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Hi there, I have a machine with 2 harddrives. One has Windows 7 installed and the other has Windows 8 Consumer Preview installed. Since my Win8 is my primary, it starts up into windows 8 without even showing the bootloader. Is there a way for me to go add the …

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First off i have to say its been a long time since i been here. Second i would like to say glad this site is still around. Third i need a program that allows me to recover a deleted file on my harddrive and i need to have it work …

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I have recently been having occasional problems with a BSOD - the error message which is shown is: ***STOP: 0x0000001E (0x0000000000000000, 0000000000000000, 0000000000000000, 0000000000000000) I have attached a .zip file containing some of the .dmp file. A common instance of the BSOD is when I play Skyrim - although it …

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Okay here is my dilema. I am trying to transfer files between my laptop (vista) and my desktop (Windows 7) over the internet, through network and sharing center settings, and do it with privacy. You might think that the solution to this would be easy, as one would think turning …

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Get error message, "Null is null or not an object" when trying to access bank account on line. Can access on my iPhone and other computers. Found a fix by doing a Google search but for the software, "WiseFixer" they want big bucks. Can anyone give me a fix for …

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Hello guys, I am using Avast free version. Recently i tried to mail one of my file from google by archiving it in RAR format. I do regular scans and use external devices carefully. My antivirus didnt detect it as virus but google do. Its almost impossible as avast is …

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Does anyone know if there will be any difference between the Desktop and Tablet Operating System. Such as i could have a program running on a Desktop machine and still use it on the tablet we no modifications?

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I was looking around in Exchange 2003 System Manager. If I expand the First Administrative Group, and then exapnd the "Servers" container folder, no servers are listed! Of course exchange seems to be working fine; everyone is sending and receiving e-mail. I'm pretty sure the computer name of my exchange …

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My question revolves around increasing the maximum mailbox size in outlook and what the dword values represent in the registry. I recenetly encounted a problem where someone I support reached a 20gig mailbox size in outlook 2007 which is the maximum default size in outlook. The exchange server has an …

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Hi there! So I was at the offices of a bank today doing some work to their webpage, and I needed Internet Connectivity, so the networking guy told me to simply run the following .bat file: REGEDIT4 ; @ECHO OFF ; CLS ; REGEDIT.EXE /S "%~f0" ; EXIT [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings] …

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Hi guys, does anybody know about render issue in WPF while using windows 7? I am facing render issues when I use effects like shadow or blur. Most controls do not appear or keeps blinking. Is there any solution to fix this problem?

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Is it possible to do that? I got a real nasty virus on my desktop, (XP) which has completely hampered my internet connection and slowed everythign way down. I've searched and searched for the answer but haven't found anything yet. I don't have the original xp disks for my desktop, …

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Hi all, I just installed xp yesterday in my pc. version 2002 sp3. but unfortunately there is no address bar in any window. This is an Inconvenience for me. so plz help me to find the address bar. And i installed xp in my drive "C". Total space in C …

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hey everyone , im totally freaked out right now :D and im hoping you can help with my problem with windows xp services. I have tried removing Microsoft office professional 2010 with RipOfficeSoftware. [url]http://www.raymond.cc/blog/uninstall-microsoft-office-2007-in-vista-and-xp/[/url] because there had been problems uninstalling it on my computer. After the complete reboot . I …

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Hello. I received great help from this community a while back with a problem, and now I'm desperately in need of help again. I've done several google searches, and I've found my problem listed, but none of the solutions have worked. I hope this in the right forum, as I'm …

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I am running windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit.I am finding that some of the programs in my Startup list are not running at startup. One (for example) seems to be in my personal Startup folder (so it runs for me only) and another is defined so it runs for all users …

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Hi, Hello i need some help regarding in auto login, my o.s is window 7 ultimate...I haved installed the ibm db2,and now i have 2 accounts,admin and db2admin account.Is it possible to have auto log-in if i have 2 user account like i mentioned. What i want is that whenever …

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Hello When I'm dont playing starCraft 2 on my pc, I quit the game, and my Screen Resolution is changed to 1360X768, and I have to change it back to 1920X1080 (My monitor resolution). Why does this happen? Thanks a lot, Rotem

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Hi guys, Accidentally i have deleted some files on the hard drive which are very precious to me. any suggestion to recover those deleted files... Plz help... i'm using windows 7 operating system.

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Hi all, I have a question here which i am not sure if there is a possible solution. I have a .exe file which require minimum window xp to run. I wish to run this file in NT. Is there a " backward compactibility " . exe which i can …

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recently i installed win7 ultimate in a partition in my system which already has win 7 home basic. the ultimate edition is not recognizing my ethernet(LAN) connection.what should i do? i also tried installing some intel and realtek drivers but i am unable to install them. there is no adapter …

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Hi there, I'm having problems burning some files on a blank DVD. the error message which comes up states that I do not have enough disk space on my blank DVD. t says I only have 4.3 gb of space when my disk says it has 4.7 gbs available. Does …

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Hey there, I'm interested in how to remove files at system startup. I have some problems deleting huge (2.5Gb) files and files in use using the delete command. I thought it might be easier to mark them for deletion and then get rid of them as Windows starts I have …

