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My 13 year old daughter had a friend over who downloaded a movie from the Internet. When it asked "open with", she entered Windows Media Center. Now, EVERYTHING is opening with Windows Media Center (E-mail; documents; pictures; etc.). I was able to get some things converted back by going to …

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i downloaded borland turbo C explorer in my xp but now i have shifted to vista the problem is that when ever i try to install it shows a message box asking for .NET v1.1 i downloaded it also but when i install .Net v1.1 it gives the following error …

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Hello all. I've got a Vista laptop and an XP desktop connected to a wireless ADSL router (Comtrend). Previously, I was able to view both computers over the network, share files and play LAN games. As of this afternoon, it appears the LAN network has crapped the bed. Both computers …

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I recently bought a play and charge kit for my xbox 360 control pad and was led to believe that now i could use the USB connection to connect the pad and use it to play games on my PC? however I cant figure out how to do this? im …

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How do you make a loggout sceen say PLEASE INSERT CARD OR PRES CNTL+ALT+DELETE TO LOGIN. On my computer its just the regular loged out screen for Windows Vista.

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Hi, I formatted my pc and restored everything back and now I forgot how to install jdk and set the path. I am using windows vista..... I created a CLASSPATH in system variables as follows .;C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_02\bin and path in system variables as %SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_12\bin and again a new path …

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Hey guys weather its windows 7 or vista i found these grate steps online to start,run and shutdown your vista operating system and make all those 3 main things happen much faster and smoothley. 1. Restrict the no. of start-ups. Why have programs starting up when you dont really use …

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I have a Gateway desktop computer. The computer went into sleep/standby mode and when I went to turn the screen back on, it prompted for my password as if it had rebooted. After entering my password, a screen popped up saying the Vista activation code I entered was wrong, but …

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hi everyone, how can i react on a plugged in usb drive? (e.g. show a messagebox or whatever when a usb drive is plugged in) The whole thing needs to run under windows only (xp and maybe vista)

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I read a post on Joe Harris' blog (author of Cisco Network Security, Little Black Book), and he says Cisco isn't going to support Windows Vista 64-bit and he recommends using NCP Secure Entry Client. Does anyone use NCPs product? If so, how is the support? And is it easy …

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A couple days ago, I noticed that my gadgets didn't load in vista (Premium 64-bit). I restarted, they still didn't load. I tried closing and restarting the sidebar, and still nothing, so I went to re-add them, except the entire list of gadgets was empty, not even preloaded vista gadgets. …

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Hi, over the past week or so I've noticed that my computer is running particularly slow. When I look at my task manager, it shows my cpu usage is always above 40% but at the same time System Idle Process is over 90%. I have no idea what may be …

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I've got a Vista Home machine that is not playing well with my XP workgroup. I originally tried to connect to a printer shared on an XP machine. Jobs from the Vista machine would cause an error on the printer. So I connected the printer to the Vista machine and …

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My boss just bought a cheap-o Dell with Vista Home for our small office. We're running a workgroup with 2 other XP Pro machines. Had a huge amount of trouble with Vista Home but now have everything working except the backup to an external drive hanging off one of the …

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[B]---------------------------------------------- Email :: [email]itradehome@gmail.com[/email] ---------------------------------------------- We are a professional Home Appliances & Electronics Seller specialized in HomeAppliances such as Dryer, Oven, Electric and Gas Cooker, Washing Machine, Fridge, Iron and many more products available in Our Store. We ship through out the Federation both local and overseas markets. Our products …

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To get VISTA to have the same tool bar info as XP. ie FILE EDIT VIEW FAVORITES TOOLS, HELP If so HOW?

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Just happened - error message "will not display webpage" MSN works. O/S Windows Vista Premium. Have checked for viruses system protected by Windows defender. Other PC ok. HTTP set to 1.1 . Addon ons disabled . Temp files deleted. SSL ticked to 3 and TSL to 2.0. Windows diagnostic and …

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Hey everyone, So, my question is as follows. I'm planning on building a new rig, & I'd like to put Vistax64 on it. However, I would also like to keep my old (XPx86) PATA HDD so I can have all my music, games, files, & such. My question is, what …

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When i start my computer, all i get is a blank black screen. If i open task manager i can see that explorer.exe is running but under CPU it shows 0. I have to end explorer.exe and restart it from "run" each time to get my computer to work. How …

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Installed Fedora 9 recently in my laptop.... Resulting in dual boot system After a few days, hibernation seems not working. Can any one help me to solve this???

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this problem only started yesterday the pc wont boot up passed the motherboard screen like were it says press F2 for bios any ideas what could be wrong?

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I just got this laptop this month after my beloved HP died, and it has basically the same specs as my old one, a 2.0 Ghz with 3GB of RAM, the only difference is it's a Compaq, which is still technically HP. So I figured it would run just like …

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I have Windows Vista,my DVD drive will not recognize any DVD's or CD's or install software.The drive shows in 'My Computer' but when I attempt to open or explore contents it ejects the disc.The driver is up to date,it shows that''Device is working properly''and I set the region to 1-for …

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Sorry, I've got to go so this'll be quick. Icons don't show up and even can't open unless he goes to the right click > open with > program. His standby light keeps flashing as if it is in standby. WinVista [quote]Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at …

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Hi, i have and HP Media Center PC running vista home premium. I have some input jacks for composite video and 2 audio inputs on the front panel of my computer. Is there a way to connect a video device to it, like a camera, and view it on my …

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hi..im new in here and i would like to seek assistance with my computer problem.. i encounter viruses such as trojan and w32...after i clean it and restart my computer im displays a message: "Error Loading C:\ Program Files\captcha5.dll.... please help..thank u very much!!

