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hi all, When I start my system only background wallpaper is visible, the desktop icons are not visible.when I run the explorer.exe on the new task of task manager,then only they are visible. When ever i restart the system the problem is repeating. Is there any reg corrupted or any …

Hello There, My computer is very slow to start up. Really takes ages, while i have to start doing some work. Any suggestion what to do some time really it;s very annoying. In the same way it takes long to shut down. Can anyone give me some good suggestion or …

I am facing problem with my laptop Dell inspiron 6000, Operating system WinXP. On 5th Feb 2006, I had installed 2 softwares from the internet. Softwares are Burn4free SetupanyDVD5847 That time it went fine. When i used my laptop on 7th Feb 2006, i was not able to boot/start it... …

I recently installed Windows Server 2003 Standard to perform some software testing for the company I work for. The problem is that now I need to install Windows XP on my PC (which is the original OS that I have for this PC) but I can not see any options …

Hi, when i boot my notebook i can only reach the windows logo and then a blue screen appears with the error message " No mountable boot device" can someone help me solve this problem. i am using a Toshiba notebook with a Windows 7 starter OS. thanks

Is there a reason, perhaps related to the Opera browser, which keeps me logged in even after I perform the Log Out/All cookies cleared routine?

== I just need to know, I'm sure I'll be needing the info in the future. == Whenever I install win2k over win98/ME or I start on a clean install of win2k/XP, I always choose FAT32. This is mainly because I'm familiar with it, and NTFS can't be seen on …

Hi i got a laptop Dell inspiron 1526. It's been working well until i got a virus AntiVirus System 2011. Then it's been giving me the BSOD of TCPIP.sys Origins... I'm getting deperate. Please help!!

My computer is running on windows vista and for some reason it cannot get past the windows error recovery page (in black and white). It reads: Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause. To fix the problem: 1.Insert Windows installation disc and restart …

:'( hi, i am having huge problems trying to restore my toshiba laptop modle 4010 to factory settings. whatever i click on including applications i get a box show up saying cannot find or error. i am forever getting c:WINDOW\system32\rundll32.exe or c:\WINDOWS\network\diognostic\xpetdiag.exe showing up can you help please I thought …

Hello, I am looking for a good (and free) program for partition backups. Ideally something that can resize / move partitions and store on either HD or DVD as well as setting / removing the hidden flag. Suggestions? Thanks

Hi, Friends I am vasant from Ahmedabad, India. I am using Windows Xp with IE 7. I am using google to find ebooks & pdf files, Because it takes too much time to open PDF in browser itself, so i always save PDF file just be rightclicking (from the results …

I would like to copy (burn) photos stored in My Pictures folder onto blank CD-R discs but have never done this before and need a little advice. I have a CD-RW drive and I also have Nero StartSmart (Nero 7 Essentials) software installed which I understand is capable of copying …

Hi, I have a network with 3 Xp machines. PC1, PC2 and PC3. Copying and pasting a 600MB file from PC2 to PC3 takes 5 minutes but copying the same file from PC1 to either of the other PCs takes 75+- minutes and vice versa. Anyone know what could cause …

I downloaded Driver Reviver and attempted to update drivers but it didn't work. I am now getting a message saying; Failed to load Language File C:\Program Files\ Reviversoft\Driver Reviver\lang.ing Unable to continue. I am using a Medion Laptop, Vista System. I have obviously done something wrong and would appreciate any …

How do I display the operating system version, and processor architecture in the command prompt?

previously i had microsoft office 2007 in my pc. Then i tried the trail version of office 2010. Recently i uninstalled this trail version in order to retrieve office'07. But i lost both the offices and don' have any office in my pc now.Please help me.Can i retrieve the office …

Hi Daniwebbers! I'm trying to copy a file from a network location to a local file folder on a laptop. The following script will work to put the file into the documents folder of the users profile. [CODE]xcopy /y /d "\\networkaddress\tablet config.exe" "c:\users\%username%\documents\"[/CODE] That will put the file tablet config.exe …

Good Afternoon, The question that I have is regarding file system (NTFS) If you allow user1 access to a folder using windows shared folders, and remove all local (NTFS) permissions for all users, what happens? Thank you

i just bought a new laptop but and install windows 7 in it but i don't find drivers of it please give me some links from where i can download or install drivers...moreover originally vista was install on it ..... MUCH OBLIGED...

Have seen some articles on running windows server from a USB drive. Some of the articles are not as precise as one would want. I ask the following: 1- Can Advanced server 2000 or server 2003 be run from a USB drive 2- Is there good documentation on the steps …

Not sure if Virtual PC 2007 is considered a server but I ask anyway. Would like to install to a USB drive then install some development software... visual studio express, C#, etc. Youtube has every virtual variation except the scenario I seek. Seeking guidance

My Laptop is not showing Desktop nor Task manager by C+A+D and C+S+Esc. not in safe mode, not with command prompt, and also not going to last known good configuration, and can't do system restore point also. on restarting the laptop welcome screen is appear on clinking user it shows …

I am using Windows Media Player 11 on Windows Vista. When I play something in WMP 11 (a CD, a video, etc) and then close it, the audio portion continues to play. I found that when I open up WMP 11 again, the program is still playing the media file …

A user running Office 2003 on XP Pro is having problems with the spell checker mostly in Word and Outlook. The "check spelling as you type" option is checked but is not working. Spell check will perform if you select tools-spelling and grammar but will not check as you type. …

