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Hi there, Ok, we have a serious situation here. If I'll read one more thread about issues with Vista 32bit not seeing 4GM RAM I'm going to vomit. Here's issue that will get you thinking. Ok. I've got installed 2 Ram sticks. 512MB each. Acrding to BIOS I've got 1GB. …
You, like thousands of others, may have installed vista on a machine with a gig or less of ram, and thought you made a good choice because microsoft's total care advisor may have said it will run smoothly. Well that is just wrong!! If your pc wasn't preloaded with vista, …
My internet connection has been going pretty slow lately. I've scanned for viruses and spyware but didn't find anything. So anyway I came across something that concerns me a little bit. I used netstat -o to view established connections and there's some open for weird things like this for example: …
Every time I try to open an office application I get the "windows is preparing to instal" message . After cancelling it the application then opens. I ran a search some time ago having the same problem and managed to find a fix by doing something along the lines of …
Hello everybody! I'm from Germany, so please excuse my language mistakes. My problem refers to the use of Aol Mail. I can access this site and even read my mails, but when I log out, I get a message that says: "Bad Request Your browser sent a request that this …
Hi, i just install PMC in my laptop, and its just working fine, till my computer start to download and install the latest windows update, after that PMC cant start again with error say this : Application has generated an exception that could not be handled. Process id=0xec4(3780), Thread id=0x8f4(2292). …
Ok Does WGA in a Legitimate OS check the hardware profile at bootup? How Clever is WGA in a Genuine install?
i purchased norton ghost 10 a couple of days ago. The softwares workin fine but accidently i broke the installation cd that had the recovery environment. Is there any way to create a duplicate cd of the same. Plz help me out. Regards Bharat Shivram
Hello, The auto update has 89 outstanding security and other updates that are not being installed. When I try to click on the install shield in the task bar, the update launcher starts, then it says all updates failed to install. This presents a serious security problem. I tried installing …
What are the IE7 add-ons that you couldn't live without, and why? You know the kind of thing, spell checkers, security utilities, search toolbars etc. I guess ieSpell (because I type far too quickly, am always in a hurry, and often make fat finger mistakes as a result - and …
after my step son used my computer, the internet history mysteriously quit working properly. When i right click on something that i looked at yesterday expand it and look at the properties it will show the current time, not the time i looked at it yesterday. Please help, i don't …
Trying to delete d:\windows\gzip32.exe (my vista installation) but can't, nor can I rename it. If I copy it I can't delete the copies either no matter where I put them. I now have three other copies that I can't delete. Anyone know a solution to this: Things I have tried …
This is a challenge. My cursor seems to jump all over. When I'm typing in one spot, it jumps to another and continues there. Or, even better yet, if I'm typing an e-mail it will delete it and save it in drafts. This is a brand new Acer 5520. I'm …
hi there im brian, and im glad to be a member as of today. my question is,i cant seem to change the background color of my wmp 11. and for some reason it wont let me roll back to wmp10 . any ideas would be appreciated thankyou from brian
Hi, I just got a brand spanking new computer, and like so many others was forced to give Vista a chance. So far its not been too bad. Except of course for the problems ;o) Here's one of them... The computer came with 1 Serial 200 Gig HD (ST320082) and …
when i try to install ms office 2003 on vista home premium it takes through the product key and everything but when i click install it says i am missing file: CS561404.CAB. what is the problem?
When I put this CD into my stereo, it plays fine. However, in iTunes, if I import the songs, it imports 25~ seconds or 750~ minutes for each song. How can I salvage the tracks? Its a one-of-a-kind CD!
My Presario C300 boots to the Windows menu but when I attempt to login I receive the BLUE screen with an error message about possible BIOS update needed. I attempted to load the last working configuration but that doesn't solve the problem. Any suggestions? Thanks,
After I switch my computer off I can't switch it back on again for about 5 hours. This has only recently started and to my knowledge I have not changed any settings. Anybody any ideas what is causing this?
i have a sony dvd r/w drive that i can't get to play dvds on my pc. can some please help me out i have windows 10 on my win XP home?
Hello, I have a problem with mapped drives with Access. I have a shared s: drive where people go to use our access database, one of our admin accounts people is on another workgroup within the building that has another s: drive already so her drive is mapped to y: …
What's going on when loading an IE Desktop Shortcut and getting the message "IE has encountered a problem and must close". Spent 3hrs w/HP tech support, installed a bios update, worked, shutdown laptop overnight, problem back today.
Hi, I'm trying to install an app which requires XP32 sp2 on x64. I tried to use the "Run in compatibility mode" feature, but I only get winXP32 as an option - no SP2. I've installed the X64 SP2 on my X64 OS - No difference. Any ideas ? Thanks …
Hey, i need some help. My computer boots fine but then at the login screen i dont see anything. I use the graphical login and it freezes before any users are displayed. all i see is the windows logo. Also safe mode doesnt work ideas?
