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Hi, I just upgraded from Windows XP to Windows 7 Home Premium in my virtual box so that the operating system could recognize all of the cpu. My Virtual box setup is a 5 core 1 thread per core setup and XP Pro only sees 2 cores (dual core). Then …

Hey guys, I'm having internet connection problems. In network connections on a Win XP Home pc there is no listing for the Ethernet Adapter. In device manager there is a listing for this adapter, but when you click on it you get this message. "This device cannot find enough free …

hi... i have a issue on my laptop... i got it back from service again (4 with the same problem) and they had upgraded my laptop from HP DV 6000 series to DV 9700, and now i cant get in too the Nvidia controlpanel i get an error message a …

Could someone please recommend an internet filter, preferably free, that I could download to protect teen sons? I have Windows XP Home. Thanks! :rolleyes:

How to make a autoCAD to be a Screen Protection??

The family computer was recently tinkered with by a houseguest, and the D: drive was deleted. How do I restore the D: drive so that it can be used to save stuff to disc and play discs? Any help would be greatly appreciated thank you.

Last night I was having a problem with my computer in that I was unable to type my password into the login screen. The keyboard was working fine as I was able to press ESC and go into the boot menu so this couldn't have been the problem. However, I …

i cant get my pc to start it freeses as soon as i get to welcome page anyone know how to solve this i also tried throught the command prompt in safe mode i typed in %systemroot%\system32\restore\restrui.exe. but wont accept says not recognised

Hello IT specialists of Daniweb, I have a computer at home and I want to limit the time for my siblings in accessing my computer. For example, From the time 8pm to 12am, they can't access my computer. If I will create a new account for them, the problem won't …

the best feature of windows 7 is windows media player 12. it is not only looks cool, but also it does not have the problems of media player 11. media player 11 has got an major problem, it does not shows the total time of the tracks in playlist. media …

I've got a basic HP Pavillion Slimline running an AMD x64 dual core 2.7GHz, 4gb ram and 500gb harddrive space. Its loaded with Vista Home Premium but I'm ready to install Windows 7 Professional. I'm backing up all docs, gathering the installs of my third-party software, but I don't know …

After two accidentally aborted install attempts for vista ultimate I find that the install cannot proceed. No suitable partition can be found. See attached image. this is a 150GB machine that could not use the restore function... I was certain that there was one restore... none could be found. C …

hi guys, ok i got a problem..hoping i can explain it...while using my PC an error pops up..it says that my Hard disk space is less need to clean or format the drive..but the problem is my hard disk space is free upto 130 GB's...this error appears now on regular …

Okay, I will tell you upfront I have taken very few formal classes in terms of computer hard ware and bios settings and the like. That being said, I'm a problem solver. I love being able to tackle a problem and wrestle it down with understanding and finally beat it …

Hey guys, I have windows XP SP3 on a Dell Inspiron 1501. Recently AVG kind of misbehaved, ie it refused to update and was giving me alerts, so i uninstalled it and put Symantec. This worked for me but of recent, it won't update, and my CPU usage is always …

When ever i turn on my monitor, F: opens (ipod) can this be shut off ? Thanks Paul

Hi guys, I am trying to figure out an unique situation that I have been suffering lately. I'll try to explain the problem the best I can. I have a vaio laptop with windows 7 Pro 64. Here's the issue: when I let the computer idle for a while (more …

Hello everyone, I am running Exchange 2007 and outlook 2003. I have a user who created a folder and filled it with emails. She then wished to send the entire folder to another user. Is there a simple way to transfer the folder from one mailbox to another? Thank you.

Hi Rik, (if you are there) Some chinese webpage opens up automatically.. and that too sometimes in midst of my presentations.... ran malware bytes.... cleaned up but still today it opened up.... Attaching Hijachthis log for your viewing. Please help. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.4 Scan saved at 12:59:12 …

My wife has a Toshiba laptop that's running windows 7. Recently a lot of error began happening. Foremost of those were little popups saying that certain files were corrupt and that there were viruses. After runnin my anti-virus in safe mode Avast found 4 or 5 malware and worm viruses …

Do you know of any machines that would make a good SQL/server 2000 box. I want something new fast and dependable, but I dont want to run into problems like the OS disk not reading the storage controler, driver issues, ect... Thanks in advance

hi, my disk space is decreasing day by day all I do is just surf internet and run few programs.I don't know wats going on.Is it registries prob or virus trouble..this also make my PC slow ...it also showing some errors like "Access is denied"..need a solution or tool if …

I originall y had XP isntalled on my system I partitioned my drive and set up a partition so i could install windows 7. Everything worked fine. smooth as silk. I noticed my xp was running odd so i then decided to reinstall xp on the xp partition(C:). Well now …

i have been trying to play my magic the gathering game for win 95 on my win xp computer and i cant even get it to load in the computer it keeps telling me that the program is to old it is for win 95 and is not compatable with …

I have a wireless network through the router that AT&T provided. I have three lap tops, two Dells and an Asus. One Dell and the ASUS connects with no problem. The other Dell connects sometimes and sometimes it does not. Currently, when ipconfig is run the Dell doesn't have an …

Is it safe to purchase MS Office 2007 or 2010 on Ebay. Why can I buy it so much cheaper then the regular retail price? Is it legal?

