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running a win 2kpro machine ... can get to windows update site ... can scan for updates ... can review and select updates for download ... i hit install and the download box pops up but never transmits anything ... has worked before ... another pc on the same network …
right i had a wikedpc running theni installed sonys sonic stage then it said restart so i did.when i restarted it wouldnt load up n it gave me like four options.safe mode safe mode with network last used successfull settings and start normally.iv tried all of them but then the …
Please can someone help! My friend is stranded 1500 miles from home, and has recieved an error message that prevents her opening windows explorer, or anything at all now. The error is "win32shock.dll", and neither she nor I knows what it means or how to fix it. I am a …
Disk Cleanup has a lot of options when its opened from the command prompt Click start --> Run and type in cmd type in chkdsk.exe plus one of the following switches. In the command prompt you will type in something like chkdsk.exe /X to run the desired operation. /C Will …
No matter what website I go to, I get a 'cannot find server'/'page cannot be displayed' error. Also, every time I try to go to a page, it says "Connecting to site 127.0.0.1" in the status bar. Right now I have to use Mozilla. (Sorry to Mozilla fans, but I …
It just freezes for about 2 minutes and starts working again or it hangs on me and I have to reboot.When it freezes there is a 'tap' sound that the hard disk makes and its led light stops.Today it started to show that windows has performed an illegal operation.Any ideas …
When trying to view a pdf file, an error comes up stating "Windows needs to install MS Windows Journal. All the other PC's in the group have the same configuration but this is the only one that is coming up with errors. Can anyone help?
when im browsing my programs in the start menu. it takes a couple of seconds to view all my installed programs. how can i make it load faster. i got a suggestion to a friend that i can edit it in registry but i cant find the exact category in …
I am trying in vain to download updates from Microsoft - no matter which page I access, I get "error on page" and cannot download anything. How do I go about fixing it, as I really want to get the new update for IE
[FONT=Arial Black]undefined[/FONT] :rolleyes: I recently connected to broadband from dial up dodo, since then i am unable to send any emails. I receive the following messages The message could not be sent because one of the recipients was rejected by the server. The rejected e-mail address was 'stolpe@solcon.nl'. Subject 'gerard …
My friend as a new dell with nice spec, 160 GB hd, 3000+ Athlon etc, recently his desktop has sorta been "dissapearing", (programs still running, but cant access anything on desktop), a restart cures the problem, but theres go to be a better way. ill be happy to add more …
Hi, I'm hoping someone will be able to help me with removing W2k from my PC. Currently I am running both W2k and XP on a dual boot. Each OS are on a seperate partition (W2k drive C: & XP drive D:) so removing one from the other shouldn't be …
dumb question from dumb person. Im running out of places to turn for help and I thought Id try here so please forgive me for coming here if the question is not wanted. I wanted to log into my ftp but I only typed in [url]ftp://ftp[/url] on IE I didnt …
When I start my computer windows media player opens and it has never done that befor. Also I recieve a program not responing message when I attempt to close it. After I get it closed I don't think I have any problems. How do I stop it from trying to …
Please help me. i downloaded this thing called ringtone-composer of of a website([url]http://www.ringophone.com[/url]) i tried to open it and got this error message: 'A device ID has been used that is out of range for your system' . can anyone please help me? if u do ill give u good …
Ok i have installed a slave drive on the family computer. Now to save space. I want to install all my kids games only on the salve drive. How can I ensure the auto install only installs to the slave drive?
[COLOR=DarkOrange]I have got a .bat file to update some folders and programs etc into Windows NT stations' START MENU. It works actually BUT noted sometimes I NEED to do a PC logoff and relogin before I can see the START MENU being updated with my changes. Doing a refresh doesn't …
HI! im new to daniweb i signed up today to find out what the hell is wrong with my computer it is causing me distress. i have aol broadband 9.0 aol may or may not be the cause of this (i use IE to browse) i cant log onto certain …
Hi there, Whenever windows starts up, a box apperars with the title "cannot find shell.dll" and then when I click "close", a deep blue "help" box comes up with nothing in it. Can anyone tell me what this stuff, is, and how I might remove it? I don't really understand …
:-| Every site i try to get on aol or internet explorer i cannot get onto it, i only see Connecting to site 205.188.146.146. ,and then the action canceled site and that internet explorer cannot connect to the site and that it may be temporarily unavailable. please help!!! thanks
I have a problem with a computer that didn't have a password and now it comes with the message abbout a system password. how I can get rid of it without knowing the one that's there.
A few weeks ago, I had to do a complete destructive system recovery because of a virus. Essentially, I had to reset my computer back to factory settings. All my harddrive files were backed up to a disc. Ever since I restarted it, my computer has not been the same. …
When my computer starts up I get a message that say.... common name tool bar /cnbabe did not start properly then I click OK.. now when I try to use my msconfig it only pops up on the screen for about 1 sec and dissapears,I think it is because off …
Hi, My colleague's laptop was infected by spyware that will automatically launch the browser to go to some websites. I have installed Ad-aware and Spybot to reduce the spywares to a minimum, but I am still unable to prevent the auto-launching of the browser. I have attached the Hijack log …
:?: what would prevent my task scheduler service, like MAINTANCE WIZARD-SANDISK-DEFRAGMENTATION-DISK CLEANUP,to stop before these tasks are complete,is there a program running somewhere tha t i can't or don't see,not real computer savvy, can someone assist me.
