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I upgraded my desktop to vista from xp yesterday. Then I encounter this problem wherein my computer hangs up for about 1 to 2 seconds for an interval of about 1-2 min. Does this have something to do with the OS or is it the computer hardware that is causing …
I've done some research on this and I haven't found any really good suggestions. Here's the summary: [LIST]HP dv9000 laptop with Vista (updated regularly). [/LIST] [LIST]No recent changes - was working fine[/LIST] [LIST]Put it into hibernate mode[/LIST] [LIST]Tried to restart it the next morning and it woudn't start. All the …
Hi everyone, I am running a 32bit windows vista. Whenever i boot it up, i get this annoying error that says "Error loading C:\Windows\System32\hgGwWPhh.dll The specified Module could not be found" PLease help. I've tried everything i know!!:@
Recently i have encountered a problem. windows Vista does not open safe mode. Please help me.
I've installed MagicISO, and when Windows starts up. A pop up window says "Cannnot Create System Shell Notification Icon" I want to stop this pop up window when Windows starts. Please advise. Please find the attachment for your reference. Thanks
Hi members, I need help setting up a shared folder. The main computer is wired into a router adn the other computer sees the router with a wireless setup. I can only see the main computer for a short period of time and when I close out of it, it …
Well, pretty much as the thread title says, it seems that our new firewall is blocking outgoing POP email. Incoming POP mail works fine. Also both incoming and outgoing IMAP email works fine. If I try to send an email from my POP account I get the follwing error email: …
Hi. I'm trying to use SetBkColor to change the background color of my control. In XP I can see the result, but in Vista no affect, the default backgound color it taken. Any ideas? Thanks.
Well hopefully someone can help me find a way around this... Recently my old desktop's power supply failed and I felt that was a good reason to get an entirely new desktop. I ordered the pieces and assembled them and my new computer is now running Vista. I'm adjusting to …
If you dual-boot Vista and Fedora or Ubuntu then Thunderbird email client can use a common email box for both operating systems. If you already have an email account set up on one of the operating systems, such as Vista, then open Thunderbird, select Tools --> Account Settings, then click …
I am having issues with my graphics on my laptop and pc (less so on my laptop) on my pc my mouse turns into a line... like it looks like 10 mouses ontop of eachother only its just the tip... to fix it i have to shake my mouse a …
Hey, Whenever I try to boot windows 7, it bluescreens with stop 0xED (UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_DEVICE). I installed the drive in my xp machine and whenever I try to access it I get a "disk is not formatted" error. When I try to access it in command prompt, I get this message: …
I get the message that C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\UMM.32UXD is missing. I have the ME disk but when I put it in nothing happens.
Hello, I am new to C++ but I have built an indexing app over the past 2/3 weeks using C++ Standard Library. This went very smoothly but I now want for the first time to bring in an external library called libcurl. I have attached a Build log which seems …
Anyone else have a problem with the Yahoo Chat Software and Vista? I can log into chat, but cannot hear anything in the voice conference. Nor can I use my mic. Was just curious if anyone else had encountered this problem and been able to resolve it.
So I've been beating my head against a wall for the past few days trying to get this to work. I've tried countless samples from the net and even the MSDN sample. I just can't get it to work, Explorer NEVER seems to call my DLL. I recently created another …
I have no idea where to even begin to put this but, I have recently installed Linux Fedora on my pc as/for a dual boot, my problem is now that windows won't hibernate, when you tell it to the screen goes black like it is going to hibernate but then …
Hi Group Memebers, I have a got a Desktop and a Laptop connected through a Linksys Router. Both the systems have WINDOWS Vista installed. I would like to share a Folder and all the files contained in it . I request you all to kindly guide me through the complete …
I have a ACER laptop and it has vista on it and from day one (2 years ago) it has been giving me problems. The most recent is that all of a sudden I can not access my documents. I have Microsoft office 2007 and its there I can see …
I'm getting the Invalid Boot.ini booting from c:\windows\ But I just installed Windows 7 My disc offers no Repair console and there's no boot.ini on the drive (yes I've unhidden files) What is the correct format for a boot.ini in Windows 7 Thanx
Hi there. Need help with a recovery reboot Got the blue screen of death - with a message that suggests that I restart the computer, press F8 and then start in Safe Mode....of course, when I try this it only gives me the option to run windows normally or to …
Hi all, Today I restarted my computer and all of the icons from my destop changed! They look very unfamiliar, with a red/blue/purple bull-type icon sitting on top of my regular icon. See link: [url]http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh99/jabberinjohnsons/Craigs%20List/StrangeIcons.jpg[/url] Has anyone seen this before? Also, I had at one time opened my "documents" and …
put 2007 windows in disc tray then problems started miniport adapter tun 2 has been disabled sonic dla does not respond. now cannot open cd tray......... also i dont understand the language. thanks steve.
I want to install symantec end point protection on windows vista machine . Installation start correctly but end of the installation removing registry entries rolling back action comes and error comes symantec end point protection interupted before installation completed. please install next time. Before installation machine already have symantec client …
Sir, When i Tried To Uninstall Yahoo Messanger.i got error Could not open the install.log file.With Modal Dialog box wise Uninstallation Using Add/Remove Programme.Kindly let me know the idea. Any help would be highly appreciated.
