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[FONT=Arial]undefined[/FONT][SIZE=3]undefined[/SIZE]I have been using Microsoft Office 2003 for 2 years with no problems. 2 nights ago I tried to get into excel. all I got was an error. I messed with it for awhile. Then removed it with the intension of just reinstalling it. The file MSOHEV.DLL will not delete, …

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Hi there, I've started having issues with a certain website ([url]http://www.deviantart.com/[/url]), and was wondering if anyone could help me. A few days ago I started getting "Server Not Found" messages on random pages, and then throughout the day they spread to the rest of the site, so now I can't …

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hey friends i m having win xp -prof with sp 2 insatalled on the comp. and today is last day for activation of windows is tere any tool aor proccess that can increse the time of activation. or it wont ask for the activation any more. thanks

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This morning I come back to my Dell Laptop Insp. 1720 to find it continually rebooting itself. It reboots, and automatically goes to the screen which says " Configuring windows update stage 3 of 3 - 0% complete / Do not turn off your computer" then after a few seconds …

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1st off let me say Hello and I have been looking at the Active esktop Recovery script error thread for the past 3 weeks. but i cant seem to fix it. Looks like I'm the newest newb to have this problem I've followed all of these instructions to the letter …

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I have a Dell inspiron 530 with 2gb of ram, 2.53ghz intel core duo. I have two USB printers connected. An HP C3180 inkjet and a Samsung ML-2510 laser. I have had the Samsung for about 3 years and the HP for 2. Up until last week everything has been …

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If you’re one of the outstanding users yet to make the pilgrimage to Gmail from your dilapidated Hotmail account, you may have been one of the lucky ones (like myself this morning) rewarded recently with a handful of e-sunshine for your continued loyalty. The once affluent e-mail service received a …

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[ATTACH=RIGHT]16218[/ATTACH]According to [URL="http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-07-21/will-microsoft-ceo-steve-ballmer-be-fired-for-low-stock-price/"]Peter Laurie on The Daily Beast[/URL], Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer may soon be out. Senior Microsoft executives have been discussing how to oust their leader. Dissatisfaction with Microsoft's stock performance has fueled the possible rebellion. Microsoft stock prices have fluctuated over the past few years, but the company …

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Ok, I am having serious trouble with this, so please help me out. bear with my long story, please. One of our computers here at work started doing something funny...it wouldn't start windows. Whenever it was about 70% done loading windows (the version was 2000 NT) it would go to …

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If you've ever had an e-mail's tone misinterpreted, rest easy. New software [URL="http://tonecheck.com/"]ToneCheck[/URL] allows you check your e-mail messages before you send them and flags sentences and phrases that might lead its reader astray.[ATTACH]16183[/ATTACH]ToneCheck is the brain child of Matt Eldridge. After losing a deal due to appearing too pushy …

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i have a computer with windows server 2003,now i need windows xp, but i cant install it. when i put in the xp cd, it wont run and it doesnt show the install option. when irestart the computer for it to auto boot, nothin come out. wut can i do …

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sorry to be a pain but i've tried constantly restarting IE and my PC but when i go to the flash player page on Adobe, i install it like mentioned and then it says "failed to install". i've done everything the website says to do to make sure it works …

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I am unable to connect on my home network using a machine with Windows 2003. Until I disconnected this machine and left it unplugged for a couple of days, I had no such problem. Any tips of where to look for solution?

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We have a machine here running windows xp pro, and for some reason every time we try to open internet explorer it flashes once and then closes, this happens with all addons turned off no matter what way we try to run, cmd line, nothing works. Any help would be …

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I have an HP 4215 officejet all-in-one. Having recently purchased a new laptop with Vista Home Premium, I had not attempted a scan before today. Of course, the buttons on my all-in-one were not recognized. At first, I just looked for recent drivers on HP but then I googled the …

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Hello All, I was having Windows XP Professional SP1 which got updated to SP2 when i agreed to the update querry without realising what it is going to update. THe problem is that now i dont have calculator in the Start-Program-Accessories- which was earlier there.I am not sure that this …

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Hey guys, i got the weirdest driver problem, First of is my MBOX2 Pro Tools LE install, the first few times i tried to install the program, it would install the software but with out the drivers for the MBOX2, On the third re-install, it installed the lot, but the …

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Hello All, I recently purchased a used pc that has no installed os or software. However there is a licence key on the pc for windows vista home premium. A firend has a vista home premium disc, and I was wondering if I could use his disc and just put …

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My screen is showing all my pages in Vertical. I have to tip my Monitor on it's side to see normal. Can anyone please help me to get my screen back Horizontal? I use windows ME and have a LSD Monitor. :sad:

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Hi, I'm trying to change administrator password from limited account which i didn't know that. is there any possible way?

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Albert Einstein once said of himself, "If I have seen farther than others, it is because I was standing on the shoulders of giants." [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Roberts_(computer_engineer)"]Ed Roberts[/URL] was one of those giants to whom we owe a great debt of gratitude for our computing technology. You probably have never heard of …

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Hello, I am using word 2003, and I want to print the gridlines that I have on the page. I copied the chart from excel. I can't seem to find where to change it in the print options. Can Anyone help. Thanks

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Hello I restored my computer to the factory settings and I am not able to connect to the internet. I also do not have the same display I had before the original disks I have is windows xp service pack 1 need some help thank you.

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1 Win 7 unit , 1 XP unit connect via a workgruop LAN. All works fine then the Windows 7 losses access with the XP unit. (XP unit still see's Win7 unit). Win7 unit can still access the XP unit via a remote control program i.e. It can access the …

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"Com surrogate has stopped working" ! what can i do ? what is that ?

