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I recently bought a used computer with windows 98. It has a floppy drive that works and a cd-rom drive that doesn't. When I turn it on, it recognizes the cd rom drive, but when I put a cd in the drive it doesn't do anything and there is no …

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i have a slight problem. my computer will shut off automaticly whenever i try one of the following things... extracting something from winzip or winrar burning a cd or dvd converting a file <example> avi file to mp4 it's making it very difficult to do these things when i do …

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Hi newbie here so sorry if im posting in the wrong bit!! Just wondered if someone could post the address for getting hijack this and was also wondering if antone knew of some good free virus protectin? sam

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i see in my task manager processes that i have two firefox.exe for some reason. one uses about 546,000 VM size while the second one uses 89,000. Im assuming this bad. How do I fix this?

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Hello, I was wondering if I could have some help with a number of computers that are experiencing the same error. Basically the issues are steming from a spyware/virus infection that was related to, - WInIFixer - Infestop - Spy Rid Remover - Ultimate Cleaner - Easy Spyware Cleaner Upong …

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hello, I would really appreciate any help at all. When I started my computer I got this message windows root>\system32\ntoskrnl.exe missing or corrupt Then when I started it with the windows cd it went straight to windows shutting down to protect the computer check for viruses, remove any new hard …

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Hi Can anyone tell me where I can get the ethernet controller driver to get my internet to work? I have a Dell Dimention 2350 and I just had to reinstalled Windows XP home edition due to viruses. Some drivers were lost and now my internet wont work. I dont …

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my rma'd mother board just arrived back and works but the on board lan does not. its really not worth rma'ing again. Ive tried the three old cards i have and windows wont install them.....xp will install them, windows me, 98, 95, millenium etc.... do i have to buy a …

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Can i do a diskless network via Win XP? what are the software that i will need to have a stable connection?

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I have been using a MacBook Pro for three years but have two Windows desk tops brought in from the Garage that will not load Windows. Windows XP - I could not remember my pass word so I tried to go back to before I added a password. Finally I …

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I am running a windows XP machine with a AMD 6400 processor with 2G of RAM. My system has been running slow at startup since the rebuild and since I added the HP 2007 Monitor I have monitor shake at startup and then everything just gets real slow or does …

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how do i get manufacturers suplied hardware support disk , the floppy disk with the raid drivers on it or where do i go to download such software. ive downloaded a windows.iso and made a disk but i have no raid driver disk what do i do now?

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I am having trouble with my mic boost. It allows me to select it but it does not stay enabled. Vince

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Hi, I'm using ASUS W5F T2300 1.66GHz. Windows XP Home Edition SP2. Hardisk HTS421280H9AT00 --> 2 Partitions: drive C: and D: I got some registry issue that makes my windows need to be reinstalled. and ufortunately nearly hardisk failure too (I think there are some scratches on the surface) it …

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Hi! Numerous problems... A) I apparently have no active mixers available... it seems like it was only a few short hours ago that i actually had sound....O WAIT! it was! B) I beleive i got the stupid Win32/Bagel virus that refuses to leave me alone.... C) I can't install any …

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When I try to burn data to a CD-Recordable drive or CD-Rewritable drive, I see no option to send data to the CD-ROM drive. Even when I try to view the properties of the CD-R drive or CD-RW drive I notice that the [B]Recording [/B]tab is not displayed in the …

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Hi, I have Windows XP SP2 with Norton antivirus from Rogers.com. Recently, I noticed that Windows explorer opens on its own and every few minutes a new explorer opens. After 1 hr approx. I could see about 20 windows explorer opened. I know that is a sign of a worm. …

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I have written a web-site using CuteSite Builder and would now like to have a page for members only. The programme offers page password protection with php and/or asp. I have tried to load these via the HTML insertion feature but nothing seems to work. Any advice welcomed. (Windows XP/3) …

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I recently restarted my computer and got a message saying that a file was missing or corrupt. I then tried to repair with the windows disc. I then got a message saying that windows shut down to protect the computer and check for viruses or chkdsk/f. Doing some research I …

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My PC was recently infected by Virtumonde Trojan and in the aftermath the virus was gone and so a lot of computer's functionality. Printer service and audio are out. I tried to restart the services ( Administrative Tools > Services) but I got error 1084 "The service cannot be started …

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I have googled the web and searched through these threads and can not seem to find an answer to my dilemma. I have one of the older Dell Latitude C510-C610 laptops running XP professional 2002 with service pack 2. I am trying to hook it to my Toshiba 42” HDTV …

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Currently running Windows XP x64 SP2 The box i'm talking about is the box when you right click on any file and it pops off to the right or left. Example: [url]http://photos-1.getdropbox.com/i/l/GXLhelHd_e8oNpQCFYEc7AsGoc_B23kcDLJ3DgQyTFQ[/url] I have winrar and now drop box that didn't properly add their little features that are usually automatic. …

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[B]How to make flash slideshow for your website and blog? [/B] This is an instruction for creating a stunning flash slideshow with background music and special transition effects. With the aid of the following program, you can also add nice looking animated slide show to your website in a few …

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ok so Im not sure if this should go here or in the nasties forum all the OS's that I worked with today were win xp and my OS is win xp earlier today I used my WD Passport portable hard drive to backup some files, and I also have …

