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HP Notebook - Pavilion using Vista Home Premium. Had for 2 yrs. I'm not an IT person, just a user. Recently obtained new cellphone & was searching for different ringtones. One website I was suddenly switched to a "scan website", I immediately tried to X out & it started a …

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Hello everyone! This is my first inquiry and I'm wondering: I just became a Windows 7 user. In my folders, how do I make it possible to manually drag files. (Right now, they won't budge.) Thank you for reading this and helping.

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Hi all, I try to update windows and I keep getting the error......."WindowsUpdate_0000052F" "WindowsUpdate_dt000" I have tried troubleshooting several times and no success. I have accessed the available updates and and tried just selecting two of the 16 available. it still downloads them, shows installing up to the last of …

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i run vb6.0 code in xp for getting hdd physical id and it run ok. but when i run same programme in vista it does not display any hdd physical id. please solve the problem

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I'm having problems Networking Windows7 and Windows XP in the meantime until I upgrade the Windows XP computer to Windows7, which is I have the network running perfectly under Windows 7 but it won't see the Windows XP box. I've done some searching and reading and went into the advanced …

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Some people like to get their free Microsoft products by adopting the [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry4255.html"]eye patch and a parrot approach[/URL] via sites such as The Pirate Bay. Some of us, however, rather like the idea of getting Windows 7 totally free, totally legally, and direct from Microsoft for good measure. Yes, I …

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I have been documenting my laptop problem in the Vista forum [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread204104.html"](ref)[/URL] but it seems that maybe the problem belongs here. The system is almost dead even though there is a way I can break out of it. In a nutshell, there is something wrong at the POST stage that …

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I cant get some web pages to open like google. iv try turning my firewall off reinstalling ie8 and firefox but nothing changes. iv pinged google and get 100% return if thats right? please help.

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It's supposed to be Windows 7's big week, but other news just seems to keep getting in the way. And it's not just competitors like the news coming out of Apple this week, it's big announcements coming from inside Microsoft too. You would think that Microsoft could at least keep …

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I received a message from a friend yesterday thru MSN messenger, he sent me a screensaver link and I thought it was a screensaver he made from the pictures we took. After I downloaded the file and clicked on it, nothing happened. So today I turned on my computer, and …

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I have an Acer 5530 and have no problems out of it until now. Now when it boots up in the vista password screen the keyboard and the mouse pad will not work. They will work in the bios screen and I tried f8 to fix the computer and they …

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i am using windows 7 with xp mode , i am having a problem with accessing to the internet using Windows 7 that is why i downloaded xp mode for windows7, i can access to the internet without any problem using xp mode and my hardware huawei wireless can work …

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my dell inspiron 1545 has vista home basic. now, how do I get windows 7 home premium? can I upgrade? how much will that cost?

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send me the solution of compatibility of the software parashra;s light 6.1, with window 7, whereas the software works fine with window-XP, window vista 64bit, but not with window 7 64bit

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I have installed windows 7 and it seems the latest version of utorrent is incompatible with the OS. The problem is that when the torrent is downloaded the system crashes. Here is the hijackthis log: Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 7:34:15 AM, on 31-Oct-09 Platform: Unknown …

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Whilst trying to upgrade Windows Vista ultimate 64 bit to Windows 7, I get an error message Error code 0x80070007 missing file or corrupt file. I then have to go out of the upgrade procedure. What suggestions?

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I am trying to update windows vista 64 bit to Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit. I keep getting Error Meassage 0x80008017 when trying to upgrade . This happens when 6% of the files are copied. There is an annotation that that it is trying to copy a missing or corrupt …

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Hey I get an error when trying to activate Windows 7 Enterprise, it says a problem occured when Windows tried to activate. I have a legal copy and a legal product key, but it gives me the error and won't let me enter the product key or go online to …

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Hello all, i'm new to C++. I'm struggling to run this simple program.. I created a file called source.cpp that the code below. I have no other files in the same project.. Spec: Windows vista, Visual c++ 2008 compiler, 32bits [CODE]#include <iostream.h> #include <time.h> void main() { char sdate[9]; char …

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I have a Belkin F5D7000 series wireless g pci card and cannot for the life of me get it recognized and working under 32 bit Windows 7 Ult. I've tried several different drivers and running them in compatibility mode under XP/Vista. Running out of ideas and any help would be …

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Hello, so here is my problem. The last month or so I noticed that my RAM usage was quite high. So looking through my processes I noticed my svchost's were really high. Most of them are below 10k, but two really caught my eye. When my pc was at it …

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For about the last month, I have had the icon in the start menu saying that I have an update that should be installed. But every time I allow it to "install" it never really does from what I can see. Does anyone have any news on what is up?

