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I have a strange problem where my computer seems to randomly shuts down. It only happens when i am streaming videos. The screen shuts down like the computer is going to sleep but the only way to get it to turn back on is by holding the power button til …

Try a free program called Glary Utilities. Install it and just run the one click maintenance. This might help your problem. I've used this on many computers with the same problem as yours and it always seems to help.

I am having a very strange problem that i hope someone here can help me with! My Seagate Freeagent GoFlex 1 TB external HD will only work if it is the only drive plugged in to the USB ports! AS soon as I plug another portable HD, iphone or even …

Try downloading Recover my Files or Handy Recovery. They should help you get back some of your pictures. It will be a long process though. But I have used these programs to get back pictures after a format so they should work for you.

Definately a codec problem. if the above options don't work then download K-Lite Codec and install it. PS if all else fails just download VLC Player and watch your DVD's in that instead of Windows Media Player

I recently formatted and reinstalled Windows XP Home 32 bit on an Acer Aspire 3003WLMi laptop. Once the install was completed I went to Acer Support site and installed all of the drivers for this pc. Once completed the Control Panel says everything is fine but the LAN will not …

I have two laptops here that will not connect to websites. I punch an address in the address bar and I get a cannot connect page. One both I have disabled firewalls, antivirus, antispy programs. I have reset the IP stack, flushed DNS, etc. I have reset IE back to …

Have you checked your motherboard for what BIOS chip you have? Then go online to get the BIOSBEEP Codes for your BIOS. That should tell you exactly what hardware is causing your trouble. BIOSCENTRAL.COM has the beepcodes on their site.

Did you try booting your system up into safe mode with networking and using your firefox to download Malwarebytes Anti-malware with the latest malware definitions. Run a full scan to remove all spyware/malware from your system. Then verify the proxy settings within IE and Google Chrome. Some spyware are know …

Hi everyone. I was given a computer today(Acer Desktop, 1 GB Ram, 160 HD) and was told it would not connect to the internet. After verifying the network card worked fine, I did a scan for spyware(malwarebytes) and viruses(AVG). Neither program found any problems but now the computer will not …

I need some help please. Everytime I turn on my pc I am getting a CTF Loader error after the desktop has loaded. I also get this same error everytime I try to run Internet explorer or Windows Update. I have run Malwarebytes and removed any spyware. I have cleaned …

There is a driver problem for a communication device. Hard to say exactly which one but start with your motherboard drivers. If the device is onboard then this should fix the problem. If not then reinstall your sound card drivers, network drivers, modem drivers ect until you get the right …

did you install the 3rd party drivers for the SATA from a floppy? It will blue screen right after it inspects the system configuration if you don't install the right drivers

I need help please. I have an ACER AM5620 desktop with a quad core and 4 gigs of RAM, 500 Gig HD (SATA). This is a fairly new HD installed approx 4 months ago. Now the pc will not boot into windows but will boot into safe mode. I have …

I use Nero for exactly what you described and it work perfect. check you version of nero and upgrade if necessary.

This might not help at all but I ran into a similar situation once and it was caused by the CPU overheating. The heat sync on the CPU was clogged with dust and not allowing the fan to exhaust the hot air. The hotter the CPU would get the slow …

If all you want to do is install an internal 500GB hard drive in you computer just set the new HD as slave and install it in you pc. No need for format or partitions.

did you test the power supply to ensure it is putting out the proper voltage?

Help. My pc will not boot past the Windows xp logo with the green bar showing progress. It is an Acer quad core, 3 GB RAM, XP pro. It will boot in safe mode with networking but I see no problems once I get in. The boot.ini is fine, I …

If you are having trouble with a video in WMP then I would download VLC Player. Works great

I have recently upgraded the memory in a friends computer and now the browsers crash all the time and every once in a while the whole pc crashes and reboots. From what I can tell the motherboard is a pc chips M925 series p400. I had 256 of SDRAM and …

Simplest thing to do to try first is download a copy of Glary utilities. It is free. Use the one click maintenance feature and it will clean up your registry, temp files, and a bunch of other stuff that slows a computer down. After words you can go in the …

Just go to HP website. Go to the support/download section. Put in the model of your pc and download all the necessary drivers. Just download all the drivers you need. And don't forget the motherboard and chipset drivers as some of your devices may be onboard and not PCI cards.

Just download Glary Utilities and use the one-click maintenance to clean up your pc. The go in the modules tab and use start up manager to turn off everything at start up, except virus scanner. You want that running all the time.

