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 | I'M having a bit of a problem with audio books on Linux. I buy my books from audible.com but since they don't support Linux it's just one more thing keeping me from fully leaving Windows. There audio formats are in .aax. Their books play fine in iTunes and on my … |
 | when i open usb device it shows that you need to format it before you can use it. And when i click on format it takes hours and do nothing. Further it is showing 0 byte free and 0 byte used in its properties. Its a 4 gb memory card. … |
 | Hello community, For some reason when my laptop has the charger plugged in i have sound then when i unplug the charger there is no sound and i have checked the sound levels they at at 100% and still no sound Also when i plug and unplug the charger i … |
| | I setup a brand new Windows 7 Pro PC a few days ago, and connected an HP LaserJet 1022n via a network connection (TCP/IP Port). The printer worked fine. After a couple of days of successful printing, the user asked me to add a Dymo labelwriter, which I successfully did. …  |
 | Hello. I have a Macbook with OS 10.5 . I Have an external drive that holds all my music over 47,000 songs. And I just recently had to put them all back into my library because I needed to clean up my Itunes (Duplicates started to form and things had … |
| | I have one strage question, I have one question that confuses me and not sure how to answer it The question is: `Discuss why it is important to cross the pins in the cable. Include the functions of the pins and what problem you are trying to solve.` My answer …  |
| | Hi Everyone, I have an annoying problem, IE8 opens just after Windows has loaded.Also,I would like to stop the BIOS POST screens from loading before Windows. I did a Windows repair recently because the computer was so slow, then after that I got the BIOS POST loading and IE8 after … |
| | When i double click, the folder opens in new window. I am using windows vista home basic. Any solution to this overhead ? |
| | For starters, I do not support Apple products, but my ex-wife purchased an iPod for our 12 yr old daughter recently and my daughter proceeded to take it to school, where it was then stolen from her backback during gym class. The thief being unable to gain access to the … |
| | Hello! I've been trying to do some quick research, and I'm getting some mixed results. I'm always short on time whenever I'm able to finally get online somewhere. I have a MacBook that has a Cat-5 connection, as well as USB connections. The only internet available to me where I …  |
| | I'M trying to learn php and I use Mint Linux as my OS. I don't know if php is installed or not. I went to synaptic package manager and input php, I got back a big list of php-xyz packages and I dont' know which one to get. Any suggestions?  |
| | I found the syntax to change a user password through command prompt. I am using: net user username password I have sucessfully changed the password to a regular password. I can not figure out how to change it to a pass-sentence. How would I write the syntax for a password … |
| | Hello there, I am desperate for your help. I have an HP Pavilion DV5 - 1010ev [URL="http://bizsupport1.austin.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01550185&lang=en&cc=us&taskId=101&prodSeriesId=3744188&prodTypeId=321957"]Full specs here[/URL] 2 years ago, the laptop took a really bad fall and I bought and replaced the screen and HD. Everything had worked fine since and I didn't have to open it … |
 | I am trying to get my Java DB setup correctly with NetBeans 7.2 to start building databases. When I leftclick on Java DB every option is greyed out except for Properties. There is no sample databases or anything else when selected, a popup appears requesting Java DB Installation: Database Location: … |
 | Why do we need cache memories, and why L1 cache has greater memory than L2 cache ? |
| | Hello Daniweb, Not sure if this is in the correct forum so sorry if I'm in the wrong place. I am an amateur web developer and I am currently in the process of making a full working, advanced website created purely from scratch and in Notepad++ so that I can … |
 | On holiday, I foolishly forgot that my Iphone 4 was in my pocket and went swimming with it in the hotel pool. I was in the water for about 30 minutes before I realised. When I realised, I left it to dry (it was between 30 and 35 degrees in … |
| | Heya fellas, I'm writing a little program to take a pizza order... All has been fine and dandy until the line in the takeOrderDetails() function. None of the code in the while loop there is being addressed at all as far as i can see from the code and how … Hardware and Software |
 | My lecturer recently told us to enroll for a 6 months CISCO course that will soon be introduced at our institution.He kind of explained but i really didnt get him well enough. can someone be kind enough and highlight to me what CISCO is all about |
| | When building a gaming desktop computer, what is the absolute BEST thermal paste to use to help keep the proccessor cool. And are there facts to back it up ? |
| | My windows XP won't start up on my laptop I was trying to load safe mode to clear some problems i knew i had (Infostealer), and my computer stopped at the "Windows is starting up screen" before i could get to the user list. It had been working just fine …  |
 | One of our Acer machines at work somehow lost it's mind overnight. This morning somehow when it was booted, the recovery software came to life and it started doing a recovery from the hidden partition. It loaded the files ok, but when it came to the update section it didn't … |
 | I am using PC for last **SIX** years but still don't know what the coomponents do which create the computer? Can anyone tell me: - 1) What RAM does in computer? 2) What Motherboard does in computer? 3) What Processor does in computer? 4) What is Video Card & why … |
 | Hi All When I'm using the TweakNow RegCleaner, it always picks up at least 20 entries (on the first pass on a PC that has never had RegCleaner run on it) showing "missing folder" in the "software\microsoft\tracing" folder. I always delete them all, even though they are marked yellow which … |
| | Okay, key things I'm trying to accomplish: - Add a firewall to my network - Add media file storage (doesn't necessarily have to be on the network, but i would prefer it to be) - Add a regular file server to the network for pictures, documents, etc. (i have 4 … |
