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Everytime windows updates tells me to restart,or a newly installed program requires a restart,my hard drive fails to start up..But if I do a manual restart it boots up in seconds..Its only just started happening. The company tech team told me to do a recovery but that hasn't solved it. …
Can anybody tell me how virtual machine can share video adaptor with the host operating system, The issue is, i just installed windows xp in virtual pc 2007 as a Guest OS to windows vista. now when i start the xp in the virtual pc i can see from the …
Windows Vista x64 Edition ... Windows Vista Service Pack 1 for x64-based Systems failed through Windows Update. Error details: Code 80010108. Downloaded SP1 exe through the Windows website and installation was successful. Can't for the life of me find out what the error code means, and whether it was something …
I was trying to install Vista onto a spare partition yesterday, and the installer refused to use the partition. I deleted it, formatted it, tried again, no go. Deleted it, made it bigger, repeat, no go. I was using the 3rd partition on the drive (still a primary though) but …
I've been through so many forum topics in the past 24 hours, all over the internet. Spybot S&D, etc. etc. etc.... except for I contracted a severe strain of this virus which does not even let me download .exe's! You've probably heard of XP Antivirus before. So I went on …
I downloaded an update from ms and upon restart it said I could not be authenticated. Error code: 0x80004005 I can open my computer (ACER) in safe mode but not much happens. FYI I am on my laptop now.
Hi folks, installing fax windowa Vista I am retired and very much a senior citizen of 77 years and not so well versed in I T technoligy. My Hobbies are Gardening,Walking and play Golf and also enjoy Sea Cruise Vacations Having only recently purchased a Mesh Computer with Windows Vista …
I cannot get access to My Documents , My Pictures, etc with Vista. This is a brand new laptop. I checked the user rights and I have full rights to files & folders. But get the message "access denied" when I try to open My Local folders. Any ideas? Thanks …
You can permanently delete files (without them going into your recycle bin) by right clicking the file, then holding down the 'shift' key while clicking 'delete'. It will ask for conformation to permanently delete the file. Click 'yes', and its GONE! Hater of the recycle bin, ~Mike :)
HI there i have a pc with windows vista business. i've used there the NetTools aparently it came with a virus/rootkit of somekind :( It just stucks the backspace key when i hit some letters. I can write something like asd but if i hit F, P,L and other it …
Running windows xp home edition service pack 3......... shutdown menu from start menu and task manager is missing................... cannot log off or shut down. managed to recover task manager at this was at one point saying it had been disabled by administrator. MS help has not helped at all as …
I just turned on my computer today. All my videos have gone black and white wether its mp4 format, avi format. I currently use ffdshow but the mp4 runs on quicktime in still black and white. Can anyone help? Thankyou, Regards X
I am unable to open files from my old Windows home XP since recently purchasing a new computer with Windows Visa! On clicking on a file which I have on my Disc,this notice appears on screen: Microsoft Works 2004 setup There are other users logged on to this computer if …
Hi I have a problem in as much as I put the PCI ethernet into my mums new PC its running Vista Premium. Trouble is it doesn't have the driver for it??? Yet when in my old PC which was only running XP it worked fine. Is there a site …
Now that I can print on the network, how can I see the other computers on there?
I typed in some text and would like to draw a box around it to fit the text. How do I accomplish this? I've gone into MS Help and tried just about everything, but cannot seem to figure it out. I tried the rectangular box but cannot resize it to …
i have a hp pavilion tx1000 laptop and my wifi (WLAN) is not working under device manager my broadband wireless is geting a message saying "wireless broadband networking adapter cant start. (Code 10)" i uninstalled it and reinstalled it and it still give me the same message. help me
Hi, I used to watch online tv before but now, picture is blur (blue, yellow, pink ...) coloured. I was ok before, i don't know what happened? Any idea? I hope this is right place to ask! Thanks
Hi, I have got a problem with ppxcs.exe and some other stuff. I read the pages to be read on this site and other sites. Downloaded HiJackThis and my log file is below. I have also removed "Junk Files" with the help of AceUtilities Trial, and I have removed ppxcs.exe, …
I recently got a virus on my computer that is crippling a bunch of things. I get pop-ups, the wallpaper is changed, and 100% of my CPU is used. A process called ppxcs.exe starts when Windows opens. css.exe is also running. When I end process things go slow but don't …
When i try to startup Windows it says there is either a software or hardware problem and it gives me two choices; 1: Try system recovery. 2: Normal startup. When i choose normal startup it goes to the loading screen right before where u ussually put in your loggin info. …
[URL="http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com.au/articles/26194-Black-Hat-roundup-Vista-security-defeated-IOS-rootkit-DNS-flaw-worse-than-thought-#Vista"]Vista security rendered 'uselsess'[/URL] By Dennis Fisher [quote]Two security researchers have developed a new technique that essentially bypasses all of the memory protection safeguards in the Windows Vista operating system, an advance that many in the security community say will have far-reaching implications not only for Microsoft, but also on …
I found this site by searching for title. Found a few, but none of their solutions worked and threads were rather old. I'm basically a newbie (I know just enough about computers to get into trouble) so HELP!!! It all started when my Windows Live OneCare installed nine upgrades; after …
HI there I am wondering of anyone can give me a hand with a network I want to setup in my home. I have two laptops that I want to network wirelessly while sharing one DSL internet connection. Here is my setup: I have one laptop, a Toshiba Satellite 3000, …
In xp whenever we log in our yahoo messenger we find our profiles in c drive in program yahoo profile. How about in vista how do you find these yahoo profiles who logged in with the computer?
