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i want to restore my pc to the way it was when i first bought it. i have a windows xp home edition SP2. i dont have a windows xp disk is there a way to restore my pc back to the way i got it when it came from …

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 …

Does anyone know how to fix winder installer? For the last two days I have tried to install MSE and it downloads, check system, and starts to install and then it starts to unstall what it has done. Error code 0x80070643 is the code ir better yet the reason it …

When you're instructed to renew the TCP/IP and Winsock my question is: Will "netsh winsock reset" the command that will cover the entire ball of wax? Or, is there more to it. I'm a bit confused at this stage. Input greatly appreciated. Thanks, Giddyup

Does anyone know why when I bootup the splash screen will shift to the left and out off 1/3 od the picture.this started with some games we were running so,and then it would shutdown,and correct itself. now it doesn't shut down so it hasn't corrected in a while.It wouldn't be …

Hi I am trying to retrieve My Documents and the .pst file from a hard drive out of a computer who's motherboard just died. I have attached the hard drive to another desktop computer using a USB -sata external drive kit. When I search the hard drive I can open …

I know this is a easy problem to fix normally, but I've had no success yet. I have a Sony Vaio FW with Windows Vista, and a Maxent TV. I've connected the laptop to the tv with an HDMI cable. The image is displayed on the tv with no problem …

Hi, Last night my PC was attacked by Antimalware Doctor which is a nasty piece of work!! I couldn't do anything to get rid of it because every time i clicked something it blocked me saying i had an error. I therefire did a system restore to 2 days ago. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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?

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 …

[FONT=Arial]undefined[/FONT][SIZE=3]undefined[/SIZE]I have been using Microsoft Office 2003 for 2 years with no problems. 2 nights ago I tried to get into excel. all I got was an error. I messed with it for awhile. Then removed it with the intension of just reinstalling it. The file MSOHEV.DLL will not delete, …

Hi there, I've started having issues with a certain website ([url]http://www.deviantart.com/[/url]), and was wondering if anyone could help me. A few days ago I started getting "Server Not Found" messages on random pages, and then throughout the day they spread to the rest of the site, so now I can't …

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 …

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 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 …

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?

windows shut down in the installing windows phase of setup

hey friends i m having win xp -prof with sp 2 insatalled on the comp. and today is last day for activation of windows is tere any tool aor proccess that can increse the time of activation. or it wont ask for the activation any more. 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

I have full access to User Accounts in XP. I can add, delete, change, add pic, etc. I created an limited account for my wife. I can see it in the USER ACCOUNT box, along with my admin account and a guest account (turned off). The problem is when I …

Help! I've forgotten my password to log onto my ancient Toshiba Satellite 1550CDS Is there a way to by pass this so i can reconfigure system? Also, I can't load XP over it "insufficient memory" appears Cheers Spyder777

My outlook reminders are not showing when you set them. when the time comes for them to pop up, a message shows instead: ie; there was a problem in one of the reminders and might not show. Some one please help.

Hello, recently i found one of my old USB devices but when i plugged it in and tried to delete a file it told me it was write protected. Now i have decided to format it but it doesnt let me because it is write protected. It doesnt have a …

After cleaning up a 9 year old Dell Dimension 8100 running XP sp3, I defragmented and then closed thinking all was well. When I opened today all the printing is in symbols rather than letters. Can't read any menus or buttons, so I don't know what to do. Tried safe …

Hello, Well I have helped answer a few hundred threads here and now it's my turn for advice... Backround: I have a client that has a flat screen hooked up as a second monitor in the waiting room which was used to run several flash videos one after the other. …

my keyboard & mouse will not work at all so I cannot load windows xp....it's a Dell Dimension E530 with USB keyboard & mouse controls....was working on cleaning up files to save memory and registry clean and then turned off comp next log in the dell screen appears, and goes …

how to make a bootable pen drive? (using that i need to install xp in my laptop bcoz my cd drive is not working)

