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Ok. This might be a little long winded but i will try to give as much information as possilbe. I started with Office 2003 and then tried the 2007 Student trial version. When it expired I could not get it to uninstall so I dealt with the annoying problem until …

My daughter is into making youtube videos but she's been pretty disapointed in the camara/software that came with her laptop. I just purchased her an independant web cam but I need some suggestions on software for her to use for capturing and making her youtube videos. I can't remember if …

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How can I remove the IE icon from the desktop without removing it from my computer. I seldom use it (hate it actually) and I don't like icons on my desktop.

Can someone help as up until about couple of weeks ago I have not been able to use windows update I used Windows fix it and it still is not working, I ran Malware program and none was found . I also scanned with avast to look for viruses or …

When I read a message in the Inbox, it is no longer in the inbox when I close the message. It just started doing this, what is the process to stop deleting the messages after I have read them so they stay in the inbox as read? Thanks

I have three separate presentations with the same problem and I have read the other thread regarding this and have tried to load the presentation up through Open Office and this has failed. Does anyone else have any ideas as these are extremely important to me!!! F.Y.I - When I …

How do I recover a ppt file, I got corrupted while pc shut down.

We had a need to factory restore our PC. It is Windows 7 Home Preimum with SP1. We copied all data off ran the factory restore drive, reinstalled Office 2007, restored all data files and now when we open Excel files we cannot format them proerly. The page breaks will …

[COLOR=green][COLOR=green]I am running Windows Vista Ultimate, and accidently set Notepad as the Default Program to open all .dll files on my machine. Can't quite figure out how to ctrl+z this one. I don't know if this is significantly affecting my computer or not. It would be nice to know if …

I was wondering is there a way to clean up your computer? I want to find and get rid of all software and programs that I do not use any more. I have uninstalled them and removed them that way but I know there are hidden files and junk somewhere …

when i click my any microsoft office's product then it start geetting installing. it is installed from 4-5 years and was wroking fine. it happened 10 days before. now i cant open my word, excel or any other file. when i try to unsitall it , it says "this product …

I've been having a frequent problem where I have a strong internet connection, but neither Firefox nor IE will connect. I get either timeout errors or "can't find the server" errors. This sometimes happens from boot up, but more often happens while I'm surfing. Rebooting usually corrects the problem and …

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Which one is better? Windows 7 or Windows XP comparing the following: 1. cost 2. resources needed 3. speed 4. reliability

1. ihave dell-inspiron1525.may i update xp to windows7 or 8.if yes how can i? 2. i cant view (cs5)psd files in thumpnails.how to view.

I'm connected to the Internet, but I can no longer access any websites. When I open Mozilla Firefox, I get the message "The connection was refused when attempting to contact www.(any site I try).com." Sometimes I get another message that says "The document contains no data." When I open IE, …

Please can anybody help me? I have just bought a WD 160gb external portable hard drive and when installing by the usb cable it loads software onto the laptop but then connot find this drive anywhere. When i Right Click on this then on Properties a message saying that This …

when I try to enter the C: root, it goes to C: \ Users \ PC1> so I've tried pressing E: so it goes to E:> when I saw press C: so it goes to C: \ Users \ PC1> again, it has worked until today, but now it does …

Please, **before** posting a useless answer just for the sake of saying something ***read*** the post. I bought a laptop at a flea market "as is". No returns accepted. While installing the drivers for my printer, I got a message that said something like the OS in which I was …

My windows XP won't start up on my laptop I was trying to load safe mode to clear some problems i knew i had (Infostealer), and my computer stopped at the "Windows is starting up screen" before i could get to the user list. It had been working just fine …

I have read(in an unsolved thread) that IE9 does not support framesets. i still use ie8 and it works just fine for me, but when i upgrade, ie9 acts like its infected and hangs i tried reinstalling with security essentials disabled, but no luck, could windows defender be interfering? i …

Hey, I have a problem with my microphone in windows 7 on my laptop (Dell Inspiron 1525). When I'm using "Listen to this device" feature the microphone recorded sound has a small delay. I mention that i have already installed the latest driver for my soundcard and that on Windows …

Hi there, Here is my problem and a mean one: :mad: I get this message "Windows/System32/Config/System file missing or corrupt" when I try to boot into XP Pro and get no further. I have read all the info on how to fix this using the Recovery Console with the XP …

can anyone tel me how to bypass blocked websites.. plz don't tel me abt proxy websites... instead of proxy websites is there any method?.........

