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Hey guys, I tried joining a game of SC2 and that with my music play and my Ubuntu-box going, I guess it was a perfect storm as my computer just died. Upon regaining the helm, I went to command prompt and noticed it is much different. I cant describe it …

dear friends, i am having a problem with my win 7.I dont know exactly when it began.My save dialog box doesnt include desktop option.Hence i am unable to save in desktop until i choose c:/users/ishaan/desktop. there is optio of saving in libraries , my computers , favourites but not desktop.

Today as most of new windows are coming from Microsoft (Vista, Seven, etc) and Xp is going to be expire (in 2014). The main cause of ending of XP is "Low Security". Following are some Tricks to raise a little more security on your XP. [QUOTE]1. Immediately create a System …

yes can anyone recommend to me any good dvd burning programs.

Hi all, I have recently begun learning java at uni and have encountered, what appears to be, a somewhat unusual problem. Every time I install JDK6 and BlueJ onto my home computer (running win7x64) I suddenly lose the ability to copy files. At first I thought it was just a …

Windows XP On Pictures I get the Rectangle with the X on the right hand side of the immage...It appears that the picture will display, when I click the red or blue x the whole picture will display.. What can I do to correct this?

I partitioned my laptop(Hp Compaq presario C790ei)and installed Windows XP on the other partition, but i need the drivers(ethernet controller,VGA, etc).I have searched the internet,been to hp compaq site but I have not been sucessful.someone please help !!

So I have a Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit PC that I use as a Media Center. It has an ATI video card with HDMI out that I use for both video and audio output. An HDMI cable runs from the PC to a Pioneer Elite A/V receiver and then out …

Hello, When I turn on my Toshiba laptop (which has Windows XP), it shows the 'In Touch with Tomorrow Toshiba' screen and then the screen goes blank/black, except for in the top left corner where white letters say: Password = I have tried taking out my battery and pressing the …

when I typed the command attrib it says, 'attrib' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. And some other commands like 'edit'. And after the post of my pc , "INVALID BOOT.INI file, booting from c:\WINDOWS\.. so lame need help ^^

I have a Windows Server 2008 RC server running at the moment and want to know if it's a good idea to create a non-administrator user account to access the server for things like FTP. It is only myself and another person who will be accessing the server via FTP, …

In windows XP most of viruses spread through Autorun (Autorun.inf) Function in windows. It is better to Disable Autoruns in Xp. I am not sure about windows Vista but In WindowsSeven and above this feature is already blocked so you dont need to do anything. Ok Here are the Two …

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Hi everyone, OS : Windows XP Professional (Srevice pack2). In my system , there are [COLOR="red"]three user accounts[/COLOR]. All the three user account [COLOR="red"]doesn't have passwords[/COLOR]. Like, one is limited account , one is guest account and other acccount, i don't knpw whether it is limited or administrator account. I …

I want to block many websites on my PC. I have tried to Block them from "[COLOR="Red"][B]C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc\hosts[/B][/COLOR]" but it is not working. Some days ago i re-installed OS in my system but this problem not solved.... Please Help Me... Here is a copy of the text written in "Hosts" file. …

Hello I got a system restore virus. Went to restart computer in safemode so i can scan but my computer does not boot and goes continiously around in circles. There is no system restore points and sytem repair doesnt work. I used knoppix and can find my files. i arranged …

can someone explain how virtual memory is converted to physical memory using page table?

when i start my hp pc p6040in with windows vista home basic, it shows me a blank screen with message Err1Err2 and after pressing enter it shows me message DISK BOOT FAILURE.INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER........also i am unable to start system recovery option. i have tried replugging the …

Greetings everyone i make a website with some php files on my computer i use Xampp as my apache server what i want to know is how can i access this web site that i make from other machines located in my LAN for example my ipad or my laptop …

Hi everyone !. I have a Dell Inspiron laptop that is running Windows 7 and is a 64bit system. It has one problem that I can't fix. Every time I boot up the laptop or reboot the laptop, and I try to open the Control Panel, it freezes up the …

I am using a Windows XP SP3. It is about two months that I am faced with this problem. Whenever I turn off my computer it restarts again and this happens repetitively. I think the problem started when once I unintentionally or mistkenly clicked the "Switch To" or "New Task" …

When I install sony vegas 8.0 i got an error message. Extracting file failed, it is most likely caused by low memory (low disk space for swapping file) or corrupted Cabinet. I certainly don t have an issue with low memory so what can you guys tell me about this …

hi, i hv installed fedora and windows 7 on my machine. but when i delete my fedora partition, then while booting, i get an error as GRUB LOADER MISSING. please help me to solve this problem......

