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| | Well lemme explain my situation, my hard drive is dieing, i go into a game and 10min later i hear this "click" sound....it only clicks once and my computer freezes and i usually immediately shut off to try to avoid anything else happening. But thats not my main problem, my … |
| | Okay, I currently have a Gateway 400vtx sitting in front of me. Dead, simply because it will not start. Let me explain. It has power, the hard drive and cd drive both make noises of starting up. I got it to boot once, after I had tore the whole casing … |
| | I am new to MAC and downloaded a software program called Address office. The program is basically a name and address file; it is in addition to the address book in mac. The address book in mac came with 1 address and that is apple.com. The problem I have been … |
| | Hi all I am developing a simple socket application which fetch a given URL from the web and save it in the local hard drive. But my internet connection goes through a proxy and I would like to know that what is the connecting URL and the port for my … |
| | I am having an issue with installing Mint 5 from a live CD.It either gives me an error during the partitioning phase.I get an error that it cannot set up the partitions.Or when it sets looks to install the GRUB.I get an error that it cannot install GRUB to a … |
 | Hey guys, Need some advice. I recently upgraded some components in my PC. Here is my current setup- 1) Q6600 Intel Quad Core (2.4 GHz) 2) 4 GB DDR2 PC-4200 memory 3) NVIDIA GeForce 8500GT video card 4) Stock hard drive (7200 rpm SATA 3 GB/sec) I want more speed … |
| | I have borrowed code that I don't understand but it serves my purpose. The code saves Text data in a TFile, i.e. MyNewStuff.txt. I want to put it into a TSringlist pronto. Immediately after saving the TFile and closing same, is the data still in memory when I say "MyTStringlist.loadfromfile('MyNewStuff.txt');" … |
| | I have a notebook that went virtually dead after a memory upgrade: The Toshiba Satellite M45 notebook came with 512MB RAM in one slot and a second empty slot. I attempted to remove the existing 512 and replace it with a 1GB stick and add a matching additional 1GB stick … |
| | Hi, I hope someone can help cos I'm about to throw the damn computer out of the window. My son's computer was prone to a problem with the sound where it would slow right down and then 'gallop' to catch up with its self. I'd previously managed to solve the … |
| | Like an idiot I deleted the 'Itunes Music Folder' from my computer, but I do have all the songs backed up on an external hard drive. Now in Itunes when I go to click on a song it says file unfound would you like to search for the file. I … |
| | You guys are my last hope of solving this, when i got my mac i wasnt told that you had to buy the apple care policy within 90 days or your out in the cold! A few weeks back I had a problem with "word" freezing the entire imac, switching … |
| | I want to completely erase all data using DBAN. I have a few questions about how I should go about reinstalling Windows afterwards: [B]1. Will Windows installer start as usuall - that is just by insterting the CD?[/B] [B]2. Can BIOS be accessed after the process? [/B] (I'll be using … |
| | I have an IBM Thinkpad A31 notebook computer (which I bought used). It was working fine. When I bought it, the dimm cover was missing, so I replaced the SODIMM and purchaced and installed a new cover. I also upgraded the OS from Windows 2000 Professional to Windows XP Professional … |
| | Hi, I hope someone can help cos I'm about to throw the damn computer out of the window. My son's computer was prone to a problem with the sound where it would slow right down and then 'gallop' to catch up with its self. I'd previously managed to solve the … |
| | PC would not start up yesterday. Worked on it till it finally booted but some features would not work (wireless network, external hard drive, etc.). Trying to access things like My Network Places or device manager results in a blank window. Attempting to start services in management console results in … |
| | i have been having a problem with my pc for about a month now i have tried a few programs to clear my virus but non have worked . If i open more than 2 windows my ie restarts and every so often casino or dating sites pop up when …  |
| | i have a gateway laptop dont know the exact model but to the problem It will load up and get stuck on the loading bar or if i try to launch start up repair it just blacks out sometimes i get a flash of the blue screen but i can … |
