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I seem to have got a new home page and it always comes back even when I change it. I am posting my hijackthis log, I hope someone can help me get rid of it. My shortcuts to windows media player have seemed to disappear too. Please help me before …

When ever I go to certian web sites they deny me access saying I have an unknown operating system or my OS is unsupported. I have Windows 98SE. I've tried enabling js java scripting lowering activex controls enabling cookies!! still no luck. Someone said to manually edit my User Agent …

The homepage - res://mshp.dll/index.html#37049 appears eveytime I reboot my computer, along with pop ups. I can get rid of it temporarily with anti-virus and sky-bot tools, but it always returns. My hijack this log is as follows: Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7 Scan saved at 12:37:08, on 15/04/2004 Platform: Windows XP …

Hello all, new to this forum, seems like a friendly bunch, hope you can help me. Been having trouble with an Xserve, it has all the latest updates and recently was trying to run a backup of the Xraid storage (600GB used), anyway managed to run a backup before no …

Mar 26, 2004 14:34 ET [img]http://media.prnewswire.com/en/images/spacer.gif[/img][b]TimeSys Demonstrates Industry's First Linux Development and Testing Tools to Work with Any Linux Kernel [/b] PITTSBURGH, March 26 /PRNewswire/ -- At the upcoming Embedded Systems Conference in San Francisco, TimeSys(R) Corporation, a leader in embedded Linux(R) development tools and products, will demonstrate how its …

When people experience problems and post them on TechTalkForums, they often have a hard time describing the [i]entire[/i] situation. Including information about basic things is very important; nothing about your computer can be assumed. Information that should [b]always be include in a post:[/b] [list] [*]Your Operating System Version and its …

Hi, I am a programmer on c++,i want to do programming on symbian(Epoc) operating system. presently i dont know anything about the programming on symbian operating system. please give me ideas, and suggest the books what i have to refer. waiting for ur replies

Ok, since incissor was saying how one his professors was pro linux, like a couple that I had. I typed this paper just to push buttons on my professor(he is a programmer), hell I even printed it out on 23 dollar textured paper. Incissor this should give you some ideas …

Hello, Everyone! My delema is this. I am currently running windows NT on my computer. I need too becuase the software my company uses is only supported by NT. I would however also like to be able too switch to windows XP on the same computer. I have searched other …

[font=Arial][size=3][color=black][b]This is something I picked up somewhere ...[/b][/color][/size][/font] [font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]Microsoft .NET FAQ [/color][/size][size=2]When Microsoft formally introduced its .NET strategy in mid-2000, analysts were confused about how the company would pull off such a massive platform shift. Two years later, they're still wondering. But .NET isn't vaporware, and it's not a pipe …

[size=2]By: Jeff Johnston MySQL is set to announce some exciting new features at its User Conference in Orlando April 14-16 ([url]http://www.mysql.com/[/url]). The wildly popular free database server is expanding its functionality in attempts to keep up with the competition, PostgreSQL, and Firebird. The two new features are MySQL Cluster and …

[font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff][i][size=2][color=black][font=Verdana][color=black][i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i][/color][/font] [/color][/size][/i][/color][/size][/font][font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]Getting an Older Program to Run on Windows XP [/color][/size][size=2][color=#000000]If an older application gives you trouble when running Windows XP, you can set the compatibility properties manually so that the program runs in a different …

[i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i] [font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]Modify Boot.ini[/color][/size][/font] [font=Arial][size=2]Windows XP uses the Boot.ini file to determine the operating system options to display during the startup (boot) process. Boot.ini is set with the hidden and system file attributes and flagged as read-only …

[i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i] [font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]Install the Recovery Console on Your Computer[/color][/size][/font] [font=Arial][size=2]You can install the Recovery Console as an option on your startup menu and use it to recover your system in the event that safe mode and other …

[i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i] [font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]Use the Windows Classic Look[/color][/size][/font] [font=Arial][size=2]Are you more comfortable performing a task with the familiar Windows Classic user interface than you are with Windows XP's new interface? You can quickly switch the user interface to …