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I need to reboot my computer, but I do not have the recovery disc. Where can I get one? I recently got a new flat screen monitor, but the computer I am using is older. The guy that used it before completely wiped out everything, including windows. When I turn …

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I have a customer with an XP Home SP1 PC that had a whole slew of issues (spyware, adware, viruses, etc). I got rid of most of the problems except two. The one that really bothers me is the Run As window pops up every time you try to run …

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sure hope i am at the right place for someone to help me....could you please tell me how i go abot reformatting my computer Michele

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Hi, If I open internet explorer it will go to my homepage (yahoo). I can type and go to a few sites like MSN, Myspace, Google. But, If I search on any of these and try to click the link to go to a site it says "Internet Explorer Cannot …

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I am having problems with websites written in Chinese (or some other similar language) opening Internet Explorer on its own. I have followed the "PC Cleaning Procedures & Detection Tools" in a July 5, 2005, and have run AdWare, Spybot, Windows Defender, and CCleaner and it's still doing it. I …

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Usinx XP Pro, Bekikin Mimo wireless router. There are 5 computers systems connected via wireless. 4 desktops and 1 laptop. The desktops are using wireless PCMCIA cards and the laptops's wireless is internal. The issue is with the laptop. Keep in mind that he is using a wireless mouse, the …

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so i am getting this error "Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage" when i log onto some sites...i think somehow the sites are blocked. when i type them in the first time, they take me to the google search page instead of the page i type in. when i click …

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Hi my name is paul and pretty much a noob, but i need help!! teh problems start when i get to teh windows load screen in windows xp were the loading line thst blue comes up... after that a black screen comes up and stays there for about a minute …

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My cd/dvd combo re-writer causes the computer to re-start after 3 uses........... can play, record, back up etc 2 disks then the 3rd one crashes the computer............... everything shuts down and comp er-starts... Any ideas how or why???? how do i fix it???? been like this since i got it …

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I just got a comp from Ibuypower.com, from installation i have had odd graphics problems where when i am playing World of Warcraft all the colors change, weird patterns appear and the such, i also have my driver up to date but who knows. I am also getting the blue …

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This has only started recently but whenever i start up my computer the explorer bar takes for ages to load. If i go into task manager under the processes tab it says the explorer is using up to 90 % of the CPU. How can i stop this happening?

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Im running Virtual Machine95 on a XP machine.the xp machine has 1 gig ram 80gig Hard drive and a 2.0 ghz cpu.everytime the user uses the VM95 he gets the error massage out of memory error.I then need to restart the VM program. I did increase the ram size on …

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Hi all, Not sure is this a correct place to post. But I need some help on Norton Ghost multicast (DOS Ver). Example: PC 'A' is my server image if I need to reclone 2 pc at the same time without insert bootdisc on the 2 PC. Thks

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Last night a friend tried to download a video and messed with some settings and I dont know what he did but, everytime I go to open a program in the start menu it opens up as Quicktime Player.. Control Panel and My Computer will open but I can't open …

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Thanks for the welcome and I will read and learn. Currently my IT department has made changes to my display settings. I am running WXP Pro and when i right click on the desktop, go to properties, screen saver tab my password protect is selected with a 3 minute timeout …

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I have assigned admin privs to local user using my credentials as a local administrator and as a domain admin. She still cannot run exacutables, or see USB connected peripherals. Other users accounts work fine. Any ideas? rmcnew

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I am installing Windows Server 1st Time so.... How to configure Windows 2003 Server for Rsh command ... I want to Configure Windows Server 2003 For Remote Shell Service.... How to connect to clients?? How to do this??

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I have a new prob with a workstation in the network.while doing a viruscheck with trend im looking for some other alternative if the virus check will be a failure(this is the second virus check on that machine). when logged in on the machine after idleing for a while and …

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I run win xp and I keep getting the message that my virtual memory is low, could someone please tell me how to remedy this, thank you. Let me know if you need more info.

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I have a HP desktop computer that I was using when our power went off and on a couple of times. Now this computer will try to start and shut down automatically after about ten seconds. Does anyone have any suggestions on what could be fried or causing me this …

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I have a legacy computer with 256, Asus P2B board and the Win98SE was stable. I used the machine for music production but my head kept bumping against the 64K ceiling. Before jumping to the bloat of XP, I decided to give W2K a run before I purchased more RAM. …

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While updating a current program. I came across a error message; Entry Point Not Found, and the explanation; "The procedure entry point?WLineDraw3D@CFastDC@@QAEXHHHHKH@Z could not be located in the dynamic link library FastDraw.dll." I have been looking for this dll file (FastDraw) for some time through various websites. As in DOS …

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hi i'm new on this and i need some help to config a email server on win xp pro to use it only in the company ...

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I have downloaded windows xp sp3 media center edition but i dont have the serial key for this. Could u guys plz help.

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Hello, I designed a website for my small business using microsoft publisher 2007. It is a relatively basic website just to get the word out about my company. I also have a server computer running Microsoft Server 2003 laying around and I want to host the website instead of paying …

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im a new member who is a junior technician, my c: & d: have dissapeared under my computer and i have already scanned for viruses with karspersky and no viruses where found, the only way i can access the drives is through disc management or creating short cuts on the …

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