| | I have this laptop a toshiba a55 s3063, the problem is that xp is screwed and have alredady formated hard drive, with an external mini ide to usb adapter, and just cant CHANGE THE BOOT ORDER so i can install XP, it ask me for a password (which i don … |
| | i have been having a spot of trouble with the computer and a colleague has offered to save all the information of my hard drive (currently out of the computer) onto their computer. they then said they would re install windows, the only problem is I cannot find the disc … |
| | Hi all, first of apologies if ive stuck this in the wrong forum . . . ive had a Compaq Presario Laptop now for about 4ish yrs, recently had problems with it . . . . . so wanted to do a complete wipe of eveything. only trouble is ive … |
| | Hi, Initially everytime i ran my windows explorer, it auto shuts down and along with it, my desktop icons and taskbar disappears leaving only the desktop wallpaper. After which i tried restoring my system. Now the windows explorer keeps shutting down automatically like 3-5 secs after running it, the desktop … |
| | Hi everyone, I cant get my computer to load past post. Ive taken out the cmos battery for a while but it did not work. Ive checked all cables and even replaced the hard drive. It just loads all the drive and devices then goe's no further. Im at my …  |
| | Hello, I had to get another hard drive and format and put my Windows XP Home edition on it. Couldn't do it from my computer, because it would not boot from the CD so had to put in another and do it. Boots up fine on that computer. When I … |
| | Hi guys, I just built a desktop PC that I was SO excited about because I thought it was going to blow everything away. I was a little disappointed (perhaps unrightly so). Before I tell you what the problem is, I'll say that i haven't received my wireless network adapter … |
| | Ok, I was trying to set permissions on an external hard drive because I could not access any of my files and a friend was trying to help and he told me I needed to start my comp up in safe mode. I couldn't remember how so we opened up …  |
| | [B]Hello, I have 25 years experience but i am stumped. I am usually the guy that finds that unknown solution but this time I need help. Have hard drive from computer number one, ran win xp repair, no fix does not boot ,virus [reboots]. I need to access 2 folders … |
| | Hello friends! short version- my brand new computer will 'power up' but not much else. fans and hard drive all spin, including the one that attached to the heatsink, which is attached to the mobo. Nothing else looks to be functioning, and cannot powerdown by the power button (I have … |
| | I was trying to reboot my laptop because it has alot of popups and junk on it but it was working. I put in the 1st boot cd and all was fine. When I put in the second cd it read 1/2 of it, then said application error, cannot read … |
| | I am trying to troubleshoot a homebuilt computer that won't boot. It has been working for about 2 years without issue but when I went to boot it today all I got was one beep ( Award BIOS and a Asus P5N-e SLI MB ) and a message on the … |
| | Recently on a 2 year old Dell 3000 the system would lock up on this "Windows is Starting" screen forever. Safe Mode (with Networking) worked OK. Running Windows XP SP2 with current updates. An external hard drive using usb2.0 was recently connected but all the usb ports were 1.x. Hence … |
| | Hello, is it possible to resize partitions under win XP using Disk management tools, or I need special software for that? I know there are couple of software tools such as Partition Magic. However, I'd like to know if this is possible to be done in Win XP itself. Regards |
| | ive done the search and looked at the other threads, but mine seems a bit different, i got infected with the "AnitmalewareGaurd" guy, and i managed to get rid of most of the problems with spybot S&D, but i still have a few problems, on my taskbar it says "VIRUS … |
| | I put this computer together, and I have Windows XP on the hard drive. I gto a cd with my motherboard with the drivers, I installed them all but my sound doesn't work. In device manager it says that the drivers are there and working but there is no sound …  |
 | OK my PC started freezing I scanned viruses and spy-ware. I cleaned out all the temp files, Internet files and so on. It still kept freezing so i said f it and i reformatted and reinstalled windows, updated everything to date. And......IT STILL FREEZES. this has never happened to me … |
| | Hi All, I all of a sudden one morning had a problem with my wireless. All I got was the 'Cannot display this page' message no matter what I was trying to connect to. I have a Netgear wireless router and all the lights on it were lit as normal, …  |