Can anyone help me with information please? I am looking to set up a surveillance system with 2-4 cameras to monitor outdoors at night. Ideally it would be motion detected and record to a dedicated pc. Only problem is I am not sure where to start looking for what I …

You should test the voltages on your PSU to confirm it but it sounds like your power supply is toast

Can someone help me out? I am setting up 4 pc's in a daycare for kids to play with. (no internet). I have the pcs with no OS installed on them but I would like to install XP. My problem is that the pc's did not come with any OS …

Does anyone know why I am getting this message on boot for win XP pro. Safe mode does not work, Last known good does not work. I am trying to do a repair install of XP now but it keeps bringing me to recovery console instead. Please help. Thanks

Perhaps you have 1GB of RAM installed but maybe there is a short or something in your RAM modules. Verify that your pc is recognizing 1GB at start up or in Control Panel/System. If everything is showing 1GB as it should then try to clean up your registry with a …

After scanning for viruses and spyware I would get rid of McAfee and install a free antivirus like AVG or AVAST or AVIRA. McAfee is a memory hog and the free AV programs do not use as much memory and work just as well as Mcafee. Myself, I use AVG …

That model you have to search through IBM and then get rerouted to lenovo for some reason. I used to have the same model. Here is the link for the drivers [url]http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-64283[/url]

Has anyone ever heard of a virus or spyware that would cause identical problems on 2 different machines at the same time? I have recieved a call about a XP based machine not being able to connect to the internet. At the same time I was told their laptop (Vista) …

I would also download and run Glary Utilities. It will clean your registry, cleanup temp files and it will also remove any unwanted startup entries

download magic jelly bean and it will tell you the serial number of your XP installed on the machine

have you tried running your scans (i.e. Spybot and Antivirus) while in safe mode to see if you can complete a scan without rebooting?

download and run Spybot search and destroy. I had this exact same problem a few months back and I got rid of it with spybot. Also I dl'ed and ran a 1 click maintenance of Glary utilities and I was back to running like a new machine. PS. Can't remember …

I flashed a wrt54g from version 8.00.00 to version 8.00.06 and now I cannot operate all the pages in the web utility for the router. I cannot access the administration tab(to reset defaults or re-flash), I can't access the wireless page(to enable security). I can ping the router, surf the …

I have a linksys wrt5g v8 router that has been experiencing intermitting disconnecting of the wireless laptop. I went to Linksys website and downloaded firmware update and followed directions to the letter. The upgrade never did say it was completed as the website told me it should. Now when I …

I have a dell inspiron 600m laptop and I have recently formatted it and come across a strange problem and I am hoping someone can help me. I recently formatted this pc to remove linux and install Win XP pro. After installation I went to Dell website to dl the …

Have you tried to reset the IP stack. Might help your problem

Not sure without installing other software. but glary utilities is a great little free program that cleans registrys, etc and there is a built in applet to remove duplicate files. I know there is also a few nice freeware programs available at the pcworld.com website under the downloads sections and …

Does anyone know how to get a Hitachi Deskstar 160 Gig HD to recognize more that 32.8 Gigs. Is there 3rd party software that will allow this? Or does anyone know which jumper setting I have to remove? Thanks

I need more info. When exactly on start up do you get this message? Is it before the Windows splash screen(so you can't boot up at all), or is it on your desktop after you system is booted?

Have you ran MSconfig and removed all unnecessary start up items from the start up tab? That would be the first thing to try if you have already ran AV and spyware software. Which Spyware program did you run? I find that Spybot search and destroy works the best. I …

boot up into safe mode and delete them that way. Hit F5 or F8 when the pc boots up and choose safe mode.

Has anyone ever heard tell of this. I recently formatted a pc (quad core, 3 GB ram, 500 GB HD) and every since when surfing the internet when you click on links the pages get smaller to the point that after 3 or 4 clicks it is so small you …

Have you tried starting up in safe mode?

If you don't currently have an anti virus utility then it would be a good idea to download one and give your computer a scan. There are a few good antivirus programs out there that are free. AVG, AVAST, AVIRA are 3 free ones that come to mind. I personally …

Is your fresh install of XP on the C: drive?

I recently put a new SATA 500 Gb Western Digital Caviar drive in a Acer AM 5620 desktop system(3 GB Ram, Quad Core Processor). The HD was needed since it blue screened on startup(regular boot and safe mode), It also blue screened on install of XP just before it got …