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I've been trying to install numpy([url]http://numpy.scipy.org/[/url]) on my vista computer with no success. Every time I try I get a dialog box saying numpy-1.2.1-sse3.exe has stopped working. My instincts lead me to run spybot and a scan with AVG, I found that I had actually forgotten a couple things when …

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Hi :) I've been working on a program written in C and C++ for a while now. I built and ran the program and it worked perfectly, then saved it to my USB. I then formatted my computer and reinstalled Visual Studio 2005 professional edition, installed service pack 1 and …

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[B]I installed netbeans and minWG. Then connect the minWG path to netbeans. every thing is okey. But the program is not being compiled. There is some error saying [/B] [QUOTE] Running "C:\Dev-Cpp\bin\make.exe -f Makefile CONF=Debug" in D:\Documents\NetBeansProjects\testapp ! was unexpected at this time. C:\Dev-Cpp\bin\make.exe: *** [.validate-impl] Error 255 Build failed. …

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When I start up my HP Tablet laptop I receive three messages: First; Could not load or run 'C:\User\Diane\Local' specified in the registry. Make sure the file exists on your computer or remove the reference in the registry. Second; Could not load or run 'Settings\Application' specified in the registry. Make …

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any one recently found office 2003 or 2007 applications getting frozen....as i am getting the same. proccess is offlb.exe or excel.exe..... pls help

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I have a Sony VAIO VGN A417S - purchased Jul 05 I can no longer access the Entertainment package. When I try to open it up I get the following message: Runtime Error! Program: C:\Program Files\ony\VAIO Entertainment\VAIOEnt.exe R6025 - pure virtual function call Can anybody help? Do I have to …

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My Vista PC crashed and I had to format my hard drive. Now I can't get Vista install to see the hd. It shows up in the bios. It also works for storage if I use it as a secondary drive with both Vista or XP installed on a master …

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First, please know that I've already checked out the other threads on the subject and none of the solutions have worked in my case. Having said that, I recently upgraded the memory and replaced the mobo in my HTPC. Below is my current setup: Gigabyte MA790X-DS4 mobo AMD Athlon 64 …

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At the first, sorry if i put this thread on windows vista forum since i can't find windows 7 forum. I've already use Windows 7 Beta Build 7000 on my laptops. After installing there is no weird problem. But now i can't close any open window via red X button …

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I have a new toshiba notebook and currently, i have a problem with it. It does not want to start at all. I don't know what happened to it. I was just using it when it suddently went blank and shut off by itself. I was just so worried that …

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Hi, I use the code below for an bitmap image and it works great. The only problem is after I use system("cls") or when the scroller goes down it cuts the image. I use compiler Dev-C++ and my OS is Windows XP and I have also vista. I was thinking …

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Deer peepul, Just recently, I am unable to access hyperlinks from OE. Not only that, but my computer freezes up when I click a link imbedded in an email. I run XP/SP2, and OE 6. This is driving me batty.... Thanks!

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Hi dears I had a problem with my windows so I decided to install it again.But when I install it, it never ask me about serial number and after installing my windows shows a lot of errors about dll files.What is the problem? Thanks Bye,

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Hi to my Family at DanniWeb !! I have a Compaq Pesario SR5610F, Vista home, 320GB hard drive, AMD Athlon X2 4800 Dual-core processor. It had a trogan or 2 on it and a friend tried to load Avast on it because Norton ran out. Now, all it does is …

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I recently found out that the motherboard in my desktop is faulty, and I will be replacing it with a new motherboard soon, is there any way to keep a (stable) copy of windows without having to reinstall? I just built this computer, so I do not want to install …

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hi I have a problem, after I put a new videocard Geforce 9500 in my Acer AX3200 I got error on boot: amd data change update new data to DMI! but it continued to boot fine I hear 3 low beeps. then after windows logon screen it would give blue …

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Hey guys, I have a brother (aged 23) who plays world of warcraft day in, day out. He plays for up to 16 hours a day, has no job and is becoming dumber by the day. The game has taken over his life and is seriously damaging his life, the …

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I'm an economics prof at a small, private college in Pennsylvania, USA. My computer experience goes back to the Control Data Corp 6400, complete with punch cards for JCL, FORTRAN, and SPSS, and time-share BASIC. I could even dial in from home (a Heathkit H-19 terminal) through a (gasp!) 110-baud …

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Windows Vista includes a new hard drive encryption feature called BitLocker Drive Encryption. BitLocker can be a very useful security feature for businesses and home users that have sensitive and confidential information stored on their computer. Unfortunately, BitLocker Drive Encryption by default requires a Trusted Platform Module (TPM Chip) version …

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Type slui 0x0<Digit 1 to 33> in Run dialog box or in Start Search. It will prompt numerous activation stages. Here I have described some useful commands to launch Windows Activation wizrad. slui or slui 0x01 Display Windows Activation status slui 0x02 Prompt for Windows Activation wizard via Internet slui …

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If you are tired of the default boot screen in Windows Vista, there is a better looking one hidden away: 1) Press the Windows button, type msconfig and press Enter. 2) If User Account Control prompts you to allow the action, click on Continue. 3) In the "System Configuration" window, …

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On a computer that has 4 GB of RAM, the System Properties dialog box and the System Information dialog box may report less memory than you expect. This problem occurs because the address space is limited to 4 GB in a 32-bit hardware environment. Memory may be relocated to make …

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