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I want to ask how to convert from FAT32 to NTFS in Windows without losing data on the conversion? And i have read a few article about conversion and it should do in Command Prompt with code[CODE] CONVERT C: /FS:NTFS[/CODE] But i'm not sure if i do that my data …

hi i have an acer travelmate 2303wnlci.my system crashed and the only disc i had was win xp so i installed but downgraded.ive managed to find all my drivers except for bluetooth which is not listed for my laptop on acer support.i keep being prompted to install as its found …

hi i want to block some sites so that my younger siblings can't access them , how to do that?

Hello Ive been tryna do this for couple of months but didnt get any good results so i decided to ask you guys. I have a 12 yrs old girl with her own laptop in her own room. Since I got the pc for her, she started acting strange, so …

I am running Excel 2007 on Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64-bit. I was sent a spreadsheet which uses the earlier Excel format (97 to 2003). I can open and edit it fine, but when I save I get a message saying that I am using features which are not compatible …

Hello, I need to bypass the administrator password on a Vista PC: disable it/reset it. Additional problems: This must be done in the same session, as the machines have Deep Freeze. This also means I can't boot other OS. What could work is booting off a cd/dvd/usb, getting the password …

Hi all. My son flashed my extra wireless router (WRT54G v8) so I could use it wirelessly in other rooms, like a repeter I guess, but I'm basicaly just using it as a wireless adapter. It's been conected to my HTPC for a while working great. Suddenly it won't connect …

I've downloaded PhotoScape and I want to know how to put the head of one picture onto the body of another picture. They just tell you how to combine a bunch of pics into one (which I still can't seem to do, but that's another post). Does anyone out there …

Forgot PC Password, Windows 7 password, E-mail Password, More of password! It's quite possible for people to forget a password, as they have so much work to do every day. Now, Windows 7 is a popular and new thing for every people, How do you recover Windows 7 password is …

Windows XP reboots after the final phase (the graphical phase) of Setup, and now I see a split-second BSOD. I cannot read it properly, but I can just make out these: PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA (driver issue?) 0x00000050 Please help as I need to get this virtual machine working. **EDIT, just managed to …

I'm having a problem with the backup for Windows 7. I get an error message "The backup application could not start due to an internal error. Class not registered (0x80040154)" I recently installed Windows 7 on a new hard drive, I'm backing up to a new external hard drive.(both 1TB) …

I became acquainted with cyberspace about 1 year ago (yes, for the first time) and I may be using the term "intermediate" a little losely but that's my story and ... I've broused and broused for free (I'm cheap) tutorials on how to use windows and the internet and there's …

I'm about to [URL="http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/whats-included-in-windows-7-service-pack-1-sp1"]install SP1 for Windows 7[/URL], it seems like it includes a lot of already-installed improvements but it also promises to include "improvements to features and services in Windows 7, such as improved reliability when connecting to HDMI audio devices, printing using the XPS Viewer, and restoring previous …

I have a large folder of word 2003 files (200+). I need a way to make sure that every file ends with the exact same characters. Some of these files already end with this characters so I cannot duplicate the ending. What I need is that every file, after it's …

hey guys.. i have a Dual core althon 2.2ghz abit motherboard 2gig ddr2 800 1tb 250gigs 160 gigs graphics cards 1 DVD Writer and ps 400w 2 fans when i turn my pc it boots but when the log in screen of windows comes it shuts down by itself.. i …

i cann't enter into d system.recently i reinstalled it.if i go in safemode iam gettin so many line like tis only the file name .sys changes. multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\windows\system32\drivers\mup.sys wat is tis line meant for? how to solve tis?

One of my systems here in the house is playing up. It has run like it is for a couple of years, I've not added anything new, hardware or software. It has an MSI mobo with a Core 2 processor, 2GB RAM. a regular hard drive - usual stuff, running …

Hi, I'm a newbie for configuring a server. The server is RAID5. My problem is I can't find the "RAID" option at the BIOS menu.

I am getting several BSOD's, and it is very random. I dont know what i have to do. Please help me. I have got system_services_exception, page fault in non-paged area, klif.sys, win32k.sys, ntfs,sys BSOD's. Please help me and tell me what i should be doing. Thanks in advance :) Crash …

PC - Dell Studio XPS with Vista. This would, quite rarely, give a BSOD - which as you probaly know can be, to put it mildly, a bit "annoying". I upgraded to Win7, partly in the hope of fixing this. It didn't. I now get either a BSOD, a spontaneous …

ok my pc has recently stop displaying on my monitor i first installed a new video card that is in another pc so i know it works and didnt on mine. i took out the both sticks or ram and tryed them in every slot by themselves and that didnt …

I don't know why my window 7 (64 bit licence) ask to restart window explorer . what wrong with this window . help me !!

anybody know how to email 1976mb of vhs to people? gmail will not do it.