Hi all, just joined up after finding solutions in these forums before, I figure it might be able to help me here. I'm running Comodo FW, and it's giving me repeated Medium Severity Network Monitor Activity Logs, described as: Outbound Policy Violation (Access Denied, ICMP = PORT UNREACHABLE) Protocol: ICMP …
Is there any way to get rid of that annoying music-store avatar to the right? My friend's computer doesn't have it. Also, and the basis for my thread, for some reason Media Player 10 refuses to play files which are stored on my external hard-drive. WMP 9 didn't have a …
Hello, 1st thread, Surfing Amazon for DVD´s, was right clicking on ¨open in new window¨for multiple titles, now one of the windows wont close. It minimises and maximises, but wont close and it doesnt show as an application when I open the task manager but the other windows do. Not …
We cannot send to any AOL users using Outlook. We get a bounce back saying our message did not reach some or all of the intended recipients and no internet headers in the message...any ideas?
i locked my computer with a password, just like any old password, and i know i remember it, but the password doeseont work to unlock my computer, how do i fix it and whats going on?
My task manager no longer has the usual tabs and i can't toggle between processes and applications.When it is called the task manager shows only the applications being run and no tabs at all. What is wrong here?
hi i need serious help, i need to put a video editing program on the school pc so i can do my media project (media course with no IT software makes sense lol) but i can't open any files that end in .exe or .bat, is there any way round …
Hello I have a problem I get this message that "Windows Is running Low In Virtual Memory and it make my Computer run slow. What can I do?
Sound is not working on my computer ever since i deleted some viruses. Any help would be appreciated.
Let's see if I can describe this; it's kind of hard: This guy showed me his computer today and things are popping up from his taskbar where the icons are usually, but above it, in a grew window. I've never seen this before and he says it started happening after …
recently i've downloaded a software named "MPlayer-dev-SVN-latest" frm a site......and i dont knw whether it was an approved site or not.....but when it completed downloading there was no option for RUN ....so it asked me for 2 options ...like using appropriate web service/select program frm a list. can anyone help …
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Greetings, Quicktime is not working in my Internet Explorer. I was using version 6.x and upgrade to V7.0 in hopes of resolving this. Didn't work. The quicktime link/window shows up on the webpage, then becomes faded with a question mark in the center. I am current on all the updates …
This version of Windows cannot be installed on this machine. Does this simply mean my system isn't powerful enough to handle the software? Thanks, BuddyB
My windows installer keeps popping up and seems to be updating Sonic and ends up just erroring out. I am having to cancel it 3-4 times before it stops popping up. I need help please.
Hi, My old laptop got shot due to heat problems which I think shot the mother board. To move my data, I bought a Enclosure which allows me to see my folders with USB connection to new laptop. But since I had password protected them, I cannot get them open, …
Hi Frineds, Can anyone tell me how to reslove this issue without formatting my system. I am getting c000021a error when i started my system. After searching topices on this i found due to critical patches i happens. How do i resolve this issue without wasting my time. Can I …
When I turn on my dell inspiron laptop, it goes all the way to the "windows" screen and seems to stop loading and just stays on that screen. The only way I am able to use my laptop is on "safe mode"...Please help me!!! Aija
Does anyone know if its possible to force windows to log all the way on to a password-protected account without stopping at the Log In screen, but still prompt the user for a password before allowing access to the account? What I want to achieve is an automatic log-on, thus …
My computer keeps circling on and off at start up. It worked fine before i went to school but when i got home it was circling on and off. Please help!
Hey, I use AOL (don't ask, my dad decided to use it) and I want to be able to connect to the internet without some big, laggy browser running while I use Firefox or play games. I used to use the AOL "dialer" provided with the software, buuuut... it's kinda …
I have ASUS a7n8x motherboard initially with 2500 xp chip. Upgraded to 3200 cpu and flashed new bios. The computer runs fine except locking up rarely. Every thing else is identical. Also it will not warm boot. The bios sees the SATA drives, but it will not boot. If I …
i have a problem with my computer and it show Window -no disk Exception Processing Message c0000013 parameters 75b6bf9c 4 75b6bf9c 75b6bf9c how can i fix this. please help
The problem started last night when all of a sudden the PC restarted itself. Now everything seemed fine as its was booting.... Then Windows splash screen appears and then the desktop shows up. Now that's where the problem starts. It just hangs at the desktop. I can't click anything or …
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I am using Firefox 2.00 with Auto Update [I]Disabled[/I] or other Updates also. But when i start this browser it starts send receive process as i can see in Network status and uses lot of bandwidth (till when nothing any site opened)and then if i close it till it appear …
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