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I have an interesting browser hijacker that randomly redirects me whenever I click a search link, and recently even if I paste a direct url into the address bar it will redirect. I've been away from this field for a bit and am a little rusty, but I have ran …

i need a complete map as to how to use the controlo panel on my pavilion dv7 i-5 460m , windows 7 home proffesional , enternet explorer 8 , i need my 1987 start button back and i need my computer to do one thing at a time and quit …

I have a black screen with a flashng bar on samsung r20 laptop how do i set back to factory setting without a cd can you help.

Hello, all I have no sound on DVD's on my XP Pro machine. CD, MP3 etc all play fine, but when attempting to play a DVD there is video but no sound. I am using XP with all service packs up to date, a generic DVD-RW. The audio control panel …

Having major issues getting a Dell X1 laptop to boot to an external CD drive or a USB drive. BIOS Boot order has been set several times first for the CD drive as first then the USB drive. Windows boots to the desktop in either case. I would now like …

I've recently noticed that my windows XP firewall turns off after every restart. And sometimes, if I connect to the internet multiple times in one sitting, the firewall turns off every time I reconnect to the internet. I don't have any other firewalls installed. I recently cleaned my computer of …

Hello guys, Im using HP Deskjet D2660. And I'd tried to used refillable ink. But the ink level indicator of HP telling me that the ink cartridges was empty. I know that if the used cartridges was being refilled, the information of its ink level from the computer memory will …

I downloaded the trial version of Nero 7. When it expired I tried to uninstall it but got the "Shell manager database is corrupt or missing" error that is dealt with on another thread on this forum. As per instructions given on that thread I deleted all Nero references from …

Hi all,I have looked everywhere for a solution to my problem.I have a packard bell i xtreme6052 pc which has 2 ram module slots,the original module installed is 256mMB,after a lot of looking I have bought 2 x 512mb modules which the specs say should slot in and give me …

Here is my HJT logfile and what happened is i downloaded DivX plus player and i watched a movie with it and then i tried watchin a movie later on and nothing.. It says entry point not found and i have already tried reinstalling but for some reason i canyt …

Several years ago I installed Windows XP and since then I have faithfully used Auto Update to install all the updates recommended by Microsoft, including SP2 and SP3. My PC has now developed problems, one of which is the inability to run some programs, including Internet Explorer. This in itself …

My computer keeps turning off when I get to the screen where it says windows xp is loading (where is says windows xp and theres a little green bar loading) after its done w/ that, the screen turns black and then there's a little sound from my comp and then …

I have problem with my OS (XP) keep rebooting but will not start. Therefore, I decided to repair or re-install the OS, But it won't boot from the DVD drive - never gives option during POST for "press any key to boot from CD" It will NOT boot with an …

I removed a virus from my system and now certain application (.exe) files will not run. I get a dialog box that says "Windows cannot open this file: FILEname.exe To open file Windows needs to know what create it.." This only happens with some .exe files. Any help would be …

Hi There From time to time my hard disc light will come on for no reason (no programs running ) and computer locks. Can also happen if am using Firefox or Word or similar, even when I have good free memory (say 200mb out of 500mb) (sony Laptop running XP) …

Hello, I have received many flash drives on an order that have message USB Device not Recognized.....malfunction. Can anyone tell me how to fix this ? I am testing these drives on Windows XP. Thx

hi reinstalled xp pro,now there is no lan icon in My Network Places folder or My Network Connections,any help appreciated,thanks

I am having problems getting Tiger Woods reinstalled on my machine. I have a downloaded zip version of it. When it is being unpacked it gets to a certain point and I get blue screen and restart. I have narrowed it down to the unpacking of the data folder in …

Now this may be the wrong place to look but im unsure. I have looked for the answer in many places with no luck, and I've had luck with this community in the past to help my with my technical problems. So the deal is, Im running my pc on …

Help!!! My windows is not starting up. A few lines of text appeared, then the screen just went black. I tried F5 after i see the text. I chose safe mode. i get lines of things... then, it just stop/jammed. the last line says multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\windowstem32\drivers\isapnp.sys what does that mean?

Hi I'm installing a new western digital WD4000YS SATA drive in a computer that did not have Sata drive, the mother board has the correct cable connection, but when I reinstall Win XP pro, I receive the following message IRQL NOT LESS OR EQUAL would this be related to the …

would it be okay to use a graphics card from a crashed computer on a different computer? My computer recently got the blue screen of death and I had to get a used computer. The graphics card I have on this one sucks and i cant play any games because …

trying to sort this one out all day,can download any program,install them,but xp will not open them,this machine belongs to a mate of mine,any ideas would be greatly appreciated,thanks in advance.huggie

I want to upgrade the SATA hard drive on my laptop, but when I try to install windows xp on the new hard drive from the CD drive I get hung up. I push the F6 key when prompted and then come to a point where I am asked to …