[i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i] [font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]Use Hibernate and Standby to Conserve Batteries[/color][/size][/font] [font=Arial][size=2]Fast User Switching can be turned-on with Windows XP Professional only when your computer is not part of a domain. Power Options in Control Panel lets you adjust …

[i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i] [font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]Use Windows Update to Keep Your Computer Current [/color][/size][/font][font=Arial][size=2]Windows XP takes the chore out of keeping your software updated with the newest and best code for device drivers, security, reliability, and performance. Windows Update is …

[i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i] [font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]How to Automate Advanced Restart Options for Dual-Boot Configurations [/color][/size][size=2]This article describes how to automate advanced restart options for dual-boot configurations. If your computer is configured to dual-boot to either Windows XP or Windows 2000, …

[i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i] [font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]Restore the Operating System to a Previous State in Windows XP[/color][/size][/font] [font=Arial][size=2]This article describes how to use the System Restore tool to return your computer to a previous working state. System Restore takes a "snapshot" …

[b]A user forgot their password on their computer that has Windows 2000 installed. [/b] [b]Does anyone have any tips on how to get into this operating system so their machine can be used?[/b] :cry:

here are my computer specifications Motherboard: ASUS CPU: AMD 2000+ 1.666 GHZ CPU Fan: Vantec Aeroflow Memory: Samsung 768MB Video Card: Nvidia 5200 128MB Soundcard: Creative SB LIVE Operating System: Windows 2000 SP4 DirectX: Version 9.0 I have problems with computer freeze up and auto restart when I play games …

[size=2]This has come into my inbox today from my ISP and I thought I would share it with you. Hopefully it will prevent anyone having any problems. [quote] Dear Customer, Microsoft have contacted us to tell us about a weakness in their Messenger application, which they supply with Windows 2000 …

[b]Running a Home Web Server on a Budget By Jeff Johnston[/b] Running a web server from your home is not necessarily difficult or expensive. In order to run a home web server you need a fairly high-speed connection, a Domain name, a computer, an operating system, and an HTTP server. …

I have an IBM ThinkPad T22 It is about 2 - 3 years old I am not totaly sure because I received it as an x-mas present this year. Every time or just about every time I shut it off or put it into sleep mode or close the screen …

:sad: Okay Here is the problem!!!!! I had someone rebuild my computer for me. Everything inside is new. He installed Windows 98. After having problems with that we tried to install Windows Xp and that never happened, could not install, had errors coming up. Thought the hard drive was bad. …

[center][i]Running Windows XP Home AMD Athlon XP 2200+ ATI Radeon 9600 PRO 1 gig pos ram but works. MSI Mobo.[/i][/center] [center][i]Maxtor Hard drive X 2, 1 40gig one 20 gig Mouse Keyboard yeah im cool... ATX kase, Koolance, PC2 or what ever... [/i][/center] Hi, I have 2 hard drives, one …

[font=Verdana, Arial][size=2]I just got this drive and hooked it up and it burns ok but slowly. When I check the nero drive info. it tells me thats its a CLV drive instead of a CAV drive. Because of this it runs at ~20x all over. Now sure this is OK …

as the root user, when you shell configure xfree86 on freebsd with xf86config, after I'm done I save the config file to the default location. then when I try to start it with startx, it gives me this message. Am i saving the config file to the wrong location? I'm …

Hello there, the other day I downloaded a program, it had two smaller programs and i double clicked one called load_me.exe and it loaded like 50 or 60 of them into the processes tab and so I immediatly restarted the computer. When my computer started back up, the 60 or …

Im sorry about adding to the countless posts of dual booting xp and rh but i cant seem to find the answers. Im trying to dual boot both xp and rh9 on my laptop. I used Partition Magic to make room for linux, then Boot magic to switch between the …

hi everyone, My problem is big i think, and would appreciate any but all help i can get. My PC is a Acermate model 5120 pentium 120mhz. Its original operating sys was win95 then it was upgraded to win98 It was extremely slow on net and some applications I was …

Well, we have one intranet at home where several systems are connected to our main server which holds the backups for the connected systems, with backups I mean personal files and not the programs or operating systems. Anyway, due to security, there are several layers of connectivity before this server …

