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I am new to the DaniWeb Forums. I would like someone that knows well DELL computers and Windows XP Home to help me out. I don't know a whole lot about computers and would like someone to be able to give me individual assistance via Remote Assistance. I realize many …

Does anyone know how to permanently block the above cookies in Firefox? Livejasmin has me driven mad. It is so hard to get rid of. Why are they allowed to attach themselves to computers in Google search when the company must know where they are located and must know how …

I hope this is the right place to post this question. Hotmail is driving me crazy. The email window (reading pane?) is so small I can't read my emails. Only big enough to view one sentence at a time. I've tried to drag it, looked in options, cussed, searched hotmail …

This is a first post, and I hope that it is in the right place. My Toshiba XP Laptop no longer lights up. Info is there and is working, but almost impossible to see. Got it working a few times by quickly opening and shutting the lid, but no longer …

I am unable to ping a laptop running XP Pro SP1. I have tried everything. Verified that the built in firewall is not turned on. Other that that i have complete connectivity to the network, just no connectivity to the laptop. Any ideas anyone??

I have been given a HP Compaq DC7100 with the SFF case. This PC is fitted with a SATA hard disk drive. The previous owner installed Fedora Linux and the PC boots and works just fine. My problem is that I want to run Windows XP on it. I have …

Hello, I need help. I'm not sure what happen to my desk top PC, I did use IE 7.0, it ran fine till now, suddently I could not open IE, there is no messages at all, nothing shows up on the screen but it does have the icon at the …

Hi all, Let me first start off my saying that I've looked through this community and I think that it is one of the best I have ever seen. The people are friendly and the fixes you guys provide to many problems actually work. :cheesy: Anyways, here's my problem: I …

I have tried a good bit of things but not sure hopw to remove this ferocious beast. Symptom: Google goes to the wrong page when cl;icking on the link.. PLEASE HELP!!

I am running XP Prof SP3 and Office 2003 In Outlook mail, I am plagued with commands hanging with egg timer icon showing. If I leave it sometimes for up to 4-5 minutes it will complete, but on the next command it hangs again. Eventually if left for some time, …

Hello. When I turn on my computer, windows XP loads up and after the windows page where the computer shows the black screen with the windows logo and the bottom scanning icon the screen goes black and about 2 minutes later, the screen shows no signal and shuts off even …

Can some one help me with my Problem? Recently i powered up my laptop and I cant be able to see all my desktop icons on the screen. The screen displays my screen background but all the icons and the startup menu are not shown. Currently Im accessing my files …

You guys were so kind in helping me resolve my database connection problem, my web page is up and running with connections to the database working just great. Thank you all. Now I am just having a problem getting the Search to work. My web search requests return the following: …

hi all. I've had Windows XP installed on a computer that has had the entire c:drive wiped without a back up. Unsurprisingly, the network adapters have yellow exclamation marks next to them and i need some advice on how to do a bit of detective work to get them going …

I have downloaded a programme for which a code is required to register. I have the code but when I enter it, nothing happens. There is a note under the code box to say I must have administrative privileges to get the code to work. Mine is Windows XP home …

I am facing difficulty in installing the updates.As i install the update and shutdown my laptop. When i open the laptop it starts configuring and i waited for at least 15 minutes but it is still configuring. Then i powered off the laptop.And in safe mode disabled windows update. Please …

Hello Anyone can tell me the name of the process which is created by Windows XP when we right-click and select repair from the taskbar for the LAN connection? Sometimes when I click repair the new window which is opened fails to close properly, happens when it cannot repair, and …

Hi everyone, I'm using an old, banged-up, Asus A6000 notebook which I want to format and then re-install WinXP on (I only have 384MB RAM)... The thing is, a few days ago my brother smashed my laptop on the floor and although, surprisingly, it still works, its TFT screen is …

Hi, I have a problem and if this is not the correct forum, please let me know. I'm running Windows Vista Ultimate, and I may have a virus or something. If I go to my Google Docs or Google Sites I get a redirect that never resolves. Just keeps on …

I installed Command and Conquer Zero Hour onto my portable hd, so I can play it on my school computer lab computers (on which I do not have admin privileges). When I try to start the game, it show the loading screen then quits. I believe it has something to …

I've recently been having a few problems with downloading files, including things like embedded video and audio files as well as generally downloading files. Firstly I would just like to say that the problem I am having is almost certainly a problem with my os, the problem stretches over IE, …

I have here with me a file the extension .00r. This file contents pictures and indexes coming from a software named Workbench. Is there a software that i can use to open this file and see the actuals files. I think this files are encrypted because when i open it …

I have a Dell Inspiron 1750 laptop with Windows 7 - 64 Bit. A few weeks ago control panel started crashing windows explorer when I first open it. Once it reopens explorer the control panel works fine second time around. I have tried searching for *.cpl files in the windows …

i am currently downloading a file on the torrent aplication Vuze, and it is just over 10GB in size. I am currently downloading it at around 30-40KB/s, but i've read in forums that people have been able to download at speeds well over 100KB/s. My question is, is this really …

do nothing open or go on line but in to run what do i do :sad:

hi, My PC takes a lots of time in responding .. if i access any file or folder it takes 5 mins to open..also when i do defrag.. it also say u can't defrag ur drive as it has not a reasonable space..!! so tell wat to do..i want my …

