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Hi Can anyone tell me what I have to do to completely uninstall nero 7 from my vista system. The pc came with a nero 7, 30 day trial which expired. I have used add remove programs to uninstall this program, but since reinstalling nero 7 with key code, it …
I have just recovered my PC from a Spyware attack. After running ComboFix, SDFix, HJT, and a couple others, everything seems to be back to normal for about a week. The only problem that remains, is one of the Spywares deleted and copied over the file: C:\Windows\System32\mstask.exe The Spyware also …
Hi all, i was wondering if anyone could help me. I downloaded something of utorrent and when i tried to open it, it asked me what program to use to open it, after doing this all of my programs try to open with the chosen program and all of the …
All of my drives do not open when i double click them This msg appears on opening it "This operation has been cancelled due to restictions in effect on this computer .Please contact your system administrator" I cant access the registry editor also and there is no file named "autorun.inf" …
To download Thunderbird extensions, you are required to right-click the Download Now button, and select the "Save Link As..." option from the resulting context menu. My problem is that my IE7 context menu does not have a "Save Link As..." option. Instead it shows a "Save Background As..." option, which …
Hello , i just bought a laptop with window vista install inside already but i want to install my window xp too .SO when ever i try to boot with xp cd they show there is no disk. I mean when the xp cd read all files and go to …
ok i rebooted my computer cuz one of my games froze but then when i was selecting user, something similar to this popped up. windows hardware has changed significantly since first activation. 3 days left to re activate. would you like to do this now? i already fixed it but …
I just download the Gparted on the web site apcmag .Where they are explaining how to dualboot vista with xp (Vista install first). So what question is can any one help me out how i can use gparted because i dont have Vista DvD to boot . thx you i …
Hi, I dont really know what they all mean but i have a problem with msn and solitare at times when im workin with windows media player, these problems are solitare leaving lines and msn trying to open but wont, i would have to reboot computer to fix problems. i …
This seems to be a common problem but I need an easy to understand solution. I have an Acer Aspire 5610 notebook that up until today had a working cd/dvd player. Now it doesn't work and I get the error 10 message. When I search for driver updates the message …
Hi everyone: As always I am very thankful for your continued help. Two months ago I bought a PC with Windows Vista. I wanted the Windows XP ready Vista but HP did not have it. Anyway, my HP printer is an Officejet 4315v all-in one, works at time, and at …
mistakenly updated Vista thinking why not..and noticed when I play my powerpoint presentations only 3 out of 5 wmv files play. That was too strange for me and too much work to go through all my presentations.. WHY? I had to roll back with restore to get the powerpoint movies …
I know you guys are are WAY more savvy than me, but I can't get a straight answer to a very simple question. How do I print envelopes from a Dell Photo 926? Yes, I'm using Vista. There is no help in "Help". HELP! Michael
Hi I'm having problems installing a pci video card to my mother board. I'm having problems getting it to display on my HP desktop running on Vista be a drvier issue but am not sure. Any suggestions on what the problem might be.
i have 8gb of ram in a windows vista ultimate system (i realize overkill but it's so cheap right now and i run alot of audio programs simultaneously so i figured why not). Regardless often times my memory says it's running at over 50% which seems strange because my laptop …
hello frnds! do tell me how to get administrative priviledges in vista? (like to read system32 files under windows or to copy it anywhere else.) i have tried right click and also i have created an administrative account. so do tell me if you can thanks!
Hi. I am unable to create file object from javascript in Vista platform. ex. i am using this statement javascript var oFso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject"); after executing this and make try catch block for this i am getting this error "Automation object can't create object". I have enabled some options …
Well, my user name pretty much tells the story of why I'm here. I bought Vista Ultimate 64 Signature Series the day it was released. Since then, I've had to install it from scratch THREE times since the first install! All because it develops problems that MS spends WEEKS trying …
I'm working on a friends computer and he's convinced his computer is riddled with viruses. He's working on Vista. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 8:56:34 PM, on 6/20/2008 Platform: Windows Vista (WinNT 6.00.1904) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16681) Boot mode: Normal Running processes: C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe …
When Windows XP tries to load, I get the following message: "We apologize for the inconvenience, but Windows did not start successfully. A recent hardware or software change might have caused this." My options are: Start in safe mode. Safe mode with networking. Safe mode with command prompt. Last known …
On my machine registory and taskbar is disabled even if we enable after second it disabled again.how i can resolve this issue. kindly help me on this part thanks
I am running a wired PC and a wireless Laptop in a simple home network, both with Vista installed. Everything was working fine until I changed my Speedtouch 780i router for a Fritz!box fon Wlan 7170. Fritz shows me the whole network but Windows Explorer shows only the own computer …
Can somone please help me, I am using Vista and I think that I have been hijacked. I am contsantly getting pop-ups and multiple windows are opening when I'm usng explorer I have run spybot search and distroy as well as adaware se....problemis still there downloaded hijack this and i'm …
Hi, im a relative newcomer to troubleshooting pc's and am having problems with my hdmi connection. I have an HP a6433w pc running vista 32bit SP1 with a pentium dual core E2180 and radeon hd 2400 pro graphics card. The monitor is an HP w2207h that came with the tower. …
Hello, Is there anyone who can guide me through how to map a network drive in Vista Home Premium? I am trying at connect to a Samba server from my laptop. I already have a user name and password for the share which I can connect to from my XP …
If you have installed 'anything' in vista, you have encountered one of these 'This program is trying to run 'blah blah blah' and windows needs your authorization to do this.' And you need to click to respond. You have just encountered the User Account Control. It is a new 'feature' …
i got a dell b130 that is very slow and keeeps crashing i just upgraded the memory from 514mb to 2 gb havent noticed the change yet i also ran norton for virus and it didnt pick up anything ooh yes tha control panel was missing and with win tweak …
Is there a way to manipulate windows (other than the graphics card) so that windows can be turned 90 degrees? Windows CE will rotate on the palms- I wondered if there was a way to get windows to do the same thing. Can you help me out?
