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When I reboot or startup the computer,I get a 'check file system C:' telling me that there is an inconsistency with one of the drives. One time I let it finish the test with no problems Now I stop it ,but it slowly finishes the startup and I have no …

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[COLOR=black]I just bought a new barebones PC[/COLOR] [B][COLOR=#333333]PC Specs...[/COLOR][/B] [COLOR=#333333]Windows 2000 Pro service pack 4[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]Intel Chip: Intel Pentium 4 HT [/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]RAM: 1.5 Gig[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]Video Card: GeForce FX 5200 256MB DDR AGP Graphics Card[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]Hard Drive #1: 13 Gig- (OS/Games and Programs installed here)[/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333]Hard Drive #2: 200 Gig- …

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Hi, I am running a Windows Server 2003 and have several XP computers connected to the domain server. I connect to the server and also a XP machine remotely using Remote Desktop Connection. Is there a way of monitoring or logging who has connected to the computers by RDP and …

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please..I really do need help..and as the question states..for whatever reason all my players in my PC suddenly can't play DVD-rom.. it was working fine the other day...but then the next day when I inserted the same dvd-rom, all my players suddenly can't play them...

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Well I have to do defensive driving in two weeks, and trying to do calculus homework and none of my computers are working corectly. here are some of the problems I am having. [URL="http://www.defensivedriving.com/ddo/browsercheck.html"][U][COLOR=#800080]http://www.defensivedriving.com/ddo/browsercheck.html[/COLOR][/U][/URL] [COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]when I try to click “next” at the bottom of the page, I get …

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Hello, I just reformatted my computer because I was getting sick of my computer being slow. After I refomatted to Windows XP Home Edition everything seem to run fine. But when i tried to install my sound driver from dell that i got off the website, it freezes and my …

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Environment: WMP 10 (10.00.00.3802), Windows XP Professional, Version 2002, SP2, HP xw4300 Workstation (P4 3.0GHz with 1.0 GB of RAM). This is a nagging, annoying problem that I only seem to have at work in Windows Media Player 10. I have fiddled with settings and so forth but I can't …

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Over the past few weeks, I have been attempting to "tweak" my computer to allow for better gaming. I have an older Dell with a P4 and 1 gig or RAM running Windows XP HE. I have been tweaking via msconfig and also services. Now, I have done something that …

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Just need a information on how to fix my run command. When I try to open from the run command icon in the start menu I get a window in the middle of the screen that states "windows cannot place a shortcut here Do you want the shortcut placed on …

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Sometimes, comrades my pc just doesn't load. It usually happens when I cut the computer off for the night and try to load it up the next day. It freezes on boot. Secondly, sometimes the computer does load up and it freezes then. One other issue I had is when …

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when im at the desktop after turning the computer, nothing is there. i thought it was just taking forever to load. basically all i see is my wallpaper. i cannot right click nor press the windows key on my keyboard. there are no icons as well. i thought it was …

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Hi I need a little more help from u all. I cant receive any email from OE. Ran highjack this below is the log. I am getting an error message says this: Your server has unexpectedly terminated the connection. Possible causes for this include server problems, network problems, or a …

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Im getting a blue screen of death on my windows Xp machine that says [CODE]Stop: 0x0000008E (0xC0000005, 0xF8631F1C, 0xF71598138, 0x00000000) ffs.sys -address F8631F1C base at F8627000, Datestamp[/CODE] I have no idea wat caused this and cant find anything about ffs.sys dealing with windows. Any help is appreciated.

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Hello all. Windows XP will not start up and I get the following error; \windows\system32\config\system. I tried using the laptop's F11 function but it does no good. I have used Microsoft's article 307545 in the recovery console. md tmp copy c:\windows\system32\config\system c:\windows\tmp\system.bak copy c:\windows\system32\config\software c:\windows\tmp\software.bak copy c:\windows\system32\config\sam c:\windows\tmp\sam.bak copy c:\windows\system32\config\security …

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Hi, I have already seem two other people with the same problem here in the forums, but both their problems seemed to be sorted by the answers they got...I tried both the solutions and neither of them worked!:mad: So, here it is: Windows media player 10 has no sound. Doesn't …

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Got a problem on my girlfriends laptop. IE6 connects to internet fine, but no other software will - Firefox wont connect, and the anti-virus cant connect to update (AVG) It first happened when I updated firefox to version 2.0. I then uninstalled it back to older version but the damage …

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Let me start off by introducing myself. My name is Steve and i am fairly new to all this IT stuff. Have just built a second computer out of spare parts i had and have networked it to my original pc along with a router for the internet connection. Having …

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hi all, i have recently tried installing a new program on my lap top ( ITunes) and suddenly my laptop turned off and put a screen saying blah blah windows did not start successfully, blah blah and then gives me prompts to start the comp in safe mode, last known …

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I am running Win2000 Professional Edition. Can someone help me with getting a sounded email alert which only works sporadically? I seem to have a problem only when running Java 2 Runtime Environment. I use both programs for stock trading. Once I start JavaRuntime, I get a sound alert for …

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I was using msn messenger the last day ... and then I shut down my pc ( I have win server 2003 sp1 v 1023) When I came back ... I performed some cleanup operations with system mechanic and then removed some temporary files .... now my msn messenger was …

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After some spyware changed my background, I was able to delete it with a series of anti-spyware tools and anti-virus tools. However, my background won't appear when I'm using my computer. When I reboot, I can see it, but then it is covered by a plain grey screen (I can …

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I'm new. Hope this is the correct place for my inquiry. I'm running XPpro on a home network with several computers connecting directly to a router. I'm the only non-mac user and the only one who can't connect to our dsl. We recently got a new modem, a Westell Vistalink …

