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hi friends i have recently installed windows 7.but when i go to control panel i did not see add/Remove Programme .Kinldy let me know the idea .any help would be highly appreciated.:(

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I am using Windows XP with Outlook 2003. I have a very frustrating problem with Outlook. I periodically toggle between sending in plain text and html. However, I know that any incoming html mail is supposed to default to be viewed in html. Every message that comes to me is …

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Is there any possible way to activate window without internet or phone? there's this computer that cannot connect to the internet we're just using it to watch movie and listen to music, a friend just re-install it last month maybe after re-install a message keeps pop up to activate window …

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After install new Win 7 SP1 . I dont know understand the this error Explorer ? how to resolve this error ? Thanks

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Dear Sir/Madam, Recently, i got a problem on loading OS XP professional SP-II. I have installed the OS bringing my Hard Disk into another computer where with my Hard Disk's OS is running smoothly. But when i installing the same Hard Disk into my computer it is not loading the …

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Hello I need your help with a simple Excel issue: This is what I have COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 125 YES 304 NO 1549 YES Here is what I need: If the string in COLUMN 2 is 'YES', copy the value in COLUMN 1 to COLUMN 3. What …

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Hello everyone, I’m not 100% sure this is a DNS problem but from what I’ve tracked down so far it seems it could be so here goes. Also, keep in mind I am primarily a software engineer and have no formal training in network setup or administration. I have installed …

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Hi, I recently upgraded from Vista to Windows 7, and have installed Windows Live Mail due to the removal of Windows Mail. I am having a similar issue with Windows Live Mail in Windows 7 as i did before in Vista with Windows Mail. It seems that whenever i click …

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I have an HP motherboard model # 583366-001 and whenever I attempt to install Windows 7 I get a message stating that my cd/dvd driver is missing. I've tried three different hard drives and two different cd drives IDE, sata and usb and I still get the same error message. …

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Hi, I have successfully downloaded the Service Pack for Office 2003, but the update will not install as I get the following error message: "The feature you are trying to use is on a network resourse that is unavialble. Click okay to try again or enter and alternate path to …

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I have two Windows Server 2003 web servers that use Windows Network Load Balancing. The NLB has worked great for a couple of years but recently one of the servers starting giving me problems. About twice a day the server is unable to server web pages until I reboot it. …

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Recently upgraded from Windows XP Business Edition to Windows 7. Unfortunately, some of my old programs don't run on Windows 7. If I install Windows XP on my new computer, is it going to totally mess things up ???? Isn't it amazing companies always claim new and improved but then …

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Apparently the rumors are true ... Microsoft has just acquired Skype, to replace/be integrated into Microsoft Live Messenger. [URL="http://kara.allthingsd.com/?p=43738"]http://kara.allthingsd.com/?p=43738[/URL]

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One of my computers recently crashed. Fortunately, the .pst file was saved so not all is lost. However, I am considering [I]not[/I] installing Microsoft Outlook on the new computer. It seemed to take over too much of my system. A couple considerations: (1) If I install Outlook Express instead of …

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I'll start out by saying this is the first time I've seen this error message. Shortly after installating WIN XP Media Center ver. 2005 onto my comps master hard drive I started recieving this error message. Thinking the error message was a fluke and to rule out the OS as …

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Greetings fellow geeks! I'm in a pickle over here and I've been searching the interwebs for an answer but I can't seem to find a solid answer. So here's my thing, I have a Nvidia GeForce GT 220 graphics card and I have these three monitors that I've been yearning …

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***Windows M.E. OS*** In internet explorer, and all browsers for that matter, I could download .psd files, which are photoshop files, from the internet, but, recently, I haven't been able to download these files for some reason, it just does nothing, can u possibly figure out the problem here?

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hi im new to this would be greatful for any help my computer wont boot up i keep getting a message saying a problem has been detected and windows has shut down to prevent damage to your computer then i get technical information STOP:0x0000007E(0xC0000006,0x83AFD500,0x8857BBB8,0x8857B8B4) i cant get in on safe …

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I have a problem with Excel 2003. Every time I open the program I get a MS Visual Basic Error that says: Compile error in hidden module: AutoExecNew (when i open it) Compile error in hidden module: DistMon (when i close it) I installed MS Office 2003 Professional on my …

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Here comes an expert task: In Denmark all banks are beginning to implement NemID. It's a card with small keys used to log in to different places for information regarding the person who has the card. Watch this: [url]www.nemid.nu[/url] (only in danish language as I know) Since I am administrator …

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Hi, I am running Windows Vista. I am trying to run a .py file, but the computer says it doesn't know what program to run it with. So, I clicked 'Choose Default Program', then I found 'python.exe' and clicked it. But 'python.exe' didn't show up in the 'Choose Default Program' …

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I have just created an MSI file with 'Scalable WinINSTALL LE' and i am now needing to do one of two things. One: How can I cange the TARGETDIR to a fixed location on a server in the network that has the actual setup files and be able to send …

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When i want to run the Multiposter 4 it gives me this error : Error 0xc0000135 [url]http://img703.imageshack.us/i/22229372.png/[/url] i've reinstalled the Windows but it gives me the same error , any suggestions please ?

