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Hello, I've started getting this message on a XP computer whenever I logged in, and moreover it has began to restart by itself at some point in time: WINDOWS CANNOT LOAD THE USER'S PROFILE BUT HAS LOGGED ON WITH THE DEFAULT PROFILE FOR THE SYSTEM DETAIL- THE SYSTEN CANNOT FIND …

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Hi, I've just discovered torrents. After many hours of trying, I was finally successful in downloading a movie and my ultimate goal is to save it on a dvd. I've downloaded cd burning s/w but when I try to burn it, I get a message that there is no disc …

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Hello, I'm running windows xp professional and just recently I've been getting this error message when I log on: Error in C:\Windows System 32\spool\DRIVERS\W32X86\3\DLCJtime.dll\Missing entry:RunDLLEntry. It doesn't seem to affect anything but what should I do to get rid of this? Thank you for any help

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i have installed vmware server in windows 7.but how to start that

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Hey guys, I recently installed a new copy of Windows 7 on my Dell Studio XPS computer. I successfully installed the Wifi drivers on the computer for the wireless card, although it always says windows was unable to find any wireless networks. I checked to make sure all the drivers …

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Hi Guys, I have a USB disk with ext3 file system created in linux. I want to re format it to FAT16 somehow. I dont have a linux system but have only a windows xp machine. Please help me to do it. Thanks.

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[B]Whenever I am on YT, I can only seem to watch a few videos before the site stops allowing me to connect to any others. I will click on a few vids without any problems, and then I'll click on another one, but the page never opens (The videos play …

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I have a HP dv6 laptop running Windows 7/64. It's been working fine but all of the sudden my wireless connection stopped working and there were a number of messages regarding the network, system security and audio services not running. I've rebooted, but many of the services under Control Panel>Admin …

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my computer is Dell N4010 . its hard disk divide into 4 partitions : OEM ,System Recovery , C(Window 7) and D(Data). few days ago, i changed C partition to active in Disk Management (i click "Mark partition as Active"). now when i open computer, it can not start Windows …

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Am trying ti install Windows XP but keep getting the blue screen. Can you tell me what I need to correct during my trouble shoot

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Hi all, There are some WEB sites, in fact many, are dynamic. For example [B][COLOR="Red"]http://www.iaa.gov.il/Rashat/en-US/Airports/BenGurion/informationForTravelers/OnlineFlights.aspx?flightsType=arr[/COLOR][/B] dynamically updates flights arriving and leaving Ben Gurion airport. To find a specific flight's status there are two options - Scrolling down the page - advancing one page at a time I want to see …

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I'm having problems running sfc. Well, I'm also having problems running msinfo32.exe and the Help & Support feature, but from what I have been able to find out on all the various forums is that if I run SFC I may be able to fix the other problems. When I …

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Is it possible to play flash without flash-player installed? I heard that SWF file and flash player itself may be included into one EXE file.

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Hi all. I am having a pretty long delay when booting up my Dell Inspiron 9400. Had the problem once before and checkdisk/f took care of it. Not this time. The computer boots up correctly and hangs after the desktop picture is displayed but before my icons get displayed. After …

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Hey, I have a Dell Inspiron 1525. I format my computer and install windows xp (before was installed windows 7). On windows 7 my sound card works with the driver provided by dell.com. Now, when i try to install the driver for my sound card (driver for windows xp from …

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Hi all, I need a detailed explanation(PDF or video) explaining how I can control a specific user account capabilities, limitations from an administrator account? I want to know how to do it in Vista, XP and Windows 7. I have some capabilities in mind to configure giving a user the …

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I currently have a BSOD problem which isn't [I]very[/I] disruptive, however, after recently fixing a very severe BSOD issure (I had to reinstall Windows 7 again) I now fairly regularly play Skyrim on my desktop computer. The BSOD occurs occasionally while I am playing Skyrim - up until the most …

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I want to open a file with .ts2 extension (i believe ts means time stamp). what programs i can use in order to read he content of that file? Thankx in advance.

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Hi everyone, Running: Windows 7 Professional (64 bit), MS Office 2010, IE 9.08.... since I bought the laptop in September and have made no software modifications at all. Having a really annoying problem. Have searched web and here. Whilst sismilar issues are out there, I can't find one the same …

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I have a rather large Excel spreadsheet. What I would like to do is "fix" the leftmost or topmost columns on the screen as I scroll horizonally or vertically. So, in other words, if I have 10 rows of various accounts with 200 columns each, I want to be able …

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I found a solution to my slow browsing problem. This solution is only for you if your browser has slowed and you are running Norton Internet Security, my version is 2002, not sure if this file will work with other versions. Download this file and put the "symids.sys" file in …

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I had to force remove some programs, and now, when I go to "Save as" a file or attach a file, My Documents file, in the Library, is empty. I have to go through C:/user/user/my documents to see them. To attempt to fix this problem, I deleted all the users …

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Hello, am looking for a freeware tool with a good GUI which could be deployed on a LAN to help me keep track of the hard disk spaces on other PCs on the LAN, as well as if possible send alerts by e-mails if some predefined configuration is met at …

