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I've been working on this problem for a while. The first problem I notices was the computer getting slow. Then my USB wireless mouse quit working. I started using a PS/2 mouse. That mouse started to have problems. I am pretty sure that it was a problem in the wiring. …

This is the strangest thing I have seen. Computer running Vista 32, Office 07. User reported strange printing. Some PDF's would print, others not, some Excel files would print, others not. Same for Powerpoint files. This computer prints wirelessly to a Ricoh network printer on a domain. Throws an error …

i'm a training programmer.. and im using Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0; and im trying to execute some program with a complete code... it is delay to display out and i tried the same code as others computer.. it is working smoothly.. what should i do can remove the delaying in …

Hey everyone. My problem is that every [B].exe[/B] file that I download from [B]Windows Live SkyDrive [/B]doesn't come with its extension. It gets downloaded as a [B][U]"unknown file type"[/U][/B] file, and I just have to manualy rename it and add [B]".exe"[/B] everytime so it can be recognized. Although I keep …

The File Edit View .. Menus are missing in Outlook 2003. I tried hitting the ALT key as previously suggested but that did nothing. I need to export contacts and the only way to do this is through these menus.

hi all, I use logitech bluetooth keyboard & mouse.. But after installing the latest driver updates from logitech I am not able to connect other bluetooth devices to my hobe and the error"unable to locate btballoon.dll." is shown.....PLS HELP ?? Thanks.

Hello, I am wanting to upgrade my pc to windows 7 OEM but I am not sure what is the best windows 7 OEM? ernie

At the start of the current football season I purchased a 'football fixture and table' piece of software from Sports Fixture Systems for £39. On receipt I was unable to open package and therefore contacted firm. The firm sent me another piece of software valued at £25 as substitute. This …

Hi my friends, I need for help... I have to run exe's on remote computer ( update..for every day) , and i think that there will be any program, whit wich i can run this exe's on 30 computers at one time... Have anyone such a program???/

My wife's laptop runs Vista and suddenly, for now apparent reason, opening Explorer fragments the desktop, itself and all programs running. Nothing is controllable or visible except in flashes of fragments that appear all over the place. Switching off and rebooting sort the problem until Explorer is opened again. If …

I have a window XP in my computer i am planning to install one of the life time running web browser. Which should be the best working browser now-a-days which support every type of valid extension file in my computer. I have three options Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox. Which one …

I have the same problem and none of the above solutions cured it. The 'Common' folder contains drivers for the HP 6110 printer. Moggie moonshin 5th. Nov

Hi, Currently, I am helping my office to buy a server to centralise the files, share of files and backup individual desktop and notebooks. Our office which has a strength of 10 people is using LAN, so i guess for connectivity wise there's not much of a issue. Currently, our …

Hi all. I want to stop unwanted software installation in my network. So I decided to give installation rights to some specific users only. From all other users I want to remove the right.Can anybody help me in this?? Its a Active Directory structure . Is any kind of GPO …

I'm using windows 2000 here, and mobile intel(R) 945GM express chip set family. we just stop this desktop 4 days ago, when we come back the next day, switch it on, it was booting normally but after the windows 2000 logo the monitor turns black and say " check the …

I have a Dell Inspiron laptop 1505 that I installed Windows 7 on. It previously contained Windows XP. The CD/DVD drive doen't work. When I put a disk in it lights up and spins once or twice and nothing else.I have tried everything and so far no luck. There is …

What do I do to troubleshoot the black screen issue I've been have for about three days. The monitor green light goes out when this occurs and it happens about every 10 or 15 seconds. Thank you broneyohn

Hi, I'm having issues with sending emails with PDF attachments from OE 6 in Windows XP. When we attach a PDF and send the email the email stays in the outbox even though the email is sent. OE reports an error but doesn't list what the error is. It just …

hello everyone, please help on my thesis, i dont have any idea right now.. what can i propose using hardware and software. a biometric? microchip? sensors? please help.. im a i.t. student.. and please advise ^_^ tnx

I dug out one of my parent's old computers to fix up for my son but none of the passwords that the family or I could remember works and I can't get in because the administrator password is missing. I do not have a re-boot disk anymore. Is there another …

Hi, i really need some help here. I am starting to work for sunlife financial tomorrow and need my laptop to run windows xp for their software. Currently i have windows 7 installed. I want to know if I can split my hard drive and when computer boots I can …

Hi Guys, I seem to be having no end of problems with Windows 7.The sound keeps switching on and off.It would come for a day or so then switch off for about a week, then switch back on again for another day or so. Whenever I try to play a …

I encountered this message recently on my new Sony Vaio under warranty. The laptop was not recognizing the hard drive. Sony has shipped a new hard drive. A mobile tech company has represented that they can slave the old hard drive with a SATA cable and access the data because …

I've searched the whole freakin' web once more (I've been searching and reading forum after forum after article after howto, etc., for about 4 days straight now. Maybe I'm doing it wrong ^_^U) trying to figure out how to customize the boot-screen on Windows XP Pro SP3, and I can't …

Hey, i want to convert my hd mkv file so it is compatible on my ps3, and i was wondering if there are any free software that can do this as well as make a custom 'dvd menu' of some sort, to which i can add a background and music. …

HP Mini 110-1100 recently downloaded and installed upgrades through Microsoft and now there is no audio or webcam drivers. Tried to download and install, but they fail each time. Also unable in install Windows 7 Security upgrades through the Microsoft download manager. Any suggestions as to what has happened and …

hello i have a toshiba tecra 8100...i am trying to load windows 98 se but every time it gets to fdisk options it won,t delete the partition...and it won,t go back to the fdisk options window....how do i fix this?

