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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 …

Hey, last night, i used ad-hoc connection. It worked perfectly fine with my other laptop. But today, me and my sister used both laptop. We cant access some website. I tried what was posted here, the CMD. Still some website wont work. Its killing. Anyone help me. Please. Thanks

I bought a computer from a school auction.When it comes up a box pops up with a school user agreement.When you accept it goes to a user name and password screen.Is there any thing I an do to use this computer. thanks

Hey guys, I just have a few questions: What is a Transactional File System? Is Windows 7 a Transactional File System? If not what needs to be changed to make it transactional? Any help would be appreciated.

I have a year old (purchased october 2005) HP media center pc running win xp. Shortly after boot or after logging in as administrator (or limited user account) I get an error message window stating that KBD.exe has encountered a problem and needs to shutdown. As far as I am …

I need to convert many small .mpg files to .gif files. I prefer freeware but pay-for-it software, if not too too expensive but works really good, is also acceptable. Anyone know of really good software to do this type of conversion?

I have a Toshiba Satellite m55-s3293 laptop that came loaded with XP home Edition. I pretty sure that I upgraded to XP Pro. It will not load and gives me the following message: “We apologize for the inconvenience, but Windows did not start successfully. A recent hardware or software change …

Which Windows OS functionality is fast and more user satisfied OS? Windows 7 (or) Windows xp (or) Windows 98 second Edition? Windows 98 is very old i knew. But its good to compare with latest OS's .Because Nobody will forget about windows98 whomever used before XP revolution. Thanks in advance.

I noticed the past few days my Netbook isn't giving me any battery warnings when its getting low. I used to get it saying 12% remaining, 10% remaining, 8% remaining 5% critical plug in before blah blah blah. Now it jut shuts off on me without any warning and goes …

What software is the best when it comes to making your own music without having to go to the studio and what movie editor is the best.

Where is the location for temporary files of Firefox in Windows xp. I am asking for latest versions of firefox( 5.0 or higher)

Ok so I am trying to get my kids computer to boot up with no sucess. Here's what happens, for the past couple weeks the computer has been shutting off and restarting on it's own. I know I should have addressed the issue sooner but time and money have prevented …

CAN anyone please explain the difference between process and thread with example . with reference to how it is viewed in task manager.

Reformatted and installed my Win XP. Unable to connect to the Internet, neither with cable nor wireless. Have wireless on my two Win 7 machines. On the XP, I get the following messages: Ethernet Controller - "Drivers for this device are not installed (Code 28)". Found and reinstalled a driver, …

My ISP providered has blocked port 80...so if you want to host a website on your computer at home you have to pay double the service charge to get port 80 available. Any one know how to get around this?

Hey guys I have a quick question for you. In my place of work we have three shipping computers, SHIP-1, SHIP-2 and SHIP-3. Normally they all work pretty good. We can access our two servers (FS1 and FS2) and log into Worldship and MAS90. Well as of late we have …

Hello, Short Story: A file on my computer is disappearing when accessed by another user on the network. Long Story: I have a partition on my computer (E:) that I share the root of on my work network. In the root directory, there is (was) a MapPoint file (E:/mapfile.ptm). Sometimes, …

Hello all! I just needed to ask that Can I get a Genuine Copy of Windoes 7 from internet as the one I am having with my Laptop is not genuine. So if I can get it from Internet then please let me know the site which you would like …

For the Past Four Weeks , i have been researching alot of Errors caused by Windows XP Operating System especially in obsolete Computers where the Setup Hangs alot when the User tries to Proceed to the Next Stage of Windows XP Installation. There are Several Issues to be considered when …

For many Windows XP users, when the operating system crashes or some inexplicable errors occur, generally they repair the system by Ghost or reinstalling operating system. However, these methods have shortcomings. Reinstalling system, the original system settings and software will be gone and have to be installed again, very troublesome. …