Hey all, I was asked a question and I had no idea what the answer was and made up some story about information being stored incorrectly in the memory of the laptop or some such thing. Honestly, I had no idea what the answer was, so I'm hoping someone here …

Help! This problem have been annoying me for a very long time. This is about backup files. This is a scenario which annoy me when I backup: I have a usb harddisk , let call it G:\ and I have a local harddisk, D:\ assume G:\myplace and D:\myplace should me …

Hello Everyone! I have a Windows ME disk (I think it is the upgrade disk) at home. How would I install it? Do I need Windows 98 SE or can I do a boot install like XP? Thanks! javanoob101

i have a question in windows folder permissions and the hierarchy. say i have a folder C:Report\Level 1 what is the parent folder is it level 1 or Report ? thankx

Hi at startup, the message no disk comes up for the DVD cdrom.and then the drive does not work with any disc I put in. the system says that the dDrive is working could anybody help please Thanks

Hello Is it possible to lock a RDP session in Windows XP, so that if for example I connected to a LAN pc using a particular username, no other user can either log in while that session is in use, and also not able to disconnect the session until I …

Hi, i'm trying to write a batch file that that copy the 10 first lines from a text file (myfile.txt) and paste it to an existing file(target.txt) at the top of the text. So i tried this after searching in google but it doesn't work as i want. [CODE]@echo off …

My Samsung R159 won't startup. It was working perfectly this morning before I left my house - before I left I put the laptop to sleep and wasn't in the charger. When I came home I turned it on, during the loading screen just before the login screen, it went …

This is the message I got when I turn on my laptop: LoadKey failed with error 1392(STHIVE #0). After I click on the ok button, the start up repair cannot repair the problem after attempting. The resulting problem is given as below: Problem signature: Problem Event Name: StartupRepairV2 Problem Signature …

I have this problem since 3 months. When I turn on my laptop (toshiba A215 s4807) only cooler starts and nthing more (no display, hdd etc.) so I have to wait like 10 minutes with laptop turned on like that and than turn it of an turn on again and …

Does anybody know if the new release of IE 9 is compatible with the [URL="http://www.microsoftelearning.com"]E-Learning site[/URL]? I used the beta release of IE and I could not access any of my courses on E-Learning. I'm currently using Firefox because I had to revert to Internet Explorer 8 just to get …

If I open any webpage in IE it will only open in half size I have toclick the button to open it to full page

running vista with all service packs installed,my problem is when I start the pc from cold will not boot up,if i press the restart button it will boot no problem and works fine any help please

Hi All, I have an office desktop using xp. Recently I bought a laptop running Windows 7. I set the laptop up for the wireless router ... no problem there, the internet is visible, but I can't see my xp machine, which is connected to the router by network cable. …

I am running Windows 7. After 60 seconds, when I search using Windows Explorer search box, I get the following message: "Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library. This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual way. Please contact the application's support team for more information." To correct …

can anyone help me please? On start up, my comp. screen goes black with message CD-ROM BOOT PRIORITY..NO MEDIUM REBBOT AND SELECT PROPER BOOT DEVICE OR INSERT BOOT MEDIA IN SELECTED BOOT DEVICE AND PRESS A KEY. I have recently had a new hard drive fitted, and had windows 7 …

How would I put a copy of my Event Viewer record on a thread, for evaluation, like it is done in a e-mail and what topic forum should I put it in.

Currently i am using Norton 2006 updated to the 2007 version. As of the moment, i have the option to renew my subscription for £33. After looking at PC worlds 2007 Norton Antivirus, it costs £19.99. Significantly cheaper. Now i know that AVG is supposedly very good, so my question …

hi,i have a pc that uses windows 2007 and there is the files that copied themselves into other documents so when i amtrying to delete them even the original one got deleted.please help

I recently formatted and reinstalled Windows XP Home 32 bit on an Acer Aspire 3003WLMi laptop. Once the install was completed I went to Acer Support site and installed all of the drivers for this pc. Once completed the Control Panel says everything is fine but the LAN will not …

hey guys, I have a doubt that if I can install the windows XP along with Window Vista(which came pre installed in my lap) , without losing the Vista.(i.e. dual boot) If yes ,How? Please help guys!!!!!!!!

I recently downloaded version 7 of IE and have found it does not work. On the MSN home page when I type into the search box nothing happens. Favoutites still work and the address bar works as long as I dont type in search engines i.e. google.co.uk. I also use …

My computer keeps spontaneously freezing up. The screen goes white or blue with coloured horizontal lines on it. I have to restart and when i do an error message comes up saying that my computer has recovered from a serious error. It does this every few hours. The only things …

Hello All I want to know the number of essential or main dll files that are present after installation of Windows XP.

What are some ways to connect to one computer from another other than using VPN or a Static IP? Let's say, for example, one computer is hosting a web service and another computer that's not part of the network wants to call that web service. Would it be possible without …

Every 2 hours my server will power down. I just recently installed the 2003 OS. I only used the first disc for the installation. There are no scheduled tasks and the power management settings are fine. Its not a heat issue because it will reboot immediately afterward. I would think …

I have an HP dv6000 notebook computer with Vista. All of a sudden the wireless connection stopped working. I have wireless in my home so I know there is connection service available. The computer I am using to write this uses it, too. I try to click on HP Wireless …