| | Built this system in 03 Asus A7N8X nForce2 Athlon(XP)/Duron SktA DDR ATX Motherboard AMD Athlon XP 2500+ 1.83GHz 333FSB 512KB Processor Kingston KVR400X64C25/512 512MB DDR400 PC3200 CL2.5 Western Digital Caviar Special Edition WD800JB 80GB ATA/100 7200RPM Hard Drive w/8MB Buffer Asus CRW-4824A 48x24x52 EIDE CD-RW Drive w/Flextralink eVGA NV52 GeForce2 … |
| | I'm trying to get a friends compaq presario to work and had a question I hope someone can answer. The only way the bios and config data is retained in the system is to keep the ac adaptor plugged in. When the unit is unplugged the config data resets itself … |
| | I have had it with Vista HP, as it cannot support SQL Server at the level needed. Too bad Microsoft doesn't tell you about the problem (I found out by surfing their forums) I've purchased an XP Pro disk, but now I discover that XP cannot see my hard drive! …  |
| | Hi all! I original posted my problem under win xp, (see below) because that was the screen I would get to before auto shutdown. I thought I had somehow lost or deleted my xp program in my last security suite scan done in safe mode? Now unfortunately I think my … |
| | Hello everyone, i seem to have a problem that i can't find the answer to and is somewhat hard to explain. It started when i needed to switch PCI-E cards between a Geforce 7900gt to a GeForce 7600gs, i did so without taking into consideration any drivers installed, as i … |
| | I am hoping someone can give me some insight on making a SATA raid with a PCMCIA card. I have a new Alienware laptop that kicks butt and I want to make it rock hard with a raid. I want to stick 2 250gig hard drives on a two channel … |
| | please help! i keep getting the buffer overrun in explorer.exe error message and explorer keeps crashing. also, mozilla seems to be having huge problems on my computer and frequently pages won't load. certain websites won't work at all and sometime when i do searchs on google, it's 50-50 if it … |
| | Just stumbled on this site...looks promising for me. First let me preface everything, I'm by no means a techie! But my Mom always said "if you hang around the barber shop long enough you'll get a hair cut",so maybe you guys can teach me something. I've got a Hitachi HDT725025Vla380 … |
| | I had a windows xp problem...computer wouldn't boot up..and I decided to restore it with a quick restore cd. Thinking the restore cd would carefully prompt me through each step before proceeding to the final restore, it started to restore both the C and D drives. (My computer initially came … |
| | hello i got this error and tried to unistall it and reinstall it and still no luck here are my specs ...Can Anyone help me please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! System Security Status CIS Benchmark Score Available only for Windows 2000, XP Pro, and 2003 Virus Protection Up-to-date Microsoft Security Updates Up-to-date -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Computer …  |
| | Hello alll I've been having problems on my hard drive. It has been working fine but all of sudden, when i restart my computer, there is a blue screen which says that my drive e, the Nt drive , needs to be checked for consistency. It does this everytime i … |
| | 1. Please what are the consequences of Windows System32 Proper.exe ( Missing or not functioning) in a Pc using Windows NT/200/XP/2003 ? 2. If this file is missing, how do i restore it ? 3. Control Panel is missing in my Customized Start Menu with this, it is not possible … |
| | MY NOTEBOOK WON'T BOOT/LOAD/START Hi Ive been looking over a lot of the other posts but their problems don't seem to be exactly the same. And a lot are yet to get any replies to their posts..so I'm going to start a new one. The Story. I took my laptop … |
 | [i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i] [font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]One-Click Shutdown[/color][/size][/font] [font=Arial][size=2][color=#000000]If you have Clean Sweep Deluxe, you should disable it before proceeding. Follow these directions to create a one-click shutdown shortcut:[/color][/size][/font] [list] [*][font=Arial][size=2][color=#000000]Navigate to your Desktop.[/color][/size][/font] [*][font=Arial][size=2][color=#000000]On the Desktop, right-click and go to … |
| | hello all i am having a rought ime here im inschool and i have to share a computer with another studnt and he has done somthing to download a virus on the school computer and i have transfered it through a jumpdrive to my home computer and its killing me. … |
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