Hi, I am using WIndows XP. Recently a process called View.exe is starting at the startup itself and clogging the memory while the welcome screen is loading. When i end it from the task manager then the things become right. Sometimes if it doesnt start during the startup, it will …

I have pruchased a e-book (text book for training) which is a PDF document with security settings that stop you from cutting and pasting. I tried to use adobe acrobat 8 pro to change these settings, but I need a password to change the security settings. I think it is …

i am trying to make a program that edits contacts on a Nokia phone using J2ME but i don't know how to access the contacts help please

I want to change what my power off button does, but when i went to control panel -> "change what power buttons do" I can't select the drop down list at all. Its a bit greyed. My computer is a newly bought samsung series 9 laptop running windows 7 home …

This is out of curiosity... Computer OS - Windows XP Pro SP3 I have a computer that will not run the Printer Wizard right. I have tried many different things to it except one that has come to mind. I need to know where in the System files is the …

I have an old WIN95 machine that used a LPT port to send .txt files to our CNC machines in the shop. My WIN95 machine finally failed and I am using a XP machine as its replacement. I can plug the same communication cable into the LPT port on the …

[i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i] [font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]How to Change Column Settings in Windows Explorer[/color][/size][/font] [font=Arial][size=2]This article describes how to change the column settings in Windows Explorer. To change which columns are displayed, or change the width or order of the windows …

Hi Am trying to update Bios on computer and have been to the manufacturer's site to get file and it's an exe file. The instructions said to extract the .exe file, and I get a bin file that says default program to open it with is VLC also. PowerIso won't …

Hi. I have a network of XP based desktops, all hard wired. There are machines like A, B, C, D, E and F and print servers P1 and P2. All have password protected shared drives. Now I have a problem sharing A with B. With all others the sharing works …

The basics: I am in looking to put a new hard drive in my computer and am looking for advice/tips. I have purchased (2) WD Caviar Black 500GB Serial ATA HD 7200/32MB/SATA-6G drives. Because of some proprietary software that I need to run I will be installing the 32 bit …

I had followed a tutorial on installing PHP on IIS 7 for Windows Server 2008 and changed the path to reflect my location of PHP. [url]http://www.howtogeek.com/50432/how-to-install-php-on-iis-7-for-windows-server-2008/[/url] I can use the command line to execute php, and I can run php files using localhost, however I cant run the troubleshooting command …

The computer I am working on has a rather common issue that I've seen several times among friends classmates and a few coworkers. Computer is running Windows 7 Pro x64 with 8GB RAM. User is a domain user. The user experienced issues that entailed to removing the profile from the …

Hello: We get the following message when we boot up our Windows Vista laptop, along with it popping up at any time at all when we are using the computer. This is what it says: Java Virtual Machine Launcher Could not find the main class:com.anabel.pp.JettyPersonalizationServerMain.Program will exit. Any help in …

We recently installed high speed internet at our backwoods country home and tho everything else seems to be working non of the browsers I've tried on my desktop have worked properly. my desktop is Windows XP Media Center. I have tried IE, Firefox, and Opera. IE will load the first …

Hi, I recently placed about 3 GB worth of my university files on a USB drive. After a few days, I tried to access the files on the USB. So, I opened the 'My computer' folder, which is when I noticed that the removable drive showed '164 MB of 3.93 …

Plz explain... 1. What is process synchronization and why its used. 2. How can we recover a word document or file that has been deleted permanently. Plz answer them ...

hi i need to make an excel macro that handles serial communication and takes data from two lab balances. I've looked around and found that i can use xmcommcrc or winwedge (others too but these i'm experimenting with). The result should be that data would be recorded live into an …

Hey I have a serious problem with my pc When i boot and try to open a folder explorer crashes.. And it crashes in secure mode So how do i copy all my files to my extern with cmd..

Can I transfer my operating system and files from one hard drive to another hard drive? I want to wipe the other hard drive clean.

Does anyone have any views about the best file synchronization software (preferably free, but if you have to pay to get accurate and reliable results, I'd like to hear about that too.) I want to select particular files and folders to backup to an external hard drive. I don't need …

After reinstalling my Win XP, tried to play a music video DVD but got a black window with a message: "The media player cannot play this DVD because a compatible decoder is not installed on the computer". When I tried to play a pre-recorded music CD the itunes played it …

When signing into windows live hotmail, I get the ninemsn headlines, see below. the headlines have not changed and there is no option to close the headlines or stop them coming into your windowslive hotmail. Any suggestions thanks jen ninemsn headlines Toddler's death 'suspicious' Sydney train driver haunted by near …

hi can anyone help i am having problems with a laptop that i was given the laptop was running slow it's a fujitsu siemens amilo pi 1505 on xp pro i tried to backup the previous owners files on to disc but every time i c+p in to cd drive …

Hello! Im having some BSOD's errors and I just downloaded a program called "WhoCrashed". This is his analysis: [QUOTE] On Sun 25/09/2011 15:52:20 GMT your computer crashed crash dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\092511-14617-01.dmp This was probably caused by the following module: ks.sys (ks+0x1A15A) Bugcheck code: 0x3B (0xC0000005, 0xFFFFF88002C7F15A, 0xFFFFF88008C39E10, 0x0) Error: SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION …

Hi, I just joined, so I'm not sure if I am posting in the right place. I have had some problems with my computer recently: when looking at the task manager i saw that a lot of svchost.exe processes were running and taking up a lot of workspace. i then …