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Hi, I used to use ie as my main web browser. Then 2 days ago, it just stop working. When i click on the ie icon, no window, nothing start anymore. So i jhave to d/l netscape and use it. [U]IE works fine under guest login accnt though. [/U] I …
I have a customer who's dell dimension computer's hardrive failed. Obvious constant clicking. I replaced the hardrive and reinstalled the OS Windows XP Pro. Customer had the computer back only a week with the same issue a second time. I then rebuilt another newer Dell Dimension for the customer and …
Hi everyone, I am trying to fix a pc for a friend. He has a HP Pavillion with a SATA HD (1) and SATA Lightscribe DVD Writer (2). System is set to Boot from DVD first then HD. The HD is the Primary Master and the DVD is the Primary …
Sometimes when you want to watch a DVD video but not on DVD player, all you need is a DVD converter to help you to rip it to another portable video players like ipod, iphone touch, etc. Also if your friend borrowed your DVD and you may like to watch …
I just change my computer power supply recently. Since than it keep restarting everytime I switch on. I know I can reformat the whole hard disk and start all over again. But I hate doing that since it take quite sometime to install all the software again. So can I …
Hi What are these terms? What is the difference? I am kind of new to servers but I understand what is a server, client, and transfer protocols like ftp, sftp, vpn etc. I have also created server using filezilla and transferred files using it, and I unsuccessfully tried creating sftp …
hey guys, im new here and this is my first question. my pc runs a bit slow and im sick of trying all those system care products that people claim to work. ive tried so many but it just seems worthless. i know my best bet is to reinstall windows …
Hi, I have a batch that has 1 input parameter. Parameter value can be like this: Test.xls I want to change the text inside this parameter, so that it changes from Test.xls to Test.ppt or whatever file extension. Does anyone know how to change the last 3 chars in a …
I am running a Dell Inspiron 9400 with 2.5GB RAM. The machine use to boot very fast until recently. Now when it boots it gets to the point of loading the desktop image and then stops for about 25 seconds, then you hear the short burst of "Windows" music and …
Hello everybody. I wanted to ask what does exactly Win7 do with their so called xp mode. As i have seen from various clips, this "mode" is actually just a virtual machine that runs win XP. Am i right? If the answer is yes then how come not all processor …
Now that I have Win7 set up the way I want it, is it possible to create an image on a bootable DVD so that if (and when) my computer crashes I can just reinstall everything from that image? I seem to recall something like that was done on my …
I haven't wanted to ask anyone this for fear of sounding stupid. I have a PC running an AMD processor and a geforce video card. It's hard to find mobos with that combination. Most mobos that I like have an AM3 socket but an ATI Radeon video chipset. I don't …
have read some on other users experiencing a crash when Right-clicking on items, which I am experiencing. I have done some work to try to narrow down the problem but no luck thus far. What I have discovered symptom-wise, when the crash occurs, dr.watson has an error and needs to …
Help! I recently installed win xp spack 2 on my Toshiba L10. The problem is after completion I realized I've lost my audio output.
I performed a repair operation to my( XP professional SP2) system, two things occured ; !\ I lost internet explorer 8, failed to reinstal it ! ? 2\I failed completely to instal any antivirus . I used Google Chrome , opera to connect to the web .Can any body help …
I switched on my computer and then it said windows loading after that a blue screen came up with the following stop error STOP ERROR OX00000024 (OX001902FE,OXF79FF958,OXF79FF654,OXF76EEOA7) ZSRHFUJHAPPK7.SYS ADDRESS F77AEQA7 BASE AT F77A4OOO DATE STAMP 4ADEAFE6 I think it refers to hardware that was installed but i cant remember doing …
just so i could use all the RAM i bought i upgraded to win xp 64bit about six months ago and i haven't used IE 64 bit or tried to until about two weeks ago? whats the difference between the two and is it worth them writing code for it? …
As stated in the title, my laptop, upon powering on, loads the bios and takes me to a screen saying: "No bootable devices--strike F1 to retry boot, F2 for setup utility--Press F5 to run onboard diagnostics." Naturally, I press F5. CPU Time Stamp Calibration Test Passes PM Timer 1 Passes …
I've been getting update errors now for a while and i can't seem to fix it with my copy of the software. Every time I go to the page to scan for updates, I click on it and it comes back with this message: Windows Update has encountered an error …
I pluged a tv card in my CPU it played very well video& audio every thing was going OK I injoyed watching & recording what ever i am interested in, suddenly after instaling a new anti virus I lost audio while video is available the tv card is (Honesteck).Audio is …
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I ran a repair install on windows XP. Then I encountered this phenomena: computer fails to boot: can't find a boot device. BUT, if there is a windows xp disk in the CD drive, then it will boot windows as long as i don't press any key to boot from …
We have an SBS Server as PDC, exchange server & SQL server. It is old and in need of upgrading. We have an office nearing the limit of SBS. So, we bought a new non-SBS server as well as exchange & SQL. Now the question is how to best go …
Hello everyone! This is my first inquiry and I'm wondering: I just became a Windows 7 user. In my folders, how do I make it possible to manually drag files. (Right now, they won't budge.) Thank you for reading this and helping.