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0x0000007B 0xF789E524 0xC0000034 0x00000000 0x00000000 ^. My setup options for BIOS seems different than what I read on others. I use a custom built intel core quad CPU. My keyboard works for setup and only setup/boot menu, I can't even pick safety mode on the screen that you choose options …

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I usually double click on the blue section above the menu on a webpage or folder to do the same action as the restore down/maximize button in the top right hand corner. Now this action occurs on a single click and I am unable to drag a box on my …

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Whenever I want to boot system mechanic 7 I get this pop up window that reads: [QUOTE][B][U]-Internet Explorer Script error[/U][/B] -:icon_exclaim: An error has occurred in the script on this page: Line: Char: Error: Code: URL: Do you want to continue running scripts on this page: (Yes) (No)[/QUOTE] Clicking on …

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Hi guys! I have a question.. Let's say for example we have 2 computers mainly 1 computer server and the other one is just a normal computer. If i browse the internet using the normal computer, will the computer server be able to keep track or see the list of …

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Help! I suddenly got this message when booting up yesterday. I Have turned off computer and rebooted several times with the same message. Screen is black. Should I try the safe mode? What could be causing this message? thanks, Rich

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Hello everyone, I have a 300gb Sata hard drive that I partitioned into 3 partitions: (C:(System, OS) 60gb) - (D:(Music and Videos) 100gb) - (E: (My Studio) 140gb) Something happened and D: & E: disappeared. I bought a program called "Mini-tool Power data recovery" and I was successful in recovering …

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After much frustration and wasted time I have discovered an issue with Skype running on Windows XP. Windows XP puts a limit on the half opened outgoing connections allowed at one time. When this limit has been reached (10) all outgoing connections are blocked. Why? Well it seems at the …

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Hello everyone! I hope this is the right place to post this issue and if not, forgive me :P The problem I seem to be suddenly having is that any program I try opening shows up in task manager but will not actually load, if that makes any sense. For …

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I took the hdd out of my external computer to transfer a large # of files (over 1TB worth) and to use the full 3tb I made it a GPT Partition. Now since I want it back in the normal enclosure the computer "sees" it, in the device manager or …

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Hi I Have a Windows Vista installed and the computer is almost 2 years old now. Never had a problem but for the past 2 days, as soon as the Windows boots up, I get an error message 'Windows Explorer is not responding', then it says, it is looking for …

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hi ive got a strange problem i have some mkv file on my pc win7 and cannot delete them.if you try to delete it says file is in use by windows explorer even if you restart the system or boot in safe mode you get same problem. i did some …

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[SIZE=2][COLOR=Black][SIZE=4][FONT=Comic Sans MS]download speed of my system is pathetic.. it says 2.5kb/sec or so.. how can i increase the speed to some Mb/sec,because the downloading of files as small as 10Mb takes hours. suggest the change in settings in IE or in winXP manager.[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/SIZE]

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hello all I need answer for my question Each time I double click exe file , antivirus raise warning that this is an exe file can harm your computer and bla bla bla . My question is : without deleteing anti virus,is there any way to eliminate this warning. Because …

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I'm in serious need of help getting a sound driver installed on my mother-in-law's computer! I had to reinstall Windows XP and after I did, the sound did not work. I have downloaded Intel Chipset Device Software and installed it and it says "Setup is complete." Then nothing happens and …

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I have a client with a reasonably modern computer. Upgraded from Vista to win 7 32 bit (it wont run 64!) all went OK and registered. I tried to reinstall the legitimate version of MS office from the purchased disc CD (2007) and it runs the set up but then …

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Hello I have HP laptop . I have Wi-fi broadband internet. I installed window vista in it recently. But when i try to run internet it wasnt working. No wirless network detected. The light that indicates wireless status also in yellow colour( means not working). And Display a Message No …

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We are using Lotus Notes 4.5 LAN. I certify the ID file of my officemates and its successfully done. The expiration of his ID file had been extended but he can't access his mail. But all the databases from his workspace is accessible except for his mail. Which is the …

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Dear Community Any of you already faced this ? A folder under D:\ has hundreds of subfolders with bizarre names (see attached screencap). All are empty but I find it really weired. Thanks in advance for your replies. MMG

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hi guys,i get this error when i try to see how many computers are connected to my network,from the command prompt i type NET VIEW and come this error,or is there any way to see who is conected to my network and how can i block specific computers ...thank you

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Hi Friends, You know the problem - running out of space on hard drive - so my question is - to gain space, can i safely move my Documents and settings folder to my external drive (1TB) and will it be accessed easily by the PC from there? (PC on …

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when i double click on my computer icon then all icon of desktop go for a second and then again come but drives does not showing.

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Hi all, My pc starts to ask me a passord while booting. And all these happened without my knowledge. I never enable this password prompt. Anyhow it happens. And my my computer window appears very strange(pls look the image). Do i need a system formatting ?. plz help me. -vinod …

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the other day i turned on my laptop and got the blue screen. also got the message IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL. tried to restart in SAFE MODE and still get the same message. prior to getting this error, the laptop was working fine. i installed new RAM over a year ago but didn't …

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Hi all, I am wondering how computer shops deal with installing Windows multiple times. I understand shops can buy OEM packs for installing and setting up new machines but the scenario I am most curious about is when a customer brings in their machine to be fixed. Many times they …

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