hi, I installed Windows 8. I have write a personal script (.bat file) which worked with Windows 7 perfect. The problem on Windows 8 is: My script executes this command: xcopy "D:\X" "D:\E" /S /E /I /Q /H /K /O /X xcopy is Windows's copy command. "D:\X" is source directory …

I recently purchased a Lenovo Yoga 13 ideapad laptop, it is great but for some odd reason I can't scroll around in the Microsoft Store. It is frozen but I can open the search though... Any ideas?

I have a Packard Bell EasyNote TJ61 - I replaced the screen on it the other week and all was working fine. After shutting it out down the other night, I pressed the power button on in the morning and the fans started as normal but lasted for about 5 …

I just setup a new Dell computer running Windows 7 64-bit copied over the data using Microsoft's Easy Transfer then installed Microsoft Office 2007. However, now when opening an existing Excel 2007 spreadsheet, Excel appears to hang for over a minute before any changes can be made. Are there specific …

I have just tried to access http://blog.seorevolution.com/2013/01/24/5133/ and get the following: Forbidden You don't have permission to access /2013/01/24/5133/ on this server. Additionally, a 403 Forbidden error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request. Apache/2.2.19 (Unix) mod_ssl/2.2.19 OpenSSL/0.9.7a mod_auth_passthrough/2.1 mod_bwlimited/1.4 FrontPage/5.0.2.2635 mod_perl/2.0.5 Perl/v5.8.8 Server at …

Hello all I am running a HP Pavilion g7-1311 nr,8gig mem,1ter hd,win8 This is my problem If I open more then 15 or more web pages in any web broswer IE,Slim,Firefox,Chrome it will ask me to save a file.If I cancel it will close that page and any pages you …

Sorry about this post, This is the oldest Windows catagory I found. Anyway , I have installed Windows 3.1 on an old 1.6 GB hard drive I found and it runs fine! But I want to know how to get a sound card to work with Windows 3.1. Here are …

My Outlook emails got corrupted and i have no backup file. Someone suggest me about how can i restore Outlook emails from damage Outlook database?

I have a Dimension 4500s that had to have a new HD installed. My dell reinstall os disk is win xp with no service packs When I try to download sp1a and install, it goes on the internet looking for sp1 and says server cannot be found. When I go …

Hi everyone, I'm trying to make my own theme for windows 7, but Im runnung into one major issue: How do I change the window graphics? I know how to change the color, but what if I want to change the texture?. I know by default you can not do …

a freind of mine was reinstalling his Win7 on his laptop, during the preinstall phase he chose the Custom and not Upgrade when he was on the screen which shows his drives to install he highligted the local disk C and pressed the format button, when he presssed the next …

I am wondering if anyone knows what is the best and easiest way to convert EDB file into PST file. I tried Exmerge utility but it can't convert my EDB file into Outlook properly anyone recommend best EDB to PST Converter tool? so, please suggest me.....

Hi, I can not print pdf files from my system. I have windows xp sp3. When I did search over internet If I would uninstall adobe reader then I will be able to print pdf files. But my problem is this I dont see any adobe reader software in add …

**Hello Guys can someone help me to perform unattended installation on Windows server 2008 when running the Dcpromo? Thank you!**

So I'm watching a video on Youtube one day, all of a sudden the video stopped but I still heard the audio for 3 seconds after, but then the audio stopped. I then closed the Internet Explorer window and tried to open it again, but it couldn't open. I tried …

WinXP how to transfer large file to several (1.4mb) floppies