Hi, I'm having problem with login to all msn related website, hotmail and msn mesenger. I've bought a new laptop that comes with windows vista & IE 7.0. When i first using this laptop @ home, everything is fine and no prob with login to hotmail, msn and etc. The …
How do I get my new Vista pc and and older XP desktop to see each other on my home network?
Hi. I just upgraded from Windows XP x86 to Windows Vista x64 on my desktop. Immediately after my successful installation, I plugged the computer in to the internet but was unable to connect. First, let me explain my connection I am using the motherboards (Asus P5NSLI) integrated network jack. I …
Hope this is the right area to post in. Was on the computer today and it just shut down, was just typing in Word. When i restarted it gave me this. Invalid boot.ini booting c:/windows screen goes black for about 30 secs then this pops up. Cannot load windows because …
I'm also having an issue with my s260 not booting up. It powers on, but actually hangs before posting. Deterioration has been swift. This issue started rearing its ugly head about 2-3 days ago. In the beginning it seemed to boot up successfully after being tapped firmly on its underside …
So, my computer was fine, running as it should and everything, then today I switched it on and windows explorer just keeps closing itself. I'm not getting any error messages or anything, it just...goes! I've checked the system log and it doesn't seem like there's anything there to me. I've …
when i start windows xp sp2 normally an alert is posted saying that \windows\system32\config\system is missing or corrupt and you can attempt to repair using setup cd-rom. Well is used my setup cd-rom and select "r" and it posts 1: c\windows...I select 1 and it justs sits like it's locked …
when turn on my computer i get this message that the file hal.dll is missing or corrupted and that i should reinstall a copy.... i have a windows service pack two disk and have tried to repair it using this by following guides which i found when i googled hal.dll …
Hi, im back.. again. This time, my older brother had made 2 user accounts for this computer (idk why).. and when he told me, he said that all the files were lost so then i went to check it out, and my first thought was to try and do the …
Well, my user name pretty much tells the story of why I'm here. I bought Vista Ultimate 64 Signature Series the day it was released. Since then, I've had to install it from scratch THREE times since the first install! All because it develops problems that MS spends WEEKS trying …
My computer has got slower - and hangs I ran my AVG anti virus software and it detected a shed load of viruses and trojans etc in the HKLM\software\microsoft\internet explorer\activex compatability folders. eg {A43385FO-7113-496D-96D7-B9B550E3FCCA}. By the way ther are hundreds of these types of folders under the activex folder The …
Hello, this is how my experience goes. I turned on the computer one morning before going to work and after startup the CMOS screen came up. I checked no to the question I don't remember and it gave me a follow up message about something not working if I continued. …
i just recently upgraded to vista from xp, and getting everything set up, i can't sync the time with the windows server, i tried to download spybot, and i can't connect to that to download the setup files, i can download the installer, but thats it. I have utorrent and …
Hi All, Im currently running Vista 32bit on an Core 2 Duo PC. The other day, after installing and uninstalling my anti-virus software to update and change i noticed some of my web pages were refusing to load. Sometimes if i closed the browser 3 or 4 times it would …
I am running MS Win XP SP2 on a Dell GX745 Intel Core 2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40 GHz with 2 GB ram. Starting this afternoon I have had a problem that when I right click on the start button, or on a file in a folder, explorer.exe hangs. I …
I posted this on the Viruses forum, but thought I'd put it here as well: Not sure how much of this is relevant, but I'll start when the problems started. A couple of days ago, my macafee subscription ran out. I wasn't too concerned, but then IE (I'm running 7.0) …
How do we create a thread with visual studio for windows. I would like to know how can we manipulate thread in a windows program using Visual Studio Ver 6 and Visual Studio 2005 and 2008 for windows 98, XP and Vista. I know how to play with threads using …
Why does Vista seem to suddenly have problems with some programs? I understand when something isn't compatible to begin with but often I'll have a game or program work perfectly fine for a week or two and then suddenly stops working. Anyone know why this would happen or if there …
hi, got a couple of problems with my desktop which came loveingly installed with windows vista . . . my sister has installed and "apparently deleted" a webcam that needed registering, and it constantly pops up that you need to register it . . . regardless of if you register …
Hi All I am using Windows XP Pro, 1Gb RaM, intell dual core 250Gb hard disc (Sata) I recently purchased this Seagate second hand and have a lot of problems with it. It behaves quite unexpectedly. Most of the time its drive (D) is not shown on "MY COMPUTER" When …
Is there a way I can set Windows Media Player as my default music player? When I download a music file it opens in Real Player. I would like to use WMP instead. Thanks. janda5
hi, irolands here, newbie, need help installing vista, i'm upgrading from xp, in the install it gives me the option of installing without entering product key so i click "no" then it just goes back to wanting me to enter the key. what am i doing wrong? i have also …
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