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All of a sudden my laptop keyboard stopped working properly. You have to hold the key down for 2 seconds before it will work. At first I thought that it was a bad driver, but the file has not been modified since I got the computer, according to the date …

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My computer is very slow in opening documents and programs. To open a browser page or a program I have to wait for minutes. I frequently get warning that "your computer virtual memory is minimum & too low". Could anyone advice me as to how I can remedy this problem. …

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Hi ALL I am Srinivasan S Saripalli. I have a VC++ doubt which I have notified below. Hope you can give me a solution. I have developed a ATL,COM 32-bit Service and in the Service I am implementing Timer functionality using either `SetWaitableTimer` or `CreateWaitableTimer`. When I compile my Service …

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Yesterday all was well. So as a treat I thought I would Disc Cleanup and Disc Degrag to keep my little lap top happy. Did that and put the lap top in a drawer - of course the battery went flat during the night so Windows may not have shut …

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Does anyone here know of a reasonably priced, reliable data recovery service? I have a drive that won't boot anymore, I put it in an external USB drive bay and was able to recover only a few files. It has approximately 5GB of data on it, stuff I'd like to …

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In windows XP, when I click on C: or D: drive names in 'My Computer', the system treats it like a file asking "the program you want to use to open this file." However through Windows Explorer i can open the drives. In my Folder Options View Tab, the setting …

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I have a new laptop with Windows Vista and get "Internet Explorer Navagation to web page cancelled " and can not get to any web pages. I can access AOL mail. Help Peggy

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I'm a Mac guy, but I also use two PCs running WinXP Pro. They both just recently started popping up windows that say: "the web page you requested is not available offline. To view this page click connect." I wasn't requesting any page, nor was I even online. Somehow my …

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I recently had new motherboard installed, MK33, for my trusty old but updated (as much as possible) computer. Offline use of XP pro was freezing up on me quite regularly until I changed my DSL connection from USB to Ethernet card. Now I have freeze up when I try to …

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Hello I keep getting this circle/x alot it flashes in the bottom I also get a yellow triangle with( ! )in the center with pop ups that say Windows has detected an internet attack attempt sombodys trying to infest your pc...... Then If I click it. it takes me to …

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I have a router with a built-in firewall (the router box said that it has but I'm not sure how to configure it). I have done a research from the internet. I have found out that a router's built-in firewall only protects a computer from inbound connections. Is it still …

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Hi all. Not sure this belongs in this forum but I'm new to the forum and couldn't figure out if this was right or not. I have a problem with Windows Media Player 11 playing MPEG-1 files too fast. The audio and video both play too fast. Other programs appear …

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Hey Guys, This is quite an interesting problem that I am having at the moment. My sister's computer is having some problems. Whenever I go to start the machine it tells me that something has gone wrong with windows and gives me options of which mode to start in (safe, …

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Hello everyone im a newbie first time posting and currently an IT intern. I am having trouble with the resolution of a computer im working on. I receive this black screen with a message....1: Analog Input cannot display this video mode- optimum resolution 1280x 1024 60hz. Is there anyone out …

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I own a Acer Desktop Computer. Processor:Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 2.2GHz Memory : 3GB DVD+RW: Dual Layer Graphics : ATI Radeon HD2400 Pro Sound Card: Integrated Modem: Intergrated Ethernet: Integrated USB Ports: 2 Front 4 Rear Media Reader Slots: 9-IN-1 O/S License: Vista Home Premium Hard Drive Capacity: 500 …

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hi i was installing win xp on my laptop , i put bootable cd in drive & start laptop, it ask to pressany key to boot i pressed ; the first it gave message "boot cd-rom type: non emulation booting" . then it boot from cd & finally it gives …

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I use Advanced Windows Care and TweakNow Registry Cleaner (both free). Recently I've been looking for something better. I 've bought about 3 or 4 and returned them. I tried about 10 trials. Some of them find a whole lot more errors than mine, but after I clean I don't …

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Would anyone have any suggestions to fix a windows xp embedded installation, it is coming up with a blue screen of death on startup, doesnt even get as far as showing the xp logo. I have tried loading up original xp pro and home, to use the repair facility, but …

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I am using the laptop Lonovo n 100-3000 IBM series.It is providing the option of thumb reader through the software omnipass. Plz advise me the procedure how I can be able to use my thumb to login in to my computer. Thanks Zeesham Malik +923146177054

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I typed msconfig in run and i scrolled down to audio and theres a check mark by it already, but it says stopped in the far right column. I read another forum about this on this site and they all said they typed services.msc in run and just clicked start …

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Will switching off a router or a modem/router reset its settings? I'm not sure if I can turn it off but it's getting a bit hot now because it's been running for more than 24 hours. Please give me answers. Thank you..

