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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, …

I've just upgraded to Windows 7 (Ultimate 32 bit) from XP Home SP3, and I've found that my nice clock screen saver doesn't work at all. I've tried a variety of other clock screen savers and none of them do either. I've downloaded other screen savers and they behave correctly. …

Hi All, Not been here for a while so not too sure if this is in the right place or not? I am having a nightmare of an issue and I cant work out where the problem lies, I have a specific piece of bespoke software that calculates some technical …

Hello to all, Yesterday, I booted up my machine, it checked the memory, detected the Hardrives and then shut itself down. It always shuts down at the same point in the boot sequence. I am running a Pentium D something with Windows XP. I had the machine upgraded about 4 …

I have a friend use Window Xp and he backup all his files due to virus? But after the backup he noticed all his picture files are in *.nco extension. Does anyone know how to convert them all back to *.jpg formates Thanks

I am running Xp Prof SP3 with Office 2003 on an HP laptop nx8220. After screensaver(any version) kicks in, it soon starts moving in a slow jerking motion accross the screen and then sometimes freezes. It is then difficult to get it to come out of screensaver back to desktop …

Originally I had my laptop set up to automatically log on to the router. After we moved,we lost our security key, but our laptops still connected. Recently, my sister got a laptop and cant use it here until we get the security key. So I went and got my default …

in the folder option when i click in show all files and apply it again it shows that it is again check on do not show hidden files..

Every time I close Internet Explorer, I get an error message stating the the system had to close IE to protect my computer. This happens every time. What may be causing this?

The PC has a Gigabyte GAMA-790X-DS4 mobo and an AMD 8650 Triple core processor with 4 GB of RAM. I am using a PC Power and Cooling 750 watt PSU , 2 Raptors running RAID 0 with 2 Seagate 1TB Harddrives. I have a Samsung SuperWriter DVD, LG Blu-ray Disc …

XP not being very nice when trying to install on SATA Can hear windows start up (bing) but then goes to black screen, no lockup Any ideas as to what could be causing this?

Anybody out there know of a matx motherboard for windows server 2008. Recently purchased an Asus P5E-VM only to be informed by Asus they do not support any windows servers. Intel site claims none of their mainstream motherboards support windows server 2003, no mention of server 2008.

windows shut down in the installing windows phase of setup

Everytime i tried to install my nancy drew game, the installshield wizard keeps showing up and i can't play my game. Is there something i can do or change so i can play my games?

hi everyone, I find when I have several tabs open, my computer gets deadly slow response, slow mouse movements, etc..&..can someone tell me ...wat should i do for this..??

I have an extremely strange network issue occurring when my computer returns from sleep mode. Every day I leave for work, I lock my station and walk out the door. When I return the next morning, I find my computer has gone into sleep mode (which is fine to save …

Is there any software out there for the PC that would play audio books (or MP3s) and let me resume them when I stop playing them from the point I stopped? Could Windows Media Player, WinAmp or RealPlayer do this?

Hi, I am new-one in this forum.I am making a program for that purpose i want to know some information about windows please help me by providing this information. My question is 1)I want to know the technical name of utility that run on boot time before login in xp. …

I can access any site except att.yahoo.net or [url]www.att.net[/url]. I have Verizon DSL. AT&T claims it is my firewall/DSL provider blocking my access. I installed nothing new on my PC and all of a sudden I can't get to those two sites. I ran a trace route from my router …

I want to resurrect my old eMachines - the hard drive was bad so I dropped in a "new" one. I can boot from the restore CD to a DOS prompt. Ran FDISK on the 8 gig drive, then performed a format of the drive. No messages about bad sectors. …

Hi guys, I'm running Outlook 2003 on my XP sp2 laptop. I use my yahoo email address. I have been having a few problems in the last week. Everything was working fine for a few weeks following the installation. At some point a couple of extra emails seem to have …

i have a compaq presario v3019 and it wont turn on, it will stay like for hours then later when i push the power button again, the screen is still black but the power button is on, the wireless light is on, all the lights are on, I can even …

So i'm trying to set up a network but my computer doesn't have the driver for the ethernet controller and was wondering how or where I would be able to find the driver to install. LIke I said its on Windows XP using a dell 2350.

i have an application that won't even start up because of a kernel32.dll error. is this the type of file i can move to a different location, download a later copy of, put the later copy of in my system32 file and then reboot and it won't screw up my …

Help! When I right click my screen to change the properties for screen saver or I go to my start, click on control panel and try to get into anything on the panel it says this: "Windows can not find 'C:\WINDOWS\rundll32.exe'. You may have typed the name incorrectly n the …

Hi - I'm trying to format and reinstall Windows XP on a Dell 4300 for a friend. When I booted the computer up - A trial version of Windows XP Pro SP2 disk was in the drive and in the middle of set up. Problem is - I don't have …

Well, the back up is there on my external hard drive - check. My wife, the IT professional, wants to stay clear of any computer issues at home - cant blame her, really - so, she wants to "see" the files in the back up - now, that'd be nice. …

We have a six year old Sony Vaio running Windows XP Media Center. The computer is dog slow. Id figure a virus, but if there is one, Norton 360, Malwarebytes, and another program cant find it. Bottom line, my wife wants it rebuilt. So, before I do so, and risk …

I am having one heck of a time trying to login in to my hotmail account, facebook account, and my school e-mail account. I can login in to any other websites except for these three. I have ran Ad-Aware, Spybot S&D, RegCure and nothing is working, considering my school e-mail …

hi guys, can anyone point a link to download a software to clone a hard disk or ghost a hard drive.a freeware should be the best. Thanks :)

Hello Is it possible to install a windows XP 32 bit on a computer where the motherboard is 64 bits?? If yes what to do? thanks pilo14

Help.....Working on a friends PC. The computer reaches the splash screen and then starts over (reboot). I have tried to enter the safe mode and I will get the safe mode screen "Advanced Options Menu" and by selecting any of the menu items and enter it will go back into …

EventType : InPageError P1 : c000009c P2 : 00000003 C:\DOCUME~1\Love\LOCALS~1\Temp\WERaf72.dir00\explorer.exe.mdmp C:\DOCUME~1\Love\LOCALS~1\Temp\WERaf72.dir00\appcompat.txt what to do ? please help.