Which Windows is better to install the third party applications .

hi my mcfee scan has been going for 2 days it has stuck at 95% cant get my mcfee on screen to sort cant uninstall as scan is going please help i am a novice user so easy language kind regards

It just done this the other day. I can't seem to figure out why it did it and how to fix it. Thanks

Hello Guys, I am having serious problem with my Laptop,following is the configuration: CPU : 1.60Ghz, RAM : 512MB OS: WinXP with SP2 Brand: Dell, I bought this used laptop couple of days back and just yesterday,I started to have problem with it, When I boot this laptop,few minutes after, …

Hi, just got my Desktop back from the repairers due to a fault on hard drive. Everything seems ok now, but the only thing is in EXPLORER and INTERNET EXPLORER I'm missing the FILE, EDIT, VIEW, etc. toolbar. The Icons are there below but where the wording is supposed to …

My laptop keeps showing could not open install log file when i am trying to remove bear share programme from my programmes. I am critically low on disk space and for some reason bear share has grown to a huge number of mbs. Can anyone advise how to remove this …

Hello All, I have created a batch file on a Windows XP PC, pings over 10 servers 24x7x356 and redirects the error messages <100% loss> to an output file which is a notepad. Now I would like to add code to this bacth file that sends e- mail to me …

On msn, some of my contacts do not appear online, even when I know they are, and they cant see me either. Others cant recieve my messages, but they appear to send ok. And no, we havent blocked eachother, were not choosing to appear offline or anything else, so dont …

I am using Windows Small Business Server 2003 to manage my network. I keep my Internet Explorer homepage set to [url]http://www.daniweb.com[/url]. However, whenever I log out of my Windows account (not very often at all), whenever I log back in it resets my IE homepage to [url]http://companyweb/[/url] (SharePoint). Anyone know …

When I double click on my add printer icon it tells me that my resources are not avilable. What do I do to get my printer subsystem back?

Hello peeps i have bought an Acer Aspire 6530g from ebay which was in used condition....how do i factory restore it?? thanks ;)

Hello everyone. I just forgot a crucial .rar password for a project (didnt want my mates copying) and need to open the file. Is there a way of bypassing the password request, or finding it somehow? thx in advance

I have been waiting for three days now for someone in the IT department where I work to update Acrobat so that I can use it. I don't know why they're taking so long because all they need to do is log in as an administrator then click "update" on …

Error ASP =2010081175040 This comes up in a Window in IE 8.0 I cant close this window permanantly if I right click it does close but it keeps coming back...Is there a fix on this ?

The nonprofit think tank for which I spent the last seven years working on climate and energy policy has gone bankrupt. It is no more. The server is returned to the company that rented it to us, and the offices are closed and have new tenants. As part of the …

Hi All, I want to design a web page & publish it ininternet.So can anyone help me out how I can design a web page.Is there any software through that I can design it. Ranjan

I have a Windows XP at home and a Windows 7 laptop. I connect to the internet at home with a cable connection. I've tried searching for stuff online, but have come up short. Does anyone know of a good guide to accomplish this or who is willing to share …

firstly im new to the forum..hope it turns out helpful i tried doing a quick research over the internet for the following error but i read to many conflicting reports so i decided to come to this forum and try my luck so i recently installed a software called tuneup …

I have a Windows XP SP3 computer, AT&T Uverse with a 2wire router and 2wire usb wireless adapter on my desktop. It was working earlier today just fine, not quite sure what happened but now it will not connect to my WPA encrypted router. I can connect to other wireless …

So, I have a new computer and old back-up files that I desperately need a document from...problem: the old back was done on Nero Burning, and my new computer does not have the program, and I do not have the program, and all the documents/files on the back up disc …

my vista system USB ports recognize everything except the mouse. The device driver says successfully downloaded however, mouse still does not work. (4 different new mouse). Please help

Hi, I have a samll problem on my computer. I have using Windows XP professional service pack 3. I recently added 500GB SATA harddisk to my computer. Now my computer has two hard disks, 80GB PATA harddisk and 500BG SATA harddisk. After i added this new SATA harddisk. When i …

Why is it that 7 has a problem with ie8? keeps stopping. and older drivers do not work. thinking of going back to xp pro..

Hi. C drive's about 20 gigs and I couldn't manage to have disk space more than a gig. Turned system restore, hibernation off and cleared all the temp files using disk cleaner and other softwares. Very few softwares have been installed. There's a lot of space in other drives. So, …