My dad got a new Dell lap-top with Windows Vista less than a year ago. Yesterday all the sudden it's wireless network adapters quit working. I went to investigation and found that it wasn't finding any networks, further investigation found that it was turned off. Now on this computer there …

I have several machines in one building in our company that have issues that seem to come and go. The symptoms are all the same. The machines boot slowly, and then after fully booting, some apps will run, some won't. Sometimes none will, but usually, like Outlook will open, but …

Hi, I have 2 notebooks, one using vista and one using 7. I just set up the ad-hoc (win 7) and connected sucessfully using other notebook (vista) I set up the IP for wireless in win-7using 192.168.0.1 subnet 255.255.255.0 and the client(vista) using 192.168.0.2 subnet 255.255.255.0. The win7 is connected …

I have two pc's, one is on a UPS (rated at 1000w) and I want to add the other one on it to. I have been looking in the system information for the size of the power supplies but can't seem to come up with it. Isn't it listed someplace, …

i have a relatively new (5 months old) sony vaio laptop and over the past 2 months or so, the internet explorer seems to randomly shut down and then restarts, what can i do to fix it? i have looked the restore point but they only go back to early …

Hi, I am using windows XP sp3 and my Pc cannot detect the USB drive. when i connect the USB drive to my PC the icon shows on taskbar. but it's appear on windows explorer. I am using Sandisk Cruzer Micro 4gb USB Flash drive. But It working another System. …

hi guys, Guys i m not able to delete cookies & temp files..it shows administrator has the right to delete them..!! & shows me every time i try to delete it ..so plz tell me good cookies & temp files cleaner !! Thanks.

hi all, I am using TOSHIBA satelite 200 and I have windows XP. few days ago my fully charged battery discharged in 5-10 mins. now when I started my laptop beep sound comes continuasly, then after some time the XP logo appear and then the screen look like "raining" . …

What is this elusive file that keeps me from downloading IE8...or other things. 5Days ago I had the "Black Screen with Cursor" CURSE...It took a lot of work and research to get my system back, but this "ShRegGetvaluew" entry point missing from shlwapi.dll file, keeps popping up and stops any …

I have an Asus S6F notebook with XP SP2 dual booting with Windows 7 Ultimate. I have found that I am unable to get internet access using hotel wifi access points under Windows 7 - I can only get access using XP. I can connect to the access points using …

Hi, My external hard drive has stopped working and I need to get all my photos of it, as some of them are really important to me as I am a photographer. Can anyone suggest to me the best method to get the photos back. The hard drive is appearing …

I can't send e-mail whether I use a client such as outlook. or even if I go directly to the site of my pop mail provider. I can recieve just fine. No one else in my team is experiencing this issue.

Hi everyone, My xp is quite strange these days, after I boot up the computer, when everything started up, I go to "my computer" and go to D drive. Something happens, the whole D drive don't have anything, and is just that empty, I go up a level(directory), and go …

I am getting this message on my screen after I try to enable my active desktop. Internet Explorer Script Error Line: 65 Char: 1 Error: Object doesn't support this action Code: 0 Url: Do you want to continue running scripts on this page yes/no Can someone help. I am running …

my friend has a low update rate when on his computer. i noticed that his memory was not showing the full amount. i upgraded his ram to 2 gigs and not all his new ram was detected. it was a small percentage and the ram itself was more than double …

I have windows xp running on pentium 3 ,with 3 partions of hard disk.Can i install dos 6 in my computer.If yes then how? Moreover i don't have dos 6. Please suggest how can i get dos 6 on web. I want to learn dos 6 so please dont specify …

Hi - I am not a professional but I followed a link to your site where a similar question was answered. I asked this somewhere else but nothing has worked so I will give you the information and what has happened so far. I am using Windows XP SP3 on …

Help needed. I installed a program called iColorFolder which means to make your folder got different types of colour to choose. But when i change it to Vista type, there is options for me to choose, include Vista, XP, Mac and others too. But when i choose Mac type, all …

I have win xp home edition and I just noticed that when I open Task Manager, 3 incidents of Internet Explorer are running under processes altough I am not on the internet. Is this normal?

When I tried to System Restore .it says System Protection is Turned off.How should I on the System Protection in Windows 7?let me know anyone .

I reformatted my brothers computer for him as it was running very slow and had lots of malware etc. He didn't tell me at the time to backup his emails, so I reformatted it and installed Windows 7 on it again. Is there any programs out there that can recover …

Outlook 2003 : I have an User A and user B, user A has delegated through Tool--> Options--> Delegated to User B.... User B now when in her mailbox, creates new Message, in the From, she writes User A email ID, and send the mail from her mailbox. Maill is …

Guys my windows xp is giving me headache now.First of all it hangs everytime i run it for the first time everyday or after a gap of 5-6 hours.Then it hangs randomly after restarting sometimes during using internet,sometimes when i am listening music,or working.I am fed up with this problem.Dont …

I cannot remove a network printer port on windows XP. I am logged in as an administrator, I have tried right clicking on any space on printer properties -> server properties -> ports tab and then try and delete a port but it will not let me. Sometime this works …