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| | Hello all, So lets say I have a folder and in it I have 3 files. How would I go about Identifying the biggest(in bytes) and moving it somewhere else on the hard drive, say C:\BiggestFile.jpg? Thanks in advance! Shredder2794  |
| | hi there, I've looked at other responses but I'm not sure they help me, I'm hoping you can. I have a Seagate desk external hard drive which I store in my safe as it holds all my photos of my kids. I took it out today to put more files … |
| | I just built this PC and everything seems to be running fine, well as far as i can tell without being able to see anything on a monitor. The fan on the graphics card is spinning but when I plug the monitor I cannot get a signal. I cannot plug …  |
| | I have read the other posts on the w2888 trouble and am asking to verify what I believe has happened. This machine is my kids machine so there is nothing to lose on the hard drive, the kids play games and surf on it and it wouldn't power up for … |
| | Hi, I need some help on how to slave my hard drive sata from my laptop into my desktop,because my laptop hard drive is bad so i need to slave this into my desktop so that i can still recover some of the data...but when i looked at in my … |
| | Hi, I recently spilled red wine onto the keyboard of my brand new Dell Inspiron 1525. I switched off as quick as I could and left to dry but as you could imagine it didn't apprecaite it and would not turn back on afterwards. I left it for a week … |
 | Hello. I have a problem in my domain that I have been researching for months and have not been able to find an answer, so I thought that I should ask. The issue is that with certain users on certain XP machines, it hangs for about 7-10 minutes after the … |
| | Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.4 Scan saved at 00:29:15, on 26/12/2011 Platform: Windows Vista SP1 (WinNT 6.00.1905) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6001.18000) Boot mode: Normal Running processes: C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPEnh.exe C:\Windows\sttray.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Nokia\MPlatform\NokiaMServer.exe C:\Program Files\Dell Support Center\bin\sprtcmd.exe C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\Update\realsched.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Java\Java Update\jusched.exe C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\mbamgui.exe … |
| | What SSD should I get for replacement of old cylinder HDD (sata 2) for Intel Centrino laptop in terms of value for money? Should I bother getting something like Corsair Forge series 3 with read speeds of up to 555Mb/s? Will this laptop (Sony VAIO VGN-FW23G) will ever be able …  |
| | Hi guys, i've started to write some website and bumped into this problem.. have tried all the solutions on the forum that i could search for.. E.g clear any blanks on the main_left.php (code shown below) no echo on main_left.php and also ob_start(); none of it works... Warning: Cannot modify … |
| | Hi I'm having a few problems with my Dell PC. Basically, when I turn it on, it boots normally. However, in less than 5 minutes, the two monitors either turn a solid colour or vertical stripes appear, causing the computer to be completely unresponsive (ie ctrl-alt-del does nothing, the keyboard …  |
| | HI, I was working on my laptop for few hours (just surfing/chatting)..and suddenly now screen went blank... and wont comeback... i tried rebooting it but still no avail.... it wont show even the initial bios setting.. i tried to connect it to desktop monitor still blank.. but hard drive light … |
 | Gateway EL500C desktop. Runs XP. No idea what else is "on" it, have not been able to gain access, other than opening and looking. [U]Started with[/U] a whisking noise inside at start, and she inquired around, ended up buying and sticking in a [U]new hard drive[/U]. Novice mistakes were made, … |
| | Hello, Over this last weekend I picked up a few different Trojans and BackDoor viruses, for a total of 5. They sat in my windows assembly folder and attacked my Trend Micro anti virus. My computer would lock up during a scan so I would have to restart. I started …  |
| | hello everybody, i wish to know if there is a way to retrive only some kind of information like: hard drive, ram, video, sound, modem, lan, wlan and put all in a form? thanks |
| | I own a Gateway FX 7805. It originally installed Vista with a recovery partition. As a student I purchased from my school, a Windows 7 Ultimate installation disc. I restored back to factory default settings with the Gateway Recovery Management menu Recover(tab)_Restore System to Factory Default. Then I installed Windows …  |
| | Hello DaniWeb, I have a new idea for an app: I have an external harddrive and I usually backup my desktop with a cleanup folder which I usually move to the external harddrive. The problem is: when I search for a file (i.e. example.mp3) I will find multiple copies which … |
 | [b][u]Explanation of RAID and installation guide[/u][/b] [i]Thanks to [b]'Stein[/b] for the coding.[/i] Greetings, It's come to my attention, both from call volume in work and online forums, that most people do not realize the diversity of RAID controllers available, nor how to fully benefit from them. This tutorial aims to … |
| | I want to give my machine to charity, but I will need to completely wipe the hard drive. What is the best free programme for doing this? Thanks. |
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| | USING THE ACER ASPIRE 1410 LAPTOP AS AN HD MEDIA CENTER PC: A STEP-BY-STEP ILLUSTRATED TUTORIAL [I]This tutorial is not intended to be a full review of the Acer Aspire 1410 ultraportable laptop PC. It assumes that you already familiar with the machine and are looking to learn how to … |
| | Ok a couple days ago I got hit bad with some Malware. I've been trying to get rid of it since then. I think I got most of it but my computer has been running realy slow and I noticed that I was getting the hourglass symbol popping up every … |
| | I was hoping someone could provide a solution. I have a Alienware PC I upped to windows VISTA with 2 SATA hard drives in raid configuration. Those work fine, but I also have a Maxtor data drive on a Promise SATA150 TX2 controller that is just not working right. It …  |
| | I am trying to create a web app using C# 2005 where I can upload an excel document, store it in memory and read the contents. I have my code working if the file is saved on the hard drive, but i don't want to have to save the file … |