Most of the times I receive the following blue screen stop error after the Windows logo and progress bar disappear upon booting up Windows. This prevents me from getting into Windows and I have to turn my laptop on and off several times to eventually get into Windows. Sometimes the …
Hi all :) First of all, sorry for my bad english :) Actually I'm creating a little program that should replace Vista's welcome center (that one that shows the system info's, microsoft's related links, etc..). So far I've made the "header" part of the form (see attached image) and now …
What does this error from a blue screen mean ?? Driver_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL If this is your first time (some useless text)......... Technical information *** stop: 0×000000D1 (0×FFFFFA7, F888FFDC8,0×0000000000000002, 0×0000000000000001, 0×FFFFF8800480B077) ***dxgmmsi.sts.address FFFF8800480B077 base at FFFF88004800000, Datestamp 490092102
I was trying to install Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 into my system(windows vista os). I have already installed Adobe photoshop the Adobe Web Premium. But after i select the components to install and click install i get an error message saying "Please insert Adobe Web Premium disc". I was installing it …
I am trying to install Norton Internet Security 2009 to my laptop but when i insert the disk it is not running automatically like it should do. How can i change my cd drive to run automatically so i am able to run the installation disk. Thanks
This is sort of a continuation of this thread: [url]http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread221897.html[/url] The problem is similar, with a slight difference. Whenever I turn on my laptop, instead of the visuals going BLANK, the visuals DONT COME ON. Again, I've no idea if this is software of hardware related. I've just recently installed …
i need 2 reformat my pc i have an e machine with 2 disc,but recently ive had a new motherboard installed,can i still use the disc 2 reformany my pc ?
Hey, Okay my mums laptop is a pile of junk and she has managed to break it even more then it already is. She is a windows live messenger obsessive so she really can't live without it. After updating Java it has signed in then crashed. I have checked the …
I used an earlier version of msn messenger, and recently it crashed a lot, and I replaced it with the new version of Windows Live Messenger, but somehow the crashes still happen. It happens almost all the time when I scroll through the contact list, or minimize it to the …
Hi everyone. Long time has not been here. Actualy went overseas and did not have access to internet. Bellow is my HT of my laptop who suddenly start to work very slow. Start uo take more than 2 minutes to open Desktop, as well as shuting down of cimputer. Also, …
(Originally posted in XP forum, advised to try this forums) I have a ACER laptop and it has vista on it and from day one (2 years ago) it has been giving me problems. The most recent is that all of a sudden I can not access my documents. I …
Hey there :) My name is [B]Prankerio[/B], or should I say nickname. I'm 16 years old and studying at a boarding school ^^ , so the only time for me to spend on computer is only during holidays, usually 1 1/2 week per holiday and 6 times per year. [B]I …
Hello, I'm not a programmer just a user of an application that won't work and gives a pythonw.exe error whenever it's run. I've tried asking for help on [URL="http://www.techsupportforum.com/microsoft-support/windows-vista-windows-7-support/415953-pythonw-exe-not-responding.html#post2357086"]windows tech forums[/URL] but they don't have any answers so I thought I would try here. Forgive me if this is not …
I can't seem to open any games on Pogo anymore. I get an error message that iexplore.exe is not functioning. I've read several of the threads on this "iexplore.exe" problems and have run my Malware scans that come up empty. Also ran Avast! and found nothing. What am I doing …
When I click System - Remote, only Remote Assistance appears. I don't see Remote desktop (as you can see in the attachment). Please give me an explanation.
Windows Installer tries to continously install Photo Gallery. It starts as soon as you boot up and won't stop. How can this be fixed?
This question, as the title says, is specific to the new file tagging feature in Windows Vista. Basically, I want to make a tag cloud for a certain folder, and in order to do this, I need to access all of the tags of the files in the folder. What …
Hi to the Daniweb community, I'm new to this aspect of computing but have been around for quite a long time. Have had computers as a hobby for about 25yrs, building them etc. Was a mainframe programmer in COBOL, and also PC's with VB. Now retired but still want to …
Hi all I keep getting the blue screen, this happens intermittently after opening internet explorer. The stop message is as follows:- *** STOP *** 0X0000008E (0XC0000005, 0X85EE3097, OXAA339550, OX00000000) It then proceeds to do a physical dump. I hope you can help. Thanks Alex
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You want clean looking desktop icons, then get rid of the arrow overlay. Works for Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 32-bit Versions [url]http://vista-shortcut-manager.software.informer.com/[/url]
A nice tool to recover your deleted files, also works with Vista. Like all other Piriform products (including CCleaner), Recuva is free for both commercial and personal use. [B][I]RECUVA[/I][/B] [url]http://www.filehippo.com/download_recuva/[/url]
[QUOTE]Vista Start Menu is the convenient alternative to the plain Start menu you find in Windows XP and Windows Vista. The program uses your cognitive abilities (visual memory, reflexes,etc.); however, while it is easily understandable for beginners, it is also highly efficient for experienced users.[/QUOTE] [URL="http://www.vistastartmenu.com/index.html"]http://www.vistastartmenu.com/index.html[/URL]
Right click on the Windows 7 desktop and select Personalize. You will see the 5 default themes, but there are 5 more hidden themes in Windows 7. To access them, through Explorer’s Folder Options, check Show hidden files, folders, or drives and uncheck show the protected operating system files. Now …
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