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Good day. I'm helping a friend who has got a laptop...wasn't used for ages and is really messed up. I haven't completed the diagnostics/repairs yet. I have a quick question, if he tried to do a fresh install and it never worked, at start-up it shows options such as 'Contine …

Hi. I just bought a new laptop and when I tried to connect it to the internet, it said it was connected but I was unable to access any sites. The comp is an HP with Vista Home Premium. When I bought it, I had TrendMicro antivirus and Webroot Spy …

I Recently Had An Error Come Up On Shutdown. I Beleive It Has To Do With The Office Program 2003. I Had To Reinstall The Software For Office And I Also Installed The Office 2003 Program On A New Machine. Both Machines Have Now Come Up With This Error On …

Hi All, I've got a machine running XP Pro that can't print. When you go File > Print (in both Office 2003 and Notepad, possibly others), the program freezes and is "Not Responding". Printers and Faxes doesn't open. Nothing freezes, but it doesn't open and gives no indication that it's …

With The New Software To Prevent Piracy It Is Taking A Machine Fingerprint Whe Acticating The Programs I Have One Program From Scan Soft Asking Me For The Machine Fingerprint Does Anyone Know Where It Is On The Computer.my Operating System Is Xp Pro

Hi, my laptop is an Acer Aspire 5101AWLMi AMD MK36 2GHz, 1GB DDR2 with Windows XP Media Centre Edition SP2. I installed Nokia software for my phone. To cut a long story short it went wrong and I did a system restore. itunes and quicktime stopped working. I tried uninstalling …

Can anyone tell me how to log back on as administrator now that the computer has been set to start without a password? It just keeps automatically logging on under a user name but this denies me access into the administrator tools etc. I have been told to control -alt …

I have a big problem. I've got a work laptop which is not booting up telling me it needs the file c:\windows\system32\bcmlogon.dll. I can't boot into safe mode as it needs the networking element to log in, and starting in safe mode with networking throws up the error. does anyone …

Ok...I've read everything about XP's compatibility mode, but I don't even have a chance to try it because XP won't even register that any files exist on my older CD's. Software that ran fine on Win 98. How do I fix this? Can it be fixed?

I must apologize, as always, to any people having fielded a thousand of similar problems to this one before. I wouldn't be starting the new thread if I'd not read at least 90% of those posts, and been continually unable to find an applicable solution. My recycle bin is missing …

I use Outlook 2002. Today, I had some problems with Windows explorer, and I rebooted the computer (turned off using the button). When I turned the computer back on, it did a file check. Then, I opened Outlook, and I got the message "unable to open your default email folders. …

I searched for previous info on re-installing SiS_Lib.dll. The answers were less than encouraging. As I tried to do as was said to fix the drivers. Everyone wants money to do that. Is there not some way I can do it without paying. In plain english please. Thanks

Hi. Im new to daniweb. i came to know while surfing thro google. I found it too helpful and became a member. I dont know where to post this thread so if i were wrong plz forward this thread to the related forum. Thanks. I read so many post related …

A friend had a Compaq laptop, running Windows 98se, given to her. When it is booted up it has an error screen. Cannot find a device file that may be neede to run windows or a windows application. The windows registry or System. INI file refers to this dvice file, …

Hey everyone... could someone tell me why this isn't working? I get "The specified path could not be found." when I run it. [code]@echo off REM########################################################################### REM Author: Caleb REM Date: 11-14-2007 REM Contact: - REM Description: This .bat file is to copy necessary .cui, .mnl, and .mnr files from …

Good day. I am constantly getting a pop-up on startup of my laptop telling me that Windows Security Center is turned off and to click on that pop-up to turn it on. It brings up a window with a button that says "Turn On." When I click it, a dialogue …

I'm not sure if this is linked to XP, but since it persists beyond my browser, I'll have to assume it does. Sometimes, seemingly randomly, when I'm typing, my keyboard suddenly changes modes. Instead of typing out letters, the keys activate different statusbar and toolbar menus and windows, like opening …

So my wfie's boss hears I am good at computers and sends his laptop home with her for me to fix. So I do not get her in bad light, I need a little help fixing his computer. I know how to re install windows which is what I think …

Hey guys... Im kinda going through a lot of computer problems at once.. Basically, My original tower stopped working so I decided to take out my sisters old computer and use hers instead since its practically the same. the problem is : is that she cant remember the password to …

Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 5:21:07 PM, on 11/13/2007 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\ZoneLabs\vsmon.exe C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\ZoneLabs\avsys\ScanningProcess.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\ZoneLabs\avsys\ScanningProcess.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\bgsvcgen.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\LightScribe\LSSrvc.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\tcpsvcs.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\snmp.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\PROGRA~1\TRISNA~1\SSI\SYSENF~1.EXE C:\Program Files\Pure Networks\Network Magic\nmapp.exe C:\Program …

I have been trying to fix a badly infected computer that was run without virus protection. I have protection on it now and have it working normal except for I still get an error message on startup. The message is a rundll error concerning the dpuusobf.dll file that is suppose …

Is there any way of stopping the annoying live search pop ups when scrolling over highlighted words in this forum and other forums .thanks

Was looking to see if anyone has a suggestion as to where I can get a reasonably priced win xp home or pro edition because my ME has had it I am tired of having to look for drivers every time I do a clean install and when I tried …

Hello to all. This will be my first post. I need some advice on what to do with a hard drive. I have a corrupt kernel file on a hard drive. The drive has been scanned several times (I slaved it on another pc and scanned with AVG) and appears …

[font=Arial][size=2][font=Arial]I have a problem where i will be working away at my pc and for some reason the screen just goes black. The PC doesn’t reboot or crash and is still running but the only way to fix the screen is by hitting the re-set button. On rebooting no error …

Is there any other IDE for Windows CE development besides Visual Studio?

