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Ok... so I am running a Hp Pavillion 512c. I plan to get better ram for it so I can run what I want/need. The thing of the matter is it is all hand me downs. I will be getting a 40G HD and a 60G, one is nearly full …

Hi, I'm having a little problem with IE7. I'm entering data for my work on a netbook but I get an error message saying that "Class doesn't support automation". I've tried reinstalling IE7 but that doesn't fix the problem. It works on other computers, but not the netbook I'm using. …

Hello everyone, I have reformatted numerous computers in my life but have ran into an error that my experience (or lack there of) cannot fix. I have an Acer 5100 which had Vista on it. I have reformatted the HD (actually have tried two HD's) and have attempted to install …

I've been working on my kids computer for months now, off and on, thanks to a classic case of good intions going VERY bad. Their computer WAS working just fine until I decided that since I was upgrading the soundcard on my Dell, that it was only fair I give …

My new WD 320Gb works fine on my Win7 laptp and another XP desktop but will not work at all on my Win7 desktop. Tried windows update. Doesn't show up in My Computer or Disk Managament?? Any clues?? Thanks Cygnus2112

All the registered IIS MIME types in IIS 7 + Windows Vista are registered in the following config file. [CODE]C:\Windows\System32\inetsrv\config\applicationHost.config[/CODE] I was wondering where I can find the same file in Windows XP when I have IIS 6 installed? Additionally, in Vista if I add a MIME type MANUALLY, it …

I can't get Mario Teaches Typing 2 to work it does the the title movie thing and I think freezes befor that it says youu may want to change to 256 color. Can some one please help.

I've been trying to install an add-in for Word 2003 (with all necessary updates I believe) for Serenity's Editor software which has its own add-in installer. The add-in appears to install properly but when I open Word, the error message comes up: Exception from HRESULT: 0x80040200 and there is no …

whenever at school i visit websites like youtube, mail services, etc, i keep getting this messgae (see below). It is really annoying, and my school presentation will need a youtube video presented from the school computer(s), and i can't bring it in on cd, etc. thanks to those who can …

I am getting the message when i start the computer that Generic Host Process for Win32 Services Error. I have seen the advanced options/details of the message and it is as under: szAppName : svchost.exe szAppVer : 5.1.2600.2055 szModName : wiaservc.dll szModVer : 5.1.2600.2055 offset : 00017f81 Please help me …

Hi how can know how ports is open and how can get list of open ports name ??? thanks

Hello guys, I've using Acrobat Reader 9.3.2 and I want to insert an image to the PDF file. As I searched through the web. I dont have the tools for inserting images in my acrobat or maybe I just can't see it. They said, to insert an image "Go to …

Is there an option in Outlook 2003 or a free add-on I can add to enable the popup(toasts) when an email enter in a subfolder of inbox (because a rule I created) Thanks for your help!

Hi, I have recently installed windows 7 build 7201 and i cant find windows 7 dockbar anywhere i always see it in screenshots of windows 7 , Can anyone tell me how to find or get it ?? Thanks in advanced

Ever since I installed XPs SP2, I've been running into numerous problem, one of which I'm still struggling to solve. Here's what happened: The first thing I noticed after installed SP2 was that it somehow renamed by Local Area Connection to Local Area Connection 2. I sort of ignored this …

I downloaded a game as a trial and chose in the OPTIONS to not play it in FULL SCREEN as I wanted to see my taskbar and be able to open my other software. This created a problem as I could not get the cursor to go down to the …

Hi All, I'm new to web dev and c# so please bare with me :) I am trying to create a dynamic gridview in a web form for users to to answer questions with (code below). The dificulty im having is that i am nesting a dropdwonlist in the gridview …

"pci simple communications controller driver" Can anyone please explain what thi is?

Hello I have a problem in windows 7. When i hit CTRL+space it changes my keyboard layout from AZERTY to QWERTY. I deleted all the other languages in the config panel. But in the language bar there are other keyboard layouts available(see screenschot). Is there a way to delete them, …

Hi guys! I have a 32Gb corsair SSD which i use for only a few programs and windows. I try to keep it as empty as possible but its gone a bit strange since yesterday. When i highlight all the folders and files (with hidden files showing)and look at the …

This is my first post. I apologize if it is in the wrong area. I have a Windows XP Pro laptop that I am trying to partition and install Knoppix Linux. I have installed Norton PartitionMagic and BootMagic (both vers. 8.0) to partition the C: drive. BootMagic had to be …

G'day, I've recently gotten a new 2TB WD external HDD. I've replaces my 1.5TB WD HDD which worked fine without any problems. However, now the 2TB cant be seen. When i check the devices and printers, I get a USB to ATA/ATAPI Bridge but still no drive is being shown. …

Hello All, I was having Windows XP Professional SP1 which got updated to SP2 when i agreed to the update querry without realising what it is going to update. THe problem is that now i dont have calculator in the Start-Program-Accessories- which was earlier there.I am not sure that this …

My beloved laptop is a HP Pavilion dv9925nr running Vista Home Premium. It tries to boot going to a black screen saying something is 'inaccessible' wanting me to use a disk and restart. Advice greatly appreciated!! I have Advanced System Care Pro and use it frequently. I installed it on …

I need to search for all files on my computer that contain certain html tags. I tried the search function that comes with Windows Explorer (My Computer), and it can't find html tags, even in files I know contain them. I have Windows XP.