Hi all, I try to update windows and I keep getting the error......."WindowsUpdate_0000052F" "WindowsUpdate_dt000" I have tried troubleshooting several times and no success. I have accessed the available updates and and tried just selecting two of the 16 available. it still downloads them, shows installing up to the last of …
It seems so elementary, yet the whole MS Kowledge Base never mentions it. When you list your files, under the "details" option, there are columns for Name, Size, Type, Date Modified and then space for dozens of columns you can choose to add. But NOWHERE does it say how you …
I'm having problems Networking Windows7 and Windows XP in the meantime until I upgrade the Windows XP computer to Windows7, which is I have the network running perfectly under Windows 7 but it won't see the Windows XP box. I've done some searching and reading and went into the advanced …
hello! I have two problems that I am unable to solve.. hope someone here can help me out with this. First, When I click on the taskbar button of my uTorrent or Firefox window, it does not minimize it, instead the window just loses its focus. All the other programs …
can anyone help, can i copy pictures off my pc to a sd card, and if so how?:(
Hey I get an error when trying to activate Windows 7 Enterprise, it says a problem occured when Windows tried to activate. I have a legal copy and a legal product key, but it gives me the error and won't let me enter the product key or go online to …
I have a friend's Gateway MA7 laptop, because it had a [u]horrible[/u] virus problem. The only anti-virus on it was McAfee (which is worse than nothing, in my opinion), and it had such an infection that new programs couldn't be installed. To be on the safe side, I low-level formatted …
Hello, so here is my problem. The last month or so I noticed that my RAM usage was quite high. So looking through my processes I noticed my svchost's were really high. Most of them are below 10k, but two really caught my eye. When my pc was at it …
For about the last month, I have had the icon in the start menu saying that I have an update that should be installed. But every time I allow it to "install" it never really does from what I can see. Does anyone have any news on what is up?
This problem has occurred since the Upgrade, the CD Rom obviously worked during the Upgrade, but now refuses to play Audio or Video, the disc's are ejected & a window opens telling me to insert a disc. Regarding the built in webcam, no picture appears. In both cases in 'Device …
Alright, so I'm currently working on doing the work around and burning my own ISO file off of what I do have for Windows 7 (i have 32 bit Vista and am upgrading to 64 bit Windows 7). I just noticed that my command prompt when it opens up defaults …
Ive just installed 7 pro 64 bit. I also have vista home premium 32 bit installed on the PC. after installing 7 i thought it would set up a dual boot, but it didn't. It just boots straight into 7. Anyone have any idea how I can access Vista and …
i'm hoping there is someone out there with win xp 64 BIT VERSION who had to overcome some problems to get iTUNES on their compter. two things to note. i downloaded it and it told me it needs a 64 bit version of win xp. that's what i'm on, but …
Hi there, I have windows XP.I tried to find this channel for movies but some unknown site came up,i tried closing it but it was taking long so tried to close it using taskmanager.suddenly it closed.I logged off and switchd off my laptop and now everytime i try to switch …
I installed Windows 7 this morning, then installed VC++ 2008 Express again. Now I want to install a dependency walker in its installation folder. But suprise suprise, the folder is marked read-only. Using Windows Explorer to change permissions does nothing. Yes, my account is set up as Administrator (already checked …
I see many DVD to computer software packages available out there and I don't mind paying for the software as long as it does the job, quickly and easily. Does anyone out there know of such a program? Thanks.
I am having trouble with some websites "remembering me". My Yahoo email accounts are fine, but theroyalforums.com, kroger.com, and jaycfoods.com will not (there may be a couple others also). Once I close the browser it "forgets" me. Any suggestions? Thanks much!
hello everyone, i have a new pc and it runs on windows 7, and i never had this problem with my other xp pc, everytime i create an html file with images (i have tried jpeg, gif and png so far) only png shows up and not jpg and gif, …
I'm confused on what to do here, and I'm really afraid to try anything without asking first because I know that I can easily mess up my system. I have Vista installed on one hard drive, and I just bought a new hard drive and installed Windows 7 on it. …
I'm trying to find the restore point on windows 2000 prof OS Laptop. Can anyone help. It's going so slow, hardly moves...don't know what to do. Thanks for your help.
Is it OK to charge a few (2) mp3 players via USB on the same computer at the same time? Will be put too much of a load on the circuitry of the computer?
Hi guys, I have recently bought a new motherboard (not a state of the art) and it has a g31/g33 chipset built-in. Not too sure what the model of the mobo is but the problem i seem to have is that when i got the mobo it had 128mb video …
All I get is a black screen, continuous beeping, fan motor running-stopping, running-stopping, no keyboard, no mouse. Help, advice, assistance most appreciated.
im trying to get the driver for my [U]standard VGA graphics adapter [/U]working but nothing helps, ive downloaded and re installed it 5 times so far and its still showing me an error, any help with this problem would be appreciated thanks Dell inspiron 1525 Intel celeron cpu 560 @ …
I have a Dell Dimensions 2350-I need an Audio Driver PVC\VEN_8086&DEV_24C5 I can't seem to find it anywhere. MalcolmL
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