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| | Hi! I'm having problems with booting my MiTAC MiNote 6020. I've had the laptop since it was new and it's really been reliable... until now. I fear that something has happened to the motherboard... but I thought I would ask here before I throw it into the bin... Here's what …  |
 | I have an Alienware laptop with fx go 5700 Nvidia card. I have the Alienware installed drivers. up to 57.xx I am trying to update to the 62.20 driver from the Alienware website. When I install the driver the display is corrupted. The icons are black boxes. Other graphics are … |
| | Hi, I have an IBM T41 notebook running Win XP SP2. Recently I started having problems with rundll32.exe taking up 100% of the CPU capacity after running certain applications such as IExplorer. At first I thought this might be malware related, but it appears (from a process of elimination) that … |
| | I have a Powerbook G3 (WallStreet version) running OS 9.2 and am trying to burn some Photoshop files to CD. I have Toast Lite installed and a Lacie d2 CD-RW Drive. Whenver I connect my laptop to the CD-RW Drive and Launch Toast Lite I get that annoying little revolving … |
 | Hello, First, what is TDM? Targeted Disk Mode. Back in the day of the first Mac laptops, and I think it was System 7, you could take a Mac laptop that had a special SCSI Cable (it was missing a pin) and using a control panel setting, turn that laptop … |
| | Hi, I'm having a problem in which rundll32.exe insists on hogging all the system resources on my WinXP S2 laptop. I've done some reading about the bridge.dll problem, but so far as I can tell I don't appear to have that file on my system. I *did* notice from my …  |
| | Hi people, good morning I have been having a few problems with my laptop recently. I have fixed a problem thanks to a previous post with regards to the "Winsock.scr" error. Thanks for that. However I am still having problems with "Opec4.exe" and "Oped7.exe" errors when starting my laptop. Once …  |
| | My IE got hijacked a few days ago, and I have been really frustrated since then. I cannot change the home page and am forced to end the program "Win Min" whenever I tried to shut down my laptop. I have run Adaware, Spybot, and CWSredder in safe mode as …  |
| | What is a good remote so I can run powerpoint for under $100? Thanks |
| | Installed NIS 2005 yesterday on my laptop. Ran Live-Update repeatedly with appropriate re-boots as needed. Am trying to get the window that notifies me that all my Symantec products are up to date and that there is nothing to download. I never get there. I am told everytime that there … |
| | Hi CaperJack suggested I post a HijackThis report here. My internet connection is not working on my Windows 98 laptop, it is using a USB ethernet adapter and I share files and printers with it but it will not connect to internet. When I run winipcfg I get an error … |
 | Need to hook up my laptop (just ordered) to my @home DSL. Which modem can be used? Has anybody got one for sale etc.? Thank you, RB |
| | Hi- I just set-up and installed a usb ethernet adapter on my Laptop (windows 98 se). It is one of four computers connected to the Netgear router. I can access the files on the laptop from my other PCs but I cannot connect to the internet from the laptop- I … |
| | My daughter just called and is trying to log into her laptop. It's telling her that her password has expired and told her to set a new one. She did that, and it won't accept either new or old password so she can't get into her computer. The username she … |
| | Is it possible to print wirelessly from a laptop with a linksys g card? I do have a router but not a print server, so i dont know if this is possible or not. If it is, could someone tell me how to do this?  |
| | I've got a Packard Bell i-media 5267 P4 2.4ghz cpu and my wife has an Acer P4 Laptop.I've just set up a home network and everything is working fine both ends except that my wife cannot access her ebay account. She gets on the website ok but everytime she tries … |
| | I have started to rent DVD's and watch them on my laptop, however I cannot watch new DVD's as there seems to be some kind of lock which prevents me from watching them. First I thought I did not have the appropriate software on my laptop because as always there … |
| | I have a laptop with a busted screen that is 14.1 in i was wondering if i used the same size Lcd will any work or do i have to use the same screen that came with my laptop. |
| | I have an HP Pavilion ze5000s. My grandson knocked it off the desk the other day and one of the fans quite working. I have taken all the screws out (even about three that were hidden) and I cannot get the thing about. This is a laptop. It will come …  |
 | I have a notebook with a bad CD reader. I have a second notebook with a good CD Reader. I swapped the Hard Drives and installed 98 just to have a basic OS on the first notebook. There are no drivers (98se) for the notebook ie: no network, modem or … |
| | --The Story-- I recently setup a basic network for a friend, soon they wanted there wireless for the laptops. There ISP what is sbcglobal showed me how to set it up. Im not new to networking, but wireless is still forign to me. :\ Nonetheless. I eventualy got them online … |
| | I have Windows XP SP2, and I have a Toshiba Laptop. Problem: The problem I have is that most of the text on my computer is all italicized for some reason. Not all of it though. Like right now, all the stuff I am typing, is all italicized, but only … |
| | I'm trying to rehabilitate a machine for a luddite ;-). It has Windows 98 (not SE). All of the relevant patches have been uploaded from the Microsoft site. It has a USB printer that worked at one time and stopped. I have tested the printer with my laptop and it … |
 | Hi, my laptop has a FX5200Go video card, I was wonder will the new Nvidia drivers for the Fx's work on my card, or is the moblile technology a different set of drivers? |
| | Hi. I have Win98 running on a laptop computer. I removed a program called Backweb from my system (from Control Panel Add/Remove) a few weeks back....and now have the problem where my system will not shut down at all! Hangs in the 'Windows is Shutting down' step. I find that … |