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Hey all, I'm currently having problems with my laptop. It will start up and will work fine for maybe 2-3mins then it will freeze, this happens everytime. Safe mode works fine and thats how I'm posting this thread. I have tried system restore to no avail, and the fan is …

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Hi there, i get the following error message every time i open and close Microsoft Word and Excel For Microsoft Word: Microsoft Visual Basic Compile Error in hidden module: Auto Exec and for Excel: Microsoft Visual Basic Compile error in hidden module: AutoExecNew (when i open it) Compile error in …

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I have a client with a domain and they have a few laptops running Vista Home, which of course wont join the domain. However, the laptops do connect to the wireless routers and lease a IP address via DHCP. I recently added a new wireless router as one of the …

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Hi I have a user that has somehow set all his Map Point 2010 saved files to open with Internet Explorer. When I go to "Open With..." and browse to Map Point 2010, after clicking OK it immediately defaults back to Internet Explorer. I can change the extension to open …

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I am going to try and explain this issue as best as i can. operating system windows 7 64bit issue = I have an Western Digital 500GB external Hard drive, that has over 700 AVI files on the drive. i used to be able to play the files perfectly fine …

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Hello all I recently bought a new computer and quite a dandy for the price. I havn't really pushed it hard yet but I'm sure I'll get a chance at some point. Anyway it came with some 3rd party software for overclocking the graphics card, after about a month of …

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IE (version 6) will no longer connect to the internet, I must use Mozilla Firefox. This problem appeared after I installed "Zone Alarm Pro" firewall software...that's when my "Konfabulator" widgets ("Stock Ticker" and "The Weather"...ones that require an internet connection to operate), "Streamload Downloader" and "Gmail Notifier" programs all stopped …

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Hi, and I need some help... I'm not remembered much what happened before I got this problem but now I can't access to any of the mmc files in the administrative tools folder currently. Registry Editor and Task Manager still working normally, only the tools in the Administrative Folder... I …

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hey My computer was working fine just yesterday, and it was working fine earlier today as well, but after restarting it, it wouldn't turn back on. When I press the power button, the power light is on, and the fan moves for like a second but dies again. and the …

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i would like to upgrade to windows seven, i have been told however that i would first have to upgrade to windows xp sp2, and then go onto windows seven. could someone please confirm that this is the case.will be grateful for any advice. thank you. sonya

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Hi, I'm new to these forums and I cannot connect to the internet via my Linksys WRT54G router to my laptop. Does anyone have any suggestions? Your help is much appreciated.

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Hi everyone! My boss received a weird email from her friend using Outlook Express 6. On the preview of OE6 you can read the message but when you double click the message to open it, the message got garbled and it is like converted to HTML codes. After that the …

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[INDENT][/INDENT]I like to respond to online newspaper articles and when I respond I get multiple (Usually3) comments in the response area. All the same comment, just printed out 3-4 times. They frown on the multiple responses. Any ideas how to fix it?. I've used both Firefox and Explorer both have …

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Apple and Microsoft have not had a lot of good press lately, but in spite of the issues both companies have faced, their quarterly reports released this week showed two companies that are still extremely profitable. [B]Microsoft Comes Through [/B] In spite of [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/news/story295211.html"]giving up on the Kin[/URL] and a …

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How do i go into BIOS AND Restore my computer to another time. My computer will not boot up to windows

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My pc has crashed due to installation of spybot. Does not improve after uninstalling the same.The pc switches off after five minutes. Tried to format it again new but to no avail it switched off in midprocess, Please help. My Pc is at home and Iwork it offline ie theres …

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I have relative links in a menu page of the form: [CODE]<li><a href="info.htm#part1">See Part 1 of the problem</a></li>[/CODE] In the target page, the anchor is made as follows: [CODE]<h1><a name="part1">Part 1 of the Problem</a></h1>[/CODE] Now, after upgrading to Firefox 4, I am getting a 405 error: URL /Part1.html not found. …

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When I attempt to repair my internet connection by right-clicking on the tray icon and selecting "Repair" I get the following error when the process reaches the DNS flush stage: [b]"Windows could not finish repairing the problem because the following action cannot be completed: Clearing the DNS cache For assistance, …

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What is causing the C:\Program Files\Common folder to open on boot up? I have to close it every time lately. Sometimes it reopens if I close it too soon. This is annoying. I have Windows XP.

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Hi Everyone I am having a problem with a server that is running windows server 2008. I just started working at a company and we were having a vpn connection issue, however before I even got a chance to look at it one of the guys went in and restarted …

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I am sure that this is the wrong forum for this, i hope you can help me out. I have a task that involves writing reportes every day. These reports are basically the same with the exception of different names, dates etc. My time would be cut in half if …

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i have just downloaded sql server 2008 from the microsoft download center. when i try to install it at extraction it says its not a valid win 32 apllication. what could be the problem?

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Hi everyone, Haven't been to DaniWeb in a while, but I have a question that I just can't find the answer to. Just some background: I am running Windows 7 (32-bit). I am trying to organize my movie collection and when I try to organize the movies that start by …

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When I start my computer, the Start up Screen (Loading Screen) comes up and loads normally. Before showing up the Log in Screen, the computer automatically restarts. I started the Windows again but the error is not gone. [B]I have:[/B] Windows XP Home Professional Service Pack 3 Pentium 4 494 …

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Whenever I try to run "cmd.exe", I get this error.... "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.com C:\Windows\System32\Autoexec.NT. The system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications." Anyone know what this is about and how to fix it? Thanks

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I'm trying to load a disk onto my computer and when I try to run it, I get an error message that says I'm missing file d3drm.dll. I've done google searches and found someone who recommended I try running it on XP but that didn't work. So another person suggested …

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