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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 …

I have windows vista on a sony laptop. My primary (C) drive is corrupt, however my recovery drive (E) is still intact. MY laptop is stuck in a continuous reboot loop. I got all my data back, so thats not an issue. Using a vista boot cd and going to …

hi, i am running windows 7 and am trying to install nba 2k10 on my computer. when i am installing microsoft .net 1.1 framework, the following error occurs. application has generated an exception that could not be handled. Process id=0xff0 (4080), Thread id=0xf54 (3924). Click OK to terminate the application. …

Just today I goto Load Outlook Express (version 6) and only the left folder view and the very top menu appears. No messages are visible. It checks for email as I hear the new mail sound. The program will not do anything (clicking on anything doesnt make anything happen). I …

Can somebody help me with this problem? i am running vista using admin account, however when i log off from i can see two active users running on the system. check the user account still i can't fix it.

Anyone experience hang-up while installing windows XP? The keyboard just blink and lights were off and on the screen it stop on the [Enter] to continue [R] Repair and so on.... Please help what should I do? I repeated the same process almost 9x already.

after install os when I press @ key it show ". when I press " it show @. I mean this two key change. why it occurred and how I reset it?

For about the past month my Vista 32 bit student addition has been trying to format ever device I plug in weather it be a USB drive or an SD chip from a Camera or even my ipod. I know that this is not correct because I have tried all …

if calculate any thing like: 5/2 then the result show 2.5. here I want the result show is 3. I mean if it is over .5 then it show the ground figure not show decimal. if is 2.4 then it show 2. please any body help me. i did it …

Hey everyone I am posting this question for a friend of mine. Yesterday after he left school he has not been able to use wifi connections what so ever. The problem is odd because it happened once in a sudden. He has an Acer laptop running Vista 32bit. Now, the …

I tried to install a program and after I get the message the installation program could not create the folder "C:\program file\VSO\ConvertX\3" and Error5:Access denied, I tried to restore my sistem to an earlier date to undo all the changes that I had made, and to my surprise I found …

I have problem with my OS (XP) keep rebooting but will not start. Therefore, I decided to repair or re-install the OS, But it won't boot from the DVD drive - never gives option during POST for "press any key to boot from CD" It will NOT boot with an …

My sister has a windows vista machine and I have a windows 7. I want to connect remotely to her machine because she has a viruses, and I helped her track it to 'ave.exe' which is some trojan that edits registry values, starts itself when you start another process, won't …

Hope some of you experts can solve this annoying problem i've had for the last 6 months. All the sites visited EVER! Still appear in the drop-down list on the address bar. I'm using windows vista home premium & the firefox browser. I've delete them manually from the list but …

Hello there, I'm using the word processor for the first time and just learning as I go. Can anyone tell me how to remove or delete a blank page that I am not using?? Thank You :)

Hi i was wondering if there was any way for me to remotely access another computer on my LAN connection, and view the screen graphically instead of in a terminal? I am running Vista Home Basic, and i would be trying to access a Mac. Is there a way to …

Hi, i am running windows vista on my HP desktop computer, and i am trying to back up all my files onto an external hard drive so i can deal with a hard drive problem. The bigger problem is that i think that my hard drive problem is preventing me …

I have a PDC Server running Windows Server 2003 that was on SP1. The server was low on disk space, but I was able to clear enough were SP2 indicated that it could be installed. Unfortunately half way through, it ran out of space and quit. When I tried to …

Hello All, I recently purchased a used pc that has no installed os or software. However there is a licence key on the pc for windows vista home premium. A firend has a vista home premium disc, and I was wondering if I could use his disc and just put …

Hello everybody, I am currently having a problem with my Packard Bell computer that has XP Home Edition (SP2). I was starting live messenger when it could not connect and gave a windows error screen. Then I decided to restart the computer, but now I can't start it due to …

Hello world of DaniWeb, I'm experiencing an annoying "error". Here's the case: a while go, I had my PC running both Vista and XP until Windows 7 came out. So, I decided it's time to upgrade. The problem was that my graphics card (GeForce 9600 GT) suddenly stopped working properly …

Hey everybody. I am having problems with my run.dll registry. I have been in my registry editor, and have gotten advice to reinstall my run.dll registry. I know there may be spyware and/or malware involved, but I need the advice of someone way more experienced and I just have no …

Hello guys, I have a query my brother uses hotmail (email primarily). Unfortunately in recent weeks he hasn’t been able to send any email via his hotmail. When he clicks to send new messages below appears: [COLOR="Red"][B]Festive Offers May the light of the holiday season shine brightly in your heart …

One of our PCs is not printing footers with field codes; it is printing the field codes rather than the field results. For instance, one of the items in the footer is using the "Page X of Y" deal. It shows up correctly in the document itself as "Page 1 …

I have a small wireless LAN running a box with XP Pro as the primary computer. It has an HP P3005d printer connected via USB and shared to a Vista Business box. The XP machine prints fine. However, the Vista machine takes forever to print even 1 page docs. Doesn't …