| | Hi. I have a Compaq Presario 1625 laptop computer running at 266M with Win98 4.10.1998. I am trying to set it up to work wireless to the internet. I have a PC card that works successfully to another laptop with my Router setup . But, cannot get it to work … |
| | I have a packard bell iPower laptop. I have been watching a fair few dvds on it lately (idont know if that matters ) all of a sudden copmuter shut down, then when I restarted it ther was nothing not even a flicker fan runs all the time. tried safe … |
| | hya,hope all of ya are orite. i am working on a project for wireless networking, that is my program must be able to detect as well as connect to any available network within the range of my laptop. Once connected, i must be able to display all facilities on the … |
| | I just instaled XP Home on a Dell Latitude C610 from a Dell XP Home CD. It installed fine. My question is that I have heard about needing to connect to the internet to activate XP or once I access the internet it will kill XP if I dont have … |
| | hi everyone im new to this site really newbie to computers well not windows but linux and was wondering if anyone could help me? i have a dell dimension 2400 120g 512ram 2.8ghz runnin xp home and a laptop (rock) with xp pro on 10g 512ram 990mhz and want to … |
| | I would like to attemp to replace the lcd screen in my brothers compaq 700 laptop. i dont think it will be hard but what is the easiest way to do this and what are some tips for me. this will be my first time taking apart and working on … |
 | Yes me again :/ Just dug out an old computer....thought it could do for Linux :o Anyway I don't know much about this computer seeing as it was my dads until now, so I boot it up, the boot screen comes up and starts detecting hardware. It finds one item: … |
| | Hi, im really really hoping that someone can help me!!!! I hav followed all of the steps in thread 6255 and nothin has worked and i really dont no what to do!! the computer i hav is a laptop. my service provider is AOL. I got the stupid virus from … |
| | Hey, I just got a new laptop and formatted my computer. I'm running windows xp home, 60 gig hdd, 512 mb ddr ram, 1.8 gig amd cpu. My explorer.exe is slow at times and then it would just freeze and restart. It happens when I try to do a bunch … |
| | hi, can anybody help meup with this problem? i'm using windows XP sp1 and sometimes when i switch on my laptop and login into window XP, it's seems like the svchost.exe (system) is running at 99 when i press alt+ctrl+del. it seems like no sound coming from my computer and … |
| | When I'm in linux(mandrake 9) I cannot use the touchpad on my laptop but I can use the mouse. Anyone know how to make it to were I can configure it for my touchpad? |
| | [COLOR=Magenta]undefined[/COLOR] I could not enter hotmail to see my e-mails, after I type my user and password it shift me to a blank page with nothing on it. On the other hand I can easilly access to mesenger and to yahoo mail. I really nee a hint to solve this. … |
| | Ok When I type a query in my IE search box it wont search I get a: " The page cannot be displayed The page you are looking for might have been removed or had its name changed. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please try the following: Open the home page, and then look … |
| | hello, I have bought a new acer laptop, with linux as platform. I want to install windows xp as the other operating system. If anybody could be a help , I would be very thankful. |
| | I cannot remove some spyware on my laptop. I have used Spybot and Adware to no avail. I have attached my Hijackthis log if someone can advise me. Thanks |
| | Alright, my net was disconnected on campus so I scanned for viruses using AVwin and while scanning it found a few trojans and then all of the sudden my comp suddenly restarted and since then it thinks that my rundll32.exe file is not there even though it quite obviously is. … |
| | i've got a problem with a laptop when ever i go to open up the home page it will flash on then close immeditly now i've down loaded multiple spyware remover's and have been going through a lot of post's here trying to resolve it. i have even tried using … |
| | I have been given a laptop computer running Windows 98 and fitted with a modem. It doesnt have a network card. My main computer is a celeron 2.6 GHz with 266 Mg of ram and has a modem plus a networkl card running windows XP with the latest update installed. … |
| | I have a PC with Windows XP Home, using a U.S. robotics and shared internet (DSL). I also have a laptop running Windows 2000 with a Belkin card. I have set it all up to connect and according to the icon in the task tray I am connected. All I … |
| | I'm looking to replace Norton SystemWorks as my main PC utility package, as it seems to have gone steadily downhill in the last few years. The best two atlernatives I've been able to identify are [URL=http://www.iolo.com/sm/5pro/index.cfm]System Mechanic Pro[/URL] and [URL=http://www.v-com.com/product/SystemSuite_Home.html]SystemSuite[/URL]. I'm leaning towards Sys Mechanic because of their recent deal … |
| | Here's my situation: I have a Compaq LTE 5200 laptop which runs very well at 133 Mhz for the purposes I bought it second-hand. It has an old 28800 card-type modem which works fine. THere are two card slots, incidentally. I want to add USB capabilities to the computer, and … |
| | hi everyone, i have jst installed linux suse 9.1 on my laptop and a completer begginer to all this linux thing and everytime i boot up i get a error x y geomatary thing not right would you like o chnage settig i click yes but what do i change … |
| | Hiya, Can anyone help please? My laptop is a Pentium iii 500 mhz - I know this because it's what flashes up on the screen when I boot up. When I right click on My Computer, then properties, it's saying it's a GenuineIntel x86 Family 6 Model 8 Stepping 1 … |
| | My laptop is having a display problem that is annoying and hard to explain. There are times that everything is fine with the display, and then all of a sudden the screen is dominated by a very bright green tint (basically the same color of the CPU usage charts in … |
| | Hi, Having problems with a laptop, not sure what caused it. Cleaned some Bars out of IE (hotbar, yahoo) and today the computer can't connect to the net. Checking with ad aware nothing poped up, and not sure why it can't connect.. i think it's something still suck in the … |
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