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can anyone help me my media player cannot play media from the internet i have media player 12 and run windows 7 when i click on a link it only want me to save the video i have tried many thing to get it to work but am stuck as …

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hi all, i m trying with DOS commands. the command 'msg' works very well in windows xp. but when i tried the same in windows 7, it gives an error. can anybody please tell me why does this happens? is there any alternative command for it? or how can we …

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Hello All I am using window xp. I am facing a problem from past some days that My run command box automatically clears up when I log off and there is no saved command when re login can any one help how to get rid of this situation

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So i'm running Windows 7 and I went into the 'Seturity' tab in the properties menu of the folder '\Network\Username\SharedDocs'. I set all read/write permissions to deny thinking that I would still be able to access the folder and no-one else will and now I cant open it without it …

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Hey, I don't know how I got it but I have a virus called MS Removal Tool which is taking over my ability to surf the net and open files. What is the most efficient way to remove it's annoying-ness. -

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What to when explorer.exe got corrupted !!? I had best way to bypass it. 1. Open in-built Internet Explorer , and in address bar type" c:" and press Enter. 2. Now you will see your Main Directory, and Now you are ready to excess any file using iexplorer.exe 3. You …

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My website [url]http://animalcrueltyfacts.net[/url] is having serious issues with IE. These are not browser compatibility issues, and they are not isolated to my computer. No version of IE on any computer can load the server to my website. I have no idea whats causing this. The website works fine in other …

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I recently got this virus on my computer that at times seems to be undetectable by my Symantic and AVG virus protection while at other times is identified by Symantic as the Downloader virus. I've also run ad-aware and spybot but everything comes up cleared. The symptoms of the virus …

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I have a Lenovo/IBM desktop M55 8810 Win XP Pro SP3. I have the error for the "HDA Audio Bus Driver Required but Not Found." when trying to install the required sound drivers for the computer. I've tried the other fixes I've found and I get the error "The packjage …

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I am posting as a new user and have been curious if there happens to be a way to allow Win Home Server to share a printer to a MAC running OS X Snow Leopard. Also, if Home Server allows Win 7 to be backed-up or would that cause complications …

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Oh yes, I have checked everywhere for solution. Now very curious. I got it to where it would boot and display without all the display corruption ( many thousand stripes like a tv on horrible horiz.hold problem. Booted it 20 - 30 different times to test over & over. Worked …

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I have a computer that when in use it will occasionally disconnect Outlook from the Exchange server and display Disconnected in the lower right hand corner. The computer is part of a domain as well as the Exchange server. Both are in the same IP address network and I have …

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Hi all, I am using windows vista home premium. Since I have this computer, I cannot type fast, two fingers are the fastest I can go, and sometimes it is even too fast for this vista. Why? Because if I type too fast, I might accidentally press two button at …

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Hello My drive HL-DT-ST DVDRRW GCA-4166B was working fine so far, until it stopped reading or burning cds and dvds. If I insert a media, it tries to read it then stops after a few blinks, and if I click on the drive icon, it opens to a blank screen …

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I've bought 2 Epson P50 printers. Then tried to print photos on windows 7 on them at the same time. * using Nero cover designer * using ms word After printing some part of photos both printers throw papers. I've also tried install windows xp, then printed on them, again …

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Can someone tell me the difference between a process and a service in the task manager.

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Uninstalled Freecorder programme. No longer showing in Programmes and Features or in Revo Uninstaller, but still showing in All Programmes list. Have also seen it in Window's Media Player. How can I make sure that this Freecorder programme is fully removed? Thanks.

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I got a problem on my pc right now. when i open download folder in my documents a window will pop up, it says "Windows Explorer has encountered a problem and need to be close. Sorry for the inconvenience". I dont want to reformat cause i have important data and …

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Hold Windows key and R key together run box will open Type magnify in it and then press Enter. This enables magnifier tool and anything near the mouse trail will now appear magnified on top!

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Hi Daniwebb family. I have a Dell Inspiron laptop with Windows 7 on it. I am having a disk space problem. A warnning states [COLOR="Red"]Drive E:\ has only 14MB of free disk space. To prevent information loss and performance problems, youneed to free up disk space.[/COLOR] There are 3 disks …

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(I swear I just posted this...but it didn't take the first time :confused: ) My 180 GB drive is my slave. It is recognized as the full size after SP1 was installed and some piece of software from the manufacturer. Now I want to reformat my master. I want the …

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I'm running Windows 7 Pro on a Dell Inspiron 1720. I have desktop slideshow enabled and pointed to a folder of my favourite pictures. Occasionally I will force a switch to the next picture from the desktop context menu item "Next desktop background" which appears between the "NVIDIA control panel" …

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This appears at startup and I just can't get rid of it. If I go into my device manager my fingerprint reader is the one with the "?" so I am assuming that is my problem. I have tried to disable it and uninstall it but it just pops back …

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I want to copy part of my movie disk to my computer and create a video with it, can anyone recommand me a software?

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hi, i have a Desktop computer, i forgot my password and i am adminitrator, so i only can use my pc by GUESS account and i don´t have permission to do a lot stuff...I NEED CHANGE admin PASSWORD USING THE GUESS ACCOUNT... i wait for feedback!!!