I have currently in my possession the following computer: Dell PowerEdge SC430 4GB RAM Intel Mother Board LGA775 Processor Socket 2.5 GHz Intel Dual Core Processor 2 x WD SATA HDD 80GB in Mirrored RAID Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard I am looking at currently keeping this RAID with the …

How can I install PHP 5 on Apache Tomcat 5.5 :?: Please reply ASAP :!:

Hello Usually, when I connected a usb pendrive or put a cd in my drive, I had the autorun/autoplay window which appeared, however now am not getting anything when using these devices. I did not change any registry settings as well. Anyone can tell me how to recover the autorun …

I'm setting up a TruConnect 3G mobile internet on my laptop so that I can check email from anywhere. I have free wifi at school, and I went with TruConnect because it's cheap and I only need it for emergency backup when I'm not on campus. Thing is, it's $5 …

I got my laptop in April 08 and since then it has gotten rediculously slow and really needs a reboot! I've done disc fragments ect, but its getting worse, i've backed up everything on my hard drive, so other than not really understanding what'll happen to my Itunes and music, …

Has cut out a couple of times and left distorted images. Not at all sure what to do about it. Would welcome any help. Want to take action before it goes altogether.

i'm using vista rc1 x64. i initially installed this os onto my 200gb sata drive, but keopt having booting problems, namely, the missing BOOTMGR error. this was usually solved by turning the computer off and then on again (not just a restart). at worst, i would run the boot repair …

Hello guys, I have a website on a server (win2003), I have no problem open it with [url]http://computername/site[/url] but I just can't open it with [url]http://ipaddress/site[/url] Why? How to fix it? Thanks.

I recently installed a virtual drive. However when I try to go and burn just a normal Audio Cd, WMP says "connect burner and restart the player", and winamp just keeps saying insert blank media into the drive. I have uninstalled the virtual drive, and it comes back and i …

received e-mail containing a photo which I forwarded and the receipient received the e-mail and photo. The second time I forwarded it, the recepient could not see the photo and received a message that "some pictures could not be found". How do I fix this problem? Raya

The spacebar key appears to be permanently stuck down on my laptop. However, I have completely removed the keyboard and the spacebar is still being pressed. So, it appears to be a software problem. I have also reinstalled the keyboard driver but no improvement. Any ideas on how to solve …

is there any way to copy address book from one user to another user Ms Outlook ? .Kindly let me know the idea.it is very much effort to make hundreds of email id in New Distributin List/Contacts.

Hi I was wondering if anyone could help me. I've got a dual boot system with Windows XP which is my primary operating system and Windows 7. My computer is fairly old so it has a small hard drive so I want the space that is allocated to 7 to …

Hi, im trying to get in to my msn,mail, and update my systems but all i get are some errors i still havent found a fix for. i hope someone could helpo me out with this. i know its no a modem or isp problem because i have a different …

I think something in my registry got messed up by a registry cleaner. Now i can't access the User Accounts, i'm on XP Home. I get the following error: "wrong number of arguments or invalid property assignment". Can anyone help me to fix this? Thanks in advance.

hi there guys I have a question, will my files be deleted and will my drivers be reset when i upgrade my windows 7 home basic to windows 7 home premium?? Because I have an installer of home premium with me right now and I am planning to upgrade because …

I need to go back and set my computer to a early date to reset my computer forgot how it do it please help

guys i just read a vulnerability in the calculator of windows. vulnerability is like this: *) open calculator *) type 4 and then take its square *) then minus two from the result shocked.... answer should be 0 but it shows a different answer.. please help me on this.

So I'm playing Deus Ex Human Revelution at full screen, and near the end of the game it randomly minimizes to the desktop. I thought it might just be the game, but later on, playing another game, it does the same. Now it does it every 10 to 20 minutes. …

Hi, Thanks in advance to those who take time out to assist me. I am having an issue with my PC that starts with a Rundll32 error. Most threads I've read regarding the Rundll32 error indicat most are caused by virus's. I doubt that this the case with this pc …