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I have a excel spreadsheet that contains the following information: part name, part number, calibration, rev. level and other information. I also have a form that I have to fill out every month using the information from the above mentioned spreadsheet. Is there a way to input the spreadsheet information …
I had to reinstall windows on a HP Pavilion a820n and had to download an audio driver. I downloaded one but it was not the correct one, so then I downloaded Realtec AC'97 Audio. I can't remember what the first one I downloaded was, but I was trying to free …
I want to download 2 large files which is better 1-downloading each file alone or 2-download both at same time please say 1 or 2 and reason
something weird have recently happened to my pc, 2 days ago when i opened my pc i opened google chrome .... it didn't open any website neither firefox,opera,IE9 opened anywebsite. but what is strange is that it's written that there is internet access so i said maybe there are problems …
Can anyone tell me ?How should i install google talk for windows 7.Kindly let me know the idea .any help would be highly appreciated.any download link for gtalk for os .will be highly appreciated.
i want to ask you about DirectX My computer,when i check DirectX in DXDIAG it show DirectX 11 but when i view detail performance and system information it show DirectX 10. do you what wrong with it ?
hi friends plaese help me i want to know how i can delete data permanently so that it can not be recovered from any software is there any way to do this ??
Hi, When I start my computer, login to my Windows XP account, there is no taskbar (which I think is the explorer.exe). I CAN see all of my icons and desktop but no taskbar. I have scanned my entire computer for viruses, malware and others. I have worked with Regedit …
Hi, Have a Sony Vaio laptop running windows 7 that wont boot, comes up with an error message bad_windows_config then a whole heap of zeros with 74 (and other numbers but flashes too quick to see them) Specs are: Sony Vaio laptop F Series - VPCF115FG Intel Core i5-520M Processor …
my laptop is DELL N4010, it has already a video card "ATI REDEON 5470" but i want to change it to NVIDIA GEFORCE . can I ?
I am having problems with our computer running in normal mode. It will allow you to click something once and then it takes a long time for it to respond or it might never respond. After that you cannot click on anything. The mouse moves around fine. It's just that …
I love my Office 97 (I fear change And won't pay bill gates hundreds of dollars for an upgrade to office 2007). I installed office 97 on my new Vista computer. Everything works (word, access powerpoint, excel) except outlook. i get an error message that says "cannot start microsoft outlook". …
Sometimes my Office 2007 Outlook clipboard captures a copy; sometimes it does not. I can't identify any pattern to it. What can I do to restore it to complete functionality?
Before anyone grouses - I searched the forum for similar posts and found none. So if I'm treading on old territory, my apologies... The situation: An older gateway tower system running Win XP that operates normally except for multiple [I]' application will not open because MSVCR71.dll was not found. Try …
[CODE][Boot Loader] Timeout=5 Default=C:\$WIN_NT$.~BT\BOOTSECT.DAT [Operating Systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect C:\$WIN_NT$.~BT\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows XP Professional Setup"[/CODE] This is my current boot.ini and it has some history. Once I was trying to re-install xp from desktop (while desktop is open) by clicking and running the cd. It performed necessary steps …
I have no audio but I do have video. Not sure when the audio went out but when I go into control panel and look under " SOUNDS and AUDIO DEVICES, it says " NO AUDIO DEVICE". I tried to update the audio driver and it says " THE WIZZARD …
I have a Intel Celeron e1400 @ 2Ghz cpu on a zotac mobo.I had xp installed on it and my sound was working fine.I upgraded to windows 7 and suddenly there were no more sound.The sound icon were present in the bottom right corner on the taskbar, I ckecked again …
Hi all of you! I have a Sony Vaio laptop with with Windows 7. It is directly connected at my workplace using a network cable to a local network, but I receive message “unrecognized network” and can not access internet. Several other computers which I also connect to the same …
Hey guys, I have a problem: My USB flash drive is not seen on windows 7 ultimate. i have just reinstalled the windows 7, it still won't fix. Was working about a month ago and it just stopped working 3 days ago. Please help, thanks!
When I click any of the displayed items in a list from google (or any search engine) it goes to different sites seemingly at random. Keying in the http address works fine. Any ideas please? Sorry. I think I'm in the wrong forum. Now posted in 'Virues, Spyware and other …
Hi guys & gals, I accidentally deleted a folder from my outlook and then emptied the deleted items. The notes say i need to click the deleted items folder and then tools>[B][I]Recover Deleted Items [/I][/B]BUT I have No menu item for that! i've updated to the latest version of outlook …
Sorry if this is in the wrong section but I couldn't find any for Exchange. Anyway, my problem is; how do I set up an auto-reply for a public mailbox? I'm using Exchange 2003 and Outlook XP and 2003. But the setting must be done on the server, right? Anyone …
I have a computer that I built, it has two hard drives in it, one with Windows 7 and one with Vista. I plugged my girlfriend's hard drive into my computer to back up her data and reformat it since her's was having some issues(XP Home). However, once the reformat …
I have sufficient space in Disk D and E. but my Disk space of C drive is getting low, I tried to extend from Disk management ,but could not suceed,can anyone help me with it? I dont wanna reboot it again.
