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When I hit Ctrl Alt Del keys to view Windows Task Manager it doesn't pop up. I get a message that Task Manager has been turned off by administrator. About 1/2 year ago I got rid of a lot of Trojans on the computer and have not used task manager …

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Hi, I have read several posts on this issue but none exactly fit. I have recently installed win2k over win98 on an old Compaq n600c laptop. The laptop has one of those stickers saying it's win2k compatible. I used an upgrade disk, and opted for a 'clean' install. I thought …

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Hi All, i m using windows xp on my desktop. it was working good but i got one flash drive 8 Gb n connected to desktop but after that it started work dead slow on any operation on that computer. i disconnected usb it start working fine. then i tried …

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hi!im having a problem about dark screen of my vaio vgn-fs810.i already restore my laptop to the manufacture seeting.still i have the issue.first the screen is dark then flickers when it reads.i already contacted the sony for my problem but the solutions they gave me did not work.what else can …

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Hi All, have any of you come accross this issue. when login in to a windows 2000 domain, controled by active directory (server 2000) i get the following msg: "the system could not log you on to this domain because the systems computer account in its primary domain is missing …

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Hi, Ive just bought a motherboard, dual core and RAM bundle. I was wondering if i had to set up my XP to run a dual core or not? -joe

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I have XP pro and have a wireless network at home. I cannot get two of the four computers to recognize the printer. We all know what the normal printer icon looks like but what the heck does the bar below the printer mean? Could that be part of my …

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Hello all, am new to this site. I have an older hp pavillion 7800 that came with 2000 pro. it has long ago been upgraded to xp pro. i recently aquired a laserjet 1100a that works great on my laptop but will not print from the desktop?? I have tried …

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Hi. My problem is> Recently a make a System Restore the after that the Windows XP Pro stops in Welcome Window. So i've made a repair operation using Cd-rom WinXP Pro but at certain point it not respondin simply it shut down de display but de computer still running the …

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Hey folks, I'm running XP right now on a laptop HP. My C: drive is 80gb, which should be represented as "Total Size: 74.5gb" in My Computer. But right now for "Total Size" it says it only has 61.5gb. I feel like I'm being robbed out of 15 gigs. I …

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Hi, I am having problems uninstalling Norton Antivirus 2007. I removed it through control panel using remove programs and then ran the Norton removal tool but on startup still get the following message: C:\progra~1\Symantec\S32EVNT1.DLL. an installable virtual device driver failed Dll initialization All help greatly appreciated.

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Originally Posted on Viruses & Nasties with the title: High cpu in win explorer, task mng - HJ Log - with no response so I thought I'd try my luck here. I started having alot of virus warnings from Avast - so many so that I reinstalled via ghost. Now …

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I have 3 computers that curently use xp pro. All of these were puchased used and are fully licenced to use this software. ( I have legit keys ). however I don't have a oem install disk. all I have is self made restore disks and would like to puchase …

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If anyone can help me it would be heaven sent. I have a Compaq Presario V6171CL laptop. it was running really slow when I got home yesterday so I restarted it. Now if I try to boot in normal mode it goes to the windows logo screen with the blue …

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can someone help? first of all. when i got home two days ago. my computer would not shut on or anything. well it would shut on, it just kept showing the options, and not booting up. so my dad re-did the whole computer. we restarted it from scratch with all …

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Request for tech help. My computer uses Windows XP professional, when I use Internet Explorer 7, some web sites and pages appear blank although it appears they loaded okay as I receive a "done" at the bottom of the screen. Also I'm unable to download from nearly most all web …

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Hello all - This is my first post here and I would really appreciate some advice. I found a similar thread from a few years back, but from what I understand, it's preferred that I start my own thread. The problem I'm having is 2-fold. First, I'm getting this Server …

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Ok this problem has been going on for quite some time. I have been in multiple phone calls with my ISP, some resulting in some rather heated discussions and such. For the record I cant switch ISP's at the moment due to the fact there just isnt another one around …

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i need help guys! i had this problem only recently. i started windows normally as always, but then i noticed that the icons on my desktop dont have the "shadow effect" anymore. i also noticed that the background image and the icons are a bit pixelized. ive tried everything, from …

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Hey guys I've got a buddy having a problem with windows xp home. Here are his specs intel pentium d 830 3ghz dual core 250gig harddrive - ide wd 4gb ram crucial ballistix 4*1gb sticks nvidia geforce 6800 sound blaster audigy 2 zs sound card The problem he's having is …

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I may have done soemthing bad....I went in and unchecked some programs from the auto start menu. shutdown my system and unplugged everything, I was switching to a new keyboard and mouse. plugged everything back in and started the machine up, and it loaded the log on screen, and i …

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Hello, I hope anyone could help me. Yesterday I still running the Window Live Messenger, but after I restarted my pc, I encountered the same case like this [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/forums/post449080.html"]http://www.daniweb.com/forums/post449080.html[/URL] I tried the SDFix crunchie suggest but it doesn't do anything, ok here is the error messege [B]Error signature AppName: msnmsgr.exe …

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Hi folks, having a spot of bother with XP desktop, its black and I can't change it, if i click on start it shows all program icons but no text, if I open a program the page is black with just icons showing. it's fine in safe mode and if …

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Hey everyone ! I have a Windows XP home edition computer with 128 Ram. When Windows opens up, an error message popps up that says.... [B][U]IMVUQUALITYAGENT.EXE-application error The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0150002)[/U][/B] I have tried everything I know to rid this computer of this error !!! I have …

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First of all I wanted to ask, to make the most of the Quad-Core technology should I be running 64-bit Vista or 64-bit XP??? (mostly used for gaming, hardcore). Second, I am currently installing 32-bit XP as I do not have the 64-bit at the moment, and after XP installs, …