HI i have very stupidly installed Fedora 7 on my computer and set GRUB to instal on the master boot record, but now i want to switch it back to normal, unfortunately i do not have the windows dvd around. What can i do to fix / restore the MBR? …

I must be suffering a brain fart. I cannot figure out how to set up a user to be able to access a Win2003 server via FTP. I installed IIS with FTP and other required stuff I created an FTP server, using 'User Isolation', root is D:\userdir\FTP_ROOT I started the …

Recently, my computer stopped being able to play audio and media files. It was all OK before today. None of my music from itunes will play When I try to play the music from WMP i get "Windows Media Player cannot play the file because there is a problem with …

Hi everyone out there, I have a problem in accessing the net. I tried to scan the adware program and also the symantec anti virus, there's no virus. what should i do?

Where can I find the format of NTFS drives by sector number, specifically the location of file directory tables?

Ok, have a slight problem............ I have a Dell Optiplex GX260 running XP Home. It has 3 hard drives (C,D, & E). Now, XP Home edition is installed on hard drive C. A while ago, i installed XP Pro on a different hard drive (E). I deleted XP Pro recently, …

I have been receiving the 'Error on Page' indications when I access a number of different websites for about 4 months since I set up a new computer with Windows Vista and IE7. The detail error message shows the error - Class doesn't support automation. I have searched everything I …

Hope this is the right place to post this, if not I apologise. Recently I lost system sounds (startup and shutdown etc.) and all sound in anything flash related/based (YouTube etc.). I removed all my codecs when I was trying to get Movie Maker working and it screwed up these …

g'day new friends, we have the following pop up warning window: <Could not load File or Assembly 'MOM.Implementation, Version=2.0.2736.38608, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=90ba0c70f846762e' or one of its Dependencies, The system cannot find the file specified> we do not have the option to revert to an earlier restore point as a lot has …

I cann't change my homepage adress pls help me ... i formatted my windows but still that page is coming and i cant change it. Here is my log. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 14:37:01, on 10.10.2007 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer …

Hi Since yesterday I have been having problems with my computer. It has Windows XP 2002 Home Edition SP2. Since my computer has a lot of programs and stuff that I won't use I wanted to erase it with my original CD from WinXP 2002 Home Edition but what happens …

Last week I got Adobe Flash CS3, DreamWeaver CS3, and Fireworks CS3 installed on my computer. I installed them without removing the previous versions (Macrodedia Flash 8 Pro, DreamWeaver MX, and Fireworks MX). At this time I could open swf files in IE6 and it would be able to show …

Well hey everyone whattsss up?! This is my 2nd thread. Hopefully someone can ease my pain! I have this Dell Inspiron 9300 Laptop with the wireless intel pro chip internet built in. Its WINDOWS XP HOME EDITION with SP2. The wireless internet worked fine for awhile, but then it just …

My friend uses Outlook Express for his email. It works fine while he is at his own computer. But his email is always pulled off his email site and into his own computer, so when he is away from that computer, he does not have access to his email. How …

Hello! I was hoping that someone could help me with the problem that I am having. Last week, for no rhyme or reason, my computer stop recognizing my CD-RW and DVD-RW drives. I have had this happen before, so I did the registry edit fix, but this time it didn't …

I would like to lock down IE, so only certain users can use it. I was informed by another site to right click on IE.exe and remove users. Will this work or is there another way you would like to share. Thank you very much.

Hey everybody...I'm really stumped on this one. My mother-in law is running an older Compaq with XP Home-SP2///////1.00Ghz AMD ATHLON PROCESSOR and 35GB HD including a NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 MODEL64/MODEL64 PRO vid card. The problem is a wallpaper cannot be applied or changed in any way.Also they browse button is …

Hello all! I am new to this site and I wanted to start by posting my problem. I work for a k-12 scool, and I have 40 new barebones systems. I recieved these from cyberpowerpc.com and I cannot load any OS, or mainboard drivers. We have a standard cd-rom drive, …

I recently had a "SMART event" on my c: drive. I could no longer boot because "windows/system32/config/system" was missing or damaged. since i have two hdds i thought maybe i could swap them, install xp on the new c: and access the old c: (now d:). next problem - no …

My PC can connect to the internet, seems to have no problem, except sometimes I lose the connection in the middle of browsing. The question that I want to ask anyone here is that why my PC gives the result of "request time out" when I ping the sites that …

I have been looking the answer to my problem about Microsoft Windows XP saying i have 2gb RAM when i know i put in 4gb. i have been looking around for the answer for quite a while and everything seems to confuse me. Some people have reported only being able …

Please, please, please help me. My new computer is having a very strange problem ever since i put on easy tune pro 5.0 and nVIDIA nTUNE on it. I put these on it because i was getting strange flashes of white across the screen when i was playing games, which …

Hello everyone i have a rather small but very annoying problem on my windows xp, when my pc start up windows gets struck on the welcome screen and every time i have to manually log instead of being logged in straight away, i dont understand why because the pc only …

Ok so here is what I am running. I have a p4 prescott 2.4ghz, 1gig of pc2700 ram, and an Asus p4v8x-mx. Basically I can get into bios, do any changes I want, but the comp will not boot up, at all. Not with defaults, not with any adjustments I …