Hi, this is my first post so please bear with me. I am posting this for my Father. He has a Full Version of XP Pro on disc: it can upgrade, or do a full install. He has used used the disc on several of his other computers (going from …

hi im new here and i had a question: i have so many viruses and junk on my computer that i just want to start fresh with none of my former files on there. i had win xp home and then i installed win xp pro and that worked but …

I have ME version of windows and now have the Windows PRO . I do NOT know how to get started??? How do I install the Operating Software with out loosing my Windows ME ??? Some people say to download the Windows PRO but first UNINSTALL ME windows. THE SYSTEM …

I just replace my secondary hard drive on my 1700 Mhz computer. I also added another 512 Mb of PC 2100 DDR SDRAM. I have spent the last 2 days trying to get things to work and now XP starts to load and hangs. After checking with the Microsoft Knowledge …

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Last night I got a new LAN card and installed it. Booted up and Windows ran plug-and-play. I installed the drivers for the LAN from the floppy and rebooted when prompted as I've done with every other peripheral upgrade I've ever done. On reboot though, before it posted, the PC …

Now, I'm sure I'm offending about 100,000 people by making this post, but "suck it up." Novell (and Windows, for this case) will defeat Linux. Maybe not in a year, but it will come eventually. Why? When you go to a store (or e-store), you can go and pick up …

I've installed Enter The Matrix game and when I try to start it I get the message "Fullscreen mode not found". Does anyone know why I can't play it? My Operating System is Windows XP. Also, I can't play Yahoo Games over the internet. It says I need Java Virtual …

ok well i have a duel boot, and i decided to get rid of one of the boots and use that hard drive (2 hard drives too) for file storage. I put in the XP cd and tell it to delete the partition. It does it. I restart my comp …

when ever there is no player open or any app that is made to produce sound, other then windows, a faint static can be heard at all times. when the mouse is moved another sound is mixed in with the first, again its very faint. when a keystroke is made …

Hey everyone... Here's what I'm trying to do... I have a dual boot system with WinXP, and Windows Ent Server 2003 installed as a dual-boot. (don't ask... :eek: ) I need to remove the Win2k3 server edition from the system, and the XP installation is too important to wipe out …

hello there, I have a weird problem that i haven't been able to solve. My Internet explorer browser cannot load all geocities page properly, most of the geocities page can't be found and some of them only half loaded. The thing is all those pages are perfectly fine if they …

first I want to say I really like this place, I found it through a web search ! #1 it seems a lot of times the taskbar & desktop freezes up, you will be able to access programs running by alt + tab,but that is it,I have tried looking into …

abit ic7 (bios ver. 16) pentium 4C 2.4 @ 2.8 (HT enabled) 2x 512 ocz ddr400 cas2 (2-3-3-6) radeon 9700np 333/315 windows xp sp1 hi guys, this has been bothering me forever. my cpu scores in 3dmarks '03/aquamark 3 are all on par with the norm. they are 650/9463 respectively. …

Hello all...pretty nre to this game but I'm in need of assistance. I decided (maybe unwisely) to build my own PC. I have the following - Asrock m/board/XP 2000 processor/256 DDR 400/Geforce graphics/cdrom/40 gb harddrive. Just a bare system for me to build on really.... Anyway, I have both 98 …

Hi !! Need some help in Communicating sequential processes . Need to code readers writers problem [ the one in operating systems] using CSP . Got to refer a few papers on it by Hore but 'am lost . Any suggestions as to where I could check to gather more …

About three weeks ago, my Viewsonic P220F screen began jiggling -- shrinking in (1/8" to 1/4" on both sides of the width) and popping back. It's sporadic and totally unpredictable. Seems to do it in all programs and on the desktop. I'm operating Windows 2000 Pro on a P933, Asus …

Hi, I recently put in a new motherboard into my second computer because the other one broke. Everything loads of fine and works, im using a Windows 98 boot disk right now. The only odd thing is that when booting up it cound NV RAM to 1300000 when I really …