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[QUOTE] [list=1] [*][font=Verdana]Click Start, Run. In the Run box, type cmd. [/font] [*][font=Verdana]Type the following at the command prompt. Hit Enter after each line: cd\windows copy regedit.exe regedit.com start regedit.com [or regedit.com][/font] [*][font=Verdana]Open the registry editor and go to the following key: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\open\command. [/font] [*][font=Verdana]Double-click the (Default) value in the …

Have you tried using just the new (replacement) 512Mb RAM module in slot 1, without the 256Mb original module installed? It sounds suspiciously like the original module might be faulty.

'Bad boards' don't generally fry processors. 'Bad processors' don't generally fry motherboards. Components generally end up 'fried' when a power supply unit suffers problems, when a PC gets damaged from power surges and lightning strikes, and when components suffer undue stress either from running dirty, hot or with fans not …

Definitely a hyperthreaded processor. The Pentium 4 mobile processors are a hyperthread vchip, while the PentiumM processors used in Centrino laptops are not. Hyperthreading simulates a second processor, and shows up to XP as there being two present. For applications which can actually use the multi-threading capability, performance will be …

Step one: Sell your children! Or at least put the fear of God into them! Step two: Have a good look at the 4 computers you have to see if they have brand names and model numbers etc. For example, you may have a "HP Pavilion xxxx" or a "Dell …

Got Java enabled? Some download sites use java for the download process. Got popups blocked? Perhaps you might need to add the particular site as an 'exception' because the download is gonna happen from a popup window. Got the latest version of Acrobat reader installed? Some earlier versions had both …

Hi, sounds to me like you THINK you performed a clean install but you really performed an 'upgrade install', loading Windows over the top of what was already there rather than wiping the drive and loading it all fresh and clean. Check this topic for clean install info [url]http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread6632.html[/url]

Power is one reason, but the primary motivation has been the continued failure of IBM to produce adequate processors for laptop configurations. If you can't produce a competitive laptop, you can't compete in today's computer marketplace ;)

Or simply boot from the XP CD, commence a new install as normal, and when you get to the bit asking what partition to install on stop, delete the existing system partition and create a new one in its place. Install to that and it'll be freshly formatted for you …

Do you have Windows Me? System Recovery in that OS is a pretty wonky and unreliable thing. If you have it and have used it, I would seriously consider downloading and reinstalling the full installation package for Inrenet Explorer, to try and correct any system corruption. Software like Arcsoft Photoviewer, …

The 'Tips and Tweaks' section is for people posting guides about how to do stuff, not for people asking for help. I'll move your thread to the Windows XP section. I'm kinda confused about your question. How come you've got Quick Launch on the desktop. What did you do? Here's …

Hi dcc, I must have missed the last comment in your earlier comment here: [url="http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread23382.html"]http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread23382.html[/url] If you do not use the LAN port in your PC then disable it. You've tried doing so in Windows and it hasn't resolved the matter so it's time to go a bit deeper. Check …

Post your HijackThis log in the Visuses, Spyware and Nasties forum section if you wish..

Hi Timothy and welcome. I'm sure your contributions will be welcomed, and I hope that you can yourself gain assistance from DaniWeb when and if you need to do so. :D

Download and install OpenOffice. [url]http://www.openoffice.org/[/url] Use it instead. It will read and write data files which are in the form of the native MS Office formats.

Yes, I'd discontinue using the download manager and see if that brings more success with the downloads.

New problems should be placed in a new topic of their own, rather than tacked on to the end of a long disused existing topic. But regardless, I'll offer the following advice in case anyone is reading this because they've arrived at it via a Search. When the problem actually …

Program name and version please? Sounds like it might be a copy protection measure which is getting hung up on the fact that you have CD emulation software installed. Many games, for example do just that, and refuse to run when such software is installed.

Hiya Harvey. We look forward to hearing more from you as well :D

Most straightforward way to do what you wanted is to reinstall Paintshop ;)

Hi neeraj. If you have a browse through the Forum menu you'll notice a Visual Basic section in the Software Development area of the Forum. Create a topic in there if you wish to get assistance with your problem :)

First thing to do is to visit the 'Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties' section of out forum and create a topic describing the problem you have and asking for assistance. You should also read the relevent 'Stickied' topics in that section for general information about how to avoid having intruders …

Hiya Hubba, and welcome. If you're referring to image sizes in sigs, then I'm not surprised that you can't find any info. If you check the 'Edit signature' option in your user control Panel, you'll notice that no tool is provided for inserting images in your signature. that's because we …

If you read my comments in your other thread, you'll find that there actually IS a mounting point for another hard drive in that case! ;) The first thing you did wrong is not read those comments! Do NOT have a hard drive sliding around loose in your PC!