Hello All, Hopefully somebody can help me with this problem that I have been having since August. In August my mouse-pad stopped working on my Dell Inspiron that I have only had for three years. To be specific the left pad. I sent it to Dell and tehy fixed it …
Hi and thanks to everyone on Daniweb, you rock!! I downloaded Panda Titanium antivirus trial version from the internet and i want to uninstall it from my PC. It won't uninstall from the control panel: add and remove programs list, nothing happens at all when i press remove. Nor will …
Hi guys,i have a HP laptop with Windows 7 OS.From few days it always installs updates when shutdowns the laptop.It gets a considerable time.I want to know what's the reason for it.Please help me to overcome from this issue....Thnx
Hello, I'm running the Community edition of Packet trap . Brilliant software for IT toolkit. Those familiar with the product will know its paid software for the full version. My question is, does anyone know of software similar to software( more or less similar) that's freeware as I'm not in …
My windows vista has been unable to completean update and going round 3 0f 3 % completed. the system keep rebooting itself.please help
I've Google and saw people who have a similar problem (Whining about a 54-seconds-wake-up-time etc) but my problem is somewhat different. When I first got my new PC and installed a fresh Win7 on it, I immediately disabled all sleep, hibernation and hybrid-hibernation settings and only allowed the screen to …
First I will describe briefly about my LAPTOP . - series DELL INSPIRON N4010 - VGA ATI RADEON 5470 1GB - RAM 2GB(Original) but upgraded to 4 GB DDR3 - VGA SHARD 1736MB - window 7 64 bit (license) my problem is : - i want to turn off video …
Pls, can anyone help with my windows7 that wouldn't boot? I installed a new Kaspersky internet security on my system and since then every time i attempt to boot the system, i get a black screen and woudn't boot further. Will appreciate a helping hand.
I was on my computer yesterday when it just turned off on me. It made a strange sound when I turned it back on, like a beeping. Then said Thermal Event(Overheating) and to take in for servicing. What does this mean? My computer has been a little slow lately. But …
hi guys,i have a problem with the cd/dvd...not work......the driver for the cd/dvd rom its nowhere and i cat play any cd or dvd etc. on my computer....
hi! good day to everyone, i have a problem updating my dell inspiron 1011, my OS is windows xp sp3 and when downloading update i have encountered error 0x80070002, and ive tried searching for solution in net but still it doesnt work, please help me! i need it ASAP thanks!
I have a couple of computers here, a friend wanted me to make an image of an old XP hard drive with all her work files, emails, etc, and put them on a hard drive in a newer computer. The newer computer runs Windows 7 and I feel like that …
Hi err'body Whenever I try to uninstall BitDefender Internet Security 2010 the uninstallation process runs fine (Licence is expired, trying to install 2011). After it, I'm asked to restart my computer for changes to take effect. When I do, I get A BSoD with the following details: DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL I even …
I'm having an issue where a computer that was seemingly working fine a couple days ago is now freezing whenever I try to click on anything on the desktop. This happens right after startup. I can sometimes get the start menu to open, but once I try to click on …
This goes back to "lost favorites" after microsoft did away with the links bar,have learned that the links have been hidden, they are still there just can't fine them.I'm using Windows7 Pro and IE8. Have searched for them everywhere and can't fine them,and microsoft is of little use on how …
C:\Users\Tag-a-long\Documents\favorites.html why is that not a valid file name? how do you do a valid file name?
Greetings, Sudenly my PC started hanging while showing de XP logo on a normal boot. The safe mode works, but I can't figure it out what the problem is. I runned all kind of tests to the registry, hard disks, malaware and anti-virus in safe mode and everything seems to …
I cannot hear any sound in firefox! The problem is only in firefox all other browsers are working fine. The flash objects have no sound at all. I can make google voice chat. So I think the problem is with some flash related thing in firefox. I have reinstalled adobe …
I am Unable to play games which are in excel format it is unable to open whats the problem ??? Need Help- :)
Hi, I can't really understand what the problem is with my work computer. Below I will give a full description, and a summation at the bottom. I installed an apache server, php, mysql and mozilla, the usual. Installed Dreamweaver CS5, GIMP, SQL Server Management (accessing MSSQL databases in the system), …
I am having problems with my hotmail today. It is very very frustrating. I did not have problems before ever. Today I am having major problems. I try to login, enter my username and password and then it is so stuck! I thought it was my internet connection speed so …
Hi Ok, I redone my multi-boot system and pre this, i copied all my data folder's to external drives. Now in Vista or WIn7, I get, you need Admin permission. Not only that, when I say yes to the above and then try to edit files in that folder like …
My computer out of nowhere gives me a message telling me my hard drive is corrupt and I need to restart my pc. I ignored it of course, after I ignored it some unknown Windows 7 recovery program started running various scans on my pc which I knew weren't legit. …
Good day I created a FTP server and want people from outside the company to be able to access it. Problem is that I don't know what IP or changes to make for it to work. Here is my breakdown. Installed Windows server 2008 R2 and IIS7. Created an FTP …
Good day! Ive got a Dell Latitude Laptop C600 for repair preferably reformatting the OS due to viruses..Now the problem is, the BIOS for this model doesn't support booting from any usb external drive or Flash Disk.. Luckily I've got a connector for connecting laptop HDD to desktop.. Now i …
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