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i was installing some software when my laptop rebooted to this message stop :c000021a fatal system error the windows logon process terminated unexpectedly with a status of 0xc0000135 the system has been shut down ive tried restarting in safe mode but i get the same message can anyone help many …

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I never thought I'd live up to my name, but here I am. :cheesy: This is the first Mac i purchased because I was tired of Windows Blue Screens of Death. This is another story. I purchased an iPod 60 G about a year ago from a guy on Ebay. …

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Various of my contacts are that of couples that i only want 1 contact details for, mainly to keep thngs tidier and also to keep space on my laptop to a minimal) , is there a way to add another birthday for the second person or even more for siblings …

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[COLOR="blue"]Hello. I did send a help cry but not one answered mi, so here I go one more time. I have a Laptop Gateway Solo 9100. I have try to put it wireless with a card supply for Netgear.It did work well one time, but the Laptop freeze and never …

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Right, this is doing my head in, hopefully someone can help, I am using MS Office 2003 and using btyahoo mail, I can recieve mail but when I try to send a mail it keeps asking me to confirm my password but when I do and it is 100% correct, …

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If there is...what do I need to do now? My new laptop came with nothing but a power cord and an owners manual. I sorta makes the Media center edition kinda useless to me and I wanna use my new toy so bad and don't know enough about computers to …

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I downloaded a new graphics driver for my laptop that was supposed to be an update, turns out it made my resolution some 600x420 shit and set my colors to 8-bit and Windows would not let me change the display. I rolled back the driver and everything was fine, except …

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The problem with this is i'm sure it could be one of millions of things but i hope someone else has thought of something i havent. Problem: I was using the internet then all of a sudden it cut off, and gave me the "limited to no connectivity". This is …

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My mother was given this laptop with not much use, and is still in very good condition. I consider myself rather computer-savy, and normally troubleshoot alot of my own problems with ease. However this one is different. This computer worked for about 3-4 months after we recieved it, until one …

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I have a problem with an USB device that I am trying to install on a Windows 98SE laptop. I have downloaded the drivers from driveragent.com and install them into Windows 98. The Device Manager sees the device and it says it is working properly but when I go to …

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At 1st there were also infected restore files but i was able to get rid of those by disbaling the system restore. According to AVG there are still two infected files in the virtual memory. Here is the HIjack this log: Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 2:24:22 PM, …

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Hi. I was installing a game(Half Life 2) on my Toshiba Satellite P105-S6064 when it showed a "Memory Dump" error, and now it won't start. It's recovery disk gets stuck while loading. I tried installing WinXP Pro, booting it from the disk. It loads everything but it gets stuck on …

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A bought i used laptop and i open it and everything was fine. I put in a wireless card and got on the internet with no problem. I close it out and wrap it up for my young daughter for christmas. When use open it and turn it on a …

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My Pismo just died. Does anyone make a case so that I can canabilize my superdrive so that I can use it w/ another laptop (MacBook Pro)?

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I would like to install a wireless router for my girl friend who has a laptop, and wishes to use it in locations that I would otherwise have to intall new phone jacks. The system I'm thinking about is: Linksy WRT54G $39.99 after rebate Linksy USB 100B $25.64 Both items …

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Ok, so I am probably posting this in the wrong place (and don't tell me to try Limewire's website, because I already have and I can't find a solution to my problem from there lol)..but the problem I am having is, not only doesn't Limewire connect 3/4 of the time …

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My brother is going back to school in a little while and I'm just doing a bit of cleaning on his machine. I'd appreciate it if someone would look through his HJT log. Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 6:19:16 PM, on 1/5/2007 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) …

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Hello. I have a Getaway Solo 9100, I try to conect it wireless to a Netgear. Support for the Netgear say my Laptop look to have the wireless OFF, and I have to tur it ON. I have not idea were is a ON - Off on this laptop for …

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Hi Hoping someone can help. I reformatted the hard drive on my Dell Latitude X1 and reinstalled everything and the only thing no longer working is the multiple monitor feature.When plugging a standalone LCD VGA screen into the VGA output it will recognise it as a monito but will ONLY …

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I have a laptop upstairs connected to a linksys router and a PC downstairs working off the laptop upstairs. I just purchased a new PC to set up in another room and am not sure what i need to do to get it online. I have never had a 3rd …

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Hello and thanks to anyone who finds time to respond. I need an expert opinion. This is my last stop: My husband recently started ripping DVDs on my laptop. Worked great for awhile, but it eventually slowed everything down to a near standstill. Now I'm constantly dealing with long hang …

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The computer I am currently on: Windows XP SP2 Internet Explorer 7 That's all you really need to know. I use Javascript a lot, but recently, I have traveled over into the more application programming, and less web programming. I opened my father's laptop, and typed in a pretty *long* …

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Ok - I will admit first thing - I know almost nothing! Nada. I am seriously deficient in Techie genes. I am just a WannaBe. Now that's out of the way, I need help with a Laptop problem. Actually, I have two giving me trouble, ...but the HP is already …

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Hey, Now is Vista a new Operating System or is it an upgrade??? I recently just purchased a laptop and we were talking about Vista and he said the it was an upgrade disc that doesn't format your hard drive. To me it sounds like it is a Upgrade not …

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I was just trying to fix my sisters old sony viao, its only one year old. it won't start at all, no sound, no fan, no power on. I think my sis might have spilled something on it. She says its shortcircuited. how do i solve that problem?? any recommendations??