Hi, We moved our computer from one room to another in our house. It was working fine before the move, now when we reconnected it up, with all the ports securely fastened and in the right holes, it just comes up with "NO SIGNAL". We tried a second monitor with …

Recently I got my computer reformatted, however yesterday my mouse began to act strange. It wouldn't click on things in firefox, or on the desktop at certain points. In order to be able to click anything, I have to minimize the window and restore it. I am not sure whether …

I received a pdf file as a link attached to an email and when I open it, I cannot see an Adobe Reader menu or toolbar. I tried saving the file on my desktop and opening my Adobe Reader 9.0 and retrieving the file and I get the same thing. …

Could anyone tells me what this means please? Mail Delivery Subsystem to me show details 17 Mar Delivery to the following recipient failed permanently: [email]juliecvincent@internode.com.au[/email] Technical details of permanent failure: Google tried to deliver your message, but it was rejected by the recipient domain. We recommend contacting the other email …

Hi! I overclocked my cpu 2.53-2.62GHz the temps are normal about 45C but my pc is unstable soo i wanted to know if someone can help me what should i do to stable my pc My computer details are: Cpu: Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.53GHz 2.62GHz motherboard: Intel i945G …

plz tel me about this problem folder option not working in my computer and control panel

hello, i got a problem.. i don't know where should i ask.. i got two server.. im only using 1..and the second one is for backup.. problem now is...i don't know which backup software is suitable... i found 1 software..its to expensive...my budget only around 2-3 hundred.. this is the …

Hi im a first time user of this forum and i have a problem with my drive D it has a red X next to it i used advanced system care pro, un-hack me and hitman pro but none of them got rid of my problem. i can go into …

in this location: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Kaspersky Lab\AVP8\Data kaspersky store 12 GB .tmp file like: av11.tmp, av23.tmp. when I try to delete it, it show a massage: "cannot delete........make sure the disk is not full or write protected and that the file is not currently use." how can I …

Just plugged in an external USB 2 drive and it was recognized by my computer (OS is XP Home). However, it does not show up on the list of drives when I double click My Computer. It does show up under device manager and shows it is working fine. Driver …

What is the meaning of each and every formatting mark?

Hi, my mouse pointer is always showing arrow and hourglass together. This seemed to happen immediately after Downloading MS updates of NET. I have used System Restore to a point prior to Updates - no success. Any ideas how to fix back to Default operation of pointer? Thanks.

does anyone know if Adobe Flash Player 10 will work on windows xp professional version 2002 service pack 3. Reason I need to know is I only have flash player7 and I just made a 3D flash photo gallery with XML coding and it requires flash player 8 or higher, …

Here is the system layout: Lenovo Thinkpad T61p Vista Business 32bit SP1 4 gb RAM Duo T9300 It does have the minidock also, but the problem occurs even when not in cradle. We have a LAN at the office which the laptop connects to no problem. The web browsers work …

My sister got new laptop Sony Vaio, which was bought in Italy. It had that password protection when you first run it, so we couldn't get into Windows (Windows 7 64-bit, not sure which edition). A month later father got password from shop where he bought it (he works in …

i was current developing a software and i like to use odbc in conecting to my database but im having trouble of what version of mySql ODBC connection is compatible with windows 7 or is their any compatibility issue with this software...

Hi, Anyone know about the svchost.exe problem in wich the proces svchost.exe uses 100% of the cpu? :'( Ending this process leads to sound failures, automatic reboots etc. :( Not ending it leaves the comp slow ofcourse. Comp worked fine before. This svchost.exe problem showed up out of nowhere and …

does anybody know how to delete all temporary internet files and history files? i know how to do this through tools>internet options> but there are always still files remaining in the registry and other places, i want to know how to do this stuff manually, not with a paid program, …

I have Windows XP instaled on my laptop. Recently, the moment I log on, I get the blue screen and my computer restarts. The only way I can start my computer is if I start windows in safe mode- even safe mode with networking does not work. I have also …

I have an xp computer and i want to set it back to its default setting how can I do it without the cd

After the latest Microsoft Windows XP hotfix (the browser checker), I am unable to check my email in Microsoft Outlook (request times out). The Internet is very slow in IE8, and fails to load pages in Firefox at all. I have reinstalled IE8, Firefox, and Outlook to no avail. Have …

Newbie problem. For some reason, I can't get this to work: [CODE] FOR /L %%A IN (1 1 23) DO ( if %%A==1 set drive=C: if %%A==2 set drive=D: if %%A==3 set drive=E: if %%A==4 set drive=F: if %%A==5 set drive=G: if %%A==6 set drive=H: if %%A==7 set drive=I: if …

I recently wiped out my hard drive so I could reinstall everything to start fresh. I was having problems with the RAM running at 100% only when I was online doing simple games. I replaced the video card, I've added memory and even set up page file to try to …