[URL="http://www.mozilla.com"]FireFox[/URL] 3.5 is due out by the end of June and includes some pretty interesting new features--and not a moment too soon. Some of these new features include the ability to play videos in the browser without the need to download and install a third-party plugin. It also includes [URL="https://wiki.mozilla.org/JavaScript:TraceMonkey"]TraceMonkey[/URL], …

Hey guys, Here's my story: I had a HDD: Data, ~300GB I created a partition for another OS I'm done with the OS, remove the partition Now, it shows up as unallocated, and I can't find a way to merge it back to the drive it belongs to! A screenshot …

I have a partition on my computer, I don't want to get rid of it, but I was wondering if there was a way that I can make the partitioned space smaller? Thanks in advance

Hey all, I just did a fresh install of 7 on my pc and I'm having a couple of issues: 1) my ethernet port it not recognizing the dsl line running into it. What I have done thus far is uninstall the sis-900 ethernet adapater from device manager. Installed fresh …

okay so I'll start with specs: windows 7 64 bit home premium AMD phenom II x4 2.8ghz quad core 6GB DDR3 RAM ATI on-board graphics(nothing added on, no new drivers) 1TB WD SATA II drive, dual-algorithm encrypted not sure on the power supply pretty stock, nothing new added on, but …

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Alrighty, this one will be tricky... I was on my Toshiba laptop tonight about to play a game when the screen went black (i was not touching the computer at the time). I tried a few things to get it back, but nothing seemed to be working, background music of …

can anyone help me my media player cannot play media from the internet i have media player 12 and run windows 7 when i click on a link it only want me to save the video i have tried many thing to get it to work but am stuck as …

hi all, i m trying with DOS commands. the command 'msg' works very well in windows xp. but when i tried the same in windows 7, it gives an error. can anybody please tell me why does this happens? is there any alternative command for it? or how can we …

Hi, I've done something and now when I right click on my desktop -> New I can't create .txt files anymore. This is done with registry I've been told - but I forgot what to search for on google. I've had no luck finding anything. So how do I add …

[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 the Default Icons for Folders in Windows XP [/color][/size][size=2]You cannot customize the default icon for a folder in Windows; however, you can make a shortcut to a folder and change the look …

I've got a funky situation here that I think a script could solve, but I'm no good at scripting Excel, so there! It's Excel 2007 btw. My online store exports a CSV of orders along with the line items of the order. To accomplish this, it outputs one row as …

Hello All I am using window xp. I am facing a problem from past some days that My run command box automatically clears up when I log off and there is no saved command when re login can any one help how to get rid of this situation

*I gotta note that you can find your system information just as easily by going in through 'Help and Support,' but this is just cooler to do when sitting at someone elses computer, and you don't have to even touch the start button. it's easy. from the desktop, right-click and …

Hi, I have used a program called Boinc but was wondering maybe I could make my job easier by using an api to a pre designed network processor like Boinc does. The only problem with Boinc is that I can't create my own jobs or at least not easily. I …

So i'm running Windows 7 and I went into the 'Seturity' tab in the properties menu of the folder '\Network\Username\SharedDocs'. I set all read/write permissions to deny thinking that I would still be able to access the folder and no-one else will and now I cant open it without it …

Hello, so I get the weirdest thing when I open my internet explorer (I only use it on occasion, usually it's firefox). I have a pic of what comes up, which I've posted below. I know it's related to whatever virus I have, but it's something of a software download …

Hey, I don't know how I got it but I have a virus called MS Removal Tool which is taking over my ability to surf the net and open files. What is the most efficient way to remove it's annoying-ness. -

I installed windows 7 home premium 64bit (OEM) onto a new 2tb drive, but I didn't create a new partition during install. I searched on google but to no avail. How do I partition the drive so that I have one primary partition for the OS that is about 100 …

hello guys, anyone encounter this error, Windows 7 ultimate unable to boot up..bootmgr is compressed. Thanks

Hi there I just bought a new Samsung printer model no. CLX-3180 series. It is a multifunction color laser printer. The disc that Samsung issued me with for installation is not working. I have attempted to install it by doing what it says: 1. I set up the printer and …

Does anyone know whether there is a version of PhotoStory 3.x (or above) that runs under Win7? If "yes", where to download it? (exact link, if available) Thank you kindly.

I have downloaded my copy of Win7, but it is a .img file. How can I convert this into an executable? (Other than by burning it to a DVD) Thank you!

What to when explorer.exe got corrupted !!? I had best way to bypass it. 1. Open in-built Internet Explorer , and in address bar type" c:" and press Enter. 2. Now you will see your Main Directory, and Now you are ready to excess any file using iexplorer.exe 3. You …

Hi all, When i log into my Administrator account it only has a black screen and the cursor. I have tried Repairing it and Restoring to a previous time, but neither have worked. I can get it to work in safe mode but thats it. Please help, i need it …

I have a lot photos and videos taken before, now I want to create a video with these files, can someone recommand me an ingenious software with is easy to use but not expensive?

My website [url]http://animalcrueltyfacts.net[/url] is having serious issues with IE. These are not browser compatibility issues, and they are not isolated to my computer. No version of IE on any computer can load the server to my website. I have no idea whats causing this. The website works fine in other …