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Remove FilterHi everyone, I have a big problem about my backspace and delete key. When I pressing the two keys my computer suddenly shutdown. Also my Enter key got affected and changes it to character "/". I was wondering if this was effect of virus or malware. Thank you, Jovy
Hi all, and thanks in advance for any replies :) So I have a 300GB hard disk with Windows 7 on it, I also have a NAS drive for storing my music etc, so my C:\ drive only has to have the OS, my apps and games. Now a couple …
I trying to run the sfc /scan I have inserted the windows disk into the drive. I have shut off the screen saver and closed all windows while doing it. I find that this goes like 3/4 of the way and then appears to totally freeze., to such an extent …
it happens only when i am using Utorrent, after few minutes connection dies n "network cable unplugged" balloon comes up . can any1 help... thanks!!, in advance!!
I've been searching the internet from the start to the end with no real luck. My new Windows Vista ULTIMATE 32-bit install simply won't connect anymore. I was online long enough to get activated, but that's about it. I am connecting directly through a cable modem atm, but I was …
hello can you help me please, I have problem during formatting my windows here's the scenario when i insert my windows xp cd...then i press any key...after i make a partition C and D.. after that i installed the xp on C...after the process format in NTFS and after copying …
On my mom's computer, sometimes windows xp (home edition) won't boot past the loading screen. We have done a system restore to earlier date and it still will stop at the loading screen. We have only gotten it to work by pure luck I think. Computer has done this about …
Hey Everyone, I've just notice this now but most of my software programs will not update and when trying to update Uniblue RegistryBooster it is saying "it cannot connect to the uniblue server" however every other program cannot connect to the internet for the latest updates and so forth. Thank …
i uninstalled service pack3 for XP. When I tried to restart the computer a blue screen came up and said : c000021a (Fatal System Error) i would like to know how to fix this i have tried opening in safe mode and Last Known Good Config and nothing worked. i …
Hi, Have problem with Microsoft Outlook 2010. I haven't see option "Leave copy of message on the Server" which I have to uncheck because my provider keepeng all mails I receiving and sending, even deleting and often come with messages that my inbox excited quota. That forcing me to login …
I have windows 7. It takes forever for my PC to start-up. One of the problems, there are some programs that start automatically with windows. How can I stop that, I would like to remove some programs from my start-up process. How can I do that. Pease help!
Hi all, my PC wouldn't start showing file is missing "system32\DRIVERS\pci.sys I tried to repair this using windows xp setup. Everything wroked well and after following all steps for about half hour I was very relived to see my computer start normally, dsiplaying every thing as usual. Unfortunately this only …
Any one could help me where to download IIS? as i wanted to use it as my webserver for my incoming web development project. Does IIS have the same functions with apache server? Mar...
Some of my desktop icons keep reproducing themselves, it happened after I downloaded Hashcheck, I may have hit the wrong button during download or something, downloaded source code, but don't know why this is happening: First it started with Hashcheck icons, then with email short cut and FF shortcut and …
We have a Dell Optiplex 330 fresh out the box, run through the initial setup, preloaded with XP. I have 2 seperate but equal evaluation edition Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition complete with packaging and product keys. 1 downloaded nero burned ISO of Server 2003, a suggestion I found on …
When I login to Windows XP(home edition) under my name all of my desktop icons are missing and there is no task bar or start menu - only the wallpaper background. I can only hit (Ctrl Alt Del) to access the task manager, but nothing is listed. I tried running …
When I use my computer, I often feel that my CPU is under performing. The only time I don't feel like this is when I am using programs or playing games that are made for multi-core processors. This has stopped me from upgrading to i7 simply because I don't know …
Hijackthis! Report . Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.4 Scan saved at 12:33:16 AM, on 29/8/2010 Platform: Windows 7 (WinNT 6.00.3504) MSIE: Internet Explorer v8.00 (8.00.7600.16385) Boot mode: Normal Running processes: C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\WISPTIS.EXE C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ink\TabTip.exe C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPEnh.exe C:\Program Files\Motorola\SMSERIAL\sm56hlpr.exe C:\Program Files\TortoiseSVN\bin\TSVNCache.exe C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPStart.exe C:\Windows\WindowsMobile\wmdc.exe C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPHelper.exe C:\Program …
I'm having problems fixing my winxp computer? It says something about the kerne32.dll. Pls i need help.