Hello, I am hoping someone can help me with this problem. I also hope I can explain it properly, and not make it too confusing. First, I want to explain the setup to my system. I have a wireless Linksys router connected to my cable modem. My pc is wired …

Hello. I have Sound problems with Win XP-SP2. One of the symptoms is that at the device manager I see TWO "PnP Software Device Enumarator". At properties window none of them allouds me to disable or unistall it. Is there any way to disable or unistall one or both of …

I am set up with an extended desktop on my laptop computer. When i am watching a video on full screen on one screen i am unable to work on the other screen without it exiting the full screen mode. Is that just what always has to happen or is …

in the attach file I want the selected area will be fixed. I mean when I page down this section not go up. this will fixed and the above thing only move. how I do it?

Usually when I go to [url]www.msn.com[/url], I can just click ,"hotmail", and again, click on my user name on the next page, and be taken right to my hotmail inbox. What really happens now, is that when I try to log in, after the next page, the address bar fills …

Hello everyone. I just joined your group today. As you can tell from my login I’m on the old side of life. What I know about PC’s has been mostly self taught over the last eleven years with a couple of Trade School classes on Building your own PC. Right …

I dunno if I'm posting in the correct forum but I need urgent help. I'm currently a student doing my final year project in school. I've been task to come up with a prototype/solution for a Single Sign On(SSO). I've been researching for about 3 weeks now but I can't …

I have an OWC Mercury on-the-go 160GB hard drive that was used on a Mac and I have plugged it into my PC (running Windows 7). It does not appear under "My Computer" though I can find it in Disk Management labeled as Disk 1 and also under Devices and …

hey guys, I am on a local area network (LAN) and I have a netgear Firewall model WGT624. The problem is that when I go on some websites, it says that, "This website has been blocked by NETGEAR firewall." I am not the administrator, but i have full access to …

Hi Everyone, I have a problem regarding dual booting. Here's my situation... On one harddrive i have windows xp installed. (Installed First) I recently installed windows 7 on another harddrive (Installed After). Im finally happy with Windows 7 and would like to remove windows xp and use that HDD for …

Recently when I reply to a text e-mail in Outlook 2003 (Windows XP) the format of the reply is in very tiny italics. Since it is plain text format, all the font choices are grayed out--I can't simply click on the italic button to change it. Although the toolbar says …

I am facing rather a piquant situation recently. Whenever I click a program icon on the desktop, instead of the program get executed, I get a small pop up window with the caption 'file download' security warning and asks whether to save the file or to cancel it? The program …

Hi everyone, as you read I recently got a "STOP: c000021 Unknown Hard Error\SystemRoot\System32\ntdll.dll" error. I read other posts about this error being caused by installing a new OS or some other format change, but my situation is a tad more... primitive. The basic situation that caused this error was …

I have 64-bit Vista Home Premium with IE7 (also 64-bit). Unable to download and install flash player with that version of IE. I also have 32-bit Firefox and flash player works normally as expected with it. When I view Program and Features, I see Adobe Flash Player ActiveX and Adobe …

Hi everyone i have window XP. and i have goggle crome, mozila firefox and internet explorer browsers... but in all browser i m not able to access websites properly... whenever i try to open google or any oter it demands for certificate ... everytime it happens......... if any website open …

hi everybody, first of all let me jus say thanx for reading this post, even if u dnt reply. I am running 64 bit OEM Vista Ultimate, and have been since jan 28th. I have had a range of problems, bbut most have been fixed/worked around, but i cant seem …

Hi guys, I am currently in possession of a friends ASUS Eee PC 900 which needs XP re-installed because upon startup there is an error to do with the system32\hal.dll file. I own a GENUINE Xp disc (which came with my computer) however, the notebook/lappy does not have a Cd …

Hi I have a new Dell Dimension 3100 PC running windows XP Home. I'm having difficulty with the microphone recording level in that it is so quiet you can hardly hear it. The sound drivers are from SigmaTel and are the latest version. I've checked all the sound levels through …

my stand by option not work. I mean it enable flase. how I repair it. I install a new windows xp, service pack 2.

i m currently using windows vista home basic.... i think my registry files are corrupt and i am unable to fix this problem......

When I want to print in Auto CAD 2008, it show a error massage (Error loading ntprint.dll. The specified module could not be found). Why show the massage & How can i solve it......?

Hi all. I have this peculiar problem, that all popular antivirus sites have been redirected to localhost (127.0.0.1). My computer has Windows XP prof. SP2. I've checked the hosts file (windows\system32\drivers\etc), and it is fine. I next checked the system for virus with latest stinger, it didn't find anything wrong. …

I've been having issues with a virus on my computer. It is a pop-up that says my computer is infected with horrible viruses that are stealing information from my computer and that I need to download their anti-virus software to fix it. This virus also redirects my computer almost everytime …

I have Windows Defender installed, and whenever I open the My Videos folder, which contains tons of movies, Windows Defender warns me that malicious code is being run, and it has to close explorer.exe. While I can sorta play some of the movies (by having the expand folder option for …

Hi, I have a list of display names in Outlook 2003 and I would like to convert each of them to corresponding email address. The names are usually in a format like: Doe, John (Company - US/Dallas) We are using LDAP and Exchange, so I think somehow it would be …