My internet changes any names to number signs"#" and i have no idea why or how to fix it ....PLEASE HELP...it even does it when i send emails to other people:mad:
Hi, If left open in a in IE , How long will a web page run? I have a page set to refresh at certan intervals Im just wondering how far apart I can space it ,, Like 24 hours???
I confess I dont know anything about MAC. Can anyone say what are the differences between Mac and Windows. Which is the better one?
I dont see any end to these new versions of OS. :evil: I think MS should concentrate on making same OS more & more stable and robust than releasing entirely new & more resource demanding OS everytime. What you guys think?
Something got changed apparantly, because when I sort icons or anything by name, they are sorted in reverse order, starting with Z. Any ideas??
i recently reinstalled my display drivers, because for some reason mt display properties got messed up. anyways, ever since i reinstalled the drivers, the display seems to be darker than it used to be even though i set the brightness and contrast to 100. i dont know what to do …
Hi, I have recently installed spybot and similar programs like that. I have removed those spywares and adwares as the program told me to. However, my toolbars that worked without any problems started to disappear!!! They don't appear again until maybe I install something (not always so) else. I need …
hey guys, hopefully this will be an easy one...everytime i boot my machine in the morning, or anytime during the day if i restart it, it takes almost 3 min (maybe more) to have my desktop icons finally appear. and even though my task bar and systray all load up …
Right now I am unable to use my Internet Explorer on my brand new computer that I just got on Friday. I was able to use IE up until yesterday. I use AOL to connect then I use IE for my websurfing. Now the problem is that whenever I click …
ok i have two .dll file problems...one is the startup message whish reads that it cannot find file "C:\WINDOWS\System\bridge.dll" and secondly i also bought a brand new camera and i can use it but my camera also has a MP3 player on it and it doesn't allow me to install …
what are the steps to uninstall linux and reinstall windows. can you please explain? I want my computer back. :sad:
A few weeks ago my computer was infected by a virus. So i basically cleaned out everything. I ran anti-spy and went through the search to try and delete some things. well, in this process, i deleted the rundll32.exe. And now, i can't access certain things, like pictures a few …
Hi ,guys and gals .first off I hate Hotmail ,but my wife uses it faithfully ,problem is she gets email from friends with a lot of little images in them that don't show up,cant see them justthe little red X or nothing at all ,just reference from sender that they …
I have a half speed Broadband facility via a wired DSL router which now and again drops the connection for apparently no reason. In fact there are two or three (little used) sites in particular which always drop the line each time I try to log on to them. Some …
Help! Outlook Express is freezing up when I try to open it (generally) and when I do get it to open, it freezes up if I go from a mail folder to my Inbox. When I check Task Manager, it shows that msimn.exe is using 99% of the CPU. I …
how do you delete a folder or application when it says "access is denied. Make sure the disk is not full or write protected and that the file is not currently in use" I though maybe you could stop the process in the Task Manager, but it doesn't show to …
Hey guys, I have no problem accessing the net while norton internet security is disabled, but as soon as it is enabled I cannot get into any sites. Its always says "The page cannot be displayed". any idea what's gone wrong?
Has anyone had this problem with Hotmail before? I can't access my account from any computer. I thought it might just be my computer so I ran virus scans, deleted temporary internet files and everything that has been mentioned in this forum. Still nothing. Error message is "Page cannot be …
For the past twoo weeks I have not been able to e-mail properly. My contacts don't receive them until several hours later if they get them at all. Most of my messages come back with a postmaster delivery delayed message. I'm getting junk mail and other alerts. Any suggestions?
Hey.. Does anyone have any tips on how to make my computer faster? It's really slow sometimes.. It's not a very "good" computer, my boyfriend called it "cheap piece of budget shit", but are there any ways to speed it up a bit? I defragmentated it yesterday, how often should …
ok my dad wont shut up abouut the computer, because it freezes all the time and some webpages wont load or if the site we go to has a link then i click it and nothing comes up p.s i have aol
Everytime i switch one of my pcs on i get the following message... Windows could not start beacuse the following file is missing or corrupt: <Windows root>\system32\hal.dll. Please re-install a copy of the above file. It was working file but this is what i get now. I didnt change anything …
Can u plz help me coz my address bar wont show even though it says its on
:-| I ve a problem in my Home desktop. This is Emachine. see ive two desktop in my house. Both happen to be E machine. Ive a High speed internet connection which I loop thro Comcast Modem cable (Motorolo), in turn the same is hooked to a Netgear Wireless Router. …
I try to start to sell on ebay, but when I like to list an item I only get multiple security messages saying, "You are about to be redirected to a connection that is not secure. The information you are sending to the current site might be retransmitted to a …
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