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I have been having problems daily with these keyboard shortcuts. It is extremely annoying when I bump into my keyboard and suddenly the computer starts powering down. This happens about 3 times a day. Just now, I had been working on something when something hit one of the keys on …

I don't know exactly why but over the last few months I've been experiencing too much unexplained "hangtime" especially when booting up. It would hang for a minute or two at the welcome screen after which it would then display a blank desktop for a couple of minutes before finally …

I have this weird issue where my IDE/ATAPI controller drivers keep reverting to PIO mode instead of staying in ultra DMA 6 mode. What can I do to stop this from happening?

My sister downloaded "Zwinky" (whatever that is) and the My Web Search toolbar and it tried to take over by resetting my homepage and slowing performance etc. so I uninstalled it. After uninstalling it I was still getting 100% cpu not when idle but as soon as I do anything …

If someone has my password to the windows live messenger would they be able to remotely see my ongoing conversation window?

Are there any IT jobs that could be had with a quick 5-month online course that would result in some sort of certification that would allow me to enter the IT job market? It doesn't have to be a 60 plus grand a year career, but something the industry is …

I have a 40 gig drive on my Toshiba Satellite with XP SP3 installed. It comes up as only 37 gigs so 3 gigs are in the void there but I'm not worried about that because I realize that when they say 40 they mean "almost 40". What I am …

I couldn't figure out how to get my Atheros into monitor mode. Will Airodump-ng work without the network adapter being in monitor mode? Or is that why it just runs but doesn't seem to be collecting any packets?

My web does not display any icons or pics. My pages are full of those little circle squares and triangles wherever there should be a pic or an icon. This was caused by viruses but the viruses are now gone. How can I restore the pics and icons to my …

I recently bought a refurbished Maxtor DiamondMax 11 and it totally sucked so I returned it. It made sandpaper noises. So then I figured I can't go wrong with a brand new Seagate Barracuda 500 gigger but was I ever wrong. It works ok until it actually has to transfer …

Where can I download free DVD decoders for x64???????????

I just got an Elite A780GM-A (V1.1) AM2+ ATX motherboard (holds up to 32gb DDR2) and a quad core AMD Phenom 2.5 ghz (the new revised one) and 4Patriot DDR2 1066 mhz 1gb memory sticks. I installed everything (including all 4 memory sticks) and fired it up and had no …

I just put together a system to replace my old one that was very slow. I wanted to make sure I never had slow problems again so I got a motherboard that is capable of bus speeds up to 2600 mhz, AMD Phenom quad-core 2.5 ghz processor, and 4 gb …

This is a 2 part question: Microsoft says that the windows 7 beta will "expire" in May '09. Does this mean that there is something within the software that will cause it to not run anymore after that date unless you purchase it? Also, what's the latest on 64-bit in …

I recently purchased music files from "musicnow.com" and have discovered that my "purchased" files are apparently not exclusively mine at all as I have had nothing but problems with these files. After twice having to redownload the files purportedly due to "problems with the musicnow software", I now get this …

Can I use pc4200 on a motherboard that supports pc3200--in other words--when the specs say pc3200, does that mean [I]minimum [/I] pc3200?

Is DDR400 the same as PC3200?

One quick question - Will a UATA133 drive work with a SATA motherboard?

Everytime I open a folder that contains alot of mpg's and avi's the windows explorer suddenly makes my cpu usage 100% and bogs the whole system. I have a Pentium 4 - 2.5 gh with hyperthreading, 512 mb memory, and running XP pro. HELP! - thanks-

I have a 7 gig hard drive. I have only 3 gigs of files but for some reason it shows that I only have 755 mb left. What has happened to the other 4 gigs?

Ok, here's the deal.... I recently bought a run of the mill Microsoft Optical mouse. Ever since I installed it, it seems to have a mind of it's own. It's a USB mouse, and at first I ran it through an adapter in the PS/2 port. Then, I changed to …

I know there is a program that pops up a message every single time something is added to the registry and it allows you to reject the entry before it is added I just don't know what it is though! Can anyone shed the light? Much appreciated. All the spyware …

Everytime I play an mpg my computer freezes up.???????? HELP! -thanks

Does anybody know why my system restore is "unable to create a restore point" (or do anything for that matter) ?

My audio suddenly won't work. I am unable to successfully install my sound card nor will the onboard drivers successfully install. I am often deleting files from the registry (spyware and such) and it is very possible that I may have deleted a file or files that are necessary for …