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I have the following problem, and would appreciate some advice on how to go about fixing it!! My PC at home (WinXP SP2) has a decent internet connection, but for the last few weeks I have been unable to access the microsoft.com website, first noticed due to failure of the …

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I have recently purchased a Belkin wireless router/modem and setup a network at home for a couple of iPhones, my PS3 and my laptop to run on. All devices, except for the laptop, are accessing the network wirelessly without problem. The laptop however always loses the wireless connection after a …

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I have gotten myself into a mess with this one. My friends XP Pro computer locked up solid on a windows update. The only solution that seemed open to me was to do an XP repair install which I did. I think the machine had XP3 on it but I …

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im running windows xp home edition. So i can be playing a game or searching the inter net and my computer shuts downs and restarts by it self? I just dont get it i ran virus scans and spyware , not a problem found. what can i do to stop …

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Hello All I apologise in advance for my very basic understanding. I do hope you can advise me. I am experiencing problems with IE. When I am on my social networking page any links I click on are highlighted in blue and 'Done' is displayed in the bottom left of …

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It doesn't take a search genius to go and find [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/news/story253418.html"]plenty of reports[/URL] of how Internet Explorer is, how can I put this nicely, [URL="http://www.itpro.co.uk/blogs/daveyw/2009/11/22/ie-6-and-7-hit-by-hack-attack-code/"]not exactly the safest bet[/URL] if you are looking for the most secure browsing experience. Quite apart from anything else it has the biggest market share …

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Hello guys, I just installed windows xp 32bit and windows 7 64 bit on my computer (different partitions drive C:\ & D:\ respectively). My questions are: Do I have to install for example my Avast Anti Virus on each of the OS? If i install a program for example CCleaner …

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how to install dvd games?? my desktop had only cd rom i have another desktop that has dvd rom how to use the other dvd rom to install dvd games??? im using windows XP thank's in advance

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I would be really thankfull if anyone can help me . I am a elderly person and not real good on computers. I just purchased new computer with win7 and installed a thomson TG782T modem for the internet.using ethernet lead. It work fine and I thought I would hook my …

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I found a way to change my Start Menut name on [URL="http://www.theeldergeek.com"]TheElderGeek.com[/URL] They Have an easy Toturial [URL="http://www.theeldergeek.com/change_text_on_xp_start_button.htm"]here[/URL]. It does not make problems! :) [COLOR=black][COLOR=black]NOTE[/COLOR][/COLOR]: It's only for windows XP

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I know on a HP you can restore to factory settings in system tools...is there n e way to do it without a cd on a diffrent computer...formatting c is not an option!!!!!!

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Last post of the year from me and I've decided to ask five questions that could have some bearing on the areas I cover in this space in the next year. If you read me regularly, you know I write a lot about Google, Apple and Microsoft. I'm also fond …

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Hi, a customer of mine has an HP Pavilion 9500 with Windows Vista as a pre installation. She did not make Recovery DVDs. The computer crashed. I deleted the folder $tfxlog and the blue screen vanished, but now the laptop is booting into a black screen. I tried to use …

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First, before i start posting this thread, i just want to say I'm sorry if there is already a similar thread or exactly the same topic with same contents with mine. OK, let's start. [B]SPEED UP YOUR XP NEVER THAN BEFORE[/B] [B][U]NOTICE[/U][/B] In this XP SpeedUp, it includes XP Tweaks, …

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The backstory: I want to be able to sell this embedded system that I'm creating, a large part of which relies upon an executable piece of software running under the windows operating system on a small PC board in the unit. Software updates for the customer should be easily enough …

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I've done a bit of research on Windows 7 Enterprise to discover some of its new features and to uncover its secrets. From what I've seen so far, [URL="http://www.microsoft.com"]Microsoft[/URL] has provided some interesting Linux-esque features that might accidentally boost Linux adoption as a side effect. The two primary features to …

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I've got to reinstall Windows XP Professional on an HP desktop computer with the original serial number label sticked on the back of the case. I had to reformat it because somebody had the lovely idea to install Windows XP on it with a FAT32 filesystem, so it was full …

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[QUOTE]Listed below is a directory of DLL files and EXE files, including Windows system processes and tasks, known system files, and various spyware and adware files. Clicking each file name will identify the purpose of any of the files listed in this directory.[/QUOTE] [url]http://www.what-is-exe.com/[/url] Good reference to bookmark

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(sorry, no caps) running xp pro, system started freezing especially when on the internet, even though system is always on broadband w/ a router. updated all anti- software and scanned several times w/ avg8.5, superantispyware, malwarebytes, ad-aware, spybot. Nothiing detected. After a few days i was getting error msg at …

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I use Interent and Browse on interent but want to know reliabale Browser. Which one is batter if i compare the two browser: Internet Explorer OR Google Chorme Which one is best tot use.

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It's supposed to be Windows 7's big week, but other news just seems to keep getting in the way. And it's not just competitors like the news coming out of Apple this week, it's big announcements coming from inside Microsoft too. You would think that Microsoft could at least keep …

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Recently I purchased a new laptop with an OS of vista,but i do not need Vista, I have tried to install win xp in vain. Can some one guide me on how to go about it?

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Descriptions and Fixes of Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) crash errors; [url]http://www.techmetica.com/howto/descriptions-and-fixes-of-blue-screen-of-death-bsod-crash-errors/[/url]

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I have a application in PDF and would like to be able to fill the application and print. Tis documents application does not allow me to fill the blank spots. How can I convert thsi application to let me fill and print? Thank You

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