I know I know... I'm a dummmmmy.. My display has changed so that it looks like it started in help menu (big and fuzzy) and I can't remember for the life of me how to get it back to sharp and crisp. Thanks in advance for helping a moron...haha
I rebooted my laptop using the disc that came with it. I was getting the BSoD, so I figured I would just reboot it and start over. I'm supposed to have about 220gb of memory, but i says that I only have 38gb free space. There are none of the …
Hi All, I am new here so please bear with me. I have recently purchased a complete HP workstation with a SATA 500Gig HD containing windows Vista. My intentions was to put my original SATA 160gig HD from my old computer into this and run this HD as the main …
My dad has a Windows Vista computer and suddenly today the internet didn't work. So we restarted it a few times and it still didn't work. We tried to ping google and it worked and in task manager it said that the wireless internet and hard line were both working. …
Hi, Recently I've made a conversion from FAT32 to NTFS on the disk C of my laptop where XP Pro is installed. On the same disk of the laptop it was already existent a partition D with NTFS, which I use to store my data. Since the moment I made …
Whenever I follow the link to any given web site from a search engine like Google or yahoo, my computer redirects to random websites. Please help. Hijackthis: Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 10:11:29 AM, on 8/10/2008 Platform: Windows Vista (WinNT 6.00.1904) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16681) …
My external Western Digital Elements 500GB USB drive occasionally sets itself to "Write Protected" and I can't alter any of the files on the drive until I reboot and the write protection is reset. This usually happens after a day or so, and rebooting is the only way of unlocking …
Hey guys, I have made the unfortunate mistake of allowing an Active X install which has resulted in some sort of virus being installed on my computer. I have similar symptoms as I've read about online such as: [LIST] [*]no drives listed from My Computer [*]VIRUS ALERT! displayed in bottom …
it's been a month for those THREE error messages on the startup :( I dunno how it happened, I just unplugged my FD (I haven't explored it yet cause I always scan it first with Norton Internet Security) then when I rebooted my notebook to complete the process of healing, …
hello everybody, Can anyone please tell how can i make C++ screen full in windows vista. thank you
i have a hp pavilion tx1000 and when i try to connect it to a wireless connection it doesn't show me any wireless network i tryed diagnose it and it says " Install wireless networking hardware, and verify that the correct drivers are loaded" and under device manager under networking …
I can see the network printer (it's on an XP machine), even to its attributes but when I try to sign it in, I get a box that says Access Denied. I'm guessing it's a driver problem (i.e., where would the Vista machine get its driver from a printer that …
I have a Vista desktop wired to a Linksys WRT54G router. I have a XP SP2 laptop connected to it wirelessly and a Linksys Media center wirelessly on my home stereo. Everythng worked great for about a month or two and suddenly the wireless stopped. The Media center gets 0% …
I'm currently running Win Vista and Outlook 2003 with the latest service packs. I have a 36 Mb .ost file with rich text emails in it. The thing is when I hit either reply or forward buttons I get "Out of memory or systems resources. try closing some windows or …
I have 1 Used computer and 1 New computer which have same specification. If anyone interested, i would like to sell the Used one with $3000.00 and another one with $4,500.00 Please let me know via email. Payment via Paypal or Cash Cheque only. Contact: [email]letona88@gmail.com[/email] or [email]jeanmfi@gmail.com[/email] Below is …
Hi everyone: There are certain sites I go to and at the end you have to enter a code in words given or numbers and I can't see the image. I have Windows Vista. It doesn't happen in all sites but some of them for example Trafficera, InetGiant. What can …
Vista users have you already installed windows malicious software removal tool? How about the microsoft silverlight which is optional? what does this do?
This score can be found on the performance and reliability monitor in vista, and clicking on reliability. The score ranges from 1 to 10. What is yours, and if possible, use snipping tool to prove your score.
I have two computers that I would like to be able to connect to one another if possible. One is being used as a music and video server with my Russound Cav6.6 whole house audio video system. The other is in the office. The computer in the a/v room is …
i want to edit the brightness of my video wmv file in windows media player. there is in the setting the brightness menu however the SAVE function is disabled. is it possible to activate the SAVE function?
Hi all, I hope someone can help. I've been all over the net trying to find a fix for this. At random times (usually in the evening to early morning) both my processors (Dell Inspiron E1505 core 2 duo) will max out at 100% usage (noticed with a sidebar gadget). …
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hi i have a desktop with xp sp2 and a latop with vista but i cant do the configuration for the network please help me thanks for all
My computer randomly shuts down, its like someone unplugged, but my monitor, speakers, printer, external hard drive right next to the computer remain on when the computer shuts down...and it doesnt go through the normal shut down process, it just switches off...than when i turn it back on it says …
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