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i have a new compaq laptop with Vista(HOME) 29september 2009,but i am also continue updated of vista,can i updated window 7 without any pay?,if yes than tell me process

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This problem has occurred since the Upgrade, the CD Rom obviously worked during the Upgrade, but now refuses to play Audio or Video, the disc's are ejected & a window opens telling me to insert a disc. Regarding the built in webcam, no picture appears. In both cases in 'Device …

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Hi to everyone! I'm new on the forum, I'm posting a new thread so I can get some help with my printer. I bought not long ago an HP CP1515n [url]http://www.informatica-i7store.com/productos/scanner-printer-hp-impresora-escaner/Informatica-HP-COLOR-LASERJET-CP1515N-943TGQ0.php[/url] and It's impossible to make it work with windows 7. I tried the original drivers, and nothing I get …

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Alright, so I'm currently working on doing the work around and burning my own ISO file off of what I do have for Windows 7 (i have 32 bit Vista and am upgrading to 64 bit Windows 7). I just noticed that my command prompt when it opens up defaults …

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Hi, Sometimes when i close a program the window disappears, but if i try to reopen the program, windows says that it's already running. So I open task manager and try kill the process but it just won't do it. It doesn't even come up with an error message, it …

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I need a new computer and am wondering whether to buy a bare m/c and install XP, or to buy one with Windows 7. I use Office 97 which works fine with XP, though no longer supported. It seems it aslo works with Vista. Has anyone tried it with Windows …

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Ive just installed 7 pro 64 bit. I also have vista home premium 32 bit installed on the PC. after installing 7 i thought it would set up a dual boot, but it didn't. It just boots straight into 7. Anyone have any idea how I can access Vista and …

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Hi guys, My vista business gas lost its fonts default fonts on the desktop and explorer windows. How do i regain my default fonts?

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Hi All, Usually able to deal with PC monsters but this one has me all but beat. It's a Dell Inspiron 1525 for a colleague with 32bit Vista on it, SP1 only (SP2 wouldn't install but after a lot of online searching and trying various fixes, I decided it's the …

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I downloaded a torrent and got a virus. Google links take me to bizaare places. "unauthorized changes were made to widows." My start up programs change. And most bothersome, my control panel won't open. Also, most recently, I can't print (or even create PDF's) I was reading the forums here …

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I am using a windows xp pro as my operating system. I want to upgrade it to windows vista. I heard that you can upgrade xp to vista without re moving your files using the upgrade copy for vista. May someone help me how to do it. Thank you for …

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I installed the new Windows 7. One big problem, I can't open more than one window in Internet Explorer. If I am online on a page... and if I click the IE icon to open another site, it just reopens the same window I am already in. Anyone know of …

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I installed Windows 7 this morning, then installed VC++ 2008 Express again. Now I want to install a dependency walker in its installation folder. But suprise suprise, the folder is marked read-only. Using Windows Explorer to change permissions does nothing. Yes, my account is set up as Administrator (already checked …

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i am trying to get sound from my computer but none is coming out of it. it keeps telling me no active mixer device when i check it in control panel. what is wrong with it

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I have been plagued with this for several months now and still have been unable to get rid of it. Anytime I play certain games (Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Shattered Galaxy, Atlantica Online, Shot Online, Pangya to name some of the ones that do this often) if the game …

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License Type License and Media License Pricing OEM Software Sub Type Client Product Type Operating System Language Support Language Support Features Built-in peace of mind: Backup tools (including the ability to recover prior versions of documents) and a host of security features help protect your PCs and information from accidents …

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Hello everyone, I am a newbie to Ruby. I installed Instant Rails on a Windows Vista machine and whenever I started the InstantRails, it gave an error message "Either Apache or MySQL cannot run because another program is using it's ports." I have checked my firewall settings and couldn't figure …

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My hard drive on my old desk top crash out about a week ago and i was wanting to know how can i fix this? I have tried restarting the machine and it keeps popping up "No OS Found" and i tried to install ubuntu 8.0 with failed attempts and …

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Hello to all I have just got a lap top with Vista,using my desk top pc running vista I set up a home network but I don,t seem to be able to share files ,when I go into network using my laptop I click on my desk top and I …

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Ok I just got a new nVidia Geforce 9600 GT graphics card and I can't seem to get the sound to work and I have an HDMI cable plugged into my graphics card. My pc shows no playback devices. How do I get the sound to work?

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All I hear about are problems with changing from Vista to 7. Is it worth the problems? Will it work...? [url=http://www.nanogreens-10.com]Nanogreens-10[/url]

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Recently I purchased a new laptop with an OS of vista,but i do not need Vista, I have tried to install win xp in vain. Can some one guide me on how to go about it?

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Hi friends, I was having two o.s installed windows 7 & windows xp sp3 at that time i was getting o.s selection menu at start time. But now i have formatted my windows 7 partition and reinstalled it now i am not getting any o.s selection menu at start up …

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hello everyone, i have a new pc and it runs on windows 7, and i never had this problem with my other xp pc, everytime i create an html file with images (i have tried jpeg, gif and png so far) only png shows up and not jpg and gif, …

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