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Hi all, It seems that I have a problem that many others had before, (judging from other postings on this forum) though I did not manage to find an answer so I post it again. My Windows Media player has no sound. Well, it is not a hwarware problem. I …

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Just a long shot, my friends computer is having a few difficulties: Once windows xp is running, everytime you try to open a program, it comes up with an error saying "Only part of the memory write process request completed" Tried system restore but wont open, although you can dial …

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..new live cam not recognised and scanner...same thing. ..device manager...[B]!!!![/B] on both.... I did try few time instaling both but result the same....Also its show ERROR CODE 19.. I dont know what to do next... And one note more. It happen since I buy new Live Cam ( Microsoft VX …

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hey guys, I am running server2003 on my laptop at home. I just installed a printer and I'm wanting to share it to my brothers; one with PC, the other with a macbook. I've set up user accounts for both of them, but when they attempt to login through the …

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my computer was randomly crashing when i was importing music to itunes, but it was just losing power for a split second then rebooting, so i thought a new power supply would do it since the one that came with the case was chincy. put new 700 watt modular ps …

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When I turn on my computer everything goes smoothly but then when it loads the desktop some of the files on my desk top just shows as an application without the normal image. On the quick launch bar it shows black squares and same in the start menu. My OS …

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Some thing happened to a machine of mine running Windows 2003 Server and now when I press Ctrl-Alt_Del, Task Manager some up, but does not have any of the interface controls on it. The active applications, except Task Manager itself show up, but there is no way to close this …

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When I click on IE iot takes about 2 whole minutes to load a page. Same thing with my hotmail account. Please help...Here is a HJT log. ]Any suggestions? Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 9:24:59 AM, on 02/02/2007 Platform: Windows XP SP1 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 …

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Hi there Was running windows XP Pro, then downloaded a copy of IE7 where it would not need validated. When restart the message ' Normaliz.dll' not found, then nothing, it stops and does not proceed to load. Tried using last good configuration, and %systemroot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe. Have installed XP again and now …

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I have a Dell Inspiron 6000 and am obviously running Windows XP. Windows XP will not start up on my computer. The computer starts running and then stops and gives me an error saying that if it keeps happening, to check for viruses. It also says "Technical Information: *** STOP: …

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Hey. Three days ago, my computer started acting up and stopped accessing my home network. I'm pretty sure it had something to do with a trojan or virus that I had acquired (ran scans for both and they both turned up showing I had something) Anyway, I finally got everything …

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Ok... I work in hotel and one of my designated tasks is maintaining our guest computers. I would like a to implement a system of accounts so I can manage who used the computer when. Is there anyway of setting something like this up?

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Well, I've tried everything I can think of so it looks like I need help. I have a computer that was running WinXP Pro. It started acting flaky. First it lost the BIOS settings, so I replaced the CMOS battery and re-set the BIOS settings. Within a day, it started …

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this is a new one for me. I have a system here that a customer brought in and first of all it shouldn't have xp on it at all because the hardware is so old... the problem is that it is missing .sys files on bootup. I removed the HDD …

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Hey guys, real brain power tester here... In WinXP, how can I get the [I]show desktop[/I] icon back in the quick-launch? :mrgreen:

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This is an odd problem that came out of nowhere. Suddenly (yesterday), I get the error message, "[I]Workgroup name[/I] is not accessible. No more connections can be made to this remote computer at this time because there are already as many connections as the computer can accept." My home LAN …

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Recentally upgraded to IE7,no probs. But suddenly cannot get onto Windows Update,sign into auction sites and some web pages will not load. Run,antivirus and spy ware no probs found. but Nortons is bring up notices about "script errors"in its activity log. Any ideas to help me?

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Hi, i'm a new member, but i've been in and out of here for a while. My CPU Usage is 100%, and always up there. I dont understand why it's so high. Before my system crashed, It worked just fine, everytime after that that i've installed windows, it's had the …

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How can I write in Temporary Internet Files Folder ... it seems to be read only and I cant make it writable.

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Hello Dears, I have hundereds of text files and every file have thousand of lines and there is only one word at each line. My problem is that I want to add a word with every word in files. Example: files contains a words hello dani google yahoo Now I …

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Help! My laptop had encountered a problem where it continuously restarted over and over. The techie at HP walked me through a whole system reinstall for WinXP. The laptop no longer continuously restarts, however, Windows won't load and this error message appears on a blue screen: STOP: c0000269 {Illegal System …

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Hi there, don't know if anyone can help but I'm going beserk with this problem :- Basically when I turn on my computer it takes a long time to load up my windows and eventually after 5 mins or so the entry page appears requesting my password to enter my …

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Well i recently got a computer which was handed down to me from my friends parents doctor. so it is second hand and only had windows 2000 on it. it run fine with 2000 however i wished to upgrade it to windows xp. so i formatted it and tried to …

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My PC sort of crashed, I reloaded it and then my speakers don't work. I looked at device manager, and it shows it in hardware but doesn't show it in the audio tab. It just shows "none" in the tab. I have tried everything short of taking a shotgun to …

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Friends: My computer suffered some crashes due to overheating, which is now fixed. In the process I lost some data, pictures and emails (Outlook Express 6) because my computer went back to a time in November 2006. Can someone suggest a good freebie software to recover my data? Windows XP …

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[COLOR=#000000]My son has recently aquired a Belkin Wireless Router but has had a lot of trouble configuring it so I took it down to my house to configure on my machine which runs XP Home SP2 the same as his, it took me about 10 mins, took it back to …

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Hi , Im REAL new with VB and scripting. Im more into networking. I have about 4 departments. I want to MAP the users to their shared drives on the network, and I also want to map their My Documents folder to their shared drive on the network. How do …

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