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[COLOR=#000000]I am having a network problem. The prime indicator is that I cannot receive broadcast packets on my desktop.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Specifics: Using Microsoft Visual C# Express I obtained some demo code and built a UDP talker and a UDP listener. (Two separate programs.) I start up both on my desk top …

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I am having an issue that is about to drive me crazy. I just bought a new desktop and added it to the existing wireless network with two other computers. For some reason, Computer A and B can talk and share, But computer C, the new desktop, does not show …

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Hi, I am facing very weird kind of problem. I have a IBM thinkpad R52 laptop. It's configuration is pantium M 1.73GHz, 512 MB RAM, 40 GB hard disk. I have installed windows xp and fedora core 4 linux. My problem is that I want to reinstall windows xp but …

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Hi over the past few weeks i have noticed that i cant access hi5.com i am running a bluyonder telewest broadband network, i can access these websites on my computer at work but not on my home pc or [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread52018.html#"]laptop[/URL] which is on a wirless. could you please help, could …

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Hello all I try to burn a CD. The computer forze before it was finish so I turn the computer off. When i restarted the computer the CD writer nolonger read any CDs data or audio. Does anyone knows how to fix the problem. I once did the same thing …

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I only recently read that Intel changed attributes of the Pentium 3 three times or so during it's life. I entered the real laptop realm only this year with Dell's 5 year old C600 on up series, and that uses a 550 to 700 Speedstep on up to 1GHz. When …

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[COLOR=black]Laptop went belly up taking the Konica Minolta Dimage A1 Viewer with it. Can't find original software and Konica Minolta Photography is no more. :eek: [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Any suggestions as to software to run on Windows XP that will read KM Dimage A1 MRW (RAW) files?[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Any recommended software …

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Hi there, I've a got a question Im in the market to get new ram for my laptop (Compaq Presario V2000) it has two slots which both have 256 PC 2700 333MHz chips in them. Now I had an offer to buy two 512 PC 3200 chips... am I able …

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Certain keys on laptop keyboard are weird, asterisk when I hit "P" key, 5 when I hit "O" key, etc. External keyboard hooked up via USB 2.0 works fine. This happened last summer (before I had external keyboard) and repair guy that I called out to come fix it said …

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hey guys im having troubles with my laptop, i hope u can give me some help. when i turn on my laptop a black screen appears and it says SMART FAILURE PREDEICTED ON HARD DISK 0TOSHIBA MK6021GAS-(PM) PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE. WHEN I PRESS F1 IT DISPLAYS THIS MESSAGE IT …

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When I open my QuickTime player on my new laptop and then try to open a .wmv file, it gives me an error message. Is there a way to open these files in QuickTime? Also, when I put a DVD in my laptop, it there a way to make QuickTime …

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Hello, I've recently purchased an Inspiron 9400 laptop with the works, no upgrade on the speakers or sound card though, I didn't have the option. Anways, so far everything works fine I suppose, except for this speaker issue. Recently I've noticed that when I play loud sounds through my speakers, …

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i currently own a Gateway 450ROG with a pentium M 1.5ghz 1mb cache i m pretty sure it is running at 400MHZ FSB, and am really interested in upgrading the processor to something faster, say a 2000ghz Pentium M i am just wondering will my laptop support a processor upgrade>? …

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My older brother recently inherited an older sony laptop P3 [url]http://altura.speedera.net/ccimg.catalogcity.com/210000/213200/213210/Products/6191580.jpg[/url] Its in good running order and operates using the ME addition operating system. He uses it primarily to watch videos that I give him via our home network, but he has a huge projection TV on his side of …

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Hi, I am facing very weird kind of problem. I have a IBM thinkpad R52 laptop. It's configuration is pantium M 1.73GHz, 512 MB RAM, 40 GB hard disk. I have installed windows xp and fedora core 4 linux. My problem is that I want to reinstall windows xp but …

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I ugraded from an SMC Router to a Netgear WNR854T Router. I could not access my network or internet with the SMC card adapter in my laptop so I bought a Netgear WN511T card adapter. I can now connect to my network and internet. When I close the lid on …

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Hey okay well the worst thing ever happend my girlfriend dropped her laptop and we need help first her cd drive broke off like cracked in half are they cheep hard to replace? then the laptop would not stay on long like maybe a minute she took it apart (the …

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Ok, I'll admit it. I want an Apple. ;) I've been a PC user since being introduced to computers way back when. My question now is, what specs should I be looking at? First off, I'm set on buying a laptop. That leaves the MacBook and the Pro. In PC …

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After my laptop automatically downloaded updates recently, my lappy wont bootup windows anymore. Not even in safe mode.Has anyone else had this problem recently?? Does anyone have a solution? I have Norton anti virus 2005 and that never picked up anything dodgy.

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Sirs, I'm sorry to bother you. My laptop seems to be dead. I would try to solve problem step by step. First problem I noted is that the power led (and the other leds) flashs when I insert the power connector but it does not remain light. Then it restart …

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Someone please help me! At first i was really calm but now i am about to panic. I have a VGN-S360 Vaio Laptop. I have had it for about a year and a half. The other day while it was up and running it suddenly had a message on the …

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Hey guys, I was sondering if you could help me with a small (maybe not so small =S ) prob I have with my pc at the moment... Ok so here's the deal... I came home one day about a week ago with a couple of m8's to have an …

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Hello: [I]** I have been researching and experimenting with this with tutorials from many sources but can not even begin it to get it to work it seems.[/I] I have a very small yet important Python program that I must make into an executable file within a week's time or …

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I'm trying to use an HP DVD writer (200j), but I can't find the driver anywhere. I've used it before on this laptop, but for some reason there's no driver for it. Windows recognized the device after several attempts, but the driver icon has that proverbial yellow exclamation mark. Interestingly, …

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Ok so i ahve 2 diff laptops (well one is my moms) that are used in different ways and I am trying to find out whether I should be powering off/hibernatin/stand by to best prolong the life. Another thing is i have been told it is best to let the …

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