| | Which will be better Dell(Core i3/2GB RAM/250 GB HD)or(Core 2Duo T6600 2.2GHz/3GB/320GB) having same price? Please help me choosing one of among these two ?? Dell™ Inspiron 15 New Laptop Intel® Core™ i3-330M (2.13Ghz, 4Threads, 3M cache) 2GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM (1 x 2GB) 250GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive 15.6” … |
| | Hi all, I have a problem with a computer, it has a pirated version of windows installed but apparently the D: drive is intact with Compaq's recovery stuff. But I have tried many things already and nothing gets me to the recovery partition as I want to restore it and … |
| | Good day sir, I'm a computer technician and I have a patient: Dell Inspiron 600m. The first problem is the Bios Password which I removed manually by disassembling it. After removing the Bios Password, the second problem is the Hard Drive Password which I removed it through Password Generator. The … |
| | I have a 1.5 terabyte hdd with windows 7 loaded on it but recently got a ssd drive and installed that as the system drive. All worked fine for a few weeks, but i plugged my blue ray player in and i think what happened was the paging files were … |
| | Hey guys! I've created this program that allows the user to get a .txt file from anywhere in the hard drive and it displays the contents in the text area. My question is: how can I edit my code so that it only allows picture files to be selected(jpg and …  |
| | My cousin wants me to repair her original fat XBox 360. It will play DVDs fine, but when trying to load a game just completely locks up. I've determined that the disk drive is failing, and that it is a Philips Lite-On DG-16D2S. I have an old busted 360 and, … |
| | Hi, thanks for reading this post. 2 days ago my computer started getting slower, freezing and today I cannot do anything, it takes a long time to start, to open a window, etc, I tried to run an antivirus in safe mode but after clicking on the user the destop … |
| | Hey guys! I'm trying to figure out how to create a program that lets the user find a picture on the hard drive and display the picture. How can I accomplish this?  |
| | I'm unable to get any new USB devices to work with my Fujitsu laptop. Devices that I've been using for a while (such as keyboard, mouse, printer, ext. hard drive) still work. Whenever I try to connect any new device (mouse, USB stick, ext. hard drive) it immediately recognises what … |
| | Hey guys, We recently got a couple of new staff computers over here, and I generally just pull the older HDs out, archive them in the tech closet, and throw new ones in there before reinstalling and redistributing them to less fortunate staff members. I keep the old ones in …  |
 | If you're like me and enjoy Steam's service (not having to mess with DVDs and CDs), you may have purchased Skyrim through steam. Now if you're in the Americas and this category fits yourself, you might like to know all you need is an IP in a different country to … |
| | Hi all I am in serious trouble. i am not able to access my i: (which is a logical drive). whenever/ wherever i click on the icon it says i:\ not accessable. Access Denied. For this drive the sharing and security tab in the properties window is missing. so i … |
| | I've seen many threads on issues with sharing between XP and 7, but this adds the wrinkle of needing to share an external drive as well. The drive is connected to my computer, which can obviously use it just fine, but the XP computers can't even see it's there. Last … |
| | Hello, Here's my story and I hope someone can help me. I purchased a brand new 320gb sata hard drive for a Compaq laptop. I want to have the original drive with Windows and have another (different drive)that I can swap out and run Ubuntu. I removed the old drive …  |
| | hello everybody , It's been like two weeks since i have been trying to fix this problem on my friends pc. the problem is that once you connect to the internet a message comes out in the front window that says the computer will turn off automatically in 30 seconds …  |
| | Hi everyone, I am currently working on my friends HP Pavilion DV2415nr and I'm in a world of trouble if I can't fix it. At first, the computer would randomly blackout and require a restart which cleared the issue. I ruled out software issues and thought that it had to …  |
| | Problem: Server 2000 DC hard drive failed. Purchased new drive, installed server 2000 and restored everything from a backup. Everything is back up, however none of the client machines can connect to the server and view "my documents". Initially we had 3 DC, however we are down to 1 because … |
| | I could not find a thread addressing my direct concern. I'm hoping the community can help me with this before I have to send my laptop out for a 2 week turnaround time. >_< My Acer AS3820T freezes on boot screen. Does not load mobo bios and doesn't allow me … |
| | Two things. First I need to resolve the linker errors I'm getting and I also need to learn how to create a text file in a C++ project file. I'm working on a stacks project with classes and I'm running into linker errors. Specifically it says: [B][Linker error] undefined reference … |
| | Hi all.. I'm facing a problem with my Laptop Hardisd, My laptop got crashed so i removed the harddisk from laptop and i fixed into a USB case, to acess my data's, |
| | I have a Gateway MA7 MX5669 running Windows 7 that will power up but the only activity that can be seen is the CD Rom and the hard drive startup for a few seconds. I tried a trick that I read about where you press the 'on' key down for … |
| | My computer won't start up? I am using a Dell Optiplex 6x620 computer (windows Xp), and apparantley it won't start up. I do not know why? Yesterday it was fine. The next day i tried to start up the computer, but it won't start up. When I pressed the power … |
| | ...but I'm not sure which type I need. I have a Windows 98 computer, and so far I have bought a new 60gig hard-drive for it and now I'm looking for some RAM. I'm not too sure what sort I need, or what technical information anyone would need to know …  |
| | I'm trying to reinstall Windows XP on a friends Sony VGN-FS620/W. The keyboard is not working, I can't even boot to BIOS because the keyboard isn't recognized. I have a clean formatted disk, no OS installed. I tried to install DOS 7.10 from the CD/DVD ROM drive which still works, … |
| | I recently backed up computer for the first time using Microsoft installed backup function installed with xp. Backed up to external hard drive. I restarted the computer and now I have missing NTLDR. I tried to repair using the recovery disk I got with the computer. Problem is the computer … |
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