If you are asking if people on this forum are interested in such discussion I'd have to suggest that the answer is no. Previous mentions of the activity have attracted no interest whatsoever here.

Copy them to a floppy. When prompted to 'Press F6 to load drivers' during the installation of XP, pop in the floppy.

Sorry, but Windows doesn't provide that degree of customising, and there is no free tool available which is both suitable and stable enough to be worth using. Even if you use the more recognised software programs such as StyleXP and so on, downloading user created themes is itself a potential …

Hi jsuits. Rather than summarise the procedures you have been 'told to try' it would be more helpful if you would more fully relay to us precisely what that 'lengthy error message' actually says. Please post the error message in full.

[QUOTE=kriskarrera]I know it's gonna be an uphill struggle because I can't be there all day to make sure she keeps her virus software up to date all the time ....[/QUOTE] Be that as it may, but you should ensure that an adequate antivirus program is installed, set to automatically update …

[QUOTE=jwenting]The majority of virusses spread via pirated software and other crap people download over P2P networks. Email virusses used to be big but have been on the decline for a year or more. Direct infection through websites is low and generally not viral in nature but limited to installation of …

What have you installed or changed on the laptop since the last time it was quick to start. Obviously something is being loaded at startup which is slowing the process down.

Remember, a 'Lifetime guarantee' only means that it will last till it dies!

The particular 'probe' which has been seeking out your machine is a very old one. It is the result of a 'worm' on someone's PC somewhere which is randomly probing IP addresses. It's not specifically trying to get to your site, it's trying to locate an 'opening' somewhere so that …

Whilst I do not support piracy, I really believe that people should have the right to make working copies of the fragile CD and DVD discs they spend hard-earned money on. but it seems that our ability to do so is seriously under threat. The oldest of the DVD copying …

Chuck me just about any 'fact' about SLI/Crossfire and why it's 'good' and I'll counteract it with an argument showing why it's a waste of time. Let's start with the ones stated so far. The claim that Crossfire will 'kick SLI's butt' is a bit hasty. It will be faster …

Agreed. I'd be searching for another location to download the file from.

Have you checked that the DVD works in a normal DVD player? As I understand it, not all DVDs work in all DVD-ROM drives. Maybe you've simply found an incompatible one.

The drives must be incorrectly configured, and it's probably because of incorrect jumper settings. Ensure that the drive set as 'Master' is attached to the end cable connector, and the drive set as 'slave' is attached to the middle cable connector. Avoid using the 'Cable select' jumper setting.

Your sig is a part of your user profile, and when you change it the change is relected throughout all your contributions. If you want to maintain thoughtful snippets and comments that you've made from time to time, so that people can read them again later, why not do so …

krasont, sometimes starting over fresh is the best thing to do. You have multiple problems on your system, and it's possibly riddled with nasty intruders as well. I suspect the best thing to do is use your Windows CD (or recovery CD if that applies) wipe your hard drive clean …

Check the refresh rate setting in the 'Advanced' settings of display properties. You have somehow set a refresh rate thqat is higher than your monitor is designed to handle, or have software installed which has settings which override the system settings and iare pushing the monitor beyond specified settings. You …

Are you sure that the fan on the card isn't 'dying'? Have a good look at in operation. It's not enough to simply see the thing spinning. BE sure that it's actually spinning at the correct speed, and not visibly slowing down during use. Alternatively, the thermal paste between graphics …

People having this problem simply need to edit the WIN.INI file in such a way that the relevent entry is disabled from being processed. There is a wonderful Guide to editing the WIN.INI file and disabling entries on Adobe's website: [URL]http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/26ae.htm[/URL] If you don't see the WIN.INI file when you …

What is the total size of your hard drive please? Do you have a CD or DVD burner in your computer?

That motherboard accepts either SD-RAM or DDR RAM, but you cannot use both together. If you wish to add extra RAM to upgrade, you will need to get more of the type you currently have installed. It will accept SD-RAM of up to PC133 speed, or DDR-RAM of up to …

Try downloading and installing it again. It has only been unsuccessful because the download itself has failed or been corrupted in transfer.

The signs don't bode well for your computer. It's quite likely that the power supply unit, motherboard, or both are damaged at the very least. It may well be that your hard drive is also damaged but you can rather easily find out by doing the following: * Remove the …

errr......... Because the fans installed in it are too loud? It is possible to purchase quiet running fans, you know!

Any graphics editing program can be used to resize the image to no more than 80 x 80 pixels. MS Paint will do if you have no other such program.

In agreement with Coconut Monkey. Although there is actually no 'front side bus' on these processors, there are still clockspeed and multiplier settings used to set the processor speed.