Few days ago i change my windows -7 Administrator Password and my friend again change it and gone away . I try Following method and got Password reset. 1. Start windows in DOS Mod 2. at DOS Prompt i came on root (C:\>) 3. Check accounts by Typing c:\> net …

Hi, I'm new here. i have a acer running on windows 7. i switched from the trial Mcafee to my university sophos antivirus. i keep getting this pop up that says "File "C;|windows\sysWOW64\identprv.dll" has been identified as suspicious file of type Sus/Dropper-A. Please send a sample to sophos." I have …

This isn't the first time I've had this problem and the last time I had it, I didn't note down how I fixed it. I just spent the last hour or so looking for solutions to this online and to my surprise, nowhere actually has an answer. My external hard …

Hi, I have a number of computers at home connected through a WLAN but 2 of them are also connected between them with a crossover RJ45 cable (WinXP and the other Win7). I have a ton of files I want to copy from the XP computer to the Win7 computer …

hi everyone. my computer is always restarting and there's a prompt that windows has encountered a serious error. i followed the instruction on how to fix it but still it didn't solve my problem, keeps on restarting every now and then. please i badly need help.. thanks

hello, How is everyone today? I hope good. I know Lotus Notes isn't really MS Office application, but people at this forum are always great. Much Love to all on this forum. ********************************************************* General InfO: PC = IBM T42 laptop Windows XP. ********************************************************* I have Lotus notes 6.5 when i …

Hi, I would like to know which software should I use to do the following: I want to do a live presentation in City A, and I want my prospective client in City B to see my presentation (in this my computer screeen). That's way I can save my transportation …

Several weeks ago I installed Win 7 over Vista on a 64-bit HP desktop. Now after a routine reboot atempt machine acts as if it were dead except the green light on the back showing power on. What now? To make maters worse I had the same problem and found …

Hi, I encounter some graphic problem with windows vista home edition in acer aspire laptop. The graphic becomes pixelated, also sometimes it splits into 6 small screens.. and everytime I refresh the screen, its appearance is changing.. It is so hard to see :( What's the possible solution for this …

I could use some help with uninstalling Vista on my HP laptop. I would prefer to have XP installed. How do I go about it. I've searched on the net for help, but nothing has worked. When I put the XP CD in to load, the computer doesn't recognize the …

So I've been looking online for a solution to a problem like the ones you are describing, I've deleted the lower class filter in regedit and rebooted, nothing, then went to device manager like a lot of tutorials say to do but here is my problem, my Cd-drive doesn't even …

can anyone help please. My laptop starts boot up process then switches off then tries to restart this process continues without compleating the start up process

Hi everyone, I recently installed Trainz 2010 and did not care for it so I simply uninstalled it.... Now I have no sound. My specs... OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit MOTHERBOARD: eMachines MCP61PM-GM (CPU 1) RAM: 6.0GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 401MHz 6-6-6-18 AUDIO: High Definition Audio Device VIDEO:HP …

I have Outlook 2003 and have set up a distribution list. Since I have several e-mail addresses, I would like to know if it is possible to link a specific return address with a given distribution list. Gary <snip>

I'm using windows 2000 here, and mobile intel(R) 945GM express chip set family. we just stop this desktop 4 days ago, when we come back the next day, switch it on, it was booting normally but after the windows 2000 logo the monitor turns black and say " check the …

Hello everybody. I am running windows xp. I was just exploring everything inside gpedit.msc and found an interesting option there. It says something like " Prevent users from running applications " or run only specified applications or something like that. I enabled it and added only a few in its …

I have window that keeps flashing on my screen. It slows everything down.It doesn't stay on long enough to see what it is. When i shut my computer down it says iexplorer.exe failed Pleasehelp

I'm not sure if I've posted this in the right forum or not, but I thought it made sense since its windows live messenger. Anyway, I have recently switch from Hotmail to Gmail, but I am still wishing to use Window Live Messenger. One of my contacts is on gmail …

Hi, I am using Windows 7 and until yesterday Chrome was working fine. Then it just stopped working and internet explorer is the same! I know my internet is working cos I can wirelessly connect on my laptop. However I connect with ethernet cable to my PC (that isnt working …

Every time I try to access my recycle bin. I get a message telling me that my Advanced System Care is sweeping my privacy traces. I have uninstalled my Advanced System Care and still get the same reply. I cannot access my recycle bin no matter what I try. Can …

we're running a win 2000 pro network and i'm trying to push a script over our network to install a new software package. i have an .msi created but when i launch it, gives me the error "the installscript engine is missing from this machine. If available, please run ISScript.msi …

Ok, So I'm not looking for a fix to be posted here by someone necessarily, but I am looking for information,... reliable information. I have an xbox 360 (2nd generation or later, I'm pretty sure) which just this morning gave me the (3) red ring of death (there are various …

Whenever I start a video conference call through MSN messenger, the sound is distorted. If someone is talking to me, all I can hear is a distorted and crackling sound. Can anyone please help?