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I have an HP Pavilion a820n that I formatted and reinstalled Windows XP because it had a virus and now it keeps saying there is low disk space (about 415 MB) and when you try to run videos it keeps stopping and starting. It has a 6G hard drive and …

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hey guys! I have formatted my Toshiba satellite A665-s5170 Laptop with windows 7 ultimate, since then i can't use internet with my laptop. I have downloaded a driver from the site via another PC and installed it, but no internet still. i checked it in the device manager it shows …

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I haven't been able to use Firefox since last June--the last time I tried to update from 7.0 to the next version up--because whenever I try to reinstall the latest version (or any version, new or old) it installs only as far as the launching-Firefox stage, at which point it …

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some body help me my computer system is window 7 pro now days creating problem like it automatic shutdown after few second after shut down my keyboard num lock button stay onand motherboed light is also stay on and display totaly blank. and if i want to work more on …

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[ATTACH]24186[/ATTACH] i created dc and dc member server in vmware with class A ipaddress put i doesn't ping please help [ATTACH]24187[/ATTACH] wat is the problem???

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I had left my computer running. It went to standby, I didn't turn it back on until the next day. when I tried to adjust the volume by clicking on the icon in the system tray it said there was no device and it was going to close the program, …

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Hello. My XP was getting a blue screen that said "Bad System Config" and kept the computer from booting. I first installed a new ram, and the problem still existed. Then I wiped the system and did a complete reinstall, and it worked for a day or two, but now …

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(This has been discussed numerous times already, so much so that I've gotten lost wading through the existing threads.) Summary: - In a home Workgroup network of mostly XP computers and one Vista, the goal is that every computer be able to see the entire contents of the other computers …

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Good morning! We are currently in the process of moving e-mail providers and moving to an Exchange server housed at our data center. What we were told to do was to create the Exchange account in Outlook so that we would have two profiles - the 'old' profile and the …

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Hey guys! I dont know whats wrong with my laptop. Everything was fine and dandy when suddenly one day i switched on my laptop and the colour has inverted. everything was in opposite colours! From the moment i switch on until i get to my desktop, everything is in inverted …

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Hi All, I am running Windows Vista and have a problem installing programs and windows updates. It seems that the windows installer service is stopped and I can't get it to start. When I try to start it, it seems to start briefly and stop immediately. Can anyone out there …

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I am facing a big problem in windows 7 for screen resolution. The problem raise when i try to change the screen resolution of desktop from 1220*768 to 1220*900 suddenly it shows [B]"Not optimum Mode Recommended mode 1220*768 60HZ"[/B] with black screen. i cant even access to desktop. I tried …

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I downloaded a freeware prog. today called Killdisk. I then found i'd already downloaded a better version so i tried to delete the one i'd just downloaded and got this error. "Error deleting file or folder-There has been a sharing violation-The source or destination file may be in use".I turned …

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hello everybody. i have formatted my desktop and after formating i couldn't get another drive, other than C drive. i think some unallocation problem.. please help me to get my D drive back as that contain my important documents. thanks..

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I am getting a blue screen error when I shut down my computer. I believe it is because I undocked it before it finished shutting down. This is the Error Message: Technical information: *** STOP: 0x0000000A (0x00000018, 0x00000002, 0x00000000, 0x804F45AA) Beginning dump of physical memory Physical memory dump complete Contact …

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Hi everybody, I have a problem on my windows 7 , when I open safari explorer this message display i tried registry cleaner programs but nothing happened .. ! Thank you all , :)

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Hi I am really very upset . I have window xp and IE. When i try to open Internet exploar it shows a error report. 'IE can not open ' send error report.then close window I decided to install new browser to my laptop by using run command. I type …

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in windows 2003 server, how to disable browsing in client system and enable only for mails to be send and receive

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If you want to customize the look of your Google Chrome browser, many people have already released hacked theme DLL's to use. [b][url=http://www.googlechromeboard.com/viewforum.php?f=9]Download Google Chrome Themes[/url][/b] To install, follow these instructions on [b][url=http://www.googlechromeboard.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=16]how to use a custom Google Chrome theme[/url][/b].

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I want to print a word document in a printer that is located remotely across the internet. Can I do that..& how. Please help Thankx in advance.

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greets to the daniweb community, i hope i find you al well firstly, any ideas here would be really appreciated, this ones really got me.... ok so i havent exactly had to use command prompt for a while, but last time i used it there was no problem... until now. …

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I am trying to clean my hard drive but when I run by DBAN disk I get this message: non-fatal error /dev/sdb (process crash) P.S I have no USB devices connected.

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We develop software programs. Our program crashes consistently on the Windows 7 PC used by one of our software testers. But, it only crashes when that user is logged on, and only on this PC. It never crashes when a different user is logged on. My feeling is there is …

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Hello, I want to reinstall postgreSQL. I uninstaled via control panel and then try to run the installer. I get error meesage that the service name postgresql 8.4 already exists, try diffrernt name. But I don't know how to change the name, it does not give any field to enter …

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i recently purchased a new asus laptop. about once in every 5 times i turn it on, a blue screen would appear and i have to force shut down and boot it up again. where should i begin to check for the source of this problem??

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Hi everyone I have an excel sheet and in this sheet i have a column with plain text data in list.. the data is just like (sample) 123131 | 564656311 85463 | 965132 3257| 93154911235 I need to create two columns from this column.. 1. i need to convert data …

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