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my browser repetidly says "ActiveX doesn't work properly withthis configuration" ,then i go to Windows update and says "administrators only" What can i do?

When I try to start my computer in Safe mode using the F8 key, I don't get the "Windows Advanced Options Menu". Instead I get a window that says "Please Select Boot Device" with the following three options: Removable Device, Hard Drive, and ATAPI CD-ROM I using WinXP SP2.

I need to urgently access Thunderbird mail on XP Machine but can't. Getting the following message: Entry Point Not Found. The procedure entry point JS FlagSystemObject could not be located in the dynamic link library js3250.dll Does anyone understand this? If so can you please help me access my email. …

hi friends plz help how to make a local disk in windows 7 and windows xp as ACCESS IS DENIED......eg i want to make D: is accessed by me only

hi, i have very slow PC..if i open any audio or video files it takes 1 min to open..sometime also show errors while opening file..like 004397425jdabrsbo00 got corrupted something like that..i m using my PC since 2008..& from then i never done anything not even defragging..i think that makes it …

so, i inserted windows xp into the drive attempting to format, and re-install... everything was running smoothly, until about half way through, it asked for the SP2 disc (i have xp pro WITH sp2 on the disc)... so obviously i didnt have the disc. restarted, and tried again, but then, …

I bought the windows xp 2004 sp2 and didn't use the second cd at all . I found some windows themes , boot screens along with the key from the second cd . I want to edit the boot.ini file from system32 but it's not there . I can only …

Hi All, I this is an age old problem and is fairly well covered in the forum and I can repair now while standing on my head, but I have system that continualy does it. After I replace the file or files missing the pc will boot fine for maybe …

I have a problem with windows XP. The biggest problem is that only it happens sometimes, but since I've installed everything new in my PC, month ago it happened 4 times. During the startup screen of windows XP, it just stalls, the blue bar stays on going from left to …

The brightness on my laptop is super dim all of a sudden. It worked fine yesterday, but then last night the brightness was gone. I've tried using the Fn key at the same time pressing F8 to increase the brightness, but nothing happens. I tried looking for any brightness option/setting …

I've been trying to schedule my computer to automatically hibernate from a scheduled task. I used this: rundll32.exe PowerProf.dll, SuspendState Hibernate It doesn't seem to work. I can hibernate it manually, so I know that it will. I use Win XP Pro. Anybody got any ideas. Thanks.

Hi All, I searched for this error on Daniweb, but I didn't find anything here, so I thought I would post the fix. It seems that the above Microsoft Security Update (KB953838) breaks something in Microsoft Dynamics CRM. Microsoft documents this update as a "Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer …

I was wondering if anyone could suggest things. I recently got an malware and removed it using malwarebytes and it seems that after this i cannot use both chrome and IE8 which says they are not connected to the internet yet i can still use firefox does anyone know of …

Is it okay to apply patch even if the Conficker Virus was not remove? I tried scanning using MSRT v3.9 but nothing was found yet still have the problem on visiting a websites. When view my "Network Connection" there is a new connection "Internet Connection" appeared. I tried disabling it …

hi all I'am new to daniweb but i hope to help me in my problem i have problem in my internet connection when i connect to my wireless network it show to me i connect with limited access but its connect when i plug cable and when i tried to …

When I have my Firefox open I sometimes get this message: "A script on this page may be busy, or it may have stopped responding. You can stop the script now, or you can continue to see if the script will complete. Script: chrome://global/content/bindings/browser.xml:0" The message has two buttons: Stop …

Hi, I am about to format my pc and need to recover some of my passwords from Opera. I have searched the internet and found a viable solution OperaPassView. The application works and recovered my passwords fine (I have no master password), however passwords that are network related, eg. Proxy …

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i recently had a computer with some heavy virus damage, i removed the viruses, then restarted and xp just loads... and loads.. and loads, i remember getting a svchost error when i could get in, so i think hte virus has labeled its process as a critical system service, and …

hi every body i need help is there any prolem if i add anew ram with bus speed 800 and i have ram bus speed 667 please can any one answer me thanks

Error message appears saying your computer is over run with malicious software or something. Memory Processes Infected: (No malicious items detected) Memory Modules Infected: (No malicious items detected) Registry Keys Infected: (No malicious items detected) Registry Values Infected: (No malicious items detected) Registry Data Items Infected: (No malicious items detected) …

Dear daniweb users. I am having a problem and im struggling for some days now. I have a server at home and i wanted to install an IIS7 FTP server. It went all fine untill i wanted to add user isolation to make it more secure. i followed this guide: …

I'll spare you the details that led to this. In the end all that matters is that I got frustrated and formatted my c: drive. I did this by booting from the the Windows XP Disk in my CD-ROM drive however once it finished reformating the drive I received a …

I have an inspiron 1501 dell laptop. norton anti virus. and have tried to use system restore, it didn't work. I logged on this morning and my taskbar, start button and desktop icons have disappeared. I can use task manager to get on the internet but that's about it =/ …

hi i was using xp and then i installed win 7 , the installation went fine, but when it got completed, the xp option is not coming at the startup and the win 7 is running by default , although win 7 was installed on different drive