 | Hi everyone, I had an issue today with my hard disk(internal hard drive). I was trying to partition the C drive.Eventually, I successfully paritioned it then I was asked a question then I pressed yes. Here is the problem. Everything changed from primary partition to simple volume. I was not …  |
| | # Windows 7 browsers at home cannot browse any websites # Cannot access web sites with any browser (IE9 and Opera), but can ping web names and addresses in command window, have already run **----------------------** netsh winsock reset - completed ok netsh interface ip delete arpcache - completed ok nslookup …  |
 | It just started today, a random Homegroup icon came to my desktop, and after a while my desktop background changed. I don't even have a homegroup setup, is this a virus? |
| | Is there any way by which we can open SAM files? What happens if some one deletes them ? |
 | Hi, A few years ago my Power Supply for my Emachines 270 went bang and smoke came out. After searching many forums I had decided that we needed a new Power Supply. Yesterday, I got one with the correct specs for the computer and attempted to install it. I have … |
| | I do one task every day, but find myself sometimes missing days out of this task either when I'm not in the office or even near my computer for most of the day. The task: Open Exchange System Manager Navigate to current Mailboxes Export current data to TXT file Save … |
| | When I start Windows Vista on my Toshiba Laptop, everything's fine at the first, but when I reach the "Please Wait" screen, the thing stops loading though the animation of the loading circle thing still goes. I have waited for hours and then the "Please Wait" thing disappears, leaving only … |
 | Hi! I would just like to know is there a way you can overwrite the main.c file in the kernel folder(dir /usr/src/kernel/main.c) in MINIX 3. I want to change some code in the file(I know the risks involved) but the problem is I can't save it. I've tried logging in … |
| | bash: bld: line 11: syntax error: unexpected end of file I'M gettting the above when I source the attached script file. Can someone please let me know what I've got wrong here? Thanks The script file was build from the commands here > http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/view/stable/chapter06/gmp.html |
| | Hi! Does anyone know of any worthwhile machine language OSes to try? I just learned about them in class. It's an interesting idea in terms of speed and portability. I could only find two online, one was in Russian, and the other was MikeOS. Does anybody know any other OSes … |
| | I have two OS in my PC one is Linux & other is Windows. Windows is in C drive & my primary OS, i prefer to use most than. I was using Linux for my practicals purpose & now its over. Linux flavor installed is Fedora 17, thats the latest … |
 | Hello, I have a motherboard which supports 4 RAM slots (dual channel slots). I already have 3GB of RAM installed, a 2GB DDR2 800 and a 1GB DDR2 800 in different channels. I would like to add another 2GB to the channel next to the current 2GB one, however am … |
| | Hi all - when Windows updater tried to install 8 'important' updates on last patch Tuesday, got the usual "do not turn off...'and when next reboot, 'configuring Win updates' - unable to install, reverting, shutdown, reboot etc-all good. When shut down out of that session, Win updater installs the same … |
| | hello everybody, i need ur help, i read in networking and some security on it, i have problem when i read that, it is: i know that UDP is unrealiable , so i think that mean it has no 3-way hand shaking, but when i read many papers, it said … |
| | Hey, I'm new here and could use some help. I just moved into a new apartment, and I need some help getting my wireless network set up. I cannot access the internet through my router. The internet is provided through my apartment complex, so I don't have the modem or … |
 | Hello, Looks like I am having a hardisk problem. I have a PC that I am trying to install Windows XP. After I restart, the PC wasn't able to read from CD-ROM which I already set it in the BIOS. I use a DVD-ROM actually not a CD-ROM, which is … |
| | hi, how would i go about storing an active directory users profile on a server rather than on a local machine? I know about roaming profiles and don't want to use that method. is there another way to do this like installing the file server role on a server? thanks |
| | When i use my laptop for normal (typing, browsing, playing simple games) every thing is fine. But when i play bigger games like Modern Warfare 3 or Game Of Thrones my computer will run it fine and then suddenly shut down. This doesnt always happens only sometimes. Recently it has … |
| | Hi guys! I'm not computer savvy and need your help and suggestions. And what do you think about my PC? Is it like really old? CPU-Z TXT Report ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Binaries ------------------------------------------------------------------------- CPU-Z version 1.61.2 Processors ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of processors 1 Number of threads 2 APICs ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Processor 0 -- Core … |
| | IDM boosts the download speed. Is there any software that does that for browsing? Like an addon for chrome, firefox? If not, why is it that IDM can download at a good speed while the browser cannot download the webpages fast enough?  |
| | hi, is it possible to set the screen resolution for the client via a group policy or answer file? thanks |
| | Hi Everyone, I would really appreciate some help on this. I'm a web project manager - and the machine mgmt gave me has pretty much given up completely. It only works in Safe Mode - luckily Safe Mode with networking so I am able to get online. I have backed … |
| | Like Is It even possible or true a person can take a websites IP address and insatll It or clone It to his or her modem? Taking a websites IP and modifying It with his modem so the modem and the websites IP Matches... then the person can cause trouble … |
| | Background: I had one of my users bring in a home PC that they said has been "very slow" and has additional pop ups etc. They had installed a bunch of products to try and fix it (SpyBot, AVG etc) but could no longer get to the internet. So I … |
| | Hi, when i set a static ip to my nas (mybooklive) i cannot access it from my computer. here's my network diagram -  everytime i set a static ip on the nas and add the subnet i cannot access the nas on my computer by typing \\\mybooklive |
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