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I'm in a bit of a tussle at the moment. My PC has been acting odd for a very long time now and I just gathered the time to try and fix it. I searched around and found out how to fix most of my problems but one that's beating …

I was greeted by the notice "One of the files containing the system's registry data had to be recovered by use of a log or alternate copy. The recovery was successful" when I started my PC this morning. What makes Windows make a registry recovery? I want to know because …

who can give me the serial number of my windows xp it was lost. i can only remember D3R3T part of that serial number. help. thanks

Just a general question. I only just began using Vista... seeking YOUR opinions here... lately I've been using mostly: FireFox, uTorrent, DownLoad Accelerator, and HTML tidy for any "work" I do (nothing heavy). On a wireless (unsecured) network (shared across a whole house of apartments). It's not my router, but …

I have had an Excite email account for several years with no problems. (I use it as my main account and download everything into it as I have had so many problems with downloading email to my computer. So this is an account that I really need access to). Today …

Lost in the title actually means I deleted it thinking it was part of my problem with "Isearch" and AdDestroyer. AdDestroyer showed up as running in my Task Manager and the process was attached to "explorer.exe" in the list of processes. I took it out of System32 files and put …

Hey guys, So I've had my Vista laptop for more than 2 years now. Last month, I took it to Tokyo. That was when things started to get messy. My explorer.exe crashes at every startup. I have to do ctrl + alt + del to run explorer.exe every single time. …

I have an HP Slimline S7220n with 1 gb of ram, 250 gb hard drive running vista home premium. Its been on since about March and it overheats every 20-45 minutes depending on how long its been off. Currently I am keeping it running to back up my stuff with …

Whenever I try to use system restore, it says: "System restore is not able to protect your computer. Please restart your computer, and then run System Restore again" Of course, I tried restarting, and it didnt help. I went into the Services thing in the Administrative tools to see if …

When I am logged in as admin and map a drive to a remote server, and have reconnect a login checked, does this mapping apply to all users on the system or only the admin user. I have had mapped drives work both ways and would like to understand how …

hi guys, when my comp was last in vista it said that it needed to run windows memory diagnostic when it next restarted so i schedulled it. Now it runs the test finds no problems but will just keep restarting the test everytime it is done. I have tried to …

Is there any way to convert Windows 7 Beta when it comes out to the full copy If you have everything running perfect. After you buy a number will it convert it or do you have a to take a good running OS and reformat it?

hi, does anyone can give an idea on how to view the default website that is installed on IIS 6.0? I can access to the FTP, but i'm an unable to view the default website on another pc? thanks for any input...

HP Pavilion 510n , Windows XP Home Edition,some RAM, and a 40GB hard drive. I was updating the computer through Microsoft, already had SP1 & SP2 on it. I already had Internet Explorer 7 on it. It seemed like I was on the last bit of updates and it said …

Hello guys, i really need help with this one. This is the problem: I have a user with Windows Vista Home Premium and Office 2007 (Sony Vaio Laptop). When i start it and open a xls file its all ok, but if i close that file and i repoen it …

Last week I noticed that my scheduled scan by McAfee was taking much longer than it should. I checked and saw that an endless stream of files named "system volume information" were being scanned. It took six hours. I'm an old man with little knowledge of computers, but I managed …

PLEASE HELP!!!! I tried to connect to the internet and its not connecting. I called Verizon and they stated that It is my computer so they are no help!! I have been doing a little research on my own and came across a few things 1) I did a ipconfig …

My old computer crashed and I purchased a Dell Optiplex 270. I have re-installed all of my programs except Microsoft Streets and Trips. When I put the CD in and try to open it I get a message saying Please Insert Disc in D:. I can put anyother CD in …

I have read the thread that ends with system restore, but I would rather not do that... there has just got to be a better answer. I have removed every reference to Quicktime from my registry and every file or folder associated with Quicktime. Have done the complete uninstall and …

Hi guys I have formatted a friends Acer Travelmate 4000 laptop and reinstalled windows xp pro, I have the yellow ? for other devices - Network Controller. In device manager it tells me The drivers for this device are not installed. (Code 28). Location PCI bus 2, device 4Reinstall Driver. …

i am running vista 32 bit. everything has been upated,i even downloaded the latest update for defender today,but still every time i try to start defender i get this message. aplication failed to initialize: 0x800106ba. A problem caused this program's service to stop. to start the service,restart your computer or …

I played with registry long ago and would not like to mess up with it (since I'm no longer as expert as I used to be:) ) help me colleagues to add comodo internet security to make it start with windows. I checked configuration and I don't see the option …

Hi all, When installing packages on cygwin, I'm not sure of the differences in selecting the bin and src. Can someone help? Thanks

Somebody helped me 2 years ago to install MS Fligth Simulator. This guy made me create two entries into XP just after starting the PC. One entry is the normal XP used as usual and the second entry started also XP but with many services disabled so that the Flight …

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Hello here is a problem that I look in the msconfig, I just type it in run command to look at the startup items. Meanwhile I find an entry that doesn't have any name, no command is there but the location is the same as the other programs have. HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run …

