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Is there any way to import one's bookmarks from Google Chrome to Mozilla Firefox?

I download a lot of articles for offline reading and archiving. When I download an article, it gets saved as AuthorFirstName AuthorLastName - title.ext Once I have read the article (assuming I want to keep it) I rename it to AuthorLastName, AuthorFirstName - title.ext I wrote a python script (swapnames.pyw) …

Hello, recently I had a bit of bother with a [URL="http://www.mywot.com/en/scorecard/nch.com.au/comment-30961538"]software[/URL] with practically destroyed my registry. After resetting my registry to zero (using the repair files) I started reinstalling my software. Owning an iPhone I am obliged to install iTunes (as I don't want to jailbreak my phone). Using the …

Hi All: I use Notepad to save files I am putting up on the web, especially for Craigslist and SEO. I copy and paste my keyword lists into it; the problem comes with the way the words are organized. Craigslist prefers the keywords (and don't use that word in a …

Could any one help solve this problem i m connecting to PTCL DSL from my laptop and its working properly without any configuration but when i am insrting the same line into my PC (windows XP) cann't connecting to internet

Hell can you help me please, how can i put My Documents, MY Pictures in Windows Explorer or in My Computer...hoping for your positive responds...thank you in advance

This is a cool trick with which you can hide your files inside a picture. First select the files and compress them to zip or rar and place it in E: drive also place there the picture on which you want to hide the files. Now go to command prompt …

Hi all I have a Presario C500, Windows XP Home, 1GB RAM. I was givin this laptop because the screen is white and glows. I figured the screen broke so I bought another C500, to swap the screen out. I hooked up the 2nd screen and I still get a …

Does anyone suggest a way of getting a HP Proliant ML110 first generation server to recognise 2TB SATA hard drives? The spec sheets read it only supports storage up to around 320GB, but would ideally like to get it running without any other expense. The machine is a standard build …

Hello I have a physical machine which is runnning XP SP3 with about 3GB RAM, however am also running vmware based virtual machines on it, 4 in total, with 512MB allocated to each. I want to use the pc to do movie conversions as well, but knowing that the convertors …

I am really confused about this, Whenever I boot up my computer I get Hardware not found: Ethernet Controller. Can anyone tell me what to do ? I have some computer experience but I dont understand what to do here. :sad: thxs for your help in advance.

My Tomcat server 6.0 doesn't start . I have windows xp. I also tried executing from command prompt by going to bin folder. Still the same problem. The log file is as follows.. [2011-10-23 13:22:27] [info] Procrun (2.0.3.0) started [2011-10-23 13:22:27] [info] Service Tomcat6 name Apache Tomcat [2011-10-23 13:22:27] [info] …

Hi, i have a problem regarding on my laptop. It is ECS elitegroup. The problem starts when my cousin borrows my laptop for her to make a reviewer. While she is typing on a Microsoft Word 2007, it suddenly hangs. Well, my cousin is not a techie person, so she …

Plz look this figure. this is the part of an error report which my pc shows me today after an unexpected restart. Problem signature: Problem Event Name: BlueScreen OS Version: 6.1.7600.2.0.0.256.1 Locale ID: 16393 Additional information about the problem: BCCode: d1 BCP1: AD2FF300 BCP2: 00000002 BCP3: 00000000 BCP4: 8D2EA8C4 OS …

Hi, I've installed XP Prof SP2 and Office 2007 Enterprise afterwards. When I run Ms Office Word, Excel or Powerpoint, look of it weird. The user interface has changed to a very basic graphical interface. You know before installing the drivers for VGA card, menus, images etc. all looking without …

I have a Dell that is all ways running at 100precent cpu.Can anyone tell me What are the Microsoft programs that must run at start up?When I start up and look in Task Manager it tells me that there are 44 Processes.Is this a lot?I tried to turn off all …

I Downloaded a screen recorder and when I used it today, then tried playing the video afterwards, it wouldn't let me. It had said it was locked. So Then I went and changed ownership to myself so I could watch it, and it still will not let me watch it, …

Has anyone else been getting pop-ups saying 'This Computer is not running genuine windows' on Windows 7 recently ? Is it real or fake ? I m using Windows 7 Ultimate. This pop-up contradicts the text in the system control panel which says 'Windows is activated' Any ideas ?

Hi, I install windows 7 on my desktop and i forgot to turn off the automatic updates. Well, Microsoft detects that my windows 7 is not genuine. My problem is: 1. My desktop turns black screen, even I set a picture as my desktop background and when i restart it …

Everytime I start this application, it automatically closes. Does anyone have any ideas how to solve this problem? Thankyou, Regards X

I was using Windows XP SP2. But softwares' update version do not work with it. So, I have download Windows XP SP3. But it is not written in a CD. Can I set up Windows with a pen drive? If so, then how? Please reply.

Which one is best- Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Ultimate, Windows Vista Home Basic or service Pack? What are the difference among them?

I set up windows 7 in my Desktop. But my driver cd for Intel is working here? My driver is such as [B]" Intel* Express Installer drivers and Bonus Application Software"[/B] for the Intel Desktop Boards DG33BU,DG33FB andDG31PR Classic Series. I had installed it successfully with Windows XP. But I …

I am using Windows 7 (64 bit). What does mean Windows (x86).

Follow these steps to get you name TIMED---------------><br> 1. Goto [u]start[/u] 2. Goto <u>control panel</u><br> 3. In control panel goto <u>Regional and language options</u><br> 4. Under the regional options tab press <u>customize button</u><br> 5. Now under the time tab Add your name with <u>AM</u> and <u>PM</u> preceeded by a hyphen …

I was using Windows XP. But recently I have set up Wi The driver I was using in XP, cant install in Windows 7. It seems to be failed when I install it. Is there different Driver for Window 7. Please help me. Thanks.