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Hi all. I have long been a fan of AVG free but recently it has been causing headaches. 3 times now my windows 7 ultimate 64bit laptop has been unable to start up correctly. I have had to boot it into safe mode and uninstall AVG free in order to …

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I recently bought a second-hand Vaio VGN-TX5XN laptop from which the original hard drive had been removed. I have several other identical models which have served me well and whose components I have freely swapped around. On first acquiring the latest TX5XN, I put in a hard drive from another …

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March 26. My thanks in advance for your help. I searched Explorer problems postings; my problem seems to be unaddressed (I'm a dummy; I could be wrong). After a notification of a 3-item infection, I ran an AVG whole-computer scan and clean-up. The infections were eliminated, but some sort of …

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Help Me! I have Tuneup Utilities and I accidentally pressed a button in the Process Manager to replace Windows Task Manager. Now, when I type taskmgr on the run dialog box, the Tuneup Process Manager appears. When I press control+alt+del and choose start task manager, still the Tuneup Process Manager …

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I've been stuck with finding the right graphic driver for mb MSI PM8M-V N1996 VT8237R 2.4GHz... Recently I have formatted my HDD for Window error but forgot to copy any necessary driver for new XP installation. After I successfully installed XP SP2 on my desktop computer, I realized it could …

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Hello I tried running services.msc from Run and I ended with the window opened, but not displaying any service, with a popup error: One or more ActiveX controls could not be displayed because either: 1) Your current scurity settings prohibit running ActiveX controls on this page or 2) You have …

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Hi i am having some trouble with my dell desktop running Windows XP Professional. When i boot up and try to run any system applications i get a application not found error. If i go to run and try cmd, i get a message that ask which application i want …

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i have DirectX 9.0C installed in my comp but still i get a prompt that i need to install DirctX 9.0C when i try playing NFS MostWanted can anyone help me please

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First of all, hi. I am using Windows XP. I have a problem whereby I am unable to open Local Disk(C: ) and (D: ) from My Computer. I managed to open my documents and other files/folders except that I can't access my local disks. Everytime i try double clicking …

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Alright, I concede that I need some expert help with this one. I've spent hours on Google just to find suggestions that don't work or make the problem worse. Here's the scoop. I filmed a movie for a drama class I was teaching, and then used the Windows movie maker …

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I backed up a Vista 32 bit system to 2 USB flash drives using "Windows Easy Transfer" After I had performed the backup, I re-installed Windows and installed all of the updates. Now I want to recover my user data. When I plug in Flash Drive #1 I get a …

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I want to ask how to convert from FAT32 to NTFS in Windows without losing data on the conversion? And i have read a few article about conversion and it should do in Command Prompt with code[CODE] CONVERT C: /FS:NTFS[/CODE] But i'm not sure if i do that my data …

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hi i want to block some sites so that my younger siblings can't access them , how to do that?

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Hi all. My son flashed my extra wireless router (WRT54G v8) so I could use it wirelessly in other rooms, like a repeter I guess, but I'm basicaly just using it as a wireless adapter. It's been conected to my HTPC for a while working great. Suddenly it won't connect …

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I've downloaded PhotoScape and I want to know how to put the head of one picture onto the body of another picture. They just tell you how to combine a bunch of pics into one (which I still can't seem to do, but that's another post). Does anyone out there …

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Windows XP reboots after the final phase (the graphical phase) of Setup, and now I see a split-second BSOD. I cannot read it properly, but I can just make out these: PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA (driver issue?) 0x00000050 Please help as I need to get this virtual machine working. **EDIT, just managed to …

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I became acquainted with cyberspace about 1 year ago (yes, for the first time) and I may be using the term "intermediate" a little losely but that's my story and ... I've broused and broused for free (I'm cheap) tutorials on how to use windows and the internet and there's …

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I have a large folder of word 2003 files (200+). I need a way to make sure that every file ends with the exact same characters. Some of these files already end with this characters so I cannot duplicate the ending. What I need is that every file, after it's …

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hey guys.. i have a Dual core althon 2.2ghz abit motherboard 2gig ddr2 800 1tb 250gigs 160 gigs graphics cards 1 DVD Writer and ps 400w 2 fans when i turn my pc it boots but when the log in screen of windows comes it shuts down by itself.. i …

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i cann't enter into d system.recently i reinstalled it.if i go in safemode iam gettin so many line like tis only the file name .sys changes. multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\windows\system32\drivers\mup.sys wat is tis line meant for? how to solve tis?

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One of my systems here in the house is playing up. It has run like it is for a couple of years, I've not added anything new, hardware or software. It has an MSI mobo with a Core 2 processor, 2GB RAM. a regular hard drive - usual stuff, running …

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Hi, I'm a newbie for configuring a server. The server is RAID5. My problem is I can't find the "RAID" option at the BIOS menu.

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Hello Everyone! I have a Windows ME disk (I think it is the upgrade disk) at home. How would I install it? Do I need Windows 98 SE or can I do a boot install like XP? Thanks! javanoob101

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Hi at startup, the message no disk comes up for the DVD cdrom.and then the drive does not work with any disc I put in. the system says that the dDrive is working could anybody help please Thanks

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