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Well this is quite an old problem caused by a trojan a long time ago. three years or so. In any case it left my desktop background icons unable to have tranparency. Heres a screenshot. [URL="http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa290/kylethedarkn/ssfordani.jpg"]http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa290/kylethedarkn/ssfordani.jpg[/URL] Disreguard the Skin and Sidebar because they are not the cause of this. Also …

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Anyone got an idea how to manually configure ports in Windows Tiny XP Beast? And, if port forwarding support has been disabled or even deinstalled, how to re-introduce it? Oh, and manually, I want to learn how win works, not with PFConfig. Manually. I don't want to reinstall the whole …

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My computer started bluescreening last night. It only happened once, and after restarted my computer, it was fine again, but today it's happened several times. It only blue screens when I'm watching streaming video with the winamp player. The error message states that "driver_irql_not_less_or_equal" It continues by saying basically that …

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hi all plz read below carefully All pc are connected in lan where one is win server wher i am sharing a file to give permission to a perticular user, structure is as follows 1)a)created one folder with name "test".b)shared with full permission for 10 user c)under security tab clicked …

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The company I work for has a dedicated server with Windows 2003 installed. We primarily use it as a web server and file storage system for our virtual employees. When I was registering a new domain name at Register.com, I realized that the majority of the domain names we own …

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Can anyone tell me how I can remove all references to previous users on a PC? One of our users is having a spare PC. I have created a new account and then deleted the previous users account and files but everything is still registered to the old user, even …

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Hi, We have to migrate W2K3 64-bit from W2K and it seems SQL Server 2000 (32-bit) XML services is not working on 64-bit OS. The url is something like that: [url]http://64bitserverIIS/APPL/TEMPLATE/userList.xml[/url] The error message is herebelow in IE: %1 is not a valid Win32 application. I could not find the …

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Ho to hide files and folders in Windows XP? (I mean not “hidden” attribute). I want no-one to see them no way.

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i m having a problem with my laptop. for some reason my laptop won't start now. whenever i try to start my laptop its keep restart that's all it doing and not letting me go to windows and its also not letting me go to any menu. then i thought …

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System is a custom build. Intel d915pgn m/b Intel p4 3.4 LGA 775 OS Windows XP Pro SP2 Soundcard (have 2 same problem both) 1-SB Audigy SE 2-SB X-Fi Extreme Gamer Vid ATI 1950 Pro 512mb 600MHz HDD (have 2) 1- WD 200 Gig Main Storage) 7200 rpm 2-WD Raptor …

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I downloaded SP3 and there is a note. . . "This software may include additional applications bundled with the software's installer file. Third party applications bundled with this download may record your surfing habits, deliver advertising, collect private information or modify your system settings. How does one delete the "additional …

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ok I'm not sure if this is the right thread but I have a blackberry curve and was wanting to put a windows mobile os on it but I can't figure out where to download the os Also I'm working on a way to to turn my blackberry into a …

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Please help! When I click my volume control, it gives me an error message that says there are no active mixer devices available. I've gone through my device manager and it says everything's fine. I can hear sounds from my programs just fine, but if I try to play a …

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Hi Guys, wonder if somone can help?? My windows versions Task bar is unhighlighted so basically useless to me. I have read a similar thread and followed the process can someone look at the log and give me some insight on what I need to do to get my taskbar …

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I have a Dell Dimension E520 desktop running Windows XP SP2, I have recently got this problem in which when I turn the computer on, it does the usual dell part but after that it loads into a black screen, no sign of windows, and the keyboard becomes unresponsive though …

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I have xp home version and when I click on a link within a site or another page I have to go up top right and click on restore to enlarge the page, I must have changed something in settings, how do I fix it so all pages in IE …

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Hi, I was upgrading from Win98 to windows 2000 on my PC. The installation ran through to completion (100%), and the system rebooted to apply new settings, only when it rebooted it froze in one of the initial screens (BIOS?). I let it set for hours and then finally turned …

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Hi Everyone Firstly, I hope I've posted this in the right place, ( mega apologies if I haven't ) even though Ive attached a Hijackthis log at the end because it might help arrive at my Chkdsk solution. I think I have something running which is blocking access to the …

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I recently followed a guide to incorporate Service Pack 1 into my Windows XP Professional installation disc, a process the guide refered to as "Slipstreaming". After doing this I wondered wether or not I could do the same thing with other programs, such as my Anti-virus and Firewall software. I've …

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While I was installing windows 2000 on my laptop, installation froze. I let it set for hours and then finally turned it off and rebooted. Now it still hangs and I don't have a boot disk. Any suggestions?

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I am looking for software that can keep a log of what computer a user has logged on to in our companys building. we have a domain using active directoy, and i would like a way so when a user logs on it will keep track of the computer they …

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Hey guys I have a machine thats on a network and whenever I try to log in it does the logon process but comes right back to the welcome screen.the read it gives is: "starting windows..." "logging of" I strongly believe that the problem lies within the registry since I've …

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I recently purchased windows vistro 200(Dell Desktop) which came with windows XP home installed.I wanted to install windows xp professional (32bits). I formated the hard drive(250gig) into 20 gig C drive and rest into D drive using windows XP professional disc. I tried to reinstall windows XP professional on C …

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Alright I got a new computer with an 8800 geforce graphics card and I have a dual monitor setup. One is digital and the other is an old crt (I have the adaptor so I can plug it into my graphics card). Problem: The crt has a nice crisp image …

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I did set a folder to be private mode through the folder sharing and security. After the setting, heading folder become green word. Initially, i still able to access the file inside the folder, however after sometime, i am unable to access all the files inside the private folder. It …

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Hi Everyone! I have windows XP Media Center Edition 2005. Finally got out of WinMe which caused me so many problems althought here were some little things I liked, since I am not a geek. . . My question is a bout Movie Maker. My old WinMe used to have …

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i have noticed that my shortcut icons for programs are changing into icons of worddocuments,wat could be the problem?

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