Everytime I start this application, it automatically closes. Does anyone have any ideas how to solve this problem? Thankyou, Regards X

I get an"Invalid Boot.ini file booting from C:\windows" message when starting up . I use WIN XP. I have done a search for this file which shows 0kb as contents. The computer boots up after this message but I tried to repair or reinstall win xp but because of this …

I am active in another thread that is turning into a bit of a flame-war. (So I thought i would bring the fight to the lounge! :-) [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/forums/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=1570898"]HERE[/URL] So I wanted To Start A New Thread, as I couldn't find one. So, Please only reply if your answer contributes something …

Hi all Have a problem, loaded nero, ranperfect for a couple of days and then started picking up errors. Nero support suggested- Nero fix, if this didnt work uninstall/ reinstall. Fix didnt work and when i try uninstall it runs through half the process and i get the following message. …

Hello Group, I'm running with MS XP Professional, version 2002, service pack 3. Many of you may well have already heard that there are some problems being encountered by some users with trying to install the update for SQL S/Pack 3. KB970892. As I do a lot of traveling with …

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Hi everyone, I wonder if you can help me out . A few days ago when my PC was shutting down and the power was switched off corrupting some file and giving me this blue startup screen "Unmountable_Boot_Volume". I tried many suggestions about using the recovery console to fix this, …

[B]My laptop is an Hp Paviliondv6233se and just recently i received a computer virus it is called (MS) antivirus. I tried to get rid of it by deleting some files in my windows registry but i gave up, then i downloaded malware bytes, and it deleted some files, but the …

i have had this problem where the blue screen of death comes up and says DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL or something like that how do i fix that.

ok im a way newbie at all this so be patient with me please. whne i boot my computer up and log into my profile the only thing that shows up besides my wallpaper is a registry keys box, my explorer.exe will not load on its own i have to …

HELP! Last night while doing some work for school on my pc, I realized that an update was being downloaded to my computer. I finished my work and was reading email, when prompted to install, which I did. After the install was complete, I was asked to restart the computer, …

What the heck?... My system was working fine then it just stiffed up on me. I had to unplug it to shut down...nothing worked. I did a surface scan of the HD and it came out fine but now when I boot up...the XP logo doesn't show then this error …

I have a HP photosmart c6180 all-in-one printer. My OS is Windows XP Pro sp2. I am having trouble getting the ink level to display. Each time I try I get the following message..."The computer is unable to establish two-way communication with the device." I use AVG firewall. Any suggestions?

I can not open any links in mu outlook, it was working fine a few days ago. I get a error message that says "" The operation has been canceled due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact your system administrator." I search on here and the link …

my laptop is HP Pavilion tx1220us (GA647UA#ABA) about a month ago after starting my computer i raelised that it didnt connect to my home wireless connecetion i checked and found out that there is no "manage wireless connections" or "connect to a network" in network and sharing center ...and it …

With The New Software To Prevent Piracy It Is Taking A Machine Fingerprint Whe Acticating The Programs I Have One Program From Scan Soft Asking Me For The Machine Fingerprint Does Anyone Know Where It Is On The Computer.my Operating System Is Xp Pro

I've had Vista installed for a few weeks now, really regretting the decision, as I even got a BSOD during installation a few times!, but recently it has been asking for third party drivers for EVERYTHING I plug into the USB, including my optical mouse! I just seems to me …

I just don't know what happened? My Pc was running fine, then all of a sudden my soundcard started playing up, it wouldn't play anything but distorted sounds. I turned my Pc Off, and all that happens now is the windows XP screen starts to load and I see the …

I have vista ultimate edition and I can't watch movies in either IE7 or Firefox using media player 11, and I am wondering if there are any fixes to these problems. Thanks

When I pull up My Computer to access the different drives and folders all the icons on my screen blink. I don't what caused it. It started about a week ago. Any help will be appreciated. If you need additiaonal info please let me know. Cobrarr2003 :cry:

Hi, I have recently installed windows 7 build 7201 and i cant find windows 7 dockbar anywhere i always see it in screenshots of windows 7 , Can anyone tell me how to find or get it ?? Thanks in advanced

This is my first post. I apologize if it is in the wrong area. I have a Windows XP Pro laptop that I am trying to partition and install Knoppix Linux. I have installed Norton PartitionMagic and BootMagic (both vers. 8.0) to partition the C: drive. BootMagic had to be …

hey guys, I am on a local area network (LAN) and I have a netgear Firewall model WGT624. The problem is that when I go on some websites, it says that, "This website has been blocked by NETGEAR firewall." I am not the administrator, but i have full access to …

My laptop takes way too long to startup, what can i do to speed it up? Attached is my Hijackthis log.

When Windows XP tries to load, I get the following message: "We apologize for the inconvenience, but Windows did not start successfully. A recent hardware or software change might have caused this." My options are: Start in safe mode. Safe mode with networking. Safe mode with command prompt. Last known …