I have a emachine T6216 when I start it up and it goes to windows it shuts down. Sometimes at the start of windows sometimes 20 mins later. When I restart it the temp is 40 degrees centergrade (144 degrees F). If I go to set up I can stay …

Ok this is how the problems developed. OS: Windows XP pro service pack 3 IE6 originally I installed Eusing registry cleaners. Mallerware and AVG 9 Scanned and cleaned a lot of stuff off. Then the IE (6) Icon changed and looked like an "unknown file" but only in the start …

Hello People, I will like to know how to permanently turn my num lock on even when i press the key to turn it off. Reason; it does my head in! There are some programs I use and they turn it off which is very annoying. Is there a way …

i wanted to record a karaoke song with my voice.I have the software called Cool Edit Pro to record.But my microphone did work, and i tried to buy to new one but the neew one doesn't work either. Even chat voice my friend couldn't hear what i said. So what …

On another thread that has been marked as solved, the suggestion was given, "Create a folder on your desktop called "Office.en-us". Find the same folder on the CD and copy "OfficeMUISet" to the folder on your desktop. Re-insert the CD so that the setup starts again. When it tells you …

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hi... my hard drive.. is not working? how can i do?? beacause window... start... and come again in settings.... this posibillity a virs..???

Hello Apart from portableapps.com, are there other websites which can allow the creation of a portable application installer, like allow me to add googlechrome, firefox, openoffice etc to a single installer, but given a list to choose from, instead of predefined lists like on portableapps.com site?

Hi, I have a Toshiba Satellite A215-S5837 laptop and Windows Vista Home which is about 3 months old. It unfortunately fell from my desk and initally work but then it restarted by itself and now when it tries to reboot I get the following PXE-E61: Media test failure, check cable …

Hey everybody, ("Hello doctor Nick...")..anyways getting back to business. I got a seriously annoying problem, I've been running WinXP on a P4-2.4G 512MB-RAM for about 2 years now, with of course the occasional formating and cleaning and upgrading... Well now my Microsoft Internet Explorer is starting to act up, whenever …

Hi, I plan to install an SFTP server on one of our domain servers, but beforehand I wanted to setup a dummy server on one of my local workstations. I used [U]OpenSSH [/U]to setup a home location with the folder named [B]SSHTestBed[/B], full path: C:\SSHTestBed I also created a new …

Hi I recently bought a new hard drive and installed Windows XP ( SP2 ) for the 1st time ( I'd previously used W.98 ). Everything seemed fine until I started to load programs. Nothing starts up when I insert a disc into the DVD drive and when I go …

I am having an unusual and somewhat frustrating problem: It appears that about 12 hours after I reboot my Windows 7 desktop PC, the browsers can no longer access the Internet. (I use both I.E. amd Mozilla). It's not just the browsers..it appears anything using HTTP sockets. Other applications (i.e. …

I'm being told to use the RAID system in Windows, however I've heard bad reviews. Looking for a little more info and opinions.

hey masters of computer I m also new here and i want help from u about recover some of my lost files and great wishes to u .. I did lock some files by Free Hide Folder software. after a few days my brother install a new windows copy and …

Does anyone know where I can get a driver that will work for an older, 5yrs old, Panasonic VDR-M50 DVD Video camera that uses the small RAM-Disc? Thanks

A friend of mine has an OEM machine with XP Home installed, but the file sytem is FAT. Her son finds that a lot of his games wont work on FAT system. Can I convert to NTFS, but also without corrupting the installation files in case at a future date …

When I tried to install an HP printer, why i dont see the printer icon in devices and printers but when i tried to print from any application, i can see the printer from the printer list. It only happens on windows 7 OS only.

I am planning on getting a new computer soon with a 64bit version of Windows 7 Home Premium. The whole computer will be custom built by myself and I will be getting each part separately. What I want to know is this: If I put my current computer's hard drive, …

sometimes when i run scan disk, i get a pop up window that says scan disk has restarted 10 times would you like to continue or cancel. do any of you know of any way to prevent this window from popping up in the first place? it's a window 98 …

I have a folder A with files 001.jpg, 002.jpg, etc I also have a folder B with different files but with the same names; 001.jpg, 002.jpg, etc I want to put all the files in the same directory - is there something that will automatically rename them or something so …

[B]There is a lot here, Check the bottom for TL;DR[/B] Hi all, I have recently had an issue with my computer and I was hoping that someone could: [LIST=1] [*]Help me fix it [*]Try and explain what went wrong [/LIST] Now, the problem: In the last couple of days I …

I have win xp pro sp2 installed on a Dell 2350. Recently, my desktop has refused to load and i have to run everything from the task manager. Is there a way to replace the needed files without reinstalling windows :?:

I am servicing a customer's laptop, a Toshiba Satellite L305-S5885, running Vista Home Premium x86 SP2, with malware infections and internet connection issues. I have gotten rid of all her 251 infections, and now am addressing her connectivity problem. I am unable to achieve internet connectivity on either her ethernet, …

I am having a problem with Windows Vista. When I close an application (any), I get a message saying it encountered a problem and had to close, then it restarts the application. I can select "Cancel" and it will cancel the restart, but if I don't catch it, it restarts …