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Hi I have setup 2 gmail accounts (myaccount1@gmail.com & [email]myaccount2@gmail.com[/email])in Office Outlook 2003. My first account set as my default (myaccount1@gmail.com) is sending/recieveing emails perfectly. My second acccount can only send emails, but not recieve any & I receive this message: "The server you are connected to is using a …

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A couple years ago I bought a HP Pavilion a1133w and it was working fine. Then one day, the power went out for a few hours while I was on the computer. When the power comes back on, I start the computer up, it goes to the blue screen with …

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It is great that Windows XP comes with a fax utility and I have used it on several occasions. However, now I am on DSL, to fax I have to disconnect the DSL modem, connect the telephone line to the internal modem and when I have finished faxing, reset the …

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SATA raid by Adaptec setup as a mirror. When system boots raid bios shows one drive. When system boots win2k3 shows both drives in disk manager. This seems unusual. Is this the way its should be and if so how is raid achieved if both drives are visible individually. KM

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First, Hello everybody. I have an old laptop that I can not 'restore' with the WinXP cd. Seems the loaded XP is newer than the cd that came with it. Since it was almost toast I tried anyway and the product code is invalid. I want to load ubuntu (cd …

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A cool tip to manage your computer shutdown process automatically. You can set your computer to shutting down at any convenient time (daily, weekly and when my computer starts) when you are not there. A simple shutdown command set your computer to close all running applications and shutdown properly after …

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I have a couple questions The first is, I have a Domain Controller setup and have users in the activer directory. I want all the users to have there own mapped folder inside My Computer, could someone guide me on how I would do this I also want to create …

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when i turn on my computer and windows start up- it takes a lot of time and in the end there is this msg: C:\DOCUME~1\Owner\taskmgr.exe cannot be found" later i discover that all my "RUN" command isn't working and show this msg: (the msg is in hebrew so i hope …

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I acted too quickly today and now I need help in restarting my computer. I hope this is the right section for posting this. I have a Dell Inspirion laptop with Windows XP. My computer wanted to do automatic updates and I clicked "restart later" because I didn't have time …

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I have a Vaio SZ110 Notebook with XP home. It is about a year and a half old. A few months ago it was accidentally dropped on the CD drive and although it broke the cover, the door will still open. When I click on my computer though, the drive …

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hey my win xp sp2 comes up wiht this message arror after booting and the system shuts down on pressing any key .... Error message: the system process 'c:\win\sys32\service.exe' terminated unexpectedly with status code -1 it would be really great if some one can assist me in fixing this!! cheers …

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I have a Compaq deskpro w/Windows 2000 Professional os (service pk4). I don't have any installation Cd's or access to the network that supported it. My problem is that somehow the Window's installer (version 3.1) has become corrupt. Tried various remedies like MS update, and registry cleaners. But it still …

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Ok here goes: When I load my windows XP, the error message "The instruction at "0x7c9105f8" referenced memory at "000000010" could not be read". The error message comes up twice, and if I click cancel it takes a little while but the normal computer loads. Also of note is the …

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Hi,While surfing with firefox I keep getting internet explorer opening up.80% of the time its a blank page with nothing in address bar,other times it opens up a web site trying to sell my stuff.I am running spyware blaster and 2 different popup stoppers in the background.What should I do? …

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I have a client that on start up gets a generic host process win32. At first two things would happen...1. the monitor would flicker on and off as if going into sleep mode. Probably unrelated and found hotfix from microsoft and so far so good. 2. the win32....after doing research …

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When starting PC this morning screen resolution was 640x480. In dispaly properties the setting was on 1280x1024 True Color. Clicking onto Apply a message was displayed: "The dispaly control panel is unable to change the display settings. The graphics driver returned an unexpected error" The driver is Intel(r) 82815 Graphics …

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we had a security system put on at the very beggning called novel and i cant remember the sign on or the password. How do I restore factory settings. It has Windows NT . A setup ( F2 ) menu and a ( F12 ) i cant get any farthur …

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so i got my computer about 5 mounths ago,and i was instaling all these programs,and if i didnt like them, i would uninstall,but the thing is,sometimes i tried to delete them part by part,and i think them stayed there,i have parts off games and program folders left,but i dont know …

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My daughter has a Dell desktop with XP Pro. It has been rather slow for no reason that I could find. Over the weekend it started to switch off for no apparent reason. The were no messages. Now it won't even boot into Windows. When it gets as far as …

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who would think something so wonderful could be so annoying... right my problem is iv stopped a registery value (through spybot) for my btinternet wireless connection manager and it stoped working , however it would still connect to the internet. when attempting to connect to a diferent wireless network i …

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Drag to disc is becoming a big pain lately, messing up DVD burns I make. I can't find it on the list of "Add/Remove programs" and Windows won't let me delete it, even when I find all its components in the search function. Any ideas?

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hi all, my computer have a trouble now. when i played the game my computer get hang for a few times but this problem never happen before. after hang then i close the game, i got 800 x 600 screen resolution on my computer. sometimes it make me must to …

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I got his error and i couldn't unistall a software: Error Code: -5005 : 0x8007000d Error Information: >Kernel\KernelMedia.cpp (95) >SetupDLL\SetupDLL.cpp (1594) pAPP:Logitech SetPoint PVENDOR:Logitech PGUID:2E8EAC71-BFE4-417A-88F0-5A1BDFBCF5D3 $7.1.100.1248 @Windows XP Service Pack 2 (2600) BT_OTHER 560.0 here is my hijack this file: Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 11:05:09 …

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My machine crashed, after overclocking the RAM and CPU (have reset default clock settings), I am now unable to completely boot Windows (safe or normal mode), the machine locks up after the XP boot screen completes...I cannot see my home-screen. I am currently posting this thread using the same system, …

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