I recently bought a new tv for my upstairs room and replaced my old projector/CRT TV. I still wish to use my old speakers on my new tv, but there are no ports on the back of my new tv that would allow me to connect the speakers. Below are …

Hi While in Display Properties, for Win XP service pack 3. I accidently clicked a wrong drop down box and changed display. Problem is it created a black screen back drop. Desktop is black and any window that is opened apart from icons. And right click to bring up display …

I've installed Serenity Software's Editor software on Windows XP SP2 (on a Parallels VM) and there is an add-in to install so the software can operate through Word but it doesn't work. When I install the add-in (on Word 2003) the error comes up Exception from HRESULT: 0x80040200 and "Editor" …

i have a problem with ma lenovo 34Q lap it will restart if i try to shutdown

In my computer, the usb port is not working properly.what is its solution?

I have XP SP 3 on my lenovo T400 laptop. If I leave the machine alone for some time the Taskbar and the Start button disappear or rather that whole bar at the bottom becomes black. I still have mouse control - sort of. I can not right click on …

Erm, do I need Visual Studio in my Windows Server 2008 to make my website work? Somehow,I've set my Content Directory and my Visual Directory to the same folder with all my ASP.NET pages + codes inside but it doesn't work at all. Tried switching authentication mode to forms authentication. …

I have Windows Vista, and I was wondering if it is possible to install a new operating system on my labtop (i.e. Linux), without uninstalling Vista, and be able to specify which one I want to use whenever I want. If this is possible, what is the method to do …

Hi guys, Basically in my system i use 2 drives one soley for dev work and applications the other for storing media .exe's etc etc. I put my "my documents" folder on my storage drive (preaptly named s:) But since i reformatted c:/ when i try to acces my documents …

Hi everyone Thanks for any help. I have been having problems with my AVG update, says im not connected to the internet to perform updates, also appears when trying to register a product online and doesn't allow me to connect - says I have to be connected to the internet …

Hi, I had to change my mother board and now for some reason when I open mt CP add and remove programs only three or four programs appear, all other programs I have don't appear.

Hi everyone. I was given a computer today(Acer Desktop, 1 GB Ram, 160 HD) and was told it would not connect to the internet. After verifying the network card worked fine, I did a scan for spyware(malwarebytes) and viruses(AVG). Neither program found any problems but now the computer will not …

I tried to search DaniWeb for something on this that may have been addressed already, but did not find it. I have XP Pro 32-bit running now. I upgraded MB and CPU/RAM. I have bought Windows 7 Professional 64-bit and want to dual boot it with XP. I know there …

Hi all. When I try to run games on my computer, the window is in fullscreen mode, but the view doesn't cover the whole screen; as to say there are black bars on the left and right. I changed the ingame settings, but I can't get it back to where …

Hi, I have Windows 7 Professional 64 bit edition. After booting up and logging in I sometimes get BSoD. then the system reboots and I can log in normally. It doesn't happen too often, but it does occur often enough for me to notice there's a problem. Windows asks to …

I have a Dell inspiron 530 with 2gb of ram, 2.53ghz intel core duo. I have two USB printers connected. An HP C3180 inkjet and a Samsung ML-2510 laser. I have had the Samsung for about 3 years and the HP for 2. Up until last week everything has been …

I have recently installed windows 7 on an older compaq presario and now I don't have any sound or internet. The ethernet driver is missing and the sound drivers are missing. I've checked on the compaq site, and they have drivers for windows xp that I've downloaded and tried to …

I can log onto MSN messenger, it opens but: - after a few seconds it disappears from my screen or - if it stays on the screen, it disappears as soon as I click in any of my contacts. I've removed MSN messenger from my laptop, re-installed it but I …

***RUNNING:windows xp sp 2 ok i ridded a computer of 1021 infected files 23 viruses and 3 droppers. after disinfection internet axcess was damaged , so i re-installed the TCP/IP to the LAN connection and deleted the WinSock and WinSock2 entries and rebooted, (automatically rewriting the entries correctly) and bam …