Hello daniweb friends, I have this pc FUJITSU SIEMENS D1625 Enclosure Type: Mini-Tower Board: FUJITSU SIEMENS D1625 S26361-D1625 Serial Number: 11793442 Bus Clock: 800 megahertz BIOS: FUJITSU SIEMENS // Phoenix Technologies Ltd. 4.06 Rev. 1.03.1625 05/13/2003 2048 Megabytes Installed Memory Slot 'Slot-1' has 16896 MB Slot 'Slot-3' has 16896 MB …

Hello. Quite suddenly, a rather normal, albeit slow, computer decided to start posting a message box upon signing in to the computer with: Explorer.EXE-Application Error in it. It adds: The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000006). Click on OK to terminate the application. When I go to the Windows Task …

I built a PC containing the following: Main Components: Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit OS HP 2159m 21.5" LCD Monitor Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300 2.5 GHz CPU Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Fan Intel DP45SG Dual Channel 1600/1333MHz Mobo Sapphire HDMI Radeon HD 4830 512 MB 256-bit GDDR3 …

i am trying to reformat my hard drive on a dell dimension 8400. i am using the xp disk that came with the system and get as far as the prompt to install windows and then the message at the bottom says examiing 152587 mb disk 0 at id 0 …

Firstly I do not know whether this is the proper place to post this thread so sorry if it should be placed somewhere else. My work Computer has a very interesting problem. I am not able to connect to microsoft site for any updates or software downloads.All of my collegues …

Hi, I set up an intranet in my house with IIS (mainly for fun but to host drivers and software to reinstall etc..) Now the only way i can access it is by typing 192.168.0.195 I tried to create a forward lookup zone etc but it doesn't work.. maybe you …

First off. If this is in the wrong section, please move. -- Alright well this started happening very recently. I can log on my computer, type in my password to my account etc. And when I get to my desktop, about 15 seconds later my mouse just freezes. And nothing …

I read recently that Windows 7 when it arrives will have to be a clean install. Frankly running a small home network and the idea of a complete clean install of both software and data doe s not impress me. Having run the virtual machine and quite like WIN7 has …

I am running a network at my home of 4 computers. The other 2 days ago I noticed that I cannot connect to the internet from the laptop that is connected to the network. I can still access the shared files and folders on the network, but I cannot access …

ever since my cmos battery died and I replaced it my pc will not boot up right. I get 2 different errors one is "overclocking field enter setup to re-configure system" and the other is no drive attached to fast track controller the BIOS not installed and also that the …

Hello all, I'd need some tips on how to unformat a hard drive. Presently, it is used as a slave drive--there is no partition with an operating system, and is currently formatted for Windows. All data has been moved or deleted and now I would like to "wipe it clean" …

I got the situation which exactly same with the post below. My question is, is the license of SBS2003 totally failed.? ======================== Marina Roos [SBS-MVP] wrote: > Hi Tim, > > You can't demote SBS 2003 and then think it is a W2k3 server as it isn't. > You won't …

I have a laptop running win xp which refuses to bring up any web pages via internet explorer, or firefox. It says it has connected a strong wireless connection and has no problem connecting. I just cannot get a web page. There is another laptop and desktop in the house …

were can i download c-media ac97 audio device from ive tried everythin and nothin seems to be workin i havent got the disk eithier ive tried the normal windows xp disk wont work. ive not long just reformatted my comp n reinstalled everythin n ive tried most of the links …

Hi Guys, My windows XP Pro system has 2 IDE (400gb OS Loaded & 80gb) and 2 Sata drives (2x500gb). Up until yesterday evening the system functioned properly, however when I tried to shut down, the system stalled doing nothing so I closed down using the power switch. I tried …

hie all need quick help.Running on both Frefox and Ie need to disable Firefox how do i do it dnt have administrator priviliges

I am running an evaluation copy of Windows 7, an upgrade from Vista Home Premium. I really like the Windows Movie Maker in Vista, you can create movies in different file formats ie compressed for mobile devices without any hassle. Can anyone tell me if I'm missing the Windows Movie …

Hi all, This is my first post, so I thought I should let you all know - I am somewhat of a newbie when it comes to this type of thing so keeping the technical jargon to a minimal would be appreciated! =) Okay, now to the problem. Recently, I …

My disk defragmenter is not able to defrag my drive anymore. Before, It just couldn't start a defragment but I looked through the internet and was able to place Disk Defragmenter files back into the System Files but now I get another error that says "Disk Defragmenter has detected that …

I have IE -8 under vista business and my IE started going into a web site search after I go to main site. 1st site comes up and as soon as you hit some button to go to another place on this site, IE goes into some kind of search …

This follows on from my closed thread Dual Boot 3. The Windows XP Installation I didn't want was on my D Drive. The one I kept is on my C Drive. Having fixed boot.ini to stop dual boot - thanks mainly to sknake and also to Fest3er, I searched D …

I'm hoping for help from gemini4 as he was so good with Benyam Dessu and dougiedickson. But help is welcome from anyone. I have a similar problem to dougiedickson but in my case there are two installations of Windows XP Professional. I tried gemini4's solution for dougiedickson - to look …

Dell dimension XP pro. Yrs ago on another computer and op.sys and ISP (peoplepc) I had apparently registered for outlook express. I moved some of my stuff to my new pc when I got it. That event haunts me today on my dell dimension XP and I can't get rid …

ok so i have recently just repaired my installation of xp because it was acting up ! but while it is installing it just randomly disconnects the mouse and i cannot click next or ok so im stuck. i have disconnected the mouse and reconnected it and still no luck. …