Well, this is embarrassing. I had to completely rebuild my laptop from scratch. I usually keep 3 or 4 items pinned to the taskbar and launch them with WINKEY-1, WINKEY-2, etc but somehow or other this no longer works. I really should know how to do this but I just …

Is there a reason, perhaps related to the Opera browser, which keeps me logged in even after I perform the Log Out/All cookies cleared routine?

Hi, I have a network with 3 Xp machines. PC1, PC2 and PC3. Copying and pasting a 600MB file from PC2 to PC3 takes 5 minutes but copying the same file from PC1 to either of the other PCs takes 75+- minutes and vice versa. Anyone know what could cause …

I downloaded Driver Reviver and attempted to update drivers but it didn't work. I am now getting a message saying; Failed to load Language File C:\Program Files\ Reviversoft\Driver Reviver\lang.ing Unable to continue. I am using a Medion Laptop, Vista System. I have obviously done something wrong and would appreciate any …

My Laptop is not showing Desktop nor Task manager by C+A+D and C+S+Esc. not in safe mode, not with command prompt, and also not going to last known good configuration, and can't do system restore point also. on restarting the laptop welcome screen is appear on clinking user it shows …

A user running Office 2003 on XP Pro is having problems with the spell checker mostly in Word and Outlook. The "check spelling as you type" option is checked but is not working. Spell check will perform if you select tools-spelling and grammar but will not check as you type. …

I have a windows 7 operating system on my pc. I am trying to install windows xp using VMware and everytime i start to boot the guest operating system i get the following error.. PXE-E53 : No boot filename received PXE-MOF : Exiting Intel PXE ROM. Operating system not found …

This is out of curiosity... Computer OS - Windows XP Pro SP3 I have a computer that will not run the Printer Wizard right. I have tried many different things to it except one that has come to mind. I need to know where in the System files is the …

The basics: I am in looking to put a new hard drive in my computer and am looking for advice/tips. I have purchased (2) WD Caviar Black 500GB Serial ATA HD 7200/32MB/SATA-6G drives. Because of some proprietary software that I need to run I will be installing the 32 bit …

I had followed a tutorial on installing PHP on IIS 7 for Windows Server 2008 and changed the path to reflect my location of PHP. [url]http://www.howtogeek.com/50432/how-to-install-php-on-iis-7-for-windows-server-2008/[/url] I can use the command line to execute php, and I can run php files using localhost, however I cant run the troubleshooting command …

The computer I am working on has a rather common issue that I've seen several times among friends classmates and a few coworkers. Computer is running Windows 7 Pro x64 with 8GB RAM. User is a domain user. The user experienced issues that entailed to removing the profile from the …

I get an"Invalid Boot.ini file booting from C:\windows" message when starting up . I use WIN XP. I have done a search for this file which shows 0kb as contents. The computer boots up after this message but I tried to repair or reinstall win xp but because of this …

I bought a computer from a school auction.When it comes up a box pops up with a school user agreement.When you accept it goes to a user name and password screen.Is there any thing I an do to use this computer. thanks

I noticed the past few days my Netbook isn't giving me any battery warnings when its getting low. I used to get it saying 12% remaining, 10% remaining, 8% remaining 5% critical plug in before blah blah blah. Now it jut shuts off on me without any warning and goes …

Where is the location for temporary files of Firefox in Windows xp. I am asking for latest versions of firefox( 5.0 or higher)

Reformatted and installed my Win XP. Unable to connect to the Internet, neither with cable nor wireless. Have wireless on my two Win 7 machines. On the XP, I get the following messages: Ethernet Controller - "Drivers for this device are not installed (Code 28)". Found and reinstalled a driver, …

For the Past Four Weeks , i have been researching alot of Errors caused by Windows XP Operating System especially in obsolete Computers where the Setup Hangs alot when the User tries to Proceed to the Next Stage of Windows XP Installation. There are Several Issues to be considered when …

I have currently in my possession the following computer: Dell PowerEdge SC430 4GB RAM Intel Mother Board LGA775 Processor Socket 2.5 GHz Intel Dual Core Processor 2 x WD SATA HDD 80GB in Mirrored RAID Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard I am looking at currently keeping this RAID with the …

Hello Usually, when I connected a usb pendrive or put a cd in my drive, I had the autorun/autoplay window which appeared, however now am not getting anything when using these devices. I did not change any registry settings as well. Anyone can tell me how to recover the autorun …

Has cut out a couple of times and left distorted images. Not at all sure what to do about it. Would welcome any help. Want to take action before it goes altogether.

I recently installed a virtual drive. However when I try to go and burn just a normal Audio Cd, WMP says "connect burner and restart the player", and winamp just keeps saying insert blank media into the drive. I have uninstalled the virtual drive, and it comes back and i …

I think something in my registry got messed up by a registry cleaner. Now i can't access the User Accounts, i'm on XP Home. I get the following error: "wrong number of arguments or invalid property assignment". Can anyone help me to fix this? Thanks in advance.

hi there guys I have a question, will my files be deleted and will my drivers be reset when i upgrade my windows 7 home basic to windows 7 home premium?? Because I have an installer of home premium with me right now and I am planning to upgrade because …

guys i just read a vulnerability in the calculator of windows. vulnerability is like this: *) open calculator *) type 4 and then take its square *) then minus two from the result shocked.... answer should be 0 but it shows a different answer.. please help me on this.