Hi Everyone In the interest of not hijacking someone else' troubleshooting thread, I'm starting a new one, but I don't know if anyone will be able to help me at this point. Here's the situation: I passed an older HP computer "sight unseen" on to a friend to let his …
It started the other day when i started downloading IE 7 but half way through it crashed and now the sound doesn't work at all what can i do because i need the computer to do my work as a virtual dj PLEASE HELP!!!! thank you
[COLOR="blue"]Good morning All I have a customer who has an old DOS application which he wishes to continue running on his new laptop with Windows 7. The software installs correctly and starts to run. Soon after starting it appears to issue a command to switch to full screen mode, at …
Howdy, First of all, just let me say i really don't know much about computer systems so you will need to bear with me.....i have recently tried to install the program Pinnacle studio 9 onto my computar. While installing disc 1, a dialog box appeared reading " component transfer error" …
Hi Everyone: I am Carla 312. I am having a problem with My Dell Dimension8400. I am running it on Windows XP. My mouse and Keyboard are freezing up sporadically and I can't do anything other than restarting the computer. I tried running a systems restore, And I got a …
I use Win xp with IE 8, I want to do a windows update, I went to the update section, it wants to install MS Framework 1.1 Service pack 1, during installation it encounters a problem with sl56.tmp, consequently it ceases installation and needs to close. Before doing the update, …
A couple months ago i came home to my computer and discovered hundreds of ad popups in mozilla firefox. I tried to close them but my computer started to heat up pretty bad and then it just shut down. Everyime I tried to boot it up over the next few …
Is there a way to set the keyboard languages via the registry? I need to set some computers to have English (UK) as the primary keyboard language but also have Polish as a secondary. This is only needed for some users though so the plan is to have it run …
Hi! Sorry for my bad english. I have a program (CamStudio) for recording screen. This program will record screen in hd. Then, I wanted that this video contains the text. So, I add text in windows movie maker. And I save this movie in hd. But, this movie isn't in …
HI i just build a comp coustom parts and i get this error i have no idea why it worked before then the mother board fried so i had to get it replace then i connected everything again and i got this error... ok i know i should check connections …
hello. I switched on my laptop this morning and i was faced with a "black" screen, none of the keyboard keys were responding. I then resorted to removing the battery and forcing a reboot. i started windows on safe mode and once got the error I from a pop-window. I …
Hello, my other laptop, which is running a 32bit Windows 7 OS, has recently stopped working. My dad was the last person to use the computer and he told me he didn't install any new programs, visit any site he shouldn't have or change anything. All the laptop does is …
does anyone know a free program to delete computer history or how to do it?
Hello. I am experiencing a problem with my desktop, where it will not start up fully. This occurred directly after I updated to Adobe 8. "something". I was prompted to restart the computer, so I did. During shutdown, an error box appeared for a brief second, but before I could …
hello everybody I need for help here... I have problem wit my PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse (touch pad) after upgrade vista home basic to Win 7 ultimate on every I started my laptop Toshiba M300 32 bit. Please give me answer for this problems. and thank you choirul911 surabaya-indonesia
Ummm okay, so hi! I have a big problem with my table computer.. Here is my story: So I had a pirate copy on Windows 7 and they got it and made my screen black (The picture).. And 1 day the AVG Antiviris started to scann and after that if …
I recently started using my laptop again and I cannot get into travelocity. I can go to all other websites with no problem but when I type in [url]www.travelocity.com[/url] internet explorer (7.0) says it is unable to display webpage. The site is not broken. I went to the library and …
Can anyone help me recover my desktop. I keep getting the message: Active desktop recovery/ Script error. When I press the button marked 'Restore my Active desktop' I get the following: [COLOR="Red"] INTERNET EXPLORER SCRIPT ERROR[/COLOR] A error has occured in the script on this page. Line : 65 Char: …
Help!! I have a Dell Dimension E310. I have placed a password as the Administrator and I have forgotten the password. Is there anyway I can override this? No one can download anything without this override.
Would like to use it on a single laptop with limited space. I would ask the following: Have there been any improvements to the security exploits of prior years? Would like to minimize the total volume of the inbox. Is there a way to configure for only the last week …
It can convert between different popular video formats 2. In the past I encountered a serious problem-the image of the converted video was inverted! Thus, this time I want to find a gadget to tackle this problem. 3.I want to add subtitles, in various formats, to the video I will …
hi, can anyone please tell me how to get my Run again after it disappeared from my start list
This includes all kinds of Internet -- Windows can't even do updates. I use a wireless D-Link card that has always worked... the connection on the bottom right says "Very Good" with 3 out of 4 green bars and when I "ping" my computer (I think that's what it is …
Hi, for some reason when ever I go onto google, yahoo or any search engine, the only results I get are that of phishing and scam sites. This started happening just after I had removed three virus' (one of those scan ware things that pretend to be anti-virus') that had …
Hello When ever i download .jpg pictures from internet, it does not opens with windows Picture and Fax Viewer and i gets an error message "no Preview available". pictures in my computer are OK,thay dont have that problem it only happens when i download .jpgs from internet. Can any one …
Hey I previously downloaded windows live messenger the latest version. I installed it but then I uninstalled it because i was having troubles with it. Now, I want to download and install it again but it gives me this error: "Couldn't install programs You already have a more recent version …
Hi! I use Windows XP and I log into my computer with my user name. There is no "Guest" option. I recently changed my password and then immediately forgot it! :o So now I can't get into my computer as there is no other option. Is there any way that …
When I try to access Taskmaster (ctrl/alt/del) get message Task Master has been disabled by your administrator. There is no 'Administrator' account, and my account has Admin Rights. Any ideas ?
Running Vista on cox and Firefox. also have a wireless LAN with a IBM laptop running XP also on firefox. I get Server not found errors repeatedly on both computers. However, the frequency is random. The computer, either one, may error 10 or more times in a row, then not …
Hi guys, which application should i use to clean the junk files and defrag my disk and registry..as i have not done it for last 15 to 18 months..u guys can tell ..as i have limited budget..for them..!! Thanks in advance. :)
hey the other day i was on youtube and my screen went purple and the laptop crashed and ever since then it starts up mint all the way till windows trys to load then it either freezes and crashes or the screen goes all differant coulors and freezes but works …
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